CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Bayern’s Alphonso Davies to miss Arsenal UCL second leg after yellow card
Defender Davies will be unavailable to Bayern in next week’s Champions League quarter-final return, after picking up a costly early booking at the Emirates.
Alphonso Davies will miss the second leg of Bayern Munich’s Champions League quarter-final with Arsenal, after being booked in today’s opener.
Davies, who is a summer target for LaLiga club Real Madrid, incurred a one-match ban when he received a ninth-minute yellow card for a foul on Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka.
Spoils shared at the Emirates
Soon afterwards, Saka gave Arsenal a first-leg lead with a fine low shot past Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
Six minutes after the England international’s goal, however, former Arsenal player Serge Gnabry levelled for the visitors, directing a poked finish underneath Gunners stopper David Raya. And with just over half an hour played, Bayern completed a first-half turnaround when former Tottenham idol Harry Kane netted from the spot.
In the second half, Arsenal restored parity through Leandro Trossard, who stroked home a pinpoint drive with a quarter of an hour remaining in North London, having been set up by fellow substitute Gabriel Jesus.
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When do Arsenal and Bayern meet in the second leg?
After today’s first leg in the UK capital, Bayern host Arsenal in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final in eight days’ time.
The teams face off at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, on Wednesday 17 April, with kick-off in Bavaria scheduled for 3pm ET/12 noon PT.