Sentences with phrase «group runners up»

For Liverpool, this means group runners up Chelsea are not an option, nor are Sevilla.

It's more important than ever to get the first spot in the group now, as Arsenal have showed with their last 16 exits after finishing as group runners up in recent years.

It was not even that stressful to watch for Arsenal fans, as all the big teams were picked against other group runners up, leaving Porto and Monaco with our name still to be drawn.

Not exact matches

Even though Arsenal finished as runners up to the Premier League champions Leicester City last season and thereby have an automatic place in the coveted group phase of the Champions League this season, while Chelsea had such a poor campaign that they did not even manage to scrape into the poor relation that is the Europa League, do not expect us to be favourites to win any transfer battle between the two clubs.

Realistically there is no difference between second and third, who remembers the runners up and both second and third are guaranteed CL group stage.

Allow me to rattle off what this group has accomplished in the past 3 seasons: 2010 All Sports Series Champion, 2011 Chicago League Runners - Up, 2012 Chicago League Champion, 2010 and 2011 Volleyball Tourney Runners - Up, 2012 Volleyball Tourney Champions, 2010, 2011, 2012 Regular Season Points Champion..

As a result, England will play the runner - up in Group F — a wide open contest between Portugal, Hungary, Iceland and Austria.

And before possibly facing hosts France in the quarter - finals, England must negotiate the runner - up of Group F in the last 16, which could yet be any of Portugal, Austria, Hungary or Iceland.

Juventus» progress hadn't quite been so smooth: they'd lost away at Newcastle United in the first group stage, then qualified as runners - up in the second after losing at home to Deportivo la Coruna, and home and away against Manchester United.

Undoubtedly the hardest task on Chelsea's group - stage slate, the Blues head to Portugal to take on the reigning Primeira Liga runners - up.

«To win, successfully pick the winner and runner up of each group, along with the winner of each knock - out round game all the way through to the final.»

It was only a week or so ago that some Arsenal fans were wringing their hands with despair and predicting a collapse of form and results that would see Arsenal slide out of the Premier League title race, exit the EFL cup and suffer the usual fate of being runners up in our Champions League group which would see us knocked out in the first knockout stage.

The runner - up is probably Hester — for a seventh round pick to lock his spot up in a competitive (albiet maybe not very good...) position group before the final preseason is pretty damn good.

Mourinho's men go through as runners up in group A to Fenerbahce, who beat Feyenoord this evening to seal their spot as group winners.

Yep, let us consider this an easy win and a no threat fixture because them being group winners vs us, a group runner - up, is a foregone conclusion.

Group B had Team Apuli, 2012 VBall Runners Up, Team Hakimian — 2012 VBall Champs (also Runners Up in 2010 and 2011) and then Team Greenberg.

As a result they will face Group A runner - ups Colombia, who were upset by Costa Rica in a 3 - 2 on Saturday night.

However Madrid, who have lifted the trophy in each of the past two years, will only qualify as runners - up in Group H after Tottenham came from behind to beat Borussia Dortmund 2 - 1 in Germany to ensure top spot.

The two European rivals join a group that contains African power Nigeria and the previous World Cup's runners up Argentina.

Emerging from group stage fixtures against Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund with three wins and a draw suggests they are ready — and last season's runners - up, whose progression was only confirmed on the final matchday, do not quite seem the proposition they would have been a year ago.

A James McClean strike was enough for Ireland to beat Wales and seal their spot as runners - up in Group D.

The Spanish side finished as runners - up in Group E, finishing second to Liverpool and above the likes of Spartak Moscow and Maribor with 9 points on board.

The group winners advance directly to the last - 16, while the runners - up face an away play - off round tie against those progressing through the domestic champions path.

The Europa League group runners - up can will be unseeded along with Sevilla, Valencia, Galatasaray and Shakhtar Donetsk.

Brazil have progressed to the round of 16 as Group A winners and will face Group B runners - up Chile for a place in the quarter - finals at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte on June 28.

And only the eight best runners - up from the nine groups qualify so even second place may not be enough.

Nil - nil draws with Albania and Armenia were followed by a one - nil defeat to Portugal, allowing the Portuguese to top the group and handing Albania the runners up spot.

There's obviously still a chance that Arsenal will get a nasty draw in the next round because of the likes of Bayern Munich and one of Real Madrid or Borussia Dortmund lurking as a group runner - up, but Arsenal can go into the round of 16 with much more confidence.

The 25 - year - old Barcelona forward was a key player for his country in the group stage of the tournament, as he helped them secure a runners - up spot in Group B — ahead of 2010 World Cup winners Sgroup stage of the tournament, as he helped them secure a runners - up spot in Group B — ahead of 2010 World Cup winners SGroup B — ahead of 2010 World Cup winners Spain.

Tottenham won the Group of Death — beating Borussia Dortmund twice and Real Madrid once, in the process — and were rewarded with a Round of 16 matchup with last year's runner - up and the six - time defending Italian Champions.

The Italian champions and last season's runners - up were second behind Barcelona in Group D of qualifying.

Monaco's group consisted of Russian side Zenit, Benfica and Bayer Leverkusen — who finished runners up.

Teams from the same country will be kept apart in the draw, which will take place from noon (1100 GMT) at UEFA's Nyon headquarters, as will the group winners and runners - up.

The eight group winners will progress straight to the round of 16 while the eight runners - up will go into the play - offs.

It was Wilson who scored a famous late winner against Real Madrid at Langtree Park in St Helens as the Reds won 3 - 2, eventually qualifying out of the group as runners - up.

Belgium are through to the knockout stages as Group E runners - up after a late Radja Nainggolan goal earned them a 1 - 0 win over Sweden in Nice.

The Bundesliga meets Ligue 1 in Group F with 1980 UEFA Cup winners Eintracht Frankfurt tackling 1996 runners - up Bordeaux and, in the same group, Maccabi Tel - Aviv meet Apoel NicGroup F with 1980 UEFA Cup winners Eintracht Frankfurt tackling 1996 runners - up Bordeaux and, in the same group, Maccabi Tel - Aviv meet Apoel Nicgroup, Maccabi Tel - Aviv meet Apoel Nicosia.

As ever, the third - placed team in the group will automatically go into the Europa League round of 32, while the eight group winners and runners - up advance to the knock - out rounds of the 2014/15 Champions League.

They are currently 3rd in their group (only top team qualifies, plus second place from group K and top two runners up from the other ten groups.)

The eight group winners progress straight to the round of 16 while the eight runners - up go into February's play - offs where on 11 December they will be drawn away to the eight Domestic Champions path survivors.

Their 5 victories is the most with Dynamo Kyiv and Liga Warszawa this season in Group stage at Europa L. Villarreal was the runner up from Group A with 3 wins and 2 drawn.

Premier League runners - up Arsenal take on Paris St - Germain, Basel and Ludogorets in Group A, while London rivals Tottenham, returning to the competition for the first time since 2011, will be content with a draw that pits them against CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco.

Their cup exploits haven't been as convincing, losing in the FA Youth Cup third round to Swansea City, and missed out on the knock - out stages of the EFL Youth Alliance Cup, finishing second in the group but not as one of the best runners - up.

Ronaldo scored in all six of his group stage matches but poor defending from the Spanish giants saw them finish runners - up to Tottenham Hotspur in their group.

The eight group winners progress straight to the round of 16 while the eight runners - up go into the play - offs to face the eight Domestic Champions path survivors.

Switzerland, runners up to hosts France in Group A, bow out of Euro 2016 as they are beaten by Poland on penalties.

They come into the group stage having defeated Turkish Süper Lig runners - up Basaksehir 4 - 3 on aggregate in the qualifiers.

I suppose the fact that Real Madrid finished as runners up in the qualifying group has affected the odds and the fact that a Sky Sports report reveals that Zinedine Zidane is happy to be cautious about bringing Bale back into action.

• Runners - up to Salzburg in the group stage, Marseille overcame Braga 3 - 1 on aggregate in the round of 32 before home (3 - 1) and away (2 - 1) wins against UEFA Europa League regulars Athletic Club in the last 16, Lucas Ocampos scoring three goals and captain Dimitri Payet the other two.

England qualified for the KO rounds of the European Championships as runners up of their group and will face Iceland in the Round of 16.