Arsenal V Barca

[Chaos]

Good showing this morning by the lads. Arshavin played extremely well off the bench....Was it a penalty off his hands??
No Pique for the second leg could be a concern for Barca, they seemed to struggle with Walcotts pace. Off to Camp Nou

[Tony Adams]

i only caught the first 20mins of the 2nd half, but jack wilshere looked fantastic

dont think we should get ahead of ourselves, be a very differant game come the return leg

[Nice One Cyril]

To be fair, Arsenal played very well. Despite being outplayed for large parts of the game, they've managed to get a result and that's always the sign of a good side.

Have to wait for Barca to smash them at home.

[Chade]

Pretty disappointed this wasn't on SBS this morning.

Have to wait for Barca to smash them at home.

Unfortunately for Arsenal, Barca have a tendency to really, really perform in big games...

[Litmanen]

It was 2-2 last year until Messi decided it was time to win the game.

Is Puyol injured or something? I noticed he wasn't playing this morning. I think without Puyol or Pique it might be interesting though.

[Nice One Cyril]

Pretty disappointed this wasn't on SBS this morning.

Have to wait for Barca to smash them at home.

Unfortunately for Arsenal, Barca have a tendency to really, really perform in big games...

Do away goals count after 90 mins or after extra time?

[Chade]

Do away goals count after 90 mins or after extra time?

I thought they always counted (as worth more than home goals).

[PhilDunphy]

Do away goals count after 90 mins or after extra time?

I thought they always counted (as worth more than home goals).

as I understand it, if Barca win 1-0 at Nou Camp the aggregate is 2-2. But because Barcelona have scored a goal away from home and Arsenal haven't, Barca will progress through to QF's.

However, if Barca win 2-1 at Nou Camp, this takes aggregate to 3-3 but both teams have scored an away goal, meaning extra time and maybe penalties will be required to get a result.

[bapa]

nice goals from the gooners, how did RVP squuze the 1st one in, is a surprise.

arsenal had the play in last 20mins, setting up two goals

good game to watch as a neutral

[Le King]

Good showing this morning by the lads. Arshavin played extremely well off the bench....Was it a penalty off his hands??
No Pique for the second leg could be a concern for Barca, they seemed to struggle with Walcotts pace. Off to Camp Nou

Puyol should be back in 2 weeks to replace Pique.
Barca were good in the 1st half but in the 2nd half arsenal dominated them. Messi has one chance in the 2nd half to make it 2-0 and he should have put it away, but wenger made 2 good subs in arsharvin and bentder(guys a twat), and that changed the game.

Barca have the important away goal, which at the end of the day is really important. The game at Nou Camp will be completely different. You would expect Barca to get through

Cesc was ok tonight he did go missing at times, as for Messi, well he was far from his usual best

[Giallorossi]

i thought Wilshere did really well this morning and is getting better and better

[Chelsea4thewin]

i cant see Arsenal scoring at the Nou Camp

they need to defend as per Inter Milan last year but they just dont have the stong bodies back there

[Chade]

Do away goals count after 90 mins or after extra time?

I thought they always counted (as worth more than home goals).

as I understand it, if Barca win 1-0 at Nou Camp the aggregate is 2-2. But because Barcelona have scored a goal away from home and Arsenal haven't, Barca will progress through to QF's.

However, if Barca win 2-1 at Nou Camp, this takes aggregate to 3-3 but both teams have scored an away goal, meaning extra time and maybe penalties will be required to get a result.

Exactly.

[ronaldo07]

As much as i hate it to say, i think wilshere is a fantabulous player !!!
Glad that Arsenal win it .. want arsenal to win it than barce

[Chaos]

As much as i hate it to say, i think wilshere is a fantabulous player !!!
Glad that Arsenal win it .. want arsenal to win it than barce

brilliant ronnie

i cant see Arsenal scoring at the Nou Camp

they need to defend as per Inter Milan last year but they just dont have the stong bodies back there

they did last year even though we lost the tie

i thought Wilshere did really well this morning and is getting better and better

spot on. the kid is really coming of age

[Litmanen]

Wilshere and Mceachran the two future CM's of England.

Can't wait to see them not gel like Gerrard and Lampard lol. (they will because josh is more defensive)

[Judge Judy]

good luck keeping Barca scoreless at home. Messi hatty

[Hinderz]

Equally good luck to barca keeping arsenal scoreless, cause they won't sit back. When Arsenal score it will put the pressure on barca to win by 2

[Le King]

"boys vs men" at the Nou Camp
typical arsenal headline

[Chaos]

"boys vs men" at the Nou Camp
typical arsenal headline

With your french user name, im guessing thats the headline ud like to read up on

[Chelsea4thewin]

i wonder what Xavi will say if they lose the second leg

'it is our right to be in the next round, Arsenal got lucky playing beautiful football'

[Le King]

"boys vs men" at the Nou Camp
typical arsenal headline

With your french user name, im guessing thats the headline ud like to read up on

this coming from a bloke that likes to polish boots ;)

[Juventino]

Pretty disappointed this wasn't on SBS this morning.

What do you expect SBS to do? They have a deal in place with ESPN which means on the Wednesday morning SBS have the pick of the live fixture, ESPN get the Thursday morning.

This means you'll see all second leg matches on the opposite channel.

[Chade]

Pretty disappointed this wasn't on SBS this morning.

What do you expect SBS to do? They have a deal in place with ESPN which means on the Wednesday morning SBS have the pick of the live fixture, ESPN get the Thursday morning.

This means you'll see all second leg matches on the opposite channel.

I didn't know what the deal was, so I was expecting them to show the best match possible!

[Jimbob]

What do Arsenal fans and Paul McCartney have in common?



They both get excited over one leg

[The Kop]

To be fair, Arsenal played very well. Despite being outplayed for large parts of the game, they've managed to get a result and that's always the sign of a good side.

Have to wait for Barca to smash them at home.

Isn't that a contradiction in terms....
Save for some good fortune, Arsenal could have been 3 down before the hour mark.

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Good mental strength to be battered most of the game and to have the resolve to sneak 2 goals towards the end.
Interested to see how Wenger sets out his team. Defend all men behind the ball at your peril. Or expose their weakness at CB and knick an early away goal?

[Nice One Cyril]

To be fair, Arsenal played very well. Despite being outplayed for large parts of the game, they've managed to get a result and that's always the sign of a good side.

Have to wait for Barca to smash them at home.

Isn't that a contradiction in terms....
Save for some good fortune, Arsenal could have been 3 down before the hour mark.

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Good mental strength to be battered most of the game and to have the resolve to sneak 2 goals towards the end.
Interested to see how Wenger sets out his team. Defend all men behind the ball at your peril. Or expose their weakness at CB and knick an early away goal?

Not if you understand English and how the punctuation works.

[ozzie owl]

Great game to watch can't wait for the return leg.

[delfino_1936]

it's only half time.......not getting excited!

[Ubietz]

Great game to watch can't wait for the return leg.

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