Sentences with phrase «leg clash of»

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With its 3 - 0 quarterfinal first leg victory over Juventus, Real Madrid takes a massive advantage into the second leg of the clash scheduled to take place on April 11 at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid.

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The big problem that Arsenal had against Hull City in the first leg of our FA cup 5th round clash at the Emirates Stadium was twofold.

In another Metro report the national boss Roy Hodgson explained that the Arsenal striker has a dead leg from training and that will almost certainly rule him out of England's clash with Germany today, a match where his pace on the counter attack was probably his best chance of an appearance.

It was a night to forget for Barcelona on Wednesday as they suffered a 1 - 0 defeat to rivals Espanyol in the first leg of their Copa del Rey clash.

Costa was kept quiet by Liverpool's three - man defence during the first leg clash, and Reds supporters let him know just how afraid of him they weren't by bellowing out this... ahem, pleasant little tune.

Real Madrid will take a two - goal advantage into the second leg of their round - of - 16 Champions League clash with Roma at the Bernabeu next month.

This evening we go into the second leg champions league quarter final clash against Bayern Munich on the backdrop of a 3 - 1 defeat to Liverpool.

Barcelona triumphed over Manchester City in the first - leg of the last 16 Champions League clash, yet Dani Alves did not leave the pitch with a smile on his face.

Louis van Gaal and the United squad are in Denmark ahead of the first leg of their Europa League clash with FC Midtjylland and in his pre-match comments reported by Sky Sports the United boss revealed that the reason their captain Wayne Rooney was not with the squad was because he has picked up a knee problem.

Manchester United took a huge step towards the last 16 of the Europa League by defeating Saint - Etienne 3 - 0 in their first - leg clash.

Arsenal have a handy two goal advantage as they head into their home tie with Italian giants AC Milan in the second leg of their Europa League clash (KO Thursday 18th March, 20:05).

Wenger can ill - afford another defeat on Sunday, as the Frenchman is already under fire following a poor run of form which has seen them fall eight points off the pace in the Premier League title race, as well as slipping to a two - goal deficit ahead of their second leg clash with Barcelona in the Champions League.

Madrid hold a healthy advantage over Atletico Madrid ahead of their second leg Champions League semi-finals clash after a Ronaldo hat - trick in the first leg.

It got even worse for the Italian tactician on Wednesday night as his side fell to a 3 - 0 loss to bitter rivals Juventus in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final clash, and so additions will be a welcome boost in the summer, provided that he lasts that long.

The Mexican international's forceful tackle on the Manchester United left - back during the two side's Champions League clash left Shaw with a double fracture of the leg and is now certain to miss a huge portion of the season and his participation at next summer's European Championships for England are in serious doubt.

Sometimes I retrospect about some classic Arsenal games over the years, and one of such games which always come to mind is the 1st leg Champions league round of 16 clash at home against Barcelona in the 2010/2011 season.

The lay - off of influential playmaking midfielder Luca Modric, who broke his leg during Tottenham Hotspur's clash with Birmingham City and is not expected to be fit until late October, is less likely to diminish the club's strong start to the season as Niko Kranjcar — a near like - for - like replacement — edges closer to a permanent move to White Hart Lane following a successful medical.

Mourinho was asked at his press conference whether the fact that tonight's clash coincides with the one - year anniversary of Shaw breaking his leg during a Champions League defeat at PSV Eindhoven played a role in the defender not making the trip.

Allen's «assist» provided Ibe with the chance to score the game's one and only goal, a goal that gives Liverpoool a hugely important lead heading into the second leg of their Capital One Cup semi-final clash with Stoke.

In turn, their focus will now be on the Champions League, where they face Manchester City in Paris in the first leg of their quarter - final clash on Wednesday night.

The Red Devils will be hoping to return from Russia with a positive result in the first leg of the last - 16 clash, but there are two notable absentees in the 20 - man squad.

Indeed, ever since the 2 - 0 loss in the first leg of tonight's clash the Gunners have managed to win a single game out of the 5 games they've played, losing significant ground in the title chase.

Spurs will have to contest the second leg of their Champions League clash without Juventus defender Serge Aurier after an incident occurred where the player picked up a booking in their 2 - 2 draw on Tuesday which rules him out of the return fixture.

Kick off is less than an hour away, and Diego Simeone and Zinedine Zidane have just confirmed their team sheets for the first leg of this Champions League semifinal clash.

Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery has been ruled out of his side's second leg clash with Arsenal on Wednesday night after

On Wednesday, Real Madrid host Paris Saint - Germain in the first leg of their Champions League clash.

With Arsenal's winless record in Russia, the Gunners could do with rolling out a home win in this first leg of their quarter - final clash with CSKA Moscow.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's hat trick gave Manchester United a 3 - 0 win against St Etienne in a Europa League round of 32 first - leg clash at Old Trafford.

By contrast, Ernesto Valverde's side will arrive having lost only once in 35 games in all competitions since being beaten in both legs of their Spanish Super Cup clash with Real Madrid in August.

Mourinho will revert back to his tried and trusted players for the Capital One Cup semi-final second leg clash after seeing his side dumped out of the FA Cup by Bradford on Saturday.

Morgan has missed the last three matches with a back injury and he will remain on the sidelines at Goodison Park, as well as missing the first leg of the Foxes» Champions League quarter - final clash in Madrid next week.

Regular striker Karim Benzema is out of tonight's clash at the Bernabeu after picking up a knee injury in last week's quarter - final first leg, meaning «Chicharito» is set for a rare start.

Boss Zinedine Zidane rested almost all of his star names including Cristiano Ronaldo, Toni Kroos and Sergio Ramos for the first - leg clash at Estadio Fernando Torres.

Coutinho has been cleared to make his debut at Camp Nou as Barcelona look to overturn a 1 - 0 defeat to Espanyol in the first leg of their quarter - final clash.

Fans climbed up lampposts, walls and road signs to catch a glimpse of the teams as they arrived ahead of the hotly - anticipated first leg clash.

Bayern Munich took a comfortable lead of 2 - 0 after their first clash with FC Zurich from first leg play off in the Champions League.

Maurizio Sarri spoke to the press ahead of Napoli's Round of 32 Europa League second leg clash against RB Leipzig.

Team News & lineups: One problem for Barcelona is the fact that they are playing so many games since the start of the year that Luis Enrique might choose to rest a few players in next couple of games including Sundays clash against Levante and midweek Copa Del Rey dead - rubber second leg tie against Valencia.

Rival Watch: Victory for Chelsea ahead of Camp Nou clash FC Barcelona Chelsea claimed victory against Crystal Palace in their final Premier League fixture before facing Barça at Camp Nou in the second leg of their last 16 Champions League tie.

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The Tottenham midfielder was arguably the best player for the visitors to Fiorentina on Thursday night - where the two sides played out a 1 - 1 draw in the opening leg of the Europa League round of 32 clash.

Madrid and Barca have combined to win the Champions League for the past four years, and Guardiola cited Madrid's 3 - 1 win over Paris Saint - Germain in the first leg of their blockbuster last 16 clash as evidence of why league form can count for little in European competition.

With this clash sandwiched between league matches and just a week before a crucial EFL Cup semi-final second leg match, it's obviously going to take a back seat in terms of priorities for the Blues.

Coleman made his comeback last week when he completed 58 minutes of the Toffees» Under - 23s» clash with Portsmouth — 10 months after suffering a double leg breaking playing for Republic of Ireland against Wales.

Silva also revealed that although it is hard with the match so close now, that he and his teammates are focused more on Toulouse away in Ligue 1 on Saturday than the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 clash away at Real Madrid next week.

Television pictures suggested Ronaldo was also targeted when running with the ball during the first leg of the last - 16 clash at Stade Gerland, which ended in a 1 - 1 draw.

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City will on Tuesday night clash with Liverpool at the Etihad in the second leg of the Champions League quarter - finals match.

The UEFA Champions League clash with Sevilla is the second leg in the round of 16 stage in the competition and after a 0 - 0 draw in Spain three weeks ago, United will be seeking a great result to put them in the draw for the quarter - finals on the elite European competition on Friday.

The second leg of the round of 16 Europa League tie between Tottenham Hotspur and Borussia Dortmund promises to be an exciting clash, with the German side in a commanding position after a 3 - 0 home win in the first leg last week.