Kai Havertz scored late to secure a one-goal advantage for Arsenal as their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie against Sporting CP heads to London next Wednesday. Stern defences were set to win the day in Lisbon until Arsenal substitute Kai Havertz struck the stoppage-time winner.

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We will take a 1-0 lead back to north London in next week's Champions League quarter-final second leg, as we snatched a late first-leg win at Sporting CP. Kai Havertz made the most of an excellent pass from fellow substitute Gabriel Martinelli to guide a composed finish home in the dying moments in Lisbon, potentially a crucial strike.

Arsenal were staring at a first defeat of this season's Champions League at Bayer Leverkusen until a late penalty.

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A damning stat emerges from Arsenal's clash with Sporting Lisbon that highlights why Arsenal will struggle to win either the Champions League or Premier League.