"Leverkusen flew out of the blocks in the second half and, following a clever corner routine, Raya was forced to tip Martin Terrier's header over the bar 10 seconds after the restart. And from the resulting corner, the hosts got themselves in front as Alejandro Grimaldo's delivery to the back post was headed in by Andrich, who ghosted past Eberechi Eze and Jurrien Timber."
"The lively Noni Madueke skipped inside and was needlessly tripped by Malik Tillman, as Havertz stepped up to squeeze the penalty past Janis Blaswich and into the bottom-left corner in the 89th minute."
"Leverkusen appeared on course to record four consecutive clean sheets in the Champions League for the first time in their history on Wednesday, but a late spark of individual brilliance from Madueke proved to be their undoing."
Arsenal drew 1-1 with Bayer Leverkusen in their Champions League last-16 first leg. Leverkusen took the lead through Robert Andrich's header in the second half after a well-executed corner routine. Arsenal had earlier hit the crossbar through Gabriel Martinelli and missed a close-range header from Jurrien Timber. The decisive moment came when substitute Noni Madueke was fouled by Malik Tillman in the penalty area, allowing Kai Havertz to convert the spot-kick in the 89th minute. The result leaves the tie evenly poised heading to the second leg at Emirates Stadium.
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