Lionel Messi's Curse in Champions League (Arsenal 2-1 Barcelona,16 February 2011)

If Leo Messi thinks that it was easy for Cristiano Ronaldo to be the number one player in British with ManU, well... he should think again. Messi may be the best player in the world right now, but on the land of England, he just couldn't  score. This fact has adding his no goal record in England for 7 straight matches.

It's pretty strange, since in Spain, Messi can score easily. Remember on last season Champions League, when Messi scored 4 goals in 2nd leg over Arsenal in Camp Nou, but contributed zero goals when played at Emirates Stadium ? Call it a curse or maybe a coincidence, but it did happens to him, repeatedly.

And back to the match itself, Arsenal have won 2-1 against Barcelona. David Villa  was the first to score, with the assist from Messi. Arsenal made it even with a goal from Persie on 78th minute, and 5 minutes later, another goal for The Gunner from Arshavin.

But despite their victory, Arsene Wenger said that Messi is still a big threat, when Arsenal visit's Camp Nou on March 8th.
"Who doesn't get worried by Messi ?"Wenger wrote on Arsenal's website.
"It would be a tough task to take him , but we get more enthusiasm with this victory,"he added.

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Robin Van Persie Injury Update

After Cristiano Ronaldo injury disaster, now it's Robin van Persie's turn to be sidelined for another 2 to 3 weeks to come.

The Arsenal and Netherlands striker twisted his ankle during the premier league match against Blackburn on Saturday (28/8), 35 minutes after he played. Therefore, he won't be able to take a part for Arsenal's Championship League opener against Braga on Sept 15th, as well as European Championship qualifiers against San Marino and Finland in September. Netherlands called up for Ruud van Nistelrooy to replace him, for the first time in 2 years.

At first, it seems to be a short-term injury, since it was just a twisted ankle. Even after the match, the Arsenal coach said, "It is a twisted ankle.We will have to check but, if we have no bad news, we hope that in eight to ten days he can be okay."

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