UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS CSKA Arena - Moscow Thursday 26 November 2020 18.55CET (20.55 local time) PFC CSKA Moskva Group K - Matchday 4 Last updated 24/11/2020 17:22CET

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1 PFC CSKA Moskva - Feyenoord Thursday 26 November 2020 - 18.55CET (20.55 local time) Match press kit CSKA Arena, Moscow

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CSKA Moskva prop up the Group K table with just two points but victory at home to a Feyenoord side that defeated them last time out in Rotterdam would reignite their chances of reaching the UEFA Europa League knockout phase. • Feyenoord entered Matchday 3 bottom of the section but leapfrogged CSKA with a 3-1 win, all the goals coming in the second half as , Orkun Kökçü and put the Rotterdammers 3-0 up before 's own goal provided the Russian side with a late consolation. Previous meetings • Matchday 3 provided a first home win in the four UEFA encounters between the clubs, the first three having yielded one away victory apiece and a draw. The only previous meeting in Moscow was won 1-0 by Feyenoord in the 1996/97 UEFA Cup first round first leg. • CSKA's record at home to Dutch visitors is W1 L2, the victory coming in the most recent of those matches, 3-2 against PSV Eindhoven on Matchday 2 of the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League • Feyenoord's victory against CSKA remains their only one in Russia (D1 L2), their last visit, in August 2013, bringing a 1-0 defeat at Kuban Krasnodar in the UEFA Europa League play-offs (1-3 on aggregate). Form guide CSKA • CSKA are back for a UEFA Europa League group stage encore having finished fourth in the Russian Premier League for the second year in a row under head coach Viktor Goncharenko. UEFA Champions League group stage participants for six straight years from 2013/14 to 2018/19, their 2019/20 UEFA Europa League campaign ended early as they finished bottom of their group, on five points, behind Espanyol, Ludogorets and Ferencváros. • The 2004/05 UEFA Cup winners collected 16 points in their only other UEFA Europa League group stage adventure, in 2010/11, to top their section and progress to the round of 16, and in 2017/18, having finished third in their UEFA Champions League group, they made it to the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, where they were knocked out by Arsenal. • CSKA won all three of their Moscow fixtures in that 2010/11 UEFA Europa League group stage, but registered just one point at home last season. They are now, after a 0-0 draw against Dinamo Zagreb on Matchday 2, on a six-match winless European run in the Russian capital (D2 L4), their last victory there a famous 1-0 success against holders Real Madrid on Matchday 2 of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League. Feyenoord • Feyenoord were placed third in the Dutch last season, thus returning to the UEFA Europa League group stage, where they ended up bottom of their section in 2019/20 behind Porto, Rangers and Young Boys. They also reached the Dutch Cup final, against Utrecht, although the fixture was cancelled. • This is the Rotterdam club's fourth appearance in the UEFA Europa League group stage and the first time they have participated two seasons running. They topped their section in 2014/15 but have failed to qualify in their two appearances since, finishing third in 2016/17 despite beating eventual winners Manchester United 1-0 at home on Matchday 1. • Feyenoord have won just two of their last 25 European away fixtures (D5 L18), losing all three in last season's UEFA Europa League group stage. A goalless draw at Dinamo Zagreb on Matchday 1 made their all-time away record in the competition proper W1 D3 L7. Links and trivia • Feyenoord striker Nicolai Jørgensen is one appearance short of his 50th in UEFA club competition. • Serbian defender Uroš Spajić is on loan at Feyenoord from Russian club Krasnodar. A starter on Matchday 3, he is now unbeaten in four matches against CSKA (W3 D1). • Senesi and CSKA striker Adolfo Gaich played together in their native Argentina for San Lorenzo in 2018/19. • CSKA's Nigerian striker Chidera Ejuke played in the Dutch Eredivisie last season for Heerenveen, scoring nine goals in 25 games. • Feyenoord coach won the 2007/08 UEFA Cup with Zenit. He has also led three other clubs in the UEFA Europa League group stage, suffering elimination with PSV Eindhoven in 2012/13 before taking AZ Alkmaar (2013/14) and Fenerbahçe (2016/17) through to the knockout phase. • CSKA trio Igor Akinfeev, Viktor Vasin and Alan Dzagoev all played under Advocaat when he was the head coach of the Russian national team from 2010 to 2012.

2 PFC CSKA Moskva - Feyenoord Thursday 26 November 2020 - 18.55CET (20.55 local time) Match press kit CSKA Arena, Moscow • Feyenoord and CSKA are two of six former UEFA Cup winners competing in this season's UEFA Europa League group stage, together with Bayer Leverkusen (Group C), PSV Eindhoven (E), Napoli (F) and Tottenham (J). • The Rotterdam club are also one of six ex-European Cup winners among the 48 group stage participants – alongside Benfica (Group D), PSV (E), Celtic and AC Milan (H) and Crvena zvezda (L).

3 PFC CSKA Moskva - Feyenoord Thursday 26 November 2020 - 18.55CET (20.55 local time) Match press kit CSKA Arena, Moscow Legend 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 Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, 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.

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