Overview
- Arsenal beat Slavia Prague 3-0 in the Champions League, with Bukayo Saka converting a penalty before Mikel Merino scored twice as a stand‑in striker.
- The victory marked an eighth straight win without conceding this season, equalling an English top‑division record and extending Arsenal’s overall winning run to ten.
- Fifteen‑year‑old Max Dowman debuted to become the youngest player in Champions League history at 15 years and 308 days.
- David Raya registered his 50th clean sheet for Arsenal, underscoring a defensive run that has not allowed a goal since September 28.
- Mikel Arteta confirmed further tests for Gyokeres’ muscle issue as Arsenal manage several attacking absences, with no new injuries reported from Prague and a league trip to Sunderland next.