Sentences with phrase «league knockout game»

You've got a wonderful opportunity to score your first Barcelona goal, in the process almost certainly killing a two - legged Champions League knockout game, and you want to — stop me if I'm wrong here — smack it as hard as you can?

«Obviously it is pleasing, first of all to be able to help the team with important goals in a Champions League knockout game [and] of course to come back to England and [win] against a team you're always motivated to play against,» Suarez told UEFA.com (via Daily Mail).

Arsenal's Europa League knockout games begin with an away match in Sweden.

Not exact matches

But now we have to knockout the big team of Euro League Barca, I wouldn't mind if the Boss will recruit a new top quality DMF for the purpose of this advanced Barca knockout Ucl game and other Ucl advanced ties.

And those goals all came in four of the games, as we failed to score against Stoke City, Chelsea, Southampton, Hull City and Barcelona, so it is not too hard to see why we have slipped off the top of the Premier League and are looking at another Champions League exit at the first knockout stage.

The point was enough to allow Arsenal to progress through to the knockout stages of the Europa League with two games to spare but the performance from the Gunners was less than impressive.

Hopefully we finish 2nd or 4th, so either Champ league knockout stage or completely out, not 3rd and Thursday night games!

The Spaniard's side have won 11 of their 12 Premier League games so far this season to open up an eight - point gap over their nearest rivals, while they've comfortably qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League.

If we wanted a highfalutin theory as to why the League Cup semifinals, we might suggest that the trappings — nighttime knockout football under lights — combine with the unusual significance — huge because it's a semifinal, but less than even a straightforward league game since it's only the third cup — to create an occasion that sits slightly outside the normal flow of the sLeague Cup semifinals, we might suggest that the trappings — nighttime knockout football under lights — combine with the unusual significance — huge because it's a semifinal, but less than even a straightforward league game since it's only the third cup — to create an occasion that sits slightly outside the normal flow of the sleague game since it's only the third cup — to create an occasion that sits slightly outside the normal flow of the season.

With a key game against Spartak Moscow next week to seal qualification for the knockout stage of the Champions League, followed by a busy lead - up to the festive period which includes the Merseyside derby next weekend, the last thing Klopp wants is to see Matip out for an extended period of time.

Debuchy is not what we need, he is at best useful for EFL cup games against lesser division teams and Europa league groupstage games, not in d Knockout round where we might face Dortmund, ATM, Celtic etc.....

It has been, somewhat gleefully, pointed out that Arsenal have lost ball three of our previous away games against Olympiacos in the Champions League and so we might as well forget qualifying for the knockout stage.

In truth, big difference between a knockout game and playing in a mini league that you know you'll get through in.

Zlatan has never won the champions league because he's only scored once in the knockout stages that was for AC Milan against Arsenal apart from that he never shows up in big champions league games whether it's for Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, Milan or PSG

The team we support is playing in the fa cup semifinal which is a knockout game and your focused on a Chelsea game no offence mate but you need to get your priorities straight I get the game has significant consequence on our league position both sat and the end of the season but weather you watch it or not it wont change the outcome of there match so focus everything on our game and watch arsenal and then if you care that much watch the repeat later

That's despite being top of the Premier League table with an eight - point lead along with a place in the Champions League knockout stage, all while scoring 38 goals in 11 league games and 12 in four in ELeague table with an eight - point lead along with a place in the Champions League knockout stage, all while scoring 38 goals in 11 league games and 12 in four in ELeague knockout stage, all while scoring 38 goals in 11 league games and 12 in four in Eleague games and 12 in four in Europe.

As Arsenal lost their first two Champions League Group games to the outsiders, it is now imperative that the Gunners get something out of their two games against Bayern Munich or they will have little chance of progressing to the knockout stages.

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

hey guys it seems petr cech will be playing the league games alone and ospina will be playing the knockout games including the champs league like what barcelona do with ter stegen and bravo

If Cavani had brought his shooting boots to the game a couple of weeks ago our Champions League group would be looking a lot worse and we would be on course for the same old, same old, finishing second and getting knocked out at the first knockout stage.

Arsenal fans found out all we needed to know about the France international star Geoffrey Kondogbia this season, as the central midfielder was easily the Man of the Match when his French Ligue 1 club Monaco came to the Emirates for the Champions League first - leg game of the knockout stages.

United put in a solid display to beat the Portuguese giants 2 - 0, all but ensuring their place in the knockout round of the Champions League as they need just one more point from their next two group games.

Going back to the Champions League, Arsenal fans are annoyed that we are ONLY second in our Group, but Man City may not even progress if they win their last two games, but we are certain to qualify for the knockout rounds.

The extra rounds of playoffs — a new fourth layer this year will have two wild - card teams in each league squaring off in knockout games on Friday — have created a tournament flavor in which the hot team trumps the better team.

The projected three month absence will, if accurate, see Wilshere miss away games against Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as the first knockout stage of the Champions League, should Arsenal progress, though he would be back in time for any quarter - final.

The Gunners used up all their bad luck in last weeks game against West Brom, but now with injuries easing and the extra confidence gained from being on the brink of reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League, I can see a landslide win for Arsenal.

As Arsenal prepare for the fourth Champions League group game away to the Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad, we look poised on the brink of all but securing a place in the next round and hopefully winning the group to make that knockout stage earlier.

They will undoubtedly finish in the top six, but I reckon they will be hard pushed to be challenging for a place in the top four to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, a competition that they are competing in this season, and top their league with just two games to play before the knockout sLeague, a competition that they are competing in this season, and top their league with just two games to play before the knockout sleague with just two games to play before the knockout stages.

Its a crucial game for Chelsea and Antonio Conte who take on Barcelona in midweek for the Champions League knockout tie.

Against Liverpool, however, it all boils down to two games of knockout football to keep City's ambitions of winning the Champions League alive.

However, the key reference ahead of this game is Neymar's last Champions League knockout tie in this stadium.

Allegri's game plans have been excellent in the Champions League knockout stage.

Chelsea are drawn against FC Barcelona and they play important games around both Champions League ties in February which means Chelsea need to have enough lead over the top 4 rivals to risk dropping a few points when knockout stages begin.

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.

Pipita getting hot and in form with the Champions League knockout stages right around the corner and some incredibly important games over the next month, that's just perfect timing.

Lionel Messi, for example, has hardly missed a minute in the league and was also present for five of the gruelling run of Copa del Rey knockout games in January and February.

A game with eight goals and many twists, was the highest - scoring first - leg knockout tie in Champions League history.

By Rob May Two games into the group stages might seem a little early to gauge how those left in the Champions League could do, but you can tell whether teams are looking likely to get through to the knockout stage or if theyâ $ ™ re content to drop into the Europa...

Friday night's action sees all three Italian Champions League sides — Napoli, Juventus and AS Roma — in action before key European games next week on which their progress to the knockout phase depends.

«The plan is for him to be with us at the Club World Cup, and we'll see if he can play the first game,» he said, adding that the club would appeal against the decision taken by UEFA to give defender Dani Carvajal a game's suspension for deliberately time wasting in order to force a yellow card away to APOEL Nicosia with the aim of going into the knockout stage of the Champions League free of cards.

There is not really any such thing as an easy game in the last 16 of the Champions League, but Real Madrid players, fans and manager will be quite pleased to have drawn the German Bundesliga club Schalke for the knockout games due to be played in February.

The new black and orange kit, made by Joma, will be first worn when Valencia take on Malaga this weekend and will also be used in select Champions League (Valencia have progress to the knockout stages of the tournament from their group), Cup and domestic league League (Valencia have progress to the knockout stages of the tournament from their group), Cup and domestic league league games.

There was a lot of debate about this, with some saying Arsenal should never treat a CL knockout game as a training exercise, while others argued that finishing 4th in the Premier League is more important.

The forward is unlikely to be fit for next week's Champions League Group F match against Olympiakos, a game Arsenal need to win by two goals to qualify for the knockout phase of the competition.

Embed from Getty Images Forgetting the opening day of the season, it's been so far, so good for the 67 - year - old, who made it to the Champions League knockout stages with two games...

And with seven points after three games in the Champions League group stage they're in a great position to progress to the knockout rounds for the first time since 2010.

Three points for Arsenal will all but guarantee qualification for the knock out stage of the Champions League, but equally important the target has to be to finish the group in first place to ensure a potentially easier game in the knockout stages of the competition in February.

Having been unbeaten in all competitions so far this season and already winning both of the champions league games his tactics are seems to be working just fine for United who can put one foot in the knockout stages after several years of European exile.

Manchester City, who are already through from Group F, travel to Shakhtar Donetsk — who only need a draw from the game in Khakiv to join the Premier League leaders in the knockout phase.

City have won all three of their Champions League games and if they win against Napoli on Wednesday their qualification is ensured knockout stages.