Jurrien Timber revealed on Monday that Arsenal wanted to “change the narrative” of their season against PSV Eindhoven. On Tuesday, they certainly managed that.
The Gunners arrived in the Netherlands with all the talk about whether they could effectively ‘clean sheet’ their way through the Champions League rounds. There was a notion that while their attack has been decimated through injury, their defence could carry them over the line.
Even before the game, Mikel Arteta referenced Arsenal having the best Expected Goals Conceded record in Europe’s top competition this season and fielded questions about the 2006 Gunners side that reached the Champions League final – one who did not concede a single goal from the last 16 to the final. (SkySports)