Barcelona Attracts Against Arsenal, Puyol Sees Red

Barcelona FC of Spain Wednesday night drew 2-2 against Arsenal FC of England at the Emirates stadium in the 1st leg quarter last match of the UEFA Champions league. The match noticed 4 objectives scored in the 2nd fifty percent after a goalless 1st 50 %.

Barcelona plainly dominated the initially 50 % of the match obtaining in excess of 15 shots at aim although Arsenal experienced a lot less than 5. Ball possession was 70% to 30% in favour of Barca. They managed each and every division of the video game, dazzled the fans to a pleasant soccer, had numerous pictures at intention but no goal arrived. The host managed to have the guests for the entire of the first half.

Second fifty percent resumed with much more hostility from Barcelona leading to their first purpose in the 1st moment as a result of Ibrahimovic who did a solo operate and lobbied the ball around an on-speeding Arsenal target keeper. The stress ongoing and this paid out off again for Barcelona in the 59th minute as Ibrahimovic made it two for the site visitors following a defensive blunder by Alexander Tune. The bombardment ongoing but no a lot more objectives arrived.

Arsene Wenger designed an smart modify, bringing in Walcott to swap Sagna in the 65th moment. Scarcely 4 minutes soon after he arrived in Walcott pulled a single again for Arsenal in the 69th moment by a go from Bendtner. Thereafter Arsenal whose ball possession had enhanced slightly to 40% commenced to get back extra self-assurance. They ongoing to engage in with dedication and in the 84th Cecs Fabregas was fowled by Puyol in the penalty box leading to his getting pink-carded by the centre referee. The resultant penalty was neatly transformed by Cecs Fabregas for Arsenal’s equalizing purpose.

Yellow cards ended up awarded to some gamers from both sides, notably Emmanuel Eboue, Cecs Fabregas, Abou Diaby, and Puyol been given a pink card which can make him ineligible for the return leg match in Spain. Fabregas had also limped off the pitch casting uncertainties on his means to play their following match.

Barcelona got 2 essential absent ambitions and Arsenal was lucky adequate not to have conceded defeat at residence. Arsene Wenger was visibly happy at the sound of the closing whistle signaling the conclude of the pulsating encounter. His lads did not unfastened the match following all. They even now have hope in the next leg match which will come up in a forth night time. the future come across promises to be a great deal far more explosive.