Much-changed Arsenal were held to a draw at PSV Eindhoven in their final match of the Champions League group stage.
The Gunners had already won Group B and manager Mikel Arteta made eight changes from the weekend’s Premier League loss at Aston Villa.
It led to a disjointed performance, although Arsenal took the lead through Eddie Nketiah after 42 minutes.
But PSV earned a deserved point via Yorbe Vertessen’s fine equaliser.
Nketiah fired Arsenal ahead three minutes before the end of a first half in which they had been put under significant pressure by PSV, who had also already qualified for the knockout stages as group runners-up.
It was a superb finish by the England forward, controlling a low ball from the right before striking into the bottom-right corner from the edge of the area.
But Arsenal were pegged back five minutes after the break through Vertessen’s right-footed strike off the left post.
Arsenal conclude the group stage with 13 points from six games – four ahead of PSV – and will face one of the other seven runners-up in the next round.
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Line-ups
PSV Eindhoven
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Benítez
- 3Teze
- 5Ramalho Silva
- 4Obispo
- 17Mauro Júnior
- 10TillmanSubstituted forTilat 82′minutes
- 30van Aanholt
- 34SaibariSubstituted forDestat 74′minutes
- 11BakayokoSubstituted forBabadiat 74′minutes
- 14Pepi
- 32VertessenSubstituted forOppegårdat 90′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Sambo
- 8Dest
- 9L de Jong
- 16Drommel
- 18Boscagli
- 20Til
- 24Waterman
- 26Babadi
- 35Oppegård
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Ramsdale
- 17Cédric SoaresSubstituted forRiceat 62′minutes
- 2SalibaSubstituted forWhiteat 62′minutes
- 6Gabriel
- 15Kiwior
- 25ElnenySubstituted forØdegaardat 62′minutes
- 20Jorginho
- 29HavertzSubstituted forSmith Roweat 89′minutes
- 24NelsonSubstituted forGabriel Jesusat 89′minutes
- 14Nketiah
- 19Trossard
Substitutes
- 4White
- 7Saka
- 8Ødegaard
- 9Gabriel Jesus
- 10Smith Rowe
- 22Raya
- 31Hein
- 35Zinchenko
- 41Rice
- 63Nwaneri
- 76Walters
Live Text
Match ends, PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 1.
Second Half ends, PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 1.
Attempt missed. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a headed pass.
Attempt saved. Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Fredrik Oppegård replaces Yorbe Vertessen.
Attempt missed. Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Walter Benítez.
Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Reiss Nelson.
Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Kai Havertz.
Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior.
Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven).
Attempt blocked. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Guus Til replaces Malik Tillman.
Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães is caught offside.
Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by André Ramalho (PSV Eindhoven).
Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jorginho with a headed pass.
Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Isaac Babadi replaces Johan Bakayoko.
Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Sergiño Dest replaces Ismael Saibari.
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PSV Eindhoven
Squad number1Player nameBenítez
Squad number3Player nameTeze
Squad number5Player nameAndré Ramalho
Squad number4Player nameObispo
Squad number17Player nameMauro Júnior
Squad number10Player nameTillman
Squad number30Player namevan Aanholt
Squad number34Player nameSaibari
Squad number11Player nameBakayoko
Squad number14Player namePepi
Squad number32Player nameVertessen
Squad number8Player nameDest
Squad number20Player nameTil
Squad number26Player nameBabadi
Squad number35Player nameOppegård
