Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew is aware that his team will facing a difficult test in their Europa League second
leg fixture against Benfica this Thursday, April 11 as the Portuguese side are a very dangerous opponent.
Not exact matches
While he's begun to demonstrate his best form in recent
fixtures — not least in the 3 - 0 victory over Villarreal — he still arguably doesn't have the full faith of Jurgen Klopp, and was overlooked for the Reds» Europa League semi-final first
leg against the Yellow Submarine.
I don't want to say this, but in the interest of Arsenal's Ucl success over Barca, I want to say, if the Ucl attacking quality of Barcelona's 4 players of, Suarez, Messi, Neymar and Rakitic will play for Barca
against Arsenal in both 2
legged ties, the Boss MUST consider the possibility of upgrading the Arsenal's 2 CBs & DM position with 2 or 3 top quality new additions of a CB, DM and a striker to face Barca and knock them out of this round of 8
fixtures.
This has set up an incredibly exciting southern premiership title decider
against Cambridge on the home
leg of the BUCS
fixture.
Bale was snubbed by Zinedine Zidane in mid-week
against PSG in the first
leg of their Champions League
fixture.
We only lost our first
leg quarter final
fixture, at home,
against the two - time defending European champions.
Then again that was the case
against Milan, but Wenger made such a hash of the first
leg, leaving us an impossible job in the return
fixture.
Our away
fixture against Beskitas will provide an early opportunity to give it a try as their only chance in qualification is to use the home crowd and our jet - lag to their advantage and put in a convincing first -
leg.
The 29 - year - old limped out of the first
leg of his side's Europa League quarter - final tie
against CSKA Moscow last week with a knee injury, and was in turn absent for the return
fixture on Thursday night as the Gunners secured their place in the last four.
The first
leg will take place at Guardiola's old stomping ground at the Camp Nou and he will manage
against his old club in a competitive
fixture for the very first time in his career.
While mentioning that there's a possibility that Higuain could be on the bench for Juventus» Serie A
fixture against Atalanta this weekend, it's the second
leg of the Coppa Italia semifinals on Wednesday night where Juve's No. 9 is looking to make his comeback.
He answered that question in the build up to Liverpool's crucial second
leg quarterfinal
fixture against Manchester City on Tuesday.
The Paris Saint - Germain star, who broke his right
leg during a
fixture against Marseille in February, was photographed walking on crutches, wearing protective boots as he went shopping with his girlfriend Bruna Marquezine at Shopping Village Mall in Rio de Janerio.
Manchester United's Champions League campaign resume with the first
leg of Champions League round of 16 tie this Wednesday night in what will be a tricky away
fixture against Sevilla.
The Paris Saint - Germain star, who broke his right
leg during a
fixture against Marseille in February, was photographed walking on crutches, wearing protective boots as he went shopping with his girlfriend Bruna Marquezine More...
The Paris Saint - Germain star, who broke his right
leg during a
fixture against Marseille in February, was photographed walking on crutches, More...
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.
The Egyptian came in to play the last 15 minutes of the second
leg of the round of 16
fixture against Porto last night and what he did just moments after arrival made the home fans go «ohh» in unison.
After Real Madrid won the second
leg of their Copa Del Rey
fixture against Espanyol on Tuesday, they became the first team to book their place in the semi-finals of the Spanish cup competition.
On paper, Chivas would be heavy favorites
against Veracruz, but the home side is halfway through a CONCACAF Champions League semifinal series
against the New York Red Bulls — winning the first
leg 1 - 0 at home — and coach Matias Almeyda will surely be resting some of his already - tired squad for the Liga MX
fixture.
The Barça number 8 missed the second
leg of the Spanish Super Cup
against Real Madrid and the first league
fixture of the season
against Betis due to a thigh problem.
Vincent Kompany: I was never sure of the wisdom of leaving Vincent Kompany out of the second
leg of the Champions League
fixture against Liverpool.
Atletico Madrid striker, Diego Costa, could miss the first
leg of their Europa League semi-final
fixture against Arsenal because of an injury to his left hamstring...