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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2018/19 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS OACA Spyros Louis - Athens Tuesday 2 October 2018 21.00CET (22.00 local time) AEK Athens FC Group E - Matchday 2 SL Benfica Last updated 14/12/2018 13:04CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Squad list 7 Head coach 9 Match officials 10 Fixtures and results 11 Match-by-match lineups 14 Competition facts 16 Team facts 18 Legend 20

1 AEK Athens FC - SL Benfica Tuesday 2 October 2018 - 21.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit OACA Spyros Louis, Athens

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Di María 45, 73; 17/12/2009 GS SL Benfica - AEK Athens FC 2-1 Lisbon Blanco 84 01/10/2009 GS AEK Athens FC - SL Benfica 1-0 Athens Majstorovic 43

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AEK Athens FC 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 SL Benfica 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 AEK Athens FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Vital 63, 83, Teixeira 4-1 27/09/1978 R1 FC Porto - AEK Athens FC Porto 79, Fernando Gomes agg: 5-7 88; Bajević 32 Bajević 4, 18, Ardizoglou 16, 13/09/1978 R1 AEK Athens FC - FC Porto 6-1 Athens Constantinou 38, Nikolaou 59, Mavros 60; Toni 50

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Mário 15, Perrichon 3-2 05/10/1966 R1 SC Braga - AEK Athens FC Braga 30, 44; Papaioannou agg: 4-2 6, Coimbra 87 (og) 28/09/1966 R1 AEK Athens FC - SC Braga 0-1 Athens Silva 26

SL Benfica - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Prijović 13; Jardel 20, 1-4 29/08/2018 PO PAOK FC - SL Benfica Salonika Salvio 26 (P), 50 (P), agg: 2-5 Pizzi 39 Pizzi 45+1 (P); Warda 21/08/2018 PO SL Benfica - PAOK FC 1-1 Lisbon 76

UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3-0 Gaitán 70, Lima 78 27/02/2014 R32 SL Benfica - PAOK FC Lisbon agg: 4-0 (P), Marković 79 20/02/2014 R32 PAOK FC - SL Benfica 0-1 Salonika Lima 59

2 AEK Athens FC - SL Benfica Tuesday 2 October 2018 - 21.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit OACA Spyros Louis, Athens

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 05/11/2013 GS Olympiacos FC - SL Benfica 1-0 Piraeus Manolas 13 Cardozo 83; 23/10/2013 GS SL Benfica - Olympiacos FC 1-1 Lisbon Domínguez 29

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Galletti 1, Patsatzoglou 17, 27/11/2008 GS Olympiacos FC - SL Benfica 5-1 Piraeus Diogo 24, 53, Belluschi 44; David Luiz 33

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-2 Kandaurov 25; 04/11/1999 R2 SL Benfica - PAOK FC agg: 3-3 (aet, 4- Lisbon Marangos 28, 1 pens) Mahmoud 44 Frantzeskos 90; Nuno 21/10/1999 R2 PAOK FC - SL Benfica 1-2 Salonika Gomes 68, Ronaldo Guiaro 90

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Filipović 17, 3-0 02/11/1983 R2 SL Benfica - Olympiacos FC Lisbon Diamantino 28, agg: 3-1 Manniche 76 19/10/1983 R2 Olympiacos FC - SL Benfica 1-0 Athens Anastopoulos 21

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Reinaldo 21, Jorge SL Benfica - Aris Thessaloniki 2-1 03/10/1979 R1 Lisbon Gomes 50; FC agg: 3-4 Semertzidis 80 Ballis 17, Pallas 21 Aris Thessaloniki FC - SL 19/09/1979 R1 3-1 Salonika (P), Zindros 58; Benfica Reinaldo 30

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 03/10/1973 R1 Olympiacos FC - SL Benfica Piraeus Nené 29 agg: 0-2 19/09/1973 R1 SL Benfica - Olympiacos FC 1-0 Lisbon Timula 53

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AEK Athens FC 3 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 4 11 11 SL Benfica 8 5 2 1 9 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 17 9 2 6 24 19

3 AEK Athens FC - SL Benfica Tuesday 2 October 2018 - 21.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit OACA Spyros Louis, Athens Match background

Having had their long European unbeaten run emphatically ended on matchday one, AEK Athens will look to make an immediate improvement as a Benfica side who are also seeking their first Group E points come to the Greek capital. • The Greek champions went down 3-0 at Ajax last time out, their first defeat in 15 European fixtures. Benfica fared little better at home to Bayern München, slipping to a 2-0 reverse, but may be buoyed by the knowledge they have already won in Greece this season. Previous meetings • Home sides held sway in the clubs' only past meetings, in the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League group stage. AEK won 1-0 in Athens on 1 October 2009 – almost nine years to the day before this encounter – before a 2-1 Benfica success in Lisbon. • That defeat at AEK proved Benfica's only blemish in the section as they went on to finish first with 15 points; AEK, in contrast, were bottom with four points. Benfica eventually lost to Liverpool in the quarter-finals. Form guide AEK • AEK are in the group stage for the fifth time – and the first since 2006/07. Then they were unbeaten at home, picking up seven points in Athens and beating LOSC Lille and eventual champions AC Milan 1-0. • All four of the Athens club's previous UEFA Champions League group campaigns have ended at that stage. • Greek champions for the 12th time in 2017/18 – their first championship success since 1994 – AEK entered this season's UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round, where they defeated Celtic 3-2 on aggregate (1-1 away, 2-1 home) to reach the play-offs. There they overcame Hungarian club Vidi 3-2 over two games (2-1 away, 1-1 home). • The home win against Celtic ended AEK's run of eight successive draws in European competition. • Last season AEK lost to CSKA Moskva in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and moved into the UEFA Europa League, where they were ultimately eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv in the round of 32 despite avoiding defeat in all ten of their matches in the competition (W2 D8). • This season's qualifying successes made it 14 European games unbeaten for AEK (W4 D10) before the loss at Ajax. • At home, AEK are unbeaten in seven European matches, since a 2-0 loss against CSKA in last season's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round; their record since is W2 D5. • AEK have won two of their home games against Portuguese visitors, losing only the first. Benfica • Portuguese Liga runners-up in 2017/18, Benfica are in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the 14th time – and the ninth season in a row. • The Lisbon giants have reached seven European Cup finals, winning the trophy in 1961 and 1962. • Benfica kicked off this season in the third qualifying round with a 2-1 aggregate win against Fenerbahçe (1-0 home, 1-1 away). The first leg ended a run of seven successive European defeats – the Eagles failing to score in six of those, including the last five. Greece's PAOK were then defeated 5-2 over two legs in the play-offs (1-1 home, 4-1 away). • The PAOK win was Benfica's second consecutive success in Greece, a 2014 victory against the same opponents having ended a run of three successive defeats in Greece, where the Lisbon club's record is now W4 L5. • The matchday one loss to Bayern means the Eagles have won only three of their last 15 continental fixtures (D3 L9). • Before this season, Benfica had lost four successive European away games, and were without a win in five. Despite the PAOK victory, they have won only two of their last ten fixtures outside Portugal (D2 L6). • Benfica finished bottom of their section in 2017/18, losing all six games – the 20th time a club has gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without picking up a point. • The Eagles' next UEFA Champions League goal will be their 100th in the competition, group stage to final. • Benfica's eight successive UEFA Champions League defeats, and six consecutive games without scoring, are both Portuguese records. Links and trivia • Odisseas Vlachodimos was coached by current AEK boss Marinos Ouzounidis at Panathinaikos between 2016 and 2018.

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• Have played in Greece: Odisseas Vlachodimos (Panathinaikos 2016–18) Ljubomir Fejsa (Olympiacos 2011–13) • Have played in Portugal: Hélder Lopes (Mirandela 2008/09, Oliveira Douro 2009/10, Espinho 2010/11, Tondela 2011/12, Beira-Mar 2012/13, Paços Ferreira 2013–16) André Simões (Padroense 2008–11, Santa Clara 2011–13, Moreirense 2013–15) Rodrigo Galo (Gil Vicente 2008–11 & 2011/12 loan, Braga 2011/12, Académica 2012/13 loan, Paços Ferreira 2014/15) Alef (Braga 2015/16) • Rodrigo Galo's only league goal of 2017/18 was scored past Odisseas Vlachodimos in AEK's 3-0 defeat of Panathinaikos on 1 April. • International team-mates: Uroš Ćosić & Andrija Živković (Serbia U21) • Have played together: Dmytro Chygrynskiy & Facundo Ferreyra (Shakhtar Donetsk 2014–15) Niklas Hult & Odisseas Vlachodimos (Panathinaikos 2016–17) Viktor Klonaridis & Odisseas Vlachodimos (Panathinaikos 2016 & 2017) Erik Móran & Gabriel (Leganés 2017) Alef & Rafa Silva (Braga 2016) Uroš Ćosić & Nicolás Castillo (Frosinone 2015) Latest news AEK Athens • Summer transfers In: Marko Livaja (Las Palmas), Christos Albanis (Apollon Smyrni)*, Stratos Svarnas (unattached), Ezequiel Ponce (Roma, loan), Lucas Boyé (Torino, loan), Marios Oikonomou (Bologna, loan), Serafim Giannikoglou (free transfer)*, Alef (Braga, loan), Giannis Gianniotas (Olympiacos) Out: Ognjen Vranješ (Anderlecht), Jakob Johansson (Rennes), Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (Olympiacos), Dimitris Melikiotis (Volos), Tasos Pantos (Sparta), Andreas Vlachomitros (Sparta, loan), Giannis Papadopoulos (AO Chania Kissamikos), Masoud Shojaei (Tractor Sazi), Adam Tzanetopoulos (Apollon Smyrni), Giannis Anestis (Hapoel Beer Sheva), Stavros Vasilantonopoulos (PAS Lamia, loan), Pedro Vitor (Aris) *Not in UEFA Champions League squad • The matchday one defeat at Ajax was AEK's first loss of the season in all competitions, having been unbeaten in their previous seven fixtures (W5 D2). Their previous reverse was a 2-0 defeat by PAOK in May's Greek Cup final. • AEK's 25-match unbeaten run (W20 D5) in the Greek Superleague was ended by a 2-0 loss at PAOK on 23 September – their previous defeat was a 1-0 home reverse against Atromitos on 23 October 2017. • AEK therefore lost two games in a row for the first time since going down home and away against CSKA Moskva in UEFA Champions League qualifying at the start of 2017/18. • The Athens club bounced back with a 3-0 win at OFI Crete on Saturday. • Hélder Lopes suffered a serious injury to his left knee in the weekend fixture. • Alef sustained a groin injury in training on 21 September and has not played since. • Lucas Boyé is yet to make his AEK debut having been sidelined by a hernia problem. Benfica • Summer transfers In: Gabriel (Leganés), Odisseas Vlachodimos (Panathinaikos), Tyronne Ebuehi (Den Haag)*, Nicolás Castillo (Pumas), Germán Conti (Colón), Facundo Ferreyra (Shakhtar), Cristián Lema (Belgrano), Alfa Semedo (Moreirense), Sébastien Corchia (Sevilla, loan), Out: Raúl Jiménez (Wolves, loan), Diogo Gonçalves (Nottingham Forest, loan), Eliseu (released), João Carvalho (Nottingham Forest), Martin Chrien (Santa Clara, loan), Paulo Lopes (retired) • Before losing to Bayern on matchday one, Benfica were on an 11-match unbeaten run in all competitions (W7 D4) stretching back to 28 April. • Franco Cervi (2023) and Jardel (2021) have both signed contract extensions. • Having been sidelined by a back problem, Jonas made his first appearance of the season in a 2-0 home win against

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Aves on 23 September. • João Félix sprained an ankle in that game, while Alex Grimaldo picked up a foot injury. The former missed Thursday's 2-2 draw at Chaves, though Grimaldo played 90 minutes. • Jardel will miss the AEK game after suffering a thigh injury against Chaves, while Gabriel has a foot problem. • Cristian Lema is yet to play for Benfica due to a knee injury, while Facundo Ferreyra, who has not featured since 25 August, is suffering with a back problem. Eduardo Salvio (leg) is also sidelined. • Sébastien Corchia has been out since 22 August after an operation on a knee injury. Filip Krovinović has been sidelined by a knee injury since January; he is expected to return later this month. • On 25 September 37-year-old defender Luisão ended his contract by mutual agreement and announced the end of his playing career after 15 seasons at Benfica.

6 AEK Athens FC - SL Benfica Tuesday 2 October 2018 - 21.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit OACA Spyros Louis, Athens Squad list

AEK Athens FC Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Vassilis Barkas GRE 30/05/1994 24 - 4 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 7 - 16 Panagiotis Tsintotas GRE 04/07/1993 25 ------1 - 99 Panagiotis Gkinis GRE 23/01/1999 19 ------Defenders 2 Michalis Bakakis GRE 18/03/1991 27 - 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 17 - 3 Hélder Lopes POR 04/01/1989 29 S 3 - - - 5 - - - 15 - 4 Marios Oikonomou GRE 06/10/1992 25 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 5 Vasilis Lampropoulos GRE 31/03/1990 28 - 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 8 - 12 Rodrigo Galo BRA 19/09/1986 32 - 2 1 - - 3 1 - - 14 1 15 Uroš Ćosić SRB 24/10/1992 25 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 11 - 19 Dmytro Chygrynskiy UKR 07/11/1986 31 - - - - - 2 - 23 1 57 1 23 Niklas Hult SWE 13/02/1990 28 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 33 5 24 Stratos Svarnas GRE 11/11/1997 20 ------33 Giorgos Giannoutsos GRE 16/07/1998 20 ------Midfielders 8 André Simões POR 16/12/1989 28 - 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 18 2 11 Yannis Gianniotas GRE 29/04/1993 25 - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 20 3 20 Petros Mantalos GRE 31/08/1991 27 - 3 1 1 - 5 1 1 - 17 2 25 Kostas Galanopoulos GRE 28/12/1997 20 - 3 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 15 - 39 Erik Morán ESP 25/05/1991 27 ------3 - 70 Foivos Mpotos GRE 20/12/2000 17 ------77 Christos Giousis GRE 08/02/1999 19 ------95 Alef BRA 28/01/1995 23 - 4 - 1 - 3 - 1 - 13 - Forwards 9 Giorgos Giakoumakis GRE 09/12/1994 23 - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 10 Marko Livaja CRO 26/08/1993 25 S 4 1 - - 4 1 - - 21 7 14 Tasos Bakasetas GRE 28/06/1993 25 - 3 1 - - 5 2 - - 24 2 17 Viktor Klonaridis BEL 28/07/1992 26 - 4 2 1 - 4 2 1 - 24 4 22 Ezequiel Ponce ARG 29/03/1997 21 - 3 - 1 - 5 3 1 - 4 - 31 Lucas Boye ITA 28/02/1996 22 ------Coach - Marinos Ouzounidis GRE 10/10/1968 49 - 4 - 1 - - - 1 - 16 -

7 AEK Athens FC - SL Benfica Tuesday 2 October 2018 - 21.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit OACA Spyros Louis, Athens

SL Benfica Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Mile Svilar BEL 27/08/1999 19 ------3 - 3 - 12 Bruno Varela POR 04/11/1994 23 ------2 - 2 - 58 Daniel Azevedo POR 12/02/1998 20 ------72 Ivan Zlobin RUS 07/03/1997 21 ------99 Odisseas Vlachodimos GER 26/04/1994 24 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 9 - Defenders 2 German Conti ARG 06/06/1994 24 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 3 Alex Grimaldo ESP 20/09/1995 23 - 4 - 1 - 6 1 9 - 13 - 6 Rúben Dias POR 14/05/1997 21 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 3 - 7 - 7 Sébastien Corchia FRA 01/11/1990 27 ------3 - 19 1 15 Yuri Ribeiro POR 24/01/1997 21 ------25 Cristian Lema ARG 24/03/1990 28 ------33 Jardel BRA 29/03/1986 32 - 4 1 1 - 6 - 26 - 41 3 34 André Almeida POR 10/09/1990 28 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 31 - 48 - 60 Pedro Amaral POR 25/08/1997 21 ------65 Luis Pinheiro POR 08/01/2000 18 ------75 Branimir Kalaica CRO 01/06/1998 20 ------97 Francisco Ferreira POR 26/03/1997 21 ------Midfielders 5 Ljubomir Fejsa SRB 14/08/1988 30 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 27 1 52 1 8 Gabriel POR 18/09/1993 25 - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 16 Alfa Semedo POR 30/08/1997 21 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 2 - 17 Andrija Živković SRB 11/07/1996 22 - 3 - 1 - 3 - 7 - 32 5 20 Filip Krovinović CRO 29/08/1995 23 ------2 - 21 Pizzi POR 06/10/1989 28 - 4 2 1 - 6 4 26 - 33 2 27 Rafa Silva POR 17/05/1993 25 - 1 - 1 - 5 3 5 - 18 3 61 Florentino POR 19/08/1999 19 ------79 João Félix POR 10/11/1999 18 - 2 - - - 4 2 - - 2 - 83 Gedson Fernandes POR 09/01/1999 19 - 4 1 1 - 5 - 1 - 5 1 Forwards 10 Jonas BRA 01/04/1984 34 - - - - - 2 - 30 10 46 12 11 Franco Cervi ARG 26/05/1994 24 - 4 1 1 - 6 1 11 2 15 3 14 Haris Seferović SUI 22/02/1992 26 - 2 - 1 - 4 1 11 1 15 2 18 Eduardo Salvio ARG 13/07/1990 28 - 3 2 1 - 4 1 32 4 79 16 19 Facundo Ferreyra ARG 14/03/1991 27 - 3 - - - 3 1 14 3 32 8 30 Nicolas Castillo CHI 14/02/1993 25 - 2 ------8 2 70 José Gomes POR 08/04/1999 19 ------1 - 1 - 73 João Filipe POR 30/03/1999 19 ------77 Nuno Santos POR 02/03/1999 19 ------Coach - Rui Vitória POR 16/04/1970 48 - 4 - 1 - - - 24 - 34 -

8 AEK Athens FC - SL Benfica Tuesday 2 October 2018 - 21.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit OACA Spyros Louis, Athens Head coach Marinos Ouzounidis Date of birth: 10 October 1968 Nationality: Greek Playing career: Apollon Kalamaria, Xanthi, Panathinaikos, Le Havre, Paniliakos, APOEL Coaching career: Kappadokes Alexandroupolis, Xanthi (assistant), APOEL, AEL Larissa, Iraklis, Xanthi, Platanias, Ergotelis, Panionios, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens

• Started out in the youth ranks of home-town club Ethnikos Alexandroupolis, a year at Apollon Kalamaria preceding a move to Xanthi aged 19. There Ouzounidis carved a reputation as a centre-back with an eye for goal – 16 in 140 matches – earning a 1992 move to Panathinaikos. • Won two league titles and three Greek Cups over five successful years with the Greens, and was the cornerstone of the defence that reached the 1995/96 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, before a two-year stint in France at Le Havre. • Returned to Greece in 1999 for two seasons with Paniliakos, switching to APOEL in 2001. The Cypriot league title followed 12 months later, Ouzounidis deciding to hang up his boots in 2003 aged 34 having won 50 caps for the Greece national team. • Moved into coaching almost immediately, once again kicking off his career in his native Alexandroupoli at lower- league Kappadokes. He got his first job as head coach in 2006 at APOEL, leading them to the Cypriot league title in his first season. • Took over at AEL Larissa for two years from 2008 and, after spells at Iraklis, Xanthi, Platanias and Ergotelis, landed the Panionios job in December 2014. Positive results added to his growing coaching reputation, paving the way for Ouzounidis to take over Panathinaikos in December 2016. He joined AEK in the summer of 2018 and led them to wins against Celtic and Vidi and into the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in 12 years. Rui Vitória Date of birth: 16 April 1970 Nationality: Portuguese Playing career: Fanhões, Vilafranquense (twice), Alverca, Seixal, Casa Pia, Alcochetense Coaching career: Vilafranquense, Benfica (Under-19), Fátima, Paços de Ferreira, Guimarães, Benfica • Born in Alverca do Ribatejo, in the Lisbon district, Rui Vitória spent the majority of his playing career as a midfielder with clubs from the Portuguese capital's metropolitan area. • Always plied his trade in the lower divisions and was a mainstay at Vilafranquense for nine seasons, with a one-year interlude at Alverca in 1996/97. After hanging up his boots at 32 in the middle of 2002/03, he began his coaching career immediately at the club, while simultaneously working as a PE teacher. • His first association with Benfica came two seasons later, as he led the Eagles' Under-19 setup for two years, a period which began his steady rise in Portuguese football. The first step was taken at Fátima in 2006, where his debut season was marked by promotion to the second division followed by immediate relegation, a journey repeated in the next two campaigns. • His good work led him to Paços de Ferreira in the top division. The first season ended with a seventh-place finish in the Liga and defeat by Benfica in the 2010/11 League Cup final. Departed three games into the following season but only took a week to find a new employer, in the shape of Guimarães. • In four seasons at the helm of the Minho outfit, he made his name by building competitive sides with few resources, as well as detecting and developing young talents. His highlight was victory over Benfica in the 2012/13 Portuguese Cup final, only the second trophy in the club's history. On 15 June 2015, he was announced as Benfica's new coach, and won the Liga and League Cup in his first season and the league and Portuguese Cup double in 2016/17, although the following campaign ended without silverware.

9 AEK Athens FC - SL Benfica Tuesday 2 October 2018 - 21.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit OACA Spyros Louis, Athens Match officials

Referee Orel Grinfeld (ISR) Assistant referees Dvir Shimon (ISR) , Roy Hassan (ISR) Additional assistant referees Erez Papir (ISR) , Ziv Adler (ISR) Fourth official Idan Yarkoni (ISR) UEFA Delegate Artur Azaryan (ARM) UEFA Referee observer Alfredo Trentalange (ITA)

Referee UEFA Champions Name Date of birth UEFA matches League matches Orel Grinfeld 21/08/1981 2 41

Orel Grinfeeld Referee since: 1997 First division: 2009 FIFA badge: 2012

Tournaments: 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Finals N/A

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 08/08/2018 UCL 3QR PAOK FC FC Spartak Moskva 3-2 Salonika

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 26/07/2013 U19 GS-FT Portugal Lithuania 4-2 Kaunas 10/10/2013 U19FRIE R1 Spain Portugal 1-1 Telki 12/10/2013 U19FRIE R1 Portugal Hungary 3-3 Telki 28/11/2013 UYL GS RSC Anderlecht SL Benfica 3-6 Denderleeuw 03/11/2016 UEL GS FC Astana Olympiacos FC 1-1 Astana 08/08/2018 UCL 3QR PAOK FC FC Spartak Moskva 3-2 Salonika

10 AEK Athens FC - SL Benfica Tuesday 2 October 2018 - 21.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit OACA Spyros Louis, Athens Fixtures and results

AEK Athens FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 08/08/2018 UCL Celtic FC (A) D 1-1 Klonaridis 44 14/08/2018 UCL Celtic FC (H) W 2-1 Rodrigo Galo 6, Livaja 50 22/08/2018 UCL Vidi FC (A) W 2-1 Klonaridis 34, Bakasetas 49 25/08/2018 League PAS Giannina FC (H) W 2-0 Ponce 37, Livaja 47 28/08/2018 UCL Vidi FC (H) D 1-1 Mantalos 48 (P) 01/09/2018 League Asteras Tripolis FC (A) W 1-0 Mantalos 34 Ponce 45+1, Bakasetas 58, Klonaridis 84, 15/09/2018 League Panionios GSS (H) W 4-0 91 ET 19/09/2018 UCL AFC Ajax (A) L 0-3 23/09/2018 League PAOK FC (A) L 0-2 29/09/2018 League OFI Crete FC (A) W 3-0 Bakasetas 20, Rodrigo Galo 32, Ponce 65 02/10/2018 UCL SL Benfica (H) 07/10/2018 League Olympiacos FC (H) 20/10/2018 League Apollon Smyrnis FC (A) 23/10/2018 UCL FC Bayern München (H) 27/10/2018 League Aris Thessaloniki FC (H) 31/10/2018 Cup Apollon Larissa (A) 03/11/2018 League Panathinaikos FC (A) 07/11/2018 UCL FC Bayern München (A) 10/11/2018 League Atromitos FC (H) 24/11/2018 League Panetolikos GFS (A) 27/11/2018 UCL AFC Ajax (H) 01/12/2018 League Xanthi FC (H) 05/12/2018 Cup Volos NFC (A) 08/12/2018 League PAS Lamia (H) 12/12/2018 UCL SL Benfica (A) 15/12/2018 League AE Larissa FC (A) 22/12/2018 League Levadiakos FC (H) 12/01/2019 League PAS Giannina FC (A) 19/01/2019 League Asteras Tripolis FC (H) 26/01/2019 League Panionios GSS (A) 02/02/2019 League PAOK FC (H) 09/02/2019 League OFI Crete FC (H) 16/02/2019 League Olympiacos FC (A) 23/02/2019 League Apollon Smyrnis FC (H) 02/03/2019 League Aris Thessaloniki FC (A) 09/03/2019 League Panathinaikos FC (H) 16/03/2019 League Atromitos FC (A) 30/03/2019 League Panetolikos GFS (H) 06/04/2019 League Xanthi FC (A) 14/04/2019 League PAS Lamia (A) 21/04/2019 League AE Larissa FC (H) 05/05/2019 League Levadiakos FC (A)

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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 PAOK FC 5 5 0 0 8 1 13 2 Atromitos FC 5 4 1 0 7 1 13 3 AEK Athens FC 5 4 0 1 10 2 12 4 Aris Thessaloniki FC 5 4 0 1 9 1 12 5 Olympiacos FC 5 4 0 1 9 2 12 6 Panathinaikos FC 5 5 0 0 12 3 9 7 Xanthi FC 5 1 3 1 4 2 6 8 AE Larissa FC 5 2 0 3 3 7 6 9 PAS Giannina FC 5 2 0 3 4 10 6 10 Panetolikos GFS 5 1 2 2 6 7 5 11 Panionios GSS 5 1 1 3 4 8 4 12 Asteras Tripolis FC 5 1 0 4 3 6 3 13 Levadiakos FC 5 1 0 4 1 8 3 14 PAS Lamia 5 0 2 3 3 9 2 15 OFI Crete FC 5 0 1 4 4 13 1 16 Apollon Smyrnis FC 5 0 0 5 1 8 0

SL Benfica Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 07/08/2018 UCL Fenerbahçe SK (H) W 1-0 Cervi 69 10/08/2018 League Vitória SC (H) W 3-2 Pizzi 10, 30, 38 14/08/2018 UCL Fenerbahçe SK (A) D 1-1 Gedson Fernandes 26 18/08/2018 League Boavista FC (A) W 2-0 Ferreyra 35, Pizzi 62 21/08/2018 UCL PAOK FC (H) D 1-1 Pizzi 45+1 (P) Sporting Clube de Portugal 25/08/2018 League D 1-1 João Félix 86 (H) 29/08/2018 UCL PAOK FC (A) W 4-1 Jardel 20, Salvio 26 (P), 50 (P), Pizzi 39 Seferović 28, Salvio 45, Grimaldo 76, Rafa 02/09/2018 League CD Nacional (A) W 4-0 Silva 90+3 19/09/2018 UCL FC Bayern München (H) L 0-2 23/09/2018 League CD Aves (H) W 2-0 João Félix 34, Cervi 62 27/09/2018 League GD Chaves (A) D 2-2 Rafa Silva 3, 84 02/10/2018 UCL AEK Athens FC (A) 07/10/2018 League FC Porto (H) 23/10/2018 UCL AFC Ajax (A) 27/10/2018 League Os Belenenses (A) 02/11/2018 League Moreirense FC (H) 07/11/2018 UCL AFC Ajax (H) 11/11/2018 League CD Tondela (A) 27/11/2018 UCL FC Bayern München (A) 01/12/2018 League CD Feirense (H) 08/12/2018 League Vitória FC (A) 12/12/2018 UCL AEK Athens FC (H) 16/12/2018 League CS Marítimo (A) 23/12/2018 League SC Braga (H)

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SL Benfica 02/01/2019 League Portimonense SC (A) 06/01/2019 League Rio Ave FC (H) 12/01/2019 League CD Santa Clara (A) 19/01/2019 League Vitória SC (A) 30/01/2019 League Boavista FC (H) Sporting Clube de Portugal 03/02/2019 League (A) 10/02/2019 League CD Nacional (H) 17/02/2019 League CD Aves (A) 24/02/2019 League GD Chaves (H) 03/03/2019 League FC Porto (A) 10/03/2019 League Os Belenenses (H) 17/03/2019 League Moreirense FC (A) 31/03/2019 League CD Tondela (H) 07/04/2019 League CD Feirense (A) 14/04/2019 League Vitória FC (H) 20/04/2019 League CS Marítimo (H) 28/04/2019 League SC Braga (A) 05/05/2019 League Portimonense SC (H) 12/05/2019 League Rio Ave FC (A) 19/05/2019 League CD Santa Clara (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 SC Braga 6 5 1 0 15 6 16 2 FC Porto 6 5 0 1 16 5 15 3 SL Benfica 6 4 2 0 14 5 14 4 Sporting Clube de Portugal 6 4 1 1 9 4 13 5 Rio Ave FC 6 4 1 1 11 7 13 6 CS Marítimo 6 3 1 2 5 6 10 7 CD Santa Clara 6 2 2 2 13 11 8 8 CD Feirense 6 2 2 2 4 3 8 9 Vitória SC 6 2 1 3 9 10 7 10 GD Chaves 6 2 1 3 7 11 7 11 Moreirense FC 6 2 1 3 5 10 7 12 Os Belenenses 6 1 3 2 4 7 6 13 CD Tondela 6 1 2 3 5 6 5 14 Vitória FC 6 1 2 3 5 7 5 15 Boavista FC 6 1 1 4 7 11 4 16 CD Aves 6 1 1 4 6 10 4 17 Portimonense SC 6 1 1 4 6 13 4 18 CD Nacional 6 1 1 4 5 14 4

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UEFA Champions League - Third qualifying round (08/08/2018) Celtic FC 1-1 AEK Athens FC Goals: 1-0 McGregor 17, 1-1 Klonaridis 44 AEK Athens FC: Barkas, Bakakis, Hélder Lopes, Oikonomou, Lampropoulos, André Simões, Livaja (77 Ponce), Bakasetas (66 Alef), Klonaridis (80 Rodrigo Galo), Hult, Galanopoulos (14/08/2018) AEK Athens FC 2-1 Celtic FC (agg: 3-2) Goals: 1-0 Rodrigo Galo 6, 2-0 Livaja 50, 2-1 Sinclair 78 AEK Athens FC: Barkas, Bakakis, Oikonomou, Lampropoulos, André Simões, Livaja, Rodrigo Galo (82 Almpanis), Bakasetas (91 Ćosić), Klonaridis (73 Mantalos), Hult, Alef

Play-off (22/08/2018) Vidi FC 1-2 AEK Athens FC Goals: 0-1 Klonaridis 34, 0-2 Bakasetas 49, 1-2 Lazović 67 AEK Athens FC: Barkas, Bakakis, Oikonomou, Lampropoulos, André Simões, Livaja (86 Ponce), Bakasetas, Klonaridis (82 Hélder Lopes), Mantalos, Hult, Galanopoulos (66 Alef) (28/08/2018) AEK Athens FC 1-1 Vidi FC (agg: 3-2) Goals: 1-0 Mantalos 48 (P) , 1-1 Nego 57 AEK Athens FC: Barkas, Bakakis, Hélder Lopes, Oikonomou, Lampropoulos, André Simões, Livaja (84 Alef), Klonaridis (62 Ponce), Mantalos (90 Ćosić), Hult, Galanopoulos

Group stage Group E Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts AFC Ajax 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 FC Bayern München 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 AEK Athens FC 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 SL Benfica 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

Matchday 1 (19/09/2018) AFC Ajax 3-0 AEK Athens FC Goals: 1-0 Tagliafico 46, 2-0 Van de Beek 77, 3-0 Tagliafico 90 AEK Athens FC: Barkas, Bakakis (70 Gianniotas), Oikonomou, Lampropoulos, André Simões, Ćosić, Klonaridis, Mantalos, Ponce (81 Giakoumakis), Hult, Galanopoulos (61 Alef) Matchday 2 (02/10/2018) AEK Athens FC-SL Benfica Matchday 3 (23/10/2018) AEK Athens FC-FC Bayern München Matchday 4 (07/11/2018) FC Bayern München-AEK Athens FC Matchday 5 (27/11/2018) AEK Athens FC-AFC Ajax Matchday 6 (12/12/2018) SL Benfica-AEK Athens FC

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UEFA Champions League - Third qualifying round (07/08/2018) SL Benfica 1-0 Fenerbahçe SK Goals: 1-0 Cervi 69 SL Benfica: Vlachodimos, Grimaldo, Fejsa, Rúben Dias, Cervi, Salvio (75 A. Živković), Ferreyra (63 Castillo), Pizzi, Jardel, André Almeida, Gedson Fernandes (14/08/2018) Fenerbahçe SK 1-1 SL Benfica (agg: 1-2) Goals: 0-1 Gedson Fernandes 26, 1-1 Alper Potuk 45+1 SL Benfica: Vlachodimos, Grimaldo, Fejsa, Rúben Dias, Cervi, Salvio (72 Alfa Semedo), Pizzi, Castillo (34 Ferreyra), Jardel, André Almeida, Gedson Fernandes

Play-off (21/08/2018) SL Benfica 1-1 PAOK FC Goals: 1-0 Pizzi 45+1 (P) , 1-1 Warda 76 SL Benfica: Vlachodimos, Grimaldo, Fejsa, Rúben Dias, Cervi (79 Seferović), A. Živković (65 Rafa Silva), Ferreyra, Pizzi (79 João Félix), Jardel, André Almeida, Gedson Fernandes (29/08/2018) PAOK FC 1-4 SL Benfica (agg: 2-5) Goals: 1-0 Prijović 13, 1-1 Jardel 20, 1-2 Salvio 26 (P) , 1-3 Pizzi 39, 1-4 Salvio 50 (P) SL Benfica: Vlachodimos, Grimaldo, Fejsa, Rúben Dias, Cervi, Seferović (85 João Félix), Salvio (63 Alfa Semedo), Pizzi (76 A. Živković), Jardel, André Almeida, Gedson Fernandes

Group stage Matchday 1 (19/09/2018) SL Benfica 0-2 FC Bayern München Goals: 0-1 Lewandowski 10, 0-2 Renato Sanches 54 SL Benfica: Vlachodimos, Grimaldo, Fejsa, Rúben Dias, Cervi, Seferović, Salvio (62 Gabriel), Pizzi (62 Rafa Silva), Jardel, André Almeida, Gedson Fernandes (75 A. Živković) Matchday 2 (02/10/2018) AEK Athens FC-SL Benfica Matchday 3 (23/10/2018) AFC Ajax-SL Benfica Matchday 4 (07/11/2018) SL Benfica-AFC Ajax Matchday 5 (27/11/2018) FC Bayern München-SL Benfica Matchday 6 (12/12/2018) SL Benfica-AEK Athens FC

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UEFA Champions League: Did you know? Overall records • In 2012/13, Chelsea became the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/2000 and 2002/03 that featured a second group stage). In 1992/93, Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and lost 4-3 on aggregate in the second round to CSKA Moskva. • In 2016/17 Real Madrid became the first team to successfully defend the UEFA Champions League trophy, with AC Milan (1989, 1990) the previous club to win consecutive European Cups. Milan (1994, 1995), Ajax (1995, 1996), Juventus (1996, 1997) and Manchester United (2008, 2009) have all returned to the UEFA Champions League final as holders only to lose. • Real Madrid then made it three wins in a row in 2017/18, becoming the fourth club to win three or more successive titles in European Cup history, and the first to do it twice. • Only two teams have ever won the UEFA Champions League on home soil: Borussia Dortmund (1997, final in Munich) and Juventus (1996, final in Rome), while Manchester United lost the 2011 final in London and 12 months later Bayern were beaten in the showpiece in their own stadium, the Fußball Arena München. Group stage • Barcelona have finished as group winners on 19 occasions, four more than Real Madrid and Manchester United and five more than Bayern München. • Bayern München (2 April 2013 to 27 November 2013) and Real Madrid (23 April 2014 to 18 February 2015) jointly hold the record for successive wins in the UEFA Champions League proper with ten. Bayern surpassed the previous mark of nine, set by Barcelona between 18 September 2002 and 18 February 2003. • Six teams have recorded six successive victories in a UEFA Champions League group stage: Milan (1992/93), Paris Saint-Germain (1994/95), Spartak Moskva (1995/96), Barcelona (2002/03, first group stage) and Real Madrid (2011/12 and 2014/15). • Twenty teams have gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without picking up a single point, most recently Benfica in 2017/18. • In 2017/18, Paris Saint-Germain set a new group stage record by scoring 25 goals, with Liverpool (23) also eclipsing the old mark of 21 set by Borussia Dortmund in 2016/17. Manchester United (1998/99), Barcelona (2011/12, 2016/17) and Real Madrid (2013/14) all managed 20. • Only Deportivo La Coruña (2004/05), Maccabi Haifa (2009/10) and Dinamo Zagreb (2016/17) have failed to score in a group stage. • BATE Borisov conceded 24 goals in 2014/15, a new group stage record which was matched by Legia Warszawa in 2016/17. The previous mark, 22, was held by Dinamo Zagreb (2011/12) and Nordsjælland (2012/13); Malmö shipped 21 in 2015/16. • No team has ever gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without conceding a goal. Milan (1992/93), Ajax (1995/96), Juventus (1996/97 and 2004/05), Chelsea (2005/06), Liverpool (2005/06), Villarreal (2005/06), Manchester United (2010/11), Monaco (2014/15), Paris Saint-Germain (2015/16) and Barcelona (2017/18) all let in just one. • Before their 3-1 win against Sporting CP on matchday six of the 2006/07 campaign, Spartak Moskva went 22 games without a victory in the competition, a mark FCSB surpassed on matchday six in 2013/14. • Anderlecht hold the unwanted record for successive defeats in the competition, group stage to final, having lost 12 in a row between December 2003 and November 2005. Dinamo Zagreb are next with 11 consecutive losses on two occasions, from September 2011 to November 2012 and ongoing since September 2015. • The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is six points: Zenit in 2013/14 and Roma in 2015/16. Since three points for a win was introduced in 1995/96, eight teams have made it through with seven points: Legia Warszawa (1995/96), Dynamo Kyiv (1999/2000), Liverpool (2001/02), Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus (both 2002/03), Rangers and Werder Bremen (2005/06) and Basel (2014/15). • Napoli failed to qualify from their group with 12 points in 2013/14, the highest total of any team not to reach the next stage when the top two in each section progressed. Dynamo Kyiv (1999/2000), Borussia Dortmund (2002/03 – both second group stage), PSV Eindhoven (2003/04), Olympiacos and Dynamo Kyiv (both 2004/05), Werder Bremen (2006/07), Manchester City (2011/12), Chelsea and Cluj (both 2012/13), Benfica (2013/14) and Porto (2015/16) all

16 AEK Athens FC - SL Benfica Tuesday 2 October 2018 - 21.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit OACA Spyros Louis, Athens missed out with ten points. Goalscoring records • Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a match in Barcelona's 7-1 win against Bayer Leverkusen on 7 March 2012, a feat matched by Shakhtar Donetsk's Luiz Adriano at BATE Borisov on 21 October 2014. Eleven more players, also including Messi, have scored four times in a game, most recently Cristiano Ronaldo for Real Madrid on matchday six in 2015/16. • Cristiano Ronaldo set a new record for a UEFA Champions League group stage with 11 goals in 2015/16, eclipsing his own mark of nine in 2013/14, which Luiz Adriano matched in 2014/15 and Ronaldo himself equalled in 2017/18. Lionel Messi got ten goals in 2016/17; Zlatan Ibrahimović (2013/14), Ruud van Nistelrooy (2004/05), Filippo Inzaghi and Hernán Crespo (both 2002/03) managed eight. • Messi's hat-trick against PSV Eindhoven on matchday one of the 2018/19 competition was his eighth in the competition, one more than Ronaldo. Oldest and youngest players • Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta is the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League having featured against Real Madrid on matchday six in 2007/08 aged 43 years and 252 days. Alessandro Costacurta is the oldest outfield player; the Milan defender was 40 years and 211 days when he played against AEK Athens in 2006/07. • Francesco Totti is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 38 years and 59 days, in Roma's 1-1 draw at CSKA Moskva on 25 November 2014. Ryan Giggs (37 years 290 days) was the previous record holder. • Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared; he was 16 years and 87 days when he started for Anderlecht against Steaua Bucureşti on 23 November 1994. He was sent off in the 37th minute. • Peter Ofori-Quaye is the youngest player to have scored in the UEFA Champions League, aged 17 years and 195 days. He found the net in Olympiacos's 5-1 defeat at Rosenborg on 1 October 1997.

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AEK Athens FC Formed: 1924 Nickname: Kitrinomavri (Yellow and Blacks) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 12 (2018) Greek Cup: 15 (2016) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2017/18: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2016/17: UEFA Europa League third qualifying round 2015/16: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2014/15: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2013/14: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2011/12: UEFA Europa League group stage 2010/11: UEFA Europa League group stage 2009/10: UEFA Europa League group stage 2008/09: UEFA Cup second qualifying round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-0: AEK v Grevenmacher 09/08/01, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 1-4: Maccabi Haifa v AEK 12/12/02, UEFA Cup third round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: AEK v Sevilla 03/09/07, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round second leg 0-3 twice, most recently v Zenit 16/12/10, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 7-2: Monaco v AEK 18/09/63, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg 5-0 on three occasions, most recently v Barcelona 22/02/01, UEFA Cup fourth round second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 1-0 twice, most recently v AC Milan 21/11/06, group stage • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: AEK v Salzburg 23/11/94, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Monaco v AEK 30/09/03, group stage

SL Benfica Formed: 1904 Nickname: As Águias (The Eagles)

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UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Cup (2): 1961, 1962, (1963), (1965), (1968), (1988), (1990) • UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League: (1983), (2013), (2014) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 36 (2017) Portuguese Cup: 26 (2017) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2017/18: group stage 2016/17: round of 16 2015/16: quarter-finals 2014/15: group stage 2013/14: UEFA Europa League runners-up (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2012/13: UEFA Europa League runners-up (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2011/12: quarter-finals 2010/11: UEFA Europa League semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2009/10: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals 2008/09: UEFA Cup group stage Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 10-0: Benfica v Stade Dudelange 05/10/65, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg • Biggest away win 0-8: Stade Dudelange v Benfica 30/09/65, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Benfica v Manchester United 09/03/66, European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-finals second leg • Heaviest away defeat 7-0: Celta Vigo v Benfica 25/11/99, UEFA Cup third round first leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 3-0: Benfica v Celtic 01/11/06, group stage • Biggest away win 0-2 three times, most recently v Dynamo Kyiv 19/10/16, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-2 four times, most recently v Bayern 19/09/18, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Basel v Benfica 27/09/17, group stage

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ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

Match officials

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 official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.

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

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted

20 AEK Athens FC - SL Benfica Tuesday 2 October 2018 - 21.00CET (22.00 local time) Match press kit OACA Spyros Louis, Athens Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.