It’s typically hard to say a team “won” a draw, but what happened Saturday morning in Russia is a rare exception. Iceland miraculously played Argentina to a 1-1 draw in the two teams’ 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D opener. The result really is a tale of two perspectives: Iceland will celebrate earning the first World Cup point in the country’s history, while Argentina and its superstar captain, Lionel Messi, will mourn the squandering of so many great scoring chances. Chief among them was Messi’s missed penalty kick in the second half, but we’ll get to that later. First, watch Sergio Aguero give Argentina a 1-0 lead early in the f... NESN.com
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CSKA Moskva v Arsenal background
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Under-17 EURO finals line-up: draw 5 April
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UEFA Europa League draw: potential match-ups
Arsenal (ENG)This season: W7 D1 L2 F23 A7 (entry: group stage)Top scorer*: Sead Kolašinac, Danny Welbeck (2)Head-to-heads in UEFA competitionv Atlético N/Av CSKA W0 D1 L1 F0 A1v Lazio W2 D2 L0 F7 A3v Leipzig N/Av Marseille W3 D1 L0 F5 A1v Salzburg N/Av Sporting W1 D1 L0 F3 A0*Olivier Giroud, Theo Walcott (both 3) left Arsenal in January UEFA.com - News
UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw
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Messi ends hoodoo to grab Barcelona draw at Chelsea
Barcelona hold the slight edge after Lionel Messi's equaliser gave them a share of the spoils in the first leg of their round of 16 tie with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The visitors dominated possession in the first half but, one wayward Paulinho header aside, failed to muster any clear-cut chances and were fortunate to reach the interval level after Willian struck the post on two occasions.The Brazilian fared better in the 62nd minute when he calmly found the bottom corner from the edge of the area. Chelsea looked set to take an advantage to the Camp Nou until Andrés
Tottenham come from 2-0 down to draw at Juventus
Tottenham mounted a remarkable comeback to deservedly draw at Juventus in the first leg of their round of 16 tie.The home side flew out of the blocks with Gonzalo Higuaín on target twice inside nine minutes. The Argentinian striker volleyed in Miralem Pjanić's clever free-kick then converted from the spot after Ben Davies had felled Federico Bernardeschi. But the visitors regrouped and, after Gianluigi Buffon had repelled Harry Kane's point-blank header, the Spurs striker rounded the keeper to pull one back in the 35th minute. Higuaín hammered his second penalty of the game against the bar on the stroke of