Lionel Messi is the match winner of the FC Barcelona at Arsenal – SPIEGEL ONLINE

starting position of the game: Arsenal against Barcelona, ​​the game there was in the past ten years the Champions League three times, and three times winner was FC Barcelona. Once there was even the finals, Jens Lehmann could to secure interesting from the first ten minutes of the game tell (before he was sent off with red).

But this time the signs are so completely different, because there is a “duel the magician, “as it was placarded in advance in the newspapers: Mesut Özil vs. Lionel Messi. A duel in which it will propose at least as sparks like the duel of Harry Potter with Lord Voldemort.

result of the game: As always. Victory for Barcelona. This time 2: 0th Goals: Even as always. Lionel Messi (70th), Lionel Messi (83./Foulelfmeter)

The first-half. To be honest, boring. Arsenal tried at least at the beginning and even has a good chance. But to forgive of chances Coach Arsène Wenger yes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the square. And its reputation. And The Sorcerer’s Apprentice? Rather as Neville Longbottom against Ron Weasley

The second half. Messi. Must tell more? Only a counter which is taken soon in the educational film department of the Barca youth academy, then a penalty. His goals against Arsenal seven and eight, but it was his first ever goal against longtime Chelsea keeper Petr Cech, against whom he had never been successful in six games before. There just are still some statistics that drives Lionel Messi. Now he can check off this theme

player of the game. Well, yes, the just, this thing. The magician halt. 105 goals in 103 Champions League matches. Date: February 2016

duel of the game. Mesut versus Messi. The best way to Mesut Özil-fans so angry that the international players who are stuck over the label phlegmatic. Quasi the favorite adjective of Ozil critics, also likely to be used if it does not apply. And how has the Topvorbereiter the Premier League played this evening? It does one almost in the heart painful to write it so: But one could perhaps call phlegmatic. Number of Play: Five times League is Arsenal in the last five years in the Champions excreted in the second round. Number of Play would therefore probably six. Arsene Wenger thinks now probably seriously considering a Proposed referendum on United Kingdom membership of the European Union.

Messi the game: penalty after 83 minutes for Barcelona. Prior to challenge, well, Messi. Which circus act now awaits us? Does he play the ball back only for goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen, who then transported it to a wide discount on Iniesta, Neymar and Suárez back to Messi, who then shoots with a bicycle kick as a tribute to Thomas Müller to score it? No. It actually goes without detours, just so pure. Counts. And in each case was to use a favorite word of German, rule compliant

knowledge of the game.? Se wolln “Wat Do you think, the opponent would be in the last 16 so a carnival troupe? ” No. The thought for this game at Arsenal nobody, and Per Mertesacker has anyway always known.