Sentences with phrase «stages of any cup competition»

I think in the later stages of any cup competition, you should be playing your best players.

Conte appeared to favour his second - choice goalkeeper during the early stages of the Cup competition last term, and it could be a similar case with Willy Caballero likely to make his Blues debut.

Not exact matches

Arsenal, meanwhile, will be big favourites to beat Championship side Reading at Wembley, which may not make terrific viewing for neutrals who would normally keep an eye on a big game at the late stage of the popular FA Cup competition.

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.

The Group Stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup is now over, and with it being Friday, we thought we'd test your knowledge of the competition so far with a quiz!

I hope wenger does not take it as MICKEY MOUSE CUP VERSION - 2 and keep playing the kids coz we may be really embarrassed in the knockout stages in europe, especially against the likes of the above mentioned teams and a.c.milan, lazio etc... who are in a descent form in this competition so far...

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.

In fact the two sides have almost identical records over the last six games with only three points garnered and a poor FA Cup exit at the same stage of the competition apiece.

Nevertheless, it would seem strange for him to leave at this stage of his career, as he's already a key figure for club and country, with 92 appearances in all competitions under his belt for Bayern which has led to two Bundesliga titles and three domestic cups.

Having failed miserably as Mexico coach and then had all manner of problems at Notts County he know finds himself taking Ivory Coast to the World Cup where he will have to negotiate the competition's group of death if he is to take the African nation to the knockout stages.

Considering that Arsenal have not gone past the first knockout stage of the Champions League competition for the last six seasons, it would seem on the face of it that Arsene Wenger still has a lot of work to do with his players to make Arsenal one of the elite European teams with a realistic chance of lifting the European Cup.

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.

That starting XI looks to have more than enough top class players and very promising youngsters to beat any Premier League reserve side and could maybe even win the League Cup and the Europa League, or at least get them into the latter stages of both competitions.

While his former side have reached the Champions League semi-finals, Barcelona are looking to complete a domestic league and cup double after crashing out of Europe's top competition at the quarter - finals stage to Roma.

The ICC tournament will begin just five days after the World Cup which would limit the number of stars in the competitions, if clubs see their players advance to the latter stages of the World Cup.

However, Van Gaal feels that it is unlikely that Shaw will return for the Red Devils before the end of the campaign and expects him to miss the FA Cup final, should United reach that stage of the competition.

In this season's Russian Cup, Spartak Moscow are the bookies» clear favourites, as one of two RFPL sides left in the competition having reached the semi-final stage.

On the negative side, I expect we will suffer more than our fair share of injuries, we will go out of the cup competitions by the quarter final stages and we will still lose points to the likes of Stoke and Blackburn.

Four league matchdays were played, as well as all three matchdays of the League Cup group stages and the Cup semifinals, in a month that began to really shape up all three major competitions in Portuguese Football.

Despite the club not faring well in the Premier League, outside of the top four, Louis van Gaal's side finished fifth in the league, earning a UEFA Europa League group stage place and winning the Emirates FA Cup, for the twelfth time, twelve years after their last success in the domestic competition.

The Lilywhites are in top form right now with eight wins on the bounce in all competitions, but they have had some tough times at this stage of the competition, having lost their last six FA Cup Finals in a row.

The Swansea manager Michael Laudrup has said that he has now set his sights on winning the Capital One Cup after the club recently managed to get into the quarter - final stage of the competition.

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

The Monkey Hangers have prospered in cup competitions, qualifying for the knock - out stages of the EFL Youth Alliance Cup by topping their grocup competitions, qualifying for the knock - out stages of the EFL Youth Alliance Cup by topping their groCup by topping their group.

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).

-- These two fierce rivals have clashed seven times in the FA Cup, with Manchester United edging this particular head - to - head with four wins to City's three, although the latter were victorious at the semi-final stage of last season's competition, winning 1 - 0 at Wembley.

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

The quirks of the FA Cup draw has paired together two sides who met at this stage of the competition last season.

This was the competition of FIFA CLub World Cup where in last Wednesday night at at Sheikh Zayed Sports City, the semi final of the competition was staged between Real Madrid and Al Jazira.

Portugal and Mexico Advanced Into Confederations Cup Semifinals Two teams that started their Confederations Cup campaign with a 2 - 2 draw, Portugal and Mexico, successfully advanced into the knock out stages of that competition.

Mourinho has tended to rest Valencia for the Champions League games this term, and Meunier could prove the perfect fit for the latter stages of the elite competition, provided he does not get Cup - tied by making an appearance in the coming group stage games.

International Champions Cup is association football friendly competition which used to stage annually since the foundation of ICC in 2013.

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.

The match which the Gunners won 1 - 0 at the Emirates pushing them into the group stage of Europe's elite club cup competition and the Gunner's assistant captain — Per Mertesacker believes the Arsenal squad are beginning to find their rhythm — but admits there is still work to be done.

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.

Sophie McKinna will be among the seven British athletes travelling to Leiria, Portugal, for the European Cup Winter Throws competition on March 15 - 16 and the European junior shot put silver medallist says she is looking forward to testing herself at the top level at this early stage of the year.

They face World Cup regulars England in a fixture that will determine the fate of the two sides moving forward to the knockout stage of the competition.

Atletico ended Bayern's dreams of a sixth European Cup title at the semi-final stage of last season's competition and Yannick Ferreira Carrasco's first - half strike set the Spanish side on course for a repeat of their victory on home soil in April.

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

Saints» trip to Liberty Stadium was originally due to take place on the weekend of the FA Cup quarter - finals, but the involvement of both teams at that stage of the competition necessitated a change.

In 2002, Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak contested the final of the Confederation Cup, but Ghanaian sides have consistently failed to make the group stage of both continental competitions in recent years.