Sentences with phrase «league tie next»

The 26 - year - old missed the defeat to Manchester City on Sunday, but Conte will undoubtedly now hope that provided he has a clean bill of health, he can return to action this weekend before facing Barcelona in their crunch Champions League tie next week.

Not exact matches

Juventus will take a 2 - 0 aggregate lead back to Turin for the second leg of their round - of - 16 Champions League tie with Porto next month.

Manchester City face Everton in the Premier League next Saturday before heading to Anfield on Wednesday, April 4 to face Liverpool in the first leg of their crucial Champions League quarter - final tie.

The games that the 26 - year old will definitely miss, along with the three lions» clashes with Slovenia and Lithuania, will be the Arsenal home games in the Premier League against West Brom and Brighton, the Carabao cup tie at home to Doncaster Rovers tonight and the trip to Belarus to plat BATE Borisov in the Europa League next week.

It has come down to this, the easiest way to qualify for the champions league group stages is to draw both matches of the next 3 ties 1 - 1 away and 0 - 0 at home, then win the final on penalties.

We look dangerously likely to miss out on Champions League football for next season, which may end all hopes of tying Alexis to a new contract, but the German looks like he may not have the luxury of pushing a move to a worthy side.

For instance, Monday night after the first game, barring snow, cold weather or rain, either the Cincinnati Redlegs or the Chicago Cubs will be in first place in the National League — since the rest of the teams in the league do not start play until the next day and will therefore remain in a faceless six - way tie for second place overLeague — since the rest of the teams in the league do not start play until the next day and will therefore remain in a faceless six - way tie for second place overleague do not start play until the next day and will therefore remain in a faceless six - way tie for second place overnight.

In what is undoubtedly the tie of the round, Milan will take on Arsenal as the two sides will see this competition as their best hope of qualifying for the Champions League next season.

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.

I am not trying to say that Arsenal have got the tie we wanted for the next stage of the Champions League.

One thing's for sure, it'll be interesting to see whether the outcome of next month's Champions League tie between Man City and Liverpool has any effect on who comes out winner of the award.

With no more FA cup games or Champions League ties to interest us, there could soon be very little for Arsenal to play for other than a place in Europe for next season.

Shaw could be in Man Utd's squad for their trip to Stoke on Saturday or next Tuesday's Champions League tie against Basel.

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.

Because of the fact that Arsenal and Man City are tied at the top on points with just a single point in goal difference keeping us in second, combined with the fixture list that sees us take on Middlesborough on Saturday and City facing Southampton on Sunday, any kind of win for us over the league's 17th placed side would be enough to see us top the table on Saturday night, but to still be there next week means we would have to better Man City's result, in terms of goals if not points.

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.

These next couple of games are crucial, not for winning the league, it's so we can get away from this horrible round of European ties we had.

A muscular problem in his buttock will keep him out of Madrid's mid-week Champions League tie against Liverpool, and will also prevent him taking part in the first Clásico of the season next Saturday.

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The Frenchman was talking ahead of the weekend's all - important tie against Manchester City, where a loss could leave them little chance of earning a spot for next season's Champions League competition.

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.

Also Collins looks to be # 1 safety in the league in Passes defended and top 20 overall behind only the best cornerbacks in the league, tied for # 2 overall in INT's behind cb casey hayward and tied with db marcus peters, # 5 overall in solo tackles the next closest safety is # 15 in solo tackles.

The Catalan giants took another step closer to winning the La Liga title at the weekend with their win over Leganes, while they have a Copa del Rey final to look forward to next month and hold a healthy 4 - 1 lead over Roma in their Champions League quarter - final tie.

As seen in the last - 16 tie with AC Milan, the Armenian international's quality at this level can make a real difference, and with Arsenal hoping to book their spot in the final and take a big step towards qualifying for the Champions League next season, Wenger will be desperate to see him return sooner rather than later.

Arsenal may have a two - goal advantage over AC Milan going into tonight's Europa League tie, but according to Arsene Wenger the Gunners have to try and avoid complacency and thinking that we are already in the next round.

Their next league game is an away tie against Atletico Rafaela on Friday night.

Arsenal made relatively light work of their crucial Champions League tie with Greek giants Olympiacos during the week, and secured their passage into the next round with aplomb.

After last night's opening Champions League games, all the talk on Arsenal websites is about our meeting with Barcelona next Tuesday, but first of all we have the small matter of a fifth round FA Cup tie against Hull City coming up.

The Gunners won their Europa League group to set up a Round of 32 tie against Ostersunds FK, are in the semi finals of the Carabao Cup where they take on Chelsea and begin their FA Cup campaign with a trip to Nottingham Forest next month.

Klopp is likely to rotate his squad, given the enormity of next Tuesday's Champions League semi-final tie against AS Roma at Anfield.

UEFA Champions League resume this week with the first knockout stage (round of 16) matches including some very high profile ties set to be played over the next couple of weeks.

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has said that he is keen to add to the club's famous European pedigree with the Reds set for a Champions League semi-final tie against Roma next week.

Their next assignment is the FA Cup tie against Huddersfield Town on Saturday, 17th February 2018 followed by Champions League round of 16 first leg against Sevilla on Wednesday, 21 February.

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.

Liverpool Ladies FC played the first leg of their UEFA Champions League tie on Wednesday night and it's now all to play for in Widnes next week, as they take on Italian side Bresica who won 1 - 0 in the first stage.

AC Milan v Arsenal is perhaps the stand - out tie after the draw was made for the next stage of the UEFA Europa League.

Tottenham are in a promising position in their Champions League tie against Juventus, but they still face a difficult test to make it to the next round as their opponents are a lot more experienced in this competitions.

With Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City all tied on 20 after just nine games, Wenger believes it will be a high points total that wins the league next May.

The Blues have a key Champions League tie versus Barcelona next week, and Antonio Conte is likely to ring in the changes.

Discounting the Bolton League Cup tie, which is at home, three of the next four league games will also be played at the London Stadium, and they will not be as easy as many beLeague Cup tie, which is at home, three of the next four league games will also be played at the London Stadium, and they will not be as easy as many beleague games will also be played at the London Stadium, and they will not be as easy as many believe.

Liverpool face Bordeaux in a crucial tie on Friday with qualification to the next round of Europa League in sight.

Next week, too, Banega is due to line out in Seville's Champions League quarter final tie with German giants Bayern Munich.

The Blues have been handed an all Premier League tie in the next stage of the competition, after Palace overcame Bolton Wanderers with a 2 - 1 win at home in their third round replay.

There's always a risk making a lot of changes for a cup match, but with a few uninspiring ties drawn for the fourth round, and a full set of Premier League fixtures in the next midweek, alterations were inevitable across the 4th round of the FA Cup.

Then, next Wednesday, we resume duties in the Under - 19 UEFA Youth League with a home tie with Monaco.

He could be in United's squad for their trip to Stoke on Saturday or next Tuesday's Champions League tie against Basel.

With a tricky FA Cup fifth round tie away at Fulham to negotiate in February, a return to the Europa League and the Premier League all to juggle in the next few months for Mauricio Pochettino, he might be tempted to make a late move in order to improve his squad depth moving forward into this period.

Winning the Europa League does offer a route to next season's Champions League group stage, but judging by the Gunners» form, they are likely to take step - by - step with the upcoming double - legged tie versus Milan critical to their ambitions as well as Wenger's future.

Then, next Wednesday, FC Basel are at the Etihad for the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16 tie with City 4 - 0 up from the first leg.

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