Sentences with phrase «european side win»

The teenager had a good game against the Americans despite failing to score, but it was Lukaku who stole the show as he netted one goal and was involved in the other to help the European side win 2 - 1 in extra time.

Not exact matches

The jet - heeled winger has featured heavily for the Anfield side this season, scoring seven goals and assisting eight in 36 appearances, while also winning the European Golden Boy award at Christmas, Sterling would be a huge miss for Liverpool.

Thomas Mueller scores twice for Joachim Low's side to deliver the Germans» fourth World Cup, and making them the first European nation to win the trophy in South America.

The 23 year - old is currently in France helping his side to try and win the European Championships, and has netted two goals so far in helping his side to reach the knock - out rounds.

The French forward has been enhancing his profile since joining the Atleti from Real Sociedad in 2014, scoring 22 goals in each of the last two La Liga seasons, before firing his France side to the final of the European Championships with a Golden Boot winning tally of six goals.

But on the bright side, we might actually win a European competition finally, if we play Europa League.

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.

The 56 - year - old has largely worked with squads of players superior to this Liverpool one, but he played a large part in building that famous Milan side that won the European Cup twice under his reign, and also took a declining Chelsea side to a new level without any real signings of his own, showing how much influence he can have over a team's style of play.

di Stefano stood out from this outstanding Madrid side, winning the European Player of the Year award in 1957 and 1959, only missing out in 1958 to fellow Madrid player Raymond Kopa.

It is true that Zidane also lacked experience of managing at the top level of football, but he is taking charge of a side that is already winning and capable of winning major honours both domestically and on a European stage.

Nearly 30 years later, Real were on the wrong side of a huge European comeback, and it was one of their own who inflicted it upon them as on - loan striker Fernando Morientes inspired a famous Monaco win.

In his first season and a half in charge, the Frenchman has debatably the best 18 months any manager has had, as he oversaw his side win their first league title since 2012, as well as winning back - to - back Champions League, European Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cups.

All four players play their own ball through the hole, and the best score between the two Americans and two Europeans wins the hole for their respective side.

While there will be delight in the England under 21 dressing room and on the trip back from Kazakhstan after winning the match to guarantee a place in the European championships which will take place in Poland next summer, at least one of the two Arsenal players in the side will also be breathing a big sigh of relief.

A number of other European sides have also shown an interest in the player, but Schalke are thought to have won the race for his signature.

My first bit of silverware was in 1969, 11 or 12 years after I started going to Highbury and that was with a great Tottenham side down the road winning the first modern double plus European trophies.

So Arsenal will begin their defence of the FA Cup away at Championship side Nottingham Forest, who have had great success in the past when Brian Clough was the manager, and have even won two more European Cups than Arsenal!

Showed his undoubted ability during the principality based side's 3 - 1 win over Arsenal earlier in the season, and it is impressive that a side that isn't involved in any European competition has managed to sign the 22 - year - old.

Lewicki knows all about winning having been a part of the U21 side who took home the European crown and he is still only 25.

On a dead, muddy field before 75,000, Celtic, playing without four of the 11 who won the European Cup, were still generally too mobile and inventive in the first half for a Rangers» side that was ponderously physical in defense and had only Willie Johnston to suggest penetration in attack.

Being likened to Ashley Cole is a huge talking point, with the former England international having been a key cog in the famous Invincibles side of 2004, before going onto win further honours with Chelsea including both European club trophies, and could have been argued to be the best left - back in the world for a number of years.

Whatever, the fact is that they are now in an even worse place mentally and will not be looking forward to the visit of Arsenal on Sunday, especially as we won our own European game and have nearly qualified already despite playing a second string side against Red Star Belgrade.

He was a key part of the side that saw Spain lift the European Championship title in 2008, and has won league titles in both Brazil and the US.

However, in these games, Montella's side has shown promise with its free flowing attack and with the fresh arrival of Bacca who hasn't played much due to a few knocks as well as transfer speculation from West Ham, Milan have the ability to give the Milanisti an opening win and inspire hope for a finish that will give them European competition, something that's eluded the Rossoneri for the past few years.

But his greatest prize came in 1967, when he was part of the historic Lisbon Lions side that won the European Cup against Inter Milan.

A year earlier, Lehmann was part of AIK IF's title winning side that claimed the International Ice Hockey Federation's European Women's Champions Cup.

An influential member of the France side that won last year's European Under - 19 title, the Spain - based youngster has politely responded to all the speculation by making it plain that he has no immediate plans to leave Sociedad.

In 2009, Katrin Lehmann made history by becoming the first woman to be involved two European club finals in different sports when she was named as the substitute goalkeeper for Duisberg in their UEFA Women's Club Championship final against Russian side Zvevda, which they won 7 - 1 on aggregate.

Milanic pointed out that his side «have a good record against English teams» in European competition, with one home win and two draws.

That European title was probably the pinnacle of the Great Dane's career and capped an impressive career with the Old Trafford side that saw him walk away with five Premier League titles, three FA Cup and one Champions League winners» medals to add to the European Championship medal he won with Demark in 1992.

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.

The uber talented winger provided a two - goal display for Austria in their comfortable 3 - 0 win over Slovenia, in another all European fixture with both sides failing to qualify for Russia 2018.

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.

His style of play was unique where incredible pace, stamina and physical powers made him intergral part of Inter Milan side which won 4 Serie A titles from 1963 to 1971 and also guided Inter to back to back European Cup triumphs in 1964 and 1965.

Spearheaded by Sadio Mane, Koeman's exciting Southampton side picked up two 1 - 1 draws against a Chelsea side that would go on to win the title comfortably in 2015 while a seventh place finish and European football was just reward for the Saints.

Boateng also lifted the Champions League title with Bayern in 2013 when they become the first German side to win the treble of European, league and cup titles in the same season.

The only previous encounter between Galatasaray and Real Madrid on home soil in European competition ended in a 3 - 2 win for the Turkish side (3 April 2001).

Predictions: It has been a strange season for Sevilla who has experienced absolute beast form at home having only drop points in two games while they are the only side in top 5 european league's to not have won away from home this season.

Four years without a title between 98 and 2002 when we should have done better; the chance of a European trophy blown against a fairly ordinary Galatasaray side; a double that should have been won in 2003, but we fell away as United surged to the title; and 2007 - 08 when we ought to have won the league but the trauma of Eduardo and Birmingham was impossible to overcome.

I.e., This Arsenal side can not win a European trophy.

The only Swedish side to have reached the European Cup final — when they lost 1 - 0 to Nottingham Forest in 1979 — qualified at the expense of FC Salzburg last night, winning 3 - 0 in Sweden having lost the first leg 2 - 1.

Carlo Ancelotti's team were 3 - 0 up at the break, but this was no Istanbul - where the Italian manager's AC Milan side conceded the second half and lost on penalties as Liverpool won a fifth European Cup crown in 2005.

However, there is nothing to stop them from looking for their first win of the tournament, though it will be a tough call against a rejuvenated Milan side which happens to be doing well in both club and European level.

The 35 - year - old maestro has spent his entire career at the Nou Camp and played a key role in a side which has dominated European football over the last decade, winning eight La Liga titles, and three Champions League trophies.

Vicente del Bosque used Busquets as a starting midfielder in the side than won the country's first World Cup in South Africa in 2010, and he also starred in the successful defence of the European Championship crown in 2012 and in Spain's less successful bid to retain the World Cup in Brazil i 2014.

Illarramendi was part of Spain's winning Under - 21 European Championship side this summer, featuring in every game during the tournament in Israel.

Although these players are perhaps not as good as Messi and Ronaldo, if they play regular minutes for their club side then as long as they play in one of the 5 major European leagues they will be in with a shout of winning performance dividends.

The news comes as QPR continue negotiations with Mark Hughes about succeeding Neil Warnock as manager, with the hope that a new boss can reignite the fortunes of Taarabt, who has been on the fringes this term, having fired the R's to promotion from the Championship the season before.A deal with French money bags Paris Saint - Germain looked like going through in the summer, but Taarabt later blamed political differences for the transfer ultimately collapsing, leaving him frustrated at having to stay in England.The mercurial Moroccan has interest from a host of top European clubs, but his conduct in the last few months, including walking out of QPR's 1 - 0 win over Chelsea at half - time and consistently admitting he wants to leave, have left many questioning his attitude and professionalism.However, Qatari side Al - Sadd have not been put off, and made their move for Taarabt last week, only to pull out of a deal after being told it would take a whopping # 15 million to convince them to sell.That sort of figure also rules out Newcastle and Aston Villa as potential destinations, with the thought now that QPR will hang on to Taarabt until at least the summer, where they hope Taarabt could spark a bidding war, after being rejuvenated under a new manager and firing the club to Premier League safety.