Sentences with phrase «league opposition despite»
Chelsea won again last weekend against Premier League opposition despite falling behind in the chase for the title.
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The French champions have qualified for the quarter - final stage of the Champions League in the last four consecutive seasons, and despite the loss of Zlatan Ibrahimovic this summer, remain very strong opposition.
Any Arsenal fans expecting an easy ride in tonight's fourth round EFL cup clash might want to rein in their expectations a little, according to both Arsene Wenger and the captain of Reading, Paul McShane, despite the fact that the Gunners are playing at home against lower league opposition.
You think next season Wenger will be outwitting Pep, Poch, Klopp and Ranieri with money to spend, Mourinho, Conte and co, when this season he hasn't been able to win the league despite there being no opposition to speak of?
Despite having already qualified for the Europa League by finishing 7th, Bilbao will not be easy opposition to play against.
Despite his early years and no prior Premier League experience, Redmond has been absolutely terrorizing opposition defenders from his role on the left wing.
Despite this, Jose Mourinho's side attained qualification to the Champions League after they received fairly easy opposition in their route to their Europa League triumph.
The campaign succeeded despite some local opposition, and Albion moved into Withdean in 1999, thrashing Mansfield Town 6 - 0 in the first league game there.
Their last win in the Premier League 2 was against Chelsea on the 19th September, so United, despite having their own problems, should really be looking to capitalise on their opposition this evening, ensuring they leave Buckinghamshire with all three points in the bag.