Villarreal CF v Arsenal FC MATCH PRESS KIT El Madrigal, Villarreal Tuesday, 25 April 2006 - 20:45 CET Semi-finals - Matchday 12

In the three seasons since UEFA restructured the format of the UEFA Champions League by abolishing the second group stage, no team has progressed as far as Villarreal CF while scoring so few goals. However, the Spanish side must now add to their tally of eight strikes in the competition if they are to complete their fairy-tale debut by overcoming Arsenal FC to win a place in the final on 17 May.

Home struggles · Clubs playing at home first in the semi-final have not had things their own way in recent campaigns. Before this term, only three of the last ten UEFA Champions League semi-finals had produced a home win in the first leg. Of those home victors, just AS Monaco FC in 2003/04 and AC Milan last season made it to the final. Arsenal©s aim will be to improve that statistic as they defend a narrow advantage at El Madrigal.

· The odds may be against Villarreal, however, as in the 14 seasons since the UEFA Champions League was created, post-group only 16 teams have recovered from losing the first leg to win the tie.

Winning farewell · Kolo Touré©s first-half goal ± his first in 14 months since he struck against FC Bayern München in the first knockout round in February 2005 - gave Arsenal a winning farewell to their Highbury home in the last European game to be staged there before the summer move to a new stadium at nearby Ashburton Grove. It was not the worst result the Spanish visitors could have suffered but they know the difficulties they now face trying to reduce the deficit.

Nine clean sheets · Breaching the Londoners© defence has proved a task beyond their opponents in Arsenal©s last nine UEFA Champions League outings. Arsène Wenger©s men have not conceded a goal in 829 minutes and that magnificent sequence was rarely threatened at Highbury.

Goalless will do · For Arsenal to make their first UEFA Champions League semi-final a winning experience and give England a representative in the final for the second year running, they only need to replicate the result from the second-leg games in both the previous rounds. Against Real Madrid CF (home) and Juventus (away) the result was 0-0.

· But Villarreal ± attempting to follow Liverpool FC in becoming the second successive winners of the trophy who started their journey in the third qualifying round as well as the first team to reach the final in their debut campaign since Valencia CF in 1999/00 - will remember that in the quarter-finals they also trailed from the first match.

· That 2-1 defeat at FC Internazionale Milano came after Diego Forlán had shot the Spanish side ahead. At home they then pulled through with a 1-0 victory thanks to Rodolfo Arruabarrena©s second-half header which ensured a triumph on away goals. The full-back had also registered the equaliser at home in the first knockout round to enable Manuel Pellegrini©s men to advance, again on away goals, at the expense of Rangers FC.

Two defeats · The San Siro loss was Villarreal©s only previous reverse in the competition. Their first term in the élite tournament has seen them remain unbeaten at El Madrigal and it is also a venue at which no English visitor has won.

· In the third qualifying round in August they overcame Everton FC 2-1 there to complete a 4-2 aggregate success and followed that by holding Manchester United FC to goalless draws home and away in the group stage.

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· Before this season, Villarreal©s only meeting with Premiership opposition had come at home to Middlesbrough FC in last year©s UEFA Cup group stage when they recorded a 2-0 triumph.

Unbeaten at home · Villarreal have not lost in six home games in the current edition, including the third qualifying round. They have only conceded three goals in total, and never more than one a match.

Leading scorers · Arruabarrena©s two strikes make him joint-top scorer for the Primera División outfit ± who qualified after finishing third in Spain in 2004/05 - in the competition. Forlán and Juan Román Riquelme are also on two with the latter©s goals both coming from the penalty spot.

Recent form best · For this away match, Arsenal will be seeking to repeat the form of their last two trips to Spain when they recorded victories. In this season©s first knockout round, a 1-0 victory at the Santiago Bernabéu ± the first time English opposition had prevailed at Madrid - was secured by Thierry Henry©s solo goal. His tally in the tournament stands at five and assuming he plays in El Madrigal, he will be chasing his 50th European goal in his 102nd appearance in UEFA club competition.

· Henry also netted in the 2-0 home success against Juventus in the quarter-final with Cesc Fabregas getting the other.

Pirès the winner · Before the Madrid win, Arsenal©s last game in Spain had brought a 3-2 triumph at RC Celta de Vigo in the first knockout round of the 2003/04 tournament. Robert Pirès fired the winner after the hosts had twice cancelled out goals by Brazilian midfielder Edu.

· Arsenal©s previous six matches in that country in UEFA club competition had brought five straight defeats and a draw.

Unbeaten run · This term they are unbeaten in eleven games so far and have conceded just one goal away from home, Markus Rosenberg©s strike for AFC Ajax with 19 minutes remaining of the Matchday 2 fixture in the Amsterdam ArenA. That was the last time the Gunners© defence was breached.

Two final defeats · Arsenal twice lost in the UEFA Cup Winners© Cup final to Spanish sides. Valencia were victors in 1979/80 and Real Zaragoza triumphed in the 1994/95 showpiece. The latter defeat came at the Parc des Princes in Paris, host city for this year©s UEFA Champions League final.

Match facts

· No Villarreal player has played every minute of the club©s UEFA Champions League campaign this season, including the third qualifying round.

· Villarreal are the only club left in the competition who came through the qualifying rounds.

· Villarreal©s Argentinian defender Gonzalo Rodríguez is ruled out for the season with an ankle injury and will miss out on the FIFA World Cup finals.

· No one in the squad has played every minute of the eleven matches in the competition proper.

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· Rodolfo Arruabarrena made his half-century of appearances in UEFA club competition in the first leg at Highbury.

· Juan Román Riquelme is three matches away from his 50th appearance in UEFA club competition, meaning he cannot reach the milestone this season.

· Alessio Tacchinardi played his 100th game in UEFA club competition, and 75th in the UEFA Champions League, on Matchday 7. He is by far the most experienced player in the Villarreal squad.

· Tacchinardi extended his loan deal from Juventus for another season after the first leg in England.

· Tacchinardi has been on the losing side in three UEFA Champions League finals (1997, 1998 and 2003). He did enjoy success with Juve in the 1995/96 season but did not play in the final.

· Tacchinardi will miss the second leg after his caution at Highbury. It is his second suspension of the European season. However, Sebastián Viera will return after sitting out the trip to Highbury for similar reasons.

· Mariano Barbosa deputised in goal on Matchday 11. Before conceding at Highbury, he had played two UEFA Champions League matches this season, on Matchdays 4 and 5, and kept a clean sheet in both games.

· After their cautions against Arsenal last time, Guillermo Franco and Riquelme have joined Marcos Senna and Juan Pablo Sorín in facing the threat of a one-match ban if they pick up a booking. Gonzalo is in a similar position but is ruled out through injury.

· Antonio Guayre turned 26 on 23 April.

· Only five different Villarreal players have found the net in the competition proper this season, with three players having scored twice - Arruabarrena, Riquelme and Diego Forlán. AC Milan have the same record while Arsenal have had eight scorers and FC Barcelona ten.

· This is the sixth time there are two Spanish teams in the semi-finals of the European Champion Clubs© Cup since 1955. The first time was in 1958/59 when Real Madrid CF and Club Atlético de Madrid participated. In 1959/60, it was Madrid and Barcelona. In 1999/00, Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia reached the semi-final stage and Madrid and Valencia went on to play the final. In 2000/01, again Madrid and Valencia were in the semis and Valencia progressed to the final.

· Villarreal have not only made history in reaching the semi-finals in their UEFA Champions League debut, but the town is also the second smallest to make it to this stage in the competition. Villarreal has 47,000 inhabitants and the only smaller town is Monte Carlo (AS Monaco FC), with 32,000.

· Villarreal have become the fifth Spanish team to reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League after Madrid, Barcelona, RC Deportivo La Coruña and Valencia.

· Villarreal's 2-0 league defeat by Real Sociedad de Fútbol on Saturday was only the second time they have been beaten without scoring at El Madrigal in the league this season, the other occasion was a 2-0 loss at the hands of FC Barcelona on 4 December.

· It was their fourth match in a row without victory, in all competitions, with their last win coming on 4 April in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg when FC Internazionale Milano were defeated 1-0 at El Madrigal.

· Both Real goals came inside the first 30 minutes of the match. Overall, in league play this season, Villarreal are at their most vulnerable in the first half, with 26 of the 34 goals they have conceded coming before half-time.

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· Villarreal have only conceded eight goals in the second half of league matches this season, and none in the closing 15 minutes.

· To underline their strength in the closing stages, they have scored 19 of their 42 league goals in the last half-hour.

· César Arzo was the only player in the starting lineup for the visit of Real that began the game against Arsenal three days earlier.

· Óscar López Martínez played his first game for the Villarreal first team on Saturday, a year after the defender joined from Benidorm CD and playing regularly in the B team.

· Viera returned in goal in place of Mariano Barbosa after missing the last two league games against RC Deportivo La Coruña and FC Barcelona, as well as the first leg of the tie against Arsenal through suspension.

· The match against Real was the eighth time that the team has conceded two goals in a league game this season and they have not let in more than two in any one match throughout the campaign.

· It was the fourth league game that Villarreal have lost at home this term, while they have won seven and drawn six of their games in El Madrigal.

· Villarreal have only completed a league double, winning both home and away, against one team this season as they defeated RCD Espanyol in Barcelona and at El Madrigal.

· Manuel Pellegrini©s team have been beaten home and away by two different teams this season in the league as they have lost twice to RC Celta de Vigo and Barcelona.

· Villarreal failed to hit the target for the second consecutive time in the league, and the third time in all competitions, after Saturday©s defeat.

· Arsenal have not conceded a goal in any their last nine UEFA Champions League fixtures. The overall run stretches to a record 829 minutes.

· If Jens Lehmann does not let in a goal within four minutes at El Madrigal, it will be the longest personal run in terms of minutes played for a goalkeeper without conceding in the UEFA Champions League. AFC Ajax©s Edwin van der Sar went 658 minutes without conceding in successive games during the 1995/96 campaign. At the end of the first leg at Highbury, Lehmann had not been beaten in his previous 655 minutes.

· The record includes his last five consecutive games, along with his appearances on Matchday 3 and in the second leg of last season©s first knockout round against FC Bayern München. In the first leg against Bayern, Hasan Salihamidžić was the last player to score against him in European competition, when the Bosnia-Herzogovnian midfielder found the net in the 65th minute.

· Van der Sar kept six straight clean sheets in 1995/96 as did József Wandzik of Panathinakos FC in the same campaign. AC Milan©s Dida went one better in 2004/05, although the run included the second leg of their quarter-final against FC Internazionale Milano which was abandoned in the 72nd minute. Lehmann will set a new individual record of eight successive clean sheets in as many appearances if he is not breached at El Madrigal.

· No Arsenal player has played every minute of their eleven UEFA Champions League games this season.

· Cesc Fabregas is the only Arsenal player to have played some part in each of the eleven matches.

· José AntonioReyes had featured in the first ten games but was suspended for the first leg at Highbury.

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· Kolo Touré and Mathieu Flamini are in danger of missing the final, should Arsenal make it, as both need one more yellow card for a ban.

· Henry remains a goal away from 50 in UEFA club competition.

· Ashley Cole is six matches away from his 50th game in the UEFA Champions League, having never played any other UEFA club competition games.

· Aside from sitting out on Matchday 1, Flamini has not missed a minute for Arsenal in Europe this season.

· Theo Walcott, yet to make his European debut, turned 17 last month. If he finds the net against Villarreal, he will become the youngest scorer in UEFA Champions League history.

· Henry is on the UEFA Champions League top scorers© list for this season with five goals. Andriy Shevchenko leads the way with nine.

· Reyes has been fouled more times (44) than any other player in the UEFA Champions League this season.

· Arsenal©s 1-1 home draw against Tottenham Hotspur FC on Saturday denied them the opportunity to move within a point of their north London rivals in the race for the final UEFA Champions League place.

· It was the penultimate game at the club©s Highbury home. From next season, they will be playing at a new stadium at nearby Ashburton Grove.

· The Gunners have a game in hand on Tottenham but if Martin Jol©s men win their remaining two fixtures they will finish in fourth place in the Premiership regardless of Arsenal©s remaining league results. Even if Tottenham win one and draw the other of their last two games, Arsène Wenger©s men will need to win all three of their remaining matches to leapfrog their London neighbours.

· In nine full seasons in charge, Wenger has always guided Arsenal to the top two in the Premiership, but fourth place is the best he can hope for this time around.

· Should Tottenham finish in fourth place, Arsenal could still qualify for a place in next season©s UEFA Champions League at the expense of their rivals, however, by winning this season©s competition in Paris on 17 May. They would then go straight into next season©s group stage as holders, and Tottenham would enter the UEFA Cup.

· Henry©s late equaliser was his 23rd Premiership goal of the season, making him the league©s top goalscorer, two ahead of Manchester United FC striker Ruud van Nistelrooij. His fifth goal in ten appearances against Tottenham also meant that a Frenchman has scored 21 times in the last 16 north London derbies.

· Arsenal are at their most dangerous in the last 15 minutes of league matches, having scored 18 of their 57 Premiership goals between the 76th and 90th minutes.

· Henry is in third place in the Premier League©s all-time scorers list with 160, trailing Alan Shearer©s 260 and Andrew Cole©s 185. Newcastle United FC captain Shearer will have no more opportunity to boost his tally as a knee injury has brought his career to an end.

· Arsenal remain unbeaten against Tottenham in 14 attempts but the 1-1 draw ended a six-match home winning run against their old rivals. It also ended a six-match winning streak against all comers at Highbury that began on 12 March, when Liverpool were defeated 2-1.

· Arsenal have not finished outside the Premiership top five in ten years, and have only concluded three of the 13 Premier League seasons outside the top four (tenth in 1993, 12th in 1995 and fifth in 1996).

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· Arsenal maintained their average of scoring a goal a point. Henry©s late strike was his side©s 58th goal of the season and a feat which earned the Gunners 58 Premiership points.

· Arsenal have scored in each of their last eight home league games.

· They have only scored once in their last three away games, in all competitions, and not won in any of them.

· Henry, Fabregas, Emmanuel Eboué and Fredrik Ljungberg were all rested for the Tottenham match after playing in the 1-0 victory against Villarreal the previous Wednesday, although the first three of the aforementioned players all made appearances as second-half substitutes.

· Philippe Senderos suffered a knee injury and is doubtful for the trip to Villarreal on Tuesday. Should he fail to win his fitness race in time, Sol Campbell will be hoping to have recovered in time from a recent operation on a broken nose sustained against Portsmouth on 12 April.

Team facts

UEFA club competition milestones · Villarreal CF©s best performance in advance of qualifying for the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League semi-finals came during the 2003/04 season when they qualified from the UEFA Intertoto Cup to eventually play in a UEFA Cup semi-finals only to exit 1-0 on aggregate to Valencia CF.

· Villarreal©s first match in UEFA club competition came on 6 July 2002 when they defeated Icelandic side FH Hafnarfjördur 2-0 in a UEFA Intertoto Cup second round tie.

UEFA club competition honours · UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004

Ten-year record · Villarreal CF have gradually advanced through various UEFA competitions in the past four seasons, reaching the UEFA Intertoto Cup finals in 2002, a competition they would enter in 2003 and 2004 to help sustain a long campaign in the UEFA Cup as qualification for semi-finals and quarter-finals in back-to-back seasons proves.

1996/97: Did not compete in UEFA club competitions 1997/98: Did not compete in UEFA club competitions 1998/99: Did not compete in UEFA club competitions 1999/00: Did not compete in UEFA club competitions 2000/01: Did not compete in UEFA club competitions 2001/02: Did not compete in UEFA club competitions 2002/03: UEFA Intertoto Cup, finals 2003/04: UEFA Cup, semi-finals, having qualified via the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004/05: UEFA Cup, quarter-finals, having qualified via the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2005/06: UEFA Champions League, semi-finals

2005/06 season · Villarreal finished third in the 2004/05 Spanish Primera División, 19 points behind champions FC Barcelona and 15 points adrift of second-placed Real Madrid CF. Real Betis Balompié followed three points behind in fourth place.

· Thus entering the UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round stage, Villarreal dispatched Everton FC in a 4-2 aggregate success, winning both legs 2-1.

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· Making their first appearance in the group stage proper against the side with the most matches under their belt in the competition, namely Manchester United FC with 113 before Matchday 1, did not deter Villarreal as they held their English rivals at bay to record a creditable scoreless draw.

· They would remain unbeaten throughout the group stage, winning twice and drawing on four occasions to top the standings, two points clear of SL Benfica despite scoring only three times. Villarreal©s two victories came away to Benfica (1-0) on Matchday 4 and at home to LOSC Lille Métropole (1-0) in the final series of matches. Three of their other matches ended in scoreless draws, the other result being a 1-1 stalemate at home to Benfica. Despite their lack of firepower, Villarreal conceded only once from their six outings and at no stage in the group stage did the Spanish side trail their opponents.

· In the first knockout round, Villarreal advanced on away goals against Rangers FC after the sides shared six goals. The opening leg in Glasgow ended in a 2-2 draw with the Spanish side pegged back on two occasions. Indeed, Rangers took the lead in the return leg through Peter Lùvenkrands after 12 minutes as Villarreal fought against a deficit for the first time in the competition. However, four minutes into the second half, they restored parity and booked their place in the last eight thanks to Rodolfo Arrubarrena©s equaliser.

· The Spanish side then overcame a first leg deficit to beat FC Internazionale Milano on away goals in the quarter-finals. In the first leg, substitute Obafemi Martins helped Inter to an impressive 2-1 victory at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium. Martins came on just after the half-hour but it was after the restart that he found his feet, scoring what proved to be the decisive goal on 54 minutes. The win looked unlikely early on as Diego Forlán gave Villarreal a shock lead in the first minute, but Adriano equalised six minutes later before the night was to belong to fellow forward Martins. But in the return, Villarreal full-back Rodolfo Arruabarrena (58) headed the crucial second-half goal that was the culmination of a barnstorming display, notably from Juan Román Riquelme, Forlán and Alessio Tacchinardi, during which the Italian team came under constant pressure as the Spanish side advanced on away goals.

Key facts · Villarreal have played 59 matches overall in UEFA club competition, winning 28, drawing 22, losing nine while scoring 77 times and conceding 37 goals.

· Overall in the UEFA Champions League/European Champion Clubs© Cup, they have only lost two of their 13 matches to date with five wins and six draws completing their record. In those games, the Spanish side have scored 12 goals and conceded nine.

Records UEFA club competitions · Biggest win 4-0: Villarreal CF 4-0 Egaleo FC 15.12.2004, 2004/05 UEFA Cup, group stage Villarreal finished their four-match group campaign with two away draws and two home victories, the most clear-cut win coming at Greek side Egaleo©s expense - Héctor Font (13), Antonio Guayre (39), Javi Venta (52) and Santiago Cazorla (63) were all on the scoresheet.

· Biggest home win 4-0: Villarreal CF v Egaleo FC (see above for details)

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· Biggest away win 0-3: Odense BK v Villarreal CF 03.07.2004, 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, second round, first leg Second-half goals from Sonny Anderson (66), Santiago Cazorla (69) and Antonio Guayre (87) provided Villarreal with a comfortable away success against their Danish rivals - they would go on to win the tie 5-0 on aggregate. 0-3: ES Troyes Aube Champagne v Villarreal CF 07.08.2002, UEFA Intertoto Cup, semi-finals, second leg Having been held to a scoreless draw at home, Villarreal were actually defeated 2-1 on the field of play, but Troyes fielded an ineligible player and the match was subsequently awarded as a 3-0 forfeit to the Spanish side.

· Heaviest defeat 2-0: Club Atlético de Madrid v Villarreal CF 24.08.2004, 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, finals, second leg Villarreal took a two-goal advantage into the second leg match against their Spanish rivals, but were undone by two second half strikes before winning the penalty shootout (3-1) after the sides remained deadlocked after extra-time. 2-0: Torino Calcio v Villarreal CF 21.07.2002, 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup third round, first leg Despite losing 2-0 in Turin, Villarreal would win by the same scoreline in the return leg before advancing following a penalty shootout (4-3) against their Italian opponents.

· Heaviest home defeat 1-2: Villarreal CF v AZ Alkmaar 07.04.2005, 2004/05 UEFA Cup, quarter-finals, first leg The Spanish side lost at home thanks to goals from Danny Landzaat (11) and Robin Nelisse (74) for AZ with Juan Román Riquelme (13) on the scoresheet for Villarreal - AZ would eventually advance after the sides shared a 1-1 draw in the Netherlands in the return match. 0-1: Villarreal CF v Málaga CF 13.08.2002, 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup, finals, first leg

· Heaviest away defeat 2-0: Club Atlético de Madrid v Villarreal CF (see above for details) 2-0: Torino Calcio v Villarreal CF (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) · Biggest win 1-0: Villarreal CF v FC Internazionale Milano 04.04.02006, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, second leg Full-back Rodolfo Arruabarrena (58) headed the crucial second-half goal that was the culmination of a barnstorming display by Villarreal that saw them advance on away goals to the last four. 1-0: Villarreal CF v LOSC Lille Métropole 07.12.2005, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League group stage Antonio Guayre©s 67th-minute goal on Matchday 6 provided Villarreal with a first-placed finish in the group standings and a place in the competition©s knockout stages at their first attempt. 0-1: SL Benfica v Villarreal CF 02.11.2005, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League group stage Marcos Senna undid Benfica with the only goal of the game nine minutes from time as Villarreal recorded their first victory in the UEFA Champions League proper.

· Biggest home win 1-0: Villarreal CF v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details) 1-0: Villarreal CF v LOSC Lille Métropole (see above for details)

· Biggest away win 0-1: SL Benfica v Villarreal CF (see above for details)

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· Heaviest defeat 0-1: Arsenal FC v Villarreal CF 19.04.2006, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, first leg Kolo Touré©s goal four minutes before the break, and a ninth successive clean sheet in the UEFA Champions League, earned Arsenal FC a slender lead against Villarreal CF as the English side bid a winning European club competition farewell to Highbury. 1-2: FC Internazionale Milano v Villarreal CF 29.03.2006, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, first leg A live-wire performance from substitute Obafemi Martins helped Inter to an impressive 2-1 victory against Villarreal CF at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium. Martins came on just after the half-hour but it was after the restart that he found his feet, scoring what proved to be the decisive goal on 54 minutes. The win looked unlikely early on as Diego Forlán gave Villarreal a shock lead in the first minute, but Adriano equalised six minutes later before the night was to belong to fellow forward Martins.

· Heaviest home defeat None.

· Heaviest away defeat 1-2: FC Internazionale Milano v Villarreal CF (see above for details) 0-1: Arsenal FC v Villarreal CF (see above for details)

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UEFA club competition milestones · This season has witnessed Arsenal FC advance to the semi-final stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time although they have already been involved in both UEFA Cup Winners© Cup and UEFA Cup finals.

· The London club played in three UEFA Cup Winners© Cup finals, triumphing in the 1993/94 season when they overcame Parma FC 1-0 thanks to Alan Smith©s 22nd-minute goal. The other finals ended in narrow defeats by Valencia CF and Real Zaragoza in 1979/80 and 1994/95 respectively. Following their elimination from the 1999/00 UEFA Champions League at the end of the group stage, Arsenal advanced to the UEFA Cup final only to lose on penalties to Galatasaray SK at Copenhagen©s Parken stadium.

UEFA club competition honours · UEFA Cup Winners© Cup: 1993/94

Ten-year record · Arsenal are making their eighth successive attempt at winning the UEFA Champions League with their best performance before this season being two quarter-final appearances in the competition during the 2000/01 and 2003/04 seasons. On the first occasion, the Gunners lost on away goals to Valencia CF after the two sides shared four goals, while more recently, Chelsea FC denied them a place in the last four with a 3-2 aggregate success that included a 2-1 victory at Highbury.

1996/97: UEFA Cup, first round 1997/98: UEFA Cup, first round 1998/99: UEFA Champions League, group stage 1999/00: UEFA Cup, finalists having transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage 2000/01: UEFA Champions League, quarter-finals 2001/02: UEFA Champions League, second group stage 2002/03: UEFA Champions League, second group stage 2003/04: UEFA Champions League, quarter-finals 2004/05: UEFA Champions League, first knockout round 2005/06: UEFA Champions League, semi-finals

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2005/06 season · In the 2004/05 season, Arsenal trailed Chelsea by 12 points in the English Premiership, finishing second ahead of Manchester United FC by a further six points. The second-placed finish provided Arsenal with an automatic spot in the group stage, extending their sequence of never having played a qualifying round match in the competition.

· Arsenal advanced to the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League group stage as one of the 16 automatic qualifiers.

· With five victories from their opening five engagements, Arsenal qualified with some ease for the knockout stages. The only blemish to their record came on Matchday 6 when they were held to a scoreless draw by AFC Ajax. Otherwise, the record books show ten goals scored and two conceded from their six matches.

· A daunting trip to the Santiago Bernabéu to face Real Madrid CF was the Gunners© reward for topping their group, but a Thierry Henry goal separated the sides before they battled out a scoreless draw in the return leg in the English capital, thus providing Arsenal with their third trip to the quarter-finals in the last six years.

· Arsenal then reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals for the first time in their history after a goalless draw away to Juventus earned them a 2-0 aggregate win. The Gunners had earlier won in London as goals in each half from Cesc Fabregas (40) and Thierry Henry (69) gave them a two-goal advantage that Juve were unable to breach.

Key facts · To date, the Gunners have played 79 matches in the UEFA Champions League, winning 36, drawing 22 and losing 21. In that time, Arsenal have scored 111 goals and conceded 83.

· Their overall European Champion Clubs© Cup record (including all qualifying round matches) reads, played 89, won 41, drawn 23 and lost 25 with 132 goals scored and 93 conceded.

· Overall, Arsenal have played 143 matches in UEFA club competition with 68 wins, 38 draws and 37 losses. In those matches, they have scored 225 times while conceding 147 goals.

Records UEFA club competition · Biggest win 0-7: R. Standard de Liège v Arsenal FC 03.11.1993, 1993/94 UEFA Cup Winners© Cup, second round, second leg Having won the opening leg 3-0 in London, Arsenal heaped further misery on Standard, running up seven goals without reply in a season in which they went on to win the competition. Kevin Campbell (42 and 80 minutes) scored twice with other goals from Alan Smith (3), Ian Selley (20), Tony Adams (36), Paul Merson (72) and Eddie McGoldrick (81).

· Biggest home win 6-1: Arsenal FC v FK Austria Wien 18.09.1991, 1991/92 European Champion Clubs© Cup, first round, first leg Four second-half goals from Alan Smith (51, 53, 65 and 65 minutes) including two in a minute effectively ended Austria Wien©s interest in the competition. Andy Linighan (37) and Anders Limpar (77) started and finished the scoring with Andy Ogris (56) getting the Austrians© consolation.

· Biggest away win 0-7: R. Standard de Liège v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

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· Heaviest defeat 0-3: Arsenal FC v FC Internazionale Milano 17.09.2003, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League, group stage The Gunners© group stage campaign got off to the worst possible start against Inter as goals from Julio Cruz (22), Andy van der Meyde (24) and Obafemi Martins (41) condemned them to a 3-0 defeat at Highbury. Arsenal would eventually recover to advance to the knockout stage, gaining revenge for the 3-0 reverse in London by defeating Inter 5-1 at the Giuseppe Meazza. 4-1: FC Spartak Moskva v Arsenal FC 22.11.2000, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, second group stage Arsenal opened the second group stage with a comprehensive defeat at the Luzhniki stadium despite taking the lead after two minutes through Silvinho. Marçao (29 and 50 minutes) scored either side of the interval before Egor Titov (77) and Robson (82) rounded off a comfortable win for the Russian side. 3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Arsenal FC 07.11.2000, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, first group stage With their qualification assured for the second group stage, Arsenal failed to trouble Shakhtar in the Ukraine with Serhiy Atelkin (34), Andriy Vorobey (57) and Olexiy Bielik (66) scoring for the home side. 2-5: Arsenal FC v SK Spartak Moskva 29.09.1982, 1982/83 UEFA Cup, first round, second leg Trailing 3-2 from the opening leg in the Soviet capital, Arsenal found themselves four goals in arrears to Spartak at Highbury following goals from Sergei Schvetsov (22), Sergei Rodionov (56) and Fyodor Cherenkov (65 and 72). Chris Whyte (74) and Lee Chapman (89) scored Arsenal©s consolation goals, sandwiching an Edgar Hess (78) strike for the visitors who advanced 8-4 on aggregate.

· Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Arsenal FC v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details) 2-5: Arsenal FC v SK Spartak Moskva (see above for details)

· Heaviest away defeat 4-1: FC Spartak Moskva v Arsenal FC (see above for details) 3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) · Biggest win 5-1: Arsenal FC v Rosenborg BK 07.12.2004, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League, group stage Arsenal concluded their group stage campaign with a 5-1 defeat of Rosenborg at Highbury, spreading the goalscoring plaudits among five players - José Antonio Reyes (3), Thierry Henry (24), Cesc Fabregas (29), Robert Pirès (41) and Robin van Persie (84) with Erik Hoftun (38) on target for the visitors© consolation. 1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC 25.11.2003, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League, group stage Three goals in the last five minutes condemned Inter to a four-goal defeat with Thierry Henry (25 and 85) and Robert Pirès (88 and 89) both scoring twice as the Gunners gained revenge for their 3-0 home defeat on the opening matchday. 0-4: PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal FC 25.09.2002, 2002/03 UEFA Champions League, group stage Ahead after 20.07 seconds through Gilberto Silva, Arsenal added three second-half goals through Fredrik Ljungberg (66) and Thierry Henry (81 and 90+2) to complete a comfortable victory in Eindhoven.

· Biggest home win 5-1: Arsenal FC v Rosenborg BK (see above for details)

· Biggest away win 1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC (see above for details) 0-4: PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

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· Heaviest defeat 4-1: FC Spartak Moskva v Arsenal FC (see above for details) 3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

· Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Arsenal FC v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details)

· Heaviest away defeat 4-1: FC Spartak Moskva v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

Last updated: 20 April 2006

Competition facts

· UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

Knockout streak: In qualifying for the 2005/06 knockout phase, Real Madrid CF tied Manchester United FC©s record of nine consecutive seasons in advancing past the group stage. While United©s streak came to an end this season, Madrid have featured in the knockout phase every time since the 1996/97 campaign. Regarding other teams in this season©s knockout phase, both AC Milan and Juventus have qualified for the last four knockout stages, one ahead of Arsenal FC, FC Bayern München, Chelsea FC and Olympique Lyonnais.

Last eight: Milan have advanced to the last eight of the UEFA Champions League in each of the past four seasons, winning the 2002/03 final against Juventus but losing the 2004/05 showpiece to Liverpool FC. Both finals went to penalty shoot-outs. Milan were eliminated at the quarter-final stage in the 2003/04 season by RC Deportivo La Coruña. Lyon are making their third consecutive trip to the quarter-final stage, but on the previous two occasions the French side have ended on the losing side: in 2003/04 to eventual competition winners FC Porto and then in 2004/05 to PSV Eindhoven.

Semi-finals: Semi-final opponents Arsenal and Villarreal CF are appearing in the last four of the competition for the first time in their history. Barça have qualified for the UEFA Champions League semis on three occasions, their only success coming in the 1993/94 season when defeating Porto 3-0. The Catalan side then faced Milan in the final, only to lose 4-0. Barcelona will be looking to avenge that defeat as they meet Milan in this season©s semis, but will be wary of the fact that the Italian side have reached this stage of the competition on five occasions before this season and they have yet to be denied a place in the final.

No qualifiers: Arsenal are the only club in this season©s knockout phase never to have played a UEFA Champions League qualifying-round match.To date, all of Arsenal©s matches have been restricted to the group stage and beyond.

Debutants: Villarreal CF are the only debutants to advance to this season©s knockout phase as FC Artmedia, FC Thun, Real Betis Balompié and Udinese Calcio all failed to advance beyond the group stage.To date, three debutants have won the competition Olympique de Marseille (1992/93, first UEFA Champions League final), AFC Ajax (1994/95) and Juventus (1995/96).

Key dates: This season©s showpiece will be played at the Stade de France in Paris on Wednesday 17 May 2006. The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final took place in the French capital on 10 March 2006.

Semi-finals 1: Arsenal v Villarreal 2: Milan v Barcelona

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Final 1: Winners semi-final 2 v Winners semi-final 1

· UEFA Champions League: All-time records

Biggest wins 8-3: AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (05.11.2003) 7-0: Juventus v Olympiacos CFP (10.12.2003) 7-2: Paris Saint-Germain FC v Rosenborg BK (24.10.2000) 7-2: Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (08.03.2005) 6-0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (17.03.1993) 6-0: Leeds United AFC v Besiktas JK (26.09.2000) 6-0: Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk (25.09.2002) Monaco©s record victory was achieved in part thanks to the exploits of Dado Pršo, who scored four of his seven 2003/04 UEFA Champions League goals that evening against Deportivo. Only one team has scored more than five goals in an away game, Manchester United FC winning 6-2 at Brùndby IF in 1998/99.

Most goals in a season 12: Ruud van Nistelrooij (Manchester United FC, 2002/03) 10: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus, 1997/98) 10: Mário Jardel (FC Porto, 1999/00) 10: Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, 1999/00) 10: Raúl González (Real Madrid CF, 1999/00) 10: Ruud van Nistelrooij (Manchester United FC, 2001/02) 10: Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan, 2002/03) Ruud van Nistelrooij has finished UEFA Champions League top goalscorer in three of the past four seasons, with Fernando Morientes (then with AS Monaco FC) pipping him to that feat with nine in 2003/04.

Four goals in a match Marco van Basten (AC Milan 4-0 IFK Göteborg, 25.11.1992) Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000) Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003) Ruud van Nistelrooij (Manchester United FC 4-1 AC Sparta Praha, 03.11.2004) Andriy Shevchenko (Fenerbahçe SK 0-4 AC Milan, 23.11.2005) Of these four-goal hauls, Dado Pršo©s against Deportivo was the quickest. He scored his first goal 26 minutes into the game and his fourth just 23 minutes later.

Fastest goal in a match 20.07 secs: Gilberto (PSV Eindoven 0-4 Arsenal FC, 25.09.2002) 20.12 secs: Alessandro Del Piero (Manchester United FC 3-2 Juventus, 01.10.1997) 21.20 secs: Clarence Seedorf (FC Schalke 04 2-2 AC Milan, 28.09.2005) 25.40 secs: Marek Kincl (Club Brugge KV 3-2 SK Rapid Wien, 02.11.2005) 28.21 secs: Mariano Bombardo (Willem II 3-4 AC Sparta Praha, 20.10.1999) AC Milan©s joy at Clarence Seedorf©s first-minute goal against FC Schalke 04 was short-lived - Sùren Larsen equalised for the home side in the third minute.

Fastest hat-tricks 9 mins: Mike Newell (Blackburn Rovers FC 4-1 Rosenborg BK, 06.12.1995) 19 mins: Marco Simone (Rosenborg BK 1-4 AC Milan, 25.09.1996) 19 mins: Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003) 21 mins: Sigurd Rushfeldt (Rosenborg BK 3-0 Galatasaray SK, 21.10.1998) 21 mins: Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000) Rosenborg conceded 16 goals the season Mike Newell scored his rapid hat-trick, three fewer than the UEFA Champions League group stage record set by Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC the same season.

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Youngest players to score 17 years, 195 days: Peter Oforiquaye (Rosenborg BK 5-1 Olympiacos CFP, 01.10.1997) 17 years, 218 days: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal FC 5-1 Rosenborg BK, 07.12.2004) 17 years, 241 days: Martin Klein (Panathinaikos FC 2-1 AC Sparta Praha, 27.02.2002) 18 years, 61 days: Sammy Kuffour (FC Bayern München 2-2 FC Spartak Moskva, 02.11.1994) 18 years, 70 days: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-4 FC Bayern München, 07.12.1994) Peter Oforiquaye became the youngest player to score, but Celestine Babayaro is still the youngest player to appear, having begun RSC Anderlecht©s game against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994 aged 16 years and 87 days.

· UEFA club competition and UEFA Champions League: All-time record appearances and goalscoring

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Appearances: UEFA club competition Note: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season©s competitions (UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup) 159 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK) 129 Luís Figo (Sporting Clube de Portugal, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 124 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München) 122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF) 117 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano) 117 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan) 114 Phillip Cocu (BV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona) 112 Stefan Reuter (1. FC Nürnberg, FC Bayern München, Juventus, BV Borussia Dortmund) 109 Amedeo Carboni (UC Sampdoria, AS Roma, Valencia CF) 110 Pavel Nedvěd (AC Sparta Praha, S.S. Lazio, Juventus) 109 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 109 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF) 109 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan) 108 Vítor Baía (FC Porto, FC Barcelona) 107 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 107 Stefan Klos (BV Borussia Dortmund, Rangers FC) 107 Roar Strand (Rosenborg BK) 106 Filip De Wilde (KSK Beveren, RSC Anderlecht, Sporting Clube de Portugal) 106 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 106 Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid CF) 105 Michel Preud©homme (R. Standard de Liège, KV Mechelen, SL Benfica) 104 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, RC Celta de Vigo, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC) 104 Gert Verheyen (RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV) 103 Ciro Ferrara (SSC Napoli, Juventus) 103 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF) 103 Lilian Thuram (AS Monaco FC, Parma FC, Juventus) 102 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC) 102 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC) 101 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC) 101 Bülent Korkmaz (Galatasaray SK) 101 Manuel Sanchís (Real Madrid CF) 100 Edgar Davids (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano) 100 Lothar Matthäus (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano) 99 Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club Bilbao, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Bayern München) 98 Angelo Peruzzi (AS Roma, Juventus, S.S. Lazio) 97 Francisco Gento (Real Madrid CF) 97 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC) 96 Marc Overmars (AFC Ajax, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 95 Ray Clemence (Liverpool FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC) 95 Gheorghe Hagi (CF Sportul Studentesc, FC Steaua Bucuresti, Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK) 95 Erik Hoftun (Rosenborg BK)

Appearances: UEFA club competition Note: This list contains players still involved in this season©s competition 159 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 117 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan) 109 Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan) 103 Alessio Tacchinardi (Villarreal CF) 101 Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC)

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Appearances: UEFA Champions League Note: This list considers group stage to final only and contains players still involved in this season©s competition 96 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 81 Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan) 78 Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) 78 Alessio Tacchinardi (Villarreal CF) 77 Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC) 72 Robert Pirès (Arsenal FC)

Appearances: UEFA Champions League Note: This list considers group stage to final only and contains other players who played in this season©s competition but who are no longer involved 101 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 99 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF) 97 David Beckham (Real Madrid CF) 94 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München) 92 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC) 90 Luís Figo (FC Internazionale Milano) 87 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC) 84 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC) 80 Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid CF) 79 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 77 Míchel Salgado (Real Madrid CF) 76 Iván Helguera (Real Madrid CF) 75 Fernando Morientes (Liverpool FC) 75 Hasan Salihamidžić (FC Bayern München) 74 Guti (Real Madrid CF) 74 Claude Makelele (Chelsea FC) 72 Phillip Cocu (PSV Eindhoven) 71 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF) 71 Michael Reiziger (PSV Eindhoven) 71 Ole Gunnar Solskjñr (Manchester United FC) 70 Sylvain Wiltord (Olympique Lyonnais) 68 Gianluca Pessotto (Juventus) 67 Rivaldo (Olympiacos CFP) 66 Roar Strand (Rosenborg BK)

Goals: UEFA club competition Note: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season©s competitions (UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup) 62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) 56 Eusébio (SL Benfica) 56 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan) 53 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 52 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan) 50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) 49 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC) 47 Carlos Santillana (Real Madrid CF) 47 Ruud van Nistelrooij (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC) 46 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona) 45 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 45 Jupp Heynckes (Hannover 96, VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach)

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Goals: UEFA club competition Note: This list contains players still involved in this season©s competition 56 Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) 52 Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan) 49 Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC) 46 Henrik Larsson (FC Barcelona) 30 Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal FC)

Goals: UEFA Champions League Note: This list considers group stage to final only and contains players still involved in this season©s competition 43 Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) 41 Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC) 34 Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan)

Goals: UEFA Champions League Note: This list considers group stage to final only and contains other players who played in this season©s competition but who are no longer involved 51 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 43 Ruud van Nistelrooij (Manchester United FC) 37 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 28 David Trezeguet (Juventus) 27 Fernando Morientes (Liverpool FC) 27 Roy Makaay (FC Bayern München) 27 Rivaldo (Olympiacos CFP) 24 Luís Figo (FC Internazionale Milano) 23 Hernán Crespo (Chelsea FC) 21 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)

Goals: UEFA Champions League/European Champion Clubs© Cup Note: This list considers the all-time goalscorers list in both competitions including all qualifying round matches; Players listed in bold are still involved in this season©s competitions (UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup) 52 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan) 51 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 49 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) 47 Eusébio (SL Benfica) 47 Ruud van Nistelrooij (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC) 41 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC) 38 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 36 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan)

Last updated: 20 April 2006

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Head coach profiles

Manuel Pellegrini Date of birth: 16 September 1953 Nationality: Chilean Playing career: Universidad de Chile Coaching career: Universidad de Chile, CD Palestino (three times), Chile (Under-20s), CD O©Higgins, Universidad Católica, Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Quito), Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro, CA River Plate, Villarreal CF

Manuel Pellegrini was chosen to replace Benito Floro after the latter©s resignation from Villarreal CF in February 2004, but had to wait three months before assuming control of first-team affairs as Floro©s assistant Francisco García took charge for the remainder of that season.

Once installed, the Chilean proved highly successful, guiding the club to a fourth-place finish in the Primera División to earn UEFA Champions League qualification for the first time. Villarreal also reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup having won the UEFA Intertoto Cup for the second successive year in summer 2004. Pellegrini©s gift lies in getting the best from players who have failed to hit the heights at their previous clubs. Juan Román Riquelme and Diego Forlán, disappointing at FC Barcelona and Manchester United FC respectively, have flourished at El Madrigal, the latter finishing as Spain©s leading scorer in 2004/05 with 25 goals.

Pellegrini is a much-travelled coach enjoying his first stint in Europe. He coached nine clubs in Chile, Ecuador and Argentina, including Buenos Aires giants CA River Plate, before being lured across the Atlantic. At Villarreal he has introduced a large South American presence, including Riquelme, Forlán and captain Juan Pablo Sorín.

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, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Arsenal FC

Arsène Wenger was never covered in glory as a player, but has more than made up for his lack of playing success in his time as a coach, turning Arsenal FC into one of Europe©s top teams thanks to his incredible eye for a bargain and his astute footballing mind.

Born in Strasbourg in 1949, Wenger worked at RC Strasbourg and AS Cannes before AS Nancy-Lorraine offered him his big break into management. He impressed sufficiently to be offered the job as coach of AS Monaco FC in 1987. Within a year Monaco scooped the French championship and Wenger the Manager of the Year award. He reportedly turned down France and FC Bayern München to continue at Monaco, although he did move on to Japan and enjoy tremendous success with Nagoya Grampus Eight.

Appointed by Arsenal in September 1996, Wenger became the first foreigner to win the Premiership title in 1998, adding the first of four FA Cup triumphs to boot. The Gunners lost the 2000 UEFA Cup final to Galatasaray SK but claimed another double in 2002, and in 2004 played some swashbuckling football en route to becoming the first team since Preston North End FC in 1889 to negotiate a top-flight season unbeaten. Already given the freedom of Islington for his success in north London, Wenger©s status would rise to God-like levels should he steer Arsenal to UEFA Champions League glory.

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All-time statistics

Head-to-head record Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 19.04.2006 UCL SF Arsenal FC - Villarreal CF 1-0 London

Overall record Pld W D L GF GA Villarreal CF 1 0 0 1 0 1 Arsenal FC 1 1 0 0 1 0

Home team©s record versus clubs from the away team©s country Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 25.11.2004 UCUP GS Villarreal CF - Middlesbrough FC 2-0 Villarreal 09.08.2005 UCL QR3 Everton FC - Villarreal CF 1-2 Liverpool 24.08.2005 UCL QR3 Villarreal CF - Everton FC 2-1 Villarreal 14.09.2005 UCL GS Villarreal CF - Manchester United FC 0-0 Villarreal 22.11.2005 UCL GS Manchester United FC - Villarreal CF 0-0 Manchester 19.04.2006 UCL SF Arsenal FC - Villarreal CF 1-0 London Overall record Pld W D L GF GA Villarreal CF 6 3 2 1 6 3

Away team©s record versus clubs from the home team©s country Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 14.05.1980 UCWC F Valencia CF - Arsenal FC 0-0*(5-4) Brussels 10.05.1995 UCWC F Arsenal FC - Real Zaragoza 1-2 Paris 29.09.1999 UCL GS1 FC Barcelona - Arsenal FC 1-1 Barcelona 19.10.1999 UCL GS1 Arsenal FC - FC Barcelona 2-4 London 02.03.2000 UCUP R4 Arsenal FC - RC Deportivo La Coruña 5-1 London 09.03.2000 UCUP R4 RC Deportivo La Coruña - Arsenal FC 2-1 La Coruna 04.04.2001 UCL QF Arsenal FC - Valencia CF 2-1 London 17.04.2001 UCL QF Valencia CF - Arsenal FC 1-0 Valencia 11.09.2001 UCL GS1 RCD Mallorca - Arsenal FC 1-0 Palma de Mallorca 24.10.2001 UCL GS1 Arsenal FC - RCD Mallorca 3-1 London 21.11.2001 UCL GS2 RC Deportivo La Coruña - Arsenal FC 2-0 La Coruna 12.03.2002 UCL GS2 Arsenal FC - RC Deportivo La Coruña 0-2 London 10.12.2002 UCL GS2 Arsenal FC - Valencia CF 0-0 London 19.03.2003 UCL GS2 Valencia CF - Arsenal FC 2-1 Valencia 24.02.2004 UCL 1/8 RC Celta de Vigo - Arsenal FC 2-3 Vigo 10.03.2004 UCL 1/8 Arsenal FC - RC Celta de Vigo 2-0 London 21.02.2006 UCL 1/8 Real Madrid CF - Arsenal FC 0-1 Madrid 08.03.2006 UCL 1/8 Arsenal FC - Real Madrid CF 0-0 London 19.04.2006 UCL SF Arsenal FC - Villarreal CF 1-0 London Overall record Pld W D L GF GA Arsenal FC 19 7 3 9 23 22

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UEFA club competition record

Villarreal CF Pld W D L GF GA European Champions Clubs© Cup / UEFA Champions 13 5 6 2 12 9 League UEFA Cup Winners© Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 UEFA Cup 24 11 9 4 35 15 UEFA Super Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 UEFA Intertoto Cup 22 12 7 3 30 13 European/South American Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 59 28 22 9 77 37

Arsenal FC Pld W D L GF GA European Champions Clubs© Cup / UEFA Champions 89 41 23 25 132 93 League UEFA Cup Winners© Cup 27 15 10 2 48 20 UEFA Cup 25 12 4 9 45 32 UEFA Super Cup 2 0 1 1 0 2 UEFA Intertoto Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 European/South American Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 143 68 38 37 225 147

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) record

Villarreal CF Pld W D L GF GA UEFA Champions League 11 3 6 2 8 7

Arsenal FC Pld W D L GF GA UEFA Champions League 79 36 22 21 111 83

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Squad list

Villarreal CF Current Season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Javier López Vallejo ESP 22.09.75 ------9 - 13 Sebastián Viera URU 07.03.83 - - 8 - 29 - 8 - 8 - 25 Mariano Barbosa ARG 27.07.84 2 - 3 - 6 - 3 - 5 - 27 Juan Carlos ESP 27.07.87 - - - - 1 - - - - - 31 Iván Pascual ESP 04.10.85 ------32 Vicente Flor Bustos ESP 05.11.87 ------Defenders 2 Gonzalo Rodríguez ARG 10.04.84 2 - 9 - 29 - 9 - 26 2 3 Rodolfo Arruabarrena ARG 20.07.75 2 - 10 2 30 - 10 2 50 3 16 Quique Álvarez ESP 20.07.75 2 - 6 - 18 - 6 - 45 - 17 Javi Venta ESP 13.12.75 2 - 7 - 21 - 7 - 38 2 22 Juan Manuel Peña BOL 17.01.73 1 - 8 - 20 - 8 - 21 - 28 Edu ESP 02.10.81 ------29 Samuel Álvarez ESP 17.10.85 ------1 - 30 Carlos Alcántara ESP 01.02.85 - - - - 3 - - - 2 - Midfielders 4 César Arzo ESP 21.01.86 - - 4 - 10 - 4 - 16 - 6 Josico ESP 06.01.75 2 1 10 - 25 1 10 - 46 2 8 Juan Román Riquelme ARG 24.06.78 2 - 9 2 22 11 19 3 47 10 10 Roger García ESP 15.12.76 - - 5 - 23 2 9 - 45 8 11 Javier Calleja ESP 12.05.78 - - 4 - 9 1 4 - 21 3 12 Juan Sorín ARG 05.05.76 2 1 10 - 19 3 11 - 24 1 14 Héctor Font ESP 15.06.84 - - 4 - 20 1 4 - 26 3 18 Alessio Tacchinardi ITA 23.07.75 2 - 8 - 20 1 78 3 103 6 19 Marcos Senna ESP 17.07.76 2 - 10 1 27 3 10 1 23 1 21 Santi Cazorla ESP 13.12.84 - - 2 - 22 - 2 - 20 5 33 José Javier Rubio Gómez ESP 16.11.84 - - - - 1 - - - - - Forwards 5 Diego Forlán URU 19.05.79 2 1 10 2 28 8 30 5 35 6 7 Antonio Guayre ESP 23.04.80 1 - 4 1 14 2 4 1 36 8 23 José María ESP 10.12.78 - - 9 - 29 5 16 4 72 18 26 Xisco Nadal ESP 27.06.86 - - 1 - 3 - 1 - 6 - 99 Guillermo Franco MEX 03.11.76 - - 4 - 9 2 4 - 4 - Coach Manuel Pellegrini CHI 16.09.53 2 - 11 - - - 11 - 33 -

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Squad list

Arsenal FC Current Season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Jens Lehmann GER 10.11.69 - - 6 - 35 - 47 - 83 - 21 Mart Poom EST 03.02.72 ------2 - 24 Manuel Almunia ESP 19.05.77 - - 5 - - - 6 - 6 - 39 Mark Howard ENG 21.09.86 ------40 Michael Jordan ENG 07.04.86 ------42 Vito Mannone ITA 02.03.88 ------Defenders 3 Ashley Cole ENG 20.12.80 - - 2 - 8 - 44 1 44 1 12 Lauren CMR 19.01.77 - - 6 - 22 - 53 1 72 2 18 Pascal Cygan FRA 29.04.74 - - 3 - 12 2 25 - 30 - 20 Philippe Senderos SUI 14.02.85 - - 7 - 20 2 8 - 10 - 22 Gaël Clichy FRA 26.07.85 - - 3 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 23 Sol Campbell ENG 18.09.74 - - 4 - 17 2 37 - 39 - 27 Emmanuel Eboué CIV 04.06.83 - - 9 - 15 - 9 - 16 - 28 Kolo Touré CIV 19.03.81 - - 10 1 30 - 35 2 35 2 34 Matthew Connolly ENG 24.09.87 ------36 Johan Djourou SUI 18.01.87 - - - - 7 - - - - - 38 Kerrea Gilbert ENG 28.02.87 - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - Midfielders 2 Abou Diaby FRA 11.05.86 - - 2 - 11 1 2 - 6 - 7 Robert Pirès FRA 29.10.73 - - 10 2 30 6 72 13 96 16 8 Fredrik Ljungberg SWE 16.04.77 - - 7 1 23 - 58 13 80 15 13 Aleksandr Hleb BLS 01.05.81 - - 8 - 23 3 16 - 41 4 15 Cesc Fabregas ESP 04.05.87 - - 11 1 32 2 16 2 16 2 16 Mathieu Flamini FRA 07.03.84 - - 10 - 31 - 14 - 23 - 17 Alexandre Song CMR 09.09.87 - - 2 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 19 Gilberto BRA 07.10.76 - - 8 1 31 2 29 3 29 3 29 Sebastian Larsson SWE 06.06.85 - - 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 43 Ryan Smith ENG 10.11.86 ------44 Fabrice Muamba ENG 06.04.88 ------Forwards 9 José Antonio Reyes ESP 01.09.83 - - 10 - 24 3 22 2 22 2 10 Dennis Bergkamp NED 10.05.69 - - 4 1 22 2 40 7 94 30 11 Robin van Persie NED 06.08.83 - - 7 2 21 5 15 3 25 3 14 Thierry Henry FRA 17.08.77 - - 9 5 29 23 77 41 101 49 32 Theo Walcott ENG 16.03.89 ------33 Nicklas Bendtner DEN 16.01.88 ------41 Arturo Lupoli ITA 24.06.87 - - - - 1 - - - - - Coach Arsène Wenger FRA 22.10.49 - - 11 - - - 86 - 125 -

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Bookings list

Villarreal CF Matchday KO1 QF SF F No Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2 Gonzalo Rodríguez Y Y * 3 Rodolfo Arruabarrena Y Y Y S 4 César Arzo Y 5 Diego Forlán Y 6 Josico Y Y Y S 8 Juan Román Riquelme Y Y * 12 Juan Pablo Sorin Y Y * 13 Sebastián Viera Y Y Y S 14 Héctor Font Y 16 Quique Álvarez Y 17 Javi Venta Y 18 Alessio Tacchinardi Y Y Y S Y Y S 19 Marcos Senna Y Y * 23 José María Romero S S 99 Guillermo Franco Y Y *

Arsenal FC Matchday KO1 QF SF F No Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1 Jens Lehmann S S 9 José Antonio Reyes Y Y Y S 11 Robin van Persie R S Y 12 Lauren Y 13 Aleksandr Hleb Y 14 Thierry Henry Y 15 Cesc Fabregas Y 16 Mathieu Flamini Y Y * 18 Pascal Cygan Y 22 Gaël Clichy Y 24 Manuel Almunia Y 28 Kolo Abib Touré Y Y *

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Player statistics

Villarreal CF Matchday KO1 QF SF F No. Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Goalkeepers 1 Javier López Vallejo ------13 Sebastián Viera 90 90 90 - - 90 90 90 90 90 - - - 25 Mariano Barbosa - - - 90 90 - - - - - 90 - - 27 Juan Carlos ------31 Iván Pascual ------32 Vicente Flor Bustos ------Defenders 2 Gonzalo Rodríguez 90 33(+) 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 - - - - 3 Rodolfo Arruabarrena 90 90 46(-) 90 90 90 61(-) 90 - 90 90 - - 16 Quique Álvarez 90 57(-) - 90 - - - - 30(+) 90 90 - - 17 Javi Venta - - - 90 90 - 90 46(-) 90 90 90 - - 22 Juan Manuel Peña - 90 - 1(+) 90 90 90 90 90 90 - - - 28 Edu ------29 Samuel Álvarez ------30 Carlos Alcántara ------Midfielders 4 César Arzo - - 90 - - - -(+) - 60(-) - 90 - - 6 Josico 46(-) 90 44(+) 90 12(+) 90 90 90 - 12(+)17(+) - - 8 Juan Román Riquelme - 90 90 90 - 90 90 86(-) 90 90 90 - - 10 Roger García 20(+) - 6(+) - 66(-) 7(+) 6(+) ------11 Javier Calleja ------4(+) 87(-) -(+) 1(+) - - 12 Juan Sorín 90 46(-) 90 90 90 36(-)29(+) - 90 78(-) 73(-) - - 14 Héctor Font 70(-) - - - 24(+)54(+) - 44(+) - - - - - 18 Alessio Tacchinardi 44(+) 90 84(-) - 78(-) - 90 90 - 90 90 - - 19 Marcos Senna 90 44(+) - 89(-) 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 - - 21 Santi Cazorla - - 90 - - - - - 3(+) - - - - 33 José Javier Rubio Gómez ------Forwards 5 Diego Forlán 90 84(-) 90 52(-) - 83(-) 90 90 90 90 89(-) - - 7 Antonio Guayre 66(-) 6(+) - 19(+) - 31(+) ------23 José María - - 80(-) 71(-) 90 59(-) 84(-) 46(-) 76(-) 78(-) 55(-) - - 26 Xisco Nadal - - - - 3(+) ------99 Guillermo Franco ------44(+)14(+)12(+)35(+) - -

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Player statistics

Arsenal FC Matchday KO1 QF SF F No. Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd Goalkeepers 1 Jens Lehmann - - 90 - - - 90 90 90 90 90 - - 21 Mart Poom ------24 Manuel Almunia 90 90 - 90 90 90 ------39 Mark Howard ------40 Michael Jordan ------42 Vito Mannone ------Defenders 3 Ashley Cole 90 90 ------12 Lauren 90 90 90 90 23(+)73(-) ------18 Pascal Cygan - 1(+) 90 - 67(-) ------20 Philippe Senderos - - - - 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 - - 22 Gaël Clichy - 2(+) 90 90 ------23 Sol Campbell 90 90 - 90 90 ------27 Emmanuel Eboué - - 17(+) 7(+) 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 - - 28 Kolo Touré 90 90 90 90 - 90 90 90 90 90 90 - - 34 Matthew Connolly ------36 Johan Djourou ------38 Kerrea Gilbert - - - - - 17(+) ------Midfielders 2 Abou Diaby ------10(+) - - 3(+) - - - 7 Robert Pirès 90 88(-) 90 73(-)19(+) - 14(+)22(+) 90 27(+) 90 - - 8 Fredrik Ljungberg 81(-) 90 - - 90 - 90 90 - 90 81(-) - - 13 Aleksandr Hleb 9(+) 89(-) - - - 62(-) 76(-) 87(-) 90 87(-) 80(-) - - 15 Cesc Fabregas 73(-) 90 89(-)17(+)33(+)28(+)89(-) 90 90 90 90 - - 16 Mathieu Flamini - 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 - - 17 Alexandre Song - - - - 57(-) - 1(+) ------19 Gilberto 90 - 90 90 - - 90 90 90 90 90 - - 29 Sebastian Larsson - - - - - 90 ------43 Ryan Smith ------44 Fabrice Muamba ------Forwards 9 José Antonio Reyes 81(-) 81(-) 15(-) 83(-) 90 65(-) 80(-) 68(-) 82(-) 63(-) - - - 10 Dennis Bergkamp 17(+) - - 90 - - - 3(+) - - 10(+) - - 11 Robin van Persie 45 - 73(-)24(+) 90 25(+) - - 8(+) - 9(+) - - 14 Thierry Henry - - 75(+)66(-) 71(-) 90 90 90 90 90 90 - - 32 Theo Walcott ------33 Nicklas Bendtner ------41 Arturo Lupoli ------

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Match officials

Referee Valentin Ivanov (RUS) Assistant referees Nikolai Golubev (RUS), Tikhon Kalugin (RUS) Fourth official Aleksandr Gonchar (RUS) UEFA Delegate Gerhard Kapl (AUT) UEFA Referee observer Pierluigi Pairetto (ITA)

Referee

Name Nat. DoB UCL UEFA Valentin Ivanov RUS 04.07.1961 25 42

Valentin Ivanov was born in Moscow on 4 July 1961, and is still based in the Russian capital. A physical education teacher by profession, he began refereeing in 1989, was a top-division referee four years later, and joined the FIFA international list in 1997.

After various European assignments at youth level, Ivanov moved swiftly up the refereeing ladder with his designation for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final round in Slovakia in 2000. After some impressive displays, he was duly rewarded with regular fixtures in the FIFA World Cup, UEFA EURO 2004™ and the UEFA Champions League.

Along the way he was appointed for his biggest matches to date - the FIFA Confederations© Cup final between Cameroon and France in Paris in the summer of 2003, and the annual European/South American Cup match between CA Boca Juniors and AC Milan in Yokohama.

Last season, Ivanov took charge of six UEFA Champions League matches and three World Cup qualifiers before rounding 2005 off in fine style with a commanding performance in the World Cup qualifier between Wales and England and FC Porto©s UEFA Champions League meeting with FC Internazionale Milano. He was rewarded with selection as one of Europe©s ten referees for the 2006 World Cup finals.

Back in his native Russia, Ivanov has also carved out a terrific reputation for himself. So impressive was his performance in the Russian Cup final between FC Lokomotiv Moskva and FC Anzhi Makhachkala in 2001 that he was awarded Russian football©s golden game in 2002 between Moscow heavyweights PFC CSKA Moskva and Lokomotiv.

The following year he was the man in the middle as the same two Moscow giants locked horns in the Russian Super Cup and in 2005 he officiated the crunch league match which decided who would finish second in the league between FC Spartak Moskva and Lokomotiv.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 20.09.2000 UCL GS1 SC Heerenveen-Valencia CF 0-1 Heerenveen 13.03.2001 UCL GS2 Manchester United FC-SK Sturm Graz 3-0 Manchester 19.09.2001 UCL GS1 BV Borussia Dortmund-Liverpool FC 0-0 Dortmund 20.03.2002 UCL GS2 RC Deportivo La Coruña-Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-3 La Coruna 02.10.2002 UCL GS1 AEK Athens FC-Real Madrid CF 3-3 Athens 23.10.2002 UCL GS1 RC Lens-RC Deportivo La Coruña 3-1 Lens 26.11.2002 UCL GS2 FC Basel 1893-Manchester United FC 1-3 Basle 26.02.2003 UCL GS2 AFC Ajax-Arsenal FC 0-0 Amsterdam 04.11.2003 UCL GS1 S.S. Lazio-Chelsea FC 0-4 Rome 09.03.2004 UCL 1/8 Manchester United FC-FC Porto 1-1 Manchester 23.03.2004 UCL QF AC Milan-RC Deportivo La Coruña 4-1 Milan 28.09.2004 UCL GS Real Madrid CF-AS Roma 4-2 Madrid

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Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 20.10.2004 UCL GS Panathinaikos FC-Arsenal FC 2-2 Athens 02.11.2004 UCL GS FC Internazionale Milano-Valencia CF 0-0 Milan 13.04.2005 UCL QF Juventus-Liverpool FC 0-0 Turin 07.12.2005 UCL GS Villarreal CF-LOSC Lille Métropole 1-0 Villarreal

UEFA Champions League Other matches Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 18.10.2000 UCL GS1 Helsingborgs IF-Rosenborg BK 2-0 Helsingborg 31.10.2001 UCL GS1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen-Olympique Lyonnais 2-4 Leverkusen 13.08.2002 UCL QR3 Boavista FC-AJ Auxerre 0-1 Porto 19.03.2003 UCL GS2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen-FC Internazionale 0-2 Leverkusen Milano 07.05.2003 UCL SF AC Milan-FC Internazionale Milano 0-0 Milan 27.08.2003 UCL QR3 AFC Ajax-Grazer AK 2-1 Amsterdam 17.09.2003 UCL GS1 Juventus-Galatasaray SK 2-1 Turin 25.08.2004 UCL QR3 PSV Eindhoven-FK Crvena Zvezda 5-0 Eindhoven 08.03.2005 UCL 1/8 Olympique Lyonnais-Werder Bremen 7-2 Lyon 24.08.2005 UCL QR3 Rangers FC-Anorthosis Famagusta FC 2-0 Glasgow 19.10.2005 UCL GS FC Porto-FC Internazionale Milano 2-0 Porto 22.11.2005 UCL GS AFC Ajax-AC Sparta Praha 2-1 Amsterdam 08.03.2006 UCL 1/8 AC Milan-FC Bayern München 4-1 Milan

Other matches Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 08.03.1997 U16 QR Israel-Albania 1-0 28.06.1997 UIC GS Silkeborg IF-NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac 5-0 24.09.1997 U18 PR Belgium-Italy 0-1 11.10.1997 U18 PR Denmark-Bosnia-Herzegovina 4-0 13.10.1997 U18 PR France-Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 23.05.1998 WCHAMP QR Scotland-Czech Republic 1-1 19.07.1998 U18 GS - FT Cyprus-England 1-2 Paralimni 21.07.1998 U18 GS - FT Portugal-Lithuania 2-0 Larnaca 26.07.1998 U18 P-O 3rd Portugal-Croatia 0-0*(4-5) Larnaca 11.08.1998 UCUP QR2 VPS Vaasa-Grazer AK 0-0 Vaasa 15.09.1998 UCUP R1 Silkeborg IF-AS Roma 0-2 Silkeborg 09.06.1999 EURO PR Luxembourg-Poland 2-3 Luxembourg 24.07.1999 UIC R3 FC Jokerit-West Ham United FC 1-1 Helsinki 30.09.1999 UCUP R1 SK Rapid Wien-Inter Bratislava 1-2 Vienna 06.10.1999 EURO PR Greece-Albania 2-0 Athens 21.10.1999 UCUP R2 Roda JC-VfL Wolfsburg 0-0 Kerkrade 29.05.2000 U21 GS - FT Spain-Croatia 0-0 Trnava 01.06.2000 U21 GS - FT Turkey-Italy 1-3 Bratislava 26.07.2000 UIC SF SK Sigma Olomouc-FK Chmel Blšany 3-1 Olomouc 11.10.2000 WC QR Austria-Spain 1-1 Vienna 23.11.2000 UCUP R3 FC Girondins de Bordeaux-Werder Bremen 4-1 Bordeaux 22.02.2001 UCUP R4 1. FC Kaiserslautern-SK Slavia Praha 1-0 Kaiserslautern 24.03.2001 WC QR England-Finland 2-1 Liverpool 20.11.2001 UCUP R3 FC Girondins de Bordeaux-Roda JC 1-0 Bordeaux 28.02.2002 UCUP R4 Servette FC-Valencia CF 2-2 Geneva 27.03.2002 FRIE. R1 Sweden-Switzerland 1-1 Malmo 18.05.2002 FRIE. R1 France-Belgium 1-2 Paris 12.10.2002 EURO QR Romania-Norway 0-1 Bucharest 29.03.2003 EURO QR Italy-Finland 2-0 Palermo 24.04.2003 UCUP SF Boavista FC-Celtic FC 0-1 Porto

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Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 19.06.2003 CONFCUP QR1 Brazil-Cameroon 0-1 Paris 29.06.2003 CONFCUP F France-Cameroon 0-0 Paris 11.10.2003 EURO QR Germany-Iceland 3-0 Hamburg 14.12.2003 EUSA F AC Milan-CA Boca Juniors 1-1*(1-3) Yokohama 22.04.2004 UCUP SF Newcastle United FC-Olympique de Marseille 0-0 Newcastle 17.06.2004 EURO GS - FT England-Switzerland 3-0 Coimbra 22.06.2004 EURO GS - FT Italy-Bulgaria 2-1 Guimaraes 27.06.2004 EURO QF Czech Republic-Denmark 3-0 Porto 13.10.2004 WC QR Norway-Slovenia 3-0 Oslo 26.03.2005 WC QR Israel-Republic of Ireland 1-1 Tel-Aviv 04.06.2005 WC QR Serbia and Montenegro-Belgium 0-0 Belgrade 03.09.2005 WC QR Wales-England 0-1 Cardiff 12.10.2005 WC QR Sweden-Iceland 3-1 Solna 12.11.2005 FRIE. R1 Netherlands-Italy 1-3 Amsterdam

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Domestic news

A severely depleted Villarreal CF side were soundly beaten by Real Sociedad de Fútbol on Saturday as the UEFA Champions League hopefuls endured a disappointing return to domestic action. However, with some players afforded valuable rest and others able to nurse slight niggles, they could yet reap the reward after a strong Arsenal FC team were held to a taxing draw in the north London derby.

Villarreal CF 0-2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol

With his focus firmly on Tuesday, Villarreal coach Manuel Pellegrini made wholesale changes to his side for the Primera División fixture against Real Sociedad at El Madrigal. Centre-back César Arzo was the only survivor from the first leg and a team that included two players promoted from the B team and five members of the youth squad soon found themselves behind as Mikel Alonso handed the visitors an early lead.

Chilean winger Mark González made it 2-0 before the half-hour mark and, although Villarreal©s experimental side gave a better account of themselves when Diego Forlán came on after the interval, a comeback was never really on the cards. That did not appear to be a major concern for Pellegrini, though. "Until now I have always said we would not give up on the league for the Champions League," he said. "But we have got ourselves to a point where we are only one game from the final and we only need a good result to turn it around. That©s why we are prioritising the Arsenal match."

While the likes of Marcos Senna, Juan Román Riquelme and Javi Venta were all given valuable rest, Pellegrini©s hand was in part forced by a number of injuries to his side. José Mari, Quique Álvarez, Josico and Alessio Tacchinardi, who will be suspended for the second leg against Arsenal, were all sidelined by minor niggles. Centre-backs Gonzalo Rodríguez and Juan Manuel Peña are out with ankle knocks picked up in Villarreal©s defeat by FC Barcelona in their previous domestic outing.

Arsenal FC 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur FC

Thierry Henry came off the bench to score the 83rd-minute equaliser that rekindled Arsenal©s hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League next season, although they remain four points behind their north London rivals in the chase for fourth place. Robbie Keane gave the visitors the lead after 66 minutes, converting Edgar Davids©s cross following a move which left the home side arguing the ball should have been kicked out of play with substitute Emmanuel Eboué lying on the ground, injured.

Eboué was one of four players rested from the side that prevailed at Highbury in midweek, with Henry and Cesc Fabregas also dropping to the bench, while Fredrik Ljungberg was left out of the squad altogether. Arsenal were a shadow of their usual selves without the quartet, but improved after the break, with Robin van Persie coming close before Keane©s strike. José Antonio Reyes also saw an effort go close soon after but it was Henry who made the difference, racing on to Emmanuel Adebayor©s through-ball to fire beyond Paul Robinson from an acute angle. A minute later Davids was sent off for his second bookable offence.

"Tottenham played well in the first half as we expected them to and we struggled physically, which can happen when you play a game every three days," manager Arsène Wenger admitted. "I was pleased with the way we showed character and came back well and I congratulate the team. Now we must prepare for a big game on Tuesday and then we will see." The Frenchman could be without centre-back Philippe Senderos for the trip to Spain, after the Swiss defender picked up a knee injury in the second half and Sol Campbell could be in line for a recall following his facial injury.

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Domestic league details

Villarreal CF (Primera División)

Date Opponent Res Lineups 09.04.2006 v RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) 1-1 Barbosa, Gonzalo, Arruabarrena (Roger 74), Sorín, Javi Venta, Peña, Riquelme, Tacchinardi, Senna (José María 74), Forlán (Héctor Font 84), Franco 14.04.2006 v FC Barcelona (A) 0-1 Barbosa, Gonzalo (Quique Álvarez 19), Arruabarrena, Peña, Josemi, Josico, Arzo, Roger (Guayre 59), Santi Cazorla (Héctor Font 68), Franco, José María 22.04.2006 v Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H) 0-2 Viera, Josemi, Oscar, Alcántara, Roger, Arzo, Calleja (Forlán 46), Héctor Font, Rubio Gómez (Xisco Nadal 68), Guayre, Franco (Santi Cazorla 60)

Date Opponent Res Goalscorers 28.08.2005 v CA Osasuna (A) 1-2 Forlán 11.09.2005 v Sevilla FC (H) 1-1 Lucho Figueroa 18.09.2005 v Cádiz CF (A) 1-1 José María 21.09.2005 v RC Celta de Vigo (H) 1-2 Riquelme 24.09.2005 v RCD Espanyol (A) 2-1 Senna, Josico 02.10.2005 v Athletic Club Bilbao (H) 3-1 Riquelme, José María, Senna 15.10.2005 v Deportivo Alavés (A) 1-1 Roger 23.10.2005 v RCD Mallorca (H) 3-0 Riquelme, Forlán, José María 26.10.2005 v Real Betis Balompié (A) 3-2 José María, Riquelme (pen), Sorín 30.10.2005 v Club Atlético de Madrid (A) 1-1 Forlán 05.11.2005 v Valencia CF (H) 1-0 Lucho Figueroa 19.11.2005 v Real Zaragoza (H) 0-0 27.11.2005 v RC Deportivo La Coruña (A) 2-0 Riquelme, Sorín 04.12.2005 v FC Barcelona (H) 0-2 10.12.2005 v Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A) 3-1 Guayre (2), Riquelme 18.12.2005 v Getafe CF (H) 2-1 Riquelme, Forlán 21.12.2005 v Málaga CF (A) 0-0 08.01.2006 v Real Madrid CF (H) 0-0 15.01.2006 v Real Racing Club Santander (A) 0-1 22.01.2006 v CA Osasuna (H) 2-1 Riquelme (2,pen) 29.01.2006 v Sevilla FC (A) 0-2 05.02.2006 v Cádiz CF (H) 1-1 Calleja 12.02.2006 v RC Celta de Vigo (A) 0-1 18.02.2006 v RCD Espanyol (H) 4-0 Héctor Font, Senna, Tacchinardi, Forlán 26.02.2006 v Athletic Club Bilbao (A) 1-1 Forlán 04.03.2006 v Deportivo Alavés (H) 3-2 Franco, Riquelme (2) 12.03.2006 v RCD Mallorca (A) 1-1 José María 18.03.2006 v Club Atlético de Madrid (H) 1-1 Forlán 22.03.2006 v Valencia CF (A) 1-1 Forlán 25.03.2006 v Real Betis Balompié (H) 1-2 Sorín 01.04.2006 v Real Zaragoza (A) 1-0 Roger 09.04.2006 v RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) 1-1 Franco 14.04.2006 v FC Barcelona (A) 0-1 22.04.2006 v Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H) 0-2 30.04.2006 v Getafe CF (A) 03.05.2006 v Málaga CF (H) 07.05.2006 v Real Madrid CF (A) 14.05.2006 v Real Racing Club Santander (H)

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Rank Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Barcelona 33 22 7 4 73 29 73 2 Valencia CF 34 18 11 5 52 28 65 3 Real Madrid CF 34 18 9 7 60 31 63 4 CA Osasuna 34 19 5 10 45 39 62 5 RC Celta de Vigo 34 18 3 13 40 30 57 6 Sevilla FC 33 15 8 10 40 33 53 7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 34 14 10 10 44 39 52 8 Club Atlético de Madrid 34 13 11 10 43 33 50 9 Getafe CF 34 14 8 12 50 43 50 10 Villarreal CF 34 12 13 9 42 34 49 11 Real Zaragoza 34 9 15 10 41 46 42 12 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 34 11 5 18 43 58 38 13 RCD Espanyol 34 9 10 15 33 51 37 14 Real Betis Balompié 34 9 10 15 30 46 37 15 Athletic Club Bilbao 34 8 11 15 33 43 35 16 Real Racing Club Santander 34 7 13 14 29 41 34 17 RCD Mallorca 34 7 13 14 30 47 34 18 Deportivo Alavés 34 7 12 15 32 48 33 19 Cádiz CF 34 7 11 16 28 46 32 20 Málaga CF 34 5 9 20 33 56 24

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Domestic league details

Arsenal FC (Premiership)

Date Opponent Res Lineups 12.04.2006 v Portsmouth FC (A) 1-1 Lehmann, Djourou, Campbell (Eboué 89), Touré, Flamini, Ljungberg, Song, Diaby, Reyes (Hleb 80), Henry, Adebayor (Van Persie 75) 15.04.2006 v West Bromwich Albion FC (H) 3-1 Lehmann, Eboué, Touré, Senderos, Flamini, Hleb (Pirès 71), Gilberto, Diaby, Reyes, Henry (Adebayor 62), Van Persie (Bergkamp 72) 22.04.2006 v Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) 1-1 Lehmann, Djourou, Senderos (Eboué 54), Touré, Flamini, Pirès, Gilberto, Diaby (Fabregas 62), Reyes, Adebayor, Van Persie (Henry 62)

Date Opponent Res Goalscorers 14.08.2005 v Newcastle United FC (H) 2-0 Henry (pen), Van Persie 21.08.2005 v Chelsea FC (A) 0-1 24.08.2005 v Fulham FC (H) 4-1 Henry (2), Cygan (2) 10.09.2005 v Middlesbrough FC (A) 1-2 Reyes 19.09.2005 v Everton FC (H) 2-0 Campbell (2) 24.09.2005 v West Ham United FC (A) 0-0 02.10.2005 v Birmingham City FC (H) 1-0 Own goal 15.10.2005 v West Bromwich Albion FC (A) 1-2 Senderos 22.10.2005 v Manchester City FC (H) 1-0 Pirès (pen) 29.10.2005 v Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) 1-1 Pirès 05.11.2005 v Sunderland AFC (H) 3-1 Henry (2), Van Persie 19.11.2005 v Wigan Athletic FC (A) 3-2 Henry (2), Van Persie 26.11.2005 v Blackburn Rovers FC (H) 3-0 Fabregas, Van Persie, Henry 03.12.2005 v Bolton Wanderers FC (A) 0-2 10.12.2005 v Newcastle United FC (A) 0-1 18.12.2005 v Chelsea FC (H) 0-2 26.12.2005 v Charlton Athletic FC (A) 1-0 Reyes 28.12.2005 v Portsmouth FC (H) 4-0 Bergkamp, Henry (pen), Reyes, Henry 31.12.2005 v Aston Villa FC (A) 0-0 03.01.2006 v Manchester United FC (H) 0-0 14.01.2006 v Middlesbrough FC (H) 7-0 Henry (3), Hleb, Senderos, Pirès, Gilberto 21.01.2006 v Everton FC (A) 0-1 01.02.2006 v West Ham United FC (H) 2-3 Pirès, Henry 04.02.2006 v Birmingham City FC (A) 2-0 Adebayor, Henry 11.02.2006 v Bolton Wanderers FC (H) 1-1 Gilberto 14.02.2006 v Liverpool FC (A) 0-1 25.02.2006 v Blackburn Rovers FC (A) 0-1 04.03.2006 v Fulham FC (A) 4-0 Adebayor, Henry (2), Fabregas 12.03.2006 v Liverpool FC (H) 2-1 Henry (2) 18.03.2006 v Charlton Athletic FC (H) 3-0 Hleb, Adebayor, Pirès 01.04.2006 v Aston Villa FC (H) 5-0 Henry (2), Diaby, Adebayor, Van Persie 09.04.2006 v Manchester United FC (A) 0-2 12.04.2006 v Portsmouth FC (A) 1-1 Henry 15.04.2006 v West Bromwich Albion FC (H) 3-1 Bergkamp, Hleb, Pirès 22.04.2006 v Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) 1-1 Henry 01.05.2006 v Sunderland AFC (A) 04.05.2006 v Manchester City FC (A) 07.05.2006 v Wigan Athletic FC (H)

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Rank Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Chelsea FC 35 28 4 3 69 20 88 2 Manchester United FC 35 24 7 4 68 31 79 3 Liverpool FC 35 22 7 6 49 22 73 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 36 17 11 8 51 36 62 5 Arsenal FC 35 17 7 11 58 28 58 6 Blackburn Rovers FC 35 16 6 13 46 42 54 7 Newcastle United FC 36 16 6 14 46 42 54 8 Bolton Wanderers FC 35 14 10 11 47 39 52 9 Wigan Athletic FC 35 15 6 14 42 45 51 10 West Ham United FC 35 14 7 14 48 52 49 11 Charlton Athletic FC 36 13 8 15 41 49 47 12 Everton FC 36 13 7 16 31 47 46 13 Middlesbrough FC 34 12 7 15 47 55 43 14 Manchester City FC 34 12 4 18 40 41 40 15 Aston Villa FC 35 9 12 14 39 50 39 16 Fulham FC 34 11 6 17 43 55 39 17 Portsmouth FC 36 9 8 19 34 58 35 18 Birmingham City FC 36 8 9 19 28 49 33 19 West Bromwich Albion FC 36 7 8 21 29 55 29 20 Sunderland AFC 35 2 6 27 23 63 12

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General competition information

UEFA©s most prestigious club competition was originally created as the European Champion Clubs© Cup for the 1955/56 season, before its revamping as the UEFA Champions League in 1992.

· Financial information: UEFA has estimated that the gross budgeted income for the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League will be €598m - higher than the revenue obtained last season. Based on those amounts, €453m would go to the 32 clubs, including €22.5m for the professional leagues of the participating associations, and €145m to UEFA for European football. Clubs in the group stage will receive a starting fee of €1.6m and a bonus of €321,000 per match. Performance bonuses will involve €321,000 for a win and €161,000 for a draw in the group stage. The 16 teams playing in the first knockout round will receive €1.6m each, the eight quarter-finalists €1.9m each and the four semi-finalists €2.6m. The Champions League winners will receive €6.4m, and the runners-up €3.9m. This means that a total minimum amount of €3.5m per club is guaranteed for the group stage. A club could receive, at best, up to €18m, not counting the TV market pool share and gate receipts.

· Deadlines: UEFA Champions League press kits are provided to media by uefa.com. For every UEFA Champions League match, two press kits are issued in English: Sunday at 22:00CET with a match preview update on Monday at 22:00CET for Tuesday©s matches. For Wednesday©s matches, the press kit is issued on Monday at 22:00CET with the match preview update version published on Tuesday at 22:00CET. Multilingual versions of press kits, determined on a match-by-match basis, are also issued with similar deadlines.

· Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this press kit 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.

UEFA information

Accreditations can still be requested until next Friday via uefa.com for the UEFA Champions League final at the Stade de France in Paris on 17 May. To cover the event, representatives of the written press, photographers, radio stations and websites, along with non-rights holding television stations, must apply directly to UEFA via the online accreditation system on uefa.com. In order to serve the media in the best possible way, UEFA has set a deadline of 28 April for applications.

On a similar theme, media representatives have until 12 May to apply for accreditation for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which will take place in Portugal from 23 May to 4 June. Any media representatives interested in attending the final round should apply directly to UEFA, and can do so via the online accreditation service available on uefa.com.

UEFA CEO Lars-Christer Olsson, writing in the latest edition of UEFA©s publication uefadirect, says that the current UEFA Champions League format - which was introduced ahead of the 2003/04 season - is proving its worth. "The UEFA Executive Committee realised that the format with two group stages was not to the liking of the television channels or the fans, and that it congested the calendar," he said. "It therefore decided to abolish the second group stage, and the competition found a new lease of life and even generated more revenue, for the good of football in general and the lasting interest of its competitions."

Europe©s leading assistant referees were in Germany last week for a pre-FIFA World Cup workshop. More then 80 assistant referees from all six continental confederations were tested for physical fitness, as well as for familiarity with and interpretation of the Laws of the Game. FIFA will select 60 assistants in early May for World Cup duty. This summer©s event will be the first World Cup to feature only refereeing trios from the same country, or at least from the same confederation.

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Legend

:: All-time statistics The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competitions: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs© Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners© Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (from the 1973 competition), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup. The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is not regarded as a UEFA competition but statistics are separately included for information purposes.

Goals for/against: Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw.

:: Squad list The eligible list of players ordered first by playing position and then numeric order.

Current season - UCLQ: Total UEFA Champions League appearances in qualifying rounds only. Current season - UCL: Total UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday. All-time - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from the 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. All-time - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competitions (as defined above) including all qualifying round matches. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

:: Bookings list The current disciplinary situation in the competition. *: Misses next match if booked #: Suspended for at least one match +: Provisionally suspended R: Sent off (red card) S: Suspended Y: Booked (yellow card) Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct red) R*: Sent off (red card) in the UEFA Cup S*: Suspended following cautions received in the UEFA Cup Y*: Booked (yellow card) in the UEFA Cup Y/R*: Sent off (yellow card then direct red) in the UEFA Cup

Note: The bookings list is destined for the press. It is given to the competing clubs for information purposes only and therefore has no legal value. In the event of any discrepancy, only the correspondence addressed directly to the clubs will be considered as the authoritative version.

:: Match officials The match officials appointed to officiate the fixture.

UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

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UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics.These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

:: Competitions ECCC: European Champion Clubs© Cup/UEFA Champions League UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners© Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup EURO: UEFA European Football Championship U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: A International friendly matches U21 FRIE: Under-21 international friendly matches

:: Competition stages F: Final GS: Group stage GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage KO1: First knockout round PR: Preliminary round QF: Quarter-finals QR: Qualifying round QR1: First qualifying round QR2: Second qualifying round QR3: Third qualifying round R1: First round R2: Second round R3: Third round R4: Fourth round SF: Semi-finals 1/8: Eighth-finals 1/16: Sixteenth-finals 1st: First leg 2nd: Second leg

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:: Other abbreviations AP: Appearances Comp: Competition D: Drawn DoB: Date of birth GA: Goals against GF: Goals for L: Lost Nat: Nationality No: Number Pld: Matches played Pos: Position Pts: Points R: Sent off (red card) Res: Result W: Won Y: Booked (yellow card) Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct red)

:: Statistics (-): Denotes player substituted (+): Denotes player introduced (*): Denotes player dismissed/sent off (+/-): Denotes player introduced and substituted

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