Rangers FC - ACF Fiorentina MATCH PRESS KIT Ibrox, Thursday 24 April 2008 - 20.45 CET (19.45 local time) Matchday 12 - Semi-finals, first leg

Contents 1 - Match background 6 - Competition facts 2 - Squad list 7 - Team facts 3 - Match officials 8 - Competition information 4 - Domestic information 9 - Legend 5 - Match-by-match lineups

Match background

ACF Fiorentina will look to go back to the future when they visit Rangers FC with their sights on a place in the UEFA Cup final.

• The Viola defeated Rangers home and away to claim their only previous European trophy – the 1960/61 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup – and how Cesare Prandelli's side would love to repeat that feat in this semi-final encounter.

• They can expect an awkward evening in Glasgow, though, where 's men have yet to concede a goal in the competition. Rangers will be determined to earn another clean sheet as they close in on a first European final in 38 years – and one to be played just south of the border in Manchester.

• The teams' only previous meetings came in that 1960/61 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final – the first in that tournament's history and the only one contested over two legs – and it is inevitable memories will be stirred of those games 47 years ago.

• Only ten clubs entered the inaugural UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and Rangers beat Ferencvárosi TC of Hungary, West Germany's VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC from England to make the final.

• Fiorentina won through by overcoming Switzerland's FC Luzern and NK Dinamo Zagreb, then representing the former Yugoslavia.

• The first leg of the final was held at Ibrox on 17 May 1961 when Fiorentina – coached by Hungarian legend Nándor Hidegkuti – gained a decisive advantage. Luigi Milan scored in the 12th and 88th minutes to leave 's side – featuring future Rangers greats , Eric Caldow, Ian McMillan and Jimmy Millar – with a mountain to climb in Italy.

• Milan struck again 12 minutes into the second leg in Florence ten days later, and although Scott Alexander pulled one back for Rangers on the hour, Swedish forward Kurt Hamrin scored again for Fiorentina four minutes from time to make it 2-1 at the Comunale Stadium – and 4-1 on aggregate.

• Rangers, like Fiorentina, have lifted a single European trophy in their history, capturing the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1971/72.

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• Yet this is the fifth UEFA competition semi-final for the Glasgow outfit, who won through to the final on three of the previous four occasions. Their semi-final record is: 1959/60 European Champion Clubs' Cup, Eintracht Frankfurt 4-12 (aggregate) 1960/61 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 1966/67 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, SK Slavia Praha 2-0 1971/72 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, FC Bayern München 3-1

• Fiorentina have played in five semi-finals before, prevailing on all but one occasion: 1956/57 European Champion Clubs' Cup, Crvena Zvezda 1-0 (aggregate) 1960/61 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Dinamo Zagreb 4-2 1961/62 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Újpesti TE 3-0 1989/90 UEFA Cup, Werder Bremen 1-1 (won on away goals) 1996/97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, FC Barcelona 1-3

• Including those distant encounters with Fiorentina, Rangers have played 21 games against Italian opposition in UEFA club competition and their record reads W6 D3 L12. At home they have won five, drawn two and lost three, while in Italy they have won one, drawn one and lost nine.

• Rangers became the first team from Scotland to win a match on Italian soil when they beat AS Livorno Calcio 3-2 at the Armando Picchi Stadium in the 2006/07 UEFA Cup group stage.

• Fiorentina have played four games overall against Scottish sides. Besides their May 1961 meetings with Rangers, they took on Celtic FC in the 1969/70 European Cup quarter-finals and bowed out after losing 3-0 in Glasgow, then winning 1-0 in Italy.

• Thus their record on Scottish turf is won one, lost one, while they have a 100 per cent record in Florence.

• Rangers manager Smith and defender David Weir may be tempted to renew old acquaintances in the run-up to the first leg, given that Fiorentina overcame on penalties their former club Everton FC in the Round of 16. Weir played for Everton between 1999 and 2007, while Smith was in charge at Goodison Park from 1998 to 2002.

• Smith is in his second spell at Rangers, whom he led to seven successive Scottish titles between 1991 and 1997. He left after missing out on what would have been a record tenth straight championship in 1997/98.

• Fiorentina coach Prandelli was a for US Cremonese, Atalanta BC and Juventus before coaching Atalanta, US Lecce, Hellas-Verona FC, Venezia FC, Parma FC and AS Roma. He took the reins at Fiorentina in 2005.

• Rangers are the lowest-scoring team left in the UEFA Cup. They have netted just 12 times in their 12 games in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup this term, while conceding eleven. Fiorentina, by comparison, have scored 20 and shipped ten in their 12 UEFA Cup matches.

• Rangers midfielder and Fiorentina goalkeeper Sébastian Frey were team-mates at AS Cannes during the 1997/98 campaign, although it was a season that neither player will care to remember. Cannes were relegated after finishing bottom of .

• has been Fiorentina's most dangerous striker in Europe, his six goals making him the fourth-most prolific marksman in the competition behind (FC Bayern München – 10), Pavel Pogrebnyak (FC Zenit St. Petersburg – 8) and Stefan Kiessling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 7). The veteran is the Viola's second-highest scorer with three goals.

• Jean-Claude Darcheville, and Daniel Cousin are the only players to have found the target more than once for Rangers in Europe this term, striking twice each.

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• Rangers captain and fellow midfielder are suspended for the first leg following bookings in the quarter-final second leg. Lee McCulloch and Saša Papac are within a yellow card of a ban.

• Fiorentina have midfielder Marco Donadel suspended, while Riccardo Montolivo, Mutu and Tomáš Ujfaluši are all one caution away from missing the second leg.

• Rangers parachuted into the UEFA Cup after a third-placed finish in their UEFA Champions League group. They then overcame Panathinaikos FC, Werder Bremen and Sporting Clube de Portugal to reach the semis. They are the only refugees from the UEFA Champions League surviving in the UEFA Cup.

• Fiorentina's UEFA Cup journey began with a penalty shoot-out success against FC Groningen in the first round. They finished second in Group G – W2 D2 L0 – then eliminated Rosenborg BK, Everton and PSV Eindhoven en route to the last four.

• This contest could test the loyalties of former Rangers captain , who spent two seasons at Fiorentina before moving to play at Ibrox between 1997 and 2003.

• Amoruso landed the Italian Cup and Italian Super Cup with Fiorentina in 1997, then captured three league crowns with Rangers and was named Scotland's Player of the Year for 2002.

• He said: "For me, it will be very difficult to support Fiorentina or Rangers in these games. Both teams have been very important in my life and even if I'm Italian and the Viola were my first team in Italy, and the first where I won a trophy, I spent six good years at Rangers. For that reason I will not take sides and will be in the middle, hoping that the best team goes through to the final."

• Amoruso added: "The two teams are very similar. Fiorentina have the quality of Adrian Mutu but their main strength is the collective game. Rangers have good players like Barry Ferguson and , but above all it is their unity that works well for them and gives them the edge. I don't know who will progress but I do know I am going to see a couple of fantastic games."

• Fiorentina's Comunale Stadium was renamed in honour of former Italian Football Federation and UEFA President Artemio Franchi in 1991. Franchi died in a road accident near Siena in 1983.

• The second leg will be staged at the Artemio Franchi Stadium on 1 May, with the overall winner being the nominal away team in the UEFA Cup final at the City of Manchester Stadium on 14 May.

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Squad list

Rangers Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Allan McGregor SCO 31.01.1982 26 - - - 10 - 6 - 14 - 24 - 13 SCO 10.03.1978 30 ------16 Graeme Smith SCO 03.10.1982 25 ------Defenders 3 David Weir SCO 10.05.1970 37 - - - 10 1 5 - 11 - 27 1 5 Saša Papac BIH 07.02.1980 28 * - - 9 - 6 - 22 1 40 1 21 Kirk Broadfoot SCO 08.08.1984 23 - - - 3 - 6 - 6 - 9 - 22 Andy Webster SCO 23.04.1982 26 ------10 2 10 2 24 Carlos Cuéllar ESP 23.08.1981 26 - - - 10 - 6 - 15 1 27 2 28 SCO 16.06.1984 23 - - - 4 - 2 1 4 1 14 1 30 Christian Dailly SCO 23.10.1973 34 - - - - - 4 - 10 - 12 - 6 Barry Ferguson SCO 02.02.1978 30 S - - 10 1 6 - 32 5 80 6 7 Brahim Hemdani FRA 15.03.1978 30 - - - 9 - 6 - 25 1 47 1 8 Kevin Thomson SCO 14.10.1984 23 S - - 8 - 2 - 7 - 19 - 11 Charles Adam SCO 10.12.1985 22 - - - 7 2 4 - 12 3 19 5 15 SCO 09.10.1982 25 ------17 Chris Burke SCO 02.12.1983 24 - - - - - 2 - 10 - 19 - 27 Lee McCulloch SCO 14.05.1978 29 * - - 9 1 5 - 5 - 15 1 35 NIR 01.01.1985 23 - - - - - 6 1 6 1 6 1 39 Amdy Faye SEN 12.03.1977 31 - - - 1 - - - 9 - 29 - Forwards 4 Thomas Buffel BEL 19.02.1981 27 ------15 3 30 5 9 Kris Boyd SCO 18.08.1983 24 - - - 2 - 1 - 10 3 15 3 10 ESP 26.03.1979 29 - - - 7 2 4 1 20 7 36 14 19 Jean-Claude Darcheville FRA 25.07.1975 32 - - - 8 1 2 1 13 8 29 10 29 Daniel Cousin FRA 07.02.1977 31 - 1 - 7 1 3 1 20 10 36 14 38 SCO 14.09.1986 21 - - - 3 - 1 - 1 - 4 - Coach - Walter Smith SCO 24.02.1948 60 - - - 10 - 6 - 12 - 64 -

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Fiorentina Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Sébastien Frey FRA 18.03.1980 28 - - - - - 11 - 39 - 43 - 12 Cristiano Lupatelli ITA 21.06.1978 29 - - - - - 1 - 5 - 5 - 25 Vlada Avramov SRB 05.04.1979 29 ------31 Edoardo Pazzagli ITA 11.04.1989 19 ------Defenders 2 Per Krøldrup DEN 31.07.1979 28 - - - - - 8 1 12 1 12 1 3 Dario Dainelli ITA 09.06.1979 28 - - - - - 6 - 6 - 8 - 5 Alessandro Gamberini ITA 27.08.1981 26 - - - - - 7 - 7 - 11 - 6 Alessandro Potenza ITA 08.03.1984 24 ------3 - 3 - 21 Tomáš Ujfaluši CZE 24.03.1978 30 * - - - - 11 - 16 - 29 - 23 Manuel Pasqual ITA 13.03.1982 26 - - - - - 9 - 9 - 9 - 33 Massimiliano Tagliani ITA 04.04.1989 19 ------36 Samuele Bettoni ITA 28.11.1989 18 ------37 Dario Fedi ITA 13.02.1989 19 ------38 Luca Petri ITA 31.01.1989 19 ------Midfielders 4 Marco Donadel ITA 21.04.1983 25 S - - - - 9 1 15 1 15 1 7 Franco Semioli ITA 20.06.1980 27 - - - - - 6 1 7 1 9 1 11 Fabio Liverani ITA 29.04.1976 31 - - - - - 8 1 19 3 30 3 18 Riccardo Montolivo ITA 18.01.1985 23 * - - - - 9 1 9 1 9 1 19 Massimo Gobbi ITA 31.10.1980 27 - - - - - 7 - 7 - 7 - 20 Martin Jørgensen DEN 06.10.1975 32 - - - - - 9 2 25 2 31 3 22 Zdravko Kuzmanović SRB 22.09.1987 20 - - - - - 11 1 19 3 23 4 24 Mario Alberto Santana ARG 23.12.1981 26 - - - - - 6 - 15 1 15 1 41 Marco Augusto Romizi ITA 13.02.1990 18 ------Forwards 9 Pablo Daniel Osvaldo ITA 12.01.1986 22 - - - - - 8 1 8 1 8 1 10 Adrian Mutu ROU 08.01.1979 29 * - - - - 8 6 16 10 37 19 27 Samuel Di Carmine ITA 29.09.1988 19 - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 29 ITA 02.08.1984 23 - - - - - 10 - 10 - 10 - 32 Christian Vieri ITA 12.07.1973 34 - - - - - 10 3 31 15 74 27 39 Manuel Nocciolini ITA 18.05.1989 18 ------42 Lorenzo Morelli ITA 25.04.1988 19 ------99 Daniele Cacia ITA 23.03.1983 25 - - - - - 2 1 2 1 2 1 Coach - Claudio Cesare Prandelli ITA 19.08.1957 50 - - - - - 12 - 22 - 22 -

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Match officials

Referee Kyros Vassaras (GRE) Assistant referees Dimitrios Bozatzidis (GRE), Dimitrios Saraidaris (GRE) Fourth official Dimitrios Kalopoulus (GRE) UEFA Delegate Dane Jost (SVN) UEFA Referee observer Rune Pedersen (NOR)

Referee

UEFA Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue 16.09.1999 UCUP R1 FC Zenit St. Petersburg - Bologna FC 0-3 St Petersburg 15.02.2001 UCUP R4 PSV Eindhoven - Parma FC 2-1 Eindhoven 10.04.2003 UCUP SF FC Porto - S.S. Lazio 4-1 Porto 08.04.2004 UCUP QF Celtic FC - Villarreal CF 1-1 Glasgow

Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue 04.09.1998 U21 QR Lithuania - Scotland 0-0 Vilnius 01.10.1998 UCWC R1 FC Lausanne-Sport - S.S. Lazio 2-2 Lausanne 20.09.2000 UCL GS1 S.S. Lazio - AC Sparta Praha 3-0 Rome 07.09.2002 EURO QR Azerbaijan - Italy 0-2 Baku 18.09.2002 UCL GS1 AC Milan - RC Lens 2-1 Milan 25.02.2003 UCL GS2 FC Lokomotiv Moskva - AC Milan 0-1 Moscow 05.11.2003 UCL GS1 Celtic FC - RSC Anderlecht 3-1 Glasgow 09.12.2003 UCL GS1 AC Milan - RC Celta de Vigo 1-2 Milan 29.09.2004 UCL GS RSC Anderlecht - FC Internazionale Milano 1-3 Brussels 07.12.2004 UCL GS Celtic FC - AC Milan 0-0 Glasgow 26.03.2005 WC QR Italy - Scotland 2-0 Milan 26.04.2005 UCL SF AC Milan - PSV Eindhoven 2-0 Milan 10.08.2005 UCL QR3 Sporting Clube de Portugal - Udinese Calcio 0-1 Lisbon 28.09.2005 UCL GS FC Internazionale Milano - Rangers FC 1-0 Milan 18.10.2005 UCL GS FC Bayern München - Juventus 2-1 Munich 04.04.2006 UCL QF Villarreal CF - FC Internazionale Milano 1-0 Villarreal 07.10.2006 EURO QR Italy - Ukraine 2-0 Rome 01.11.2006 UCL GS SL Benfica - Celtic FC 3-0 Lisbon 24.04.2007 UCL SF Manchester United FC - AC Milan 3-2 Manchester 02.10.2007 UCL GS FC Internazionale Milano - PSV Eindhoven 2-0 Milan 05.03.2008 UCL 1/8 Real Madrid CF - AS Roma 1-2 Madrid

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Domestic information Rangers FC (Premier League) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 04/08/07 Caledonian Thistle FC (A) 3-0 Ferguson 16, 90, Novo 64 League 11/08/07 Saint Mirren FC (H) 2-0 Ferguson 52, Cousin 80 League 18/08/07 Falkirk FC (H) 7-2 Cousin 2, 54, Whittaker 34, Boyd 75, Darcheville 88, 90, Broadfoot 90 League 25/08/07 FC (A) 2-1 Beasley 52, Darcheville 76 League 01/09/07 Gretna FC (H) 4-0 Boyd 38, Webster 63, Carlos Cuéllar 81, Own goal League 15/09/07 Heart of Midlothian FC (A) 2-4 Cousin 49(pen), Beasley 74 League 23/09/07 Aberdeen FC (H) 3-0 McCulloch 46, Naismith 65, Boyd 88 Cup 26/09/07 East (A) 4-0 Novo 14, Boyd 35, 66(pen), Carlos Cuéllar 54 League 29/09/07 FC (A) 1-1 Boyd 67(pen) League 06/10/07 Hibernian FC (H) 0-1 League 20/10/07 Celtic FC (H) 3-0 Novo 28, 79(pen), Ferguson 57 League 28/10/07 Dundee United FC (A) 1-2 Cousin 51(pen) Cup 31/10/07 Motherwell FC (A) 2-1 Novo 22, Boyd 53 League 03/11/07 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (H) 2-0 Boyd 1, Carlos Cuéllar 63 League 24/11/07 Falkirk FC (A) 3-1 Carlos Cuéllar 20, Darcheville 55, Boyd 90 League 01/12/07 Kilmarnock FC (H) 2-0 Darcheville 4, Whittaker 55 League 15/12/07 Heart of Midlothian FC (H) 2-1 McCulloch 18, 87 League 23/12/07 Aberdeen FC (A) 1-1 Adam 30 League 26/12/07 Motherwell FC (H) 3-1 Cousin 42, Own goal, Boyd 90 League 29/12/07 Hibernian FC (A) 2-1 Naismith 12, Cousin 59 League 05/01/08 Dundee United FC (H) 2-0 Naismith 9, Ferguson 40 League 16/01/08 Gretna FC (A) 2-1 Ferguson 45, Cousin 74 League 20/01/08 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (A) 1-0 Darcheville 89 Cup 23/01/08 East Stirling (H) 6-0 McCulloch 25, 50, Hutton 28, Boyd 30, 45, 62(pen) League 26/01/08 Saint Mirren FC (H) 4-0 Burke 27, Boyd 33, Whittaker 37, 81 Cup 30/01/08 Heart of Midlothian FC (H) 2-0 Ferguson 50, Darcheville 69 Cup 03/02/08 Hibernian FC (A) 0-0 League 09/02/08 Falkirk FC (H) 2-0 Boyd 23, Naismith 89 League 17/02/08 Kilmarnock FC (A) 2-0 Carlos Cuéllar 25, Boyd 63(pen) League 24/02/08 Gretna FC (H) 4-2 Cousin 13, Naismith 22, Burke 60, Boyd 88 League 27/02/08 Heart of Midlothian FC (A) 4-0 Darcheville 25, 44, Novo 53, 70 League 01/03/08 Aberdeen FC (H) 3-1 Dailly 38, Adam 50, Boyd 83 Cup 09/03/08 Hibernian FC (H) 1-0 Burke 39 Cup 16/03/08 Dundee United FC (A) 2-2 Boyd 85, 113 League 22/03/08 Hibernian FC (H) 2-1 Darcheville 40, Novo 79 League 29/03/08 Celtic FC (H) 1-0 Thomson 45 League 06/04/08 Dundee United FC (A) 3-3 Weir 44, Novo 58, Boyd 67 League 16/04/08 Celtic FC (A) 1-2 Novo 55 Cup 20/04/08 Saint Johnstone FC (A) 1-1 Novo 103(pen) League 27/04/08 Celtic FC (A) League 04/05/08 Hibernian FC (A) League 07/05/08 Motherwell FC (H) League 10/05/08 Dundee United FC (H) League 18/05/08 Aberdeen FC (A)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Celtic FC 34 24 5 5 76 23 77 2 Rangers FC 31 24 3 4 74 26 75 3 Motherwell FC 32 16 4 12 42 39 52 4 Dundee United FC 34 14 9 11 49 39 51 5 Hibernian FC 34 14 9 11 48 39 51 6 Aberdeen FC 34 12 8 14 43 54 44 7 Heart of Midlothian FC 34 12 9 13 45 50 45 8 Falkirk FC 34 11 10 13 40 44 43 9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 34 12 3 19 44 58 39 10 Kilmarnock FC 34 8 9 17 34 49 33 11 Saint Mirren FC 33 8 9 16 24 51 33 12 Gretna FC 34 4 6 24 29 76 8

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Domestic information ACF Fiorentina ()

Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 26/08/07 Empoli FC (H) 3-1 Pazzini 55, Mutu 63, Montolivo 70 League 03/09/07 AC Milan (A) 1-1 Mutu 55 League 16/09/07 Atalanta BC (H) 2-2 Own goal, Vieri 72 League 23/09/07 (A) 1-0 Mutu 3 League 26/09/07 AS Roma (H) 2-2 Gamberini 25, Mutu 80(pen) League 29/09/07 AS Livorno Calcio (A) 3-0 Osvaldo 45, 67, Santana 69 League 07/10/07 Juventus (H) 1-1 Mutu 87(pen) League 21/10/07 AC Siena (H) 3-0 Pazzini 15, Mutu 31, Vieri 72 League 28/10/07 Genoa Cricket and Football Club (A) 0-0 League 31/10/07 SSC Napoli (H) 1-0 Vieri 61 League 03/11/07 S.S. Lazio (A) 1-0 Pazzini 19 League 11/11/07 Udinese Calcio (H) 1-2 Pazzini 29 League 25/11/07 Reggina Calcio (A) 0-0 League 02/12/07 FC Internazionale Milano (H) 0-2 League 08/12/07 US Città di Palermo (A) 0-2 Cup 11/12/07 Ascoli Calcio 1898 (A) 1-1 Krøldrup 29 League 16/12/07 UC Sampdoria (A) 2-2 Mutu 39, Donadel 58 League 23/12/07 (H) 5-1 Montolivo 3, Mutu 41, 45(pen), Santana 48, 80 League 13/01/08 Parma FC (A) 2-1 Mutu 43, 85(pen) Cup 16/01/08 Ascoli Calcio 1898 (H) 2-0 Pazzini 60, 73 League 19/01/08 Torino FC (H) 2-1 Vieri 45(pen), Mutu 76(pen) Cup 24/01/08 S.S. Lazio (A) 1-2 Pazzini 39 League 27/01/08 Empoli FC (A) 2-0 Mutu 86, Pazzini 90 Cup 30/01/08 S.S. Lazio (H) 1-2 Semioli 16 League 03/02/08 AC Milan (H) 0-1 League 09/02/08 Atalanta BC (A) 2-2 Pazzini 29, Semioli 60 League 17/02/08 Calcio Catania (H) 2-1 Kuzmanović 40, Mutu 69 League 24/02/08 AS Roma (A) 0-1 League 27/02/08 AS Livorno Calcio (H) 1-0 Papa Waigo 58 League 02/03/08 Juventus (A) 3-2 Gobbi 19, Papa Waigo 75, Osvaldo 90 League 09/03/08 AC Siena (A) 0-1 League 16/03/08 Genoa Cricket and Football Club (H) 3-1 Santana 18, Mutu 30, Pazzini 56 League 19/03/08 SSC Napoli (A) 0-2 League 22/03/08 S.S. Lazio (H) 1-0 Pazzini 77 League 30/03/08 Udinese Calcio (A) 1-3 Vieri 63 League 06/04/08 Reggina Calcio (H) 2-0 Pazzini 23, Mutu 90 League 13/04/08 FC Internazionale Milano (A) 0-2 League 19/04/08 US Città di Palermo (H) 1-0 Donadel 29 League 27/04/08 UC Sampdoria (H) League 04/05/08 Cagliari Calcio (A) League 11/05/08 Parma FC (H) League 18/05/08 Torino FC (A)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Internazionale Milano 34 23 9 2 62 21 78 2 AS Roma 34 21 9 4 62 34 72 3 Juventus 34 19 10 5 63 30 67 4 ACF Fiorentina 34 17 8 9 48 34 59 5 AC Milan 34 15 10 9 55 32 55 6 UC Sampdoria 34 16 7 11 49 38 55 7 Udinese Calcio 34 14 9 11 44 46 51 8 Genoa Cricket and Football Club 34 13 9 12 44 48 48 9 SSC Napoli 34 13 7 14 45 48 46 10 US Città di Palermo 34 11 9 14 43 52 42 11 Atalanta BC 34 10 11 13 46 52 41 12 S.S. Lazio 34 9 13 12 40 43 40 13 AC Siena 34 8 14 12 35 41 38 14 Calcio Catania 34 8 11 15 29 39 35 15 Cagliari Calcio 34 9 8 17 33 51 35 16 Torino FC 34 6 16 12 32 43 34 17 Parma FC 34 6 13 15 39 55 31 18 AS Livorno Calcio 34 6 12 16 31 50 30 19 Empoli FC 34 7 9 18 26 48 30 20 Reggina Calcio 34 6 12 16 29 52 30

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Match-by-match lineups - Rangers FC

Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Barcelona 6 4 2 0 12 3 14 6 3 1 2 11 10 10 Rangers FC 6 2 1 3 7 9 7 VfB Stuttgart 6 1 0 5 7 15 3 Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 19.09.2007 Rangers - Stuttgart 2-1 Ibrox, Glasgow Goals: 0-1 Gómez 56, 1-1 Adam 62, 2-1 Darcheville 75(pen) Rangers: McGregor, Hutton, Weir, Papac, Ferguson, Hemdani, Thomson, Adam (Beasley 67), Darcheville (Novo 83), Carlos Cuéllar, Whittaker (Faye 86)

02.10.2007 Lyon - Rangers 0-3 Stade de Gerland, Lyon Goals: 0-1 McCulloch 23, 0-2 Cousin 48, 0-3 Beasley 53 Rangers: McGregor, Hutton, Weir, Papac, Ferguson, Hemdani, Thomson, Beasley (Adam 90), Carlos Cuéllar, McCulloch (Novo 81), Cousin (Whittaker 66)

23.10.2007 Rangers - Barcelona 0-0 Ibrox, Glasgow Goals: - Rangers: McGregor, Hutton, Weir, Papac, Ferguson, Thomson, Novo (Beasley 72), Adam, Carlos Cuéllar, McCulloch, Cousin

07.11.2007 Barcelona - Rangers 2-0 Camp Nou, Barcelona Goals: 1-0 Henry 6, 2-0 Messi 43 Rangers: McGregor, Hutton, Weir, Papac, Ferguson, Hemdani, Adam (Darcheville 62), Beasley (Novo 69), Carlos Cuéllar, McCulloch, Cousin (Naismith 78) 27.11.2007 Stuttgart - Rangers 3-2 Gottlieb-Daimler, Stuttgart Goals: 0-1 Adam 27, 1-1 Cacau 45+2, 2-1 Pardo 62, 2-2 Ferguson 70, 3-2 Marica 85 Rangers: McGregor, Hutton, Weir, Papac, Ferguson, Hemdani, Thomson, Darcheville (Cousin 82), Beasley (Naismith 49), Carlos Cuéllar, McCulloch (Adam 26)

12.12.2007 Rangers - Lyon 0-3 Ibrox, Glasgow Goals: 0-1 Govou 16, 0-2 Benzema 85, 0-3 Benzema 88 Rangers: McGregor, Hutton, Weir, Papac (Darcheville 71), Ferguson, Hemdani (Boyd 84), Thomson, Carlos Cuéllar, McCulloch, Whittaker, Cousin (Naismith 46)

Round of 32, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 13/02/08 Rangers - Panathinaikos 0-0 Ibrox, Glasgow Goals: Rangers: McGregor, Broadfoot, Carlos Cuéllar, Weir, Papac, Novo (Burke 81), Ferguson, Davis, Hemdani, Adam (Cousin 67), McCulloch

Round of 32, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 21/02/08 Panathinaikos - Rangers 1-1 Apostolos Nikolaidis, Athens Goals: 1-0 Goumas 12, 1-1 Novo 81 Rangers: McGregor, Weir, Papac (Dailly 66), Ferguson, Hemdani (Burke 69), Boyd, Novo, Adam (Naismith 66), Broadfoot, Carlos Cuéllar, Davis

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Round of 16, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 06/03/08 Rangers - Bremen 2-0 Ibrox, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Cousin 45, 2-0 Davis 48 Rangers: McGregor, Weir, Papac, Ferguson, Hemdani, Adam, Broadfoot, Carlos Cuéllar, Cousin (McCulloch 75), Dailly, Davis

Round of 16, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 13/03/08 Bremen - Rangers 1-0 Weserstadion, Bremen Goals: 1-0 Diego 58 Rangers: McGregor, Broadfoot, Weir, Carlos Cuéllar, Papac, Hemdani, Dailly, Ferguson, Davis, Adam (Whittaker 57), Novo (McCulloch 78)

Quarter-finals, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 03/04/08 Rangers - Sporting 0-0 Ibrox, Glasgow Goals: Rangers: McGregor, Weir, Papac, Ferguson, Hemdani, Thomson, Darcheville (Novo 72), Broadfoot, Carlos Cuéllar, McCulloch, Davis

Quarter-finals, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 10/04/08 Sporting - Rangers 0-2 José Alvalade, Lisbon Goals: 0-1 Darcheville 60, 0-2 Whittaker 90+2 Rangers: McGregor, Papac, Ferguson, Hemdani, Thomson, Darcheville (Cousin 72), Broadfoot, Carlos Cuéllar, McCulloch (Whittaker 78), Dailly, Davis

Match-by-match lineups - ACF Fiorentina

First round, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 20/09/07 Groningen - Fiorentina 1-1 Euroborg, Groningen Goals: 1-0 Lovre 25, 1-1 Semioli 65 Fiorentina: Frey, Gamberini, Krøldrup, Liverani, Mutu, Pasqual, Pazienza (Kuzmanović 45), Semioli, Ujfaluši, Vieri (Pazzini 57), Montolivo

First round, second leg

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Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 04/10/07 Fiorentina - Groningen 1-1 (4-3p) Artemio Franchi, Florence Goals: 0-1 Nevland 55, 1-1 Mutu 59, 1-0 Pazzini 59, 1-1 Van De Laak 59, 2-1 Montolivo 59, 3-1 Kuzmanović 59, 3-2 Silva 59, 3-3 Lovre 59, 4-3 Mutu 59 Penalty Shoot-out: Lewlsjenko missed 0-0, Pazzini 1-0, Van De Laak 1-1, Montolivo 2-1, Kolder missed 2-1, Kuzmanović 3-1, Silva 3-2, Santana missed 3-2, Lovre 3-3, Mutu 43 Fiorentina: Frey, Donadel (Kuzmanović 7 Ex.), Gamberini, Krøldrup, Liverani (Santana 58), Mutu, Pasqual, Semioli, Ujfaluši, Vieri (Pazzini 80), Montolivo

Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Villarreal CF 4 3 1 0 7 3 10 ACF Fiorentina 4 2 2 0 10 4 8 AEK Athens FC 4 1 2 1 4 4 5 FK Mladá Boleslav 4 1 0 3 5 6 3 IF Elfsborg 4 0 1 3 3 12 1 Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 25.10.2007 Villarreal - Fiorentina 1-1 El Madrigal, Villarreal Goals: 0-1 Vieri 48, 1-1 Capdevila 88 Fiorentina: Frey, Ujfaluši, Dainelli, Krøldrup, Balzaretti, Pazienza, Liverani, Kuzmanović (Donadel 74), Jørgensen (Vanden Borre 58), Mutu, Vieri (Osvaldo 65)

08.11.2007 Fiorentina - Elfsborg 6-1 Artemio Franchi, Florence Goals: 1-0 Jørgensen 4, 2-0 Vieri 5, 2-1 Ishizaki 41, 3-1 Donadel 62, 4-1 Krøldrup 65, 5-1 Jørgensen 78, 6-1 Di Carmine 87 Fiorentina: Frey, Vanden Borre (Pasqual 69), Ujfaluši, Krøldrup, Balzaretti, Semioli, Donadel, Pazienza, Jørgensen, Osvaldo (Kuzmanović 63), Vieri (Di Carmine 82)

29.11.2007 AEK - Fiorentina 1-1 OACA Spyro Louis, Athens Goals: 0-1 Osvaldo 29, 1-1 Balzaretti 33(o.g.) Fiorentina: Frey, Krøldrup, Balzaretti, Dainelli, Pasqual, Liverani, Montolivo, Kuzmanović (Gobbi 81), Jørgensen, Osvaldo, Vieri (Pazzini 86)

20.12.2007 Fiorentina - Mladá Boleslav 2-1 Artemio Franchi, Florence Goals: 2-0 Mutu 44(pen), 2-1 Rajnoch 60, 3-1 Vieri 67 Fiorentina: Lupatelli, Ujfaluši, Dainelli, Krøldrup, Pasqual, Donadel (Pazienza 48), Liverani, Gobbi, Semioli, Pazzini (Vieri 62), Mutu (Osvaldo 76) Round of 32, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 14/02/08 Rosenborg - Fiorentina 0-1 Lerkendal, Trondheim Goals: 0-1 Mutu 16 Fiorentina: Frey, Ujfaluši, Krøldrup, Gamberini, Gobbi (Pasqual 47), Semioli, Montolivo, Jørgensen, Kuzmanović (Santana 85), Mutu, Pazzini (Cacia 72)

Round of 32, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 21/02/08 Fiorentina - Rosenborg 2-1 Artemio Franchi, Florence Goals: 1-0 Liverani 38, 2-0 Cacia 81, 2-1 Koné 88 Fiorentina: Frey, Ujfaluši, Krøldrup, Dainelli, Pasqual, Donadel, Liverani (Kuzmanović 82), Montolivo (Jørgensen 64), Semioli, Pazzini (Cacia 72), Mutu

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Round of 16, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 06/03/08 Fiorentina - Everton 2-0 Artemio Franchi, Florence Goals: 1-0 Kuzmanović 70, 2-0 Montolivo 81 Fiorentina: Frey, Ujfaluši, Gamberini, Dainelli, Pasqual, Kuzmanović (Gobbi 76), Donadel, Montolivo, Jørgensen, Vieri (Pazzini 67), Osvaldo (Santana 74)

Round of 16, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 12/03/08 Everton - Fiorentina 2-0 (2-4p) Goodison Park, Liverpool Goals: 1-0 Johnson 16, 2-0 Arteta 67, 1-0 Gravesen 67, 1-1 Pazzini 67, 1-2 Montolivo 67, 2-2 Arteta 67, 2-3 Osvaldo 67, 2-4 Santana 67 Penalty Shoot-out: Gravesen 1-0, Pazzini 1-1, Yakubu missed 1-1, Montolivo 1-2, Arteta 2-2, Osvaldo 2-3, Jagielka missed 2-3, Santana 2-4 Fiorentina: Frey, Ujfaluši, Dainelli, Gamberini, Pasqual, Kuzmanović (Gobbi 90+1), Donadel, Montolivo, Jørgensen (Santana 16 Ex.), Osvaldo, Vieri (Pazzini 46)

Quarter-finals, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 03/04/08 Fiorentina - PSV 1-1 Artemio Franchi, Florence Goals: 1-0 Mutu 56, 1-1 Koevermans 63 Fiorentina: Frey, Gamberini, Mutu, Liverani (Vieri 76), Montolivo, Gobbi, Jørgensen, Ujfaluši, Kuzmanović (Donadel 67), Santana (Osvaldo 90), Pazzini

Quarter-finals, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 10/04/08 PSV - Fiorentina 0-2 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven Goals: 0-1 Mutu 38, 0-2 Mutu 53 Fiorentina: Frey, Donadel, Gamberini, Mutu (Osvaldo 86), Liverani, Montolivo, Gobbi, Jørgensen, Ujfaluši, Santana (Kuzmanović 78), Pazzini (Vieri 73)

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Competition facts

The City of Manchester Stadium will stage the 2007/08 UEFA Cup final on 14 May 2008. Initially constructed for the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the stadium was converted for use as a football arena the following year. The 47,000-capacity venue, one of the largest in the English Premier League, is home to Manchester City FC as well as a popular setting for music concerts, and was the setting for England's opening game against Finland in UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2005™, the crowd of 29,092 a finals record. The club's former Maine Road home was the venue for England's first ever FIFA World Cup qualifier in November 1949 while across the city Manchester United FC's Old Trafford staged the 2002/03 UEFA Champions League final as well as fixtures at the 1966 World Cup and EURO '96™.

• UEFA Cup : All-time records

Most final wins: by club 3 FC Internazionale Milano 3 Juventus 3 Liverpool FC 2 Feyenoord 2 IFK Göteborg 2 Parma FC 2 Real Madrid CF 2 Sevilla FC 2 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach

Most final wins: by player 3 Ray Clemence (Liverpool FC - 1972/73, 1975/76, Tottenham Hotspur FC - 1983/84) 3 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano - 1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98) 3 Nicola Berti (FC Internazionale Milano - 1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98)

Most final wins: by country 9 Italy 6 England 6 Germany 5 Spain 4 Netherlands 2 Sweden 1 Belgium 1 Portugal 1 Russia 1 Turkey

Most appearances: by player 96 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano)

Most goals: by player 29 Dieter Müller (1. FC Köln, VfB Stuttgart, FC Girondins de Bordeaux)

Most goals (in one season): by player 15 Jürgen Klinsmann (FC Bayern München, 1995/96) 14 (Ipswich Town FC, 1981/82) 12 Derlei (FC Porto, 2002/03)

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Team facts

Rangers FC

UEFA club competition milestones • Rangers competed in three UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals – winning the 1972 final 3-2 against FC Dinamo Moskva. Their defeats came at the hands of AC Fiorentina (1960/61) and FC Bayern München (1966/67).

• The Scottish side came within one round of playing in the 1959/60 European Champion Clubs' Cup final at Glasgow's before losing 12-4 on aggregate to TuSG Eintracht Frankfurt in the semi-finals.

UEFA Cup milestones • Rangers' best performance in the competition came in 2001/02, when they reached the fourth round before exiting at the hands of Feyenoord 4-3 on aggregate.

UEFA club competition honours • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1971/72

Ten-year record 2006/07: UEFA Cup - Round of 16 2005/06: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round 2004/05: UEFA Cup - group stage (having transferred from the European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round) 2003/04: UEFA Champions League - group stage 2002/03: UEFA Cup - first round 2001/02: UEFA Cup - fourth round (having transferred from the European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round) 2000/01: UEFA Cup - third round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League first group stage) 1999/00: UEFA Cup - third round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League first group stage) 1998/99: UEFA Cup - third round 1997/98: UEFA Cup - first round (having transferred from the European Champion Clubs' Cup second qualifying round)

2006/07 season Domestic record: Celtic FC again won the , finishing seven point ahead of Rangers, who were themselves eight points ahead of third-placed Aberdeen FC. Rangers fell 3-2 in the third round to eventual finalists Dunfermline Athletic FC.

European record: Rangers were involved in the UEFA Cup for the eighth time in the past decade. The side overcame Molde FK 2-0 on aggregate to book their place in the group stage where they recorded three wins and a draw to win Group A. The Glasgow club recorded the first win by a Scottish club on Italian soil when defeating AS Livorno Calcio 3-2. They were 5-2 winners over two legs against Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC in the Round of 32 but lost 2-1 on aggregate to CA Osasuna in the last 16.

Key facts UEFA club competition • Pld: 266 W: 119 D: 61 L: 86 GF: 417 GA: 325

UEFA Cup • Pld: 67 W: 31 D: 17 L: 19 GF: 94 GA: 68

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Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 10-0: Rangers FC v Valletta FC 28.09.1983, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg

• Biggest home win 10-0: Rangers FC v Valletta FC (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 0-8: Valletta FC v Rangers FC 14.09.1983, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg

• Heaviest defeat 5-0: 1. FC Köln v Rangers FC 03.11.1982, UEFA Cup second round second leg 6-1: TuSG Eintracht Frankfurt v Rangers FC 13.04.1960, European Champion Clubs' Cup semi-final first leg

• Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Rangers FC v Juventus 01.11.1995, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest away defeat 5-0: 1. FC Köln v Rangers FC (see above for details) 6-1: TuSG Eintracht Frankfurt v Rangers FC (see above for details)

UEFA Cup • Biggest win 0-5: KS Amica Wronki v Rangers FC 21.10.2004, UEFA Cup group stage

• Biggest home win 4-0: Rangers FC v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC 22.02.2007, UEFA Cup Round of 32, second leg 4-0: Rangers FC v Ilves Tampere 17.09.1986, UEFA Cup first round, first leg

• Biggest away win 0-5: KS Amica Wronki v Rangers FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat 5-0: 1. FC Köln v Rangers FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Rangers FC v AJ Auxerre 15.12.2004, UEFA Cup group stage

• Heaviest away defeat 5-0: 1. FC Köln v Rangers FC (see above for details)

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ACF Fiorentina UEFA club competition milestones • Victory in the 1960/61 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final remains Fiorentina’s crowning European achievement but they have reached three other continental finals, losing all. They triumphed 2-0 away and 2-1 at home against Rangers FC to take the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup trophy, having lost out to Real Madrid CF (2-0) in the European Champion Clubs' Cup showpiece four years earlier. They failed to defend their title as Club Atlético de Madrid beat them 4-1 on aggregate in the final 12 months later. They also lost to Juventus in the 1989/90 UEFA Cup final.

UEFA Cup milestones • A 3-1 defeat by Juve in the first leg of the 1989/90 UEFA Cup final put a major dampener on Fiorentina's biggest achievement in the competition, and a 0-0 draw in the return confirmed their downfall.

UEFA club competition honours • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1960/61 Ten-year record 2006/07: Did not compete in UEFA club competitions 2005/06: Did not compete in UEFA club competitions 2004/05: Did not compete in UEFA club competitions 2003/04: Did not compete in UEFA club competitions 2002/03: Did not compete in UEFA club competitions 2001/02: UEFA Cup – third round 2000/01: UEFA Cup – first round 1999/00: UEFA Champions League – second group stage 1998/99: UEFA Cup – second round 1997/98: Did not compete in UEFA club competitions 2006/07 season Domestic record: The Viola finished sixth in Serie A to return to European competition after a five-year absence. They were knocked out of the second round of the Italian Cup by Genoa CFC. European record: N/A Key facts UEFA club competition • Pld: 107 W: 50 D: 31 L: 26 GF: 144 GA: 106 UEFA Cup • Pld: 52 W: 20 D: 18 L: 14 GF: 57 GA: 52 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 6-1: ACF Fiorentina v IF Elfsborg 08.11.2007, UEFA Cup group stage • Biggest home win 6-1: ACF Fiorentina v IF Elfsborg (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 2-6: SK Rapid Wien v AC Fiorentina 25.10.1961, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Heaviest defeat 6-2: RSC Anderlecht v AC Fiorentina 07.11.1984, UEFA Cup second round second leg

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• Heaviest home defeat 0-3: AC Fiorentina v Grasshopper-Club 03.11.1998, UEFA Cup second round second leg 0-3 (forfeit): AC Fiorentina v FC Schalke 04 14.09.1977, UEFA Cup first round first leg 0-3: AC Fiorentina v Club Atlético de Madrid 05.09.1962, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final second leg

• Heaviest away defeat 6-2: RSC Anderlecht v AC Fiorentina (see above for details) UEFA Cup • Biggest win 6-1: ACF Fiorentina v IF Elfsborg (see above for details) • Biggest home win 6-1: ACF Fiorentina v IF Elfsborg (see above for details) • Biggest away win 0-2: PSV Eindhoven v ACF Fiorentina 10.04.2008, UEFA Cup quarter-final second leg 0-2: Grasshopper-Club v AC Fiorentina 21.10.1998, UEFA Cup second round first leg • Heaviest defeat 6-2: RSC Anderlecht v AC Fiorentina (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat 0-3: AC Fiorentina v Grasshopper-Club (see above for details) 0-3 (forfeit): AC Fiorentina v FC Schalke 04 (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 6-2: RSC Anderlecht v AC Fiorentina (see above for details)

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Competition information

The UEFA Cup grew out of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and was first held in 1971/72. The UEFA Cup is open to the holders, the teams finishing in leading positions behind the champions in their domestic top flights, the winners of national cup competitions, the winners of the League Cup in certain countries, the eleven winners of the final matches in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, three clubs from UEFA's Fair Play League and 16 clubs eliminated from the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The eight third-placed clubs at the end of the UEFA Champions League group stage drop into the UEFA Cup, in time for the tournament's knockout phase.

• Format: If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of all the group matches, the following criteria was applied to determine the rankings: a) superior goal difference from all group matches played; b) higher number of goals scored; c) higher number of goals scored away; d) higher number of wins; e) higher number of away wins; f) higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons

• Locally-trained players rule: In February 2005, UEFA announced that the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA club competitions will continue to be limited to 25 players, and from 2007/08, at least six places on this list will be reserved for players trained by the club's own football academy of which half can be players trained by other clubs from within the same association of the said club.

The 'B' list will also continue to exist - involving an unlimited number of Under-21 players who have been at the club for two seasons. In 2006/07 the number of locally-trained players required began at four but the current six will rise to eight in 2008/09, with up to half of each figure allowed to be association trained.

A club-trained player is defined as a player who has been registered for a minimum of three seasons with the club between the age of 15 and 21, whereas an association-trained player is one who has been registered for at least three seasons by the club or by other clubs affiliated to the same association between the age of 15 and 21.

UEFA is concerned some clubs are not training enough of their own players, but simply taking them from elsewhere. The proposed measures have the objective of creating a better balance in domestic competitions, preventing clubs from simply 'hoarding' players in squads and creating a system whereby locally-trained players would be given a greater opportunity to play regularly in club sides - ensuring a large reservoir of talent for national teams as a consequence.

• Competition format: Two qualifying rounds produce a first round of 80 teams who play over two legs to find the 40 clubs that make up the group stage. This phase comprises eight groups of five, with each side playing four games, two at home and two away. The winners, runners-up and third-placed teams from each section advance to the last 32 where they are joined by the eight third-placed clubs from the UEFA Champions League. Here, the traditional two-match knockout format resumes, until the final. The dates for the games are as follows: the Round of 32 takes place on 13/14 and 21 February; Round of 16 on 6 and 12/13 March; quarter-finals on 3 and 10 April; semi-finals on 24 April and 1 May. The 2007/08 UEFA Cup final will be held at the City of Manchester Stadium on 14 May.

• Away goals rule: For matches played under the cup (knockout) system, the team which scores the greater aggregate of goals in the two matches qualifies for the next round. If the two teams involved in a tie score the same number of goals over the two legs, the team which scores more away goals qualifies for the next stage. If this procedure does not produce a result, i.e, if the two teams score the same number of goals at home and away, extra time of two periods of 15 minutes shall be played at the end of the second leg. If during extra time, both teams score the same number of goals, away goals count double (i.e. the visiting club qualifies). If no goals are scored during extra time, penalty kicks determine which team qualifies.

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• Player registration: UEFA regulations state that for all UEFA Cup matches from the start of the Round of 32, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players within their squad of 25 for the remaining matches in the current competition. Such registration must be completed by 1 February at the latest. One player from the above quota of three who has played UEFA club competition matches for another competing club in the current season may exceptionally be registered, provided that the player has not been fielded by another club in the UEFA Cup this season.

• 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.

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Legend

:: Competitions Club competitions ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League UCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship • U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship :: Competition stages :: Other Abbreviations F: Final QR3: Third qualifying round AP: Appearances No: Number GS: Group stage R1: First round Comp.: Competition Pld: Matches played GS1: First group stage R2: Second round D: Drawn Pos.: Position GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round DoB: Date of birth Pts: Points KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round GA: Goals against R: Sent off (red card) PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals GF: Goals for Res.: Result QF: Quarter-finals 1/8: Eighth-finals L: Lost W: Won QR: Qualifying round 1/16: Sixteenth-finals Nat.: Nationality Y: Booked QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg N/a: Not Applicable Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg red) FT: Final tournament P-O: Play-off :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted

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