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For the first time in six and a half years, Arsenal's Wednesday Group B opening against PSV Eindhoven will begin with the Champions League anthem.
By placing second in the 2022–23 Premier League, Mikel Arteta's team earned a spot in Europe's top tournament, while their Dutch counterparts atoned for their playoff loss to Rangers last summer.When the Emirates Stadium last hosted a Champions League match, Arsene Wenger's 2016–17 Arsenal team attempted to overcome a 5–1 last–16 deficit against familiar opponents Bayern Munich, only to endure a similar humiliation in front of their own supporters.
Arsenal will finally dine at Europe's top table once again in the coming weeks, even though qualification was only a consolation prize after their title charge crashed and burned in the latter stages of the previous season. What followed that 10-2 humiliation was Wenger's belated departure, the disastrous Unai Emery era, and a rare season without any form of European football.
Despite this, the Gunners, who have yet to win the Champions League, have avoided one of the most daunting group stage draws due to the competition for the top two spots in Group B between two struggling teams in Lens and Europa League champion Sevilla.
Leandro Trossard gave Arsenal the spark they needed to defeat Everton 1-0 at Goodison Park, where they had not won since Arsene Wenger took over as manager in 2017–18. Arsenal is still unbeaten in all competitions this season despite their lackluster offensive play thus far.
The Gunners have struggled at home to keep clean sheets, with their solitary victory at the Emirates coming against Wolverhampton Wanderers on the last day of the previous campaign. An upcoming North London derby may also be on Arteta's team's thoughts.
Due to their loss to Rangers in the final qualifying round of the previous season, PSV was relegated to the Europa League group stage, where they were defeated 1-0 by Arsenal in the Emirates and then 2-0 at Philips Stadion the following week.
Lightning would not strike twice for the Gers this time around, as after easily defeating Sturm Graz in qualifying, Peter Bosz's team swept the Scottish giants aside 7-3 on aggregate. The Rood-witten's hopes of winning the Europa League were swiftly dashed by eventual winners Sevilla in the playoff round.
The Farmers still only have one European Cup to their name from the 1987–88 season, when they defeated Benfica on penalties in the final, and a 5-1 home thrashing in Eindhoven sealed PSV's return to the Champions League group stages, where they had not been since the 2018–19 season.
PSV's longest run since their first victory 35 years ago ended with a semi-final defeat in 2005, but under Bosz's leadership, they have found their finest shooting form this season and destroyed NEC 4-0 in the weekend's Eredivisie match, firmly establishing their position atop the standings.
PSV is currently unbeaten in a staggering 26 competitive games, has scored at least twice in each of their last eight games, and defeated Arsenal 2-1 on aggregate in the 2006–07 Champions League's round of 16. However, they have never scored against the Gunners away from home, so they must capitalize on their recent scoring prowess to spoil the North London celebration.
