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The Guardian·about 19 hours ago

Germany’s Kai Havertz: ‘I make runs that look pointless but I’m creating space’

Forward on the misunderstanding of his role and momentum the four-time champions have put together for a winning World Cup campaign after topping their group

Kai Havertz is recalling the cocktail of feelings that swirled around his head in Budapest three-and-a-half weeks ago.

Arsenal could not have lost the Champions League final in more agonising circumstances but the only available option was to straighten up and start smiling.

They were due to set off on a bus around Islington for the Premier League trophy parade at 2pm the following day.

Was this really the moment to bathe in a million onlookers’ adulation?

“To be honest, it was tough,” says Havertz, whose early goal against Paris Saint-Germain had looked a possible winner for nearly an hour.

“After the match, I initially thought we would call the whole thing off.

By the next morning, things looked different.”

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Sources: The Guardian

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