Ruthless Arsenal Crush Lens to Reach Knockout Stage

*Onana’s horror show puts United’s hopes in tatters

Arsenal reached the Champions League knockouts as group winners by thumping Lens 6-0 at Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners scored five in a phenomenal first-half display as they reach the last 16 in their first appearance in the competition for seven years.

Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard all scored in the first half, before Jorginho added a late penalty.

Arsenal progress from Group B alongside PSV Eindhoven, with Lens out.

Elsewhere, Manchester United’s Champions League hopes suffered another setback as a horror show from goalkeeper Andre Onana allowed Galatasaray to earn a 3-3 draw in a classic match in Istanbul.

Erik ten Hag’s side did so much right and twice held a two-goal lead but errors from Onana threw Galatasaray lifelines to leave United bottom of Group A with their hopes of reaching the knockout phase in the balance before their final game at home to Bayern Munich.

After Bayern Munich’s draw with Copenhagen later in the evening, Manchester United will be knocked out of the competition if they fail to beat the German champions and there is a winner between Galatasaray and Copenhagen in a fortnight.

RESULTS

Galatasaray 3-3 Man Utd

B’Munich 0-0 Copenhagen

Sevilla 2-3 PSV

Arsenal 6-0 Lens

R’Madrid 4-2 Napoli

Sc Braga 1-1 U’Berlin

Benfica 3-3Inter

Sociedad 0-0 Salzburg

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