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Stunning Kante winner sees champions Al-Ittihad beat Al-Fateh and return to Saudi Pro League summit

N'Golo Kante celebrates his stunning winner of Al-Ittihad against Al-Fateh. (Twitter/@ittihad_en)
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Updated 22 September 2023
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Stunning Kante winner sees champions Al-Ittihad beat Al-Fateh and return to Saudi Pro League summit

  • 2-1 home victory means the Jeddah club leapfrogs Al-Hilal, who drew 1-1 with Damac, at the top of the table
Updated 22 September 2023
Arab News

Champions Al-Ittihad returned to the top of the Roshn Saudi League after a 2-1 comeback win over Al-Fateh at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah on Thursday night.

Marwane Saadane gave the visitors the lead after 30 minutes, before Al-Ittihad’s Brazilian star Romarinho equalized eight minutes later.

French World Cup winner N’Golo Kante gave the reigning champions the lead in stoppage time of the first half with a stunning strike, and there would be no addition to the scoreline in the second half.

The 2-1 win leaves Al-Ittihad top of the table with 18 points from seven matches, one more than Al-Hilal, who drew 1-1 with Damac. Al-Fateh remain on 11 points in seventh place.

Saudi Pro League history was made in stoppage time of the match when Ittihad coach Nuno Santo introduced 16-year-old Talal Haji for Romarinho, making him the youngest footballer to play in the competition since the adoption of its current system in the 2008-2009 season.

 

Topics: Saudi football SPL Al-ittihad SPL Al-Fateh SPL

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Havertz haunts former club as Arsenal rescue 1-1 draw at Leverkusen

Updated 11 March 2026
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Havertz haunts former club as Arsenal rescue 1-1 draw at Leverkusen

  • ⁠Havertz converted the ⁠late spot kick to cancel out Robert Andrich’s 46th-minute header
  • The two sides will meet again in London for the return leg next Tuesday
Updated 11 March 2026
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LEVERKUSEN, Germany: Arsenal’s eight-game winning run in the Champions League came to an end as they needed an 89th-minute penalty from substitute Kai Havertz to rescue a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen in their last-16 first leg on Wednesday.
Former Leverkusen player ⁠Havertz converted the ⁠late spot kick to cancel out Robert Andrich’s 46th-minute header for the hosts, marking the first time this season that ⁠quadruple-chasing Arsenal had fallen behind in Europe’s elite competition.
The Premier League leaders, who had won all eight of their previous matches to top the table after the league phase, were toothless in attack despite hitting the woodwork ⁠in ⁠a bright start, and could not find a way back into the game until their late penalty, awarded for a foul on Noni Madueke.
The two sides will meet again in London for the return leg next Tuesday.

Topics: UEFA Champions League Arsenal Bayer Leverkusen Kai Havertz

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