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.
Not exact matches
What better way to start than the second -
leg against Monaco — with a 3 - 1
defeat suffered in the first -
leg — this would be the perfect moment for Ozil to silence his critics, and spur Arsenal on to an epic Champions League comeback.
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.
The attacker netted in both of his club's Champions League play - off
legs against Liverpool as they slumped to a 6 - 3 aggregate
defeat.
Also, while Real warmed up for their semi-final second
leg with a victory over Real Sociedad on Saturday, City — who played a day later — suffered a worrying 4 - 2
defeat against Southampton.
Going back to that painful League cup final
defeat to Birmingham City in the last few minutes, right up to the recent first
leg disaster
against the French club Monaco in the Champions League, Arsenal have come unstuck like this a few times.
Bayern have required emphatic victories in the second
legs of both their knockout games already this season
against Shakthar Donetsk and Porto, but they simply can't afford have a repeat of the game in Portugal
against the Catalans, as another 3 - 1
defeat will almost certainly leave them with too much do
against a strike force of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.
A heavy and embarrassing
defeat against Chelsea in 2nd
leg will seal his fate.
Bartomeu: «I am sorry for Barça fans» FC Barcelona FC Barcelona fell to a 3 - 0
defeat in the second
leg of their Champions League quarter - final
against AS Roma to be eliminated from the competition on away goals thanks to the Italians» goal in the 4 - 1
defeat in the first
leg at Camp Nou.
The Gunners eased through a tough last - 16 tie
against Milan 5 - 1 on aggregate, having gone into the first
leg on a run of four straight
defeats, and they are long odds - on for a home victory
against CSKA Moscow in the quarter - finals.
But the Blues will go into this game — with a bit of concern after their momentum was brought to a crushing halt by a heavy
defeat in the Champions League Quarter - final first
leg away from home
against Liverpool.
Celtic slipped to a surprise 4 - 3
defeat against Astana in Kazakhstan but qualified 8 - 4 on aggregate thanks to their 5 - 0 first
leg win.
The second
leg of their last - 32 tie
against Swedish minnows Ostersunds produced a shock 2 - 1
defeat before a 3 - 1 second -
leg win sealed their progress
against Milan.
Bayern Munich suffered a thumping
defeat in Portugal with the Germans now needing to do the job in the home
leg as they did
against Shakhtar in the last round.
City found themselves 3 - 2 behind and staring down the barrel of a home
defeat against the Ligue 1 leaders — but a brilliant last 20 minutes saw them score three times to head into the second
leg with a two - goal advantage.
The Toffees were in Europa League action
against Atalanta on Thursday evening, but left Italy with their collective tails firmly between their
legs after a 3 - 0
defeat to the Serie A outfit.
Vincent Kompany says Manchester City are happy to wait to seal the Premier League title, while clinging to the hope they can overturn a 3 - 0
defeat in the first
leg of their Champions League quarter - final
against Liverpool.
Suffering a 3 - 2
defeat against AS Roma in the second
leg Copa Italia semifinal wasn't exactly something Inter Milan head coach Andrea Stramaccioni had in mind especially since the latest poor results which led to many rumors about his potential departure from the club.
Thursday's Europa League penalty shootout loss at Besiktas was the sole
defeat in Gerro's absence, with wins at Crystal Palace, Southampton and the first
leg against the Turks.
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.
Their only
defeats was on Play off first
leg match
against Zilina by 3 - 2 goals.
Injuries have certainly been a mitigating factor and Danny Rose was again missing for both
legs against Gent — the
defeat in Monaco was the first time Harry Kane, Hugo Lloris and Mousa Dembele had started together in the Champions League and Spurs were still without Toby Alderweireld and Erik Lamela — but too few of the fit players stepped up.
There was little wrong with Tottenham's performance
against the Belgian side, even after Dele Alli's rush of blood saw him sent off, but manager Mauricio Pochettino was right in saying the damage was done in the first
leg in Belgium — a 1 - 0
defeat where Spurs were complacent and disinterested.
Sadio Mané scored a hat - trick and Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino were also on target to leave Porto effectively playing for pride — and a first win
against the Reds — at Anfield after a
defeat that equals the biggest first -
leg margin in the UEFA Champions League era.
• The Spanish side have lost only one of their last 13 games
against Serie A sides (W8 D4)-- that
defeat at Juve in the 2015 semi-final first
leg.
The New Saints saw their hopes of Champions League progress dented after a 2 - 0 away
defeat against Croatian side Rijeka in the first
leg of their second qualifying round tie.
• The first
leg was Juve's joint heaviest home European
defeat, equalling their 3 - 0 loss
against Manchester United FC in the 2002/03 second group stage and the 4 - 1
defeat at home to Bayern on matchday six in 2009/10.
City will look for revenge
against Chelsea after being
defeated 1 - 3 in the home
leg earlier this season.
That confirmed a 1 - 0 aggregate
defeat, giving Liverpool the record W5 L2 in two -
legged contests
against Portuguese sides.
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.
Marseille, who will host the first
leg of their semifinal
against Salzburg, moved on to the semifinals for the first time since 2004 by overturning a 1 - 0
defeat against RB Leipzig with a 5 - 2 home victory on Thursday.
Arsenal's heaviest
defeat in this competition came at home to Russian opponents, going down 5 - 2
against Spartak Moskva in the 1982/83 first round second
leg.
His wasteful display in Arsenal's 3 - 1
defeat in the first
leg of their Champions League round - of - 16 tie
against Monaco got plenty of attention, coming as it did shortly after he said the club did not need to sign a big - name goal scorer.
• Made his 500th appearance for Chelsea in their 1 - 0 home
defeat by Manchester United in the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League quarter - final first
leg, and played a key role in the Blues winning the competition the following season by scoring penalties in successive rounds
against SSC Napoli and SL Benfica.
A first
leg 3 - 2
defeat against Mauricio Pochettino's Espanyol gave them every chance of progression to the semi finals thanks to the 2 away goals they scored at Cornellà - El Prat, a feat that the mighty Barca couldn't achieve when dropping two points there in a League visit just a couple of week before.
They have never previously lost 4 - 2 away in the first
leg, but on the four occasions that the margin of
defeat has been by two goals, they have prevailed only once, recovering to win 3 - 0 at home
against Sporting CP in the third round of the 1993/94 UEFA Cup — they went on to finish as runners - up in the competition.
At home their record in 14 encounters is W8 D3 L3, the most recent a 2 - 0
defeat against Barcelona in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League round of 16 first
leg.
Catalans finished the season in style, looking at all the competition in the last 22 appearances Barca enrolled 19 wins, two draws and one
defeat, and that
defeat came in the second
leg match
against Bayern Munich when it was all settled, while the last draw was in the last La Liga round when Barca have already secured their new league title and thus Enrique has sent somewhat mixed team to the pitch.
• Lazio's record in seven matches
against Austrian opponents is W4 L3 (W2 L1 away), the first -
leg victory
against Salzburg ending a run of three successive
defeats.
Wilshere hobbled off during Bournemouth's 4 - 0
defeat against Tottenham during the weekend and the Daily Telegraph have claimed that the 25 - year - old could now be ruled out for another lengthy spell after he suffered a suspect fracture on his lower left
leg.
• Marseille have won three and lost four of the seven UEFA competition ties in which they were
defeated away in the first
leg, their most recent success being
against Deportivo La Coruña in the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup final when they recovered from a 2 - 0
defeat in Spain to win the return 5 - 1 in France.
Newcastle United ended their European journey after only managing to pick up 1 - 1 draw at home
against Benfica, which was far from enough to counter previous 3 - 1
defeat from the Portuguese side in previous
leg.
Ajax also made it hard for themselves as they suffered a 3 - 1
defeat against Lyon but thanks to incredible first
leg result where they registered a comfortable 4 - 1 win.
Having won the first
leg 1 - 0 away, United go into the game heavy favourites to qualify for the final however the
defeat against Arsenal means this game becomes even bigger than it already was which means more pressure on the team.
Newcastle United picked up a 3 - 1
defeat against Benfica on the first
leg of their Europa League campaign on Thursday, but the Magpies manager Alan Pardew remains optimistic with his team's chance in advancing into the next stage especially since they managed to score an away goal.
Despite playing out of their skin and winning the first
leg against the best football team on the planet 3 weeks earlier, the Gunners fell victim to poor refereeing decisions and a passing masterclass as they succumbed to a 3 - 1
defeat.
Plateau United head coach Kennedy Boboye is optimistic that the reigning NPFL champions can reach the CAF Champions League group stage despite being
defeated 4 - 2 in their First Round first
leg match
against Etoile du Sahel on Tuesday.
Two of those goals came in the stunning Europa League
defeat of Borussia Dortmund and, though he will miss Thursday's semi-final second
leg against Villarreal, Origi is hoping to be fit in time for the final should Liverpool make it.
Feyenoord 1 - 2 FC Kuban Krasnodar highlights: Feyenoord's ambition to bounce back in their Europa League second
leg campaign suffered a major blow as they picked up another
defeat against Kubran Krasnodar this Thursday.
And having analysed City's sole
defeat this season, when the Premier League pacesetters lost 4 - 3
against Liverpool, he believes fan - power can be crucial as his team seek to overhaul a 2 - 1 deficit in their semi-final second
leg.