Kai Havertz goal na wetin separate Arsenal and Sporting CP for Tuesday night Champions League, but David Raya play him part well-well for that win.
Havertz fit be the person wey score the winning goal for di Gunners Champions League quarter-final first-leg against Sporting, but he talk say na “best keeper for the world” David Raya contribution be the main koko, na weytin hitvibz dey yan be dat.
How Kai Havertz Take Save the Day
Havertz commot from bench come score for 91 minutes to give Arsenal 1-0 lead over Sporting. This win sweet them pass because e help them forget the wahala wey they don face recently.
The two teams knack the crossbar for the first 15 minutes—Maxi Araujo and Noni Madueke try their luck—while Arsenal get another goal through Martin Zubimendi for second half wey referee cancel because Viktor Gyokeres follow for offside.
Havertz don score three goals now for inside him last five times wey he enter as substitute for Champions League.
In fact, for the 14 goals wey he don get for the competition altogether, seven happen for the last two seasons (four for 2024-25, and three for 2025-26).
But before Havertz wire that ball enter the bottom-left corner, Raya don make three big saves to hold Sporting, na why the German guy praise am well-well.
“To score late goal always dey sweet, especially in front of fans, and we take the result so,” Havertz tell Amazon Prime.
“Work still plenty for next week, but we happy with wetin we get.
“[Raya] no be small person. I feel say the world of football still dey look am like say he no sabi reach that level, but for me, for the last two seasons, na him be the best keeper for the world.
“The guy na fire, he don save us many times, and we dey glad say he dey our team.”
Arsenal don lose first leg for only one out of their last six Champions League knockout matches (W3 D2), and they don qualify seven times out of the last eight when they win the first leg.
The Impact of Kai Havertz and the Team Spirit
This win big for the Gunners, as they bin lose EFL Cup final to Manchester City last month, before Southampton come bounce them commot for FA Cup quarter-finals last Saturday.
That one na the first time Arsenal lose two games back-to-back this season for all competitions, but Havertz happy with how they take change the story.
“The turnaround big for us because we lose our last two matches,” he talk. “So, we want change the result, and we make am happen.
“We dey together as one group; we still get many things to show this season. Seven weeks remain, we fit win big trophies, and we go pursue am with everything.”
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Last Updated on April 8, 2026 6:12 am by Hitvibz Media
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