Sentences with phrase «league first leg tie»

Prior to his weak attempt to save Hazard's effort on Wednesday, Caballero gave the ball away in the build up to Monaco's first goal in City's Champions League first leg tie.

Not exact matches

The 25 - year - old was seen clutching his groin as he made his way off the pitch during the 3 - 0 win at Anfield in the first leg of their Champions League quarter - final tie last Wednesday night.

Manchester City host Barcelona on Tuesday evening in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

Overview Arsenal take on Besiktas in the 2nd leg of the Champions League playoff tie at the Emirates later tonight, with the aggregate score tantalizingly poised at 0 - 0 from last week's first leg in Istanbul.

Wenger's men, however, have to guard against any naivety that they have exhibited on a fair few occasions this season, when they have over-attacked and committed too many men forward while trailing at home to Manchester United in the league and in the first leg of this champions league tie.

Barcelona came out of the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie against AS Roma with a big 4 - 1 lead, but with the second leg heading back to Italy, the job is far from done.

Sergio Aguero will not feature against Liverpool in Manchester City's crunch Champions League tie first leg.

Manchester City face Everton in the Premier League next Saturday before heading to Anfield on Wednesday, April 4 to face Liverpool in the first leg of their crucial Champions League quarter - final tie.

One of the two best ties in the 2018 Champions League quarter - final round, Juventus hosts Real Madrid in the first leg of a tie between two of the best teams in Europe over the past decade.

United have a commanding 12 - point lead at the top of the Premier League and a solid 1 - 1 draw at Real Madrid on Wednesday has given them a slight edge after the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

Citizens boss Manuel Pellegrini chose to rest the majority of his regulars with Wednesday's first leg of their Champions League last - 16 tie with Dynamo Kiev in mind.

That's because it comes just less than 72 hours before City have to play the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie with Dynamo Kiev — 1,330 miles away — and just a week before Manuel Pellegrini's men are due to face Liverpool in the Capital One Cup final at Wembley.

Manchester City came into this match with a surprising advantage over Paris Saint - Germain, having earned a 2 - 2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie.

The draw for the play - off round will be made on August 7th with the first - leg tie set to take place on either August 18 / 19th, meaning United will have played two league games before turning their attentions to Europe.

There's no simpler way to put this — Real Madrid got their butts handed to them by Wolfsburg last week in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie.

Manchester United host Saint - Etienne in their Europa League round of 32 first - leg tie this evening, and Jose Mourinho has pulled no punches with his starting eleven.

Arsene Wenger will encourage Alexis Sanchez to control his emotions when Arsenal entertain Barcelona tonight in the first leg of their Champions League last - 16 tie.

Tottenham Hotspur make the daunting trip to Borussia Dortmund on Thursday evening, for the first leg of their blockbuster Europa League round - of - 16 tie with the Bundesliga giants.

After failing to find the back of the net against Tottenham and Aston Villa, Rooney wasn't able to get off the mark during the 3 - 1 victory over Belgian outfit Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League playoff first - leg tie on Tuesday night.

Prior to that away draw at Goodison Park, the Gunners had got off to an optimistic start to the season, which saw them win the FA Community Shield against Manchester City and get off to winning start in the Premier League against Crystal Palace, and come away with a clean sheet in the first leg of their Champions League playoff tie against Besiktas.

That same sort of idea about the way Arsenal play was evident from the Germany international keeper Manuel Neuer this week, as the Daily Mail reported his pre-match comments ahead of the Gunners trip to face Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League knockout tie.

During Chelsea's first - leg Champions League tie with Barcelona at Stamford Bridge, Conte's side looked to have executed a perfect game plan until a mistake from Christensen.

Barca welcome the Premier League champions to the Camp Nou on Wednesday night, after a 2 - 1 first - leg victory at the Etihad Stadium, and just four days later host rivals Real Madrid on Sunday night — and the Spaniard believes now is the idyllic time for the blockbuster ties.

Our slump in away games needs to change quickly, as Arsenal have to travel to Milan for the first leg of our Europa League tie just four days after Brighton, but Wenger will have to decide whether to rest some of his stars to keep them fresh for the only trophy we still have a chance of winning, but the Boss didn't sound keen on taking any chances.

This is possible but it may be worth noting that after the 1 - 1 draw against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of their current Champions league tie, they now have to go to the Camp Nou and get a minimum of another 1 - 1 draw to have a chance to progress.

Arsenal take on AC Milan in the first leg of their Europa League last - 16 tie on Thursday night, and they'll do so without Hector Bellerin.

The Turin giants take on AC Milan in Serie A on March 31, before quickly switching their focus to the Champions League as they host Real Madrid in the first leg of their quarter - final tie on April 3.

The blockbuster Champions League last - 16 tie between Chelsea and Paris Saint - Germain is perfectly balanced after the first leg in France ended 2 - 1 to the hosts.

Manchester United visit Anderlecht this evening in the first leg of their Europa League quarter - final tie.

Barcelona host Manchester City at the Camp Nou, after taking home a narrow 2 - 1 lead over the Premier League champions in the first - leg of the last 16 Champions League tie, and the Spanish giants are in tip - top form.

Barcelona secured a 1 - 1 draw with Chelsea in the first leg of their last - 16 Champions League tie at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.

One of several Champions League Round of 16 ties that was essentially over after the first leg, Manchester City come back home to the Etihad Stadium with a 4 - 0 lead in hand over FC Basel, brimming with confidence and looking to pad that lead en route to a berth in the quarterfinals.

2 — Arsenal have won both legs of a European knock - out tie for the first time since 2003 - 04, when they beat Celta Vigo in both legs of the Champions League last 16.

To make matters worse, the Gunners prepare to take on Chelsea in the League Cup on Wednesday night, and another setback in the first leg of that tie would ramp up the pressure on both Arsene Wenger and his players.

Manchester City face Monaco in the first leg of their round - of - 16 Champions League tie at the Etihad on Tuesday night, with Pep Guardiola hoping for a positive result.

The Dortmund bus was en route to the Westfalenstadion, with the Bundesliga giants gearing up to face AS Monaco in the first leg of their Champions League quarter - final tie.

Barring the odd rusty game against Besiktas in the first leg of the Champions League playoff tie in Istanbul, Cazorla has been of great utility for Arsenal and Wenger.

The Red Devils come into the match on the back of a crucial 1 - 0 away win in the first - leg of the Europa League semi-final on Thursday, a tie which is claimed to have been prioritised over today's encounter.

Saturday's tie will be a test of resolve for Pep Guardiola's men after his side were humbled by Liverpool in the Champions League first leg last night.

Morata was snubbed by Antonio Conte during Chelsea's first - leg tie with Barcelona in the Champions League with Conte opting to to start Eden Hazard as an unconventional false nine rather than play Morata at the head of the Chelsea attack.

The Red Devils were held to a goalless draw in Spain in the first leg of their last - 16 Champions League tie against the La Liga outfit, but they'll be confident of getting the result they need back at Old Trafford next month to advance.

Tottenham Hotspur resume their Europa League campaign with a trip to Fiorentina — who knocked them out of last year's competition — for the first leg of their last - 32 tie.

While their defence left plenty to be desired in the first leg and will need to be much better this time round, they will be confident that they have the goals in their line - up to turn the tie around and dump Guardiola and City out of the Champions League on Wednesday night.

The 29 - year - old limped out of the first leg of his side's Europa League quarter - final tie against CSKA Moscow last week with a knee injury, and was in turn absent for the return fixture on Thursday night as the Gunners secured their place in the last four.

While most European ties — especially the first legs — are often tight and tense tactical affairs, this promises to bring to the relentless aggression and pace of the Premier League to the continental arena.

Liverpool secured a memorable 3 - 0 win over Man City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter - final tie at Anfield on Wednesday night.

By the time we get to the end of February Arsenal should be in the quarter - finals of the FA cup and we will also have a much better idea if we have got any chance of getting to the same stage of the Champions League as Barcelona will already have been to north London for the first part of our two legged tie.

From the Arsenal team selected by Arsene Wenger for the away leg of our Champions League tie with Barcelona, it looks liike Arsene Wenger was torn between giving it as good a go as possible in the Nou Camp and accepting that our chances are negligible and keeping some first team players fresh for the trip to Everton in the Premier League on Saturday.

It was widely publcised that the little Spanish wizard would return for the second leg of the Champions League tie against Barcelona, but he is still not ready to join the first team.

Then, the guys travel east and break down the first and second legs of Atlético's Europa League Round of 16 tie against Lokomotiv Moscow.