Sentences with phrase «opening group game»

Arsenal's match against Cologne in the Europa League opening group game was marred by trouble and disruption last week, and UEFA have now tasked somebody with investigating the issues.

The Daily Mail reported on Monday that Red's boss Jurgen Klopp had included the midfielder in the club's 25 - man squad, ahead of Liverpool's opening group game with Sevilla on 13th September.

The 20 - year - old has excelled in Europe's premier competition this year, scoring two goals against Zenit St Petersburg in their opening group game.

Both sides played out 1 - 1 draws in the opening group game, leaving Arsenal top on away goals, followed by their alphabetical advantage.

Tello starred as Barcelona came back from a 2 - 1 down to beat Spartak Moscow 3 - 2 at the Camp Nou in their opening group game of the Champions League, scoring the first goal before setting up Lionel Messi for his team's second.

In 2004, Zinedine Zidane scored a free - kick and capitalised on a Steven Gerrard error to score two stoppage time goals, as France beat England 2 - 1 in the opening group game.

The 30 - year - old scored twice against reigning champions Spain in a shock 5 - 1 victory in their opening group game, and his equaliser in the 44th minute was the strike that made history, as he became the first Dutch player to score at three consecutive World Cup tournaments.

Northern Ireland will kick off their opening group game of the European Championships in around half an hour, where they will take on Poland in what should be a tight encounter.

The match is set to kick off in around half an hour, with Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale expected to play key roles in what should hopefully be an opening group game win.

They were also very lucky to rescue a point against Anderlecht in their opening group game.

Portugal kick off against Iceland in their opening group game in Saint Etienne in about half an hour, and we thought we'd give you some players to keep tabs on.

He proved his worth during the 2013 African Nations Cup when he stepped up to rescue a point from the spot against Nigeria during the opening group games.

Having never played in Europe's premier club competition prior to this season, Cafu found the net twice in the play - off success over Red Star Belgrade and scored against Basel in the opening group game as Ludogorets earned an impressive 1 - 1 draw.

Monaco won their opening group game 2 - 1 against PSV with Morientes and Cisse scoring despite PSV creating more chances.

Napoli showed that you can't take Shakhtar lightly in losing their opening group game in Ukraine 2 - 1, but also that they are eminently beatable — they were hammered 3 - 0 in Naples, where both Manchester City and Real Madrid both recently won.

Complacency was a factor in their Champions League exit, too, notably in the opening group game against Monaco at Wembley.

Having already lost their opening group game away to Ukrainian side Shaktar Donetsk, Napoli could find themselves in a very compromised position if they were to lose again.

To an extent that has been true, as the talisman pulled off two exceptionally powerful free kick goals in the opening group games.

With Spain entering the tournament among the favorites, it could be a case of deja vu for the Portugal, who faced Germany in their opening group game four years ago.

In the Champions League however, he has yet to make an impact in any of the two opening group games, with no chances created but will want to make an impact against the European Champions at Anfield.

And Arsene Wenger insists his side can succeed in Europe, despite losing their opening group games against Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiakos.

Despite an opening group game defeat due to both an incredible Bayern and their lacklustre opponents, City won all five of their remaining games.

They got a creditable 1 - 1 draw in their opening group game at home to Spartak Moscow but have not looked threatening in either of their games since.

But Paraguay hit back and scored two quick goals in the second half to share the spoils on the opening group game for both teams.