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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadion Ljudski vrt - Maribor Wednesday 13 September 2017 20.45CET (20.45 local time) NK Maribor Group E - Matchday 1 FC Spartak Moskva Last updated 19/12/2017 23:27CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 5 Head coach 7 Match officials 8 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 12 Competition facts 14 Team facts 16 Legend 18 1 NK Maribor - FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday 13 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams NK Maribor - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 28/11/2013 GS FC Rubin - NK Maribor 1-1 Kazan Natcho 43; Mezga 86 Milec 35, Fajić 73; Gökdeniz Karadeniz 23, Marcano 27, 19/09/2013 GS NK Maribor - FC Rubin 2-5 Maribor Eremenko 69, Rondón 90, Ryazantsev 90+4 FC Spartak Moskva - Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Spartak Moskva have not played against a club from their opponents' country Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA NK Maribor 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 6 FC Spartak Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 NK Maribor - FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday 13 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Match background • #EQUALGAME This week, football fans watching UEFA Champions League matches in stadiums, online and on TV will witness the premiere of the new UEFA RESPECT TV ads, called #EqualGame. The adverts feature Ada Hegerberg, Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba, Cristiano Ronaldo and amateur players and will run throughout the season to promote inclusion, diversity and accessibility in European Football with the motto "Everyone has the right to enjoy football, no matter who you are, where you're from, or how you play." More information on the campaign and on the advertisements can be found in the accompanying media release and on the campaign website: www.equalgame.com. NK Maribor and FC Spartak Moskva will be keen to hit the ground running when they meet in the opening round of fixtures in Group E. • These teams have never played each other before and, with Liverpool FC and Sevilla FC also in the section, will recognise the value of a positive start. Match background Maribor • The Slovenian side are in the group stage for a third time, having previously competed in 1999/2000 and 2014/15. In that latter group appearance they drew 1-1 at home to both Sporting Clube de Portugal and Chelsea FC, and lost 1-0 to FC Schalke 04. • Maribor qualified for this season's UEFA Champions League by winning a sixth Slovenian title in seven seasons in 2016/17. In Europe last term, they beat PFC Levski Sofia and Aberdeen FC before losing to Gabala SC in the UEFA Europa League play-offs. • Maribor reached the current group stage by overcoming HŠK Zrinjski of Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-2 on aggregate in the second qualifying round (2-1 away, 1-1 home) and Iceland's FH Hafnarfjördur in the next round (1-0 home, 1-0 away). In the play-offs they went down 2-1 at Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC in the first leg but progressed on away goals thanks to a 1-0 home success. • Maribor are unbeaten in seven European home matches (W5 D2). In fact, they have lost only two of their last 12 games, home and away (W6 D4). • However, Maribor have not won any of their six home games in the UEFA Champions League, group stage to final (D2 L4). • The only previous time Maribor entertained Russian visitors, they crashed 5-2 against FC Rubin Kazan in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League group stage. The teams drew 1-1 in Russia. Spartak • This is Spartak's 12th group stage campaign, and a first since 2012/13 when they came fourth in a section also including FC Barcelona, SL Benfica and Celtic FC. They have not graced the last 16 since 2000/01, when they reached the second group stage. • On each of their last two group stage appearances, in 2010/11 and 2012/13, Spartak lost two home games and won the other. • The Moscow club qualified automatically for the group stage by lifting their 22nd league title in 2016/17. Last term, their European campaign ended at the first hurdle, with defeat by AEK Larnaca FC in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. • Spartak are without a win in their last seven European matches, home and away, since a 2-1 victory over Benfica on 23 October 2012. Their record since then is D2 L5. • Furthermore, Spartak have not won away since a 1-0 success at AFC Ajax in their 2010/11 UEFA Europa League round of 16 first leg. Their record since is D4 L4. • This is Spartak's first fixture against a Slovenian team. Coach and player links • Marko Šuler played all 180 minutes in the 2010 FIFA World Cup play-offs as Slovenia lost 2-1 in Russia before securing a 1-0 home success in the second leg to qualify for the finals. Match facts Maribor • The 2-1 first-leg loss to Beer-Sheva last month is Maribor's only defeat in their last 17 games in all competitions. 3 NK Maribor - FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday 13 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor • Maribor have 18 points from eight league matches (W5 D3) this season, four more than they had at the same stage last term. Spartak • Quincy Promes has scored seven goals in ten outings for Spartak this season, exactly half the club's total. • Massimo Carrera's side lifted the Russian Super Cup on 14 July, defeating FC Lokomotiv Moskva 2-1 after extra time. • Spartak have 12 points from nine league fixtures – seven fewer than they had at the same stage in 2016/17. • The Red-Whites have conceded 13 goals in the 2017/18 Russian Premier-Liga. They did not ship as many last term until the 17th round of matches. 4 NK Maribor - FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday 13 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Squad list NK Maribor Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Aljaž Cotman SVN 26/04/1994 23 - - - - - - - - - - - 33 Jasmin Handanović SVN 28/01/1978 39 - 6 - - - 7 - 6 - 64 - 51 Tibor Cajnko SVN 15/05/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 69 Matko Obradović CRO 11/05/1991 26 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Defenders 2 Adis Hodžić SVN 16/01/1999 18 - - - - - 1 - - - 2 - 3 Jean-Claude Billong FRA 28/12/1993 23 - 1 - - - 5 - - - 1 - 4 Marko Šuler SVN 09/03/1983 34 - 6 - - - 6 - 2 - 46 2 22 Martin Milec SVN 20/09/1991 25 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 39 1 23 Žan Kolmanič SVN 03/03/2000 17 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 26 Aleksander Rajčević SVN 17/11/1986 30 - 6 - - - 4 - 6 - 66 1 28 Mitja Viler SVN 01/09/1986 31 - 6 2 - - 7 - 5 - 47 5 44 Denis Šme SVN 22/03/1994 23 - - - - - 1 - - - 10 - Midfielders 5 Blaž Vrhovec SVN 20/02/1992 25 - 5 - - - 6 1 - - 16 - 6 Aleks Pihler SVN 15/01/1994 23 - 6 - - - 6 3 - - 11 - 7 Valon Ahmedi ALB 07/10/1994 22 - 6 - - - 5 - - - 8 - 8 Marwan Kabha ISR 23/02/1991 26 - 6 - - - 6 - - - 13 - 10 Dino Hotić SVN 26/07/1995 22 - 5 - - - 6 1 - - 8 - 12 Dare Vršič SVN 26/09/1984 32 - - - - - 1 - 5 - 30 9 18 Sandi Ogrinec SVN 05/06/1998 19 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 21 Amir Dervišević SVN 04/07/1992 25 - - - - - - - - - 13 - 29 Matej Palčič SVN 21/06/1993 24 - 4 - - - 4 - - - 12 4 39 Damjan Bohar SVN 18/10/1991 25 - 4 - - - 7 2 6 1 44 3 Forwards 9 Marcos Tavares BRA 30/03/1984 33 - 6 4 - - 6 2 6 - 75 25 11 Luka Zahović SVN 15/11/1995 21 - 5 1 - - 6 - 5 1 12 2 17 Luka Štor SVN 05/07/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - - - 20 Gregor Bajde SVN 29/04/1994 23 - 5 - - - 5 1 - - 17 - 27 Jasmin Mešanović BIH 06/01/1992 25 - 4 - - - 8 1 - - 7 1 97 Martin Kramarič SVN 14/11/1997 19 - - - - - 7 1 - - - - 99 Lior Einbrom ISR 12/01/1996 21 - - - - - - - - - - - Coach - Darko Milanič SVN 18/12/1967 49 - 6 - - - - - - - 56 - 5 NK Maribor - FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday 13 September 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor FC Spartak Moskva Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 32 Artem Rebrov RUS 04/03/1984 33 - - - - - 5 - 2 - 4 - 57 Aleksandr Selikhov RUS 07/04/1994 23 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 98 Aleksandr Maksimenko RUS 19/03/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 3 Marko Petković SRB 03/09/1992 25 - - - - - 3 - - - 4 - 5 Serdar Tasci GER 24/04/1987 30 - - - - - 4 - 12 1 40 4 14 Georgi Dzhikiya RUS 21/11/1992 24 - - - - - 7 - - - - - 16 Salvatore Bocchetti ITA 30/11/1986 30 - - - - - 7 - 6 - 32 - 17 Georgi Tigiev RUS 26/05/1995 22 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 22 Konstantin Scherbakov RUS 20/03/1997 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 23 Dmitri Kombarov RUS 22/01/1987 30 - - - - - 8 - 12 - 28 4 25 Lorenzo Melgarejo PAR 10/08/1990 27 - - - - - 6 - 6 - 21 3 29 Ilya Kutepov RUS 29/07/1993 24 - - - - - 3 - - - 2 - 38 Andrei Eschenko RUS 09/02/1984 33 - - - - - 7 - - - 15 - Midfielders 7 Jano Ananidze GEO 10/10/1992 24 - - - - - 4 - 5 - 10 2 8 Denis Glushakov RUS 27/01/1987 30 - - - - - 9 1 - - 14 3 10 Quincy Promes NED 04/01/1992 25 - - - - - 9 6 - - 3 - 11 Fernando BRA 03/03/1992 25 - - - - - 8 1 12 - 15 - 18 Zelimkhan Bakaev RUS 01/07/1996 21 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 19 Aleksandr Samedov RUS 19/07/1984 33 - - - - - 5 - - - 35 11 21 Artem Samsonov RUS 05/01/1994 23 - - - - - - - - - - - 47 Roman Zobnin RUS 11/02/1994 23 - - - - - - - - - 3 - 50 Mario Pašalić CRO 09/02/1995 22 - - - - - 6 1 - - 12 2 71 Ivelin Popov BUL 26/10/1987 29 - - - - - 5 - - - 30 12 87 Soltmurad Bakaev