Sentences with phrase «city rivals»
"City rivals" refers to two or more teams or groups from the same city that compete against each other in sports, activities, or other areas. They are often considered fierce competitors due to their close proximity and a strong sense of rivalry between them. Full definition
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The draw for the semi-finals of the Champions League has pitted Real Madrid against city rivals Atletico Madrid, while Juventus will take on Monaco.
The Portugal forward's treble against city rivals Atletico on Tuesday night earned Zinedine Zidane's men a 3 - 0 first - leg advantage to take to the Vicente Calderon.
The Madrid derby perhaps doesn't have as much history as El Clasico, but with Atletico Madrid the reigning La Liga champions their clash with city rivals Real Madrid certainly has more of a competitive edge than it has in the past.
Cristiano Ronaldo's brilliant hat - trick handed Real Madrid a 3 - 0 win over city rivals Atletico in the Champions League semi-final first leg.
Manchester United's academy has been criticised for falling behind their cross city rivals in recent times, and further attempts to poach talented young players from abroad is hardly likely to help their quest to continue their tradition of developing local talent.
Manchester City are running away with the crown, with city rivals Manchester United barely able to keep up with them.
And Manchester City have jumped to the head of the queue to sign Hughes, already an England under - 21 international, during the transfer window and beat off competition from city rivals Manchester United, Tottenham, Fulham and Barcelona, who have also had scouts at Pride Park to watch him.
Should the Spanish capital side claim victory here, they will go four points clear of FC Barcelona at the top of La Liga, and seven points ahead of city rivals Atletico Madrid.
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The Madrid derby intensified hugely last season as Diego Simeone made Atletico genuine challengers to their bitter city rivals for the first time in a generation, although it is still slightly eclipsed by a certain other La Liga clash.
The Frenchman is under contract with Atletico until 2021 and is said to have attracted interest from city rivals Real Madrid too.
City are currently going head - to - head with city rivals United at the Etihad, with both bragging rights and a leg - up in the race for top four on offer for the winners.
Turan has impressed in La Liga since joining Atletico from Galatasaray back in 2011, and helped guide the club to a La Liga title win in the 2013/14 season, as well as on a run to the Champions League final, where Diego Simeone's side were eventually beaten by city rivals Real Madrid in Lisbon.
However, they will have to go up against cross city rivals Everton if they want to snare his signature, as the Toffees look for a long term replacement for Tim Howard.
After scoring the winning penalty when Real Madrid beat city rivals Atletico in a shoot - out to win the Champions League with Real Madrid, he then captained Portugal to their first international success, at Euro 2016.
The outcome has kept Roma in sixth place, four points behind city rivals Lazio, who hold the last Champions League qualifying spot.
Barcelona was coming off a 1 - 0 defeat at city rival Espanyol in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, a result that ended the team's 29 - match unbeaten streak.
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Roma secured bragging rights in the Eternal City on Sunday with a 4 - 1 win over city rivals Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico in the Derby Della Capitale.
The result also improved Milan's slim Champions League hopes, with city rivals Inter Milan seven points ahead in the fourth and final qualification spot.
It appears as though Jose Mourinho has leapfrogged Man City rival Pep Guardiola in the race to sign the 29 - year - old, and Man Utd now look on course to secure a deal.
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.
As the stretch run to a second straight Scudetto continues, Juve face city rivals Torino in the first «away» Derby della Mole for the Old Lady in 50 years.
Manchester United return to Premier League action this weekend, after an international break, and will face struggling Aston Villa at Old Trafford, before a home game against bitter city rivals Manchester City, who they are only two points behind in the table.
They ground share the Giuseppe Meazza with city rivals AC Milan, and Football Ticket Pad are fortunate enough to be able to stock tickets for all Serie A games at this incredible stadium.
According to Diario Gol, the France international does not want the controversy of leaving his current club for their inner - city rivals as he hopes to avoid drama with his eventual exit, and that he's informed Real of his dilemma.
His move from city rival Birmingham last summer was not well received by the locals.
The Republic of Ireland international praised the Blues boss for «steadying the ship» since joining the Club in late November — and insisted players and management are determined to build momentum between now and the end of the campaign, with victory against city rivals Liverpool at Goodison Park on Saturday the immediate target.
Ronaldo has insisted he is happy at the Santiago Bernabeu, with the chance of a second Champions League winners» medal in the space of three seasons a possibility when Real meet city rivals Atletico Madrid in the final later this month.
In Mexico, Monterrey host city rivals Tigres UANL this weekend in the Clasico Regiomontano.
Behind Zaza's first career brace in bianconero, yet another Paulo Dybala goal that made our hearts melt with happiness and Paul Pogba's free kick to put the cherry on top, Juventus advanced to the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia with a 4 - 0 win over city rivals Torino in the season's bonus Derby della Mole.
MADRID: Gerard Pique scored a late header to salvage a 1 - 1 draw for runaway La Liga leaders Barcelona at city rivals Espanyol on Sunday, keeping their bid for an unbeaten campaign on track.
Borussia Dortmund picked a massive result this past weekend as they defeated city rival, Schalke in a thrilling derby at Signal Iduna Park.
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is reportedly set to go head - to - head with Manchester City rival Pep Guardiola over Kasper Schmeichel.
Club America are into the Liga MX semi finals after beating Mexico City rivals Pumas UNAM in last weekend's quarter final.
Zidane, whose side travel to Germany for the opening leg of their Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich next week, headed into Wednesday's La Liga encounter believing his side could yet leapfrog city rivals Atletico.
As always in the derby, security will be high, especially after Lazio fans littered the Stadio Olimpico with images of Anne Frank — the young diarist who died in the Holocaust — wearing a jersey of city rival Roma last month.
Marquinho made it 3 - 1 at the death to allow the Giallorossi to climb to fifth place in the Serie A standings — one spot and one point behind Udinese — and close the gap on third - placed city rivals Lazio to four points.
The new CSL season begins with the Guangzhou derby when reigning champions Evergrande host southern city rivals R&F.
They're top of the table with only three losses on the season, but two of them have come against city rivals Pumas UNAM and Cruz Azul.
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North London derby is different ball game, pressure building up to the match day plays its part as arch city rivals battle on field.
Betis, which dropped to 11th place, was coming off two straight wins, one of them at city rival Sevilla.
SHANGHAI: The new Chinese Super League season begins with the Guangzhou derby on Friday when Fabio Cannavaro's reigning champions Evergrande host southern city rivals R&F.
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Real Madrid are understandably keen to sign the prolific hit man, but it appears that they would have to pay their local city rivals much more than any other club to do so.
Real Madrid managed to squeeze their way past city rivals Atletico in an extremely tight affair, with Manchester United loanee Javier Hernandez scoring the only goal of the tie in the 88th minute of the second leg.
Andre - Pierre Gignac continued his fine form on Saturday, netting both goals in Tigres» 2 - 0 victory over city rival Monterrey.
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