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Arsenal winger Walcott plays down Barcelona heroics

Arsenal winger Theo Walcott played down his heroics in their 2-2 draw against Barcelona.

Cesc Fabregas attributed Arsenal's turnaround to Walcott's influence as a substitute. But the 21-year-old played down his role - pointing to the fans' contribution instead.

"Just me coming on didn't turn the game," he insisted to arsenal.com. "The fans were like an extra man. We just showed great character coming back like that. You also need a bit of luck, which we got with the two goals. But I think it was a fair result.

"Almunia was fantastic for us. [Without him] it could have been three or four. Going in at 0-0 was a very good result because they had a lot of possession and come at us quite a lot."

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