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So I also have to follow in the footsteps of Sevilla and Ruben Kazan, who are the only visiting sites to win here all season.

The first pleasure of Germany, Mr Stark.

The teams present today the next one.

It's a foul by Diaby. And Abu Diaby.

Here's Lionel Messi.

It wouldn't be the first team that came here, I've got a good hiding.

Hit by Pedro.

It would be good well to get that one away, but only as far as Messi!

Out to the roof of the nets.

There's an example of having to get to this little man as quickly as you possibly can.

Because if you don't...

This is the run at defenders.

That's a driver wedge through towards Kedro.

Fendler.

That's the answer eight.

They are giving them a taste of their own medicine with a good of hand and he's onside here, it's Theo Wolcott, what a chance,

he's lined it up for Bednar and Bednar sticks it in,

well it looks unselfish on Wolcott's court to set it up but it comes good in the end and it's a huge,

huge goal at the meet-up for Arsenal and for Nikolas Bednar I thought he's played a lazy pass here and it's, well it's given them a chance to defend it

but top top match to Bednar for the quick way he

gets back up after the goalkeeper makes a really good save

and he keeps his head and he keeps his cool and Arsenal have the start that they absolutely want it.

Well they were being ripped off in all quarters it's Lionel Messi

and Messi steps up to the plate just when Barcelona needed it most for two minutes they were behind

Barcelona back in the game, back in the contest.

Well we get a bit of luck with this, look at this one here, it's a poor ball through and a little deflection and it ends up back at him.

Really unlucky, just wrong-footed Mikael Silvestre, but my goodness what a job he makes of this.

You think he's nowhere to go, he's got nowhere to hit it.

No sooner at Arsenal up in this game than the back level.

That's your big fear all the time.

I said get to 30 minutes at 1-0, he didn't even get to 22.

That's it on the march, finding Bojan.

Straight to Wolcott.

And that was very deliberate.

That's very deliberate, he knew exactly what he's doing.

He's going to stay onside, Sanyo out of position now as...

Messi looks to break, it's De Nilsson who's covering and holding him up.

He's got away, left three there trailing in his wake.

Sanyo came in the first time, then De Nilsson came in.

Oh, that's not a free-kick, referee, I'm really sorry.

You cannot be doing that just because he rolls in the ground.

Daniel Alves...

You think coming from Germany as well.

And they might just pay for that.

Messi, great control in the first place, and what a run!

To the side netting.

Well, let that be our lesson to Thomas Zizky.

You can't have your full back one past you and you ignore him and lose the ball.

He's offside.

And the camp has now gone up against Nicolas Pentner.

Alves, looking for Bojan with the cross.

Adopting a more familiar pattern, this is Avidal, played behind Bojan surprisingly, Pedro rescues it, Messi!

He's turning on again!

The deadly finisher in Spain, has he finished off Arsenal here?

Well the alarm bells were ringing as soon as that ball was slid through to Eric Avidal they really got caught,

that almost single-handedly is turning this game around that's the ball, Theo Walcott just went to sleep but that's the poor one

but when it pops out now that little neck there

and it is well it's good night he's not gonna miss that one, cool as you like that's the poor ball

and then again it doesn't really drop for Arsenal in the area but when it does drop to him well Well, it's inevitable it seems.

Gauthu gave them that breakthrough.

Nalito.

Bentner, the man who got the goal.

See the Arsenal go he's in again here, Lionel Messi.

Could this be the hat-trick before half-time?

Oh, brilliant!

An audacious chip from the magical Lionel Messi, the most talented footballer of his generation.

about what this little man's all about, they get caught awfully, awfully high up the pitch and the left back wasn't, McCleish has played him onside but look at that,

just have a look Fox, you are watching a special, special performance even by this young man's standards,

take your and just do that.

Well, you might not like it, you're a British football fan, but if you're a football fan, you just have to be thinking, this is unbelievable.

And this could, and probably might be...

Oh, even he can over-hit a ball.

Just so good, because he is so skillful.

There be Manmau.

He's in the middle, and so too is Bojan, misses there!

And so too is Almunia.

from this no point hanging up there they don't have a

hate will pop trying to get it past Eric Abidal

but Malita and sticking past Sylvester is Chad Lionel Messi who held them to a victory over Manchester United

Diaby pulled it behind it's Pedro this time Bojan Nazri Walcott's And then Walcott have made another good run,

Diaby does found Bentner!

Well-timed challenge from Milito, just as Bentner was getting ready to pull the...

Messi...

0-0 tonight, not their natural way of course. For what remains here.

Bentner's won it back from Alves.

To Bue breaking, and he raised an arm then, and Busquets has stayed on the ground, What's the referee's view of that?

He saw him hold the arm up and push Busquets away and he's pulled it back for the free kick certainly, but is there going to be a card to follow?

He's reaching into his pocket here and he's found his way through, Rosinski!

Complaints about the scoreline, but as the first leg proved, you don't always get what you deserve in football, Busquets.

Gialbi doing his level best to try and break it up.

Taking a quick free kick here, and the referees let them get on with it, and Pedro misses the target.

Now that would have completely finished.

Klichy with the crossbenders there, and he hits the post!

Offside.

Looked offside, the man at the cross left, Klichy's feet.

It's a brilliant, brilliant ball in from Gao, Klichy.

He did, and he just...

Well, he went for it himself when he had the upstacks, Messi.

Alves.

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Pedro.

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Made room for himself well.

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Here's Messi.

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Here he goes again.

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Can he do it all on his own here?

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Vermalen holding him up.

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It was Sanya in the end who proved the obstacle too many for Lionel Messi.

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Offside, looks offside, he is offside.

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In reunion with the man who was the translator here, Jose Mourinho.

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Positive way to play.

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Maxwell looking to get in here for a four.

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You know because of the way Arsenal play and I think that at times they are

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Not easy to play against but great teams would like to put the ball back

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It could be through for a fourth here Lionel Messi

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They're trying to contain him But it's an impossible task This man is just unstoppable Four for Barcelona

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Four for Messi And they are in the last four

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Joseby Worms The skill Of the little magician He's coming to get you And how

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Manuel Abouy just touched round there Far far too much But even then he's still got so much to do Look, don't panic Okay, I won't

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And Arsenal now well and truly put to the sword I Think what they have done more than anything Barcelona.

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They've exposed the deficiencies in Arsenal

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And that has always been when they don't have the ball by cliche

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Arsenal then fall at the quarter-final stage beaten by the European champions who showed exactly why they are European champions

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Recovering from the setback of Nicholas Benton's goal.

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It took them just three minutes And then it was the Lionel Messi show.

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Not content with the hat-trick, he got a full two minutes from the end.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 124 sentences and 1402 words to shadow. The speech runs for 10:40. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

trick /ˈtɹɪk/ (noun) — Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
nowhere /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ (adverb) — In no place.
referee /ˌɹɛf.əˈɹi/ (noun) — An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.
deliberate /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/ (adjective) — Done on purpose; intentional.
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔː/ (verb) — To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
pocket /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ (noun) — A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
rescue /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/ (verb) — To save from any violence, danger or evil.
defend /dɪˈfɪnd/ (verb) — To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
lesson /ˈlɛs.ən/ (noun) — A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
trail /tɹeɪl/ (noun) — The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the…
pitch /pɪt͡ʃ/ (noun) — A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
skill /skɪl/ (noun) — A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
sword /soɹd/ (noun) — A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
complaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/ (noun) — The act of complaining.
chip /t͡ʃɪp/ (noun) — A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

back in (verb) — To reverse a vehicle into a space.
come in /ˌkʌm ˈɪn/ (verb) — To enter.
look at (verb) — To observe or watch.
come from (verb) — To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality.
end up (verb) — To bring to a conclusion.
finish off (verb) — To finish completely.
get away (verb) — To move away (from).
get in (verb) — To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: deficiency /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/, audacious /ɔˈdeɪ.ʃəs/, cliché /kliˈʃeɪ/, deflection /dəˈflɛkʃən/, finisher /ˈfɪnɪʃɚ/
Long words — get the stress right: deliberate /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/, surprisingly /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/, inevitable /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, deficiency /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like trick, nowhere, referee.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	has now gone · has played · have made
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	man who got · man who was
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	were being · were ringing · was getting
Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain	might just pay · might not like · might be

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