Arsenal's home game against Barcelona was naturally an unusually high-profile game, and the appeal of this game was clearly unrivalled. On March 31, 2010, Thierry Henry returned to his home to face Arsenal in what promises to be a game that will leave Gunners fans feeling emotional.

Although Arsenal is not favored to a large extent, and Barcelona may also have some advantages, but the Arsenal players still have great expectations for this game. Although Arsenal has just suffered a depressed draw in the league, although Arsenal's current league title momentum has been temporarily curbed; It's just that Arsenal have done well enough this season, and the young Gunners are keen to play against more strong teams, they want to see where their limits are, and they are keen to use six-time champions Barcelona as a litmus test.

Arguably the most talked-about Champions League quarter-finals will be played at the Emirates Stadium in London, where two of Europe's most passionate teams, Arsenal and Barcelona, will square themselves off, and Arsene Wenger and Pep Guardiola, two of the most artistic, will test their skills. It's not just a contest between two teams with similar styles, but even in terms of business model, the two clubs are becoming more and more like twin brothers.

For Barcelona, the European memories in London are beautiful. Most recently, Andres Iniesta's goal helped knock Chelsea out. In London, Barcelona only had a defeat against Chelsea in 2000. However, it is important for Pep Guardiola to note that this season, Barcelona have drawn against Inter Milan and Rubin Kazan in the Champions League, and like Barcelona, Arsenal have a gorgeous jishu and strong midfield creativity and efficient strikers. However, Arsenal's defence was too weak. It's not hard for Barcelona to get on the scoresheet. The difficulty is whether or not you can defend against the gunman.

The outcome of this game will be whether Arsene Wenger's side can truly play the blood that an English team should have. Looking at the teams that have been able to draw or beat Barcelona in recent years, they are all teams with strong willpower. Arsenal have always been seen as soft-played, but this is only relative to their Premier League opponents, and once the Gunners are allowed to play well, they can also be transformed into tough players in Europe. Especially on his home turf, he is burdened with the humiliation of losing in the final four years ago. Arsenal will likely burst into an incredibly strong will to fight, and it is not a myth that they will draw with Barcelona or even win the battle.

If you want to pick an artistic team in today's muscular football, Barcelona and Arsenal are undoubtedly the best. Barcelona is the symbol of Spanish football, flowing and lifting, and the football at their feet has been dubbed "Dream". Arsenal are an outlier in the Premier League, and for more than a decade, Arsenal football has been infused with romantic and almost paranoid pursuit of flamboyance by French coach Arsene Wenger. Some people say that Arsenal is a copycat version of Barcelona. Actually, Barça is more like a sewing machine. Advance layer by layer, every thread is in the buckle. weave a large net to envelop the opponent; Arsenal is slightly evil, the sword is on the sidelines, although it is not stable enough, but once it breaks out, it is indestructible.

Although Cesc Fabregas was depressed and injured in the league, this game is very important for him and he is looking forward to this game. It is obviously very possible to play with an injury, although this may not make Xiaofa have the most haode play, but the core of Arsenal is Xiao Qing now, and Xiaofa's task in the game does not need to be so heavy; So as long as the injury is not serious, then it is very likely that Xiaofa will appear in this game, and he needs to prove his ability in front of Barcelona.

Before the start of the match between Arsenal and Barcelona, players from both sides waited in the tunnel for their appearance, and Henry, wearing a down jacket, did not stand with his current team-mates, but walked to the opponent's lineup to greet his old friends. Because Henry didn't get a start in this game, now he has to accept the reality that he is not at his peak.

The Frenchman played for Arsenal for eight years and is the Gunners' all-time leading goalscorer, leaving a glorious mark on both the former Highbury and now the Emirates Stadium. It is almost impossible for Thierry Henry to stay at Barcelona next season, and having already won the Champions League, he has finally won the highest honour in European football, and his next stop is likely to be the major leagues in the United States, far from the mainstream media.

Failing to score in the Champions League so far this season, and for the fifth game in a row, the last time Barcelona scored was in a 4-1 win over Racing Santander on 21 February. Joining Thierry Henry in the scoring drought was Messi, a game in which the Argentine failed to score in two consecutive games, despite not being in terrible form. It's such a strange thing that sometimes sticks to you, sometimes it disappears. After scoring 11 goals in five games, Messi scored a clean sheet against Osasuna and Mallorca.

At present, Messi's biggest enemy is not that he does not score, but that the schedule is too busy, with the current state of Messi, goals will come sooner or later, it is just a matter of how much; It may also be an opportunity for Arsenal, Messi was unlucky to come in, which also gave Arsenal a chance to take the lead at home.

goalkeeper Almunia; Clech, Vermaelen, Gala, Sagna at the back; Double midfielders Song and Denilson; attackers Diaby, Cesc Fabregas, Arshavin; Single striker Xiao Qing. Arsenal played the main force in this game, which is also Arsenal's strongest squad at this stage; Although Arsenal was affected by some injuries before, several main coefficients returned in this game; This game is important for Arsenal and they must take the lead in this important game; If Arsenal want to go far in the Champions League, then they will have to beat Barcelona.

Barcelona goalkeeper Valdés; Alves, Pique, Puyol, Maxwell at the back; midfielders Sergio Busquets, Keita, Xavi, Pedro; Two strikers Lionel Messi and Ibrahimovic. Barcelona is naturally unreserved, because they know that Arsenal is really not a simple opponent, because they also hope to beat Arsenal to advance to the semi-finals to challenge the curse that the Champions League title cannot be defended.

Thierry Henry didn't start the game, and although it wasn't the familiar Highbury Stadium, Arsenal fans will clearly remember the greatest player in the club's history. In eight years, Thierry Henry has made his mark on Arsenal's history, and although Thierry Henry can't start now, it may still be a bit of a situation for Arsenal fans, at least they don't have to see their favourite players face their favourite team.

This is the fourth meeting between the two clubs in European competition, after Arsenal had drawn one and lost two. However, the Gunners have kept a perfect clean sheet in their previous six home games against Spanish clubs, only to be beaten 4-2 by Arsenal in their Champions League debut against Barcelona a decade ago.

Fortunately, Barca's record away from England is not impressive, with only six wins in 28 visits, but it is worth noting that four of those victories have come on the last eight away trips. In this game, Cesc Fabregas, who passed the health check before the game, started to face the club; Thierry Henry, who returned to the Emirates Stadium for the first time in an official match since his move to Barcelona in the summer of 2007, opened the game on the bench, although Xavi and Gerard Pique were both involved in recent injuries.

Both teams will be hungry to get a win in this game, and while this game will require more effort for both teams, they will naturally give it their all in order to get a win for Zuihou.

Fifty-two seconds into the opening 52 seconds of the first half, Ibrahimovic suddenly started on the right side and crossed in front of the goal, and Vermaelen made a tackle in a key position to save the danger. Xavi's corner was whipped in and Sergio Busquets' shot from 17 yards was blocked by Almunia. In the fifth minute, Messi hit the goal with his left foot from 20 yards out while running with the ball in the middle, but was blocked by Almunia with his leg. A minute later, Alves crossed from the right and Ibrahimovic fired an incredible shot from six yards into the open net. In the ninth minute, Ibrahimovic dribbled the ball at high speed on the right rib and hit the edge of the penalty area on the edge of the side netting.

In the thirteenth minute, Messi picked up Xavi and fired a left-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area directly into the stands. A minute later, Ibrahimovic had another chance in the box, but his left-footed shot was too wide and was blocked by Almunia with one arm. Immediately, Xavi's back kick in the box was blocked by Almunia with his arm. After that, Alves' kick on the right side was blocked, and Messi's second shot was cleared by the complementary Song's header. In the 17th minute, Pedro's left-footed shot from a free-kick was headed off the line by Sagna, and Barcelona had already had 10 shots on goal. Half a minute later, Pique's header in the box was directly confiscated by Almunia.

Arsenal have never been so embarrassed at the Emirates Stadium! The Gunners were so denied respite by Barcelona on their own doorstep, and even many people thought it was incomprehensible that Arsenal had not been breached for the time being.

From the referee blowing the opening whistle, it was not clear who the Emirates Stadium was actually home to. Barcelona's attacking intensity makes it easiest to conclude that Arsenal are a notch below the defending champions. Ibrahimovic's cross after receiving Messi's pass in the opening game sounded the horn for Barcelona's attack, and then the scene turned one-sided. The Barcelona generals beat Arsenal all the time.

However, it also gave Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia a chance to show his face, and the game started with watching Barcelona's smooth passing performance, Almunia is Arsenal's hero. (To be continued......)