Sentences with phrase «by fierce rivals»

Zinedine Zidane and Real Madrid were absolutely flying along this time last week, having just put Espanyol to the sword to equal the La Liga record of straight wins set by fierce rivals Barcelona and continue the 100 percent start to the new domestic league campaign.

The three achieved great success together at Atleti, where they won the Liga BBVA crown in 2014, before advancing to the Champions League final, where they were defeated by fierce rivals Real Madrid.

He adds that he does have some sympathy for Wenger, but the club should move forward with the «winning formula» deployed by their fierce rivals.

Liverpool are on the verge of being overtaken by their fierce rivals Man United and they are not too far from being caught by city rivals Everton, but the last thing Arsenal must do is to let them off the hook.

Until now, even the most eager, and unemployed, floating voter is unlikely to have seen even one of the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat leaders up close and personal, let alone, as they will be in the debates, not speechifying but tested and challenged live by their fiercest rivals.

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Baby Jogger's woes had been brought about, in part, by fierce competition from lower - priced rivals selling strollers through big - box stores and discount websites for as little as $ 99, less than half the price of a Baby Jogger.

For now, Home isn't compatible with the Nexus phone designed by Google, a fierce Facebook rival whose pliable Android software is being modified to accommodate the new service.

The Merengues were defeated on aggregate by Juventus this week in the semi-final, and thus will not be able to defend the continental title they won last year against fierce rivals Barcelona in Berlin.

Fierce rivals Liverpool have even been linked with a move, by the Daily Mirror.

And now the north London are hoping to be able to beat the likes of Liverpool and fierce city rivals Arsenal to the 19 - year - old's signature by making an early move for Vadillo, with the flyer understood to be valued at around the # 8m mark by his club.

Liverpool and fierce rivals Manchester United have both been linked to the centre - mid by the Metro.

However, the reigning European giants have demonstrated their fallibility in recent weeks, losing back - to - back matches against fierce rivals Real Madrid, before being defeated 1 - 0 by Real Sociedad on Saturday.

Tottenham Hotspur had been mooted as another potential destination, but the Czech keeper was reportedly unimpressed with ambition displayed by Arsenal's fierce rivals [Express].

Tottenham's fierce London rivals Chelsea reportedly failed with a move for the player in the summer as reported by HITC, with the player turning down a move to Stamford Bridge over concerns about his playing time.

For Barca, new manager Tito Vilanova has celebrated his first year in charge in Catalonia by snatching the Spanish title back from fierce rivals Real Madrid.

15/04/2018 03:22 pm - Lionel Messi has reportedly urged Spanish giants Barcelona to make a move for Valencia and Portugal winger Goncalo Guedes, who has been likened by the Argentine to fierce rival Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Red Devils will have to win by a margin of 4 goals to go level with their fierce rivals on goal difference, which will be quite tough.

Having to sit by and watch your fiercest rivals consistently filling their trophy cabinets each season would be galling for any supporters, but when their team is falling on particularly hard times at the same time it is even worse.

It could not have got much worse for Real Madrid last night, as Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo were both sent off and Real were beaten by their fierce city rivals Atletico.

Victory maintains their 11 - point lead over Manchester United at the Premier League summit — a gap they opened up by beating their fierce rivals 2 - 1 at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Positives: In the opening round, after trailing fierce rivals Spartak by two goals, Dinamo rallied with two late goals to snatch a draw.

Ahead of the titanic clash at White Hart Lane on Saturday, Tottenham Hotspur in second place lead their fiercest rivals Arsenal in third by just three points.

The midfielder stole the show in his team's 4 - 0 Capital One Cup win over Louis Van Gaal's Manchester United, and according to claims in Spain, he has dealt the Red Devils another blow by agreeing a long - term deal with fierce rivals Liverpool.

Real currently lead the points table in Spain with 14 point from 6 matches and lead their fierce domestic rivals Barcelona by one.

The chance to not only progress to the final four of the Champions League but also to reclaim their league crown on home soil against fiercest rival Manchester United were both passed up by Pep Guardiola's side.

Anthony Stokes thought he had spoiled United's party as he saw his late goal correctly ruled offside by the assistant referee, but United managed the victory and continue on their journey to defend their cup they won last season and will now face fierce rivals Chelsea next.

Heavy defeats to also - rans Bournemouth and Watford, coupled with losses to Manchester United and Manchester City, and most stomach - churning of all a home drubbing by Tottenham Hotspur which ended a 28 - year unbeaten streak against their fiercest rivals, have been hard to take.

March 18 — Liverpool and Manchester United, fierce rivals on and off the pitch, as anticipated have been charged by UEFA following crowd trouble during their Europa League last - 16 second leg on Thursday.

Danny Welbeck is one of the many top players whose career has been shaped by legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and despite now playing for the Red Devils» fierce rivals Arsenal, the striker has revealed that he still maintains contact with the Scotsman.

The de Blasio administration said it would provide free space in public school buildings to a dozen new or expanding charter schools, including 10 run by Eva S. Moskowitz, one of the mayor's fiercest rivals on the issue.

A miskick by Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Abdoulaye Soulama gave Kumasi Asante Kotoko a 1 - 0 win over their fiercest rivals in Accra on Monday.

Narrator: Once a fierce political rival of Cuomo's, real estate developer Carl Paladino was so moved by the governor's Ogdensburg Address that he and a group of like - minded Buffalonians decided to stage a raid on the Ontario town just across the Niagara River.

But her rival, Manhattan Councilwoman Inez Dickens, who was once a fierce ally of Mr. de Blasio's mayoral rival, outgoing Speaker Christine Quinn, managed to at least indirectly tweak Ms. Mark - Viverito by suggesting someone else had endorsed him first.

So declared President Bill Clinton in the East Room of the White House on June 26, 2000, at an event held to hail the completion of the first draft assemblies of the human genome sequence by two fierce rivals, the publicly funded international Human Genome Project and its private - sector competitor Celera Genomics of Rockville, Md..

With obvious front - wheel drive competition from fierce rivals such as Audi and Mercedes - Benz we're reluctantly impressed by what we're seeing from BMW's new world order.

Face - Offs, for example, keep the competition fierce by directly comparing your performance with your rivals at designated spots of the track, while challenges ensure that that each race feels fresh.

Guild - vs - guild naval combat — Guard your wealth and trade routes by defeating rival guilds in fierce ship - to - ship combat

Every cellular company is having a neck - to - neck competition with its rivals and the data war is becoming fierce day by day.

Alibaba is the biggest e-commerce company in China, but JD is its fiercest rival, holding about 20 percent of online retail market share in China, while Alibaba claims about 44 percent, according to data collected by Bloomberg.