Sentences with phrase «leading club sides»

The German international has long been targeted by a whole host of Europe's leading club sides, and it now seems that Dortmund have resigned themselves to losing their star player.

However, it was for Bayern that the versatile defender really shone, with Lahm leading his club side to an historic Treble of league, cup and European Cup that had never before been achieved in Germany.

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Given how he is now a pivotal figure for club and country, is scoring goals for fun for Tottenham and guiding them to another successful season as their talisman and will have the opportunity to play in the club's new stadium to lead them to a brighter future, everything he needs is arguably with Mauricio Pochettino's side.

While Rochdale's goalscorers will go down in the club's history today it was the left - back Matt Done that lead the League One side's heroic efforts.

The France international has been in and out of Jose Mourinho's side lately and not looked anything like his best for most of this campaign, leading to speculation he could even leave the club.

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.

The pair enjoyed top seasons with the Anfield club, but their side only finished one point above our side, and much of our campaign was led by the Chilean forward, who impressed in a range of positions when asked upon.

The former Sevilla man is said to be unhappy with Real Madrid's stance on his ongoing contract talks, Ramos demanding a new deal that puts in line with the club's top earners, and this has led to growing speculation that the long serving player could leave the La Liga side.

Muller, 25, has scored 26 goals in 62 games for his country, as well as 70 in 190 league games for club side Bayern Munich, who he's already helped lead to eleven major honours, despite having only made his professional debut for the club in 2008.

Marco Reus is a proven forward of the highest quality and a player Borussia Dortmund would be loathe to lose, especially with new boss Thomas Tuchel looking to get his side back on track after their poor final campaign under former manager Jurgen Klopp, which led to the club failing to secure a Champions League berth.

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey believes the side are closing the gap on the leading clubs in the Barclays Premier League and insists they can win the title in the not too distant future, The Telegraph reports.

Led by José Mourinho, the Dragons had just established themselves as arguably the greatest Portuguese club side since Béla Guttman's Benfica of the early 1960's.

Los Blancos rejected a 60 million euro offer from Chelsea on Saturday, and with club president Florentino Perez reportedly eager to see more youth in the side, the 23 - year - old will stay at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.The striker scored 12 goals for Juventus last season and led the Spanish national team in scoring at Euro 2016.

Lamine Sane rose above the capital club's defence to give the home side the lead inside the first 20 minutes.

Some sides might have been content to bed - in and hold onto their lead, but not Bordeaux, who raced forward and retook the lead through club Player of the Month for February, Wahbi Khazri.

However, we're led to believe that Messi has picked his side on this occasion, now time will tell if his power at the club has any sway over managerial decisions.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has backed club captain and star striker Wayne Rooney to end his recent goal drought against Liverpool, and is hopeful that the England international will lead his side to victory at Anfield on Sunday.

Memphis Depay had given the visitors the lead against his former club, but goals from Hector Moreno and Luciano Narsingh completed the the turnaround and inflicted a second successive away defeat for Louis van Gaal's side.

Arsenal can not go to the top of the Premier League with a home win over Man City this evening, because of that pesky Leicester City side of Claudio Ranieri, but we can open up a four point lead over the club that is likely to be our main rivals for the EPL title.

The Bavarian side lost their Bundesliga crown to Borussia Dortmund and slipped to third spot before being dumped out of the Champions League by Inter Milan, all of which led to Louis Van Gaal leaving the club before the end of the last campaign.

As confirmed by the club's official Twitter handle, the youngster will lead the side out in the absence of some of the team's more senior players.

The Welsh side are the oldest professional club in the world, leading the charge when amateurism was the done thing as the game took shape.

Evidence suggests that he's pretty much on a par with other big names at the leading clubs in the Premier League, however, scoring four times against the traditional «big six» sides this season (five if you include his wondergoal in the Community Shield win over Manchester City).

His strong performances have led to plenty of speculation that the Frenchman would leaving the club in the summer, one of a number of young players linked with a move away from the Stade de Gerland, with both Manuel Pellegrini's side and Arsenal waiting in the wings to sign the youngster.

The former Athletic Bilbao man joined Juve this summer, but has struggled to find his best form for the club and may even leave for more regular first - team football when the transfer window re-opens, leading manager Antonio Conte to consider new alternatives upfront for his side.

The 23 - year - old certainly leads by example on the field, having bagged 24 goals in 28 appearances for his club side this term, and his responsibility for his national side may well be about to increase considerably.

The Spain international was seen at the time as a surprise purchase by the Blues, given his history with Arsenal and Barcelona, having had a big rivalry with Mourinho - led sides at both clubs.

Fabregas was unable to lead Arsenal to any silverware during his captaincy at the club, failing to prove if he had the temperament to lift his side over the threshold in the big games.

Regarded as one of the most gifted young tacticians in the European game, Thomas Tuchel, who'd taken the reins at the club following Jürgen Klopp «s departure in 2015, seemed to be building a side capable of challenging domestically and in the Champions League, but the former Mainz coach's spiky character clashed with the powers that be, leading to his dismissal at the end of last season.

However, the Serie A champions» general manager Beppe Marotta confirmed last week that the club was keen to hold on to its star players including Vidal and Pogba, stating: «We have clear ideas and we are a winning side, with our coach who leads the way.

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He had the side playing some truly magnificent football, leading to «that» Battocchio goal against Huddersfield, commentators comparing the Hornets» playing style to Barcelona's and rumours of interest in his services from former club Chelsea.

Chinese side Tianjin Teda are reportedly the team leading the race for his signature as his move away from Chelsea draws close after 10 years at the club.

Newcastle have joined the race, but his former club Deportivo lead the race for his signature with Arsenal yet to respond to a # 9million offer tabled by the Spanish side last week.

Able to play at centre - half or right - back, he then became a leading member of the Club's Under - 21s side, captaining them throughout the 2013/14 campaign.

The straight - talking former Dundee United FC defender has led Portadown to four league titles, including the club's first in 1990 — unprecedented achievements for a provincial side in a division traditionally dominated by Belfast duo Linfield FC and Glentoran FC.

While there is little time for clubs to wistfully ponder the culmination of the calendar year, we've used the arrival of the new year as a chance to delve into the statistics to see which sides led the numbers for the 2017 portion of the 2017/18 season.

«Any evaluation of the English teams» woes in this season's Champions League must, however, also take into account the major club - specific failings that led to each side's elimination.

Club captain and stalwart, Diego Godin has been instrumental in defence and has led his side admirably on the pitch with numerous gritty performances.

MUNICH — Jupp Heynckes hailed Serge Gnabry as a «great talent» with «room for improvement» as the Hoffenheim loanee helped his side into a two - goal lead against his parent club before Bayern Munich fought back to win an entertaining game at the Allianz Arena 5 - 2.

A magical brace from Man United new boy Memphis Depay has given Louis van Gaal's side a 2 - 1 half - time lead against Club Brugge in their Champions League play - off first leg.

Harry Kane is enjoying a sensational season for Spurs and the forward's hunger to give his club the lead against his old side led to a number of half chances in the opening exchanges, although clear opportunities were limited in the first half.

Right now, he's one of the best strikers in Russia and would be the perfect addition to any English side; whether that's as a backup at an elite club or to lead the line for one of the top flight's «lesser» teams.

Just like Mueller and Martinez, the other leading protagonists from the great 2012 - 13 side credit Heynckes for the club's rejuvenation.

The club's record goalscorer, who led the Invincibles side of 2003 - 04, has since softened the stance given in his role as a pundit for Sky Sports.

In 1995, having already made his name known with a respectable goalscoring record in the 70s, Gazzaev led Spartak - Alania to the Russian Top League title, unexpectedly breaking the hegemony of Oleg Romanstev's Spartak side with the unfashionable North Ossetian club.

James Milner scored from the spot against his former club to hand Liverpool the lead before Sergio Aguero pegged them back, but both sides missed golden opportunities to win the game, with Aguero and De Bruyne squandering chances before Adam Lallana produced a miss of the season contender in injury time, somehow scuffing Roberto Firmino's ball into the box when it looked easier to score.

Chinese winger Wu Lei leads the way for the club with 19 goals — 11 more than any domestic rival - yet it was still not enough for the Shanghai side to clinch either of the trophies they craved the most.

Leeds still have not won at Brentford since 1950, as the Whites dropped another match in West London as Brentford won 3 - 1 over Leeds, sending the Yorkshire side to another defeat that leaves the club looking over their shoulder as the rest of the league is catching up to the lead that Leeds grabbed on everyone else after the first seven matches.