Not for a moment did the six goal margin Arsenal built for themselves in the first leg look under threat. The opportunity presented itself for him to indulge his unconventional desire to deploy as many left backs as one football team could hold.

Arsenal cruised into the quarter-finals of the Champions League by knocking out PSV Eindhoven. The Gunners were already in control of the last-16 tie after winning the first leg in Eindhoven last week 7-1.

Zinchenko emerged as a standout player while stepping in for the rested captain Martin Odegaard during Wednesday night's 2-2 draw with PSV Eindhoven. The Ukrainian is now eagerly anticipating the challenge posed by Real's star-studded lineup of Galacticos.