A bold and brilliant Saudi Arabia pulled off one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history as they came from behind to stun two-time winners Argentina in a fantastic Group C opener in Lusail. Lionel Messi had given Argentina the lead from a penalty but two quick fire second half goals landed a seismic win for the Saudis.
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Barcelona are on the brink of dropping into the Europa League for the second season in a row as Robert Lewandowski scored a late brace to rescue a draw at home to Inter Milan. The result means Inter need just one win in their last two games to condemn the Catalans to the lesser competiton.
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Lionel Messi and Angel di Maria shone as Argentina beat Italy at Wembley in the Finalissima – a renewal of the contest between the champions of Europe and South America. Messi set up Lautaro Martinez to open the scoring with Di Maria adding a second before Messi teed up Paulo Dybala for a late third.
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Liverpool progressed to the Champions League quarter-finals on aggregate despite a 1-0 loss at home to Inter Milan. Lautaro Martinez sublime finish gave the Italians hope but minutes after taking the lead on the night they saw Alexis Sanchez dismissed for a second yellow card offence.
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Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez both scored a brace as Inter Milan lined up a Europa League final against Sevilla. Danilo D’Ambrosio scored the other goal as the Italians proved too strong from Shakhtar Donetsk.
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