Sentences with phrase «league competition first»

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In May he became the all - time top - scorer in the top five European leagues, and his 42 goals in competition helped to lead Real Madrid to their first La Liga title since 2012 and become the first team to win back - to - back titles in Champions League history.

Last campaign, Kompany was only capable of making 13 appearances in all competitions as Man City finished fourth in the Premier League in Guardiola's first season in England.

Real Madrid take on Schalke 04 in the first Champions League knockout stage in a bid to become the first side to reclaim Europe's premier club competition.

Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players begin their latest Champions League campaign next week and everyone connected with the club is hoping that this season sees the Gunners go at least one better than recent years which have seen us finish second in the group and then exit the competition at the first knockout stage.

The other five enter the competition for the first time at this stage: these are the teams from the strongest leagues in Europe.

Are we now destined for Europa League football for the first time since the competition's creation in 2010?

The FA Cup at around 150 years old is the oldest knockout competition in the world, whereas the League Cup, first played for in 1960's has nowhere near the credence.

This campaign, the Merseyside club have been even more impressive, as Klopp has overseen the Reds all but secure Champions League football, as well as have a foot in the semi finals of the same competition after their 3 - 0 first leg victory over Man City.

We have a stacked competition of numerous Longhorn Teams comprised of many different houses, all vying for the very first Austin League Crown!

Llorente emerged as one of the world's most exciting strikers during his time with former club Bilbao, particularly in the 2011/12 season when his 29 goals in all competitions helped the unfancied Basque side to the Europa League final, and he memorably struck a superb volleyed goal against Manchester United in the first knockout round.

The point made previously about how expensive it will be to get the players in that will bring champions league back th the Emirates: It was the current first team squad that failed to qualify last season after 20 years in the competition and it loooks as if we are going to need a positive second half of this season to finish in the top four.

Speaking about Sanchez's experience in the competition, Mourinho said «Alexis played Champions League for a few years with different clubs», with the Man United boss then adding «Of my other boys, Lukaku is the first season in the Champions League, Rashford, Martial, Lingard, just a few matches.

If he had moved to Arsenal he would have had to be extremely special to break into the first team with Monreal and Gibbs as competition, but instead he has played a full season with a team that has gone unbeaten in the League all season (if they don't lose this weekend) instead of earning more money playing for the Under - 23's at Arsenal.

Old Trafford owners the Glazers could opt to call time on Moyes's tenure as Man United boss at the end of the current campaign, especially if the club have failed to secure a Champions League berth for the first time in the competition's history.

Mississippi: The Rebels stay on the road for a second straight game when they play at Arkansas on Saturday afternoon, in trying to avoid losing two in a row for the first time against league competition.

Mlssoccer.com reports that Keane wants to win a fourth MLS Cup and also wants to try and help LA Galaxy become the first American side to win the CONCACAF Champions League — a competition that's been won by a Mexican side for the last nine seasons since Saprissa from Costa Rica won it in 2005.

As Little League Tournament action opens around the nation on June 29 this year with district play, culminating in the World Series in late - August, for the first time in 44 years, JRW will not take part in the competition.

Now it would appear that Arsenal have turned their attention to the Nice midfielder Jean - Michael Seri, who has helped the South of France club make it back into the top three of Ligue 1 and a place in Europe's elite competition, the Champions League, for the first time in over 50 years.

Tonight's Champions League fixture against Anderlecht will be a test of Arsenal's «big boys» credentials, as they will be playing away in this competition for the first time since the 0 - 2 defeat at the Westfalenstadion on Matchday 1.

Atsu spent the first half of the season with new boys Bournemouth, but made just two appearances for the club in the League Cup, and there are fears that he won't play again at Stamford Bridge as he has too much competition there.

With a bit of luck, he could be back in time for the 5th round of the FA cup, as long as we are still in the competition, as well as being ready to help us get through the first knockout round of the Champions League.

At Thursday's Athletissima Diamond League meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, the first major international competition since the 2012 Summer Olympics, Jamaicans Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt once again stole the show on the track.

Can a team which scores 3 goals in the first half and none in the second half Win the Champions League against stiffer competition and the League title?

Manuel Pellegrini guided Malaga to a maiden Champions League berth in his first season in charge of the club and this term helped take the Andalusian side to the quarter - finals of the competition as well as another top six finish.

They were also knocked out of of both domestic cup competitions at the Etihad by Newcastle United and Middlesbrough, then crashed out of the Champions League at the hands of Barcelona in the first knockout round.

Still 3 players short of being serious tittle contenders another cb, dm and striker all needed not convinced wenger will buy 3 players maybe 2 max but believe 1 of them will be a big signing only thing prob holding up deal is champions league qualification first hope its reus we have chance as dortmund appear to have changed there stance in whether they can keep him would be a fantastic signing and still leave funds to cover other 2 positions we really need to make these signings if we are to have any chance of challenging in all competitions!

I honestly couldn't care less about the Champions League, because it's embarrassing seeing us beaten so easily every season, and even worse seeing Leicester go further in their first, and probably last ever appearance in the competition.

The 22 - year old is expected to be the first choice Portuguese left back at this summer's Euro 2016 competition and he has apparently been on Arsenal's radar for a couple of years with former Arsenal midfielder and current scout Gilles Grimandi having watched his progress in the French league.

The Champions League may not have been too much fun for Arsenal this season, although it did have it's good moments with the brilliant final group match win away at Olympiacos that got us through and the home win over the German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, but the competition could be the key to Arsenal sealing the first transfer of the summer.

It was the Swede's first ever goal against the Blues, whom PSG have faced in this competition in each of the past three years, and 46th Champions League goal in total.

9 — Harry Kane has scored more goals in his first nine Champions League appearances (9) than any player in the history of the competition, ahead of Ronaldinho, Simone Inzaghi, Didier Drogba & Diego Costa (8).

I suspect Wenger isn't prioritising the Europa league because he knows full well he's not good enough to win it so he'll eventually start putting a weakened team out in the latter rounds providing we even get past Ostersunds which is probably 50/50 so when we fail in the competition he has an excuse «We didn't play our first team, we don't believe qualifying for the champions league through this competition» the man is unbelievable!

Red Devils manager Jose Mourinho is expected to use the competition to give first - team opportunities to players who have found Premier League opportunities hard to come by.

Malaga winger Joaquin Sanchez is promising a big performance from his side on Wednesday as the Spanish side host Borussia Dortmund in a Champions League quarter - final in their first ever appearance in the competition.

Arsene Wenger has often used the domestic cup competitions to give some up and coming young players their first taste of Arsenal first team action, but the Frenchman has generally done this in the early rounds so an FA cup quarter final against a Premier League team like Watford would not normally see a young Gunner make their debut.

Six years on from that loan spell and Wilshere has only made 80 Premier League starts for Arsenal and so with the addition of Xhaka as well as competition for places in midfield, it seems that Wenger feels it is best he gets first team football elsewhere.

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Because they lost to Rostov and have minor competition for the first time in years in their league?

Either way, it would make Premier League history, as 35 would be the most scored by a player in a single season since the competition broke away from the English First Division.

During the 1997 MLB season, teams from the American League and National League competed in regular season competition for the first time in the long and illustrious history of Major League Baseball.

The Dutchman has been in torrid form over the campaign, scoring just six goals in 35 appearances in all competitions, only recently scoring his first Premier League goal from open play.

Well your righ with met spend but in amount paid out for players no net were 5th but i agree our champions league performances have been poor we had some tough draws and the premier league is more demanding then the other leagues in strwnght of competition and games played still excuses do nt win but that monaco loss left me shaking my head in cl we get theough the group but cant muster the strength needed for knockout and we should be performing better were under performing for the talent xhaka has frustrated me hes got the talent and plays well but cant hold focus in games he drops off and loses his marks our academy is doing well but yes it is tougher now to break in to the first team iwobi has done well but one or two seasons away from being there if he does turn himself elite ever has to score or he will just be another ox but i think its been a wake up call to the club we finally have to act theres a wave of ideas to not only get us back to winning ways but become title contenders and i think give him the extension one year its a world cup year and that will also allow our players esp strikers who been very poor this year realized its tough to play in englad and next year will have a better idea what it really takes to win here shore up some spots and depth and were in contention fail and the changes will happen but let him have one more year the fact were willing to spend shows me an upturn from the decline

Mbappe bagged 26 goals in all competitions for his club side as they won their first Ligue 1 title since the year 2000, as well as reaching the semi-final of the Champions League.

With Alex Iwobi most recently making the transition from the Under 21's to the first team, Zelalem is more than likely to be in with a chance of being included at the very least in some match day squads next year, especially in the earlier rounds of the league cup competitions.

The Dutch international has struggled in his first year in England, scoring just six goals in 35 appearances in all competitions, while he only recently ended his wait for a goal from open play in the Premier League.

It was a relatively decent record for the South Korean international given it was his first season in the Premier League, but ultimately competition for places at White Hart Lane has left him further down the pecking order.

Arsene Wenger's team have been relegated to the Europa League after 20 years of qualifying for the Champions League, while our German opponents are looking forward to their first appearance in any European competition in 25 years.

This coming season will be our first without Champions League football, having finished outside the top four by a single point, and our rivals will enjoy their third entry in the competition in over a decade, and will be the first time they have qualified in consecutive seasons.

There's a strong list of players gaining first team football via league and cup competitions as well as a list of loans that will prepare the next wave of talent to breakthrough in years to come.

Arsenal have registered a massive 45 players from the First team, the reserves and the Academy, for our six Europa League games against BATE, Koln & Red Star Belgrade, which would seem to indicate that he is going to give a lot of our youngsters a run - out in the competition while our senior players attempt to get back into contention for the Premier League.