An 87th minute equaliser from Carlos Tevez gave Manchester United a 1-1 draw at Olympique Lyon while Barcelona beat Celtic 3-2 away in the Champions League.
Lionel Messi scores twice in their 3-2 win; Tevez equalises for Manchester United
BELGRADE: An 87th minute equaliser from Carlos Tevez gave Manchester United a 1-1 draw at Olympique Lyon while Barcelona beat Celtic 3-2 away in the Champions League last 16 first-leg matches on Wednesday.
Holders AC Milan survived a second half onslaught by Arsenal to earn a 0-0 draw at the Emirates stadium and Turkish champions Fenerbahce edged Spanish rivals Sevilla 3-2 in Istanbul to set up an intriguing return leg in a fortnight.
United’s transfer target Karim Benzema gave French champions and league leaders Lyon a deserved 54th minute lead with a fine shot on the turn before second half substitute Tevez levelled from close range.
Ronaldo targeted with laser pen
Manchester United are waiting on a UEFA match report to determine what action can be taken against Lyon after Cristiano Ronaldo was targeted with a laser pen during Wednesday’s Champions League game. The Portuguese winger was targeted in the warm-up, and although he suffered no apparent ill-effects United coach Sir Alex Ferguson said afterwards that the club had made a complaint to UEFA before kick-off.
Absorbing contest
Celtic twice led against 2006 winners Barcelona but two goals by Lionel Messi and a sublime finish from Thierry Henry handed the Catalan side the win in an absorbing contest in Glasgow.
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink fired Celtic ahead with a diving 16th-minute header and Barry Robson made it 2-1 on his Champions League debut in the 38th minute after Messi had levelled the score following a swift one-two with Deco. Henry curled in Barcelona’s second equaliser shortly after the break and Messi had the final say with his sixth goal of the campaign when he capitalised on a defensive mix-up in the 79th minute.
Arsenal and Milan produced few fireworks in north London with Emmanuel Adebayor missing the best chance to steal a late winner for the Premier League leaders when he hit the crossbar in injury time.
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