Perception and reality: Arsenal 2 Barcelona 1

The vast majority of football supporters and the sporting media are human beings. This difficult fact means that the gap between perception of events and the reality of them is often very wide indeed. Take Wednesday's Champions League tie between Arsenal and Barcelona as an example. Arsenal have had acres of column inches written about them in praise for their victory over the Catalan giants a team who are considered to be the greatest in the world – if not the greatest of all time.

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