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Updated August 8, 2024

Arsenal Run Riot Over the German Champions!

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The English club Arsenal ran a riot over the German champion, Bayer Leverkusen, in a friendly game last night.

Arsenal Run Riot Over the German Champions!

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The English club Arsenal ran a riot over the German champion, Bayer Leverkusen, in a friendly game last night. Bayer Leverkusen had an incredible season under Xabi Alonso and won their first-ever Bundesliga title as an invincible. But Arsenal humiliated the invincible Bundesliga winner when they played against Bayer Leverkusen at Emirates Stadium last night.

Match Report

Mike Arteta set up the team formation with 4-3-3, where Gabriel Jesus led the frontline with Leandro Trossard and Fabio Viera. Meanwhile, Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso played with an aggressive 3-4-2-1 formation. However, Arsenal took only eight minutes to destroy the German champions as they hit twice within ten minutes. Defender Oleksandr Zinchenko drew the first blood when his bullet shot outside from the box defeated Leverkusen's goalkeeper to find the back of the net. Arsenal doubled their lead immediately right after the first goal. This time, Leandro Trossard scored the goal for the Gunners in the 9th minute. Conceding two goals within ten minutes , the German champions became nervous and seemed to give up. Arsenal took that advantage and repeatedly attacked for more goals. However, the home side made it 3-0 before half-time when Gabriel Jesus scored outside from the box in the 38th minute. The Gunners maintained the same dominance in the second half as well. But Bayer Leverkusen became more organized in the second half, Compared to the first part. However, this did not stop Arsenal from scoring goals. The fourth goal came from Kai Havertz As He scored in the 65th before Adam Hlozek returned one for Bayer Leverkusen. In the end, Arsenal secured a dominating 4-1 win over the German champions, which could be a great motivation for the Gunners to start the new campaign.

Reaction

Arsenal boss Mike Arteta shared his thoughts on winning the match. He is very pleased with such a victory. The manager said, "We can take a lot of positives from the game as well as the result. The way we performed, there were lots of positive aspects, collectively and individually. I think we’ll take a lot from it. A lot of things to learn from it as well. I think we can improve, especially in the second half when we made seven changes. But again, a really good test, a really good team who are really well coached, and it was a good performance." On the other hand, Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso described the defeat as "A big punch on the face, and a wake-up call." He believes his side has learned a lot from the match.

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