Vasco da Gama were on the end of a shock result in the Round of 16
first leg tie away to Bolivian side Aurora.
Not exact matches
We've become so bad in Europe, I actually find it quite humorous how we always manage to throw the
tie away in the
first leg.
We always throw
away the
tie in the
first leg, and last night we kept that run going.
Chelsea are in a poor run of form right now and look unlikely to have what it takes to get past Barcelona, who have an
away goal advantage from their
first leg tie that finished 1 - 1 at Stamford Bridge.
That's because it comes just less than 72 hours before City have to play the
first leg of their Champions League last 16
tie with Dynamo Kiev — 1,330 miles
away — and just a week before Manuel Pellegrini's men are due to face Liverpool in the Capital One Cup final at Wembley.
Yes, the sequence of
away and home
legs in this playoff
tie can be a bit tricky, more so if you don't score in the
first leg of the
tie, which, in Arsenal's case, would be
away.
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.
The last - 16
tie is finely poised after the two sides played out a 1 - 1 draw at Stamford Bridge in the
first leg, with Messi's equaliser wiping out Willian's opener, which could yet prove to be a crucial
away goal.
Our slump in
away games needs to change quickly, as Arsenal have to travel to Milan for the
first leg of our Europa League
tie just four days after Brighton, but Wenger will have to decide whether to rest some of his stars to keep them fresh for the only trophy we still have a chance of winning, but the Boss didn't sound keen on taking any chances.
United claimed a precious
away goal in the 1 - 1
first -
leg draw in Madrid three weeks ago, but Mourinho says it is impossible to pinpoint the factors that will decide the outcome of the
tie.
We'll qualify from an easy group, people will wax lyrical about Wenger's fantastic record in the group stages, and we'll then crash out in the last 16, irrespective of the opponent, throwing the
tie away in the
first leg.
After Arsenal were beaten heavily
away to Bayern Munich in Germany a few weeks ago our manager looked a beaten man but the very next day he was looking more positive and was even saying that the
tie was not over despite the 5 - 1 scoreline from the
first leg, but I do not think there are many Arsenal fans who agree with Arsene Wenger on that idea.
The Red Devils come into the match on the back of a crucial 1 - 0
away win in the
first -
leg of the Europa League semi-final on Thursday, a
tie which is claimed to have been prioritised over today's encounter.
From the Arsenal team selected by Arsene Wenger for the
away leg of our Champions League
tie with Barcelona, it looks liike Arsene Wenger was torn between giving it as good a go as possible in the Nou Camp and accepting that our chances are negligible and keeping some
first team players fresh for the trip to Everton in the Premier League on Saturday.
CSKA have lost two of their three previous European two -
legged ties having lost the
first leg away from home.
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.
The Gunners produced arguably their best
away performance of the entire season to land themselves a 2 - 0 win at the San Siro in the
first leg of this round of sixteen
tie.
First leg holds the key for United as far as this
tie is concerned, if they can come
away -LSB-...]
First leg holds the key for United as far as this
tie is concerned, if they can come
away with a positive result they will be favourites to go through.
Real lost 2 - 1 in the second
leg at their Bernabeu home as the
tie finished 2 - 2 on aggregate with their modest city neighbours going through on
away goals despite having lost the
first leg 1 - 0 last week.
In the
first leg of their Europa League
tie away to Borussia Mönchengladbach, La Viola came
away with a 1 - 0 win thanks...
• Liverpool have won all 32 of the UEFA competition
ties in which they won the
away first leg — losing only four of those second
legs but still prevailing on aggregate.
• Madrid have lost only one of the 32 UEFA competition
ties in which they won the
first leg away from home, most recently beating Bayern at this stage last season (2 - 1
away, 4 - 2 home aet).
• 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).
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.
Remarkably PSG have won through on five of the previous seven occasions that they lost the
first leg away of a UEFA
tie.
• The Biancocelesti have never previously recorded a 4 - 2
first -
leg win in Rome, but when they have triumphed at home by a two - goal margin they have gone on to win the
tie two times out of three, most recently against Benfica (3 - 1 home, 1 - 0
away) in the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.
• Salzburg have won five and lost nine of the 14 UEFA competition
ties in which they were defeated in the
away first leg.
The only previous time they lost 3 - 1
away in the
first leg of a
tie, was actually against Real Madrid also back in the 12992 / 93 UEFA Cup and PSG won 4 - 1 back on home soil.
• Marseille have won three and lost four of the seven UEFA competition
ties in which they were defeated
away in the
first leg, their most recent success being against Deportivo La Coruña in the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup final when they recovered from a 2 - 0 defeat in Spain to win the return 5 - 1 in France.
Benfica may already grab a 3 - 1 lead in their Europa League quarter final
first leg encounter last midweek but the Portuguese side's head coach Jorge Jesus warned his players that the
tie is far from over as Newcastle with their one
away goal will try to do their best in turning things around.
• Leipzig were successful on the only other occasion when they won the
first leg of a European
tie at home — against Zenit in the round of 16 (2 - 1 home, 1 - 1
away).
• In each of the two previous instances where OM have lost the
first away leg by a one - goal margin, they have managed to turn the
tie around at home — against Dukla Praha in the 1969/70 European Cup Winners» Cup (0 - 1
away, 2 - 0 home) and Lech Poznań in the second round of the 1990/91 European Cup (2 - 3
away, 6 - 1 home).
Indeed, the 1 - 0 win in the
first leg of this
tie was the club's
first European clean sheet, home and
away, in their 12th match.
Prior to his weak attempt to save Hazard's effort on Wednesday, Caballero gave the ball
away in the build up to Monaco's
first goal in City's Champions League
first leg tie.
Spanish football now takes a break for Christmas and the New Year, and Barça will return to action on January 4 at 7.00 pm CET with the
first leg of the Copa del Rey round of 16
tie away to Celta Vigo, who ended the year by winning 3 - 1 at Deportivo in the Galician derby.
Arsène Wenger accused his Arsenal players of being «naive» after throwing
away the
first leg of their last - 16
tie against Barcelona.
With Guangzhou taking last week's
first leg 1 - 0, the Brazilian international's intervention gave the visitors a vital
away goal, and the advantage in this 2 - 2 aggregate second - round
tie.
Manchester City have never failed to progress in a UEFA two -
legged tie having won the
first leg away from home.
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-...]
European champions Real lost 2 - 1 in the second
leg at their Bernabeu home as the
tie finished 2 - 2 on aggregate with their modest city neighbours going through on
away goals despite having lost the
first leg 1 - 0 last week.
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 are W3 D1 against Swedish sides and even though they could have their hands full here
away from home in the
first leg, their experience in Europe is more than likely to see them win out in the
tie overall.