As Ludogorets crumbled, his well-taken goals in the 56th, 83rd and 87th minutes helped Arsenal to their biggest Champions League win since a 7-0 thrashing of Slavia Prague in 2007 and sealed their seventh successive win in all competitions. Ludogorets and Basel have one and are effectively playing heading for a Europa League berth. With victory in the bag Sanchez and Walcott were both substituted but Ozil stayed on, first converting substitute Lucas Perez's low cross, then burying a volley to become the fifth Arsenal player to score a Champions League hat-trick. Despite the emphatic nature of Wenger's 100th European win for Arsenal, the Frenchman admitted his side had ridden their luck. "The only good thing is that this is not the heaviest defeat in the history of the UEFA Champions League," Stoyanov said.

Source: India Today October 20, 2016 03:45 UTC