Sentences with phrase «leading champions league»

On Tuesday night Cristiano Ronaldo's hat - trick against Shakhtar Donestk saw the Real Madrid take pride of place at the top of the all - time leading Champions League goal - scorers list.

You might ask, «why would the the most prolific scorer in Europe AND the leading Champions League goalscorer only be number three?»

Cristiano Ronaldo leads champions league all - time goal scoring chart with 95 strikes to his name closely followed by Messi who has 93 goals after he grabbed another against Monchengladbach.

Not exact matches

In May he became the all - time top - scorer in the top five European leagues, and his 42 goals in competition helped to lead Real Madrid to their first La Liga title since 2012 and become the first team to win back - to - back titles in Champions League history.

Liverpool are on the brink of a return to the Champions League final as they lead Roma going into Wednesday's semi-final second leg amid tight security with thousands of Reds fans flooding into the Italian capital.

They were knocked out of the Champions League quarter - finals to Liverpool on Tuesday night and failed to win the Premier League title against rivals Manchester Utd last weekend — after surrendering a two goal lead.

Whether such big - money signings are necessary is up for debate given the level that Ernesto Valverde has his side playing at right now, as they lead the way in La Liga with a four - point gap to their nearest rivals and they sit top of their Champions League group.

The Merseyside club secured their third successive season without Champions League football last term, leading to the sacking of manager Kenny Dalglish, and his Northern Irish replacement has been charged with the responsibility of improving his playing staff in the pursuit of closing the 17 point gap between their eight place finish and a top four finish.

Further, the 3 - 0 defeat to Roma in the Champions League in midweek wouldn't have reflected well on the Italian tactician, and coupled with reports last month that he was homesick, as per the Metro, it has led to ongoing speculation over a return to Italy at some stage in the future.

His sphere of influence is way too huge Wenger's contribution to clubs current financial state can not be over emphasized he is the leading factor to the clubs financial growth from building the Emirates Stadium to consecutively maintaining a spot at the Uefa Champions League, but this has played a huge toll on the clubs reluctance to try other managerial options.

However, with a Copa del Rey final to consider coupled with the title run - in and potential Champions League semi-finals, he may choose not to risk Busquets in this one, while also adopting a more solid defensive shape to protect their lead.

It was two more frustrating seasons culminating in a fantastic performance that led us out of the champions league at home against Monaco.

The Colombian dropped the ball over the line to gift the Greek side a 2 - 1 lead as they went on to win 3 - 2, condemning the Gunners to a second consecutive Champions League loss.

Should Arsene Wenger rest leading talisman Robin van Persie, Park will get a chance to impress in his first Champions League appearance as Marouane Chamakh is out with a knee injury.

Without him, for the subsequent match against Newcastle United, Gary Cahill came into the heart of the defence alongside John Terry, although an injury to the latter in that match led to his own absence from the Champions League bout against Paris Saint - Germain.

Juventus will take a 2 - 0 aggregate lead back to Turin for the second leg of their round - of - 16 Champions League tie with Porto next month.

I can't decide on whether I want to commit to cementing our place in the top four before hoping to push on to win the title, but I also can't think of anything worse than hoping that United keep their six - point lead over our side, which leaves me stuck in the middle, but I feel like we should actually be concentrating on returning to the Champions League.

His 13 league goals have seen the side open up a ten point lead at the top of the table and they are two victories away from being crowned Premier League champions, which would be Hazard's first since his arrival in the summer ofleague goals have seen the side open up a ten point lead at the top of the table and they are two victories away from being crowned Premier League champions, which would be Hazard's first since his arrival in the summer ofLeague champions, which would be Hazard's first since his arrival in the summer of 2012.

According to The Evening Standard, Dier has signed a contract worth nearly # 70,000 - a-week, and is evidently now expected to push on and become a leading player for Spurs as they look to compete both in the Premier League and Champions League this season.

Yaya Toure, 31, is set to lead a group of up to 13 Manchester City players leaving the Premier League champions this summer (Guardian)

The Frenchman may well fancy one more crack at getting it right and leading us back to the glory of being crowned Premier League champions but he must be aware that the Arsenal fans are losing patience and will surely be up in arms if we falter again next year.

Ok they managed to lead us to 3 Fa Cups and 3 community Shields, but their legacy will be remembered as taking us to EPL & champions League failure and non Champions League football for the first time in champions League failure and non Champions League football for the first time in Champions League football for the first time in 21 years.

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.

The Catalan giants are leading the way in La Liga as well as their Champions League group, and so the hierarchy will be content with what they've seen thus far.

We can't win The Champions League or EPL with Giroud leading the line, he only has 14 league goals it's not a 20 goal season, he still lacks big match temperament in the game that mattered the first leg against Monaco he missed siLeague or EPL with Giroud leading the line, he only has 14 league goals it's not a 20 goal season, he still lacks big match temperament in the game that mattered the first leg against Monaco he missed sileague goals it's not a 20 goal season, he still lacks big match temperament in the game that mattered the first leg against Monaco he missed sitters!

Barcelona have taken an early lead in the UEFA Champions League final against Juventus as Ivan Rakitic rounded off a superb passing move.

He was one penalty kick away from leading Chelsea to Champions League glory as the Blues lost to Manchester United in Moscow and he was replaced soon afterwards by Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Barcelona came out of the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie against AS Roma with a big 4 - 1 lead, but with the second leg heading back to Italy, the job is far from done.

Further, they also lead the way in their Champions League group, and so things are going pretty smoothly for the Catalan giants right now.

In his first season at the club, the German lead the Reds to two finals, both of which ended in defeat, with Klopp also managing to secure Champions League football for the club last season.

He has led the Gunners to 3 League titles, 20 Champions League appearances and 7 FA Cups (we had won only 6 in the previous 110 years!)

Arsenal appear to be leading the race to sign Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, after the player has revealed that he would only leave St Mary's for a side playing in the Champions League.

At 3:30 p.m. on June 8, 1921, some 20,000 people were at New York's Polo Grounds to see the Yankees play the league - leading world champion Cleveland Indians.

Barcelona top La Liga and will extend their lead to four points with a win against Real Madrid, going some way to sealing another league title at the Nou Camp, and will be high on confidence after comfortably knocking Manchester City out of the Champions Lleague title at the Nou Camp, and will be high on confidence after comfortably knocking Manchester City out of the Champions LeagueLeague.

United have a commanding 12 - point lead at the top of the Premier League and a solid 1 - 1 draw at Real Madrid on Wednesday has given them a slight edge after the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

He has four Champions League titles so far and could possibly lead his team to a third consecutive title this year.

United boss Louis van Gaal then handed the forward a full debut in their disappointing Champions League defeat at the hands of PSV Eindhoven in midweek due to the absence of captain Wayne Rooney, however, the 19 - year - old struggled with the task of leading the line on his own.

The Premier League champions have been cut adrift in the race to defend their title in recent weeks, with leaders Chelsea now commanding a six point lead with a game in hand.

According to the Daily Mail, their return to the Champions League — which now looks all but sealed with a seven point lead over Liverpool — as well as their lucrative sponsorship deal with Adidas will enable Louis van Gaal to strengthen his resources with four major signings.

Now Miami has three of the biggest young stars ready to challenge the Celtics» future Hall of Famers and the two - time champion Lakers, with their league - leading payroll; meanwhile, the deep - rostered Spurs, Mavericks, Bulls, Magic and Thunder are all in pursuit.

But after falling behind 2 - 1 in the first half Raheem Sterling willed the team to a win in the final 10 minutes of regulation to take a 3 - 2 Citizens lead that — combined with Juventus» upset loss to Sevilla — eventually led to a 4 - 2 lead and the win, elevating them to a seeded position in the Champions League.

Ibrahimovic currently sits two goals behind Alexis and the lead, and while his side are in great form at present, his club may find their best shot at playing Champions League football in winning the Europa League, and that will likely take it's toll on his fitness.

Allegri has led his current Juve side to win the Serie A and Coppa Italia double in each of his two seasons with the club, as well as reaching the Champions League final in his opening term.

However, to reinforce the point above about how he's come into form recently to lead Madrid's charge with the Champions League still an objective, the statistics below just show how he has been able to turn it around and deliver for Los Blancos when they needed him.

For Barca, they have an 11 - point lead over nearest La Liga title rivals Atletico Madrid and so can perhaps afford to rest key players in the league to prioritise the Champions League and Copa del Rey league to prioritise the Champions League and Copa del Rey League and Copa del Rey final.

He was also heavily accused of faking an injury that led to the dismissal of Juventus» Juan Cuadrado in the 2017 Champions League final, according to The Mirror.

To his credit, Sampaoli was professional in general when speaking about Sanchez by insisting that he hopes he can play a leading role in helping Arsenal turn their season around after a disastrous few months have seen them crash out of the Champions League and face a real battle to finish in the top four in the Premier League.

However, his continued failure in the Champions League was always going to be a red mark against his tenure, and his inability to guide the French champions beyond the quarter - finals of the competition has ultimately led to the club opting to make Champions League was always going to be a red mark against his tenure, and his inability to guide the French champions beyond the quarter - finals of the competition has ultimately led to the club opting to make champions beyond the quarter - finals of the competition has ultimately led to the club opting to make a change.

In 2007, Kaka won the Ballon d'Or after leading AC Milan to the Champions League title.

Bale has a superb debut season at Real Madrid, notching up 22 goals in all competitions and playing a key role in their Champions League title triumph, however the 25 - year - old failed to hit the same heights in 2014/15 and became something of a scapegoat for the failures that ultimately led to the sacking of manager Carlo Ancelotti.