We qualified for the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League with a convincing, confident, classy 6-0 win at home to RC Lens on Wednesday night.
Kai Havertz got his second goal in as many games to give us an early lead, before Gabriel Jesus made it two, Bukayo Saka got a third, and Gabriel Martinelli then got his name on the scoresheet with 28 minutes played in a dominant first-half display.
Martin Odegaard scored for 5-0 on the brink of half-time, and Jorginho became our sixth different goalscorer of the night from the penalty spot late on.
It took just seven minutes for us to have our first sight of goal as Oleksandr Zinchenko crossed for Jesus, who could only cushion the ball into the side netting past the near post.
Five minutes later, Saka found Takehiro Tomiyasu overlapping on the right wing. He delivered a cross for Havertz who headed the ball back across goal and just wide of the post.
Then we took the lead, Tomiyasu’s cross not cleared and Jesus heading the ball into the path of Havertz, who simply tucked it past the onrushing Brice Samba for 1-0.
Jesus was the man who slotted home into the bottom left corner for our second goal of the night, but it wouldn’t have happened without the lung-busting run of Saka, wriggling his way through the middle of the pitch exactly five years on from his senior debut before laying it off for our Brazilian forward.
“We’ve got super Mik Arteta” rung around Emirates Stadium, inviting a third from our glorious Gunners, and Saka duly obliged. Martinelli cut in from the left and his shot was pushed kindly into Saka’s path, and he simply couldn’t miss.
In the 27th minute, Martinelli drifted in from the left wing again and curled the ball into the far corner on his right foot as we went 4-0 up inside the first half-hour – a ruthless performance.
Elye Wahi forced a save from David Raya from a narrow angle at the other end for Lens’ first real chance of the game in the 37th minute, before Facundo Madina smashed the post from distance. Angelo Fulgini then struck straight into Raya’s gloves.
Martinelli hit the side netting with half-time approaching before Odegaard got in on the act, volleying into the bottom right corner from Tomiyasu’s cross after our full-back had flown past Saka again on the overlap.
Tomiyasu was replaced by Ben White at half-time while Zinchenko made way for Jakub Kiwior.
We made another change with 25 minutes to go as Reiss Nelson came on for Saka.
Unsurprisingly, the second half was nowhere near as eventful and it took until the 67th minute for the first notable chance, Havertz performing some excellent trickery by the corner flag and pulling it back for Odegaard, whose deflected shot was spilled before Lens cleared the danger.
Jorginho came on for Declan Rice, who had looked typically comfortable on the ball throughout, with 15 minutes remaining.
White headed over from an Odegaard corner before Eddie Nketiah became our final substitution of then game when he came on for Jesus with eight minutes to go.
With five minutes remaining, we were awarded a penalty, courtesy of a VAR check, due to a handball from Abdukodir Lhusanov. Odegaard gave it to Jorginho, who calmly slotted into the bottom right for 6-0.
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31 Comments
Arsenal is not one player team. Everybody can score a goal, maybe except the goalie.
Lee Gunner must have been very pissed at the score line, esp given the fact that Havertz scored
That's my team 🤍❤
Husanov the best🫡
That pen was a joke
Tomi❤
We are a better team than we were last year!! Arteta made us a serious club again after 20 years!! May God bless us with trophies, Amen!!
King Kai HITS AGAIN 👑
Sono svegli quelli del Lens..
Fan fact ;
why does odegaard always score goals at the same spot?
🥰
Jesus' goal is the exact scored against united. he just loves doing it that way.
冨安についてのコメ多すぎてすご
Keep going with patient maybe Kiwior Nelson be substitute
Khusanov well attended
Здесь Арсенал играл против Ланса как будто на тренировке не замечая противника , было видно что канониры играют даже не в пол силы , все очевидно , молодцы Арсенал , французам можно только посочувствовать
I support Tomiyasu because I'm Japanese, but I think it is time to give Gabriel the MVP of the month🏆
His consistency is hidden by Saliba, but he always manages to shut out the opposition.
Tomiyasu 🙌🏾
Love the footwork and the team work
TAKEHIRO TOMIYASU I THANK GOD EVERYDAY THAT YOU PLAY FOR MY CLUB
Woww
Jorghino will play a key part in our champions league knock out round
The super versatility of Tomi is a big deal!
He can readily fit into different positions and different game plans.
Tomiyasu is just too good.he has the ability to be a good striker😊
Wow
Extended highlights at least when there's more goals than 3
Tinggal tunggu waktu arsenal juara EPL,, dan saat itu lah pep hengkang..
Saka and Jesus with the fancy feet. ..
Arsenal my win the Champions league 🏆
I'm viewer 1,000,000……not trying to flex 🤭
Scored any more and they’d have to break the 2 min limit