UEFA Champions League Season 2009/2010

[Kostaz]

I'll be damned..

Who would have though

[Tel]

after watching that, i can only say three words.....i love football.

[PaulCabby]

Walcott.. what a jammy ******! :D

at least theres still some hope for the next game

[nothuman]

Wow...

Arsenal didn't deserve anything for that game, and still they (with the help of the referee) managed to get a good draw.

[idioot]

Yeah...hope. At home they are even stronger, no doubt about it. :cry:

[Kralik]

I feel we made it hard for us second leg.. hoping Gallas and Arshavin will be back.. they are so important players for us especially as Cesc will be out.. we conceded too many away goals.. glad to see Walcott on the score sheet) WE do have a chance as Pique and Puyol won't start in the return leg.. so there's a chance we could score..

[Kralik]

Wow...

Arsenal didn't deserve anything for that game, and still they (with the help of the referee) managed to get a good draw.

Funny you weren't making this case when Chelsea absolutely owned Barca last time around but lost in the dieing seconds..

Thats football.. they missed their chances we took ours.. I feel the second leg could be even more high scoring.. 3-3 would see us through :p

[Valerus]

Good:

Puyol out

Pique out

Ended up with a tie by the grace of God

Bad:

Cesc out and possibly re-injured (this is bad.)

Gallas out (shouldn't have played to begin with...)

Arshavin possibly out

Conceded 2 away goals

Overall, we held our ground.

I give Man of the Match to Almunia for his first-half work, but not the second half. God that first Ibra goal was pathetic. What was Almunia thinking!?

I cannot believe how well he was stopping shots in the first half.

Next week's trip to Barca is going to be insane tough.

[nothuman]

Funny you weren't making this case when Chelsea absolutely owned Barca last time around but lost in the dieing seconds..

That's because I don't give a **** about Chelsea and don't want to waste any energy talking about them.

But I do believe they were robbed last season, pretty hard. But it's been more than two years now that the ref let Barcelona play all they want and don't dare to wissle them. Tonight is the exception, and it was a mistake, kind of.

[idioot]

How was it a mistake when Puyol clearly caught Cesc's leg just as he was about to pull the trigger ? Clear goalscoring oportunity taken away.

[Weld_El_7aj]

i have a strange feeling of unfairness, Bar?a outplayed arsenal for more than 70 but only got a draw.

But this is football, if you miss your opportunities you pay it at the end.

[alfaaqua]

How was it a mistake when Puyol clearly caught Cesc's leg just as he was about to pull the trigger ? Clear goalscoring oportunity taken away.

I love Arsenal and I love even more Cesc but it was nothing; Just a fight for a ball and Cesc dives, looking for the penalty.

[nothuman]

I think so too. It was not even a real challenge, but hey, I'm glad, I hate Barcelona after all, and not only since the last C1 final.

[Weld_El_7aj]

I think so too. It was not even a real challenge, but hey, I'm glad, I hate Barcelona after all, and not only since the last C1 final.

can I ask why you hate them? :p :rofl:

[alfaaqua]

can I ask why you hate them? :p :rofl:

I hate them as well so Ill answer it as well.

I hate ANY team that wins any competition. I dont like teams repeating winning competitions. Example: Barcelona won the last CL; I dont want them to win this one. Inter won the last Serie A; I dont want them to win this one. I dont care if Inter wins the CL and (next year) I dont care if Barcelona wins the Spanish Cup because Inter did not win it last year and Barcelona are out of the Spanish Cup this year.

(The exception to this rule is Arsenal)

[fehuris]

It was a beautiful match. Barca dominated mostly, but Arsenal deserves the draw, the very least. Barca could have sealed a victory early had they scored well. But to everyone's surprise Almunia was excellent during the first half. It was the referee who was to be blamed. He cautioned an Arsenal player for every foul, deserving or not! I think the phase of the game was too fast for him to observe well :crazy:. That said, I really hope Arsenal wins at Nu Camp. ARSENAL FTW!!!

How was it a mistake when Puyol clearly caught Cesc's leg just as he was about to pull the trigger ? Clear goalscoring oportunity taken away.

Dude. You asked the question and then answered. :rofl:

[mr.r9]

Almunia was like Peter Schmeichel! Unbelievable Goal keeping. Alas, the second half was a big disappointment.

Next week will be interesting to say the least.

[Crazysah]

Good:

Puyol out

Pique out

Ended up with a tie by the grace of God

Bad:

Cesc out and possibly re-injured (this is bad.)

Gallas out (shouldn't have played to begin with...)

Arshavin possibly out

Conceded 2 away goals

Overall, we held our ground.

I give Man of the Match to Almunia for his first-half work, but not the second half. God that first Ibra goal was pathetic. What was Almunia thinking!?

I cannot believe how well he was stopping shots in the first half.

Next week's trip to Barca is going to be insane tough.

Let me go through what all you said was bad

1. Cesc out - Yep. Going to miss the rest of the season probably.

2. Gallas - I don't know why the hell Wenger played him!

3. Arshavin - Arshavin wasn't limping badly.. He won't be out for long

4. 2 away goals conceded - Yes but we only need to score one to win now!

Almunia is definitely the man of the match for me as well!

[Valerus]

Let me go through what all you said was bad

1. Cesc out - Yep. Going to miss the rest of the season probably.

2. Gallas - I don't know why the hell Wenger played him!

3. Arshavin - Arshavin wasn't limping badly.. He won't be out for long

4. 2 away goals conceded - Yes but we only need to score one to win now!

Almunia is definitely the man of the match for me as well!

Agreed on all counts. And it's been reported that Cesc likely broke his leg. But when? The PK?

Gallas will be out for the rest of the season. And I don't know about Arshavin's injury. Hopefully very minor.

[Crazysah]

Agreed on all counts. And it's been reported that Cesc likely broke his leg. But when? The PK?

Gallas will be out for the rest of the season. And I don't know about Arshavin's injury. Hopefully very minor.

Cesc wasn't 100% match fit when he started the match. Then he hurt him self after taking the PK. He should have just stayed off for the last 5 minutes.

Gallas is likely to be out for the rest of the season and maybe even sold...

Arshavin's injury is minor. He will be back in no time. He wasn't in that much pain.

[idioot]

Dude. You asked the question and then answered. :rofl:

No. He said ref made a mistake by giving a penalty..and now I read that Cesc dived ??

LOL

Puyol got nowhere near the ball and wrapped his leg around Cesc's, of course he's gonna fall to the ground. Clear pen.

[Valerus]

Cesc wasn't 100% match fit when he started the match. Then he hurt him self after taking the PK. He should have just stayed off for the last 5 minutes.

Gallas is likely to be out for the rest of the season and maybe even sold...

Arshavin's injury is minor. He will be back in no time. He wasn't in that much pain.

Cesc's leg has been nagging for a while, yeah...

And it's been reported Arshavin's out for 2-3 weeks. Agh.

[Kralik]

Latest injury updates from Arsenal.com

Cesc Fabregas

April 1

Cesc was injured during the 2-2 draw with Barcelona. Arsenal.com will speak to Arsène Wenger today and bring you the latest this afternoon.

William Gallas April 1

William had been sidelined by a calf problem since the 1-0 win over Liverpool on February 10. He returned against Barcelona but after the match Wenger said it was a risk that did not pay off.

"William has a calf strain. He will be out for a while now. Again, I took a gamble that didn't pay off. I can say yes, I regret that now."

Andrey Arshavin

April 1

Andrey suffered a calf injury against Barcelona.

No time given there for any of the 3 to return so I'd wait and keep an eye on Arsenal.com rather than speculate..

[nothuman]

It was a clear penaly, no doubt, but most of the time, for that kind of challenge the referee don't give a damn.

Why I hate Barcelona? Cause I hate all the spanish league. I hate the fact that there is only Real Madrid and Barcelona who can do something. I hate the fact that there is absolutely no competitiveness whatsoever. I hate the fact that those two clubs can be spare (remember the "****ing disgrace"? Drogba had a point, it was almost that it was written that Barcelona must get to the final. Sometimes it makes you wonder...), and most of it I hate their complete arrogance. And I also hate the fact that the football here is suppose to be a spectacle before to be a game, when Real Madrid/Barcelona plays Osasuna (or every other "small" team for that matter) even the supporters of Osasuna want to see the stars, and wants them to score, you know, for the show, they don't stand a chance anyway, because you can't win against those huge clubs. And I hate that this behaviour is almost dictate by the press (Marca and AS). I can't understand that. In the EPL every clubs, even the "smallest*" is battling to the end for a result. And I love that.

I respect the fact that they play (Barcelona, less Real Madrid) a beautiful football, and I respect their history, but at the moment those two clubs are a circus, not a football club.

*I can't find a better term, sorry. (humble maybe?)

[Kralik]

What I hate most abt Spanish clubs and especially Barca and Madrid is the way they try to trigger sales through media and show no respect what so ever towards other teams big or small.. Ronaldo sale was an example.. they are doing the same with Cesc and have done that to so many players in the past.. if an EPL team does that watch out for Platini and Blatter.. why do the Spanish get special treatment in this case?