The first -
leg matches played last week saw defending champion Real Madrid beat Paris Saint Germain 3 - 1 and Liverpool crush Porto 5 - 0.
Not exact matches
Play him alternate weeks or during the English weeks or in the 2nd
legs of UCL
matches when we've already demolished the team in the 1st
leg.
Arsenal have been
playing many games recently, as John Ibrahim keeps telling us, it was their 5th
match in 19 days, but for a change we have won the last two despite the tired
legs.
Arsenal and Real Madrid legends are set to
play two charity games this year with the first
match in Madrid on June 3 at the Santiago Bernabeu while Arsenal hosts the return
leg of the friendlies on September 8 at the Emirates Stadium.
Who is their right mind would think a two
legged match against Chelsea to be any easier than
playing Forest?
The
match has been
played and lost, let it go, its not like we have a reasonable chance of going through now so we should just focus on the league now and especially the
match on Saturday, the best way to get over that loss is to get the 3 points at stake on Sunday and let the 2nd
leg take care of itself when we get to that stage.....
January = lots of
matches to
play with easy opponents, but its the month that test consistency and quality Febuary = we got Chelsea and Southampton, crucial first knockout round UCL March = tough game at Liverpool, Leicester and 2nd
leg of first round knockout UCL April = Man City, tottenham and UCL quarter final May = Man Utd, Everton FA cup Final
Giving Sanchez a rest even till February does not guarantee that he can not pick injury in his first
match on return (God forbid) Therefore, we should
play our best
legs available and fit, Sanchez or other bodies.
So many fans were already talking about the semis before we
played the return
leg... this is why you don't get too cocky and wait until the actual
match is
played.
We should use him more in league
matches too... I noticed the Ox is always full of mistake and hardly perform each time he starts a
match, he's always more better when he comes on as a sub to
play against tiring
legs.
In the second
leg, when the
match is already lost and no hope, the players will
play their hearts out and maybe draw or loose narrowly and some wenger fans will be like the team tried and gave their all and will say Giroud is improving and that we should wait until next season and see the real Giroud and we don't need new signings and we just need to concede less goals.
i love a fully fit game consisted of qualtiy players with no exception whatsoever and judging by the look of things arsenal need to keep Rooney under control as yesterday in the Argentina
match a bad foul sent Di maria into pain and he is now unsure whether the inflamed
leg reduces in order to
play.
rhythm and momentum lost after the penalty... ref changed the
match again, but shame on bellerin for that lazy
play... no reason to stick that
leg out...
Everyone thought Manchester City will win them but was the other way round all we have to do is
play them the way we did in the first
leg of the
match and who knows everything will fall into place.
Well I believe if we win d fa cup, next community shield will be W chance to HV a psychological adv He has to beat M in d charity shield
match Both teams are on a neutral ground Overall arsenal's run this year Has bn impressive If we
played like this in D first
leg against Monaco, we should be in d semifinal of d CL by now That is my regret this season.
England defender Shaw had not
played since September, when he suffered a double
leg fracture in a Champions League
match with PSV Eindhoven.
The second -
leg of these matchups will start on Sunday, and obviously there are no odds out yet until the opening
match is
played.
One question I have is does TR7 have the
legs to
play 3
matches in a role and should he be considered for the city game??
Sheffield United and Tottenham
play the second
leg of their Capital One Cup semi final tonight, after the first
match ended 1 - 0 to Spurs.
A full squad and considering recent
matches played, I would of mixed it up with Wilshire, Sanchez and Welbeck in that team: players willing to run lost causes and fighters in the middle willing to put a
leg in.
Aurier, who joined the club in the summer for # 23M as per the Guardian, not being part of the second
leg will be a blow for Pochettino's side, as they're now going to be without one of their better players in a
match where the way they defend is going to
play a crucial part in deciding who advances into the next round.
Asked if he will rest players at the Emirates on Sunday ahead of the second
leg, he said: «The players that are in accumulation, the players that are with lots of minutes because we
played nine
matches in April and this one, so 10
matches in four - and - a-half weeks.
I can only imagine that Bale has fallen out of favor with Zinedine Zidane if he's failing to start our most important
matches of the season (there used to be a time where Bale would
play even if he had only one
leg to stand on).
Walcott struck up an immediate partnership with right - back Seamus Coleman,
playing his first
match in 319 days after a double fracture of his
leg.
The Welshman also believes Madrid can
play with confidence after the first
leg, adding: «Last Wednesday's
match was great, we
played well and deserved to win.
The tie was delicately poised at 1 - 1 after a first
leg in which Celta
played extremely well against, admittedly, an under - strength Barca team but Ernesto Valverde recalled the likes of Jordi Alba, Andres Iniesta, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi for the return
match and the Catalans blitzed their opponents with an utterly dominant first - half display.
Atletico and Real Madrid
played out an aggressive 0 - 0 draw in the first
leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, with the home side's goalkeeper Jan Oblak the man of the
match.
The second
leg of the Primavera TIM Cup 2017 / 18was
played yesterday at the San Siro between Milan and Torino, with Torino winning the
match 1 - 0 and 3 - 0 on aggregate.
The first
leg was
played at Balaídos in Spain with United earning the slimmest of 1 - 0 victories with Rashford finding the back of the net through a free - kick in the 67th minute of the
match, shortly before limping off with an injury himself.
However, Neuer could be back for the return
leg, which will be
played at the Santiago Bernabeu just a week after the
match in Germany.
Their only defeats was on
Play off first
leg match against Zilina by 3 - 2 goals.
The first
match will be
played at the Emirates, with the return
leg played two weeks later in the Allianz Arena.
However, Sion
played a two -
legged Europa League third qualifying round
match against Lithuania's Suduva — which they lost 4 - 1 on aggregate — last summer.
The first
leg was
played on Rostov - on - Don, Russia with Mkhitaryan scoring the only goal of the game in the 35th minute of the
match.
The final of the 1966/67 tournament would be the first to be
played in a one - off
match at Wembley but it was to be a dreadful night at The Hawthorns with Albion romping to a 4 - 0 first
leg lead.
Despite
playing just 60 minutes for the Under - 23s last week, the Republic of Ireland captain — back in the first team since suffering a double
leg break while on international duty last March — lasted the entire
match as the Toffees secured a precious 2 - 1 win over Leicester City at Goodison.
Arguably the Irish can't
match the scoring power that the Bosnians have so they will have to rely on a strong defensive, disciplined performance on Friday night in the first
leg of the Euro 2016 qualification
play off.
Inter Milan have
played just 1
match against German 2nd team Wolfsburg, was in the first
leg of this Europa league in 12th March.
Saint - Etienne, Udinese and Sevilla all hold healthy leads ahead of their second -
leg matches and will be favourites to book their places in the
play - off round with victories on Thursday.
Following the first
leg result, and the continuing divisions in the fanbase, REDaction feel it would not be an efficient use of our resources to spend money and time on activities to motivate the fans at a
match which is sure to be
played out in a subdued atmosphere, as the struggles on the pitch continue.
Here are betting breakdowns for each
match along with value
plays for the second
leg matchups coming up this week.
The first
leg of the tie will be
played at Anfield on Tuesday April 24, with the second
match taking place at Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday May 2.
Newcastle United Vs Benfica (Aggregate: 2 - 4) Highlights: A 1rst
leg result of 3 - 1 gave Benfica a huge advantage against Newcastle United as they
played each other in the 2nd and last
match that would decide which side will be entering the semifinals of the Europa League alongside Fenerbahce.
The UEFA Super Cup broke from tradition in 1991, when it was a
played as a single
match rather than the customary two -
legged tie.
A number of entertaining
matches in both Premier League and La Liga are on the cards this weekend, whereas Champions League last 16, return
legs will be
played on Tuesday and Wednesday.
I thinkTR7 would be better
playing the second half of any
match when
legs get heavy in midfield and He can glide past a tired opposition, a bit similar to AA23 really as this is how I think Wenger tried using him albeit in the legendary 67 minute.
This one is hard to call, Shakhtar have not
played a competitive
match since December because of their winter break, however they do
play the weekend before the first
leg.
Pirlo showed that he still has the ability to contribute in the big
matches as he
played a key part in Juventus» first
leg victory against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final.
Song and Eboue may be the only form of Muscle we have in the game... you saw how Eboue
played against Roma in the 1st
leg, you saw him again against burnley... Song was super against Burnley and that was arguably his best
match since he joined Arsenal... now you want them not to
play?
The Republic of Ireland captain — who has started the Blues» past six Premier League
matches after spending more than 10 months out with a broken
leg — believes his relationship with the former Arsenal man will only strengthen as they
play more games together.