Valiant Arsenal no match for Messi and brilliant Barcelona

Two late goals from the Argentine genius kill off the Gunners after 70 minutes of stout resistance

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Arsenal 0 Barcelona 2

Two goals from Lionel Messi all but ended Arsenal's hopes of reaching the quarter-final of the Champions League on a night when Barcelona's brilliance was underlined.

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