Not exact matches
Arsenal took on Besiktas in the 2nd leg of their Champions
League playoff
tie against Besiktas last night,
needing an outright win to progress through to the group stages of the competition for the 17th year running.
Arsenal have very few Cup games left to rotate in except the Europa
League, and our
tie against Ostersunds will probably see the end of that run, so it would appear that Arsenal has little
need of most of our second team for the rest of this season.
The Gunners
need to win both of their remaining Premier
League matches to have any hope of reaching the Champions
League places, and first they will have to take all three points from their home
tie against the already - relegated Sunderland.
In the closing minutes of the Game these guys did what
needed to be done, hit some big time free throws and left the gym with another W. Alex Filin
tied for a
League high 34 points on Sunday Night and they
needed every one of those buckets.
Our slump in away games
needs to change quickly, as Arsenal have to travel to Milan for the first leg of our Europa
League tie just four days after Brighton, but Wenger will have to decide whether to rest some of his stars to keep them fresh for the only trophy we still have a chance of winning, but the Boss didn't sound keen on taking any chances.
In january we
need to sign Schneiderlin / Wanyama / Romulo for DM and Van dijk / Reid for CB because they are not cup
tied and will be useful in champions
league against Monace and also vital in gaining 3rd or 4th spot in
league... COYG!!
Arsenal are on a good run of form of late, wining 13 of their last 15 fixtures, and it's not beyond the realms of possibility that they could turn the
tie around but will
need an early goal to stand any chance of securing a spot in the Champions
League quarter - finals.
Arsenal certainly appear to be getting a favourable advantage by United's inclusion in the Europa
League, but we will have to wait and see if we can get the
needed result from the
tie.
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Tie
The Gunners
need to win the
tie by two goals if they hope to make it through to the next round of the tournament, or else risk being demoted to the Europa
League.
If I m Wenger and smart enough then I will go in january window and sign two decent players not cup
tied for CB and DM position... Because we are given luck to face Monaco and advance to quarters so I will sign for CB Reid / Van dijk and I will cleverly approach for vertonghen to check the state of mind of spuds by bidding 12 - 15 million if they sell good just like sol campbell to troll them every time and if not no
need to worry we will get reid or van dijk for cheap at 8 - 10 million and then I will sign schneiderlin or Wanyama because they are not cup
tied and will be eager to compete in champions
league..
In turn, that goal changes everything in the
tie with Liverpool now leading 3 - 1 on aggregate with a crucial away goal that means United now
need to score three goals in order to ensure that they are in the hat for the Europa
League quarter - final draw on Friday.
The Red Devils were held to a goalless draw in Spain in the first leg of their last - 16 Champions
League tie against the La Liga outfit, but they'll be confident of getting the result they
need back at Old Trafford next month to advance.
Unfortunately for us the Toffees won their Europa
League tie and will be feeling good about life so we might
need Liverpool and Spurs to drop points as there is a good chance we will.
Liverpool are effective at scoring anywhere — 37 of their 75
league goals were on the road — but they
need to make sure to be at their absolute best and get a couple of early goals in the second leg if they want to make sure they win this
tie.
There was a massive furore when Arsene Wenger used David Ospina in Arsenal's must - win Champions
League tie against Olympiakos, and our French manager hinted that our Number 33 may have
needed a rest to deflect criticism, but Wenger has no hesitation in putting Cech as the first name on the teamsheet for the Capitol One Cup game tomorrow night.
Ian Fulton tallied 4 TDs to
tie for the
League Lead and really provide some much
needed Offense.
While their defence left plenty to be desired in the first leg and will
need to be much better this time round, they will be confident that they have the goals in their line - up to turn the
tie around and dump Guardiola and City out of the Champions
League on Wednesday night.
I really do not see Wenger buying anyone in this January window, players we actually
need would still be
tied up in Champions
league competition, and i do not see any major departures, we actually have a large squad, made up with some young talents.
Tied for the
league lead in RBIs at the time, Mattingly remarked to a couple of reporters, «Guys
need a day off sometimes.
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.
Their
need for additional attacking options was exacerbated last week after Andy Carroll suffered a knee injury in their Europa
League tie versus Romanian champions Astra Giurgiu.
Liverpool will
need to be near - perfect when we face them in the Champions
League, according to centre - half Van Dijk, who has spoken in the press of how challenging he expects the
tie to be.
A dark horse in editions of yesteryear, Lyon will
need to pull off their best match in a while when they travel to the Basque country and meet Real Sociedad in the return leg of their Champions
League playoff
tie.
His wasteful display in Arsenal's 3 - 1 defeat in the first leg of their Champions
League round - of - 16
tie against Monaco got plenty of attention, coming as it did shortly after he said the club did not
need to sign a big - name goal scorer.
They desperately
need to win out to secure a spot in the Big East tournament, as they're currently in a
tie for fifth place in the
league, and that means that MU is technically holding onto the sixth and final spot in the brackets.
When Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas goes back to his hometown for the Blues» road leg of their UEFA Champions
League tie at Barcelona, he knows what exactly
needs to be done.
Zenit left Glasgow one goal down in the
tie after a performance that
needs plenty of improvement for the blue - white - sky blues to progress further in the Europa
League competition this season.
Milan
need to finish at the top of the group to secure a good
tie in the next round, but even if they avoid a Champions
League dropout, you can still see this Milan team getting buried by Arsenal or Lyon.
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