Sentences with phrase «in group stages»

He led the team in xG with 2.18 in the group stages and was their highest rated passer in passing value added.

Three French clubs will be competing in the group stages of the 2016/17 Champions League - Paris Saint - Germain, Olympique Lyonnais and AS Monaco.

Looking at the stats, Saman Ghoddos is their main goal threat leading the team with 1.81 xG in the group stages while also leading the team in total offense value added and xG chain.

The highlight was his equaliser in Borussia's 2 - 2 draw with Real Madrid in the group stages of the Champions League.

Considering the lack of investment, the club's feats in the group stages were nothing short of incredible.

Tottenham Hotspur's new manager Mauricio Pochettino must negotiate a playoff against Cypriot side AEL Limassol for a place in the group stages of the Europa League.

The result means that PSG, who have a better head to head record with the Gunners, are now favourites to top the group, with a game agaist Ludogorets their last one in the group stages (Arsenal are away at Basel) Continue reading →

«For me it is probably the stand - out game in the group stages, but there is no pressure on us because they believe they can beat us.

To add a little perspective to the result, Real Madrid, holders and winners of the competition in 2016 and 2017, last lost a game in the group stages back in October, 2012 - a run of 30 group matches without defeat.

Brandon Borrello was impressive in the AFC Champions League play - offs but, like Brisbane Roar, has struggled to replicate that goal - scoring form in the group stages.

They entered the Europa League after bowing out of the Champions League in the group stages.

Bayern will be strong favourites to progress against unfancied Besiktas — the group winners every other side secretly wanted to face — however Jupp Heynckes will warn against underestimating the Turkish champions who beat the second best side in Germany RB Leipzig home and away in the group stages.

Back in the 2015/16 season, United were drawn with the Russian side in the group stages of the Champions League again, drawing 1 - 1 in Moscow, Anthony Martial scoring the goal, winning 1 - 0 at Old Trafford, Wayne Rooney scoring that goal.

Recently, FC Basel showed a better European campaign than CSKA when Bebbi reached the Round of 16 in 2014/15 season after beating Liveroool in the group stages — while CSKA finished last under Bayern Munich, Man City, and AS Roma.

The German team should have been heavy favourites heading into a final against a Czech team they had already defeated in the group stages.

Liverpool's high - scoring results in the group stages will have caught the attention of many teams and Jurgen Klopp's side should more than fancy themselves to come out on top against Porto over two matches.

Alongside his great domestic form, he excelled in the Champions League, scoring six goals in the group stages before Zenit crashed out in the last 16.

Ludogorets Razgrad, only founded in 2001, dramatically beat Steaua Bucharest on penalties in the last game of the play - off round to finish and so booked their place in the group stages for the first time.

He led them to the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, two subsequent Gold Cup finals and the 2010 World Cup, where they exited in the last 16 round to Ghana after famously finishing ahead of England in the group stages.

Despite their best efforts, Monaco's Champions League play - off victory over La Liga side Villarreal, along with their subsequent participation in the group stages added more motive to their cause of retaining the defender.

There are even doubts on whether or not Rooney will be fully recovered and able to play in the group stages matches of England which kick off on June 11.

There will be five teams from France in the group stages of the Champions League and Europa League respectively.

Manchester Utd have seen their woodwork rattled five times, the most in the group stages this season.

Plus, considering how complacency appeared to be an issue for the French capital outfit ahead of the trip to Germany to face Bayern in the group stages, a challenging round - of - 16 tie was arguably needed.

It would not have been the end of the world for Arsenal given that there are still two more games left in the group stages, but it would have put them in a panicking mode going into the last two games.

The surprise qualification of the tournament Panama head to Russia to face Belgium in the group stages of the 2018 Russia World Cup.

South Korea take on Mexico in the Group stages of the 2018 Russia World Cup.

However, this Besiktas side is one hard nut to crack as we saw in the group stages.

Europe's most successful national team face Asia's in the group stages of the 2018 Russia World Cup.

Questions have been asked about where Napoli's priorities have been this season as Sarri's side exited the Champions League in the Group Stages and are likely to go out of the Europa League tomorrow.

This will be a difficult task for Barca, who haven't got the greatest of defensive records this season, coming up against the man who scored 3 against Bayern Munich in the group stages in Sergio Aguero.

CONCACAF and CONMEBOL haven't been rewarded for their good overall performance, and AFC has gained a spot despite its consistently poor performances in the group stages and also in the intercontinental playoffs.

Unfancied Hoffenheim finished 4th and they will have a playoff against Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool to decide whether there will be four German sides in the group stages of the Champions League this season or just the three.

Paris Saint German vs Real Madrid Preview: PSG scored the most number of goals in group stages and beating Bayern Munich on their way to 5 wins on their way to winning their group.

Last season of Champions League both of these sides were in same group and played out 2 - 2 draws in the group stages.

The German made little more of an impact in his second season at the club, and scored in the qualifying round of the Europa League, and one in the group stages.

Liverpool are expected to pay # 10m for Origi, who impressed in Ligue 1 last term and forced his way into Marc Wilmots 2014 World Cup squad, scoring the winner against Russia in the group stages.

Other teams to have used all three goalkeepers at a World Cup include Belgium and Czechoslovakia, who both fielded all their custodians during the 1982 tournament in Spain, and Greece, who followed suit twelve years later as they struggled to keep out Argentina (4 - 0), Bulgaria (4 - 0) and Nigeria (2 - 0) in the group stages in the United States having gone undefeated through qualifying.

Sir Alex Ferguson's 1000th game in charge of the Reds against Lyon in the group stages of the Champions League.

United's away from has been not the best this season and they have relied heavily on their home form so far while Sevilla also have had similar issues losing 8 away games in the league and failing to win any of their away matches in group stages.

It's been a distinctly average season for Tottenham so far, with a particularly poor showing in Europe seeing them crash out in the group stages of the Champions League in what was a very winnable group.

There were no draws in any of the quarterfinal matches despite three of the games being very even, but there were five draws in the group stages, including a 0 - 0 stalemate between these teams.

Now Spurs, on the other hand, were in the CL they were knocked out in the group stages and got relegated to their favourite competition, the Europa League.

In fact I expect us to be hammered, just like Bayern did to us in the group stages.

= 17) Serbia 13 — Despite not having a single representative in the group stages, there are 13 Serbians registered, including Chelsea star Branislav Ivanovic.

When we watched with baited breath to see who Arsenal would be playing in the group stages of the Champions League this season, all of the softer looking sides got put into other groups and the Gunners got another tough draw.

Host nation Brazil, on the other hand, was eliminated in the group stages.

One could argue that overconfidence affected us last year as we lost out on top spot in the Group Stages thanks to throwing away a 3 - 0 lead at home to Anderlecht, and of course our depressing 3 - 1 defeat at home to Monaco when everyone was certain we were the hot favourites.

Barcelona could only manage a 1 - 1 draw against Leverkusen and Roma, away from home and they only beat BATE 2 - 0 in their other away game in the group stages.

There was a shock early on in the tournament as our sport activator and table tennis club chairman, David Adesanya and his partner was knocked out in the group stages!