Not exact matches
Today I want to share a story from TPG reader
Matthew , who's getting a lot more value from his
flights after a status
match.
The defeat to West Ham in the opening
match of the campaign was a wake - up call
after many tipped them to challenge for the top
flight title, and it could be that manager Arsene Wenger now looks to make some signings to improve his team.
The Tuscany outfit may have been defeated by Lazio at the weekend, but they are still enjoying a fine campaign in the Italian top
flight and find themselves fourth — three points behind leaders Napoli —
after 19
matches.
«Arsenal could lose their opening two home
matches of a top -
flight campaign for only the third time,
after 1908 - 09 and 1949 - 50.»
The Basque side are enduring a nightmarish campaign and,
after 11
matches, sit 18th in the Spanish top
flight, finding themselves in the midst of a relegation battle.
With the Gunners set to face Watford next Saturday and with Costa Rica and Chile playing World Cup qualifying
matches less than three days before that, the chances of Alexis Sanchez and Joel Campbell being ready to play
after a long haul
flight back to England are pretty slim.
Chelsea sit top of
after 15
matches, three points clear of Arsenal and on a winning streak of nine consecutive top -
flight matches.
The Clarets are W9 D2 L3 at Turf Moor this season in the top
flight and
after a 1 - 1 draw with league leaders Chelsea in their last home
match, they may be confident of taking something in this one.
In the last six clashes in top
flight matches between these two, Burnley have won four of them but none of those wins have been
after 1971 though.
AEK returned to Greece's top
flight this season following the club's financial collapse in 2013, and has had a surprising first season back, occupying second place
after 13 wins in 20
matches.
Liverpool's recent defeats of course came
after a thirteen
match unbeaten streak in the top
flight.
After boasting the best defensive record in Europe's five top
flights with two conceded goals in seven
matches up until the first international break in late September, Dortmund conceded 22 goals in just 10 league games up until the winter break.
The Saints have been impressive at this ground since returning to the top
flight, which makes this a tough fixture to play 72 hours
after a crunch
match at Wembley.
Barry played his 633rd
match in the English top -
flight after he was named as captain in West Brom's starting line - up for their clash at Arsenal on Monday night.
Pool weren't in the top
flight until 62 - 63, The Old fella took me to Anfield for the away game that season, which we lost 2 - 1, but the home supporters were a great lot and we ended up in a local Pub
after the
match and Dad and his mates enjoyed a few drinks with them, none of which they were allowed to pay for.!!
MADRID: The kit man for Spanish top -
flight club Leganes was banned for eight
matches on Friday
after launching into a tirade at officials during their Copa del Rey defeat to Real Madrid.
After a summer of expectation, the first
match in the top
flight, a home game against Arsenal, was lost 4 - 0.
After looking like a slumping side, they have gone unbeaten in four
matches now (W2 D2) in the top
flight and things are looking up again.
Kylian Mbappe is also an injury worry for the
match against Montpellier, who have the best defensive record in the French top
flight, having been stretchered off last Sunday
after a clash with Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes.
They have gone unbeaten in the Spanish top
flight this season with a W8 D3 L0 record on the board and they are on a four
match winning streak
after a slump of three drawn
matches on the bounce.
Lionel Messi had come to the tour of France with the plan that
after playing the PSG
match, he would make his way to Egypt for an event instead of taking the next
flight back to Spain with the rest of the Barcelona boys.
The Catalans are on a five -
match winning streak in the top
flight after fighting back to beat Real Sociedad last weekend.
In return for committing to — and attending — pre-booked meetings on each of the show's two days, the Business Travel Show will provide the 1,200 strictly pre-qualified buyers with: • Free
flights and accommodation • Fast track entry • Access to the First Class Lounge with complimentary refreshments and lunch • Support from the Hosted Buyer Team before, during and
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matched to their needs and create a personalised diary
United doesn't seem to be doing anything for US Airways, but I did find an offer to status
match to Air Canada, with complimentary Altitude Prestige 25K (Star Silver equivalent) or Altitude Elite 50K (Star Gold equivalent)
after completing just one qualifying
flight.
Thanks to their award chart devaluation I'm going to be crediting my Delta
flights to Alaska Airlines next calendar year (hopefully
after a status
match gets me to MVP Gold or MVP Gold 75K), but in the meantime Platinum Medallion is absolutely priceless for the ability to rebook awards — for free — from the «medium» and «high» levels to the «low» level as award availability appears.
Underneath the chart, you'll see United state, «Customers whose offer enables them to meet the
flight requirement on or
after July 1, 2013, will retain their
matched Premier status through January 31, 2015, unless a higher Premier level is earned.»