Sentences with phrase «after the first leg against»

After the first leg against Bayern, it was clear that the team is disintegrating, and we are in free fall at the moment.

Liverpool's loss came a week after the first leg against Barcelona, and so in the space of seven days City went from being in two competitions to being effectively out of both.

And, of course, there's what standing in front of Juventus three days after the first leg against Dortmund.

Juventus pushed its 3 - 0 lead after the first leg against Inter Milan to the limit Wednesday night, needing penalties to beat their arch rivals and advance to the Coppa Italia final against Milan.

Not exact matches

Real have of course enjoyed success in the Champions League this week after a stunning first - leg performance against Juventus in Turin.

This was the vital game though for Real who trail leaders Barcelona by 16 points in La Liga after a poor campaign and it is their best chance of picking up some silverware outside of the Champions League, in which they are evenly poised against Manchester United after a 1 - 1 first leg draw at the Bernabeu.

Although he did admit that a final against Everton, who currently lead Manchester City 2 - 1 after a home first leg, would give the occasion an extra sense of romance.

Shaw is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after being stretchered off in the first - half on United Champions League opener against PSV Eindhoven following a strong challenge from Hector Moreno, who has also played under Pochettino, and it was revealed after the game that he has suffered a double fracture of his right leg.

One of those will not be Olivier Giroud though, after Wenger praised his big striker to Arsenal Player for the strength he has shown to bounce back quickly after his terrible first leg against Monaco.

After failing to find the back of the net against Tottenham and Aston Villa, Rooney wasn't able to get off the mark during the 3 - 1 victory over Belgian outfit Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League playoff first - leg tie on Tuesday night.

Norwich City will be satisfied to come out of the first leg of their playoff tie against rivals Ipswich Town with a draw, but there's everything left to play for after their 1 - 1 deadlock, especially now that away goals are no longer a tiebreaker in the promotion playoffs.

This is possible but it may be worth noting that after the 1 - 1 draw against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of their current Champions league tie, they now have to go to the Camp Nou and get a minimum of another 1 - 1 draw to have a chance to progress.

The injury news confirmed that Alex Oxlade Chamberlain will be out for six to eight weeks with his fresh injury after recovering from the injury that had kept him out of the frame since the first leg against Barcelona.

Real Madrid have only advanced once in the Champions League after recording a home draw in the first leg, but that was against Manchester United in 1999 - 2000

The year after they collapsed in the first leg against Dortmund and lost 4 - 1, but did not manage to win more than 2 - 0 in the second leg (needed 3 - 0)

Henrikh Mkhitaryan will miss at least the next three games after suffering medial knee ligament damage in the first leg — so Danny Welbeck could continue on the left after impressing against Southampton.

After exits from the competition at this stage in their previous four seasons against the likes of Barcelona, AC Milan and Bayern Munich and with the disadvantage of playing away in the second leg the pressure is on the London club to make it to the quarter - finals for the first time in five years.

Wenger's current contract with Arsenal expires in June, while Emery now finds himself under pressure after PSG blew a 4 - 0 first - leg lead against Barcelona when they lost 6 - 1 in the Camp Nou on Wednesday night.

And the Toffees joined their fellow clubs on the scrapheap after they failed to capitalise on their narrow lead from the first leg against Dynamo Kiev.

Durham points to the fact that our run of form came after it was clear that Chelsea were running away with the title and also that the two games we lost were the two that really mattered, the first leg against Monaco and the north London derby at Tottenham.

This disgraceful display comes after a section of the Manchester United fan - base were heard singing horrible chants about Hillsborough during their 2 - 0 loss against Jurgen Klopp's side in the first leg, and really shows a complete lack of class.

ItC: Are you confident of being a Champions League quarterfinalist for the first time after watching the first leg against Manchester United?

After a stunning overhead kick in the first leg against Juventus, Ronaldo was deemed as a certainty to win the vote but he missed out on the award, which has caused confusion around Europe.

Another was a meaningless second leg Copa del Rey tie against Real Sociedad after Barça won the first leg 5 - 0.

But the Blues will go into this game — with a bit of concern after their momentum was brought to a crushing halt by a heavy defeat in the Champions League Quarter - final first leg away from home against Liverpool.

The Reds confirmed safe passage to the last eight on Tuesday with a draw against Porto after beating the Portuguese outfit 5 - 0 in the first leg.

Roma won 3 - 0 to overturn a three - goal deficit and advance on away goals, having entered the game in Rome as massive underdogs after losing the first leg of their quarterfinal 4 - 1 against a Lionel Messi - led team that was one of the big favorites to win the competition.

The tie was delicately poised at 1 - 1 after a first leg in which Celta played extremely well against, admittedly, an under - strength Barca team but Ernesto Valverde recalled the likes of Jordi Alba, Andres Iniesta, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi for the return match and the Catalans blitzed their opponents with an utterly dominant first - half display.

The 29 - year - old was forced off just five minutes after coming on as a substitute against Crystal Palace on Saturday but Klopp says his leg injury is not as bad as the Reds first feared.

It's advantage Atlético Madrid after the first leg of their Europa League round of 32 game against Copenhagen.

Urawa Reds versus Shanghai SIPG for a spot in the 2017 AFC Champions League final, in all likelihood against Al Hilal who look to have their place in the final assured after a comprehensive 4 - 0 win over Iranian side Persepolis in the first leg.

And after a 4 - 1 first leg win in the quarterfinal against AS Roma, the Blaugrana are getting closer on that front too.

The 23 - year - old Dybala signed a new contract in April, tying him to the Bianconeri until 2022, a deal that came days after he netted two goals in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal against Barcelona.

Pereira, 31, will miss the second leg of the Champions League semifinal against the New York Red Bulls on Tuesday, with his team leading 1 - 0 after Wednesday's first leg in Guadalajara.

Nine days later, Suárez scored twice in the Champions League last - 16 first leg at Manchester City, and then reappeared again on 15 April in the quarter - final first leg against PSG at Parc des Princes, scoring a spectacular goal after nutmegging David Luiz and sending the ball into the upper right corner from outside the area.

Iran captain Masoud Shojaei and midfielder Ehsan Haji Safi each played 90 minutes in Greek club Panionios» home leg of the third - round qualifier against Maccabi Tel Aviv last week, after sitting out the first leg in Israel.

Tottenham's Harry Kane celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Champions League, round of 16, first - leg soccer match against Juventus.

Pep Guardiola's City have an enormous lead in the Premier League and are all but guaranteed a Champions League quarter - final slot after a 4 - 0 win against Basel in the first leg of their last - 16 tie.

There was little wrong with Tottenham's performance against the Belgian side, even after Dele Alli's rush of blood saw him sent off, but manager Mauricio Pochettino was right in saying the damage was done in the first leg in Belgium — a 1 - 0 defeat where Spurs were complacent and disinterested.

Sadio Mané scored a hat - trick and Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino were also on target to leave Porto effectively playing for pride — and a first win against the Reds — at Anfield after a defeat that equals the biggest first - leg margin in the UEFA Champions League era.

Celtic are in a similarly strong position against Helsingborg after earning a hard - fought 2 - 0 win from their first leg trip to Sweden.

The New Saints saw their hopes of Champions League progress dented after a 2 - 0 away defeat against Croatian side Rijeka in the first leg of their second qualifying round tie.

Inverness will have to overturn a 1 - 0 deficit against FC Astra of Romania after losing at home in the first leg.

Everton hold a 2 - 0 lead in their Europa League qualifying play - off tie against Hajduk Split after a first leg at Goodison Park.

Recall that Liverpool booked their place in the last 8 of the Champions League with a 0 - 0 draw against Porto at Anfield on Tueday night after winning the first - leg 5 - 0 in Portugal.

Bale impressed on his return after the winter break, but he has found himself starting on the bench of late, most notably against Paris Saint - Germain in the first - leg of the Champions League round of 16.

Max Allegri has ruled out Sami Khedira for the first leg, while Simone Zaza is suspended after picking up yet another yellow card against Lazio last round.

Edmar and Andriy Yarmolenko (R) of Ukraine celebrate victory after the FIFA World Cup play - off first leg against France

Three explosions occurred on Tuesday evening as Borussia Dortmund's team bus made its way to Signal Iduna Park, with defender Marc Bartra requiring surgery after an attack that saw the Champions League quarter - final first leg against Monaco postponed until the following day.

After the 1 - 1 scoreline at the Bernabeu in the first leg, the tie is on a knife edge, but the Madrid team has hit good form and confidence at just the right time following back to back wins against Barcelona.