Europa League - 2-0 defeat to PSV and Arsenal suffer first defeat in group stage

2022-10-28 08:46

Europa League - 2-0 defeat to PSV and Arsenal suffer first defeat in group stage


In the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League Group A Group A round 5, another focus game was played. The Premier League giants Arsenal, who went to the away game, finally lost to PSV Eindhoven 0-2. Although they suffered their first defeat in the Europa League this season, Arsenal still ranked first in the group standings and will continue to strive to qualify for the first place in the group in the next round.


Eindhoven went into battle mode 8 minutes into the campaign. Simeone took the ball from the right with a long shot, but the ball was thrown away by Arsenal goalkeeper Ramsdale.


In the 12th minute, Ramsdale made a mistake when kicking off, and El Gazi tried to shoot and was resolved by the Arsenal player. In the 20th minute, Gakpo scored from the right, but the referee signaled that he was offside, so the goal was invalid. In the 37th minute, Arsenal organized a counterattack opportunity. Xhaka, who was outside the penalty area, passed the ball from the right to the penalty area and was blocked. Then Fu An Jianyang headed the ball to the penalty area. Martinelli tried to shoot but was slightly higher.


Arsenal still in control of qualifying


In the 43rd minute, El Gazi played the ball in the penalty area. Simmons responded and hit Ramsdale. However, after reviewing the VAR, it was determined that El Gazi was offside first, and the goal was again ruled out. .


In the 55th minute, Luke De Jong made the ball from the front court, and Werman volleyed directly from the top of the arc without being marked, helping PSV to break the deadlock 1-0.


In the 63rd minute, Eindhoven got a corner kick, but Ramsdale missed the ball when he attacked, allowing Luke De Jong to score a header and help Eindhoven expand their lead 2-0.


In the 79th minute of the battle, Xhaka had some skirmishes with the opposing player Simmons, and the two were also shown yellow cards for warning. Then Arsenal attacked again, and Nketiah's shot in front of the goal was resolved by Benitez, and then Jesus tried to make a supplementary shot and the crisis was also resolved.


In the end, Arsenal lost to PSV Eindhoven 0-2 and could not qualify in advance, but they still held the initiative to qualify as the first group in the next round.