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Kane on target for Bayern but Arsenal rally to earn first-leg draw
Bayern's Harry Kane celebrates after he scored his side's second goal from the penalty spot during the Champions League quarter-final first-leg match between Arsenal and Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium, London, April 9, 2024

Arsenal 2-2 Bayern Munich
by Layth Yousif 
at Ashburton Grove

A LATE Leandro Trossard equaliser means there is all to play for in the second leg of this absorbing Champions League quarter-final, after a 2-2 draw at Ashburton Grove on Wednesday evening. 

An early Bukayo Saka opener after only 12 minutes put Mikel Arteta’s Gunners in the driving seat in front of a raucous crowd in north London. 

However, former academy graduate Serge Gnabry swept home the leveller for the Germans only six minutes later.

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