Sentences with phrase «domestic league they lead»

They netted 15 times themselves in Group G, scored eight in two fixtures against Monaco and average more than 2.5 goals a game in a domestic league they lead.

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On Monday, commissioner Roger Goodell sent a letter to the league's teams announcing that he hired three women to «help lead and shape the NFL's policies and programs relating to domestic violence and sexual assault.»

Sunday's 4 - 2 defeat to local rivals Man United was the Etihad Stadium outfit's fourth loss in their last six Premier League fixtures and not only ended their hopes of retaining their domestic title but could even lead to the club failing to secure a top four spot.

«Boring, boring Arsenal» and «1 - 0 to the Arsenal - were famous chants from rival fans in those days, while other successful spells from the likes of Pep Guardiola's Barcelona have been led primarily by the team's creative and goal scoring prowess, but in general you need to do all parts of the game well to win a major trophy, especially the marathon that is a domestic league.

Now Akpom may feel that he is more experienced as a result of his loan spells away from North London, but three goals in 56 domestic league appearances over the course of 3 years is not promising at all and he definitely needs to improve if he desires to lead Arsenal's front line one day.

The French champions have already sealed their domestic league title as they continue to boast a 25 - point lead over their nearest rivals with six games remaining in the campaign.

Already knocked out of both domestic cups and a Champions League win unlikely, Klopp knows Champions League football is a must as he heads into his make or break season where his touchline antics won't be enough to keep the Anfield fans happy should he continue to chase the leading pack.

Liverpool fans» dreams of final ending their 27 - year wait for a domestic league title took a massive hit on Saturday when relegation candidates Swansea City left Anfield with all three points as Chelsea ran further away with the lead, beating Hull City the following day.

We had it seemed worked out a fine blueprint for success: an excellent if not outstanding defensive pairing at the back augmented by two quick and capable fullbacks; a midfield that in truth may have no equal anywhere in the world let alone the domestic league; and a strike force quite capably lead by one Olivier Giroud, whose goals, hold - up play and resolute willingness to hustle and help defensively have been magnificent.

Rodgers led Celtic to a Treble in his first season at the helm after finishing the domestic campaign unbeaten and claiming the Premiership, League Cup and Scottish Cup along the way.

The Frenchman was largely unknown in England when he was appointed in 1996 but led the team to a domestic double in 1998, the first of three league titles and seven FA Cups he has delivered.

Juventus are not only the leaders of Serie A, but they are on course to claim their sixth successive league title and with such a formidable lead in domestic competition, there is a real hope in Turin that this side can be the one to go one step further than they did in 2015 and bring home the UEFA Champions League crown for the first time in over 20 league title and with such a formidable lead in domestic competition, there is a real hope in Turin that this side can be the one to go one step further than they did in 2015 and bring home the UEFA Champions League crown for the first time in over 20 League crown for the first time in over 20 years.

It is telling that of the four most recent CL quarter final ties, three of the teams that were knocked out were leading their respective (and top tier) domestic leagues during grueling and ongoing seasons with some 30 games played.

With PSG boasting a 14 - point lead at the top of Ligue 1, they can afford to do without Neymar for domestic duties, but he was prised from Barcelona for a world record 222 million euros ($ 264 million) to help the Qatari - owned Parisians win a first Champions League title.

Manchester United continued their run of great form this season and continued to lead the league table, along with domestic rivals Manchester City, with 16 points in 6 matches.

This was Barca boss Ernesto Valverde's return to a club he led to three league titles and two domestic cups during two spells, and the Olympiakos fans showed their appreciation pre-match with a banner near the halfway line that read, «Ernesto, thanks for everything.»

Rodgers was replaced by the equally, if not more, eccentric Jurgen Klopp, who has stabilised Liverpool's domestic performances while leading the club to the Europa League semi-finals.

That's on top of a heavy domestic and Champion League schedule but Sir Alex is of course not the only one facing this dilemma, many leading Premier League and European club bosses have to somehow wrestle with the same problem.