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2015-16 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
Arsenal
0
Barcelona
2
Winner Icon Barcelona
Lionel Messi
(71', 83' Pen)
1st Leg
Summary
Report
Commentary
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
ARS
BAR
No.
Name
33
Petr Cech
6
Laurent Koscielny
4
Per Mertesacker
18
Nacho Monreal
24
Héctor Bellerín
11
Mesut Özil
34
Francis Coquelin
20
Mathieu Flamini
16
Aaron Ramsey
12
Olivier Giroud
23
Danny Welbeck
17
Alexis Sánchez
15
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
14
Theo Walcott
Substitutes
3
Kieran Gibbs
13
David Ospina
28
Joel Campbell
21
Calum Chambers
Game Information
Emirates Stadium
2:45 PM, February 23, 2016
Coverage: ESPNDP
London, England
Attendance: 59,889
AP Photo/Frank Augstein
Messi scores twice as Barcelona beat Arsenal
Barcelona took the advantage over Arsenal in their round of 16 clash at the Emirates as they won 2-0 thanks to two goals from Lionel Messi.
May 17, 2023, 01:04 am - ESPN staff
Match Timeline
Arsenal
Barcelona
KO
6
HT
50
71
72
82
83
85
FT
Match Commentary
Match Stats
ARS
BAR
Possession
34.3
%
65.7
34.3
65.7
%
Shots on Goal
3
4
Shot Attempts
8
15
Yellow Cards
1
1
Corner Kicks
1
7
Saves
2
3
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