Sentences with phrase «top of the group»

For a start, the team qualified for the tournament by finishing top of their group, and remained unbeaten throughout qualification.

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The Gunners currently sit top of their group, albeit having absolutely no point or goal advantage over any of their rivals.

They knew we were top of the group anyway, and you could basically expect that.

It does nt matter so much who finishes top of the group any more.

Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci is hopeful of facing Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 after the Bianconeri finished top of their group with a 1 - 0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.

Barcelona's left - back Jordi Alba, scored twice, as Spain defeated Nigeria 3 - 0 to finish on top of Group B.

But it was Mourinho's side that extended their lead when Rashford, who replaced Juan Mata, converted Fellaini's cross in the 84th minute to score on his Champions League debut and complete an easy night's work for United, who went top of Group A on goal difference after CSKA Moscow's 2 - 1 win at Benfica.

Chelsea currently sit top of Group C with six points from their two games, with Roma in second place and two points adrift.

While supporters in the USA would've been praying for a Germany victory over Ghana, a 2 - 2 draw between the two sides leaves them with an opportunity to go top of Group G in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

The Foxes remain top of Group G following the victory and will take on Copenhagen next in Denmark.

Ghana are currently sitting on top of group H of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, having won their 2 games, beating Mauritius and Rwanda 7 - 1 and 1 - 0, respectively.

Arsene Wenger will no doubt be keen to finish top of his group in order to avoid the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich, who Arsenal are often drawn against — and subsequently eliminated

Liverpool's front four put on an attacking masterclass as they thrashed Spartak Moscow 7 - 0 at Anfield to finish top of Group E in the Champions League.

Arsene Wenger was in now way suggesting that Arsenal should take it easy in our Champions League group game at home to PSG tonight, as he has called on his players to finish the job they have started by already securing a place in the next round by getting the result against the French champions to make sure that we finish on top of group A.

Inter travel to the Stade Geoffroy - Guichard to take take on Saint - Etienne with the Nerazzurri sitting top of Group F with seven points...

The Blues currently sit top of our group of five, with the top two sides progressing to the quarter - finals which take place later this month, and Spence has set her sights on going all the way in the competition.

It reminds many of their group efforts in 1986 when they placed top of their group ahead of both England and Portugal.

Leicester captain Hamza Choudhury stepped up to take the spot - kick and sent Hewelt the wrong way to give Leicester all three points, ensuring they finished top of Group F.

Meanwhile, table - toppers Chelsea will take on Paris Saint - Germain — not for the first time — in the last 16 after they qualified top of their group for the tenth time in 13 seasons last week.

Serbia erased an early deficit to move top of Group D on goal difference with a 3 - 1 win away to Georgia.

Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois and Michy Batshuayi are all included for Belgium, who qualified top of Group H undefeated.

The win also helped the Gunners go top of the group after Ludogorets Razgard shock 2 - 2 draw away to French giants PSG.

Mourinho called it a «tough draw «in his pre-Leicester City interview and despite the fact that there some unique hurdles involved with each side, none is unfamiliar to the Portuguese manager and overall — it was indeed a largely favourable group for Manchester United, with ambitions to make it as far as they could — beginning from finishing top of their group by December.

Kylian Mbappe scores his first international goal and Deschamps» team go top of the group as Sweden lose 3 - 2 in Bulgaria.

Charlie's former club Arsenal can book their place in the knockout stages with a victory over Red Star Belgrade, having collected maximum points to sit top of Group H.

Elsewhere in Europe Defending champions Sevilla suffered a 2 - 0 defeat to Feyenoord, a result which put the Dutch side top of Group G. Fiorentina, who had already qualified before their game, won 2 - 1 against Guingamp - Marko Marin scored the opener.

Although they've had poor domestic performances, Monaco did qualify top of their group despite scoring just four goals, earning them a spot in the knockout stages in the competition for the first time in over 10 years.

Arsenal might have finished top of their group Standings (GROUP A) of the Champions League in an attempt to avoid the Bayern / Barca nemesis in the knockout stages but it looks as if the first position is just the same as coming second this season.

In fact, with our recent improvement, I reckon that this season offers Arsenal a great chance to at least avoid the really strong teams in the first knockout round by finishing top of the group which includes Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray and Anderlecht.

Arsenal move top of Group B on six points with Schalke and Montepellier drawing 2 - 2 in the night's other match in the section.

Real and PSG remain joint top of Group A with seven points from three games, with Malmo in third after getting off the mark with a 1 - 0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk thanks to Markus Rosenberg's strike.

Absolutely yes, the champions league is not a competition to mess around with team selection especially given the fact we now have a chance to finish top of the group if we can win our other games before we play PSG.

The struggle against the big money Russian club wasn't as bad as first thought, and thanks to a surprise win for Young Boys at home to Udinese, Liverpool are now top of the group!

This win puts England top of the group, and they will be incredibly confident of staying there with their next match being against Slovakia.

The Gunners will be hoping to seal top of the group with the three points tonight, but are likely to have to do so without key duo Hector Bellerin and Santi Cazorla.

Finishing top of the group helps a great deal.

I want us to beat Man United and end the month on top of the League, and also beat PSG and finish top of the Group too!

And in no less spectacular way, Ludogorets took the lead twice against PSG in France to eventually get a draw, which means we finish top of group without a defeat (the first time we do that in the group stage since 2005).

Oct 2017 A fantastic 3 - 0 win away to Turkey puts Iceland on top of the group again, as Croatia draw at home against Finland the same night.

Genk had already ensured they would finish top of the group before the trip to Switzerland and, with a trip to Jupiler Pro League leaders Standard Liege awaiting them on Sunday, Been made five changes...

Cristiano Ronaldo goes into Real Madrid's home encounter with Dortmund top of the group stage scorers rankings with eight goals from his five games; with a hat - trick he would match his record tally of 11 from 2015/16, but if he fails to score, a treble would move Spurs» Harry Kane, Atlético's Wissam Ben Yedder or Paris pair Edinson Cavani and Neymar (who has scored on all five matchdays so far) into the No1 spot.

With just ten minutes remaining, substitute Sergi Roberto grabbed Barça's equalizer, and just two minutes later Luis Suárez smashed home the winner which, with Roma losing to BATE Borisov, leaves Barça top of Group E on four points after two games.

Which sees them top of the premier league unbeaten so far and also top of group in Champions League.

Liverpool now sit on top of their group albeit on goal difference after Spartak Moscow surprisingly annihilated Sevilla 5 - 1 at home on Tuesday night.

In the Europa League, a competition they qualified for through their sixth placed finish, saw the Lions finish top of a group containing Red Bull Salzburg, Paris Saint - Germain and Slovan Bratislava before embarking on a thunderous run through the knock out stages.

Rwanda are now joint top of Group C with Nigeria, after their 1 - 0 win over Equatorial Guinea at the ongoing Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco...

The French champions face Arsenal on Wednesday with both sides battling to finish top of group A. Sky Sports cite an official statement released by PSG, which states that Aurier had initially been granted an entry visa to the UK in October.

Manchester City have recorded a 4 - 0 away win at Feyenoord and a 2 - 0 home win over Shakhtar Donetsk this seasons in the Champions League and are therefore sat top of Group F and in command.