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

IvySlayer · 31-03-2010 9:39pm

2 - 0 is a dangerous lead :pac:

Paul Tergat · 31-03-2010 9:39pm

I have to take back earlier remarks, Arsenal showed great fight and a lot of bottle just to keep going after the early battering.

amacachi · 31-03-2010 9:39pm

Walcott made all the difference.
Had to be a penalty, and unfortunately under the rules, a red card.

Little annoying at the end, Fabregas should've come off, there were a coupla times that the ball was given to him that if someone else had got it there would've been a chance.

Still, not the worst results.

leninbenjamin · 31-03-2010 9:39pm

gimmick wrote: »

Arsenal can thank the ref for giving them a lifeline. That is all.

Bull**** imo. We're now missing our best player in the second leg because of a tackle where the ball was won. Both were harsh but the technically correct decisions.

The ref was really petty tonight, giving the slightest of fouls but it went both ways (arguably actually played to Barca's favour in a way because they were the ones on the ball more often). Harsh, not necessarily in the spirit of the game but technically correct.

efb · 31-03-2010 9:40pm

me-skywalker wrote: »

Game Over. Arsenal taught many a lesson tonight. Without Fabregas in the Nou Camp they will be destryoed. 2 away goals and arsenal fans are thinking this is a good result? tut tut..

This is a good result against the best team in Europe.

FearDark · 31-03-2010 9:42pm

efb wrote: »

This is a good result against the best team in Europe.

Considering we were absolutely battered... 2-2 is a fantastic result. But, going to be really really tough at the Nou Camp.

L'prof · 31-03-2010 9:42pm

Soby wrote: »

Borderline a peno.Fabs dive and no one can say it wasnt one helped..Overall an amazing game..And do Alves ever stop fecking running..mans a machine

Wasn't a pen for me but, never a dive!?!

okidoki987 · 31-03-2010 9:43pm

Good match, Good result at least it gives Arsenal something to play for in the
2nd Leg.
No Puyol - No Fabregas makes for an interesting match.

MementoMori · 31-03-2010 9:43pm

Billo - "Arshavin gives me a pain"

Legend:D

tony1kenobi · 31-03-2010 9:43pm

Walcotts got a neck like Mike Tyson.Wee man is all growed up.

Frisbee · 31-03-2010 9:43pm

okidoki987 wrote: »

No Puyol - No Fabregas makes for an interesting match.

No Pique either

An Citeog · 31-03-2010 9:44pm

Busquets ran out of gas and should've been taken off around the 60 minute mark. He gave the ball away for the first goal and was a passenger for the rest of the game. How Guardiola left him on for the full 90 is absolutely mind-boggling and cost Barça the game imo.

Henry should've been brought on for Pedro, not Ibra and he was muck anyway when he came on. Maxwell was destroyed by Walcott aswell but had absolutely no help.

BERBA · 31-03-2010 9:44pm

how is ronnie whelan getting away with it?, hasnt a bulb

Johner · 31-03-2010 9:44pm

Good fight back from Arsenal.

Although still think Barca will destroy them at the Nou Camp even without Pique and Puyol.

Mr Alan · 31-03-2010 9:45pm

lol at people saying that should have been a peno or was technically a peno?! Wat the **** are ya smoking!! Never a peno in a million years.

Headshot · 31-03-2010 9:45pm

excuse my ignorance now but when is the 2nd tie and am I right in thinking Arsenal need 2 away goals at the nou camp ?

31-03-2010 9:45pm

BERBA wrote: »

how is ronnie whelan getting away with it?, hasnt a bulb

RTE recieve a government grant for employing him.

L'prof · 31-03-2010 9:45pm

Frisbee wrote: »

No Pique either

I'm hopeful now...even though we had 3 injuries tonight...

OPENROAD · 31-03-2010 9:46pm

Headshot wrote: »

excuse my ignorance now but when is the 2nd tie and am I right in thinking Arsenal need 2 away goals at the nou camp ?

Tuesday and no

flahavaj · 31-03-2010 9:46pm

Headshot wrote: »

excuse my ignorance now but when is the 2nd tie and am I right in thinking Arsenal need 2 away goals at the nou camp ?

If they win one nil they're through?

Next Tuesday.

tony1kenobi · 31-03-2010 9:46pm

Mr Alan wrote: »

lol at people saying that should have been a peno or was technically a peno?! Wat the **** are ya smoking!! Never a peno in a million years.

Starfish = Penalty.....you know that Alan.

redout · 31-03-2010 9:46pm

Headshot wrote: »

excuse my ignorance now but when is the 2nd tie and am I right in thinking Arsenal need 2 away goals at the nou camp ?

1 - 0

and they qualify

efb · 31-03-2010 9:46pm

Headshot wrote: »

excuse my ignorance now but when is the 2nd tie and am I right in thinking Arsenal need 2 away goals at the nou camp ?

No Arsenal need to win the match by at least 1 clear goal to win, unless the draw is 3-3 or greater in the second leg.

OPENROAD · 31-03-2010 9:47pm

rarnes1 wrote: »

RTE recieve a government grant for employing him.

George hanilton was annoying also, will be avoiding him for the world cup.

Frisbee · 31-03-2010 9:47pm

Headshot wrote: »

excuse my ignorance now but when is the 2nd tie and am I right in thinking Arsenal need 2 away goals at the nou camp ?

Second leg is on Tuesday.

Nope, if we win we're through.

1-0 will do. Not gonna happen though.

tony1kenobi · 31-03-2010 9:47pm

Headshot wrote: »

excuse my ignorance now but when is the 2nd tie and am I right in thinking Arsenal need 2 away goals at the nou camp ?

No. One nil will do.

magma69 · 31-03-2010 9:48pm

Really entertaining game. Fair play to Arsenal for showing some back bone and getting themselves back into it. No way was the a penalty, I haven't looked back through the thread but I assume all Arsenal fans are calling it a peno and all non Arsenal fans aren't. Puyol will appeal that red card and be starting in the second leg and rightfully so. Hope Fabregas is okay, he seems to have been struggling for the last few games. I think the season is taking its toll on him.

Kirby · 31-03-2010 9:48pm

Was never a peno. The red card will be overturned. No doubt. I'd wager Puyol will be back for the 2nd leg.

Barca should have been 3-0 at half time. Valdes should have saved Walcotts shot aswell, it was very tame.

Fair played to Arsenal for the comeback, but they got very lucky.

31-03-2010 9:48pm

Headshot wrote: »

excuse my ignorance now but when is the 2nd tie and am I right in thinking Arsenal need 2 away goals at the nou camp ?

A 1-0 wil do them

Headshot · 31-03-2010 9:48pm

bloody hell ye're all thanks whores

Spiritoftheseventies · 31-03-2010 9:48pm

Headshot wrote: »

excuse my ignorance now but when is the 2nd tie and am I right in thinking Arsenal need 2 away goals at the nou camp ?

Next tuesday I think. Arsenal win or draw 3-3 they go through

me-skywalker · 31-03-2010 9:49pm

patrickc wrote: »

in fairness he wasn't 100% tonight, so they can play without him

OPENROAD wrote: »

Yes considering we were 2-0 down, it gives us hope, can't you not see that???????

Frisbee wrote: »

If you had offered me 2-2 at HT I would have snapped at it as it was only a matter of time before Barca grabbed a few

efb wrote: »

This is a good result against the best team in Europe.

Good comeback, if liucky for the most part. But was more of an indictment on Wenger's squad over the last few years. He couldn't get a grip with what was going on. There's always next season.

Paul Tergat · 31-03-2010 9:49pm

Yeah headshot they need 2 goals! :pac:

Sútalún · 31-03-2010 9:50pm

Ah you have to love Bill.

Soby · 31-03-2010 9:51pm

jasonorr wrote: »

Wasn't a pen for me but, never a dive!?!

Ah now come on :P..He jumped a mile in the air before he went down

Johner · 31-03-2010 9:52pm

The Messi one in the first half was a stonewaller. Ref was shocking.

OPENROAD · 31-03-2010 9:52pm

Sútalún wrote: »

Ah you have to love Bill.

sky + it, are they talking about the Arsenal match? thought they would be talking about the utd match from last night

:p

L'prof · 31-03-2010 9:52pm

magma69 wrote: »

Really entertaining game. Fair play to Arsenal for showing some back bone and getting themselves back into it. No way was the a penalty, I haven't looked back through the thread but I assume all Arsenal fans are calling it a peno and all non Arsenal fans aren't. Puyol will appeal that red card and be starting in the second leg and rightfully so. Hope Fabregas is okay, he seems to have been struggling for the last few games. I think the season is taking its toll on him.

You assume wrong! Not a red or a pen but, the ref gave a lot of soft frees against us so it all evens out

I don't think Puyol will play in the second leg though!

Spiritoftheseventies · 31-03-2010 9:54pm

Are we being too hard on Ronnie. Some of what he says makes sense.

An Citeog · 31-03-2010 9:54pm

magma69 wrote: »

Really entertaining game. Fair play to Arsenal for showing some back bone and getting themselves back into it. No way was the a penalty, I haven't looked back through the thread but I assume all Arsenal fans are calling it a peno and all non Arsenal fans aren't. Puyol will appeal that red card and be starting in the second leg and rightfully so. Hope Fabregas is okay, he seems to have been struggling for the last few games. I think the season is taking its toll on him.

Kirby wrote: »

Was never a peno. The red card will be overturned. No doubt. I'd wager Puyol will be back for the 2nd leg.

Barca should have been 3-0 at half time. Valdes should have saved Walcotts shot aswell, it was very tame.

Fair played to Arsenal for the comeback, but they got very lucky.

He'll appeal it but it wont be overturned. See Fletcher v UEFA [2009]

yerayeah · 31-03-2010 9:55pm

Kirby wrote: »

Was never a peno. The red card will be overturned. No doubt. I'd wager Puyol will be back for the 2nd leg.

Barca should have been 3-0 at half time. Valdes should have saved Walcotts shot aswell, it was very tame.

Fair played to Arsenal for the comeback, but they got very lucky.

I'd be surprised tbh, considering Fletcher's wasn't last year for the final...

tony1kenobi · 31-03-2010 9:56pm

Who is interviewing Wenger on ITV?Dozy cock asked him if he was gonna take Fab off before the penalty.Needed Wenger to tell him he couldn't take him off because he had no more subs........Bell End.

efb · 31-03-2010 9:56pm

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Are we being too hard on Ronnie. Some of what he says makes sense.

Unless he said "My name's Ronnie Whelan" when I wasn't looking, I doubt it.

peabutler · 31-03-2010 9:57pm

It was a Red Card, every single Barca and La Liga fan knows Puyol is incredibly sneaky he planted his leg and knew what he was doing, on ITV Edgar Davids said Puyol knew what he was doing aswell.

SantryRed · 31-03-2010 9:57pm

tony1kenobi wrote: »

Who is interviewing Wenger on ITV?Dozy cock asked him if he was gonna take Fab off before the penalty.Needed Wenger to tell him he couldn't take him off because he had no more subs........Bell End.

He could have still taken him off :rolleyes:

RasTa · 31-03-2010 9:57pm

An Citeog wrote: »

He'll appeal it but it wont be overturned. See Fletcher v UEFA [2009]

You can't appeal Uefa decision's anyway.

flahavaj · 31-03-2010 9:58pm

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Are we being too hard on Ronnie. Some of what he says makes sense.

I think hes a dope to be honest, he always strikes me as wanting to say what Eamon or John will agree with.

peabutler · 31-03-2010 9:58pm

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger: "We looked nervous to begin with. We gave the ball away too quickly, but in fairness they kept going and they missed chances and we did. The regret I have - and I don't deny we played against a great side - but we gave two cheap goals away. It is beyond understanding."

OPENROAD · 31-03-2010 9:58pm

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Are we being too hard on Ronnie. Some of what he says makes sense.

Deserves all the stick for his dresss sense alone imo

OPENROAD · 31-03-2010 9:59pm

peabutler wrote: »

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger: "We looked nervous to begin with. We gave the ball away too quickly, but in fairness they kept going and they missed chances and we did. The regret I have - and I don't deny we played against a great side - but we gave two cheap goals away. It is beyond understanding."

Very true

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

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