But Di Maria, who sat out the entirety of
the first leg defeat in Spain a fortnight ago, demonstrated all is not lost for Unai Emery's team as he broke the deadlock with a deflected right - foot strike on the stroke of half - time.
Juventus are perhaps the last team a football fan should write off after a heavy
first leg defeat in a two - legged tie.
Bayern Munich restored some pride in the second leg with a 3 - 2 victory, but ultimately paid the price for
the first leg defeat in Barcelona.
Not exact matches
With Steven Gerrard missing there is a belief that the side aren't functioning the way they should, but this week's penalty
defeat to Besiktas is the club's only loss
in Gerrard's absence as they picked up wins over the Turkish giants
in the
first leg as well as Crystal Palace, Southampton.
What better way to start than the second -
leg against Monaco — with a 3 - 1
defeat suffered
in the
first -
leg — this would be the perfect moment for Ozil to silence his critics, and spur Arsenal on to an epic Champions League comeback.
The capital club were
defeated in the
first leg —
in Turin — after efforts from Alvaro Morata and Carlos Tevez cancelled out Cristiano Ronaldo's effort.
The Gunners travel to the San Siro for this
first leg tie
in dire need of a strong result after four consecutive
defeats in all competitions — their worst run since all the way back
in 2002.
After suffering a bitter 2 - 0
defeat to Shakhtar
in the
first leg, Tottenham now return home to White Hart Lane with a large task before them.
Sevilla
defeated Fiorentina 3 - 0 at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan
in the
first leg of their UEFA Europa League semi-final, with Aleix Vidal scoring two and assisting for Kevin Gameiro to add gloss to the scoreline late on.
It was a night to forget for Barcelona on Wednesday as they suffered a 1 - 0
defeat to rivals Espanyol
in the
first leg of their Copa del Rey clash.
The French midfielder conceded a penalty within 45 seconds of his late introduction
in Arsenal's 2 - 0
first -
leg defeat in the Champions League.
Second scenario is we suffer crushing
defeat first leg and we win second
leg with impressive footbal, but still out on goal difference (as usual) Third scenario we trash them both
legs and than bottle it
in the final.
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.
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 Catalan giants were
defeated 4 - 0
in the
first -
leg at the Parc des Princes, and needed to get off to a good start tonight if they were to have any hope of progressing.
The North - London side slipped to their worst ever
defeat in our new stadium last night, when Bayern Munich took full advantage of a controversial red card to beat us 5 - 1, matching the score from the
first leg in Germany also.
Finally,
in 2004, AC Milan had no problem
defeating underdogs Deportivo LA Coruna 4 - 1
in the
first leg of their Champions League quarterfinals.
Going back to that painful League cup final
defeat to Birmingham City
in the last few minutes, right up to the recent
first leg disaster against the French club Monaco
in the Champions League, Arsenal have come unstuck like this a few times.
Throughout his entire career, 48 - year - old Dean has only refereed one Liverpool match — a 2 - 1
first -
leg defeat to Sheffield United
in a 2003 League Cup semi-final.
The Spanish giants have it all to do
in the second
leg after falling to a 2 - 0
defeat to their German rivals
in the
first leg, and Wolfsburg certainly deserve plenty of credit and will be difficult to break down again.
The Wanderers slumped to its heaviest
defeat in its history last Friday when they went down 4 - 1 to the Melbourne Victory, prompting Arnold to suggest Tony Popovic's side were focusing on their ACL
first leg clash with Al Hilal on October 25.
The bad thing about these
first leg defeats is that you have to wait three weeks to see if you can come back
in the tie, and
in between you will hear a lot of nonsense
in the media.
And that leads to the second origin of Guardiola's unease: the fact that his Bayern side lost three times
in the Champions League semifinals, and that his City followed up last season's last - 16 exit Monaco with Wednesday's quarterfinal
first -
leg defeat to Liverpool.
Klopp's Liverpool booked their place
in the draw by beating Augsburg 1 - 0 on aggregate thanks to James Milner's penalty at Anfield on Thursday night, while United overcame a 2 - 1
first -
leg deficit to
defeat Midtjylland to go through 6 - 3.
Despite Manchester City and Arsenal suffering
defeat in their respective
first -
legs this week, Owen dismissed claims of the Premier League falling behind other European leagues.
After a 4 - 1
defeat in Poland
in the
first leg, the Bhoys lost 2 - 0 at home last night at Parkhead, and were eliminated 6 - 1 on aggregate.
But
in the statement reported by Arsenal.com it sounded to me like the manager was really preparing the Arsenal fans to see him field a much changed and weakened Arsenal team
in the following game, our trip to Monaco to attempt to put right that horrendous
defeat in the Champions League
first leg.
Despite drawing the second
leg 0 - 0
in front of their own fans, Monaco dropped out thanks to a 1 - 0
defeat in the
first leg, the goal coming when Arturo Vidal scored from the penalty spot
in Turin.
He left under a cloud after numerous training ground incidents and a half time stadium walkout
in their 5 - 0 final
first leg defeat.
The loss
in the second
leg was their
first defeat in this season's Europa League.
Liverpool
defeated Manchester City 3 - 0 at Anfield
in the
first leg of their Champions League quarter final tie.
BoyleSports made Barcelona as short as 1 - 1,000 to make the semi-finals ahead of their trip to Rome but the Italian outfit became only the third team
in Champions League history to overturn a
first -
leg defeat of three goals or more.
Bartomeu: «I am sorry for Barça fans» FC Barcelona FC Barcelona fell to a 3 - 0
defeat in the second
leg of their Champions League quarter - final against AS Roma to be eliminated from the competition on away goals thanks to the Italians» goal
in the 4 - 1
defeat in the
first leg at Camp Nou.
Likewise, following a disciplined 0 - 0
first -
leg draw
in Madrid the European dream was proven to be premature, after the might of Atletico inflicted a 3 - 1
defeat on the blues
in the semi-final of the most prestigious club competition
in world football.
The Gunners eased through a tough last - 16 tie against Milan 5 - 1 on aggregate, having gone into the
first leg on a run of four straight
defeats, and they are long odds - on for a home victory against CSKA Moscow
in the quarter - finals.
But the Blues will go into this game — with a bit of concern after their momentum was brought to a crushing halt by a heavy
defeat in the Champions League Quarter - final
first leg away from home against Liverpool.
Celtic slipped to a surprise 4 - 3
defeat against Astana
in Kazakhstan but qualified 8 - 4 on aggregate thanks to their 5 - 0
first leg win.
With Arsene Wenger watching from the touchline, the Hammers centre - back was at fault for both Arsenal goals
in a 2 - 1
defeat, thoughtlessly sticking out a
leg to bring down Santi Cazorla for a
first - half penalty before allowing Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain's cross to fire through his
legs for Danny Welbeck to tap
in.
Gennaro Gattuso's men were
defeated 2 - 0
in the
first leg of the Europa League quarterfinal at the hands of English outfit...
Coutinho has been cleared to make his debut at Camp Nou as Barcelona look to overturn a 1 - 0
defeat to Espanyol
in the
first leg of their quarter - final clash.
Roma advanced to the Quarterfinals of the Champions League by overturning the 2 - 1
defeat in the
first leg by keeping a...
Following their convincing
first -
leg win over Roma, ESPN FC's Craig Burley tries to explain what caused Barcelona's shock
defeat in Rome.
Liverpool host Southampton on Wednesday night, as they search to overturn a one goal deficit after a 1 - 0
defeat in the
first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final.
Vincent Kompany says Manchester City are happy to wait to seal the Premier League title, while clinging to the hope they can overturn a 3 - 0
defeat in the
first leg of their Champions League quarter - final against Liverpool.
AT the
first leg in the home venue of real, the team of Zidane
defeated Apoel by 3 — 0.
Galatasaray suffered a surprise 2 - 0
defeat to Ostersunds
in the
first leg of their Europa League second qualifying round tie on Thursday.
Thursday's Europa League penalty shootout loss at Besiktas was the sole
defeat in Gerro's absence, with wins at Crystal Palace, Southampton and the
first leg against the Turks.
Last month, Saief played 90 minutes
in both
legs of Gent's round - of - 32 victory over Tottenham; last week, he played 76 minutes and had an assist
in the round - of - 16
first leg defeat to Genk.
Injuries have certainly been a mitigating factor and Danny Rose was again missing for both
legs against Gent — the
defeat in Monaco was the
first time Harry Kane, Hugo Lloris and Mousa Dembele had started together
in the Champions League and Spurs were still without Toby Alderweireld and Erik Lamela — but too few of the fit players stepped up.
West Ham endured a chastening 2 - 1
defeat to minnows NK Domzale
in the
first leg of their Europa League third - round qualifier
in Slovania on Thursday.