"League victory" refers to winning a competition or match that determines the best team in a sports league.
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It resulted in the club's second clean sheet of the season and their fourth
league victory of the campaign.
However now that we've failed to win the league for the subsequent 10 + years it's fair to say that overall we have gone backwards under his tenure
regarding league victories.
A single goal in a relatively
routine league victory might not seem like a highlight of 20 years at a club, but this one was different.
The Clarets lost 4 - 0 at the Hawthorns earlier in the season and they are looking for their first
Premier League victory over the Baggies, having drawn one and lost two of the previous three.
While Liverpool will be looking to continue their winning ways after their midweek Champions
League victory over Manchester City, Everton will be wanting to improve after their loss to City last Saturday, 31 March.
Time and time again these past few months, he has been Bayern's saviour, the Man of the Match in Bundesliga wins in Stuttgart and Dortmund, the hero of the penalty shoot - out triumph over RB Leipzig in the German Cup and especially outstanding in the 3 - 1
Champions League victory at home to Paris Saint - Germain.
Chelsea's players quickly shrugged off the ghost of Jose Mourinho as they picked up a
first league victory in almost a month.
Chelsea look to extend our run of four consecutive Premier
League victories at home to Everton.
In recent history, Arsenal Football Club had a run of Premier
League victories in the 1990s, including a League and Cup double, and has been a top four side ever since.
Arsenal made light work of sub-zero temperatures and an artificial pitch to secure a comfortable
Europa League victory over Ostersund.
United, though, are never far off the pace and a 20th successive home win in the Barclay's Premier League − what would also be their fourth
consecutive league victory over Man City at Old Trafford − would see them erase Man City's two - point advantage and replace them at the summit.
Bayern Munich midfielder Javi Martinez shared his view about his team's latest Champions
League victory against Juventus and their upcoming Bundesliga encounter with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Home certainly hasn't been where the heart is for Blackpool, who are now aiming to seal their first Premier
League victory on home soil at their fourth attempt following failed efforts against Fulham (2 - 2), Blackburn Rovers (1 - 2) and Manchester City (2 - 3).
The Gunners were made to work for their first Premier
League victory since February 11, but Mesut Ozil broke the deadlock just before the hour mark before Walcott and substitute Olivier Giroud struck to move Arsenal to within four points of fourth - placed Manchester City.
It does go both ways: Pep Guardiola's first Champions
League victory came in no small part because that Norwegian referee turned down 12 clear penalties for Chelsea.
Leicester City also got there
last league victory on 1994 - 95 season by 2 - 1 goals which also the only since 1983 - 84 season.
What better to shut his mouth than for arsene to record back 2
back league victories over his arch rival.....
Earlier on and Zharnel Hughes had gone to third on the UK 200m all - time list behind only John Regis and Adam Gemili, his 20.05 securing him his second Diamond
League victory after his win in Lausanne earlier this month.
Leicester's success last season was arguably the greatest
ever League victory in the history of football, and yet Ranieri gets the sack 9 months later.
Guardiola's Manchester City are chasing a remarkable 19th straight Premier
League victory as they take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on New Year's Eve.
Banega is coming off back to back Europa
League victories with Sevilla and the incredible disappointment of losing the Copa America final with Argentina.
Their rivalry continued in Brussels but while Pichardo retired in the fourth round, Taylor went on to leap his best of 17.59 m in the fifth to claim his fourth overall
Diamond League victory.
A 2 - 1 success back in 2005 remains Blackburn's one and
only league victory at Old Trafford in sixteen visits, though the Red Devils have won each of the four following home encounters since, winning three of those by at least a two goal margin.
He has also been present in Real's last two Champions
League victories before this one - in 2002 as a player and in 2014 as an assistant manager Continue reading →
I know some are saying we shouldn't worry but to be honest I'm worried, we are playing a Mourinho team next after the international break and we all know Wenger doesn't even have a
single league victory against him, the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea have no european football so can fully focus on the league all this has me worried!
Kids also populate the starting rotation, including Randy Johnson, 26; Brian Holman, 25; and Erik Hanson, 24 — who together have 34
big league victories.
November 6 — Tottenham Hotspur had their second win in a week at their temporary Wembley home, but in contrast to the mid-week Champions
League victory which saw 86,000 fans pack the national stadium, 65, 270 turned up to watch the London rivals Crystal Palace.
Tottenham Hotspur will look to clinch a
maiden league victory at the Wembley when they host Swansea City on Saturday....
Al Fateh secured a first - ever AFC Champions
League victory by seeing off Al Jazira 3 - 1 last time out and will know a win in Abu Dhabi would put them in a strong position with two group games remaining, while defeat for Al Jazira would confirm their elimination.
Lionel Messi has broken yet another record as he became the top goal - scorer of all time in the Spanish League, La Liga after scoring 3 goals in Barcelona's
latest league victory against Sevilla.
«I hope you enjoy the game more than some of you did against Tottenham,» was how the Manchester United manager addressed his public, continuing the needless bickering with the club's supporters he began after the
narrow league victory on Saturday.
Now in Year 2, with several experienced seniors leading the way, Monte Vista has raced out to a 10 - 0 start with six East Bay
Athletic League victories and a tournament title already under its belt.
Perry moved up through the minors and eventually racked up 314
major league victories before he retired in 1983.
After a few years where he was widely considered to be the best winger in the world â $ «a period which took in a Championsâ $
™ League victory â $ «many believed Giggs was on his way down after a run of poor form over the last couple of seasons.
A lethal finisher and hard - working unselfish attacker at his peak, Benzema has had a key role in Real's various La Liga title wins and three Champions
League victories during his time with the club.
Aided by the non-stop scoring of Harry Kane — a player who has scored in every league match he's played against Arsenal — and the fact Mauricio Pochettino has fashioned a well - organised, hard to break down team, it's now over three years since an Arsene Wenger side has
tasted league victory in the derby.
Goals from Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez saw Jose Mourinho's side secure their
21st league victory of the season as the Red Devils closed the gap on rivals Man City to 13 points.
He tossed three touchdown passes — two to Gavin Reinwald and one to Jonas McMillan — to lead a 24 - 17
Delta League victory over Grant - Sacramento.
Luke Walton on LaVar's playoff prediction: «Right now I want (Lonzo) to lead us to a couple of
summer league victories.»
United's defeat saw their 40 - game unbeaten run at home come to an end, while City's 14th consecutive
league victory made history for the most wins in a row in a single English top flight season.
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