Tag: Champions League
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Wenger: Maybe Arsenal are better off in the Europa League
Embed from Getty Images Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted that his side may be better playing in the Europa League after losing to Monaco on Tuesday evening. Despite a 2-0 victory at Monaco’s Stade Louis II stadium, the Gunners exited the last-16 on the away goal rule, their fifth elimination at that stage in…
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Ramsey: No disrespect to Monaco, but we thought we would win
Embed from Getty Images Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey believes that his side were confident of beating Monaco and progressing to the Champions League quarter-final stage. Arsene Wenger’s side won the second leg 2-0 at Stade Louis II but they missed out on progressing on the away goal rule. And, Welsh midfielder Ramsey believes that his…
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Mertesacker: Monaco were better team than Arsenal
Embed from Getty Images Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has conceded that his side lost to the better team as Monaco ended the Gunners hopes of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals. Goals from Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey saw Arsenal needing just one goal to progress at the Stade Louis II on Tuesday night but Monaco…
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Arsenal crash out of Champions League to Monaco
Arsenal crashed out of the Champions League to Monaco on Tuesday evening, losing on the away goal rule. Goals from Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey gave the Gunners a late hope in Monaco, but Arsene Wenger’s side were unable to find a third goal and exited the competition in the last-16 for the fifth time…
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Team News: Mertesacker keeps his place in Arsenal defence
Embed from Getty Images Per Mertesacker has kept his place in Arsenal’s starting line up for the Champions League clash with Monaco on Tuesday evening. The German World Cup winning centre back has been under increasing pressure this season and Gunners fans called for him to be replaced by new January signing Gabriel, who is…
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Arsenal boss Wenger: We can beat Monaco
View image | gettyimages.com Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes his side can beat Monaco in the Champions League on Tuesday evening. Wenger’s side lost the first leg of their last-16 tie with Monaco 3-1 at the Emirates stadium back in February but the French boss believes his side can overturn the result and progress to…
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Burnley halt Man City’s preparations for Barcelona with 1-0 win
Embed from Getty Images Manuel Pellegrini’s preparations for Barcelona in mid-week took a turn for the worse as they slipped further behind Chelsea with a 1-0 defeat to Burnley. Neither keeper was tested in the opening half an hour but it was the home side who looked the more likely to find an opener as…
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Mourinho NOT blaming players for Ibrahimovic incident
Embed from Getty Images Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes that his players are not guilty of tempting officials in Wednesday’s Champions League game with Paris Saint Germain into sending off Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Swedish striker Ibrahimovic was sent off after just half an hour at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening for a late challenge on Oscar,…
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Scholes on Chelsea: Great teams do NOT lose to 10-men at home
Embed from Getty Images Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has claimed that Chelsea are NOT a great team, after they failed to beat 10-man Paris Saint Germain on Wednesday evening. Jose Mourinho’s men twice had the lead at Stamford Bridge but goals from David Luiz and Thiago Silva saw the French side go through…
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Former Chelsea defender Luiz: Me and Diego Costa are friends
Embed from Getty Images Former Chelsea defender David Luiz claims he and Diego Costa despite their on-field altercations during the Champions League tie with Paris Saint Germain. Luiz and Costa clashed on numerous occasions during Wednesday evening’s second leg which saw the Ligue 1 side win on the away goal rule. Despite the problems, the…
