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Borussia-Park - Monchengladbach Thursday 11 December 2014 19.00CET (19.00 local time) VfL Borussia FC Zürich Mönchengladbach Group A - Matchday 6

Last updated 09/06/2015 18:14CET

Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 15 Legend 16

1 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Zürich Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Borussia-Park, Monchengladbach

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Zürich - VfL Borussia Etoundi 23; Nordtveit 02/10/2014 GS 1-1 Zurich Mönchengladbach 25

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 FC Zürich 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - Record versus clubs from opponents' country VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach have not played against a club from their opponents' country FC Zürich - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 23/08/2011 PO FC Zürich - FC Bayern München Zurich Gomez 7 agg: 0-3 Schweinsteiger 8, 17/08/2011 PO FC Bayern München - FC Zürich 2-0 Munich Robben 72

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 21/02/2008 R3 Hamburger SV - FC Zürich Hamburg agg: 3-1 Rochat 88; Jarolím 14/02/2008 R3 FC Zürich - Hamburger SV 1-3 Zurich 49, Olić 67, Trochowski 77 Greško 19, Bulykin FC Zürich - Bayer 04 19/12/2007 GS 0-5 Zurich 23, 57, Barnetta 50, Leverkusen Kiessling 80

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3-1 Jerković 2, 22, 85; 30/09/1981 R1 FC Zürich - Berliner FC Dynamo Zurich agg: 3-3 ag Ullrich 47 16/09/1981 R1 Berliner FC Dynamo - FC Zürich 2-0 Berlin Schulz 53, Backs 59

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Melzer 15, 46, 5-1 Kaminke 29, Wendt 03/10/1979 R1 1. FC Kaiserslautern - FC Zürich Kaiserslautern agg: 8-2 54, Groh 85; Zappa 16

2 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Zürich Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Borussia-Park, Monchengladbach

UEFA Cup Zwicker 83; Neues 20 19/09/1979 R1 FC Zürich - 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1-3 Zurich (P), Bongartz 82, Wolf 85

UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Kraus 1, Grabowski 4-3 Frankfurt am 62, Stepanović 68, 02/11/1977 R2 Eintracht Frankfurt - FC Zürich agg: 7-3 Main Krobbach 87; Risi 45 (P), 60, 78 Hölzenbein 28, 19/10/1977 R2 FC Zürich - Eintracht Frankfurt 0-3 Zurich Wenzel 77, Grabowski 90

European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Schade 18 (P), 1. FC Dynamo Dresden - FC 3-2 16/03/1977 QF Dresden Kreische 54, 63; Zürich agg: 4-4 ag Cucinotta 37, Risi 64 FC Zürich - 1. FC Dynamo Cucinotta 41, Risi 89; 02/03/1977 QF 2-1 Zurich Dresden Kreische 77

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 FC Zürich 8 2 1 5 6 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 14 2 2 10 14 34

3 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Zürich Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Borussia-Park, Monchengladbach Match background

VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach will look to seal qualification as they take on FC Zürich bidding to retain top spot in UEFA Europa League Group A. • A win would guarantee Gladbach top spot in the section; they will also qualify for the round of 32 if they draw. • Zürich must win if they are to qualify; a draw would not be enough due to their head-to-head record against Villarreal CF. Form guide • Håvard Nordtveit's stunning strike earned Mönchengladbach a 1-1 draw when the sides met in Switzerland on matchday two. • Zürich are yet to win in six trips to Germany (D1 L5) and have failed to score on their last three visits. • Gladbach are unbeaten in six European home games (W4 D2); they have scored at least once in their last 13 European home fixtures. • Zürich have won only one of their last 11 European away games, the other nine ending D2 L8. Trivia and links • Eleven of Mönchengladbach's 21 goals since they entered the competition in the play-offs this season have been scored from outside the area. • Gladbach defender Fabian Johnson turns 27 on the day of the Zürich game. • Mönchengladbach's Brazilian forward Raffael played at Zürich from 2005 to 2007, winning two league titles under the leadership of his current coach, Lucien Favre. • Zürich forward Amine Chermiti played alongside Mönchengladbach's Raffael and Ibrahima Traoré – and under Favre – during his time at Hertha BSC Berlin (2008–10). Team-mate Mario Gavranović has also played in Germany (FC Schalke 04, 1. FSV Mainz 05). • Mönchengladbach's Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer played for Zürich's local rivals Grasshopper Club while on loan from FC Basel 1893 in 2009/10. Sommer's fellow Swiss international – and Basel old boy – Granit Xhaka also plays for Gladbach. Sommer and Xhaka were team-mates of Zürich's Gilles Yapi at Basel from 2010 to 2012. The coaches • Swiss coach Lucien Favre is leading Mönchengladbach into a second UEFA Europa League group stage campaign, having steered them to the round of 32 in 2012/13. The former Switzerland midfielder won two national titles and a Swiss Cup in charge of FC Zürich, and coached Hertha BSC Berlin before taking over Mönchengladbach in 2011. • Not to be confused with the famous Swiss referee with whom he shares a name, Zürich coach Urs Meier was a defender for the likes of FC Schaffhausen, AC Bellinzona and Grasshopper Club before moving into coaching. Briefly in charge of the Liechtenstein national team, he took charge of his hometown club in 2012, having thrived at the helm of their youth side.

4 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Zürich Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Borussia-Park, Monchengladbach Team facts

VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Formed: 1900 Nickname: Die Fohlen (The Foals) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Champion Clubs' Cup: (1977) • UEFA Cup: 2 (1973), 1975, 1979, (1980) • European/South American Cup: (1977) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 5 (1977) German Cup: 3 (1995) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2004/05: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 10-0: Mönchengladbach v Enosis Pezoporikou Amol FC 22/09/70, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 0-7: ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar v Mönchengladbach 20/09/73, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3 twice, most recently v CA Boca Juniors 01/08/78, European/South American Cup second leg • Heaviest away defeat 8-0: Rangers FC v Mönchengladbach 30/11/60, European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 7-0: Mönchengladbach v FK Sarajevo 28/08/14, play-off second leg • Biggest away win 1-5: FC Twente v Mönchengladbach 21/05/75, final second leg • Heaviest home defeat 2-4 twice, most recently v Fenerbahçe SK 05/10/12, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Dundee United FC v Mönchengladbach 03/11/81, second round second leg

FC Zürich Formed: 1896 Nickname: Der Stadtclub (The City Club) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)

5 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Zürich Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Borussia-Park, Monchengladbach

• None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 12 (2009) Swiss Cup: 8 (2014) Ten-year record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: third qualifying round 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: UEFA Champions League group stage 2008/09: first round 2007/08: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2006/07: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2005/06: first round 2004/05: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-0: Zürich v NK Brotnjo 22/06/02, UEFA Intertoto Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-7: KA Akureyri v Zürich 22/09/70, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Zürich v Bayer 04 Leverkusen 19/12/07, UEFA Cup group stage • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Real Madrid CF v Zürich 07/05/64, European Champion Clubs' Cup semi-final second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 4-0: Zürich v FC Shakhtar Donetsk 13/08/98, second qualifying round first leg 4-0: Zürich v Anorthosis Famagusta FC 15/09/98, first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-3: Sliema Wanderers FC v Zürich 12/08/99, qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Zürich v Bayer 04 Leverkusen (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: 1. FC Kaiserslautern v Zürich 03/10/79, first round second leg 4-0: SL Benfica v Zürich 08/12/82, third round second leg

6 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Zürich Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Borussia-Park, Monchengladbach Squad list

VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Yann Sommer SUI 17/12/1988 25 - 2 - 5 - 14 - 25 - 54 - 21 Janis Blaswich GER 02/05/1991 23 ------1 - 29 Niklas Bolten GER 29/03/1994 20 ------33 Christofer Heimeroth GER 01/08/1981 33 ------1 - 1 - 38 Martin Kompalla GER 26/08/1992 22 ------Defenders 3 Filip Daems BEL 31/10/1978 36 ------18 3 22 3 4 Roel Brouwers NED 28/11/1981 33 - - - 2 - 4 - 8 - 11 - 15 Álvaro Domínguez ESP 16/05/1989 25 - 2 - 3 - 11 - 32 1 44 1 17 Oscar Wendt SWE 24/10/1985 29 - - - 4 - 9 - 27 - 58 1 18 Marvin Schulz GER 15/01/1995 19 ------19 Fabian Johnson GER 11/12/1987 26 - 2 - 2 - 9 - 3 - 5 - 24 Tony Jantschke GER 07/04/1990 24 - 2 - 5 - 13 1 11 - 15 - 27 Julian Korb GER 21/03/1992 22 - 2 - 3 - 11 - 4 - 6 - 30 Christopher Lenz GER 22/09/1994 20 ------39 Martin Stranzl AUT 16/06/1980 34 - 2 - 4 - 11 - 37 1 59 1 42 Tim Knipping GER 24/11/1992 22 ------Midfielders 6 Mahmoud Dahoud GER 01/01/1996 18 - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 2 - 7 Patrick Herrmann GER 12/02/1991 23 - 2 - 5 3 12 3 11 3 15 3 8 Ibrahima Traoré FRA 21/04/1988 26 - 1 - 5 2 9 - 15 2 20 2 10 Max Kruse GER 19/03/1988 26 - - - 4 - 12 5 4 - 4 - 14 Thorben Marx GER 01/06/1981 33 ------14 1 14 1 16 Håvard Nordtveit NOR 21/06/1990 24 - 1 - 4 1 9 1 11 1 14 1 20 Nico Brandenburger GER 17/01/1995 19 ------23 Christoph Kramer GER 19/02/1991 23 - 1 - 2 - 12 1 2 - 3 - 26 Thorgan Hazard BEL 29/03/1993 21 - 2 2 4 - 12 1 10 2 16 4 28 André Hahn GER 13/08/1990 24 - 2 2 3 - 14 3 3 - 5 2 32 Bilal Sezer GER 25/01/1994 20 ------34 Granit Xhaka SUI 27/09/1992 22 - 2 1 4 1 11 1 13 1 29 3 36 Marlon Ritter GER 15/10/1994 20 ------Forwards 11 Raffael BRA 28/03/1985 29 - 2 - 4 2 14 3 22 6 38 9 25 Giuseppe Pisano GER 26/04/1988 26 ------31 Branimir Hrgota SWE 12/01/1993 21 - 2 5 5 1 8 - 8 1 11 6 Coach - Lucien Favre SUI 02/11/1957 57 - 2 - 5 - - - 28 - 43 -

7 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Zürich Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Borussia-Park, Monchengladbach

FC Zürich Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 David Da Costa SUI 19/04/1986 28 - 2 - 5 - 18 - 5 - 14 - 31 Andres Malloth SUI 27/11/1992 22 ------32 Anthony Favre SUI 01/02/1984 30 ------5 - 11 - Defenders 4 Raphael Koch SUI 20/01/1990 24 ------3 - 8 - 5 Berat Djimsiti SUI 19/02/1993 21 - 2 - 5 1 16 1 5 1 9 1 13 Alain Nef SUI 06/02/1982 32 - - - 4 - 9 - 19 - 37 - 16 Philippe Koch SUI 08/02/1991 23 - 2 - 4 - 17 - 9 - 25 - 19 Armin Alesevic SUI 06/03/1994 20 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 25 Ivan Kecojević MNE 10/04/1988 26 - 2 - 3 - 14 1 3 - 9 1 26 Cédric Brunner SUI 17/02/1994 20 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 30 Nico Elvedi SUI 30/09/1996 18 - - - 3 - 6 1 3 - 3 - Midfielders 10 Davide Chiumiento SUI 22/11/1984 30 - 2 - 4 - 18 6 4 - 9 1 15 Oliver Buff SUI 03/08/1992 22 - 2 - 4 1 18 - 7 2 13 2 17 Yassine Chikhaoui TUN 22/09/1986 28 - 2 1 4 3 17 7 17 3 21 4 18 Avraham Rikan ISR 10/09/1988 26 - 2 - 2 1 7 1 2 1 6 1 20 Burim Kukeli ALB 16/01/1984 30 * - - 4 - 12 1 4 - 6 - 21 Mike Kleiber SUI 04/02/1993 21 ------22 Asmir Kajević MNE 15/02/1990 24 - - - 1 - 7 - 1 - 1 - 24 Maurice Brunner SUI 29/01/1991 23 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 3 - 27 Marco Schönbächler SUI 11/01/1990 24 - 2 - 5 1 14 2 11 1 19 1 34 Francisco Rodriguez SUI 14/09/1995 19 - 1 - 4 - 16 2 4 - 5 - 37 Gilles Yapi CIV 30/01/1982 32 - 2 - 4 1 14 - 7 1 31 4 Forwards 7 Mario Gavranović SUI 24/11/1989 25 ------4 1 9 Amine Chermiti TUN 26/12/1987 26 - 2 3 5 - 16 5 11 - 20 4 11 Armando Sadiku ALB 27/05/1991 23 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 14 Franck Etoundi CMR 30/08/1990 24 - 2 - 5 2 16 6 5 2 9 2 23 Patrick Rossini SUI 02/04/1988 26 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 3 - 4 - 33 Dimitri Oberlin SUI 27/09/1997 17 ------Coach - Urs Meier SUI 07/07/1961 53 - 2 - 5 - - - 5 - 9 -

8 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Zürich Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Borussia-Park, Monchengladbach Fixtures and results

VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 21/08/2014 UEL FK Sarajevo (A) W 3-2 Hahn 11, Hrgota 41, 73 24/08/2014 League VfB Stuttgart (H) D 1-1 Kramer 90 Hahn 20, Xhaka 24, Hrgota 34, 67, 82, T. 28/08/2014 UEL FK Sarajevo (H) W 7-0 Hazard 74 (P), 90+2 31/08/2014 League SC Freiburg (A) D 0-0 13/09/2014 League FC Schalke 04 (H) W 4-1 Hahn 17, 50, Kruse 56, Raffael 79 18/09/2014 UEL Villarreal CF (H) D 1-1 Herrmann 21 21/09/2014 League 1. FC Köln (A) D 0-0 24/09/2014 League Hamburger SV (H) W 1-0 Kruse 25 27/09/2014 League SC Paderborn 07 (A) W 2-1 Herrmann 8, Raffael 14 02/10/2014 UEL FC Zürich (A) D 1-1 Nordtveit 25 05/10/2014 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (H) D 1-1 Kruse 15 18/10/2014 League Hannover 96 (A) W 3-0 Kruse 14, 90, Xhaka 49 Traoré 11, 67, Hrgota 56, Herrmann 83, 23/10/2014 UEL Apollon Limassol FC (H) W 5-0 Angeli 90+1 (og) 26/10/2014 League FC Bayern München (H) D 0-0 29/10/2014 Cup Eintracht Frankfurt (A) W 2-1 T. Hazard 17, Traoré 67 02/11/2014 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (H) W 3-1 Hahn 12, Herrmann 32, 52 06/11/2014 UEL Apollon Limassol FC (A) W 2-0 Raffael 56, Herrmann 90+5 09/11/2014 League Borussia Dortmund (A) L 0-1 22/11/2014 League Eintracht Frankfurt (H) L 1-3 Nordtveit 5 27/11/2014 UEL Villarreal CF (A) D 2-2 Raffael 55, Xhaka 67 30/11/2014 League VfL Wolfsburg (A) L 0-1 06/12/2014 League Hertha BSC Berlin (H) W 3-2 Jantschke 9, Raffael 53, T. Hazard 83 11/12/2014 UEL FC Zürich (H) 14/12/2014 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (A) 17/12/2014 League SV Werder Bremen (H) 20/12/2014 League FC Augsburg (A) 31/01/2015 League VfB Stuttgart (A) 03/02/2015 League SC Freiburg (H) 06/02/2015 League FC Schalke 04 (A) 14/02/2015 League 1. FC Köln (H) 21/02/2015 League Hamburger SV (A) 28/02/2015 League SC Paderborn 07 (H) 04/03/2015 Cup Kickers Offenbach (A) 07/03/2015 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (A) 14/03/2015 League Hannover 96 (H) 21/03/2015 League FC Bayern München (A) 04/04/2015 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (A) 11/04/2015 League Borussia Dortmund (H) 18/04/2015 League Eintracht Frankfurt (A) 25/04/2015 League VfL Wolfsburg (H) 02/05/2015 League Hertha BSC Berlin (A)

9 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Zürich Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Borussia-Park, Monchengladbach

VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 09/05/2015 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (H) 16/05/2015 League SV Werder Bremen (A) 23/05/2015 League FC Augsburg (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Bayern München 14 11 3 0 33 3 36 2 VfL Wolfsburg 14 9 2 3 28 13 29 3 FC Augsburg 14 8 0 6 20 14 24 4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 14 6 5 3 25 18 23 4 FC Schalke 04 14 7 2 5 25 18 23 6 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 14 6 5 3 19 12 23 7 Eintracht Frankfurt 14 6 3 5 27 26 21 8 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 14 5 5 4 21 22 20 9 Hannover 96 14 6 1 7 14 21 19 10 SC Paderborn 14 4 5 5 19 23 17 11 1. FSV Mainz 05 14 3 7 4 17 20 16 12 1. FC Köln 14 4 3 7 14 20 15 13 Hamburger SV 14 4 3 7 9 18 15 14 Borussia Dortmund 14 4 2 8 15 21 14 15 Hertha BSC Berlin 14 4 2 8 19 26 14 16 SC Freiburg 14 2 7 5 15 21 13 17 SV Werder Bremen 14 3 4 7 20 31 13 18 VfB Stuttgart 14 3 3 8 18 31 12

FC Zürich Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 20/07/2014 League Grasshopper Club (H) W 1-0 Chiumiento 59 23/07/2014 League FC Thun (H) W 2-1 Chikhaoui 31, 62 Chiumiento 21, Rodriguez 23, Chikhaoui 27/07/2014 League FC Vaduz (A) W 4-1 51, Chermiti 66 (P) 03/08/2014 League BSC Young Boys (H) W 2-1 Chiumiento 58, Chermiti 74 (P) 09/08/2014 League FC Basel 1893 (A) L 1-4 Chermiti 55 16/08/2014 League FC Luzern (A) D 1-1 Kecojević 39 21/08/2014 UEL FC Spartak Trnava (A) W 3-1 Chermiti 4, 45+2, 58 Etoundi 14, 17, 36, C. Brunner 24, Kleiber 24/08/2014 Cup FC Schönbühl (A) W 7-0 47, M. Brunner 59, 81 28/08/2014 UEL FC Spartak Trnava (H) D 1-1 Chikhaoui 48 31/08/2014 League FC St Gallen (A) W 2-0 Rikan 77, Etoundi 79 Chiumiento 19, 53, Djimsiti 62, Chermiti 14/09/2014 League FC Sion (H) W 4-1 90+2 18/09/2014 UEL Apollon Limassol FC (A) L 2-3 Rikan 50, Yapi 53 21/09/2014 Cup Black Stars Basel (A) W 2-1 aet Etoundi 30, Chermiti 95 ET 24/09/2014 League FC Aarau (H) D 0-0 28/09/2014 League BSC Young Boys (A) L 1-2 Chikhaoui 66 VfL Borussia 02/10/2014 UEL D 1-1 Etoundi 23 Mönchengladbach (H)

10 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Zürich Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Borussia-Park, Monchengladbach

FC Zürich 05/10/2014 League FC Vaduz (H) W 3-0 Kukeli 5, Schönbächler 15, 25 19/10/2014 League Grasshopper Club (A) W 3-1 Etoundi 29, 81, Rodriguez 75 23/10/2014 UEL Villarreal CF (A) L 1-4 Schönbächler 43 26/10/2014 League FC St Gallen (H) D 1-1 Chikhaoui 58 (P) 01/11/2014 League FC Luzern (H) L 2-3 Chikhaoui 36 (P), Chermiti 76 06/11/2014 UEL Villarreal CF (H) W 3-2 Etoundi 21, Buff 26, Chikhaoui 29 09/11/2014 League FC Aarau (A) W 1-0 Elvedi 14 22/11/2014 League FC Sion (A) W 3-1 Chiumiento 20, Etoundi 43, 79 27/11/2014 UEL Apollon Limassol FC (H) W 3-1 Djimsiti 32, Chikhaoui 39 (P), 59 (P) 30/11/2014 League FC Basel 1893 (H) L 1-2 Chikhaoui 88 (P) Rossini 12, Chermiti 66, 86, Sadiku 73, 03/12/2014 Cup SC Cham 1910 (A) W 5-0 Sturzenegger 89 (og) 07/12/2014 League FC Thun (A) L 1-2 Etoundi 27 VfL Borussia 11/12/2014 UEL Mönchengladbach (A) 07/02/2015 League FC St Gallen (A) 14/02/2015 League FC Thun (H) 21/02/2015 League Grasshopper Club (A) 28/02/2015 League FC Aarau (H) 04/03/2015 Cup Grasshopper Club (H) 07/03/2015 League FC Vaduz (A) 14/03/2015 League FC Sion (H) 21/03/2015 League BSC Young Boys (A) 04/04/2015 League FC Luzern (H) 11/04/2015 League FC Basel 1893 (A) 18/04/2015 League FC St Gallen (H) 25/04/2015 League FC Aarau (A) 28/04/2015 League FC Sion (A) 02/05/2015 League BSC Young Boys (H) 09/05/2015 League FC Basel 1893 (H) 16/05/2015 League FC Thun (A) 20/05/2015 League FC Vaduz (H) 31/05/2015 League FC Luzern (A) 07/06/2015 League Grasshopper Club (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Basel 1893 18 13 2 3 40 18 41 2 FC Zürich 18 10 3 5 33 21 33 3 BSC Young Boys 18 10 3 5 30 21 33 4 FC St Gallen 18 8 5 5 30 26 29 5 FC Thun 18 8 5 5 24 20 29 6 Grasshopper Club 18 5 4 9 23 31 19 7 FC Vaduz 18 4 6 8 14 27 18 8 FC Aarau 18 3 7 8 16 27 16 9 FC Sion 18 3 6 9 18 27 15 10 FC Luzern 18 2 7 9 21 31 13

11 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Zürich Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Borussia-Park, Monchengladbach

12 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Zürich Thursday 11 December 2014 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Borussia-Park, Monchengladbach Match-by-match lineups VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach

UEFA Europa League - Play-off (21/08/2014) FK Sarajevo 2-3 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Goals: 0-1 Hahn 11, 1-1 Puzigaća 26, 1-2 Hrgota 41, 2-2 Duljević 59, 2-3 Hrgota 73 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach: Sommer, Traoré (46 Herrmann), Raffael (82 T. Hazard), Álvaro Domínguez, Nordtveit, Johnson, Jantschke, Hahn (65 Korb), Hrgota, Xhaka, Stranzl (28/08/2014) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 7-0 FK Sarajevo (agg: 10-2) Goals: 1-0 Hahn 20, 2-0 Xhaka 24, 3-0 Hrgota 34, 4-0 Hrgota 67, 5-0 T. Hazard 74 (P) , 6-0 Hrgota 82, 7-0 T. Hazard 90+2 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach: Sommer, Raffael (70 T. Hazard), Álvaro Domínguez, Johnson, Kramer (55 Dahoud), Jantschke, Korb, Hahn (64 Herrmann), Hrgota, Xhaka, Stranzl

Group stage Group A Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 5 2 3 0 11 4 9 Villarreal CF 5 2 2 1 13 7 8 FC Zürich 5 2 1 2 10 11 7 Apollon Limassol FC 5 1 0 4 4 16 3

Matchday 1 (18/09/2014) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-1 Villarreal CF Goals: 1-0 Herrmann 21, 1-1 Uche 68 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach: Sommer, Herrmann (74 Traoré), Kruse, Álvaro Domínguez, Wendt, Johnson (62 Hahn), Kramer, Jantschke, Hrgota (77 Raffael), Xhaka, Stranzl Matchday 2 (02/10/2014) FC Zürich 1-1 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Goals: 1-0 Etoundi 23, 1-1 Nordtveit 25 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach: Sommer, Kruse, Álvaro Domínguez (84 Wendt), Nordtveit, Jantschke, T. Hazard (67 Traoré), Korb, Hahn (73 Herrmann), Hrgota, Xhaka, Stranzl Matchday 3 (23/10/2014) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 5-0 Apollon Limassol FC Goals: 1-0 Traoré 11, 2-0 Hrgota 56, 3-0 Traoré 67, 4-0 Herrmann 83, 5-0 Angeli 90+1 (og) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach: Sommer, Traoré, Kruse (46 Raffael), Nordtveit, Wendt, Jantschke, T. Hazard, Korb, Hrgota (79 Herrmann), Xhaka (70 Dahoud), Stranzl Matchday 4 (06/11/2014) Apollon Limassol FC 0-2 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Goals: 0-1 Raffael 56, 0-2 Herrmann 90+5 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach: Sommer, Traoré (79 Hahn), Raffael, Nordtveit, Wendt, Johnson, Kramer, Jantschke, T. Hazard (91 Brouwers), Hrgota (72 Herrmann), Stranzl Matchday 5 (27/11/2014) Villarreal CF 2-2 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Goals: 1-0 Vietto 26, 1-1 Raffael 55, 2-1 Cheryshev 63, 2-2 Xhaka 67 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach: Sommer, Brouwers, Traoré (71 Herrmann), Raffael, Álvaro Domínguez, Nordtveit, Jantschke, T. Hazard, Korb, Hrgota (71 Kruse), Xhaka Matchday 6 (11/12/2014) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach-FC Zürich

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UEFA Europa League - Play-off (21/08/2014) FC Spartak Trnava 1-3 FC Zürich Goals: 0-1 Chermiti 4, 1-1 Vlasko 14 (P) , 1-2 Chermiti 45+2, 1-3 Chermiti 58 FC Zürich: Da Costa, Djimsiti, Chermiti (73 Etoundi), Chiumiento, Buff, P. Koch, Chikhaoui, Rikan (83 Rossini), Kecojević, Schönbächler, Yapi (28/08/2014) FC Zürich 1-1 FC Spartak Trnava (agg: 4-2) Goals: 1-0 Chikhaoui 48, 1-1 Špalek 90+2 FC Zürich: Da Costa, Djimsiti, Chermiti, Chiumiento, Buff (78 Rodriguez), P. Koch, Chikhaoui (69 Etoundi), Rikan, Kecojević, Schönbächler (82 M. Brunner), Yapi

Group stage Matchday 1 (18/09/2014) Apollon Limassol FC 3-2 FC Zürich Goals: 1-0 Papoulis 9, 2-0 Gullón 40, 2-1 Rikan 50, 2-2 Yapi 53, 3-2 P. Koch 87 (og) FC Zürich: Da Costa, Djimsiti, Chermiti (68 Etoundi), Chiumiento (91 Rossini), P. Koch, Chikhaoui, Rikan, Kukeli, Kecojević, Schönbächler (73 Buff), Yapi Matchday 2 (02/10/2014) FC Zürich 1-1 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Goals: 1-0 Etoundi 23, 1-1 Nordtveit 25 FC Zürich: Da Costa, Djimsiti, Chermiti (91 Rossini), Chiumiento, Nef, Etoundi, Rikan (20 Rodriguez), Kukeli, Kecojević, Schönbächler (84 P. Koch), Yapi Matchday 3 (23/10/2014) Villarreal CF 4-1 FC Zürich Goals: 1-0 Cani 6, 1-1 Schönbächler 43, 2-1 Vietto 57, 3-1 Bruno Soriano 60, 4-1 G. Dos Santos 78 FC Zürich: Da Costa, Djimsiti (84 Elvedi), Chermiti (75 Etoundi), Chiumiento, Nef, Buff, P. Koch, Chikhaoui, Kukeli, Schönbächler (74 Rodriguez), Yapi Matchday 4 (06/11/2014) FC Zürich 3-2 Villarreal CF Goals: 0-1 Pina 19, 1-1 Etoundi 21, 1-2 Moreno 23, 2-2 Buff 26, 3-2 Chikhaoui 29 FC Zürich: Da Costa, Djimsiti, Nef, Etoundi (54 Chermiti), Buff (71 Rossini), Chikhaoui, Kukeli, Schönbächler, Elvedi, Rodriguez (82 M. Brunner), Yapi Matchday 5 (27/11/2014) FC Zürich 3-1 Apollon Limassol FC Goals: 0-1 Farley 23, 1-1 Djimsiti 32, 2-1 Chikhaoui 39 (P) , 3-1 Chikhaoui 59 (P) FC Zürich: Da Costa, Djimsiti (80 Elvedi), Chiumiento, Nef, Etoundi (76 Chermiti), Buff, Chikhaoui, Kajević, Kecojević, Schönbächler, Rodriguez (72 P. Koch) Matchday 6 (11/12/2014) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach-FC Zürich

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Referee Luca Banti (ITA) Assistant referees Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA) , Alessandro Costanzo (ITA) Additional assistant referees Paolo Mazzoleni (ITA) , Andrea Gervasoni (ITA) Fourth official Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA) UEFA Delegate Dane Jošt (SVN) UEFA Referee observer Gudmunder Ingi Jónsson (ISL)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Luca Banti 27/03/1974 17 27

Luca Banti Referee since: 1991 First division: 2005 FIFA badge: 2009

Tournaments: N/A

Finals N/A

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 16/09/2010 UEL GS VfB Stuttgart BSC Young Boys 3-0 Stuttgart 20/10/2011 UEL GS AEK Larnaca FC FC Schalke 04 0-5 Nicosia 28/08/2014 UEL PO Club Brugge KV Grasshopper Club 1-0 Bruges 18/09/2014 UEL GS Everton FC VfL Wolfsburg 4-1 Liverpool

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 16/09/2010 UEL GS VfB Stuttgart BSC Young Boys 3-0 Stuttgart 20/10/2011 UEL GS AEK Larnaca FC FC Schalke 04 0-5 Nicosia 28/08/2014 UEL PO Club Brugge KV Grasshopper Club 1-0 Bruges 18/09/2014 UEL GS Everton FC VfL Wolfsburg 4-1 Liverpool

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Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.