Handball aside, he was a bloody good player.
Arsenal and Barcelona is a game that any right-minded football fan will want to catch on Tuesday night.
Arsene Wenger’s side face the La Liga giants again in the knockout stages of the Champions League, hoping to cause a major upset against the Spanish champions,.
Wenger hasn’t enjoyed much good luck against the Catalans over the years, but one player who binds both teams together is of course Thomas Vermaelen Thierry Henry.
The ex-France international is a god in north London, and he also picked up a Champions League crown when he moved on to the Camp Nou after his Arsenal career came to a close.
So this afternoon in appreciation of the fleet-footed striker, Barcelona tweeted a memorable goal from his time in Spain.
And then Arsenal responded with one of their own, and on it continued for the afternoon in a top quality, if a little odd, trip down memory lane for both clubs.
He was a star for @FCBarcelona and @Arsenal, but here’s @ThierryHenry at his best for us. #AFCvFCB https://t.co/zQy9LYopPy
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 22, 2016
Not bad @FCBarcelona, but what about this @ThierryHenry classic for @Arsenal? #AFCvFCB https://t.co/PfVxU31lHV
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) February 22, 2016
@arsenal That was @thierryhenry at his best… but have you seen this one before? #AFCvFCB https://t.co/rxn2tMHIOI
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 22, 2016
Vintage @ThierryHenry, @FCBarcelona… but we can go one one better with this unbelievable strike at Highbury #AFCvFCB https://t.co/DXkwSdEFzT
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) February 22, 2016
While the last one brings back painful memories of a goal scored against us…in Dublin
Wow! Those were electrifying moves. Be careful tomorrow we can score like that too, or like this #AFCvFCB https://t.co/hIV3LMgz3X
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 22, 2016
