Arsenal humble Leverkusen who start Boniface and Tella form the bench
Premier League outfit, Arsenal ensured Bayer Leverkusen have all possible results in football with a 4-1 annihilation at the Emirates, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
The German champions before playing Arsenal have defeated Essen before playing stalemate against Lens.
The Gunners raced into an early 2-0 lead through goals by Oleksandr Zinchenko and Leandro Trossard in quick succession before Gabriel Jesus added another before halftime.
Leverkusen Coach, Xavi Alonso then introduced Nigerian winger, Nathan Tella at the start of the second half but it was Arsenal who added another goals to make it 4-0 through Kai Havertz.
The Spanish tactician in the 64 minute introduced Victor Boniface with five more players to contain the gunners but the visitors could only reduce the deficit by a lone.
It remains to be seen if Alonso will revert to his decision of keeping Boniface on the bench when the Bundesliga champion take on Real Betis on Saturday, August 10.
By Olujimi Dare Ogun
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