Sentences with phrase «finals of the competitions»

Buffon has reached three finals of the competition but has lost every single one of them.

In fairness, Ronaldo too celebrated as if he were the goalscorer, and the bigger picture is that thanks to Hernandez's strike, Los Blancos are now through to the semi finals of the competition.

It was a poor and bizarre decision given the circumstances, and it was one of the reasons that cost United a place in the quarter - finals of the competition.

Ibrahimovic also scored five goals in the Europa League, even if he couldn't play his part as the club beat Ajax in the final of the competition.

Tottenham have lost their last five FA Cup semi-finals, and haven't the made the final of the competition since 1991.

The former AC Milan striker, who famously scored twice in the final of this competition in 2007's win over Liverpool, Filippo Inzaghi has an unsurprisingly great record in front of goal, scoring 46 goals in 81 games, at a ratio of 0.57 per game in the Italian goal poacher's great career.

However, his continued failure in the Champions League was always going to be a red mark against his tenure, and his inability to guide the French champions beyond the quarter - finals of the competition has ultimately led to the club opting to make a change.

He was also in fine form for the Netherlands at the World Cup that summer, guiding them to the final of the competition in South Africa, where they were beaten 1 - 0 in a close contest with Spain, though there was no doubt he was one of the players of the tournament that year.

UEFA announced the Champions League squad of the season on their Twitter account, and CaughtOffside has put together the tournament's team of the season, featuring plenty of stars from the final of the competition.

Only three players have ever scored hat tricks in the final of this competition, and two of them did so in this game *.

The French forward has become one of the most wanted players on the market following an amazing three seasons with Atletico Madrid where he has scored a total of 77 goals, as well as earning the European Golden Boot Award at last summer's European Championships, where he was key in guiding his France international side to the final of the competition.

Chelsea hit back through Diego Costa and with the game relatively open, they will have to guard against conceding another which would arguably end the tie with PSG eyeing a spot in the quarter - finals of the competition.

guys i really wish we could have a tight defence like the one monaco had last season.If we could get one like that I assure you we would be getting to the finals of the competition each year.But how can we get one as disciplined

Manuel Pellegrini guided Malaga to a maiden Champions League berth in his first season in charge of the club and this term helped take the Andalusian side to the quarter - finals of the competition as well as another top six finish.

The Bantams beat Sunderland 2 - 0 on Saturday to go through to the quarter - finals of the competition.

@TMJW If money spent is to be taken into consideration as inputs that determine success, then we (Arsenal) didn't deserve to be in Semi finals of any competition (FA cup inclusive) let alone wining it.

The last time we made the final of the competition, we lost 2 - 1 in a painful encounter to Birmingham City, although we can have little complaints about the team fielded on that occasion, with even our first - choice goalkeeper at the time featuring.

The striker starred in Euro 2016 as he helped guide France to the final of the competition where they lost 1 - 0 to Portugal.

The Belgian was part of the Atleti side that beat the Blues in the semi finals of the competition last time round, but then went on to suffer defeat at the hands of their fierce rivals Real Madrid in the final.

The Costa Rican was one of the stars of the World Cup, with his athletic and agile displays keeping a number of stars at bay as Los Ticos stunned the world to reach the quarter finals of the competition, exiting it unbeaten after only succumbing to the Netherlands after a penalty shoot - out.

The defeat means the Gunners face a very tough road to the quarter - finals of the competitions in the away leg of the tie in two weeks time.

Well first of all, the two hot favourites are Carlo Ancelotti, who certainly looks to be ready and waiting for the job to become available, and Joachim Loew, although I can't see the German leaving his national team until they fail to get past the quarter finals of any competition, and that seems unlikely!

The team will face Northern 5B team, Sheffield 3s next, in the quarter finals of the competition in February.

He has added two more Serie A titles to his collection with the team's success in 2012 and 2013 under Antonio Conte, and was one of the players of the tournament for Italy in Euro 2012, despite their defeat to Spain in the final of the competition.

The two South American stars have been among the most impressive performers at this summer's World Cup, with Vidal a stand - out performer for Chile until their unlucky elimination in the last 16, while Cuadrado helped Colombia reach the quarter - finals of the competition.

The Doc steered his «diamonds» to three successive FA Cup semi-finals in the mid-Sixties, culminating in a famous win against Leeds in 1967 and the club's first appearance in the final of the competition since 1915.

Jose Mourinho's Manchester United will make the trip to Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán to take on Montella's injury - hit Sevilla as they look to reach the Quarter - finals of the competition for the first time in four years.

Arsenal beat Chelsea 2 - 1 in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday night, to qualify for the final of the competition.

Liverpool are on a ten match unbeaten run at Anfield heading into the game, including four Europa League wins (W7 D3) which has seen them book their place in Basel for the final of the competition.

With the tie finely poised at 2 - 2 from the first leg in Paris last week, both will be determined to progress to the semi finals of the competition for the first time in their...

For all their lavish spending, PSG have still not made it past the quarter - finals of the competition this decade, and there have now been consecutive exits in the last 16, the 5 - 2 aggregate loss to Cristiano Ronaldo's Real coming after a spectacular collapse saw them crash out in Barcelona a year ago.

Portugal just need a point in their final game to confirm a place in the semi finals of the competition and we can expect them to rest a few key players.

After a creditable goalless draw with Mexico in the team's Copa America opener, on June 15th Bolivia beat Ecuador 3 - 2 to ensure a place in the quarter finals of the competition — the first time they had made it out of the group since 1997, six Copa ago, when they hosted the competition.

Copa America hosts Chile have qualified for the final of the competition after beating Peru 2 - 1 last night.

The England star scored in the final of the competition three years ago, the winner in a 2 - 1 victory over Crystal Palace.

Chile won their first Copa America title last year after beating Argentina in the final of the competition.

Chelsea are also still in contention in the FA Cup and travel to face Everton in the quarter - finals of that competition on Saturday evening.

PSG have made it to the quarter finals of the competition in each of their last four seasons, their point of exit on each, but their stock has been growing as a force.

Madrid are through to the final of the competition and sit top of La Liga in a healthy position following 20 consecutive victories.

This was the competition of FIFA CLub World Cup where in last Wednesday night at at Sheikh Zayed Sports City, the semi final of the competition was staged between Real Madrid and Al Jazira.

Portugal registered their first win of the Euro 2016 when it mattered the most and have qualified for the quarter finals of the competition after beating Croatia.

Bayern eliminate reigning champions Dortmund from DFB Pokal to qualify for the semi finals of the competition.

After beating Red Star Belgrade in the quarter finals of the competition, and securing their place in the semi-finals, tragedy struck.

Liverpool defeated Leeds United in the EFL Cup quarter final on Tuesday night and the last night's draws revealed that the Reds will be facing Southampton in the semi finals of the competition.

After all, we are very close to the final of the competition at Wembley, the winner of this being awarded with a two - legged tie in the last four.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Reds» FA Cup triumph over the same opponents in the final of the competition in spectacular fashion as Steven Gerrard scored an absolute screamer in the dying embers of the game.

Arsenal face Reading on Tuesday night in the League Cup and they will look to reach the quarter finals of the competition, but Arsene Wenger will be naming a much changed side.

Even in the second semifinal of the European league we will watch a Spanish team, and thatis great Athletic Bilbao, while their opponent will be the neighbor from Portugal, and one of the regular participants of the finals of this competition, Sporting from Lisbon.

Manager Mark Hughes will be without Sam McQueen and Steven Davis for the match as Southampton bid to reach the final of the competition for the first time since 2003.

The final of the competition will be held at the BASC Gamekeepers» Fair at Catton Park in Derbyshire on 13 April.