Sentences with phrase «champions league points»

Going by their previous results, you'd like to think the Romanians are edging closer to those historic first Champions League points.

UEFA Champions League points system Group stage participation — 4 points Group stage win — 2 points Group stage draw — 1 point Round of 16 participation — 4 points

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.

And Arsenal are without a Champions League point after playing the (supposedly) weakest two teams in our group.

Not everything has been going fright for Madrid of late, however, with top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo having looked out of sorts and with the side needing a late goal away to the Polish club Legia Warsaw in midweek just to rescue a Champions League point.

Not exact matches

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The win leaves them in with a chance with qualifying from their Champions League group despite only having two points before their last two games.

Jose Mourinho's reigning champions are 16th in the Premier League table, only one point above the relegation zone, after their worst start to a season for 37 years.

Same points, and this time we won't get pot 1, this time we'll be playing in a much tougher group in the champions league next year so don't be so proud of 2nd spot.

Whether such big - money signings are necessary is up for debate given the level that Ernesto Valverde has his side playing at right now, as they lead the way in La Liga with a four - point gap to their nearest rivals and they sit top of their Champions League group.

A sensible suggestion from the Dane as United have now moved to within a point of fourth - placed Manchester City and will be desperate to qualify for the Champions League next season.

As Arsenal look to kick off their Champions League campaign by picking up some points away to Paris Saint Germain in the first match of the group phase, there were some concerns about Arsenal's star centre back.

The Merseyside club secured their third successive season without Champions League football last term, leading to the sacking of manager Kenny Dalglish, and his Northern Irish replacement has been charged with the responsibility of improving his playing staff in the pursuit of closing the 17 point gap between their eight place finish and a top four finish.

I quite agree sell all the deadwoods but which player in his right mind would want to come to arsenal at the moment, remember people man u was in the same situation under moyes but we're able to attract better player's even when not playing champions league, the selling point from arsenal point of view is to tell players which they are trying to get what the plan is of getting back to top flight football by going for the Europa league over the FA cup and finishing in the top six otherwise if they go for wishy - washy arsene wenger stupid attitude of we've got quality all the squad we are competing for everything then I'm afraid We will end up with nothing

Arsenal need the points much the more however, having dropped down to a lowly sixth spot, and their hopes of a Champions League place will be very slim without a win.

However I do think that United winning will spur them on to greater efforts in the fight for the fourth champions League spot and they are just five points behind us now.

The sides currently sit fifth and sixth in the Premier League table and with just two points separating them, the upcoming clash holds even more significance than usual in the fight for Champions League qualification.

At the 65 ′ mark he knocked the header in to help the Red Devils walk away with a 1 - 1 draw and a point on the Champions League table.

Vidal continues to say that Munich is the best team in the world, and he can certainly point to Arsenal's humiliation against Bayern in the Champions League to emphasise the gap in quality between the two sides, but he believes that Alexis will make the Germans into an even better side.

Should we fail to win this weekend, we will likely fall five points behind Manchester United, as well as nine points behind Liverpool whilst having played two times less, leaving our Champions League qualification hopes in tatters.

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.

Yeah I am ready for the argument which some of you will put forward, but for me the Champions League is equally important as the League, as it is of the utmost important that our world class players, at any point, should never doubt the ambition of our beloved club.

I still am not sure why Mick McCarthy opted to play such a weakened side, I know some would point out that the club went on to win their next fixture but its worth remembering that Wolves had also won their previous two matches prior to the Old Trafford clash so they would have buoyed up for the game and who knows perhaps they could have gotten a surprise result against the Premier League champions.

While Mourinho's side are only five points off the relegation zone, they are a whopping 12 points behind Arsenal and the Champions League places.

The result gives Wolfsburg an impressive nine - point cushion on an automatic Champions League spot.

A common argument — what's the point of being in the champions league if you're not going to win it?

We have all but ruled ourselves out of the title race following our dismal display at Stamford Bridge this weekend which allowed our rivals to move to 12 points clear of us, and we (for now) have to concentrate on building our own form to assure ourselves of Champions League football, and should the Blues begin to drop points, we must be within touching distance of them when push comes to shove.

I can't decide on whether I want to commit to cementing our place in the top four before hoping to push on to win the title, but I also can't think of anything worse than hoping that United keep their six - point lead over our side, which leaves me stuck in the middle, but I feel like we should actually be concentrating on returning to the Champions League.

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Arsenal fans will obviously hoping that this is where the coincidence ends as well, because the Gunners got off to the worst possible start last year by losing at home to Liverpool (and when you consider they pipped us to the final Champions League spot by a single point that loss looks even worse).

We are also preparing to start the season without Koscielny and Giroud due to their international campaign with France, and should we fail to pick up some crucial early points, we could struggle to get back on terms with the big teams this year, especially when we have to start juggling Champions League football also, where the likes of United, Chelsea and Liverpool do not.

«Without Petr this season I don't think the club would be champions because he played six important matches in the Premier League and without these points we probably wouldn't be champions.

The Premier League champions will be looking to close the gap on Jose Mourinho's Chelsea, and with the Hammers taking just one point from their last six league games against City Manuel Pellegrini will be feeling confLeague champions will be looking to close the gap on Jose Mourinho's Chelsea, and with the Hammers taking just one point from their last six league games against City Manuel Pellegrini will be feeling confleague games against City Manuel Pellegrini will be feeling confident.

With Man United's win over Norwich ensuring that Arsenal still need points from our final two games to secure a Champions League place for next season, the manager must get his team selection and tactics right and with more options than usual he has a tough job on his hands, but one of those choices for me has to be Santi Cazorla in the box to box role.

Real Madrid have after all only beat Athletico twice in the previous eight games between the two sides, excluding their penalty victory in the Champions League final and those expecting Atletico to take all three points can pick up a price of around 3/1.

Barca are well on course to win major honours this season as they have a nine - point lead in La Liga, have advanced to the Champions League knockout stage and are still in the Copa del Rey.

In a league that has champions scrapping through games and picking up points even though playing badly, it is difficult to imagine Ozil as a big player.

Unfortunately the only people that can remove him is the ones that put him in charge of arsenal and the only way the board will move against wenger is when he does not meet their expectations, have you heard any one of the board members come out and say fourth is not acceptable, for several years he has guarantee the board money from the champions league, they also have several agreements or contract signed with major companies, all that points to money coming back to the board.

Dortmund have gone from bottom of the table to 11th place, just 10 points off the Champions League spots with 16 games left to play... Surely not?

They sit in fourth place in the Premier League table, just a point above Tottenham, with question marks now being raised over their ability to qualify for the Champions League given their recent form.

If Liverpool lose the Champions League final, finish 1 point behind us, and we finish 2nd and lose next round or the FA Cup final, then in my opinion they have the better season.

We could have hoped for a better opener to our champions league campaign, but ultimately we shouldn't be too disappointed with picking up a point away to PSG.

He closed the year by scoring 30 or more in nine of his final 10 games, including a 44 - point performance against reigning league champion Georgia Stars.

The strongly coveted Kylian Mbappe is a name everybody is talking about, after helping his Monaco side to the Champions League semi-final, as well as playing a key role in his side's push for the Ligue 1 title, which they are three points from sealing with three matches to play.

Tottenham all - but ended our hopes of making the Champions League through our league position, leaving us eight points short of Chelsea in fourth, while Liverpool and Spurs also hold seven and nine point advantages ovLeague through our league position, leaving us eight points short of Chelsea in fourth, while Liverpool and Spurs also hold seven and nine point advantages ovleague position, leaving us eight points short of Chelsea in fourth, while Liverpool and Spurs also hold seven and nine point advantages over us.

With the Premier League champions continuing to languish in the bottom half of the table and with just four points separating them from the relegation zone, the pressure is still on Hiddink to find the long - term solutions to ensure that the club continue to make progress.

They have also not lost in the league, with 10 wins and one draw putting them three points clear of the champions Juventus at the top of Serie A.

Arsenal are in the envious position of only needing one point to guarantee a place in the Champions League Group Stages next season, bur first of all they need to get their act back together and overcome a battling Sunderland side that also only need one point to avoid the drop.

Arsenal are currently in sixth place in the EPL table, which is the same position they were in at this stage last year, but we are five points lower and dropping away from the crucial Top Four and the Champions League places.