Gunners blown away in Messi masterclass

LIONEL MESSI lived up to his billing as the best player in the world with four goals to end Arsenal’s Champions League dream in the Nou Camp last night.

Gunners blown away in Messi masterclass
Wed, 07 Apr, 2010 - 01:00
Barcelona 4 Arsenal 0 Jim van Wijk, Nou Camp

It had started so well for the Gunners with Nicklas Bendtner firing them into a shock lead on 18 minutes.

However, Messi soon drew Barcelona level after capitalising on a mistake by Mikael Silvestre.

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