💥 Havertz, final-goal man: 0.08 xG and absurd Champions League record 😨 | OneFootball

His name is Kai Havertz, but he’s known as the man for goals in finals.

Deployed almost surprisingly by Arteta at the center of the attack in place of Gyokeres, the German needed just six minutes to repay his coach’s trust. A deflection works in his favor on the left flank, then number 29 produces a moment of brilliance: a ferocious left-footed strike from a tight angle, with the ball flying in under the crossbar and leaving Safonov with no chance. The goalkeeper is at fault for misreading the shot, worth just 0.08 xG, which in the end turned into a genuine masterpiece.

For Havertz, it is a goal destined to go down in history. The German becomes only the third player to score in a Champions League final with two different teams, after Cristiano Ronaldo and Mandzukic, but above all the first ever to do so with two different English clubs: in 2021 he decided the final between Chelsea and Manchester City, and today he struck against PSG in an Arsenal shirt.

A stat that confirms his extraordinary affinity with Europe: this season he has already scored four goals in just six Champions League matches. A winning choice by Arteta, who saw his Arsenal side start brilliantly and take an immediate 1-0 lead, but it was not enough to win the final.

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