Arsenal -v- Barca, Champions league Q/Final 1st leg

gimmick · 31-03-2010 9:02pm

This is the right scoreline. 2 is the least Barca deserve.

Stevecw · 31-03-2010 9:02pm

Oh no, thats the end of that one anyway.

Song was brutal there, maybe Sol should have come on after all

Sútalún · 31-03-2010 9:03pm

To the offo I go for a litre bottle of vodka.. Only cure.

James Forde · 31-03-2010 9:03pm

superb finish

ctrl-alt-delete · 31-03-2010 9:03pm

redout wrote: »

What a fcukin ball from Xavi

Boom

2 - 0

Ibra

5 goals in last 4 games

Go away out of that says Jim Beglin,

For all the great football we've seen from Barca, the goals have come from two bog standard balls over the top.

what a plonker!

MementoMori · 31-03-2010 9:04pm

Game over man Game over.

Wonder what the second leg with Barcelona at home will be like????

Barr · 31-03-2010 9:04pm

Arsenal just look in awe - was hoping for a better competition.

eZe^ · 31-03-2010 9:05pm

MementoMori wrote: »

Game over man Game over.

Wonder what the second leg with Barcelona at home will be like????

Iniesta and Abidal will hopefully be back.

token56 · 31-03-2010 9:05pm

I think I might now revert back to my crumbling comment,

who knows what this could end up

Minstrel27 · 31-03-2010 9:05pm

What else can you do when you go up against pure class.

IvySlayer · 31-03-2010 9:06pm

MementoMori wrote: »

Game over man Game over.

Wonder what the second leg with Barcelona at home will be like????

Arsenal with a 1-5-4 formation.

Spiritoftheseventies · 31-03-2010 9:06pm

And to think we were worried about Messi. Has had a quiet enough night by his standards.

amacachi · 31-03-2010 9:06pm

MementoMori wrote: »

Game over man Game over.

Wonder what the second leg with Barcelona at home will be like????

Couldn't give a ****e if it's 10-0, once Wenger puts on mostly players I've never heard of.

OPENROAD · 31-03-2010 9:06pm

Get over it George :rolleyes::rolleyes:

gimmick · 31-03-2010 9:06pm

Hate saying this but I think Pique should get himself booked and clear himself of the possible suspension at a later date. Same for whoever else is on a yellow for Barca. Milito will fill in just fine.

Redzer7 · 31-03-2010 9:06pm

Thierry to score a hatrick of own goals

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BERBA · 31-03-2010 9:07pm

Never seen such a one sided game , cricket score in the nou cam i reckon. Thats another year without a trophy for wenger , will that be 5 years without a trophy?

IvySlayer · 31-03-2010 9:07pm

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

And to think we were worried about Messi. Has had a quiet enough enough by his standards.

We? I thought you were a Liverpool supporter? Maybe I got mixed up.

I reckon Arsenal to get a late goal.

PDN · 31-03-2010 9:08pm

BERBA wrote: »

Never seen such a one sided game , cricket score in the nou cam i reckon. Thats another year without a trophy for wenger , will that be 5 years without a trophy?

It'll be interesting to see no English teams in the semis for a change.

Frisbee · 31-03-2010 9:08pm

Minstrel27 wrote: »

What else can you do when you go up against pure class.

Look like your interested at least

cson · 31-03-2010 9:08pm

Wtf, Nasri off? :eek:

IvySlayer · 31-03-2010 9:08pm

cson wrote: »

Wtf, Nasri off? :eek:

No, Sagna.

Spiritoftheseventies · 31-03-2010 9:09pm

I am. Was speaking in general terms

tony1kenobi · 31-03-2010 9:09pm

Walcott hat trick coming up.

kryogen · 31-03-2010 9:09pm

PDN wrote: »

It'll be interesting to see no English teams in the semis for a change.

There will still be one English team there though

cson · 31-03-2010 9:09pm

BERBA wrote: »

Never seen such a one sided game , cricket score in the nou cam i reckon. Thats another year without a trophy for wenger , will that be 5 years without a trophy?

Is the Premiership over already? Why didn't someone tell me.

IvySlayer · 31-03-2010 9:09pm

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

I am. Was speaking in general terms

Ohh makes sense, sorry

me-skywalker · 31-03-2010 9:09pm

leninbenjamin wrote: »

And as I pointed out, Arsenal would be in a reasonable position to compensate should 7 defenders be injured at once. Arguably the best of all squads in the league on paper, and until it actually happens that's as strong as assertion as can be made on the issue.

leninbenjamin wrote: »

Song is no stranger to the position. He was being groomed as CB by Arsene for a long time. He'd probably be ahead of Silvestre and Sol in the pecking order if it weren't for the fact he's so important to the midfield.

Anyway, the point is, Arsenal have 9.5 defenders in the squad (0.5 being Song). Obviously I'm biased but I think they'd be as capable of adapting to such a crises as anyone.

I reckon the assertion has now been disproved and Arsenal's lack of depth in defence jsut came back to haunt them.

TheDoc · 31-03-2010 9:10pm

PDN wrote: »

It'll be interesting to see no English teams in the semis for a change.

?

Fuhrer · 31-03-2010 9:10pm

PDN wrote: »

It'll be interesting to see no English teams in the semis for a change.

Mince pie with your bitter?

redout · 31-03-2010 9:10pm

gimmick wrote: »

Hate saying this but I think Pique should get himself booked and clear himself of the possible suspension at a later date. Same for whoever else is on a yellow for Barca. Milito will fill in just fine.

Puyol is also on a yellow.

MementoMori · 31-03-2010 9:10pm

Last sub there - surprised it wasn't Fabregas coming off.

gimmick · 31-03-2010 9:10pm

Now that Ibra has scored 2 against English opposition in the knock outs, is he now safe of the over rated/not that good anyway jibes??

cson · 31-03-2010 9:10pm

IvySlayer wrote: »

No, Sagna.

That's what I get for listening to Ray Gob****e.

Long ball up to The Chosen One with Walcott running off him. **** this fancy football ****e.

kryogen · 31-03-2010 9:11pm

cson wrote: »

Is the Premiership over already? Why didn't someone tell me.

didnt you hear??

yeah, Wigan came with a late surge and did the business, great achievement tbh

Stevecw · 31-03-2010 9:11pm

MementoMori wrote: »

Game over man Game over.

Wonder what the second leg with Barcelona at home will be like????

A stroll in the park for the 1st team. Make a couple of changes when 1 or 2 up at ht, bring Henry on and then hopefully he does his cruciate, while falling over after an attempt at a handball, which deservedly rules him out of the World Cup.

Frisbee · 31-03-2010 9:11pm

Cheers Theo.

Some hope - even if it is false

ctrl-alt-delete · 31-03-2010 9:11pm

theo!!

game on

patrickc · 31-03-2010 9:11pm

Walcott you beauty:D

James Forde · 31-03-2010 9:11pm

walcott

Redzer7 · 31-03-2010 9:11pm

The new number 14

:D.

tony1kenobi · 31-03-2010 9:11pm

Two to go Theo.

Paul Tergat · 31-03-2010 9:11pm

Delighted for Walcott. Cmon Arsenal, make it interesting

kenon · 31-03-2010 9:11pm

I'm actually happy for Arsenal for some reason.

kryogen · 31-03-2010 9:12pm

gimmick wrote: »

Now that Ibra has scored 2 against English opposition in the knock outs, is he now safe of the over rated/not that good anyway jibes??

no chance, people will still give him ****e, same as his brother, Berbatov

Walcott had an impact? thats weird!

at least it keeps the tie interesting

shockingly bad from Valdes by the way, shocking

redout · 31-03-2010 9:12pm

Poor from Valdes

OPENROAD · 31-03-2010 9:12pm

Yes get the **** in

:D:D:D

Take That all you Theo doubters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

monkey9 · 31-03-2010 9:12pm

BERBA wrote: »

Never seen such a one sided game , cricket score in the nou cam i reckon. Thats another year without a trophy for wenger , will that be 5 years without a trophy?

Sweet Jesus, you's win a League Cup a couple of years back, and so you think that makes you wumable!!

eZe^ · 31-03-2010 9:12pm

Valdes pulling an Almunia there tbh. Very disappointed.

amacachi · 31-03-2010 9:12pm

Walcott playing like he's in a big match, something the rest of the teams have been lacking in tonight.

Arsenal -v- Barca, Champions league Q/Final 1st leg

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