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  1. Arsenal through on penalties

    Arsenal through on penalties

    Arsenal beat Roma after a penalty shoot-out decided their Champions League las-16 tie which ended 1-1 on aggregate at Stadio Olimpico. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:120'
    • Roma
    • Arsenal
    • - Arsenal have beaten Roma 7-6 on penalties in the highest-scoring shoot-out in Champions League history!
    • - Max Tonneto misses and Arsenal are through after beating Roma on penalties!
    • - Diaby scores, with Doni barely moving as his effort goes to the right!
    • - Riise finishes with aplomb - straight down the middle. Abou Diaby steps up...
    • - Bacary Sagna scores with real composure to give Riise the nail-biting honours...
    • - Alberto Aquilani scores by sending Almunia the wrong way! Bacary Sagna is up next...
    • - Toure scores in unconvincing fashion to make Aquilani step up to the pressure...
    • - Totti, without a hint of nerves, blasts his shot into his top right corner, with Almunia stationary. Toure steps up...
    • - Denilson scores with a scuffed shot straight down the middle, but who cares?! Totti must now score...
    • - Vincenzo Montella performs an audacious skip before side-footing into the bottom corner - real showboating there!
    • - Samir Nasri steps up, halts his run, then sends Doni the wrong way to give Arsenal a 3-2 lead.
    • - Julio Baptista steps up and thumps it emphatically into the top corner - what a penalty from the Beast!
    • - Theo Walcott steps up and scores for Arsenal! It wasn't a good penalty at all, but it sneaks in!
    • - Vucinic takes a dreadful penalty and Almunia saves easily! Both sides have now missed one.
    • - Robin Van Persie sends Doni the wrong way with real composure - great penalty from the Dutchman!
    • - David Pizarro belts his kick to Almunia's right and it's 1-0 Roma - that was a terrific finish.
    • - Eduardo steps up to take the first Arsenal penalty, and with a huge run-up....he misses!!! It's a very poor effort, straight at Doni's who dives to his right and saves.
    • 120' It's penalties folks! The almost inevitable shoot-out will now take place, with seemingly every player down receiving treatment for cramp.
    • 119' Both sets of players now look to have consigned themselves to the penalty shoot-out, with Spalletti preparing Vincenzo Montella to give them an extra volunteer.
    • 117' Diaby's long stride makes him appear to be the freshest player on the pitch, and the Frenchman lurches past Tonetto to play in Walcott, but the winger's touch eludes him.
    • 115' Alberto Aquilani exchanges passes with Motta, before Baptista takes another tumble inside the box - that was not a penalty though.
    • 113' Totti attempts a long-range effort, but he epitomises most of the Roma players in looking jaded.
    • 112' Luciano Spalletti looks to be enjoying the game even less than Arsene Wenger, as the Roma coach sulks in his dugout.
    • 110' Arsenal have Roma under cosh, with the home side seemingly content to settle for penalties; Nasri misplaces yet another cross in a promising position.
    • 108' Gael Clichy shows that he for one is not tired, storming down the left wing with terrifying pace, but Motta somehow gets a foot on the ball to concede a corner.
    • 106' The second half of extra-time begins, and Arsenal deserve to be at least on level terms in open play.
    • 105' After a pretty dour first half of extra-time, the score remains 1-1 on aggregate, with a penalty shoot-out looming.
    • 103' A superb one-two between Van Persie and Walcott almost gets the Englishman beyond Tonetto, but he can't muscle his way past.
    • 101' Walcott, who has not seen enough of the ball for Arsene Wenger's liking, chips the ball past Riise and almost embarrasses the full-back by beating him to the ball.
    • 99' Vucinic does brilliantly to bring a long ball from Doni down into his path, before releasing Totti on the right, but Nasri tracks back to make a fine tackle.
    • 97' Aquilani is looking bright down the Roma right and Vucinic, who has worked tirelessly throughout, is delighted to see some fresh legs in support of him.
    • 95' Nasri has a dangerous run down the left wing ended abruptly by the referee's whistle as Motta buys a free-kick.
    • 93' Alberto Aquilani makes a robust tackle on Denilson as Roma continue to be pegged back by their opponents.
    • 91' Extra-time is underway, and Matteo Brighi makes a crucial challenge on Van Persie, with the Arsenal forward through on goal and about to let fly.
    • 90+3' Rodrigo Taddei has been stretchered off for Roma, with Alberto Aquilani replacing him as the full-time whistle is blown. We have extra-time people!
    • 90+2' Toure has a point-blank chance to win the tie for Arsenal with a header from close range which goes wide of the post from Nasri's cross.
    • 90' Three minutes will be added as van Persie has a shot from the edge of the area drift narrowly wide of the diving Doni's near post.
    • 89' Eduardo, who has replaced Nicklas Bendtner, leaps high with Brighi in the Roma area, but the home side clear the danger - Arsenal still look the brighter, although the game is on a knife-edge.
    • 88' Motta is booked after a lengthy delay, and it is difficult to know for which incident, but the wide man has played well this evening.
    • 87' Motta is down this time, along with Samir Nasri after the two players clash inside the Roma half, but there was nothing malicious in the challenge.
    • 85' Marco Motta is lucky to not get booked after leading with his arm and clattering Robin van Persie in the box after the pair challenged to meet Walcott's cross.
    • 83' Vucinic combines with Totti superbly, while Walcott shows his pace having replaced Eboue, by skipping past Riise.
    • 81' Bendtner and Nasri exchange quick passes in a dangerous position for Arsenal down the left, with the Dane finally wasting the potential opportunity with a loose touch.
    • 79' A glorious chance is squandered by Julio Baptista against his former side; the Brazilian was perfectly placed to convert Motta's cross from the right, but slipped when stretching to shoot.
    • 76' Julio Baptista is felled by Toure inside the box, but there are no appeals this time from the home side.
    • 73' Riise makes a superb sliding challenge to deny Sagna down the right, where Arsenal are enjoying all their best possession.
    • 71' Theo Walcott is warming up very vigorously with the travelling Arsenal fans shouting the Englishman's name.
    • 69' Both managers are anxiously pacing their areas now as the game remains firmly in the balance.
    • 66' David Pizarro is decked out after an accidental collision with Gallas on halfway and is being treated on the pitch.
    • 64' Bacary Sagna is proving a real pest for Riise down the right and the full-back is playing in a very forward position as Arsenal press.
    • 62' Sagna and Nasri combine well down the Roma left, before the Frenchman picks out Bendtner in the box, but the forward can't gather the ball in his stride.
    • 60' Arsenal hold the upper hand in terms of possession, but this game is still very delicately poised.
    • 58' Sagna's through ball to van Persie almost sets the forward into space, but Max Tonetto recovers well to intercept.
    • 56' Arsenal have defended stoutly since the early goal, but Motta and Taddei still look dangerous for Roma.
    • 54' Motta collides with Gallas and believes he has a free kick, but the decision goes the other way, as Arsenal regain possession.
    • 52' Sagna has a free header inside the box saved by Doni - another good chance for Arsenal which they should have converted.
    • 50' Diaby then receives a final stern warning after cynically tripping Totti in the Arsenal half - he needs to be very careful now.
    • 48' Diaby scythes down Riise with a very ugly challenge and the midfielder is duly shown the yellow card.
    • 46' Arsenal pass the ball around with composure right from the whistle and Robin van Persie wins a dangerous free kick on the right after being fouled by Riise.
    • 45+1' Referee Gonzalez blows for half-time while being pressured by remonstrating Roma players. The home side lead 1-0, with the tie levelled at 1-1; All to play for!
    • 45' Boos ring out in the Stadio Olimpico after that penalty appeal as the Roma players surround the officials. One minute to be added.
    • 44' Roma have their clamorous appeals for a penalty rejected by referee Mejuto Gonzalez, as Marco Motta looks like he was clipped by Gael Clichy in the box.
    • 42' Denilson leaves his boot in on Diamoutene, but the referee lets it slide, while Eboue has a speculative shot from 20 yards fly over the bar.
    • 40' Nasri finds van Persie from out on the right, but the Dutchman's header sails over the bar after he was left unmarked in the penalty area.
    • 38' Toure does well to clear as yet more pressure is put on him by Vucinic, who is playing on the final shoulder very effectively.
    • 36' Arsene Wenger is out on the touchline waving in frustration at his side as they fail to stamp their authority on proceedings.
    • 34' The game becomes quite scrappy all of a sudden, with Diaby and Totti challenging on halfway as neither team can hold the ball.
    • 32' Vucinic beats Kolo Toure on his outside, before dinking a cross-shot over Almunia, but it loops narrowly over the bar.
    • 30' Samir Nasri whips in a very dangerous delivery, which Nicklas Bendtner meets but his contact is tame.
    • 28' David Pizarro is shown the first yellow card of the game by referee Gonzalez for a crude challenge.
    • 27' The goalscorer Juan is forced off after sustaining a knock and Julio Baptista is brought on to replace him.
    • 25' Totti is brought down by Sagna down the Arsenal right and a dangerous free kick is awarded to the home side, but Totti can only find the base of the Arsenal wall.
    • 23' Almunia is furious with his defence, and even more so with Taddei, who after causing more havoc down the right slides into the keeper's chest to challenge for a loose ball.
    • 21' Taddei has two rasping efforts saved by Almunia from down the right wing, before a third shot is fired in by Vucinic as Roma pile on the pressure.
    • 19' Gallas has a free header from six yards out saved by Doni, but the angle was very tight as the defender stole in at the back post.
    • 17' Motta is looking very inventive down the Roma right and is giving Gael Clichy some problems, but the Frenchman's pace is bailing him out time and again.
    • 15' Van Persie drifts in a cross which Sagna gets on the end of, but he can't direct his header on target with the ball behind him.
    • 13' Diaby surges forward down the right for the visitors, who are continuing to dominate possession with the aggregate score levelled up.
    • 11' Arsenal have responded well to going behind, with Robin van Persie looking bright, floating off Bendtner on the right, with Nasri on the left.
    • 9' GOAL!!! Juan scores for Roma! Totti drills in a low cross which Gallas and Toure both miss inexplicably, before Taddei leaves the ball through to Juan who scores past Almunia from close range.
    • 7' Totti temporarily loses the plot as van Persie has the ball between his legs on the floor and the Italian rather angrily kicks at him - just a warning from the referee though.
    • 5' The game has not settled down yet, but Bacary Sagna skips past Riise down the right wing to try to create some space.
    • 3' An early chance for Francesco Totti to stamp his authority on the game as he gets his head on Motta's cross, but it drifts wide.
    • 1' We're underway at Stadio Olimpico and Robin van Persie has an early attempt at goal, only he knew nothing about it as Juan's header rebounded off his shoulder, and wide.
    • - Rodrigo Taddei, Mirko Vucinic and Francesco Totti comprise the Roma front three, while the Gunners have Nicklas Bendtner leading the line, with Robin van Persie in support.
    • - First-leg result: Arsenal 1 (Van Persie 37, pen), Roma 0

  • Summary

    • - Max Tonneto misses and Arsenal are through after beating Roma on penalties!
    • - Diaby scores, with Doni barely moving as his effort goes to the right!
    • - Riise finishes with aplomb - straight down the middle. Abou Diaby steps up...
    • - Bacary Sagna scores with real composure to give Riise the nail-biting honours...
    • - Alberto Aquilani scores by sending Almunia the wrong way! Bacary Sagna is up next...
    • - Toure scores in unconvincing fashion to make Aquilani step up to the pressure...
    • - Totti, without a hint of nerves, blasts his shot into his top right corner, with Almunia stationary. Toure steps up...
    • - Denilson scores with a scuffed shot straight down the middle, but who cares?! Totti must now score...
    • - Vincenzo Montella performs an audacious skip before side-footing into the bottom corner - real showboating there!
    • - Samir Nasri steps up, halts his run, then sends Doni the wrong way to give Arsenal a 3-2 lead.
    • - Julio Baptista steps up and thumps it emphatically into the top corner - what a penalty from the Beast!
    • - Theo Walcott steps up and scores for Arsenal! It wasn't a good penalty at all, but it sneaks in!
    • - Vucinic takes a dreadful penalty and Almunia saves easily! Both sides have now missed one.
    • - Robin Van Persie sends Doni the wrong way with real composure - great penalty from the Dutchman!
    • - David Pizarro belts his kick to Almunia's right and it's 1-0 Roma - that was a terrific finish.
    • - Eduardo steps up to take the first Arsenal penalty, and with a huge run-up....he misses!!! It's a very poor effort, straight at Doni's who dives to his right and saves.
    • 90+2' Toure has a point-blank chance to win the tie for Arsenal with a header from close range which goes wide of the post from Nasri's cross.
    • 79' A glorious chance is squandered by Julio Baptista against his former side; the Brazilian was perfectly placed to convert Motta's cross from the right, but slipped when stretching to shoot.
    • 52' Sagna has a free header inside the box saved by Doni - another good chance for Arsenal which they should have converted.
    • 44' Roma have their clamorous appeals for a penalty rejected by referee Mejuto Gonzalez, as Marco Motta looks like he was clipped by Gael Clichy in the box.
    • 40' Nasri finds van Persie from out on the right, but the Dutchman's header sails over the bar after he was left unmarked in the penalty area.
    • 21' Taddei has two rasping efforts saved by Almunia from down the right wing, before a third shot is fired in by Vucinic as Roma pile on the pressure.
    • 19' Gallas has a free header from six yards out saved by Doni, but the angle was very tight as the defender stole in at the back post.
    • 9' GOAL!!! Juan scores for Roma! Totti drills in a low cross which Gallas and Toure both miss inexplicably, before Taddei leaves the ball through to Juan who scores past Almunia from close range.
    • - First-leg result: Arsenal 1 (Van Persie 37, pen), Roma 0

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Manuel Enrique Mejuto González

  • Roma

    Manager: Luciano Spalletti

    Captain: 10. Francesco Totti

    Starting line-up

    • D. Doni
    • M. Motta Yellow Card
    • J. Juan Goal Substitution Out (28′)
    • S. Diamoutene
    • J. Riise
    • R. Taddei Substitution Out (90′)
    • D. Pizarro Yellow Card
    • M. Brighi
    • M. Tonetto
    • M. Vucinic
    • F. Totti

    Subs

    • 23. V. Montella Substitution In90′
    • 15. S. Loria
    • 19. J. Baptista Substitution In28′
    • 8. A. Aquilani Substitution In90′
    • 24. J. Menez
    • 25. G. Arthur
    • A. Filipe

    Injured

    • 5. P. Mexès
    • 20. S. Perrotta
    • 77. M. Cassetti
    • 3. J. Cicinho

    Suspended

    • 16. D. De Rossi

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsene Wenger

    Captain: Kolo Toure

    Starting line-up

    • M. Almunia
    • B. Sagna
    • W. Gallas
    • K. Toure
    • G. Clichy
    • .. Denilson
    • A. Diaby Yellow Card
    • E. Eboue Substitution Out (74′)
    • S. Nasri
    • R. van Persie
    • N. Bendtner Substitution Out (86′)

    Subs

    • A. Song
    • J. Djourou
    • T. Walcott Substitution In74′
    • L. Fabianski
    • C. Vela
    • K. Gibbs
    • D. Eduardo Substitution In86′

    Injured

    • T. Rosicky
    • M. Silvestre
    • E. Adebayor
    • C. Fabregas

    Suspended

    None

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  1. 6-7 IN MIRCOWAVE 6-7 IN A MICROWAVE

    From simon.fenning, on Wed 25 Mar 4:15PM

  2. poooooooooooooooooooooo your a­ poooooooooooooooooooooooo silly­ pooooooooooooooooooooooooos i hate you dumb­ poooooooooooooooooooos silence i­ keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel­ youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu long live oliver crommwell

    From Munir M, on Sat 21 Mar 5:49PM

  3. who ever the damn truth is is super g*y and laboca he­ is from america

    From ternion.joinery, on Fri 20 Mar 4:08PM

  4. Arsenal will win the champions league as we are­ underestimated. watch out there.

    From Andrew, on Fri 20 Mar 1:13PM

  5. Yeah sorry for insulting your beloved Scotland. Sao­ paolo?? hah well nevermind, I havenothing against­ paulistas. later

    From laboca123, on Thu 12 Mar 10:48PM

  6. i prefer sao paolo,goodnight my friend and stop picking­ on the minnows like scots and maltese

    From the truth, on Thu 12 Mar 10:41PM

  7. No little jock boy, I support England and Brazil.­ Scotland?? hahahahahahahah hahahahahahaha no wonder you­ cry when ENGLISH teams win

    From laboca123, on Thu 12 Mar 10:38PM

  8. hahahahahahah youb really are a dumb little jock. Next­ time we can converse in Portuguese if you like? Forca­ Gremio and by the way VAI TE FUDER!

    From laboca123, on Thu 12 Mar 10:37PM

  9. you have italian and brazilian ancestry and you chose­ to supprt england? must be a hard life

    From the truth, on Thu 12 Mar 10:33PM

  10. dont cry laboca,your english,its well known your lot­ know nothing about the game,hence no english managers­ at any of your top clubs or national side or anywhere­ in the world....my friend facts dont lie

    From the truth, on Thu 12 Mar 10:28PM

  11. Yeah I like Italy and Italian football very much as it­ happens. I have been to a few games in Genoa and Milan.­ Your right about the Italian ancestry too

    From laboca123, on Thu 12 Mar 10:22PM

  12. You seem to be ashamed of where you come from, so I­ really think you are from a minnow nation like the­ other guy who comes from Malta

    From laboca123, on Thu 12 Mar 10:21PM

  13. Why do you say I know ### all about football??? I have­ a different opinion to you thats all.

    From laboca123, on Thu 12 Mar 10:19PM

  14. and if your mother is from porto alegre,chances are she­ is from italian ancestory and where do you get laboca­ name from...and yes brazilians have respect for english­ football as do any footballing nation pity the english­ are incapable of showing respect to others in return

    From the truth, on Thu 12 Mar 9:54PM

  15. well you obviously take after your english father cos­ you no *&^" all about football my friend

    From the truth, on Thu 12 Mar 9:48PM

  16. And even some of my Brazillian cousins have a lot of­ respect for English football.

    From laboca123, on Thu 12 Mar 9:36PM

  17. Oh really? Well my father is English and my mother­ comes from Porto alegre in Brazil. So which country do­ you come from again? I guess its Scotland

    From laboca123, on Thu 12 Mar 9:34PM

  18. ah just one more thing laboca im from a country that­ has won significally more world cups than yours

    From the truth, on Thu 12 Mar 8:53PM

  19. laboca the italian teams used to win when there was a 3­ foreigner rule,do you remember that rule,so i­ wouldn't say they only won cos of a foreign­ contingient when two thirds of the team were­ italian..but i do remember english teams being kicked­ out by such greats as rotor volgograd,helsinbourg and­ galatasaray in this era.so what does that tell­ you,einstein

    From the truth, on Thu 12 Mar 8:50PM

  20. Aaaaah here he comes again. The man who doesnt want to­ tell us his nationality. Must be from Luxembourg

    From laboca123, on Thu 12 Mar 8:36PM
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