Arsenal fight back to earn 2-2 draw against Barca
Published:Wednesday | March 31, 2010 | 6:03 PM
Arsenal withstood an onslaught from Barcelona to salvage a 2-2 draw and keep alive hopes of beating the defending champion to a spot in the Champions League semifinals, while Inter Milan have the edge over CSKA Moscow after a 1-0 win today.
Barcelona comprehensively outplayed Arsenal for the first hour at Emirates Stadium in England and led through two goals by Zlatan Ibrahimovic before substitute Theo Walcott got a goal back in the 66th and Cesc Fabregas equalized in the 85th with a penalty.
Fabregas picked up a yellow card for fouling Sergio Busquets and is suspended for next week\'s second-leg match at Camp Nou, but so is Barcelona captain Carles Puyol.
Bayern Munich beat Manchester United 2-1 in another quarterfinal yesterday, when Lyon beat Bordeaux 3-1.