Azmoun Helps Leverkusen Hold Saint-Gilloise in Europa League
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Bayern Leverkusen earned a late 1-1 draw against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise at home in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday night.
Victor Boniface scored for the visiting team in the 51st minute at the BayArena.
Leverkusen was stunned and struggled to respond as Belgian football club Saint-Gilloise kept all its men behind the ball to maintain the narrow lead.
The host found it difficult to penetrate Saint-Gilloise’s well-organized defense and had to wait until the 83rd minute when its Iranian forward Sardar Azmoun set up Florian Wirtz who unleashed a 20-meter strike to secure a 1-1 draw in front of the home crowd.
