Newcastle concede late equaliser to draw at Bayer Leverkusen

Grimaldo snatched a 2-2 draw with an 88th-minute equaliser to leave Eddie Howe’s men wondering what might have been.

Alex Grimaldo (left) scored Leverkusen’s equaliser (Martin Rickett/PA)

Alejandro Grimaldo broke Newcastle’s hearts as he struck late to deny them Champions League victory at Bayer Leverkusen.

Substitute Lewis Miley looked to have claimed all three points at the BayArena with a 73rd-minute header after Anthony Gordon’s penalty had cancelled out Bruno Guimaraes’ unfortunate own goal on a night when Malick Thiaw was perhaps fortunate not to be sent off before the break.