Sentences with phrase «poor first leg»

Not exact matches

Chelsea are in a poor run of form right now and look unlikely to have what it takes to get past Barcelona, who have an away goal advantage from their first leg tie that finished 1 - 1 at Stamford Bridge.

This was the vital game though for Real who trail leaders Barcelona by 16 points in La Liga after a poor campaign and it is their best chance of picking up some silverware outside of the Champions League, in which they are evenly poised against Manchester United after a 1 - 1 first leg draw at the Bernabeu.

Pogba has come under fire in recent weeks for his poor form, having been substituted off in away defeats to Tottenham and Newcastle United, while he was also left on the bench for the first leg clash with Sevilla in the Champions League.

I was not impressed by their attacking force as I was shocked by our poor defense in the first leg.

Adebayor, who was handed the armband for the Capital One Cup semi-final first leg, put in a poor display before being replaced by Roberto Soldado after 65 minutes, with the Spaniard playing an important role in the game's only goal.

After 5 minutes of first leg, we were largely poor in all departments for that match.

I thought he was poor in the first leg, and feared we might finally start to see a decline for everybody's favorite big nosed defender.

Although we got off to a great start by scoring first, a second goal for us might have made a difference,» said O'Neill who lamented the poor defending that enabled Denmark to take control of the second leg.

Dnipro overcame Olympiakos in the round of 32 thanks to a 2 - 0 home first leg win in a very poor game.

The Portuguese referee was dreadful all evening, following up the poor showing from the official in the first leg.

Despite playing out of their skin and winning the first leg against the best football team on the planet 3 weeks earlier, the Gunners fell victim to poor refereeing decisions and a passing masterclass as they succumbed to a 3 - 1 defeat.

He gave a world class performance away at Real Madrid in the group stages, but was poor against Barcelona last season in the quarterfinal first leg, losing a ball that led to Neymar's goal after just 18 minutes.

Up front, Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez will once again play with Gerard Deulofeu, who had a poor performance in the first leg but will get another chance to prove himself in El Clásico.

Celtic striker Georgios Samaras is confident his side can snap their poor start to the pre-season with a win in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier against Cliftonville on Wednesday.

Nonetheless, in spite of weak legs and unusually poor reviews, The Village's ample earnings were good news for Disney, and it helped kick off a strong second half of the year for the studio that would mostly reverse a dismal performance in the first six months.

Poor growth and restlessness at first in puppies; paralysis of neck muscles and rear legs and general weakness later in life