Bayer Leverkusen v Arsenal LIVE: Kai Havertz penalty saves Gunners in Champions League last-16 tie

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·11 de março de 2026

Bayer Leverkusen v Arsenal LIVE: Kai Havertz penalty saves Gunners in Champions League last-16 tie

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Kai Havertz scored a crucial late penalty against his former club Bayer Leverkusen to give Arsenal the upper hand ahead of their Champions League last-16 second leg at the Emirates next week.

Leverkusen took the lead through captain Robert Andrich’s second-half header, having been the better side for much of the contest.

But the lively Noni Madueke earned a penalty with a tricky run into the box which brought a foul, and Havertz made no mistake as the first leg ended 1-1.

Match summary: Leverkusen 1-1 Arsenal

Arsenal’s eight-game winning run in the Champions League came to an end as they needed an 89th-minute penalty from substitute Kai Havertz to rescue a 1–1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen in their last-16 first leg on Wednesday.

Former Leverkusen player Havertz converted the late spot-kick to cancel out Robert Andrich’s 46th-minute header for the hosts, marking the first time this season that quadruple-chasing Arsenal had fallen behind in Europe’s elite competition.

The Premier League leaders, who had won all eight of their previous matches to top the table after the league phase, were toothless in attack despite hitting the woodwork in a bright start and could not find a way back into the game until their late penalty, awarded for a foul on Noni Madueke.

The two sides will meet again in London for the return leg next Tuesday.