Sentences with phrase «english side winning»
The two sides have only played each other twice with the English side winning both times by a solitary goal.
http://www.thehardtackle.com/ Not exact matches
Now Louis van Gaal's side are looking to get back on track in the league, having won only two of the last six games in the English top flight.
The Red Devils became the first - ever English side to win the treble in 1999 and they achieved it in such dramatic fashion.
They've been touted as the invincible mid season and the greatest English side to ever exist, and was expected to win a quadraple, now they've lost 3 in a row and was taught a good lesson by Klopp.
Pep Guardiola's side's run of 15 league wins in a row is the most in any division of English league football since it began, and the club are now not far off breaking more records.
The English side performed well, running in four tries to win 16 — 30.
A determined performance from the English side saw them hold their French opponents at bay, while a huge goal from Kevin De Bruyne gave them a 1 - 0 win in the match and a 3 - 2 win in the tie, upsetting the odds and earning City a berth in the semifinal for the first time in their history.
English sides have still put together respectable European campaigns, of course: United reached the final in» 10 - 11 and the semis in» 13 - 14, City reached the semis in» 15 - 16, and Chelsea won the whole shebang in 2012.
English sides have won just one of their last eight European finals in all competitions (Manchester United vs Chelsea in 2007/08 Champions League).
Only one side has ever won both the English FA Cup and Champions League / European Cup in the same season: Manchester United in 1998/99.
Name all the players not capable of beating a team that have never (until now) won against an English side.
Only one team wins the EPL and an English side will not win the ECL this season.
Olympiacos» first win against an English side was against Arsenal,
Lee Dixon A constant in one of the most famous back fours ever produced by an English club side, it seems bizzare that a national manager wouldn't have been more tempted to take advantage of their understanding (especially at a time when they were winning silverware).
, Arsenal is not a charity, Arsenal is a football club trying to to win EPL, not a charity trying to help a player who is overated and useless, he got pay to play a football, not to operate patients and he got 75m a week to be able to pass the ball correctly, never mind score or assist, I get 480 # / week if my confidence is low my boss will give me a kick at back side to sort my self out or the door, we do not have to risk our chance of winning the game for a sake of Ox, bench him, the best player plays, we don't gonna miss is scoring ability or his assist, we will be less frustrated if he is on the bench typical English player!
The final third of this book stands — at least in this reviewer's experience — as the definitive English language account of that Grande Torino side: who they were, how they were formed, how they played and how they won.
Petr Cech has now insisted that his side remain in a strong position to win the English top division, and the form they are in will see them stay in the fight for first as the season wears on.
Sir Alex Ferguson's side of that season will likely go down as one of the best ever in English football, and they showed remarkable character as their young team somehow clawed back a win having been seconds away from defeat.
And I know that we Arsenal fans were fuming from the performance in Dortmund, but from what the likes of Souness, Redknapp and Scholes came out with afterwards, you would think that we had just been relegated into the conference rather than lost ONE game against a fantastic Dortmund side, in a ground where no English team but Arsenal has ever won.
The majority of the group at Anfield have already won numerous caps for the national side, while others are certain to feature for the Three Lions in many years to come, but how would this English contingent fare under Brendan Rodgers?
The latter side being without argument the best cricket team in the world, English cricket fans had little expectation that their team would win, but at least they expected a fight — or even a new Botham miracle.
Liverpool winning the europa will not affect us... they will be the 5th english side in the champions league.....
England as a side were never going to get far no matter who they picked, there are no world class english players in the whole league and there's no game changer who will win them a tight game!
Robben first made a name for himself in English football during his days with Chelsea as a youngster, starring in their title - winning sides of 2004/05 and 2005/06.
An unfancied Sevilla side won 2 - 1 at Old Trafford to go through to the quarter - finals, winning on English soil for the first time in their history.
Will a Spanish or German side once again win the UCL title, or will a English side like Manchester City or Chelsea take home the hardware?
As usual Jon you make some good points but with all respect to Leeds, Villa and Forest, no way would Spurs spend the amount of time in the lower leagues [just one year] that those three have spent recently and I'm sure you remember that great Spurs side in their double year dropping their first point after 14 games to Man City and suffering their first defeat to Sheffield Wednesday by the odd goal in three on Boxing day and almost beating our 66 point record [2 points a win in those days] which stood from the glorious thirties thanks to a shock home defeat on the last day of the season by West Brom with their frightening forward line of Jones, White, Smith, Allen, and Dyson and to make things worse the following year the signing of Jimmy Greaves, and don't let anybody tell different without doubt the greatest striker the English game as ever seen.
Milanic pointed out that his side «have a good record against English teams» in European competition, with one home win and two draws.
Chelsea's victory in Munich in 2012 remains the last time an English side contested or won Europe's most coveted prize.
Arsenal have failed to win from their four previous trips to Russia (D1 L3) but then CSKA Moscow have lost eight of their last five games against English sides, including their games against Manchester United in the Champions League group stage this season.
They were the first team to openly defy the FA's orders and compete in the newly - formed European Cup back in the mid-50s, and were also the first English side to win it.
All doubts were dispelled as this win made Wenger the first non-British manager to lift the English title, and his side clinched a domestic double with an FA Cup final defeat of Newcastle 13 days later.
It's a winner - takes - all battle between English football's on - form team — Arsene Wenger's side have 16 wins in their last 18 outings...
Cole went on to score 93 goals in 195 Premier League appearances for the Red Devils, forming an excellent partnership with Dwight Yorke up front, helping Manchester United become the first English side to win the treble, in the 1998 - 99 season.
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed that his side's objective this season is to win the English Premier League.
In 1992 — 93 he gained the distinction of being the captain of the first English side to win the League Cup and FA Cup double.
• Wenger's Arsenal won the 2003/04 Premier League without losing a game (W26 D12 L0), the first side to claim the English title unbeaten since Preston North End won the first edition of the league in 1888/89 (W18 D4 L0).
The wide presumption among football pundits is that neither Chelsea nor any other English side currently has much of a chance to win a Champions League.
The result left City bottom of their group with just three points and without a win, one of the worst performances by an English side at this stage of the competition.
They have won just one of their last four games and emerged from a recent Champions League double - header with Tottenham Hotspur with only a point to trail the English side in the group.
Arsenal are the only English side to have won the tournament, defeating Umea 1 - 0 over two legs in April 2007.
Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Arsenal FC highlights: Arsenal still holding out their top seat in current English Premier League standings after successfully bagging an important away win over struggling Crystal Palace side this Saturday.
The English champions are facing the side who are set to dethrone them at the summit, with Pep Guardiola's side now 16 points clear of second placed Manchester United following a midweek win over Arsenal.
Mauricio Pochettino's side have won more points from losing positions than any other English top - flight team this season (17) and it is this type of spirit that could propel them to the club's first Premier League title.
The Swiss champions have possessed an impressive record against English sides with four wins in their previous five home outings, but they can expect a stiffer challenge versus the Premier League leaders.
Match Predictions: United have been unbeaten at home for 38 games in all competitions and they are highly likely to continue that with another win on Saturday against a Brighton side who are a decent team and doing very well in their first season in the english top division but not many people expect them to get much away from home against the traditional top 6.
With their 2 - 1 UEFA Cup Winners» Cup final victory against FC Barcelona United had become the first English side to win a European trophy since the country's clubs were readmitted to UEFA competitions following the Heysel stadium tragedy, and they added another European trophy to their collection against the Belgrade club with a 1 - 0 victory at Old Trafford.
Winning the English Premier League and possibly the F.A. Cup is not enough for Chelsea manager Antonio Conte who wants his side to be a major contender for next season's Champions League.
Manchester United head coach Louis van Gaal discussed his side's 3 - 1 win over Newcastle United in the English Premier League on Friday (26 December), while his counterpart rued the injury crisis gripping the club.
Two goals in either half from Tottenham Hotspur saw the English Premier League side record a 2 - 0 win in the Bianconeri's final game before the Italian Super Cup