Arsenal v Barcelona: the Showdown thread

Come on sky. It must be sad when Five Times cannot play the best while plastic nouveau riches like Chelsea and City play, match and sometimes beat the best season after season after season

 

Ever since Chelsea fluked the CL I've believed that luck really can overcome everything.

 

That is Wenger's legacy, CFC.

 

Not only have they never won it, they have not even had several near misses.

Their only challenge was when Wenger parked the bus and played for 1-0 every game 2005/6

 

I'm relying on it, Stan!

We need some good box-office, tonight.

 

Arsenal 1
barcelona 8


anything less than that scoreline is a moral victory to Arsenal

 

That's another damning stat, CFC! Keep them coming.

 

Good on you, G4E, for joining in the revelry, and not trying desperately to hide from the pending humiliation, like some of your more juvenile compatriots.

Your insights, as the drama unfolds, could be quite valuable.

 

I reckon there will be another one ( if not multiple) set after tonights game.

 

I wouldn't say I'm sad. You underestimate me CFC. I'm nearly certain we'll win the league next year and the CL the following year. It's like learning to ride a bike in the CL. Unfortunately Wenger still needs stabalisers.

Next year is our year. Can't you read my ****ing sig

 

Luis Suarez: Played 37, scored 41 goals.

Neymar: Played 34, scored 23

Lionel Messi: Played 31, scored 27.

Not bad eh? The season isn't over yet.

(BBC Football Live)

Too fcuking right it's not!

 

Arsenal 0 real 0
Real 0 arsenal 1

Juve 0 Arsenal 0
Arsenal 2 Juve 0

Villarreal 0 Arsenal 0
Arsenal 1 villa 0

 

Arsenal have won the same amount of European trophies as West Ham.

(Fairs cup excluded for obvious reasons)

 

I think it's a given they'll total 100 goals later this evening. The night is made for records.

 

I'm laughing, but there will be quite a few Gooners with twitchy arseholes, hoping that you are merely joking, Sky!

 

Arsenal XI: Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Sanchez, Giroud.

Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen, Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Alba, Busquets, Rakitic, Iniesta, Suarez, Messi, Neymar.

OUCH.

 

I like to think of Barca as Liverpool's little brother. Two ex players and 3 future players in their starting 11. I'm hoping the lads stay injury free as they need the experience of whipping European minnows.

 

This has got to be the worst point for Gooners - the last half hour before kick-off.

I can imagine that it's the hope that destroys them the most. Until that first Barca goal hits the back of the net, there's always the hope that things will be okay.

 

This is the same Barcelona team that started their Champions League final win last season...
(BBC)

Ouch!