Sentences with phrase «place in the group stages»

Despite a somewhat slow start to the season for Arsenal, we are still not really too far off the top of the Premier League, while Arsene Wenger has also achieved his annual place in the group stages of the Champions League.

The Argentine representatives in the continental competition will be Huracan (who will face Alianza Lima from Peru) and Estudiantes de La Plata, while San Lorenzo, Boca Juniors, River Plate, and Racing Club have already guaranteed their place in the group stage.

With a place in the group stages up for grabs, there can be little room for error otherwise it will be Europa League football for either club, however, van Gaal insists his side are ready for the challenge that awaits them from the Jupiler Pro League outfit:

Ozyakup will be almost guaranteed first - team football next season and will also star in the Champions League as the Eagles have already booked a place in the group stages after winning the league title.

The Saints do not have the same strength in depth to their squad as we do and they are not used to playing so many games as they have done this season with a place in the group stage of the Europa League.

This time it is for a place in the group stage of the Europa League which will mean an additional six Thursday games between now and the end of the year if we overcome them successfully.

Ludogorets Razgrad, only founded in 2001, dramatically beat Steaua Bucharest on penalties in the last game of the play - off round to finish and so booked their place in the group stages for the first time.

Stephen Kenny's side go into contention to face Manchester City, Porto, Villarreal, Roma and others for a place in the group stages and have the safety net of playing in the Europa League even if they are eliminated at the next stage.

Crowned as the champion of the Portuguese Primeira Liga 2016/17, Benfica secured its place in the group stage automatically and was drawn in the first pot.

In the Champions League, CSKA had to qualify, beating AEK Athens 3 - 0 on aggregate, also beating Young Boys by the same aggregate scoreline to earn a place in the group stage.

Celtic, Maribor, Napoli, Olympiacos and Sevilla booked their places in the group stage at the expense of Astana, Hapoel Beer - Sheva, Nice, Rijeka and İstanbul Başakşehir respectively.

Tottenham Hotspur's new manager Mauricio Pochettino must negotiate a playoff against Cypriot side AEL Limassol for a place in the group stages of the Europa League.

See the goals by José Callejón and Lorenzo Insigne which sealed Napoli's place in the group stage.

Two of them, though, have to sweat through the qualifying round, which kicked off last week and concludes this, before they can take their place in the group stage

Last season, United won the FA Community Shield, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Europa League, earning a place in the group stages of the Champions League this season, which United could not do by finishing sixth in the Premier League, the competition the club found tougher than the others.