The Saturday Skills #6 – Barcelona vs Arsenal and the Lionel Messi show

18 Dec, 2010 Jonathan F Fan Culture

Last week on the Saturday Skills we brought you a wonderful compilation of skills, flicks and tricks from some of the game’s contemporary greats. This week, in light of Friday’s Champions League last sixteen draw, we have a Lionel Messi-centric Barcelona vs Arsenal Saturday Skills for you.

Take yourself back to March of this year when Pep Guardiola’s team hosted Arsenal in a clash of the cosmopolitan pass masters. After a 2-2 draw in the first leg, this Champions League quarter final second leg was billed as a battle of the football purists. Who is the fairest of them all? In the end, it turned out to be all about one little, brilliant man. A demonstration of pure, football excellence. Barça v Arsenal – the last time we met:

And remember, if you see any amazing skills or capture some of your own on camera somewhere, send them in. Tweet us @justfootball or email us on just – football [at] live [dot] com and you could feature on the next Saturday Skills on Just Football.

See you next week for more Saturday Skills!

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3 Comments

The BearMan
December 19, 2010 • 8:12 am

The best way to play Barca is to give them something else to worry about. The same way Walcott was a worry in the first game.

Arsenal must introduce a few surprises of their own.

It does not surprise me that they are after Cesc in January.
sunday ajiboye
December 19, 2010 • 5:19 pm

arsenal must change their pattern of play if they must win barca