Sentences with phrase «first knockout tie»

Portugal scrapped past group stages, just barely and they face Croatia in the first knockout tie a team which has impressed the most in the tournament so far.

It would be terrible news if he got fourth and thus remained, only to go out of the CL in the first knockout tie next year (AS USUAL).

Well done Wenger, first knockout tie victory in 8 years I think!

Not exact matches

That same sort of idea about the way Arsenal play was evident from the Germany international keeper Manuel Neuer this week, as the Daily Mail reported his pre-match comments ahead of the Gunners trip to face Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League knockout tie.

Arsenal have certainly been impressive in the first leg of each of their knockout ties, beating Ostersunds and Milan without conceding a goal to take the pressure off heading into the second game and they will hope for similar fortunes against Atletico if they are going to progress to the Final

And if Arsene Wenger and the players go into the double - header knockout tie with any such illusions then we could be heading for our usual early exit, so I thought it was about time we had a good luck at the Monaco team that will be heading to north London for the first leg in about a month.

UEFA Champions League resume this week with the first knockout stage (round of 16) matches including some very high profile ties set to be played over the next couple of weeks.

The French club will not exactly be ecstatic at facing one of the tournament favourites so early in the competition, with the tie the most appealing of the round and set to be a heavyweight clash atypical of the first knockout round.

A game with eight goals and many twists, was the highest - scoring first - leg knockout tie in Champions League history.

Foden also started in City's first defeat of the season, away to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League group stage, but both could benefit from the experience of pitting themselves against Basel in a knockout tie.

KEY FACT: No team has ever progressed to the next round following a 4 - 0 home defeat in the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie MATCH ODDS: Man City 2/11 Draw 11/2 Basel 14/1 GRAEME SAYS: Man City won't lose, comfortable home win... 3 - 0 LEON SAYS: Man City to win to nil @ 4/5 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Kevin De Bruyne, no brainer to have him in your portfolio

Arsenal lost to Ostersunds in the second leg of their Europa League knockout tie, with the little known Swedish outfit becoming only the SECOND team to beat the Gunners at the Emirates in the current 2017/2018 season (the first being Manchester United) However, despite being the home side, Arsenal were wearing their blue away jersey -LSB-...]

Their only previous two - legged knockout tie with Russian opposition ended in an 8 - 4 aggregate defeat by Spartak Moskva in the first round of the 1982/83 UEFA Cup (2 - 3 away, 2 - 5 home).

• Arsenal have won the first leg at home in 17 UEFA competition ties and have made further progress on 15 of those occasions, including in all four knockout rounds en route to the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup final (against Nantes, Deportivo La Coruña, Bremen and Lens).