Sentences with phrase «of fierce rivals»

But, from then on, it was just a formality for the Gunners, who now move 5 points ahead of fierce rivals Tottenham.

Following the weekend results, however, Inter (+170) are eight points clear of fierce rivals AC Milan (+175) and as such, the latter are in desperate need of all three points in midweek.

That places them well clear of fierce rivals Barcelona who can be backed at 6/1 and Atletico Madrid, their opponents in last year's final, who are available with odds as long as 25/1.

If the Red Devils were to sign him from one of their fierce rivals it could be one of the transfer coups of the decade.

Rock legend Noel Gallagher visited Boca Juniors Stadium La Bombonera on Friday, only hours after Hollywood star Ashton Kutcher had visited the home of their fierce rivals River Plate.

The Belgian was part of the Atleti side that beat the Blues in the semi finals of the competition last time round, but then went on to suffer defeat at the hands of their fierce rivals Real Madrid in the final.

Real Madrid suffered a humiliating 3 - 0 at the hands of fierce rivals Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday in a match that effectively ended Los Blancos» title hopes.

The Red Devils will now hope that the presence of his old team - mate Di Maria at United can prove enough to convince him to re-join the club, instead of moving to one of their fierce rivals.

Privately held Cloudera — one of its fiercest rivals in Hadoop software and backed with more than $ 1.2 billion from the likes of Intel — isn't subject to the same scrutiny.

Best Buy (bby) is making nice with one of its fiercest rivals, Amazon.com (amzn), to bolster its ongoing bid to be the leading retailer in the booming smart - home tech area.

Woolworths shares have hit a two - year high after analysts forecast the supermarket giant's grocery sales to keep outpacing those of fierce rival Coles.

We may have beaten them in the Community Shield, when Wenger finally got the better of his fierce rival Jose Mourinho, but we have not won one of the last nine Premier League meetings and that needs to change.

The most interesting line that the Daily Mail pick up on though, is that he will not consider moving back to Spain, and should Liverpool fail to keep up their impressive recent form, two of their fiercest rivals have goalkeeper issues that need resolving.

Then again, his team will now have the incentive of knowing a win over one of their fiercest rivals would see them take another significant step towards regaining their Premier League crown, as it would then take something drastic for the Red Devils not to head into the new year as league leaders considering they have a game in hand over the chasing pack — And that's a huge boost mentally as it should give them the edge over their title rivals as the second half of the season looms large.

Celtic secured yet another straightforward win over old rivals Rangers in the Scottish Premiership as second - half goals from Tom Rogic and Leigh Griffiths ensured Brendan Rodgers» men a most comfortable evening at the home of their fiercest rivals.

Everton manager David Moyes conceded before the match that his side were no longer capable of keeping pace and challenging for a European finish along with Manchester City, who have been one of their fiercest rivals for European football in recent years, because of their dismal start to the season.

This ensures it matches the power output of its fiercest rival for the day, the Audi R8.

But even so, in 1994, her husband and her bodyguard hired a hitman to break the leg of her fiercest rival, Nancy Kerrigan, to increase Harding's chances of getting selected for the Winter Olympics that year.

Not exact matches

The club has prided itself, since its founding in 1899, as Catalonia's scrappy counterpoint to its bitter rival in the capital, Real Madrid — a living embodiment of Spain's fierce political tensions.

Baby Jogger's woes had been brought about, in part, by fierce competition from lower - priced rivals selling strollers through big - box stores and discount websites for as little as $ 99, less than half the price of a Baby Jogger.

The two companies — both of which celebrated their 50th anniversaries this year — have long been fierce rivals south of the border.

Google and Microsoft, two of technology's fiercest rivals, agreed on Wednesday to dismiss patent - related lawsuits between them.

Not only will the combined carrier reach about the same customer base as larger rivals Verizon (vz) and AT&T (t), but reducing the number of competitors in the market to three from four should also reduce competitive pressure that led to a fierce price war over the past year.

For Walmart, adding its products to Amazon Alexa's voice - shopping platform was obviously out of the question since the two companies are fierce rivals and Amazon's voice commerce approach appears to be more closed off.

The earnings report comes months after news surfaced that Samsung teamed up with its fierce rival, Apple, to supply the semiconductors and OLED screens for the iPhone X. And, in November of last year, rumors swirled that Samsung is moving forward with manufacturing a bendable smartphone stem.

But religion and nationalism are now joined in a fierce battle between three rival Patriarchs vying for the leadership of Ukraine's perhaps thirty - five million Orthodox Christians.

Liquor retailers say the new general manager of Accolade Wines» Australian operations, Chris Flaherty, faces a tougher time in charge of a more commercial, lower - end portfolio than when he was in a similar job for fierce rival Treasury Wine Estates four years ago.

While it is our fierce Premier League rivals Chelsea that have signed the Spanish international, it is Man United, Louis van Gaal and Ed Woodward with a hefty helping of transfer egg on their faces, not us.

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Ronaldo beat fierce rival Lionel Messi, of Barcelona, to the award, as well as Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, but England manager Hodgson was not one of those who felt that Ronaldo was deserving of the accolade, with the Portuguese international not even making Hodgson's final list of three.

Brazil face fierce rivals Argentina in Beijing this afternoon, as Dunga takes his side into their biggest test since he took over from Luiz Felipe Scolari at the end of this summer's disastrous World Cup campaign.

There is huge news on Chelsea today, as reports are confident that the reigning Premier League champions have beaten their fierce rivals Manchester United to the signing of Barcelona «s Pedro Rodriguez.

Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp has emerged as a strong favourite to take over from Brendan Rodgers as manager of Liverpool, report the Mail, if the Reds do decide to dispense with the Northern Irishman after a dismal run of form that continued with a 3 - 0 defeat to fierce rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford today.

Having just beaten fierce rivals Liverpool 3 - 1, the side will be full of confidence and ready to do this.

The Red Devils have spent over # 200million on the likes of Angel Di Maria and Ander Herrera since the Dutch boss replaced David Moyes at the helm last summer in an attempt to restore the club as genuine title challengers to the likes of Chelsea and fierce rivals Manchester City.

They may have watched fierce rivals Real Madrid eviscerate minnows Eibar earlier in the evening, but Barcelona sent out a message of their own to La Liga this evening after dominating a good Sevilla side at the Nou Camp and earning a fantastic 5 - 1 victory.

This scissor - kick strike from the playmaker proved to not only be his finest highlight of the campaign; it also sealed three crucial points over fierce rivals Liverpool in their search for a place in next season's Champions League.

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Liverpool are on the verge of being overtaken by their fierce rivals Man United and they are not too far from being caught by city rivals Everton, but the last thing Arsenal must do is to let them off the hook.

That result leaves Brendan Rodgers» side seven points behind their fiercest rivals and will be fully aware that anything less than a victory against the Blues Chelsea would almost certainly end any chance of a top - four finish because of their inferior goal difference.

According to the Telegraph, the Premier League champions are in pole position to secure the signature of the Ghanian, ahead of their fierce London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

And now the north London are hoping to be able to beat the likes of Liverpool and fierce city rivals Arsenal to the 19 - year - old's signature by making an early move for Vadillo, with the flyer understood to be valued at around the # 8m mark by his club.

I do feel, however, that we are less likely to lose players to our EPL rivals than we are to the really big teams around Europe and two of the biggest in the business and also perhaps the most enticing to players are the two fierce rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid.

However, they face one of their sternest tests on Sunday when they meet fierce local rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby.

With rivals Man City moving away at the top of the Premier League and with competition fierce in the Champions League, the FA Cup is arguably now United's best shot at silverware this season.

There was a lot of talk in the football media last week about Arsenal, or more specifically about our manager Arsene Wenger after the serialisation of a book about his fierce managerial rival Jose Mourinho contained some controversial statements about Wenger and Mourinho's thoughts about him.

Former England manager Terry Venables has no reason to want Arsenal to do well, having played for and been manager of our fierce north London rivals Tottenham, but even he is desperate for Arsene Wenger to see sense and see that the squad needs some top quality players bringing in to allow us to fight for major honours, as an Evening Standard report reveals.

United came from behind to earn an FA Cup quarter - final replay against West Ham United, but were dumped out of the Europa League at the hands of Liverpool in the first - ever continental meeting between the two fierce rivals.

Man United are reportedly set to go head - to - head with fierce local rivals Manchester City in the race to secure the transfer of # 50M - rated Bayern Munich and Germany star Jerome Boateng.