00:00The Champions!
00:04Have you ever been that serious in your life?
00:07Probably not.
00:08Probably not.
00:09Good for him.
00:09I mean, it shows you they understand what this occasion is
00:12and how important this first tie is especially.
00:19While Kai Havertz, who began in the academy here,
00:23is on the Gunners bench.
00:25Some of the other perceived big hitters on the other side of that draw.
00:32So it's Arsenal in the red shirt to get us underway,
00:35kicking from right to left in this first half.
00:40Mazza.
00:41And again.
00:42Ibrahim Mazza slips through nicely.
00:44Terrier.
00:47Oh, good try!
00:51Ernest Poccu, first chance that he's had maybe makes him in Rhodes.
00:56And he goes back to Kwanza.
00:57It's a swirling one, which David Araya deals with.
01:04Saka.
01:08There's room now for Timba.
01:11Eza peeling into space.
01:12Great dummy.
01:13Jokerez.
01:14Martinelli!
01:16Would have been some Arsenal goal, that.
01:19It was a blisteringly brilliant, quick Arsenal counter here.
01:25Eza's dummy.
01:26Jokerez with the layoff.
01:28And then Martinelli, who has been in fine form in the Champions League this season.
01:32Just a touch too high with his strike.
01:37But Arsenal's first serious attack was scintillating.
01:47Martinelli's arrow towards the top corner.
01:51Rice.
01:54Girion Timba.
02:02Rice going for the big switch out towards Martinelli.
02:06Poccu saw it all the way, but his clearance wasn't ideal.
02:10Martinelli now onto it.
02:13He's shrugged off the challenge there of Palacios.
02:17And Martinelli looking for the give and go.
02:19Poccu's giving it away.
02:20Incapia!
02:22Clutched by Yannis Blazwych.
02:26Well, that would have been quite the story, wouldn't it?
02:29The man who's on loan in goal of the tie.
02:34Arsenal with the option to make that loan move for the Ecuadorian permanent in the summer.
02:42As Saliba receives a ticking off.
02:49Arsenal, who have been free-scoring, have found Leverkusen an obdurate object in their way.
03:01Arsenal have opened the scoring in all of the matches they've played this season, but they nearly fall behind early.
03:11Well, straight from the kickoff, Leverkusen came forwards and Arsenal looked a bit caught cold.
03:18Pushed out wide and Grimaldo with such a lovely, inviting ball in.
03:28Terrier managed to divert it on target.
03:31The only problem for the damaged Raya.
03:34Raya struggling, goal!
03:36Leverkusen in front!
03:38Robert Andrisch gives the home side the lead!
03:45It's been plain sailing in the Champions League up until now for Arsenal, who find themselves behind and undone at
03:56their own game as Bayer bundling a corner kick goal.
04:02Taking a lot of praise for the way that he has turned Arsenal into a set-piece threat.
04:08Now sees the Gunners get a taste of their own medicine.
04:15Nobody picking up Robert Andrisch at all.
04:18And once he got there, you backed him to do the business.
04:22Plenty of power on it.
04:23And Raya couldn't close the gap.
04:29Andrisch from close range with a textbook header.
04:34And Arsenal in unfamiliar territory.
04:46A hearty round of applause from the Bayerina for Kai Havertz, the academy graduate.
04:58And it goes from Garcia and it goes too long for anyone in a Bayer Leverkusen shirt.
05:16And it goes too long for anyone in a Bayer Leverkusen shirt.
05:20And Otano and ad-a- Tibbet it has been scratched across the ground individually.
05:30Take it easy!
05:33Martinelli.
05:38Useful ball in and over the top from Timba.
05:42well that's probably the best we've seen from Arsenal in the second half
05:48Martinelli finally able to get a ball in from out wide
05:54Timber wrestled his way into a useful position but having got up he couldn't get the ball down
06:13she's just making a nuisance of himself but no way through
06:22Kofana giving Saliba something to think about
06:26and the youngster penalised which the home fans don't like
06:33Madweke
06:36away from Tillman who lunches in Madweke goes over penalty
06:41Noni Madweke charging at the Leverkusen backline
06:48so direct from Madweke who's made a real difference since his introduction
06:52Tillman lunging in looks like there's contact to me
07:04check is over the penalty stands
07:18Havertz
07:18Havertz
07:19oh
07:19just about squeezes it home
07:22and a look of relief on the face of Kai Havertz as much as anything
07:26and certainly a feeling of relief for Arsenal
07:31they have been far from their best
07:34but Mikel Arteta's men have parity
07:38and Kai Havertz puffed his cheeks before the penalty
07:44and was doing so afterwards I'm sure as well
07:49Glaswish guessed right
07:52went to his right
07:54but the ball was just out of reach
07:57and the first leg victory
08:00agonisingly out of reach
08:08Arsenal were immaculate in the league phase but they've been far from flawless tonight
08:14goodnight
08:33goodnight
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