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Match report: Benfica 1-1 Arsenal

By Josh James

WHAT HAPPENED

Bukayo Saka scored what could turn out to be a crucial away goal as we came from behind to claim a first-leg draw in Rome.

Although the game was being played in Italy due to Covid travel restrictions, this was actually Benfica's home game, and with the away goals rule still in play, Saka's second-half strike could yet prove decisive.

Benfica, currently fourth in Portuguese Primeira Liga, had gone ahead from the penalty spot early in the second half, but their lead lasted barely two minutes before Saka turned home his first European goal of the season.