Sentences with phrase «league and cup double»

Last season they won a league and cup double for the first time since 1995.

Despite a mid-season wobble in April, Barcelona were largely at their scintillating best as they went on to claim another league and cup double in La Liga and the Copa Del Rey.

Their progression in the FA Cup now leaves the Blues on the verge of completing a memorable league and cup double, and with their closest rivals for the title slipping up on Sunday, Chelsea will look to seize full advantage by stretching their lead at the top of the Barclay's Premier League table.

Chelsea ended Manchester United's bid for a League and Cup double courtesy of Demba Ba's acrobatic winner in a 1 - 0 home success after an unusually tepid FA Cup quarter - final replay at Stamford Bridge.

It was the first of five Soviet Top League titles in six years, winning the league and cup double in 1948 and 1951.

Irwin again never missed a single game during the league and cup double winning campaign of 1993 - 94, was a corner stone of the side that repeated the double in 1995 - 96 then captained the side for the final home game of 2000 - 01 against Derby County — allowing him to hoist the Premier League trophy for his seventh title in his 10th year of service.

Both were missed by the officials, and the game remained goalless until Robben found the target in the second half of extra-time, while Thomas Muller struck with the final kick of the game to secure a domestic league and cup double for Guardiola in his first season.

Carlo Ancelotti managed to land the league and cup double in his first season at Stamford Bridge; could Conte manage to emulate his compatriot this term?

After their win over the Red Devils on Monday night, there's a very real possibility that Antonio Conte's men can end the season with a league and cup double.

Now, we'll all remember that in the 97th minute, Alessandro Matri scored — with his own slice of good luck — a deflected winner, which gave Juventus it's tenth Coppa Italia victory and only it's third domestic league and cup double.

Indeed, they could have gained an inaugural League and Cup double in 1957 had their goalkeeper, Ray Wood, not been injured in the FA Cup final.

Seeing off the threat of Borussia Dortmund, Pep led his all - conquering Bayern to the last four of the UEFA Champions League in each of his three seasons, landing the Bundesliga three times and winning the league and cup double twice.

As Pep Guardiola's last game in charge of Bayern, the showpiece was the perfect opportunity for the Catalan tactical high priest to bow out on a high and this he duly did, signing off with the second domestic league and cup double in three seasons.

He had already won a league and cup double with the existing Graham's Arsenal and was nurturing a team that was going to be called «The Invincibles».

2) Gueye was a part of Lille's league and cup double - winning team three years ago, the same side which included Chelsea star and recently crowned PFA Young Player of the Year, Eden Hazard.

Barça's sports manager for football, Pep Segura, will also be returning to Olympiacos, where he was the predecessor to Valverde, leading the red - and - whites to a league and cup double in 2007/08.

2002 League and cup double.2003 FA Cup.

Koscielny had a very good first season, and yet he is held up as an example of a poor purchase, and in this case you are criticising the purchase of Gervinho who won the league and cup double last season in France, and is a regular international for Ivory Coast.

Arsenal legend McLintock, who led the Gunners to the league and cup double in 1971, is naturally reticent to add his voice to the growing clamour for Wenger to go, but he does admit something has to change.

A league and cup double is always so satisfying.

Discarded by Real Madrid at the start of the year, Arjen Robben has proved his doubters wrong this season, leading Bayern Munich to a league and cup double and a Champions League final with a a string of spectacular goals against Schalke, Fiorentina and Manchester United, and taking part at...

Laudrup has been out of management since leaving Qatari side, Lekhwiya having guided them to a league and cup double.

The West Ham Under - 19 side of 1998/99 swept all before them in claiming a spectacular league and cup double.

In 2011 Rangers won the league and cup double.

Six more goals would follow in 2016, as City claimed a league and cup double.

Klopp won two Bundesliga titles, including the League and Cup double back in 2012, and narrowly missed out on Champions League glory in 2013 with defeat against rivals Bayern Munich at Wembley.

Before coming to Europe, Gonzalez played for Venezuelan side Caracas in the Primera División, where he helped the team win a League and Cup double in 2009 - 10.

Kovac, a former Croatia midfielder and coach, played for Bayern between 2001 and 2003, winning the Club World Cup in 2001 and a domestic league and cup double in 2003.

While his former side have reached the Champions League semi-finals, Barcelona are looking to complete a domestic league and cup double after crashing out of Europe's top competition at the quarter - finals stage to Roma.

A victory over Liverpool would give us our 1st League and Cup double.

Arsene wenger has taken arsenal to the league and cup double, not to mention going the entire season, «unbeaten»!

When Arsenal beat Liverpool in the 1971 FA cup final thanks to a dramatic late winner from Charlie George it was our fourth victory in the world's oldest football competition but it was also the first time the Gunners had managed a league and cup double.

The 27 - year - old only joined the Greek side last summer from Ligue 1 team Toulouse in a $ 2.7 m deal but he has since excelled for his new team playing in a deep lying midfield role as they won a league and cup double in sweeping fashion.

The 24 - year - old scooped the PFA Player of the Year award last season as he helped Chelsea to a league and cup double (via Daily Mirror), but this term has struggled to recapture that form and has looked a shadow of the player he was.

Winning a league and cup double in 2010/11, he got handed the reigns in Rome to help challenge Juventus to Serie A supremacy as well as establishing the club as European regulars once again.

Might put a few dinero down on an Arsenal league and cup double and with Sanchez to be player of the season.

In addition, we will also have Santi Cazorla back around the time of the second leg and the Spaniard will surely provide a massive boost for the Gunners in the quest for a League and Cup double.

One of Wengers first buys for the sum of # 500k was a young French 17 year old who in his first full season took over from the legend Ian Wright and led the line to the League and Cup Double at 18 years old.Wenger signed Yaya Sancho.Need We day more.

They are undefeated in the league and are now hoping to finish off the season winning a league and cup double!

Another obstacle between Ancelotti, who won the league and cup double in his first season at Chelsea, and a second spell in West London is the manner of his departure, bitter according to The Times.

Held in Paris, a Barcelona team coming off the back of a Spanish league and cup double crushed the Italians 4 - 2.

The favourite with the bookmakers is Carlo Ancelotti who is coaching Paris Saint - Germain at the minute, and who has a wealth of experience, with two European cups and both the Italian and English league and cup doubles.

Not exact matches

With the pair already completing a domestic double already this season, the winners on Saturday afternoon will become only the eighth team to complete an League, domestic cup and Champions League treble.

The current Juventus manager has won the Italian league / cup double in the last two years and came runner - up in the 2014 - 15 Champions Lleague / cup double in the last two years and came runner - up in the 2014 - 15 Champions LeagueLeague.

Pellegrini has spent an incredible # 172m on just eleven players since taking over at the Etihad Stadium, and although he won the Premier League and Capital One Cup double in his first campaign with the club, he looks set to finish trophyless this term and possibly even out of the top four after a surprisingly poor recent run of form.

Three of those trophies came all at once in the 2000 - 01 campaign when the Merseyside outfit clinched a unique treble consisting of a domestic League and FA Cup double, while they triumphed over Spanish side Alaves in a dramatic UEFA Cup final.

I think we will do the double, pinching the league and running riot in the end of season cup.»

They were fortunate enough to get a BYE in the first round of the cup but they will hope to continue their form into the cup and push for the league cup double!

However, with the Northern 2A league title within touching distance, spirits are high within the club and a win tomorrow will certainly put a league, cup double on the cards at the end of the season!

After all, he had just masterminded the double by leading his side to Premier League and Capital One Cup glory in the previous campaign.