A second straight Champions League semifinal is in sight for Arsenal.
Kai Havertz scored in stoppage time on Tuesday to seal a 1-0 win over Sporting Lisbon at Estadio Jose Alvalade to put Mikel Arteta’s team in control of the quarterfinal tie.
The substitute fired past goalkeeper Rui Silva from close range to give Arsenal the advantage ahead of next week’s second leg at the Emirates.
In Tuesday’s other quarterfinal, Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabeu.
Havertz settled a tight game in Portugal by combining with fellow substitute Gabriel Martinelli in the first minute of added time. With one touch the German controlled Martinelli’s defense-splitting pass in the box and then converted with a side-footed finish.
“To score a late goal is always nice,” Havertz told Amazon Prime. “We will take that result. There is still a lot of work to do next week.”
Victory saw Arsenal bounce back from successive defeats which cut its quadruple trophy hunt in half in recent weeks. Loss​A second straight Champions League semifinal is in sight for Arsenal.
Kai Havertz scored in stoppage time on Tuesday to seal a 1-0 win over Sporting Lisbon at Estadio Jose Alvalade to put Mikel Arteta’s team in control of the quarterfinal tie.
The substitute fired past goalkeeper Rui Silva from close range to give Arsenal the advantage ahead of next week’s second leg at the Emirates.
In Tuesday’s other quarterfinal, Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabeu.
Havertz settled a tight game in Portugal by combining with fellow substitute Gabriel Martinelli in the first minute of added time. With one touch the German controlled Martinelli’s defense-splitting pass in the box and then converted with a side-footed finish.
“To score a late goal is always nice,” Havertz told Amazon Prime. “We will take that result. There is still a lot of work to do next week.”
Victory saw Arsenal bounce back from successive defeats which cut its quadruple trophy hunt in half in recent weeks. Loss ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
