Zlatan Ibrahimovic is now on a three match scoreless streak which is his worst run in
league competition since January last year.
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.
Visitors Athletic, meanwhile, suffered a disappointing Champions
League defeat to BATE Borisov in Belarus this week and are six games without a win in all
competitions,
since a 3 - 0 success over Levante at the end of August.
Are we now destined for Europa
League football for the first time
since the
competition's creation in 2010?
He's
since made 174 appearances in all
competitions, winning the Premier
League once in 2013.
The loss at home to Watford earlier in the week however was an expected three points, with the Hornets having not won an away match in the
league since October, while we had won six and drawn one of our previous seven in all
competitions.
It's a continuation of a trend that the Reds have seen
since Klopp took charge, as they've fallen agonisingly short in cup
competitions and haven't been consistent enough in the
league to challenge for major honours.
Walcott enjoyed one of his best campaigns in an Arsenal shirt last season, clocking up 19 goals in all
competitions, but found himself predominantly benched this term with a new formation needing one less attacking players limiting him to less than 50 minutes of game time in the Premier
League since the start of the new term.
The Potters have yet to win in the
league this season, while it's been 40 years
since they defeated United on the road as their rivals have won 15 of their last 16 home
league meetings in all
competitions.
Mlssoccer.com reports that Keane wants to win a fourth MLS Cup and also wants to try and help LA Galaxy become the first American side to win the CONCACAF Champions
League — a
competition that's been won by a Mexican side for the last nine seasons
since Saprissa from Costa Rica won it in 2005.
I still feel that we should be concentrating on the Premier
League since there's a good chance we can progress to the knockout rounds of EL with playing Wilshere, Iwobi, Nelson, Debuchy, etc... I don't care much for Europa
League in general, and want us out of that
competition, but it is another piece of silverware, and in the end it might be the best chance of getting back into CL (just like ManU did last season).
We've been painfully inconsistent across all
competitions since 2008 and haven't won the
league since 2004 (and arguably only close to competing for the title once in fourteen years).
Tonight's Champions
League fixture against Anderlecht will be a test of Arsenal's «big boys» credentials, as they will be playing away in this
competition for the first time
since the 0 - 2 defeat at the Westfalenstadion on Matchday 1.
At Thursday's Athletissima Diamond
League meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, the first major international
competition since the 2012 Summer Olympics, Jamaicans Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt once again stole the show on the track.
The attacker, who joined from Deportivo in the summer, has netted an impressive seven goals in all
competitions despite his limited game time that has seen him start just twice in the Premier
League and often finding himself on the bench, revealed there has been a transition
since moving to England and now feels that he is well integrated into the side.
Our neighbours are enjoying their best Premier
League title challenge
since the
competitions creation in 2013, but the international break broke up their momentum, and I firmly expect us to return to our rightful place above them in two weeks.
It's easy to get caught up in the media hype of players, but if you look at his stats he's only been prolific
since he joined Porto, is this a reflection of the poor
competition in the Portuguese
league, or a true indication of his ability?
Of course I can't see us winning the
league or the Champions League, and we've only won one of the five big games we've played so far this season, but on the flip side, we haven't been beaten in any competition since the opening day defeat to Live
league or the Champions
League, and we've only won one of the five big games we've played so far this season, but on the flip side, we haven't been beaten in any competition since the opening day defeat to Live
League, and we've only won one of the five big games we've played so far this season, but on the flip side, we haven't been beaten in any
competition since the opening day defeat to Liverpool.
The 25 year - old has scored 20 goals in his 24 appearances in all
competitions this season, continuing his fine goalscoring record
since the 2013 - 14 season, proving to be one of the most prolific goalscorers in Europe's top
leagues.
The pressure is on the Premier
League side after a run of just one win in seven in all
competitions since the turn of the year, but that didn't prevent Jurgen Klopp from making nine changes to the side that faced Southampton in midweek.
Liverpool — who have 18 top - flight
league titles to their name — are obviously near the summit, having not finished outside the top eight in England's premier
competition since 1961 - 62, when they were competing in the old Second Division.
I'm talking about Premier
League goals and premier league goals but since you want to talk about overall competitions do you remember the first leg against Monaco?yes I do Giroud missed absolute sitters which a proven goalscorer thrive
League goals and premier
league goals but since you want to talk about overall competitions do you remember the first leg against Monaco?yes I do Giroud missed absolute sitters which a proven goalscorer thrive
league goals but
since you want to talk about overall
competitions do you remember the first leg against Monaco?yes I do Giroud missed absolute sitters which a proven goalscorer thrives on!!
It had been an age
since any silverware of note, but although English football's biggest cup
competition is nothing to sniff at, the Gunners will be gunning for the main prize this season; the Premier
League.
Either way, it would make Premier
League history, as 35 would be the most scored by a player in a single season
since the
competition broke away from the English First Division.
We were not successful in the
league but we were very successful in our cup run
since we beat the best teams in the
competition instead of luckily drawing easy fixtures.
Arsenal were previously the favourites to win the Europa
League since the
competition started, but now that teams like Napoli, Atletico Madrid and Dortmund have joined the throng for the knockout rounds, they have been ousted from the top of the betting.
Mbappe bagged 26 goals in all
competitions for his club side as they won their first Ligue 1 title
since the year 2000, as well as reaching the semi-final of the Champions
League.
The 22 - year - old has struggled to establish himself at Anfield
since his # 10m from Lille in 2015, as per The Telegraph, scoring 21 goals in 76 appearances in all
competitions, while only making 21 Premier
League starts.
Once again, this can largely be explained by the strength of schedule
since Green Bay will face weaker
competition than any other team in the
league.
The Champions
League itself is of course a
competition that Arsenal have had no luck in
since the late 2000's.
Indeed, there is a compelling argument that no - one has enriched the Premier
League to quite the same extent — in terms of smoothness, va - va - voom and goals —
since the
competition began in its current guise in 1992.
While Chelsea do own the distinction of being one of only a small handful of teams to beat Arsenal at all this season — they have not lost a single match at home in any
competition since a 3 - 2 defeat against Olympiacos in the Champions
League... back in September.
The 27 - year - old has been a key figure for the Blues
since joining them in 2012, going on to score 87 goals in 284 appearances in all
competitions while winning two Premier
League titles.
The goal from Ibe was his first in any
competition since Liverpool pulverized Southampton in a 6 - 1 romp during the
League Cup quarter - finals last month.
But such has been the great form of France international forward Olivier Giroud
since his return from injury at the same time as the goals dried up for our Chilean powerhouse, the two are now tied on 13
league goals apiece, with Giroud just two behind in all
competitions with 17.
One good thing you can say about Arsenal
since we last won the Premier
League title is that, unlike other big clubs like Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City, the Gunners have always finished in the top four and have always secured a place in the elite European
competition that is the Champions
League.
It depends which of Arsene Wenger's comments about Arsenal and the approach to our season in the unfamiliar European
competition that is the Europa
League you have been listening to I suppose, because the Frenchman has been a bit contradictory on the issue ever
since we first found out our fate on the final day of last season.
The first leg of this Europa
League Round of 32 tie marks Atlético's first involvement in the
competition since a 1 - 0 win at this stage against Rubin Kazan in 2013.
Manchester United have dominated the Premier
League era and in 23 seasons
since the
competition took over from the old first division, they have won the title on no fewer than 13 occasions.
It will mark the first meeting between these two teams
since the 2009/10 Europa
League, when Atleti knocked out Sporting on away goals in the Round of 16 en route to winning the
competition.
Khedira has appeared in all of 13 games in all
competitions, but hasn't been seen on the field
since Real Madrid's 4 - 3 loss to Schalke in the Champions
League round of 16.
Since then, though, he has re-established his goal - scoring touch, finding the net 16 times in his last 17 outings in all
competitions, with 13 of those goals in 11
league games.
Since then Gabriel has not played a single minute in either
competition; in the
league he has been glued to the subs bench for the last four games, while for Benfica's last two Champions League matches he hasn't even been included in Rui Vitoria's
league he has been glued to the subs bench for the last four games, while for Benfica's last two Champions
League matches he hasn't even been included in Rui Vitoria's
League matches he hasn't even been included in Rui Vitoria's squad.
Across all
competitions, they have lost four of their last five
since beating Reading in the
League Cup's third round.
Last season was the first time in 20 years the club didn't qualify for the Champions
League, but they haven't got beyond the last 16 in that
competition since 2010.
Clear favourites in the group As a regular in the UEFA Champions
League for many years in a row, this is Arsenal's first appearance in this
competition since losing the final to Turkish side Galatasaray in 2000.
The Champions
League is the
competition that Madrid fans have been desperately waiting to win
since 2002, this is the title that they crave for the most, and Bale needs to satisfy their hunger.
«It's been two years
since I last competed in a Diamond
League, the highest standard of
competition in athletics.»
They have conceded just three goals in their past eight games in all
competitions, and Jesus» effort was the first they have shipped in the Champions
League since November.
After picking up a «mild neck injury» in Rome, Greg Rutherford — who had won in each of his
competitions since last July — finished in fifth with a best of 8.17 m after his placing following the first three leaps put him outside the top four which denied him a further three attempts under the controversial new Diamond
League rules.