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Sébastien Haller is the 1️⃣st player to score 5️⃣ goals or more in his 1️⃣st 2️⃣ appearances in the UEFA Champions League❗
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The Ajax forward remains the top scorer of the competition this season❗
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BSC Young Boys have defeated 1️⃣0️⃣-man Manchester United in the opening match of the UEFA Champions League this season by scoring the winning goal in stoppage time courtesy of a misplaced back pass by Jesse Lingard❗
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8️⃣ Premier League players will be stopped from playing for their clubs this weekend after Brazilian football authorities triggered a FIFA rule when their respective clubs prevented them from travelling to red-listed countries to represent Brazil❗
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Thiago Silva & Fred will be unable to represent their clubs in the 1️⃣st group stage match of the UEFA Champions League this season on top of missing the Premier League this weekend❗
❌❌ Thiago Silva (Chelsea)
❌❌ Fred (Manchester United)
❌ Alisson Becker (Liverpool)
❌ Fabinho (Liverpool)
❌ Firmino (Liverpool)
❌ Ederson (Manchester City)
❌ Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City)
❌ Raphinha (Leeds United)
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Richarlison has been given special exemption to play for Everton in the Premier League this gameweek since Everton released him to play for Brazil in the Olympic Games when the Toffees were not required to do so❗
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Allen Iverson refused to let the Philadelphia 76ers' season end.
Iverson scored 13 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter as the defending Eastern Conference champions avoided elimination with a tense 108-103 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of their first-round series.
The Sixers avoided a best-of-five series sweep for the first time since 1991 against Milwaukee. They host Game 4 on Wednesday.
Responding in pressure situations is nothing new for Iverson.
"That's my life," Iverson said. "That's just what I've been going through since I've been in the league, so I'm kind of used to it. When we lose, people are going to point the finger at me and coach. And when we win gaems, I get the praise. You just accept that and understand that's the way it's going to be."
It was the eighth time Iverson scored at least 40 points in a playoff game. The Sixers are 7-1 in those contests.
"We have another chance to play and we have to put pressure on them, where they feel it," Sixers coach Larry Brown said. "It doesn't look to me like they're feeling it. They're playing with a lot of poise and have a lot to be proud of."
Philadelphia also got a big game from Eric Snow, who scored 23 points. After going a combined 4-of-25 in the first two games of the series, he made 9-of-14 shots in Game 3 and scored six straight points for the Sixers during one stretch in the fourth quarter.
"There was no pressure on them at all," Snow said. "All of the pressure was on us. Fortunately, we were able to pull this game out and now we have to take care of our home and win on Wednesday and even the series."
The Celtics, looking to move into the second round for the first time since 1992, were in position to close out the Sixers, taking a 103-100 lead on Rodney Rogers' 3-pointer with 1:32 remaining. But the Sixers scored the final eight points.
"It's a game we should have had," Boston forward Paul Pierce said. "We're up three with under three minutes to go. We gave ourselves a chance to win after being down in the first half. It's definitely one we should have had."
All season, the Celtics lived by the 3-pointer. On this day, however, they died by it.
Derrick Coleman, who played a strong game with 18 points and nine rebounds, followed Aaron McKie's miss to give Philadelphia a 104-103 lead with 45 seconds left.
Pierce scored 29 points for the Celtics, but missed a 3-pointer from the top of the key on the ensuing possession. Boston was forced to foul, and Iverson hit two more from the line, making it 106-103 with 19 seconds to play.
"I felt that everybody would come out and play the game like it was their last," Iverson said. "But we didn't have a choice. If you can't get up for a game like this, there's something wrong. You're not a basketball player, you're not a competitor."
Rogers and Pierce missed 3-pointers on Boston's last possession, and Coleman clinched the win with two from the line with 1.1 seconds to go.
"It's now Game 4," Pierce said. "We expected a war. We didn't expect Philly to bow down to us in Game 3. We expect another war for the next game."
Antoine Walker scored 27 points for Boston but was shut out from 3-point range in the second half after making all seven of his attempts from behind the arc in the opening 24 minutes. He finished 7-of-13 from downtown.
"We feel like we're still very confident we can beat them here," Walker said. "Obviously, they're going to feel really good and come out with a lot of energy on Wednesday. We have to be prepared and ready to match their energy again."
While the Sixers never have rallied to win a best-of-five series after losing the first two games, they have renewed hopes since Iverson seems to have shaken off the rust after missing the final 14 games of the regular season with a broken hand.
The NBA scoring champion rebounded from a shaky outing in Game 2, when he made just 10-of-29 shots. He took over Sunday's contest down the stretch, scoring 11 of the Sixers' final 15 points, and was deadly from the line, making 19-of-20 free throws.
"We had big games from a lot of people," Iverson said. "To beat a team like that, you're going to have to have a lot of guys contribute."
Overall, Philadelphia was 36-of-44 from the line, compared to just 16-of-18 for Boston, which ran most of its offense from the perimeter. The Sixers shot 45 percent (33-of-74).
"We didn't get the calls," Boston guard Kenny Anderson said. "We can't cry about it, but we didn't get the calls."
Spurred on by a fired-up crowd at the First Union Center, the Sixers opened an 11-point lead in the first quarter. Boston withstood Philadelphia's early burst and Walker's shooting helped it close to 58-52 at intermission.
The Celtics tried to bury the Sixers with a long-range assault, making 15 of 30 3-pointers, a playoff record for a Philadelphia opponent.
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Exactly 14 weeks after leading Bethel High School to the state Group AAA football championship and saying he wanted to do the same thing in basketball, Allen Iverson teamed with backcourt partner Tony Rutland to do just that Saturday night.
verson put Bethel ahead to stay by stealing the ball from JM guard Vasean Smyre near midcourt and finishing his drive with a resounding dunk for a 71-69 lead with 1:27 remaining.
``Iverson just made a super play on the steal,'' Sherod said. ``I should have gone to the ball and helped Smyre.
``He's a great player and did what great players are supposed to do in crunch time.''
Rutland's successful jump shot with 52 seconds left, his 13th field goal of the game, provided some breathing room for the champions. Iverson added two free throws and another dunk for the final margin.
``I had a feeling we were going to win it, even when John Marshall tied it up near the end,'' Iverson said. ``I said I wanted to lead this team to a basketball championship the day we won the football title.
``And thanks to Tony and Dante'' Travis ``and the other guys who stepped up, we did it again.''
Iverson's 28-point output increased his Virginia High School League single-season record total to 948.
``It was a boyhood dream come true for me,'' Bethel coach Mike Bailey said. ``When I first came to Bethel in 1985, I heard Coach'' Dennis ``Kozlowski talk about winning a state track championship. I said then I would like to get one of those for Bethel in basketball.''
Bailey cited Bethel's switch to a diamond-and-two defense as a huge factor in the victory.
``We went to our old friend the diamond, and it brought us gold,'' he said. ``It was just like so many other games this season with us having to scratch and claw for everything.
``I haven't seen a better player than Allen in crunch time, but Sherod is right up there, too. I don't know if it was a case of John Marshall being a little fatigued at the end, or whether it was just another case of the endless energy our guys showed all season.''
Sherod felt the game might have been even closer than the six-point final margin.
``It was two evenly matched teams,'' he said. ``It could have gone either way, but they made the crucial plays at the end.
And they had Allen Iverson.
Iverson and Rutland combined for 58 points, and both produced crucial plays in the final 1:27 to ensure a 77-71 Bruins victory against pesky John Marshall of Richmond with 3,100 looking on at University Hall.
Bethel (28-3) capped the most successful season in school history with its 20th consecutive victory, despite a superb 34-point performance by John Marshall's Edmund Sherod. The Old Dominion University signee's relentless effort included making a Group AAA tournament-record 16 of 19 free throws.
But it was Iverson and Rutland who took control in crunch time after the Justices had rallied to forge a tie at 69 with 1:47 left to play.
