Arsenal

[hmm]

lolwut

You guys should honestly have been 3-0 down at half-time but fair play, this is a hell of a comeback.

[Professor_k]

The 3-1 could still be on lads!

[mop]

Fucking yes! Koscielny did reeeeeeeeeeeeal nice tonight.

[toythatkills]

I want the second leg already

[FATEone]

Arshavin and Bendtner on.. Wenger you flippin div, what the hell kind of tactics is that, you should have blatantly brought Chamakh on to offer, wait what!? AAAAAAARGH! Sick! I'm falling deeply in love with Jack Wilshire, man of the match by far!

[Silent Runner]

Fucking yes! Koscielny did reeeeeeeeeeeeal nice tonight.

Man of the match for me along with Wilshire.

[JDubYes]

Does anybody else like Koscelny a lot more now than they about two hours ago?!

Also - Wilshere was brilliant tonight.

How the two of them looked better against Barcelona than they have against some middling Premiership teams I'll never know*, but, so help me, they both came through when it mattered.

Also -

* Koscelny may well be better suited to a more 'civilised' game than some Premiership teams are liable to partake in. That's all I can come up with.

[Timmo]

Wilshere looks like he could be every bit as good as Xavi, but with more pace. What a prospect.

[dizogg]

"This is 180 minutes and we've only played 45 here"

lol

[Jonathan_Kerr]

Oh god. Even right up to the whistle I thought we were gonna choke (I was at the Arsenal vs Newcastle game - I've been burned) but brilliant result.

Wishere was the bomb. Running football for the win!

[BeeJay]

Wilshere looks like he could be every bit as good as Xavi, but with more pace. What a prospect.

Absolutely, what an incredibly good player already. He's calm, holds on to the ball. He was man of the match tonight without doubt and against the best midfield in the world.

[JDubYes]

Loving the smile on Paddy's face. Loving it.

Three weeks to the second leg...

[The Fox]

Koscielny was excellent after a slightly shaky start. Bringing off Villa for Keita seemed to mess with their shape and didn't work at all, and coupled with arshavin's introduction really sparked the comeback. As mentioned, Wilshere played very well indeed.

[BlinkyBear]

Barcelona dun got fucked up. FUCKED UP.

[Guest]

Well played. Totally deserved in my opinion. After forgetting how to shoot for the first half, you really turned it around in the second half and totally bossed the game for the last 20 minutes.

Well done.

[KRP]

Is this what love feels like?!

[KRP]

Wilshere looked so composed on the ball as well, just sensational.

[BlinkyBear]

Is this what love feels like?!

Nah, this is what it feels like when you find a brand new porno with some young thing who takes it in the pooper for the first time, and you can't shake one off quick enough before that ecstatic explosion.

Let's hope after the game in the Nou Camp it doesn't feel like you've just been caught, pants round your ankles, covered in your own bean-juice and with a video of a screaming teenager with a dick in her arse in the background.

[Rocafella]

Let's not forget how good Szczęsny was tonight. Kept us in the tie with some great saves. Special talent.

[BlinkyBear]

[Eats hoops and leaves]

Great match, shame about the fat Arsenal fans threatening to beat up a load of Spanish guys on Gilispie Road. Nice to see the police doing fuck all about it, too.

[toythatkills]

:awesome:

[Art Vandelay]

When you take the opposition into consideration, that was probably one of the finest halves of football we've ever played under Wenger. I think every player had a complete beast in that second half, but Wilshere and Koscielny were utterly monstrous. Hard on football.

[anders limpar]

Barca ain't shit but hoes and tricks.

That was the most incredible night we've had at the Grove by a mile - never known celebrations like it when the second one went in! Walking out the ground afterwards through the crowds felt like coming up on a pill and making your way through a packed club.

I gotta say it was a good day.

[anders limpar]

Note to Xavi - this is what Arsenal DNA looks like:

http://gunnerblog.com/?p=2754

[mop]

The second I saw him do that, I asked the lord to send me a gif of it. He answered the call.

[Takizawa]

Congratulations guys, excellent result and some top performances.

Wilshere is frighteningly good.

[Art Vandelay]

What was brilliant was that wasn't some tin pot Barcelona team who turned up and put in a terrible performance, they were incredible for long spells. And we were better.

[mop]

Like you said, that second half performance was pretty fucking boss. Some players really stood up to the task at hand tonight and just fucking KILLED it! Just...damn...

I'm going to be smiling like a right cunt for the next day or two!

[Reidles]

Well played. Totally deserved in my opinion. After forgetting how to shoot for the first half, you really turned it around in the second half and totally bossed the game for the last 20 minutes.

Well done.

Seconded here. I'm a neutral (well, Liverpool) and not only was it a fantastic performance, but the game totally lived up to expectations. Wonderful technical ability and a pulsating pace and flow to the game.

This competition used to be our stamping ground and, despite our lack of quality over the years, I think we excelled in the Champions League more than Arsenal due to our resolve and spirit. With all due respect (and please bear in mind that I don't watch a lot of Arsenal games, obv.), something which Arsenal have lacked in recent years. They've been the most entertaining and technically brilliant team in Britain for years, but need to be patient and persistent to get the results in this competition. I'm far from assured in this opinion, so don't shoot me down if I'm talking utter balls!

Tonight's performance was fantastic a totally deserved. Nou Camp won't be easy, especially with the away goal, but a disciplined and concentrated performance will really back up Wenger's claims today that you are a much better team this year.

If tonight hasn't already! Well done guys!