Overview
- Arsenal beat Slavia Prague 3-0 for a fourth straight Champions League win and a 10th consecutive victory in all competitions.
- Playing up front in place of the injured Viktor Gyökeres, Mikel Merino scored twice and drew praise from Mikel Arteta for his adaptation.
- Bukayo Saka converted a first-half penalty and became the first Arsenal player to score in four successive Champions League away matches.
- A late Slavia penalty was overturned on VAR review, preserving a clean sheet that equals the English top-flight record of eight straight wins without conceding.
- Piero Hincapié impressed on his first Champions League start with a perfect 8/8 duel record, and 15-year-old Max Dowman debuted to become Arsenal’s youngest Champions League player.