Barcelona are in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and it is not because Mr. Massimo Bussaco been expelled ten minutes into the second half Robin van Persie. Either because the referee did not understand as input Diaby penalty Messi in the 32 '. Not because in the first leg at the Emirates Stadium will void a little closer to what otherwise legal that the Argentine player. These are details, some small and some not so, that have occurred over 180 minutes. What is not, perhaps, is to be faithful to one style. If the club gathered at the Camp Nou your ticket to the next round of the continental showpiece was, among other things, because they painted their faces to look like another. Because from the first minute, more or less success, was to turn around the tie. And because, in front, Arsenal found a marked for hoisting the flag of good football that wanted to play another and would soon backfire. More or less as the attempt to lost time from Van Persie that cost him his expulsion.
The Dutchman good action reflects a little of what happened. Arsenal qualified for much more than was barely troubled the goalkeeper Victor Valdes. In fact, he could have scored two goals came with serious danger "once? Arsène Wenger is believed Jose Mourinho when the Portuguese managed to eliminate the Barcelona Champions League last year and looking for action today as the Madrid coach told his players to go out and keep the lead. All behind, that will already have against them. A book style that does not resemble the one shown to date by the Londoners, whose betrayal paid for own demerits and merits of others. If I were an Arsenal fan would be mad not only by the expulsion-rigorous, but not unfair, Van Persie will surely conditioned the next few minutes, but by the lack of common sense to a rival, Barcelona, the last thing you do is give him the ball. With the leather foot Barça thinks and acts at the same speed and although sometimes it takes, often have good ideas.
In this way, the club drew, as best known, his spot in the quarter. The 2-1 first-leg had to be corrected, but this happened was immediate. Pep Guardiola, safely on the bench, opted for a defensive midfielder and Abidal Busquets made up, with Brazilian and exsevillistas lanes formed by Dani Alves and Adriano. The coach opted for the squad and French in the center despite having a central pure as Milito on the bench, although the speed is not the strength of the Argentine and other Arsenal. Safeguarding both Valdés, Mascherano made a sweeper in place of Busi and I must say that the midfielder made a tremendous physical deployment, key being also one of the last plays of the match in which he took the ball to Bendtner when Valdes faced it. Xavi was the channeling of the game, while Iniesta and Messi primarily a freedom of movement, the defense turned mad gunner. Tune was Villa who took his boots a clear chance but he met first with Szczesny and later with Almunia, who replaced him in 18 'after injury.
Based on patience, Barca began to realize, over the minute that Arsenal had not come to play. No news from Cesc, the prodigal son who left being a stranger, who debuted at the Camp Nou , and left again as in his day was, without making much noise, the thick blanket of amnesia that covered the football Arsène Wenger's men were giving life to the Catalans, who came to the English goal on numerous occasions with balloons in limbo, wood or failing the doll, with occasional maximum penalty unmarked. Effectiveness suffered premises, Arsenal rubbed his hands for what seemed to be a way to the locker room scoreless on the scoreboard. However, a scramble in midfield ended with grabbing the neck Abidal Van Persie. The referee saw nothing but the next action the Dutch, with heater included
That attempt resulted in survival visitors five minutes off. The senseless loss of time caused the referee to extend the first delivery and in the last minute of it, appeared Messi, after a pass from Iniesta, a masterful touch to beat Almunia and into the empty clinching the first night . With this result the club had settled the tie and the ball went to the roof of his enemy, forced, then, do not go unnoticed as he seemed to have set. The second act began that ended well. With the club in search of the goal and Arsenal playing the flute without success. But seven minutes after the restart gave the flute to sound with a header involuntary Busquets a complicating Nasri corner kick, again, the pass to the quarterfinals of the Blaugrana. Forced a 1-1 draw at home to a touchdown to even the score of the round sign two to go round. Villa took his boots the possibility to advance his own in the rally that the preamble to the expulsion of Van Persie.
Ran 56 minutes. " Arsenal attacked, and an assist for Van Persie in a clear offside position, was noted by the assistant referee. The error, on purpose or not, the international was once again follow the play was whistled Bussacca and illegal action. The Swiss referee felt that he wanted to spend time Van Persie and sent him to the locker room with his second yellow card. Under the view of the above author was a decision rigorous but not too unfair. If I had not expelled probably no one would have outraged, but if they chose to punish him and I say that because the regulation will be so exposed. Either way, the news was devastating to the interests of Arsenal, who he had just over half an hour to avoid hitting tandem of Barcelona and if already felt superior, with another on the lawn the turn the tables in qualifying was a matter of time. After more than ten minutes, would it 2-1. A masterful served Iniesta Villa, it back to Xavi and the captain, with the help of Sagna, would blow the Camp Nou.
The jubilation, however, take three minutes to take over the stadium. Koscielny felled inside the area in Pedro and Messi, who otherwise mislead from the penalty spot to Almunia who chose to make the statue. With a languishing Arsenal, Wenger took the field to Rosicky and Cesc, the difference between whistles and applause from the stands was not noticed at least on television, and put Arshavin and Bendtner in search of the late feat. But it was too late to find the goal. That should have done before: play one on one to Barcelona from the first minute, leaving no chance to stay behind and his evil approach the future in the Champions League on your computer. And except for a time above the Danish striker saved in extremis by Mascherano with three minutes, just achieved its goal the French coach. It was then the club who played the ball to bore, which itself lost time when it was necessary and that the boots who Afellay and Alves was able to add the fourth. This did not, but the ticket to the quarterfinals. And not because of refereeing decisions, not for being woefully unfaithful to his book of style. It was by drawing, as best knows his football.
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