That was achieved by the underdogs thanks to a 2 - 1
second leg away win at the Bernabeu.
On paper it is the most favourable draw for Liverpool, although playing
the second leg away from home is not ideal, particularly as this week the Italians turned around a 1 - 4 deficit on home soil to eliminate mighty Barcelona.
Having
the second leg away from home means that Barca has to take a definie advantage in the first leg and that too with our problem usually after the breaks.
Liverpool must play their natural attacking game and not think defensively despite holding a 3 - 0 lead going into Tuesday's Champions League quarter - final
second leg away to Manchester City, centre back Virgil van Dijk says.
In each of the last three years, a 0 - 0 at the Emirates, combined with
their second leg away result, would have sent them through to the quarter - finals.
Brazil's Superior Court of Sporting Justice told the club they must play the final's
second leg away from home.
Toronto plays
its second leg away to Club America on Wednesday at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
Manchester United remain the only English side still remaining in four competitions ahead of tomorrow nights EFL Cup semi final
second leg away to Hull City.
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second leg away at Atletico Madrid...
So, its Tony and Schwinn once again, as the boys dissect
the second leg away to CSKA and discuss our upcoming ties against Newcastle and Atletico.
No side playing
the second leg away from home has ever been able to overturn a two - goal deficit in the Champions League and given Monaco's impressive defensive record in the competition, the former Porto man is confident they have the ability to progress.
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.
Not exact matches
But, having kept an
away clean sheet, and with the luxury of playing the
second leg at the Emirates, Arsenal are very much in control of their destiny, as far as this playoff tie is concerned.
Don't wan na concede a tonne of
away goals heading to the
second leg.
Celtic were already facing an uphill battle against Inter Milan in this Europa League
second leg, with the Italian side netting three precious
away goals in the first
leg.
The young Italian turned in a magnificent performance in the
second leg against Chelsea as Paris Saint Germain knocked out the Premier League leaders on
away goals.
He said in the press conference before the
second leg that it was not the way to reach a final, playing negative defensive football was not the arsenal way and we would show them how to win
away from home.
Not long after throwing
away a two - goal lead at St. Mary's, Liverpool showed their own mental strength in the
second leg of their Europa League tie.
Arsene Wenger thinks that the draw at the Bridge sets us up nicely, but he doesn't seem too happy with us not getting any
away goals on the day, although they will only count if the aggregate score is still level after extra time in the
second leg.
Now for the
second leg at the Emirates, with a 2 goal
away advantage.
Team Levitan was fresh for this one, would they have had just a bit more
legs in the
second half and been able to pull
away?
Conte's men have a mountain to climb in their
second leg against Barca at the Nou Camp, having drawn 1 - 1 at home to give the visitors the
away goal advantage.
During the
second leg, it was Ronaldo who scored the all - important
away goal to effectively kill the tie in favour of Madrid, but it wouldn't have happened for the Portuguese ace had it not been for a perfect delivery from Vazquez.
Bayern are the favourites to progress after scoring two
away goals in the game's first
leg, with Jesus Navas scoring an own goal before Thiago Alcantara scored a deflected
second.
Manchester City lost 2 - 1 at home to Barcelona on Tuesday night, with the Spanish giants» two
away goals meaning City will be up against it in the
second leg in a fortnight.
The
second leg shall be the right time to make judgement on our genuine hopes of title contention Thats the time when we meet liverpool mancity man united everton and tottenham
away.
Our recent record in the ucl is a shame, we loose the first
leg and play for pride in the
second leg, but now we can't get a draw home and
away in the last 2 years
Many pundits are writing that the task is beyond Arsenal because no team has ever recovered from a two - goals deficit, notably if the
second leg is
away from home.
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.
The referee should have granted us another penalty earlier in the
second - half also, and would no doubt have been the talking point had we not come
away with the victory, as Hector Bellerin had his
legs taken
away from him well inside the box.
At that point, Morientes's
away goal seemed irrelevant, but another in the
second leg and two from Ludovic Guily sent Monaco through to the semi-finals.
The Bianconeri were left to rue what could turn out to be a decisive moment in the tie when Higuain struck the crossbar with his
second penalty of the game, before Christian Eriksen's free - kick after the interval ensured that his side hold the
away goal advantage heading into the
second leg at Wembley next month.
In last month's 2 - 0
second -
leg win over Porto, Malaga turned around a tie they were losing by a single goal after the
away game and once again showed the good home form that allowed them to top their qualifying group ahead of AC Milan.
When we beat B Munich at home this season we were thinking similar, and if that had of been aggregate I believe the
second leg would have went differently esp considering
away goal rule.
Keeping it tight at the back will be crucial, not to conceed any
away goals from monaco, this would give them belief and momentum going into the
second leg in front!
Three
second half goals ended with Sevilla getting their first
away win in the Europa League or La Liga this season, taking two important goals into the upcoming home
leg against Athletic Bilbao.
Messi's Barcelona side will travel to the Etihad on Tuesday to play against Manchester City in their Champions League last 16 tie, and Scholes has warned Manuel Pellegrini's side that the playmaker has the ability to take the game
away from City before the
second leg at the Nou Camp.
Arsenal became the last English club to bow out of the Champions League on Wednesday despite a 2 - 0
second -
leg win at Bayern Munich as the Gunners lost their last - 16 tie on
away goals.
Los Blancos have a fantastic record in the Champions League and are on the hunt for a third successive title; they'll be sure to be looking to grab a decisive
away goal ahead of the
second leg.
The
away goals rule can always come back to haunt you if you don't get one, but most Arsenal fans will be more concerned about us having to face the
second leg without Aaron Ramsey.
After exits from the competition at this stage in their previous four seasons against the likes of Barcelona, AC Milan and Bayern Munich and with the disadvantage of playing
away in the
second leg the pressure is on the London club to make it to the quarter - finals for the first time in five years.
Going out of the UEFA Champions League on virtue of
away goals would have hurt the Gunners, who put in a splendid effort against AS Monaco in the
second leg of the tie.
We had the luck to come back to 2 - 1 but not the right to give
away a goal the way we did because that makes our task extremely difficult in the
second leg.
If the score is tight late into the
second leg, conceding an
away goal is always a terrifying proposition.
The Gunners rose to the occasion at the San Siro to come
away with an impressive 2 - 0 cushion going into the
second leg, and would have been weary of letting themselves slip into comfort.
City will certainly be the happier of the two sides, with two
away goals giving them a real advantage heading into the
second leg.
It could prove to vital in the
second leg, with the Copa Libertadores operating the same
away goals rule as all the major European competitions.
We will f*ck up our group again and come
second and get drawn against Bayern again or someone of that calibre and then get f*cked in the first
leg and Wenger will say, «we are now going to try to make the impossible possible» like he always says when we try and get something
away at Bayern when we're 2 - 3 down on aggregate...
Because of the importance of the Champions League to Arsenal, Wenger and the players, the
second leg of the play - offs against Besiktas on Wednesday is probably more important than the Premier League
away trip to face Everton on Saturday.
, before getting a respectable result in the
second -
leg, and on many occasions do just enough in the return
leg to miss out by just one goal, or on two occasions, to lose on
away goals.