Match Day Thread FC Barcelona vs. Arsenal (UCL Round of 16) 2015/16 Official Match Thread (agg. 2-0)

We've created a lot more than I thought we would and tbh I can't believe we haven't done better with at least one of them! Really irritating not to get the penalty as well, that's exactly what we needed to give us some hope.

Though at the back we have looked all over the place at times and we shouldn't have given the ball away so cheaply to allow them to score.

 

He didnt clip nobody, Iwobi tripped over his own feet, it was no penalty.

 

So who exactly said
'Wengerites come out of their holes saying how good we're playing and putting in a performance of pride, and can use this as a springboard' ?

 

Watch the replay again, he gets his ankle clipped which makes him kick his own foot, definite penalty for me.

 

That doesn't suit A87's anti Arsenal agenda though.

 

If we got just 1 goal in that half, this would be a real game, as usual, not clinical enough.

 

It was a definite pen, the man caught his heel causing him to kick his other leg

 

Bit of Justin Bieber

 

Our conversion rate is the single most annoying thing about Arsenal.

 

It's going to be another same old same, good performance in the 2nd leg, but no cigar. This has gotten oh so boring, yawn.

Having said that, Walcott and OX need to be very very worried, as both Iwobi and Campbell look miles ahead of them.

What's up with English players, they just stagnate, and then the media cries foreigners, English players are just ****.

 

Don't pretend your not a belieber...

 

No it was not, penalties are not allowed against the Barca at the Nou Camp, so whether he clipped him or not, it's not a penalty.

 

If we can get a goal in the first 10 mins, it will be a game, unfortunately, Barca can score anytime too.

 

Juve are showing us how it's done. Beautiful game from them so far.

 

Danny Mills' assessment:

"Arsenal are only two players away from being a top side. A magnificent centre-forward who can get 25+ goals and a world-class centre-back.

"They have enough midfield players. They have £150m-£200m in the bank but only need to bring in two more players.

"In the first half, it was a clear nick of Alex Iwobi's heel and should have been a penalty. Laurent Koscielny got it wrong trying to play out from the back and has cost Arsenal any chance of going through.

"Going forward, Arsenal have looked good but defensively they have looked fragile, that has been the case for years. Sol Campbell, Martin Keown and Ashley Cole have never been replaced."

The story of Arsenal.

 

Here we go 2nd half.

 

Trouble is we've been saying this for the last few years but no one has been brought in for those two vital positions.

 

Lively start to the second half

 

And we have scored in the first not 10 min, but first 5. now get another in the next 15.

 

Have some of that