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Barcelona 3-1 Arsenal (4-3 Aggregate) (Champions League)

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http://rutube.ru/tracks/4187056.html?v=bdbe4a8a49ce8d011e83908833d6e3ac

1-0 Barcelona

http://videa.hu/videok/allatok/0-1-arsenal-PagfNp02BP9BMRIB

1-1 Arsenal

http://videa.hu/videok/allatok/1-arsenal-hd-xyxrOUzHUEBMeVv1

2-1 Barcelona

http://videa.hu/videok/allatok/1-2-arsenal-cXvECT56BW5kbv1P

3-1

http://videa.hu/videok/allatok/1-3-arsenal-zCB1LCWpoi6IzrIS

Barcelona advance to the next round. Barcelona were very lucky. Arsenal's keeper, Wojciech Szczesny, broke his finger stopping a free kick taken by Dani Alves which resulted in his substitution for the shaky Manuel Almunia. Then Robin Van Persie was sent off for allegedly time wasting after kicking the ball after the whistle had blown (I certainly didn't hear any whistle with 100,000 screaming Barcelona fans). Van Persie had received a yellow late in the first half for pushing Alves in the face. This all but assured Arsenal's fate.

The game wouldn't have been nearly as close had Sergio Busquets not headed in an own goal in the 53rd minute. until that point it had been all Barcelona

 
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Street Novelist said:
Barcelona 3-1 Arsenal (4-3 Aggregate) (Champions League)

http://videa.hu/videok/sport/bar-3-1-ars-goals-GRHLkEWRJdOd2QOe

Barcelona advance to the next round. Barcelona were very lucky. Arsenal's keeper, Wojciech Szczesny, broke his finger stopping a free kick taken by Dani Alves which resulted in his substitution for the shaky Manuel Almunia. Then Robin Van Persie was sent off for allegedly time wasting after kicking the ball after the whistle had blown (I certainly didn't hear any whistle with 100,000 screaming Barcelona fans). Van Persie had received a yellow late in the first half for pushing Alves in the face. This all but assured Arsenal's fate.

The game wouldn't have been nearly as close had Sergio Busquets not headed in an own goal in the 53rd minute. until that point it had been all Barcelona
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Barcelona was lucky but they completely dominated that game. Arsenal had 3 or 4 guys out with injuries, but after watching the game, I'm not sure it would have mattered. Technically Barca scored every goal in the game...even Arsenal's goal. I'm not a Barca fan but that was extremely impressive yesterday.

Messi's little flick over the Arsenal's goalie was AMAZING! I thought he wiffed the ball at first just see the replay. Very pretty soccer all around for Barcelona yesterday.

 
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