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Arsenal welcome PSV Eindhoven to the Emirates on Wednesday night just eight days after they recorded a record-breaking victory in the Netherlands.

A cagey first leg was projected for the Gunners, but Mikel Arteta's goal-shy outfit took full advantage of an aggressive PSV side that paid little respect to the art of defending. The Premier League outfit scored seven times from eight shots on target, and had six different goalscorers on the scoresheet.

Their place in the Champions League quarter-finals is all but secure, and they'll face one of the Madrid clubs in the last eight.

PSV did respond to their battering by beating Heerenveen in the Eredivisie on Saturday, but they continue to trail league leaders Ajax by eight points. Arsenal's deficit to runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool extended to 15 points on Sunday after their winless domestic run extended to three games. The Gunners could only muster a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

Here is 90min's guide to the round of 16 second leg in north London.

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Arsenal team news

Gabriel Martinelli returned to the matchday squad on Sunday / Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/GettyImages

Arsenal welcomed Gabriel Martinelli back from a hamstring injury on Sunday, with the Brazilian earning 30 minutes off the bench at Old Trafford. He should be part of a rotated XI on Wednesday night.

Arteta suggested that Ben White is ready for his first start since November in midweek, and the England hopeful should replace Jurrien Timber at right-back. There should also be some rejigging in midfield, with the likes of Jorginho and Oleksandr Zinchenko in contention.

Bukayo Saka should be back in April and may well be in contention for the quarter-finals, but Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz are out for the rest of the season.

Arsenal predicted lineup vs PSV

Arsenal predicted lineup vs PSV (4-3-3): Raya; White, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Jorginho, Zinchenko, Nwaneri; Sterling, Trossard, Martinelli.

PSV team news

Sergino Dest returned from an 11-month absence at the weekend / Soccrates Images/GettyImages

PSV received a considerable boost at the weekend as Peter Bosz welcomed Sergino Dest back into his matchday squad following an 11-month absence due to a significant knee injury.

He appeared off the bench against Heerenveen, and the dynamic full-back should earn more minutes as a substitute on Wednesday.

USMNT stars Malik Tillman and Ricardo Pepi are both doubts, while Esmir Bajraktarevic, another American, is out. Lucas Perez, once of Arsenal, is ineligible.

PSV predicted lineup vs Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Benitez; Ledezma, Flamingo, Boscagli, Junior; Veerman, Schouten; Bakayoko, Saibari, Lang; De Jong.

Arsenal vs PSV score prediction

It's not in Bosz's DNA to rein it in, and PSV will likely come out all guns blazing again on Wednesday despite their humiliation last week. Arsenal were mightily efficient in front of goal, however, and they're unlikely to coast to such a convincing victory in the second leg.

A rotated team should offer PSV more of a footing in the game, but the visitors are unlikely to prevail. They remain a woeful outfit defensively and even a Gunners team which continues to flounder in the final third domestically will find more ways of wreaking havoc on home soil.

Don't expect any records to be broken, but this should be a comfortable win for the hosts.