Barcelona moved into the Champions League last eight with a 3-1 victory over Arsenal at Camp Nou on Tuesday, advancing 4-3 on aggregate after losing the first leg 2-1 at the Emirates.
Lionel Messi broke the deadlock in first-half stoppage time, chipping the ball over substitute goalkeeper Manuel Almunia, who had entered after Wojciech Szczesny left with a wrist injury. Arsenal responded with an unlikely equalizer, Sergio Busquets turning a corner into his own net.
The match turned on a contentious second yellow card for Robin van Persie, dismissed for shooting after the referee had already blown for a foul. Barcelona capitalized immediately: a passing move involving Andrés Iniesta and David Villa freed Xavi Hernández, who finished coolly to restore the aggregate lead.
Messi sealed the result from the penalty spot after Pedro was brought down inside the area by Laurent Koscielny. Cesc Fabregas, who left Barcelona's youth academy at 16 to join Arsenal, played his first senior match at Camp Nou in the losing side.
Historical summary. TurkishPress restated this wire report, first published in March 2011, in its own words.