Sentences with phrase «croatian side»

I have already bought a lot of Christmas presents and an extra excitement for the holidays arose pretty high after buying tickets to Croatia and knowing that after 7 years, we'll be finally spending Christmas together with my Croatian side of the family!

The New Saints have been knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers in emphatic style by Croatian side Rijeka.

«Mourinho went on to praise Lassana Diarra who will get the nod against the Croatian side.

The New Saints saw their hopes of Champions League progress dented after a 2 - 0 away defeat against Croatian side Rijeka in the first leg.

Meanwhile, Everton had a slightly tougher second leg battle as they were held into a 1 - 1 draw by Croatian side, Hajduk Split.

Elsewhere this week we saw Marco van Ginkel — now captain at PSV in his third spell on loan there — exit the Europa League in the qualifying rounds following an aggregate defeat at the hands of Croatian side NK Osijek.

Something to admire about the Croatian side is not only the adoration received from the Croatian people but by football neutrals across the globe as well.

Napoli has made official through its website the passage of young midfielder Josip Radosevic to Croatian side Rijeka, where he will stay until the end of December 2015.

The New Saints saw their hopes of Champions League progress dented after a 2 - 0 away defeat against Croatian side Rijeka in the first leg of their second qualifying round tie.

Chelsea have officially announced the signing of 19 - year - old Mario Pasalic from Croatian side Hajduk Split for an undisclosed fee, as he becomes the Blues» second arrival of the summer transfer...

He also has had a Champions League experience and has already been selected to play for the U21 Croatian side.

Local source Jutarnji List [as per Le 10 Sport] acknowledged that giants Paris Saint - Germain, FC Porto, Juventus and Bayern Munich were all also keen on the player, who has a fee release clause at his Croatian side of $ 15 million.

Yesterday, a sorry England side lost to a better Croatian side.

A brilliant 13 league goals in 14 appearances for the Croatian side have shown that the 21 - year - old knows where the net is.

Not exact matches

The Croatian League may not be the strongest in Europe, but Zagreb are the dominant side in the country.

I really do not know a great deal about this Zagreb side other than that they did an invincibles season in the Croatian league last season, so hopefully Arsenal are on the ball from the first whistle.

In two weeks time, we have the Croatian Champions Zagreb, coming to the Emirates, even our reserve side could beat them lol!

We start our campaign in three weeks away to Dinamo, the Croatian league winners who stayed unbeaten as they went onto win the title by 13 points, a feat only our beloved club can boast in England, but a major feat for any top tier side.

Should Feghouli end up leaving Slaven Bilic's side, it'll be interesting to see whether the Croatian decides to go back into the transfer market in search of a replacement for the winger.

Arsenal appear to have missed out on the signing of Croatian international playmaker Marcelo Brozovic from Dinamo Zagreb, report Goal, after the official Inter Milan twitter account confirmed that he had arrived in Milan ahead of signing for Roberto Mancini's Serie A side.

The Croatian has managed to bag a total of 29 goals and 27 assists in 209 appearances for the Spanish side, a decent return for a midfielder.

Croatian international is a determined customer who has proven effective wherever he has plied his trade, perhaps best known to English football fans as the man who scored the winner against Steve McClaren's hapless side during an ill fated Euro 2008 qualifier.

While his future remains uncertain, the youngster's form has been good enough for him to earn a call - up to the Croatian national side for Euro 2016.

The young Croatian international has long been considered a hot prospect and has become a key player at the San Siro but having seen his side finish the season in eighth spot, and with no European qualification spot to speak of, the former Dinamo Zagreb may be open to a fresh challenge.

The Croatian has already shown he can do it in the Premier League during his days with Tottenham and looks just what Van Gaal's side needs.

By having the Croatian shadow Messi for the entire time he was on the pitch, a big hole was left in Madrid's midfield, something that the away side capitalised on time and time again.

The Croatian has pushed Xavi out of the side, becoming an integral player in the Barcelona midfield, since arriving from Sevilla in the summer.

The Express states that the 20 - year - old has already collected six caps for the Croatian national side and comes highly - rated in his homeland, with Italian publication Corriere dello Sport labelling him as the «purest talent in Croatia».

The La Liga side are reportedly ready to offer up to $ 40m (# 33m) for the Croatian international, who has been a big success since moving to the Allianz Arena last June.

According to reports from the Daily Express and the Metro, Arsenal have already made contact with the Italian side in regards to the transfer of the young Croatian midfielder.

Still only 20 years old, the Croatian has made 12 starts in Serie A this season, contributing two goals and one assist, showing himself capable of playing in a number of different midfield roles, either as a deep - lying playmaker or a more advanced role, and even wide on the left hand side.

The Croatian's first team chances at the Allianz Arena are set to be tested by the arrival of Robert Lewandowski, with the Borussia Dortmund goal machine having already agreed a move to the Bavarian side.

Ironically, you can trace back Liverpool's turnaround in form to the Croatian being left out of the side — he faces quite a battle to retake his spot.

The 20 - year - old has been able to put Balkan rivalry to the side and make friends with Croatian international Dejan Lovren instead.

After all, the Colombian international was a very impressive and reliable performance for the Gunners last season and we all expected even a weakened Arsenal side to come away from the Croatian club with all three points.

In addition to that, Ronald Koeman's side have the best goals - against record in the Premier League this season, better than the clubs they sold those players to, with Reds ace Lovren looking the worst buy of the lot as Brendan Rodgers» side let in 12 more than the Croatian's old team.

The former defender was one of the most sought - after managers a few years ago, after his work with the Croatian national side.

Just before halftime, Perisic nearly connected after Roberto Gagliardini sprung the Croatian free on the right side, but Perisic's attempt to slot the ball wide of Berisha was too wide and went out of bounds.

The Croatian midfielder, fully recovered from a finger injury, is aware that the team will have to be at their best to overcome his former side Sevilla and take a fourth Copa del Rey title in a row

Although lately the Croatian midfielder Marcelo Brozović plays pretty well and he managed to score a few Golazos, Brozović in January will most likely leave the Italian side, Inter...

The Croatian boss staved off calls for his sacking after his side produced an inspired second half turnaround in the Carabao Cup, but those calls will return in abundance if the Irons fail to defeat th...

Hammers boss Slaven Bilic had crisis talks with club owners David Gold and David Sullivan this week and, despite receiving their support, the Croatian will desperate to change his side's fortunes as quickly as possible.

Franck Ribery made a mazy run into the right side of the box before crossing low, and the Croatian striker stabbed home from close range.

The Croatian boss has said in a post-tournament interview that he and his players compiled and studied many games of their opponents to become very well - prepared for tough matches, so the same can be expected when his side comes up against the Gunners.

The Croatian midfielder was at his best in Barcelona's 8 - 0 thrashing of Cordoba, scoring his side's first goal which opened the floodgates.

Power, perseverance and a penchant for decisive goals in the big moments have seen the imposing Croatian become an indispensable member of a Juventus side that has lifted consecutive domestic doubles and an Italian Super Cup since he arrived in Turin.

They look a different side with the Croatian in midfield.

In doing so the Croatian enabled his side to defend effectively while Lazović, Palladino, Hiljemark, and Pellegri offered outlets for rapid transitions emanating from either flank.

The Croatian grabbed 2 assists and his all - round display made it almost impossible for the Real Betis side to get a hold of the game as they ultimately lost by 4 goals.

According to Croatian source Jutarnji, Barcelona attacking midfielder Ivan Rakitic is on the cusp of joining Premier League side Manchester City.