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).
I also watched four of Ajax's CL group stage games last season (Real Madrid and Lyon home and away) and both legs of
their knockout tie with United the year before.
And if Arsene Wenger and the players go into the double - header
knockout tie with any such illusions then we could be heading for our usual early exit, so I thought it was about time we had a good luck at the Monaco team that will be heading to north London for the first leg in about a month.
It was one of the defining moments in the early football career of the Arsenal and England international midfielder Jack Wilshere, so it would be a fitting time for the unlucky star to return from his latest injury problem if he could make it back in time for the second leg of our Champions League
knockout tie with Barcelona.
The Arsenal and France international defender Laurent Koscielny is apparently fit again and available to play in the second leg of the Champions League
knockout tie with La Liga giants Barcelona and hopefully our best centre back will then stay fit for the rest of the season.
Not exact matches
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knockout ties
From there it's straight
knockout, winner - takes - all football,
with ties determined by a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals and semifinals without extra time.
Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Atletico Madrid are all a shorter price and
with Juventus having a comfortable lead at the top of Serie A they can afford to rest players domestically ahead of
knockout ties.
«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.
The club will look for a new coach, and they will be tempted to go for a big name after the failure of the Emery experiment — the Spaniard won three Europa Leagues
with Sevilla but has never won a Champions League
knockout tie in six seasons of trying.
A game
with eight goals and many twists, was the highest - scoring first - leg
knockout tie in Champions League history.
Watch highlights as Chelsea returned to London
with a positive result in their Champions League
knockout stage
tie against PSG
Arsenal lost to Ostersunds in the second leg of their Europa League
knockout tie,
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