possession 34 % - 66% passing success 84% - 92% 2 gilt edge chances uncharacteristically missed by messi, and breaking arsenals back line time and time again. yet arsenal get praised for this performance? astounding. you barely had a touch of the ball for 80 minutes. you scored your first thanks to an absolute howler by valdes, and your second a good counter attacking goal. hardly convincing. i'd be surprised if barca don't get at least 4 at home, the way they constantly breached your defence in your own back yard. it really was the ultimate smash and grab, even more so than our win over valencia. nothing to be proud of at home. still, it's nice to see that twinkle and glimmer of hope in your eye only for it then to be brutally taken away on a fine night in spain.
I wonder what the statistics were for 'that night in Barcelona'. Because you count that flukey win as one of your best ever results
actually you had the same amount of shots on target. and dont read to much into shots on goal. apart from the 2 goals, all of yours were speculative efforts from rvp and wilshere. barca fashioned serious gilt edge chances that messi usually takes in his sleep. return leg is going to be painful for you i fear
Watch the game again. After Basler's early goal, United dominated possession and had several chances to equalise before Sheringham finally did. Bayern had a couple of chances to score on the break, and these are often shown on TV to illustrate how close United were to defeat, and how we were seemingly destined to triumph (maybe one day Arsenal fans will taste such an exalted victory, who knows?). If we had have been beaten, they would show all the chances we missed, just as they do when they show clips of us drawing at Upton Park in 1995 (consequently relinquishing the title to Blackburn). The idea that United were lucky in 1999 is just one of many United myths Gooners subscribe to unfortunately.
Instead, he put them all wide. Football is all about taking chances, last night, Barca couldn't and we did. You and Berba sure are mad that we won.
As Abderdeengooner said football is about taking chances and Arsenal did that last night, during the game Barcelona played like a team who were under estimating Arsenal.
My point is that when United fans respond to Arsenal fans in such a manner, we are criticised. Silly isn't it?
That's because they agree with us now! Winning is all that counts, artistic impression is unimportant.
Listen Plastic tits - your bitterness at our famous victory is clear to see the fact that you're on here on the Arsenal board on a daily basis speaks volumes about how much you fear the mighty Arsenal.
