Arsenal have ‘deep desire’ for Champions League win

Arsenal 1 Sheffield United 1

Arsenal have ‘deep desire’ for Champions League win
Mon, 21 Feb, 2005 - 00:00
Mark Bradley, Highbury

The Londoners were denied the ideal preparation for their trip to Germany as Sheffield United scored a last-minute penalty to level the scores at 1-1 in their fifth round FA Cup tie at Highbury on Saturday.

Arsenal had been forced to play for almost an hour with only ten men after Dennis Bergkamp was sent off for shoving the Blades’ Danny Cullip after 35 minutes.

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