The Champions League semifinal between Atletico Madrid and Arsenal remains in the balance, after the teams played out a 1-1 draw in this morning’s first leg in Spain.
Both goals were scored from the penalty spot.
The incident-packed game also saw the Gunners denied another penalty after a VAR check, while Antoine Griezmann hit the crossbar for Aletico.
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In a related development, PSG defender Achraf Hakimi will miss his side’s Champions League semifinal return leg against Bayern Munich next week.
He picked up a thigh injury in the first leg and has been ruled out for the next few weeks.
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The injured Mo Salah is expected to make at least one more appearance for Liverpool before he leaves at the end of the season.
The club says the striker is recovering well from his hamstring problem, and should play some part in their remaining four matches.
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And, Malaysia have finished as Group B runners up in the Thomas Cup.
This, after our shuttlers fell to a 3-2 defeat to Japan in their final group tie yesterday.
Our players, however, have already qualified for the quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, our women’s team will be in action against China in the last eight of the Uber Cup today.
