2006/07 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL MATCHWEEK STATS PACK - MATCHWEEK 6 FIXTURE LIST MATCHDAY 6 - Tuesday, 05 December Grp Match Kick-Off Venue A FC Barcelona v Werder Bremen 20:45 CET Camp Nou, Barcelona A Chelsea FC v PFC Levski Sofia 20:45 CET Stamford Bridge, London B Sporting Clube de Portugal v FC Spartak Moskva 20:45 CET José Alvalade, Lisbon B FC Bayern München v FC Internazionale Milano 20:45 CET Fußball Arena München, Munich C Galatasaray SK v Liverpool FC 20:45 CET Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadium, Istanbul C PSV Eindhoven v FC Girondins de Bordeaux 20:45 CET PSV Stadium, Eindhoven D Olympiacos CFP v FC Shakhtar Donetsk 20:45 CET Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens D AS Roma v Valencia CF 20:45 CET Stadio Olimpico, Rome MATCHDAY 6 - Wednesday, 06 December Grp Match Kick-Off Venue E FC Dynamo Kyiv v Real Madrid CF 20:45 CET NSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Kiev E Olympique Lyonnais v FC Steaua Bucuresti 20:45 CET Stade de Gerland, Lyon F FC København v Celtic FC 20:45 CET Parken Stadium, Copenhagen F Manchester United FC v SL Benfica 20:45 CET Old Trafford, Manchester G Hamburger SV v PFC CSKA Moskva 20:45 CET Arena Hamburg, Hamburg G FC Porto v Arsenal FC 20:45 CET Estádio do Dragão, Porto H RSC Anderlecht v AEK Athens FC 20:45 CET Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels H AC Milan v LOSC Lille Métropole 20:45 CET Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Last updated 27.11.2006 18:44:12CET uefa.com 1 2006/07 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL MATCHWEEK STATS PACK - MATCHWEEK 6 MATCHWEEK PREVIEW Six places left on last night Group A: With Chelsea FC already assured a place, the Camp Nou meeting of FC Barcelona and Werder Bremen will decide who joins the English champions in the first knockout round. With ten points, Bremen need only a point in Catalonia, while Barcelona, who have eight points, must win or face becoming the first defending champions not to reach the knockout stage. Chelsea will make sure of first place by winning their home match against PFC Levski Sofia although a draw will do if Bremen fail to beat Barcelona. Group B: FC Bayern München and FC Internazionale Milano are already through to the next stage but will now contest first place when they face off in Munich. With a two-point advantage over the Italian side, Bayern need only a draw to finish top of the section, while Inter must win. Third-placed Sporting Clube de Portugal will secure a UEFA Cup berth with a home draw against FC Spartak Moskva. Three points behind Sporting at the foot of the standings, only victory will suffice for Spartak if they are to avoid taking the wooden spoon. Group C: Everything is decided in this section with Liverpool FC and PSV Eindhoven confirmed as the two top and FC Girondins de Bordeaux set for the UEFA Cup. Although PSV could yet climb level on 13 points with Liverpool, they cannot overtake them due to the English side's superior head-to-head record. The same applies with Bordeaux, who are sure of third place even though Galatasaray could still join them on four points. Group D: With a six-point lead, Valencia CF are already confirmed as group winners. However, the other three teams all still have something to play for. Second-placed AS Roma have seven points and need only draw at home to Valencia to pip FC Shakhtar Donetsk (five points) to a place in the first knockout round. A draw would take Roma on to eight points and although Shakhtar could match that total by beating Olympiacos CFP, the Italian team would advance on the head-to-head rule. Roma can even afford to lose provided Shakhtar do not win. Fourth-placed Olympiacos must beat Shakhtar to pip them to third place and a UEFA Cup berth. Group E: The standings were settled on Matchday 5, with Olympique Lyonnais and Real Madrid CF first and second, and FC Steaua Bucuresti securing third place. Draws for Lyon and Steaua – against Madrid and FC Dynamo Kyiv respectively – ensured them superior head-to-head records against their rivals. This means that although Madrid could yet match Lyon's total of 13 points, they would still have to settle for second place. Ditto Dynamo, who lie three points behind Steaua. Group F: Celtic FC's win over Manchester United FC carried the Scottish champions into the UEFA Champions League knockout stage for the first time – and upped the ante for United's Old Trafford showdown with SL Benfica. With a two-point lead over the Portuguese side, United need only draw to secure their progress but three points alone will do for Benfica, who must otherwise settle for third place. Celtic visit eliminated FC København needing only to match United's result to finish top of the group. Group G: Arsenal FC and FC Porto go into the final-day meeting in Portugal level on ten points at the top of the group, with PFC CSKA Moskva two points behind. Victory for either Arsenal or Porto will guarantee them first place while a draw will carry them both through with Arsenal top. If they draw and CSKA win at Hamburger SV, all three sides will have eleven points but it will again be Arsenal and Porto who advance. CSKA must beat the eliminated German team and hope the game in Porto produces a winner. Group H: Last updated 27.11.2006 18:44:12CET uefa.com 2 2006/07 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL MATCHWEEK STATS PACK - MATCHWEEK 6 With AC Milan already confirmed as group winners, AEK Athens FC and LOSC Lille Métropole are left to fight it out for second place. AEK are in pole position with seven points to Lille's six, and they visit RSC Anderlecht knowing they need only match their French rivals' result at Milan to continue in the competition. If AEK and Lille finish level on points, however, the French team will progress via their superior head-to-head record. Anderlecht can still qualify for the UEFA Cup, meanwhile, if they beat AEK and Milan win – a scenario that would leave them and Lille level on six points with Anderlecht boasting the better head-to-head record. Last updated 27.11.2006 18:44:12CET uefa.com 3 2006/07 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL MATCHWEEK STATS PACK - MATCHWEEK 6 COMPETITION FACTS UEFA Champions League: Did you know? • UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones Holders FC Barcelona are not having an easy ride this time around. Failure to beat Werder Bremen would make them 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 1999/00 and 2002/03 that featured a second group stage) Manchester United FC could become the first team to win their first three games in a group stage and still not progress if they fail to pick up at least a point against SL Benfica. Alessandro Costacurta will extend the UEFA Champions League oldest player record he set on Matchday 5 to 40 years and 226 days if he features against LOSC Lille Métropole. Against AEK Athens FC on Matchday 5, the veteran defender was 40 years and 211 days, 94 days older than previous record holder, Club Brugge KV goalkeeper Dany Verlinden when he played the full 90 minutes against AFC Ajax on 9 December 2003. Laurent Blanc is currently the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 36 years and 339 days having found the net for Manchester United FC in their 3-2 defeat of Olympiacos CFP on 23 October 2002. For those already-qualified clubs considering giving a chance to young players, Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League. He was 16 years and 87 days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994. He was then sent off in the 37th minute. PFC Levski Sofia have double incentive for wanting to do well at Chelsea FC. They are aiming to avoid joining 1. FC Košice in being the only team to have played in the UEFA Champions League and never picked up a point. The Slovakian side did just that in their maiden campaign in 1997/98, and have not returned to the competition since. Only five other teams have ever gone through a single group stage campaign without picking up a point namely SK Rapid Wien (05/06), RSC Anderlecht (04/05), FC Spartak Moskva and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (02/03, first and second group stage respectively) and Fenerbahçe SK (01/02, first group stage). Levski have also shipped 15 goals in their first five outings this term, just four short of the record number let in by Ferencvárosi TC in the 1995/96 campaign. Spartak have not won in their last 22 games in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC on Matchday 3 this season. AEK ended their run of 21 games without a win with a 1-0 home victory against LOSC Lille Métropole on Matchday 4. Spartak extended their sequence without a win to 22 games with the 2-2 home draw against FC Bayern München on Matchday 5. Those 22 games are made up of 17 defeats and five draws. The last time Spartak won was 22 November 2000 with a 4-1 second group stage victory at home against Arsenal FC.