Bendtner gave the supporters the hope for a couple of seconds.
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After an epic match at the Grove last week, the Londoners travelled to Catalonia to watch a horror show in the spark of Messi's feet. A first half hat-trick from the Argentinian was enough to set in knees the horrid display of the Gunners -who merely had a handful of chances. The machinery displayed by Barça was at its best displaying one of the best teams of the world and the endless talent of the rising Argentinian. As the Catalonians comprehensively beat they travelled to Madrid for the maximum derby.
Despite that, Wenger's men should be proud of themselves: few teams in the world have put Barça into such troubles. Naturally they are able to compete inland, but their effort should not be diminished. Again, some players stood out, primarily the Frenchmen Nasri, Clichy and Diaby. Nevertheless, the stick with which some players will be treated will not be enough in this type of context. Performances such as Sylvestre's and Eduardo's should be seriously taken into consideration. For the Gunners, it is only a week's wait before they travel down the Seven Sisters road to face their north London arch-rivals. Even when morale is at its lowest, Redknapp and his minions will be competing in the FA Cup next weekend -something that will probably take a huge problem regarding fitness.
Truly the dexterous unfathomable brilliance of the young South American was saluted by Wenger. Harris at Soccernet couldn't be more accurate: "If Diego Maradona can find the magic formula to unleash Messi's club form for his country, Argentina will walk away with the biggest prize of them all this summer."
Laporta stroke again; probably the Argentinian will help him in the following elections.
Arsenal's manager gave a thorough description in the post-match analysis. Obviously Guardiola went on the praise.
And finally miracles do happen: Arsene wants to spend. Fran Merida's reactions were completely unnecessary(the kid needs some help); Vermaelen probably is having nightmares as well as Almunia.
Just in any case that you missed the goals here are they courtesy of @videosdefutbol:
Five Arsenal players watching the magic work.
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Following our previous MEGA GIGANTIC DINOSAURIC coverage of the match with pre-everythings and post-nothings" a whole load of different statements were made. For example Wenger's comments: Barça'sweaknesses, the unbelievable list of injuries, and that winning spirit.
In blogs there was a varied response to the previous day, as usual. The Soccernet Barça correspondentmade some comments about the nature of the win they should have. Arseblog made an interesting piece, and in that same site the interview with the Irish blogger by his Barcelona counterpart was casual. East Lower pledged something of the sort too.
While Wenger kept with his Easter resurrection tales, Iniesta was declared fit. The official preview offered little news-
Messi, probably in his best performance, scoring.
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The main worries for the travelling fans were several but amongst the most important were Sylvestre's start and Wolfgang Stark in command. As for the beginning of the match, the Londoners applied well their zonal marking even when the Spaniards dumped several chances, such as Messi's at 12th. The cautious approach of the visitors, even when the fire was upon them, paid as they received an early lead. People in the stadium and across the channel began to dream although those premonitions quickly faded into thin air.
Within twenty minutes, from the 18th to the 38th, the Argentinian star scored a pair. The shambolic display of the Arsenal defence was paired with an incapable keeper. Before the next goal, the Arsenal was a completely estranged business; eleven headless chickens running in an away pitch. Reaching the final part the Catalonians doubled their lead through the Argentine after he lobed another one past Almunia. The contest was finished as the half ended.
A closer look at the flick.
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The highlights of the following half were counted, the Argentine completed his heroic feat and the Gunners surrendered although Nasri and Clichy refused to give the scoreline. Bendtner's header on the post as well as a Rosicky shot were amongst the very few attempts of the visitors in the remaining minutes. In the other side, the Catalonians stormed with all their ferocious effort again and managed to score another one and create three clear chances. Even when the Arsenal substitutions came first, the goal, at the 88th was demoralising enough to leave the visitors on the ground. Nothing else was to be spoken of.
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