Sentences with phrase «european cup victories»

Combining a mean back four of Mauro Tassotti, Franco Baresi, Alessandro Costacurta and Paolo Maldini with the elegance and inspiration of Dutch trio Frank Rijkaard, Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten, Sacchi led Milan to consecutive European Cup victories in 1989 and 1990.

Ten years on from the second European Cup victory Spurs fans had the perfect day enjoying Tottenham's biggest win over their rivals Arsenal.

Not exact matches

England brushed European minnows Malta aside tonight on their way to an easy World Cup qualifying victory as the Three Lions maintained their lead over Slovakia at the top of group F.

Not only did the kids from the Continent play a key role in Europe's Ryder Cup victory — Thomas Bjorn (age 26), Darren Clarke (29), Ignacio Garrido (25) and Lee Westwood (24) accounted for six of 14 1/2 European points — but they also won several tournaments and climbed in the World Ranking.

He eventually made his debut for Barca in their 4 - 1 cup victory over neighbours Espanyol on January 6, and has gone on to make 16 La Liga outings for the reigning European champions, as well as a further three outings in the Champions League.

Playing on a winning Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup team would count as a win, as would European and Australian tour victories.

He tied for second at the Tour Championship, then wore a kilt and a wig in the bacchanalia of another European Ryder Cup victory.

Still, no team wins a European Cup by accident, and Real's victory tells us interesting things about them and, perhaps, about the competition itself.

And yet, Sevilla deservedly went through after a 2 - 1 aggregate victory as they held United to a 0 - 0 draw at home before Ben Yedder's double last night ultimately sent them through to their first European Cup quarter - final since 1958.

What followed was weeping, acrimony, and the Europeans» second Solheim Cup victory.

The victory was secured a year and a half after CSKA became the first ever Russian club to win a European competition with the famous UEFA Cup victory from 2005.

Martin O'Neill and his Nottingham Forest teammates celebrate winning the European Cup with their 1 - 0 victory over SV Hamburg at the Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid, in 1980.

He guided his side to two top - flight championships, the Second Division title, an FA Cup triumph in the competition's Centenary year, a League Cup Final win, a Charity Shield victory and a couple of European trophy successes before leaving in 1974 to manage England.

He believes it would be a fitting tribute to the Lisbon Lions if the current crop can complete the domestic season undefeated with victory in Saturday's Scottish Cup Final as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of the club's European Cup triumph.

Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo managed to steer his beloved club to a maiden Champions League victory against all odds in Munich last May whilst concurrently Diego Simeone guided Atletico Madrid to an emphatic Europa League final win in Bucharest and both will be vying to win the European Super Cup on August 24th.

Slovakia scored three times in the first half as they cruised to a 4 - 0 home victory over Lithuania in World Cup Qualifying European Group F.

It's not just this one under - 17 team that has enjoyed success, although they are right to own much of the limelight — their World Cup win succeeded a Toulon Tournament victory and a runner - up berth at the European Championships.

The 43 - year - old led Bayern to victory in the European Supercup, the Club World Cup and then the Bundesliga / German Cup double, although he failed to emulate his predecessor, Jupp Heynckes, by failing to win the Champions League.

Pauline Bremer proved testament to that very statement, bagging an 86th minute winner all of her own making as City notched their first win of pre-season with a truly incredible 3 - 2 victory over European champions Lyon in the Toulouse International Ladies Cup.

Vicente del Bosque, who guided the team through it's last two tournament victories becomes only the second coach to win both the World Cup and European Cups.

In 2011/2012, Sergio Busquets continued his meteoric rise and helped the team to victories in the Spanish Super Cup, European Super Cup, Club World Cup and Copa del Rey, scoring two goals in 52 appearances and establishing a regular place in the first eleven.

European football fans were fortunate that he reserved some of the best for UEFA competition: the stunning strike in the 2001 UEFA Cup final; the 86th - minute «hit» in the 3 - 1 UEFA Champions League victory against Olympiacos FC in 2004; and, of course, Istanbul — exactly ten years ago on Monday.

Slovenia are up to second in World Cup Qualifying European Group F after Benjamin Verbic's delightful finish just after half - time earned them a 1 - 0 victory in Malta.

GLASGOW: Brendan Rodgers praised the character of his Celtic stars after they recovered from their European disappointment to clinch the Scottish League Cup with a 2 - 0 victory over Motherwell.

He scored 2 goals in the European Cup final victory of that season.

Two of Liverpool's UEFA Cup victories and one European Cup win have been followed up with success in the season - opening Super Cup.

However, the first five of their seven European quarter - final ties all ended in victory, most recently against Internazionale in the 2003/04 UEFA Cup (1 - 0 home, 1 - 0 away).

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.

1964 was a big one for another reason for Luis Suarez with victory in the 1964 European Championships, then called the European Nations Cup, with Spain, something La Roja wouldn't be able to match for another 40 years, with Luis Suarez being flown into Spain especially by the Spanish football Association from Milan whenever they had a game.

But with a chance to win their 11th European Cup final against their fierce city foes, Atletico Madrid, on 28th May, a Real victory would send out a strong message to Barca among others, with the Decima winning club currently 7/5 to win the tie — according to the Bet365 Champions League final odds.

• In the European Qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Emil Forsberg scored the opener for Sweden in France before Dimitri Payet grabbed France's winner in a 2 - 1 victory.

After the 1982 World Cup Platini was sold to Juventus with whom he was three times the Italian league's top scorer and converted the penalty kick which brought Juve their long - awaited European Champions Cup victory in 1985 (albeit overshadowed in the midst of the Heysel tragedy).

Manchester United enjoyed their biggest ever competitive victory against Anderlecht in September 1956, a 10 - 0 win in a European Cup preliminary game.

The club established itself as a major force in both Spanish and European football during the 1950s, winning the European Cup the first time it was held, in 1956 - the first of five consecutive victories in the competition.

UEFA EURO 2008, which they won with a 1 - 0 final victory over Germany, was followed by a first FIFA World Cup win two years later, in South Africa, Vicente del Bosque's side becoming the first European nation to lift the trophy outside their own continent.

Atletico ended Bayern's dreams of a sixth European Cup title at the semi-final stage of last season's competition and Yannick Ferreira Carrasco's first - half strike set the Spanish side on course for a repeat of their victory on home soil in April.

Most victories in a calendar year: 51 in 2015 (30 League, 10 Champions League, 8 Copa del Rey, 2 in Club World Cup and one in the European Super Cup) in 65 games (38 in league, 13 Champions League, 9 Copa del Rey, 2 in Spanish Super Cup, two in the World Club Cup and one in the European Super Cup.

The victory means that United join Ajax in a select group of just five clubs to have won every major European trophy, adding their first Europa League crown to their three Champions League titles and one Cup Winners» Cup.

It also won its first major international championship victory in the European GT4 Cup.