The Gunners crashed
out of the Champions League with a 10 - 2 aggregate scoreline against the German giants, heaping more pressure on Wenger with some supporters protesting against him prior to kick - off.
Many will say that Dybala's disappearance in the Champions League final was indicative of the type of player that Dybala is, but I will remember the defining moment in Dybala's season when he almost singlehandedly knocked Barcelona
out of the Champions League with a pair of stunning first - half goals at Juventus Stadium.
Fresh off of dumping his own parent club Juventus
out of the Champions League with Bayern Munich's final goal in Wednesday night's 4 - 2 victory, with Koman also providing the assist for Thomas Muller's all - important goal which paved way for Bavarians to take their place in the quarter - finals.
Crashing
out of the Champions League with a...
Not exact matches
We could single
out Lionel Messi as being the most dangerous,
with 6 goals in a mere 450 minutes
of Champions League football.
Carlo Anceloti, the experienced and well decorated Italian manager
of Real Madrid who won the double last season
with Madrid — including the
Champions League — and got them playing their best football ever after Jose Mourinho nearly wrecked the club, will likely be
out of a job too.
The Sun is reporting that Arsenal are now in pole position to sign the talented young German and
with his current club apparently set to leave him
out of their
Champions League squad for next season he certainly seems to be available and for not all that much money either.
Having finished outside
of the top four, it remains to be seen whether or not the lack
of Champions League football next season costs them in their transfer work this summer, while they will have to balance
out their spending
with sales too.
We saw the likes
of City being punished last season
with the squad reduced to 21 instead
of 25, and some top players like Jovetic were left
out of the
Champions league squad.
The last straw for the 21 - year old signed for # 25 million from Roma a few years ago was being left
out of the side for the
Champions League clash
with Man City.
Chelsea drew 2 - 2
with PSG on Wednesday night, knocking them
out of the
Champions League on away goal over the two legs.
With a long and arduous season ahead
of Arsenal in four competitions, perhaps the fact that some players like Olivier Giroud, Lucas Perez and Carl Jenkinson got a rare chance to play and gain some match sharpness for when they are called upon by Arsene Wenger for a Premier
League or
Champions League match will turn
out to be crucial.
Unfortunately the only people that can remove him is the ones that put him in charge
of arsenal and the only way the board will move against wenger is when he does not meet their expectations, have you heard any one
of the board members come
out and say fourth is not acceptable, for several years he has guarantee the board money from the
champions league, they also have several agreements or contract signed
with major companies, all that points to money coming back to the board.
It will be interesting to see what kind
of team Wenger puts
out and if he takes the initiative to rest our players who were on international duty, what
with the up and coming
champions league game in midweek.
But after 10 years
with only 1 cup (please don't say I missed
out the charity shield) and witnessing repeated failure in the
Champions League I have in my opinion quiet reasonably had enough
of our current coach.
A collision
with Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano during Tuesday night's
Champions League clash has apparently garnered both knee and ankle damage and he is now expected to sit
out of England's friendlies
with Germany and the Netherlands next month.
This is not the first time the Spain international has got United
out of trouble,
with the 27 - year - old most notably making some unbelievable stops in the 3 - 1 win at Arsenal earlier in the season and during the 0 - 0
Champions League draw at Sevilla.
The defending Premier
League champions have endured a horrific run of form, which has seen them fall from title contention to the verge of missing out on the Champions League places, with Liverpool closing the gap on them in four
champions have endured a horrific run
of form, which has seen them fall from title contention to the verge
of missing
out on the
Champions League places, with Liverpool closing the gap on them in four
Champions League places,
with Liverpool closing the gap on them in fourth place.
Barcelona came
out of the first leg
of their
Champions League quarterfinal tie against AS Roma
with a big 4 - 1 lead, but
with the second leg heading back to Italy, the job is far from done.
United seem to have caught wind
of his dissatisfaction
with how things are going at PSG,
with the Ligue 1 giants dumped
out of the
Champions League at the last - 16 stage for the second season in a row.
Both City and Guardiola's Bayern Munich side were dumped
out of the
Champions League in the semi-finals this week,
with Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid setting up a Madrid derby in the final for the second time in the last three years.
The Red Devils were knocked
out of the
Champions League in a shock 2 - 1 home defeat to Sevilla this week,
with Mourinho hardly responding well to the result.
A United source told CaughtOffside: «Jose's been clear he needs a new signing in midfield, and
with PSG dropping
out (
of the
Champions League) he's eager for the board to try a move for Verratti.»
A
Champions League winner
with both Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, and a World Cup winner
with Germany, Kroos would being plenty
of quality and experience to a United side that has missed
out on the biggest trophies in recent times.
That really would be a sad turn
of events for Milan,
with Silva and Calhanoglu signed to be key figures in the squad overhaul, and this would mark a complete restart
with others arguably also at risk
of being shipped
out to maintain a healthy financial position without
Champions League money.
The club were surprisingly dumped
out of the
Champions League by Sevilla this week and need to continue to strengthen,
with Don Balon suggesting they're continuing to target Griezmann.
Barcelona top La Liga and will extend their lead to four points
with a win against Real Madrid, going some way to sealing another
league title at the Nou Camp, and will be high on confidence after comfortably knocking Manchester City out of the Champions L
league title at the Nou Camp, and will be high on confidence after comfortably knocking Manchester City
out of the
Champions LeagueLeague.
Controversial Italian international forward Balotelli is expected to leave the Premier
League champions this month after his training ground fall -
out with Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini at the start
of the month.
United were linked
with both players and, it is fair to assume, that the dreadful season that the Red Devils endured and lack
of Champions League football will contribute to their inability to compete for some
of the hottest properties in the transfer market, but there may well still be better value than Vidal
out there to be had.
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.
Alderweireld can play at either centre or right back and having won back to back domestic titles he may feel he has achieved as much as he can
with his Amsterdam side and having been knocked
out of the
Champions League a move in January is a distinct possibility.
«These clubs
with these squads should get to the knock -
out stages
of the
Champions League and win an FA Cup or a
League Cup as well.
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The teams are
out for the second leg
of Atlético Madrid's
Champions League encounter
with Barcelona.
Both Everton - chasing a
Champions League spot — and Reading — struggling to get
out of the relegation mire — had ample reason to approach this game
with effervescent vigor.
It even went to an extent where the Daily Mail claimed that Ozil was «nicking a living» — a quite personal attack — as Arsenal crashed
out of the
Champions League against Bayern Munich, despite further revelation that the World Cup winner was playing
with a hamstring injury which ruled him
out for six weeks.
It's not the first time he's been known to miss a penalty either,
with this one against Chelsea slamming off the post in the game which was arguably Roberto di Matteo's finest tactical hour in his managerial career as the Blues dumped Barca
out of the
Champions League.
We have played in the
champions league three
out of the four seasons and have filled our wonderful stadium (all due to Arsene's vision) to capacity
with a reported waiting list
of ten years.
The Portuguese manager has fallen
out with a number
of Real Madrid stars and perhaps his best hope
of keeping his job was clinching the
Champions League title and the chances
of that occurring have been dealt a massive blow
with the Spanish club's 4 - 1 defeat at Borussia Dortmund.
It's been a slow summer thus far for the Premier
League champions with Antonio Rudiger the only notable addition, and especially
with key areas to address plus
with the likes
of Nathan Ake, Bertrand Traore and more loanees being shipped
out, Conte needs to add quality and depth.
But then again,
with the club looking at the very real possibility
of missing
out on
Champions League football for the first time in Wenger's tenure and all the financial losses that come
with it, perhaps the club are finally willing to loosen the monetary shackles.
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Brendan Rodgers» side recently crashed
out of the
Champions League after a 1 - 1 draw
with FC Basel, and
with the club currently sat ninth in the Premier
League they don't look like qualifying for the competition next year either.
The Chilean has found himself under pressure at the Etihad in recent weeks
with the side off the pace in the Premier
League title race and looking likely to be knocked
out of the
Champions League.
But then again,
with the real possibility
of losing
Champions League money and all the other monetary losses as a result
of potentially missing
out on the top four, maybe the board is finally ready to undo the financial chains.
Should this new recovery timetable be more accurate, it would rule him
out of the double header against Napoli in the
Champions League, as well as a meeting
with Arsenal at the Etihad on November 5.
Can anyone name another highly regarded manager who would have stuck at a top club
with no hope
of winning anything for at least 6 - 7 years, let alone managed to keep us in the
Champions League while selling their best players off to rivals The truth is we have ridden
out the worst
of it, but are still playing catchup to this day - and we should be very grateful to Arsene Wenger.
From final
of champions league to round
of sixteen, now
out of champions league, perharps he will only consider quitting when we are faced
with relegation battle.
Chelsea may have been handed a huge
Champions League boost
with Andres Iniesta limping
out of action for Barcelona this weekend.
However,
with Champions League qualifiers to come later this summer, coupled
with the necessity to make a strong start to next season in the Premier
League, Liverpool surely can't afford to splash
out on a player who will be
out for a significant period
of time.