Can Arsenal do it tonight?

[Novo]

Can they Knock Barcelona out the Champions league by somehow getting a result at the Nou Camp?

Some Good news for Arsenal fans.. Pique and Puyol are both out. Robin van Persie has travelled with the Arsenal squad and Cesc is back for the game

[Beastie]

No.

[Locke.]

Have a feeling there going to

[Novo]

Can't see Barcelona not scoring.. Best Arsenal can hope for is a 1-1 draw i think

[Ninastar]

hope not

[Novo]

why not?

[Ninastar]

i like barcelona

[Locke.]

Big game for the rest of their season aswell, get beat tonight and their morale will be so low... Knocked out of two cups in a week and a half and possibly a third when their at Old Trafford in the FA Cup next week..

[Novo]

Then you are going to Hell Ninastar

http://www.as.com/recorte/20090409dasdasftb_17/XLCO/Ies/Raul_Gonzalez_delantero_Real_Madrid.jpg

[Shaun]

With our goalkeeper and defence...I'm doubtful. But if we can get a few early shock goals that would be fantastic.

[KG.]

I think they can, and I hope they do too.

Does anybody have a link to watch it online?

[Jayson]

It'll be ****ing hard, but yeah I think we can so long as we don't try to make it entertaining and try to keep the ball and defend like hell when they get it.

The only thing that has me doubting it is that away goal they have over us.

[Mystic Mock]

no chance.

[GiRTh]

No. They'll pass us to death out there. We were lucky in the first leg; Messi missed two that he'd usually bury and we just couldnt get the ball in the first half. It might be a cricket score.

[Iceman]

I reckon they will loads of goals I think.

[Novo]

Barcelona: Valdes, Dani Alves, Busquets, Abidal, Adriano Correia, Xavi, Mascherano, Iniesta, Pedro, Villa, Messi.

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Djourou, Koscielny, Clichy, Wilshere, Diaby, Rosicky, Fabregas, Nasri, van Persie.


A makeshift Barcelona back four

[Rob]

Come on barca!!!!

[Locke.]

Arsenal will win tonight and Spurs will go out tomorrow, making this a great week

[Lee.]

Hmm.. I actually don't know

[KG.]

Well it's definitely Arsenal's best chance to do it with Puyol and Pique not playing so if they can't capitalise on that early on then they're probably ****ed.

[bbfan1991]

Yes but obviously it will be tough;), some still think that Inter were lucky last year but Jose's tactics combined with that squad at their disposal did just about enough!:)

[Locke.]

Hope Fabregas scores

[Locke.]

Would like for us to remain the only team to beat Barca at the Nou Camp though, so a draw would be a good result

[Novo]

Dundee United 1987

[Locke.]

They are Scottish they don't count

[Novo]

They are the only team to have a 100% Record in Europe against Barcelona

[Novo]

Barcelona 1-0 Arsenal

Messi.

[Shaun]

piss

[KG.]

Game over now I reckon, can't see Arsenal stopping Barcelona from scoring another, or scoring a goal themselves with the amount of possession Barca have had.

[GiRTh]

Fabregas back heels on the edge of his own box,:shocked: Xavi nips in, to Messi, sweet finish. What was I saying after the Carling cup that we dont do the simple things well? There you go.

[Novo]

Fabregas with a great assist for his favourite team

[Locke.]

Best for the game Barca have scored, Arsenal will be really going for it now in the second half, and Barca will be looking for 2 more goals to kill off the tie.

[GiRTh]

Best for the game Barca have scored, Arsenal will be really going for it now in the second half, and Barca will be looking for 2 more goals to kill off the tie.As it stands, they go thru.

[Locke.]

I know, but they aren't going to risk letting Arsenal come at them and going through. Barca need two more goals to seal it in 90 minutes.

[Novo]

1-1!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Novo]

Own goal

[Locke.]

Busquets

[GiRTh]

Own goal. Wowwww:dance::elephant::dance::elephant:

[Novo]

At least Arsenal have a life line now if Barcelona score

Barca should have scored then as well

[Locke.]

What a ****ing stupid decision

[Novo]

This Ref has been ****e all game.. what is he doing

[GiRTh]

Ref's a bit clueless. Rio Ferdinand just tweeted that he thinks he's the best ref on the circuit.

[Shaun]

Busquets :love:

[Novo]

Djourou has been Amazing

[MTVN]

Lol at that Red card, just a little bit harsh :laugh:

[GiRTh]

****** me.

[Novo]

Arsenal will be lucky to make it to extra time now

[GiRTh]

****** me *facepalm*

[Shaun]

oh soot and piss

[Novo]

The Referee ****ed this game over...

[Locke.]

Probably over now, but Arsenal still only need 1 goal to put them through

[GiRTh]

We dont look like scoring

[Locke.]

Arshavin will score from 20 yards.

[Novo]

Arshavin is the only hope now

[Novo]

The Commentator

" Come on Sami! you've done nothing tonight do something now!! "

:joker:

[Shaun]

Arshavin wasn't on to begin with? for god's sake...

[Locke.]

Almunia has been quality

[Novo]

Poor Arsenal, Now they have Afellay to deal with

[KG.]

At least Arsenal can feel better than Roma, Shakhtar have absolutely ruined them in both legs.

[Locke.]

Can't believe Bendtner has missed that

[GiRTh]

What a miss from the self titled best striker in the world. Tw*t.

[GiRTh]

WTF with the short free kick

[Locke.]

Pathetic by half the Arsenal players, giving up before it's even over. Almunia, Wilshere and Nasri look like the only ones who can be bothered trying

[GiRTh]

Pile of sh*t. I do believe i called it perfectly. We cant beat good teams.

[Novo]

Pile of sh*t. I do believe i called it perfectly. We cant beat good teams.

If van persie was still on the Pitch it would have been a totally different game.. you had no one to aim for up front after that.. ****e decision by the Referee.. Soft yellow card.

[GiRTh]

If van persie was still on the Pitch it would have been a totally different game.. you had no one to aim for up front after that.. ****e decision by the Referee.. Soft yellow card.All true but the stats show we had no shots on goal.

look at all the teams that have done well against them in the Campy Nou Nou. You dont see any of them backheeling on the edge of their own box or missing chances like Bendtner did late on.

Inter beat them while having a man sent off last year so it can be done its just that we dont have the players to do it.

[Locke.]

Wenger has caused murder in the tunnel :joker:

[Locke.]

Van Persie is gonna get fined now, just said the ref was a joke all evening

[Novo]

All true but the stats show we had no shots on goal.

look at all the teams that have done well against them in the Campy Nou Nou. You dont see any of them backheeling on the edge of their own box or missing chances like Bendtner did late on.

Inter beat them while having a man sent off last year so it can be done its just that we dont have the players to do it.

His main purpose to to control the clearances and huff balls that came his way and take the pressure of Arsenal and take the ball further up the pitch and it was working alright before he got sent off and then Arsenal just collapsed.. there is no way he could have heard the whistle in a stadium like that

The Ref ****ed up big time.. and Rio Ferdinand just said he was the best Ref in the world? he is utter ****e.

[Novo]

Van Persie is gonna get fined now, just said the ref was a joke all evening

He isn't wrong

[GiRTh]

His main purpose to to control the clearances and huff balls that came his way and take the pressure of Arsenal and take the ball further up the pitch and it was working alright before he got sent off and then Arsenal just collapsed.. there is no way he could have heard the whistle in a stadium like that

The Ref ****ed up big time.. and Rio Ferdinand just said he was the best Ref in the world? he is utter ****e.i know what his purpose was but at the time the score was one - one. We were posied to go thru. Last year Mourino with Inter finished the game with 6 dedicated defenders on the pitch. We were still trying to play football. Says it all.

[Novo]

As soon as you went down to 10 men you lost the tie and the Ref is the only person to blame for it really, Arsenal did what they had to do before that decision was made

[Mystic Mock]

As soon as you went down to 10 men you lost the tie and the Ref is the only person to blame for it really, Arsenal did what they had to do before that decision was made

i do agree with this because it looked like arsenal was gonna just about make it,but the ref ****ed up big time.

[DDRickyDD]

It was a good match until the bullsh*t refereeing decision ruined it.

[Legend killer]

Arsenal are a disgrace to the EPL , they did not even muster up ONE fuken shot the whole game , what a fuken joke

[Locke.]

Hardly a disgrace to the PL when they play the best football out of all 20 teams in it

[Legend killer]

^ And what is your point????

West Brom also play nice football and they will soon enough be relegated. The fact of the matter is with all Arsenal's nice football they have failed to win a trophy in 6 years and were unable to manage ONE fuken shot in a whole match. That makes them a disgrace in my books

[Locke.]

Utd would do no better

[Shaun]

please find a better way of beating the swearing filter than fuken.

[Legend killer]

Utd would do no better

Tbh honest with our crusty midfield we wouldn't beat them but i am 100% positive we would manage a shot at goal

[Legend killer]

please find a better way of beating the swearing filter than fuken.

Why when it works perfectly for me :conf::conf::conf:

[30stone]

Arsenal are a disgrace to the EPL , they did not even muster up ONE fuken shot the whole game , what a fuken joke

Yet they play better football than everyone in the premier league..


They lost by ONE goal over 2 games to without a doubt the best team in the world.

How many shots did Chelsea get at the nou camp?? lol.




Arsenal done well, Chelsea were praised for how they played barca and only just went out, yet arsenal are crap because they go out by one goal too?

[bbfan1991]

Utd would do no better

Nor would Liverpool:p, meh you never know...

Besides Barcelona do have defensive frailties and this is what Inter exposed last year when Cambiasso was the holding midfielder supplying balls to Eto'o who even tracked back to help the defence plus the combination of experienced players like Samuel, Lucio, Zanetti etc did enough to cope with all the pressure Barcelona inflicted;).

[Locke.]

Nor would Liverpool:p, meh you never know...


Yeah we would have got beat about 5-0. But we're still the only English team to ever win at the Nou Camp :)

[Grimnir]

United will meet Barcelona in final and get revenge.
Combine full strength United and Barca into one team

I get something like this

van der Sar; Daniel Alves, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Valencia, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi; Berbatov, Villa

quite evenly matched and no reason United cannot beat them, especially if one of their 3 key players is out or has a bad game

[GiRTh]

United will meet Barcelona in final and get revenge.
Combine full strength United and Barca into one team

I get something like this

van der Sar; Daniel Alves, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Valencia, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi; Berbatov, Villa

quite evenly matched and no reason United cannot beat them, especially if one of their 3 key players is out or has a bad gameLOL at the ones in bold but no Wayne Rooney or Sergio Busquets.

[Grimnir]

LOL at the ones in bold but no Wayne Rooney or Sergio Busquets.

did you lol at all the goals Berbatov score this season and lol at how great Rooney was at world cup?

formation I picked is a balanced 4-2-4, if you know anything about football you know balanced team is very important

2 wingers.

Messi one side
Valencia the other

Busquets=defensive player, not winger

you suck at football

[GiRTh]

did you lol at all the goals Berbatov score this season and lol at how great Rooney was at world cup?

formation I picked is a balanced 4-2-4, if you know anything about football you know balanced team is very important

2 wingers.

Messi one side
Valencia the other

Busquets=defensive player, not winger

you suck at footballThis is not the World cup. LOL@balanced4-2-4. They stopped using that in the 70's.

[Claymores]

The bookies' odds on Man U keeping a clean sheet were great - damn blast, with I'd been confident enough to have gone for it :bawling:

[Novo]

The bookies' odds on Man U keeping a clean sheet were great - damn blast, with I'd been confident enough to have gone for it :bawling:

What Odds?

[Claymores]

What Odds?

Think it went as high as about 5/1 while I was watching the odds - might have gone higher while I was out and once they announced the line-ups

[Claymores]

Ind while I'm bawling - why wasn't Scholes at least booked???? - twice in 5 minutes 2 footed tackles

[Shaun]

I think he was booked for the first one

[Claymores]

I think he was booked for the first one

I didn't notice that Shaun - should have been straight red for the 2nd one I thought - it was a potentially ankle-breaking kind of tackle and unnecessary since Man U were cruising.

I'm biased because I just hate Scholes

[Legend killer]

Yeah we would have got beat about 5-0. But we're still the only English team to ever win at the Nou Camp :)

Wrong as usual

We beat Bayern int the champions league final in 1999 at the Nou camp:xyxwave:

[Legend killer]

Further evidence for Arsenal being a disgrace came at the weekend as they got beaten by a United team consisting of a midfield duo of Gobson and O'Shea how fuken embarrassing :joker:

[Locke.]

Wrong as usual

We beat Bayern int the champions league final in 1999 at the Nou camp:xyxwave:

Bayern Munich are nowhere near Barcelona standard, we beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp, no other English team has ever done that before.

[Novo]

Wrong as usual

We beat Bayern int the champions league final in 1999 at the Nou camp:xyxwave:

:joker: :joker: :joker: :joker: :joker: :joker: