Barcelona are safely through to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals after a decent performance and a 3-1 win against Arsenal at Camp Nou on a rainy Wednesday night in Catalonia. Here's a few takeaways from another win:
1. Arsenal deserves plenty of credit
Let me just start with this right off the bat: I did not expect Arsenal to play as well as they did over two legs. Arsene Wenger had a sound game plan to deal with the high-scoring Blaugrana, and their Camp Nou performance was enough to see them qualifying against any other opponent in Europe.