{"id":498375,"date":"2026-04-07T22:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T22:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=498375"},"modified":"2026-04-08T02:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T02:25:47","slug":"substitute-saves-arsenal-from-champions-league-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=498375","title":{"rendered":"Substitute saves Arsenal from Champions League disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kai Havertz scored in stoppage time to give Arsenal<\/a> a 1-0 win in the first leg of its Champions League<\/a> quarter final against Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The substitute fired past goalkeeper Rui Silva from close range at Estadio Jose Alvalade to give Mikel Arteta's team the advantage ahead of next week's second leg at the Emirates.<\/p>\n

In the other quarter final, Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n

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Havertz settled a tight game of few chances in Lisbon by combining with fellow substitute Gabriel Martinelli.<\/p>\n

The German controlled the ball in the box and then side-footed into the net to hand Sporting its first loss at home since August.<\/p>\n

\"Arsenal's<\/p>\n

\u201cTo score a late goal is always nice,\u201d Havertz told Amazon Prime.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will take that result. There is still a lot of work to do next week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Victory saw Arsenal bounce back from successive defeats which cut its quadruple trophy hunt in half in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Losses in the League Cup final and FA Cup quarter finals had shaken the Premier League leader going into Wednesday's match.<\/p>\n

And it had withstood an early charge in front of a raucous Lisbon crowd that included David Raya producing an outstanding save to tip Maximiliano Araujo\u2019s sixth-minute shot onto the bar.<\/p>\n

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\"Arsenal's<\/p>\n

Arsenal also hit the bar in the first half direct from Noni Madueke\u2019s corner, but both teams struggled to create openings.<\/p>\n

Martin Zubimendi thought he\u2019d found the breakthrough in the second half with a curling effort from range, but it was ruled out for offside.<\/p>\n

Late on, Raya pushed away a goal-bound header from Geny Catamo and then pulled off a double save to deny Catamo and Luis Suarez.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, the last two seasons, he\u2019s the best keeper in the world. He has saved us so many times,\u201d Havertz said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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