Brilliant return gives Arsenal edge
Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin make Arsenal win as a brilliant return, was to claim a 2-1 win and give a real chance of advancing in the Champions League.
David Villa fired Barcelona, Arsene Wenger praised the best team in the world in the first half after combining with Lionel Messi.
However, its superiority has disappeared after the break, Arsenal took control, back to Van Persie to Andrey Arshavin 79 minutes to destroy the house of an extraordinary winner.
Only 24 hours after rivals Tottenham in north London shock Serie A AC Milan, Arsenal stunned the Spanish champions.
Spelling was in last season's quarter-final at the Emirates Stadium, again with spectacular football orchestrated by Messi of Barcelona.
It seems so simple like this for most of the first stage-16 clash, as he slipped the ball into the Arsenal defense and sent the players running on the box.
Wenger said yesterday that the Gunners are determined to prove they were a different team that humiliated 6-3 last season in general.
The gulf in class always seems to be, however, and the only wonder is that Barcelona is not guilty of a purple patch, with Messi to miss a golden opportunity.
But the situation changed after the break, Arsenal attacked more strongly and was rewarded with their first victory against the Spaniards.
Barcelona has a wide range of stellar names in north London, with Messi, Villa, Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernández everything on the screen.
But Arsenal was far from intimidated by the reputation of their opponents, like a frantic pace, Theo Walcott launching an attack at a dizzying pace.
After digging Barcelona opened once at the beginning, Walcott slipped into the box to move through several defenders as he ran, before the adoption of a Cesc Fabregas marked.
The captain threw the ball to Van Persie, who forced an excellent volley Victor Valdes to save from a tight angle.
Feeling in need of the storm against Arsenal team is looking to make a statement at the beginning of time waiting for your visit to Barcelona in the corridors of e 15 minutes to move.
The Arsenal defender has been thwarted by Iniesta, Messi was sent to the arc.
Messi had been provided for the race to perfection, and Laurent Koscielny and Johan Djourou online, but only with Champions League debutantes Wojciech Szczesny he managed to hit his shot from the right post.
It was a big disappointment to stop the Gunners, with increasing regularity, that Messi was the occasion, he really pushed Szczesny.
Once again, Walcott Fabregas Barcelona midfielder has decided to choose, but the Spanish Cross was authorized just before Van Persie could communicate.
The visitors had threatened a goal, however, and came on 27 minutes from the villa.
It all seemed as easy as Messi played a perfect pass from Spanish striker sent his shot past Szczesny skillfully.
Respite care was offered a dynamic performance from Jack Wilshere, but the movement ended when Van Persie has a shot too few deaths outside of his trip.
Messi scrambled the ball into the net half-time approached, but the flag for offside.
Arsenal had a good start in the second half with Wilshere, simply because he has not enough power on his shot at Valdés problems.
There was more energy for Arsenal, who organized a series of attacks, although its cause was not helped when Fabregas sent a free kick into the arms of Valdes.
The return of Samir Nasri was threatened at the near post, but Gerard Pique came in contact with his cross before Van Persie could be collected and a few moments later, the Dutchman was organized by Valdes.
Arsenal suffered a warning on 68 minutes, leave Messi as the creep Eboue, but the scope of Argentina side netting instead of defining a number of his teammates to jump the queue.
Arsenal is on the way the game was opened effort and 79 minutes was rewarded.
Gael Clichy is the initial damage with a good ball from the left, which was caused by Van Persie collected.
Holland was the shooter at an acute angle but his powerful shot slipped into Valdes at the near post.
It was a poor goalkeeper Valdés room, but could do nothing about the winners, who came to play for six minutes.
He delights in space appears to the right Nasri Arsenal.
Arshavin, who had replaced Walcott, who came to the edge of the penalty area to pick up French to pass before buying the ball into the net for the goal that gave Arsenal the edge before it is difficult to Camp Nou.
