Sentences with phrase «knockout round»

After a break of more than two months, the Champions League is gearing up for its grand return, with the arrival of the first knockout round meaning the business end of Europe's premier club competition is upon us.

It was expected that Manchester City would be able to close the gap on United with the Blues out of European competition whilst United were still involved, however defeat to Real Madrid in the first knockout round has meant this wasn't the case.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will be without several players as his side host Sevilla in a UEFA Champions League knockout round match tomorrow night.

The group leaders Barça and second - placed Milan qualified for the knockout round with two games to spare and a win for the Spanish club at San Siro will secure them top spot and a

This team is not deep enough to rest their Champions League aspirations on the balance of a two leg knockout round fixture or neutral venue cup final.

Questions will always be asked of Arsenal in the Champions League due to going out in the first knockout round for five years in a row, and unfortuntely it'll be another year before Arsenal might have a chance to properly answer them.

The Spaniards only picked up two wins in a group that included Maribor and Spartak Moscow — the latter of whom thumped them, 5 - 1 — before dispatching Manchester United in the first knockout round.

The knockout round is of massive importance for Liverpool, as the team need to progress into the latter stages of the competition in order to announce the return to the top stages.

They have qualified for the round of last sixteen where in the first leg in the knockout round, they will face the Premier League champion Chelsea in next 20th February, 2018.

Can Antonio Conte inspire his side to a victory over another Spanish side, or will they drop out of Europe at the first knockout round as they did in the 2015/16 season?

Fasy: If this was a knockout round, Barca would have won 5 - 3 on aggregate.

With back - to - back Europa League wins to his name, and an exceptional record in domestic cup competitions, he is regarded as something of a knockout round specialist which would suit international tournament football.

If they want to go to knockout round then they have to win this match.

Again, we re-visit the scenarios that would have put Juventus in the Champions League knockout round...

The lineups for the first Knockout round game of the World Cup have been revealed and as expected Brazil have made one change.

Wissam Ben Yedder's double ensured that Man United would be going no further than the Champions League first knockout round — leaving Mourinho to face some very uncomfortable questions regarding his management of the team and tactics over the two legs.

Citizens failed to qualify for the knockout round stages of the competition and finished bottom of the group last season without even winning a single game.

Here, correspondents covering the remaining 16 teams give their verdict on the clash awaiting their team in the first knockout round, with Real Madrid vs. Paris Saint - Germain arguably the highlight.

Except, they always went to pieces in the first knockout round, where they crashed out seven years running.

Both the Azzurri and the South American side were defeated by Costa Rica, who have booked their place in the first knockout round, leaving their more illustrious rivals to scrap for a place among the best 16 teams in Brazil (England are already out).

First they defeated Monaco 3 - 1 on aggregate in the Champions League first knockout round, then they won the Capital One Cup final on penalties against Spurs.

But until the last match, they could not secure their place in the knockout round of Champions League.

Now we have to worry about Ronaldo over two legs of a knockout round matchup.

The French club will not exactly be ecstatic at facing one of the tournament favourites so early in the competition, with the tie the most appealing of the round and set to be a heavyweight clash atypical of the first knockout round.

Real Madrid fans everywhere will be bemoaning the recent draw for the first knockout round of the Champions League, with the Spanish giants set to entertain Paris St Germain.

At some point in each Champions League season, playing one of Europe's fellow big boys in the knockout round is just a reality Juventus will have to face.

Fans of the Champions League will miss Arsenal this season, notorious for under - performance and knockout round elimination.

Reminder that the top 2 teams from each group will advance to the knockout round along with the 4 best third - place teams:

At least we can go to Monaco without fear and play for a big win because a 1 goal win / draw / loss all result in the same outcome, us sadly exiting the CL after the first knockout round yet again.

While it would be nice for Arsenal to win the FA cup again I really do not think that will cut it for most Gooners, and you have to think that our European dreams will soon be ending once again after the luck of the draw went heavily against us with a knockout round against Bayern Munich.

After trying and failing for years to win our qualifying group the Gunners finally came out on top this season by pipping the French champions PSG in the final round of games, only to be rewarded by a knockout round against the German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.

The news may have come as a consequence of PSG's exit from the Champions League in recent weeks with the French side failing to beat Real Madrid in the first knockout round of this season's Champions League.

Head coach Jurgen Klinsmann is often criticized but he's done what's necessary to get them to the knockout round.

Then there was Team Harris (John's Garage / Leonard's Towing) who went 2 - 2 and was good enough to advance to the Knockout Round as well.

Pool B was not quite as competitive as Pool A but they did manage to send 2 teams into the Knockout Round.

Then the Final 4 Teams in the Knockout Round get an extra 3 points.

They did nt get farther than the 1st round of the Knockout Round but that is 7 points that teams thought they could gain on them but didn't..

Whether that will turn into a more favourable draw for the first knockout round we will have to wait and see, but if Arsenal are to carry on the European upturn in performances and results and go at least one more step towards the trophy then it seems clear that our dynamic duo will be the driving forces behind it.

In fact, this time we could not have asked for better, with the French club Monaco our opponents in the first knockout round of the Champions League this season.

Imagine we win our group and draw a team like Basel or Schalke or Shaktar Donetsk in the knockout round and what would be our reaction?

But Arsene Wenger and the players will be determined to go further in the competition this season, having gone out in the first knockout round in recent years.

United put in a solid display to beat the Portuguese giants 2 - 0, all but ensuring their place in the knockout round of the Champions League as they need just one more point from their next two group games.

First up will be the next step of our defence of the FA cup won in a dramatic Wembley final in May and just 10 days later comes the home leg of the first knockout round of the Champions League.

Today at 11 am UK time (12 noon CET) Arsenal fans will finally find out who the Gunners will be facing in the first knockout round of the Champions League.

In fact, with our recent improvement, I reckon that this season offers Arsenal a great chance to at least avoid the really strong teams in the first knockout round by finishing top of the group which includes Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray and Anderlecht.

It cost the Three Lions two points as they drew 1 - 1 and ended up finishing second in the group and proceeded to be embarrassed by Germany in the first knockout round.

Brady netted twice for Ireland during the tournament, including a vital goal to secure a 1 - 0 victory over Italy in the Group Stage and the first goal against France in the 2 - 1 knockout round loss.

It is really about time that Arsenal went one better than the first knockout round as well, so we are hoping for more luck than last year which saw us placed in the toughest group of all and then getting the Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich for the second season in a row.

Should we be surprised, then, that 4th place on the log is just about reserved for Arsenal, and elimination from the UCL at the first knockout round is par for the course?

For example, when USA played Colombia in the knockout round, a whopping 40 % of bettors took Colombia at +1900.