Kai Havertz believes something “very special” is happening at Arsenal after team-mate David Raya claimed he was “100 per cent” confident the Gunners could win the Champions League. Havertz scored a stoppage-time winner against Sporting Lisbon to hand Arsenal a major advantage in their quarter-final clash ahead of next week’s return leg at the Emirates. Following back-to-back defeats for the first time this season, Arsenal’s campaign was on a knife edge heading into Tuesday’s fixture at the Jose Alvalade Stadium. And Havertz said: “We needed that as we were all frustrated with how the last couple of weeks went. Arsenal’s Gabriel led the celebrations after his side’s win against Sporting Lisbon (Zed Jameson/PA)“We have to focus on the present, but we have full belief.

Source: Irish Examiner April 08, 2026 13:21 UTC