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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2013/2014 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stade Vélodrome - Marseille Wednesday 18 September 2013 20.45 CET (20.45 local time) Marseille Group F - Matchday 1 Arsenal Last updated 17/09/2013 01:08 CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 5 Match facts 7 Squad list 9 Head coach 12 Match officials 13 Fixtures and results 14 Match-by-match lineups 18 Group Standings 20 Competition facts 22 Team facts 23 Legend 25

1 - Arsenal FC Wednesday 18 September 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Arsenal FC - Olympique de 01/11/2011 GS 0-0 London Marseille Olympique de Marseille - Arsenal 19/10/2011 GS 0-1 Marseille Ramsey 90+2 FC

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Olympique de Marseille 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 Arsenal FC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0

Olympique de Marseille - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Manchester United FC - 2-1 Hernández 5, 75; 15/03/2011 R16 Manchester Olympique de Marseille agg: 2-1 Brown 82(og) Olympique de Marseille - 23/02/2011 R16 0-0 Marseille Manchester United FC Olympique de Marseille - 08/12/2010 GS 1-0 Marseille Brandão 81 Chelsea FC Chelsea FC - Olympique de 28/09/2010 GS 2-0 London Terry 7, Anelka 28(P) Marseille

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Liverpool FC - Olympique de 26/11/2008 GS 1-0 Liverpool Gerrard 23 Marseille Olympique de Marseille - Cana 23; Gerrard 26, 16/09/2008 GS 1-2 Marseille Liverpool FC 32(P)

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Olympique de Marseille - Gerrard 4, Torres 11, 11/12/2007 GS 0-4 Marseille Liverpool FC Kuyt 48, Babel 90+1 Liverpool FC - Olympique de 03/10/2007 GS 0-1 Liverpool Valbuena 77 Marseille

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Ribéry 45+2, Ben Olympique de Marseille - Bolton 2-1 23/02/2006 3R Marseille Haim I 68(og); Wanderers FC agg: 2-1 Giannakopoulos 25 Bolton Wanderers FC - 15/02/2006 3R 0-0 Bolton Olympique de Marseille

2 Olympique de Marseille - Arsenal FC Wednesday 18 September 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Olympique de Marseille - 2-0 06/05/2004 SF Marseille Drogba 18, 82 Newcastle United FC agg: 2-0 Newcastle United FC - Olympique 22/04/2004 SF 0-0 Newcastle de Marseille Olympique de Marseille - 2-1 Drogba 38(P), Méïté 25/03/2004 R4 Marseille Liverpool FC agg: 3-2 58; Heskey 15 Liverpool FC - Olympique de 11/03/2004 R4 1-1 Liverpool Baroš 55; Drogba 79 Marseille

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Chelsea FC - Olympique de 08/03/2000 2ndGS 1-0 London Wise 27 Marseille Olympique de Marseille - 29/02/2000 2ndGS 1-0 Marseille Pirès 16 Chelsea FC Olympique de Marseille - 19/10/1999 GS 1-0 Marseille Gallas 69 Manchester United FC Manchester United FC - Cole 78, Scholes 82; 29/09/1999 GS 2-1 Manchester Olympique de Marseille Bakayoko 40

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Olympique de Marseille - 2-1 Emon 25, Nogues 80; 29/09/1976 R1 Marseille Southampton FC agg: 2-5 Peach 66 Southampton FC - Olympique de Waldron 30, Channon 15/09/1976 R1 4-0 Southampton Marseille 33, 70(P), Osgood 35

Arsenal FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Arsenal FC - Montpellier Hérault Wilshere 49, Podolski 21/11/2012 GS 2-0 London SC 63 Belhanda 9(P); Montpellier Hérault SC - Arsenal 18/09/2012 GS 1-2 Montpellier Podolski 16, Gervinho FC 18

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Kanu 53; Kapo 8, 22/10/2002 GS Arsenal FC - AJ Auxerre 1-2 London Fadiga 27 02/10/2002 GS AJ Auxerre - Arsenal FC 0-1 Auxerre Gilberto Silva 48

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Bergkamp 33; 21/02/2001 2ndGS Arsenal FC - 1-1 London Edmílson 90 13/02/2001 2ndGS Olympique Lyonnais - Arsenal FC 0-1 Lyon Henry 59

3 Olympique de Marseille - Arsenal FC Wednesday 18 September 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-2 Nouma 72; Henry 42, 20/04/2000 SF RC Lens - Arsenal FC Lens agg: 1-3 Kanu 86 06/04/2000 SF Arsenal FC - RC Lens 1-0 London Bergkamp 2 Sibierski 13, 58, 3-3 Vahirua 80; Grimandi 09/12/1999 R3 FC Nantes - Arsenal FC Nantes agg: 3-6 25, Henry 31, Overmars 43 Overmars 15(P), 25/11/1999 R3 Arsenal FC - FC Nantes 3-0 London Winterburn 82, Bergkamp 90

UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 25/11/1998 GS Arsenal FC - RC Lens 0-1 London Debeve 72 Vairelles 90+2; 16/09/1998 GS RC Lens - Arsenal FC 1-1 Lens Overmars 51

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 16/03/1995 QF AJ Auxerre - Arsenal FC Auxerre Wright 16 agg: 1-2 02/03/1995 QF Arsenal FC - AJ Auxerre 1-1 London Wright 60; Verlaat 63

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Arsenal FC - Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 12/04/1994 SF London Campbell 7 FC agg: 2-1 Paris Saint-Germain FC - Arsenal 29/03/1994 SF 1-1 Paris Ginola 50; Wright 35 FC

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Olympique de Marseille 11 7 1 3 11 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 22 8 5 9 16 23 Arsenal FC 9 4 3 2 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 10 6 2 23 12

4 Olympique de Marseille - Arsenal FC Wednesday 18 September 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Match background

Olympique de Marseille begin their ninth UEFA Champions League campaign with a match against familiar foes Arsenal FC, who beat them to first place in their section two seasons ago. Previous meetings • Arsenal had the better of the two games in 2011/12, winning 1-0 away through 's late winner before the London return ended goalless. The Gunners finished a point ahead in the final standings. • The lineups in Marseille on 19 October 2011 were: Marseille: Mandanda, Azpilicueta, Diawara, N'Koulou, Morel, Diarra, Lucho González (Amalfitano 73), Cheyrou (Kaboré 87), Valbuena, A Ayew, Rémy (Gignac 69). Arsenal: Szczęsny, Jenkinson (Djourou 62), Mertesacker, Koscielny, André Santos, Song, Arteta, Rosický, Walcott (Gervinho 67), Arshavin (Ramsey 78), Van Persie. • The defeat means OM's home record against English visitors is W7 D1 L3, with the three defeats coming in the last five fixtures. They have faced three English opponents in their last two campaigns, beating Chelsea FC 1-0 on home soil in the 2010/11 group stage and drawing 0-0 at home to Manchester United FC in the round of 16 before a 2-1 away loss. • Arsenal have remained unbeaten in their nine visits to France: six wins and three draws. They have won the last five fixtures, including a 2-1 success at Montpellier Hérault SC on matchday one last season. • The Gunners have lost two European finals in Paris: 2-1 to FC Barcelona in the 2006 UEFA Champions League and 2-1 (aet) to Real Zaragoza in the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Match background • Last season's absence ended a run of five successive UEFA Champions League campaigns for Marseille. In 2011/12 they made it to the quarter-finals for the first time since becoming the tournament's inaugural winners in 1993, losing 2-0 home and away to FC Bayern München. • Marseille have lost their last three home fixtures on matchday one; two years ago they were away, at Olympiacos FC, and won 1-0. • OM's progress to the 2011/12 quarter-finals came despite their poor home UEFA Champions League record. They lost twice at Stade Vélodrome in the group and the loss to Bayern means they have suffered ten defeats in their last 21 home fixtures in the competition proper, with only eight victories. • Arsenal's success in France is out of step with their recent record on their travels which shows nine defeats in 17 away games in the competition proper and five victories. • Arsène Wenger's team, who finished fourth in the 2012/13 , are in the group stage for the 16th season in a row. For the sixth time in eight campaigns they had to negotiate a qualifying round, overcoming Fenerbahçe SK 5-0 on aggregate in the play-offs. Ramsey scored once in the 3-0 win in Turkey and then got both goals in the home victory. • For the third season in a row Arsenal departed from last year's competition in the round of 16, losing 3-1 at home to Bayern and bowing out on away goals after a 2-0 away win. It was the 13th successive time that they had made it through the group. • The win at Montpellier extended their unbeaten run on matchday one to nine games: seven wins and two draws. Their last opening-day defeat came on 17 September 2003 when FC Internazionale Milano won 3-0 at Highbury. Team ties • Mathieu Flamini began his career at OM, making his senior debut in December 2003. At the end of that season he joined Arsenal for the first time. • Arsène Wenger was a defender with RC Strasbourg and began his coaching career with AS Nancy-Lorraine and AS Monaco FC. • (AJ Auxerre 2004–2007), (EA Guingamp 2004–2007, Tours FC 2007–2009, FC Lorient 2009/10), Mikel Arteta (Paris Saint-German FC 2001–2002), Olivier Giroud ( Foot 38 2005-2008, FC Istres, loan, 2007-2008, Tours FC 2008-2010, Montpellier 2010-2012) and (Auxerre 2010-2013) have all played in France. • Sagna, Koscielny and Giroud are France team-mates of , André-Pierre Gignac, , and Rod Fanni. • Valbuena scored France's second in a 2-1 friendly win against England at on 17 November

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2010. and Kieran Gibbs both appeared for the home side. • Sanogo, Mario Lemina and were all part of France's triumphant FIFA Under-20 World Cup squad in Turkey this summer. • Sagna and Benoît Cheyrou were team-mates at Auxerre. • Alaixys Romao and Jérémy Morel played with Koscielny at Lorient. • Jordan and André Ayew play for Ghana alongside Emmanuel Frimpong. • Souleymane Diawara spent 2006/07 in England with Charlton Athletic FC.

6 Olympique de Marseille - Arsenal FC Wednesday 18 September 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Match facts

Marseille UEFA milestones and competition statistics • Marseille have scored 146 goals in the European Champion Clubs' Cup. Summer transfers • In: Florian Thauvin (LOSC Lille), Saber Khalifa (Évian Thonon Gaillard FC), Dimitri Payet (LOSC Lille), (EA Guingamp), Mario Lemina (FC Lorient), (Le Havre AC). • Out: Morgan Amalfitano (West Bromwich Albion FC, loan), Foued Kadir (Stade Rennais FC, loan), Florian Raspentino (SC Bastia, loan), Rafidine Abdullah (FC Lorient), Abdel Omrani (AC Arles-Avignon, loan), Larry Azouni (FC Lorient, loan), Leyti N'Diaye (released), Modou Sougou (Évian Thonon Gaillard FC, loan), Chris Gadi (released), Sénah Mango (US Luzenac, loan), Najib Ammari (released). International duty • Six Marseille players were called up for senior duty during the international break: Steve Mandanda, Mathieu Valbuena, Payet, André-Pierre Gignac (France), André Ayew (Ghana) and Nicolas N'Koulou (Cameroon). • Gignac won his first cap since the 2010 FIFA World Cup when he replaced in France's goalless draw with Georgia on 6 September. • Four days later Valbuena provided two assists as France won 4-2 in Belarus to secure a top-two finish in World Cup qualifying Group I. General information • Gignac scored in OM's first three games this season, his best start to a campaign. • Lucas Mendes marked his first appearance of the campaign – a 2-1 defeat by AS Monaco FC on 1 September – with his first goal in 33 games. The 23-year-old's only previous strike for OM came on his club debut last October. He made it two in as many outings with Saturday's late equaliser in the 1-1 draw at Toulouse FC. • Of Marseille's 21 wins in last season, 18 were by a single goal and 12 ended 1-0. Arsenal UEFA milestones and competition statistics • This is Arsenal's 16th successive UEFA Champions League campaign, longevity bettered only by Manchester United FC (18) and Real Madrid CF (17). Summer transfers • In: Mesut Özil (Real Madrid CF), Yaya Sanogo (AJ Auxerre), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan), Emiliano Viviano (US Città di Palermo, loan). • Out: Gervinho (AS Roma), Denílson (São Paulo FC), Andrey Arshavin (FC Zenit), Vito Mannone (Sunderland AFC), Sebastian Squillaci (SC Bastia), André Santos (CR Flamengo), Marouane Chamakh (Crystal Palace FC), Johan Djourou (Hamburger SV, loan), (SC Freiburg, loan), Joel Campbell (Olympiacos FC, loan). • Arsenal paid in the region of €50m for Özil, three times their previous club record outlay of €16m for Arshavin in 2009. International duty • Eleven Arsenal players were on senior international duty last week: , Theo Walcott (England), Per Mertesacker, Özil (Germany), Wojciech Szczęsny, Łukasz Fabiański (Poland), Bacary Sagna, Laurent Koscielny, Olivier Giroud (France), Tomáš Rosický (Czech Republic) and Aaron Ramsey (Wales). General information • Arsenal have won five in a row in all competitions since starting their season with a 3-1 home defeat by Aston Villa FC on 17 August. • Giroud has registered a goal in five of Arsenal's six fixtures this term, as many as he mustered in his first 16 outings in 2012/13. Saturday's goal at Sunderland AFC was the first he has scored outside London in the Premier League. • Ramsey has scored six goals for club and country this term, already double what he managed in the whole of 2012/13. • Thomas Vermaelen made his first appearance of the season following a back problem as a late substitute on Saturday, replacing debutant Özil. • Arsenal have won their last nine away games in all competitions, a run that started with the 2-0 victory at FC Bayern

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München in last season's round of 16. Seven have come in the league, just one shy of their best set in 2001/02. • Mikel Arteta is yet to play this season because of a thigh problem, while Abou Diaby has been sidelined since March with a knee injury. (hamstring) could be out until November and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has missed five games with a knee problem.

8 Olympique de Marseille - Arsenal FC Wednesday 18 September 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Squad list

Olympique de Marseille Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Gennaro Bracigliano FRA 01/03/1980 33 ------1 - 9 - 16 Brice Samba FRA 25/04/1994 19 ------30 Steve Mandanda FRA 28/03/1985 28 - - - - - 5 - 35 - 60 - 40 Aly Yirango MLI 04/01/1994 19 ------Defenders 2 Kassim Abdallah FRA 09/04/1987 26 ------4 - 3 Nicolas N'Koulou CMR 27/03/1990 23 - - - - - 5 - 10 - 17 - 4 Lucas Mendes BRA 03/07/1990 23 - - - - - 2 2 - - 5 1 15 Jérémy Morel FRA 02/04/1984 29 - - - - - 3 - 8 - 15 - 21 Souleymane Diawara SEN 24/12/1978 34 - - - - - 4 - 26 1 53 2 23 Benjamin Mendy FRA 17/07/1994 19 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 24 Rod Fanni FRA 06/12/1981 31 - - - - - 5 - 8 - 34 3 Midfielders 7 Benoît Cheyrou FRA 03/05/1981 32 - - - - - 2 - 35 1 80 6 12 Kevin Osei FRA 26/03/1991 22 ------1 - 13 Mario Lemina FRA 01/09/1993 20 ------17 Dimitri Payet FRA 29/03/1987 26 - - - - - 5 3 10 - 22 3 20 Alaixys Romao TGO 18/01/1984 29 - - - - - 5 - - - - - 25 Giannelli Imbula FRA 12/09/1992 21 ------28 Mathieu Valbuena FRA 28/09/1984 28 - - - - - 5 - 32 3 53 4 Forwards 9 André-Pierre Gignac FRA 05/12/1985 27 - - - - - 5 3 9 3 27 10 10 André Ayew GHA 17/12/1989 23 - - - - - 4 - 20 4 28 7 11 Jordan Ayew GHA 11/09/1991 22 - - - - - 4 - 9 - 18 3 14 Florian Thauvin FRA 26/01/1993 20 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 29 Saber Khalifa TUN 14/10/1986 26 - - - - - 3 - - - - - Coach - Élie Baup FRA 17/03/1955 58 ------12 - 64 -

9 Olympique de Marseille - Arsenal FC Wednesday 18 September 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Arsenal FC Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Wojciech Szczęsny POL 18/04/1990 23 - 2 - - - 4 - 12 - 16 - 13 Emiliano Viviano ITA 01/12/1985 27 ------21 Łukasz Fabiański POL 18/04/1985 28 ------12 - 20 - Defenders 3 Bacary Sagna FRA 14/02/1983 30 - 2 - - - 4 - 31 - 61 - 4 Per Mertesacker GER 29/09/1984 28 - 2 - - - 3 - 32 2 66 3 5 Thomas Vermaelen BEL 14/11/1985 27 - - - - - 1 - 26 1 49 2 6 Laurent Koscielny FRA 10/09/1985 28 - 1 - - - 3 - 14 2 16 2 17 ESP 26/02/1986 27 - 2 - - - 3 - 2 - 12 - 25 Carl Jenkinson ENG 08/02/1992 21 - 2 - - - 4 - 7 - 11 - 28 Kieran Gibbs ENG 26/09/1989 23 - 2 1 - - 4 - 16 - 19 1 40 Héctor Bellerín ESP 19/03/1995 18 ------41 Daniel Boateng ENG 02/09/1992 21 ------43 Zachari Fagan ENG 16/11/1994 18 ------54 Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill ENG 21/12/1995 17 ------Midfielders 7 Tomáš Rosický CZE 04/10/1980 32 - 1 - - - 3 - 60 11 84 12 8 Mikel Arteta ESP 26/03/1982 31 ------21 - 48 6 10 Jack Wilshere ENG 01/01/1992 21 - 2 - - - 4 - 14 2 17 2 11 Mesut Özil GER 15/10/1988 24 - - - - - 1 - 41 4 62 5 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ENG 15/08/1993 20 - - - - - 1 - 8 1 8 1 16 Aaron Ramsey WAL 26/12/1990 22 - 2 3 - - 4 2 22 3 28 6 19 ESP 13/12/1984 28 - 2 - - - 3 - 17 - 62 9 20 Mathieu Flamini FRA 07/03/1984 29 - - - - - 2 - 40 - 59 1 26 Emmanuel Frimpong GHA 10/01/1992 21 ------3 - 5 - 31 Ryo Miyaichi JPN 14/12/1992 20 - 1 ------1 - 45 Isaac Hayden ENG 22/03/1995 18 ------47 Jack Jebb ENG 11/09/1995 18 ------56 Jon Toral ESP 05/02/1995 18 ------57 Nico Yennaris ENG 24/05/1993 20 ------58 Gedion Zelalem GER 26/01/1997 16 ------Forwards 9 Lukas Podolski GER 04/06/1985 28 - 2 - - - 2 2 17 7 31 12 12 Olivier Giroud FRA 30/09/1986 26 - 2 1 - - 4 4 7 2 11 4 14 Theo Walcott ENG 16/03/1989 24 - 2 - - - 4 - 43 8 51 11 22 Yaya Sanogo FRA 27/01/1993 20 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 23 Nicklas Bendtner DEN 16/01/1988 25 ------27 8 31 9 36 Benik Afobe ENG 12/02/1993 20 ------37 ENG 09/10/1995 17 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 39 Zak Ansah ENG 04/05/1994 19 ------48 Anthony Jeffrey ENG 03/10/1994 18 ------

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Arsenal FC Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA 49 Austin Lipman ENG 20/09/1995 17 ------Coach - Arsène Wenger FRA 22/10/1949 63 - 2 - - - - - 146 - 202 -

11 Olympique de Marseille - Arsenal FC Wednesday 18 September 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Head coach Olympique de Marseille: Élie Baup Date of birth: 17 March 1955 Nationality: French Playing career: US Larroque, Toulouse FC, SO Mazaret, AS Muret Coaching career: CO Castelnaudary, Toulouse FC, AS Saint-Étienne (twice), FC Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Nantes, Olympique de Marseille • The Pyrenean-born Baup's promising career as a goalkeeper ended at the age of 20 when a car crash left him with two broken bones in his neck. • Having gained formal coaching qualifications, Baup put his theory into practice with amateur side Castelnaudary, doing enough to attract the attention of Toulouse, who put him in charge of their youth academy in 1984; Fabien Barthez was among his discoveries, and he was to move to St-Étienne in a similar capacity in 1991, briefly taking command of the senior team in 1996. • Hired by Bordeaux in 1997, Baup embarked on the most successful spell of his career, with his Girondins selection pipping Marseille to the 1998/99 French title then beating FC Lorient 3-0 in the 2001/02 League Cup final, a victory best remembered for a tremendous . • Having regularly led Bordeaux in Europe, Baup was to return to UEFA competitions in subsequent spells with St- Étienne (2004-06) and Toulouse (2006-08), but took time out after his Nantes side were relegated from Ligue 1 at the end of the 2008/09 campaign. • Following a successful spell as a TV pundit, Baup returned to coaching, replacing at Marseille in July 2012; his side started the 2012/13 season with a record six straight Ligue 1 wins en route to qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stage as runners-up to Paris Saint-Germain FC. Arsenal FC: Arsène Wenger Date of birth: 22 October 1949 Nationality: French Playing career: AS Mutzig, FC Mulhouse, AS Vauban, RC Strasbourg Coaching career: RC Strasbourg (assistant coach), AS Cannes (assistant coach), AS Nancy-Lorraine, AS Monaco FC, Eight, Arsenal FC • Not the most successful of players, Arsène Wenger has more than made up for that as a coach, turning Arsenal into one of Europe's top teams. • Born in Strasbourg, Wenger worked at Strasbourg and Cannes before Nancy-Lorraine offered him his big break. He impressed sufficiently to be offered the job as coach of Monaco in 1987. • Within a year Monaco scooped the French title and Wenger the Coach of the Year award. He led the side to 1991 French Cup glory, then the 1992 European Cup Winners' Cup final where they lost to SV Werder Bremen. After reportedly turning down France and FC Bayern München, he moved on to Japan and enjoyed huge success with Grampus Eight. • Appointed by Arsenal in September 1996, Wenger became the first non-Briton to win the Premier League in 1998, adding the first of four FA Cup triumphs. The Gunners lost the 2000 UEFA Cup final to Galatasaray AŞ but claimed another double in 2002, and in 2003/04 played some thrilling attacking football en route to becoming the first team since 1889 to negotiate an English top-flight season unbeaten. • Wenger nearly topped all his achievements by taking Arsenal to the 2006 UEFA Champions League final, only for FC Barcelona to come from behind to win 2-1. Arsenal's move to their new stadium later that year was also instigated by Wenger.

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Referee Olegário Benquerença (POR) Assistant referees Ricardo Santos (POR) , Rui Tavares (POR) Additional assistant referees Artur Soares (POR) , Carlos Xistra (POR) Fourth official João Santos (POR) UEFA Delegate Christian Schmölzer (AUT) UEFA Referee observer Uno Tutk (EST)

Referee UEFA Champions Name Date of birth UEFA matches League matches Olegário Benquerença 18/10/1969 0 9

Referee since: 1989 First division: 1997 FIFA badge: 2001

Tournaments: 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2003 UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup

Finals N/A

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 22/03/2001 mpo_under18 IR England Poland 0-1 London 21/07/2001 UIC R3 1. FC Slovácko Stade Rennais FC 4-2 Stare Mesto

13 Olympique de Marseille - Arsenal FC Wednesday 18 September 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Fixtures and results

Olympique de Marseille Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 11/08/2013 League EA Guingamp (A) W 3-1 Gignac 2, Payet 4, 16 17/08/2013 League Évian Thonon Gaillard FC (H) W 2-0 Gignac 16, Payet 67 24/08/2013 League Valenciennes FC (A) W 1-0 Gignac 84 01/09/2013 League AS Monaco FC (H) L 1-2 Mendes 43 14/09/2013 League Toulouse FC (A) D 1-1 Mendes 87 18/09/2013 UCL Arsenal FC (H) 21/09/2013 League SC Bastia (A) 24/09/2013 League AS Saint-Étienne (H) 28/09/2013 League FC Lorient (A) 01/10/2013 UCL Borussia Dortmund (A) 06/10/2013 League Paris Saint-Germain FC (H) 19/10/2013 League OGC Nice (A) 22/10/2013 UCL SSC Napoli (H) 26/10/2013 League (H) 02/11/2013 League Stade Rennais FC (A) 06/11/2013 UCL SSC Napoli (A) 09/11/2013 League FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (H) 23/11/2013 League AC Ajaccio (A) 26/11/2013 UCL Arsenal FC (A) 30/11/2013 League Montpellier Hérault SC (H) 04/12/2013 League LOSC Lille (A) 07/12/2013 League FC Nantes (H) 11/12/2013 UCL Borussia Dortmund (H) 15/12/2013 League Olympique Lyonnais (A) FC Girondins de Bordeaux 21/12/2013 League (H) 11/01/2014 League Évian Thonon Gaillard FC (A) 18/01/2014 League Valenciennes FC (H) 25/01/2014 League AS Monaco FC (A) 01/02/2014 League Toulouse FC (H) 08/02/2014 League SC Bastia (H) 15/02/2014 League AS Saint-Étienne (A) 22/02/2014 League FC Lorient (H) 01/03/2014 League Paris Saint-Germain FC (A) 08/03/2014 League OGC Nice (H) 15/03/2014 League Stade de Reims (A) 22/03/2014 League Stade Rennais FC (H) 29/03/2014 League FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (A) 05/04/2014 League AC Ajaccio (H) 12/04/2014 League Montpellier Hérault SC (A) 20/04/2014 League LOSC Lille (H) 26/04/2014 League FC Nantes (A) 04/05/2014 League Olympique Lyonnais (H)

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Olympique de Marseille 10/05/2014 League FC Girondins de Bordeaux (A) 17/05/2014 League EA Guingamp (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 AS Monaco FC 5 4 1 0 9 2 13 2 AS Saint-Étienne 5 4 0 1 7 3 12 3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5 3 2 0 8 3 11 4 Olympique de Marseille 5 3 1 1 8 4 10 5 Stade Rennais FC 5 2 2 1 5 4 8 6 Stade de Reims 5 2 2 1 4 3 8 7 OGC Nice 5 2 2 1 6 7 8 8 Olympique Lyonnais 5 2 1 2 8 4 7 9 FC Nantes 5 2 1 2 5 4 7 10 SC Bastia 5 2 1 2 5 5 7 11 Évian Thonon Gaillard FC 5 2 1 2 7 8 7 12 LOSC Lille 5 2 1 2 3 4 7 13 Montpellier Hérault SC 5 1 3 1 6 8 6 14 FC Lorient 5 2 0 3 3 5 6 15 EA Guingamp 5 1 1 3 4 7 4 16 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 5 1 1 3 3 7 4 17 AC Ajaccio 5 0 3 2 3 5 3 18 Valenciennes FC 5 1 0 4 4 7 3 19 Toulouse FC 5 0 3 2 3 7 3 20 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 5 0 2 3 3 7 2

Arsenal FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 17/08/2013 League Aston Villa FC (H) L 1-3 Giroud 6 21/08/2013 UCL Fenerbahçe SK (A) W 3-0 Gibbs 51, Ramsey 64, Giroud 77 (P) 24/08/2013 League Fulham FC (A) W 3-1 Giroud 14, Podolski 41, 68 27/08/2013 UCL Fenerbahçe SK (H) W 2-0 Ramsey 25, 72 01/09/2013 League Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) W 1-0 Giroud 23 14/09/2013 League Sunderland AFC (A) W 3-1 Giroud 11, Ramsey 67, 76 18/09/2013 UCL Olympique de Marseille (A) 22/09/2013 League Stoke City FC (H) 25/09/2013 Cup West Bromwich Albion FC (A) 28/09/2013 League Swansea City AFC (A) 01/10/2013 UCL SSC Napoli (H) 06/10/2013 League West Bromwich Albion FC (A) 19/10/2013 League Norwich City FC (H) 22/10/2013 UCL Borussia Dortmund (H) 26/10/2013 League Crystal Palace FC (A) 02/11/2013 League Liverpool FC (H) 06/11/2013 UCL Borussia Dortmund (A) 10/11/2013 League Manchester United FC (A) 23/11/2013 League Southampton FC (H)

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Arsenal FC 26/11/2013 UCL Olympique de Marseille (H) 30/11/2013 League Cardiff City AFC (A) 04/12/2013 League Hull City AFC (H) 07/12/2013 League Everton FC (H) 11/12/2013 UCL SSC Napoli (A) 14/12/2013 League Manchester City FC (A) 21/12/2013 League Chelsea FC (H) 26/12/2013 League West Ham United FC (A) 28/12/2013 League Newcastle United FC (A) 01/01/2014 League Cardiff City AFC (H) 11/01/2014 League Aston Villa FC (A) 18/01/2014 League Fulham FC (H) 28/01/2014 League Southampton FC (A) 01/02/2014 League Crystal Palace FC (H) 08/02/2014 League Liverpool FC (A) 11/02/2014 League Manchester United FC (H) 22/02/2014 League Sunderland AFC (H) 01/03/2014 League Stoke City FC (A) 08/03/2014 League Swansea City AFC (H) 15/03/2014 League Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) 22/03/2014 League Chelsea FC (A) 29/03/2014 League Manchester City FC (H) 05/04/2014 League Everton FC (A) 12/04/2014 League West Ham United FC (H) 19/04/2014 League Hull City AFC (A) 26/04/2014 League Newcastle United FC (H) 03/05/2014 League West Bromwich Albion FC (H) 11/05/2014 League Norwich City FC (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Liverpool FC 4 3 1 0 5 2 10 2 Arsenal FC 4 3 0 1 8 5 9 3 Tottenham Hotspur FC 4 3 0 1 4 1 9 4 Manchester City FC 4 2 1 1 8 3 7 5 Manchester United FC 4 2 1 1 6 2 7 6 Chelsea FC 4 2 1 1 4 2 7 7 Stoke City FC 4 2 1 1 3 2 7 8 Newcastle United FC 4 2 1 1 3 5 7 9 Everton FC 4 1 3 0 3 2 6 10 West Ham United FC 4 1 2 1 2 1 5 11 Southampton FC 4 1 2 1 2 2 5 12 Cardiff City AFC 4 1 2 1 4 5 5 13 Swansea City AFC 4 1 1 2 5 7 4 14 Fulham FC 4 1 1 2 3 5 4 15 Norwich City FC 4 1 1 2 3 5 4

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Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 16 Hull City AFC 4 1 1 2 2 5 4 17 Aston Villa FC 4 1 0 3 5 6 3 18 Crystal Palace FC 4 1 0 3 4 6 3 19 West Bromwich Albion FC 4 0 2 2 1 4 2 20 Sunderland AFC 4 0 1 3 3 8 1

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UEFA Champions League - Group stage Group F Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Olympique de Marseille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SSC Napoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Matchday 1 (18/09/2013) Olympique de Marseille-Arsenal FC Matchday 2 (01/10/2013) Borussia Dortmund-Olympique de Marseille Matchday 3 (22/10/2013) Olympique de Marseille-SSC Napoli Matchday 4 (06/11/2013) SSC Napoli-Olympique de Marseille Matchday 5 (26/11/2013) Arsenal FC-Olympique de Marseille Matchday 6 (11/12/2013) Olympique de Marseille-Borussia Dortmund Arsenal FC

UEFA Champions League - Play-off (21/08/2013) Fenerbahçe SK 0-3 Arsenal FC Goals: 0-1 Gibbs 51, 0-2 Ramsey 64, 0-3 Giroud 77 (P) Arsenal FC: Szczęsny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny (33 Jenkinson), Rosický, Wilshere, Giroud (82 Podolski), Walcott (87 Monreal), Ramsey, Santi Cazorla, Gibbs (27/08/2013) Arsenal FC 2-0 Fenerbahçe SK (agg: 5-0) Goals: 1-0 Ramsey 25, 2-0 Ramsey 72 Arsenal FC: Szczęsny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Podolski (49 Gibbs), Wilshere, Giroud (60 Sanogo), Walcott (75 Miyaichi), Ramsey, Monreal, Santi Cazorla, Jenkinson

Group stage Matchday 1 (18/09/2013) Olympique de Marseille-Arsenal FC Matchday 2 (01/10/2013) Arsenal FC-SSC Napoli Matchday 3 (22/10/2013) Arsenal FC-Borussia Dortmund Matchday 4 (06/11/2013) Borussia Dortmund-Arsenal FC Matchday 5 (26/11/2013) Arsenal FC-Olympique de Marseille

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Matchday 6 (11/12/2013) SSC Napoli-Arsenal FC

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Group A Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Manchester United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

17/09/2013 Manchester United FC Bayer 04 Leverkusen Manchester 17/09/2013 Real Sociedad de Fútbol FC Shakhtar Donetsk San Sebastian

Group B Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Juventus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Galatasaray AŞ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Real Madrid CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 FC København 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

17/09/2013 FC København Juventus Copenhagen 17/09/2013 Galatasaray AŞ Real Madrid CF Istanbul

Group C Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 RSC Anderlecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Olympiacos FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

17/09/2013 SL Benfica RSC Anderlecht Lisbon 17/09/2013 Olympiacos FC Paris Saint-Germain FC Piraeus

Group D Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Manchester City FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 FC Bayern München 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 PFC CSKA Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 FC Viktoria Plzeň 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

17/09/2013 FC Bayern München PFC CSKA Moskva Munich 17/09/2013 FC Viktoria Plzeň Manchester City FC Plzen

Group E Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Basel 1893 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 FC Schalke 04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 FC Steaua Bucureşti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Chelsea FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Group E

18/09/2013 Chelsea FC FC Basel 1893 London 18/09/2013 FC Schalke 04 FC Steaua Bucureşti Gelsenkirchen

Group F Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Olympique de Marseille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 SSC Napoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

18/09/2013 Olympique de Marseille Arsenal FC Marseille 18/09/2013 SSC Napoli Borussia Dortmund Naples

Group G Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Zenit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 FK Austria Wien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 FC Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Club Atlético de Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

18/09/2013 FK Austria Wien FC Porto Vienna 18/09/2013 Club Atlético de Madrid FC Zenit Madrid

Group H Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 AFC Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 AC Milan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Celtic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 FC Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

18/09/2013 AC Milan Celtic FC Milan 18/09/2013 FC Barcelona AFC Ajax Barcelona

21 Olympique de Marseille - Arsenal FC Wednesday 18 September 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Competition facts

UEFA Champions League: Did you know? • Last season Chelsea FC became the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/2000 and 2002/03 that featured a second group stage). In 1992/93, FC Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and lost 4-3 on aggregate in the second round to 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. Alessandro 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 Mario Gomez for FC Bayern München on matchday eight in 2011/12. • Barcelona have finished as group winners on 14 occasions, one more than Manchester United. • Barcelona hold the record for successive wins in the UEFA Champions League proper with nine, between 18 September 2002 and 18 February 2003. RSC Anderlecht's 12 straight defeats (10 December 2003 to 23 November 2005) is also a competition record. • 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, most recently 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. • Only RC Deportivo La Coruña (2004/05) and Maccabi Haifa FC (2009/10) have failed to score in a group stage. • Dinamo Zagreb conceded 22 goals in the 2011/12 group stage, a new record that was equalled by FC Nordsjælland last season. The previous highest total was 19, shared by MŠK Žilina (2010/11), Debreceni VSC (2009/10), FC Dynamo Kyiv (2007/08) and Ferencvárosi TC (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 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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Olympique de Marseille Formed: 1899 Nicknames: Les Olympiens (The Olympians), Les Phocéens (The Phocians), OM UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Cup (1): (1991), 1993 • UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League: (1999), (2004) • UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 2005 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 9 (2010) French Cup: 10 (1989) League Cup: 3 (2012) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2012/13: UEFA Europa League group stage 2011/12: quarter-finals 2010/11: round of 16 2009/10: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2008/09: UEFA Cup quarter-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2007/08: UEFA Cup round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2006/07: UEFA Cup first round (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) 2005/06: UEFA Cup round of 16 (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) 2004/05: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2003/04: UEFA Cup runners-up (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-1: Marseille v US Luxembourg 03/10/73, UEFA Cup first round second leg 6-0: Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva 17/03/93, UEFA Champions League group stage • Biggest away win 0-7: MŠK Žilina v Marseille 03/11/10, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Marseille v Liverpool FC 11/12/07, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: 1. FC Köln v Marseille 06/11/73, UEFA Cup second round second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 6-0: Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (see above for details) • Biggest away win 0-7: MŠK Žilina v Marseille (see above for details) • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Marseille v Liverpool FC (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: S.S. Lazio v Marseille 14/03/00, second group stage

Arsenal FC Formed: 1886 Nickname: The Gunners UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)

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• European Cup: (2006) • UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League: (2000) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): (1980), 1994, (1995) • UEFA Super Cup: (1994) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 13 (2004) FA Cup: 10 (2005) League Cup: 2 (1993) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2012/13: round of 16 2011/12: round of 16 2010/11: round of 16 2009/10: quarter-finals 2008/09: semi-finals 2007/08: quarter-finals 2006/07: round of 16 2005/06: runners-up 2004/05: round of 16 2003/04: quarter-finals Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-0: Arsenal v SK Slavia Praha 23/10/07, UEFA Champions League group stage • Biggest away win 0-7: R. Standard de Liège v Arsenal 03/11/93, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 2-5: Arsenal v FC Spartak Moskva 29/09/82, UEFA Cup first round second leg 0-3: Arsenal v FC Internazionale Milano 17/09/03, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: AC Milan v Arsenal 15/02/12, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 7-0: Arsenal v SK Slavia Praha (see above for details) • Biggest away win 1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal 25/11/03, group stage 0-4: PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal 25/09/02, first group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Arsenal v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: AC Milan v Arsenal (see above for details)

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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 No.: Number GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round goals R2: Second round R3: Third round P: Penalty 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 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 UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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