"We started the game so well, and we were a threat from every angle. Their keeper kept them in the game, and we needed a magical moment from Ebs [Eberechi Eze] to give us the lead. Then, in the second half, Declan's action gave us the opportunity to win the game, and we had four or five situations where we should've scored a third, but overall, we fully deserved to win and be into the quarter-finals."
"Ebs is playing every three days, he has rhythm, has an understanding with the players and this [the goal] is why he is here. He is building an understanding with all of them, and when you start to make key moments in games, that lifts your conf"
Arsenal defeated Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 in their Champions League second leg, securing a 3-1 aggregate victory to advance to the quarter-finals against Sporting CP. Eberechi Eze opened the scoring with an impressive long-range volley following a quick passing sequence involving Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard. Rice sealed the victory with a clinical finish from the edge of the box in the second half. Eze became the second English player to score for Arsenal across all four major competitions in a single season, following Theo Walcott's achievement in 2012-13. Manager Mikel Arteta praised both players' performances, highlighting Arsenal's dominant display with 12 shots on target, their highest tally this season.
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