Sentences with phrase «second leg champions»

Arsenal take on Turkish side Besiktas at the Emirates Stadium tomorrow night in their second leg Champions League play - off tie.

Arsenal's club record signing — Mesut Ozil returned from injury last week and featured in the gunners 3 - 0 thrashing of Hull City at the KC Stadium over the weekend, after being out for several weeks with an injury he picked up during the gunners second leg Champions League tie against Bayern Munich at the Alianz Arena.

Juventus go into a crucial second leg Champions League fixture tomorrow at Tottenham with Mario Mandzukic out and fitness - related question marks in multiple positions.

With Arsenal having to do without some big players like Aaron Ramsey, OLivier Giroud, Theo Walcott, Kieran Gibbs and Mikel Arteta, thisd delicately poised second leg Champions League play - off was always likely to be a tricky encounter for us.

Madrid hold a healthy advantage over Atletico Madrid ahead of their second leg Champions League semi-finals clash after a Ronaldo hat - trick in the first leg.

This evening we go into the second leg champions league quarter final clash against Bayern Munich on the backdrop of a 3 - 1 defeat to Liverpool.

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Liverpool are on the brink of a return to the Champions League final as they lead Roma going into Wednesday's semi-final second leg amid tight security with thousands of Reds fans flooding into the Italian capital.

Zinedine Zidane sprung a surprise by dropping Casemiro for Real Madrid's Champions League semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

What better way to start than the second - leg against Monaco — with a 3 - 1 defeat suffered in the first - leg — this would be the perfect moment for Ozil to silence his critics, and spur Arsenal on to an epic Champions League comeback.

Arsene Wenger was never going to come out and say that Arsenal are out of the Champions League, as we still have the second leg against Barcelona at the Nou Camp to play in a couple of weeks.

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini must beat Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League in order to save his job — that is the opinion of Liverpool hero Jamie Carragher.

The Champions League semi-final draw will take place on 13 April at midday, with the first legs being played on 24 and 25 April and the second legs on 1 and 2 May.

The Arsenal and France international defender Laurent Koscielny is apparently fit again and available to play in the second leg of the Champions League knockout tie with La Liga giants Barcelona and hopefully our best centre back will then stay fit for the rest of the season.

The Tigers have lost only once in the league under new manager Marco Silva, and that was against runaway Premier League champions Chelsea, whilst being able to boast of wins over Liverpool and Bournemouth, as well as a draw at Old Trafford and a 2 - 1 League Cup second - leg win over Manchester United to boost.

Juventus will take a 2 - 0 aggregate lead back to Turin for the second leg of their round - of - 16 Champions League tie with Porto next month.

After Wednesday the Mancunian side could be out of the Champions League, as they are 1 - 2 down to Barcelona going in to the second leg at the Nou Camp.

It was one of the defining moments in the early football career of the Arsenal and England international midfielder Jack Wilshere, so it would be a fitting time for the unlucky star to return from his latest injury problem if he could make it back in time for the second leg of our Champions League knockout tie with Barcelona.

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.

Montreal are hopeful of beating Pachuca in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions League quarter final on Wednesday night.

With their Champions League playoff qualifier second leg against Hoffenheim to come next week, Liverpool will be hoping to secure another important result as Klopp's men start to build some early momentum.

United are in the perfect position to chop and change as they sit 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League, allowing Ferguson to rest several key players against Norwich before their decisive Champions League last 16 second leg encounter with Real Madrid on Tuesday.

After a stunning defensive performance in the semi-final second leg against the defending champions at the Camp Nou, a brace in the final from Diego Milito against Bayern Munich sealed the treble for the Nerazzurri.

Santalab dislocated the shoulder during the first leg of the Asian Champions League final against Al Hilal, but remarkably played in the second leg in Riyadh last Sunday.

With the second - leg of the Champions League against Paris Saint - Germain to come next Wednesday, Mourinho could rest Brazil international Willian, giving January signing Cuadrado a chance to prove his value.

The teams are out for the second leg of Atlético Madrid's Champions League encounter with Barcelona.

River Plate have dumped reigning Brazilian champions Cruzeiro out of the Copa Libertadores after overturning a 1 - 0 first leg loss by winning last night's quarter final second leg 3 - 0 in Brazil - thus progressing 3 - 1 on aggregate.

Borussia Dortmund are playing against Juventus at the Westfalenstadion in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie on Wednesday.

Malaga's former Portugal international Duda is confident his side can overcome a 1 - 0 deficit at home to Porto in their Champions League Last 16 second leg clash on Wednesday to claim a place in the quarter - finals.

But they could have nothing too lose in the second leg and I hope Arsenal would be ready for that aggression, because they often become too complacent after leading (e.g. when facing Anderlecht in Champions League, leading 3 - 0 but ended by 3 - 3)

It is also unclear whether Celtic's Champions League reprieve will affect the situation, with the SPL champions now set to play Slovenian side Maribor in the play - off round despite a 6 - 1 aggregate defeat to Legia Warsaw, with the Polish side having fielded an ineligible player in the second leg at MurChampions League reprieve will affect the situation, with the SPL champions now set to play Slovenian side Maribor in the play - off round despite a 6 - 1 aggregate defeat to Legia Warsaw, with the Polish side having fielded an ineligible player in the second leg at Murchampions now set to play Slovenian side Maribor in the play - off round despite a 6 - 1 aggregate defeat to Legia Warsaw, with the Polish side having fielded an ineligible player in the second leg at Murrayfield.

In 1972 - 73, on only their second venture into Europe, they overcame Irish champions Waterford United in the first round and were rewarded with two legs against an almost comically brilliant Bayern Munich side.

Arsenal travel to France on Tuesday night, hoping to achieve the seemingly impossible by overturning a two - goal deficit against AS Monaco in the UEFA Champions League lat 16 second leg.

Real Madrid will take a two - goal advantage into the second leg of their round - of - 16 Champions League clash with Roma at the Bernabeu next month.

The French midfielder conceded a penalty within 45 seconds of his late introduction in Arsenal's 2 - 0 first - leg defeat in the Champions League.

There was no time to mourn the loss of our beautiful French marksman as Arsenal had to prepare for the second leg of our Champions league Qualifier with Besiktas.

Today is the Champions League quarter - final second leg and Messi's club, Barcelona, are in prime position to make another semi-final appearance after they defeated Roma 4 - 1 at the Nou Camp last week.

It's the second leg of the Champions League quarter - finals with Bayern Munich hosting Sevilla at the Allianz Arena.

They remain doubtful for the Champions League second leg against Real Madrid a week tonight and their absence had such a debilitating effect on Liverpool's threat and balance against Middlesbrough.

At his peak, Ramires was a key player for Chelsea, playing a big role in their memorable 2011/12 Champions League triumph when he netted a stunner against Barcelona in the semi-final second leg, though he missed the final through suspension.

Despite the praise, the Portuguese manager believes that using him more extensively at this point in Chelsea's season, as they sit five points clear in the Premier League — following last night's 1 - 0 victory over West Ham — and have a crucial Champions League second leg with Paris Saint - Germain on the horizon, could prove to be detrimental to the youngster's development.

As he pointed out, all of our recent Champions League exits have gone the same way and that all of our second leg results would have taken us through if only we had drawn at home.

Arsenal fans will be sick and tired of the name Bayern Munich by now and it is likely to get worse for us when Carlo Ancelotti brings the German team to north London for the second leg of our Champions League knockout encounter in a couple of weeks.

Rooney has failed to score in the Premier League yet this season, but did score a hat trick against Club Brugge in the second leg of their Champions League qualifying tie against the Belgian side.

The Gunners were dealt a major blow to their Champions League hopes this week as they lost 3 - 1 at home to AS Monaco, giving themselves a mountain to climb for the second leg away from home.

Barcelona are preparing to welcome Manchester City to the Camp Nou on Wednesday night, in the Champions League last 16 second - leg tie, and the Spanish giants are getting «playful» in training...

We really need the youngster for the FA cup game with Man United, the Champions League second leg in Monaco and of course the Premier League run in.

The English champions shocked the mighty Real Madrid with a 4 - 1 win at the Baseball Ground in the first leg of their second - round tie, with Charlie George bagging a hat - trick.

Cristiano Ronaldo appears to be winning his race against time to be fit for the second leg of Real Madrid's Champions League semi-final with Manchester City on Wednesday.

Chelsea host Barcelona at Stamford Bridge in their Champions League clash on Tuesday night, with Antonio Conte desperate to take an advantage into the second leg.

The second leg of the Champions League group stage is less than 50 hours away and there are plenty of exciting matches as the first - round field starts to take shape.