Sentences with phrase «games in all competitions before»

The club had won just two of nine games in all competitions before travelling to Brussels, and they were outfought by Besnik Hasi's supposedly inferior opponents.

He only ended up playing 58 games in all competitions before he was sent on loan to West Ham last season and made the move permanent this summer.

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However, he made just one appearance in the 2014/15 campaign, before featuring in 20 games in all competitions last season as he struggled to steer clear of injuries.

Before (and after) the Europa League game against Ostersund, Arsene Wenger emphasised that Arsenal's main objective remains to finish in the Top Four to achieve Champions League status next season, as he doesn't agree with the rule that you can enter the elite competition by the «back door» if you win the lesser Europa League.

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Both sides have had disappointing results in recent friendly matches though so will be looking for a win in their final match before the competition to take some confidence and momentum into their first group game.

The last time MacInnis's shot was clocked was this year in the skills competition before the NHL All - Star Game in Philadelphia.

Apart from all that, at least there is a good chance to get past the round of 16 in a European competition for the first time in ages and there could be a few more meaningful games this season, before the time for tough decision inevitably comes!

One game to go for Arsenal before the international break and today's away game with Newcastle United gives Arsene Wenger and the Gunners the perfect opportunity to continue our great form this year, with just two defeats and 13 wins from 15 games in all competitions since the start of 2015.

Now that Arsenal have given themselves a good chance of qualifying into the last 16 of the UCL, after a disastrous start by losing our first 2 games in the competition, I think some of us are still nervously assuming that we have been here before (whatever stage) and don't want to get our hopes up, understandably so!

Before participating in some friendly competition, many players will use the morning as a last chance to either hit the course or fine tune their game.

However, Wijnaldum struck early on in the second half before Mignolet redeemed himself as he stopped a Diego Costa penalty with a brilliant save to keep his side in the game and avoid a fourth straight defeat in all competitions.

Assuming that the host nation reach the last four of the South American competition, Alexis will still be playing for his country just 10 days before the Gunners begin our pre-season games in mid July.

«To play in all the competitions, you need a bigger squad because the players don't have time for regeneration before the next game.»

40 — @ManUtd are unbeaten in their last 40 home games in all competitions — they've never had a longer run on their own ground before.

The godfather ancelotti is the manager for me he is the type of guy that delivers and will bring back organisation to the team it would have been perfect for him to come in before ac Milan game as he knows all about them and has big pedegree in european competition

Whenever Arsenal meets a big team in any football competition, they tend to lose the match, even before the game starts!

So now Arsenal are in the Europa League and at least we do not have to do any qualifying games before the competition starts in earnest.

THE MOST compelling NBA competitions this weekend will unfold the night before Sunday's All - Star Game in Las Vegas — at the slam - dunk contest, three - point shootout and skills challenge.

It was much kinder to him last season though, and the Frenchman must be very glad that he was recalled from the loan spell at Charlton before they could use him in the competition, because he went on to play in all five of Arsenal's cup games including a brilliant performance from the start in the final against Aston Villa.

Adebayor scored 30 goals in all competitions, he finished without a trophy at Arsenal but with a record of 62 goals in 142 games before leaving for Man City in a # 25million deal.

They will undoubtedly finish in the top six, but I reckon they will be hard pushed to be challenging for a place in the top four to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, a competition that they are competing in this season, and top their league with just two games to play before the knockout stages.

Arsenal was knocked out of the competition, before the ban was over, but was still in force for the next seasons completely different competition, so he still had to see his first game relegated to the stands.

And Sanchez, who hit the post in the first half before cracking a second - half free - kick against the crossbar, feels it is the confidence of the squad that has seen them embark on a damaging run of just three wins from 11 games in all competitions.

Massimiliano Allegri's team went 23 games unbeaten in Turin before finally succumbing to defeat in this season's competition against Real Madrid.

«There is a competition before the first league game starts, I tell them who will start in the Premier League.

Wenger arrived in a British soccer culture still recovering from the Heysel ban, a five - year exclusion from European competition after 39 people were killed in a crowd crush at the European Cup final in 1985, introduced it to such innovative techniques as «telling his players to watch what they eat,» «keeping them from getting blasted drunk the night before games,» and «scouting Africa and continental Europe.»

After Heung - Min Son had given us a first - half lead, the prolific England striker netted our second of the game to draw level with Teddy Sheringham on 97 goals in the competition, before breaking the record 11 minutes later in only his 135th Premier League appearance in our colours.

• The Reds were unbeaten in 18 games in all competitions (W13 D5) before losing 1 - 0 at Swansea City AFC in the Premier League on 22 January.

Amkar, in recent history, have been the perfect example of mid-table stability in the RFPL; never qualifying for European competition, never getting relegated and often reach the safety barrier of 35 points in the 30 - game Premier League before then ending the season in a poor run of form after having already secured survival.

«In the Premier League we have got a lot of games under our belt and are playing really well — maybe we need to play more Champions League games before we adapt to the competition.

A week earlier, Madrid will begin the competition against United in a showcased game in Miami, before taking on Juventus outside Washington.

Widely tipped to depart the Danish side before the end of 2016 the over 2 centimeter tall forward scored 7 goals from the 27 games he played in all competition last season.

Opening the floodgate of goals for the Nigeria side was Victor Osimhen after 29 minutes into the game which made up his eighth goal of the competition while Kingsley Michael made it 2 - 0 in the 30th minute off an assist from Osimhen before Udochukwu Anumudu made it 3 - 0 in the 34th minute.

«Kinect Sports Rivals» puts you in the game like never before, tracks your movements and expressions with incredible accuracy, and offers never - ending competition with your friends and competitors.

But in interactions before and after this high - stakes laugh - off, the film depicts an uneasy blend of supportiveness and competition, with each of Nina's peers understanding the zero - sum game despite the friendly banter.

Over an hour of screentime passes before the games themselves begin, allowing us plenty of time to familiarize ourselves with the competition's few rules and designs, with boldly - fashioned commentators (played by a blue - haired Stanley Tucci and Toby Jones) filling us in.

The goodies in this latest version include a couple of YoYo Games competition entries, a Java - based physics game, an addictive but also difficult puzzler, and a remake that will please fans of classic adventure games that were released before the creation of point - and - click interfaces.

Your PSP connects to the PS3 via Wi - Fi, allowing you to chat online with fellow gamers in North America before jumping into competition from the comforts of each of your respective living rooms.

Now, the next evolution is finally here, in the form of Street Fighter V, right before the eSports competitions for fighting games kick off.

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It's impossible to discuss C64 game dev in an indie context without including Paul Koller, the man who arguably kickstarted the retro - port movement with his Commodore demo of VVVVVV back in 2010, before blowing everyone away with his official conversion of Semi-Secret Software's Canabalt in the 2011 RGCD game development competition.

Pause Resume has only been around in its final form since April, but before that we discussed our favourite game of 2015 and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain just about beat off the competition.

Not only is this great for the hardcore gamers who want to toughen up before competitions, but those of us who weren't so great back in the day can beef up our Pikachus... without the added embarrassment of frequently losing to our friends.

«Nintendo is known for being THE innovator in the TV gaming field, and at that time they came up with the concept of head - to - head games and an online game shop, way before any of their competition.»