Sentences with phrase «first leg tie of»

MFM Football Club of Lagos on Wednesday beat visiting MC Alger of Algeria 2 - 1 in the first leg tie of their CAF Champions League...

Roma enjoyed a perfect dress rehearsal for the first leg tie of their UEFA Champions League semi-final fixture with Liverpool on Saturday.

Not exact matches

The 25 - year - old was seen clutching his groin as he made his way off the pitch during the 3 - 0 win at Anfield in the first leg of their Champions League quarter - final tie last Wednesday night.

The first of this two - legged playoff tie at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium culminated in a 0 - 0 draw, with both teams not doing enough to go into the lead, ahead of the second leg at the Emirates next week.

Manchester City host Barcelona on Tuesday evening in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

Anyukov would have been equally upset with the result as Zenit conceded a 91st - minute goal to Goncalves Oliveira to lose the first leg of the last - 16 tie 1 - 0, after Domenico Criscito's late red card.

Besiktas took on Arsenal in the first leg of the tie, at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul, and threatened to land a huge blow on the Gunners» ambitions of making it to the group stages of the competition for the 17th year running.

Overview Arsenal take on Besiktas in the 2nd leg of the Champions League playoff tie at the Emirates later tonight, with the aggregate score tantalizingly poised at 0 - 0 from last week's first leg in Istanbul.

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.

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.

But more than that, it's the first leg of a tie between two teams that haven't quite enjoyed the season they wanted to so far.

Manchester City face Everton in the Premier League next Saturday before heading to Anfield on Wednesday, April 4 to face Liverpool in the first leg of their crucial Champions League quarter - final tie.

One of the two best ties in the 2018 Champions League quarter - final round, Juventus hosts Real Madrid in the first leg of a tie between two of the best teams in Europe over the past decade.

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.

United have a commanding 12 - point lead at the top of the Premier League and a solid 1 - 1 draw at Real Madrid on Wednesday has given them a slight edge after the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

Citizens boss Manuel Pellegrini chose to rest the majority of his regulars with Wednesday's first leg of their Champions League last - 16 tie with Dynamo Kiev in mind.

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.

Manchester City came into this match with a surprising advantage over Paris Saint - Germain, having earned a 2 - 2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie.

It really doesn't sound as though there's a good atmosphere within the dressing room right now, and with a trip to Brighton on Sunday before travelling to Italy to face Milan in the first leg of their last - 16 tie, it may yet get even worse for the Gunners.

There's no simpler way to put this — Real Madrid got their butts handed to them by Wolfsburg last week in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie.

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.

Manchester United host Saint - Etienne in their Europa League round of 32 first - leg tie this evening, and Jose Mourinho has pulled no punches with his starting eleven.

Arsene Wenger will encourage Alexis Sanchez to control his emotions when Arsenal entertain Barcelona tonight in the first leg of their Champions League last - 16 tie.

Tottenham Hotspur make the daunting trip to Borussia Dortmund on Thursday evening, for the first leg of their blockbuster Europa League round - of - 16 tie with the Bundesliga giants.

The Gunners host the European champions, unbeaten in their last 32 matches in all competitions, in the first leg of their last - 16 tie at the Emirates Stadium.

The first leg of this two - legged tie is at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Turkey.

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.

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.

The Red Devils need to overcome the Belgian outfit in order to seal a return to European football's elite club competition after missing out last year and are in good form ahead of the first - leg tie at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.

That same sort of idea about the way Arsenal play was evident from the Germany international keeper Manuel Neuer this week, as the Daily Mail reported his pre-match comments ahead of the Gunners trip to face Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League knockout tie.

The English champions shocked the mighty Real Madrid with a 4 - 1 win at the Baseball Ground in the first leg of their second - round tie, with Charlie George bagging a hat - trick.

Noble underlined that the absence of Dimitri Payet can not be used as a reason for losing the first - leg tie.

We mess up the first half (first 3 games, first legs) of the ties.

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.

Full of praise for pretty much the same players that cost us the tie with that disgraceful first leg.

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 take on AC Milan in the first leg of their Europa League last - 16 tie on Thursday night, and they'll do so without Hector Bellerin.

The Turin giants take on AC Milan in Serie A on March 31, before quickly switching their focus to the Champions League as they host Real Madrid in the first leg of their quarter - final tie on April 3.

Domestically, Cruzeiro are in the semi-finals of the Mineiro state championships where they are tied 1 - 1 with Atletico Mineiro after the first leg, while Huracan are 24th in Argentina's newly - expanded 30 - team Primera Division.

Manchester United visit Anderlecht this evening in the first leg of their Europa League quarter - final tie.

Barcelona host Manchester City at the Camp Nou, after taking home a narrow 2 - 1 lead over the Premier League champions in the first - leg of the last 16 Champions League tie, and the Spanish giants are in tip - top form.

While Atleti lost the first leg of their UCL quarter - final double header 2 - 1, Koke has insisted that his side believe that they can turn the tie around.

Barcelona secured a 1 - 1 draw with Chelsea in the first leg of their last - 16 Champions League tie at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.

One of several Champions League Round of 16 ties that was essentially over after the first leg, Manchester City come back home to the Etihad Stadium with a 4 - 0 lead in hand over FC Basel, brimming with confidence and looking to pad that lead en route to a berth in the quarterfinals.

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.

More importantly, Ramsey's suspension from the first leg of the tie meant that Cazorla filled in for the Welshman, alongside Wilshere, in the middle of the park.

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