On this day, 15 years ago, Robin Van Persie received a second yellow card and was sent off for kicking the ball away in UCL Ro16 vs Barcelona. Later he claimed that he was deceived by a whistle fr...

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Original Title: On this day, 15 years ago, Robin Van Persie received a second yellow card and was sent off for kicking the ball away in UCL Ro16 vs Barcelona. Later he claimed that he was deceived by a whistle from the stands. Arsenal lost the tie 4-3 on aggregate.