Although Balotelli will be missing after suffering a hamstring injury in the 1 - 1
first leg draw in southern France, in which he scored Nice's goal, Dante is relieved the temperamental Italian has remained on the Cote d'Azur.
The 21 - year - old defender played a key role in
the first leg draw at the Bernabeu but has an ankle injury.
This was the vital game though for Real who trail leaders Barcelona by 16 points in La Liga after a poor campaign and it is their best chance of picking up some silverware outside of the Champions League, in which they are evenly poised against Manchester United after a 1 - 1
first leg draw at the Bernabeu.
Not exact matches
The
first of this two -
legged playoff tie at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium culminated in a 0 - 0
draw, with both teams not doing enough to go into the lead, ahead of the second
leg at the Emirates next week.
The Champions League semi-final
draw will take place on 13 April at midday, with the
first legs being played on 24 and 25 April and the second
legs on 1 and 2 May.
Barcelona are almost guaranteed a place in the semi-final
draw after they dismantled the Italian club in the
first leg last week.
While it was a good result to get a
draw in the
first leg I can't understand why people are thinking we are almost in the final because of it.
Two seasons ago, when Bayern Munich
drew 2 - 2 in their
first leg in Turin, my friends were laughing at me.
It was a nightmare evening for the Red Devils, as they returned to Manchester following a goalless
draw in the
first leg in Spain.
After taking a 2 - 2
draw in the
first leg last week in Mexico, they hold the advantage on away goals — and with Mexican sides often struggling to play their best football in the unfamiliar Canadian winters, they could be a surprise in store.
United have a commanding 12 - point lead at the top of the Premier League and a solid 1 - 1
draw at Real Madrid on Wednesday has given them a slight edge after the
first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.
Manchester City came into this match with a surprising advantage over Paris Saint - Germain, having earned a 2 - 2
draw in the
first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie.
The Reds host Jurgen Klopp's former club at Anfield on Thursday, having earned a valuable 1 - 1
draw in last week's Europa League quarter - final
first leg in Germany.
The
draw for the play - off round will be made on August 7th with the
first -
leg tie set to take place on either August 18 / 19th, meaning United will have played two league games before turning their attentions to Europe.
However, América was able to get revenge in the Liguilla playoffs,
drawing 1 - 1 in the
first leg before winning 1 - 0 in the second to knock out their rivals.
This was after they
drew 0 - 0 in the
first leg, meaning a single mistake could be enough to finish it.
Despite leading 4 - 1 from the
first leg, one more goal for CSKA would have given them a 3 - 0 lead and enough to go through, though goals from Danny Welbeck and finally Ramsey meant Arsene Wenger's side came away with a 2 - 2
draw.
Chelsea
drew 1 - 1 against Paris Saint - Germain in the
first -
leg of the Champions League last 16, as they grabbed that crucial away goal through defender turned striker Branislav Ivanovic.
Norwich City will be satisfied to come out of the
first leg of their playoff tie against rivals Ipswich Town with a
draw, but there's everything left to play for after their 1 - 1 deadlock, especially now that away goals are no longer a tiebreaker in the promotion playoffs.
Prior to that away
draw at Goodison Park, the Gunners had got off to an optimistic start to the season, which saw them win the FA Community Shield against Manchester City and get off to winning start in the Premier League against Crystal Palace, and come away with a clean sheet in the
first leg of their Champions League playoff tie against Besiktas.
The last - 16 tie is finely poised after the two sides played out a 1 - 1
draw at Stamford Bridge in the
first leg, with Messi's equaliser wiping out Willian's opener, which could yet prove to be a crucial away goal.
Our recent record in the ucl is a shame, we loose the
first leg and play for pride in the second
leg, but now we can't get a
draw home and away in the last 2 years
How it unfolded: We will get out of the CL group stage through the skin of our teeth and in the round of 16 we will get
drawn with Bayern Munich or Barcelona or Real Madrid and end up getting hammered in the
first leg.
After the
first leg, Liverpool needed a 0 - 0
draw at home to proceed.
Fernando Torres»
first -
leg away goal was crucial in setting the scene for Wednesday night, and his red card ultimately didn't prove to be costly as Atletico now advance to Friday's semi-finals
draw.
After the
first leg both Morelia and The Strongest had a chance to advance to the group stage following a 1 - 1
draw.
The Reds brought a 1 - 1
first -
leg draw with them back to Merseyside, but Dortmund stormed into a two - goal lead after nine minutes, and then again early in the second half after Divock Origi's reply.
In the event he named a strong line - up, with only three changes from the side that
drew 1 - 1 with Montreal in
first leg last week.
The
draw for the semi-finals take place on Friday, and it remains to be seen if Ramos will take part in the
first leg.
This is possible but it may be worth noting that after the 1 - 1
draw against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge in the
first leg of their current Champions league tie, they now have to go to the Camp Nou and get a minimum of another 1 - 1
draw to have a chance to progress.
Barcelona secured a 1 - 1
draw with Chelsea in the
first leg of their last - 16 Champions League tie at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.
Real Madrid have only advanced once in the Champions League after recording a home
draw in the
first leg, but that was against Manchester United in 1999 - 2000
United claimed a precious away goal in the 1 - 1
first -
leg draw in Madrid three weeks ago, but Mourinho says it is impossible to pinpoint the factors that will decide the outcome of the tie.
Having beaten Arsenal 3 - 1 at the Emirates Stadium in the
first leg in London three weeks ago, Bayern had been odds on favourites to finish the Gunners off in the Bavarian capital to go into Friday's quarter - final
draw.
With a 1 - 1
draw in the
first leg in Argentina it was all to play for in Lima.
The Belgian helped secure a 1 - 1
draw in the
first -
leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final against Liverpool, meaning his side will be favourites to progress in the return game at Stamford Bridge next Tuesday.
FFS We
drew Monaco (they aren't bad but we avoided Madrid, Munich, Barcelona) and our
first leg was a home game.
While one chance of silverware has disappeared, they did record an encouraging 1 - 1
draw at Chelsea in the
first leg of their League Cup semi-final, with the return game at the Emirates following the weekend's encounter with the Eagles.
With their victory 1 - 0 in the
first leg, the Chileans would progress with a
draw.
If it was Mouriho that won
first leg convincingly and managed a
draw away to the same CSKA it would master game plan.
Peter Crouch was able to give Harry Redknapp's side a valuable goal in the
first leg of their last 16 tie with AC Milan — Spurs went on to
draw 0 - 0 in London to confirm their place in the quarterfinals.
The Red Devils were held to a goalless
draw in Spain in the
first leg of their last - 16 Champions League tie against the La Liga outfit, but they'll be confident of getting the result they need back at Old Trafford next month to advance.
However, that looks set to change this term as the West London side are through to the Capital One Cup final, are seven points clear at the top of the Premier League and are in a strong position to qualify for the quarter - finals of the Champions League after a 1 - 1
draw with Paris Saint - Geramain in France in their last - 16
first -
leg on Tuesday.
The two sides played out a 2 - 2
draw in their semi-final
first leg, but the contest was marred late on when Krohn - Dehli was stretched off in some discomfort.
After running out to a quick 2 - 0 lead at home, Juve was surprisingly outplayed by Tottenham Hotspur over the final hour of the
first leg, and eventually
drew 2 - 2.
The
draw is supposedly primed to commence any moment, and I'd just be happy to be
drawn at home for the
first leg, no matter who we rival.
Worst possible
draw and even worse to have the home
leg first.
lets focus on the result... we slate the team for often losing in
first leg of last 16 CL and then when wr tactically play it well and get a
draw still people are not happy!!
Arsenal followed up their late win over Crystal Palace last weekend by labouring to a goalless
draw in Istanbul in their Champions League qualifier
first leg and now face a tough trip to Goodison Park on Saturday evening.
Klopp's Liverpool booked their place in the
draw by beating Augsburg 1 - 0 on aggregate thanks to James Milner's penalty at Anfield on Thursday night, while United overcame a 2 - 1
first -
leg deficit to defeat Midtjylland to go through 6 - 3.