Sentences with phrase «chance against the champions»

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Away against a top side in the Champions League you have to take your chances...

Arsenal will want to get their Champions League campaign back on trach this evening and we have a great chance at home against Galatasaray.

Im seriously considering a trip across the pond for the Champions League showdown against BM and was curions if theres any chance to secure tickets for the fixture.

The Gunners shit the bed @ home against inferior Champions League competition seriously jeopardizing there chance to advance the knockout stages of the competition....

The Italian tactician impressed greatly in his first season at Stamford Bridge, and even though things have gone downhill this term, they still have an outside chance of making the top four and progressing against Barcelona in the Champions League.

And so are the Tide's chances against either of two potential East champions: Georgia (the Dawgs have about a 78 percent chance of winning the East, and Alabama would have a 71 percent chance of beating them) or Missouri (Mizzou has a 22 percent chance of winning the East, and Alabama would have a 93 percent chance of winning that game).

As much as we are all hoping for Arsenal to go further than we have in years by beating Europe and as much as we would prefer winning the Champions League to any other trophy, the chances of Arsenal managing to do it this year against cluns likr Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are pretty slim.

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.

But a battle against likely West champion Wisconsin is looking tougher and tougher, and Ohio State's chances of winning the Big Ten title game are only currently around 73 percent.

Celtic has the chance to make history tonight against Manchester United in a critical Champions League match.

With the second - leg of the Champions League against Paris Saint - Germain to come next Wednesday, Mourinho could rest Brazil international Willian, giving January signing Cuadrado a chance to prove his value.

Meanwhile, they also face a decisive clash against Olympiakos in the Champions League next week, as they must win in order to have any chance of advancing to the knockout stages of the competition.

Very true over two legs we have zero chance against Barcelona's MSN, we should just forget the champions league and focus on the premier league

Having to score three goals is a tough task against any team, let alone in the champions league, in the last 16, away from home, against the team with the best defensive record in the competition, on a narrow pitch with little space to create chances...

There was pressure on Chelsea after their Champions League disaster in midweek and on Liverpool because of their defending and their recent results and there was a chance that Spurs would be jaded after their own European exploits against Real Madrid.

There will be a number of the fringe players at Arsenal hoping for a start in the Champions League against Monaco tomorrow and I think that some of them have a real chance.

Mata, who missed a glorious chance to grab an equaliser in the dying stages against the defending Eredivisie champions, posted an emotional message on his official Instagram account in support of Shaw.

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.

Of course there was a great need for Arsenal to win the game against Eddie Howe's team as well but unless we now go on and beat the league leaders then our chances of being crowned champions at the end of the season will be hanging by a thread.

But I also think that being drawn against Barcelona could be as good for our Premier League title hopes as it is bad for our Champions League chances.

As Arsenal lost their first two Champions League Group games to the outsiders, it is now imperative that the Gunners get something out of their two games against Bayern Munich or they will have little chance of progressing to the knockout stages.

Sterling will be looking forward to playing against Arsenal on Sunday in what will be a big match for the Reds if they want to have any chance of qualifying for the Champions League through finishing in the top four of the Premier League this season.

Chances are, the BCS title game will match an undefeated SEC champion (Florida or Alabama) against Texas, which is rolling through the Big 12.

The Champions League group stage is over for another year, with plenty of top players taking the chance to fill their boots against small teams, and plenty of other players showing their quality against the continent's top teams.

He knows showing what he is capable of against the World and European champions can only enhance his chances of being on the plane to Poland and Ukraine next June.

The centre forward is already looking ahead to the Champions League game against the Bundesliga champions this week and I am sure that our tactics will be the same as in the home clash with them, namely to work really hard, keep our shape and hope to take what chances come our way at the oChampions League game against the Bundesliga champions this week and I am sure that our tactics will be the same as in the home clash with them, namely to work really hard, keep our shape and hope to take what chances come our way at the ochampions this week and I am sure that our tactics will be the same as in the home clash with them, namely to work really hard, keep our shape and hope to take what chances come our way at the other end.

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.

Fresh on the back of a dire mid-week Champions League qualifier against Standard Liege, though, and it looks like everyone is writing off the squads title chances and talking about disunity in the club.

After what Sanches said about «he wants champions league footbal next season» that's defenaitly saying he wants to leave and just put the price up of every player we are after and worst deferred from joining us, he should of kept his mouth shut until we finished our deal, so let's do what clubs like Man - U do with players, don't sell him to rivals teams let them train with youth team, players are becoming bigger then clubs they need reminding who pays their wages, if you want to leave do it like a gentelman and not some ungrateful shi7 no one is against you if you go to Bayern who have more chance of wining the CL then City any day of the week

Having won 10 of last 11 games in the League, culminating in our FA Cup success, another win against the Premier League Champions can only confirm we are in confident mood for the start of the season, and we will have more chance with Koscielny back in the heart of the defence.

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For that he'll need a teammate, and who that will be is getting decided in in the first ever «eRace of Champions», with four drivers - including F1 esports champion Brendon Leigh - going up against each other for the chance to compete in the event.

So the Gunners have a great chance and all the encouragement needed to step up against Swansea and go into the international break just a point behind the reigning champions Man City.

The Gunners will line up against Everton in the final Premier League fixture of the campaign, with Arsenal's chances of top four and Champions League qualification slimmer than ever.

While things are looking pretty flippin» good from an Arsenal point of view right now, with a decent draw against Reading at home for the next round of the EFL cup as well as a good chance of topping our Champions League group and winning the last four Premier League games in a row, the Gunners are still faced with the worrying fact that we are still five points behind the current league leaders.

Maybe the protests this year had more impact than we thought, this is Wenger's last chance to be remembered as a champion and to do it against all of the best managers in the world would be commendable, here's hoping he can pull it off.

Taylor and his crew got a chance to test themselves against the Spartans this season, dropping a lopsided 41 - 3 decision to the defending CIF Open Division champions.

Second, it delivers a true state champion, as it's very unlikely the Division V winner would stand much of a chance against the Open winner — or even the Open semifinalists.

Arsenal know that the Europa League is perhaps their only realistic chance of reaching next season's Champions League competition, and it showed in the performance against the Gennaro Gattuso - tutored side.

Dybala was given the chance to put that all behind him when he was given his first start since the Champions League group stage finale against Olympiacos.

For all the build up to what is effectively United's last chance saloon in terms of achieving at least the bare minimum — reaching the group stages of the Champions League for next season with the added bonus of silverware, the players somehow managed it — like they did in the last few minutes of the EFL cup final, when at one stage the odds were stacked against them.

City, however, have shown that they're not entirely impermeable in defense, so if Sakho takes some of the chances that come his way, West Ham could definitely cause an upset against the champions.

There victory against world champions, Germany goes to show the danger they have and they will fancy their chances against Italy.

With Manchester United and Manchester City both dropping precious points against relegation - threatened Swansea and Middlesbrough along with Arsenal tasting defeat in the North London derby, tonight was a chance for Liverpool to take a huge step in their bid for Champions League football.

The change is due quickly as the last 16 of the Champions League has approached them, which is a fantastic chance to gain some confidence against Schalke in their tie.

JAVIER HERNANDEZ has the chance to be Real Madrid's Champions League hero against city rivals Atletico Madrid.

However, the Gunners have been struggling badly in Europe, losing their first two matches against Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiacos, meaning that the north Londoners are find themselves last in their group and are in need of a win against the German champions in order to keep their qualification chances alive for knockout stages.

Qualification for the Champions League, and the chance to win the FA Cup against Crystal Palace, would equal success at this point in time, and that would be all that matters.

Atletico Madrid stood strong and held their own against the Catalan giants in the first leg of their Champions League quarter - final tie and even took the lead through Diego, whose sensational drive from 30 yards left Jose Pinto with no chance of a save whatsoever.