Sentences with phrase «european champions»

Under Luis Aragonés Atletico had won an Intercontinental Cup title in 1976 (after European champions Bayern Munich refused to participate) but they were yet to add a European trophy to their cabinet.

Chelsea, the European champions, arrive at the Emirates, with a completely different squad from the one that beat Bayern Munich in the final of the Champions League, almost 5 months earlier.

United would certainly benefit from Casemiro as he is a key player for Real Madrid and the European champions may not be willing to sell him.

European champions Real Madrid are looking to defend the UEFA Super Cup as they take on Europa League winners Manchester United in Macedonia.

The La Liga giants Barcelona will now turn their focus to face the European champions Real Madrid on Sunday at Rayo Vallecano.

The UEFA.com users» Team of the Year 2009 has been announced, with players from all - conquering European champions FC Barcelona dominating the selection.

They have just beaten the European champions, so I will go 3 - 0 Tottenham.

Asensio is reportedly enjoying life under Zinedine Zidane and may not be enticed by the thought of leaving the European Champions.

The European champions were drawn...

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.

The 26 - year - old is believed to be Chelsea's main transfer target but the European champions could be priced out of a bidding war with City, especially if Mancini has extra funds at his disposal following any potential sale of Balotelli.

Despite their domestic struggles, record 12 - time European champions Real advanced to the quarter - finals 5 - 2 on aggregate following a 2 - 1 victory in the return leg in Paris.

Defeat by Barcelona in the quarter - finals of the Champions League demonstrated there is still plenty of progress to be made, if PSG are to achieve their ultimate aim of being European champions.

European champions Chelsea FC had no answer to the brilliance of Falcao after the Colombian striker hit a superb hat - trick to help Club Atlético de Madrid to a second UEFA Super Cup in three years in the final edition of the game in Monaco.

Can the 2012 European champions make another impressive run in this competition, or will Antonio Conte continue to disappoint on the European stage?

Asensio has already notched four goals in five outings for the European champions this campaign, and Zidane will be urged to offer regular playing time to the youngster in order to commit him to a new long - term contract.

Roma's remarkable comeback against Barcelona, when Eusebio di Francesco's team overturned a 4 - 1 first - leg deficit to win 3 - 0 in the Italian capital, ensures they will go into this semifinal as a feared opponent for five - time European champions Liverpool.

European champions Real Madrid and Juventus are interested in Javier Hernandez while midfielder Anderson is also holding out for a move away from Manchester United.

The five time European Champions are also eyeing the singature of Egyptian international and Roma star Mohamed Salah (via Goal).

This means Tottenham should prepare themselves for numerous bids to buy him, especially if Tottenham fails to finish in the top four of the Premier League this season and doesn't qualify for next season's European Champions League.

Eventually they managed to break through twice near the end of the game to deservedly become European Champions.

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.

The Chilean was influential in the opening two games of the World Cup as South Americans knocked World and European Champions out of the competition.

The Wales international has sustained multiple injuries during his time with the European champions, and it appears that manager Zinedine Zidane is prepared to sanction the attacker's sale in the summer.

«The match against Benevento has to be like a World Cup final,» warned former Milan midfielder Gattuso who replaced Vincenzo Montella this week with the seven - time European champions languishing in seventh, well below their Champions League ambitions.

«You can see with all the teams he has managed, they have always had a great spirit, he is very good at building this type of atmosphere,» said Mangala, whose Valencia side inflicted one of only three league defeats suffered by Spanish and European champions Real Madrid last term.

Bale committed his future to Madrid at the end of last season, saying he was happy to stay with the 12 - time European champions.

Four - time European champions Ajax signed a five - year, $ 10 million ($ 12m) deal on Monday, saying it will also help the Dutch club to grow.

Hazard was injured and was eyeing a move to the European champions Real Madrid during the transfer window, but Conte persuaded him to remain at Chelsea as he was a key member of the squad that helped win the Premier League in Conte's first season at the helm.

The European champions Real Madrid have reportedly expressed an interest in signing Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero, according to Don Balon.

It is now up to the midfielder to prove that the former English and European champions were right in paying all that money to recruit him.

we need a defensive leader like raul albiol still young and playing for european champions Spain so he has a winnig mentality.

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti's inability to get his team functioning properly is likely to cost the Italian his job with the European champions this summer, says Sky Sports» Spanish football expert Guillem Balague...

European champions Real lost 2 - 1 in the second leg at their Bernabeu home as the tie finished 2 - 2 on aggregate with their modest city neighbours going through on away goals

Liverpool FC against European Champions Real Madrid.

The 30 - year - old striker is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football having scored 340 goals in 326 appearances for Real Madrid since joining the 10 - time European champions for a world - record fee of # 80 million in 2009 from Manchester United.

Reports have been circulating that the 27 - year - old, whose current contract with the European champions runs out at the end of next season, wants more money than he is being offered to sign a prospective new deal.

A year after La Furia Roja had claimed the biggest prize of all at Soccer City in Johannesburg, just over 16,000 spectators filed into Denmark's Aarhus Stadion to see Spain's Under - 21 side beat Switzerland courtesy of a 2 - 0 scoreline to be crowned European champions.

To summarise what has happened in the last two years, we've had Alhambra Nievas refereeing an Olympic final and being recognised as the World Rugby Referee Award recipient in 2016, our Olympic Diploma, the men qualifying as a core team on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, our team going to Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 and recently being crowned European champions with a young, inexperienced team.

Kane has already been linked with a big - money move to the European champions Real Madrid at the end of the season in a deal that could see Gareth Bale and Luka Modric return to the North London side.

Kolo Toure played his best yet, with a man of the match performance against the European Champions, meeting me in the week must have helped.

For some time this season I have felt that Chelsea, though they may have so dramatically and unexpectedly won the European Champions Cup last season, looked vulnerable before a ball was kicked in major competition.

A magnificent team performance saw reigning European champions Real Madrid put to the sword in devastating fashion at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday evening, as we booked our place in the knockout stages of the Champions League with two games to spare.

According to Sports Illustrated, the European champions were offered the chance to pursue Pogba, but they were reluctant to break their wage structure to push through a deal.

Their women's team, meanwhile, entered the 2017/18 campaign fresh from becoming European champions for a fourth time and landing an 11th successive national title.

The European champions retained a buy - back option for the Spaniard, and have now triggered that clause, which is somewhere around in the region of # 23 million.

Their salvation this season has been an incredible run in the European Champions League, where they have reached the last eight of the competition, and are the only remaining English side remaining, with Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City all eliminated.

Yet, the 10 - time European champions always have the need to sign an attacking player every summer, and they have yet to make such a «Galacticos» signing.

It marks the seventh straight year that no more than two English teams advanced past the Round of the 16 — a period of waning influence that was preceded by seven glorious years that produced six quarterfinalists, six semifinalists, five finalists, and two European champions.

The 24 - year - old, who played every minute of Germany's triumphant World Cup campaign in Brazil last month, will wear the number 8 shirt after joining the European Champions.