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Debunking the myth that Barcelona robbed Arsenal in the 2011 Champions League (R016)
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Almost all football fans believe that Arsenal was robbed in the tie due to the red-card on Van Persie. Admittedly, the card was unfair however he should& #39;ve been carded or sent off on 2 different occasions before the red-card and wasn& #39;t punished. There are two sides to the story.
That was the only major refereeing decision that went against Arsenal across the two legs. In this thread I will uncover all the decisions that were made unfairly towards Barcelona. If these decisions were given fairly the game would& #39;ve been killed off earlier.
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> Arsenal Stadium, 16 February 2011, Arsenal 2-1 Barcelona (RO16 1st leg), 2-1 on aggregate:
Goal by Messi disallowed for offside, very debatable.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖐️" title="Erhobene Hand mit gespreizten Fingern" aria-label="Emoji: Erhobene Hand mit gespreizten Fingern">Handball by Djourou inside the box, no penalty given!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Kreuzzeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Kreuzzeichen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Errötetes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Errötetes Gesicht">
Goal by Messi disallowed for offside, very debatable.
[2] https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> Arsenal Stadium, 16 February 2011, Arsenal 2-1 Barcelona (RO16 1st leg), 2-1 on aggregate:
Foul by Koscielny on Pedro inside the box (goalscoring opportunity), no foul/penalty/red card given!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Kreuzzeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Kreuzzeichen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Errötetes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Errötetes Gesicht">
Foul by Koscielny on Pedro inside the box (goalscoring opportunity), no foul/penalty/red card given!
[3] https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> Arsenal Stadium, 16 February 2011, Arsenal 2-1 Barcelona (RO16 1st leg), 2-1 on aggregate:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🖐️" title="Erhobene Hand mit gespreizten Fingern" aria-label="Emoji: Erhobene Hand mit gespreizten Fingern">Handball by Arshavin inside the box, no penalty given!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Kreuzzeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Kreuzzeichen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Errötetes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Errötetes Gesicht">
[4] https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flagge von Spanien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Spanien"> Camp Nou, 8 March 2011, Barcelona 3-1 Arsenal (RO16 2nd leg), 4-3 on aggregate:
Late/Ugly foul by Van Persie on Messi, no card given!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Kreuzzeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Kreuzzeichen">
Late/Ugly foul by Van Persie on Messi, no card given!
[5] https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flagge von Spanien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Spanien"> Camp Nou, 8 March 2011, Barcelona 3-1 Arsenal (RO16 2nd leg), 4-3 on aggregate:
Foul by Diaby on Messi inside the box, no penalty!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Kreuzzeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Kreuzzeichen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Errötetes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Errötetes Gesicht">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗣️" title="Silhouette eines sprechenden Kopfes" aria-label="Emoji: Silhouette eines sprechenden Kopfes">Commentator: "I cannot believe he& #39;s not given it there (referee)"
Foul by Diaby on Messi inside the box, no penalty!
[6] https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flagge von Spanien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Spanien"> Camp Nou, 8 March 2011, Barcelona 3-1 Arsenal (RO16 2nd leg), 4-3 on aggregate:
Brutal foul by Van Persie on Alves, no red card given!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Kreuzzeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Kreuzzeichen"> Van Persie intentionally shoved Dani Alves in the face and got away with only a yellow card!https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Errötetes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Errötetes Gesicht">
Brutal foul by Van Persie on Alves, no red card given!
FOUR penalties not awarded to Barcelona and TWO possible Red Cards not given to Chelsea and yet all everyone can remember is the Van Persie Red Card? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht"> You won& #39;t hear about this because of the IMMENSE power of the English mediahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Kreuzzeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Kreuzzeichen">.
If this game resulted in Arsenal going through. It would& #39;ve been an even BIGGER "robbery". Barcelona went through because they clearly deserved to, not because "Arsenal were robbed".
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[1] Messi& #39;s goal that was disallowed
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