Despite a dominant performance, there was no second goal, meaning progress is far from guaranteed ahead of next week's second leg in Madrid but this was a hard-fought victory.
The defining narrative of Leeds' season so far has been injuries, with Bielsa having been unable to select from a fully-fit squad at any stage.
The Dutchman's future at Tottenham has looked in doubt amid interest from Ajax and Sevilla ahead of the January transfer window.
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The perfect away performance from West HamAhead of any quarter-final second leg in Europe, there will be nerves.
The Gunners last lost more consecutive away league games between January and May 2018 under Arsène Wenger (7).Leeds have lost their last two Premier League games, conceding as many goals in these defeats (10) as they had in their previous 10 league games combined.
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“I’ve had communication with the board and I don’t expect them to come and give me assurances,” Solskjaer said 10 days ago. There is no wonder, then, that the Norwegian appeared relaxed about his position despite the City loss, and there has, to this point, been no suggestion that he will be on his way this time either.
The Gegenpress requires an incredible amount of focus and organisation, and when it goes wrong, the whole game can fall apart. But when executed well, Gegenpress teams are intensely difficult to contain, and those trying to suppress them will have difficulty regaining their own mental focus. Klopp's sides have always been praised for being on the attacking front-foot, never happy to sit back and play defensively against a side known for their goalscoring threats.
The euphoria around Scotland's long-awaited return to major tournament action was comprehensively wiped out on Monday by Patrik Schick, as the Czech Republic pooped the Tartan Army's party at Hampden Park.
He has reached 100 caps despite there having been times for Wales when you've not seen him for a long period of time because of injury.
Bochum - who lost 7-0 at Bayern Munich last September - were quickly back on level terms courtesy of Christopher Antwi-Adjei's curling shot.
I think the biggest reason why I went to Tottenham was because I knew it would be a better environment for me, a break that maybe I needed at the time.
Collectively our values are around winning, and we build everything with that in mind. Going into the weekend's action, Chelsea sit just a point behind Arsenal in the WSL, the two sides on their own island.
For the first time since Opta collected this data (since 2004-05) an English player (Tammy Abraham) has provided an assist for another English player (Chris Smalling) in the same Serie A match
He's a one out of two merchant, where you get two chances and score one, there aren't many of them in the world.
Rooney does not hide from the mistakes he has made in a documentary that offers a fascinating glimpse into what makes him tick.
The prices on Lucas Moura are much more appealing considering he is playing much more centrally under Conte and looks a player that could thrive under the watch of the Italian.
Antonio Rudiger has scored five goals in all competitions for Chelsea this season, one more than he managed in his three previous campaigns combined
What I like about them, everywhere they go they have a go - I saw them take the game to Tottenham, they do it to everyone they've played.
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This is why I would love to support your campaign and very much hope that the club can return to the Old Barn Way in due course. Up the Wickers!
Ona Batlle has been superb at left-back for Manchester United, getting up and attacking and solid defensively.
Zouma can be seen in his kitchen picking up the cat before dropping it and booting it into the air across the kitchen.
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Patterson would undoubtedly have more Rangers appearances to his name, were it not for captain James Tavernier's brilliance.
If Tottenham can get a grip of that area of the pitch and get good service to Harry Kane and Co then Arsenal will have to defend extremely well.
They showed total unity with the team. We are building a project and building a project without the people is impossible.
Fourteen shots in the first half - the most they've had in a single half under Mikel Arteta - and already five more since the break. Martin Odegaard replaced Lacazette in the final third of the game as the Frenchman signalled some discomfort - Arteta later explained was merely fatigue - before being given a standing ovation following another energetic display.
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Handed his first-team debut by Dynamo aged 18, Mykolenko can also play in central defence and as a wing-back.
And while Lokonga has made an assured start to life at Arsenal following his £15m arrival from Anderlecht in the summer, it is no coincidence that his best performance yet came next to Partey.
The Nottingham Forest striker, who is yet to play for the Championship club's first team, came on as a substitute for Josh Magennis in the 78th minute of a victory that saw Northern Ireland return to third place in their qualifying group.
With the draw, Manchester United remain unbeaten under Ralf Rangnick, having earned two wins and two draws from four games under the German.
Lingard is currently out of favour at Manchester United and his contract is due to expire at the end of the season, when he could join Spurs on a free transfer.
Sporting director Mateu Alemany will have negotiated a low salary with Torres for the first six months of his contract, rising through the length of his deal, to help with minimising this season’s costs. The transfer fee will be amortised over the length of his contract, which is also the key to another part of the club’s plan.
You are never sure until you are put in a certain role what you might be good at or not good at. That's life experience.
Bukayo Saka sealed the win for Arsenal with ten minutes to play, as the youngster slotted the ball into the bottom corner with a neat finish following a clinical counter attack after Pontus Jansson was caught in possession for Brentford.
They are behind the manager and seem very united after a wave of injuries has decimated their squad, none more so than to Kalvin Phillips, who looks set to be out until March.
We are conceding less goals than before, 0.6 per game compared to an average of 1.7. But it's about balance.
To rub salt into Chelsea’s wounds, Mane fired Liverpool into the lead. The Reds doubled their advantage through Mo Salah,
Earlier this month, the Brazil international made an offensive gesture towards Dynamo Kiev fans and then kicked the ball into their section of the stand before the referee led all the players off in the 77th minute.
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