Arsenal cruise past Leverkusen; Villa beat Bilbao
- Published By Jane Njeri For The Statesman Digital
- 5 months ago
Arsenal continued their pre-season preparations with an impressive 4-1 win over German champions Bayer Leverkusen at Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners, playing their first home game since the final day of last season, raced into an early 2-0 lead through goals by Oleksandr Zinchenko and Leandro Trossard.
Gabriel Jesus capitalised on a loose Leverkusen throw-in to run clear and make it 3-0 before the interval.
Bukayo Saka came off the bench to create the fourth with a clever cut-back, which former Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka helplessly prodded towards Germany forward Kai Havertz who reacted quickly to score.
Leverkusen, who finished unbeaten in last season's Bundesliga, claimed a late consolation through Adam Hlozek.
Arsenal are at home again on Sunday when they face Lyon in the Emirates Cup.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, Cameron Archer scored a late solo winner as Aston Villa edged past Athletic Bilbao 3-2 at Walsall's Bescot Stadium.
Villa had been pegged back twice before Archer raced onto a long ball and rounded the goalkeeper to seal victory.
Jacob Ramsey opened the scoring after a neat team move but Bilbao drew level through Yeray Alvarez.
Jaden Philogene handed Unai Emery's side the advantage once again on the hour mark but Bilbao equalised for a second time through Gorka Guruzeta's smart finish.
Villa end their pre-season campaign against Borussia Dortmund at the German team's Signal Iduna Park on Saturday.
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