Arsenal beat Leverkusen and Gyökeres will face Sporting again …..

While the first leg in Germany ended in a 1-1 draw, Arsenal proved superior to Bayer Leverkusen in the second leg, winning 2-0 . This victory confirmed that the Gunners will face Sporting in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Arteta’s Arsenal had less possession, but dominated in terms of goalscoring opportunities. They had 12 shots on target compared to one. They took a 1-0 lead through Eberechi Eze with an unstoppable shot. In the second half, English midfielder Declan Rice once again fired a beautiful shot from outside the box into the net, making it 2-0. Both Viktor Gyökeres, formerly of Sporting, and Alejandro Grimaldo, formerly of Benfica, played the full ninety minutes. In the case of the Swede, he already knows he will face his former team in the quarter=finals.