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Xavi has offered an uncompromising appraisal of Arsenal's performance in their 3-1 defeat to Barcelona on Tuesday night, saying he was disappointed by the lack of intent shown by the Gunners.Arsenal failed to muster a single shot at Camp Nou as they were eliminated 4-3 on aggregate, the first time a team has failed to do so since Opta's Champions League records began in 2003. Barcelona Jerseys While their goal came from a Sergio Busquets own goal, Lionel Messi scored twice - once with an exquisite chip and volley and once from the penalty spot - with Xavi himself also on target as Barcelona progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger felt aggrieved at a second yellow card shown to Robin van Persie when he was adjudged to have kicked the ball away after referee Massimo Busacca whistled for offside, but Xavi felt the decision to dismiss the Dutchman was the correct one.

Barca's captain for the night was also surprised by the overly-cautious approach of an Arsenal side that won the first leg 2-1 thanks to some expert counter-attacking.
"This is a fair result," Xavi told the Barcelona official website. "We were the superior team both in the away game and at home. There's justice in football. They had clearly come here to defend. They didn't even have one single shot on goal. I expected a lot more from them to be honest."Javier Mascherano and Sergio Busquets are simply amazing for the team, while Leo Messi once again stepped up to make the difference. The only thing that could have been better was our finishing. We should have scored more and we suffered too much. We could have killed the game a lot sooner. "Arsenal really didn't want to play football. All they cared about was defending. Soccer Jerseys The red card did affect the game, but the decision was right in my opinion."Wenger argued furiously with Busacca on the sidelines after Arsenal's 3-1 loss Tuesday, and the dispute continued in the tunnel. Arsenal lost 4-3 on aggregate.
Wenger was angry that forward Robin van Persie was ejected at 1-1 in the 56th minute. Busacca ruled that Van Persie deliberately kicked the ball away when shooting at goal immediately after being ruled offside.UEFA studied reports from Busacca and match delegate Dane Jost before asking its disciplinary unit to investigate.Arsenal also must answer a charge that it was responsible for the late kickoffs in the both the first and second half at the Nou Camp, the European soccer authority said.UEFA's disciplinary panel will hear the cases on March 17.Article 10 of UEFA's disciplinary rules states that players or officials should be suspended for at least two European competition matches in cases of "pestering or insulting any match official."Van Persie, who was not charged Wednesday,Cheap NFL Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys, called his second yellow card a "total joke." The Netherlands forward claimed he hadn't heard Busacca's whistle amid the noise of a 95,000-plus crowd.