Arsenal’s nickname – “Barcelona Lite” – was never meant as an insult, but for 75 minutes on Wednesday night it seemed a bit like one. As two of the most entertaining teams in Europe did battle in the Champions League round-of-16 first leg, big brother Barca was winning out, keeping the team that would love to be seen as a worthy imitation at arm’s length. Then, suddenly, little brother Arsenal found its mojo. Having seen Barcelona settle into its brand of seamless majesty and cruise to a 1-0 lead thanks to David Villa, the Gunners refused to crumble like so many before them. First they found a way to compete with and harangue one of the slickest passing machines soccer has ever seen, and then, with confidence replenished, embark upon a late smash-and-grab raid to earn a 2-1 victory and set things up perfectly for the return leg in Spain next month. Goals from Robin van Persie and Andrei Arshavin turned the match on its head, but in reality, Arsenal’s revival came from the very heart o
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