ROBIN VAN PERSIE and Andrey Arshavin conjured a late comeback win worthy of potential European champions as Arsenal stunned Barcelona. The Gunners' miracle double overturned an hour of Barca brilliance in this Champions League last-16 first-leg tie. David Villa had slipped a 26th minute opener to underline the Spaniards' nonchalant control.
But Van Persie's lethal left foot fired an extraordinary leveller on 78 minutes, punishing Victor Valdes' poor positioning from what the keeper thought would be a cross. And substitute Arshavin flashed a first-time winner five minutes later to peak one of Arsenal's greatest Euro fightbacks, given the quality of both the play and the opposition.
Ushindi mnono kama tulivyotarajia vijana wako kwenye half time
Emirates was rocking .... .... ...
kazi mnayo nou camp
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has mocked team-mate Jack Wilshere on Twitter about being too shy to ask for Lionel Messi's shirt after the Gunners' stunning Champions League victory over Barcelona on Wednesday night. The 19-year-old was 'so scared' according to Fabregas that he had to ask the Spaniard if he could get Messi's shirt for him following the 2-1 win at the Emirates.Although Wilshere certainly did not look star-struck on the field as the midfielder produced a man-of-the-match display against the Spanish giants. Fabregas tweeted Wilshere to say: 'can't believe i [sic] had to go to get Messi's shirt for u. U were so scared. You were MOTM so next time please ask urself!'
All-action: Wilshere produced a man-of-the-match performance
against Barcelona in Arsenal's 2-1 victory
Wilshere not only walked away with Messi's shirt, he also bagged his hero Xavi's too, and later uploaded a picture of himself with the two souvenirs with his father, Andy. He tweeted: 'Morning tweeps. You will like this one. Me and my dad with Messi and Xavi's shirt after the game.'
After the final whistle he said: 'I have been watching players like Xavi and Messi for years now. This is by far the biggest night of my Arsenal career so far. We play a similar style to Barcelona and that's the kind of football I like to play.'
Shirty business: The midfielder displays his signed
England shirt after making his full debut against Denmark
Only last week, the teenage prodigy made an impressive England debut in the 2-1 friendly win against Denmark. Wilshere was so over the moon to be handed his big chance, he asked all the England players to sign his No 4 shirt and then uploaded the image on to Twitter for his army of followers to view.