31.03.2010 23:12
Puyol and Piqué to miss the return
Roger Bogunyà
Carles Puyol and Gerard Piqué will both miss Tuesday’s game at the Camp Nou. The captain was sent off and his fellow centre back is suspended on yellows. Cesc also misses the game.
Following an intense game at the Emirates Stadium, both sides will face the second leg without key
players. Barça were only carded twice all night, but both imply suspensions.
Puyol: direct red
The first player to suffer was Gerard Piqué, just after Walcott had
made it 2-1. But there were further bad news when another regular centre back was penalised. Puyol
was sent off in the 83rd minute.
His penalty on Cesc, just as he was about to shoot in the six yard box,
was punished with a direct red. That means that he will still be one yellow off a suspension when
he returns to European action, as a red card does not imply a clean slate.
Cesc out too
Arsenal will be travelling to the Camp Nou without an important player
too. Cesc Fàbregas saw yellow for a tackle on Sergio Busquets in the 44th minute and misses the
match against the club he served as a youth player.