Arsene Wenger's 10 most memorable moments at Arsenal

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Arsene Wenger has experienced some great moments at Arsenal over the last 22 years

#4 Winning the 'Beautiful Football Derby' 2-1

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When the draw for the knockout stages of the 2010/11 Champions League was made, there was one fixture everyone looked forward to - Arsenal vs Barcelona. It was a match between two elite coaches who espoused beautiful football above all else.

It was the year Barcelona won the title but during the course of the tournament, they lost just one game - the first leg of the round of 16 at the Emirates.

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The visitors took the lead through David Villa and they kept knocking on the door with attack after attack, leaving the fans spellbound rather. But Arsenal soon mustered the courage to attack as well and Robin van Persie's accurate volley in the second half set up the game for a close finish.

As Barcelona poured forward, all it took was one mistake and Arsenal countered with a brilliant through-ball from Cesc Fabregas that found Samir Nasri in acres of space.

And then came the winner from Andrei Arshavin who took his shot first time to curl it around the defenders and Victor Valdes - a brilliant team goal. Almost like a Barcelona goal.

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