Sentences with phrase «knockout round tie»

Not exact matches

In addition to this, Wenger needs to target players that will not be cup - tied in Europe, as the club need to make an impact in the knockout rounds of the Champions Leagues.

«In the Champions League, especially in the knockout rounds, sometimes one goal or the away goals ruling can decide ties, like with us against Monaco, where that was the case.

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.

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.

Tottenham has made the Round of 16 once this decade, Liverpool hasn't gotten out of the group stage since 2009, City made the semis in 2015 but otherwise haven't won a knockout tie, and Arsenal — well, information regarding the symptoms of Stockholm syndrome is widely available for fans.

• Although Madrid also eliminated AS Roma (2 - 0 a, 2 - 0 h) in the 2015/16 round of 16, they had previously lost eight consecutive two - legged knockout ties against Italian opposition.

Domestic Champions path The 32 teams will compete in two knockout rounds of home - and - away ties to produce eight survivors, who will progress to the play - offs.

They have not beaten English opposition in a knockout tie since José Mourinho's side eliminated Manchester United FC in the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League round of 16 (2 - 1 home, 1 - 1 away) en route to lifting the trophy.

However, they have been triumphant in each of their two previous knockout ties, defeating Rapid Wien in the third round of the 1997/98 UEFA Cup (3 - 0 aggregate) and Sturm Graz at the same stage of the same competition five years later (3 - 2 agg).

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Their only previous two - legged knockout tie with Russian opposition ended in an 8 - 4 aggregate defeat by Spartak Moskva in the first round of the 1982/83 UEFA Cup (2 - 3 away, 2 - 5 home).

• Arsenal have won the first leg at home in 17 UEFA competition ties and have made further progress on 15 of those occasions, including in all four knockout rounds en route to the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup final (against Nantes, Deportivo La Coruña, Bremen and Lens).