Fans of Arsenal and Barcelona have been equally stunned by the first half of their Champions League clash as both sides went back to the lockers tied 0-0.
Arsenal came close to a score on several occasions thanks to efforts by Alexis Sanchez (a former Barca man) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, but it was not to be. On the other side of the field, Luis Suarez has had a frustrating day due to missed called and missed headers while Messi and Neymar have been kept off the mark by an aggressive Arsenal defense.
So what did some of the viewers on Twitter have to say about the first half? Mostly complaints about the officiating – particularly a bad flop by Javier Mascherano where he rolled across the pitch to avoid drawing a foul. Others were more or less surprised at how low scoring the affair has been.
This refs gonna be trouble. #AFCvFCB #notaclue
— Matt Di’angelo (@matt_diangelo) February 23, 2016
@Arsenal better be careful with these silly fouls, this ref favors Spanish teams. #AFCvFCB
— 100% rEd DeViL (@hit_e) February 23, 2016
Remember that time Oxlade-Chamberlain ran really fast and nothing else happened?
— El Colorao (@davisjsn) February 23, 2016
You touch Barcelona players you get booked. New FIFA rule. #AFCvFCB
— Abhishek (@FutbolAbhishek) February 23, 2016
Naturally the incomparable sports-mouth Piers Morgan needed to chime in on his wager to run around Emirates Stadium naked if his beloved Gunners beat Barcelona….
Can’t quibble with our effort.
Though not much chance of my streak around the Emirates happening the way Giroud’s playing. #AFCvFCB— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 23, 2016
I missed the first seven minutes of #AFCvFCB. The score says 0-0, but that can’t be right. Surely Barca has scored 6 by now.
— El Colorao (@davisjsn) February 23, 2016