Arsenal FC - Manchester United FC MATCH PRESS KIT Arsenal Stadium, London Tuesday 5 May 2009 - 20.45CET Matchday 12 - Semi-Finals, First Leg

Arsenal FC - Manchester United FC MATCH PRESS KIT Arsenal Stadium, London Tuesday 5 May 2009 - 20.45CET Matchday 12 - Semi-finals, first leg

Contents 1 - Match background 7 - UEFA information 2 - Match facts 8 - Match-by-match lineups 3 - Squad list 9 - Competition facts 4 - Head coach 10 - Team facts 5 - Match officials 11 - Legend 6 - Domestic information This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Champions League match. For more detailed factual information, and in-depth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html Match background

Recent history suggests Manchester United FC will face an awkward evening when they visit Arsenal FC for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final. Defending champions United have won just one of their last ten visits to Arsenal and face opponents with a long unbeaten home record in the competition. • United, however, have a slender but precious advantage for this trip to north London in the shape of John O'Shea's 17th-minute strike in the first leg. The holders might have added to their advantage but Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tévez and Cristiano Ronaldo were all denied by first-half stops from Manuel Almunia while Ronaldo saw a swerving 30-metre effort strike the crossbar midway through the second period. • Arsène Wenger's men can nevertheless take heart from their fine home form, having not lost in 24 matches in the UEFA Champions League proper – be it at their old Highbury home or the Arsenal Stadium – since going down 2-1 to Chelsea FC in a quarter-final second leg in April 2004. • The Gunners have four wins and a draw at home in this season's competition – and have not shipped a goal to a visiting team in the UEFA Champions League for 514 minutes. You have to go back to the previous time they welcomed Premier League opposition here in the competition for the last time they conceded – scored by Liverpool FC's Dirk Kuyt 26 minutes into last season's 1-1 draw in the quarter-final first leg. • United, however, have not conceded in their last four away games in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage, since a 1-1 draw at Olympique Lyonnais in the 2007/08 first knockout round. Since then, the holders have recorded a 2-0 win at AS Roma, goalless draws at FC Barcelona and FC Internazionale Milano and a 1-0 win at FC Porto. • Ominously for Arsenal, they have managed to prevail only once in the eight UEFA club competition ties in which they lost the first leg away from home, defeating HNK Hajduk Split on away goals in the 1978/79 UEFA Cup second round after a 2-1 away loss was followed by a 1-0 home win. Two recent UEFA Champions League campaigns have been ended in the first knockout round following an away defeat; against PSV Eindhoven in 2006/07 (0-1 away, 1-1 home) and FC Bayern München a year earlier (1-3 away, 1-0 home). • Arsenal have lost all four of the ties in which they have suffered a 1-0 away defeat in the first leg. Aside from the PSV defeat, the London club also lost to KFC Winterslag in the 1981/82 UEFA Cup second round (0-1 away, 2-1 home), FK Crvena Zvezda in the 1978/79 UEFA Cup third round (0-1 away, 1-1 home) and PAOK FC in the 1997/98 UEFA Cup first round (0-1 away, 1-1 home).

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• United, by contrast, have won all bar five of the 21 UEFA club competition ties in which they have won the first leg at home. However, on the last occasion, against AC Milan in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, a 3-2 win at Old Trafford was followed by a 3-0 away defeat. • Perhaps more worryingly, United have lost two of three ties in which they won 1-0 at home in the first leg, that sole success coming en route to the club's first European triumph in 1967/68 when a semi-final defeat of Real Madrid CF in Manchester was followed by a 3-3 draw in Spain. United lost to Juventus in the 1976/77 UEFA Cup second round (1-0 home, 0-3 away) and Hungary's Székesfehérvári Videoton SC in the quarter-finals of the same competition in 1984/85 (1-0 home, 0-1 away, 4-5 pens). • While Wenger is seeking to guide Arsenal to a second final in four seasons, Sir Alex Ferguson's aim is to retain the trophy United won by defeating another Premier League adversary, Chelsea FC, in last season's final. • It looks like a case of the unstoppable force meeting the immovable object given that United have not lost away from home in the competition for more than two years. This eleven-match run dates back to their semi-final loss at AC Milan on 2 May 2007 and includes two wins and three draws on their travels this term. • Arsenal beat Villarreal CF in the quarter-finals (1-1 away, 3-0 home) after the drama of a penalty shoot-out victory against Roma in the previous round (1-0 home, 0-1 away, 7-6 pens). They had earlier finished second in Group G with a record of W3 D2 L1. • United reached the semi-finals with a 3-2 aggregate victory against Porto (2-2 home, 1-0 away). They had previously overcome Inter (0-0 away, 2-0 home) after finishing top of Group E with a record of W2 D4 L0. • This is United's eleventh semi-final in the competition and their record is W3 L7: 2007/08 FC Barcelona 1-0 won (0-0 away, 1-0 home) 2006/07 Milan 3-5 lost (3-2 home, 0-3 away) 2001/02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-3 lost (2-2 home, 1-1 away) 1998/99 Juventus 4-3 won (1-1 home, 3-2 away) 1996/97 BV Borussia Dortmund 0-2 lost (0-1 away, 0-1 home) 1968/69 Milan 1-2 lost (0-2 away, 1-0 home) 1967/68 Real Madrid CF 4-3 won (1-0 home, 3-3 away) 1965/66 FK Partizan 1-2 lost (0-2 away, 1-0 home) 1957/58 Milan 2-5 lost (2-1 home, 0-4 away) 1956/57 Madrid 3-5 lost (1-3 away, 2-2 home) • This is Arsenal's second semi-final, their solitary past appearance having brought victory against Villarreal in 2005/06 (1-0 home, 0-0 away). • Aside from last week's first leg, United won on the only previous occasion they have faced another English club in the UEFA Champions League – last season's final against Chelsea in Moscow. Sir Alex's men prevailed 6-5 on penalties after Ronaldo and Frank Lampard had traded first-half goals. • Looking further back, they won their sole previous all-English two-legged European tie, defeating then holders Tottenham Hotspur FC in the first round of the 1963/64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. United overturned a 2-0 first-leg loss with a 4-1 victory at Old Trafford. • Arsenal will be hoping for third time lucky when it comes to facing compatriot clubs in Europe following earlier losses to Chelsea and Liverpool. The Gunners went down 5-3 on aggregate to Liverpool in last season's UEFA Champions League quarter-finals (1-1 home, 2-4 away) having previously lost at the same stage to Chelsea in the 2003/04 competition (1-1 away, 1-2 home). • United and Arsenal have met 205 times in all competitions. The head-to-head record is 83 United wins, 77 Arsenal victories and 45 draws. • The respective managers are the two longest-serving in the English Premier League, Sir Alex having arrived in Manchester in 1986 and Wenger in London in 1996. Their rivalry has provided no shortage of intrigue and their clubs' full head-to-head record since the 1996/97 season is 14 wins for Arsenal, 14 for United and ten draws, although two of those drawn matches were settled in a shoot-out. • Arsenal won the 2005 FA Cup final 5-4 on penalties following a 0-0 draw, Robin van Persie converting for the Gunners and Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney doing likewise for United. Paul Scholes was the only player to fail from the spot.

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• United did emerge triumphant in the 2003 FA Community Shield match between the teams, winning 4-3 on penalties with Scholes and Rio Ferdinand among the successful takers. • Arsenal were 2-1 winners the last time they hosted the Premier League titleholders in November. Samir Nasri (22, 48) struck twice for the Gunners before a late reply by Rafael (90). • The teams that day were: Arsenal: Manuel Almunia (Łukasz Fabiański 78), Bacary Sagna, William Gallas, Mikaël Silvestre, Gaël Clichy, Theo Walcott (Alexandre Song 77), Cesc Fàbregas, Denilson, Samir Nasri, Abou Diaby (Kolo Touré 86), Nicklas Bendtner. Manchester United: Edwin van der Sar, Gary Neville (Rafael 63), Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidić, Patrice Evra, Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson (Ryan Giggs 72), Michael Carrick, Ji-Sung Park, Wayne Rooney (Carlos Tévez 77), Dimitar Berbatov. • Arsenal also prevailed the last time United travelled to face them in a cup competition – a 4-0 League Cup third-round win in November 2001. Sylvain Wiltord scored a hat-trick that evening, although United defender O'Shea is the sole survivor from that game in either squad. • United have never won at Arsenal's new stadium, their last success in this fixture a 4-2 victory at Highbury on 1 February 2005. United came from behind twice – and overcame the sending-off of Mikaël Silvestre, now an Arsenal player – to win through goals from Ryan Giggs, Ronaldo (2) and O'Shea. • Each of the three fixtures between the clubs at Arsenal's new stadium has produced a 90th-minute goal. • United have never lost a semi-final meeting with Arsenal – including two successes for Sir Alex over Wenger. The clubs' record in semi-final duels is: FA Cup 2003/04, United W 1-0 FA Cup 1998/99 United D 0-0, W 2-1 (replay, AET) FA Cup 1982/83 United W 2-1 League Cup 1982/83 United W 4-2 (a), W 2-1 (h) • Two of United's old guard have scored semi-final winners against Arsenal: Scholes in the FA Cup in 2004, and Ryan Giggs, with a famous extra-time solo effort, in their 1999 FA Cup semi-final replay. • Arsenal's home record against United is: W55 D17 L24. However, they have not achieved a result that would be enough to take them into the final since a 3-1 league victory in November 2001, eight matches ago. • Thirty of Arsenal's 55 home wins against United have nevertheless come by a margin that would be enough to win this tie outright, while the Gunners have also recorded six 1-0 victories. • The teams first came up against each other in London in the old English second division on 30 March 1895, Arsenal running out 3-2 winners. • Arsenal's biggest win in the fixture is a 5-0 success in the FA Cup in January 1937. • United's biggest victory away to Arsenal came in November 1990 when they shocked an Arsenal side with the league's best defence with a 6-2 triumph in the League Cup fourth round, Lee Sharpe scoring a hat-trick. • The highest scoring match between the teams in London was a 5-4 victory for United on 1 February 1958. It was the last game Matt Busby's team played in England before eight of them lost their lives in the Munich air tragedy five days later. • Arsenal defender Silvestre scored United's goal in the sides' 1-1 draw in the 2003 Community Shield – a contest United won 4-3 on spot-kicks. Silvestre spent nine years at Old Trafford between 1999 and 2008 and collected a clean sweep of domestic medals, playing his part in four Premier League successes as well as victories in the FA Cup and League Cup. • This semi-final will reunite plenty of current international colleagues as United's Ferdinand, Rooney and Wes Brown come up against Theo Walcott, while Patrice Evra has played alongside the injured William Gallas, Bacary Sagna and Nasri for France. Edwin van der Sar and Van Persie were part of the Netherlands squad at UEFA EURO 2008™. • A less known international connection is that United midfielder Anderson played alongside Arsenal's Denilson for the Brazil team that finished runners-up at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru in 2005. Another Arsenal player, Carlos Vela, scored the opening goal for winners Mexico in their 3-0 final triumph.

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• The winners will advance to a final against Barcelona or Chelsea at Rome's Stadio Olimpico on 27 May.

Match facts

Arsenal UEFA milestones • Jack Wilshere became the youngest player to represent Arsenal in UEFA club competition when he came on as a substitute in the 1-0 win against FC Dynamo Kyiv on Matchday 5 aged 16 years and 329 days. Wilshere also became the fifth youngest player to appear in the UEFA Champions League, a record held by Celestine Babayaro who was 16 years and 87 days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureşti in 1994. • Robin van Persie's next game in UEFA club competition will be his 50th. • Arsenal have won 49 matches in the UEFA Champions League, group stage to final. UEFA Champions League statistics • Arsenal have had 62 shots on goal, the joint-lowest total of the teams left in the competition along with Chelsea FC. • The London club have been caught offside 44 times, more than any other semi-finalist. Emmanuel Adebayor alone has been flagged offside 21 times, more than any other player. Disciplinary information • Van Persie, Samir Nasri, Alexandre Song and Abou Diaby will incur a suspension with their next yellow cards. Latest domestic information • Saturday 2 May: Portsmouth FC 0-3 Arsenal FC (Bendtner 13 41pen, Vela 56) Arsenal ensured they will finish at least fourth in the Premier League as three points at Fratton Park built up an unassailable advantage over fifth-placed Aston Villa FC. Having profited from David James' fumble to put the visitors ahead with a header, Nicklas Bendtner added another from the penalty spot after Sean Davis was adjudged to have brought down Arsenal's stand-in captain Andrei Arshavin. Carlos Vela added a third on the counterattack, Portsmouth's misery compounded by the dismissal of Noë Pamarot (78). • Arsène Wenger made eight changes to the team that started at Old Trafford, with only Song, Theo Walcott and Bacary Sagna retaining their places. None of the other eight were even on the bench, all rested with the exception of the injured Mikaël Silvestre, while none of Arsenal's seven substitutes had started aleague game. • "We have a style of play that runs through the whole squad," said Wenger. "We showed quality, started well and though we had a difficult moment at the start of the second half, overall it was a good win. We combined two things today: we gave a breather to some players and we kept our unbeaten run to secure fourth place." • Vela's goal was his first in the Premier League. The 20-year-old has struck five cup goals this season, however – all at the Arsenal Stadium – including a hat-trick in the 6-0 League Cup victory against Sheffield United FC in September. • Amaury Bischoff made his first Premier League appearance as a second-half replacement for Walcott. Mark Randall also came on in place of Aaron Ramsey late on, his first league game of the season. • Arsenal have scored at least three goals in each of their last five away league games, equalling a club record set under Herbert Chapman in 1932. • Arsenal have won 12 and drawn nine of their last 21 top-flight matches – the longest unbeaten run in the Premier League this season. • Arsenal have won 13 of their last 17 home games in all competitions, and recorded victories in their last six matches. The Gunners have lost only twice in 29 home matches this season. • The Gunners have conceded once in 12 matches at the Arsenal Stadium in 2009, and have kept eight successive clean sheets at home in the Premier League. The last visiting player to score a league goal at Arsenal was Robbie Keane, who struck in the 42nd minute of Liverpool FC's 1-1 draw there on 21 December – 768 minutes ago. • Arsenal have kept clean sheets in eight of their last 12 league games. The north London club have let in only nine league goals in 2009 – all away from home – fewer than any other club in the English top flight. • Seventeen of the 32 league goals the Gunners have conceded this season have come in the last 30 minutes.

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Injury news • Mikaël Silvestre – out 3 January to 11 April (thigh muscle) and since 29 April (groin) • Emmanuel Adebayor – out 18-26 April (hamstring) • Manuel Almunia – out 7-26 April (ankle) • Johan Djourou – out 11-26 April (knee) • Eduardo da Silva – out 1-29 April and since 29 April (groin) • Robin van Persie – out 28 March to 11 April (hamstring) and since 18 April (groin) • Tomáš Rosický – out since 26 January 2008 (hamstring) • William Gallas – out since 7 April (knee) • Gaël Clichy – out since 7 April (back) • Rosický will not play this campaign due to a long-standing problem with his left hamstring, undergoing operations on a tendon injury in May and November. • Gallas is also out for the rest of the season after damaging medial ligaments in his right knee during the second half of the first leg against Villarreal CF. • Eduardo scored twice on his comeback after a year out with a compound fracture of the left fibula and dislocated ankle as the Gunners won 4-0 against Cardiff City FC in an FA Cup replay on 16 February. He subsequently picked up hamstring and groin injuries but returned as a substitute in the first leg with United, only to aggravate a groin injury. He is not expected to play again this season. • Silvestre also picked up a groin injury at Old Trafford and missed the trip to Portsmouth, as did Van Persie. The pair will have fitness tests ahead of the second leg with United. Wenger has already ruled out Clichy. Miscellaneous • Fàbregas celebrates his 22nd birthday on 4 May. • Arshavin agreed a "long-term contract" with Arsenal in January, but is ineligible for the UEFA Champions League as he was ever-present for FC Zenit St. Petersburg in the group stage. Manchester United UEFA milestones • United extended the record for the longest unbeaten run in UEFA Champions League history with their first-leg victory against Arsenal. The holders last lost in the competition at AC Milan on 2 May 2007 and have won 14 of their subsequent 24 games, drawing ten. AFC Ajax (14 September 1994 to 3 April 1996) and FC Bayern München (14 March 2001 to 10 April 2002) shared the previous record of 19 matches without defeat. • The holders have conceded 248 goals in 261 matches in UEFA club competition. • Cristiano Ronaldo made his 50th appearance in the UEFA Champions League on Matchday 11, when Edwin van der Sar featured in his 125th UEFA club competition game. UEFA Champions League statistics • Ronaldo has had more shots on target (26) and off target (18) than any other player still in the competition. He has also been fouled 32 times, again the most of any player still involved. • United have conceded (5) and scored (15) fewer goals than any of the other semi-finalists. • United have collected only eleven yellow cards, fewer than any other side in the last four. Disciplinary information • Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tévez and Patrice Evra will incur a ban with their next yellow cards. Latest domestic information • Saturday 2 May: Middlesbrough FC 0-2 Manchester United FC (Giggs 25, Park 51) United moved a step closer to retaining their Premier League title with a comfortable win at the Riverside Stadium. The relegation-threatened hosts started brightly, but United weathered the storm and took the lead when Ryan Giggs' low drive found the bottom corner. Ji-Sung Park made it 2-0 after the restart, collecting a reverse pass from Rooney and firing in as Sir Alex Ferguson's team made it five wins in as many league outings.

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• "It's a big step forward with only four games left now," said Sir Alex. "You whittle the games away. Eventually there are none left and hopefully we will be in that position at the top of the league. It was a very good performance, they all worked their socks off and once we got a hold of the ball we always looked a danger." • Sir Alex made seven changes to the team that had lined up against Arsenal at Old Trafford, John O'Shea, Nemanja Vidić, Evra and Rooney the only players to keep their places. Edwin van der Sar, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher and the injured Rio Ferdinand were omitted from the squad entirely. • Giggs' strike was his second in the league this campaign. The Welshman has registered in the top flight in each of his 19 seasons with the club and is the only player to find the net in all 17 seasons of the Premier League era. • United have gone 18 matches without a league draw, since their game at Tottenham Hotspur FC on 13 December ended goalless. They have won 16 out of the 18 since, the run spoiled only by losses to Liverpool FC on 14 March and Fulham FC eight days later – their first back-to-back league defeats since April 2005. • United have won 14 league matches this year, more than any other side, and have the most victories in the English top flight in 2008/09 with 25. • The 2-0 win was United's fifth clean sheet in six matches in all competitions, but only their second in nine league games since their run of 14 shut-outs was ended. • Van der Sar has kept 19 clean sheets in the league in 2008/09, more than any other goalkeeper. • Giggs made his 800th United appearance in the first leg against Arsenal. "Ryan is the most respected player at the club," Sir Alex said of United's record appearance holder. "What he has achieved is an example for everyone. When you think of Danny Welbeck and Federico Macheda, Ryan made his debut about the time they were born. It's unbelievable. Whatever accolades he gets, he deserves them." • Paul Scholes, meanwhile, played in his 600th United game in the 2-0 win against Portsmouth FC on 22 April; only Giggs, Sir Bobby Charlton (758) and Bill Foulkes (688) have made more appearances for the club. "In my time, he would been in the top six or seven players, without question," said Sir Alex. "He's got that wonderful velvet touch on the ball. Funnily enough we've never had one enquiry for Paul Scholes, because they all know he would never leave." Injury news • Wes Brown – out 25 October to 27 January and since 31 January (ankle) • Gary Neville – out since 22 April (right foot) • Rafael – out 21 February to 19 April (ankle) • Rio Ferdinand – out 21 March to 1 April (back/groin), 1-15 April (groin) and since 29 April (ribs) • Ferdinand was replaced with two minutes left of the first leg against Arsenal after a collision with Van der Sar. A subsequent scan allayed fears of broken ribs, Sir Alex adding: "There was some bruising to his lung, which is why he coughed up blood on the night." • Owen Hargreaves has dropped out of United's UEFA Champions League squad and is not expected to play again this season having been sidelined since 21 September due to a knee injury. Miscellaneous • O'Shea celebrated his 28th birthday on 30 April. • On 26 April Giggs was named Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year, claiming the prize for the first time having been awarded the Young Player of the Year title in 1992 and 1993. Giggs was one of six United players in the Premier League Team of the Year, along with Van der Sar, Ferdinand, Vidić, Evra and Ronaldo. • In January United paid a reported €17m to FK Partizan for Serbian duo Zoran Tošić and Adam Ljajić, with the latter returning to the Belgrade club on loan for the rest of the season. Tošić is ineligible for the UEFA Champions League. • United will tour Asia in July, with games in China, Korea Republic, Indonesia and Malaysia. They will also join Milan, CA Boca Juniors and Bayern in a four-team tournament in Munich on 29 and 30 July. • United became the first English club to win the FIFA Club World Cup with a 1-0 defeat of LDU de Quito in Yokohama, Japan on 21 December, Rooney scoring the only goal.

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Squad list

Arsenal

Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Manuel Almunia ESP 19.05.1977 31 - 2 - 9 - 32 - 24 - 29 - 21 Łukasz Fabiański POL 18.04.1985 24 - - - 3 - 4 - 3 - 11 - 24 Vito Mannone ITA 02.03.1988 21 ------53 Wojciech Szczęsny POL 18.04.1990 19 ------Defenders 3 Bacary Sagna FRA 14.02.1983 26 - 2 - 6 - 32 - 13 - 37 - 5 Kolo Touré CIV 19.03.1981 28 - - - 8 - 26 1 60 2 64 2 10 William Gallas FRA 17.08.1977 31 - 2 2 7 1 23 2 57 3 74 5 18 Mikaël Silvestre FRA 09.08.1977 31 - - - 6 - 13 2 76 2 82 2 20 Johan Djourou SUI 18.01.1987 22 - 2 - 5 - 15 - 8 - 12 - 22 Gaël Clichy FRA 26.07.1985 23 - 2 - 8 - 31 1 29 - 33 - 27 Emmanuel Eboué CIV 04.06.1983 25 - 2 - 8 - 26 3 32 1 44 1 34 Kyle Bartley ENG 22.05.1991 17 ------36 Thomas Cruise ENG 09.03.1991 18 ------38 Jay Thomas ENG 27.12.1990 18 ------Midfielders 2 Abou Diaby FRA 11.05.1986 22 * - - 7 1 21 2 15 3 20 3 4 Cesc Fàbregas ESP 04.05.1987 22 - 1 - 8 - 19 3 42 6 47 10 7 Tomáš Rosický CZE 04.10.1980 28 ------39 9 59 10 8 Samir Nasri FRA 26.06.1987 21 * 1 1 8 - 27 6 12 - 37 2 15 Denilson BRA 16.02.1988 21 - 2 - 10 - 34 3 14 - 17 - 16 Aaron Ramsey WAL 26.12.1990 18 - 1 - 5 1 9 - 5 1 6 1 17 Alexandre Song CMR 09.09.1987 21 * 1 - 9 1 28 1 14 1 16 1 19 Jack Wilshere ENG 01.01.1992 17 - - - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 28 Amaury Bischoff FRA 31.03.1987 22 - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - 37 James Dunne ENG 18.09.1989 19 ------40 Kieran Gibbs ENG 26.09.1989 19 - - - 3 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 43 Fran Mérida ESP 04.03.1990 19 ------47 Mark Randall ENG 28.09.1989 19 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 56 Emmanuel Frimpong ENG 10.01.1992 17 ------57 Conor Henderson ENG 08.09.1991 17 ------Forwards 9 Eduardo CRO 25.02.1983 26 - - - 2 - - - 7 2 27 10 11 Robin van Persie NED 06.08.1983 25 * 2 - 7 4 25 9 33 10 49 11 12 Carlos Vela MEX 01.03.1989 20 - - - 7 - 13 1 7 - 7 - 14 Theo Walcott ENG 16.03.1989 20 - 2 1 7 2 19 2 20 4 24 5 25 Emmanuel Adebayor TGO 26.02.1984 25 - 2 1 6 5 25 10 37 9 51 14 26 Nicklas Bendtner DEN 16.01.1988 21 - 2 1 9 1 28 8 15 3 17 4 44 Rhys Murphy ENG 06.11.1990 18 ------55 Sanchez Watt ENG 14.02.1991 18 ------Coach - Arsène Wenger FRA 22.10.1949 59 - 2 - 11 - - - 116 - 167 -

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Man. United

Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Edwin van der Sar NED 29.10.1970 38 - - - 8 - 30 - 80 - 125 - 12 Ben Foster ENG 03.04.1983 26 - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 29 Tomasz Kuszczak POL 20.03.1982 27 - - - 2 - 3 - 7 - 7 - 40 Ben Amos ENG 10.04.1990 19 ------Defenders 2 Gary Neville ENG 18.02.1975 34 - - - 4 - 15 - 103 2 114 2 3 Patrice Evra FRA 15.05.1981 27 * - - 9 - 25 - 47 1 56 1 5 Rio Ferdinand ENG 07.11.1978 30 - - - 9 - 24 - 63 2 83 2 6 Wes Brown ENG 13.10.1979 29 - - - 2 - 7 1 57 1 60 1 15 Nemanja Vidić SRB 21.10.1981 27 - - - 7 1 31 4 24 2 39 6 20 Fabio BRA 09.07.1990 18 ------21 Rafael BRA 09.07.1990 18 - - - 3 - 14 1 3 - 3 - 22 John O'Shea IRL 30.04.1981 28 - - - 10 1 27 - 60 2 66 2 23 Jonny Evans NIR 03.01.1988 21 - - - 7 - 14 - 9 - 9 - 42 Richard Eckersley ENG 12.03.1989 20 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Midfielders 8 Anderson BRA 13.04.1988 21 - - - 7 - 15 - 19 - 20 - 11 Ryan Giggs WAL 29.11.1973 35 - - - 9 1 25 2 113 24 129 26 13 Ji-Sung Park KOR 25.02.1981 28 - - - 7 - 22 2 33 1 42 2 16 Michael Carrick ENG 28.07.1981 27 - - - 7 - 26 3 31 2 32 2 17 Nani POR 17.11.1986 22 - - - 7 - 12 1 24 1 27 1 18 Paul Scholes ENG 16.11.1974 34 - - - 5 - 19 2 107 21 118 23 19 Daniel Welbeck ENG 26.11.1990 18 - - - - - 2 1 - - - - 24 Darren Fletcher SCO 01.02.1984 25 - - - 7 - 23 3 38 - 43 - 28 Darron Gibson IRL 25.10.1987 21 - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 34 Rodrigo Possebon BRA 13.02.1989 20 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 43 Davide Petrucci ITA 05.10.1991 17 ------Forwards 7 Cristiano Ronaldo POR 05.02.1985 24 - - - 10 2 30 17 50 13 56 14 9 Dimitar Berbatov BUL 30.01.1981 28 - - - 7 4 29 9 33 11 60 32 10 Wayne Rooney ENG 24.10.1985 23 * - - 11 4 27 12 44 15 46 16 32 Carlos Tévez ARG 05.02.1984 25 * - - 8 2 26 3 20 6 24 6 41 Federico Macheda ITA 22.08.1991 17 - - - - - 3 2 - - - - Coach - Sir Alex Ferguson SCO 31.12.1941 67 - - - 11 - - - 151 - 227 -

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Head coach Arsenal FC: Arsène Wenger Date of birth: 22 October 1949 Nationality: French Playing career: AS Mutzig, FC Mulhouse, AS Vauban, RC Strasbourg Coaching career: RC Strasbourg (assistant coach), AS Cannes (assistant coach), AS Nancy-Lorraine, AS Monaco FC, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Arsenal FC Arsène Wenger was never covered in glory as a player, but has more than made up for that lack of 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 an astute footballing mind. Born in Strasbourg, Wenger worked at RC Strasbourg and AS Cannes before AS Nancy-Lorraine offered him his big break. 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 subsequently 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 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 thrilling attacking football en route to becoming the first team since 1889 to negotiate a top-flight season unbeaten. Wenger, given the freedom of Islington for his domestic success in north London, nearly topped all of his achievements by taking Arsenal to the 2006 UEFA Champions League final, only for FC Barcelona to come from behind to win 2-1. Arsenal's move to their new stadium later that year was also instigated by Wenger.

Manchester United FC: Sir Alex Ferguson Date of birth: 31 December 1941 Nationality: Scottish Playing career: Queen's Park FC, Saint Johnstone FC, Dunfermline Athletic FC, Rangers FC, Falkirk FC, Ayr United FC Coaching career: Falkirk FC, East Stirlingshire FC, Saint Mirren FC, Aberdeen FC, Manchester United FC Sir Alex Ferguson has enjoyed almost three decades at the top, cementing Manchester United FC in a position as one of Europe's foremost clubs. He helped to nurture a group of young players including David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville who formed the backbone of United's treble-winning side of 1999, and the latter two were still serving the club as the UEFA Champions League was regained in 2008, at the end of a season in which the Scotsman also clinched his tenth English title. The esteem in which he is held by his peers is reflected in his position as head of the UEFA Coaches Panel. Sir Alex enjoyed a relatively successful playing career that featured a spell at Rangers FC before becoming player-coach at Falkirk FC. He then managed East Stirlingshire FC and Saint Mirren FC before shooting to prominence at Aberdeen FC. In 1980, the club won the Scottish title to break the Old Firm's 14-year stranglehold, a dominance that has returned since Aberdeen's last championship in 1985. But his greatest glory with the Dons came in 1983 when they beat Real Madrid CF to lift the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. United appointed Sir Alex in 1986 and, after a difficult start, he led the Old Trafford team to their longest period of sustained success. Their first trophy was the 1990 FA Cup, followed the next season by a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph. In 1993 came the first of ten Premier League titles, to which five FA Cups have been added. Ferguson's finest hour arrived in 1999, when two stoppage-time goals gave United a 2-1 UEFA Champions League final victory against FC Bayern München. After failing to get beyond the 2005/06 group stage and also finishing as Premier League runners-up, Sir Alex hit the heights again with the 2006/07 league crown. This was retained in the following campaign before United defeated Chelsea FC in Moscow to claim the UEFA Champions League for the third time in their history.

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Match officials

Referee Roberto Rosetti (ITA) Assistant referees Paolo Calcagno (ITA), Stefano Ayroldi (ITA) Fourth official Nicola Rizzoli (ITA) UEFA Delegate Roland Tis (BEL) UEFA Referee observer Hugh Dallas (SCO)

Referee

Name Nat. Date of birth UCL UEFA Roberto Rosetti ITA 18.09.1967 19 34 Since first tasting UEFA competition with the UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals back in April 2002, Roberto Rosetti has enjoyed a rapid rise to the very highest levels of football. That was underlined when he was one of the European referees chosen for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was given four appointments in Germany, including the second-round meeting between Spain and France, and at 1.90m was the tallest official at the finals. The Turin-based hospital manager, who enjoys playing tennis in his spare time, has been a highly-regarded match official in Italy for some years and earned his FIFA international badge in 2002. One of his first major continental club appointments came when he took charge of the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup final between FC Schalke 04 and FC Slovan Liberec. Rosetti, who speaks English and French as well as his native Italian, worked at the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup and then, in summer 2005, had three games at the FIFA Confederations Cup, which served as an ideal warm-up for the World Cup the following year. He followed that with two UEFA Champions League matches in the 2005/06 campaign, along with three in the UEFA Cup. When relaxing away from sport, Rosetti enjoys reading and watching movies, and took charge of four UEFA Champions League matches in 2006/07, including Liverpool FC's 1-0 defeat of PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-final second leg. He ended the following club season by taking charge of the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg between Chelsea FC and Liverpool and opened UEFA EURO 2008™, Rosetti opened the tournament by taking charge of the first match between co-hosts Switzerland and the Czech Republic. He also refereed the quarter-final between Turkey and Croatia and was then awarded the final, when Spain beat Germany 1-0.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res. Venue 22.08.2006 UCL QR3 Maccabi Haifa FC - Liverpool FC 1-1 Kiev 06.03.2007 UCL 1/8 Chelsea FC - FC Porto 2-1 London 11.04.2007 UCL QF Liverpool FC - PSV Eindhoven 1-0 Liverpool 03.10.2007 UCL GS Valencia CF - Chelsea FC 1-2 Valencia 28.11.2007 UCL GS Liverpool FC - FC Porto 4-1 Liverpool 04.03.2008 UCL 1/8 Manchester United FC - Olympique Lyonnais 1-0 Manchester 30.04.2008 UCL SF Chelsea FC - Liverpool FC 3-2 London 05.11.2008 UCL GS Arsenal FC - Fenerbahçe SK 0-0 London 25.11.2008 UCL GS Villarreal CF - Manchester United FC 0-0 Villarreal 25.02.2009 UCL 1/8 Real Madrid CF - Liverpool FC 0-1 Madrid Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res. Venue 01.05.2002 GS - FT England - Denmark 0-0 Hvidovre 27.07.2002 UIC R3 Aston Villa FC - FC Zürich 3-0 Birmingham 21.10.2004 UCUP GS Panionios GSS - Newcastle United FC 0-1 Athens 30.03.2006 UCUP QF FC Basel 1893 - Middlesbrough FC 2-0 Basel 11.10.2006 EURO QR Croatia - England 2-0 Zagreb

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Domestic information Arsenal FC (Premier League) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 16/08/08 West Bromwich Albion FC (H) 1-0 Nasri 4 League 23/08/08 Fulham FC (A) 0-1 League 30/08/08 Newcastle United FC (H) 3-0 Van Persie 18(pen), 41, Denilson 59 League 13/09/08 Blackburn Rovers FC (A) 4-0 Van Persie 8, Adebayor 45, 81(pen), 90 League 20/09/08 Bolton Wanderers FC (A) 3-1 Eboué 26, Bendtner 27, Denilson 87 Cup 23/09/08 Sheffield United FC (H) 6-0 Bendtner 31, 42, Vela 44, 50, 87, Wilshere 57 League 27/09/08 Hull City AFC (H) 1-2 Own goal 51 League 04/10/08 Sunderland AFC (A) 1-1 Fàbregas 90 League 18/10/08 Everton FC (H) 3-1 Nasri 48, Van Persie 70, Walcott 90 League 26/10/08 West Ham United FC (A) 2-0 Own goal 75, Adebayor 90 League 29/10/08 Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) 4-4 Silvestre 37, Gallas 46, Adebayor 64, Van Persie 68 League 01/11/08 Stoke City FC (A) 1-2 Clichy 90 League 08/11/08 Manchester United FC (H) 2-1 Nasri 22, 48 Cup 11/11/08 Wigan Athletic FC (H) 3-0 Simpson 42, 66, Vela 70 League 15/11/08 Aston Villa FC (H) 0-2 League 22/11/08 Manchester City FC (A) 0-3 League 30/11/08 Chelsea FC (A) 2-1 Van Persie 59, 62 Cup 02/12/08 Burnley (A) 0-2 League 06/12/08 Wigan Athletic FC (H) 1-0 Adebayor 16 League 13/12/08 Middlesbrough FC (A) 1-1 Adebayor 17 League 21/12/08 Liverpool FC (H) 1-1 Van Persie 24 League 26/12/08 Aston Villa FC (A) 2-2 Denilson 40, Diaby 49 League 28/12/08 Portsmouth FC (H) 1-0 Gallas 81 Cup 03/01/09 Plymouth (H) 3-1 Van Persie 47, 85, Bendtner 50 League 10/01/09 Bolton Wanderers FC (H) 1-0 Bendtner 84 League 17/01/09 Hull City AFC (A) 3-1 Adebayor 30, Nasri 82, Bendtner 86 Cup 25/01/09 Cardiff (A) 0-0 League 28/01/09 Everton FC (A) 1-1 Van Persie 90 League 31/01/09 West Ham United FC (H) 0-0 League 08/02/09 Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) 0-0 Cup 16/02/09 Cardiff (H) 4-0 Eduardo 20, 60(pen), Bendtner 34, Van Persie 89 League 21/02/09 Sunderland AFC (H) 0-0 League 28/02/09 Fulham FC (H) 0-0 League 03/03/09 West Bromwich Albion FC (A) 3-1 Bendtner 4, 44, Touré 38 Cup 08/03/09 Burnley (H) 3-0 Vela 25, Eduardo 51, Eboué 84 League 14/03/09 Blackburn Rovers FC (H) 4-0 Own goal 2, Arshavin 65, Eboué 87, 90(pen) Cup 17/03/09 Hull City AFC (H) 2-1 Van Persie 74, Gallas 84 League 21/03/09 Newcastle United FC (A) 3-1 Bendtner 57, Diaby 64, Nasri 67 League 04/04/09 Manchester City FC (H) 2-0 Adebayor 8, 49 League 11/04/09 Wigan Athletic FC (A) 4-1 Walcott 61, Silvestre 71, Arshavin 90, Song 90 Cup 18/04/09 Chelsea FC (H) 1-2 Walcott 18 League 21/04/09 Liverpool FC (A) 4-4 Arshavin 36, 67, 70, 90 Lineups: Fabiański, Sagna, Touré, Silvestre, Gibbs, Arshavin, Song, Fàbregas, Denilson (Walcott 65), Nasri, Bendtner (Diaby 90) League 26/04/09 Middlesbrough FC (H) 2-0 Fàbregas 26, 67 Lineups: Almunia, Eboué, Touré, Silvestre (Djourou 46), Gibbs, Walcott (Diaby 68), Denilson, Fàbregas (Adebayor 68), Nasri, Arshavin, Bendtner League 02/05/09 Portsmouth FC (A) 3-0 Bendtner 13, 41(pen), Vela 56

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Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers Lineups: Fabiański, Sagna, Song, Djourou, Eboué, Walcott (Bischoff 64), Denilson, Ramsey (Randall 82), Arshavin, Bendtner (Mérida 77), Vela League 10/05/09 Chelsea FC (H) League 16/05/09 Manchester United FC (A) League 24/05/09 Stoke City FC (H) Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Manchester United FC 34 25 5 4 63 23 80 2 Liverpool FC 35 22 11 2 69 26 77 3 Chelsea FC 35 22 8 5 59 21 74 4 Arsenal FC 35 19 11 5 63 32 68 5 Aston Villa FC 35 16 10 9 51 44 58 6 Everton FC 35 15 11 9 50 36 56 7 West Ham United FC 35 13 9 13 39 38 48 8 Manchester City FC 35 14 5 16 56 46 47 9 Fulham FC 35 12 11 12 35 31 47 10 Tottenham Hotspur FC 35 13 8 14 42 41 47 11 Wigan Athletic FC 34 11 9 14 31 38 42 12 Bolton Wanderers FC 35 11 6 18 40 51 39 13 Stoke City FC 35 10 9 16 33 50 39 14 Portsmouth FC 35 9 11 15 35 53 38 15 Blackburn Rovers FC 35 9 10 16 38 58 37 16 Sunderland AFC 35 9 8 18 31 48 35 17 Hull City AFC 35 8 10 17 37 60 34 18 Newcastle United FC 35 6 13 16 37 56 31 19 Middlesbrough FC 35 7 10 18 25 51 31 20 West Bromwich Albion FC 35 7 7 21 33 64 28

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Manchester United FC (Premier League) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers Cup 10/08/08 Portsmouth FC (H) 0-0 League 17/08/08 Newcastle United FC (H) 1-1 Fletcher 24 League 25/08/08 Portsmouth FC (A) 1-0 Fletcher 32 League 13/09/08 Liverpool FC (A) 1-2 Tévez 3 League 21/09/08 Chelsea FC (A) 1-1 Park 18 Cup 23/09/08 Middlesbrough FC (H) 3-1 Cristiano Ronaldo 25, Giggs 79, Nani 90 League 27/09/08 Bolton Wanderers FC (H) 2-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 60(pen), Rooney 77 League 04/10/08 Blackburn Rovers FC (A) 2-0 Brown 31, Rooney 64 League 18/10/08 West Bromwich Albion FC (H) 4-0 Rooney 56, Cristiano Ronaldo 69, Berbatov 71, Nani 90 League 25/10/08 Everton FC (A) 1-1 Fletcher 22 League 29/10/08 West Ham United FC (H) 2-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 14, 30 League 01/11/08 Hull City AFC (H) 4-3 Cristiano Ronaldo 3, 44, Carrick 29, Vidić 57 League 08/11/08 Arsenal FC (A) 1-2 Rafael 90 Cup 11/11/08 QPR (H) 1-0 Tévez 76(pen) League 15/11/08 Stoke City FC (H) 5-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 3, 89, Carrick 45, Berbatov 49, Welbeck 84 League 22/11/08 Aston Villa FC (A) 0-0 League 30/11/08 Manchester City FC (A) 1-0 Rooney 42 Cup 03/12/08 Blackburn Rovers FC (H) 5-3 Tévez 36, 51(pen), 54, 90, Nani 40 League 06/12/08 Sunderland AFC (H) 1-0 Vidić 90 League 13/12/08 Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) 0-0 League 26/12/08 Stoke City FC (A) 1-0 Tévez 83 League 29/12/08 Middlesbrough FC (H) 1-0 Berbatov 69 Cup 04/01/09 Southampton FC (A) 3-0 Welbeck 20, Nani 48(pen), Gibson 81 Cup 07/01/09 Derby County FC (A) 0-1 League 11/01/09 Chelsea FC (H) 3-0 Vidić 45, Rooney 63, Berbatov 87 League 14/01/09 Wigan Athletic FC (H) 1-0 Rooney 1 League 17/01/09 Bolton Wanderers FC (A) 1-0 Berbatov 90 Cup 20/01/09 Derby County FC (H) 4-2 Nani 16, O'Shea 22, Tévez 34, Cristiano Ronaldo 89(pen) Cup 24/01/09 Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) 2-1 Scholes 35, Berbatov 36 League 27/01/09 West Bromwich Albion FC (A) 5-0 Berbatov 22, Tévez 44, Vidić 60, Cristiano Ronaldo 65, 73 League 31/01/09 Everton FC (H) 1-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 44(pen) League 08/02/09 West Ham United FC (A) 1-0 Giggs 62 Cup 15/02/09 Derby County FC (A) 4-1 Nani 29, Gibson 44, Cristiano Ronaldo 48, Welbeck 81 League 18/02/09 Fulham FC (H) 3-0 Scholes 12, Berbatov 30, Rooney 63 League 21/02/09 Blackburn Rovers FC (H) 2-1 Rooney 23, Cristiano Ronaldo 60 Cup 01/03/09 Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) 0-0 League 04/03/09 Newcastle United FC (A) 2-1 Rooney 20, Berbatov 56 Cup 07/03/09 Fulham FC (A) 4-0 Tévez 20, 35, Rooney 50, Park 81 League 14/03/09 Liverpool FC (H) 1-4 Cristiano Ronaldo 23(pen) League 21/03/09 Fulham FC (A) 0-2 League 05/04/09 Aston Villa FC (H) 3-2 Cristiano Ronaldo 14, 80, Macheda 90 League 11/04/09 Sunderland AFC (A) 2-1 Scholes 19, Macheda 76 Cup 19/04/09 Everton FC (H) 0-0 League 22/04/09 Portsmouth FC (H) 2-0 Rooney 9, Carrick 82 Lineups: Van der Sar, G. Neville (O'Shea 13, Rafael 52), Vidić, Evans, Evra, Fletcher, Scholes, Anderson (Carrick 76), Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney League 25/04/09 Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) 5-2 Cristiano Ronaldo 57(pen), 68, Rooney 67, 71, Berbatov 79

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Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers Lineups: Van der Sar, Rafael (O'Shea 70), Ferdinand, Vidić, Evra, Cristiano Ronaldo, Carrick, Fletcher (Scholes 61), Nani (Tévez 46), Berbatov, Rooney League 02/05/09 Middlesbrough FC (A) 2-0 Giggs 25, Park 51 Lineups: Foster, O'Shea, Vidić, Evans, Evra (Rafael 78), Park (Nani 74), Scholes, Giggs, Rooney, Berbatov, Macheda (Tévez 55) League 10/05/09 Manchester City FC (H) League 13/05/09 Wigan Athletic FC (A) League 16/05/09 Arsenal FC (H) League 24/05/09 Hull City AFC (A) Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Manchester United FC 34 25 5 4 63 23 80 2 Liverpool FC 35 22 11 2 69 26 77 3 Chelsea FC 35 22 8 5 59 21 74 4 Arsenal FC 35 19 11 5 63 32 68 5 Aston Villa FC 35 16 10 9 51 44 58 6 Everton FC 35 15 11 9 50 36 56 7 West Ham United FC 35 13 9 13 39 38 48 8 Manchester City FC 35 14 5 16 56 46 47 9 Fulham FC 35 12 11 12 35 31 47 10 Tottenham Hotspur FC 35 13 8 14 42 41 47 11 Wigan Athletic FC 34 11 9 14 31 38 42 12 Bolton Wanderers FC 35 11 6 18 40 51 39 13 Stoke City FC 35 10 9 16 33 50 39 14 Portsmouth FC 35 9 11 15 35 53 38 15 Blackburn Rovers FC 35 9 10 16 38 58 37 16 Sunderland AFC 35 9 8 18 31 48 35 17 Hull City AFC 35 8 10 17 37 60 34 18 Newcastle United FC 35 6 13 16 37 56 31 19 Middlesbrough FC 35 7 10 18 25 51 31 20 West Bromwich Albion FC 35 7 7 21 33 64 28

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UEFA information

Sir Bobby Charlton honoured Michel Platini praised Sir Bobby Charlton's impact on the world of football last Wednesday when he presented him with the UEFA President's Award. The UEFA President made the presentation to the legendary Manchester United FC and England player at a lunch at Old Trafford ahead of the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg between holders United and Arsenal FC. A survivor of the 1958 Munich air disaster, Sir Bobby was voted European Footballer of the Year after helping inspire England to the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Two years later he scored two of United's goals in the 4-1 defeat of SL Benfica at Wembley as they became the first English winners of the European Champion Clubs' Cup. "Around Europe, Bobby Charlton's name means respect," said Michel Platini. "He showed great respect for his opponents and for the public in his conduct." "This is a beautiful trophy and it flatters me no end," said Sir Bobby. "I appreciate that the first trophy was given to Alfredo Di Stéfano, who happened to be my favourite footballer." Sir Alex Ferguson added to the plaudits, saying: "It is well-deserved for his fantastic career and life in football. As a person he has never changed. He has kept his humility, he has kept his dignity at all times and if you ally that to his playing career, he is a very special man." UEFA EURO 2012™ host cities The host cities for UEFA EURO 2012™ will be chosen at the UEFA Executive Committee's meeting in Bucharest on 12 and 13 May. The committee, chaired by UEFA President Michel Platini, will take its decision following a final evaluation of the host city candidates, undertaken after a recent visit to Poland and Ukraine by a senior UEFA delegation. The visit enabled UEFA officials to receive updates from the host associations and host countries about the ongoing preparations for UEFA EURO 2012™. Preparations are ongoing for the final tournament in three summers' time, and the committee will hear a report on the work being done. The recent visit to Poland and Ukraine included a tour of both the Kiev Olympic Stadium and the Warsaw National Stadium. Topics discussed during the visit included the political and economic situation and outlook in the host countries, the latest developments undertaken by the host city candidates and discussions on open issues concerning the stadia and infrastructure in Poland and Ukraine. UEFA EURO 2016™ candidates The road to UEFA EURO 2016™ has taken an important step forward with the first workshop for the four bidding candidates who have signalled their interest in staging the event. Representatives of the associations of France, Italy, joint bidders Sweden/Norway and Turkey were present at UEFA headquarters in Nyon to hear UEFA give a general overview of the organisation of a UEFA European Championship final tournament, and to learn more about bid requirements. The four candidates expressed their interest in hosting the 2016 tournament – the first to feature 24 teams following a UEFA Executive Committee decision last autumn – by the deadline of 9 March. Discussions took place on a one-to-one basis and in plenary sessions, with UEFA experts providing the bidders with initial information on areas such as the bid process, stadiums, safety and security, accommodation, ground transport and airports, host city promotion and fan zones, legal matters, information technology and broadcasting matters. Further briefings will be held, and the candidates will be able to develop their bid dossiers, which they will have to present to UEFA by 15 February 2010. This will be followed by an evaluation phase, during which UEFA will conduct a series of official visits to the various bidders. The UEFA administration, and experts appointed by UEFA, will then examine the bid dossiers and prepare written evaluation reports for submission to the UEFA National Team Competitions Committee. UEFA's Executive Committee will take a final decision on or about 27 May 2010. Only A Game? exhibition ends The UEFA-driven Only A Game? exhibition ended its successful run at the World Museum Liverpool on 26 April. The interactive exhibition had been in residence in Liverpool since 11 October. With admission free, Only A Game? invited its many visitors to plunge into the emotions of football, inspired by a selection of prestigious artefacts, trophies and memorabilia, covering in particular the last 50 years of European football. Only A Game? first showed in Brussels in 2007, and explores the links between the development of European society and the growth of its most popular sport. Accreditation information The deadline for media accreditation applications for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup finals is 8 May. Non-broadcast media who are already registered with UEFA via the FAME portal on uefa.com must apply using http://media.fame.uefa.com. Non-rights holding radio and non-rights holding television applicants must use the http://broadcasters.fame.uefa.com portal. Media representatives who are not yet familiar with UEFA's FAME portals are welcome to contact the media accreditation team via the email: [email protected].

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Match-by-match lineups - Arsenal FC

Group stage Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Porto 6 4 0 2 9 8 12 Arsenal FC 6 3 2 1 11 5 11 FC Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 2 2 4 4 8 Fenerbahçe SK 6 0 2 4 4 11 2 Date Match Result Stadium/Venue 17.09.2008 Dynamo Kyiv - Arsenal 1-1 Valeri Lobanovskiy, Kiev Goals: 1-0 Bangoura 64 (pen) , 1-1 Gallas 88 Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna (Eboué 78), Fàbregas, Touré, Gallas, Van Persie (Vela 84), Walcott, Denilson, Song (Bendtner 70), Clichy, Adebayor 30.09.2008 Arsenal - Porto 4-0 Arsenal Stadium, London Goals: 1-0 Van Persie 31, 2-0 Adebayor 40, 3-0 Van Persie 48, 4-0 Adebayor 71 (pen) Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Fàbregas, Touré, Nasri (Eboué 65), Gallas, Van Persie (Bendtner 65), Walcott (Vela 72), Denilson, Clichy, Adebayor 21.10.2008 Fenerbahçe - Arsenal 2-5 Sükrü Saraçoglu, Istanbul Goals: 0-1 Adebayor 10, 0-2 Walcott 11, 1-2 Silvestre 19 (o.g.) , 1-3 Diaby 22, 1-4 Song 49, 2-4 Güiza 78, 2-5 Ramsey 90+4 Arsenal: Almunia, Diaby (Ramsey 73), Fàbregas, Nasri, Walcott (Djourou 84), Denilson, Song, Silvestre, Clichy, Adebayor (Vela 86), Eboué 05.11.2008 Arsenal - Fenerbahçe 0-0 Arsenal Stadium, London Goals: - Arsenal: Fabiański, Fàbregas, Touré, Nasri, Van Persie, Denilson, Ramsey (Diaby 60), Silvestre (Song 83), Djourou, Clichy, Bendtner (Vela 60) 25.11.2008 Arsenal - Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 Arsenal Stadium, London Goals: 1-0 Bendtner 87 Arsenal: Almunia, Fàbregas, Gallas, Van Persie, Vela (Wilshere 77), Denilson, Ramsey (Bendtner 69), Song, Silvestre, Djourou, Clichy 10.12.2008 Porto - Arsenal 2-0 Estádio do Dragão, Porto Goals: 1-0 Bruno Alves 39, 2-0 Lisandro 54 Arsenal: Almunia, Diaby (Gibbs 60), Gallas, Vela, Denilson, Ramsey (Wilshere 59), Song (Randall 79), Silvestre, Djourou, Bendtner, Eboué

First knockout round, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 24/02/09 Arsenal - Roma 1-0 Arsenal Stadium, London Goals: 1-0 Van Persie 37 (pen) Arsenal: Almunia, Diaby (Song 62), Sagna, Touré, Nasri, Gallas, Van Persie, Denilson, Clichy, Bendtner (Vela 67), Eboué (Ramsey 82) First knockout round, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 11/03/09 Roma - Arsenal 1-0 (6-7p) Stadio Olimpico, Rome Goals: 1-0 Juan 9 Penalty Shoot-out: Eduardo 0-0 missed, Pizarro 1-0, Van Persie 1-1, Vučinić 1-1 missed, Walcott 1-2, Baptista 2-2, Nasri 2-3, Montella 3-3, Denilson 3-4, Totti 4-4, Touré 4-5, Aquilani 5-5, Sagna 5-6, Riise 6-6, Diaby 6-7, Tonetto 6-7 missed Arsenal: Almunia, Diaby, Sagna, Touré, Nasri, Gallas, Van Persie, Denilson, Clichy, Bendtner (Eduardo 85), Eboué (Walcott 75)

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Quarter-finals, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 07/04/09 Villarreal - Arsenal 1-1 El Madrigal, Villarreal Goals: 1-0 Senna 10, 1-1 Adebayor 66 Arsenal: Almunia (Fabiański 28), Sagna, Fàbregas, Touré, Nasri, Gallas (Djourou 43), Walcott (Eboué 78), Denilson, Song, Clichy, Adebayor Quarter-finals, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 15/04/09 Arsenal - Villarreal 3-0 Arsenal Stadium, London Goals: 1-0 Walcott 10, 2-0 Adebayor 60, 3-0 Van Persie 69 (pen) Arsenal: Fabiański, Fàbregas, Touré, Nasri, Van Persie (Diaby 77), Walcott (Denilson 77), Song, Silvestre, Adebayor (Bendtner 83), Eboué, Gibbs Semi-finals, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 29/04/09 Man. United - Arsenal 1-0 Old Trafford, Manchester Goals: 1-0 O'Shea 17 Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand (Evans 88), Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson (Giggs 67), Rooney, Vidić, Carrick, O'Shea, Fletcher, Tévez (Berbatov 67) Arsenal: Almunia, Diaby, Sagna, Fàbregas, Touré, Nasri, Walcott (Bendtner 71), Song, Silvestre, Adebayor (Eduardo 83), Gibbs

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Match-by-match lineups - Manchester United FC

Group stage Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Manchester United FC 6 2 4 0 9 3 10 Villarreal CF 6 2 3 1 9 7 9 Aalborg BK 6 1 3 2 9 14 6 Celtic FC 6 1 2 3 4 7 5 Date Match Result Stadium/Venue 17.09.2008 Man. United - Villarreal 0-0 Old Trafford, Manchester Goals: - Man. United: Van der Sar, G. Neville, Evra, Hargreaves (Anderson 62), Ferdinand, Rooney, Park (Cristiano Ronaldo 62), Nani, Evans, Fletcher, Tévez (Giggs 81) 30.09.2008 AaB - Man. United 0-3 Aalborg, Aalborg Goals: 0-1 Rooney 22, 0-2 Berbatov 55, 0-3 Berbatov 79 Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Berbatov, Rooney (Tévez 59), Vidić, Nani, Scholes (Giggs 16), Rafael (Brown 66), O'Shea 21.10.2008 Man. United - Celtic 3-0 Old Trafford, Manchester Goals: 1-0 Berbatov 30, 2-0 Berbatov 51, 3-0 Rooney 76 Man. United: Van der Sar, G. Neville (Brown 60), Cristiano Ronaldo (Park 82), Anderson, Berbatov (Tévez 60), Rooney, Vidić, Nani, O'Shea, Evans, Fletcher 05.11.2008 Celtic - Man. United 1-1 Celtic Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 McDonald 13, 1-1 Giggs 84 Man. United: Foster, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Giggs, Vidić, Carrick, Nani (Berbatov 46), Rafael (Evra 66), O'Shea, Fletcher, Tévez (Rooney 71) 25.11.2008 Villarreal - Man. United 0-0 El Madrigal, Villarreal Goals: - Man. United: Kuszczak, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson, Rooney, Carrick (Tévez 86), Nani (Park 84), O'Shea, Evans, Fletcher (Gibson 80) 10.12.2008 Man. United - AaB 2-2 Old Trafford, Manchester Goals: 1-0 Tévez 3, 1-1 Jakobsen 31, 1-2 Curth 45+2, 2-2 Rooney 52 Man. United: Kuszczak, G. Neville (Rafael 77), Ferdinand, Anderson, Rooney, Giggs (Scholes 46), Nani, O'Shea, Evans, Gibson (Park 46), Tévez

First knockout round, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 24/02/09 Internazionale - Man. United 0-0 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Goals: - Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Berbatov, Giggs, Park (Rooney 84), Carrick, O'Shea, Evans, Fletcher First knockout round, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 11/03/09 Man. United - Internazionale 2-0 Old Trafford, Manchester Goals: 1-0 Vidić 4, 2-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 49 Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Berbatov, Rooney (Park 84), Giggs, Vidić, Carrick, Scholes (Anderson 70), O'Shea

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Quarter-finals, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 07/04/09 Man. United - Porto 2-2 Old Trafford, Manchester Goals: 0-1 Rodríguez 4, 1-1 Rooney 15, 2-1 Tévez 85, 2-2 Mariano 89 Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney, Park (Giggs 59), Vidić, Carrick, Scholes (Tévez 72), O'Shea, Evans (G. Neville 72), Fletcher Quarter-finals, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 15/04/09 Porto - Man. United 0-1 Estádio do Dragão, Porto Goals: 0-1 Cristiano Ronaldo 6 Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson (Scholes 78), Berbatov (Nani 68), Rooney, Giggs, Vidić, Carrick, O'Shea Semi-finals, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 29/04/09 Man. United - Arsenal 1-0 Old Trafford, Manchester Goals: 1-0 O'Shea 17 Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand (Evans 88), Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson (Giggs 67), Rooney, Vidić, Carrick, O'Shea, Fletcher, Tévez (Berbatov 67) Arsenal: Almunia, Diaby, Sagna, Fàbregas, Touré, Nasri, Walcott (Bendtner 71), Song, Silvestre, Adebayor (Eduardo 83), Gibbs

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Competition facts

UEFA Champions League knockout stage: Did you know? • Teams have recovered from a first-leg deficit to go through to the next stage on 21 occasions, although only once – AFC Ajax's defeat of Panathinaikos FC in the 1995/96 semi-finals – has a side gone through after losing the first leg at home. The biggest losing margin a side has overturned was achieved by RC Deportivo La Coruña in the 2003/04 quarter-finals when they fought back from a 4-1 defeat at AC Milan to win 4-0 at home. • Sixteen ties have been decided on the away goals rule, including five where the triumphant team lost the first leg. • FC Bayern München hold the record for the biggest first-leg lead with a 5-0 success at Sporting Clube de Portugal in this season's first knockout round, eventually going through 12-1 after a 7-1 home victory in the second leg. • Ten ties have now gone to penalties, including the game between Arsenal FC and AS Roma in the 2008/09 first knockout round. Five of these were finals – 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2008. The first two-legged tie decided on spot-kicks was PSV Eindhoven's 4-2 win against Olympique Lyonnais on 13 April 2005 after a 2-2 aggregate draw. • In all, 17 ties have required extra time. So far seven ties have been decided by extra time alone: four quarter-finals, two first knockout round encounters and last season's semi-final between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC. • The 2008/09 first knockout round encounter between Bayern and Sporting featured more goals (13) over its two legs than any previous UEFA Champions League knockout tie, Bayern prevailing 12-1. • There has never been a knockout tie ending goalless after two legs. Nine have finished 1-0 on aggregate, most recently Manchester United's narrow victory against FC Barcelona in the 2007/08 semi-finals. • England has three teams in the semi-finals for the third year in a row, the fourth time one country has provided three of the last four in European football's premier club competition since 1992/93. The full breakdown is: 1999/00: Spain (Valencia CF, Barcelona, Real Madrid) 2002/03: Italy (Milan, FC Internazionale Milano, Juventus) 2006/07: England (Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea; winners Milan) 2007/08: England (Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea) • Teams from the same country have contested the final on three previous occasions. Madrid overcame Valencia 3-0 in Paris in 2000, three years later Milan defeated Juventus 3-2 on penalties after a goalless draw at Old Trafford, and United beat Chelsea, also on spot-kicks, after a 1-1 draw in Moscow last May. • The biggest winning margin in a semi-final game is three goals. AFC Ajax beat Bayern 5-2 in the 1994/95 second leg, while there have been three 4-1 victories. Juventus did it twice at home against Ajax (second leg) and AS Monaco FC (first leg) in 1996/97 and 1997/98 respectively, and Valencia at home to Barcelona (first leg) in 1999/00. Five teams have won 3-0, most recently Milan's defeat of Manchester United in the 2006/07 semi-final second leg. • That 4-1 win for Juventus against Monaco in 1997/98 was part of the biggest aggregate semi-final score. The principality club won 3-2 in their home return to make it ten goals in the tie. • Madrid's 6-0 second-leg win against FC Zürich in 1963/64 is the biggest win in a European Champion Clubs' Cup semi-final. Eintracht Frankfurt's 12-4 aggregate defeat of Rangers FC in 1959/60 is the biggest two-leg total. • Clarence Seedorf is the only player to win the European Champion Clubs' Cup with three clubs (AFC Ajax 1995, Madrid 1998, Milan 2003, 2007). Liverpool's Bob Paisley (1977, 1978, 1981) is the only coach to win three times. • Ottmar Hitzfeld (BV Borussia Dortmund 1997, Bayern 2001) and Ernst Happel (Feyenoord 1970, Hamburger SV 1983) are the only coaches to win the trophy with two clubs. • Only five capital cities have been home to teams that have won the European Cup: Madrid (Real Madrid), Belgrade (FK Crvena Zvezda), Bucharest (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Amsterdam (Ajax) and Lisbon (SL Benfica). • Rome was awarded the 2009 UEFA Champions League final after a decision by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia in October 2006. The Stadio Olimpico, home of AS Roma and S.S. Lazio, previously held European Cup finals in 1977, 1984 and 1996 and was also the venue for the 1990 FIFA World Cup final between West Germany and Argentina.

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Team facts

Arsenal FC UEFA club competition milestones • In the 2005/06 season, Arsenal advanced to the European Champion Clubs' Cup final for the first time although they had previously been involved in both UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Cup finals. • Arsenal 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 1999/2000 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 Champions League milestones • Their finest UEFA Champions League campaign culminated on 17 May 2006 with a 2-1 defeat by FC Barcelona, after Sol Campbell had given the London club the lead in Paris. UEFA club competition honours • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1993/94 Ten-year record 2007/08: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals 2006/07: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round 2005/06: UEFA Champions League – runners-up 2004/05: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round 2003/04: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals 2002/03: UEFA Champions League – second group stage 2001/02: UEFA Champions League – second group stage 2000/01: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals 1999/00: UEFA Cup – finalists (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League first group stage) 1998/99: UEFA Champions League – group stage 2007/08 season Domestic record: Arsenal finished third in the English Premier League, four points behind champions Manchester United FC – and seven ahead of fourth-placed Liverpool FC – although the Gunners had topped the table for much of the season. It was, however, an improvement on their last two campaigns where they had come fourth. They were eliminated in the fifth round of the FA Cup after a 4-0 loss to United. European record: The English club comprehensively defeated AC Sparta Praha in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round to make the group stage for the tenth season in succession. After winning their first three games, Arsenal recorded a draw followed by an away loss to Sevilla FC and finished second in Group H to their Spanish rivals. They met AC Milan in the first knockout round and had to settle for a goalless draw in London but won 2-0 in Italy to set up a quarter-final meeting with fellow English side Liverpool FC. Arsène Wenger's men then went down 5-3 on aggregate after a dramatic second leg at Anfield. Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 7-0: Arsenal FC v SK Slavia Praha 23.10.2007, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-7: R. Standard de Liège v Arsenal FC 03.11.1993, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg • Biggest home win 7-0: Arsenal FC v SK Slavia Praha (see above for details) • 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, UEFA Champions League group stage 4-1: FC Spartak Moskva v Arsenal FC 22.11.2000, UEFA Champions League second group stage 3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Arsenal FC 07.11.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage 2-5: Arsenal FC v SK Spartak Moskva 29.09.1982, UEFA Cup first round second leg • 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 7-0: Arsenal FC v SK Slavia Praha (see above for details) • Biggest home win 7-0: Arsenal FC v SK Slavia Praha (see above for details) • Biggest away win 1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC 25.11.2003, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League group stage 0-4: PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal FC 25.09.2002, 2002/03 UEFA Champions League first group stage • 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) 0-3: Arsenal FC v FC Internazionale Milano (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) 3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

Manchester United FC UEFA club competition milestones • United have been crowned champions of Europe three times, having defeated English Premier League rivals Chelsea FC on penalties in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League final. United also won the competition in 1998/99, overturning a one-goal deficit against FC Bayern München with goals from Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær in added time, and in 1967/68, running out 4-1 winners over SL Benfica after extra time. UEFA Champions League milestones • No club has taken part more times than United (14), although FC Porto also share this achievement. United's first entry came in 1994/95 and they last missed out in 1995/96, meaning this is their 13th campaign in a row. No team is on as good a run, with Real Madrid CF, Olympiacos CFP and PSV Eindhoven (12) their closest rivals. UEFA club competition honours • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1967/68, 1998/99, 2007/08 • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1990/91 • European/South American Cup: 1999 • UEFA Super Cup: 1991

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Ten-year record (including current season) 2007/08: UEFA Champions League – winners 2006/07: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals 2005/06: UEFA Champions League – group stage 2004/05: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round 2003/04: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round 2002/03: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals 2001/02: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals 2000/01: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals 1999/00: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals 1998/99: UEFA Champions League – winners 2007/08 season Domestic record: United retained the title by two points from Chelsea on the final day of the Premier League season, having also finished one place above the London club the previous campaign. It was their tenth championship since the Premier League began in 1992. In all-time records since 1889, United have 17 titles, just one fewer than Liverpool FC. They were knocked out of the FA Cup at Old Trafford in the quarter-final 1-0 by eventual winners Portsmouth FC. European record: United won five of their six Group F matches to finish five points clear of AS Roma at the summit. They then completed a narrow 2-1 aggregate triumph over Olympique Lyonnais in the first knockout round before meeting Roma in the quarter-finals for the second consecutive season, prevailing 3-0 overall. A lone Paul Scholes goal was enough to see of the challenge of FC Barcelona over two legs in the semi-final, to send United through to a final against Chelsea which they won 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes. Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 10-0: Manchester United FC v RSC Anderlechtois 26.09.1956, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg • Biggest home win 10-0: Manchester United FC v RSC Anderlechtois (see above for details) • Biggest away win 0-6: Shamrock Rovers FC v Manchester United FC 25.09.1957, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg • Heaviest defeat 5-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Manchester United FC 18.03.1964, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-1: Manchester United FC v AC Milan 23.02.2005, UEFA Champions League first knockout round first leg 2-3: Manchester United FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña 17.10.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage 0-1: Manchester United FC v FC Bayern München 03.04.2001, UEFA Champions League quarter-finals first leg 2-3: Manchester United FC v Real Madrid CF 19.04.2000, UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg 0-1: Manchester United FC v BV Borussia Dortmund 23.04.1997, UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg 0-1: Manchester United FC v Juventus 20.11.1996, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-1: Manchester United FC v Fenerbahçe SK 30.10.1996, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Manchester United FC (see above for details)

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UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest win 7-1: Manchester United FC v AS Roma 10.04.2007, UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg • Biggest home win 7-1: Manchester United FC v AS Roma (see above for details) • Biggest away win 2-6: Brøndby IF v Manchester United FC 21.10.1998, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest defeat 4-0: FC Barcelona v Manchester United FC 02.11.1994, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-1: Manchester United FC v AC Milan (see above for details) 2-3: Manchester United FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (see above for details) 0-1: Manchester United FC v FC Bayern München (see above for details) 2-3: Manchester United FC v Real Madrid CF (see above for details) 0-1: Manchester United FC v BV Borussia Dortmund (see above for details) 0-1: Manchester United FC v Juventus (see above for details) 0-1: Manchester United FC v Fenerbahçe SK (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: FC Barcelona v Manchester United FC (see above for details)

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Legend

:: All-time statistics The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition. UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999), the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (1973 - ), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in the Inter-Cities' Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded. :: 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. Current season - League: Total league appearances based on the date press kit was last updated 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 competition (as defined above) including all qualifying round matches. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. Age: based on the date press kit was last updated BL: Booking list (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended, #: suspended for at least one match) :: 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. UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition 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. :: Competitions Club competitions ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League UCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship :: Competition stages :: Other Abbreviations F: Final QR3: Third qualifying round AP: Appearances No.: Number GS: Group stage R1: First round Comp.: Competition Pld: Matches played GS1: First group stage R2: Second round D: Drawn Pos.: Position GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round DoB: Date of birth Pts: Points KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round GA: Goals against R: Sent off (red card) PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals GF: Goals for Res.: Result QF: Quarter-finals 1/8: Eighth-finals L: Lost W: Won QR: Qualifying round 1/16: Sixteenth-finals Nat.: Nationality Y: Booked QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg N/a: Not Applicable Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg red) FT: Final tournament P-O: Play-off :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted :: 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 www.uefa.com.

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