Sentences with phrase «champions league outfits»

The last Champions League outfit is Liverpool who gained on the depth in the final third by signing Mohamed Salah from Roma.

Despite the official Stuttgart version of events that the 22 - year - old has been working on his fitness on his own at an unspecified location, most think the explanation is a smokescreen for a transfer and given the player's clearly - expressed desire to swop under - performing VfB for a Champions League outfit, it's a natural assumption to make.

Not exact matches

Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil faced colossal criticism for his uninspired performance in the embarrassing Champions League defeat to Ligue 1 outfit AS Monaco last Wednesday, but after grabbing two assists against Everton on Sunday — are the German's critics unjust?

With the Stamford Bridge outfit five points and a game in hand clear at the top of the Premier League and still in the Champions League there is a chance this could be the Portuguese's best season yet as a manager.

The Ligue 1 outfit are said to be keen on swooping for Everton winger Kevin Mirallas and believe the lure of Champions League football will be enough to entice him away from Goodison Park this summer.

Champions League qualification For the second successive season, Arsenal were drawn against a Turkish outfit, in the Champions League playoff tie, with the winner progressing to the group stages of Europe's elite club competition.

Diaby arrives at one of the genuine giants of the French game, but he joins a side in transition; Marcelo Bielsa's outfit missed out on Champions League qualification last term, and have since lost many of their key players.

Premier League champions Manchester City and title - leaders Chelsea have been beaten to the status as the most dangerous team in English football by, wait for it... League One outfit Brentford!

According to the London Evening Standard, the Premier League champions and their London rivals are interested in the France international; however, the English duo may have been scared out of making a bid after Lyon president Jean - Michel Aulas revealed the price that the Ligue 1 outfit are demanding for their prized asset.

The 24 year - old has been virtually ever present for a Villarreal team that have been unbeaten since November and are looking like contenders to challenge for the wide open final Champions League spot in La Liga, and he has settled into Spanish football superbly since joining from Brazilian outfit Vitoria in 2013.

Cahill captained the side in the absence of John Terry during the Champions League opener against Macabbi Tel - Aviv on Wednesday night as the west London outfit returned to form with a convincing 4 - 0 victory over the Israeli side thanks to goals from Willian, Oscar, Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas.

After failing to find the back of the net against Tottenham and Aston Villa, Rooney wasn't able to get off the mark during the 3 - 1 victory over Belgian outfit Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League playoff first - leg tie on Tuesday night.

Former Monaco team - mates Hoddle and Hateley have met up ahead of the French outfit's Champions League tie with Arsenal, where Hoddle made his confession:

With the Manchester derby taking centre stage on Sunday afternoon, it was important that the North London outfit came away with all three points as the race for Champions League qualification heats up with the end of the season fast approaching.

Jones had an impressive season with United last campaign as he played 26 times for the Manchester outfit as they went on to win the League Cup and the Europa League and thus securing Champions League qualification.

Loan Sanogo and the rest of the young pups out to Premier league outfits and Boom, champions of England and Europe!!!

The Stamford Bridge outfit's youth players also celebrated recently as the Under 19's side were crowned champions of the UEFA Youth League.

The North London outfit have the most expensive season tickets in the country and their prices are even three times more than that of reigning Premier League champions Manchester City, who's cheapest price is # 299.

Celtic suffered a disappointing 2 - 0 defeat at home against Bundesliga outfit Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League.

Rafael Benitez» final game as Napoli manager ended in the worst possible way as he failed to lead the Serie A outfit into the Champions League for the second time this season.

The pair are among a host of new arrivals for the Merseyside outfit and will expected to solve the goalscoring problems that ultimately cost the 2013 - 14 Premier League runners - up the chance of a trophy and Champions League qualification last season.

The Merseyside outfit will be hoping the new addition to the back - room staff alongside new recruits such as James Milner and Roberto Firmino can pay dividends as they look to once again challenge for at least a Champions League spot next season.

With the Old Trafford outfit much more likely to have Champions League football next season it is even more surprising that the youngster could have chosen Liverpool.

The North London based outfit last made the Champions League group stages back in 2011 and progressed to the quarter - final round before being knocked out by Real Madrid.

After signing from Atletico for a reported fee of # 15.9 million last summer, the 28 - year - old is set to rejoin the Vicente Calderon outfit despite having two years left on his contract with the reigning Barclays Premier League champions.

The Red Devils were held to a goalless draw in Spain in the first leg of their last - 16 Champions League tie against the La Liga outfit, but they'll be confident of getting the result they need back at Old Trafford next month to advance.

For a perfectionist such as Guardiola, it will be a real irritant for him knowing that he didn't win a Champions League trophy with the Bavarian outfit as he now looks ahead to his next role with Manchester City.

The Ligue 1 outfit have a history of impressive performances against English teams — including beating Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final to reach the 2004 final — and the last four years has seen Arsenal knocked out at this stage.

The 18 - year - old has become the most in - demand player in Europe given his form for the Ligue 1 outfit this season, as he's helped them to top spot in France and the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Dutch striker Klaas - Jan Huntelaar was linked with a Premier League move this summer after a couple of years with German Bundesliga outfit FC Schalke 04, with their shocking start to the season now making a January move even more likely, despite Huntelaar's fine goal against Chelsea nicking a Champions League point.

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Liverpool have history in Europe with five Champions League wins in their history and this electric outfit put together by Klopp looks like having the potential to add to that.

However, the North London outfit are likely to face competition from United as they too are in the market for a midfielder in preparation for a long hard season following a return to the Champions League.

On Wednesday, Nani played against NK Maribor in the Lisbon outfit's opening Champions League Group G clash in Slovenia and scored a sensational goal in the 80th minute.

Vidal will be desperate to help the Italian outfit qualify for the Champions League knockout stages, however Vidal believes they face difficulty after defeat at the Bernabeu.

The Old Trafford outfit will return with a # 30m offer and it's a January bid that may be accepted by Juventus if they have not successfully negotiated their way through the Champions League group stage.

BoyleSports made Barcelona as short as 1 - 1,000 to make the semi-finals ahead of their trip to Rome but the Italian outfit became only the third team in Champions League history to overturn a first - leg defeat of three goals or more.

The star played against the La Liga outfit in the Champions League as his Juventus side were beaten 2 - 1 by Carlo Ancelotti's men thanks to two Cristiano Ronaldo goals.

As big a club as the Manchester outfit are, they can not provide him with Champions League football next season, but Barcelona can.

He has scored 22 goals in all competitions for the Ligue 1 outfit this season, including five goals in the Champions League to help the Monegasques reach the semi-finals of the tournament.

The Brazil international has made 38 appearances across all competitions, scoring four times and providing nine assists in the process, as the French outfit won a Champions League place by finishing 3rd in Ligue 1.

# 2.8 million was spent on Paraguayan forward Nelson Valdez only to see him sold to Abu Dhabi outfit Al Jazira in July for a similar amount as the club looked to cut costs, Aly Cissokho was sent on a season - long loan deal to Liverpool as they sought to ease the wage bill after missing out on the Champions League.

After breaking into the Toffees» first - team, she went on to make her Champions League debut for the Merseyside outfit during her one - year stint at the club.

Wenger admits that they are banking on some slip - ups from the Merseyside outfit, but still remains confident that his side will feature in the Champions League for the 17th year in a row.

Celtic's Champions League journey began with a comfortable 2 - 0 qualifying win over Icelandic outfit Stjarnan at Parkhead.

The Gunners are a couple of points behind Everton, but with five matches left for both sides, it is the Merseyside outfit who are in pole position to clinch the final Champions League place.

PARIS — Paris Saint - Germain will take on Nice at the unusual hour of 1 pm at Allianz Riviera on Sunday in the toughest test of the French capital outfit's post-Real Madrid Champions League exit resolve so far.

If PSG beat Real and then make it through the quarter - finals too, he might even be able to play in the Champions League semi-final second leg on May 1 or 2, or if not then perhaps the May 26 final in Kiev, Ukraine — should the French outfit get that far.

Four - time European champions Bayern Munich were drawn against Swiss league runners - up FC Zurich, with the German outfit at home in the first leg.

Romanian outfit CFR Cluj debuted in the Champions» League group stage last season against AS Roma, defeating the Italians 2 - 1 at home; however, they ended up at the bottom of the table.