Sentences with phrase «title rival in»

One stumbling block for the Gunners could be Mourinho's reluctance to allow Cech to join a potential direct title rival in Arsenal, which could in turn open the door for Roma to swoop in.

While the Rojiblancos do not share the same kind of rivalry with Barca as with Real, Griezmann could still be well advised not to strengthen one of their title rivals in La Liga.

Points could be dropped by their title rivals in their this weekend games.

But one staunch reason behind such «misfortune» has to be the number of games Arsenal have played so far, in comparison to their title rivals in Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool.

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix was a crazy race but it was the title rivals in fourth and fifth who are writing all the headlines after a moment of madness behind the Safety Car.

The news outlet are also reporting that both both Chelsea and Man United have watched the player in the past, so it seems that if City are to move for the player, they could have to fend off both their Premier League title rivals in the race to secure the player's signature.

According to The Sun, the Citizens want to strengthen their striking ranks and weaken one of their Premier League title rivals in the process with a January swoop for the 28 - year - old.

Not exact matches

Amazon has spent billions in India and now is running neck - and - neck with another local rival, Flipkart, for the title of market leader.

The numbers exclude the finances of rival titles including the Daily Express and the Daily Star that Trinity Mirror bought from media tycoon Richard Desmond in a # 127m deal earlier this year.

In the three months since Wells Fargo settled with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, it has forfeited business and lost its title as the world's most valuable bank to rival JPMorgan Chase.

Despite seeing gold output decline by 2 %, Newmont claimed the title of world's biggest bullion producer as it surpassed rival Barrick by 16,000 ounces in the first three months of the year.

Laurent Koscielny is refusing to give up hope of helping Arsenal to overcome Chelsea and their rivals in the Premier League title race.

The Gunners are at the moment in deficits of 3 points behind their 3 main title rivals of Man City, Man Utd and their visitors Liverpool.

Bob, let the Gunners not take winning the treble for granted and start to underate the resolve of their main title rivals who are still in the 3 titles race.

Mertesacker wants to show the title rivals that they are genuine contenders from the start and not just in the second half of the season.

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The Merengues were defeated on aggregate by Juventus this week in the semi-final, and thus will not be able to defend the continental title they won last year against fierce rivals Barcelona in Berlin.

Arsenal fans will be hoping from a look at this weekend's fixture list in the Premier League that it could be a good few days for the Gunners in our pursuit of the title, as many of our big rivals for the EPL trophy have matches that look harder on paper than our trip to Swansea and two of them are playing each other.

The Blues look set to reclaim the Premier League title this season, as they boast a nine - point lead over their nearest rivals and look in formidable shape heading down the stretch.

Van Persie has struggled to replicate the form that landed a record 20th league title for the Red Devils in his debut season at the club following his # 24m move from rivals Arsenal [via BBC Sport].

Clearly a move from Everton to their local rivals would be a contentious one to consider but if Fellaini felt that the Anfield side had a team in place; a combination of solid financial investment from the club's American owners coupled with a forward thinking young well respected manager like Brendan Rodgers, to help Liverpool to regain their place as a genuine title chasing outfit then it may be a move the 6ft 4in midfielder would be ready to consider.

We only took two Premier League points and people were saying that our title challenge was faltering but then we stormed back with three wins in a row and five of the next six, including the big game against title rivals Man City.

23 — Having wrestled the title off last season's champions Atletico, Barca are now celebrating their 23rd La Liga win, continuing their superb rise in the modern era as they look to catch up with bitter rivals Real Madrid on 32.

Last season, Spurs famously came third in a two - horse race for the Premier League title, when capitulating under the pressure of being Leicester's last remaining rivals, and it was our care - free winning form which led us to leapfrog our noisy neighbours.

The Sky Blues lost to Burnley on Saturday, leaving them six points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea with their title rivals also having a game in hand.

Manchester City went down to another disappointing defeat, to put the final nail in the coffin of any possible Premier League title challenge which was still alive, with a 4 - 2 loss at Old Trafford to city rivals Manchester United.

In fact I would even go so far as to say that there are only two realistic rivals to the Gunners, assuming of course that an injury crisis or loss of form does not derail our own title challenge.

At least Ramsey, as reported by The Guardian, the midfielder was sounding upbeat about the chances of the Gunners doing just that, despite the fact that out next opponents are the league leaders Leicester City who are in fine form and are coming to north London having produced a great away display to put another title rival Man City to the sword.

City secured the title with five games to spare this season, collecting 28 wins in 33 games to open up a commanding lead over nearest rivals Man Utd.

The Red Devils have fallen short of expectations this season with their early exit from the Champions League and an inability to match rivals Manchester City in the Premier League title race.

Manchester City are set to launch a complaint against title rivals Arsenal in response to their failure to sign Alexis Sanchez, with Pep Guardiola's side believing that the Gunners blocked the player's move after he'd signed City contract, according to the Sun.

Jenson Button was desperate to secure the 2009 world championship with a race to spare in 2009, but with teammate and title rival Rubens Barrichello (yes, he did once get sorta close to actually winning one!)

Rival Oregon State stands in its way — but bettors think that Oregon will «smell blood» in its quest for the national title, with a huge 84 % of the bets taking the favorite.

United currently sit 16 points behind rivals Man City at the top of the Premier League after the Citizens» 5 - 1 win against Leicester, so a win here would be absolutely vital in keeping their slim title hopes alive for this season.

This will be Arsenal's last chance of silverware this season, having fizzled out of the Premier League title race, and will likely be under more pressure than our rivals, but form generally goes out the window in these sorts of matches.

Indeed, as Kluivert points out, United remain fifth in the table, and despite Manchester City's loss to title - chasing Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, they are six points behind their fierce local rivals.

Real have failed to retain their Champions League title this term — being eliminated in the semi-finals by Juventus — and have also fallen short in La Liga, as rivals Barcelona have claimed the Spanish championship.

Barca currently trail rivals Real Madrid by six points in the title race, albeit they have a game in hand, but they have failed to deliver consistently this season which has also led to question marks over Enrique's future.

For Barca, they have an 11 - point lead over nearest La Liga title rivals Atletico Madrid and so can perhaps afford to rest key players in the league to prioritise the Champions League and Copa del Rey final.

Despite investing heavily in the likes of Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku in the last two years, the Red Devils still face a significant gap between themselves and title rivals Man City this season.

The two rivals will meet again in Week 17 with the AFC South title potentially on the line.

Arsenal are in their best position at this stage of the season for years, and with a strong squad and flawed rivals, it looks as though Arsene Wenger's men have a great shot at the title this year.

It's difficult because they are rivals in the title race.»

Like their rivals Ohio State and Michigan State, the Michigan Wolverines put together a strong resume in the regular season, earning a share of the Big Ten title.

As Calciomercato report, Spurs spent just # 70million in the transfer window, which was dwarfed by the spending of their title rivals.

The north London based side were involved in a title race with Leicester City last season before eventually ended the season in third place behind their bitter rivals Arsenal.

Manchester City have emerged as the new favourites to sign Atletico Madrid central defender Miranda, report the Mirror, with the Premier League title holders hoping to beat rivals Manchester United and Chelsea to the capture of the experienced Brazilian in what looks set to become one of the most keenly contested transfer battles of the January window.

Chelsea had just ended the 2014 - 15 season as double winners, having beaten London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the Capital One Cup final before cruising to the Premier League title, eight points clear of runners - up Manchester City.

With Barca off the pace in the title race with rivals Real Madrid ahead and with games in hand, Enrique is facing the very real prospect of ending up with no major trophy this season which would be a disaster considering how successful he has been since taking the job.

The forward also revealed that he is really enjoying his new central role, but will he fire the Gunners right back in to the title race and end another poor run against a big rival tomorrow?