Can arsenal fans stop running their mouth outta fear?
am sure these same fans will start screaming sexual molestation of minors after the first leg,
just wondering if the poll or what you say can influence the result on 31st.
branding themselves as underdogs, underdogs ma foot, tseew

Iniesta ruled out of the first leg while Xavi is doubtful.

Arsenal might have a chance in the first leg.

femidude:

Up Barca is all I will say because na empty fans dey make noise.

OOOHH!! What are you doing? Keeping quiet abii? Yeye wowo!!! You should not even post here to prove your claim
of noiselessness!!! YEYE WOWO!!!!

AjanleKoko:

These Arsenal fans just dey make noise.
People that can't beat Man U or Chelsea want to beat Blaugrana, the best team in the world!
Even when we were not this strong, we 'planked' your butt. Bring it on at the Emirates.
We will be leaving not only with the points, but with our son Cesc.

The above post also applies to you^^^!!! When you accuse of us noisemaking, what exactly are you doing Keeping quiet??
YEYE WOWO!!!

elowa:

Can arsenal fans stop running their mouth outta fear?
am sure these same fans will start screaming sexual molestation of minors after the first leg,
just wondering if the poll or what you say can influence the result on 31st.
branding themselves as underdogs, underdogs ma foot, tseew

NOOOOHH! You are not running your mouth also!! Why accuse others of exactly what you are guilty of in your above post^^^?

Wuld be an interestin match with tha catalans carrying the day we no make noise much forza barca!!!

Mr_TA:

Iniesta ruled out of the first leg while Xavi is doubtful.

Arsenal might have a chance in the first leg.

Na that one you dey follow ? These guys have a way of playin tricks on opponents by telling you one of their major players is injured and atlast, you'll see them on the pitch of play. That was what they did against MAN U last season. They said iniesta wasn't going to play and the guy was on the field that day. So don't get excited yet o !

@ big small father,

It's not the size of the brain that matters, it's the content! lol

Well, if the results of competitions are judged by records, why play the match?

A lot of records have been broken lately and more will be, subsequently!

Who would have though Everton would beat Man U, Chelsea and Man City?

Who would have thought Birmingham would not lose to any of the top four teams? None of them beat Birmingham at home!

@ Ajanlekoko, that Man U and Chelsea beat Arsenal doesn't mean every team that beat them would beat Arsenal, that's not football!

No be Everton when Arsenal spank naim beat Man U and Chelsea?

2 days to go!

underscore:

@ big small father,

It's not the size of the brain that matters, it's the content! lol

Well, if the results of competitions are judged by records, why play the match?

A lot of records have been broken lately and more will be, subsequently!

Who would have though Everton would beat Man U, Chelsea and Man City?

Who would have thought Birmingham would not lose to any of the top four teams? None of them beat Birmingham at home!

@ Ajanlekoko, that Man U and Chelsea beat Arsenal doesn't mean every team that beat them would beat Arsenal, that's not football!

No be Everton when Arsenal spank naim beat Man U and Chelsea?

2 days to go!

See wetin i talk ? That content wey dey ya brain , na sugarless ZOBO ! Lol,

This na Uefa we dey talk o ! Why you go dey use the track record of EPL dey comphere UEFA ?! Haba, my 1yr old pikin nor fit do that kain comparison . Oya lie down make i drive CATERPILLAR on top ya head.

Iniesta plays or not . . .Barca will still grab 3points.

Something tells me Arsenal is going to win this first leg but my greatest fear is what will happen in Bacelona

Arsenal 2- barca 0, 2nd leg ends in a draw, trust d garffer on this no shaking. guner 4 eva

Ope o, no iniesta but dat messi na one man army, I hope cesc would b able to play, its time to shame other fans or haters, Arsenal will conquer "Gunner 4 life"

this arsenal team will shock the world. on paper barca are favourite. football no be maths, glory glory arsenal

arshaven:

Ope o, no iniesta but dat messi na one man army, I hope cesc would b able to play, its time to shame other fans or haters, Arsenal will conquer "Gunner 4 life"

I like you jare, you don take style dey accept defeat abi ? Lol,

abrahym:

this arsenal team will shock the world. on paper barca are favourite. football no be maths, glory glory arsenal

Nor talk too much, na 2morow be the d day!

INJURY UPDATE

Diaby, Arshavin, Nasri and Gallas are all in training this morning.

Cesc Fabregas had a fitness test this morning but has not yet come out for training. . .

We can only hope at this point

A rematch of the final of 2006 has been dubbed as Barcelona versus Barcelona lite. Both sides love to keep the ball, so something has to give in the opener at the Emirates.

Below are five reasons why the Blaugrana should nick it. Just,

1) Target Sol Campbell

Leo Messi had just celebrated his 11th birthday and was watching the TV when Sol Campbell nodded in his controversial disallowed goal against Argentina in World Cup 1998. While the former England defender's renaissance has been lauded as 'unbelievable' by Arsene Wenger he is a potential weak link in the Gunners defence having made crucial mistakes against Porto in the Champions League and Stoke City in the FA Cup. Expect Pep Guardiola to deploy Messi in Campbell's vicinity and the little genius to wreak havoc.


2) Zlatan's Revenge

For most of the big Swede's European career he has been labelled a big game
bottler. He was widely ridiculed, particularly by the English media, for going
AWOL in Inter's defeat against Manchester United last year. While it has been
suggested his Scandinavian compatriot Nicklas Bendtner is the more effective
player - yeah right - Ibrahimovic has scored in his last three games for Barca and was bought specifically for games like this one when a more direct approach may be required against a slick passing outfit like Arsenal.


3) Win The Midfield Battle

Few sides can compete with Barcelona for possession, but the Gunners are one of them. The two sides rank first and second in the ball-hogging stakes with Arsenal having an average of 35 minutes per game to Barcelona's incredible 48 minutes. Beautiful they may be, but the holders are more than capable of dishing it out and will have been fully briefed on Arsenal's struggles against physically imposing sides like Everton and Chelsea. Midfield enforcers Yaya Toure and Seydou Kieta will carry out the task with relish, forcing Cesc Fabregas - if fit - to curb his natural attacking instincts in order to keep a close eye on his old youth team-mate Messi.


4) Keep Andrey Arshavin Quiet

Eyebrows were raised when Arsene Wenger splashed the cash to bring in the
Russian a year ago but he has repaid that faith by providing the most assists in an Arsenal side who have also had the greatest number of shots on target in the competition. Both Samir Nasri and Arshavin like to cut inside so if Barcelona outnumber Arsenal in midfield it will stifle their creativity, forcing them to rely on Nicklas Bendtner to deliver the goods. Stop Arshavin and there's a fairly good chance you stop Arsenal too.


5) Give The Ball To Leo Messi

It sounds obvious, but given his incredible recent form where he is producing miracles almost every game the Argentinian maestro is making even the best of opponents look silly. At his greatest, he is completely unplayable and lest we forget he reserves his finest form for the big occasions, such as last year's Champions League final.

UPDATE:

Arsene Wenger says he has named a squad of 19 to give Cesc every chance of proving his fitness but said:

"if it were today, he wouldn't play. At the moment he cannot play but we will give him another 24 hours"

He also confirmed that Gallas "has a chance of playing"

On Barcelona, he said;

"They are an exceptional side, but we are an exceptional side too"

Press Conference repeat on ATVO coming up at 2:15

Will post more updates then

Culled from big small father:
A rematch of the final of 2006 has been dubbed as Barcelona versus Barcelona lite. Both sides love to keep the ball, so something has to give in the opener at the Emirates.

Below are five reasons why the Blaugrana should nick it. Just,

1) Target Sol Campbell

Leo Messi had just celebrated his 11th birthday and was watching the TV when Sol Campbell nodded in his controversial disallowed goal against Argentina in World Cup 1998. While the former England defender's renaissance has been lauded as 'unbelievable' by Arsene Wenger he is a potential weak link in the Gunners defence having made crucial mistakes against Porto in the Champions League and Stoke City in the FA Cup. Expect Pep Guardiola to deploy Messi in Campbell's vicinity and the little genius to wreak havoc.
What happens if Gallas plays? Did you see the post right before yours?

2) Zlatan's Revenge

For most of the big Swede's European career he has been labelled a big game
bottler. He was widely ridiculed, particularly by the English media, for going
AWOL in Inter's defeat against Manchester United last year. While it has been
suggested his Scandinavian compatriot Nicklas Bendtner is the more effective
player - yeah right - Ibrahimovic has scored in his last three games for Barca and was bought specifically for games like this one when a more direct approach may be required against a slick passing outfit like Arsenal.
Is this not just a mere hypothesis? Several instances where this never worked!!! Inter/Chelsea, where was Didier Drogba?


3) Win The Midfield Battle

Few sides can compete with Barcelona for possession, but the Gunners are one of them. The two sides rank first and second in the ball-hogging stakes with Arsenal having an average of 35 minutes per game to Barcelona's incredible 48 minutes. Beautiful they may be, but the holders are more than capable of dishing it out and will have been fully briefed on Arsenal's struggles against physically imposing sides like Everton and Chelsea. Midfield enforcers Yaya Toure and Seydou Kieta will carry out the task with relish, forcing Cesc Fabregas - if fit - to curb his natural attacking instincts in order to keep a close eye on his old youth team-mate Messi.
What happened to the irrepressible Alex Song? Did he skip your mind?


4) Keep Andrey Arshavin Quiet

Eyebrows were raised when Arsene Wenger splashed the cash to bring in the
Russian a year ago but he has repaid that faith by providing the most assists in an Arsenal side who have also had the greatest number of shots on target in the competition. Both Samir Nasri and Arshavin like to cut inside so if Barcelona outnumber Arsenal in midfield it will stifle their creativity, forcing them to rely on Nicklas Bendtner to deliver the goods. Stop Arshavin and there's a fairly good chance you stop Arsenal too.
If wishes were horses >>> and no one will stop Messi? 


5) Give The Ball To Leo Messi

It sounds obvious, but given his incredible recent form where he is producing miracles almost every game the Argentinian maestro is making even the best of opponents look silly. At his greatest, he is completely unplayable and lest we forget he reserves his finest form for the big occasions, such as last year's Champions League final.
What about Vermalaen/Clichy? Will they just watch Messi doing his shooting practice on Almunia?

Well, I no blame you na the place you copy your post from I blame. Olodo!

Your other post:
See wetin i talk ? That content wey dey ya brain , na sugarless ZOBO ! Lol, Now I see you can't even comprehend simple analogies!

This na Uefa we dey talk o ! So what if na UEFA! Aren't there always more English teams from the Q/Final stage? Doesn't that tell you they are the best league in the world? Why you go dey use the track record of EPL dey comphere UEFA ? Why not! Haba, my 1yr old pikin nor fit do that kain comparison . No allow that boy inherit your olodo brain from you o! Oya lie down make i drive CATERPILLAR on top ya head. you dey work for wazobia fm? na dem dey pour people water o!
Just having fun o! What I simply meant that at certain times, seeded teams fall prey to non-seeded teams.
Football no be history or Mathematics. Let's fold our hands and watch good football tomorrow!

underscore:

Culled from big small father:
A rematch of the final of 2006 has been dubbed as Barcelona versus Barcelona lite. Both sides love to keep the ball, so something has to give in the opener at the Emirates.

Below are five reasons why the Blaugrana should nick it. Just,

1) Target Sol Campbell

Leo Messi had just celebrated his 11th birthday and was watching the TV when Sol Campbell nodded in his controversial disallowed goal against Argentina in World Cup 1998. While the former England defender's renaissance has been lauded as 'unbelievable' by Arsene Wenger he is a potential weak link in the Gunners defence having made crucial mistakes against Porto in the Champions League and Stoke City in the FA Cup. Expect Pep Guardiola to deploy Messi in Campbell's vicinity and the little genius to wreak havoc.
What happens if Gallas plays? Did you see the post right before yours?

2) Zlatan's Revenge

For most of the big Swede's European career he has been labelled a big game
bottler. He was widely ridiculed, particularly by the English media, for going
AWOL in Inter's defeat against Manchester United last year. While it has been
suggested his Scandinavian compatriot Nicklas Bendtner is the more effective
player - yeah right - Ibrahimovic has scored in his last three games for Barca and was bought specifically for games like this one when a more direct approach may be required against a slick passing outfit like Arsenal.
Is this not just a mere hypothesis? Several instances where this never worked!!! Inter/Chelsea, where was Didier Drogba?


3) Win The Midfield Battle

Few sides can compete with Barcelona for possession, but the Gunners are one of them. The two sides rank first and second in the ball-hogging stakes with Arsenal having an average of 35 minutes per game to Barcelona's incredible 48 minutes. Beautiful they may be, but the holders are more than capable of dishing it out and will have been fully briefed on Arsenal's struggles against physically imposing sides like Everton and Chelsea. Midfield enforcers Yaya Toure and Seydou Kieta will carry out the task with relish, forcing Cesc Fabregas - if fit - to curb his natural attacking instincts in order to keep a close eye on his old youth team-mate Messi.
What happened to the irrepressible Alex Song? Did he skip your mind?


4) Keep Andrey Arshavin Quiet

Eyebrows were raised when Arsene Wenger splashed the cash to bring in the
Russian a year ago but he has repaid that faith by providing the most assists in an Arsenal side who have also had the greatest number of shots on target in the competition. Both Samir Nasri and Arshavin like to cut inside so if Barcelona outnumber Arsenal in midfield it will stifle their creativity, forcing them to rely on Nicklas Bendtner to deliver the goods. Stop Arshavin and there's a fairly good chance you stop Arsenal too.
If wishes were horses >>> and no one will stop Messi?


5) Give The Ball To Leo Messi

It sounds obvious, but given his incredible recent form where he is producing miracles almost every game the Argentinian maestro is making even the best of opponents look silly. At his greatest, he is completely unplayable and lest we forget he reserves his finest form for the big occasions, such as last year's Champions League final.
What about Vermalaen/Clichy? Will they just watch Messi doing his shooting practice on Almunia?

Well, I no blame you na the place you copy your post from I blame. Olodo!

Your other post:
See wetin i talk ? That content wey dey ya brain , na sugarless ZOBO ! Lol, Now I see you can't even comprehend simple analogies!

This na Uefa we dey talk o ! So what if na UEFA! Aren't there always more English teams from the Q/Final stage? Doesn't that tell you they are the best league in the world? Why you go dey use the track record of EPL dey comphere UEFA ? Why not! Haba, my 1yr old pikin nor fit do that kain comparison . No allow that boy inherit your olodo brain from you o! Oya lie down make i drive CATERPILLAR on top ya head. you dey work for wazobia fm? na dem dey pour people water o!
Just having fun o! What I simply meant that at certain times, seeded teams fall prey to non-seeded teams.
Football no be history or Mathematics. Let's fold our hands and watch good football tomorrow!

I still can't stop laughing at your quoted analysis. Who are these kids Vermalaen/Clichy to hold down Messi ? Where were they when Drogba went pass them during EPL ? Abi their mama send them go market that time ? Can't wait for 2morow.

@ big small father,

there you go comparing UEFA with EPL now! Who is the olodo here?

In football, expect the unexpected sometimes!

NB.
There is no known defender that held back opponents 100% of the time.
Sometimes they get dribbled, it's the number of times they lose balls that makes the difference.
Even the great Maldini lost balls and got dribbled.
Clichy (now fully recuperated) and Vermalaen (one of the best full backs in the EPL (and Europe too!) with over 7 goals to his credit this term) have done well and will continue to do well. Gallas and Sagna/Eboue too!
Na Puyol (wen be like native doctor) and Pique wan hold Arshavin, Nasri, Fabregas, Walcott and Bendtner?

Till tomorrow jare!

Getting set to dump Barca out of the competition

guys wot do u think is going to happen tomrrow
3gbosas to all barca fans.




love you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

underscore:

@ big small father,

there you go comparing UEFA with EPL now! Who is the olodo here?

In football, expect the unexpected sometimes!

NB.
There is no known defender that held back opponents 100% of the time.
Sometimes they get dribbled, it's the number of times they lose balls that makes the difference.
Even the great Maldini lost balls and got dribbled.
Clichy (now fully recuperated) and Vermalaen (one of the best full backs in the EPL (and Europe too!) with over 7 goals to his credit this term) have done well and will continue to do well. Gallas and Sagna/Eboue too!
Na Puyol (wen be like native doctor) and Pique wan hold Arshavin, Nasri, Fabregas, Walcott and Bendtner?

Till tomorrow jare!

SULE !!!! I comented based on your previous arguement . Check the pics above,barca busy dey train, see small boys as dem dey play with sand. What do you call this ? Una wan win true true !

~`Gooner`~:

^^^^ very soon they will start flying paper cart, running wheel and tyre.

@big faarta , i tot barca fans dont make noise
u beta ShUt your trap up cos ur cotravellers earlier alleged that barca fans dont make noise!

Let d boyz - 007 battalion - do the NOISEMAKING AHN!!!!

FAB4 is doubtful for the fixture

@ big father, how else can you define relaxation?

It means the home work is done so RELAX!

Na wa o!!

we are losing this tie. Lets just kick back and enjoy the ride. Play well, concede few goals . . . maybe score one or two and we shld be ok. Buy a few players - replace Almunia, get a Torres-like forward and we shld be good for next season.

^^ cant believe david is accepting defeat before the game
it will go a long way if you could tell yor gunnerz mate to start seeing things like u

This morning, I’m not even going to speculate on team strategy, or the best way to cage Messi, Ibrahimovic, Xavi and the entire Catalan army that have marched out to North London in defence of their crown. It’s been raining this morning so you expect they are already upset by the English weather…thank you mother nature! I’ll just face the facts of what I believe and trust that the Gunners will deliver on what promises to be a glorious night of football at The Emirates.

The facts remain as follows; I believe Barcelona are beatable and nothing short of an outright victory for Arsenal tonight will be acceptable for me. I spent the better part of last night gloating after Man Utd succumbed to a late late Ivica Olic goal which had the commentator screaming “It’s 1999 in reverse”. I couldn’t stop grinning with glee! With Rooney falling victim to the wishes of millions of anti-Man Utd fans around the world by managing to trip on his own weight and sprain his ankle, I wonder how they will fare in his absence should he fail to be fit for this weekend’s crunch tie against Chelsea. Any way it goes, one or both teams will drop points. If it were possible, I’d rather they both lose the tie but then that is just downright wishful thinking!

What is not wishful is my prediction that Barcelona will succumb tonight to three goals from a rampant Arsenal side who tonight will put on a footballing spectacle as never seen before.

Yesterday morning as I reported in the live updates on Nairaland, Cesc Fabregas failed to emerge for training from his fitness test with Wenger admitting that they would leave it to the wire before taking a decision on whether or not he would play. I’m thinking he’ll hold out until the warm ups before deciding. Of note was the fact that Gallas was spotted training again with the first team and the boss confirmed that he did have a chance of playing.

My take on Gallas is this, if he isn’t ready, stick him on the bench and play Campbell instead. By the time we welcome Wolves at the weekend he should be fit to start. But then, if he’s fit why put him on the bench! The big worry now is Cesc, fingers crossed he makes it through. Nevertheless, this is what Arsene had to say yesterday;

“If it were today, he wouldn’t play. At the moment he cannot play but we will give him another 24 hours”

On Barcelona, he said;

“They are an exceptional side, but we are an exceptional side too”

I leave it there and leave you to your imagination. For me, my prediction is as follows

Possible line up: Almunia, Eboue, Gallas/Campbell, Vermaelen, Song, Diaby, Fabregas/Denilson, Nasri, Bendtner, Arshavin
Prediction: Arsenal 3 Barcelona 0 (Vermaelen, Bendtner[2])

Arsenal Legend David Rocky Rocastle passed away 9 years ago today; he shall be remembered.

It will also be an emotional night for Thierry Henry tonight, let’s give him all the love he deserves.

Till tomorrow when I either have egg on my face or a grin bigger than Phil Brown’s best…Victoria Concordia Crescit

Wenger: Messi is from another planet!

ARSENE Wenger knows Arsenal face a monumental task trying to stop Barcelona superstar Leo Messi.

And he freely admits: "He is on another planet."

The Argentinian World Player of the Year, 22, poses a monstrous threat to the Gunners' Champions League dream.

European Champions Barca come to the Emirates today with Messi in explosive form ahead of the quarter-final.

And Wenger readily reveals he is in awe of the Argentina genius.

He said: "You go to football to watch players like Messi. What he does is so beautiful it becomes art. What he does at his age, has never been seen before. To take the ball in the middle of the pitch and go score goals like he was in the school playground, it is just incredible.

"I was thinking a couple of years ago he couldn't go any higher but I am conscious that today, he's on another planet."

Messi was crowned European and World Player of the Year after leading Barcelona to an historic Treble last year.

He banged in 38 goals, including the clincher in the 2-0 Champions League final triumph over holders Manchester United in Rome.

This year he is again favourite to retain the World Player of the Year title - with United's Wayne Rooney his main rival.

Messi already has 32 goals this term, including back-to-back La Liga hat-tricks and a Champions League brace against Stuttgart in recent weeks.

And he fired the winner in the final of the Club World Championship against Estudiantes.

sunnews.co.uk .