Until I forget all about this when he shins one over the bar from a yard out on 47 minutes. 37 min: This is one of the most ridiculous games I've ever seen. He's too busy running around celebrating, accepting plaudits, etc. 35 min: Bendtner diddles down the right and loops the ball into the six-yard area. "Is it interesting to note Ibra has never scored nor beaten an 'English' club?" The team were within one point of league leaders Manchester United at the end of February, but a run of just one league win throughout the entire of March and April ended their challenge. "I don't mean at the end of the match - I mean in August." The Catalan Nicklas Bendtner?" The club ended the Premier League campaign in third position, 11 points behind champions Chelsea. Chasing a long ball down the inside-right channel, Ibrahimovic outpaces Song and from the right-hand corner of the area, lifts the most delicious sidefooted effort over the advancing Almunia and into the empty net. This is the most one-sided start to a game I've ever seen. I've just realised (2) happened in 2006, and Henry only left Arsenal in 2007. The match starts at 20:45 on 16 February 2011. The manager has had cause to detect a rising competitiveness about his squad and that was reflected in the opener in the 19th minute. You and me both, Francis. Barcelona-Arsenal UEFA Champions League 2010/11 . Barcelona 4-1 Arsenal UEFA Champions League 6 April 2010 Arsenal surprised with an early goal but Lionel Messi led Barcelona back with four goals. Nasri, who was their star player in the first half, is to be replaced by Walcott - but just before he runs off the field, he's told to stay on, Sagna departing instead. From the free kick, Pedro takes the ball down, just to the left of goal, ten yards out. In the process, the Argentine phenomenon became Barcelona’s record top scorer in European competition as well. Lors du mercato d'hiver, le Barça recrute l'international néerlandais Ibrahim Afellay. 01/08/2010 Live 2009/10 FC Barcelona 4-1 Arsenal FC: Report. 10:54. A lot. How on earth aren't Barcelona ahead? Speaking of wasted effort, Loz Kaye just spent the last few minutes typing "Gålööt, gålööt". 07/04/2010 Live Marvellous Messi in a class of his own. A generous award, and adding insult to injury, the big defender is sent packing - and will miss the next leg. How on earth is this still goalless? 84 min: PENALTY TO ARSENAL - AND A RED CARD FOR PUYOL! It took a whole 23 seconds of the second half to score. "Note, this fact may be only half way interesting if you actually consider Arsenal an English club.". 45:25 GOAL - Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Arsenal 0 - 1 Barcelona Zlatan Ibrahimovic grabs a goal from inside the penalty box to the top left corner of the goal. His sidefoot towards the bottom-left corner looks like creeping in, but is fingertipped away brilliantly by Almunia. That outlook will serve them well at lesser arenas in the years ahead. It is clearly excessive that the scorer should also have luck in his armoury. 12 min: Just nothing whatsover from Arsenal at the moment. "He is Swedish and plays for Barcelona. Arsenal 1-2 Barcelona. The stunned crowd begin to shout, shout a bit more upon the referee giving not even a foul, and then fall silent again. "Luckily I was delayed by perusing Hadley Freeman's piece on Uma Thurman. The big galoot balloons the ball miles over the bar, then has the brass neck not to look sheepish simply because the offside flag was up and it wouldn't have counted anyway. Now, can we just get on with it, please? Photograph: Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images. Barcelone-Arsenal le 6 avril 2010. Fabregas will take the penalty. That, ladies and gentlemen, is a start. Diaby gets the very top of his head to the ball, but can only divert it miles wide left. Barcelona's Lionel Messi chips the Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia to complete a magnificent first-half hat-trick. Le coup d'envoi de ce match sera donne a 19h45 le mardi 06 avril 2010 Messi's irrepressibility will now be a feature in a semi-final of contrasts. Maillots Domicile Extérieur Autre Chronologie Saison précédente Saison suivante modifier La saison 2010-2011 de l' Arsenal FC est la 102 e saison consécutive du club dans l' élite . This tie felt all over - but not now. A couple of passes later, he's dragged down 20 yards from goal by Song. "Wait until we get them back to Paris," he threatened after the match. 2010/11, Round of 16, 1st leg. Arsenal-Barcelona live incidents, goals, cards, substitutions, lineups, statistics, formations Arsenal 2-1 Barcelona - Champions League 2010/2011 Live And we're off again... and... ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC: FOOTBALL GENIUS!!! 8:04. 2010 Camp Nou - Barcelone. Arsenal vs Barcelona - March 31, 2010 - Live Streaming and TV Listings, Live Scores, News and Videos :: Live Soccer TV 79 min: Diaby is booked for a hilariously blatant hack on Keita. ... Tue 6 Apr 2010 17.31 EDT. Arsenal survived a Barcelona masterclass to stage a stirring recovery from two goals down and keep their Champions League hopes alive at the Emirates. Without Messi this would have been a close and absorbing match, ludicrous though it sounds. The final word goes to Alex Richman: "Well, all Wolves have to do is follow Barcelona's long-ball blueprint at the weekend, eh? Silvestre half-cleared but got the ball no further than Messi, who settled himself before shooting unanswerably into the top corner from the edge of the penalty area. Football Skills, Tricks and Best Goals. Theo … You've also forgotten to ask how long it'll take before said ITV mouthpiece starts banging on about Brazil 70-style football despite only witnessing a few simple passes being strung together. The introduction of Emmanuel Eboué for the latter could easily have been mistaken for a humanitarian gesture by Wenger. Barça 4-1 Arsenal (09/10) Full match. Barcelona 2 (4)-(3) 1 Arsenal. Bendtner, in the centre of the Barca half, passes down the inside-right channel towards Walcott, who strides past Maxwell, opens his body, and sidefoots powerfully goalwards. 73 min: Fabregas can't keep his shot down, though. Arsenal 2-1 Barcelona 16 Feb 2015 February 16, 2011 produced arguably the greatest night in Emirates Stadium history - when Arsenal beat Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash. Also: (5) Arsenal have been thrashed in their two other big matches at the Emirates this season, a 3-0 pasting by Chelsea and a 3-1 walloping by Manchester United, (6) Barcelona are better than Chelsea, (7) Barcelona are better than Manchester United, and (8) Henry might not get a sniff of action this evening anyway, rendering those four spurious omens totally worthless. Not a bad result considering how we had started. Erken Müzik. Oh for a goalscorer in the mould of, I dunno, Samuel Eto'o. After waiting for Barcelona to pass it around for what seems like three halves of football, the ball finally goes out of play so Eboue can replace him. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. 07/04/2010 Live Arsenal acknowledge Messi brilliance. April 5, 2010. The moustache on the Mona Lisa? Messi, by his unfeasibly grand standards, had been off form that night but the balance was redressed thrillingly in this match. But he's not moving around much. Amor infiel - Capítulo 14. Compositions des équipes, buteurs, passeurs décisifs, disposition tactique... FC Barcelone 4-1 Arsenal / (C1) Ligue des Champions 2009/2010 AFP/ADRIAN DENNIS. It doesn't look too clever, does it? 54 min: Both teams nearly score with a header. Posted 1:12 pm by Arsenalist & filed under Champions League. Zlatan Ibrahimovic's brace had put Barcelona 2-0 up as Arsenal were handed a footballing lesson, only for Arsene Wenger's men to fight back. 13 min: This is preposterous. ", Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. Arsenal 0-2 Ibrahimovic. It began on 1 July 2009 and concluded on 30 June 2010, with competitive matches played between August and May. 3. Arsène Wenger was reduced to awe more than misery, particularly by the fourth and last of his goals. 72 min: Pique is booked for cynically dragging down Fabregas as he looks for a one-two, 25 yards out, just to the right of the D. He'll miss the second leg. Photograph: Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images. Resultats en direct du match Barcelone - Arsenal (Ligue des champions UEFA - Europe). It could be that Arsenal will take comfort from the knowledge that almost anyone would be found wanting when put to such a test. After all that Barcelona pressure, Arsenal nearly go one up. Vogue. Oh! He couldn't score against Rangers at Ibrox in Europe. Messi broke from the centre towards the left and when Almunia blocked the first effort the next went through the goalkeeper's legs. 40 min: Song is booked for not retreating from a free kick. Arsenal cannot have identified much solace in these events, although they may ultimately come to the conclusion that anyone would have been in torment and it was simply their bad luck to be around when Messi was exceptional even by his own uncanny expectations. 3 min: Barcelona are on the front foot. "I think the fact that Arsenal have suffered injuries against a friendly passing team like Barca shows what a bunch of senistive flowers they really are," notes Silver Fox. Three saves from Almunia, and blocks from Song and Vermaelen have just denied Messi (twice), Xavi, Ibrahimovic and Alves - in the space of one minute. Formations, lineups and stats for Barcelona vs Arsenal Champions League 2009/2010 The former Nou Camp youth player looks utterly distraught, not least because he got a big old piece of the ball. wonders Stephen Alexander. Mercredi, à 21 heures, l'affiche la plus attendue des huitièmes de finale de la Ligue des champions oppose, à l'Emirates Stadium, Arsenal. 62 min: Eboue skates down the middle of the park. With no subs left, Arsenal will play the rest of the match with ten men. Resultats en direct du match Barcelone - Arsenal (Ligue des champions UEFA - Europe). 87 min: Nope, Fabregas has limped back on. I reckon that should have been a penalty. Mercredi, à 21 heures, l'affiche la plus attendue des huitièmes de finale de la Ligue des champions oppose, à l'Emirates Stadium, Arsenal. 56 min: Bendtner chases after a Fabregas flick down the inside-right channel, but the ball skids off the turf and into the hands of Valdes. 53 min: Ibrahimovic sets Barca going forward with a neat backheel in the centre circle. How this is still goalless I'll never know. Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas will have caused palpitations amongst Gunners fans after being pictured wearing a Barcelona shirt as Spain celebrated their World Cup triumph. Arsenal's pre-season transfer activity was once again dominated by media speculation regarding the future of club captain Cesc Fàbregas, whose return to boyhood club Barcelona was widely expected, although not officially confirmed until the middle of August when an initial fee in the region of £30 million was agreed between the two clubs. "I have to object to you referring to Ibrahimovic as Galoot," blasts Ted Storer. 16 min: Vermalelen upends Ibrahimovic down the right. The following article refers to a previous Arsenal v Barcelona match – see the latest Arsenal v Barcelona news. Follow. asks David Wall. And so, right on cue, just to ruin the gag, Arsenal finally do something. Either he's fit or he's not. 51 min: Ibrahimovic, on the edge of the D, heads a long ball down for Pedro, who should get an effort on target but drags a shot wide right. Barcelona-Arsenal UEFA Champions League 2009/10 . Barcelona 4-1 Arsenal UEFA Champions League 6 April 2010 Arsenal surprised with an early goal but Lionel Messi led Barcelona back with four goals. 2011 Arsenal Stadium - London. 39:17 Bacary Sagna delivers the ball. 23 min: "This has nil-nil written all over it," writes Anthony O Connell. Le coup d'envoi de ce match sera donne a 19h45 le mardi 06 avril 2010 Wenger, all the same, is not peddling propaganda when he holds forth on the potential of players whose best years should lie ahead. Accroché par Arsenal au match aller, Barcelone n'a pas laissé de place au doute au Camp Nou (4-1) en quart de finale retour de la Ligue des Champions. Arsenal vs Barcelona 2010 Second Half. Thomas Vermaelen and Mikaël Silvestre had a horrible time of it. BLASPHEME BLASPHEME BLASPHEME. He's bundled over, winning a free kick, but instead of pumping the ball towards the area Barca-style - remember how those two goals were scored - attempt to triangle-pass it down the pitch. Messi picks the ball up while racing down the inside-right channel, drops a shoulder to drift inside, and forces Almunia into saving with his feet with a low, hard shot. Nasri crosses deep from the left. Some positive omens for the Gunners, then... 1.