Sentences with phrase «league side played»

The Premier League side played with 10 men for over an hour against Birkirkara after James Tomkins was sent off, and will resume their campaign at home next Thursday.

Even though I'm sure Arsene Wenger would have warned against complacency, he and the players were clearly surprised at how ell the bottom Premier League side played, especially Kramaric and Mahrez.

Not exact matches

Wenger is notorious for not playing his strongest Arsenal side possible in the Champions League, especially in the goalkeeping position.

In my opinion it would be silly not to play our strongest side against the strongest of European opponents and that of course means the Champions League winner Petr Cech in goal ahead of David Ospina.

in the end nasri, fabregas even robin would still be playing at their best or close to, had they stayed with us but we know what happened however where are they trading their skills now?nasri on loan with sevilla, fabregas is warming the bench on the wrong side of the city, robin is in the turkish league:) short terms they made the right move but long terms they might have one or two regrets i think koss knows better!!

Whether such big - money signings are necessary is up for debate given the level that Ernesto Valverde has his side playing at right now, as they lead the way in La Liga with a four - point gap to their nearest rivals and they sit top of their Champions League group.

Should Chelsea end up losing Scott to another Premier League side in the near future, it remains to be seen whether the Blues will have made a mistake by not giving the player the playing time he desires.

Gerrard is supposedly not keen to play for another Premier League side, and though he would like the chance to stay in Europe, he would consider an offer from the MLS as well.

They will play one of the CAF champions (either Congolese side AS Vita Club or Algerian side ES Setif, the two CAF Champions League finalists), the Oceania champions Auckland City, or the entrant from the host nation, Moghreb Tetouan.

There could be hope of making an appearance in the FA Cup fourth round, but should Southampton overcome Norwich to take us on, we may look to play a near - full strength side (especially as the Saints knocked us out of the League Cup this term).

I still am not sure why Mick McCarthy opted to play such a weakened side, I know some would point out that the club went on to win their next fixture but its worth remembering that Wolves had also won their previous two matches prior to the Old Trafford clash so they would have buoyed up for the game and who knows perhaps they could have gotten a surprise result against the Premier League champions.

All five above Arsenal could be in UCL while arsenal play 2nd string side in Europa league.

Hopefully, we grind out three points against a tired Lazio side that has been stretched between serie A, Europa league and 120 minutes of coppa italia while we've played just once in almost two weeks.

Ainsley has been an ever - present in our Europa League and Carabao Cup sides, and has now started twice for the first team, although for some reason Wenger keeps playing him in different positions for him to learn his trade.

He played reasonably against the Italian side when we played them in the Europa League, but was he really that impressive?

As per BBC Sport, Ilori has sealed his move to join Jaap Stam's side and he will now hope to play an important role in their quest to secure promotion to the Premier League.

Read what he told the Telegraph in 2009; «Of course I regret leaving Arsenal... I was playing every week for one of the most exciting sides in Europe, a team which was always in the top four in the Premier League and were Champions League contenders.»

One of only two current United players — alongside Rooney — to play the last time these sides met in the Premier League in 2008.

The 26 - year - old playing in the Premier League would certainly be a sight to see, and establish United as one of the most powerful club sides on the planet with yet another statement signing.

If Barcelona can go the entire league season unbeaten, it should certainly see fans label this side as one of the greatest to have ever played at the Nou Camp, and for good reason.

The strongly coveted Kylian Mbappe is a name everybody is talking about, after helping his Monaco side to the Champions League semi-final, as well as playing a key role in his side's push for the Ligue 1 title, which they are three points from sealing with three matches to play.

Currently playing with Uruguayan side Liverpool, Viera has caught the eye of scouts from Barcelona and Real Madrid but has his heart set on a move to Premier League champions Chelsea, where he wishes to emulate his hero, Didier Drogba.

Jackson martinez is still playing in the portuguese league at 28 and couldn't displace an out of form falcao from the national side, in fact I think he's third choice behind bacca as well.

United have struggled with playing fixtures on the Thursday across Europe, to then face a Premier League side two or three days later.

Surely now Arsenal are back at home where we had won 15 games in a row before the Man United debacle, and with the benefit of playing a very weak Newcastle side that has managed just one point from their last 8 League games, is the perfect opportunity to get this monkey off their backs before we welcome Liverpool to the Emirates next week....

That in turn means that the league leaders still need five points from their last six games, and while many will fancy them to do that, Guardiola is seemingly either playing mind games or is genuinely concerned about the impact that recent results are having on his side.

Arsenal appear to be leading the race to sign Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, after the player has revealed that he would only leave St Mary's for a side playing in the Champions League.

The Swedish side have only played friendly games since the League finished in December, and with temperatures not conducive to amazing football the Gunners just tried to say solid and take any chances they were given.

The Sunderland striker has shown amazing consistency despite playing in a (very) poor side, and currently occupy the very bottom of the league table.

Klopp is now doing well with Liverpool, albeit without any trophies to his name as of yet, though his side play an attractive brand of attacking football and have returned to the Champions League on his watch.

Arsenal was facing a very poor side tonight, stop iy about it s Dortmund, they are sisteen in their league, they are a shadow of what they were for any reason that I don t know.Arsenal was suposed to beat them, they did not seem a threat at all even if I admit Arsenal played well.

But on the bright side, we might actually win a European competition finally, if we play Europa League.

India Manager Wim Koevermans believes any player who plays for the National side should be attached to an I - League club, at least temporarily.

Ozil and Xhaka should be left on the bench in view of their defensive weaknesses against a side like Man City who are likely to dominate possession.Mertz should not be played as he simply does not have the pace to cope with the Man City front three.This may appear a defensive line up but a similar strategy worked well against Chelsea earlier this season and may do so against the most impressive attacking side in the league.

I really think that a loan deal to a Premier League side that will play him is the best option and I think we could have a real star on our hands, as long as Wenger handles him correctly.

Laudrup is keen to hold on to de Guzman as he prepares his side for a spell playing in the Europa League.

This is only the sixth match they have played against each other in the Premier League, both sides have won two games each.

Arsenal have to secure the attack and get Alexis ready for the match against Barca and the remaining fixtures against top premier league sides.The team has to win against Barca and then beat them at Nou - Camp causes it really is irritating to see Wenger playing bad players in the big matches in the past, Arsenal have allowed themselves to be weak where Wenger is after the league means these Southhampton, Stoke, Chelsea get the luck against this side.

It could well be if the Cowboys don't revive their running game, which ranks 21st in the league, and if Aikman's blind - side bodyguard, left tackle Mark Tuinei, can't continue to play on a partially torn knee ligament.

Ibrahimovic currently sits two goals behind Alexis and the lead, and while his side are in great form at present, his club may find their best shot at playing Champions League football in winning the Europa League, and that will likely take it's toll on his fitness.

Alderweireld can play at either centre or right back and having won back to back domestic titles he may feel he has achieved as much as he can with his Amsterdam side and having been knocked out of the Champions League a move in January is a distinct possibility.

The spot carries direct entry into group play into next season's Europa League should Wenger's team falter in the second - tier tournament this term, while seventh sends a side into the second qualifying round.

Injuries have played their part but like at Chelsea, he has struggled to make an impression at Villa Park, and given his # 35,000 plus wages per week, any transfer to a struggling Premier League side should be considered «high - risk».

There is still a chance that Louis van Gaal and his Manchester United side could overtake the Gunners and force us to play the two legged Champions League play offs, enhanced after they won away to Crystal Palace yesterday but they are still two points behind and we have two more games than them left to play.

The 24 - year - old has been an ever - present for the Clarets this season, playing in all 34 Premier League games as he has established himself as a key cog in Sean Dyche's side.

That the reason the Premier League compels - or attempts to compel - weaker sides to play their full - strength team every game is to preserve the integrity of the product.

Despite being aged just 33 (a stopper's prime), he's totally lost it... Casillas hasn't played consistently well for two seasons, and has often been left out of Real Madrid's league side as a result; yet he's still mentioned in the same breath as Manuel Neuer and Thibaut Courtois.

On the other side, Colvey doesn't look capable of playing in this league.

It remains to be seen where Sanogo will end up, but it is thought that Arsene Wenger is keen for him to be playing regularly for a Premier League club to help him gain the experience needed to shine at the top level for his Arsenal side after something of a difficult start in front of goal since he joined the Gunners last season.

That made the Hornets the first side to secure automatic promotion to the Premier League, putting them four points ahead of fourth place with one match to play.