A two - match absence is bad enough for a side heavily dependent upon Ibrahimovic's goals, but if it is extended to three, then the striker will miss the top - of - the -
table clash against Juventus.
Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan spoke to the media before his side's top of
the table clash against Juventus at the weekend...
Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has called up 22 players for his side's top of
the table clash against Roma.
Our great leader Arsene Wenger has no interest in citing history lessons ahead of Arsenal's top - of - the -
table clash against Chelsea on Sunday, and the Frenchman thinks that current form should be the deciding factor in the game.
Going into the crucial top of
the table clash against Manchester City, Arsenal sit in second place, just a point above the opponents we will be welcoming to the Emirates.
Chelsea's loan system may come back to bite them in the future, and it nearly did this weekend, as the Blues only had three fit midfielders for their top of
the table clash against Watford on Saturday.
Not exact matches
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Looking at the Premier League
table at the end of round 35 of the Premier League, Arsenal go into Monday night's
clash against Swansea City on 70 points, level with Manchester City and five clear of Manchester United, with Arsene Wenger's men having a game in hand over both the Manchester clubs and with form clearly on their side.
Ahead of their Group C
clash against Slovakia in Oviedo tonight, Spain sit second in the
table and face a side that has won their last nine internationals in succession.
Massimiliano Allegri may have talked a big game about Wednesday's game being more important than Sunday's top - of - the -
table clash with the Partenopei, but he still saw fit to rotate his squad
against a team that went into the day a point away from safety in 18th place.
FC Barcelona were under pressure going into the saturdays
clash against Real Sociedad having seen their lead at top of the
table cut to just 3 points after Atletico and Madrid both won their respective games.
Martino will save Messi for the mouth watering top of the
table clash on Saturday when Barcelona take on Atletico Madrid — and who would bet
against the hit man scoring the winning goal at the Vicente Calderon?
Furthermore, based on the current league
table, previous away
clashes with those in close proximity have all gone
against the Latics, losing 2 - 0 at Fulham, 3 - 1 at West Ham and conjuring only a 0 - 0 draw away to Birmingham City.
Gokhan Inler cancelled out an early Giorgio Chiellini goal to earn Napoli a draw
against Juventus in a top - of - the -
table clash at the Stadio San Paolo.
A win on Sunday would be huge, prior to Arsenal's
clash against Manchester United at the Emirates, which might help get a clear picture about the battle for places in the points
table.
Blackburn defied the odds that day to earn a well earned point
against table topping Chelsea, while Blackburn are big odds and somewhat unfancied ahead of this weekend
clash with yet another side honing in on the league title, so will it be a case of Deja - Vu for Rovers?
Real Madrid continued their pressure at the top of the
table on Barcelona with a 4 - 2 victory over Athletic Bilbao last weekend in a topsy - turvy encounter and the match would have been a good preparation for Los Blancos for the Champions League
clash against Roma on Wednesday.
Osasuna are bottom of the
table and have the worst home record in the league this season (1W, 6D) and just a marignally better away one (2W, 3D) going into this
clash with Luis Enrique's side, who are coming off a morale boosting Clasico win
against arch rivals Real Madrid.
Before that, there's the small matter of a
clash against Spurs, as Chelsea aim to move up the league
table.
A dinner
table set within a cavernous, red, womb - like room, it consumed the viewer in its visceral ode to his violence
against her and her mother, and the
clash of genders.