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.
• 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.
Real Madrid took control of their Champions League semi-final with a 1 - 0 first
leg victory against reigning holders Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday.
On 21 December 1965 they were set firmly on course for a third consecutive final appearance thanks to a 5 - 2 League Cup semi-final first
leg victory against Cardiff at Upton Park.
He blew a 4 - 0 1st
leg victory against us and PSG gave him another chance and guess what happened!!!
Not exact matches
Case in point: starting safety and punt returner Eddie Jackson broke his
leg against Texas A&M in the Tide's 33 - 14
victory.
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.
Salah, starred for the Reds in their stunning
victory against Manchester City in the Champions League quarter - final first
leg.
In San Francisco's 45 - 31 shootout
victory against the Green Bay Packers in the Divisional round, Kaepernick threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns, while shredding Green Bay's defense with his
legs, racking up 181 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.
After failing to find the back of the net
against Tottenham and Aston Villa, Rooney wasn't able to get off the mark during the 3 - 1
victory over Belgian outfit Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League playoff first -
leg tie on Tuesday night.
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.
Victory over Chelsea, who are likely to rest a number of key players in preparation for Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second
leg against Atletico Madrid, would see the Reds» already - short title odds of 1/5 reduce even further.
Wayne Rooney «s hat - trick for Manchester United in their UEFA Champions League second
leg playoff
victory against Club Brugge on Wednesday night provoked a huge reaction on social media.
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.
Saints triumphed
against Liverpool in midweek, winning their semi-final 2 - 0 on aggregate, after 1 - 0
victories in each
leg, but there is little time to savour it, as attention quickly turns to tomorrow's Emirates FA Cup fourth - round clash with Arsenal.
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.
United are 1 - 0 up ahead of the home
leg of their Europa League semi-final
against Celta Vigo on Thursday and with
victory in the tournament yielding a Champions League slot, Mourinho says his choices were entirely rational.
That most nervous of day for any Arsenal fan and despite a 2 - 0 away
victory against AC Milan in the San Siro last night, I don't know about you, but I feel just as nervous as if we'd have lost the first
leg 2 - 1.
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 Leag
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 Leag
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.
Last season,
against all odds, Pellegrini led Malaga to Champions league quarterfinals and perhaps won the tactical battle over two
legs against Dortmund as well but the Germans shocked them to snatch
victory by scoring 2 injury time goals.
With this
victory Barca move forward with an aggregate score of 4 - 1 in two
legs against a team which terrorized defending Champions Bayern at their home.
The first
leg was Madrid's tenth win in matches
against the Bianconeri; Juve have eight
victories with two draws.
Edmar and Andriy Yarmolenko (R) of Ukraine celebrate
victory after the FIFA World Cup play - off first
leg against France
Injury saw the striker miss the Confederations Cup in Brazil and as if to underline his importance to the Super Eagles, he returned to score four goals in three consecutive matches,
against Mali, Burkina Faso, and then a double in Nigeria's come - from - behind 2 - 1
victory against Ethiopia in the first
leg of the World Cup playoff.
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.
Two goals from Karim Benzema and another from Kaka earned Real Madrid a hard - fought
victory in the first
leg of their Champions League quarter - final
against APOEL in Nicosia.
Coming off an emotional and draining 3 - 0
victory in the Champions League quarterfinals
against Manchester City on Wednesday, and with a second
leg looming on Tuesday, this would usually be an opportune time to heavily rotate the team.
Ozil set up three goals in a 4 - 1
victory over CSKA Moscow in the first
leg of the Europa League quarter - final, before being rested
against Southampton last time out.
2006/07 Crewe Alexandra had an eventful season this year getting to the Northern Area Final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy
against Doncaster who after a thrilling 3 - 3 draw in the first
leg Doncaster eventually saw
victory over us with a 3 - 2 win.
Swiss left - back Ricardo Rodriguez converted the penalty to hand his nation a 1 - 0
victory in the first
leg of the World Cup playoff, and Evans felt that the decision
against him was disgraceful.
After a Gareth Bale - inspired blitz of Internazionale in the group stage and, in the last 32, a narrow
victory over Inter's city rivals across two
legs, another upset
against European royalty didn't seem beyond the North Londoners.
But Paul Pogba, Chris Smalling and Juan Mata featured in their 1 - 0
victory on Thursday
against Celta Vigo in first
leg semi-final clash of the Europa League and would expected to play a part
against the Gunners on Sunday at the Emirates Stadium.
The significance of Chivas» performance in their 2 - 1 win over Toronto FC in the CONCACAF Champions League first
leg at BMO Field is directly related to the MLS side recording
victories against both Tigres and Club America on the way to the final.
The threat he poses to defenders even out wide when he is able to dribble at his markers has been self - evident in games such as Liverpool's second -
leg victory in the Europa League
against Manchester United when the Brazilian tore down the left flank, past Guillermo Varela, and into the box to beat David De Gea at his near post.
In the ranks of Atletico Madrid rules great atmosphere in front of the first
leg semifinal of the European league, and the reason is a
victory in Sunday's small derby
against Rayo Vallecano.
After missing Real's convincing
victory over Villarreal on Saturday due to suspension, La Liga's leading goalscorer will be available for the Copa del Rey second
leg match
against Atlético Madrid on Tuesday.
The Bianconeri are actually 6/4 favourites at bet365 * (betting odds taken on March 16th, 2018 at 6:42 p.m.) to get the
victory in the first
leg in Turin on the back of their good home form
against the Spaniards.
Call Suarez a cheat, and you won't receive a single pass all practise; comment on how they don't have an ethical
leg to stand on when slagging off The Arsenal or Everton, and you'll probably get a ball to the face (or worse) at a free kick; suggest that their Champion's League
victory against AC Milan in 2005 was a fluke, and you just know it's a matter of time before you're painfully taken out from behind.
Their now - infamous screaming match after a 4 - 1
victory of Palermo in February and, the subsequent benching of the player for the first
leg of the Champions League Round of 16
against Porto, almost certainly had a more long - term effect than was ever let on in public, and I would bet large sums of money that their relationship turning toxic was the most important catalyst in this divorce.