Sentences with phrase «leg defeat»

Arsenal chasing the impossible on the return leg after suicidal first leg defeat.

Eight Leicester City fans were found guilty of public order offences following disturbances before last season's Champions League quarterfinal first leg defeat at Atletico's former Vicente Calderon home.

Bayern Munich restored some pride in the second leg with a 3 - 2 victory, but ultimately paid the price for the first leg defeat in Barcelona.

Balotelli was unable to complete the Blues» 2 - 0 Europa League first leg defeat against Dynamo Kiev last Thursday after suffering an allergic reaction to the pitch.

The 2 - 0 quarter - final second leg defeat by Bayern in April 2013 is the only time in this competition the Turin team have lost at their new stadium.

Juventus are in trouble in Champions League now because they faced 1st leg defeat against Real Madrid by 3 — 0 goals at the home venue of Juve.

Sporting on their first match was won by 2 - 1 goals but that was not enough against their 2nd leg defeats by 3 - 1 goals at CSKA's home.

They followed up that win with the two - legged defeat of Liverpool in midweek, and will be flying full of confidence ahead of tonight's upcoming game, but have decided to name a relatively inexperienced side for the encounter.

Barcelona have also been dumped out of the Champions League, having fallen to a 2 - 0 second leg defeat to Atleti having won the first leg 2 - 1 at the Nou Camp.

There were a lot of things that Arsenal needed to do right to stand a chance of overturning the home leg defeat against Barcelona when we met again in the Nou Camp tonight.

Marseille will have to come back to win a European tie following a first - leg defeat for the first time in 13 years if they are to reach the UEFA Europa League semi-finals at the expense of European debutants RB Leipzig, 1 - 0 winners of the first encounter in Germany.

Juventus are perhaps the last team a football fan should write off after a heavy first leg defeat in a two - legged tie.

But Di Maria, who sat out the entirety of the first leg defeat in Spain a fortnight ago, demonstrated all is not lost for Unai Emery's team as he broke the deadlock with a deflected right - foot strike on the stroke of half - time.

Just as I predicted on the night of our 1st leg defeat, we put up a decent performance in the 2nd leg but it's always a case of «Close but no cigar»..

I decided not to watch Arsenal game this season after the 2nd leg defeat to Bayern.

BoyleSports made Barcelona as short as 1 - 1,000 to make the semi-finals ahead of their trip to Rome but the Italian outfit became only the third team in Champions League history to overturn a first - leg defeat of three goals or more.

Conte also admitted he is losing sleep over the size of his squad after Willian became the latest player to be hit by injury in the 2 - 1 semi-final second - leg defeat by Arsenal.

Now the focus instantly switches to the Copa del Rey final against Sevilla which if they win, along with the expected La Liga triumph, should make up for the shock second - leg defeat against Roma.

But when the Ronaldo was kept quiet in Real's 2 - 1 first - leg defeat to Bayern Munich at the same stage, the 27 - year - old was slammed by the media as «ineffective», while well - organised Bayern received little credit for their stoic defensive display.

The French midfielder conceded a penalty within 45 seconds of his late introduction in Arsenal's 2 - 0 first - leg defeat in the Champions League.

It would be nice for Arsenal fans if our German international midfield star was right in what he says about this season's record two legged defeat in the Champions League knockout phase inflicted on us by many of his fellow countrymen.

As we pray to avoid Atletico Madrid before finals, we should also pray for Dortmund's failure to overturn Salzburg first leg defeat.

The two - time Ballon d'Or - winner netted a hat - trick in a 4 - 3 second - leg defeat that took Madrid into the semi-finals in 2003 and was afforded the rare privilege of a standing ovation from United's fans.

Mauricio Pochettino's men were left with work to do tonight after falling to a 1 - 0 first - leg defeat in Belgium, but they have got off to a great start at Wembley.

Throughout his entire career, 48 - year - old Dean has only refereed one Liverpool match — a 2 - 1 first - leg defeat to Sheffield United in a 2003 League Cup semi-final.

The bad thing about these first leg defeats is that you have to wait three weeks to see if you can come back in the tie, and in between you will hear a lot of nonsense in the media.

And that leads to the second origin of Guardiola's unease: the fact that his Bayern side lost three times in the Champions League semifinals, and that his City followed up last season's last - 16 exit Monaco with Wednesday's quarterfinal first - leg defeat to Liverpool.

He left under a cloud after numerous training ground incidents and a half time stadium walkout in their 5 - 0 final first leg defeat.

City could be without top scorer Sergio Aguero, who missed Wednesday's 3 - 0 Champions League quarter - final first - leg defeat at Liverpool through injury.

Chelsea were knocked out by Barcelona in the round of 16, losing 4 - 1 on aggregate to the Catalan giants after a 3 - 0 second - leg defeat at Camp Nou.

Paris Saint - Germain's Champions League aspirations took a big enough hit after a 3 - 1 first - leg defeat at Real Madrid, but then a combined broken fifth metatarsal and sprained ankle robbed them of the man who was supposed to deliver European glory.

The final whistle had barely gone on Real Madrid's first leg defeat to Wolfsburg when Roberto made his plea.

Wednesday's 3 - 1 quarterfinal second - leg defeat at home to Juventus exposed the frailties in Real's team and their over-reliance on Ronaldo and centre - half Sergio Ramos, whose absence through suspension against Juve left Real hugely vulnerable at the back.

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Last month, Saief played 90 minutes in both legs of Gent's round - of - 32 victory over Tottenham; last week, he played 76 minutes and had an assist in the round - of - 16 first leg defeat to Genk.

Guardiola looks on after being sent to the stands during City's Champions League second - leg defeat

If this is the last, then I'll remember him in that opening 20 minutes against Barcelona in the QF of the Champions League last season, where he was simply brilliant and prevented us from suffering a humiliating first leg defeat.

It was only a season ago when Barcelona came back from a 4 - 0 first leg defeat to stage an epic 6 - 5 comeback win over Paris - Saint Germain during the Round of 16.

• Atlético were unbeaten on their European travels this season until their 1 - 0 quarter - final second - leg defeat at Sporting, three draws in the UEFA Champions League preceding two wins in the UEFA Europa League.

A 3 - 0 first leg defeat has left the Premier League

There's no doubt about it: Paris Saint - Germain have an uphill task to try and come back from a 3 - 1 first leg defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League

Throughout the first - leg defeat, though, it was clear the Spaniards were being betrayed by the score.

There's no doubt about it: Paris Saint - Germain have an uphill task to try and come back from a 3 - 1 first leg defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League (kick - off 2:45 pm ET), and the news that they'll have do so without Neymar may just have turned that hill into a mountain.

The Old Lady had over-turned a three goal first leg defeat but Ronaldo broke Italian hearts in injury time to send the holders through.

Enrique's side may have come back to defeat Paris Saint Germain in the round of 16 but their 4 - 0 first leg defeat in that tie showed serious vulnerabilities.

It has been revealed that Jose Mourinho refuses to panic after Real Madrid's 4 - 1 first - leg defeat at Champions League semifinal opponents Borussia Dortmund.

Llandudno, trailing 5 - 0 from their first leg against IFK Goteborg, salvaged some respectability as Danny Hughes netted a consolation goal in a 2 - 1 second - leg defeat.

For the second year in a row, Arsenal have gone out of the Champions League in the round of 16 against Bayern Munich, and a spirited second leg performance wasn't enough to make up for the two - goal first leg defeat.