Barcelona 3 Arsenal 1 (4-3 on aggregate)

There was a night of high drama at the Nou Camp where Arsenal had one foot in the quarter final throughout the first half and for a short spell in the second period before Barcelona turned the screw to win 4-3 on aggregate.

Barca were by far the superior team throughout the ninety minutes, although they were aided by what appeared to be a poor refereeing decision in the 56th minute when Robin van Persie was sent off for supposedly kicking the ball away.

At this stage of the match, the scoreline was 1-1 on the night, with Sergio Busquets having scored an own goal three minutes earlier to hand the Gunners the advantage at 3-2 on aggregate.

The first half had been back against the wall for Arsenal, with Arsene Wenger employing a 4-5-1 formation which was successfully nullifying the Spanish champions for the most part.

However, a suicidal attempted backheel from Cesc Fabregas just before the interval was snapped up by Andres Iniesta and the midfielder fed Lionel Messi who scooped the ball over Manuel Almunia before volleying home.

The Van Persie red card meant that Arsenal were penned into their own half and getting any kind of possession was a struggle for the visitors. They did well to keep their opponents at bay until the 69th minute when intricate play allowed Xavi to slot home.

Two minutes later and Barcelona finally had the aggregate lead. Laurent Koscielny felled Pedro and Lionel Messi made no mistake from the spot.

Barcelona are now best price 6/4 with Unibet online bookmakers to win the Champions League.