Sentences with phrase «miserable league run»
The Europa League represents arguably Valencia's best hopes of securing a berth in next year's Champions League as, following their miserable league run, the fallen giants of the Spanish game currently find themselves down in 12th in the top flight, and are a whopping 20 points behind fourth - place Villarreal.
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The Gunners will be looking to prepare for the match with a win after they lost to Newcastle in the Premier League last weekend, continuing their miserable run without a win on the road.
Tuesday's exit from the Carling Cup may well have been preceded by a comprehensive 3 - 0 victory over Wolves in the league, but that's their solitary success in a miserable four - game run that has seen the Blues slump to three defeats − all of which have been costly.
Then there's Manchester City, who haven't won an away match in the Premier League since Boxing Day, with Roberto Mancini's handsomely paid stars failing to take maximum points from any of their last six away encounters and are currently on a miserable away run of three consecutive defeats.
The point is, though, that this latest setback continues a miserable Inter run which, curiously, began two months ago when the club was flying high on top of Serie A. On December 10, then league leaders Inter travelled to Turin for a top of the table clash with the Old Lady herself, namely reigning champions, Juventus.
However, with just 15 minutes to go and Villa sailing off into the distance with a 2 - 0 lead, it actually turned out to be hugely disappointing outcome, as the Villains let slip two massive points and in turn a glorious opportunity to better a miserable run of form which has now seen them register just one league victory in their last seven matches.
Elsewhere, Manchester United will look to bounce back from a miserable home draw with West Brom, who subsequently take on Fulham at home on Saturday, with the Red Devils not exactly excited about their weekend clash at fortress Brittania against Stoke City, who are renowned for giving the league's finest a run for their money and a hard time in their own backyard.