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Arsenal players line up, back row from left, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, William Saliba, Gabriel and David Raya. Front row from left, Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard and Oleksandr Zinchenko
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Arsenal 6-0 Lens
by Layth Yousif
at Ashburton Grove
ARSENAL became the first side in Champions League history to have five different goalscorers before the break, as Mikel Arteta's rampant Gunners simply blasted away sorry Lens.
Goals from Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka, Gabi Martinelli and Martin Odegaard emphatically helped seal top spot for the North Londoners with a game to spare. Prior to Jorginho colly slotting home a late second half penalty to make it a stunning half dozen.
What a difference six weeks makes.
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