But Leverkusen resistance finally gave way at the death as Overmars pounced.

BBC: Barcelona win again

She gave way to Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer and finally Allison Schmitt, who touched the wall at 3:52:05, nipping 14 hundredths of a second off the previous record.

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Nicklas Bendtner saw Arsenal's best chance saved by Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes - but it was the introduction of substitute Theo Walcott that finally gave Arsene Wenger's team the impetus to claw their way back into a tie that looked way beyond them.

BBC: Arsenal 2-2 Barcelona

When he finally returned our Skype calls, his baritone had the clipped intonation of a forced foreign accent, which eventually gave way to what sounded like a Scottish lilt.

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