Goals from Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice guided Arsenal FC to a comfortable victory over Bayer Leverkusen, sealing their place in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
The Gunners are now set to face Sporting CP in the last eight, after the Portuguese side pulled off a remarkable turnaround, overturning a 3-0 deficit to defeat Bodø/Glimt with five goals.
Arsenal entered the second leg level on aggregate following a 1-1 draw in Germany, where Kai Havertz scored a late penalty. From the start, they applied pressure and prevented Leverkusen from settling.
Gabriel Magalhães came close twice from set-pieces, but goalkeeper Janis Blaswich produced fine saves to keep the scores level early on.
However, Blaswich was unable to stop the breakthrough, as Eze controlled the ball at the edge of the box, turned sharply, and fired into the top corner to score his first Champions League goal.
Arsenal maintained their dominance after the break, and Rice made the result certain by latching onto a clearance and finishing calmly into the bottom corner.
With the tie effectively settled, manager Mikel Arteta rotated his squad, resting key players ahead of their upcoming EFL Cup final against Manchester City at Wembley.