Sentences with phrase «round stages of the competition»

Citizens failed to qualify for the knockout round stages of the competition and finished bottom of the group last season without even winning a single game.

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Five such «non-champions» emerged from the third qualifying round, including two teams that made something of a splash in last season's competition: CSKA Moscow — who last season beat Manchester City in the group stage — and Monaco, who roundly embarrassed Arsenal on their way to the quarterfinals.

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The Glovers proved a huge challenge in the fourth round of the FA Cup for Louis van Gaal's men, and it took a moment of class from Herrera to help set up a meeting with Preston North End in the next stage of the competition.

However, the Bundesliga side too have a good record coming into the knockout rounds having reached this stage of the competition for the fourth time in five seasons.

Wenger was on the sidelines for that game due to his comments following the controversial draw at The Hawthorns, and he watched from afar whilst Arsenal's defence of the FA Cup ended meekly at Nottingham Forest — the first time they'd exited the competition at the third round stage during the Frenchman's 21 - year tenure.

Three English clubs have qualified for the knockout rounds of the Champions League this year, with only Liverpool missing out on on the next stage of the competition.

He said himself that it could change if we get to the latter stages of the competition, but in the early rounds he's going to try to rest some of the more important players (in so many words).

We will see some better opponents drop into it in the next round, so we will have some good quality to face at some stage, but it will be the sort of quality that we were used to knocking down into this competition.

Progression to the knockout stages of Europe's elite club cup competition has already been secured but victory over PSG this week would also secure winning the group which would be huge come next month's draw for the second round.

The first leg of this Europa League Round of 32 tie marks Atlético's first involvement in the competition since a 1 - 0 win at this stage against Rubin Kazan in 2013.

There are a total of 14 rounds in the competition with the early stages open for non-league sides to pit themselves against each other.

As Real Madrid prepare to face Napoli in the round of 16, we recall some of the most memorable meetings between Spanish and Italian clubs at this stage of the competition, featuring goals by Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and David Trezeguet.

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri was left annoyed after his team could only draw against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League - a win would have qualified Juventus for the knock - out stage of the competition, but now they will have to wait for the next match in order to try and secure their place in the next round.

The top three in Spain are all in left in Europe's elite competition, and today at 11 am (GMT), they found out who their opponents would be for the round of 16 stage in the competition.

At this stage of the competition, we would expect fewer tickets to be returned from our contractual ticket obligations, compared to the numbers returned for previous rounds.

The Blues have been handed an all Premier League tie in the next stage of the competition, after Palace overcame Bolton Wanderers with a 2 - 1 win at home in their third round replay.

The UEFA Champions League clash with Sevilla is the second leg in the round of 16 stage in the competition and after a 0 - 0 draw in Spain three weeks ago, United will be seeking a great result to put them in the draw for the quarter - finals on the elite European competition on Friday.

We last met Bolton in this competition at the fourth round stage in 2009/10, winning 4 - 0 at Stamford Bridge courtesy of goals from Salomon Kalou, Florent Malouda, Deco and Didier Drogba.

Ten - year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: round of 16 2015/16: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2014/15: UEFA Europa League semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play - offs) 2013/14: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2012/13: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2011/12: round of 16 2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: UEFA Cup first round (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition

However, they have been triumphant in each of their two previous knockout ties, defeating Rapid Wien in the third round of the 1997/98 UEFA Cup (3 - 0 aggregate) and Sturm Graz at the same stage of the same competition five years later (3 - 2 agg).

• Lazio's 2 - 2 draw in the round of 16 home leg against Dynamo Kyiv was the 18th UEFA Europa League draw that they have been involved in, group stage to final — a competition record.

Ten - year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: round of 16 2015/16: semi-finals 2014/15: round of 16 2013/14: round of 16 2012/13: group stage 2011/12: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 16 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: UEFA Cup quarter - finals 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition

Hapoel went into the game on the back of five straight wins, conceding just one goal in the process, but they had no answer to the all - round skill of Atletico, who have now won 14 consecutive matches in European competition since a 2 - 0 defeat at Udinese in last season's group stage.

Two games against below mid-table teams and we are really struggling.Is Fabs the answer?I don't think so.The first game against WBA would easily have been a draw but we were lucky though not this time round on Saturday.It was difficult and frustrating watching my team fail to create any clear cut chances in 94 minutes of football.There was such a corridor in our midfield that fulham utilized to the maximum.If we start dropping points against the likes of fulham at this stage in the competition then what will become of us in the 6 matches against the top three teams?I can see why I need to lower my expectations early enough to avoid disappointment later on.Very poor performance from Denilson.But why was Theo sub'd instead of bringing in Song for Denilson early enough?!

United now find themselves in the quarter - final stages of the competition for the first time, getting at least a round further than last season when they were beaten at this stage by finalists Liverpool.

The knockout round is of massive importance for Liverpool, as the team need to progress into the latter stages of the competition in order to announce the return to the top stages.

Sociedad crashed out of the secondary European competition at the round of 32 stage despite the 22 - year - old scoring in the first leg the previous week, a 2 - 2 draw with former United winger Adnan Januzaj also scoring in the match.

In February last year Sutton United, a tier below English football's fourth professional league, staged the biggest game of their history, a fifth - round FA cup tie against 12 - time winners Arsenal with the eyes of the world on the most romantic fixture in that season's competition.

Basel have done well to get themselves to this stage of the competition but they face a tough draw in the round of sixteen.

Ten - year European record (UEFA Champions League unless otherwise indicated) 2016/17: UEFA Europa League quarter - finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2015/16: UEFA Europa League group stage 2014/15: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play - offs) 2013/14: UEFA Europa League play - offs (excluded from the group stage) 2012/13: did not participate in UEFA competition 2011/12: UEFA Europa League round of 16 2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2009/10: group stage 2008/09: UEFA Cup first round 2007/08: group stage

Arsenal's fairy tale feeling after an unlikely qualification for the knockout stage of the Champions league was given a cold shower when they were drawn against continental rivals Barcelona in the second round of the competition.

The four junior school students made it to the fourth round and final stage of the competition, the only representatives from Nigeria and Africa that participated in the finals.

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