K. Havertz’s 89' equaliser earns Arsenal 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen

Match report

Honours were even between Bayer Leverkusen and Arsenal at BayArena on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, the UEFA Champions League, Round of 16 game finishing 1-1. R. Andrich (46') scored for Bayer Leverkusen, while K. Havertz (89' pen) found the net for Arsenal. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Bayer Leverkusen had 45% of the ball and 10 shots (3 on target) against Arsenal’s 6 (2 on target). Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen) was the top-rated player with 7.7.

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Form, table and head-to-head

Bayer Leverkusen

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Arsenal

15th · 3 points · P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0

Form

UEFA Champions League table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
14	Real Madrid	1	+1	3
15	Arsenal	1	+1	3
16	AEK Athens FC	1	+1	3

Full UEFA Champions League table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Tue, 17 Mar 2026, Arsenal 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen

Full Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal head-to-head

Match events

2'yellow cardRobert AndrichYellow Card
26'yellow cardGabriel MartinelliYellow Card
46'goalR. AndrichAssist: A. Grimaldo
58'yellow cardErnest PokuYellow Card
60'substitutionB. SakaOff: N. Madueke
63'yellow cardExequiel PalaciosYellow Card
69'yellow cardMartín ZubimendiYellow Card
74'substitutionI. MazaOff: M. Tillman
74'substitutionV. GyökeresOff: K. Havertz
82'substitutionE. PalaciosOff: E. Fernandez
82'substitutionM. TerrierOff: J. Hofmann
82'substitutionE. EzeOff: Gabriel Jesus
89'penaltyK. HavertzPenalty
90+3'yellow cardAlejandro GrimaldoYellow Card
90+4'yellow cardKai HavertzYellow Card

Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen

Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Kasper Hjulmand

Starting XI

Substitutes

Arsenal

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Mikel Arteta

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

45%Possession55%
0.85Expected goals (xG)1.64
10Total shots6
3Shots on target2
4Shots off target3
3Blocked shots1
4Shots inside the box6
6Shots outside the box1
2Corners3
0Offsides1
9Fouls10
4Yellow cards3
–Red cards–
1Goalkeeper saves2
442Passes522
385Accurate passes455
87%Pass accuracy87%
-0.32Goals prevented-0.32

Player statistics

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
28Janis BlaswichG	90	6.7				20 · 55%
4Jarell QuansahD	90	6.3				26 · 81%			0/2
8Robert AndrichD	90	7.3	1		1 (1)	40 · 92%			2/5
12Edmond TapsobaD	90	6.6				74 · 84%		2	3/4
19Ernest PokuM	90	6.2				17 · 94%		1	2/6
20Alejandro GrimaldoM	90	7.2		1		49 · 88%	3	3	4/8
24Aleix GarcíaM	90	7.2			1 (0)	77 · 92%			4/8
25Exequiel PalaciosMTop rated	82	7.7				68 · 87%	2	5	7/9
11Martin TerrierF	82	6.7			1 (1)	19 · 84%	1		3/5
30Ibrahim MazaF	74	6.9			3 (0)	22 · 91%		1	2/5
35Christian KofaneF	90	7.0			1 (1)	18 · 94%	3		6/11
18Jonas OmlinG	–	–
36Niklas LombG	–	–
15Tim OermannD	–	–
16Axel TapeD	–	–
6Ezequiel FernándezM	8	6.3				5 · 100%		1	1/1
7Jonas HofmannM	8	6.5				1 · 100%
10Malik TillmanM	16	5.9				6 · 100%			0/4
42Montrell CulbreathM	–	–
14Patrik SchickF	–	–

Arsenal

Arsenal player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1David RayaG	90	6.3			24 · 75%
2William SalibaD	90	6.3			86 · 90%			4/6
5Piero HincapiéD	90	5.9		1 (1)	37 · 76%			0/4
6Gabriel MagalhãesD	90	7.3			65 · 94%		1	4/7
12Jurriën TimberD	90	6.3		1 (0)	36 · 78%		1	3/4
7Bukayo SakaM	60	6.2			19 · 84%			2/8
10Eberechi EzeM	82	6.6			45 · 89%	1		3/6
11Gabriel MartinelliM	90	7.2		2 (0)	27 · 93%	1		5/10
36Martín ZubimendiM	90	6.9			67 · 85%		1	5/8
41Declan RiceM	90	6.9			76 · 96%	1		0/1
14Viktor GyökeresF	74	6.5			16 · 69%	1		3/7
13Kepa ArrizabalagaG	–	–
79Khari RansonG	–	–
3Cristhian MosqueraD	–	–
4Ben WhiteD	–	–
33Riccardo CalafioriD	–	–
49Myles Lewis-SkellyD	–	–
89Marli SalmonD	–	–
16Christian NørgaardM	–	–
56Max DowmanM	–	–
9Gabriel JesusF	8	6.5
20Noni MaduekeF	30	7.3			20 · 95%		1	3/3
29Kai HavertzF	16	7.0	1	1 (1)	4 · 50%			2/4