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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rob Smyth

Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Arsenal: Champions League last 16, first leg – as it happened

Kai Havertz scored a late equaliser from the penalty spot for Arsenal.
Kai Havertz scored a late equaliser from the penalty spot for Arsenal. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/UEFA/Getty Images

Match report

Ed Aarons is at the BayArena and his report is live. Please enjoy responsibly – and thanks for following along with us.

“We started the game quite well,” says a wistful Mikel Arteta. “We had a very good chance with Martinelli, who hits the crossbar – and if we score its a different game.”

He puts conceding the goal down to “not paying enough attention from the kick-off - and then the tie changes completely. We had to stay very composed.” However the Arsenal gaffer waxes lyrical on how Madueke “changes the game’s rhythm, the dynamic, the threat – he had a huge impact on the result”.

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