Arsenal: Top 10 Champions League Moments

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8. Cesc Fabregas’ Yellow Card vs Barcelona

For Cesc Fabregas, his 2010 reunion with Barcelona during the first leg of their round of 16 clash at the Emirates was probably a mixed bag of emotions.

On one hand Fabregas managed to take advantage of a penalty awarded to Arsenal, by slotting home past Victor Valdes. His converted spot kick was crucial in equalizing the game, and sending them into the second leg with a draw rather than a loss.

But perhaps the most interesting moment of the game came when the referee penalized Fabregas with a yellow card for a foul, which meant that the Arsenal skipper would miss the return leg at the Nou Camp having accumulated four yellows over the course of the competition.

You could see what it meant to Fabregas, who immediately sank to the ground with his hands covering his mouth in shock. The opportunity to play in the stadium he grew up in against the team he was first educated by went up in flames with the brandishing of that yellow card.

It was a poignant moment in the game and a poignant moment in Arsenal’s Champions League history, as we never got to see Fabregas take on Barcelona at the Nou Camp after that. It would have been something to behold, given the history between the two.

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