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Arsenal was brought down to earth by third-tier London rival Leyton Orient on Sunday, drawing 1-1 in the FA Cup fifth round after beating Barcelona in midweek.
Orient substitute Jonathan Tehoue powered past Arsenal defenders Kieran Gibbs and Ignasi Miquel before striking under goalkeeper Manuel Almunia in the 89th minute to cancel out Tomas Rosicky's header.
"We were the underdog but we got a draw and we're looking forward to the replay now," Tehoue said. "We had to keep believing. We were prepared to fight to get through."
The Gunners, who made 10 changes from the side which beat Barcelona 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday, now have to fit another fixture in their already congested program as they chase four titles.
Manchester City secured a more comfortable victory over another League One side Sunday, with Patrick Vieira heading in two goals in a 5-0 rout of Notts County in a delayed fourth-round replay.
In Sunday's third FA Cup match, Bolton reached the quarterfinals by winning 1-0 at Fulham.
The quarterfinal draw was made Sunday and if Man City can overcome Aston Villa on March 2, Roberto Mancini's side will play either Everton or Reading in the last eight later in the month. Stoke will host West Ham or Burnley, who meet on Monday.
Bolton will travel to Birmingham on the weekend of March 12 and 13 after Ivan Klasnic scored his second FA Cup goal in four days.
In Sunday's only Premier League match, West Bromwich Albion salvaged a 1-1 draw against bottom-place Wolverhampton Wanderers to move a point clear of the relegation zone.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP)Lionel Messi scored his 41st goal of the season in the 78th minute, giving Barcelona a 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league.
David Villa put Barcelona ahead in the fourth minute, but Andoni Iraola's penalty kick tied the score in the 50th after Sergio Busquets tripped Fernando Llorente in the penalty area. Playing his 250th competitive game for Barcelona, Messi secured the win with his league-leading 25th goal, breaking a tie with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.
