And Carlos Cuellar's perfectly timed sliding tackle prevented Postiga from doubling Panathinaikos' lead after 33 minutes.
On the first attempt, Red Bulls defender Jamison Olave, who had a brilliant all-around game, made a sliding tackle to knock the ball away.
And El Tri probably should have been awarded one in the 76th when Maurice Edu took down Aquino from behind with a sliding tackle.
On 61 minutes, the Jamaican shrugged off Davies and was one-on-one with Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel when Young arrived with a superb sliding tackle.
Petri Pasanen managed to block Ljungberg's pass to Reyes with a sliding tackle, but the ball broke kindly for Henry, who finished with aplomb.
However, his contribution was short-lived as he hobbled off in tears just seven minutes later, to be replaced by Mamady Sidibe, following a sliding tackle from Jody Craddock.
Sandaza soon won a controversial 80th-minute penalty from referee Smith when he fell over Jonsson's leg as the Hearts man appeared to take the ball with a sliding tackle.
His initial shot was blocked but he retrieved the rebound with a sliding tackle on Legwinski, then beat Liam Rosenior before poking the ball home with his right foot.
The tireless striker, hoping to make up for his sending off against Inter Milan, intercepted a Blackburn breakaway with a sliding tackle and set up Malouda, who strolled through the defence but shot straight at the keeper.
Blackburn probed away without creating a clear-cut chance but Arsenal always looked a threat on the break - and so it proved on 80 minutes when Eboue's run was brought to an end by Stephen Warnock's sliding tackle in the box.
His first miss was down to a timely sliding tackle by Aaron Hughes, but the second was a shocker as the Spaniard stormed through on goal from a delicious looping through-ball from Luiz, only for the ball to bobble away off his left boot.
The only blot on City's day came when captain Vincent Kompany was sent off for a sliding two-footed tackle on Jack Wilshere, though the Belgium defender appeared to win the ball.
Gabbiadini forced a diving stop from Blues keeper Mark Tyler before Liddle pulled off a candidate for tackle of the season after Clarke skipped round Collett, sliding full length to scoop the ball away from the striker's path.
He avoided a tackle by Olave, fought off a shoulder challenge by Markus Holgersson and slid the ball past a sliding Robles for his team-high sixth goal.
He avoided a tackle by Olave, fought off a shoulder challenge by Markus Holgersson and slid the ball past a sliding goaltender Luis Robles for his team-high sixth goal.
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