UCL: ‘He saved us’ – Kai Havertz names Arsenal teammate as best in the world

Kai Havertz declared David Raya the champion goalkeeper successful the satellite aft his saves helped Arsenal unafraid a 1-0 triumph implicit Sporting successful their Champions League quarter-final archetypal limb successful Lisbon.

Havertz scored the decisive goal, controlling a walk from chap substitute, Gabriel Martinelli and finishing coolly successful the 91st minute, but helium was anxious to praise the goalkeeper’s contribution.

Raya made 5 saves, including outstanding stops from Maxi Araujo and Geny Catamo, arsenic Arsenal bushed Sporting 1-0 successful their Champions League quarter-final archetypal leg.

Kai Havetz called him the world’s champion and Mikel Arteta talked up his “extraordinary” impact.

Raya made a drawstring of captious saves to sphere Arsenal’s cleanable sheet, tipping a ferocious Maxi Araujo thrust onto the barroom aboriginal connected and aboriginal pulling disconnected a superb near-post halt from Geny Catamo.

The saves were conscionable the latest examples of Raya coming to Arsenal’s rescue this season, with manager Mikel Arteta having precocious faced disapproval for starting Kepa Arrizabalaga alternatively of him successful the Carabao Cup last nonaccomplishment to Manchester City.

“Unbelievable,” Havertz told Amazon Prime of Raya.

“I deliberation helium is inactive underestimated successful the satellite of football, but for me, the past 2 seasons, the champion ‘keeper successful the world.

“He’s outstanding. He has saved u...