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.
Not exact matches
We will beat Galastaraay twice, Dortmund at home, beat Anderlecht away then lose the last game 2 finish second in our group and get Real Madrid in the
knockout round, lose 8 - 1 at the Emirates and beat em at the Bernabeu 7 - 0, lose on away goals and Flamini will get sent off for a crunching tackle, Wenger complains and gets a 3
match touchline ban.
Due to Olympiacos» win over Dinamo Zagreb, Arsenal must win — not draw — each of its next two
matches against the two clubs that have already beaten them in order to have a chance at advancing to the
knockout round.
After scoring 15 goals in six
matches of group play, Barcelona has gone on to score 13 more goals through six
matches of the
knockout round.
January = lots of
matches to play with easy opponents, but its the month that test consistency and quality Febuary = we got Chelsea and Southampton, crucial first
knockout round UCL March = tough game at Liverpool, Leicester and 2nd leg of first
round knockout UCL April = Man City, tottenham and UCL quarter final May = Man Utd, Everton FA cup Final
But Arsenal will definitely be stronger than they were in the Group
matches, with our recoveries from injury and the addition of three players to our squad for the
knockout rounds.
Consider this: In the
knockout rounds of the 2010 World Cup, for which Villa was both healthy and on top form, Spain won every single
match 1 - 0.
It will be like the 2nd leg of the 2nd
round knockout matches of the past 4 seasons, just this time it will be to qualify for that stage.
On a historic night in South Africa, the underdog Americans
matched England blow for blow, putting the U.S. team in position for a coveted spot in the
knockout rounds
UEFA Champions League resume this week with the first
knockout stage (
round of 16)
matches including some very high profile ties set to be played over the next couple of weeks.
But until the last
match, they could not secure their place in the
knockout round of Champions League.
If they want to go to
knockout round then they have to win this
match.
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KEY FACT: No team has ever progressed to the next
round following a 4 - 0 home defeat in the first leg of a Champions League
knockout tie
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If either Morocco or Iran can claim all three points in Group B's other opening
match, the winner will give itself a fantastic chance of reaching the
knockout rounds.
Chelsea, currently second in Group G, can qualify for the
knockout rounds with a
match to spare, if they overcome Maccabi Tel - Aviv and Dynamo Kiev fail to beat Porto on Tuesday.