"Kai Havertz scored on his first start for 357 days as Arsenal completed a perfect eight-match league-phase campaign in the 2025/26 Champions League by beating Kairat Almaty at the Emirates Stadium. Martinelli adds a third for Arsenal after VAR review ⚽️@tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/aYgBnFlPcb- Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) January 28, 2026 On his full return injury, Germany forward Havertz needed less than two minutes to slip in Viktor Gyokeres for the Sweden striker's fourth goal in four Champions League appearances, entering the penalty area and firing in."
"Kairat, who had already been eliminated, replied in the seventh minute when Jorginho converted a penalty after being brought down by Riccardo Calafiori, but Havertz curled in from inside the box eight minutes later. Gabriel Martinelli added Arsenal's third with tap-in nine minutes from half-time that survived a Video Assistant Referee check, and Ricardinho replied for Kairat with a 94th-minute header."
Arsenal defeated Kairat Almaty at the Emirates Stadium to finish a perfect eight-match league-phase campaign in the 2025/26 Champions League. Kai Havertz, making his first start in 357 days, quickly created Viktor Gyokeres's goal and later curled in a strike himself. Kairat opened with a seventh-minute penalty before Havertz's effort put Arsenal ahead. Gabriel Martinelli added a third which survived a Video Assistant Referee check. Ricardinho scored a 94th-minute header for Kairat. Arsenal had already secured a last-16 place and finished top of the group despite a squad affected by multiple injuries.
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