Sentences with phrase «first city derby»

Real Madrid overcame the title holders, Bayern Munich, overwhelmingly in the semi-finals, while Diego Simeone's men beat Chelsea in the other semi-final to set up the first City derby final in the history of the competition.

Not exact matches

Manchester United ensured that the city was once again red after their first derby win in four years, taking them four points above their rivals.

United host their rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford this weekend in the Premier League season's first high profile derby.

Ipswich Town host Norwich City on Saturday lunchtime in what is the first East Anglian derby for some three years — a 5 - 1 victory for Paul Lambert's Canaries at Portman Road.

Their first derby of the season will come on the 26th of October when they host rivals Newcastle, and they will hope to continue their good recent home record against Manchester City when Manuel Pellegrini's side visit the Stadium of Light on the 9th of November.

Birmingham City had Craig Gardner sent off in the first half in this feisty local derby that ended in a hard fought draw.

Manchester City 1 - 0 Manchester United — Sergio Aguero's tenth goal of the season proved the difference in a hard fought Manchester derby, with Chris Smalling's first - half red card ultimately costing the visitors.

And now that we have lost the first of those last night at home to Swansea City the pressure on Wenger and the team to beat Tottenham in Saturday's north London derby is even bigger.

This will not be the first time or the last time that Arsenal face two big games in quick succession of course, and the fact that our north London derby clash with Tottenham has been scheduled for the early kick - off on Saturday will help, but Arsene Wenger must still consider the fatigue of his players, with a Premier League game against Leicester City coming up on Tuesday night.

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.

As the 2017/18 season is gearing towards its first Manchester derby - the fixture this whole title race is almost entirely pivoted on, I decided to speak to Manchester City fan and freelance football writer Stephen Tudor to get his thoughts on how the game is viewed among the blues of Manchester and what Sunday's 175th encounter between the two clubs could mean to the Northern Powerhouse of Manchester and the Premier League in general.

After criticising Shaw in the aftermath of the loss to Watford, which followed a 2 - 1 home defeat to Manchester City in Mourinho's first Manchester derby against Pep Guardiola, the Portuguese went on to cast doubt over the 21 - year - old's bravery and mental strength due to his refusal to play through injury in November 2016.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho admits Manchester City were superior in the first half of today's derby.

Indeed, if City had retained their 2 - 0 lead in Saturday's Manchester derby, they would have become the first Premier League club to win the title with six games to spare.

However, ask a City supporter and they would tell you that the game is up there with the self - styled «biggest - ever derby» — when Vincent Kompany's headed goal sealed a 1 - 0 victory in April 2012 and put City in pole position to win their first league title in 44 years less than two weeks later.

United have lost their first major derby this season, losing 2 - 1 to Manchester City after the last international break, this derby needs to end in a victory with Mourinho getting one over Klopp, which does not seem to be something he has done that often, winning one, drawing one and losing three of five appearances head to head with the German manager.

Having watched Man City younger Phil Foden turn in a star performance in the Manchester derby friendly last week, Neville quipped that the 17 - year - old was at the wrong Manchester club if he wanted the chance for regular first - team...

Neither United or City could muster a shot on target in the first half of the derby — only the second time that's happened in any game...

With the two sides set to do battle at Old Trafford in the first Manchester derby of the season on December 10, Neville says that United are the most capable challengers and need to keep the hope that City could slip up at any moment.

For the first time in six games, Madrid won a city derby in the league, defeating Atlético 3 - 0 on their last visit (barring a meeting in the cup or the Champions league) to the Vicente Calderón, which will be bulldozed at the end of the season.

They then play the first derby of the season against Pep Guardiola's City at Old Trafford on Dec. 10.

The Premier League football is close to returning this weekend, with just a few days away until the first derby of the season get underway when Manchester United will host Manchester City this Saturday.

The 1989 - 90 season's first derby at Maine Road was to prove a personal horror show for the Scot as David Oldfield inspired promoted City to their biggest derby win since 1955.

A scoring record second to none with all the clubs he has played with, but for the football connoiseurs, who could forget the thunderous drive inside the near post in his first Meryside derby, the amazing left foot volley in the last World Cup against Holland or the multitude of headed goals he scored in the EPL which was a record until Peter Crouch, the Stoke City striker, surpassed him two years ago.

The first Manchester derby takes place this weekend as United welcome City to Old Trafford.

First up on Tuesday night, a late Henrik Dalsgaard goal, his first for the club, secured a 1 - 0 victory over Nottingham Forest at The City Ground before Neal Maupay struck a 94th minute equaliser at Craven Cottage on Saturday in the local derby against FuFirst up on Tuesday night, a late Henrik Dalsgaard goal, his first for the club, secured a 1 - 0 victory over Nottingham Forest at The City Ground before Neal Maupay struck a 94th minute equaliser at Craven Cottage on Saturday in the local derby against Fufirst for the club, secured a 1 - 0 victory over Nottingham Forest at The City Ground before Neal Maupay struck a 94th minute equaliser at Craven Cottage on Saturday in the local derby against Fulham.

Perhaps it was a sign of a shakeup in the first XI to come for the derby with Manchester City after the International break.

Manchester United head into the first Manchester derby of 2013 in a position they could have only dreamed of at the start of the campaign, following Manchester City's inability to replicate their fantastic form and free flowing football of their title winning campaign last year, the red side of Manchester find themselves fifteen points ahead of Mancini's men with only eight games left to play.

Manchester United were beaten 4 - 1 by Manchester City in the first derby in the Premier League U18 this season.