Nervous sounds about right there, El Ray. Timid is another good one.

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The refs are calling this loosely so far.

One or two obvious fouls and he hasn't blown.

Henry almost gave me my first correct goal to Pires. :(

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Woo! An early red card to Jens Lehmann! :o

What the hell why the fuck did the referee not allow the advantage that was stupid, it should have been 1-0.

Hahaha Lehman hero to zero. That was a yellow card, Lehman may have been the last man but it was a genuine attempt at the ball.

All I can say is UH OH

Well thats the final pretty much ruined.

AND THEY'RE TAKING OUT PIRES???

There goes that prediction. :(

That was so so stupid by the referee not to allow the goal. So I guess what would Wenger prefer be a man down or a goal down?

What a silly challenge by Aboue, does he want to be sent off too?

And now it's going to get chippy. Yellow to Eboue.

Ouch Pires' face says it all. This was probably his last game for Arsenal.

Good omen for England though Ashley Cole is looking sharp.

Ronaldinho is playing a little too deep now.

Almunia is doing well with what little he's seen so far.

(Can't you get a card for diving?)

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Nice little nutmeg by Eboue but follows it up with a dive.

LOL Campbell

Sol Campbell pots the header from the free kick off Henry. ASN 1-0 FCB

That was a beautiful move unlucky Eto.

EDIT: WHAT A SAVE.

This is the best chance Barcelona has had since the red card on Lehmann. Arsenal's defense has been very good in this first half.

Looks like Almunia got a hand to that shot by Eto'o. Almost made it worse...

Dear Barca Defense,

Thierry Who?

Sincerely,

Sol Campbell

Upon looking at it again Eboue dived for the free kick, Puyol hardly brushed past him, and he fell over.

Oh yea, absolute dive. Should never have been called. However, that being said...


GUNNERS GUNNERS GUNNERS

My comment about diving was well timed, since that "foul" happened just after I said it. I felt Eboue was diving again when he was whining about his knee, but these refs obviously aren't going to call a tight game, so.

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Edmilson might've been hurt in the first half, but Iniesta will take his place either way.

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Iniesta looks a little like Landon Donovan...

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Henry gets a yellow for a fair tackle.

Thierry gets carded. Watch him get pissed and score a goal.

The rain is going to hurt play as well.

Ronaldinho: if you're going to score, do it now.

OH THANK CHRIST.

*exhales*

Not a good shot by Ronaldinho. But he'll get more chances with the one-man imbalance.

I think its going to be one of those nights where whatever Barcelona do they can't score.

EDIT:What the hell was that by Ronaldinho?

Also Handball.

Larsson in, van Bommel out.

The refereeing has been dreadful.