Sentences with phrase «league tie despite»
Jürgen Klopp has told fans to expect a strong side when Liverpool take on Porto next week in the second leg of their Round of 16 Champions League tie despite the fact the Reds have already all but advanced thanks to a 5 - 0 first leg victory.
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Forster has shot to prominence with his displays for Celtic over the last couple of years, but has now moved on from the Glasgow club despite their Champions League reprieve and upcoming play - off tie against Slovenian champions Maribor.
He made his debut for the Gunners in an FA Cup fourth - round tie against Coventry City during the 2013 - 14 campaign, but is yet to make an appearance in the Barclays Premier League despite being named among the substitutes a handful of times.
It's not hard to see just why Inter are trying to tie Icardi down so much with the striker or why the two table - topping Premier League sides are interested, Icardi has managed an impressive 15 goals in 27 appearances despite Inter's struggle for form for the majority of this season.
Barcelona are yet to lose a game so far in the league this season, despite the fact that they've had very difficult away ties to all of Valencia, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid to contest with, and their 3 - 0 win over Real showed exactly why Barca are so hard to beat under Valverde.
Shaw has already made sixty league appearances for Southampton despite being the tender age of 18, a fantastic achievement which shows just why United are so keen to tie down a player who is likely to be their first choice left back for at least the next decade.
Arsenal became the last English club to bow out of the Champions League on Wednesday despite a 2 - 0 second - leg win at Bayern Munich as the Gunners lost their last - 16 tie on away goals.
Despite those struggles, Bell is currently the 10th ranked fantasy running back but his odds to lead the league in rushing are tied for 17th with the likes of Andre Ellington and Toby Gerhart (+5,000).
Wenger has not given up hope of luring Vardy to north London but is fearful that despite acting quickly in an attempt to tie up a deal, the prospect of continuing Leicester's fairytale in the Champions League next season is too great to resist.
This season, Shorts is just the 34th ranked fantasy receiver despite being tied with Larry Fitzgerald any many others for the 13th best odds to league the league in receiving.
Arsenal go into tonight's Europa League tie against Red Star Belgrade at the Emirates with a 100 % record in the competition so far, despite displaying a completely different line - up to our Premier League matches.
Benfica denied Bayern of any clear cut chances and only lost 1 - 0, while in the final tie, Man City despite their defensive struggles managed to get an important 2:2 draw at a PSG side which is full of quality but suffers from the fact it plays in a league full of average teams.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Co. are unlikely to have an easy time of it up against Paul's older (but smaller) brother, although in the height stakes both look up to six - foot - four Matthias who despite not having a part to play in United and St. Etienne's Europa League tie, is sure to take a keen interest in his siblings» two - legged rivalry.
Despite 11 clean sheets — tied for sixth in the league — the Belgian stopper gave up nearly 50 goals this season and was responsible for numerous gaffes in key spots that cost the Reds valuable points.
Liverpool and City split their pair of Premier League matches this season, and despite City's overall dominance, they shouldn't be favored by much in their Champions League quarterfinal tie.
MOSCOW: Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal can not afford a dip in concentration in Thursday's Europa League quarter - final second leg against CSKA Moscow despite holding a 4 - 1 advantage in the tie.
With United back in the Champions League (at least for the group stage) and the club's wage bill cut despite the signing of a number of new, exciting players, Woodward continued to push hard on the commercial front to tie - up new partners, sponsors and endorsements for the club.
Despite coming on for Xabi Alonso in Liverpool's Champions League tie against Galatasaray in 2006, Roque failed to break into a Reds team, which was packed full of world - class talent at the time.
It was difficult to know how Arsenal were going to approach their FA Cup third round tie with Sunderland as, despite being the holders and looking for an historic third FA Cup win in a row, it is down the priorities list given where the Gunners sit in the league table and there seeming to be a concerted effort to target the Premier League this sleague table and there seeming to be a concerted effort to target the Premier League this sLeague this season.
A loss to Milan in the Coppa quarters followed by ties with Lazio, Fiorentina, Roma, SPAL, Crotone and Napoli and a loss to Genoa saw Inter drop to below Champions League placement, despite wins over Benevento and Bologna.
On their last outing in the league, Pardew masterminded a 2 - 0 win away from home over Birmingham City, which was no easy feat, and with a fresher set of legs, with Bolton having recently contested two FA Cup ties within the space of four days, the Magpies may well prove a popular betting selection at the weekend despite the fact they've won only four times at home in the league all season (W4 D5 L4).
It was difficult to know how Arsenal were going to approach their FA Cup third round tie with Sunderland as, despite being the holders and looking for an historic third FA Cup win in a row, it is down the priorities list given where the Gunners sit in the league table and there seeming to... More Holders advance with three stylish goals against Sunderland
OSTERSUND — Arsene Wenger says he won't let up on Ostersunds in the second leg of their Europa League tie, despite Arsenal earning a «comfortable» 3 - 0 win in Sweden on Thursday.
At Old Trafford on Thursday night, when the English champions played a Europa League tie against Ajax, it was hard to spot any sign of an anti-Glazer presence in the stadium, despite the comedown to a tournament that United fans have sniggered at in the recent past.
Arsenal lost to Ostersunds in the second leg of their Europa League knockout tie, with the little known Swedish outfit becoming only the SECOND team to beat the Gunners at the Emirates in the current 2017/2018 season (the first being Manchester United) However, despite being the home side, Arsenal were wearing their blue away jersey -LSB-...]
He's tied for the league lead in the Championship with 17 goals despite only playing 2,142 minutes — almost 1,200 minutes fewer than co-leader Bobby Reid of Bristol City.
Luis Enrique insists Barcelona can still make the Champions League quarter - finals despite their 4 - 0 thrashing by PSG in the first - leg of their last - 16 tie