Half the job done

A splendid all round performance means that the gunners have a big advantage going in to the return leg at turin. A clinical display with solid defending and some neat finishing helped Arsenal register another great win over a European giant. The away team s frustration showed right at the end with 2 red cards which means suspensions for Zebina and Camoranesi. Ibrahmovic and Trezeguet were kept very quiet and with cesc and gilberto doing a great job on Emerson and Vieira, the gunners emerged easy winners.
Now off to Italy to finish the job.

Of Real, Liverpool and Juventus

Wow! What a week. What a tremendous game at Highbury. Arsenal and Real showed why they are two of the best teams in Europe. A very entertaining nil nil and definitely a better game than the Chelsea Barca one. Hats off to the gunners who turned on a stellar display to enter the qf s. They were solid at the back and created enough chances to keep Casillas busy. Hleb played very well. He kept the ball with him..strangely enough.He also made penetrating runs. Freddy played very well and played the support role to Heny well. We were solid at th back, Toure and Senderos didnt allow Raul or Ronaldo even a sniff . There were just 2 moments when Raul hit the bar and Lehmann saved the follow up and when Big Phil almost put the ball in the roof of his own goal. Reyes hit the bar and there were a few more chances missed but at the end the team managed to go through.
We meet Juve next. Paddy will be back and i hope that he gets a good welcome and loses. It will be a tough tough game and we ll have to play extrememly well to win but there is a chance especially with Henry around.
Coming to this weekend, a very important game against Liverpool awaits and it is imperative that we get 3 points especially with Spurs doing well for themselves. I feel that it will come down to the North London Derby and whoever wins that will have an advantage.
For the moment, i am over the moon that we are in the next round.

Visit to Fulham

Arsenal play away at Fulham this weekend , hoping to avoid a 9th away defeat this season. This is a very key game with Real visiting in mid week. If the gunners lose more away games then i am sure they wont qualify for the Champions League next season. Teams like Fulham have to be beaten.Having said that the cottagers have played well at home and have a very aggressive style of football, which also gives Arsenal the chance to attack on the break.
In news, Wenger has mocked Real for showing interest in Cesc Fabregas. Henry says that the season has been difficult and winning the Fulham game is of utmost importance.