LONDON ¨C Arsenal¡¯s Eberechi Eze ?opened his Champions League account with a stunning goal as his team outclassed Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 at home to reach the quarterfinals with a 3-1 aggregate victory on Tuesday.
Leverkusen somehow weathered a barrage of Arsenal pressure in the opening half an hour with keeper Janis Blaswich outstanding until Eze¡¯s thunderbolt from outside the area in the 37th minute put his side in control of an awkward last-16 ?tie.
The tireless Declan Rice made it 2-0 just past the hour mark with a precise low finish and Leverkusen, which??ended Arsenal¡¯s ?100% record in this season¡¯s competition when it had the better of a 1-1 draw in ?last week¡¯s first leg, never really threatened a comeback.
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