Sentences with phrase «first league clash»

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Swansea fans will wonder where that form has gone, although it was only his first game in a rough and tumble Premier League clash.

The France international forward was probably in line for his first start of the season, but he picked up a knock as well as a very harsh red card in the Champions League clash with PSG and has not even made the bench today.

Not a single extra first team player is available to the boss for the Premier League clash with Watford on Saturday.

The England Under - 21 international joined the west London giants» academy aged 7 and earned his first competitive debut in a Champions League clash against MSK Zilina in 2010 — with high expectations placed on his shoulders.

Arsenal beat AC Milan in the first tie of the Europa League clash thanks to goals from Aaron Ramsey and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

It would have been fitting for John Terry to get on the scoresheet in their Premier League clash against Manchester United, in the first game of his long goodbye to Chelsea.

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has been forced off in the first half their Barclays Premier League clash against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park with yet another injury and there has been a huge reaction on social media.

With Arsenal in dire need of winning our second Champions League group game after losing the first, a home clash with Olympiakos seemed the ideal game.

The boss has already told us that he is going to make sure that the Chilean star gets a good long break before we call on him again for club duties and that means that Alexis could well miss the first two Premier League games of the season as well as the theoretically meaningless but potentially crucial to our confidence Community Shield clash with Chelsea.

In fact we even had the benefit of Mesut Ozil getting his first run out for some time to help him be ready for the important Premier League clash with Man City this weekend, while Alexis Sanchez performed heroics for Chile while proving that the knock to his ankle which saw him taken off at West Brom is not going to affect him.

Barcelona triumphed over Manchester City in the first - leg of the last 16 Champions League clash, yet Dani Alves did not leave the pitch with a smile on his face.

Pep Guardiola must have revelled in the metaphoric nuance of his first Premier League clash.

Fergie has been indulging in the Champions League since its return earlier this month — after also being seen in the stands as Chelsea took on Paris Saint - Germain in their first - leg clash with the French champions.

Pogba has come under fire in recent weeks for his poor form, having been substituted off in away defeats to Tottenham and Newcastle United, while he was also left on the bench for the first leg clash with Sevilla in the Champions League.

Louis van Gaal and the United squad are in Denmark ahead of the first leg of their Europa League clash with FC Midtjylland and in his pre-match comments reported by Sky Sports the United boss revealed that the reason their captain Wayne Rooney was not with the squad was because he has picked up a knee problem.

The same weekend United have an early kick off away to Watford after their first Europa League match on the Thursday and it is an away clash with the Dutch club Feyenoord and you can easily imagine that this could be a tough few days for them.

Manchester United took a huge step towards the last 16 of the Europa League by defeating Saint - Etienne 3 - 0 in their first - leg clash.

The Arsenal and Wales midfield star has returned from his hamstring injury just in time to be available for the first north London derby of the current season, although it remains to be seen whether Arsene Wenger puts him straight into the starting line up for the visit of Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday, as the midweek Champions League clash with Ludogorets was his first start since the opening day of the season.

Madrid hold a healthy advantage over Atletico Madrid ahead of their second leg Champions League semi-finals clash after a Ronaldo hat - trick in the first leg.

And one of the very worst, for me, was the first 45 minutes of the Premier League clash with our regular tormentors Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium around a month ago.

First up for Arsenal after the international break is the Premier League clash at home to Liverpool.

David Luiz joined his Chelsea teammates in first - team training ahead of this weekend's Premier League clash with Swansea.

Instead, they now advanced to the next round and will undoubtedly be buoyed by the result heading into their Premier League clash with Sunderland on Tuesday night as they look to keep the pressure on at the top of the table with several first - team stars expected to return to action.

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Fans took to Twitter during Real Madrid's Champions League clash with PSG to slate winger Cristiano Ronaldo for his wasteful first half performance at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The England international, who made the big - money move from the St Mary's Stadium to Anfield in pre-season, will face his old side for the first time since leaving them when they clash in the Premier League this weekend.

Laurent Koscielny was sent off in the first - half against Everton on Sunday in the final Premier League game of the season, and in turn he'll miss next weekend's clash through suspension.

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.

It's the first Tyne - Weir derby of the 2014/15 Premier League season and here are the confirmed lineups for the Newcastle United v Sunderland clash at St James» Park.

After Arsenal allowed ourselves to be second best to Southampton in terms of energy and effort all over the pitch on Boxing Day, the first thing that Arsene Wenger would have been looking for in the Premier League clash with Bournemouth was for the team to put that right.

Although undoubtedly still a Chelsea legend for his many years of great service, Lampard has angered some sections of supporters by moving to a Premier League rival, and he will return to Stamford Bridge for the first time since his exit this weekend when the two sides meet in an all - important clash between the two main title rivals.

The pair clashed during Tuesday's Champions League quarter - final first leg, which ended 0 - 0.

In addition, Luke Shaw returned to training as he worked with a United physio for the first time since sustaining a broken leg last September in the Champions League clash with PSV.

It is going to be very difficult for Arsene Wenger to now leave the France international star out of the Arsenal starting line - up, as Olivier Giroud scored a vital winner in the FA cup clash at Preston North End after setting up the first two and scoring the third in that unlikely comeback in the Premier League away game at Bournemouth.

Holders Arsenal, who are looking to become the first team since 1886 to win the trophy three years in a row, will host Sunderland in a repeat of Saturday's Premier League clash, which the Gunners won 3 - 1.

In turn, their focus will now be on the Champions League, where they face Manchester City in Paris in the first leg of their quarter - final clash on Wednesday night.

I did think that the Champions League clash with his former club Barcelona this week might have brought the best of the Chilean forward but once again Alexis could not find the form that we have been used to in his first season and a half as a Gunner.

Defence Arsenal played a second string side in Thursday's clash with Ostersunds FK in the Europa League and duly conceded twice in the first half.

Kick off is less than an hour away, and Diego Simeone and Zinedine Zidane have just confirmed their team sheets for the first leg of this Champions League semifinal clash.

Saturday's clash will be Hughes's first Premier League game in charge of Southampton, and the return of Austin could yet provide a timely boost ahead of a vital period for the club.

On Wednesday, Real Madrid host Paris Saint - Germain in the first leg of their Champions League clash.

The Argentine defender played the first half of United's Premier League International Cup clash with Athletic Bilbao in Leigh before being replaced at the break by Tyrell Warren.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's hat trick gave Manchester United a 3 - 0 win against St Etienne in a Europa League round of 32 first - leg clash at Old Trafford.

Morgan has missed the last three matches with a back injury and he will remain on the sidelines at Goodison Park, as well as missing the first leg of the Foxes» Champions League quarter - final clash in Madrid next week.

Manchester United and Liverpool will meet for the first time in a European competition when they face each other in the last 16 clash of the Europa League on 10th March.

And, while the Blues are optimistic Morata's hamstring injury is not as bad as first feared, head coach Antonio Conte could opt to give the Spain striker and Kante additional rest ahead of next week's Champions League clash at home to Roma.

Next up was our first ever UEFA Europa League clash against Manchester United and what an amazing night it was!

Bayern Munich took a comfortable lead of 2 - 0 after their first clash with FC Zurich from first leg play off in the Champions League.

Not long until the First Team are back in action after their International Break, they take on Manchester United in our Premier League clash at Anfield on Saturday.

In what was meant to be a stepping stone to greatness for the all - conquering Manchester City, the Champions League quarter - final first leg clash with Liverpool at Anfield turned out to be anything but.