Arsenal 2-1 FC Barcelona ;DThis is the best day of my life.
WHAT A MATCH! OMG. It was such a good match. AMAZING. AMAZING. No words to describe it. David Villa put Barcelona ahead on 26 minutes. At first, it seemed as if Arsenal might loose cause van persie kept missing and Barcelona's defence kept it very tight such that it stifled Arsenal's attack. But omg, things changed so much in the second half. JACK WILSHERE, I DECLARE MY LOVE FOR YOU. He is only 19 years old and plays like he has played in more than 200 games for Arsenal. He was phenomenal and I think he played even better than the talismatic Captain Fabregas. He was truly amazing and wasn't shaken by the immensity and the intensity of the atmosphere surrounding him considering the fact that this was THE game that everyone had been waiting for..playing against the team that has been perceived as best in the world by many. He did not diaplay any kind of fear and played like a warrior..like a true champion. He was well and truly amazing. Walcott scared the Barcelona defence every now and then with his blistering pace and the Barca defenders struggled to keep up with him. Fabregas (obviously) produced beautiful passes..and Samir Nasri is well and truly back from his hamstring injury which kept him on the sidelines for a fortnight. Koscielny was AMAZING at the full back position and read Barca's passes well enough to defend them properly. van Persie's goal was..WOW..a moment of magic. HOW THE HELL DID HE SCORE THAT? It was at such an acute angle..it seemed an almost impossible position to score from but van Persie did it! Amazing goal. And 5 minutes later, Samir Nasri assisted Arshavin to score the winner and give Arsenal the advantage over the two-legged last 16 contest. Amazing goal from the Russian. As the commentators usually say, 'From Russia, with love' when Arshavin scores. He had a pretty rough start to the season but he has been improving and is regaining his goalscoring touch once again :D Arsenal trailed Barcelona for most of the game till Arsenal scored 2 goals over the span of 5 minutes to ascertain victory. It seemed an almost impossible job..but Arsenal did it and proved everyone wrong. Barcelona is not invincible. Yes, they are an amazing team and they have MESSI (who is any opposition player's nightmare) and some of the best midfielders in the world in the likes of Xavi and Iniesta who were part of the core team that helped Spain win their first ever world cup last year. But they are not mistakes-less and they can be beaten. Arsenal proved that. They might not have had the lion's share of possession..but they knew how to get the job done which was the most important thing at the end of the day.
It was one of those matches where you don't wanna go to sleep but continue to stay awake and discuss about it with others and marvel at how amazing those 90 minutes were and how people will remember this game so many years from now on. This was one of those games. Truly amazing comeback from Arsenal. Never been prouder to call myself a Gunner/Gooner :D
I knew I meant it when I said I believed they had the quality and ability to win Barcelona. And they proved me right. I love you, Arsenal!
The return leg at the Nou Camp is gonna be a tough match, no doubt. But Arsenal goes into the match with a lead..not a very comfortable one but its still a one goal lead. Getting an away goal at Barca's home is gonna be crucial..a draw would suffice. But ideally, I would like them to win :D Thomas Vermaelen will be back in the squad by then and provided there aren't any more injuries, Arsenal will be even stronger. And if they play the way they played against Barca at home, impossible in nothing.
Proud to be a Gooner.
I woke up at the middle of the night to watch the match and yes..I looked like a half dead zombie when I went to work the next day. And I had to work overtime till 8pm and I had a piercing headache by the time I reached home. But you know what? It was totally worth it.
Once a Gunner, Always a Gunner,
Victoria Concordia Crescit,
We ARE Arsenal FC <3
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WHAT A MATCH! OMG. It was such a good match. AMAZING. AMAZING. No words to describe it. David Villa put Barcelona ahead on 26 minutes. At first, it seemed as if Arsenal might loose cause van persie kept missing and Barcelona's defence kept it very tight such that it stifled Arsenal's attack. But omg, things changed so much in the second half. JACK WILSHERE, I DECLARE MY LOVE FOR YOU. He is only 19 years old and plays like he has played in more than 200 games for Arsenal. He was phenomenal and I think he played even better than the talismatic Captain Fabregas. He was truly amazing and wasn't shaken by the immensity and the intensity of the atmosphere surrounding him considering the fact that this was THE game that everyone had been waiting for..playing against the team that has been perceived as best in the world by many. He did not diaplay any kind of fear and played like a warrior..like a true champion. He was well and truly amazing. Walcott scared the Barcelona defence every now and then with his blistering pace and the Barca defenders struggled to keep up with him. Fabregas (obviously) produced beautiful passes..and Samir Nasri is well and truly back from his hamstring injury which kept him on the sidelines for a fortnight. Koscielny was AMAZING at the full back position and read Barca's passes well enough to defend them properly. van Persie's goal was..WOW..a moment of magic. HOW THE HELL DID HE SCORE THAT? It was at such an acute angle..it seemed an almost impossible position to score from but van Persie did it! Amazing goal. And 5 minutes later, Samir Nasri assisted Arshavin to score the winner and give Arsenal the advantage over the two-legged last 16 contest. Amazing goal from the Russian. As the commentators usually say, 'From Russia, with love' when Arshavin scores. He had a pretty rough start to the season but he has been improving and is regaining his goalscoring touch once again :D