Barcelona confirmed qualification
out of the Champions League group stage, thanks to two goals from Lionel Messi against Ajax.
But do you really think that the prof could have achieved the success he has and continued to steer the Gunners into and then
out of the Champions League group stages every year if he did not do any tactical planning before facing each team?
Now a lot of us are expecting the same old story, with some purple patches of play along with some inconsistency ending in a top four finish and getting
out of our Champions League group but failing to go any further and another year without a trophy.
If we do nt make
it out of the champions league group then get rid of Wenger then get stan to sell his shares to Usaminov, he will atleast spend part of the # 220 + m we have in cash reserves.
Roma also failed to get
out of their Champions League group and were then blasted out of the Europa League with a heavy home defeat to fellow Italian side Fiorentina.
I agree that we can expect a lot more from Arsenal in a few weeks time, but there are some crucial games coming up quickly, especially the one against Besiktas which could see us drop
out of the Champions League group stages for the first time in 16 years.
The result puts Arsenal back on course for qualification
out of Champions League Group D and was in stark contrast to that which came in Wenger's 1,000 th match as Arsenal manager last season, when the Gunners were blown away 6 - 0 at Stamford Bridge during March.
After limping
out of the Champions League group stage in November, Spurs now have work to do next week at Wembley if they are to avoid an early exit from Europe's second tier tournament, too.
Arsenal once again had to come from the brink to make
it out of their Champions League group after losing their first two games against Olympiacos and Dinamo Zagreb.
Last year Gracenote Sports correctly predicted 15 of the 16 teams to advance
out of the Champions League Group Stage and 27 of 32 in the Europa League.
Zero points from two games in Europe meant they had left themselves with an enormous task to climb
out of their Champions League group.
In contrary, the Citizens have succumbed to a solitary defeat all season, and that came versus Shakhtar Donetsk in the final
outing of the Champions League group stage.
But news of Wayne Rooney's injury will have dampened the spirits of the side who fell
out of the Champions League group stages after losing to Wolfsburg 3 - 2.
Not exact matches
I mean what if we get knocked
out of champions league in the
group stage and the
league cup against Wednesday and thenthe fa cup by January 3rd, are we saying only give ospina 1 match December to may?
We can qualify for
champions league next round then we might be
out from the competition in the second round or we could face thursday night football and then field some
of our young guns in the competition or we could just get knocked
out from the competition (4th in our
group) and then face the EPL totally...
I remember how they kicked us
out of the
group 16
of the
Champions league.
Arsenal have had one crack at a
Champions League final,
of course, and the Frenchman has a great record
of getting us into and
out of the
group stage, but we need to do better than that now.
Indeed, the Red Devils were dumped
out of this year's competition in the
group stage, and van Gaal, showing few
of the qualities that won him two Spanish titles at Barcelona, the
Champions League at Ajax, and the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich, appears unable to help the side re-qualify for the competition this season.
Hell even when Chelsea became the first winners
of the
Champions League to be knocked
out in the
Group Stages the following season.
However, having stressed on the importance
of getting into the
Champions League group stages, you can be rest assured that Wenger will put
out a strong team and ensure that Arsenal don't «topple», as Ba proclaimed.
Arsenal are in charge
of our
group and look certain to progress and without having to risk the fitness
of the really key players, so do you agree that this season
out of the
Champions League could still be a good thing for us?
In the
champions league the script goes on as we finish second in a
group of pretty much terrible sides, then we drew Barca, Bayern, Real or Atletico and we are
out in the round
of 16.
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out of Europe's elite
group.
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And the fact that the 23 - year old's current club Borussia Monchengladbach are currently
out of the
Champions League places and that they finished fourth in the
group behind Man City, Juventus and Sevilla this season may have played a big part in the player's decision.
Barcelona often seem to steady themselves
out based on their
Champions League performances, so drawing a good
group was
of paramount importance to their fans.
It was only a week or so ago that some Arsenal fans were wringing their hands with despair and predicting a collapse
of form and results that would see Arsenal slide
out of the Premier
League title race, exit the EFL cup and suffer the usual fate
of being runners up in our
Champions League group which would see us knocked
out in the first knockout stage.
While the Frenchman has been in charge we have never failed to make the
Champions League group stage or get
out of it into the knockout rounds.
I think that Arsenal fans have perhaps been a little bit spoiled by the fact that Arsene Wenger has always managed to get the Gunners into and then
out of the
group stages
of the Uefa
Champions League.
We'll be
out the
League Cup, bottom of our Champions League group and about 7 more points behind the current league l
League Cup, bottom
of our
Champions League group and about 7 more points behind the current league l
League group and about 7 more points behind the current
league l
league leader.
Unlike the
Champions League, the last 16 in the South American tournament are seeded, and Boca are well on their way to being seeded as number one while River Plate would almost certainly be seeded 16th if they make it
out of Group 6.
As Arsenal lost their first two
Champions League Group games to the outsiders, it is now imperative that the Gunners get something
out of their two games against Bayern Munich or they will have little chance
of progressing to the knockout stages.
But after that there is a large
group of Arsenal fans and pundits who are wishing that we give up our
Champions League hopes if we lose
out to Bayern.
Liverpool will need to win tonight to ensure they can win their
group, and must avoid defeat to be sure
of not dropping
out of the
Champions League altogether.
Well your righ with met spend but in amount paid
out for players no net were 5th but i agree our
champions league performances have been poor we had some tough draws and the premier
league is more demanding then the other
leagues in strwnght
of competition and games played still excuses do nt win but that monaco loss left me shaking my head in cl we get theough the
group but cant muster the strength needed for knockout and we should be performing better were under performing for the talent xhaka has frustrated me hes got the talent and plays well but cant hold focus in games he drops off and loses his marks our academy is doing well but yes it is tougher now to break in to the first team iwobi has done well but one or two seasons away from being there if he does turn himself elite ever has to score or he will just be another ox but i think its been a wake up call to the club we finally have to act theres a wave
of ideas to not only get us back to winning ways but become title contenders and i think give him the extension one year its a world cup year and that will also allow our players esp strikers who been very poor this year realized its tough to play in englad and next year will have a better idea what it really takes to win here shore up some spots and depth and were in contention fail and the changes will happen but let him have one more year the fact were willing to spend shows me an upturn from the decline
If Cavani had brought his shooting boots to the game a couple
of weeks ago our
Champions League group would be looking a lot worse and we would be on course for the same old, same old, finishing second and getting knocked
out at the first knockout stage.
The Gunners pay massive wages, but still see finishing fourth in the Premier
League and getting
out of their UEFA
Champions League group as success.
Moving forward though, Bayern won 5 - 1 at home to Dortmund today also so
champions league is going to be extra difficult to get
out of the
group and i do nt think we can considern bayerns form but if we play like this today home / away we are in for 2 cracker european games?
Taken individually, those two results confirm, respectively, that Tottenham absolutely are good enough to compete with the very best in England, and that Tottenham absolutely aren't good enough to work their way
out of a relatively friendly
Champions League group.
Zenit St Petersburg could be set for a major January clear
out after crashing
out at the
group stage
of the
Champions League this week, with the likes
of Hulk, Axel Witsel, Ezequiel Garay and Javi Garcia all placed on the chopping block, according to the Daily Express.
Arsenal have already clinched the top spot in their UEFA
Champions League group, so they've left
out most
of their first team plays for their match against Olympiacos.
He scored Monaco's second goal in both 2 - 1 victories over Spurs in last season's
Champions»
League group meetings and it was made sweeter that his winning goal in November that knocked Tottenham
out of the competition.
Bellamy's claim does fit in timing wise with Madrid struggling this season, as they trail rivals Barcelona by 19 points in the La Liga table, have already been knocked
out of the Copa del Rey and didn't convince in the
group stage
of the
Champions League having finished second behind Tottenham.
Arsenal crash
out of Champions League either a
group stage or last 16 Arsenal finish seventh or eight.
Do nt change the team too much either for
champions league game this week (1 or 2) we need the points badly if we are to qualify
out of the
group, 2losses with 2games against bayern back to back will be horrible to deal with.
Madrid showed their quality as they ruthlessly dispatched Liverpool in the
Champions League on Wednesday, and now sit top
of their European
group with three wins
out of three.
1998 - 99: Failed to make it
out of the
group stage in the UEFA
Champions»
League.
While most
of the talk about Arsenal today will revolve around the
Champions League competition, which the Gunners are still in while our next Premier
League opponents Liverpool crashed
out at the
group stage despite am easy looking draw.
1999 - 00: Failed to make it
out of the
group stage in the UEFA
Champions»
League (UCL).