Arsenal 3-8-11

I didn't expect Arsenal to advance past Barcelona into the Champions League Quarterfinals.  I figured they needed to win by at least 2 at The Emirates to give themselves a real good chance in the return leg.  Well they didn't.  They only won 2-1.

That being said, they way the lost today was absolutely ridiculous.  Going down a man on a soft yellow card was comical.  It's one thing to call the entire game by the letter of the law.  It's another thing to just pick and choose when the rules are enforced.

There's a really good chance that Barcelona would have won or forced OT on their own but the second yellow that resulted in a red card for RVP was game, set, match, point.  But that's the thing about soccer, you never know.  Since the scoring is so few and far between, dominating a game doesn't necessarily equate to victory.

I wouldn't be making apologies as a Barcelona fan but I would blush a little.  The only thing I can compare it to in my own little world of fandom is the Georgetown - Villanova game from Jan 2008.  That game was tied and Jon Wallace was fouled with .7 left about 80 feet from the hoop.  The Hoyas were in the one and one and they got the W.  It was an extremely soft foul that should have never been called.

One last thing - I hope Dani Alves knows that there is a special place in Hell for fake ass players like him.  His team is too good to be pulling that kind of nonsense.

Peace brah