How could he send Van Persie off for shooting at goal when clearly he could not have heard a whistle in the Nou Camp. This guy is a disgrace and performs only for his own ego. rather like another of his compatriots up the hill at FIFA.

Just hope Arsenal can hang on to now get a result

Excuse me? Arsenal plays like real jackass!

The referee is clearly on something... He is on prozac or something?

We are so going to kick your ass!

I am not an Arsenal fan ( just a football one) just cannot understand that the best football team in the world needs help from a referee of such dubious quality and can only beat them when it is 11 v 10

Hope the jackasses have a final kick to give like Inter gave you last year when the goal was disallowed at the death

Busacca is screwing up the whole game....

Sorry for Persi, that was just wrong! I believed he couldn't hear a thing!

Arsenal is going to have a hard time now.

Barça got plenty of very bad foul against them that passed like nothing happened by the referee.

Arsenal got a corner kick which was nothing of a corner to begin with... So I believe that Barcelona had nothing of help from the referee...

Busacca is acting like an ass for both side quite equally.... He let passed plenty of yellow and red cards from both side.

The guys are very agressive from both side because of that idiot!

What is sad is that for two stupids decision of the referee (on Arsenal) the team is now losing the game.

It doesn't give the victory a good taste when it is like this.

Somehow, I don't think Barca fans will agree. Harsh, but that's football.

Wenger's claims of Arsenal going for the quadruple now in tatters.

Another trophy-less season looms for the Gunners.

Probably.... but this Barcelona fan (me) find it sad...

Don't get me wrong, I am happy we win. But I would prefer to win in a fair and square matter...

I hope Busacca won't be around again. He is obviously not at the level.

How does a Canadian Turk end up supporting Barca?

An international referee is good when he is NOT noticed much during a match. Mr. Busacca has done the opposite and spoilt a great evening of football

Arsenal was starting to fight back after a horrendous first half but in ten men ...no way

Love has no border!

Fair comment - but Arsenal had 1 shot on target! Barca had about a gazillion. So the result wasn't really unjust

Look on the bright side.....Ar*enal lost

And the only goal they made was from Barcelona....

Robin Van Persie was sent off for kicking the ball ONE second after the ref blew the whistle. WHAT?!?!?!

The referee was Swiss.

Makes sense now.

second yellow... could have been let off with a warning considering the noise level in the stadium.

Already a thread about it right here!

For all their possession and superiority - and Barca were amazing last night - Barca scored their first goal from a pass by Fabregas, and their second and third with a two man advantage (i.e. minus RvP, plus ref)

Instead of talking about Messi's amazing first goal, its all a mess because of the ref.

Messi, that's my boy!

Dodgy ref - won't be held unaccountable.

Today is going to be a difficult day to get through....