Champions League: 4 facts you need to know as Arsenal thrash Lens 6-0
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On Wednesday night, Arsenal thrashed Lens in a Champions League group fixture.
The result saw them qualify for the Round of 16 in the competition.
But here are the four facts you need to know from the game:
- Arsenal’s 6-0 win is the biggest ever victory by an English team against a French opponent in European competition.
- Arsenal’s 4-0 lead within 27 minutes was the joint-fastest an English side has ever scored four in a UEFA Champions League game, along with Manchester United v Brøndby IF in November 1998 (who went on to win the competition that season).
- Arsenal became the first side in UEFA Champions League history to have as many as five different scorers (excl. own goals) in the first half of a match in the competition.
- Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus became the first player to score in each of his first four UEFA Champions League appearances for an English team (four goals).
