Arsenal crushes Bayer Leverkusen in a friendly
Arsenal beat Bayer Leverkusen by a resounding 5-1 scoreline in a friendly match played at the Emirates Stadium in London.
The game started with a dominant Arsenal, scoring two goals in the first nine minutes. Oleksandr Zinchenko opened the scoring in the 8th minute with an assist from Kai Havertz, and Leandro Trossard doubled the lead a minute later, also with an assist from Havertz. Gabriel Jesus closed the first half with a 3-0 lead in the 38th minute, without an assist.
After the break, Arsenal made a series of changes, including the introduction of Thomas Partey and Emile Smith Rowe. Havertz scored Arsenal’s fourth goal in the 65th minute, while Adam Hlozek pulled one back for Leverkusen in the 76th minute.
The match was a clear demonstration of Arsenal’s superiority, who dominated possession and created numerous scoring opportunities.
Substitutions bayer leverkusen: at minute 46 N. Tella came in and J. Frimpong went out., at minute 62 V. Boniface came in and A. Adli went out., at minute 62 J. Hofmann came in and F. Wirtz went out., at minute 62 R. Andrich came in and J. Tah went out., at minute 63 Arthur came in and P. Hincapie went out., at minute 63 J. Belocian came in and O. Kossounou went out., at minute 63 A. Hlozek came in and M. Terrier went out., at minute 80 G. Puerta came in and G. Xhaka went out.
Substitutions arsenal: at minute 46 J. Kiwior came in and W. Saliba went out., at minute 46 D. Rice came in and Gabriel Jesus went out., at minute 46 M. Lewis-Skelly came in and O. Zinchenko went out., at minute 46 B. Saka came in and F. Vieira went out., at minute 63 T. Partey came in and Jorginho went out., at minute 63 E. Nwaneri came in and M. Odegaard went out., at minute 71 A. Heaven came in and Gabriel went out., at minute 71 E. Nketiah came in and K. Havertz went out., at minute 71 J. Nichols came in and B. White went out., at minute 82 G. Martinelli came in and L. Trossard went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Arsenal
Titulares:
Bayer Leverkusen
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