Sentences with phrase «to reach the group stages»

So now will they be a little better prepared to make a run at reaching the group stage of the competition this term?

In their last four attempts at reaching the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, they have never been past the second qualifying round.

That ensured the Slovenian champions reached the group stage 2 - 2 on aggregate after their 2 - 1 win in Israel last week.

It appears likely Tottenham will be among the seeded teams in the qualifying stage, which will improve their chances of at least reaching the group stage markedly.

All of the African sides must get through a two - legged tie before reaching the group stage, and many of the major sides failed to gain an edge in their away legs on Friday.

The «champions route» boasts Rangers» conquerors Malmo, FC Viktoria Plzen and Wisla Krakow, all of whom are looking to reach the group stage for the first time.

United will be busy in the month of August as they begin the new season with a home game against Tottenham on the 8th and will also face a two - legged qualifier in order to reach the group stages of Europe's elite club competition.

Manchester United will make their return to the Champions League next season after a one - year absence, however they could face a potentially tricky two - legged qualifier to reach the group stages.

So how does the distribution of $ 1.3189 billion works among Champions League participant and teams who play in Champions League qualifiers but fail to reach group stages.

I'll tell you why, the mission at AFC is to reach group stages, if get to the knockout stages its a BONUS for the club but the money is made in entering into the competition.

For all the build up to what is effectively United's last chance saloon in terms of achieving at least the bare minimum — reaching the group stages of the Champions League for next season with the added bonus of silverware, the players somehow managed it — like they did in the last few minutes of the EFL cup final, when at one stage the odds were stacked against them.

Benfica have featured in qualifying on five occasions, reaching the group stage three times: 1998/99 (Beitar Jerusalem FC, agg: 8 - 4), 2006/07 (FK Austria Wien, agg: 4 - 1) and 2007/08 (FC København, agg: 3 - 1).

The financial benefits are sizeable for Arsenal should they reach the group stages for the 17th consecutive season, with qualification worth # 7m and subsequent home matches worth around # 3million in additional match - day revenue.

Last season, United had to qualify for the UEFA Champions League from the play - off stage, beating Club Brugge 7 - 1 on aggregate to reach the group stages of the Champions League, where they did not qualify for the knockout stages, falling into the Europa League from the round of 32.

Birmingham City beat Nacional 3 - 0 to reach the group stage of the Europa League.

The third place side will now look to Champions League qualifying as it attempts to reach the group stage.

Four out of the five participants, with the exception being FC Krasnodar, reached the group stage, where they have performed quite well, and three of them have already secured Europa League knockout spots.

Scottish side Celtic are in pole position to reach the group stage of the Champions League for the first time since the 2013/14 season despite conceding two goals at home to Israeli side, Hapoel Beer Sheva.

Since 2009/10, clubs have been guaranteed a minimum of two points if they reach the group stage and are awarded an additional point if they get to the quarter - finals, semi-finals or final.

The Hammers, bidding to reach the group stages for the first time, looked set to take a 1 - 0 lead back to the London Stadium next week thanks to Mark Noble's penalty on the stroke of half - time.

Liverpool came back in the Champions League after missing it two seasons in a row by finishing at 4th in the League Table of Premier League previous season and had beaten Hoffenheim in the qualifier to reach the group stage of UEFA Champions League this season.

After a year in the wilderness, Manchester United returned to European action by hosting Club Brugge of Belgium for the first - leg of the play - off match to reach the group stage.

The Hammers were expected to reach the group stage of last season's competition, but suffered a blip at this stage.

Southampton will head to Denmark knowing only a victory in the second leg will allow them to reach the group stage.