Only Henry ahead: Martinelli one step away from surpassing a legend

London's Arsenal are confidently navigating their eighth-round Champions League clash against Kazakhstan's Kairat.

Details: At halftime, the Gunners lead 3-1, with Gabriel Martinelli netting the third goal. This strike brings the Brazilian winger tantalizingly close to matching the legendary Thierry Henry's record for most goals scored for Arsenal in a single Champions League campaign.

In the current 2025/26 Champions League campaign, Martinelli has already found the net six times. In the entire history of the London club, only Thierry Henry has managed a more prolific single-season haul: the Frenchman scored seven goals in both the 2001/02 and 2002/03 campaigns. Now, Martinelli needs just one more to match the legendary forward and another to become the club's outright record-holder.