Sentences with phrase «in the first leg»

Indeed, the 1 - 0 win in the first leg of this tie was the club's first European clean sheet, home and away, in their 12th match.

Spurs added an insurance goal in the first leg at home, but collapsed in the second half.

Our water weight midfield was the reason we lost at home in the first leg.

This is the best written description of the winning goal in the first leg.

I am going with a home win in first leg albeit a narrow one.

We just have to be bold enough to take the ball to their defence instead of shrinking in our own shell like we did in the first leg.

We always throw away the tie in the first leg, and last night we kept that run going.

We held a comfortable 2 - 0 lead in the first leg when it all went wrong and they pulled back to 2 - 2.

Try and get a good result in the first leg.

His performance in the first leg was called into question, so expect a response.

We had a terrible game in the first leg and had bad luck with it.

The tie was already lost in the first leg.

This tie can go either way, I hope it goes in our favor and if we are to our core them by any chance in the first leg.

Rest of the team is likely to remain the same which took the field in first leg.

The Portuguese star grabbed a hat trick in the first leg and he would be hoping to increase his tally in the return leg.

Hoping for a couple of goals and a clean sheet in the first leg.

He got a dead leg in the first leg and it has not cleared up as we would have liked.

If the Ox hadn't scored and then immediately conceded in the first leg, we might be having a very different discussion.

He was, by far, our best player in the first leg (l was surprised how people criticized him) and will enter the second leg with that same confidence.

There is a possible explanation for our failing in the first leg, succeeding in the second btw.

I was not impressed by their attacking force as I was shocked by our poor defense in the first leg.

The Portuguese referee was dreadful all evening, following up the poor showing from the official in the first leg.

This is probably going to be a tight battle down the line, but both will have to play better than they did in the first leg.

Same story again, chasing the tie in the first leg.

He made three league appearances and two more in the play - offs where he scored their second goal in the first leg.

Can't argue with a clean sheet away from home in the first leg.

It's strange for a player who has been massively integral to the success of this team in big games, to come up so empty and lost in the first leg.

Los Blancos looked set to cruise into the semi-finals of the competition having secured a 3 - 0 away win at Juventus in the first leg in Turin last week.

The damage was done in the first leg against Monaco, of course, but the way the players, especially Olivier Giroud, shrugged that off and got back on with the job of winning matches was truly remarkable.

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund absolutely ripped apart Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid in the first legs of Champions League semifinals but the question is, have the Germans done enough to go through to the finals or Spaniards can... Continue reading →

After taking a 2 - 2 draw in the first leg last week in Mexico, they hold the advantage on away goals — and with Mexican sides often struggling to play their best football in the unfamiliar Canadian winters, they could be a surprise in store.

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It's the big game in the Champions League quarter - final tonight as Liverpool host Manchester City in the first leg of the all English encounter.

On May 3, he scored a brace against Monaco in the first leg of that fixture.

The only previous time they lost 3 - 1 away in the first leg of a tie, was actually against Real Madrid also back in the 12992 / 93 UEFA Cup and PSG won 4 - 1 back on home soil.

The Bianconeri are actually 6/4 favourites at bet365 * (betting odds taken on March 16th, 2018 at 6:42 p.m.) to get the victory in the first leg in Turin on the back of their good home form against the Spaniards.

Almost the same 11 played in the first leg as in the 2nd, with the only change being Monreal for Gibbs.

Real Madrid suffered a 2 - 0 defeat last week in the first leg match of the Spanish Copa del Rey and if the Los Blancos want to play against Barcelona in the last eight of the tournament later this month they have to turn the tie, but the fact that Diego Simeone's men never lost the game after having a 2 - 0 lead, doesn't make things easy for Ronaldo and company..

With Steven Gerrard missing there is a belief that the side aren't functioning the way they should, but this week's penalty defeat to Besiktas is the club's only loss in Gerrard's absence as they picked up wins over the Turkish giants in the first leg as well as Crystal Palace, Southampton.

Willian scored a brilliant goal for Chelsea against Barcelona in the first leg at Stamford Bridge and struck the post twice.

Still, the home side managed to smash two past Navas and the Los Colchoneros gain a big advantage in the first leg match and Real Madrid will face a tough task scoring at least 2 and not conceding any in the second leg match.

With one or both of the sides bound to drop points at Old Trafford, Jurgen Klopp's team are in prime position to pounce, hosting West Ham after a 10 - day break following the 5 - 0 demolition of Porto in the first leg of their Champions League last - 16 tie.

Barcelona secured a 4 - 1 win over Roma in the first leg of their Champions League quarter - final tie on Wednesday night, and that wasn't the only reason that they were delighted.

Real Madrid face a crunch clash with Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League quarter - final tie in Turin on Tuesday night.

Despite the convincing victory in the first leg by Liverpool, this tie remains open and both teams will be confident of making it to the next round.

The Hammer's opened up a healthy 3 - 0 advantage in the first leg at Highfield Road and yet 21,000 supporters still turned out to watch the return at Upton Park a week later on Friday 14 May 1999.

How about next year we park the bus at the Emirates in the first leg so we can go into the second leg without a deficit to make up for?