Sentences with phrase «legs of the tie»

But more than that, it's the first leg of a tie between two teams that haven't quite enjoyed the season they wanted to so far.

However, both clubs are losing going in to the second leg of their ties this week.

The defeat means the Gunners face a very tough road to the quarter - finals of the competitions in the away leg of the tie in two weeks time.

We did what we needed to win the 1st leg of the tie and give us the advantage for the 2nd leg.

Indeed, the 1 - 0 win in the first leg of this tie was the club's first European clean sheet, home and away, in their 12th match.

Tottenham Hotspur gave themselves a big boost in the Champions League Round of 16 when they earned a 2 - 2 draw in the first leg of their tie against Juventus.

Mourinho's men won the 2nd leg of the tie thanks to the solitary strike by French striker Karim Benzema in the...

Mourinho's men won the 2nd leg of the tie thanks to the solitary strike by French striker Karim Benzema in the 72nd minute.

The quarterfinals of the Apertura playoffs in Mexico's Liga MX are almost done, and with the second leg of the tie between Tigres and Pumas starting with a 2 - 2 scoreline, it's still anyone's match to win with a spot in the semifinals on the line.

With the 1 MDB debacle behind them the Swiss private banks have concluded the dicey last leg of their tie - up.

The first leg of their tie for a place in the final at Wembley starts at Stamford Bridge, and Antonio Conte and company will be hoping to use that early home field advantage to build an lead in the semifinals while Arsenal are reeling.

More importantly, Ramsey's suspension from the first leg of the tie meant that Cazorla filled in for the Welshman, alongside Wilshere, in the middle of the park.

Watford on the Sunday at home.Will we win?Should do.It would be nice to shove the Cajoules straight down Deeneys throat.Will we win?We need to perform because they will be right up for lt. AC Milan the following Thursday.Second leg of a tie we should win.Will we?We will if we perform and we haven't F**K ED it up in the first leg.

Real Madrid currently have a 3 - 0 advantage going into the second leg of their tie with the Italian champions.

Since then, they have been knocked out of the Champions League to Atletico Madrid and their last win was in the first leg of the tie before getting beat at the Vicente Calderon to be eliminated from the competition.

Arsenal triumphed in the first leg of this tie just two weeks ago thanks to goals from Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin.

However, a certain fear now looms ahead of the second leg of that tie as Roma's hard core fans might keen on making retaliation because of that incident.

In the first leg of their tie at Lyon, APOEL played in a compact 4 -1-4-1 formation and placed so much emphasis on defending their penalty area that they did not muster a single shot at goal until Gustavo Manduca tested Hugo Lloris with a rising drive in the 88th minute.

Their run now stretches to 26 matches without defeat with the second leg of the tie against the Galicians to come next week at Camp Nou.

While Spurs have the shortest distance to travel of the four Premier League sides still in the competition for the away leg of their tie, the task does not appear set to get any easier for Andre Villas - Boas's men - with Italian side Inter Milan potentially lying in wait if both sides can progress from their respective draws into the last 16.

One of the two best ties in the 2018 Champions League quarter - final round, Juventus hosts Real Madrid in the first leg of a tie between two of the best teams in Europe over the past decade.

President Buhari, while noting that with the exhilarating victory, Nigeria is on the verge of qualification for the World Cup in Russia 2018, urged the players to sustain the momentum as they approach the crucial second leg of the tie in Yaounde, on Monday.

Having lost narrowly in the first leg of their tie against PSG, this is a huge follow up for the champions.

Our defence is no longer poor, and with the creative mid of Ozil and Carzola plus the pacy attack of Sanchez, Theo and Welbeck, am confident we will win both legs of this tie.

In arguably the biggest clash of the Champions League Last - 16, Premier League holders Manchester City host four - time winners of this competition FC Barcelona in the first - leg of their tie.

give it a rest mate, we won both legs of the tie!

Meanwhile, Pochettino confirmed that winger Townsend will be in the squad to face the Cypriots in the second - leg of their tie, having been dropped from the 18 that beat former club QPR 4 - 0 at the weekend.

Yes, the sequence of away and home legs in this playoff tie can be a bit tricky, more so if you don't score in the first leg of the tie, which, in Arsenal's case, would be away.

The second - leg of the tie is set to take place on Wednesday the 14th of March at the Camp Nou and all eyes will now be on the Barcelona training ground to see if Iniesta can regain fitness in time for the huge tie.

The Gunners need to score at least three goals against the French side after losing the first leg of the tie 1 - 3 at the Emirates.

The first legs of each tie will be played on April 5, with the return fixture a week later on April 12 as the fixture schedule will also start to get busy for all concerned in the business end of the campaign.

To make matters worse, the Gunners prepare to take on Chelsea in the League Cup on Wednesday night, and another setback in the first leg of that tie would ramp up the pressure on both Arsene Wenger and his players.

Going out of the UEFA Champions League on virtue of away goals would have hurt the Gunners, who put in a splendid effort against AS Monaco in the second leg of the tie.

The Champions League Round of 16 brings us a high - stakes matchup between two of the best teams in Europe as Chelsea host Barcelona in the first leg of the tie — but with both teams in rather strange form of late, it's difficult to get a read on just what's going to happen.

But anyway, the comeback of Roma which was in every way incredible, highlights that even if you are Barcelona, you can not let your guard down, because you've won one leg of the tie and with our defending, it's not beyond us to mess up the game against CSKA.

Tez misses out and Gooner Gimli is still struggling with connectivity issues so its just Tony and Schwinn as they discuss the brilliant performance against CSKA in the first leg of the tie and preview Southampton.

The City fans may want to rub United's noses in it, but with the game falling directly in between the two legs of that tie, there are other priorities.

The first leg of that tie will take place at Anfield, where Liverpool destroyed Manchester City 3 - 0 in their last Champions League home game.

Saúl scored in both legs of this tie and has four goals in European competition this season (three in the Europa League).

Defender Mathieu Beda received his marching orders for a second yellow card, meaning that he will miss the second leg of the tie.

The First Leg In the first leg of the tie, Liverpool produced a good performance, soaking up sustained periods of pressure from the home side before offering a threat on the counter attack.

Both the sides managed to grab an indomitable lead during the first legs of their ties and are now the runaway favorites to progress.

If the speedster continues where you left off in the first leg of the tie, the likes of Gerard Pique and Samuel Umtiti will certainly have something to think about at Camp Nou.

The only previous time they lost 3 - 1 away in the first leg of a tie, was actually against Real Madrid also back in the 12992 / 93 UEFA Cup and PSG won 4 - 1 back on home soil.

• The clubs had never met in UEFA competition until the first leg of this tie, although Marseille had previously faced another team from the same city, defeating Lokomotive Leipzig (then representing East Germany) 1 - 0 on aggregate (0 - 0 away, 1 - 0 home) in the 1987/88 European Cup Winners» Cup.

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.

The first leg of the tie is set for April 5 at the Emirates Stadium, with the second leg on April 12.

Szczesny's efforts in both legs of the tie were nothing short of extraordinary.

The Germans are making their debut European campaign and they are 2 - 1 down from the first leg of the tie.