17-year-old Nigerian youngster Ethan Nwaneri shone like a star for Arsenal in the historic Champions League clash against PSV, breaking records and joining club legend Fabregas in Gunners’ UCL history.
In a historic Champions League clash against PSV Eindhoven, 17-year-old Nigerian youngster Ethan Nwaneri shone brightly for Arsenal, breaking records and joining the ranks of club legend Cesc Fabregas in the Gunners’ UCL history.
The young sensation was part of Arsenal’s dominant 7-1 win over PSV Eindhoven, setting a new Champions League record as the first team to score seven away goals in a knockout round.
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Ethan Nwaneri was in superb form as he helped Arsenal overcome a stubborn Leicester City side in the Premier League early kickoff.
The Gunners all but secured their place in the quarterfinals with this commanding victory, with the second leg at the Emirates Stadium now a formality.
Arsenal’s performance was highlighted by a strong start, with Jurrien Timber and Nwaneri scoring before the midway point of the first half before Mikel Merino added a third goal, while PSV managed a consolation through Noa Lang’s penalty.
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Ethan Nwaneri fires the historic goal for Arsenal in the Champions League.
Nwaneri, aged 17 years and 348 days, became the third-youngest player to score in a Champions League knockout stage fixture, following in the footsteps of Barcelona’s Bojan Krkić and Jude Bellingham of Dortmund.
Nwaneri’s achievement also made him Arsenal’s second-youngest player in a Champions League knockout game, just behind Fabregas, who played at 17 years and 309 days in 2005.
Boy of the moment, Nwaneri celebrates.
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard netted a brace, sandwiched by Leandro Trossard’s goal, before setting up Riccardo Calafiori for the Gunners’ seventh goal.
This record-breaking win positions Arsenal for a quarterfinal tie against either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid, marking a significant milestone in their Champions League campaign.
Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly.
The performance from Super Eagles-eligible Nwaneri, alongside fellow teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly, who assisted him, showed the talent emerging from Arsenal’s youth system, with both players making history as the first English teenagers to score together in the Champions League.
Nwaneri’s involvement in such a crucial match reinforces his place as one of the brightest young talents in European football at the moment.
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