"We expect a very close game. In the first leg, we didn't give them much of a chance. We'll try to be just as dominant the second time around. We're confident we can win here and that we can advance in this competition. Arsenal are a very good team - it's very difficult to throw them off balance. We're here to compete - we're here to see if we can win the game."
"We weren't satisfied after Arsenal, and we weren't satisfied after Bayern. We should have won. This hunger sets a benchmark for our level - we have to orient ourselves to that."
Bayer Leverkusen and Arsenal meet in the Champions League last 16 second leg with the tie evenly balanced at 1-1 after Kai Havertz's penalty equalized Robert Andrich's header in the first leg. Leverkusen recently drew with Bayern Munich and have won two of their three most recent away trips to English sides, though they have lost eight of eleven overall. Opta's supercomputer gives Leverkusen only a 21% chance of reaching the quarter-finals. Manager Kasper Hjulmand expressed confidence, stating his team will compete to win and demonstrate their quality. Leverkusen have impressed in Europe with victories over Benfica and Manchester City, but face an Arsenal side that has progressed from 17 of 20 two-legged knockout ties and won 13 of 16 home Champions League games under Mikel Arteta.
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