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Three of those trophies came all at once in the 2000 - 01 campaign when the Merseyside outfit clinched a unique treble consisting of a domestic League and FA Cup double, while they triumphed over Spanish side Alaves in a dramatic UEFA Cup final.

The magic of the cup is clearly alive and well, the fifth round seeing League One Bradford City progress to the quarter finals for the first time in 39 years, while there were also wins for Liverpool and Arsenal.

Costa has scored less Champions League goals than Rickie Lambert this season, while he failed to find the net at any point during the Blues» triumphant Capital One Cup run — although he did strike via a deflection during the final against Tottenham Hotspur.

His time at the club as seen him win two Bundesliga titles and the German Cup, while he also guided his side to the Champions League final back in 2013.

While they have already won the EFL Cup, the Red Devils will be desperate to add the Europa League trophy to their collection too when they face Ajax in the final in Stockholm on May 24, with a place in the Champions League of course up for grabs.

Just to add no player wants to come to a club, whose only ambition is to finish in the top 4, reach the knockout phase of the champions league, reach the final of the FA cup and maybe win it, be linked with many # 50 + players and never buy them, while selling all our best players for a healthy profit, a very healthy bank balance and pay a handsome dividend to shareholders.Arsenal is no longer a soccer team but a business model.Thats wengers legacy...

United are still in contention for a top - four finish in the Premier League, while they will hope to lift the FA Cup later this month when they take on Crystal Palace in the final.

To his credit, it has resulted in positive results on the pitch as Man City boast a 16 - point lead at the top of the Premier League table while they booked their place in the League Cup final and remain in the hunt for the FA Cup and Champions League this season.

While he can boast a wealth of experience at the highest level, he perhaps hasn't been as reliable as he once was, and so with the threat of penalties in the League Cup final against Manchester City looming, fans want Ospina between the posts given he became the first Arsenal goalkeeper in four years to save a penalty.

While the Spanish coach has achieved considerable success at the Allianz Arena, having won three Bundesliga titles, the German Cup, the Uefa Super Cup and the Club World Cup during his time with the club, many may consider his time with Bayern to have been a disappointment considering his failure to take the club back to the final of the Champions League.

A decent draw in the Champions League has us all hoping, if not quite expecting, to get into the quarter - final stage for the first time in five years, while a good result at Old Trafford in a couple of weeks will see Arsenal installed as big favourites to retain the FA cup.

While some diehard Barcelona fans clearly won't be happy, this does look a stylish design for the newly crowned champions of Spain, who have appeased some disgruntled supporters with a superb season that could still end in a treble ahead of cup finals in the Champions League and Copa del Rey.

12 April 2016: City plays Champions League QF, while Arsenal rests 16 April 2016: City vs Chelsea (away), Arsenal vs Crystal Palace (home) 23 April 2016: both City and Arsenal play FA Cup semi final (rescheduled games: City vs Stoke City, Arsenal vs Sunderland) 30 April 2016: City vs Southampton (away), Arsenal vs Norwich (home) 3 May 2016, delayed games: City vs Stoke City (home), Arsenal vs Sunderland (away) 7 May 2016: City vs Arsenal (Etihad stadium) 15 May 2016: City vs Swansea (away), Arsenal vs Aston Villa (home)

Chelsea were stunned 4 - 2 by Bradford in the last round, though there is plenty of reason for Fabregas to enjoy this well earned rest as the Blues look big favourites to win the Premier League this season, while there is also the Champions League and a Capital One Cup final to look forward to.

Wenger turned our form back around with a formation change, opting to follow Chelsea and Tottenham in using a 3 -4-2-1 system, and we ended the season with the best form in the country, while winning the FA Cup final against the Premier League winners.

So while our sting among the top four was short lived after Eden Hazard scored the only goal of the game against Bournemouth to put Chelsea back above us, Arsenal are in the quarter - finals of the Carabao cup and in pole position to finish on top of our Europa League group.

Arsene Wenger's side have now lost five of their last six in all competitions, losing in the Carabao Cup final to Manchester City while slipping 13 points adrift of the top four in the pursuit of a Champions League qualification spot.

Guardiola's side are in the Carabao Cup final and will be favourites against Arsenal next month, while they also enjoy a strong lead at the top of the Premier League table.

Pep Guardiola boasts a strong squad already, guiding them to a 12 - point lead in the Premier League title race while they've made the League Cup final and are still chasing the FA Cup and Champions League.

While his former side have reached the Champions League semi-finals, Barcelona are looking to complete a domestic league and cup double after crashing out of Europe's top competition at the quarter - finals stage toLeague semi-finals, Barcelona are looking to complete a domestic league and cup double after crashing out of Europe's top competition at the quarter - finals stage toleague and cup double after crashing out of Europe's top competition at the quarter - finals stage to Roma.

It was a different story in the cup competitions, however, with Arsenal making their now customary exit from the Champions League in the last 16, while Liverpool prevented them making an FA Cup final appearancup competitions, however, with Arsenal making their now customary exit from the Champions League in the last 16, while Liverpool prevented them making an FA Cup final appearanCup final appearance.

While the Europa League as a possible scalp for Arsene Wenger's side remains a remote possibility for now, the League Cup final can provide some balm for -LSB-...]

A disappointing run of results for Claude Puel's Foxes meanwhile has allowed Burnley to make seventh place — which may yield a Europa League spot — their own in recent weeks while also bringing an end to knockout runs in both the FA and Carabao cup at the quarter - final stage.

An U21 debut followed in December, and in a climactic end to the 2013 - 14 campaign, Musonda opened the scoring in Chelsea's U21 Premier League title decider against Manchester United at Old Trafford, while also getting on the scoresheet in the Blues» FA Youth Cup final triumph over Fulham.

Now that we have no more international breaks for a while, the games will come thick and fast with the EFL cup quarter final on Wednesday, followed by the six league games mentioned above all taking place in December.

While the first team head to Watford on Saturday, our Under - 18s host Aston Villa in their third and final group stage match in the Under - 18 Premier League Cup.

The 3 - 0 win at Granada secured the league title on the final day of the campaign, while the 2 - 0 win against Sevilla set Barça on their way to winning the Spanish Super Cup.

They were also knocked out of the Champions League at the last - 16 stage for a sixth successive year while they saw their hopes of winning a third FA Cup in a row ended by Watford at the quarter - final stage.

Wenger will probably field a weakish team, he wants to win Europa League whether they finish 6th or 7th is irrelevant, so in all honesty it doesn't matter whether they win or lose in the league its all about the cup, its a great opportunity for us, even if he does field a strong side are they going to risk getting injured in 50/50's while they have a chance for a european final, if it was utd under Ferguson you would say watch out but Arsenal under Wenger, may be wrong but I can't see it can any of youLeague whether they finish 6th or 7th is irrelevant, so in all honesty it doesn't matter whether they win or lose in the league its all about the cup, its a great opportunity for us, even if he does field a strong side are they going to risk getting injured in 50/50's while they have a chance for a european final, if it was utd under Ferguson you would say watch out but Arsenal under Wenger, may be wrong but I can't see it can any of youleague its all about the cup, its a great opportunity for us, even if he does field a strong side are they going to risk getting injured in 50/50's while they have a chance for a european final, if it was utd under Ferguson you would say watch out but Arsenal under Wenger, may be wrong but I can't see it can any of you guys?

A 4th place finish means, we will have to hope Bayern Munich beat Chelsea in the Champions League final next weekend, and while I will be cheering on Bayern, irrespective of our league standing, just because I want the Gunners to be the first club, to bring the European Cup to London, there is no two ways about the fact that we have to win tomLeague final next weekend, and while I will be cheering on Bayern, irrespective of our league standing, just because I want the Gunners to be the first club, to bring the European Cup to London, there is no two ways about the fact that we have to win tomleague standing, just because I want the Gunners to be the first club, to bring the European Cup to London, there is no two ways about the fact that we have to win tomorrow.

While Palace still have the FA Cup Final to look forward to, manager Alan Pardew will surely have to strengthen his squad over the summer in order to avoid the continuation of their terrible form in the Premier League.

Both were missed by the officials, and the game remained goalless until Robben found the target in the second half of extra-time, while Thomas Muller struck with the final kick of the game to secure a domestic league and cup double for Guardiola in his first season.

Tevez scored only four goals in the Chinese league and missed his team's successful Cup final win, while coach Wu Jingui called him «overweight» when he took over in September.

And while Milan have been on a magical run, going unbeaten so far in the year 2018, Arsenal have been inconsistent, having won only three of their last five matches, however Arsenal will be in the final of the English League Cup this Sunday, 25 February, facing off against Manchester City in an attempt to win the season's first trophy in England.