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Arsenal's winning streak in the Champions League came to an end on Wednesday with a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the round of 16 against Bayer Leverkusen. For a long time, it looked like the Gunners were heading for defeat, before Kai Havertz converted a penalty in the 89th minute to equalize.
Favorites Arsenal scraped a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. The Londoners, who had won all eight of their league games in the competition as the top team in the league phase, were trailing behind the German runners-up for a long time. Only a controversial penalty, converted in the 89th minute by Kai Havertz, who grew up in Leverkusen, saved them the draw. The second leg will follow next Tuesday.
Leverkusen did not allow the Premier League leaders to develop their game and did not concede a single one of the Gunners' particularly dangerous corner kicks before the break. Gabriel Martinelli hit the crossbar with London's best chance in the 19th minute. Immediately after the break, Martin Terrier tested Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya with a header. Bayer captain Robert Andrich converted the resulting corner from Alejandro Grimaldo with an unchallenged header at the far post (46th minute).
No clear wrong decision
At the other end, Jurrien Timber headed over the goal (84'). Shortly afterwards, Noni Madueke went down after slight contact from Malik Tillmann during a tackle in the penalty area. The video assistant referee (VAR) did not see a clear mistake and the penalty decision stood. Havertz beat former Salzburg goalkeeper Janis Blaswich, but refrained from celebrating the goal against his former club. Arsenal narrowly avoided a fourth defeat in their 47th competitive game of the season.
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