Arsenal boss Arteta: "It was a great night"

The first leg of the 2024-25 Champions League round of 16 officially kicked off, with Arsenal beating PSV Eindhoven 7-1, and coach Mikel Arteta was happy.

Arsenal's achievement not only broke the team's record for the biggest away win in the Champions League, but also made them the first team in the history of the Champions League knockout stage to score more than 6 goals away from home.

In the post-match interview, Arteta said: "It was a wonderful night. The players made us really enjoy the game. In such an important game as the Champions League knockout stage, we played a smooth attack, scored a wonderful goal, and won the game in an impressive way."

"PSV are a very good team and the way they eliminated Juventus was enough to prove that. So the way we played tonight and won deserves a lot of recognition from the players."

In the game, Arsenal had 6 different players score goals, which means the team has many excellent players. However, Arteta is not satisfied with this. He said: "I am especially happy for the players because we created a lot of opportunities in the past two games but failed to score."

"The charm of football is to talk less, keep working hard, focus on the game, and everything will be rewarded. This is the Champions League. In a week, we will play against PSV Eindhoven again. We must prove ourselves again and show our desire for victory."