SL Benfica v Celtic FC...behind winners FC Porto and five adrift of Lisbon rivals Sporting Club de...

If past encounters between SL Benfica and Celtic FC are any guide, there can only be one outcome at the Estádioda Luz on Matchday 4. Whenever these teams have met, the home team have come away with a 3-0 win and afterlosing by that score at Celtic Park last time out, Benfica could certainly do with the historical pattern continuing.

• Celtic's triumph on 17 October came courtesy of second-half goals from Kenny Miller (56 and 66 minutes) andStephen Pearson (90'). It was their biggest victory in a UEFA Champions League group stage game and boostedtheir hopes of progressing from this stage for the first time in four attempts.

Five-point advantage• By overcoming Benfica, Celtic strengthened their grip on second place in Group F, moving five points clear of boththeir Portuguese opponents and a FC København side beaten 3-0 at group leaders Manchester United FC.

• Benfica can close the gap to just two points with victory but if Celtic win and København fail to beat United in thegroup's other game, the Scottish champions will be assured of a place in the knockout rounds.

• Before losing in Glasgow, Benfica had drawn 0-0 at København and gone down 1-0 at home to United on Matchday2. Celtic's first two games brought a 3-2 loss at Old Trafford and 1-0 home success against København.

The history• It took the toss of a coin to decide the one previous meeting of these two famous clubs in the European ChampionClubs' Cup second round in November 1969. Goals from Tommy Gemmell, Willie Wallace and Harry Hood gaveCeltic a 3-0 first-leg win in Glasgow but Benfica fought back in Lisbon securing an identical result thanks to strikesfrom Eusébio, Jaime Graça and Diamantino. The coin toss sent Celtic through, however, and they went on to the finalwhere they lost 2-1 to Feyenoord.

• Benfica's recent visit to Glasgow brought their first match against Scottish opponents since that 1969 contest. Celtic,on the other hand, had played 13 subsequent ties against teams from Portugal – with mixed results on their travels.Their overall record in away matches against Portuguese sides reads two wins, one draw and three defeats.

Win at Boavista• Celtic's most recent trip to Portugal was a memorable one as they won 1-0 at Boavista FC to book their place in theUEFA Cup final against another Portuguese team, FC Porto. Henrik Larsson scored the only goal of that semi-finalsecond leg after 79 minutes, thus securing a 2-1 aggregate triumph. The only survivors from Celtic's 18-man partythat night are Dianbobo Balde, Neil Lennon, David Marshall, Shaun Maloney and Alan Thompson.

• It was at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon in 1967 that Jock Stein's Celtic team became the first British winners of theEuropean Cup by defeating FC Internazionale Milano 2-1.

• Benfica coach Fernando Santos has met Scottish opponents once before when his former side AEK Athens FCovercame Hibernian FC in the UEFA Cup in September 2001, winning 2-0 at home and losing 3-2 away.

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SL Benfica v Celtic FCMATCH PRESS KITEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benf, LisbonWednesday, 1 November 2006 - 20:45CETGroup F - Matchday 4

Team facts

SL Benfica

UEFA club competition milestones• Benfica have a rich history in European football's premier club competition, twice winning the European ChampionClubs' Cup and five times being runners-up. The Portuguese giants first won the trophy in 1961, defeating FC Barcelona3-2, before defending their title the following season with a 5-3 victory against Real Madrid CF.

• Losing finalists in 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988 and 1990, since the creation of the UEFA Champions League, Benficahave twice reached the last eight, losing to Barcelona in 2005/06 and AC Milan in 1994/95. They also enjoyed a runto the final of the UEFA Cup in 1983, losing out to RSC Anderlecht 2-1 over two legs.

UEFA club competition honours• European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1960/61, 1961/62

Ten-year record (including current season)• Their appearance in the UEFA Champions League this season is Benfica's fourth in succession, although this isonly the third time they have gone beyond the third qualifying round in the last ten years. This season, Benfica bookedtheir place in the group stage thanks to a 4-1 defeat of FK Austria Wien.

1997/98: UEFA Cup - first round1998/99: UEFA Champions League - group stage1999/00: UEFA Cup - round of 322000/01: UEFA Cup - first round2001/02: Did not compete in UEFA club competition2002/03: Did not compete in UEFA club competition2003/04: UEFA Cup - fourth round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round)2004/05: UEFA Cup - round of 32 (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round)2005/06: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage

2005/06 seasonDomestic record: Although they could only finish third in the Portuguese Liga in the defence of their title, 12 pointsbehind winners FC Porto and five adrift of Lisbon rivals Sporting Club de Portugal, it was still enough to earn Benficaa place in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.

European record: Although it was a disappointing season on the domestic front for Benfica, they enjoyed successon the European stage by making it through the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time since1994/95. A 2-1 victory on Matchday 6 against Manchester United sealed second place in their pool and a Round of16 encounter against Liverpool FC in the first knockout round. Putting the holders out 3-0 on aggregate, Benfica's runwould eventually come to an end at the quarter-final stage with a 2-0 aggregate defeat at the hands of eventualwinners FC Barcelona.

Key facts• Benfica have played a total of 282 games in UEFA club competition. They had won 134, drawn 68 and lost 80,scoring 483 goals and conceding 299.

• The Portuguese club have played 171 times in the European Champion Clubs' Cup, winning 82, drawing 40 andlosing 49. They have scored 313 goals and conceded 178. In the UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) itreads: played 27, won nine, drawn ten, lost eight, scored 25 goals and conceded 27.

Records


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UEFA club competition• Biggest win10-0: SL Benfica v CS Stade Dudelange05.10.1965, 1965/66 European Champion Clubs' Cup, preliminary round, second leg

• Biggest home win10-0: SL Benfica v CS Stade Dudelange (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-8: CS Stade Dudelange v SL Benfica30.09.1965, 1965/66 European Champion Clubs' Cup, preliminary round, first leg

• Heaviest defeat7-0: RC Celta da Vigo v SL Benfica25.11.1999, 1999/2000 UEFA Cup third round, first leg

• Heaviest home defeat1-5: SL Benfica v Manchester United FC09.03.1966, 1965/66 European Champion Clubs' Cup, quarter-finals, second leg

• Heaviest away defeat7-0: RC Celta da Vigo v SL Benfica (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win0-2: Liverpool FC v SL Benfica08.03.2006, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League, first knockout round, second leg3-1: SL Benfica v RSC Anderlecht.28.09.1994, 1994/95 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Biggest home win3-1: SL Benfica v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-2: Liverpool FC v SL Benfica (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat3-0: Celtic FC v SL Benfica17.10.2006, 2006/07 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-1: SL Benfica v Manchester United FC26.09.2006, 2006/07 UEFA Champions League, group stage0-1: SL Benfica v Villarreal CF02.11.2005, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Heaviest away defeat3-0: Celtic FC v SL Benfica (see above for details)

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Celtic FC



UEFA club competition milestones• Celtic were the first British champions of Europe when they won the 1966/67 European Champion Clubs' Cup witha 2-1 defeat of FC Internazionale Milano in Lisbon.

• The closest Celtic have come to a European honour since was finishing runners-up to FC Porto in the 2002/03 UEFACup, losing 3-2 in Seville.

UEFA club competition honours• European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1966/67

Ten-year record (including current season)• Celtic have yet to make a significant impact in the UEFA Champions League but after their early exit after the firstgroup stage in 2002/03 qualifying the Glasgow club moved across to the UEFA Cup and promptly went all the wayto the final. After a titanic battle in Seville, and despite Henrik Larsson's double, the Scottish side eventually lost 3-2to FC Porto on the silver goal rule.

1997/98: UEFA Cup - first round1998/99: UEFA Cup - second round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, second qualifying round)1999/00: UEFA Cup - second round2000/01: UEFA Cup - second round2001/02: UEFA Cup - third round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, first group stage)2002/03: UEFA Cup - runners-up (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round)2003/04: UEFA Cup - quarter-finals (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, group stage)2004/05: UEFA Champions League - group stage2005/06: UEFA Champions League - second qualifying round2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage

2005/06 seasonDomestic record: Celtic were runaway Scottish Premier League champions, losing only three games as they finished17 points ahead of nearest challengers Heart of Midlothian FC and claimed the only automatic spot in the UEFAChampions League group stage available to Scottish clubs. The Glasgow club's fourth title in six seasons, it was their40th overall. Another trophy followed in the shape of the Scottish League Cup, Gordon Strachan's side defeatingDunfermline Athletic FC 3-0 in the final to claim the prize for the 13th time and end a five-year wait since their lastsuccess in the competition.

European record: Celtic failed to make it into the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, going out in thesecond qualifying round to surprise package FC Artmedia Bratislava. A dramatic tie saw the Slovakian side defeattheir more fancied Scottish opponents 5-0 at home, only for Celtic to win 4-0 in Glasgow and narrowly go out 5-4 onaggregate.

Key facts• Celtic have played 223 times in UEFA club competition, winning 114 games, drawing 36 and losing 73. They havescored 382 goals and conceded 224.

• In the UEFA Champions League alone (group stage to final only), they have featured in 21 matches. They havewon eight, drawn three and lost ten with 26 goals for and 31 against. Overall, in the European Champion Clubs'Cup/UEFA Champions League, Celtic have played 113 matches with 59 wins, 19 draws and 35 defeats. In that time,the Scottish side have scored 192 goals with 117 conceded.

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win9-0: Celtic FC v KPV Kokkola16.09.1970, 1970/71 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg



• Biggest home win9-0: Celtic FC v KPV Kokkola (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-7: Waterford AFC v Celtic FC21.10.1970, 1970/71 European Champion Clubs' Cup, second round, first leg

• Heaviest defeat5-0: FC Artmedia v Celtic FC27.07.2005, 2005/06 European Champion Clubs' Cup, second qualifying round, first leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: Celtic FC v Paris Saint-Germain FC02.11.1995, 1995/96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, second round, second leg

• Heaviest away defeat5-0: FC Artmedia v Celtic FC (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win3-0: Celtic FC v SL Benfica17.10.2006, 2006/07 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Biggest home win3-0: Celtic FC v SL Benfica (see above for details)

• Biggest away winNo away victories recorded in the competition

• Heaviest defeat3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Celtic FC20.10.2004, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League, group stage3-0: FC Porto v Celtic FC17.10.2001, 2001/02 UEFA Champions League, first group stage

• Heaviest home defeat1-3: Celtic FC v FC Barcelona14.09.2004, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Heaviest away defeat3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Celtic FC (see above for details)3-0: FC Porto v Celtic FC (see above for details)




Match facts

Benfica

• Rui Costa is the most experienced member of the Benfica squad having featured in 47 UEFA Champions Leaguegames, but none this season.

• Nuno Gomes reached 50 games in UEFA club competition on Matchday 2. Simão, meanwhile, brought up hishalf-century in Glasgow while Georgios Karagounis has appeared in 59 UEFA club matches.

• Manú, Paulo Jorge and Kikin have all made their debuts in the UEFA Champions League proper this season.

• Benfica are among three teams who had yet to score after the first three matchdays. The others were FC Girondinsde Bordeaux and FC København.

• Only FC Girondins de Bordeaux, with six, have had fewer shots on goal than Benfica's total of eight.

• Quim turns 31 on 13 November.

• A last-gasp goal by FC Porto's Bruno Moraes consigned Benfica to their second Portuguese Liga defeat of theseason on Saturday as they slipped six points behind the league leaders. Moraes struck in stoppage time to end avaliant second-half comeback from the visitors, who had found themselves two goals down midway through the firsthalf. Konstantinos Katsouranis and Nuno Gomes hit back but Moraes ensured Fernando Santos's side returnedto Lisbon empty handed.

• "We started well in attack but made too much mistakes in defence," said the Benfica coach. "Porto were very fortunateto score their opener thanks to a deflection and then Quaresma scored an excellent goal. Nevertheless, we hadseveral chances to score before the break. At half-time I told my players that it was still possible to come back if werelaxed. We managed just that but in the end we couldn't avoid defeat."

• Santos had made two changes to the side that defeated CF Estrela da Amadora 3-1 on 22 October. Paulo Jorgereturned in place of Nuno Assis after recovering from tendonitis, while Mexican striker Kikin stepped in for thesuspended Fabrizio Miccoli. Influential midfielders Rui Costa (thigh) and Karagounis (calf) remained on the sidelines.

• Katsouranis's goal was his second of the season, one less than Nuno Gomes, who has now notched up threegoals in his last two matches at the Estádio do Dragão.

• Benfica's defeat was their first at the Estádio do Dragão since Porto moved to the stadium three seasons ago. Theirprevious trips had brought four points.

• Benfica won three consecutive Portuguese Liga matches for the first time this season after victories against CD dasAves, UD Leiria and Amadora, the latter a 3-1 home victory.

• Dário gave Amadora an early lead in the pouring Lisbon rain, but Miccoli equalised on 32 minutes, Simão putBenfica ahead just before the hour and Andrei Karyaka wrapped up the points in added time. Miccoli, like Amadora'sPedro Simões and Rui Duarte, was sent off after picking up two yellow cards.

• Fernando Santos made just one change in the first team for the game with Amadora. Brazilian defender Alcides,who started the loss at Celtic, was replaced at right-back by Nélson.



• Miccoli scored twice in the 4-0 win at Leiria the week before - his first double for Benfica - and increased his tallyto three league goals for the season against bottom side Amadora though he was dismissed late on despite havingonly been cautioned once for the club before the game. That left him suspended for the trip to Porto.

• Karagounis missed the matches against Leiria and Amadora due to a thigh injury sustained in Greece's last UEFAEURO 2008™ qualifying match with Bosnia-Herzegovina.

• Russian midfielder Karyaka made his first appearance of the season against Amadora as a second-half substitutebefore then opening his scoring account for 2006/07.

• Paulo Jorge missed the trip to Celtic, as well as the league games with Leiria and Amadora, due to an injury to hisright knee.

• Goalkeeper Quim and centre-back Luisão are the only Benfica ever-presents in league and UEFA ChampionsLeague this season.

• The clássico against Porto was the 200th game between the two rivals. Benfica and Porto have played 145 leaguematches, 31 Portuguese Cup games and 24 in the Portuguese Super Cup. In the league, Porto have won on 55occasions; Benfica have recorded 52 victories and there have been 38 draws.

Celtic

• Two Celtic players made their 50th UEFA club competition appearance in the defeat by Manchester United FC onMatchday 1 - Neil Lennon and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. Jiří Jarošík has also made 52 appearances in UEFAclub matches, the only other member of the Celtic squad to pass the 50-game mark.

• In UEFA Champions League terms Jarošík is the most experienced member of the Celtic squad with 34 appearances,four more than Vennegoor of Hesselink.

• Lennon is the only man to have taken part in all 21 of Celtic's UEFA Champions League games.

• Kenny Miller is one of seven players to have scored three goals in the first three games; Didier Drogba leads theway with four goals ahead of Matchday 4.

• Miller's penalty against FC København made him the first Scot to score for Celtic in the competition and he addedto that with two against Benfica a fortnight ago. Substitute Stephen Pearson joined his compatriot on the scoresheet.

• The game also marked Evander Sno's debut in the competition. The 19-year-old midfielder joined Celtic fromFeyenoord over the summer and attributes the upturn in fortunes to the influence of manager Gordon Strachan. "I'ma young guy in a different country and there are times when I'm alone," Sno told uefa.com. "Sometimes my familycomes over but for me my manager is like a second father."

• Miller has had five shots on goal, one fewer than Juninho Pernambucano, Kaká and David Villa after Matchday 3.

• Shunsuke Nakamura has been fouled eleven times in the first three games, one fewer than Franck Jurietti, Diegoand João Moutinho.

• Vennegoor of Hesselink turns 28 on 7 November.

• Celtic's win against Benfica was their eighth home victory in eleven UEFA Champions League fixtures. FC Barcelonaare the only visitors to have won at Celtic Park while FC Bayern München and AC Milan have left Glasgow withgoalless draws.



• Although they have kept an impressive eight clean sheets at home, Celtic have yet to achieve a shutout away fromGlasgow in the UEFA Champions League.

• Celtic famously progressed past Benfica into the quarter-finals of the European Champions' Club Cup in 1969 thanksto the toss of a coin after the tie finished 3-3 on aggregate. Both legs were 3-0 home wins in pre-penalty shoot-outdays.

• The captain of the famous Lisbon Lions, Billy McNeill took up the story for uefa.com: "The Dutch referee asked meto call and I said heads. It came down heads and I thought, 'Oh ya beauty!' But then he said no, that was just for theright to call the toss, so we had to do it all over again. I called heads again and luckily it came down the right way. Iwas terrified as I don't think I had ever won the toss twice in a row before."

• Celtic's most famous victory on Portuguese soil in May 1967 when Jock Stein's side became the first British clubto lift the European Champion Clubs' Cup beating FC Internazionale Milano 2-1 at Lisbon's Estádio Nacional. McNeilland the seven surviving members of the Celtic side will make the trip to the Portuguese capital as guests of Celtic forthe match against Benfica.

• Celtic came from a goal behind to record a 2-1 away win against Kilmarnock FC and extend their lead in the ScottishPremier League to ten points. After a goalless first half, the home side opened through Colin Nish soon after therestart to spark the game to life, and Nakamura soon restored parity for Celtic with a curling free-kick. Miller thencame of the substitutes' bench to seal the points, bundling Shaun Maloney's cross over the line to give Celtic theireighth consecutive league victory.

• Miller had been rested, along with Sno as Strachan sought to rotate his side ahead of the Benfica match.Stephen Pearson and Jarošík came into the starting XI but Miller was delighted with his own contribution, saying:"We always knew it was going to be a tough game. Obviously for me personally to come off the bench and score thewinner represented a good day at the office."

• Those thoughts were echoed by Strachan. "We had a problem in the first half because of Kilmarnock's energy andthey surprised us a wee bit," he said. "But the spirit, ability and passing improved in the second half and the betterplayers shone."

• Thomas Gravesen (hamstring) and Vennegoor of Hesselink (ankle) were also missing on Sunday through injuryproblems that had kept them out of the first meeting against Benfica.

• Celtic followed up the defeat of Benfica with a 2-1 victory against Motherwell FC on 21 October. The home side wentahead just past the quarter-hour when Maciej Żurawski's shot was deflected into his own net by Motherwell's StephenCraigan. Żurawski then added a second midway through the second period after connecting with Nakamura's pass.Scott McDonald pulled one back but Celtic held on.

• The team was unchanged from midweek as full-backs Lee Naylor and Paul Telfer recovered from slight injuries.

• Strachan said: "We had good periods, but they were good and what we didn't need after two hard games was aside that were up for it physically and mentally. What we have done this week has been a fantastic achievement."

• Dianbobe Balde has appeared just once for the first team this season after recovering from a stomach muscle injurybut is biding his time. "Playing now is not my main focus because I have to get my fitness back and I'm worrying aboutnothing else," said the 31-year-old.

• Celtic held their annual general meeting on Thursday, at which the board was reelected. Chairman Brian Quinnsaid: "The way things are going at present, we should have some ability in the transfer window in January to strengthenthe side further."



• At the meeting the club pledged to eradicate the sectarian element of their fanbase, well aware that Rangers FCwere fined by UEFA for "discriminatory chanting" last season. Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell said: "Sectarianbehaviour has all but been eradicated from Celtic Park. Our problems centre away from home where a small proportionembarrass us with their chants and that is unacceptable."

• Celtic and Rangers' fine European results this season have impressed Scotland manager Walter Smith. "I was atCeltic Park for the Benfica game and watched Rangers on television and both clubs played exceptionally well," hesaid. "It is good they can have success at a very high level. Although we still have a number of foreign players in eachteam, the Scottish players who played all acquitted themselves well."

• Celtic supporters will pay tribute to former Benfica player Miklós Fehér on Wednesday by unfurling an eight-metrelong banner at the Estádio da Luz bearing the message 'You'll Never Walk Alone' which will then be handed over tothe home support. Hungarian Fehér, who also had spells at Porto and SC Braga, suffered a fatal heart attack duringa match against Vitória SC in Guimaraes in January 2004. Benfica retired his No29 shirt and placed a bronze bust ofthe player at the entrance to the Luz.



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, F.C. København and PFC Levski Sofia. They arejoined by FC Spartak Moskva, FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Steaua Bucuresti as clubs who had to play four matches toclaim their place in the group stage of the competition. A debutant has not won the competition since Juventus in1995/96, the Italian side becoming the third club to achieve this following Olympique de Marseille (1992/93, first UEFAChampions League 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

Fernando SantosDate of birth: 10 October 1954Nationality: PortuguesePlaying career: SL Benfica, CS Marítimo, GD Estoril PraiaCoaching career: GD Estoril-Praia, CF Estrela da Amadora, FC Porto, AEK Athens FC (twice), Panathinaikos FC,Sporting Clube de Portugal, SL Benfica

Fernando Santos completed a huge loop when he returned to SL Benfica as a coach in 2006, some 34 years afterstarting his playing days with the club. His career as a player was a modest success, never really making the gradeat the Estádio da Luz and instead turning out in the lower divisions for CS Marítimo and GD Estoril Praia. But followingsuccessful spells as coach of FC Porto and AEK Athens FC, he is hoping to make a bigger impression at Benfica thistime around.

He started off well, guiding them past FK Austria Wien and into the UEFA Champions League group stage in his firstcompetitive games as coach having taken over at the helm during summer 2006. He arrived after spending two yearsat AEK Athens FC and the journey between Greece and Portugal is becoming a familiar one for Fernando Santos.Having started out at Estoril, it was with Estrela da Amadora that he caught the eye, helping them a remarkableseventh-place league finish in 1997/98.

The achievement attracted the attentions of FC Porto, whom he led to a fifth successive title in 1998/99, but the coachcould not repeat the feat and back-to-back Portuguese Cup wins did not sate the appetite of a expectant fans soFernando Santos departed in summer 2001, joining AEK. More silverware came, in the form of the Greek Cup, andafter spending the 2002/03 season at Panathinaikos FC he moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal. It proved adisappointment, however, and he returned to AEK 12 months later before rejoining Benfica in May 2006.

Gordon StrachanDate of birth: 9 February 1957Playing carer: Dundee FC, Aberdeen FC, Manchester United FC, Leeds United AFC, Coventry City FCCoaching career: Coventry City FC, Southampton FC, Celtic FC.

An energetic and talented midfielder who was capped 50 times by Scotland and helped Aberdeen FC to win the UEFACup Winners' Cup under Sir Alex Ferguson, Gordon Strachan began in management while still a player at Englishtop-flight club Coventry City FC in November 1996.

He helped Coventry avoid relegation and then ended his on-field career aged 40 to concentrate on coaching, keepingthe club in the Premiership until 2001. Strachan was sacked early in the following season but was swiftly appointedat Southampton FC - who he again kept in the top division against the odds. In 2002/03 he took them to eighth placein the Premiership and the FA Cup final, losing 1-0 to Arsenal FC but earning a UEFA Cup berth. Strachan announcedearly the next season that he would step down at the end of the campaign for personal reasons and left his role inMarch 2004 to concentrate on media work.

Always a man in demand due to his tactical astuteness and motivational skills, in summer 2005 Strachan was giventhe tough task of succeeding Martin O'Neill at Celtic FC. Strachan's reign began with a disastrous 5-0 loss at FCArtmedia in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg, and a 4-0 win in the return could notsalvage their European campaign. But Celtic regrouped and won the Scottish Premier League in record time and alsolifted the Scottish League Cup.



Squad list

BenficaAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-16-2------20.03.82PORJosé Moreira1-14-6-7-3-213.11.75PORQuim12-6-4------10.05.78BRAMoretto31

Defenders----------27.03.87PORPedro Correia2-12-10-3-1-227.04.80BRAAnderson312811317-3-213.02.81BRALuisão4-12-12-6-3--06.07.75BRALéo5-----5----04.02.81PORMiguelito11-12-7-2-3--13.03.85BRAAlcides13-10-8-5-1-210.06.83PORNélson22-29-11-4-2-203.10.78PORRicardo Rocha33

Midfielders142-21-4-31225.09.76PORPetit6-10-3-----212.03.78PORMarco Ferreira753411527-3-221.06.79GREKonstantinos Katsouranis8

1295147-2--1229.03.72PORRui Costa10-1-------117.06.85BRADiego14-4-214-2-205.05.81PORPaulo Jorge151918-2---120.11.76BRABeto16-3-1-2-1-228.08.82PORManú1815-111----01.04.78RUSAndrei Karyaka19-8-5-7-3-125.11.77PORNuno Assis2545933713-1--06.03.77GREGeorgios Karagounis26----------24.05.86PORJoão Coimbra28

Forwards-8-6-4-1--18.03.82ANGMantorras9-3-2-5-2-102.10.79MEXKikin1785022636-3--31.10.79PORSimão20

205151635-32205.07.76PORNuno Gomes2151731435-2--27.06.79ITAFabrizio Miccoli30

Coach-60-23---3-210.10.54PORFernando Santos



Squad list

CelticAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-9-3-11-3--20.02.80POLArtur Boruc1-9-4-2----05.03.85SCODavid Marshall22----------12.07.84NIRMichael McGovern47

Defenders-3-3-8-3--19.03.80ENGLee Naylor3-7-3-12-3--12.04.82SCOGary Caldwell5-43-17------05.10.75FRADianbobo Balde6-3-1-6-1--05.06.84SCOMark Wilson12-5-1------18.08.83SCOJohn Kennedy4115-4212-3--10.09.82SCOStephen McManus44----------04.02.87IRLDarren O'Dea48----------15.06.87SCOScott Cuthbert49

Midfielders-7-3-7-3--21.10.71SCOPaul Telfer2843314------22.12.73ENGAlan Thompson818121912--02.10.82SCOStephen Pearson11-1-1-7-1--09.04.87NEDEvander Sno15-16-1014-2--11.03.76DENThomas Gravesen16-52-21-10-3--25.06.71NIRNeil Lennon18

105253417-2--27.10.77CZEJiří Jarošík20131351213--24.06.78JPNShunsuke Nakamura25----------07.09.86SCORocco Quinn38----------07.01.87SCOMichael McGlinchey42----------28.09.87IRLJames O'Brien45-6-5111-2--04.04.86IRLAiden McGeady46----------11.01.88SCOSimon Ferry53----------28.04.87SCORyan Conroy54

Forwards2445-2411-2--12.09.76POLMaciej Żurawski7484421233--23.12.79SCOKenny Miller9

10505303511--07.11.78NEDJan Vennegoor of Hesselink1011---2----16.01.83SCODerek Riordan14213-5-5-3--24.01.83SCOShaun Maloney2915-2-3-1--16.01.84SCOCraig Beattie37----------16.03.87IRLDiarmuid O'Carroll43----------10.05.86SCONicholas Riley51

Coach-7-3---3--09.02.57SCOGordon Strachan



Match-by-match lineups - Group F

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubs9270033Manchester United FC6361023Celtic FC1402103SL Benfica1402103F.C. København

VenueResultsMatchDateManchester3-2Man. United v Celtic13.09.2006

Goals: 0-1 Vennegoor 21, 1-1 Saha 30, 2-1 Saha 40, 2-2 Nakamura 43, 3-2 Solskjær 47Man. United: Van der Sar, G. Neville, Ferdinand, Brown, Rooney (Richardson 86), Saha, Giggs (Solskjær 33), Carrick,Scholes (O'Shea 80), Fletcher, SilvestreCeltic: Boruc, Naylor, G. Caldwell, Vennegoor, Wilson (Telfer 52' ), Gravesen, Lennon, Jarošík (K. Miller 56' ),Nakamura, McManus, McGeady (Maloney 70' )Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ(SVK)

VenueResultsMatchDateCopenhagen0-0København v Benfica13.09.2006

Goals: -København: Christiansen, L. Jacobsen, Nørregaard, Hangeland, Linderoth, Silberbauer, Berglund (Pimpong 74),Grønkjær (Kvist 44), Hutchinson, Gravgaard, BergdølmoBenfica: Quim, Luisão, Léo, Petit, Katsouranis, Alcides, Paulo Jorge, Simão (Manú 81' ), Nuno Gomes (Kikin 90' ),Nuno Assis, Ricardo RochaReferee: Yuri Baskakov(RUS)

VenueResultsMatchDateLisbon0-1Benfica v Man. United26.09.2006

Goals: 0-1 Saha 60Benfica: Quim, Anderson (Mantorras 82), Luisão, Léo, Petit, Katsouranis, Alcides, Paulo Jorge (Miccoli 65), Simão,Nuno Gomes, Karagounis (Nuno Assis 62)Man. United: Van der Sar, G. Neville, Heinze, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney (Fletcher 85' ), Saha (Smith85' ), Vidić, Carrick, Scholes, O'SheaReferee: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)

VenueResultsMatchDateGlasgow1-0Celtic v København26.09.2006

Goals: 1-0 K. Miller 36Celtic: Boruc, Telfer, Naylor, G. Caldwell, Żurawski (Beattie 73), K. Miller (Maloney 82), Gravesen, Lennon, Nakamura,McManus, McGeady (Pearson 88)København: Christiansen, L. Jacobsen, Nørregaard, Hangeland, Linderoth, Silberbauer, Berglund (Kvist 55' ), Allbäck,Hutchinson, Gravgaard, Bergdølmo (Thomassen 75' )Referee: Florian Meyer (GER)

VenueResultsMatchDateGlasgow3-0Celtic v Benfica17.10.2006

Goals: 1-0 K. Miller 56, 2-0 K. Miller 66, 3-0 Pearson 90Celtic: Boruc, Telfer, Naylor, G. Caldwell, Żurawski (Jarošík 84), K. Miller, Sno (Pearson 88), Lennon, Nakamura,Maloney, McManusBenfica: Quim, Luisão, Léo, Petit, Katsouranis (Nélson 72' ), Alcides, Simão, Nuno Gomes (Kikin 78' ), Nuno Assis,Miccoli, Ricardo RochaReferee: Eric Braamhaar(HOL)

VenueResultsMatchDateManchester3-0Man. United v København17.10.2006

Goals: 1-0 Scholes 39, 2-0 O'Shea 46, 3-0 Richardson 83



Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Brown, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney, Saha (Smith 60), Vidić, Carrick (Solskjær 60),Scholes (Richardson 76), O'Shea, FletcherKøbenhavn: Christiansen, L. Jacobsen, Nørregaard (Kvist 57' ), Hangeland, Linderoth, Silberbauer (Bergvold 82' ),Berglund (Pimpong 57' ), Allbäck, Hutchinson, Gravgaard, WendtReferee: Jan Wegereef(HOL)

Lisbon-Benfica v Celtic01.11.2006Copenhagen-København v Man. United01.11.2006Glasgow-Celtic v Man. United21.11.2006Lisbon-Benfica v København21.11.2006Manchester-Man. United v Benfica06.12.2006Copenhagen-København v Celtic06.12.2006



Bookings list - Group F

SL BenficaFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNo*YYKonstantinos Katsouranis8

YPetit6YAlcides13

Celtic FCFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYArtur Boruc1YKenny Miller9

YEvander Sno15

F.C. KøbenhavnFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoSMarcus Allbäck11YHjalte Nørregaard4

Manchester United FCFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYPaul Scholes18

YMikaël Silvestre27YMichael Carrick16YGabriel Heinze4

SCristiano Ronaldo7YPatrice Evra3



Domestic information

SL Benfica (SuperLiga)

LineupsResOpponentDateQuim, Luisão, Léo, Nélson, Ricardo Rocha,Petit, Katsouranis (Kikin 72), Simão(Miguelito 81), Nuno Assis, Nuno Gomes(Beto 72), Miccoli

4-0v UD Leiria (A)14.10.2006League

Quim, Luisão, Léo, Nélson, Ricardo Rocha,Petit, Katsouranis (Karyaka 69), Simão,Nuno Assis (Beto 87), Nuno Gomes,Miccoli

3-1v CF Estrela da Amadora (H)22.10.2006League

Quim, Luisão, Léo, Nélson, Ricardo Rocha,Petit, Katsouranis, Simão, Paulo Jorge(Nuno Assis 52), Kikin (Mantorras 61),Nuno Gomes

2-3v FC Porto (A)28.10.2006League

GoalscorersResOpponentDate0-3v Boavista FC (A)09.09.2006League

Luisão 291-0v CD Nacional (H)17.09.2006LeagueKatsouranis 231-1v FC Paços de Ferreira (A)22.09.2006LeaguePaulo Jorge 19, Nuno Gomes 49, Simão63(pen), Karagounis 90

4-1v CD Das Aves (H)01.10.2006League

Miccoli 30, 43, Nuno Gomes 62, Simão66(pen)

4-0v UD Leiria (A)14.10.2006League

Miccoli 33, Simão 54(pen), Karyaka 903-1v CF Estrela da Amadora (H)22.10.2006LeagueKatsouranis 62, Nuno Gomes 802-3v FC Porto (A)28.10.2006League

v SC Beira-Mar (H)05.11.2006Leaguev SC Braga (A)19.11.2006Leaguev CS Marítimo (H)26.11.2006Leaguev Sporting Clube de Portugal (A)03.12.2006Leaguev A. Naval 1° Maio (A)10.12.2006Leaguev Vitória FC (H)17.12.2006Leaguev CF Os Belenenses (H)21.12.2006Leaguev A. Académica de Coimbra (A)14.01.2007Leaguev CF Os Belenenses (A)28.01.2007Leaguev Boavista FC (H)04.02.2007Leaguev CD Nacional (A)18.02.2007Leaguev FC Paços de Ferreira (H)25.02.2007Leaguev CD Das Aves (A)04.03.2007Leaguev UD Leiria (H)11.03.2007Leaguev CF Estrela da Amadora (A)18.03.2007Leaguev FC Porto (H)01.04.2007Leaguev SC Beira-Mar (A)07.04.2007Leaguev SC Braga (H)15.04.2007Leaguev CS Marítimo (A)22.04.2007Leaguev Sporting Clube de Portugal (H)29.04.2007League



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank196181168FC Porto1177131258Sporting Clube de Portugal215691348A. Naval 1° Maio3148102248SC Braga4139152147SL Benfica5139103148CS Marítimo6131193148UD Leiria7136113148CD Nacional812892338FC Paços de Ferreira911572237CF Os Belenenses108964228Vitória FC1171293418A. Académica de Coimbra1271395128Boavista FC13617114318SC Beira-Mar1441336118CF Estrela da Amadora1521446208CD Das Aves16



Domestic information

Celtic FC (Premier League)

LineupsResOpponentDateBoruc, Telfer, G. Caldwell, McManus,Naylor, Nakamura, Lennon (Pearson 75),Sno, Maloney (Riordan 73), Jarošík,Vennegoor (K. Miller 60)

4-1v Dundee United FC (A)14.10.2006League

Boruc, Telfer, G. Caldwell, McManus,Naylor, Nakamura, Lennon, Sno (Pearson78), Maloney (McGeady 60), K. Miller(Jarošík 74), Żurawski

2-1v Motherwell FC (H)21.10.2006League

Boruc, Telfer, Naylor, McManus, G.Caldwell, Lennon, Pearson, Nakamura(Sno 88), Jarošík (McGeady 46), Maloney,Żurawski (K. Miller 70)

2-1v Kilmarnock FC (A)29.10.2006League

GoalscorersResOpponentDateŻurawski 25, 90, Jarošík 38, Nakamura 754-1v Kilmarnock FC (H)29.07.2006LeagueSti. Petrov 651-2v Heart of Midlothian FC (A)06.08.2006LeagueMcManus 28, Sti. Petrov 652-0v Saint Mirren FC (H)12.08.2006LeaguePearson 261-1v Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (A)20.08.2006LeagueŻurawski 62, Vennegoor 662-1v Hibernian FC (H)26.08.2006LeagueVennegoor 791-0v Aberdeen FC (A)09.09.2006LeagueMcManus 311-0v Dunfermline Athletic FC (H)16.09.2006LeagueBeattie 76, Żurawski 872-0v Saint Mirren FC (H)19.09.2006CupGravesen 35, K. Miller 742-0v Rangers FC (H)23.09.2006LeagueMcGeady 841-0v Falkirk FC (A)01.10.2006LeagueNakamura 44, 48, 58, Vennegoor 524-1v Dundee United FC (A)14.10.2006LeagueOwn goal, Żurawski 662-1v Motherwell FC (H)21.10.2006LeagueNakamura 55, K. Miller 752-1v Kilmarnock FC (A)29.10.2006League

v Heart of Midlothian FC (H)04.11.2006Leaguev Saint Mirren FC (A)12.11.2006Leaguev Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (H)18.11.2006Leaguev Hibernian FC (A)26.11.2006Leaguev Aberdeen FC (H)02.12.2006Leaguev Dunfermline Athletic FC (A)10.12.2006Leaguev Rangers FC (A)17.12.2006Leaguev Falkirk FC (H)23.12.2006Leaguev Dundee United FC (H)26.12.2006Leaguev Motherwell FC (A)30.12.2006Leaguev Kilmarnock FC (H)01.01.2007Leaguev Heart of Midlothian FC (A)14.01.2007Leaguev Saint Mirren FC (H)20.01.2007Leaguev Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (A)28.01.2007Leaguev Hibernian FC (H)10.02.2007Leaguev Aberdeen FC (A)17.02.2007Leaguev Dunfermline Athletic FC (H)03.03.2007Leaguev Rangers FC (H)11.03.2007Leaguev Falkirk FC (A)17.03.2007Leaguev Dundee United FC (A)31.03.2007League



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank31823111012Celtic FC121121933612Heart of Midlothian FC219141934512Rangers FC318111443512Aberdeen FC418131526412Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC518191543512Kilmarnock FC615131853412Hibernian FC715151353412Saint Mirren FC814161362412Falkirk FC911191472312Motherwell FC10917973212Dunfermline Athletic FC118251065112Dundee United FC12



Match officials

Kyros Vassaras (GRE)RefereeDimitrios Bozatzidis (GRE), Dimitris Saraidaris (GRE)Assistant refereesChristoforos Zografos (GRE)Fourth officialSándor Berzi (HUN)UEFA Delegate

Referee

UEFAUCLDoBNat.Name452901.02.1966GREKyros Vassaras

Kyros Vassaras is one of Europe's leading officials as shown by his five appointments in the 2005/06 UEFA ChampionsLeague including the quarter-final second-leg meeting of Villarreal CF and FC Internazionale Milano. He also enjoyeda particularly fine summer in 2004 when he was one of the fourth officials for UEFA EURO 2004™ in Portugal, beforetaking charge, on home soil, of the Olympic Football Tournament final between Argentina and Paraguay in Athens.

The travel agent from Thessalonikj initially started refereeing in 1984, eleven years before his first top-flight match inGreece. "My father Antonios was a FIFA referee," Vassaras said. "I watched him from a very young age. He told methat I should start refereeing as early as possible, as this would give me the chance to take part in major competitionsif I was good enough. But he was tough with me – he encouraged me, but he would have told me to stop if he hadthought that I wasn't going to make a career out of it. After two years, he told me that I was on the right road, and hegave me every help from then on."

He was awarded his FIFA international badge in 1998 and has since been involved in the 1998 UEFA EuropeanUnder-16 Championship, the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship, in which he took charge of the final betweenBrazil and Australia, and the 2002 World Cup finals, in addition to serving as a fourth official at UEFA EURO 2000™.His most high-profile club fixture to date was the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League semi-final between AC Milanand PSV Eindhoven. Vassaras, who is a water sports enthusiast, has also made a real positive impact on the Greekgame and is regularly handed the big matches in his homeland.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchVenueResMatchStageComp.DateLiverpool1-1Liverpool FC-Boavista FCGS1UCL11.09.2001Marseille2-3Olympique de Marseille-FC PortoGS1UCL22.10.2003Glasgow3-1Celtic FC-RSC AnderlechtGS1UCL05.11.2003Glasgow0-0Celtic FC-AC MilanGSUCL07.12.2004Lisbon0-1Sporting Clube de Portugal-Udinese CalcioQR3UCL10.08.2005Milan1-0FC Internazionale Milano-Rangers FCGSUCL28.09.2005Lisbon2-1SL Benfica-Manchester United FCGSUCL07.12.2005

UEFA Champions League Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.DateBelgrade1-1FK Crvena Zvezda-FC Dynamo KyivQR3UCL23.08.2000Rome3-0S.S. Lazio-AC Sparta PrahaGS1UCL20.09.2000Munich0-0FC Bayern München-Helsingborgs IFGS1UCL24.10.2000Moscow1-1FC Spartak Moskva-Olympique LyonnaisGS2UCL14.03.2001Brussels1-1RSC Anderlecht-Halmstads BKQR3UCL22.08.2001Dortmund1-0BV Borussia Dortmund-FC Dynamo KyivGS1UCL24.10.2001Leverkusen3-0Bayer 04 Leverkusen-RC Deportivo La CoruñaGS2UCL04.12.2001Nantes1-1FC Nantes Atlantique-Manchester United FCGS2UCL20.02.2002Barcelona0-0FC Barcelona-Liverpool FCGS2UCL13.03.2002



VenueResMatchStageComp.DateLa Coruna0-2RC Deportivo La Coruña-Manchester United

FCQFUCL02.04.2002

Prague4-2AC Sparta Praha-KRC GenkQR3UCL27.08.2002Milan2-1AC Milan-RC LensGS1UCL18.09.2002Lyon0-2Olympique Lyonnais-AFC AjaxGS1UCL30.10.2002Leverkusen1-2Bayer 04 Leverkusen-FC BarcelonaGS2UCL27.11.2002Moscow0-1FC Lokomotiv Moskva-AC MilanGS2UCL25.02.2003Valencia2-1Valencia CF-Arsenal FCGS2UCL19.03.2003London3-0Chelsea FC-MŠK ŽilinaQR3UCL26.08.2003Milan1-2AC Milan-RC Celta de VigoGS1UCL09.12.2003Stuttgart0-1VfB Stuttgart-Chelsea FC1/8UCL25.02.2004Brussels1-3RSC Anderlecht-FC Internazionale MilanoGSUCL29.09.2004Kiev2-2FC Dynamo Kyiv-Real Madrid CFGSUCL03.11.2004Liverpool3-1Liverpool FC-Bayer 04 Leverkusen1/8UCL22.02.2005Milan2-0AC Milan-PSV EindhovenSFUCL26.04.2005Munich2-1FC Bayern München-JuventusGSUCL18.10.2005Eindhoven0-1PSV Eindhoven-Olympique Lyonnais1/8UCL21.02.2006Villarreal1-0Villarreal CF-FC Internazionale MilanoQFUCL04.04.2006Zagreb0-3NK Dinamo Zagreb-Arsenal FCQR3UCL08.08.2006London2-0Chelsea FC-Werder BremenGSUCL12.09.2006

Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.DatePerth1-0Spain-FinlandGS - FTU1626.04.1998

0-0Russia-CroatiaGS - FTU1628.04.1998Motherwell1-2Norway-PortugalGS - FTU1630.04.1998Sittard3-0SC Fortuna Sittard-FC Vorskla PoltavaR3UIC18.07.1998Sofia8-1PFC Levski Sofia-FC Lokomotiv VitebskQRUCWC13.08.1998Vilnius0-0Lithuania-ScotlandQRU2104.09.1998Lausanne2-2FC Lausanne-Sport-S.S. LazioR1UCWC01.10.1998Varazdin4-2NK Varteks-SC HeerenveenR2UCWC05.11.1998Graz7-0Austria-San MarinoPREURO28.04.1999Ta' Qali0-3Sliema Wanderers FC-FC ZürichQRUCUP12.08.1999St Petersburg0-3FC Zenit St. Petersburg-Bologna FCR1UCUP16.09.1999Baku0-1Azerbaijan-SlovakiaPREURO09.10.1999La Coruna3-1RC Deportivo La Coruña-Montpellier Hérault

SCR2UCUP19.10.1999

Madrid2-2Club Atlético de Madrid-RC LensR4UCUP02.03.2000Teplice4-0Czech Republic-IcelandQRWC07.10.2000Barcelona0-2RCD Espanyol-FC PortoR3UCUP23.11.2000Eindhoven2-1PSV Eindhoven-Parma FCR4UCUP15.02.2001Minsk2-1Belarus-NorwayQRWC28.03.2001Eindhoven5-0Netherlands-EstoniaQRWC05.09.2001Gwangju0-2China PR-Costa RicaGS - FTWC04.06.2002Baku0-2Azerbaijan-ItalyQREURO07.09.2002Tbilisi1-2Georgia-Republic of IrelandQREURO29.03.2003Porto4-1FC Porto-S.S. LazioSFUCUP10.04.2003Riga0-2Latvia-PolandQREURO06.09.2003Glasgow1-1Celtic FC-Villarreal CFQFUCUP08.04.2004Basle1-1Switzerland-Republic of IrelandQRWC08.09.2004Lisbon7-1Portugal-RussiaQRWC13.10.2004Milan2-0Italy-ScotlandQRWC26.03.2005Dublin2-2Republic of Ireland-IsraelQRWC04.06.2005Belgrade1-0Serbia-Bosnia-HerzegovinaQRWC12.10.2005



VenueResMatchStageComp.DateBucharest2-0AFC Rapid Bucuresti-Hamburger SV1/8UCUP09.03.2006Rome2-0Italy-UkraineQREURO07.10.2006



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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