Eighty-eight minutes had passed and Newcastle fans were already in party mode when Alejandro Grimaldo collected Ibrahim Maza’s pass and concluded a move he had initiated courtesy of a glorious run and dummy.
As the Spain left wing-back’s shot slid beneath Aaron Ramsdale’s body and his Bayer Leverkusen teammates celebrated an arguably deserved equaliser, North Rhine-Westphalia suddenly felt a much colder place for Eddie Howe’s players.
Written by Louise Taylor at BayArena
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/dec/10/bayer-leverkusen-newcastle-champions-league-match-report under the title “Grimaldo’s late strike for Leverkusen denies Newcastle comeback victory”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
