Arsenal succeeded to turn the situation from losing 1-0 in the first half into a victory by 2-1 in the end of the first leg.
In the match, Arsene Wenger, the manager of The Gunners put Samir Nasri who had been absent since the end last month because his hamstring was injured. Meanwhile, Emmanuel Eboue took the place of Bacary Sagna who was suspended with card accumulation.
On the FC Barcelona’s side, Eric Abidal was paired with Gerard Pique as Carles Puyol was absent. In the attacking section, Pep Guardiola put his best players, David Villa, Lionel Messi, Pedro, Xavi and Iniesta.
Arsenal that played in Emirates Stadium as the home team, able to penetrate FC Barcelona’s defending. Thanks to Robin Van Persie and Andrey Arshavin who both of them scored a goal that equals to two goals for Arsenal.
Source: www.goal.com
