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After three games which have produced two wins and a draw, four goals for and none against, AC Milan are wellplaced to book their place in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League on Matchday 4. A win against RSC Anderlecht,who have never won in Italy, at San Siro will be enough, as long as AEK Athens FC do not do the same against LOSCLille Métropole in the other fixture in Group H.

• A single-goal victory at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium two weeks ago, thanks to Kaká's magnificent strike justbefore the hour after they had lost defender Daniele Bonera to a red card, put the six-time winners of the EuropeanChampion Clubs' Cup in this happy position. With a two-point lead at the head of the section over Lille, Milan will beconfident of making it two wins in rapid sucession against the Belgium champions who have two draws to show fromtheir first three fixtures.

Strong at home• The Rossoneri do not often slip up at home in this competition. Before Ludovic Giuly's goal for FC Barcelona in lastseason's semi-final first leg spoiled the sequence, Milan's run showed 12 wins and one draw in 13 games. Theycontinued in that vein on Matchday 1 when they put three unanswered goals past AEK.

• Yet visitors from Belgium have caused Milan problems in the past and they have not scored a victory over them inthree attempts, Club Brugge KV winning 1-0 at San Siro in the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League group stage anddrawing 0-0 in the 1990/91 European Cup second round.

Previous visit• In between those fixtures, in the 1993/94 group stage, Anderlecht also returned with a 0-0 draw in what was theclub's only previous visit to take on the Rossoneri. Paolo Maldini and Alessandro Costacurta both featured in thatgame.

• In total Milan have staged nine games against Belgian opponents, winning four and drawing three.

• Anderlecht were hopeful that Bonera's dismissal would help their cause two weeks ago but they had no answer toKaká's brilliance and so lost for the first time in this campaign, their eighth UEFA Champions League participation.That was their first defeat in four games - some contrast to the run of 12 consecutive defeats which was the situationbefore the Brussels outfit overcame Real Betis Balompié on Matchday 6 last season.

Barren run• In 13 visits to Italy, Anderlecht have never returned home celebrating a victory - the records shows they have gainedfive draws and suffered eight defeats.

• Apart from that 0-0 draw away to Milan they have also faced city rivals FC Internazionale Milano on two occasionsin the stadium, losing 2-1 and 3-0. Their bid to win a third UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1989/90 was also thwarted byItalian opposition, UC Sampdoria running out 2-0 winners in the Gothenburg final.

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AC Milan v RSC AnderlechtMATCH PRESS KITStadio Giuseppe Meazza, MilanWednesday, 1 November 2006 - 20:45CETGroup H - Matchday 4

Team facts

UEFA club competition milestones• Milan have been crowned champions of Europe six times, making them the second most successful club in thehistory of the competition behind Real Madrid CF. They won the UEFA European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1962/63,1968/69, 1988/89 and 1989/90 before lifting the UEFA Champions League with a 4-0 victory against FC Barcelonain 1993/94 and most recently in 2002/03 when they triumphed on penalties after a goalless draw with Juventus FC.

• Alongside their success in the European Cup, Milan also lifted the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup twice - defeatingHamburger SV 2-0 in the 1967/68 final and Leeds United AFC 1-0 in 1972/73 thanks to a Luciano Chiarugi goal afterjust four minutes in Saloniki. The following season they were runners-up against German side 1. FC Magdeburg.

UEFA club competition honours• European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1962/63, 1968/69, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1993/94, 2002/03• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1967/68, 1972/73• European/South American Cup: 1969, 1989, 1990• UEFA Super Cup: 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003

Ten-year record (including current season)• Milan are making their fifth successive appearance in the UEFA Champions League and their seventh in the lasteight seasons. They needed to come through the third qualifying round to reach this stage where they overcame FKCrvena Zvezda.

1997/98: Did not compete in UEFA club competition1998/99: Did not compete in UEFA club competition1999/00: UEFA Champions League - first group stage2000/01: UEFA Champions League - second group stage2001/02: UEFA Cup - semi-finals2002/03: UEFA Champions League - winners2003/04: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals2004/05: UEFA Champions League - runners-up2005/06: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage

2005/06 seasonDomestic record: Milan ended the Serie A season in second place but a 30-point deduction following a sportingfraud investigation in Italy meant they were relegated to third and did not get an automatic place into the UEFAChampions League group stage. They were the highest goalscorers in the league, scoring 85 times in 38 games.

European record: Milan coasted through the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, losing only once awayagainst PSV Eindhoven, before a 5-2 aggregate victory against FC Bayern München in the first knockout roundsecured their place in the last-eight. After drawing 0-0 in France against Olympique Lyonnais, Milan won the secondleg 3-1 at home but their path to a second successive final was blocked by FC Barcelona at the semi-final stage - theeventual winners triumphing 1-0 over two legs.

Key facts• Milan have played a total of 299 matches in UEFA club competition, in which they have won 161, drawn 69 and lost69, with 500 goals scored and 260 conceded.

• In the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League, Milan have played 188 games, winning 103,drawing 44 and losing 41. They have scored 333 goals and conceded 158.


AC Milan v RSC AnderlechtMATCH PRESS KIT

• While in the UEFA Champions League (group stage to final), Milan's record reads: played 105, won 53, drawn 30,lost 22 with 152 goals scored and 83 conceded.

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win8-0: AC Milan v US Luxembourg12.09.1962, 1962/63 European Champion Clubs' Cup, preliminary round, first leg

• Biggest home win8-0: AC Milan v US Luxembourg (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-6: FC København v AC Milan20.10.1993, 1993/94 European Champion Clubs' Cup, second round, first leg0-6: US Luxembourg v AC Milan19.09.1962, 1962/63 European Champion Clubs' Cup, preliminary round, second leg

• Heaviest defeat6-0: AFC Ajax v AC Milan09.01.1974, 1973 UEFA Super Cup, final, second leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-2: AC Milan v AFC Ajax23.11.1994, 1994/95 UEFA Champions League, group stage0-2 AC Milan v Parma AC02.02.1994, 1993 UEFA Super Cup, final, second leg0-2: AC Milan v RCD Español21.10.1987, 1987/88 UEFA Cup, second round, first leg0-2: AC Milan v FC Barcelona04.11.1959, 1959/60 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg

• Heaviest away defeat6-0: AFC Ajax v AC Milan (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win0-4: Fenerbahçe SK v AC Milan23.11.2005, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League, group stage4-0: AC Milan v FC Shakhtar Donetsk24.11.2004, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League, group stage0-4: RC Deportivo La Coruña v AC Milan24.09.2002, 2002/03 UEFA Champions League, group stage4-0: AC Milan v FC Barcelona18.05.1994, 1993/94 European Champion Clubs' Cup, final4-0: AC Milan v IFK Göteborg25.11.1992, 1992/93 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Biggest home win4-0: AC Milan v FC Shakhtar Donetsk (see above for details)4-0: AC Milan v IFK Göteborg (see above for details)



• Biggest away win0-4: Fenerbahçe SK v AC Milan (see above for details)0-4: RC Deportivo La Coruña v AC Milan (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat4-0: RC Deportivo La Coruña v AC Milan07.04.2004, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League, quarter-finals, second leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-2: AC Milan v AFC Ajax (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat4-0: RC Deportivo La Coruña v AC Milan (see above for details)

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RSC Anderlecht

UEFA club competition milestones• Anderlecht have regularly participated in the European Champion Clubs' Cup since its inception in the 1955/56season.

• Although they have never reached a European Cup final, they have won major honours on four occasions. Theirbest year to date in UEFA club competition came in 1976 when they beat West Ham United FC 4-2 to win the UEFACup Winners' Cup before beating FC Bayern München 5-3 on aggregate in the UEFA Super Cup.

• They also reached the finals of the 1976/77 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and 1983/84 UEFA Cup but lost to HamburgerSV and Tottenham Hotspur FC respectively.

UEFA club competition honours• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1975/76, 1977/78• UEFA Cup: 1982/83• UEFA Super Cup: 1976

Ten-year record (including current season)• Anderlecht have yet to reach the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League, but at least ended a run of 12consecutive defeats in the competition by beating Real Betis Balompié on Matchday 6 last season. This is their fourthsuccessive entry into the group stage.

1997/98: UEFA Cup - second round1998/99: UEFA Cup - first round1999/00: UEFA Cup - second round2000/01: UEFA Champions League - second group stage2001/02: UEFA Champions League - first group stage2002/03: UEFA Cup - fourth round2003/04: UEFA Champions League - group stage2004/05: UEFA Champions League - group stage2005/06: UEFA Champions League - group stage2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage



2005/06 seasonDomestic record: Anderlecht lifted the Belgian title by five points from R. Standard de Liège to guarantee their placein the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Claiming the championship back from Club Brugge KV, it wastheir fourth in seven seasons and a record 28th overall.

European record: Anderlecht were eliminated at the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the third seasonin a row. In a tough pool alongside Liverpool FC, Chelsea FC and Betis they lost each of their opening five fixtureswithout scoring a goal. The Belgian side did win their final game however, away against Betis 1-0, but it was notenough to prevent them finishing bottom.

Key facts• Anderlecht have played 51 matches in the UEFA Champions League (group stage to final), winning ten games,drawing 12 and losing 29. They have scored 42 goals and conceded 89.

• Overall, Anderlecht have played 287 times in UEFA club competition. They have won 134 matches, drawn 56 andlost 97. They have scored 467 and conceded 358. In the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League,their total record reads: played 155, won 61, drawn 32, lost 62 with 222 goals scored and 230 conceded.

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win1-10: Haka v RSC Anderlechtois14.09.1966, 1966/67 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg9-0: RSC Anderlechtois v Derry City FC23.11.1965, 1965/66 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg

• Biggest home win9-0: RSC Anderlechtois v Derry City FC (see above for details)

• Biggest away win1-10: Haka v RSC Anderlechtois (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat5-0: FC Bayern München v RSC Anderlecht04.03.1987, 1986/87 European Champion Clubs' Cup, quarter-finals, first leg6-1: Real Madrid CF v RSC Anderlecht12.12.1984, 1984/85 UEFA Cup, third round, second leg

• Heaviest home defeat1-5: RSC Anderlecht v FC Lokomotiv Moskva24.10.2001, 2001/02 UEFA Champions League, first group stage

• Heaviest away defeat5-0: FC Bayern München v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details)6-1: Real Madrid CF v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win2-0: RSC Anderlecht v Real Madrid CF14.03.2001, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, second group stage4-2: RSC Anderlecht v FC Dynamo Kyiv18.10.2000, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, first group stage



• Biggest home win2-0: RSC Anderlecht v Real Madrid CF (see above for details)4-2: RSC Anderlecht v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-1: Real Betis Balompié v RSC Anderlecht06.12.2005, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League, group stage2-3: PSV Eindhoven v RSC Anderlecht08.11.2000, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, first group stage

• Heaviest defeat5-1: Werder Bremen v RSC Anderlecht02.11.2004, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League, group stage1-5: RSC Anderlecht v FC Lokomotiv Moskva (see above for details)4-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v RSC Anderlecht26.09.2000, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, first group stage

• Heaviest home defeat1-5: RSC Anderlecht v FC Lokomotiv Moskva (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat5-1: Werder Bremen v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details)4-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details




Match facts

Milan

• Cafu made his 50th UEFA Champions League appearance against Lille on Matchday 2, the eleventh Milan playerto achieve that feat. Paolo Maldini, meanwhile, is three games away from his century in the competition.

• Maldini also leads the way in terms of UEFA club competition appearances having played 160 times.Alessandro Costacurta (120 appearances) and Clarence Seedorf (115) have also passed the century mark whileKakha Kaladze and Alessandro Nesta could reach the landmark this season provided Milan reach the final and thepair play every game; both are currently on 90 appearances.

• Filippo Inzaghi is Milan's top scorer both in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA club competition overall with35 goals in the former and 55 goals in total. Kaká is next with 13 goals, all of which have come in the UEFA ChampionsLeague.

• Yoann Gourcuff made his debut in the UEFA Champions League group stage on Matchday 1 and marked theoccasion with the second goal against AEK. It was the former Stade Rennais FC midfielder's seventh Europeanappearance and his first goal, although he did not feature against Lille or Anderlecht.

• Daniele Bonera made a less successful first UEFA Champions League appearance on Matchday 3 as he was sentoff for a second bokable offence early in the second half.

• Kaká is one of 13 players to have scored twice in this season's UEFA Champions League after three matches;Didier Drogba leads the way with four goals.

• Kaká has had eight shots on goal so far, jointly the most in the competition together with Juninho Pernambucanoand David Villa.

• Clarence Seedorf has had six shots wide after three games, three less than Boubacar Sanogo who has had themost.

• Inzaghi has been caught offside five times in the first three games, with Mohamed Tchite having been penalisedon nine occasions.

• Gennaro Gattuso has committed nine fouls after Matchday 3, three fewer than the most penalised players in thecompetition, Mark van Bommel. The Milan midfielder has also been impeded on nine occasions.

• Only FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF have had more possession than Milan's 55 per cent. In addition, the Italianside have had the ball for 34 minutes in total, the longest in the competition.

• Milan are one of four teams who are yet to concede a goal; Olympique Lyonnais, PFC CSKA Moskva and FC BayernMünchen are the others.

• Dario Šimić is 31 on 12 November.

• Milan were involved in a thrilling 4-3 derby defeat against FC Internazionale Milano on Saturday night. Officially thehome side, Milan fell two goals behind in the first half after a Hernán Crespo header and a long-range Dejan Stankovićstrike. It was three just after the break when Zlatan Ibrahimović scored and despite Clarence Seedorf pulling oneback, Marco Materazzi made it 4-1 soon after. The Inter defender was sent off seconds later but despite seeing theirlead reduced to 4-3 after late goals from Alberto Gilardino and Kaká, Inter held on.



• Carlo Ancelotti started the match with Gilardino and Maldini on the bench, while Kaká and Seedorf were playedin a supporting role behind lone striker Inzaghi. At half-time Ancelotti took off Inzaghi, Massimo Ambrosini andMarek Jankulovski, with Gilardino, Maldini and Ricardo Oliveira coming on.

• "I'm quite satisfied with the performance of my team and I don't think we played that badly, even in the first half whenwe were 2-0 down," said Ancelotti. "We attacked a lot, scored thee goals and created many other opportunities toscore. In defence we made only one mistake, when they scored their third goal. We are 14 points behind Inter butthe season is long and we have to keep on playing at our best until the end."

• Gilardino's goal was his first with Milan since 22 April when he scored the third in a 3-1 win against FC MessinaPeloro.

• On 27 October Milan's eight-point deduction following July's sports tribunal in Italy was confirmed by the Court ofArbitration of the Italian Olympic Committee.

• On 19 October, Nesta became a father for the first time. His new daughter is named Sofia.

• Milan lost their first game this season when they were defeated 2-0 at home by US Città di Palermo on 22 October.After an even first half, the visitors took the lead early in the second period through Mark Bresciano and went closeto doubling the scoreline when Simplicio hit the post. Milan struck the woodwork themselves through Kaká andAndrea Pirlo before Amauri scored the second.

• Ancelotti started with Gilardino and Inzaghi in attack. Kaká played behind the forwards with Seedorf, Gattusoand Pirlo in midfield. Serginho is still struggling with hernia problems so Jankulovski played at left-back. Maldiniwas rested after returning from a thigh injury, meaning that Kahka Kaladze and Nesta played in central defence.

• "It is not a lucky period for us," Ancelotti said. "We have to create several chances to score one goal, while ouropponents always score with their first attempt. However, Palermo played very well and they have justified ambitionsof winning the title this year. I'm not worried for Milan because we are playing well. We just need to be more clinicalin front of goal."

• He was pleased, therefore, with Jankulovski, as the Czech defender scored the only goal of the game as Milanwon 1-0 at AC Chievo Verona three days later with a stunning long-range shot. The Rossoneri wasted several otheropportunities to score notably through Gilardino, Kaká and second-half substitute Marco Borriello.

• Ancelotti rested Cafu, fielding Bonera as right-back, and Šimić partnered Kaladze with Nesta on the bench. Gattusowas also a replacement with Cristian Brocchi playing in midfield alongside Pirlo and Seedorf. Kaká played behindGilardino and Ricardo Oliveira with Inzaghi rested.

• "We've ended a negative period," Ancelotti said. "We could have scored more goals but I'm satisfied anyway.Jankulovski was a great signing last season and I'm happy he is proving it this term."

• The Czech left-back's goal was his second of the season. The 1-0 victory against Chievo was the first triumph inSerie A for Milan since the win against Ascoli Calcio 1898 on 20 September. On that occasion, Jankulovski alsoscored the only goal of the game.

• Jankulovski, Kaká and Seedorf are the only player to have registered twice or more so far in Serie A for Milan thisseason.

• Prior to Gilardino's first goal of the season against Inter, Milan forwards had not scored since the Serie A openinggame - a 2-1 win against S.S. Lazio in which Inzaghi and Oliveira found the net. Borriello has not struck in anycompetition.



• The 1-0 victory at Chievo was the fifth clean sheet of the Serie A season for Milan goalkeeper Dida.

• Milan are undefeated in their last six Serie A away games. The Rossoneri's last reverse was a 1-0 loss at US Lecceon 1 April. Since then Milan have earned four wins and two draws away from San Siro.

• Kaká, Nesta, Gattuso and Pirlo were included in the shortlist for the FIFA World Player of the Year Award on 18December.

Anderlecht

• Yves Vanderhaeghe is the member of the Anderlecht squad who has the most experience in the UEFA ChampionsLeague with 27 matches to his name. Bart Goor featured in the competition for the 21st time against Milan, a gamein which Olivier Deschacht made his 20th appearance.

• Vanderhaeghe, will bring up his half-century of UEFA club appearances should he feature against Milan at SanSiro. Mbo Mpenza could appear for the 25th time in Milan while Goor has played 67 times in total in UEFA clubcompetition, the most in the Anderlecht squad.

• Seven Anderlecht players have made their group-stage debuts this season: Nicolas Pareja, Lucas Biglia,Cristian Leiva, Mohamed Tchite, Moubarak Boussoufa, Nicolas Frutos and Jonathan Legear.

• Only three Anderlecht players have scored in the UEFA Champions League proper; Pareja, Frutos and Goor allhave a solitary strike to their names, the first two finding the net on Matchday 1 and 2 respectively.

• Boussoufa has provided the assists for both of Anderlecht's goals so far, and is one of eight players to set up twogoals. Ahead of Matchday 4, Juninho Pernambucano (four) has created the most goals in the competition.

• Ahmed Hassan has had four shots wide, five less that Boubacar Sanogo who has missed the target most frequently.

• Tchite has been caught offside the most in this season's competition having been penalised nine times, twice morethan Francesco Totti.

• Anthony Vanden Borre turned 19 on 24 October.

• Anderlecht claimed a 2-0 home victory on Saturday against the Belgian First Division's bottom side K. Lierse SK.Midfielder Hassan gave Anderlecht the lead late in the first half before adding a second shortly after the interval. TheEgyptian then missed the chance to claim a hat-trick by seeing a late penalty saved, while goalkeeper Daniel Zitkaalso missed from the spot when Anderlecht were awarded another penalty in the final seconds. Lierse finished thematch with nine men after having two men sent off in the second half.

• Hassan, who also celebrated the birth of a daughter last week, will miss the top of the table encounter with R.Standard de Liège on 5 November through suspension after picking up a booking against Lierse.

• Striker Frutos was forced to leave the match midway through the second half against Lierse with a hamstring injury.He joins an injury list which includes defender Pareja and goalkeeper Silvio Proto, who are both recovering fromknee problems.

• On Frutos, coach Frank Vercauteren said: "We hope the injury is not too bad and that it will not put him in dangerof missing the upcoming important matches. We have to wait until Monday for the results of an examination."

• Jelle Van Damme recovered from a leg muscle injury to take his place on the bench while Tchite was named inthe starting eleven despite having to leave training on 26 October with a thigh injury.



• Vercauteren, who celebrated his 50th birthday on 28 October, said: "I am satisfied with the result but only partlywith how we did it. I thought there would have been more in it for us but maybe we did not get off to the best of starts.I am glad we won and I can take the three points home with us."

• On 21 October Anderlecht won through to the last 16 of the Belgium Cup by defeating second division KFC DesselSport 5-1. By half-time Anderlecht were already five up thanks to a Frutos penalty, one goal from Hassan, two byTchité and a Serhat Akin effort. Dessel's consolation came on the hour.

• Anderlecht were knocked out at the same stage of the competition by KFC Verbroedering Geel last season. Theyhave not won the Belgian Cup since 1994 and victory this term would draw them level with Club Brugge KV on ninetriumphs.

• Goalkeeper Zítka, Vanden Borre and captain Goor started on the bench. Frutos was captain while Davy Schollenwas in goal for the first time this season.

• Dessel goalkeeper Rob Van Hoof got support from the fans from both sides. Van Hoof is an Anderlecht fan whowatches matches with the 'Purple White Army'. "It is a mixed feeling for me now," he said. "As an Anderlecht fan I amglad, but I would have loved to win here with Dessel. After the match I received the shirt of [Davy] Schollen and thegloves of my idol Zítka. Super, but I don't think I will wear them the next time I come to support Anderlecht, that wouldbe a bit stupid!"

• On 24 October Anderlecht played a friendly at non-league side KSKL Ternat and fell behind to Andy Cuet's earlystrike. However, Sébastien Sianu equalised after an hour and Ternat's Xavier Riestra put through an own goal soonafter to give the Belgian champions a 2-1 win.

• Anderlecht played with a mix of reserves and youth talent: 17-year-old William Owusu Acheampong came on forthe last 27 minutes. The Ghanaian Under-19 international attacker is on trial and training with the second string.

• The next evening the Anderlecht players and staff visited the Antwerp Sportpaleis to enjoy an evening of music atthe Night of the Proms, with Texas, Tears for Fears, Ike Turner, Tony Henry, John 'Music' Miles and Il Novecentoperforming. Meanwhile the players are also receiving dietary classes.

• Last season's Player of the Year in Belgium, Boussoufa has ended his press boycott for the period of Ramadan.The Moroccan international said: "I was sick and tired about the Ramadan stories. I read about a doctor saying onewould lose power, but I gained one kilogram of weight during Ramadan. Where does a person like that get hisinformation? On the contrary, Ramadan gives you power."

• Proto is slowly on his way back to recovery. The Belgian international goalkeeper has been out since April with acruciate knee ligament injury but returned to training on 25 October.

• Zítka, defender Olivier Deschacht and Goor have played the full 900 minutes of Anderlecht's ten league matchesso far.



Competition facts

• UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

Domestic champions: This season's competition features 16 domestic league winners from last season, but noneof the eight groups comprising the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League features four champions. Only Group A featuresthree league winners from the last campaign with England, Spain and Bulgaria represented by their champions,namely Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona and PFC Levski Sofia. The fourth club in the group, Werder Bremen, finishedsecond in last season's Bundesliga, five points behind FC Bayern München. All of the remaining groups feature twodomestic league winners with the exception of Group H, where Belgian side RSC Anderlecht are the only champions.Group rivals AEK Athens FC were runners-up in Greece, while LOSC Lille Métropole and AC Milan were classifiedin third place in Ligue 1 and Serie A respectively. Alongside 16 champions, there are nine runners-up and six third-placedfinishers. Arsenal FC are the only club in the group stage to have finished in fourth place in their domestic leaguechampionship last season.

Consecutive participations: This season, Manchester United FC have extended their consecutive participation inthe UEFA Champions League to eleven, a record in the competition. Bayern, PSV Eindhoven, Olympiacos CFP andReal Madrid CF are making their tenth consecutive appearances, one ahead of Arsenal.

Knockout streak: In qualifying for the 2005/06 knockout phase, Real Madrid CF equalled Manchester United FC'srecord of nine consecutive seasons in advancing past the group stage. While United's streak came to an end lastseason, Madrid have featured in the knockout phase every time since the 1996/97 campaign. In those nine seasons,United won the competition once while they also advanced as far as the semi-finals twice, the quarter-finals four timesand the first knockout round twice in the other eight seasons. Madrid, meanwhile, have won the competition threetimes in the last nine years while they advanced as far as the semi-finals twice and the quarter-finals twice. However,in the last two seasons their interest in the competition has ended at the first knockout round.

European return: Of all 32 clubs competing in this season's UEFA Champions League, only FC Spartak Moskvaand FC Girondins de Bordeaux did not participate in a UEFA club competition during the 2005/06 season. Indeed,the two clubs are making their first appearance in UEFA club competition since the 2003/04 season.

Past masters: Four clubs competing in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League were involved in the competition whenit started during the 1992/93 season. AC Milan were beaten finalists (losing to Olympique de Marseille), while PSVEindhoven, PFC CSKA Moskva and FC Porto all participated in the group stage. In addition, AEK Athens FC and FCBarcelona were knocked out in the second round, the last hurdle before the group stage.

Long road for debutants: Five clubs have advanced to the group stage from the European Champion Clubs' Cupsecond qualifying round including this season's two debutants, FC København and PFC Levski Sofia. They are joinedby FC Spartak Moskva, FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Steaua Bucuresti as clubs who had to play four matches to claimtheir place in the group stage of the competition. A debutant has not won the competition since Juventus in 1995/96,the Italian side becoming the third club to achieve this following Olympique de Marseille (1992/93, first UEFA ChampionsLeague final) and AFC Ajax (1994/95).

No qualifiers: Of the 32 clubs involved in the group stage, only AS Roma and FC Girondins de Bordeaux have yetto play a qualifying round match in order to reach the UEFA Champions League. Roma are making their fourthappearance in the competition, while Bordeaux are involved for the second time.



Pedigree: Four of the former winners of the competition since it included a group stage element from the 1992/93season are not participating in this season's UEFA Champions League, namely Olympique de Marseille (1992/93),AFC Ajax (1994/95), Juventus (1995/96) and BV Borussia Dortmund (1996/97). The last ten winners of the competition,Real Madrid CF (three), Manchester United FC, FC Bayern München, AC Milan, FC Porto, Liverpool FC and FCBarcelona are involved in this season's group stage. Only three winners from the last ten UEFA Cup finals are notinvolved in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage, namely Parma FC (1998/99), Feyenoord (2001/02)and Sevilla FC (2005/06). Liverpool and Porto have won both competitions in the past decade, while the remainingUEFA Cup winners in that time are FC Internazionale Milano, Galatasaray SK, Valencia CF and PFC CSKA Moskva.

• UEFA Champions League: All-time recordsBiggest wins8-3: AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (05.11.2003)7-0: Juventus v Olympiacos CFP (10.12.2003)7-2: Paris Saint-Germain FC v Rosenborg BK (24.10.2000)7-2: Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (08.03.2005)6-0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (17.03.1993)6-0: Leeds United AFC v Besiktas JK (26.09.2000)6-0: Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk (25.09.2002)Monaco's record victory was achieved in part thanks to the exploits of Dado Pršo, who scored four of his seven2003/04 UEFA Champions League goals that evening against Deportivo. Only one team has scored more than fivegoals in an away game, Manchester United FC winning 6-2 at Brøndby IF in 1998/99.

Most goals in a season12: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 2002/03)10: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus, 1997/98)10: Mário Jardel (FC Porto, 1999/00)10: Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, 1999/00)10: Raúl González (Real Madrid CF, 1999/00)10: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 2001/02)10: Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan, 2002/03)Andriy Shevchenko finished as top scorer in 2005/06 with nine goals, three behind the record mark set for one seasonin the competition.

Four goals in a matchMarco van Basten (AC Milan 4-0 IFK Göteborg, 25.11.1992)Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000)Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003)Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC 4-1 AC Sparta Praha, 03.11.2004)Andriy Shevchenko (Fenerbahçe SK 0-4 AC Milan, 23.11.2005)Of these four-goal hauls, Dado Pršo's against Deportivo was the quickest. He scored his first goal 26 minutes intothe game and his fourth just 23 minutes later.

Fastest goal in a match20.07 secs: Gilberto (PSV Eindhoven 0-4 Arsenal FC, 25.09.2002)20.12 secs: Alessandro Del Piero (Manchester United FC 3-2 Juventus, 01.10.1997)21.20 secs: Clarence Seedorf (FC Schalke 04 2-2 AC Milan, 28.09.2005)25.40 secs: Marek Kincl (Club Brugge KV 3-2 SK Rapid Wien, 02.11.2005)28.21 secs: Mariano Bombarda (Willem II 3-4 AC Sparta Praha, 20.10.1999)AC Milan's joy at Clarence Seedorf's first-minute goal against FC Schalke 04 in the 2005/06 group stage was short-lived- Søren Larsen equalised for the home side in the third minute.



Fastest hat-tricks9 mins: Mike Newell (Blackburn Rovers FC 4-1 Rosenborg BK, 06.12.1995)19 mins: Marco Simone (Rosenborg BK 1-4 AC Milan, 25.09.1996)19 mins: Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003)21 mins: Sigurd Rushfeldt (Rosenborg BK 3-0 Galatasaray SK, 21.10.1998)21 mins: Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000)Rosenborg conceded 16 goals the season Mike Newell scored his rapid hat-trick, three fewer than the UEFA ChampionsLeague group stage record set by Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC the same season.

Youngest players to score17 years, 195 days: Peter Oforiquaye (Rosenborg BK 5-1 Olympiacos CFP, 01.10.1997)17 years, 218 days: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal FC 5-1 Rosenborg BK, 07.12.2004)17 years, 241 days: Martin Klein (Panathinaikos FC 2-1 AC Sparta Praha, 27.02.2002)17 years, 353 days: Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 Rosenborg BK, 06.12.2005)18 years, 61 days: Sammy Kuffour (FC Bayern München 2-2 FC Spartak Moskva, 02.11.1994)18 years, 70 days: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-4 FC Bayern München, 07.12.1994)Peter Oforiquaye became the youngest player to score, but Celestine Babayaro is still the youngest player to appear,having begun RSC Anderlecht's game against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994 aged 16 years and 87days.

• UEFA club competition and UEFA Champions League: All-time record appearances and goalscoring

Appearances: UEFA club competitionNote: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competitions (UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup)

120+160 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)132 Luís Figo (Sporting Clube de Portugal, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)127 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München)122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF)120 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)

110-119117 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano)115 Phillip Cocu (BV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona)115 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan)112 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)112 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF)112 Stefan Reuter (1. FC Nürnberg, FC Bayern München, Juventus, BV Borussia Dortmund)110 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)110 Pavel Nedvěd (AC Sparta Praha, S.S. Lazio, Juventus)



100-109109 Amedeo Carboni (UC Sampdoria, AS Roma, Valencia CF)108 Vítor Baía (FC Porto, FC Barcelona)107 Stefan Klos (BV Borussia Dortmund, Rangers FC)107 Roar Strand (Rosenborg BK)106 Filip De Wilde (KSK Beveren, RSC Anderlecht, Sporting Clube de Portugal)106 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)106 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC)106 Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid CF)106 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, RC Celta de Vigo, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC)105 Michel Preud'homme (R. Standard de Liège, KV Mechelen, SL Benfica)105 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF)105 Lilian Thuram (AS Monaco FC, Parma FC, Juventus, FC Barcelona)104 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)104 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)104 Gert Verheyen (RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV)103 Ciro Ferrara (SSC Napoli, Juventus)101 Edgar Davids (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano, Tottenham Hotspur FC)101 Bülent Korkmaz (Galatasaray SK)101 Manuel Sanchís (Real Madrid CF)100 Lothar Matthäus (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano)

95-9999 Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club Bilbao, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Bayern München)98 Angelo Peruzzi (AS Roma, Juventus, S.S. Lazio)97 Francisco Gento (Real Madrid CF)97 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC)96 Marc Overmars (AFC Ajax, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona)95 Ray Clemence (Liverpool FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC)95 Gheorghe Hagi (CF Sportul Studentesc, FC Steaua Bucuresti, Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)95 Erik Hoftun (Rosenborg BK)

Appearances: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only; Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competition

100+104 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)102 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF)100 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)

90-9997 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München)97 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)94 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)93 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)

80-8988 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)87 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)85 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan)82 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)81 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)81 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)80 Zinédine Zidane (Juventus, Real Madrid CF)



70-7979 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)78 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)78 Hasan Salihamidžić (FC Bayern München)78 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF)77 Guti (Real Madrid CF)77 Iván Helguera (Real Madrid CF)77 Míchel Salgado (Real Madrid CF)76 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC)74 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF)74 Edgar Davids (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano)74 Robert Pirès (Olympique de Marseille, Arsenal FC)73 Phillip Cocu (PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona)73 Michael Reiziger (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, FC Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven)73 Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United FC)73 Sylvain Wiltord (FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Arsenal FC, Olympique Lyonnais)72 Samuel Kuffour (FC Bayern München)71 Roy Keane (Manchester United FC)70 Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Olympiacos CFP)

Others (involved in this season's competition only)68 Patrick Kluivert (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona)68 Mehmet Scholl (FC Bayern München)65 Alessandro Nesta (S.S. Lazio, AC Milan)65 Mikaël Silvestre (FC Internazionale Milano, Manchester United FC)65 Patrick Vieira (Arsenal FC, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano)64 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)61 Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal FC)

Goals: UEFA club competitionNote: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competitions (UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup)

50+62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München)56 Eusébio (SL Benfica)56 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)56 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)55 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan)50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)50 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC)50 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)

45-4947 Carlos Santillana (Real Madrid CF)46 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona)45 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)45 Jupp Heynckes (Hannover 96, VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach)

Goals: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only; Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competition



40+54 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)46 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)43 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan)42 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)

30-3937 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)35 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)30 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)

20-2929 Patrick Kluivert (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona)28 David Trezeguet (AS Monaco FC, Juventus)27 Roy Makaay (RC Deportivo La Coruña, FC Bayern München)27 Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Olympiacos CFP)25 Mário Jardel (FC Porto, Galatasaray SK)24 Giovane Elber (FC Bayern München, Olympique Lyonnais)24 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)23 Hernán Crespo (Parma FC, S.S. Lazio, FC Internazionale Milano, Chelsea FC, AC Milan)23 Jari Litmanen (AFC Ajax, Liverpool FC)21 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)20 Serhiy Rebrov (FC Dynamo Kyiv)20 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)20 Marco Simone (AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain FC, AS Monaco FC)

Others (involved in this season's competition only)19 Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United FC)

Goals: UEFA Champions League/European Champion Clubs' CupNote: This list considers the all-time goalscorers list in both competitions including all qualifying round matches;Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competition

50+54 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)52 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan)50 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)

40-4949 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)47 Eusébio (SL Benfica)42 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)

36-3938 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)37 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan)




UEFA information

Athens finalUEFA will unveil the new visual identity created for the 2007 UEFA Champions League final at a special ceremonyfrom 11.00CET on 9 November in the Ceremonies Hall at the City Hall, Kotzia Square, Athens. The UEFA ChampionsLeague final has, in recent years, been given an identity of its own with a unique logo, a design concept and an overalltheme. The objective is to help promote the final and enhance the prestige of one of the world's biggest sportingevents. The 2007 final will be held on 23 May at the city's Olympic Spyros Louis Stadium.

FARE Action WeekThe global profile of Europe's premier club competition - the UEFA Champions League - has proved an ideal vehicleto spread the word against the evil of racism in football. Matchday 3 saw a number of anti-racist activities to supportthe Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network Action Week against racism, intolerance and discrimination.Activities included the captains of all the teams wearing Unite Against Racism armbands, while player-escort childrensported Unite Against Racism T-shirts.

In addition, announcements were made to fans in stadiums over the loudspeaker systems calling for opposition to allforms of racism, and Unite Against Racism adverts were placed in matchday programmes as well as the official UEFAChampions League magazine Champions. Supporters, players, clubs, associations, minority organisations,anti-discrimination groups, youth centres, schools and the sports media are all involved in campaigning work for theAction Week, which continued until 30 October. Participation by ethnic minorities and migrants, inclusion of womenand girls, and action against homophobia in football are all on the agenda.

UEFA staff made their on-field contribution to the Action Week last Monday with UEFA's staff side and the Geneva-basedHOPE team comprising players of various nationalities braved the pouring rain at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon,Switzerland to help spread the message that racism has no place in the game. UEFA's team ran out 7-1 winners inthe match.

Coach Educators courseSpeaking at last week's 16th UEFA Course for Coach Educators at the Italian Football Federation's (FIGC) technicalcentre in Coverciano, Andy Roxburgh, the UEFA technical director, offered a detailed overview of the proposed A-levelElite Youth Diploma for coaches, which he hopes will raise the standard of youth coaching across the continent. "Thewhole idea of this new licence is to turn today's talents into tomorrow's heroes," said Roxburgh. "Our job is to educatethe coaches because they are the ones involved in the process of turning the talents into heroes."

Marcello Lippi, who led Juventus to the 1996 UEFA Champions League, was a star attraction at the course and in aquestion-and-answer session, he recalled taking his first steps in coaching with the UC Sampdoria youth team in the1970s. "Coaching young people is a mission – at least that is how I felt about it and that's what I want to say toeducators who coach young people. After three years as a youth coach, I realised it was not what I wanted in the longterm. But coaching youngsters should not be viewed as a stop-gap."

UEFA donationsUEFA is to donate CHF2.2m (€1.38m) to its four major Social Responsibility partners for the 2006/07 campaign. Theamount was approved by UEFA's Executive Committee at its recent meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The donations -to be paid out of money raised from fines imposed by the UEFA disciplinary authorities on clubs, players and nationalteams in the 2005/06 season - are being made to the Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia (SOEE) body, the InternationalCommittee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network, and the Danish CrossCultures Project Association (CCPA).



Head coach profiles

Carlo AncelottiDate of birth: 10 June 1959Nationality: ItalianPlaying career: Parma FC, AS Roma, AC MilanCoaching career: AC Reggiana, Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan

One of only five people – the others being Miguel Muñoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff and Frank Rijkaard – tohave lifted the European Champion Clubs' Cup as both a player and coach, Carlo Ancelotti is one of the mosthighly-regarded coaches in European football. He claimed the UEFA Champions League in 2003 in only his secondseason at the AC Milan helm - he would have added a second but for Liverpool FC's stunning fightback two yearslater - and has added Serie A and Coppa Italia medals to an individual trophy cabinet teeming with honours.

His coaching career is proving every bit as illustrious as his days as a no-nonsense midfielder. Ancelotti started outat AS Roma, winning the Scudetto in 1983, before moving to Milan three years later after his hometown club deemedhim too injury-prone. He quickly went about proving them wrong, thriving at San Siro in five years of unyielding successwhich brought two more Serie A crowns and back-to-back European Cup wins in 1989 and 1990.

He started his coaching career in similar vein, leading AC Reggiana to promotion in his debut season in 1996 andwent on to Parma FC who he guided to an unprecedented second-placed finish. By 1998 he was at Juventus andalthough he never managed to better runners-up spot, Ancelotti did earn a return to San Siro in summer 2001. Therehe thrived, winning the UEFA Champions League, Coppa Italia and UEFA Super Cup in his second season andcompleting the set with the Serie A title in 2003/04. He guided the Rossoneri to second in the next two campaigns,although they were subsequently demoted to third last term as punishment for their involvement in a match-fixingscandal. In March, he extended his contract until summer 2008.

Frank VercauterenDate of birth: 28/10/1956Nationality: BelgianCoaching career: CS Braine (youth) KV Mechelen (youth then head coach), RSC Anderlecht (assistant then headcoach)

Born in Brussels, Frank Vercauteren spent his career as a left-sided midfielder who played 368 matches in 12 seasonsfor RSC Anderlecht, scoring 92 goals and winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1976 and 1978, and the UEFACup in 1983. He won Belgium's Player of the Year award in 1983, and also played for FC Nantes Atlantique and RWDMolenbeek, where he ended his career in 1993.

Vercauteren was a dynamic midfielder who made a key contribution to the Anderlecht side that was considered asone of the best teams in Europe at the time. He was also a pillar of the Belgian national team, winning 63 caps andscoring nine goals. He was a member of the squads for the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups, as well as for the 1984UEFA European Championship.

In 1998, he returned to Anderlecht as assistant coach to Arie Haan. Together with former team-mate Jean Dockx,they took over from Haan that September, and led the club from bottom of the table to a European place. He thenbecame assistant again to Aimé Anthuenis and Hugo Broos as Anderlecht added titles in 2000, 2001, 2004. He tookover on a temporary basis from Broos in early February 2005 before signing a two-year contract in April. Althoughhis first UEFA Champions League campaign was a disappointment, he made up for that by securing the Belgian title.



Squad list

MilanAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-62-55-9-3-207.10.73BRADida1-25-1------16.12.72AUSZeljko Kalac16-10--------27.04.69ITAValerio Fiori29

Defenders276251-6-3-207.06.70BRACafu23160297-6-1--26.06.68ITAPaolo Maldini339035617-2--27.02.78GEOKakha Kaladze4-120-64-1---224.04.66ITAAlessandro Costacurta5190-65-7-2--19.03.76ITAAlessandro Nesta13356-23-3-1-212.11.75CRODario Šimić17-9-528-3--09.05.77CZEMarek Jankulovski18271132-3-1-108.01.72ITAGiuseppe Favalli19-24-1-4-1--31.05.81ITADaniele Bonera25364250-1---227.06.71BRASerginho27-25-14-6-2-130.01.76ITACristian Brocchi32

Midfielders382157-8-3-209.01.78ITAGennaro Gattuso8

1011568529-31201.04.76NEDClarence Seedorf101711-111-111.07.86FRAYoann Gourcuff20371352-8-2-219.05.79ITAAndrea Pirlo21

134113382923-222.04.82BRAKaká22265245-6-2-229.05.77ITAMassimo Ambrosini23----------31.07.89ITAAlex Guerci28

Forwards4131618-2--06.05.80BRARicardo Oliveira7

5586355917132209.08.73ITAFilippo Inzaghi9428-1217-2-205.07.82ITAAlberto Gilardino11-5-2-2---118.06.82ITAMarco Borriello15

Coach-76-54---3-210.06.59ITACarlo Ancelotti



Squad list

AnderlechtAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-35-14-10-3--20.06.75CZEDaniel Zítka1-6-4------23.05.83BELSilvio Proto13-2-2------28.02.78BELDavy Schollen22-4-1------04.07.72BELJan Van Steenberghe25----------05.07.88BELSamir Ujkani35

Defenders-30-20-10-3--16.02.81BELOlivier Deschacht3-15-12-8-2--10.10.83BELJelle Van Damme6-11-5-8-2--01.07.83HUNRoland Juhász231212-612--19.01.84ARGNicolas Pareja26-7-5-2-1--27.04.83BELMark De Man31----------31.03.89BELCor Gillis32----------10.04.89BELHervé Kage33----------26.02.88BELSven Kums34-17-11-9-3--24.10.87BELAnthony Vanden Borre37----------21.02.89BELVadis Odjidja Ofoe39-1-1------21.06.86CIVCheik Ismael Tiote41----------19.09.88BELMichael Kone44

Midfielders149-27-8-2--30.01.70BELYves Vanderhaeghe4-3-3-10-3--30.01.86ARGLucas Biglia5-1-1-4-1--26.09.77ARGCristian Leiva8223-749-2--02.05.75EGYAhmed Hassan10967121410-3--09.04.73BELBart Goor14----------02.03.89BELGérard Lifondja30----------21.12.86CMRSébastien Siani42----------02.02.90BELCédric Ciza43----------04.09.87BELThomas Weydisch45----------20.03.89BELJean-Baptiste Yakassongo46

Forwards-9-3710-3--31.01.84CGOMohamed Tchite7524-13-5----04.12.76BELMbo Mpenza9-9-3110-3--15.08.84MORMbark Boussoufa11-----1----22.11.85CGODieudonné Mbokani Bezua17----------28.05.86GERSami Allagui18326-14-4-1--05.06.81TURSerhat Akın2412124612--10.05.81ARGNicolas Frutos29-3-3-7-2--13.04.87BELJonathan Legear36-----1----31.12.87BELRoland Lamah38----------18.10.87BELRegis Lacroix40

Coach-13-9---3--28.10.56BELFrank Vercauteren



Match-by-match lineups - Group H

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubs7040123AC Milan5240213LOSC Lille Métropole2321203RSC Anderlecht1722103AEK Athens FC

VenueResultsMatchDateBrussels1-1Anderlecht v Lille13.09.2006

Goals: 1-0 Pareja 41, 1-1 Fauvergue 80Anderlecht: Zítka, Deschacht, Vanderhaeghe, Biglia (Juhász 68), Van Damme, Tchite, Ahmed Hassan, Boussoufa,Goor, Pareja, Vanden BorreLille: Sylva, Rafael, Cabaye (Fauvergue 60' ), Bastos (Youla 60' ), Bodmer, Odemwingie (Lichtsteiner 88' ), Makoun,Tafforeau, Chalmé, Keita, PlestanReferee: Stuart Dougal (SCO)

VenueResultsMatchDateMilan3-0Milan v AEK13.09.2006

Goals: 1-0 Inzaghi 17, 2-0 Gourcuff 41, 3-0 Kaká 76Milan: Dida, Cafu, Maldini, Oliveira (Seedorf 71), Gattuso, Inzaghi, D. Šimić, Favalli (Jankulovski 79), Gourcuff, Kaká,Brocchi (Ambrosini 75)AEK: Sorrentino, Moras, Cirillo, Delibašić, Pautasso, Tziortziopoulos, Emerson (Tözsér 70' ), Liberopoulos, Kapetanos(Lagos 46' ), Dellas (Ivić 55' ), Júlio CésarReferee: Mike Riley(ENG)

VenueResultsMatchDateAthens1-1AEK v Anderlecht26.09.2006

Goals: 0-1 Frutos 25, 1-1 Júlio César 28AEK: Sorrentino, Moras, Cirillo, Kiriakidis, Lagos, Udeze, Georgeas, Kapetanos (Liberopoulos 46), Hetemaj (Delibašić70), Tözsér, Júlio César (Lakis 55)Anderlecht: Zítka, Deschacht, Biglia, Van Damme, Tchite, Leiva, Boussoufa (Legear 81' ), Goor, Pareja, Frutos,Vanden BorreReferee: Claus Bo Larsen (DEN)

VenueResultsMatchDateLens0-0Lille v Milan26.09.2006

Goals: -Lille: Sylva, Tavlaridis (Rafael 85), Bodmer, Fauvergue (Cabaye 62), Odemwingie, Makoun, Tafforeau, Chalmé,Vitakić, Keita, PlestanMilan: Dida, Cafu, Kaladze, Gattuso, Seedorf, Gilardino (Inzaghi 76' ), Nesta, Jankulovski, Pirlo, Kaká, AmbrosiniReferee: Manuel Mejuto González(ESP)

VenueResultsMatchDateLens3-1Lille v AEK17.10.2006

Goals: 1-0 M. Robail 64, 1-1 Ivić 68, 2-1 Gygax 82, 3-1 Makoun 91Lille: Sylva, Tavlaridis, Cabaye (Mirallas 64), Bodmer, Odemwingie (Youla 78), Makoun, M. Robail (Gygax 78),Tafforeau, Chalmé, Keita, PlestanAEK: Sorrentino, Cirillo, Papastathopoulos, Zikos, Lakis (Delibašić 71' ), Udeze, Emerson, Georgeas, Liberopoulos,Tözsér (Ivić 56' ), Júlio CésarReferee: Florian Meyer (GER)

VenueResultsMatchDateBrussels0-1Anderlecht v Milan17.10.2006

Goals: 0-1 Kaká 58Anderlecht: Zítka, Deschacht, Vanderhaeghe (Ahmed Hassan 70), Biglia, Tchite, Boussoufa (Serhat 84), Goor,Juhász, Frutos, De Man, Vanden Borre (Legear 84)



Milan: Dida, Kaladze, Oliveira (Cafu 50' ), Gattuso, Inzaghi (Gilardino 72' ), Seedorf (Brocchi 81' ), Nesta, Jankulovski,Pirlo, Kaká, BoneraReferee: Luis Medina Cantalejo(ESP)

Athens-AEK v Lille01.11.2006Milan-Milan v Anderlecht01.11.2006Lens-Lille v Anderlecht21.11.2006Athens-AEK v Milan21.11.2006Brussels-Anderlecht v AEK06.12.2006Milan-Milan v Lille06.12.2006



Bookings list - Group H

AEK Athens FCFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYNikos Liberopoulos33YEmerson25YIfeanyi Udeze24

*YYBruno Cirillo5SNikolaos Georgeas31

*YYJúlio César99YEvangelos Moras4

YSocratis Papastathopoulos15

RSC AnderlechtFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNo*YYBart Goor14*YYAnthony Vanden Borre37

YMohamed Tchite7YMbark Boussoufa11

LOSC Lille MétropoleFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYEfstathios Tavlaridis4YNicolas Plestan25

YSouleymane Youla11*YYYohan Cabaye7

YKader Keita23YMatthieu Robail18

AC MilanFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYPaolo Maldini3

YMarek Jankulovski18YKakha Kaladze4

SRDaniele Bonera25



Domestic information

AC Milan (Serie A)

LineupsResOpponentDateDida, Cafu, Nesta, Kaladze, Jankulovski(Maldini 64), Gattuso (Brocchi 73), Pirlo,Seedorf (Oliveira 77), Kaká, Gilardino,Inzaghi

0-2v US Città di Palermo (H)22.10.2006League

Dida, Bonera (Nesta 60), D. Šimić,Jankulovski, Kaladze, Brocchi, Pirlo,Seedorf, Kaká, Gilardino (Borriello 77),Oliveira (Gattuso 68)

1-0v AC Chievo Verona (A)25.10.2006League

Dida, Cafu, Nesta, Kaladze, Jankulovski(Maldini 46), Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini(Oliveira 46), Kaká, Seedorf, Inzaghi(Gilardino 46)

3-4v FC Internazionale Milano (H)28.10.2006League

GoalscorersResOpponentDateInzaghi 26, Oliveira 702-1v S.S. Lazio (H)10.09.2006LeagueSeedorf 25, Kaká 85(pen)2-0v Parma FC (A)17.09.2006LeagueJankulovski 681-0v Ascoli Calcio 1898 (H)20.09.2006League

0-0v AS Livorno Calcio (A)23.09.2006League0-0v AC Siena (H)01.10.2006League

Kaladze 841-1v UC Sampdoria (A)14.10.2006League0-2v US Città di Palermo (H)22.10.2006League

Jankulovski 301-0v AC Chievo Verona (A)25.10.2006LeagueSeedorf 51, Gilardino 76, Kaká 903-4v FC Internazionale Milano (H)28.10.2006League

v Atalanta BC (A)05.11.2006Leaguev AS Roma (H)11.11.2006Leaguev Empoli FC (A)18.11.2006Leaguev FC Messina Peloro (H)25.11.2006Leaguev Cagliari Calcio (A)03.12.2006Leaguev Torino FC (H)10.12.2006Leaguev ACF Fiorentina (A)17.12.2006Leaguev Calcio Catania (H)20.12.2006Leaguev Udinese Calcio (A)23.12.2006Leaguev Reggina Calcio (H)14.01.2007Leaguev S.S. Lazio (A)21.01.2007Leaguev Parma FC (H)28.01.2007Leaguev Ascoli Calcio 1898 (A)04.02.2007Leaguev AS Livorno Calcio (H)11.02.2007Leaguev AC Siena (A)18.02.2007Leaguev UC Sampdoria (H)25.02.2007Leaguev US Città di Palermo (A)28.02.2007Leaguev AC Chievo Verona (H)04.03.2007Leaguev FC Internazionale Milano (A)11.03.2007Leaguev Atalanta BC (H)18.03.2007League



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank2112200369FC Internazionale Milano12115212079US Città di Palermo2176142259AS Roma3157101449AC Siena4136102439Udinese Calcio51313142439Atalanta BC613872439AS Livorno Calcio71212123339FC Messina Peloro811892529Empoli FC91014143429UC Sampdoria101015123429Calcio Catania119982619Cagliari Calcio128994239S.S. Lazio1378102349AC Milan1471254419Torino FC1571896129Parma FC1641255409Ascoli Calcio 18981721477209AC Chievo Verona1809144059ACF Fiorentina19-314113339Reggina Calcio20



Domestic information

RSC Anderlecht (League)

LineupsResOpponentDateZítka, De Man, Deschacht, Juhász, VandenBorre, Biglia (Legear 80), Boussoufa (MboMpenza 72), Goor, Vanderhaeghe, Frutos(Serhat 68), Tchite

4-0v SV Zulte Waregem (A)14.10.2006League

Schollen, Deschacht, Juhász, De Man(Vanden Borre 72), Legear, AhmedHassan, Biglia, Leiva, Serhat, Frutos (Goor72), Tchite (Mbo Mpenza 58)

5-1v Dessel Sport (H)21.10.2006Cup

Zítka, Deschacht, Juhász, Van Damme,Vanden Borre (Legear 77), Biglia,Boussoufa, Goor, Ahmed Hassan, Frutos(Serhat 71), Tchite (Mbo Mpenza 83)

2-0v K. Lierse SK (H)28.10.2006League

GoalscorersResOpponentDateGoor 52, Own goal, Tchite 89, 904-2v K. Sint-Truidense VV (A)30.07.2006LeagueAhmed Hassan 51(pen)1-0v KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen

(H)05.08.2006League

Tchite 15, 24, 61, Frutos 72(pen)4-3v KVC Westerlo (A)20.08.2006LeagueTchite 551-0v Club Brugge KV (H)27.08.2006LeagueGoor 471-1v R. Excelsior Mouscron (A)09.09.2006LeagueFrutos 45, Ahmed Hassan 512-0v KSC Lokeren OV (H)16.09.2006LeagueGoor 901-1v R. Charleroi SC (A)22.09.2006LeagueBoussoufa 661-4v KRC Genk (H)30.09.2006LeagueFrutos 23, 30, Tchite 59, Goor 634-0v SV Zulte Waregem (A)14.10.2006LeagueFrutos 17(pen), Ahmed Hassan 30, Tchite38, 40, Serhat 41

5-1v Dessel Sport (H)21.10.2006Cup

Ahmed Hassan 38, 522-0v K. Lierse SK (H)28.10.2006Leaguev R. Standard de Liège (A)05.11.2006Leaguev Cercle Brugge KSV (H)11.11.2006Leaguev KAA Gent (A)18.11.2006Leaguev KSV Roeselare (H)25.11.2006Leaguev KSK Beveren (A)02.12.2006Leaguev FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek(A)

09.12.2006League

v RAEC Mons (H)16.12.2006Leaguev K. Sint-Truidense VV (H)20.01.2007Leaguev KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen(A)

27.01.2007League

v KVC Westerlo (H)03.02.2007Leaguev Club Brugge KV (A)10.02.2007Leaguev R. Excelsior Mouscron (H)17.02.2007Leaguev KSC Lokeren OV (A)24.02.2007Leaguev R. Charleroi SC (H)03.03.2007Leaguev KRC Genk (A)10.03.2007Leaguev SV Zulte Waregem (H)17.03.2007Leaguev K. Lierse SK (A)31.03.2007Leaguev R. Standard de Liège (H)07.04.2007Leaguev Cercle Brugge KSV (A)14.04.2007Leaguev KAA Gent (H)21.04.2007League



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank2692602810KRC Genk123112112710RSC Anderlecht22092122610Club Brugge KV319111514510R. Charleroi SC417111632510R. Standard de Liège517131632510KVC Westerlo61591233410KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen715191633410KAA Gent814201742410R. Excelsior Mouscron912191843310KSV Roeselare1012121143310FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek111211943310RAEC Mons121010761310Cercle Brugge KSV131015761310KSK Beveren141013844210KSC Lokeren OV159161053210SV Zulte Waregem167171171210K. Sint-Truidense VV17120491010K. Lierse SK18



Match officials

Herbert Fandel (GER)RefereeVolker Wezel (GER), Mike Pickel (GER)Assistant refereesJochen Drees (GER)Fourth officialBalász Mackray (HUN)UEFA Delegate

Referee

UEFAUCLDoBNat.Name391909.03.1964GERHerbert Fandel

Whether performing a classical piano piece for an appreciative audience, or refereeing football's superstars in frontof a packed crowd, Herbert Fandel keeps his cool and delivers the goods. Stage fright is out of the question. TheGerman match official, who took charge of Sevilla FC's 4-0 UEFA Cup final defeat of Middlesbrough FC in May, isused to the big occasion, both as a full-time pianist - who runs his own highly successful music school - and one ofEurope's leading referees.

Fandel, a father of two who lives in Kyllburg, close to the Luxembourg border, became the first German to take chargeof a one-off UEFA Cup final in Eindhoven. Having started his refereeing career in 1989, he joined the élite band ofBundesliga officials in 1996 and earned his FIFA badge two years later. His break on the international stage came atthe UEFA European Under-16 Championship in 1998 before he travelled to the 1999 UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup inSouth Africa. Appointments at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship and Sydney Olympics followed in 2000ahead of the step up to FIFA World Cup qualifying in 2002.

By 2003/04 he was a regular in the UEFA Champions League, taking charge of five matches - rapid progress whichcontinued the following term as he was entrusted with high-profile ties such as AC Milan-Manchester United FC andChelsea FC-FC Porto. Last season was also a successful one in the competition as Fandel was on duty for fourgames, not least the goalless draw at Juventus which saw Arsenal FC reach the semi-finals for the first time. He alsotook charge of his second German Cup final in three campaigns, with FC Bayern München lifting the trophy after a1-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchVenueResMatchStageComp.DateBrussels4-2RSC Anderlecht-FC Dynamo KyivGS1UCL18.10.2000Rome1-3S.S. Lazio-FC Nantes AtlantiqueGS1UCL19.09.2001Donetsk1-1FC Shakhtar Donetsk-Club Brugge KVQR3UCL14.08.2002La Coruna2-2RC Deportivo La Coruña-JuventusGS2UCL26.11.2002Rome1-1AS Roma-AFC AjaxGS2UCL19.03.2003Rome3-1S.S. Lazio-SL BenficaQR3UCL13.08.2003Bruges0-1Club Brugge KV-AC MilanGS1UCL04.11.2003Turin2-2Juventus-Djurgårdens IF FFQR3UCL10.08.2004Donetsk0-1FC Shakhtar Donetsk-AC MilanGSUCL14.09.2004Milan1-0AC Milan-Manchester United FC1/8UCL08.03.2005Milan1-1FC Internazionale Milano-FC Shakhtar

DonetskQR3UCL24.08.2005

Turin0-0Juventus-Arsenal FCQFUCL05.04.2006Valencia2-1Valencia CF-AS RomaGSUCL27.09.2006

UEFA Champions League Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.DateLuxembourg0-4F91 Dudelange-PFC Levski SofiaQR1UCL12.07.2000Istanbul2-1Galatasaray SK-PFC Levski SofiaQR3UCL08.08.2001



VenueResMatchStageComp.DateManchester2-3Manchester United FC-RC Deportivo La

CoruñaGS1UCL17.10.2001

Valencia2-0Valencia CF-Liverpool FCGS1UCL17.09.2002Madrid2-2Real Madrid CF-AEK Athens FCGS1UCL22.10.2002Istanbul1-2Galatasaray SK-Real Sociedad de FútbolGS1UCL30.09.2003Glasgow1-3Rangers FC-Panathinaikos FCGS1UCL09.12.2003Porto2-1FC Porto-Manchester United FC1/8UCL25.02.2004London3-1Chelsea FC-FC PortoGSUCL29.09.2004Eindhoven1-1PSV Eindhoven-Arsenal FCGSUCL24.11.2004Porto1-1FC Porto-Rangers FCGSUCL23.11.2005London0-0Chelsea FC-Liverpool FCGSUCL06.12.2005Amsterdam0-2AFC Ajax-FC KøbenhavnQR3UCL23.08.2006

Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.DatePerth1-1Scotland-SpainGS - FTU1628.04.1998Cumbernauld0-2Sweden-GreeceGS - FTU1630.04.1998Motherwell2-1Italy-CroatiaQFU1603.05.1998Sundsvall0-2Sweden-EnglandQRU2104.09.1998Paris1-1Paris Saint-Germain FC-Maccabi Haifa FCR1UCWC17.09.1998Cape Town1-2South Africa-Republic of IrelandR1MCUP28.01.1999Cape Town2-2Portugal-NigeriaR1MCUP01.02.1999Enschede0-1Netherlands-SpainQRU2130.03.1999Budapest1-2Vasas SC-KSP Polonia WarszawaR3UIC24.07.1999Kiev0-0Ukraine-FranceQRU2103.09.1999Heerenveen1-3FK Partizan-Leeds United AFCR1UCUP14.09.1999Montpellier0-2Montpellier Hérault SC-RC Deportivo La

CoruñaR2UCUP04.11.1999

Bratislava2-0Italy-EnglandGS - FTU2127.05.2000Bratislava0-2England-SlovakiaGS - FTU2101.06.2000Vigo2-1RC Celta de Vigo-FC Zenit St. PetersburgFUIC08.08.2000Sarajevo1-2Bosnia-Herzegovina-SpainQRWC02.09.2000Barcelona1-1FC Barcelona-Club Brugge KVR3UCUP07.12.2000Bucharest0-2Romania-ItalyQRWC24.03.2001Moscow1-1Russia-SerbiaQRWC02.06.2001Lille2-0LOSC Lille Métropole-ACF FiorentinaR3UCUP06.12.2001Rotterdam3-2Feyenoord-Rangers FCR4UCUP28.02.2002Milan2-0AC Milan-Hapoel Tel-Aviv FCQFUCUP21.03.2002Nicosia1-2Cyprus-FranceQREURO07.09.2002Brussels2-0RSC Anderlecht-Panathinaikos FCR4UCUP27.02.2003Zagreb4-0Croatia-BelgiumQREURO29.03.2003Ljubljana3-1Slovenia-IsraelQREURO06.09.2003Valencia2-1Valencia CF-FC Girondins de BordeauxQFUCUP14.04.2004Tampere3-1Finland-ArmeniaQRWC09.10.2004Sofia0-3Bulgaria-SwedenQRWC26.03.2005

0-1Greece-JapanQR1CONFCUP19.06.2005Dublin0-1Republic of Ireland-FranceQRWC07.09.2005Lens1-0RC Lens-Udinese Calcio1/16UCUP23.02.2006St Petersburg1-1FC Zenit St. Petersburg-Olympique de

Marseille1/8UCUP16.03.2006

Eindhoven0-4Middlesbrough FC-Sevilla FCFUCUP10.05.2006Paris3-1France-ItalyQREURO06.09.2006



Competition information

UEFA's most prestigious club competition was originally created as the European Champion Clubs' Cup for the1955/56 season, before its revamping as the UEFA Champions League in 1992.

• Locally-trained players rule: In February 2005, UEFA announced that the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA clubcompetitions will continue to be limited to 25 players, and from season 2006/07, at least four places on this list willbe reserved for players trained by the club's own football academy of which half can be players trained by other clubsfrom within the same association of the said club.

The 'B' list will also continue to exist - involving an unlimited number of Under-21 players who have been at the clubfor two seasons. In 2007/08, the number of locally-trained players in a squad will increase to six before rising to eightin 2008/09, with up to half of each figure allowed to be association trained.

A club-trained player is defined as a player who has been registered for a minimum of three seasons with the clubbetween the age of 15 and 21, whereas an association-trained player is one who has been registered for at leastthree seasons by the club or by other clubs affiliated to the same association between the age of 15 and 21.

UEFA is concerned some clubs are not training enough of their own players, but simply taking them from elsewhere.The proposed measures have the objective of creating a better balance in domestic competitions, preventing clubsfrom simply 'hoarding' players in squads and creating a system whereby locally-trained players would be given agreater opportunity to play regularly in club sides - ensuring a large reservoir of talent for national teams as aconsequence.

• Financial information: UEFA says the estimated budgeted income for the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League is€750m – higher than the 2005/06 campaign revenue which amounted to CHF943m (approx. €610m).

Under the competition regulations, 75 per cent of the total revenue received from television and commercial contractsconcluded by UEFA, up to a maximum of €530m will go to the 32 clubs taking part in the group stage of Europe'spremier club competition. The remaining 25 per cent is earmarked for European football and remains with UEFA tocover organisational and administrative costs, as well as for solidarity payments to associations, clubs and leagues.

It is also stipulated that participating clubs will receive 82 per cent of any revenue received from the same stream inexcess of € 530m, with the remaining 18 per cent allocated to UEFA for European football. In addition, 50 per centof the revenue received from new media contracts concluded by UEFA will also be available for distribution to theclubs, and the remaining 50 per cent will be allocated to the above-mentioned European football portion/quota.

The gross income for 2006/07 is estimated at €750m, and according to projections, will be made up of € 743.3m fromTV and commercial contracts and €6.7m from new media contracts.

The fixed amount to the clubs is €276.6m. Each of the 32 clubs in the group stage will receive a starting bonus of€2m. In addition, they will receive a match bonus of €400,000 per match. Performance bonuses will amount to €600,000for a win and €300,000 for a draw in the group stage. The 16 teams playing in the first knockout round will receive€2.2m, the eight quarter-finalists €2.5m each and the four semi-finalists €3m each. The UEFA Champions Leaguewinners will receive €7m, and the runners-up €4m.

This means that a total minimum amount of €4.4m per club is guaranteed for the group stage. A club could receive,at best, up to €22.7m, not counting the market pool share and gate receipts.

The remaining €270.4m will be distributed according to the proportional value of each TV market represented by theclubs taking part in the UEFA Champions League, and to be split among the number of teams – four, three, two orone – participating from a given association.



• Format: The UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 24 August saw the 32 teams divided intoeight groups of four. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each club plays onehome and one away match against each other club in its group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for adraw and no points for a defeat. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, thefollowing criteria are applied to determine the rankings.

a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;b) superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;c) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;d) superior goal difference from all group matches played;e) higher number of goals scored;f) higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question as well as its association, over the previousfive seasons.

The eight group-winners and eight runners-up of the group stage qualify for the first knockout round, to be playedover two legs on 20 February and 7 March 2007. The clubs that finish this stage in third position in their group moveinto the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. The clubs that finish this stage in fourth position in their group are eliminatedfrom UEFA club competition for the season.

• Deadlines: UEFA Champions League matchday stats packs and match-by-match press kits are provided to mediaby uefa.com. For every matchday, a global stats pack is created and issued once matches from the previous matchdayhave been completed and the data verified. For every UEFA Champions League match, two press kits are issued inEnglish: Sunday at 22:00CET with a match preview update on Monday at 22:00CET for Tuesday's matches. ForWednesday's matches, the press kit is issued on Monday at 22:00CET with the match preview update version publishedon Tuesday at 22:00CET. Multilingual versions of press kits, determined on a match-by-match basis, are also issuedwith similar deadlines.

• Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document isaccurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressedor implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the useor interpretation of information contained herein.



Legend

:: All-time statisticsThe all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competitions: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFAclub competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA CupWinners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (from the 1973 competition), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and theEuropean/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities’ Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only forinformation purposes as these competitions were not held under UEFA auspices.

Goals for/against: Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result isdetermined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out after a tieended in a draw.

:: Squad listThe eligible list of players ordered first by playing position and then numeric order.

Current season - UCLQ: Total UEFA Champions League appearances in qualifying rounds only.Current season - UCL: Total UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to thecurrent matchday.All-time - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from the 1992/93 season, group stage to finalonly. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.All-time - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competitions (as defined above) including all qualifying roundmatches. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

:: Bookings listThe current disciplinary situation in the competition.*: Misses next match if booked#: Suspended for at least one match+: Provisionally suspendedR: Sent off (red card)S: SuspendedY: Booked (yellow card)Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct red)R*: Sent off (red card) in the UEFA CupS*: Suspended following cautions received in the UEFA CupY*: Booked (yellow card) in the UEFA CupY/R*: Sent off (yellow card then direct red) in the UEFA Cup

Note: The bookings list is destined for the press. It is given to the competing clubs for information purposes only andtherefore has no legal value. In the event of any discrepancy, only the correspondence addressed directly to the clubswill be considered as the authoritative version.

:: Match officialsThe match officials appointed to officiate the fixture.

UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only.Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the officialstatistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.



UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches. Matches wherethe official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics consideredvalid for communicating official records in the competition.

:: CompetitionsClub competitionsECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions LeagueUCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup

National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football Championship • U21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipWC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations CupFRIE: A International friendly matches • U21 FRIE: Under-21 international friendly matchesU19: UEFA European Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 ChampionshipU17: UEFA European Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 ChampionshipRCUP: UEFA Regions' Cup • MERI: UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup

:: Competition stagesF: FinalGS: Group stageGS1: First group stageGS2: Second group stageKO1: First knockout roundPR: Preliminary roundQF: Quarter-finalsQR: Qualifying roundQR1: First qualifying roundQR2: Second qualifying roundQR3: Third qualifying roundR1: First roundR2: Second roundR3: Third roundR4: Fourth roundSF: Semi-finals1/8: Eighth-finals1/16: Sixteenth-finals1st: First leg2nd: Second leg



:: Other abbreviationsAP: AppearancesComp: CompetitionD: DrawnDoB: Date of birthGA: Goals againstGF: Goals forL: LostNat: NationalityN/a: Not applicableNo: NumberPld: Matches playedPos: PositionPts: PointsR: Sent off (red card)Res: ResultW: WonY: Booked (yellow card)Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct red)

:: Statistics(-): Denotes player substituted(+): Denotes player introduced(*): Denotes player dismissed/sent off(+/-): Denotes player introduced and substituted



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