Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has taken the blame for his side's 3-1 defeat by Barcelona in the European Champions League on Tuesday night, describing the last 16 second leg defeat as one of the worst moments of his life.
The 23-year-old's misplaced backheel in stoppage time at the end of the first half led to Barcelona's opening goal, and Fabregas failed to lift his game in the second as the Spanish champions dominated to win 4-3 on aggregate.
"Great support from the Arsenal fans. I take full blame for the result tonight," Fabregas wrote on his Twitter page (twitter.com/cesc4official ).
"One of the worst moments of my life. I apologise."
Fabregas struggled on his return to the side following a hamstring injury as Barcelona's midfield trio of Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Javier Mascherano controlled the match with their intricate passing.
Arsenal equalised when Sergio Busquets deflected a corner into his own net in the 53rd minute but the dismissal of striker Robin van Persie three minutes later resulted in wave after wave of Barca attacks with Lionel Messi and Xavi making the game safe.
Arsenal now only have the league champion an english F.A Cup honours to fight for in an attempt to end their six year trophy drought.
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