PSV 1-7 Arsenal - 3 takeaways as Gunners finally click in attack

Arsenal slammed on seven goals on the road at PSV to all but book their spot in the next round.
PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal FC - UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Round of 16 First Leg
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Confidence builder

Arsenal's last two Premier League games saw it not score a goal, and with only seven goals scored in its last five games, the goal-scoring issues were as much mental as anything.

But perhaps this performance, in which the Gunners were breathtaking, will finally make the squad realize that it isn't all doom and gloom and that they can actually take it to teams and score goals without a recognized centre forward.

That is the hope anyway, and seven goals, away in the Champions League is nothing to turn your nose up at.

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