A Gooner in Montreal

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Mar 9 2011

A game Barcelona deserved to win, but should they have?

By Ulysse Pasquier, writing from Montreal

Ignoring the result, the first leg between Arsenal and Barcelona at the Emirates was everything we had hoped for. The amount of precision in both teams’ passing and control made the game a joy to watch for anyone passionate about football, Gooner or Culé. Although not lacking the excitement and controversy, Tuesday’s match was somewhat disappointing in terms of the quality of play with only one team coming out of the gates. Indeed, the first half couldn’t have been more one-sided with waves of Messi-led attacks leaving Arsenal gasping for air. Sadly, the turning point of the game wasn’t the Argentinian’s genius touch to set up the first goal, or any other piece of football magic but a jaw dropping decision form the referee instead. The second half looked promising with the Gunner’s unlikely equalizer bound to open up the game and yet we barely had time to say “game on” before Mr. Massimo Busacca made the conscious decision to end the contest by sending off Robin Van Persie. 

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(via philosofooty)Tags: Arsenal Barcelona Champions League Messi Van Persie Busacca

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  4. rienusman answered: yeahh i heart u whyruss„come on vote la barcaaa..hhhaaa
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  8. statsareforlosers reblogged this from philosofooty and added:
    Unfortunate to see what a red card will do. Nonetheless, Barcelona is class. I need to pay more attention to futbol.
  9. jtnorton answered: Arsenal need to think about building through an EPL win to a future with a lot of success. How vital is Cesc here, vs. Wilshere/Walcott/RVP?
  10. guneralex answered: 11 to 11 player Barca cn 4 get about Qurter finel but they got 13 player include refereeee so Arsenal have to lose
  11. cardigansfever answered: Ref is a Cule fan. There’s no single Barcelona player got booked. js
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  13. highwaytospain answered: The ref hates Arsenal. So Barca didnt desreve to win at all.
  14. cr7x answered: barcelona
  15. retrospectivez answered: THE REF HATES ARSENAL
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    football,… Two...heavier blaugrana than gunner, but still,
  19. gacarrera reblogged this from philosofooty and added:
    Great review of the Barca/Arsenal match.
  20. eutrivirtue answered: They didn’t deserve to win at all. Barca gets the most favoritism i’ve ever seen. Pathetic reff.
  21. itsclobberingtimebarca answered: yes dey deserved to win
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