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Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp has made 3 changes to the side that lost 2 - 0 at West Ham for this evening's League Cup semi-final first leg tie against Stoke City at...

So there is just one more day to go before Arsenal's crucial first leg tie against Monaco and we are all aware of our opponents defensive capabilities.

The hosts were boosted by the return of influential duo Carlos Tevez and Andrea Pirlo, the latter was making his first appearance since the last 16 first leg tie against Borussia Dortmund back in February.

Not exact matches

Wenger's men, however, have to guard against any naivety that they have exhibited on a fair few occasions this season, when they have over-attacked and committed too many men forward while trailing at home to Manchester United in the league and in the first leg of this champions league tie.

Barcelona came out of the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie against AS Roma with a big 4 - 1 lead, but with the second leg heading back to Italy, the job is far from done.

Sergio Aguero will not feature against Liverpool in Manchester City's crunch Champions League tie first leg.

After failing to find the back of the net against Tottenham and Aston Villa, Rooney wasn't able to get off the mark during the 3 - 1 victory over Belgian outfit Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League playoff first - leg tie on Tuesday night.

Norwich City will be satisfied to come out of the first leg of their playoff tie against rivals Ipswich Town with a draw, but there's everything left to play for after their 1 - 1 deadlock, especially now that away goals are no longer a tiebreaker in the promotion playoffs.

Prior to that away draw at Goodison Park, the Gunners had got off to an optimistic start to the season, which saw them win the FA Community Shield against Manchester City and get off to winning start in the Premier League against Crystal Palace, and come away with a clean sheet in the first leg of their Champions League playoff tie against Besiktas.

This is possible but it may be worth noting that after the 1 - 1 draw against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of their current Champions league tie, they now have to go to the Camp Nou and get a minimum of another 1 - 1 draw to have a chance to progress.

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

A two - legged tie against the French Principality side promises to be an intriguing spectacle, but while Arsenal will be considered strong favourites to progress, they would be unwise to under - estimate their Ligue 1 opponents, despite them not being in the best of form leading up to the first leg at the Emirates.

Barring the odd rusty game against Besiktas in the first leg of the Champions League playoff tie in Istanbul, Cazorla has been of great utility for Arsenal and Wenger.

The Red Devils were held to a goalless draw in Spain in the first leg of their last - 16 Champions League tie against the La Liga outfit, but they'll be confident of getting the result they need back at Old Trafford next month to advance.

The 29 - year - old limped out of the first leg of his side's Europa League quarter - final tie against CSKA Moscow last week with a knee injury, and was in turn absent for the return fixture on Thursday night as the Gunners secured their place in the last four.

Last season against Real Madrid his Bayern side lost the semi-final first leg 1 - 0 at the Santiago Bernabeu before being humiliated in the return leg to eventually lose the tie 5 - 0 on aggregate, further highlighting that he can't always rely on the home tie to bail his teams out of jail.

A miracle is being 2 - 0 down against Barcelona (and the likes) in the first leg and making it through the tie.

It was widely publcised that the little Spanish wizard would return for the second leg of the Champions League tie against Barcelona, but he is still not ready to join the first team.

Then, the guys travel east and break down the first and second legs of Atlético's Europa League Round of 16 tie against Lokomotiv Moscow.

Jose Arnaiz scored on his senior debut as Barcelona secured a comfortable 3 - 0 win in the first leg of their Copa del Rey tie against Real Murcia.

Tez misses out and Gooner Gimli is still struggling with connectivity issues so its just Tony and Schwinn as they discuss the brilliant performance against CSKA in the first leg of the tie and preview Southampton.

The first leg of this Europa League Round of 32 tie marks Atlético's first involvement in the competition since a 1 - 0 win at this stage against Rubin Kazan in 2013.

Another was a meaningless second leg Copa del Rey tie against Real Sociedad after Barça won the first leg 5 - 0.

Manchester United's Champions League campaign resume with the first leg of Champions League round of 16 tie this Wednesday night in what will be a tricky away fixture against Sevilla.

Bayern Munich could be without Franck Ribery for the first leg of their Champions League tie against Arsenal.

They play the first leg of their last - 16 tie against Milan in Italy on Thursday.

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.

Their next assignment is the FA Cup tie against Huddersfield Town on Saturday, 17th February 2018 followed by Champions League round of 16 first leg against Sevilla on Wednesday, 21 February.

The tie was delicately poised at 1 - 1 after a first leg in which Celta played extremely well against, admittedly, an under - strength Barca team but Ernesto Valverde recalled the likes of Jordi Alba, Andres Iniesta, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi for the return match and the Catalans blitzed their opponents with an utterly dominant first - half display.

It would be disastrous for them to lose ahead of the first leg of their Champions League tie against Barcelona.

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Ronaldo went to Turin for the first leg of Madrid's Champions League quarterfinal tie against Juventus on Tuesday and put his feet up on the Old Lady's desk, bagging two goals.

A great win for Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League playoff tie against Julian Nagelsmann's TSH 1899 at the Rhein Neckar Arena.

The 23 - year - old Dybala signed a new contract in April, tying him to the Bianconeri until 2022, a deal that came days after he netted two goals in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal against Barcelona.

Atletico Madrid stood strong and held their own against the Catalan giants in the first leg of their Champions League quarter - final tie and even took the lead through Diego, whose sensational drive from 30 yards left Jose Pinto with no chance of a save whatsoever.

Anyone who saw the first leg of the Copa del Rey tie against Barcelona could be forgiven for thinking it was a completely different team to the one that played and improved so well last season (a cynic might well say that Peter Lim and Gary Neville had decided to let the Salford City players, disguised as Valencia players, have a run on the Nou Camp pitch).

Guardiola's team look assured of progress to the quarter - finals at the Etihad, with the luxury of a 4 - 0 win against their Swiss opponents in the first leg of their last - 16 tie.

Over that time period, Juventus will play seven games — four in Serie A, two against Borussia Dortmund and the first leg of their Coppa Italia semifinal tie against Fiorentina (the return leg being on April 8).

Zenit are looking to overturn a 2 - 1 deficit in the second leg of their Europa League quarter - final tie against Sevilla and welcome back Domenico Criscito, Igor Smolnikov, midfielder Danny and influential forward Hulk, who all missed the first leg through suspension.

Pep Guardiola's City have an enormous lead in the Premier League and are all but guaranteed a Champions League quarter - final slot after a 4 - 0 win against Basel in the first leg of their last - 16 tie.

• Porto have won only one of the seven UEFA competition ties in which they lost the home first leg — against Panathinaikos in the 2002/03 UEFA Cup quarter - finals (0 - 1 home, 2 - 0 away).

Having come back to draw 2 - 2 from a 2 - 0 deficit against Serie A champions Juventus during their Champions League Round of 16 ties first leg in Turin, Tottenham will now be looking to ensure that their young midfield talent Erik Lamela signs a new contract extension deal which would keep him at the club for longer.

Even if Pep Guardiola's side are unable to overturn a 3 - 0 first - leg deficit against Liverpool in their Champions League quarter - final tie, City have still achieved a great deal this term, marrying style with substance, showing beautiful football can yield epochal success.

The New Saints saw their hopes of Champions League progress dented after a 2 - 0 away defeat against Croatian side Rijeka in the first leg of their second qualifying round tie.

A goal against Newport County ensured Spurs progress in the FA Cup fourth - round replay tie, the impressive performance led to another surprise start in the Champions League against Juventus in the first leg of the Round of 16 in Turin.

Everton hold a 2 - 0 lead in their Europa League qualifying play - off tie against Hajduk Split after a first leg at Goodison Park.

After the 1 - 1 scoreline at the Bernabeu in the first leg, the tie is on a knife edge, but the Madrid team has hit good form and confidence at just the right time following back to back wins against Barcelona.

Arsene Wenger faced the media after Arsenal's goalless draw in the first leg of their Champions League play - off tie against Besiktas.

Ndidi like most Leicester City player struggled to cope against Sevilla in the first half of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg tie at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

Arsenal will collide against AC Milan at the San Siro in the first leg of their Round of 16 Europa League tie tonight.