• Manager gives his side only a 5% chance of advancing to quarter-finals
• Wenger says Arsenal were in control until Barcelona caught them on the breakArsène Wenger poured out the frustration at what he described as another “naive” Champions League moment from Arsenal that hastened a 2-0 last-16,first-leg domestic defeat to Barcelona and which has given them, in his estimation, and only a 5% chance of progress.
The manager felt his players had managed the tie well,pressing tough and keeping their discipline, even though they had a few scares in front of their goal, or when they were caught by a counterattack in the 71st minute that started inside the Barcelona penalty area. Lionel Messi finished off the journey and he added the second from the penalty spot after the substitute Mathieu Flamini had fouled him only 47 seconds after coming on.
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Source: theguardian.com