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Arsenal vence a primeira contra Juventus

Arsenal vence a primeira contra Juventus

Newsvine - Arsenal win by 2 and Juventus lose 2

What a night! What a win for Arsenal! From the first minute Arsenal were playing like a team on a mission. Arsenal looked nervous however and a number of their midfield passes found their way to their ex-team mate Vieira. Arsenal's big break came on the 40th minute when Fabregas got booked for a foul on Vieira. Moments later Pires won the ball well from Vieira and released Henry who in turn found the forward run of Cesc making a superb run into the area. A beaufitful dummy from Cesc wrong footed Buffon allowing his shot to hit the back of the net. 1-0 and Arsenal were looking better and better. Henry went close before half time but they went in 1-0 at the break.

Second half saw more of the same from Arsenal. Juventus were trying to get something going but Arsenal's pace was too much for the Old Lady of Italian football. Juve were picking up cards for late challenges left right and centre. Fabregas did really well to setup Henry to make it 2-0. Arsenal were in control now. Vieira got his booking and misses the 2nd leg. With about 15 minutes to go Juventus left the field, mentally. Two of their players already on yellow cards decided turn yellow into red leaving Juventus with 9 men for the final few minutes. Juventus looked dazed and confused by the end.

So now Arsenal must travel to Turin next Wednesday and look for a goal to make sure of their Semi-Final place. That's 7 CL games without conceding a goal now, a wonderful run for the Gunners. Henry proved to his old club just how much their missing out on. Most of all we saw in a 90 minute spell exactly why selling Vieira was a good move by Wenger. Vieira's legs won't hold up for 90 minutes anymore and Fabregas at 18 is looking like a world beater already. How far can this young side go? We'll have to wait and see.

"Viera...oooouuwwwhhh... Viera...ooouuuwwwhhh"

"He comes from Senegal, he played for Arsenal..."

Oh yes tonight's game between Arsenal and Juventus will be an emotional night. It'll be interesting to see if the Arsenal players can bring their A Game. How will Vieira play. Can Arsenal's youngsters overcome the experience of Juventus. Get down to Highbury tonight if you can otherwise tune in on ITV tonght at 7:30.

My Prediction: Arsenal 2-1 Juventus

Arsenal fans will sing "Vieira, Vieira" for last time tonight

Arsenal Prospects - Ryan Smith

Ryan Smith was somewhat sidelined last season with the rise of David Bentley. Smith went on loan for most of this season but has recently returned to Arsenal after a successful spell with Leicester. With Bentley having moved on surely Smith will get a chance this summer to stake a case for a go in the first team.

Read more at Arsenal.com

Send in your tributes for David Rocastle Day

Arsenal.com Send in your tributes for David Rocastle Day

David Rocastle was a special player and faced the cancer that took him from us like the true fighter that he was.

Arsenal Reserves 2 - 0 Charlton Reserves

Theo Walcott scored his first home goal for the club and Sol Campbell came through another 90 minutes. Also Robin Van Persie continued his comeback from injury to setup Walcott's goal.

Arsenal 5 - 3 Charlton

Ahead of this weekend's tie with Charlton Arsenal News Review have looked back to 2000 when Arsenal beat Charlton 5-3. I remember this game for Silvinho's goal. A great game.

Fabregas & Henry finish off Liverpool with the help of Steven Gerrard

There were a few things that came out of Arsenal's 2-1 win over Liverpool. Firstly the fact that Henry is truely irreplaceable, his goals today were only half of the story, his movement and footballing brain were on display too. Secondly the development of Cesc Fabregas continues unabated. He was simply awesome today, carrying on his good form from the Real Madrid games. He's got great vision and that's something you can't teach on the training ground. Finally it seems that Arsenal have finally found a way to play without Vieira. Hleb on the right with Eboue are finally giving Arsenal a real threat on the right side. Hleb was left out of Arsenal's games in the run up to the Madrid tie. Since then he's been playing like a new player, he seems to have found his feet at last. Hleb is similar to Fabregas and also has a great eye for a pass. With Eboue running on the overlap Hleb has a variety of options for the pass going forward. Finally Adebayor is really giving Arsenal a different shape up front, he's the striker we've needed for the last few years. A player who has size and likes to play straight through the middle. I'm sure he'll start scoring goals regularly once he's fully integrated into the team. With Reyes, Van Persie, Walcott & Diaby in and around the team you have to think the future is bright for Arsenal.

What about Liverpool then? What are they doing with so many duff strikers in their squad? I've never rated Morientes, Crouch has always been a tall player who can't play. Cisse is a fast player who can't control the ball. Fowler is a world class striker who's past his best. Liverpool need to find a couple of world class strikers for next season, of course they'll also need to work out what to do with their current crop of forwards.

On another note I found it very ironic that in a week when Arsenal have been critisized for not playing English players two of England's best players have been unable to been the Gunners. Beckham looked lame for Real and Gerrard provided a wonderful assist for Thierry Henry (pressure from Fabregas set this one up) to score the winning goal against Liverpool. Do we need to look any further to see why Wenger hasn't splashed out on English players? Overrated and subsequently overpriced. Wenger will have English players in the team but they'll come from within the youth setup.

Arsenal 2 - 1 Liverpool - 4th spot could now be within Arsenal's reach if not this year's Champions League.

Champions League Draw

The Champions League draw has opened up the way for Arsenal to reach the final. This game against Juve is huge!

Focus on Champions League hopefuls

BBC SPORT | Football | Europe | Focus on Champions League hopefuls

Let's hope Arsenal can avoid Juventus, AC Milan and Barcelona. Villareal would be ideal...

Funny - Roman is having 2nd thoughts...

Love it!

On a serious note I'm sure failure in the Champions League next year will see Mourinho sacked.

THE BEAUTIFUL GAME

Today is International Women's Day. Alex has posted about Brazil's female referees:
O Blog do Alex: BEAUTIFUL GAME

ANR: "Beckham to Arsenal is logical"

Could this become a regular sight? Beckham in an Arsenal shirt... Myles Palmer thinks so. I'm kind of divided. Beckham would bring an extra dimention to Arsenal and if he could lose some of the hype he'd be a better player. He also lives 20 minutes from the training ground (Beckingham Palace is on the edge of Harlow, Victoria has visited our local hospital a few times with Romeo and Brooklyn). I guess a move to Arsenal is pretty big possibility, especially now that the Real Madrid 'Galactico' era is at an end. I think the Arsenal fans would welcome him, we could do with a few more English players.

One thing is for sure, he'll be at Highbury tomorrow night.

Arseweb Report on 4 Ex-Gunners: Demel, Riza, Day & Clarke

Arseweb Report on 4 Ex-Gunners: Demel, Riza, Day & Clarke

It's always interesting to see how players who left the club have progressed.

Arsenal Score 4 But Adebayor Could Have Scored More To Add To The Score

2 goals from Henry and 1 a piece from Adebayor and Fabregas. Henry was simply worldclass today. He was everywhere. His performance lifted the whole team. Flamini crossing left footed for Fabregas' goal was pretty sweet too. All set now for Wednesday's game against Real.

Was it me or was Moritz Volz 1 yard behind Henry for the entire game? Poor lad, Henry made a good player look very very poor.

Osgood had class, shame Chelsea don't!

Arjen Robben and Jose Mourinho are a beautiful partnership. So skillful yet totally devoid of class. What does Mourinho think he looks like when he makes faces and whines like a donkey!? How about Robben? Gets players sent off and then complains when he is sent off in a similar manner.

Robben's challenge was a RED CARD offense. Face the facts Chelsea fans. He went in two footed after losing the ball. That's cynical and dangerous play. Mourinho clapping the sending off was sickening. What immature behavior. Then just to prove how little class he has he decides to confront the opposing manager. Grotesque behavior. What was a stake today for Chelsea? Nothing other than pride. They've won the league, must they now devalue it with these tactics?

Rest in peace Peter Osgood.

As for Tuesday, come on Barcelona! Mourinho needs to wake up and smell the coffee.

O Blog do Alex: SOCRATES BOOKED

According to O Blog do Alex Socrates' book will be translated into English. Should be an interesting read. Alex also makes an interesting point about the influence of a name.

Yawn... England 2 - 1 Uruguay

Ok so let's recap... England play duff fall behind but the opposition give up early and England win. This is becoming a recurring theme for England. That tactic is fine in friendlies but when competition time rolls around teams tend to be a little more focussed.

Also was it just me or did Rio look totally useless? He's totally clueless sometimes. Reminds me of what I thought when I saw him on A Question of Sport a few years ago, he was shockingly dumb. I think Sven ought to pick Ledley King to partner John Terry.

Up front why was Sven experimenting with Darren Bent? The kid is good but calling him up this close to the World Cup is crazy. Why not give Defoe a chance to show his worth.

Basically England's WC chances rely on the skills of Rooney. As soon as he's injured England are finished.