Whether Arsenal can keep it tight enough at the back is another matter, with the 2 - 2 quarterfinal second -
leg draw against CSKA Moscow once again exposing their defensive frailties.
Premier League football returned for the Gunners following their 2 - 2 second
leg draw against CSKA Moscow, and qualification to the semi-finals of the Europa League...
Not exact matches
The Tigers have lost only once in the league under new manager Marco Silva, and that was
against runaway Premier League champions Chelsea, whilst being able to boast of wins over Liverpool and Bournemouth, as well as a
draw at Old Trafford and a 2 - 1 League Cup second -
leg win over Manchester United to boost.
Conte's men have a mountain to climb in their second
leg against Barca at the Nou Camp, having
drawn 1 - 1 at home to give the visitors the away goal advantage.
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.
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.
Over 2
legs we will never beat Bayern, Barcelona, Real Madrid or Atletico we must pray we get
drawn against the likes of Zenit who are weak just like Olympiakos
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.
Besiktas, on the other hand, were in buoyant mood, after playing out a goalless
draw in the home
leg and thought they could cause a colossal upset
against a depleted Arsenal lineup.
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.
The Gunners suffered a scared in their quarter - final second
leg against CSKA Moscow yesterday but they came from 2 - 0 down to
draw 2 - 2, progressing 6 - 3 on aggregate
against the Russian side.
Arsenal
drew over both the
legs against PSG & barca is 2 down before d half time... But but Wenger is shite!
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
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.
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.
Arsenal get the desired home
draw for the opening
leg against the tournament favourites Atletico Madrid, and we now have the biggest task ahead of us to date.
We will f*ck up our group again and come second and get
drawn against Bayern again or someone of that calibre and then get f*cked in the first
leg and Wenger will say, «we are now going to try to make the impossible possible» like he always says when we try and get something away at Bayern when we're 2 - 3 down on aggregate...
However, everyone at Liverpool is on a real high at the moment as the club await tomorrow's Champions League semi-final
draw, with Lovren proving solid in both
legs against Manchester City in the quarter - finals.
1,228 games, 704 wins, 279
draws and 245 losses — these numbers will change as the season progresses with the Gunners having only seven games left in the campaign — or potentially eight games, which is dependent on the two
legged result
against Atletico Madrid.
Manchester United scored an important away goal as they earned a 1 - 1
draw against FC Rostov in their Europa League round - of - 16 first
leg.
The Reds confirmed safe passage to the last eight on Tuesday with a
draw against Porto after beating the Portuguese outfit 5 - 0 in the first
leg.
Positive results were earned by two Premier League teams on Champions League knock out stages first
leg as Tottenham Hotspur
drew 2 - 2 away
against Juventus, while Manchester City slammed Basel in Switzerland.
They lost their second
leg of the EFL Cup semi-final to Hull and have
drawn three Premier League games in a row, including one
against Hull.
What a game
against Klopp's old army on Thursday night as the Reds took away a 1 - 1
draw with the return
leg still to play at Anfield.
The first
leg of Fulham's playoff
against Reading ends in a
draw, with McShane sent off for the visitors Continue reading →
Roma have lost their last six two -
legged ties
against English clubs, but Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp rejected suggestions that his side got the lightest possible matchup, saying: «If anybody think this is the easiest
draw then I can not help this person; they obviously didn't see both games
against Barcelona.»
Four - time European champions Bayern Munich were
drawn against Swiss league runners - up FC Zurich, with the German outfit at home in the first
leg.
Having come back to
draw 2 - 2 from a 2 - 0 deficit
against Serie A champions Juventus during their Champions League Round of 16 ties first
leg in Turin, Tottenham will now be looking to ensure that their young midfield talent Erik Lamela signs a new contract extension deal which would keep him at the club for longer.
The first
leg was Madrid's tenth win in matches
against the Bianconeri; Juve have eight victories with two
draws.
Recall that Liverpool booked their place in the last 8 of the Champions League with a 0 - 0
draw against Porto at Anfield on Tueday night after winning the first -
leg 5 - 0 in Portugal.
Jose Mourinho's side somehow managed to reach the final of the Europa League last night after they earned a hard - fought 1 - 1
draw against Celta Vigo at home which sealed a 2 - 1 aggregate win over both
legs.
UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings
against the Russian club following the 2 - 2 second -
leg draw at the VEB Arena.
Arsene Wenger faced the media after Arsenal's goalless
draw in the first
leg of their Champions League play - off tie
against Besiktas.
However, last match
against Atletico was the second
leg of semi final match which was
drawn but calculating two
legs, Barca has got the clearance for the final by goals aggregation.
However, this should not disregard the performance of Juventus, who held their shape throughout the second
leg against Barcelona to earn a scoreless
draw, 3 - 0 win on aggregate.
• Lazio's 2 - 2
draw in the round of 16 home
leg against Dynamo Kyiv was the 18th UEFA Europa League
draw that they have been involved in, group stage to final — a competition record.
West Ham suffered more jitters
against Astra Giurgiu as they were held to a 1 - 1
draw in the first
leg of their Europa League playoff on Thursday.
2006/07 Crewe Alexandra had an eventful season this year getting to the Northern Area Final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy
against Doncaster who after a thrilling 3 - 3
draw in the first
leg Doncaster eventually saw victory over us with a 3 - 2 win.
Catalans finished the season in style, looking at all the competition in the last 22 appearances Barca enrolled 19 wins, two
draws and one defeat, and that defeat came in the second
leg match
against Bayern Munich when it was all settled, while the last
draw was in the last La Liga round when Barca have already secured their new league title and thus Enrique has sent somewhat mixed team to the pitch.
A goalless
draw against Sevilla in the first
leg means Manchester United should have a favourable chance of advancing in the Champions League when the round - of - 16 tie heads to Old Trafford on Tuesday.
The second
leg was a goalless
draw in Berlin and the Germans went on to win the trophy with a 3 - 0 win
against USSR in Brussels.
Club America
drew 1 - 1
against Necaxa at Estadio Victoria on Thursday in the first
leg of the Liga MX Apertura 2016 semifinal.
Newcastle United ended their European journey after only managing to pick up 1 - 1
draw at home
against Benfica, which was far from enough to counter previous 3 - 1 defeat from the Portuguese side in previous
leg.
At the first
leg at the home venue, they made
draw against the English club by 2 — 2 goals.
Anthony Martial saved United blushes to keep them in the FA Cup after 1 - 1
draw against West Ham at Old Trafford in the first
leg of their FA Cup quarterfinal tie.
At the first
leg in round of last sixteen of UCL competition, Tottenham Hotspur turned back and
draw the match
against Juventus.
Klopp doesn't believe the
draw pitting Liverpool at Anfield for the first
leg will have any bearing on the outcome of the tie, considering some of the results that were achieved in the competition at the quarter - final stage — including the Reds» own win
against Manchester City.
Ramsey posted a picture on Instagram of at least six staples in his
leg which allowed him to play the full 90 minutes in the Russian capital, where he scored the equalising goal late on for a 2 - 2
draw on the night that gave Arsenal a 6 - 3 aggregate win and set up a semi-final
against Atletico Madrid.
The Old Lady are currently in the midst of an injury crisis, with Blaise Matuidi, Juan Cuadrado and Paulo Dybala all absent from the Champions League last 16, first
leg against Spurs, which was
drawn 2 - 2.