Valencia vs Arsenal
Who won: Valencia 2-1
Valencia beat Arsenal 2-1 on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at Mestalla Stadium. Goals for Valencia: John Carew (34', 57'). Goals for Arsenal: Thierry Henry (49').
Play by play
- 90'
No Treble chance this season for the Gunners. Manchester United are England's sole adventurers in the Champions League as Newcastle lost to Barcelona.
- 90'
Cygan gets the ball - a chance to get it forward? No, that's it and events elsewhere mean that Arsenal are out, out, out.
- 90'
Valencia keep the ball well. But Vicente surrenders possession. Reveillere gets it clear.
- 90'
Rufete's guile wins him a corner as Gilberto slips. Time running out. The corner is wasted.
- 90'
Pires gets away down the left, looked to be fouled by Reveillere. No penalty and Bob is booked.
- 90'
Long ball from Vieira but Palop gets a chance to hold the ball when he misses his target of Jeffers.
- 90'
Five minutes to save it. Arsenal need a miracle.
- 90'
Ljungberg nearly gets through but he has to handball it. Five extra minutes to play though
- 89'
Carew makes way for Marchena as Valencia pack the midfield.
- 88'
Henry holds off an army of defenders but Valencia have numbers back. They want to hold this.
- 86'
Vicente gets the ball but is overdeliberate on the edge of the area.
- 86'
Ljungberg chips through for Jeffers. Offside again.
- 85'
Arsenal's last throw of the dice as Kanu comes on for Toure.
- 85'
Aimar shows his total mastery of the ball by pulling it down, makes space for himself and then shoots just wide.
- 83'
Carew gets round the back. Rufete lurks. But Taylor shows real courage in coming out to claim the ball.
- 82'
Jeffers makes a penalty claim - not like him is it? He's denied.
- 81'
Campbell shepherds the ball out when Angulo had a chance to run on goal.
- 81'
Angulo wins a corner when Cygan comes across to stop his run.
- 80'
Vicente is shoulder charged by Lauren. A free-kick will be aimed at the likes of Carew. It misses it's target though.
- 79'
Aimar shows some real touch. Ljungberg has to foul him.
- 77'
Angulo gets a clear sight of goal but his shot deflects off Cygan. Henry breaks away, beats Carboni and threads Jeffers in. The fox is in the box (sorry) but an errant offside flag stops him in his tracks.
- 74'
Francis Jeffers arrives in place of Sylvain Wiltord. I won't be using that terrible 'fox in the box' phrase though - OK I will.
- 74'
Who will hit it? Henry hits a swinger over the bar. A waste as the keeper was unsighted.
- 73'
Ljungberg was felled by Albelda as a long ball rained in for him.
- 72'
Rufete dazzles two or three Arsenal defenders but can only win a corner. Angulo couldn't get a chance to shoot from his corner.
