PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Barcelona: Valdes; Dani Alves, Milito, Abidal, Maxwell; Xavi, Sergio Busquets, Iniesta; Villa, Messi, Pedro.

Arsenal: Szczesny; Sagna, Koscielny, Djourou, Clichy; Diaby, Wilshere; Nasri, Fabregas, Arshavin; Bendtner.

DID YOU KNOW?

- Barcelona were unbeaten in their first five Champions League meetings with Arsenal, drawing two and winning three - including the 2006 final and last season's quarter-final second leg, when a 4-1 win secured a 6-3 aggregate victory.

- This season they won each of their three home fixtures in Group D, beating Panathinaikos (5-1), Copenhagen (2-0) and Rubin Kazan (2-0), topping their section for the fourth consecutive year and qualifying from the initial group stage for the ninth successive campaign in which they've taken part.

- Barcelona have won 11 ties in Uefa competitions after losing the first leg away from home – but they've lost the other 12, including last season's Champions League semi-final, when a 1-0 victory over Inter at the Nou Camp wasn't good enough to overturn a 3-1 first-leg defeat in Milan.

- On Saturday Barcelona's 1-0 home win over Zaragoza in La Liga not only maintained their seven-point lead over Real Madrid at the top of the table, it also extended their unbeaten home run in all competitions to 20 matches.

- Pep Guardiola's side are without first-choice centre-backs Carles Puyol (injured) and Gerard Pique (suspended) for the Arsenal clash, but in Lionel Messi they boast a player with 46 goals from 44 games for club and country so far this season. The Argentine also netted all four Barca goals when Arsenal were the visitors last season.

-  Arsenal have qualified for the Champions League in each of the last 13 seasons. This is the 11th successive time they have progressed beyond the initial group stage, and in four of the last five campaigns they've reached at least the quarter-finals.

-  the tie on aggregate no fewer than 14 times. Their one defeat - in the 2000-01 Champions League quarter-finals - was against La Liga opposition, a 2-1 home win over Valencia being followed by a 1-0 defeat in Spain and elimination on away goals.

- Arsenal were joint-top scorers in this season's Champions League group stage with 18 goals - the same number as their arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

- Arsenal's first leg victory over Barca was their 99th win in their 200th match in Uefa competitions, and Andrey Arshavin's winner their 197th Champions League goal.

- Unbeaten in their last four away games in all competitions, Arsenal stretched their unbeaten Premier League run to 11 matches (seven wins, four draws) at the weekend with a 0-0 home draw against Sunderland, maintaining their record of not conceding in the opening 15 minutes of any Premier League game this season.

Last Meeting
February 16, 2011: Arsenal 2-1 Barcelona

The Gunners earned a stunning first ever victory over Barca, showing resilience and verve at the Emirates to bounce back from the visitors' mesmeric passing game and David Villa’s first-half goal which looked for a long time to have settled the issue.

Wojciech Szczesny pulled off some impressive saves to ensure a comeback remained within the realms of possibility, before late goals from Robin van Persie (78th minute) and substitute Andrey Arshavin (83rd) duly secured a valuable first-leg lead.



Match

I know it will be a thug of war tomorrow but Arsenal willl qualify

Manita

even if they qualify to the final they will surely loss even if its zamfara utd.

They are allergic to trophys

God help the gunners,

My support goes to Barcelona, the envy of European & world football.

dooms day's here for arsenal.i sincerely wish they could stop barca but , men can they at nou camp?time will tell

I support barcelona dis time, Go Barca! Go Barca!! Go Barca!!!

Barca will frustrate those small Arsenal boiz 2mao, Trust moi.

Barca till i drop

^easy bro

I dnt knw why alot of u lik talkin rubbish. Same way u all ate bck ur words in d 1st leg @ Emirates, same will happen 2 u @ Nou or Doom camp. I promise u all anti-Arsenal that. Barca are beatable we proved that and again we gonna do that rite there in their home. I no fit shout afta all, i no be barca fan.

^^yes oo! !
arsenal can go and win that thing for there oo!

hackney:

^^yes oo! !
arsenal can go and win that thing for there oo!

Wishful thinking.

Ekpoma1:

I dnt knw why alot of u lik talkin rubbish. Same way u all ate bck your words in d 1st leg @ Emirates, same will happen 2 u @ Nou or Doom camp. I promise u all anti-Arsenal that. Barca are beatable we proved that and again we gonna do that rite there in their home. I no fit shout afta all, i no be barca fan.

You will need a bigger dose of the luck you had @ the Emirates to survive at blitzrieg at camp nou. Trust me.

You will need a bigger dose of the luck you had @ the Emirates to survive at blitzrieg at camp nou. Trust me.
[quote][/quote]Luck? U barca fans always have excuses 4 every of ur downfall. Well, im nt suprise @ ur comment. Thats d comment of typical barca fan. In football anything can happen! Get that in2 ur skull.

I don vex; if Arsenal win i go buy Barca jersey

otokx:

I don vex; if Arsenal win i go buy Barca jersey

U wicked ooo, Barca all the way. I second U.

Barca all the way . Visca el barca

Trust me, these Barca guys are over-confident. This is the same attitude they put on at the emirates 3 weeks ago, tommorrow would not be any different! Great Barca would fall heavily tommorrow. I'm i wrong? Time will tell!

BARCA 1 : 1 ARSENAL OR BARCA 1 : 3 ARSENAL

AMEN.

Tunsbobo:

Trust me, these Barca guys are over-confident. This is the same attitude they put on at the emirates 3 weeks ago, tommorrow would not be any different! Great Barca would fall heavily tommorrow. I'm i wrong? Time will tell!

No over confidence here. Arsenal were underrated @ the Emirates but this not going to happen at nou.

ideylaff:

BARCA 1 : 1 ARSENAL OR BARCA 1 : 3 ARSENAL

AMEN.

Got to yield the best result could be a draw for Arsenal if they park a but across the goal post like inter did. Anything short of massive defense will be a annihilation of Arsenal. You guys need all the luck I insist.

arseanal will qualify by god's graceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I foresee Barca players crying in front of their own fans. Barca should res Messi if they are dat superior

adagz 01:

even if they qualify to the final they will surely loss even if its zamfara utd.

They are allergic to trophys

On Point, but they will loose tomorrow anyway

Friends, I tell you most solemnly, before 10:30pm 2moro, BARCA will be down and the young arsenal boyz and fans will be rejiocing.

Van Persie in squad to face Barcelona

Arsenal squad: Wojciech Szczesny, Bacary Sagna, Johan Djourou, Laurent Koscielny, Gael Clichy, Abou Diaby, Jack Wilshere, Cesc Fabregas, Andrey Arshavin, Samir Nasri, Robin van Persie, Manuel Almunia, Emmanuel Eboue, Kieran Gibbs, Sebastien Squillaci, Tomas Rosicky. Denilson, Nicklas Bendtner, Marouane Chamakh

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/van-persie-in-squad-to-face-barcelona

van persie in, barcelona will loose

whether barca likes it or nt we ar qualifying 4 d nxt rounD

ideylaff:

BARCA 1 : 1 ARSENAL OR BARCA 1 : 3 ARSENAL

AMEN.

I DEY LAFF!

EPL fans pls let us support our own. . .  Chelsea,Manutd N liverpool fans let us come together today and support arsenal. . .

which time did EPL Become Nigeria's premier league,
when it comes to EPL  Itself we know our own. so Arsenal , u stirred the hornet's  nest urself so be bold enough to face the consequence . wish you best of luck anyway, i mean make e no pass 4 : 0 .

lol,