When Marcos Senna joined the club after arriving from Brazil in 2002, things were very different. Villarreal were in only their fourth La Liga campaign and featured mostly in the now defunct Intertoto Cup.
Allan Saint-Maximin gave the Magpies the lead before Edinson Cavani's equaliser denied them only a second win of the season. But everyone was talking about Joelinton, the £40m striker ridiculed for a lack of goals who is finding a new lease of life as a central midfielder.
And what we did yesterday or a month ago is not relevant, it's about what we do today and what we are going to do in the future.
We did that at the end and it looked comfortable, but it was always a tough game. The players notice that and obviously that raises the level of demands.
And Boyle showed the Colombian how it was done up the other end in a similar move, this time Nisbet playing the Australian international through to drill emphatically low past Allan McGregor.
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It was also reward for Jurgen Klopp's positive substitution in removing his captain Jordan Henderson.
Pepe has started just five of Arsenal’s 11 Premier League outings this season, with just one of those starts coming in the last six matches.
THE SUN Zinedine Zidane is ready to say yes to becoming Paris Saint-Germain's next manager, allowing Mauricio Pochettino to take over at Manchester United in the summer.
That minor nudge only served to refocus City, who recycled the ball in an assured fashion and had the look of a team that were always confident in the final outcome.
Celtic are now top of the league. In the aftermath of this victory they celebrated like a club that was exorcising some ghosts. The past year and more has been brutal (first world Scottish football problems, it's true). A dismal season last time round, a ton of rancour as Rangers stormed to the title, high profile exits from the dressing room, the manager's room and the boardroom, protests outside the stadium, a failed bid to land Eddie Howe as manager, a chief executive, Dominic McKay, appointed in a fanfare before leaving abruptly with so many unanswered questions and then airbrushed from history.
We are therefore determined to do everything we can to support the elite game as it transitions to the SPFL.
“I love this club and I love my country even though things sometimes don't happen how I wanted, I would continue to work harder to make things right.
I don't think he will be telling Cristiano Ronaldo what to do. 'How will he cope with English football?'That thought is a reminder that Manchester United is different.
Paul Merson called Mikel Arteta's decision to drop Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang the biggest masterstroke of his career so far after their north London derby win.
However, they conceded at least 60 goals in each of those seasons and had the third-worst defensive record in the division in 2018/19, despite finishing 11 points clear of relegation.
But the application of the players and the desire to go and try and win the game was there. I've been in and seen (the referee) but I probably feel worse actually.
Denmark just got stronger and stronger and literally took a physical grip of the game. Once the first goal went in Wales just couldn't get a foothold in the game.
I don't think the result the other day changes our opinion of them. They were seen as dark horses for this tournament.
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The group of players we're selecting is mainly from the Premier League in England. They're all mainly important players for their clubs, too.
Smith had bemoaned a lack of quality in the final third since his arrival, calling on his players to make better decisions but Villa would reassert themselves.
It's the biggest points drop, but you have to remember the figures they were putting up last season.
You talk about Manchester City but the following Wednesday we've got Brighton and then we'll be at Chelsea so it's probably just a programme that makes these games new to us and a bit more difficult. How to followFollow Rapid Vienna vs West Ham with our dedicated live blog across Sky Sports' digital platforms.
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It was ultimately a comfortable win for Jonas Eidevall's Gunners, who controlled 80% possession, but they were made to work hard by a side that had previously failed to score in the competition proper.
Not just a fantastic job domestically but also in Europe, Heskey told Sky Sports News. This is a key thing.
The competition hosts had no trouble making it to the knockout stages, though, and will be confident of overpowering the minnows in Yaounde on Monday.
The ball was deep inside the Wolves half when Traore received it with men around him for that aforementioned chance at Villa Park.
And he should really have grabbed his hat-trick with nine minutes to go, only to shoot straight at Marshall with the goal at his mercy.
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It's a tough one. Last weekend they played Chelsea and everyone was talking about how good Chelsea are.
Navas has started eight Ligue 1 matches this term to just five for Donnarumma, while the duo have each started two games in the Champions League.
Despite Mikel Arteta’s side creating the better openings in the first half, it was Southampton that took the lead against the run of play just before half-time.
“Sadly the situation today is very complicated, with revenue for the next two years already accounted for or even spent already,” the 45-year-old explained to reporters on Tuesday in his first official press conference as Cruzeiro's new owner.
The visitors' bar was hit again in the 21st minute via Sam Kerr's delivery from the right, and Peyraud-Magnin then denied Guro Reiten, turning her drive over.
Manchester City were moonwalking into the final with six minutes to go. Grealish then missed two big chances before Rodrygo scored twice to take it to extra time.
