Arsenal 2-1 Barcelona Free Highlights and Goals

Arsenal took on the Spanish champions, perhaps the best team in the world, currently, at the Emirates on Wednesday night, in a Champions League Round of 16 First Leg match. The Catalans dominated much of the first half, and were rewarded in the 26' minute, when David Villa was put through for an easy one on one with Wojciech Szczesny.

The Arsenal response was positive, as they started to get more of possession as the match progressed, and were the better side in the second half. However, the Gunners could not manage to breakthrough the Barcelona defence for most of it. The constant pressure finally paid off in the 77' minute, when Gael Clichy played a ball on the left to Robin van Persie, and the Dutchman fnished from a near impossible angle.

Arsenal pushed on after the goal, and got the goal that completed the turnaround through an unlikely source - Andrei Arshavin. The Russian has not been in good form in the past few weeks, but his sublime finish from a Samir Nasri cross from the edge of the box told a different story.

It was a stunning, unexpected comeback from the home side, who were clear underdogs before the match. After the first goal, many expected Barcelona to get another goal and cruise to victory, yet the Arsenal defence did not crumble under the pressure.

It was a good performance overall by the Arsenal players, however there were a selected few that were especially brilliant. Laurent Koscielny was a rock in the heart of the Arsenal defence, while Jack Wilshere did very well in the heart of midfield. Samir Nasri provided attacking options throughout the game, while Robin van Persie also looked very dangerous at times. Wojciech Szczesny, the 20-year old Polish keeper put in a marvellous performance, considering it was his first European game, that too against the world famous Catalans.

Here are the highlights and goals from that match:




GO GUNNERS!