ON THIS DAY

After Nicklas Bendtner had given Arsenal an aggregate lead over Barcelona in the Champions League Quarter-Finals the 93,330 Nou Camp crowd witnessed a Lionel Messi masterclass. He scored all four goals in Barcelona’s 4-1 (6-3 aggregate) victory.

In the old First Division Chelsea went 0-3 down to Luton Town at Stamford Bridge after just 23 minutes but pulled back to draw 3-3 despite having Graeme Le Saux sent off when the score was 1-3. ...