UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012/13 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

SL Benfica FC Group G - Matchday 2 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon Tuesday 2 October 2012 20.45CET (19.45 local time)

Contents Previous meetings...... 2 Match background...... 5 Match facts...... 6 Squad list...... 8 Head coach...... 10 Match officials...... 11 Fixtures and results...... 12 Match-by-match lineups...... 14 Group Standings...... 15 Competition facts...... 17 Team facts...... 18 Legend...... 20 SL Benfica - FC Barcelona Tuesday 2 October 2012 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon Previous meetings

Head to Head

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 05/04/06 QF FC Barcelona - SL Benfica 2-0 Barcelona 19, Eto'o 89 agg: 2-0 28/03/06 QF SL Benfica - FC Barcelona 0-0 Lisbon

European Champion Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 15/04/92 R3 (GS) FC Barcelona - SL Benfica 2-1 Barcelona Stoichkov 12, Bakero 23; Brito 27 11/12/91 R3 (GS) SL Benfica - FC Barcelona 0-0 Lisbon

European Champion Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 31/05/61 F SL Benfica - FC Barcelona 3-2 Berne Águas 31, Ramallets 32(og), Coluna 55; Kocsis 21, Czibor 75

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA SL Benfica 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 2 4 6 FC Barcelona 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 2 2 1 6 4

SL Benfica - versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 12/03/08 R16 Getafe CF - SL Benfica 1-0 Getafe Albín 77 agg: 3-1 06/03/08 R16 SL Benfica - Getafe CF 1-2 Lisbon Mantorras 76; De la Red 25, Pablo Hernández 67 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 12/04/07 QF SL Benfica - RCD Espanyol 0-0 Lisbon agg: 2-3 05/04/07 QF RCD Espanyol - SL Benfica 3-2 Barcelona Tamudo 15, Riera 33, Pandiani 58; Nuno Gomes 63, Simão 65 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 02/11/05 GS SL Benfica - Villarreal CF 0-1 Lisbon Senna 81 18/10/05 GS Villarreal CF - SL Benfica 1-1 Villarreal Riquelme 72(p); Manuel Fernandes 77 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 09/12/99 R3 SL Benfica - RC Celta de Vigo 1-1 Lisbon Cáceres 80(og); McCarthy 18 agg: 1-8 25/11/99 R3 RC Celta de Vigo - SL Benfica 7-0 Vigo Karpin 20, 54, Makelele 31, Turdo 40, 48, Juanfran 43, Mostovoi 62 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 29/09/82 R1 Real Betis Balompié - SL Benfica 1-2 Seville Rincón Povedano 25; Carlos Manuel agg: 2-4 66, Nené 85 15/09/82 R1 SL Benfica - Real Betis Balompié 2-1 Lisbon Nené 44, Vieira Padinha 73; Biosca 76

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European Champion Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 17/03/65 QF Real Madrid CF - SL Benfica 2-1 Madrid Grosso 10, Gento 70; Eusébio 40 agg: 3-6 24/02/65 QF SL Benfica - Real Madrid CF 5-1 Lisbon José Augusto 9, Eusébio 12, 25, Simões 75, Coluna 87; Amancio Amaro 58 European Champion Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 02/05/62 F SL Benfica - Real Madrid CF 5-3 Amsterdam Águas 25, Cavém 33, Coluna 50, Eusébio 64(p), 69; Puskás 18, 23, 39 European Champion Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 26/09/57 PR SL Benfica - Sevilla FC 0-0 Lisbon agg: 1-3 19/09/57 PR Sevilla FC - SL Benfica 3-1 Seville Pahuet 46, Iborra 59, Pepillo 79; Palmeiro 48

FC Barcelona - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Super Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 26/08/11 F FC Barcelona - FC Porto 2-0 Monaco Messi 39, Fàbregas 88 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 26/11/08 GS Sporting Clube de - FC Barcelona 2-5 Lisbon Miguel Veloso 65, Liedson 66; Henry 14, Piqué 17, Messi 49, Marco Caneira 67(og), Bojan Krkić 73(p) 16/09/08 GS FC Barcelona - Sporting Clube de Portugal 3-1 Barcelona Márquez 21, Eto'o 60(p), Hernández 87; Tonel 72 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 07/03/00 2ndGS FC Porto - FC Barcelona 0-2 Porto Abelardo 37, Rivaldo 59 01/03/00 2ndGS FC Barcelona - FC Porto 4-2 Barcelona Rivaldo 16, 89, F. de Boer 23, Kluivert 45; Jardel 5, 79 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 31/10/95 R2 Vitória SC - FC Barcelona 0-4 Guimaraes Kodro 19, Oscar García 61, Celades 66, agg: 0-7 Sergi Barjuán 76 17/10/95 R2 FC Barcelona - Vitória SC 3-0 Barcelona Kodro 45, 66, Celades 76 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 27/04/94 SF FC Barcelona - FC Porto 3-0 Barcelona Stoichkov 10, 35, Koeman 72 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 30/09/87 R1 CF Os Belenenses - FC Barcelona 1-0 Lisbon N'kiamba Esalo 7 agg: 1-2 16/09/87 R1 FC Barcelona - CF Os Belenenses 2-0 Barcelona Moratalla 90, Víctor Muñoz 90+2 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 05/11/86 R2 Sporting Clube de Portugal - FC Barcelona 2-1 Lisbon Negrete Arias 41, Meade 61; Roberto agg: 2-2 ag 83 22/10/86 R2 FC Barcelona - Sporting Clube de Portugal 1-0 Barcelona Julio Alberto 72 European Champion Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 06/11/85 R2 FC Porto - FC Barcelona 3-1 Porto Juary 67, 71, 89; Archibald 78 agg: 3-3 ag 23/10/85 R2 FC Barcelona - FC Porto 2-0 Barcelona Marcos Alonso 61, Schuster 70

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UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 29/09/76 R1 FC Barcelona - CF Os Belenenses 3-2 Barcelona Rexach 33, Asensi 53, Clares 87; agg: 5-4 Vasques 43, Rocha 55 15/09/76 R1 CF Os Belenenses - FC Barcelona 2-2 Lisbon Perrulas Quearesma 30, Alfar Horta 56; Heredia 15, 85 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 29/09/72 R1 FC Barcelona - FC Porto 0-1 Barcelona Miglieti 19 agg: 1-4 20/09/72 R1 FC Porto - FC Barcelona 3-1 Porto Flávio 48, Miglieti 51, 66; Barrios 33

Record versus clubs from opponents' country

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA SL Benfica 9 2 5 2 9 1 1 7 2 2 0 0 20 5 6 9 25 33 FC Barcelona 11 10 0 1 10 3 3 4 2 1 0 1 23 14 3 6 45 23

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SL Benfica will seek a first victory against Spanish opposition in 30 years when they host Group G rivals FC Barcelona, who have a superb recent away UEFA Champions League record. The Spanish side had to work hard for a 3-2 home win against FC Spartak Moskva on matchday one, when Benfica drew 0-0 at Celtic FC. Past meetings • Whenever these two clubs have met the winners have gone on to lift the European Cup, starting with Bela Guttmann's Benfica in the 1961 final in Berne. Although Sándor Kocsis (21) put the Blaugrana ahead, Benfica hit back through José Águas (31), an Antoni Ramallets own goal (32) and Mário Coluna (55) proving enough despite Zoltán Czibor's strike (75). • Barcelona secured their place in the 1992 final with a 2-1 win against Sven-Göran Eriksson's Benfica in the concluding round of matches in the fledgling group stage on 14 April 1992. Hristo Stoichkov (12) and José María Bakero (23) scored for 's side, with Brito (27) replying. The clubs had drawn 0-0 in Lisbon on 11 December 1991. Benfica finished third in the group while Barcelona went on to win their first European Cup at UC Sampdoria's expense. • Barcelona's second European Cup triumph followed a quarter-final defeat of a Benfica team coached by Ronald Koeman in 2005/06. Again the sides drew 0-0 in Lisbon before Ronaldinho (19) and Samuel Eto'o (89) earned Frank Rijkaard's men a semi-final berth. • The teams for that Lisbon encounter on 28 March 2006 were: Benfica: Moretto, Ricardo Rocha, Luisão, Anderson, Léo, Beto, Manuel Fernandes, Petit, Simão, Geovanni (Karagounis 68), Robert (Miccoli 46). Barcelona: Valdés, Belletti, Motta, Oleguer, Van Bronckhorst, Van Bommel, Deco (Gabri 76), Iniesta, Larsson (Giuly 76), Eto'o, Ronaldinho. • , suspended for the Lisbon meeting, played in the second leg. Match background • Benfica have won none of their last 12 encounters with Spanish clubs, including home and away losses to Getafe CF when they last faced Liga opposition in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup round of 16. Not since the 1982/83 UEFA Cup first round have Benfica beaten a Spanish team. The club's assistant coach Minervino Pietra was in the side that recorded 2-1 home and away wins against Real Betis Balompié. • During the four-year reign of 's predecessor, Josep Guardiola, Barcelona lost three of 24 UEFA Champions League away fixtures, winning 11 and drawing ten. • On Barcelona's last trip to Lisbon, Gerard Piqué and were among the scorers in a 5-2 victory at Sporting Clube de Portugal in the 2008/09 group stage. Their record in Portugal is W3 D3 L4, with their last defeat coming at CF Os Belenenses in the 1987/88 UEFA Cup first round. They still progressed 2-1 on aggregate. • Barcelona's latest meeting with Portuguese opposition brought a 2-0 victory over FC Porto in the 2011 UEFA Super Cup, Messi (39) and Cesc Fàbregas (88) scoring. • Victorious against Barcelona in the 1961 European Cup final, Benfica retained the trophy in 1962 with a 5-3 final triumph over Real Madrid CF. Team ties • made 73 league appearances for Barcelona's B team but only featured twice in the Liga for the senior side. • Ezequiel Garay had spells with Real Racing Club and Real Madrid, playing in the Merengues' 2011 Copa del Rey final triumph over Barcelona. • Rodrigo is a product of Madrid's youth academy and made 18 appearances for . • Pablo Aimar spent eight seasons in , six with Valencia CF, where he played with David Villa, and two with . He scored 32 goals in 215 Liga appearances – two in 11 against Barcelona. • Eduardo Salvio lost twice against Barcelona with Club Atlético de Madrid last term, including a 5-0 defeat at the . • Former RC Recreativo de Huelva and Granada CF player Carlos Martins scored in Portugal's 4-0 friendly win against Spain in November 2011. • Óscar Cardozo missed a penalty when Paraguay lost to Spain in the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals, succumbing to a late Villa goal.

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Benfica UEFA Champions League statistics • Matchday one marked Benfica's 200th game in the European Cup; they have scored 348 goals. • This is Benfica's 350th match in UEFA competition. • Maxi Pereira is back from suspension following his red card in last season's quarter-final second leg against Chelsea FC. Luisão is banned until 14 November following an incident involving the referee against Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 in an August friendly. • Benfica are in a third successive group stage campaign, equalling a club record. • The Portuguese side were one of ten teams that failed to score on matchday one. Summer transfers • In Ola John (FC Twente) Eduardo Salvio (Club Atlético de Madrid) Lima (SC Braga) Paulo Lopes (CD Feirense) Luisinho (FC Paços de Ferreira) • Out Axel Witsel (FC Zenit St Petersburg) Javi García (Manchester City FC) Javier Saviola (Málaga CF) Emerson (Trabzonspor AŞ) Joan Capdevila (RCD Espanyol) Yannick Djaló (Toulouse FC, loan) Nélson Oliveira (RC Deportivo La Coruña, loan) Miscellaneous • Óscar Cardozo is out of the Barcelona game with a left thigh injury. • Rodrigo agreed a four-year contract extension on 23 August, keeping him with the Eagles until summer 2019. He has a €45m release clause. • Benfica started their Liga campaign with a 2-2 draw against Braga – it is now nine seasons since the Eagles won their league opener, in 2004/05. Barcelona UEFA Champions League statistics • Barcelona have scored 799 goals in UEFA competition. • Barça reached a competition record fifth consecutive UEFA Champions League semi-final last season. • Lionel Messi has been the UEFA Champions League's top scorer for an unprecedented four successive campaigns. His two goals in the first game make him the joint top scorer this time along with Isco (Málaga CF), Oscar (Chelsea FC), Henrik Mkhitaryan (FC Shakhtar Donetsk) and Rafael Bastos (CFR 1907 Cluj). • Barcelona committed only four fouls on matchday one, fewer than any other side. • Xavi Hernández completed 120 of his 140 attempted passes against FC Spartak Moskva, both the highest on matchday one by a distance. Summer transfers • In Jordi Alba (Valencia CF) Alex Song (Arsenal FC) • Out Seydou Keita (Dalian Aerbin FC) Ibrahim Afellay (FC Schalke 04, loan)

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Miscellaneous • Barcelona lost on away goals to Real Madrid CF in the Spanish Super Cup in August, following a 3-2 home win with a 2-1 away defeat. • Andrés Iniesta won the 2011/12 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award on 30 August, ahead of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. • Éric Abidal is continuing to recover after undergoing a liver transplant on 10 April. • tore knee ligaments against Hamburger SV in pre-season and has been left out of Barcelona's UEFA Champions League squad. • Carles Puyol returned to action against Getafe CF on 15 September, his first appearance since breaking a cheekbone on 26 August, but went off after 57 minutes having injured his left knee.

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SL Benfica

Current season All-time QUAL UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Artur BRA 25/01/81 31 - - - 1 - 5 - 12 - 29 - 13 Paulo Lopes POR 29/06/78 34 ------52 Bruno Varela POR 04/11/94 17 ------98 José Costa POR 09/04/94 18 ------Defenders 4 Luisão BRA 13/02/81 31 S - - - - 3 - 34 3 84 7 5 Luisinho POR 05/05/85 27 ------14 Maxi Pereira URU 08/06/84 28 - - - - - 5 - 21 3 49 6 24 Ezequiel Garay ARG 10/10/86 25 - - - 1 - 5 - 12 - 20 - 27 Miguel Vítor POR 30/06/89 23 ------5 - 11 - 33 Jardel BRA 29/03/86 26 - - - 1 - 2 - 4 - 9 1 34 André Almeida POR 10/09/90 22 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 36 Luís Martins POR 10/06/92 20 ------1 - 1 - 50 João Cancelo POR 27/05/94 18 ------65 Fábio Cardoso POR 19/04/94 18 ------72 João Nunes POR 19/11/95 16 ------76 Bruno Gaspar POR 21/04/93 19 ------Midfielders 8 Bruno César BRA 03/11/88 23 - - - 1 - 2 - 11 2 13 2 9 Nolito ESP 15/10/86 25 - - - 1 - 5 1 9 - 13 3 10 Pablo Aimar ARG 03/11/79 32 - - - 1 - 4 - 36 5 78 10 17 Carlos Martins POR 29/04/82 30 - - - - - 3 - 9 - 38 - 20 Nicolás Gaitán ARG 23/02/88 24 - - - 1 - 1 - 16 - 28 2 21 Nemanja Matić SRB 01/08/88 24 - - - 1 - 3 - 8 - 11 - 35 Enzo Peréz ARG 22/02/86 26 - - - 1 - 5 1 1 - 2 - 55 Daniel Martins POR 23/06/93 19 ------67 Hélder Costa POR 12/01/94 18 ------77 Miguel Rosa POR 13/01/89 23 ------89 André Gomes POR 30/07/93 19 ------90 Ivan Cavaleiro POR 18/10/93 18 ------95 Raphael Guzzo POR 06/01/95 17 ------97 João Teixeira POR 06/02/94 18 ------Forwards 7 Óscar Cardozo PAR 20/05/83 29 - - - 1 - 4 4 20 8 52 24 11 Lima BRA 11/08/83 29 - 2 - - - 2 3 6 1 30 9 15 Ola John NED 19/05/92 20 ------17 1 18 Eduardo Salvio ARG 13/07/90 22 - - - 1 - 5 2 6 - 36 8 19 Rodrigo ESP 06/03/91 21 - - - 1 - 5 3 10 1 10 1 25 Melgarejo PAR 10/08/90 22 - - - 1 - 5 - 1 - 1 - 60 Cafú POR 26/02/93 19 ------74 Sancidino Silva POR 05/03/94 18 ------Coach - POR 24/07/54 58 - - - 1 - - - 16 - 60 -

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FC Barcelona

Current season All-time QUAL UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Víctor Valdés ESP 14/01/82 30 - - - 1 - 6 - 90 - 102 - 13 José Pinto ESP 08/11/75 36 ------8 - 32 - 31 Oier Olazábal ESP 14/09/89 23 ------Defenders 2 Daniel Alves BRA 06/05/83 29 - - - 1 - 5 - 52 4 95 6 3 Gerard Piqué ESP 02/02/87 25 - - - 1 - 4 - 45 6 48 6 5 Carles Puyol ESP 13/04/78 34 - - - - - 3 1 110 2 126 2 14 Javier Mascherano ARG 08/06/84 28 - - - 1 - 5 - 50 - 63 1 15 ESP 15/01/91 21 ------2 - 2 - 18 Jordi Alba ESP 21/03/89 23 - - - - - 4 - 7 - 22 1 19 Martín Montoya ESP 14/04/91 21 - - - - - 1 - 1 1 1 1 21 Adriano BRA 26/10/84 27 - - - 1 - 3 2 24 1 60 7 22 Éric Abidal FRA 11/09/79 33 ------56 - 60 - 24 Andreu Fontàs ESP 14/11/89 22 ------2 1 2 1 26 Sergi Gómez ESP 28/03/92 20 ------29 ESP 04/03/91 21 ------Midfielders 4 Cesc Fàbregas ESP 04/05/87 25 - - - 1 - 6 2 65 14 72 19 6 Xavi Hernández ESP 25/01/80 32 - - - 1 - 6 1 121 9 143 11 8 Andrés Iniesta ESP 11/05/84 28 - - - - - 3 - 77 9 84 9 11 Thiago Alcántara ESP 11/04/91 21 - - - - - 3 - 8 - 8 - 12 MEX 26/04/90 22 ------4 - 4 - 16 ESP 16/07/88 24 - - - 1 - 6 - 41 3 43 3 25 Alex Song CMR 09/09/87 25 - - - 1 - 3 - 36 2 42 2 28 ESP 07/02/92 20 ------2 1 2 1 30 Rafinha ESP 12/02/93 19 ------1 - 1 - Forwards 7 David Villa ESP 03/12/81 30 - - - 1 - 5 3 31 13 68 27 9 Alexis Sánchez CHI 19/12/88 23 - - - 1 - 4 - 7 2 17 2 10 Lionel Messi ARG 24/06/87 25 - - - 1 2 6 6 69 53 72 54 17 Pedro Rodríguez ESP 28/07/87 25 - - - 1 - 6 1 35 13 38 14 23 ESP 27/04/91 21 ------7 - 7 - 27 ESP 13/03/94 18 ------1 - 1 - 37 Tello ESP 11/08/91 21 - - - 1 1 5 - 4 3 4 3 Coach - Tito Vilanova ESP 17/09/68 44 - - - 1 - - - 2 - 2 -

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SL Benfica: Jorge Jesus Date of birth: 24 July 1954 Nationality: Portuguese Playing Career: Sporting Clube de Portugal, GD Peniche, SC Olhanense, CF Os Belenenses, GD Riopele, Juventude SC, UD Leiria, Vitória FC, SC Farense, CF Estrela da Amadora, Benfica e Castelo Branco, SR Almancilense Coaching career: Amora FC, FC Felgueiras, CF Estrela da Amadora (twice), Vitória FC, Vitória SC, Moreirense FC, UD Leiria, CF Os Belenenses, SC Braga, SL Benfica • A midfielder at Sporting, Jesus enjoyed a long if low-key career with a number of smaller Portuguese sides before moving into coaching with fourth division Amora after hanging up his boots in 1989, leading them to a title. • More success followed at Felgueiras, whom he led from the third division to the Liga in successive seasons, though they were relegated in their third campaign under his command in 1995/96. • Further Liga experience came at hometown side Estrela da Amadora, Setúbal and Guimarães, though he endured another relegation with Moreirense in 2004/05. • Made a splash with Belenenses in 2006/07, leading them to fifth place in the Liga and the Portuguese Cup final, where despite a 1-0 defeat by Sporting they earned a place in the UEFA Cup the following season. • Even better followed at Braga in 2008/09 as he guided them to UEFA Intertoto Cup success and subsequently the UEFA Cup round of 16. A fifth-place Liga finish prompted Benfica to lure him back to Lisbon in 2009 and Jesus rewarded their faith with the league title and League Cup in his debut campaign, retaining the League Cup the following season.

FC Barcelona: Tito Vilanova Date of birth: 17 September 1968 Nationality: Spanish Playing career: FC Barcelona B, UE Figueres, RC Celta de Vigo, CD , RCD Mallorca, UE Lleida, Elche CF, UDA Gramanet Coaching career: FC Barcelona (Cadet B), FC Palafrugell, Barcelona B (assistant), Barcelona • Began his footballing career in Barcelona's youth section, joining in 1984 and sharing a dressing room with the likes of , , and Josep Guardiola, whom he would later assist and succeed as coach of the Blaugrana. • Only made three friendly appearances for Barcelona's senior side in 1988/89, dropping down to the second tier for three seasons before eventually reaching the top flight with RC Celta de Vigo. • Began coaching career with Barcelona's Cadet B team, working with Gerard Piqué, Cesc Fàbregas and Lionel Messi. • Was asked by Guardiola to join him as an assistant with Barça's B team and together they helped earn promotion to Spanish third division. Shortly afterwards Vilanova joined his former team-mate in the senior set-up, where he would go on to share in 14 trophies over a four-year period. • Following Guardiola's resignation in summer 2012, was promoted to head coach and began his reign in style with a 5-1 Liga defeat of Real Sociedad de Fútbol.

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Referee Cüneyt Çakır (TUR) Assistant referees Bahattin Duran (TUR), Tarik Ongun (TUR) Additional assistant referees Hüseyin Göçek (TUR), Süleyman Abay (TUR) Fourth official Mustafa Eyisoy (TUR) UEFA Delegate Steen Dahrup (DEN) UEFA Referee observer Stefano Farina (ITA) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA Champions UEFA matches League matches Cüneyt Çakır 23/11/1976 8 53 • Turkey's Cüneyt Çakir has enjoyed a rapid rise since his UEFA debut as the fourth official in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round game between Skonto FC and Sliema Wanderers FC in July 2003. • Took charge of two matches at the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Austria and was also the referee for two UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying fixtures. Çakir, who lives in Istanbul and works in insurance, made his refereeing debut in the UEFA Cup proper in 2008/09, taking charge of two games. • Has been in the middle for more than 100 matches in the Turkish Süper Lig and the 2012 Super Cup. Selected for the U21 finals in Sweden in 2009, taking charge of three games including England's penalty shoot-out win against the hosts in the semi-finals. • Oversaw Fulham's second-leg win against Hamburger SV in the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League semi-finals, one of seven matches he refereed in total in the competition that season. Çakir made his UEFA Champions League group stage bow in December 2010 and was selected for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, when he was in the middle for the France-Portugal semi-final. • Now a UEFA Champions League regular, his 2011/12 European season culminated with the FC Barcelona-Chelsea FC semi-final second leg. Having already overseen three UEFA EURO 2012 qualifiers Çakir was in the middle for three more matches in Poland and Ukraine, including Spain-Portugal in the last four, and was fourth official at the final. UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 29/09/10 UCL GS FC Rubin Kazan FC Barcelona 1-1 Kazan 14/09/11 UCL GS Villarreal CF FC Bayern München 0-2 Villarreal 18/10/11 UCL GS Real Madrid CF Olympique Lyonnais 4-0 Madrid 22/11/11 UCL GS Manchester United FC SL Benfica 2-2 Manchester 24/04/12 UCL SF FC Barcelona Chelsea FC 2-2 Barcelona Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 18/07/07 U19 GS Spain Portugal 1-1 Steyr 14/08/08 UCUP QR2 RC Deportivo La Coruña HNK Hajduk Split 0-0 La Coruna 14/10/08 U21 PO Spain Switzerland 3-1 Lorca (Murcia) 20/08/09 UCUP PO CD Nacional FC Zenit St Petersburg 4-3 Funchal 01/10/09 UCUP GS Valencia CF Genoa CFC 3-2 Valencia 24/02/11 UCUP R32 Villarreal CF SSC Napoli 2-1 Villarreal 04/06/11 EURO QR Portugal Norway 1-0 Lisbon 16/02/12 UCUP R32 FC Porto Manchester City FC 1-2 Porto 15/03/12 UCUP R16 Athletic Club Manchester United FC 2-1 Bilbao 27/06/12 EURO SF Portugal Spain 0-0 Donetsk

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SL Benfica

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 18/08/12 League SC Braga (H) D 2-2 Salvio 49, Óscar Cardozo 73 (p) 26/08/12 League Vitória FC (A) W 5-0 Rodrigo 13, 81, Salvio 30, Peréz 45+1, Nolito 67 02/09/12 League CD Nacional (H) W 3-0 Óscar Cardozo 51, 89, Rodrigo 56 19/09/12 UCL Celtic FC (A) D 0-0 23/09/12 League A. Académica de Coimbra (A) D 2-2 Óscar Cardozo 51 (p), Lima 86 28/09/12 League FC Paços de Ferreira (A) W 2-1 Lima 18, 71 02/10/12 UCL FC Barcelona (H) 06/10/12 League SC Beira-Mar (H) 21/10/12 Cup Freamunde (A) 23/10/12 UCL FC Spartak Moskva (A) 27/10/12 League Gil Vicente FC (A) 04/11/12 League Vitória SC (H) 07/11/12 UCL FC Spartak Moskva (H) 11/11/12 League Rio Ave FC (A) 20/11/12 UCL Celtic FC (H) 25/11/12 League SC Olhanense (H) 05/12/12 UCL FC Barcelona (A) 09/12/12 League Sporting Clube de Portugal (A) 16/12/12 League CS Marítimo (H) 06/01/13 League GD Estoril-Praia (A) 13/01/13 League FC Porto (H) 20/01/13 League Moreirense FC (A) 27/01/13 League SC Braga (A) 03/02/13 League Vitória FC (H) 10/02/13 League CD Nacional (A) 17/02/13 League A. Académica de Coimbra (H)

Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 SL Benfica 5 3 2 0 14 5 11 2 FC Porto 5 3 2 0 13 4 11 3 SC Braga 5 3 1 1 11 6 10 4 A. Académica de Coimbra 5 1 4 0 8 6 7 5 GD Estoril-Praia 5 1 3 1 9 8 6 6 FC Paços de Ferreira 5 1 3 1 8 7 6 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5 1 3 1 5 5 6 8 Gil Vicente FC 5 1 3 1 5 5 6 9 Vitória FC 5 1 3 1 4 8 6 10 Moreirense FC 5 1 2 2 8 8 5 11 CS Marítimo 5 1 2 2 3 6 5 12 Rio Ave FC 5 1 2 2 4 7 5 13 CD Nacional 5 1 2 2 8 12 5 14 Vitória SC 5 1 2 2 3 8 5 15 SC Olhanense 5 1 1 3 6 8 4 16 SC Beira-Mar 5 0 3 2 6 12 3

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FC Barcelona

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 19/08/12 League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H) W 5-1 Puyol 4, Messi 11, 16, Pedro Rodríguez 41, Villa 84 26/08/12 League CA Osasuna (A) W 2-1 Messi 76, 80 02/09/12 League Valencia CF (H) W 1-0 Adriano 22 15/09/12 League Getafe CF (A) W 4-1 Adriano 32, Messi 74 (p), 78, Villa 90+1 19/09/12 UCL FC Spartak Moskva (H) W 3-2 Tello 14, Messi 72, 80 22/09/12 League Granada CF (H) W 2-0 Xavi Hernández 87, Borja Gómez 90+2 (og) 29/09/12 League Sevilla FC (A) W 3-2 Fàbregas 53, 89, Villa 90+3 02/10/12 UCL SL Benfica (A) 07/10/12 League Real Madrid CF (H) 20/10/12 League RC Deportivo La Coruña (A) 23/10/12 UCL Celtic FC (H) 28/10/12 League de Madrid (A) 04/11/12 League RC Celta de Vigo (H) 07/11/12 UCL Celtic FC (A) 11/11/12 League RCD Mallorca (A) 18/11/12 League Real Zaragoza (H) 20/11/12 UCL FC Spartak Moskva (A) 25/11/12 League Levante UD (A) 02/12/12 League Athletic Club (H) 05/12/12 UCL SL Benfica (H) 09/12/12 League Real Betis Balompié (A) 16/12/12 League Club Atlético de Madrid (H) 22/12/12 League Real Valladolid CF (A) 06/01/13 League RCD Espanyol (H) 13/01/13 League Málaga CF (A) 20/01/13 League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A) 27/01/13 League CA Osasuna (H)

Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Barcelona 6 6 0 0 17 5 18 2 Club Atlético de Madrid 6 5 1 0 16 7 16 3 Málaga CF 6 4 2 0 10 2 14 4 Sevilla FC 6 3 2 1 8 5 11 5 RCD Mallorca 6 3 2 1 7 4 11 6 Real Madrid CF 6 3 1 2 12 5 10 7 Real Valladolid CF 6 3 0 3 10 6 9 8 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 6 3 0 3 8 9 9 9 Real Betis Balompié 6 3 0 3 10 13 9 10 Valencia CF 6 2 2 2 8 8 8 11 Getafe CF 6 2 1 3 7 10 7 12 Levante UD 6 2 1 3 7 13 7 13 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 6 2 1 3 7 13 7 14 RC Celta de Vigo 6 2 0 4 7 8 6 15 Real Zaragoza 6 2 0 4 5 8 6 16 RC Deportivo La Coruña 6 1 3 2 8 12 6 17 Granada CF 6 1 2 3 4 9 5 18 Athletic Club 6 1 2 3 8 14 5 19 CA Osasuna 6 1 1 4 7 10 4 20 RCD Espanyol 6 0 1 5 7 12 1

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Group G Standings Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Barcelona 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 SL Benfica 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Celtic FC 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 FC Spartak Moskva 1 0 0 1 2 3 0

Matchday 1 (19/09/12) Barcelona 3-2 Spartak Moskva Goals: 1-0 Tello 14, 1-1 Daniel Alves 29(o.g.), 1-2 Romulo 59, 2-2 Messi 72, 3-2 Messi 80 FC Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves (Alexis Sánchez 64), Piqué (Song 12), Fàbregas, Xavi Hernández, Messi, Mascherano, Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez, Adriano, Tello (Villa 74) Celtic 0-0 Benfica SL Benfica: Artur, Aimar (Óscar Cardozo 63), Salvio, Rodrigo (Bruno César 70), Gaitán (Nolito 83), Matić, Garay, Melgarejo, Jardel, André Almeida, Peréz

Matchday 2 (02/10/12) Benfica v Barcelona

Matchday 3 (23/10/12) Spartak Moskva v Benfica Barcelona v Celtic

Matchday 4 (07/11/12) Benfica v Spartak Moskva Celtic v Barcelona

Matchday 5 (20/11/12) Spartak Moskva v Barcelona Benfica v Celtic

Matchday 6 (05/12/12) Barcelona v Benfica

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Group A Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Paris Saint-Germain FC 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 FC Porto 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 FC Dynamo Kyiv 1 0 0 1 1 4 0

03/10/12 FC Dynamo Kyiv GNK Dinamo Zagreb Kyiv 03/10/12 FC Porto Paris Saint-Germain FC Porto

Group B Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Schalke 04 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Arsenal FC 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Montpellier Hérault SC 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Olympiacos FC 1 0 0 1 1 2 0

03/10/12 FC Schalke 04 Montpellier Hérault SC Gelsenkirchen 03/10/12 Arsenal FC Olympiacos FC London

Group C Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Málaga CF 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 RSC Anderlecht 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 AC Milan 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 FC Zenit St Petersburg 1 0 0 1 0 3 0

03/10/12 FC Zenit St Petersburg AC Milan St Petersburg 03/10/12 RSC Anderlecht Málaga CF Brussels

Group D Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Real Madrid CF 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Manchester City FC 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 AFC Ajax 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

03/10/12 Manchester City FC Borussia Dortmund Manchester 03/10/12 AFC Ajax Real Madrid CF Amsterdam

Group E Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Shakhtar Donetsk 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Juventus 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 Chelsea FC 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 FC Nordsjælland 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

02/10/12 Juventus FC Shakhtar Donetsk Turin 02/10/12 FC Nordsjælland Chelsea FC Copenhagen

Group F Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC BATE Borisov 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 FC Bayern München 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Valencia CF 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 LOSC Lille 1 0 0 1 1 3 0

02/10/12 Valencia CF LOSC Lille Valencia 02/10/12 FC BATE Borisov FC Bayern München Minsk

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Group G Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Barcelona 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 SL Benfica 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Celtic FC 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 FC Spartak Moskva 1 0 0 1 2 3 0

02/10/12 FC Spartak Moskva Celtic FC Moscow 02/10/12 SL Benfica FC Barcelona Lisbon

Group H Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts CFR 1907 Cluj 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Manchester United FC 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Galatasaray AŞ 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 SC Braga 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

02/10/12 CFR 1907 Cluj Manchester United FC Cluj-Napoca 02/10/12 Galatasaray AŞ SC Braga Istanbul

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UEFA Champions League: Did you know? • Holders Chelsea FC are hoping to avoid becoming 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, FC Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and lost 4-3 on aggregate in the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva. • No team has successfully defended the UEFA Champions League trophy with AC Milan (1989, 1990) the last club to win consecutive European Cups. Milan (1994, 1995), AFC Ajax (1995, 1996), Juventus (1996, 1997) and Manchester United FC (2008, 2009) have all returned to the UEFA Champions League final as holders only to lose. • S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta is the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League having featured against Real Madrid CF on matchday six in 2007/08 aged 43 years and 252 days. Costacurta is the oldest outfield player; the Milan defender was 40 years and 211 days when he played against AEK Athens FC in 2006/07. • Ryan Giggs is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 37 years and 289 days, in Manchester United's 1-1 draw at SL Benfica on 14 September 2011. • Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared; he was 16 years and 87 days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC 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 FC's 5-1 defeat at Rosenborg BK on 1 October 1997. • Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a match in Barcelona's 7-1 win against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 7 March 2012. Eight players, including Messi, have scored four times in a game, most recently FC Bayern München's Mario Gomez on matchday eight last season. • Barcelona have finished as group winners on 13 occasions, one more than Manchester United and Real Madrid. • Five teams have recorded six successive victories in a UEFA Champions League group stage: Milan (1992/93), Paris Saint-Germain FC (1994/95), FC Spartak Moskva (1995/96), Barcelona (2002/03, first group stage) and Real Madrid (2011/12). • Fifteen teams have gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without picking up a single point, including Villarreal CF, FC Oţelul Galaţi and GNK Dinamo Zagreb in 2011/12. • Barcelona scored 20 goals in the 2011/12 group stage, equalling Manchester United's competition record from 1998/99. Barcelona scored 19 times in the 1999/2000 first group stage, a tally matched by Real Madrid last season. • Dinamo Zagreb conceded 22 goals in the 2011/12 group stage, a new record. The previous highest goals against total was 19, shared by MŠK Žilina (2010/11), Debreceni VSC (2009/10), FC Dynamo Kyiv (2007/08) and Ferencvárosi TC in 1995/96. • 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 FC (2005/06), Villarreal (2005/06) and Manchester United (2010/11) all let in just one. • Before their 3-1 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on matchday six of the 2006/07 campaign, Spartak Moskva went 22 games without a victory in the competition. • The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is seven points. The first to do it since three points for a win was introduced in 1995/96 were Legia Warszawa that same season before Dynamo Kyiv and Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed it in 1999/2000 and Liverpool in 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed with seven points in 2002/03, as did Rangers FC and SV Werder Bremen in 2005/06. • 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.

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SL Benfica Formed: 1904 Nickname: As Águias (The Eagles) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Cup (2): 1961, 1962, (1963), (1965), (1968), (1988), (1990) • UEFA Cup: (1983) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 32 (2010) Portuguese Cup: 24 (2004) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 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 2007/08: UEFA Cup round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2006/07: UEFA Cup quarter-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2005/06: quarter-finals 2004/05: UEFA Cup round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2003/04: UEFA Cup fourth round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2002/03: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 10-0: Benfica v CS Stade Dudelange 05/10/65, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg • Biggest away win 0-8: CS Stade Dudelange v Benfica 30/09/65, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Benfica v Manchester United FC 09/03/66, European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-finals second leg • Heaviest away defeat 7-0: RC Celta de 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 FC 01/11/06, group stage • Biggest away win 0-2 twice, most recently v FC Basel 1893 18/10/11, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 1-2: Benfica v FC Schalke 04 07/12/10, group stage 0-1 on four occasions, most recently v Chelsea FC 27/03/12, quarter-final first leg • Heaviest away defeat 3-0 twice, most recently v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC 24/11/10, group stage

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FC Barcelona Formed: 1899 Nicknames: Azulgrana (Blue and Reds, Spanish), Blaugrana (Blue and Reds, Catalan) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Cup (4): (1961), (1986), 1992, (1994), 2006, 2009, 2011 • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (4): (1969), 1979, 1982, 1989, (1991), 1997 • UEFA Super Cup (4): (1979), (1982), (1989), 1992, 1997, (2006), 2009, 2011 • European/South American Cup: (1992) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 21 (2011) Spanish Cup: 26 (2012) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2011/12: semi-finals 2010/11: winners 2009/10: semi-finals 2008/09: winners 2007/08: semi-finals 2006/07: round of 16 2005/06: winners 2004/05: round of 16 2003/04: UEFA Cup fourth round 2002/03: quarter-finals Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 8-0: twice, most recently v ŠKM Púchov 15/10/03, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 0-7: Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC v Barcelona 12/09/95, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: twice, most recently v FC Dynamo Kyiv 05/11/97, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: AC Milan v Barcelona 18/05/94, European Champion Clubs' Cup final (played in Athens) 4-1: Valencia CF v Barcelona 02/05/00, UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg 3-0 on ten occasions, most recently v AS Roma 26/02/02, UEFA Champions League second group stage UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 7-1: Barcelona v Bayer 04 Leverkusen 07/03/12, round of 16 second leg • Biggest away win 0-5: twice, most recently FC BATE Borisov v Barcelona 28/09/11, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: AC Milan v Barcelona (see above for details) 4-1: Valencia CF v Barcelona (see above for details) 3-0 on three occasions, most recently v AS Roma (see above for details)

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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 the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999), the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (1973-to date), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded. :: Match officials The 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 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 National team competitions Club competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship UCL: UEFA Champions League WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals UEL: UEFA Europa League U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UCUP: UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Championship SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup • WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship :: Competition stages :: Other abbreviations F: Final 3QR: Third qualifying round (aet): Match decided after extra timeNo.: Number GS: Group stage R1: First round aetps: Match decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal GS1: First group stage R2: Second round and penalty shoot-out GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round ag: Match decided on away goals (P): Penalty KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals AP: Appearances Pos.: Position QF: Quarter-finals R16: round of 16 Comp.: Competition Pts: Points QR: Qualifying round R32: Round of 32 D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg GA: Goals against sg: Match decided by silver goal FT: Final tournament PO: Play-off GF: Goals for t: Match decided by toss of a coin ELITE: Elite round (Rep) : Replay gg: Match decided by golden goal W: Won 3rdPO: Third-place play-off PO - FT: Play-off for Final L: Lost Y: Booked Tournament Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) GS-FT: Group stage – final Prom/rel PO: Promotion/relegation N/A: Not applicable tournament play-off :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted :: Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended #: Suspended for at least one match 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 www..com.

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