FC Barcelona 4-1 Arsenal: result and report

Champions League · Tuesday 6 April 2010

Result

FC Barcelona 4-1 Arsenal

Champions League · Tuesday 6 April 2010, 18:45 UTC · half-time 3-1

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FC Barcelona 4-1 Arsenal: match report

FC Barcelona defeated Arsenal 4-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday 6 April 2010. The half-time score was 3-1.

Nicklas Bendtner opened the scoring in the 18th minute. FC Barcelona's goals came from Lionel Messi (21'), Lionel Messi (37'), Lionel Messi (42') and Lionel Messi (88'). Arsenal scored through Nicklas Bendtner (18').

Discipline: FC Barcelona received no yellow cards; Arsenal received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Barcelona were 8th on 16 points from 9 and Arsenal 2nd on 23 points from 11. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

FC Barcelona lined up in a 4-3-3 and Arsenal in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 FC Barcelona win, 1 draw and 0 for Arsenal.

Going into the match FC Barcelona's last five read D-W-D-W-W and Arsenal's D-W-L-L-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Goal · Nicklas BendtnerArsenal · 0-1
  • 21'Goal · Lionel MessiFC Barcelona · 1-1
  • 31'Yellow card · DenílsonArsenal
  • 37'Goal · Lionel MessiFC Barcelona · 2-1
  • 42'Goal · Lionel MessiFC Barcelona · 3-1
  • 44'Yellow card · Tomáš RosickýArsenal
  • 67'Yellow card · Emmanuel EbouéArsenal
  • 88'Goal · Lionel MessiFC Barcelona · 4-1

Head-to-head

2 meetings: FC Barcelona 1, draws 1, Arsenal 0.

Team news

FC Barcelona expected line-up (4-3-3)

Puyol, Lilian Thuram, Deco, Andrés Iniesta, Ludovic Giuly, Ronaldinho, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Gianluca Zambrotta, Rafael Márquez Álvarez, Eiður Guðjohnsen

Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1)

Almunia, Bacary Sagna, Mikaël Silvestre, Gaël Clichy, Abou Diaby, Tomáš Rosický, Samir Nasri, Denílson, Theo Walcott, Nicklas Bendtner, Thomas Vermaelen