Sentences with phrase «knockout stages as»

Thanks to dumb and arbitrary rules that are only now being changed because they are dumb and arbitrary, Aubameyang is unfortunately cup tied to Dortmund who, like CSKA Moscow, were bounced from the group stage of the Champion's League and were given a berth in the Europa League knockout stages as a consolation prize.

Manchester United wasted a golden opportunity to book their place in the Champions League knockout stages as they laboured to a hugely disappointing 0 - 0 draw at home to PSV Eindhoven this evening.

His looping cross into the Italian area was met by Brady's header — and Ireland were in the knockout stages as one of the best third - placed teams.

Midfielder James McCarthy typified Ireland's energtic approach against an Italy side that had already qualfied for the knockout stages as group winners.

Belgium are through to the knockout stages as Group E runners - up after a late Radja Nainggolan goal earned them a 1 - 0 win over Sweden in Nice.

Having already qualified for knockout stages as the group winners there is not much to play for City in this game and considering they play United on the weekend we can expect Guardiola to rest several key players.

Having already qualified for knockout stages as the group winners there is not much to play for City in this game and considering they play United on the weekend we -LSB-...]

Real Madrid have already qualified for the knockout stages as group runnersup even if they beat Dortmund on Wednesday and Spurs lose their game against APOEL.

Its a big game for Jose Mourinho and his men still have not qualified for knockout stages however sit comfortably with 12 points and even with a defeat they can make it to the knockout stages as group winners so we can expect Mourinho to start with some fringe players and we might see Ibrahimovic and Rashford starting upfront with Fellaini, Pogba and Mkhytaryan playing central midfield roles.

Progressing to the Champions League knockout stages as Group C winners should be considered an achievement for a club that were playing in Ligue 2 less than 2 years ago, but the days of big money signings appear to be over.

The Red Devils are now surely going to make it into the knockout stages as they require just one point from their remaining two group games, but the Blues face a less straightforward task.

Arsenal should already be through to the Champions League knockout stage as well and have a chance to top the group, because Anderlecht's goal was clearly offside.

Because of Colombia's struggles at the other end though, Ospina and his team mates only just crept through to the knockout stage as a third placed side and will now play Argentina and that will probably be that for arguably thye unluckiest man in football right now.

Ernesto Valverde has guided his side to top spot in La Liga with a four - point gap over their nearest rivals while they sit top of Group D in the Champions League and are on the verge of qualifying for the knockout stage as they remain unbeaten in both competitions.

Roma progressed to the Champions League knockout stage as Group C winners after beating Qarabag 1 - 0 on Tuesday.

Juventus and Barcelona drew 0 - 0 in the group's other match, meaning Barcelona advances to the knockout stage as group champion.

Rapid Vienna boosted their hopes of making the Europa League knockout stage as they won for the first time in Group G thanks to a 2 - 1 success at home to FC Thun.

Manchester United have set out their stall to reach the Champions League knockout stage as group winners.

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We can't sacrifice the club's ambitions and wellbeing on the altar of a player's personal glory, it's the business end of the competition and Cech has the experience of having won it, Ospina conceded three goals [home and away] against PSG, the only opposition on the level of those we'll be meeting from now on, three goals against in the knockout stages is bordering on disastrous as we all know how tight these affairs are.

FFS Monaco are pretty average as a team anyway but we give in to the pressure too easily in the knockout stages of the Champion's League.

The 60 year wait for the Champions League title continues as Arsenal exited at the first knockout stage slaughtered 10 - 2.

And those goals all came in four of the games, as we failed to score against Stoke City, Chelsea, Southampton, Hull City and Barcelona, so it is not too hard to see why we have slipped off the top of the Premier League and are looking at another Champions League exit at the first knockout stage.

Barca are well on course to win major honours this season as they have a nine - point lead in La Liga, have advanced to the Champions League knockout stage and are still in the Copa del Rey.

Offensively, however, his lineup is far from weak — includes WC winner and best finisher in the EPL, Little Mozart Czech team captain, standout from WC knockout stage Costa Rica, Ox who is proven already at club and country, and Diaby who has shown he can play with anyone as long as he is healthy.

The Chilean is now forced to remain at the Emirates with his contract expiring at the end of the season, but the fact is that if Man City go through to the knockout stages of the Champions League, then Alexis will still be able to play for them as Arsenal are not in the competition, giving Pep Guardiola even more reason to push for the sale.

But I have a strong hunch that tells me Arsenal will beat Olympiakos with the necessary & needed enough goals to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League as they have always done for the past 16 seasons without a break.

Euro 2016 was a perfect example of that as they were dumped out by Iceland, but it seems some haven't learnt their lesson with a few comments below looking at who England could face deep into the knockout stages.

Meanwhile, they also face a decisive clash against Olympiakos in the Champions League next week, as they must win in order to have any chance of advancing to the knockout stages of the competition.

Arsenal have qualified for he knockout stages of the Champions League every season this century, and Arsene Wenger has no intention of losing that run now, as he said on Arsenal.com.

I think we'll score in the first half, and get a second late in the second half but not have enough time for the third... I don't usually see myself as a pessimist, but that result pretty much follows our record in the knockout stage in recent years: have a shocker in the first leg, then put out a good show in the second but not quite doing enough.

Arsenal might have finished top of their group Standings (GROUP A) of the Champions League in an attempt to avoid the Bayern / Barca nemesis in the knockout stages but it looks as if the first position is just the same as coming second this season.

Despite qualifying for the group stages year on year and going on to qualify for the knockout rounds, that has been as far as we go.

Anyway, losing in group stages this season won't be as painful as losing to Monaco in knockout stage.

If Arsenal draws Real Madrid in the knockout stages it will be good to see how the Bernabeu crowd reacts to the touch of the ball from their rival Alexis Sanchez as rivalry between both heavy weights is as strong as ever with Messi and Ronaldo in sight.

They entered their UEFA Champions League group as favorites, but now must defeat Zenit St. Petersburg on the final day to go through to the knockout stages.

It has been, somewhat gleefully, pointed out that Arsenal have lost ball three of our previous away games against Olympiacos in the Champions League and so we might as well forget qualifying for the knockout stage.

Fact is they finished below the CL knockout teams in the group stages, so they can't be as good.

So if, as seems likely, Arsenal do fail to make it to the UCL knockout stage for the first time in donkeys years everyone will remember that moment and blame Ospina.

The Gunners crashed to a shock 2 - 1 defeat against Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday night and now face a battle in order to qualify for the knockout stages in Europe as they will likely need a positive result in one of their back - to - back fixtures against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.

Many teams still in UCL will look at him as an option to bolsterbefore knockout stage start.

I hope wenger does not take it as MICKEY MOUSE CUP VERSION - 2 and keep playing the kids coz we may be really embarrassed in the knockout stages in europe, especially against the likes of the above mentioned teams and a.c.milan, lazio etc... who are in a descent form in this competition so far...

Because as relevant as that friendly seems like it should be to Wednesday's game, Spain haven't conceded in the knockout stages of the last two major finals.

Defending champions Spain, who have won the last two European Championships, were absolutely rubbish as they failed to reach the knockout stages.

We have already easily qualified as group winners but BATE still have an outside chance of reaching the knockout stages if they win this game.

As Arsenal lost their first two Champions League Group games to the outsiders, it is now imperative that the Gunners get something out of their two games against Bayern Munich or they will have little chance of progressing to the knockout stages.

Mauricio Pochettino's side knew that they couldn't advance to the knockout stages of the competition prior to kick off, but as they looked to end their Wembley hoodoo, he would have been desperate to claim all three points.

Arsenal fans found out all we needed to know about the France international star Geoffrey Kondogbia this season, as the central midfielder was easily the Man of the Match when his French Ligue 1 club Monaco came to the Emirates for the Champions League first - leg game of the knockout stages.

Having failed miserably as Mexico coach and then had all manner of problems at Notts County he know finds himself taking Ivory Coast to the World Cup where he will have to negotiate the competition's group of death if he is to take the African nation to the knockout stages.

For that we need to have the same sort of lure as clubs like Barcelona and Real Madrid and to be able to do that we need to be winning things like the Premier League and looking capable of winning the Champions League, rather than getting put out at the first knockout stage every year.

And that is so important, as we have seen in recent years when the Gunners went out at the first knockout stage after drawing one of the very best clubs in Europe.