Sentences with phrase «league opener on»

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho reserved special praise for Ashley Young following his side's 3 - 0 win over FC Basel in the Champions League opener on Tuesday night.

How will they fare in their league opener on Sunday evening as they take on Betis?

United should be ready for their Premier League opener on Sunday 13th August 2017, entertaining West Ham United at Old Trafford, after this pre-season, which is much better than last, which saw United play fewer matches, one of which was cancelled.

Chelsea will play hosts to Azerbaijani champions Qarabag in their Champions League opener on Tuesday night.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has accused his team of disrespecting Basel in the Champions League opener on Tuesday night.

Bring on the Barclays Premier League opener on Sunday against Southampton; it's a new season so here we go again!

The England international, who joined Manchester City for a fee believed to be in the region of # 49million earlier in the summer, has scored just once since his move and spurned a number of golden opportunities against Serie A giants Juventus in their Champions League opener on Tuesday night.

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Adam Lallana «s brilliant goal for Liverpool in their Europa League opener against Bordeaux this evening has certainly been a hot topic for discussion on social media.

NBC, whose Arena Football League openers this year (2.1 rating) outdrew last winter's NHL All - Star Game (1.8), is on the hook only for production costs and the opportunity cost of network time, something that indeed might be spent more profitably.

United's Premier League opener against West Ham will not be their first competitive game of the season as the Red Devils must first battle Real Madrid for the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday August 8 in Skopje, Macedonia.

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Shaw is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after being stretchered off in the first - half on United Champions League opener against PSV Eindhoven following a strong challenge from Hector Moreno, who has also played under Pochettino, and it was revealed after the game that he has suffered a double fracture of his right leg.

Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 257 goal for the Spanish giants on Tuesday night as they waltzed past FC Basel in their Champions League opener, an astonishing goal tally to show from his 252 appearances for the club.

Chelsea capitulated in the first half against Burnley at Stamford Bridge in their Premier League season opener on Saturday, falling to a 3 - 2 defeat.

Cahill captained the side in the absence of John Terry during the Champions League opener against Macabbi Tel - Aviv on Wednesday night as the west London outfit returned to form with a convincing 4 - 0 victory over the Israeli side thanks to goals from Willian, Oscar, Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas.

Sanchez's opener, his first premier league goal was almost instantly cancelled out when Leicester City's Ulloa found himself free to head the foxes level on 23 minutes.

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The 20 - year - old scored a stunning goal in the UEFA Super Cup game and added another beauty in the La Liga opener, now he'll hope to continue to build on that in the Champions League.

If Tim Tebow ever does make the major leagues all eyes will be on his very first at - bat, if his first two minor league openers are any indication.

The bad news is that Kane is now well and truly over his early season struggles in front of goal and has scored four times in his last two Premier League games and got their Europa League opener last night, Hopefully Laurent Koscielny will pass his fitness test because we will need to be at our defensive best on Sunday to cope with the danger of Kane.

The Nigerian international was at fault for Paris Saint - Germain «s opener in their Champions League victory over Chelsea on Tuesday evening.

The Trojans face another physical opponent in Vacaville on Sept. 27 before their Delta River League opener when Book will go toe - to - toe with the region's gold standard at QB, Jake Browning of Folsom.

The current Premier League leaders went into the clash against the Hammers on the back of suffering a 2 - 1 loss at the hands of Serie A giants Juventus in the Champions League opener in midweek, although they had made a perfect start to the domestic campaign.

Incredibly, we haven't scored a single league goal away from the Etihad since Kevin De Bruyne's opener against Spurs on 26 September.

Alexis then provided an assist for Koscielny in our EPL opener and was on the scoresheet himself just over a week later as he scored the goal that put us into the Champions League group stage.

Fabregas is certain to miss the opening leg of the Champions League qualifier against FC Twente — along with eight other key names — and will also play no part in the Premier League opener against West Brom on Saturday.

Sanchez will miss the Premier League opener against Leicester City on Friday night, but he'll be looking to be equally as influential as last season when he bagged 30 goals and 19 assists in 51 appearances in all competitions.

First up is the Champions League opener, away to Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday night and then what could turn out to be a crucial away game against last season's Premier League champions Chelsea.

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Mata and his teammates are back in action on Tuesday night as they face Eredivisie giants PSV Eindhoven in their UEFA Champions League group stage opener.

I was close to giving the Man of the Match award from this amazing Premier League opener between Arsenal and Leicester City to Olivier Giroud, after the Frenchman scored a fantastic headed winner off the underside of the bar despite the attentions of both of the Foxes big centre backs, but he was only a sub and for all round performance, especially on his EPL debut I have gone for Alexandre Lacazette.

I get the distinct impression that Arsene Wenger is well aware that this summer's pre-season could be the biggest ever and so the Frenchman is doing everything in his power to make sure that his players are ready for the Premier League opener against Liverpool on August 14th.

Now, I have to admit the current Arsenal teams are so bad that I am starting to become a neutral, seeing Leicester on the verge on winning the premier league is a huge eye opener for the so called bigger teams.

His opener today made it five goals from nine shots on target in the Premier League this campaign, the Frenchman is on fire.

Arsenal went close late on through Santi Cazorla and Kieran Gibbs in a match where both sides looked rusty a week before their Premier League opener.

However, the club received a boost when news came of Kompany's quick recovery after Pellegrini feared that he would be missing for the side's Champions League opener next month, as well as the game with Manchester United on September 22nd.

The Reds claimed a comprehensive win against the Cherries to consolidate third position in the Premier League table — and they were set on their way by Sadio Mane's seventh - minute opener.

West Brom, on the night midfielder Gareth Barry broke the Premier League appearance record, felt they should have been awarded a penalty before the opener when Shkodran Mustafi brought down Jay Rodriguez with a sliding challenge.

Villa opted to use new signing Jordan Ayew on the right flank for their Premier League opener against Bournemouth, but Townsend's directness and dribbling ability would offer something different in this position than the new recruit.

The Czech Republic international was acquired on a one - year loan deal from the Chinese Super League ahead of the season opener but was nursing an ankle injury.

All 12 games in league cities on its first weekend drew smaller crowds than the preseason openers in those cities last year.

The Bianconeri return to the Camp Nou to take on Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League group stage opener.

A hat - trick on the final day of the Premier League season against West Bromwich Albion was followed up with the opener in Arsenal's emphatic 4 - 0 FA Cup success over Aston Villa, and everyone expected this term to finally be his big year.

Joe Hart became the 51st goalkeeper in Premier League history to record an assist when the West Ham shot stopper set up Michail Antonio's opener in their 1 - 1 draw at Burnley on Saturday.

Nemanja Matić is expected to make his Premier League debut for Manchester United on Sunday when they host West Ham United in their 2017 - 17 season opener.

Throw in the fact that Jose Mourinho has never, as a manager, lost a season opener or lost a home league match on a Sunday then the omens do not look very promosing.

He carried on with this form in the Premier League opener, always looking a threat going forward and crucially, providing the assist for Tottenham's second - half equaliser.

Arsenal take on league Champions Manchester City this weekend for the Community Shield followed by the league opener against Crystal Palace 6 days latter.

Liverpool beat Stoke City 1 - 0 in their Premier League opener and followed that up by beating Bournemouth by the same score at Anfield on Monday after new signing Christian Benteke turned in Jordan Henderson's cross midway through the first half.

City have been working closely with Girona in recent seasons and this week announced a friendly against them in Catalonia on August 15, just three days after Pep Guardiola's side play their Premier League opener against Brighton.