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Eberechi Eze injury latest after Arsenal beat Bayer Leverkusen in Champions League | Football
Eberechi Eze has played down his injury concerns after Arsenal’s 2-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
The 27-year-old scored a brilliant goal in the first half to open the scoring for Arsenal before Declan Rice struck in the second half to secure the victory for Mikel Arteta’s side.
Arsenal will now play Sporting CP in the Champions League quarter-final after they overturned a 3-0 defeat to Bodo/Glimt in the first leg with a 5-0 win in the return fixture in Portugal.
Eze, meanwhile, went down injured in the second half and was replaced in the 69th minute by Kai Havertz.
When asked about his injury after the match, Eze replied: ‘Yeah, I’m alright. I’ll be okay.’
Arsenal will now play Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.
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