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Andy Sims

Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Arsenal: Kai Havertz penalty earns Gunners draw in Champions League last-16 first leg

Equaliser: Kai Havertz - (AFP via Getty Images)

Kai Havertz climbed off the bench to score a last-gasp equaliser against the club where he began his career to earn Arsenal a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

The Gunners, who had topped the league phase having won all eight games, were trailing to Robert Andrich's goal - from a corner, of all things - with a minute of normal time remaining.

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