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Commentary
2¹The motionless Arsenal 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from AZPILICUETA fell just wide.
5¹GOAL!! A cross from the left was touched down by JONATHAN for PUYOL to score. (1-0 Barcelona)
13¹A corner bobbled toward VÍLLA who nodded an effort inches wide.
21¹A shot from CLICHY was headed off the line by FONTÁS.
25¹A fine ball from GERRARD on the left fell to HIGUAÍN who mishit his effort just beyond the near post.
34¹An inswinging corner was fired into the arms of ALMUNIA by WALCOTT.
39¹GOAL!! A penalty was awarded to Arsenal, after BARTRA had fouled WALCOTT which IBRAHIMOVIC comfortably converted. (1-1)
42¹ABIDAL beat a number of Barcelona players and stroked an effort inches over.
3²Uncertainty in the Arsenal defence enabled MESSI to volley the ball just wide.
4²A poor strike from WALCOTT trickled agonisingly wide.
5²GOAL!! GERRARD made space for IBRAHIMOVIC who, after an interchange of passes thirty yards out, struck the ball past ALMUNIA. (2-1 Arsenal)
9²A shot from HIGUAÍN was smothered by the 'keeper.
12²A free-kick from PUYOL flew wide.
20²CLICHY dribbled away from FERDINAND and stabbed a poor shot over.
23²JONATHAN made space on the right and knocked the ball to PUYOL who fired the ball wide.
24²A accurate pass fell to IBRAHIMOVIC and his right foot shot flew narrowly over.
28²The referee books VÍLLA for a late tackle.
31²A penalty box scramble resulted in IBRAHIMOVIC tapping the ball wide.
35²A wonderful save prevented PUYOL from scoring an exceptional goal.
42²CLICHY was put clear by GERRARD and he beat the Barcelona 'keeper but drilled his shot inches over.

 
Barcelona
 
League position: 4
Home league form: WLWL
Overall league form: LWLLWLXL
Formation: 4-4-2
Line-ups
Manuel ALMUNIA6½17 VÍCTOR VALDÉS Arribas(c)
(c)MAXWELL Scherer6 27 Cesar AZPILICUETA
Andreu FONTÁS6 37 Gaël CLICHY
Jonathan DOS SANTOS7 47 Iker MUNIAIN
Rio FERDINAND6½56½Thomas VERMAELEN
Marc BARTRA6 68 Eric ABIDAL
JONATHAN Soriano6½77 Miralem PJANIC
DANIEL Alves6½87½Theo WALCOTT
David VÍLLA7 96½Gonzalo HIGUAÍN
(p,f)Carles PUYOL6 107 Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC(p)
Lionel MESSI6 117 Steven GERRARD(f)
Mark CHALKLYManagerSteve Montague
Gerard PIQUÉ  12  Sergio BUSQUETS
José PINTO  13  Vito MANNONE
Ashley COLE  14  Bacary SAGNA
Francesc FABREGAS  15  Sol CAMPBELL
XAVI  16  William GALLAS
 
Arsenal
 
League position: 14
Away league form: LXXX
Overall league form: LXWXXWWX
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Barcelona 1 Arsenal 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 56,496, Stadium: Camp Nou, Referee: Fortunato Alves Azevedo 5½)

Puyol 5¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Ibrahimovic 39¹ (pen), Ibrahimovic 5²
  
  
Vílla 28² 
25
912
16
25
57
712
03
42%58%
Man of the match: Eric Abidal