UEFA – In Group B, 10-man Sevilla blew a two-goal lead in the final 22 minutes to lose 3-2 to PSV in an extraordinary clash in Spain.
Sergio Ramos, who returned to his boyhood club in the summer after spells with Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, scored the first goal of his second spell midway through the first half.
The 37-year-old bundled in from an Ivan Rakitic free-kick to the delight of the Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan crowd, his first goal in Sevilla colours since striking against Real in May 2005.
Hopes of just a second Sevilla win in 12 games in all competitions were raised as Djibril Sow had a goal disallowed and Youssef En-Nesyri headed off the bar as the hosts piled on the pressure before the break.
PSV then got off to the worst start possible in the second half when En-Nesyri struck within two minutes of the restart, Sevilla’s top scorer finishing well from a Marcos Acuna ball. However, just as the Spaniards looked to be cruising to victory with half an hour to go, Lucas Ocampos received two yellow cards in the space of three minutes to leave his side with 10 men.
PSV needed just two minutes to take advantage as Ismael Saibari netted a superb volley to pull one back and fire the starting gun for a nervy conclusion.
With eight minutes left on the clock, disaster struck for Sevilla when Nemanja Gudelj chested the ball into his own net.
The home side’s misery was compounded in stoppage time when Ricardo Pepi headed home a winner two minutes into stoppage time.
At the Emirates, Arsenal thrashed Lens 6-0 with goals from Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard and Jorginho.
The dominant Gunners are guaranteed to finish as group winners with 12 points, while PSV sit behind them on eight points, with Lens on five and eliminated Sevilla on two.
It marks the first time that Arsenal have reached the last 16 of the Champions League since 2017.
