Matchday Three 20 October 2004 AC MILAN – FC STADIO , MILAN WEDNESDAY 20 OCTOBER 2004 at 20.45

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP F, MATCHDAY 3

AC MILAN v FC BARCELONA After the thrilling game against Celtic FC, resolved in AC Milan’s favour by two late goals, UEFA Champions League football returns to with an exciting clash between two former champions of Europe and the two teams who met in the 1994 final in . Both are among the seven clubs who have opened their campaign with maximum points from two matches and the Group F table might suggest that they hold a comfortable advantage over their adversaries. However, while the two former champions are trying to take points from each other, the other Group F participants will be trying to make up ground and mount a serious challenge to the favourites. The fans are promised two epic confrontations between two of Europe’s most experienced campaigners and this match will be a special occasion for , who after a successful playing career with AC Milan, returns to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza as the head of FC Barcelona.

Bearing in mind that the two clubs have jointly played 635 European matches and 301 in the continent’s premier competition, it’s surprising that they’ve met only four times and that they had a spell of 30 years from 1959 to 1989 without crossing paths. In the UEFA Champions League, this is only the second time that they have met on a home-and-away basis apart from the 1994 final in Athens, when ’s AC Milan beat ’s FC Barcelona 4-0. It means that FC Barcelona have made only three visits to AC Milan at San Siro, recording a win, a draw and a defeat. AC Milan have been defeated four times at home by Spanish visitors – by the two clubs from Barcelona and by the two clubs from Galicia. FC Barcelona have a reasonable record in Italy, having won five and drawn six of their 15 games – including the ‘administrative’ victory over S.S. Lazio in 1975. This season, both have taken full points from their opening two games but both have been made to work very hard for the points by Celtic FC and FC Shakhtar Donetsk. Three weeks ago, ’s side needed an 89th-minute from and an added-time third from to seal their 3-1 win over the Scots after had put them ahead after 8 minutes. The home team had 54% of ball-possession (59% in the first half) and had 13 goal attempts, compared with seven by the visitors. Carlo Ancelotti fielded: Dida; , Nesta, Maldini, Pancaro; Gattuso ( 87), Seedorf (Ambrosini 77), Pirlo; Kaká, Tomasson (Inzaghi 77); and Shevchenko. The unused subs were Fiori, Costacurta, Kaladze and Crespo. FC Barcelona had a massive 62% share of the ball in their home game against FC Shakhtar Donetsk but found it hard to break down the Ukrainian defence. However, they had 21 goal attempts, compared with five by the visitors. Goals by (15), (a 64th-minute penalty) and Eto’o (89) gave the Catalans their 3-0 win. Frank Rijkaard fielded: Valdés; Belletti, Puyol, Oleguer (Navarro 90+1), van Bronckhorst; Edmilson, ; Giuly (Larsson 76), Deco (Iniesta 83), Ronaldinho; and Eto’o. The unused subs were Rubén, Gerard, Mora and Peña.

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Matchday Three Milan 20 October 2004 AC MILAN – FC BARCELONA At the following weekend, both were also forced to work hard for three league points against visitors who offered stubborn resistance. Andriy Shevchenko again opened the scoring after 11 minutes, only for Reggina Calcio to follow the Celtic script by equalising after 59 minutes. But this time AC Milan reply was not quite so late, with Kaká scoring after 67 minutes and Shevchenko striking again after 89 minutes to seal a 3-1 win. Carlo Ancelotti fielded (4-3-1-2): Dida; Cafu, Nesta, Maldini, Kaladze; Gattuso, Pirlo (Brocchi 90), Rui Costa (Seedorf 68); Kaká; Inzaghi (Tomasson 65), Shevchenko. The unused subs were Fiori; Pancaro, Serginho and Crespo. FC Barcelona had to be patient against newly-promoted CD Numancia, who concentrated on defence. gave the Catalans a 1-0 win by heading home a corner from the left in the 69th minute. The victory took FC Barcelona to the top of the Spanish league for the first time in three years. However, there was more bad news for Frank Rijkaard. He sent Edmilson on in the second half and saw the Brazilian fall awkwardly on his right leg after only two minutes on the pitch. The result was a cartilage and cruciate ligament injury that will keep him out for six months. He was the third FC Barcelona player to suffer this type of injury in home games. Thiago Motta and Gabri are also sidelined for six months after undergoing cruciate ligament surgery. Reserve goalkeeper Albert Jorquera is also out for another month after undergoing surgery on his right hand. Left-back is likely to be out for another two weeks or so as a result of his knee injury. Against Numancia, Frank Rijkaard fielded: Valdés; Belletti, Márquez (Back after injury), Puyol, van Bronckhorst; Deco, Xavi; Giuly (Iniesta 46), Eto’o (Edmilson 60/Oleguer 64), Ronaldinho; and Larsson. The unused subs were Rubén, Navarro, Peña and Gerard. The squad then disbanded for national team duty, though the most picturesque story involved Samuel Eto’o. He flew to Cameroon to prepare for the World Cup qualifier in Sudan but was taken ill and flown to to be treated for a viral gastroenteritis. From thre he returned to Barcelona but took a break in Majorca where, on Sunday 10 October, he was involved in spectacular car accident while running his partner to the airport. In other words, he didn’t play any football but had a tough time! Andrés Iniesta and Carlos Peña were in action for the Spanish Under-21 side against Belgium and Lithuania (both draws), with Iniesta converting the penalty that eraned them their 1-1 draw in Lithuania. and Xavi were action for the senior team in ’s 2-0 win over Belgium and the 0-0 draw in Lithuania. Ronaldinho played for Brazil in the 5-2 win in Venezuela and the 0-0 home draw with Colombia – as a team-mate of Kaká and Cafú. Henrik Larsson scored one goal for Sweden in the 3-0 victory over Hungary and then hit two more during the 4-1 victory in Iceland. Deco took part in Portugal’s 2-2 draw in Liechtenstein and then contributed one goal to the 7-1 win against Russia. Rafael Márquez was in action for Mexico against St. Vincent and Trinidad & Tobago. played for the Netherlands during the 3-1 win over Finland. The absences meant that FC Barcelona had to field a reserve side for their exhibition match against in Perpignan on 7. Oleguer and were the only members of the first-team squad available. Even so, FC Barcelona earned a creditable 0-0 draw.

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Matchday Three Milan 20 October 2004 AC MILAN – FC BARCELONA Last Saturday, FC Barcelona returned to Spanish league action with very little preparation time for their tough local derby against RCD Espanyol at the Estadi Olímpic. Frank Rijkaard had only 14 members of the first-team squad available, as Gerard needs another week or so to recover from his groin injury and had still not recovered from the muscle injury he had sustained while training with the French national team. All things considered, Frank Rijkaard was happy to emerge from the derby with another 1-0 victory that keeps Barça at the top of the league with a 6-1-0 record from their seven league games. The only goal was scored in the 9th minute, when a long-range shot by Deco deflected off Angel Morales into the roof of the Espanyol net. The FC Barcelona line-up was: Valdés; Belletti, Puyol, Oleguer, van Bronckhorst; Xavi, Márquez, Deco (Messi 82); Larsson, Ronaldinho; and Eto’o (Iniesta 67). The unused subs were Rubén, Peña, Fernando Navarro, Damià and Cristian. As you can see, Mexican central defender Rafael Márquez was drafted into the pivotal midfield position where injuries have left Frank Rijkaard with very few alternatives. “Espanyol did everything they could to make life complicated for us,” he commented afterwards, “and it wasn’t always pretty to watch. But we had the clearer chances and could have scored more goals. made his first-team debut for the club, having previously taken part only in friendly matches. On the bench, Under-21 international defender Carlos Peña was among the novelties, as were No. 32 Damià – a utility right-back/ – and No. 33 Cristian, who can operate as winger or wide midfielder. Carles Puyol emerged with a knock and didn’t join in the Sunday training session. However, he hopes to be fit for this match. Nesta and played for Italy in Slovenia ten days ago, with Giuseppe Pancaro on the bench. All three played in the 4-3 home win against Belarus. Last Sunday (AC Milan come into this game with one day less than their opponents in terms of recovery time), Carlo Ancelotti’s team travelled to Sardinia and took three points from their visit to . The only goal of the game was scored by Andrea Pirlo after 20 minutes. It was his first goal of the season. Carlo Ancelotti fielded (4-3-1-2): Dida; Costacurta, Nesta, Maldini, Kaladze; Brocchi, Pirlo, Seedorf, Rui Costa (Gattuso 89); Shevchenko (Inzaghi 70), Tomasson (Kaká 70). The unused subs were Abbiati, Pancaro, Dhorasoo and Serginho. missed the match due to suspension. Internationals Kaká, Cafú, Nesta, Pancaro and Gattuso were, basically, rested. The result left AC Milan in second place in Serie A behind Juventus. “I’m happy with the team and the result,” Carlo Ancelotti commented. “I am especially satisfied that Costacurta and Brocchi, who don’t play that often, made a big contribution. They have proved they are excellent professionals who are ready whenever we need them. Now we can concentrate on the two games against Barcelona.” is expected to be back for this game. If he plays, it will be his first match since he was injured in Donetsk on Matchday 1. AC Milan have got their ninth UEFA Champions League campaign off to a winning start with back-to-back wins over FC Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic FC. The 1994 and 2003 UEFA Champions League winners are in sixth place in the all-time list with 98 points from 79 games, which have produced 39 wins, 22 draws and only 18 defeats. They could therefore reach 100 points in this match. By the way, the record doesn’t include the points from the victory over SV Casino Salzburg on 28.09.94, following the ruling of UEFA’s Control & Discplinary Body to maintain the 3-0 scoreline but not award any points. AC Milan, if they reach 100 points, will become the sixth club to do so in UEFA Champions League football.

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Matchday Three Milan 20 October 2004 AC MILAN – FC BARCELONA Real Madrid CF (141 points); Manchester United FC (135), FC Bayern München (115), FC Barcelona (108) and Juventus (107) are the other five centurions. AC Milan have an excellent defensive record in UEFA Champions League football with just 65 goals conceded and 36 clean sheets in 79 games at one every 109 minutes. They have a record of P 62 W 31 D 16 L 15 F 85 A 54 in the group stages compared to P 17 W 8 D 6 L 3 F 24 A 11 in knock-out football spread over eight campaigns. AC Milan were one of the first 16 pioneering clubs who took part in the inaugural Champion Clubs’ Cup competition back in 1955/56. They reached the semi-finals before losing to Real Madrid CF. They have now won the competition six times, which makes up a substantial part of their eight successes in UEFA club competitions (they have also won two UEFA Cup Winners’ Cups). FC Barcelona can also boast eight European trophies though their prizes are spread out a little more with one Champion Clubs’ Cup; four Cup Winners’ Cups and three Fairs/UEFA Cups. FC Barcelona, the 1992 European champions, make a welcome return to the UEFA Champions League this season after failing to qualify for last season’s competition. Their last UEFA Champions League campaign in 2002/03 was ended by Italian opposition in Juventus at the quarter-final stage. This is Barça’s ninth UEFA Champions League campaign dating back to 1993 and they are fourth in the all-time ranking list with a record of P 82 W 44 D 20 L 18 F 161 A 100. Barça are third in the UEFA Champions League all-time lists for both goals (161) and wins (44). The Catalans are also second to Real Madrid CF in terms of winning a group the most times with seven first-place finishes compared to Madrid’s eight. On Matchday 1 they became the fourth side, after Real Madrid CF (121); Manchester United FC (104); and Galatasaray SK (103) to concede 100 goals in this competition. There tend to be plenty of goals around when FC Barcelona play in the the UEFA Champions League with the 82 previous games producing no fewer than 261 scored at 3.18 per match. Overall, the Catalans have a disappointing record in this competition since winning their solitary title at Wembley in 1992 and then reaching the final two years later with only two semi-final appearances, in 1999/00 and 2001/02 to show for their efforts. Barça have lost 5 of their 41 home games in the UEFA Champions League with their biggest defeat coming against Ukrainian opposition in the form of FC Dynamo Kyiv, who won 4-0 at the on 05.11.1997. Only one of the home games, against Liverpool FC on 13.03.02, has ended 0-0. This match will be a special occasion for current Barça coach, Frank Rijkaard, who played for AC Milan between 1988 and 1993. He played in 201 senior games and scored 26 times over a five-season period in Italy and helped the club to win back-to-back Champion Clubs’ Cups in 1989 and 1990, when he scored the winning goal in the final against SL Benfica in . The 1989 success had come at the Camp Nou in Barcelona against FC Steaua Bucuresti (4-0). The above goal was one of the seven he scored in 32 European games for Milan. Press Kits on Matchday 3 include some additional material, related to the Football Against Racism in Europe Action Week and the TV spots – featuring top referees – for the joint UEFA/International Committee of the Red Cross campaign to Protect Children in War. However, the item that might surprise you the most is the Hotel Booking Form for this season’s UEFA Champions League final in . We haven’t gone completely mad (yet). The fact that we are highlighting it this early in the campaign is a clear indication of how difficult it might be to obtain accommodation in Istanbul next May. So you are urged to

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Matchday Three Milan 20 October 2004 AC MILAN – FC BARCELONA take note; to transmit the message to all the relevant people within your organisation; and, most importantly, to take action in good time. The format for the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League comprises a total of 125 matches. The fixture list includes only one group stage, from which the eight group-winners and the eight runners-up will progress to the first knock-out round. The third-placed club in each group will continue its European campaign in the UEFA Cup. The fourth team will be eliminated from UEFA club competitions. If two or more teams finish the group stage level on points, the following criteria will be used in order to determine group standings: (a) Higher number of points from games involving the teams in question (b) Superior goal difference from games involving the teams in question (c) Higher number of goals scored away from home in games involving the teams in question (d) Superior goal difference in all group matches played (e) Higher number of goals scored in the six matches played (f) Club/national association coefficient based on the five previous seasons In the draw for the first knock-out round, clubs from the same national association will not be drawn against each other. In addition, the winner and runner-up from the same group will not be drawn against each other; each group-winner will be drawn against a group runner-up; and the runner-up will play the first leg at home. From the quarter-finals onwards, there will be no such stipulations. In other words, clubs from the same national association may be drawn against each other. The financial conditions for the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League remain unchanged. Each club receives a starting fee of 2.5 million Swiss francs, plus an appearance fee of 500,000 per game during the group phase (in other words, 3 million for six matches). For the knock-out rounds, the bonus for reaching the last 16 is 2.5 million; each of the eight quarter-finalists will receive 3 million; the semi-finalists will add a further 4 million; the runner-up will receive 6 million; and the champion will pocket 10 million. In addition, clubs retain gate receipts from home games and receive payments from the so- called Market Pool. This is based on the proportional values of different TV markets and the number of clubs competing from any specific country. It is a complex equation and precise figures are not available until later in the season. Last season, the English clubs were the top earners, with Chelsea FC receiving just over 44 million Swiss francs. The champions, FC , totalled fractionally under 30 million francs, while the silver medallists, AS , finished in fourth place behind the three English clubs in the revenue league with earnings of just over 40 million.

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Matchday Three Milan 20 October 2004 AC MILAN – FC BARCELONA Update

Carles Puyol seems set to play in this match. His left knee feels easier and he says “I’m dying to play in this match because I missed our pre-season game against Milan because of a back injury.” However, Gerard and Ludovic Giuly have not travelled to Italy. Damià and Cristian – two of the youngsters who were in the squad last Saturday, are not among the travelling party. The players in Milan are: Valdés, Rubén; Puyol, Belletti, Oleguer, van Bronckhorst, Fernando Navarro; Rodri, Márquez, Xavi, Iniesta, Deco; Messi, Oriol Riera, Ronaldinho, Larsson and Eto’o. “First place in the group and al almost certain qualification for the next phase are at stake in this match,” Frank Rijkaard commented. “Our philosophy is to dictate the play, put on a good show and win the match.” Carlo Ancelotti said the return of Jaap Stam after a heel injury is likely to settle and improve the Milan defence. “Our defenders will be under pressure,” he predicted, “against a team with so much attacking power. However, our own form is improving and our attack can also inflict damage. I’m sure it will be a great match.” He confirmed that Hernán Crespo is available and that Dario Simic is eliminated through injury. “The result will be important but not decisive,” he added. “This is a top-level game and Milan always play this sort of game very well. Whether we win or not is another matter. Barcelona seem to have achieved a good balance between attack and defence – something which is not very usual when you have so many attack-minded players in the team. Frank Rijkaard had the chance to learn at Milan but I don’t think his philosophy is borrowed from . I can say that, having been a player under Sacchi and also his assistant coach.” “I agree with Costacurta in saying that Barcelona are playing some of the best football we have seen in Europe this season. So I think it will be an evenly-balanced game and that we will also have to play some good football. In the long run, the teams that play the best football emerge as the winners.” A full house is expected at San Siro even though only about 1,000 Barcelona supporters have made the trip. By Tuesday morning, AC Milan reported income of € 1.5m in gate receipts. FC Barcelona were greeted by persistent rain when they arrived in Milan and the forecast is for light rain, fog and a temperature of 11° for the match. “The key will be to restrict Barcelona’s creativity,” said Kaká. “This could easily be a Champions League final but, instead, we just have to focus on taking the three points. Frank Rijkaard was a great player and he’s doing a tremendous job as a coach. I just hope he gets things wrong in this match!” Carlo Ancelotti has pre-selected 22 players: Dida, Fiori, Abbiati; Cafu, Maldini, Kalazde, Nesta, Coloccini, Pancaro, Stam; Gatusso, Rui Costa, Seedorf, Pirlo, Ambrosini, Dhorasoo, Serginho, Brocchi; Shevchenko, Inzaghi, Crespo, Kaká. “It’s always a pleasure to come back to Milan,” said Frank Rijkaard. “But I’m here to work for Barcelona – which is something different. We have managed to establish a form of playing based on an attacking philosophy but with the defence always ready to support the attacking players. If we defend well, it’s also because the forwards are doing their job well. But Milan are also playing very well, as usual. We are here to play football, to make a positive impression and to get a result that will be very important. It’s the sort of game that every professional wants to play. So we have to find the right balance between the joy of playing it and the importance of the result.” “We always talk about playing against top opposition,” said Samuel Eto’o, “but we shouldn’t forget that our toughest opponents so far this season have been Numancia. I hope we can win but it’s not a decisive matchg in the competition as a whole. There’s still a long way to go.”

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Matchday Three Milan 20 October 2004 AC MILAN – FC BARCELONA

AC MILAN Updated to 20 October 2004 Founded: 16.12.1899 President: Press Officer: Vittorio Mentana Club Records: 756 matches / 210 goals Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza (82,955 seats / 1,500 lux / 105m x 68m) Record Att: 82,798 (2-1 v Juventus 15.10.1995)

Date of Birth 2004/2005 Serie A European Internationals Season Cups Goalkeepers M G M G M G M G 1 Nelson de Jesus Silva DIDA 07.10.1973 5 0 68 0 33 0 71 0 12 Valerio FIORI 27.04.1969 0 0 229 0 10 0 0 0 46 08.07.1977 2 0 109 0 31 0 2 0

Defenders 2 Marcos CAFU 07.06.1970 5 0 196 6 54 2 132 5 3 Paolo MALDINI 26.06.1968 6 0 542 26 135 2 126 7 4 Kakhaber KALADZE 27.02.1978 4 0 84 7 72 3 39 0 5 24.04.1966 0 0 426 2 106 0 59 2 13 19.03.1976 5 0 253 2 68 1 67 0 14 Dario SIMIC 12.11.1975 0 0 105 4 51 3 70 2 19 Fabricio COLOCCINI 22.01.1982 0 0 0 0 11 0 26 Giuseppe PANCARO 26.08.1971 4 0 276 11 61 1 18 0 31 Jaap STAM 17.07.1972 1 0 42 2 61 1 67 3

Midfielders 8 Gennaro Ivan GATTUSO 09.01.1978 6 0 175 2 57 3 31 1 10 Manuel RUI COSTA 29.03.1972 4 0 267 44 82 11 94 26 20 01.04.1976 6 2 128 17 87 8 77 11 21 Andrea PIRLO 19.05.1979 5 1 172 28 45 2 12 1 23 Massimo AMBROSINI 29.05.1977 2 0 168 12 47 1 22 0 24 Vikash DHORASOO 10.10.1973 0 0 0 0 47 1 3 0 27 SERGINHO Dos Santos 27.06.1971 3 0 117 13 45 3 10 0 32 30.01.1976 0 0 79 6 18 0 0 0

Forwards 7 Andriy SHEVCHENKO 29.09.1976 6 5 157 96 79 43 56 24 9 Filippo INZAGHI 09.08.1973 4 0 236 113 70 41 48 21 11 Hernán CRESPO 05.07.1975 1 0 162 108 57 27 51 26 15 Jon Dahl TOMASSON 29.08.1976 6 0 51 16 60 16 68 33 22 Ricardo KAKÁ 22.04.1982 6 3 36 13 13 4 17 6

Head Coach Carlo ANCELOTTI 10.06.1959 M = Matches; G = Goals

Foreigners: Nelson de Jesus DIDA (Brazil), Marcos CAFU (Brazil), Kakhaber KALADZE (Georgia), Dario SIMIC (Croatia), Jaap STAM (Netherlands), Vikash DHORASOO (France), Manuel RUI COSTA (Portugal), Clarence SEEDORF (Netherlands), Hernán CRESPO (Argentina), Ricardo KAKA (Brazil), SERGINHO Dos Santos (Brazil), Andriy SHEVCHENKO (Ukraine), Jon Dahl TOMASSON (Denmark), Fabricio COLOCCINI (Argentina).

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FC BARCELONA Updated to 20 October 2004 Founded: 29.11.1899 President: Press Officer: Josep Miquel Terés Club Records: Miguel “” Bernardo Bianqueti 656 matches / Paulino Alcántara 356 goals Stadium: Estadi FC Barcelona (Nou Camp ) (98,600 seats / 2,180 lux / 105m x 72m) Record Att: 120,000 (1-0 v Juventus on 05.03.1986)

Date of Birth 2004/2005 Primera European Internationals Season División Cups Goalkeepers M G M G M G M G 1 Víctor VALDÉS 14.01.1982 7 0 54 0 13 0 0 0 25 Albert JORQUERA 03.03.1979 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 RUBEN Martinez 22.08.1984 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Defenders 2 Juliano Haus BELLETTI 20.06.1976 5 0 64 6 12 0 24 1 4 Rafael MÁRQUEZ 13.02.1979 6 0 28 1 14 0 43 3 5 Carles PUYOL 13.04.1978 7 0 142 2 51 0 29 1 12 Giovanni VAN BRONCKHORST 05.02.1975 5 2 39 3 67 7 44 3 15 José EDMILSON Gomes 10.07.1976 3 0 3 0 37 1 34 2 16 'SYLVINHO' Mendes Campos 12.04.1974 2 0 85 1 30 2 6 0 19 Fernando NAVARRO 25.06.1982 1 0 24 1 10 0 0 0 23 02.02.1980 6 0 27 0 8 0 0 0 26 José Francisco MORA 11.06.1981 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Midfielders 3 Thiago MOTTA 28.08.1982 2 0 61 5 25 3 0 0 6 XAVI Hernández Creus 25.01.1980 7 1 169 14 63 3 21 1 14 GERARD López Segú 12.03.1979 2 0 154 14 47 7 6 2 18 'GABRI' García de la Torre 10.02.1979 2 0 115 7 42 5 3 0 20 Anderson De Souza DECO 27.08.1977 7 1 7 1 63 14 23 2 24 Andrés INIESTA 11.05.1985 6 0 23 1 8 0 0 0

Forwards 7 Henrik LARSSON 20.09.1979 6 3 6 3 79 43 82 32 8 Ludovic GIULY 10.07.1976 5 2 5 2 41 13 12 2 9 Samuel ETO'O 10.03.1981 7 5 140 58 20 8 10 RONALDINHO de Assis Moreira 21.03.1980 5 0 34 15 19 8 51 24 30 Lionel MESSI 24.06.1987 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Head Coach Frank RIJKAARD 30.09.1962 M = Matches; G = Goals

Foreigners: Juliano Haus BELLETTI (Brazil), Rafael MÁRQUEZ (Mexico), José Gomes EDMILSON (Brazil), Giovanni VAN BRONCKHORST (Netherlands), 'SYLVINHO' Mendes Campos (Brazil), Thiago MOTTA (Brazil/Italy), Anderson de Souza DECO (Portugal), Ludovic GIULY (France), Henrik LARSSON (Sweden), RONALDINHO de Assis Moreira (Brazil), Samuel ETO’O (Cameroon), Lionel MESSI (Argentina), Frank RIJKAARD (Netherlands).

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Club’s competition results this season

AC MILAN Res Goalscorers Att. 21.08.04 v S.S. Lazio (SC) 3-0 Shevchenko (3) 33,274 11.09.04 v AS Livorno Calcio (H) 2-2 Seedorf (2) 69,453 14.09.04 v FC Shakhtar Donetsk (A) 1-0 Seedorf 25,093 19.09.04 v FC (A) 2-0 Shevchenko (p), Kaká 27,345 22.09.04 v Messina Peloro FC (H) 1-2 Kaká 59,640 26.09.04 v S.S. Lazio (A) 2-1 Shevchenko (2) 41,738 29.09.04 v Celtic FC (H) 3-1 Shevchenko, Inzaghi, Pirlo 52,648 03.10.04 v Reggina Calcio (H) 3-1 Shevchenko (2), Kaká 59,473 17.10.04 v Cagliari Calcio (A) 1-0 Pirlo 23,000 20.10.04 v FC Barcelona (H) 24.10.04 v FC Internazionale Milano (H) 27.10.04 v Atalanta BC (H) 31.10.04 v UC Sampdoria (A) 02.11.04 v FC Barcelona (A) 07.11.04 v AS Roma (H) 10.11.04 v (A) 14.11.04 v AC Siena (H) 24.11.04 v FC Shakhtar Donetsk (H) 28.11.04 v AC Chievo Verona (A) 05.12.04 v Parma AC (A) 07.12.04 v Celtic FC (A) 12.12.04 v ACF Fiorentina (H) 19.12.04 v Juventus (A) 06.01.05 v US Lecce (H) 09.01.05 v US Città di Palermo (A) 16.01.05 v (H) 23.01.05 v AS Livorno Calcio (A) 30.01.05 v Bologna FC (H) 02.02.05 v Messina Peloro FC (A) 06.02.05 v S.S. Lazio (H) 13.02.05 v Reggina Calcio (A) 20.02.05 v Cagliari Calcio (H) 27.02.05 v FC Internazionale Milano (A) 06.03.05 v Atalanta BC (A) 13.03.05 v UC Sampdoria (H) 20.03.05 v AS Roma (A) 03.04.05 v Brescia Calcio (H) 10.04.05 v AC Siena (A) 17.04.05 v AC Chievo Verona (H) 24.04.05 v Parma AC (H) 01.05.05 v ACF Fiorentina (A) 08.05.05 v Juventus (H) 15.05.05 v US Lecce (A) 22.05.05 v US Città di Palermo (H) 29.05.05 v Udinese Calcio (A)

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Matchday Three Milan 20 October 2004 AC MILAN – FC BARCELONA

Club’s competition results this season

FC BARCELONA Res Goalscorers Att. 29.08.04 v Real Racing Club Santander (A) 2-0 Giuly, Eto’o (p) 17,589 11.09.04 v Sevilla FC (H) 2-0 Giuly, Larsson 61,204 14.09.04 v Celtic FC (A) 3-1 Deco, Giuly, Larsson 58,589 19.09.04 v Club Atlético de Madrid (A) 1-1 van Bronckhorst 54,000 23.09.04 v (H) 4-1 Eto’o (2), Xavi, van Bronckhorst 74,608 26.09.04 v RCD Mallorca (A) 3-1 Larsson, Eto’o (2) 20,000 29.09.04 v FC Shakhtar Donetsk (H) 3-0 Deco, Eto’o, Ronaldinho (p) 64,148 03.10.04 v CD Numancia (H) 1-0 Larsson 79,447 16.10.04 v RCD Espanyol (A) 1-0 Deco 34,400 20.10.04 v AC Milan (A) 24.10.04 v CA Osasuna (H) 31.10.04 v Athletic Club Bilbao (A) 02.11.04 v AC Milan (H) 07.11.04 v RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) 14.11.04 v Real Betis Balompié (A) 21.11.04 v Real Madrid CF (H) 24.11.04 v Celtic FC (H) 28.11.04 v Getafe CF (A) 05.12.04 v Málaga CF (H) 07.12.04 v FC Shakhtar Donetsk (A) 12.12.04 v Albacete Balompié (A) 19.12.04 v Valencia CF (H) 22.12.04 v Levante UD (H) 09.01.05 v Villarreal CF (A) 16.01.05 v de Fútbol (H) 23.01.05 v Real Racing Club Santander (H) 30.01.05 v Sevilla FC (A) 06.02.05 v Club Atlético de Madrid (H) 13.02.05 v Real Zaragoza (A) 20.02.05 v RCD Mallorca (H) 27.02.05 v CD Numancia (A) 02.03.05 v RCD Espanyol (H) 06.03.05 v CA Osasuna (A) 13.03.05 v Athletic Club Bilbao (H) 20.03.05 v RC Deportivo La Coruña (A) 03.04.05 v Real Betis Balompié (H) 10.04.05 v Real Madrid CF (A) 17.04.05 v Getafe CF (H) 24.04.05 v Málaga CF (A) 01.05.05 v Albacete Balompié (H) 08.05.05 v Valencia CF (A) 15.05.05 v Levante UD (A) 22.05.05 v Villarreal CF (H) 29.05.05 v Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A)

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Head to head

AC MILAN v FC BARCELONA

AC Milan v Spanish clubs Season Opponents Home Away Competition 1955-56 Real Madrid CF 2-1 2-4 Champion Clubs’ Cup 1957-58 Real Madrid CF 2-3 (1) Champion Clubs’ Cup 1959-60 FC Barcelona 0-2 1-5 Champion Clubs’ Cup 1963-64 Real Madrid CF 2-0 1-4 Champion Clubs’ Cup 1976-77 Athletic Club de Bilbao 3-1 1-4 UEFA Cup 1977-78 Real Betis Balompié 2-1 0-2 Cup Winners’ Cup 1987-88 Sporting Gijón 3-0 0-1 UEFA Cup 1987-88 RCD Espanyol 0-2 0-0 UEFA Cup 1988-89 Real Madrid CF 5-0 1-1 Champion Clubs’ Cup 1989 FC Barcelona 1-0 1-1 UEFA Super Cup 1989-90 Real Madrid CF 2-0 0-1 Champion Clubs’ Cup 1993-94 FC Barcelona 4-0 (2) UEFA Champions League 2000-01 FC Barcelona 3-3 2-0 UEFA Champions League 2000-01 RC Deportivo La Coruña 1-1 1-0 UEFA Champions League 2002-03 RC Deportivo La Coruña 1-2 4-0 UEFA Champions League 2002-03 Real Madrid CF 1-0 1-3 UEFA Champions League 2003-04 RC Celta de Vigo 1-2 0-0 UEFA Champions League 2003-04 RC Deportivo La Coruña 4-1 0-4 UEFA Champions League Total balance: Played: 34; Won: 14; Drawn: 6; Lost: 14; Goals For: 52; Goals Against: 49 (1) The final played in ; after extra-time (2) The final played in Athens FC Barcelona v Italian clubs Season Opponents Home Away Competition 1958-60 FC Internazionale Milano 4-0 4-2 Fairs Cup 1959-60 AC Milan 5-1 2-0 Champion Clubs’ Cup 1964-65 AC Fiorentina 0-1 2-0 Fairs Cup 1969-70 FC Internazionale Milano 1-2 1-1 Fairs Cup 1970-71 Juventus 1-2 1-2 Fairs Cup 1975-76 S.S. Lazio 4-0 3-0 (1) UEFA Cup 1985-86 Juventus 1-0 1-1 Champion Clubs’ Cup 1988-89 UC Sampdoria 2-0 (2) Cup Winners’ Cup 1989-90 AC Milan 1-1 0-1 UEFA Super Cup 1990-91 Juventus 3-1 0-1 Cup Winners’ Cup 1991-92 UC Sampdoria 1-0 (3) Champion Clubs’ Cup 1993-94 AC Milan 0-4 (4) UEFA Champions League 1996-97 AC Fiorentina 1-1 2-0 Cup Winners’ Cup 1999-00 AC Fiorentina 4-2 3-3 UEFA Champions League 2000-01 AC Milan 0-2 3-3 UEFA Champions League 2001-02 AS Roma 1-1 0-3 UEFA Champions League 2002-03 FC Internazionale Milano 3-0 0-0 UEFA Champions League 2002-03 Juventus 1-2 (5) 1-1 UEFA Champions League Total balance: Played: 33; Won: 13; Drawn: 8; Lost: 10; Goals For: 53*; Goals Against: 37 (1) Administrative result after S.S. Lazio refused to play* (2) The final played in Berne (3) The final played at , London (4) The final played in Athens (5) After extra-time

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Record in Europe

AC MILAN

Ap MP W D L GF GA European Champion Clubs’ Cup 20 159 87 36 36 287 140 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 4 30 17 10 3 47 20 UEFA Cup 8 60 31 11 18 90 57 Fairs Cup 3 13 5 3 5 11 13 Total 35 262 140 60 62 435 230

FC BARCELONA

Ap MP W D L GF GA European Champion Clubs’ Cup 15 142 80 31 31 275 156 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 13 85 50 18 17 178 87 UEFA Cup 11 76 40 16 20 149 74 Fairs Cup 11 70 34 17 19 140 88 Total 50 373 204 82 87 742 405

Ap=Appearances MP=Matches Played W=Won D=Drawn L=Lost GF=Goals For GA=Goals Against

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Booking List Group F Qualification Group Stage 1 - Matchdays phases

Y R 1 2 3 4 5 6 FC BARCELONA EDMILSON José Rafael MÁRQUEZ Y Giovanni VAN BRONCKHORST Y

FC SHAKHTAR DONETSK HÜBSCHMAN Tomas 1 LASTUVKA Jan 1 LEWANDOWSKI Marlusz 1 Y * Darijo SRNA R STOICAN Flavius Vladimir 1 TYMOSHCHUK Anatoliy 2 * VUKIC Zvonimir 1

AC MILAN Marcos CAFU Y Vikash DHORASOO Y Jon Dahl TOMASSON Y

CELTIC FC John HARTSON Y Oswaldo JUNINHO Paulista Y Jackie McNAMARA Y Chris SUTTON Y

Y Booked R sent off suspension ### suspension for at least 1 match * misses next match if booked

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Referee, Assistants and Delegates

AC MILAN v FC BARCELONA Referee (England) Asst. Referees David Babski (England) and Anthony Green (England) 4th Referee Andrew Paul D’Urso (England) Delegate Gerhard Kapl () Ref. Observer Adrian Porumboiu (Romania) Media Officer Borja Bilbao

Graham POLL (England)

Date of Birth: 29.07.1963 in Hitchin Hometown: Tring Profession: Sales Manager Languages: English Height-Weight: 184 cm – 86 kg Referee since: 1980 1st Division: 1993 FIFA Badge: 1996 Tournaments: European Under-16 Championship (Austria 1996) EURO 2000 (Belgium / Netherlands) World Cup (Japan / Korea 2002) Other sports: Golf Hobbies: Travelling

International matches Date Res Venue Competition 01.05.96 France – Spain 3-0 Gottsdorf Under-16 06.05.96 Israel – Germany 3-2* Stockerau Under-16 23.06.96 Aalborg BK – Hapoel Haifa FC 5-4 Aalborg Intertoto Cup 04.10.96 Switzerland – Azerbaijan 1-0 Gossau Under-18 09.11.96 Serbia and Montenegro – Czech Republic 3-0 Novi Sad Under-21 02.04.97 Azerbaijan – Finland 1-2 Baku World Cup 30.07.97 FK Kareda– Anorthosis Famagusta FC 1-1 Siauliai Champions Cup 12.08.97 Helsingborgs IF – Ferencvárosi TC 0-1 Helsingborg UEFA Cup 30.09.97 Fenerbahçe SK – FC Steaua Bucuresti 1-2 Istanbul UEFA Cup 04.11.97 – FC Spartak Moskva 1-2 Valladolid UEFA Cup 26.11.97 K. Lierse SK – Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0-2 Ghent Champions League 05.08.98 Valencia CF – RCD Espanyol 2-0 Valencia Intertoto Cup 26.08.98 PSV Eindhoven – NK Maribor 4-1* Eindhoven Champions Cup 30.09.98 Galatasaray SK – Athletic Club Bilbao 2-1 Istanbul Champions League 20.10.98 Grasshopper-Club – AC Fiorentina 0-2 Zurich UEFA Cup 24.11.98 Real Sociedad – Club Atlético de Madrid 2-1 San Sebastian UEFA Cup 04.03.99 Panionios GS – S.S. Lazio 0-4 Athens Cup Winners’ Cup 09.06.99 Switzerland – Italy 0-0 Lausanne EURO 2000 28.07.99 FC Dynamo Kyiv – FK Zalgiris Vilnius 2-0 Kiev Champions Cup 11.08.99 NK Dinamo – MTK Hungária FC 0-0 Zagreb Champions Cup 14.09.99 Bayer 04 Leverkusen – S.S. Lazio 1-1 Leverkusen Champions League 29.09.99 Boavista FC – 1-1 Porto Champions League 20.10.99 FC Spartak Moskva – FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1-2 Moscow Champions League 23.11.99 Bologna FC – Galatasaray SK 1-1 Bologna UEFA Cup

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Matchday Three Milan 20 October 2004 AC MILAN – FC BARCELONA 09.03.00 AS Monaco FC – Real Mallorca 1-0 Monte Carlo UEFA Cup 09.05.00 FC Bayern München – Real Madrid CF 2-1 Champions League 16.06.00 Czech Republic – France 1-2 Bruges EURO 2000 21.06.00 Slovenia – Norway 0-0 EURO 2000 20.09.00 Olympiacos CFP – 2-1 Athens Champions League 11.10.00 Netherlands – Portugal 0-2 World Cup 08.11.00 Helsingborgs IF – Paris Saint-Germain FC 1-1 Helsingborg Champions League 06.12.00 RC Deportivo La Coruña – AC Milan 0-1 La Coruña Champions League 15.02.01 AEK Athens – FC Barcelona 0-1 Athens UEFA Cup 08.03.01 1. FC Kaiserslautern – PSV Eindhoven 1-0 Kaiserslautern UEFA Cup 22.08.01 Lille OSC – Parma AC 0-1 Lille Champions Cup 01.09.01 Slovenia – Russia 2-1 Ljubljana World Cup 11.09.01 AS Roma – Real Madrid CF 1-2 Champions League 17.10.01 Juventus – Rosenborg BK 1-0 Champions League 23.10.01 Olympique Lyonnais – FC Barcelona 2-3 Champions League 21.11.01 Panathinaikos FC – FC Porto 0-0 Athens Champions League 21.02.02 FC Internazionale Milano – AEK Athens 3-1 Milan UEFA Cup 12.03.02 Real Madrid CF – AC Sparta Praha 3-0 Madrid Champions League 08.06.02 Italy – Croatia 1-2 Ibaraki World Cup 28.08.02 FC Dynamo Kyiv – PFC Levski Sofia 1-0 Kiev Champions Cup 07.09.02 Lithuania – Germany 0-2 Kaunas EURO 2004 18.09.02 FC Bayern München – RC Deportivo La Coruña 2-3 Munich Champions League 29.10.02 Club Brugge KV – FC Barcelona 0-1 Bruges Champions League 28.11.02 FC Porto – RC Lens 3-0 Porto UEFA Cup 25.02.03 BV – Real Madrid CF 1-1 Dortmund Champions League 20.03.03 Besiktas JK – S.S. Lazio 1-2 Istanbul UEFA Cup 22.04.03 FC Barcelona – Juventus 1-2 Barcelona Champions League 07.06.03 Denmark – Norway 1-0 EURO 2004 13.08.03 Rosenborg BK – RC Deportivo La Coruña 0-0 Trondheim Champions Cup 10.09.03 Belgium – Croatia 2-1 Brussels EURO 2004 21.10.03 Juventus – Real Sociedad 4-2 Turin Champions League 04.11.03 FC Porto – Olympique de Marseille 1-0 Porto Champions League 15.11.03 Spain – Norway 2-1 Valencia EURO 2004 18.02.04 Greece – Bulgaria 2-0 Athens Friendly 24.02.04 AC Sparta Praha – AC Milan 0-0 Praha Champions League 25.03.04 PSV Eindhoven – AJ Auxerre 3-0 Eindhoven UEFA Cup 28.04.04 Italy – Spain 1-1 Genova Friendly 11.08.04 FC Basel 1893 – FC Internazionale Milano 1-1 Basle Champions Cup 25.08.04 Djurgårdens IF – Juventus 1-4 Solna Champions Cup 04.09.04 Latvia – Portugal 0-2 Riga World Cup 15.09.04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Real Madrid CF 3-0 Leverkusen Champions League 20.10.04 AC Milan – FC Barcelona Milan Champions League

* After extra-time

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