Sentences with phrase «first leg lead»

Would be just like us to lose 3 - 0 after getting first leg lead..

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku believes the Premier League strugglers will qualify for the last eight of the Europa League, after claiming a narrow first leg lead over Dynamo Kiev with a 2 - 1 win at Goodison Park.

The U take a valuable first leg lead back to Santiago before the next leg in two weeks as they look to secure a spot in the semi-finals.

The 27 - year - old took both his goals brilliantly, with the second being one of pure class as City claimed an almost unassailable first leg lead.

Zinedine Zidane's young side struggled desperately and faced the very real danger of seeing their 2 - 0 first leg lead wiped out before Bale's 62nd - minute introduction changed the course of the game.

Leighton Baines struck to give his side a slender first leg lead in their Europa League third qualifying round clash with Ruzemberok.

On a cold, drizzly night in Buenos Aires, the 3 - 0 first leg lead established last week by little Jorge Wilstermann of Bolivia slipped away against an irresistible River Plate, who coasted to an 8 - 0 thrashing thanks in no small part to five goals from Ignacio Scocco.

City are 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League and have a 4 - 0 first leg lead over Switzerland's Basel in their Champions League last - 16 tie.

Personally I am a little worried about our defensive strength, which the Turkish side and their central striker Demba Ba will surely try to exploit as they look to build a first leg lead.

Instead, it was a cagey affair, and Barcelona needed a late goal from Julio Moreno to secure a first leg lead at home.

We should hope they beat Liverpool or at least hold on to the 1 - 0 first leg lead to get to the final as I reckon they will be less focused on the FA cup if they do.

To be fair to him, I do not think that our manager will be complacent but he may just have thought about resting a player or two because of our first leg lead.

The runaway Premier League leaders will secure their place in the last eight of the Champions League for just the second time in their history barring a remarkable last 16, second leg collapse when they host Basel on Wednesday, boasting a 4 - 0 first leg lead.

Playing in front of a sparsely populated Wanda Metropolitano, it took dominant Atletico until the 57th minute to extend their 4 - 0 first leg lead, Yannick Carrasco meeting Diego Costa's cutback and slotting home the opener.

It proved to be a disaster, leaving his team open through the middle and out wide because he had three men marking one — or rather, not marking, because centre - forward Scocco wiped out the first leg lead with a hat trick inside the first 20 minutes en route to his final tally of five.

The final of the 1966/67 tournament would be the first to be played in a one - off match at Wembley but it was to be a dreadful night at The Hawthorns with Albion romping to a 4 - 0 first leg lead.

Porto may well get a first leg lead, but Liverpool are more than capable of turning that around back at Anfield.

His influence on their Champions League campaign has been pivotal in their run to the semi-finals, and the Old Lady could still lift the trophy as they head to the Bernabeu with a first leg lead.

Massimiliano Allegri says the Bianconeri will approach Tuesday's Champions League tie confident of building a first leg lead