Sentences with phrase «against league contenders»
Not exact matches
Arsenal, one of the this season's Premier League title contenders, kick start their Champions League campaign, ahead of their rivals, against Besiktas in the playoff round starting tonight.
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Few gave Le TFC much hope against an effective MHSC side who had lost only one of their previous four and had held Champions League contenders AS Monaco in their last match.
Despite being 3 - 1 down from the first leg, Champions League contenders Bayern Munich plundered five goals against a hapless Porto in the first - half of tonight's quarterfinal...
After a pair of perfectly timed Champions» League goals, both for his team and his career, dispatching Manchester United, Ben Yedder emerged as a serious contender for Russia, made his second France debut against Colombia last month.
And with the likes of Germany international winger Leroy Sane, Premier League player - of - the - year contender Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling, who shone in England's recent friendly matches against Holland and Italy, all in blistering form, too, Jagielka is braced for a hard afternoon's work against a world - class forward line.
Although games against the newly - promoted sides aren't necessarily a test of your credentials, this is a fixture City simply must win, and handsomely as well, something they rarely did last season against the lesser, if they're to truly lay down a marker — as there are still many out there who aren't convinced that Roberto Mancini's men really are contenders for the Premier League.
The season of International Champions Cup (ICC) 2017 will start in next middle of the July but Manchester United will play their first match in their in 21st July, 2017 against another Premier League contender Manchester City.