In the early morning of October 22 (Vietnam time), Arsenal hosted Atletico Madrid at Emirates Stadium in the third round of the 2025-2026 Champions League group stage.
Under the enthusiastic cheers of the home crowd, coach Mikel Arteta's team performed a fiery, inspiring attacking football.
From the first minutes, the "Gunners" completely dominated the game and pressured their opponents. In the 5th minute, Eberechi Eze almost opened the scoring when his dangerous shot hit the post. Arsenal's continued pressure was finally rewarded in the 57th minute, when Declan Rice crossed the ball accurately for centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes to jump up to head the opening goal 1-0.
After the goal, the Emirates team played more and more excitedly, while Atletico Madrid's defense began to show chaos and uncertainty.
In the 64th minute, Myles Lewis-Skelly made a delicate pass, allowing Gabriel Martinelli to escape and finish neatly, doubling the gap for Arsenal.
The home team's suffocating pressure continued to be concretized by Viktor Gyokeres' quick double in just 6 minutes, sealing a resounding 4-0 victory.
Arsenal's third goal came after a different shot that left goalkeeper Jan Oblak completely helpless. The fourth goal was the result of a good corner kick combination between Gyokeres and Gabriel.
Atletico Madrid could hardly defend against Arsenal's stormy attack. The late efforts of Julian Alvarez, Thiago Almada and Antoine Griezmann were all excellently resolved by goalkeeper David Raya.
With their third consecutive victory, Arsenal continued to fly high as they reached the top of the rankings, only behind Paris Saint-Germain due to a lower goal difference.
Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid have dropped to 18th place with only 3 points after three matches, facing the risk of being eliminated early if they do not improve their form quickly.
