Arse v Barca
 

Can only see Barca winning this:

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Re: Arse v Barca
 

i'd say it's a draw in london and a close victory by barca next week.

Re: Arse v Barca
 

Go Barça!

Re: Arse v Barca
 

Really? I can see Arse winning this. All depends on which Arse team shows up though. No doubt Barca are the favorites here, but I have a suspicion that Arse takes this at home.

Re: Arse v Barca
 

im eating my words. what a disaster.

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73rd minute - not over yet ;)

Re: Arse v Barca
 

yeah, that was totally a red card *cough*

well, like i said - a draw.

Re: Arse v Barca
 

Well well. Eikman not eating his words. Though it was definitely a penalty. To say Puyol wasnt denying a goal scoring opportunity you need a white stick and a guide dog. Undeserved draw for Arsenal. No fabregas in the 2nd leg, and Barca will have 2 players out too. Still gotta be Barca to go thru.

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Barca, already weak in the back, will be without their 2 best defenders next week. This is far from over.

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are they? before the arsenal match, they conceded only 4 goals in this entire CL round and only 18 (in 29 games, that's eight less than Real Madrid!) in the spanish league. no other european top team has conceded less goals in their respective home league (i.e. not in england, germany, netherlands, france and italy)

that's not what i would call "weak in the back", but rather one of the best defensive lines there is.

nevertheless, puyol and pique will be missed for sure, but i think with marquez they have another excellent defender along their lines. and if messi shows a better effort and iniesta returns to the squad, the offense should put it straight ;)