What are the biggest wins in UEFA Champions League history? Arsenal eye record against PSV Eindhoven in last 16

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Arsenal are sitting pretty heading into their UEFA Champions League last 16 second-leg tie against PSV Eindhoven, and they could be part of an illustrious list with another victory over the Dutch champions on Wednesday night. The Gunners dished out a 7-1 mauling on PSV in last week's first leg, and are all but assured of a quarter-final place with the second leg still to come at the Emirates.

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The UEFA Champions League last 16 second-leg ties take place this week, with Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa targeting a place in the quarter-finals.

With Celtic and Manchester City bowing out at the knockout phase play-offs, Arne Slot, Mikel Arteta and Unai Emery will be aiming to continue the British interest in the competition.

Liverpool’s last 16 tie with PSG is currently on a knife-edge after The Reds claimed a smash-and-grab 1-0 first-leg win in the French capital, courtesy of Harvey Elliott’s late strike.

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Villa are in a more commanding position after their 3-1 first-leg win in Belgium.

Meanwhile, barring the most miraculous turnaround from PSV Eindhoven, The Gunners will seal a last-eight berth and a tie against either Atletico Madrid or Real Madrid.

Arteta’s side claimed a huge 7-1 victory in the first leg, becoming the first team in Champions League history to score seven goals away from home in the knockout stages of the competition.

The Gunners are already on course to claim a big aggregate win, but could they break another record in Europe’s premier cup competition on Wednesday night?

Courtesy of our friends at Opta, we have found the biggest aggregate wins in the Champions League.

The biggest aggregate victories in the Champions League:

2008/09: Bayern Munich 12-1 Sporting Lisbon (5-0 & 7-1)
2024/25: Paris Saint-Germain 10-0 Brest (3-0 & 7-0)
2004/05: Lyon 10-2 Werder Bremen (3-0 & 7-2)
2011/12: Barcelona 10-2 Bayer Leverkusen (3-1 & 7-1)
2016/17: Bayern Munich 10-2 Arsenal (5-1 & 5-1)
2018/19: Manchester City 10-2 Schalke (3-2 & 7-0)

With the above in mind, The Gunners look in fine fettle to at least make this list, with a 2-0 win enough to take them up to outright third.

They would also be the first club to claim a wanted and unwanted place in this list, with their sobering 10-2 aggregate defeat to Bayern Munich in 2017 among the ties.

Theo Walcott gave Arsenal brief hope of an unlikely comeback in that second leg at Emirates, before Robert Lewandowski, Arjen Robben, Douglas Costa and a brace from Arturo Vidal ensured Arsenal were emphatically dumped out of the competition.

How to watch Arsenal v PSV?

Arsenal welcome PSV to the Emirates on Wednesday, March 12.

Kick-off is at 20:00 UK time, with live coverage on TNT Sports 2 commencing at 19:00.

The streaming home for TNT Sports in the UK is discovery+, where fans can enjoy a subscription that includes TNT Sports and entertainment in one destination.

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