Galatasaray AŞ - CFP MATCH PRESS KIT Ali Sami Yen, Thursday 23 October 2008 - 20.15CET (21.15 local time) Group B - Matchday 1

Contents 1 - Match background 7 - Match-by-match lineups 3 - Squad list 8 - Competition facts 5 - Match officials 9 - Team facts 6 - Domestic information 10 - Legend This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Cup 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

Matchday 1 has thrown up a spectacular opening-night fixture in Group B with the champions of and meeting in Istanbul, as Michael Skibbe's Galatasaray AŞ play host to 's Olympiacos CFP. • The two clubs have met before, having been drawn together in the group stage of the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League, with Galatasaray winning 1-0 in Istanbul and Olympiacos triumphing 3-0 in the corresponding game in Greece. • Cihan Haspolatlı, who now plays for , scored the only goal in the first fixture after nine minutes. • The team lineups for that game on 21 October 2003 were: Galatasaray: Faryd Mondragón, Bülent Korkmaz, Frank de Boer, (Ovidiu Petre), João Batista, Hakan Şükür, , Cihan Haspolatlı, César Prates (Hakan Ünsal), Sabri Sarıoğlu (Suat Usta), Ergün Penbe. Olympiacos: Juraj Buček, Stelios Venetidis, Christian Karembeu, (Pantelis Kafes), Nery Castillo (Giorgos Georgiadis), Giovanni, Predrag Djordjević, Dimitris Mavrogenidis (Alekos Tatsis), Paraskevas Antzas, Tasos Pantos, Giorgos Anatolakis. • Dimitris Mavrogenidis and Nery Castillo scored to put Olympiacos 2-0 up by half-time in the second game, with Giovanni poaching a third in added time after Galatasaray's Ayhan Akman and Olympiacos's Predrag Djordjević had been dismissed. • The lineups for that match a fortnight later were: Olympiacos: Fanis Katergiannakis, Stelios Venetidis, Christian Karembeu, Ieroklis Stoltidis, Nery Castillo (Pantelis Kafes), Giorgos Georgiadis (Andreas Niniadis), Giovanni, Predrag Djordjević, Dimitris Mavrogenidis (Athanasios Kostoulas), Paraskevas Antzas, Giorgos Anatolakis. Galatasaray: Faryd Mondragón, Bülent Korkmaz, Orhan Ak, Frank de Boer, Hakan Şükür, Hasan Şaş, Ayhan Akman, Cihan Haspolatlı (Elvir Baljić), Ovidiu Petre, César Prates (Sabri Sarıoğlu), Ergün Penbe (Mabula Lukunku). • Neither side progressed to the knockout stage in that campaign, though Galatasaray finished above Olympiacos in third to move in to the UEFA Cup. • Aside from those games against Olympiacos, Galatasaray have played only one other match against a Greek side, winning 3-0 at Panionios GSS in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup group stage. • Those games against Galatasaray represent Olympiacos's only experience of Turkish opposition. They were drawn to play against Beşiktaş JK in the preliminary round of the 1958/59 European Champion Clubs' Cup, but withdrew from the competition.

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• This will not be the first time that Olympiacos coach Valverde has come up against Turkish opposition. He was the coach of Athletic Club Bilbao when they met in the first round of the 2004/05 UEFA Cup. The Black Sea club beat Athletic 3-2 at home but the Spanish side advanced with a 2-0 victory in Bilbao. • Galatasaray lost 3-2 on aggregate to FC Steaua Bucureşti in the third qualifying round of this season's UEFA Champions League, then beat Switzerland's AC Bellinzona 6-4 overall to reach the UEFA Cup group stage. • Anorthosis Famagusta FC ended Olympiacos's UEFA Champions League dream this season, winning 3-1 over two legs, but a 7-0 aggregate defeat of Denmark's FC Nordsjælland put them into the UEFA Cup group stage. • Galatasaray's Harry Kewell and Olympiacos's Sebastian Leto were team-mates at Liverpool FC last season. • Hertha BSC Berlin take on SL Benfica in Matchday 1's other Group B game. FC Metalist Kharkhiv are the only side in the section not in action on 23 October.

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Squad list

Galatasaray

Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Aykut Erçetin TUR 14.09.1982 26 - - - 2 - - - 1 - 3 - 26 Morgan De Sanctis ITA 26.03.1977 31 - - - - - 2 - 12 - 21 - 54 Orkun Uşak TUR 05.11.1980 27 ------7 - 9 - Defenders 2 Emre Güngör TUR 01.08.1984 24 - - - 1 - - - 2 - 3 - 5 Fernando Meira POR 06.01.1978 30 - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 21 Emre Aşık TUR 13.12.1973 34 - - - 1 - 2 - 8 - 39 - 60 Erdem Alparslan TUR 11.12.1988 19 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 74 Volkan Yaman TUR 27.08.1982 26 - - - - - 2 - 10 - 12 1 76 Servet Çetin TUR 17.03.1981 27 - - - 2 - 2 - 20 - 30 - 6 Tobias Linderoth SWE 21.04.1979 29 - - - 1 - - - 9 1 25 3 7 Aydın Yılmaz TUR 29.01.1988 20 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 8 Barış Özbek GER 14.09.1986 22 - - - 1 - - - 6 - 9 - 10 Lincoln BRA 22.01.1979 29 - - - 2 - 2 1 21 7 36 10 11 Hasan Şaş TUR 01.08.1976 32 - - - 2 - - - 19 1 81 7 14 TUR 03.03.1986 22 - - - 2 - 1 - 6 - 12 - 18 Ayhan Akman TUR 23.02.1977 31 - - - 1 - 2 - 6 - 43 2 19 Harry Kewell AUS 22.09.1978 30 - - - 1 - 1 1 37 12 69 12 22 TUR 23.03.1983 25 - - - 2 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 23 Serkan Kurtuluş TUR 01.01.1990 18 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 55 Sabri Sarıoğlu TUR 26.07.1984 24 - - - 1 - - - 7 - 25 2 66 TUR 30.01.1987 21 - - - 2 - 1 - 8 1 17 3 Forwards 15 Milan Baroš CZE 28.10.1981 26 - - - - - 2 3 10 4 34 7 17 Yaser Yıldız TUR 01.06.1988 20 - - - - - 2 1 2 1 2 1 20 Shabani Nonda CGO 06.03.1977 31 - - - 2 2 1 - 19 5 39 12 99 Ümit Karan TUR 01.10.1976 32 - - - 1 - - - 11 2 38 12 Coach - Michael Skibbe GER 04.08.1965 43 - - - 2 - 2 - 28 - 38 -

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Olympiacos

Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 50 Pavol Kovác SVK 12.08.1974 34 - - - 1 - - - - - 4 - 71 Antonis Nikopolidis GRE 14.01.1971 37 - - - 2 - 2 - 21 - 84 - Defenders 2 GRE 19.03.1979 29 - - - 2 - 1 - 3 - 32 1 3 Didier Domi FRA 02.05.1978 30 - - - - - 2 - 13 - 34 - 4 Leonardo BRA 04.08.1985 23 - - - 2 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 5 Georgios Galitsios GRE 06.07.1986 22 - - - - - 1 - 7 - 9 - 14 Michał Żewłakow POL 22.04.1976 32 - - - 1 - 1 - 6 - 44 - 18 Paraskevas Antzas GRE 18.08.1976 32 - - - 1 - 2 - 7 - 33 1 21 Avraam Papadopoulos GRE 03.12.1984 23 - - - 2 - 2 - 11 1 13 1 30 Anastasios Pantos GRE 05.05.1976 32 ------3 - 26 - 35 Vassilis Torosidis GRE 10.06.1985 23 - - - 2 - 2 1 5 1 14 1 Midfielders 6 Ieroklis Stoltidis GRE 02.02.1975 33 - - - 2 - 1 - 11 2 50 8 8 Oscar ESP 12.11.1982 25 - - - 1 - 1 - 7 - 8 - Javier Gonzalez Marcos 11 Predrag Djordjević SRB 04.08.1972 36 - - - 2 - 1 - 11 3 79 14 19 Konstantinos Mendrinos GRE 28.05.1985 23 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 4 - 20 Dudu BRA 15.04.1983 25 - - - 1 - 1 - 6 - 21 1 22 Konstantinos Mitroglou GRE 12.03.1988 20 - - - 2 - 1 1 1 1 5 1 23 Sebastian Leto ARG 30.08.1986 22 - - - 2 - 2 1 2 1 6 1 25 Fernando Belluschi ARG 10.09.1983 25 - - - 1 1 2 - 2 - 5 1 Forwards 7 Luciano Galletti ARG 09.04.1980 28 - - - 2 - 1 - 13 2 22 5 9 Darko Kovačević SRB 18.11.1973 34 - - - 2 - 1 2 15 20 47 27 10 Diogo Luis Santo BRA 26.05.1987 21 - - - - - 2 2 2 2 2 2 Coach - Ernesto Valverde ESP 09.02.1964 44 - - - 2 - 2 - 25 - 27 -

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Match officials

Referee Eduardo Iturralde González (ESP) Assistant referees Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (ESP), Jon Nunez Fernandez (ESP) Fourth official Javier Turienzo Alvarez (ESP) UEFA Delegate Roland Tis (BEL) UEFA Referee observer Marcello Nicchi (ITA)

Referee

UEFA Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res. Venue 19.10.2006 UCUP GS Panathinaikos FC - Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC 2-0 14.02.2007 UCUP 1/16 Fenerbahçe SK - AZ Alkmaar 3-3 Istanbul 29.11.2007 UCUP GS Bolton Wanderers FC - Aris FC 1-1 Bolton

Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res. Venue 05.10.2001 U21 QR England - Greece 2-1 Blackburn 04.09.2004 WC QR Albania - Greece 2-1 Tirana

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Domestic information Galatasaray AŞ (Super League) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 23/08/08 (H) 4-1 Kewell 36, Hakan Balta 76, Barış Özbek 84, Lincoln 90 League 31/08/08 (A) 0-0 League 13/09/08 (H) 1-1 Nonda 11 League 21/09/08 Kocaelispor (A) 4-1 Baroš 31, 80, Nonda 57, Kewell 82 League 28/09/08 Konyaspor (H) 4-1 Baroš 8, 61, Lincoln 51, Kewell 66 League 05/10/08 (A) 1-2 Arda Turan 56 League 19/10/08 Trabzonspor (H) 3-0 Arda Turan 26, Servet Çetin 32, Lincoln 60 League 26/10/08 Eskisehirspor (A) League 02/11/08 (H) League 09/11/08 Fenerbahçe SK (A) League 16/11/08 Istanbul BB SK (H) League 23/11/08 AS (A) League 30/11/08 Hacettepe SK (H) League 07/12/08 MKE Ankaragücü (A) League 14/12/08 Gençlerbirliği SK (A) League 21/12/08 Beşiktaş JK (H) League 25/01/09 (A) League 01/02/09 Denizlispor (A) League 08/02/09 Kayserispor (H) League 15/02/09 Antalyaspor (A) League 22/02/09 Kocaelispor (H) League 01/03/09 Konyaspor (A) League 08/03/09 Bursaspor (H) League 15/03/09 Trabzonspor (A) League 22/03/09 Eskisehirspor (H) League 05/04/09 Gaziantepspor (A) League 12/04/09 Fenerbahçe SK (H) Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Beşiktaş JK 7 5 2 0 14 5 17 2 Trabzonspor 7 5 1 1 11 8 16 3 Bursaspor 7 5 0 2 12 9 15 4 Galatasaray AŞ 7 4 2 1 17 6 14 5 Sivasspor 7 4 2 1 12 6 14 6 Gaziantepspor 7 4 1 2 11 8 13 7 Ankaraspor AS 7 4 1 2 11 7 13 8 Kayserispor 7 3 2 2 7 4 11 9 Konyaspor 7 3 1 3 9 12 10 10 Fenerbahçe SK 7 3 0 4 11 11 9 11 Eskisehirspor 7 2 3 2 7 8 9 12 Gençlerbirliği SK 7 2 2 3 8 11 8 13 Hacettepe SK 7 2 1 4 5 10 7 14 Denizlispor 7 2 1 4 8 12 7 15 Istanbul BB SK 7 1 3 3 5 8 6 16 MKE Ankaragücü 7 1 2 4 6 12 5 17 Antalyaspor 7 0 1 6 9 17 1 18 Kocaelispor 7 0 1 6 7 16 1

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Domestic information Olympiacos CFP (Ethniki Kategoria) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 30/08/08 Asteras Tripolis FC (H) 3-1 Galletti 61, 63(pen), Kovačević 81 League 13/09/08 Skoda Xanthi FC (A) 1-0 Santo 72 League 21/09/08 Panserraikos FC (H) 4-1 Kovačević 23, Galletti 27, Santo 81, Óscar 88 League 27/09/08 OFI Crete FC (A) 0-0 League 05/10/08 AEK Athens FC (H) 2-0 Kovačević 63, Santo 66 League 19/10/08 Panthrakikos FC (H) 2-0 Galletti 66, 73 League 26/10/08 Aris Thessaloniki FC (A) League 02/11/08 Ergotelis FC (H) League 09/11/08 Panathinaikos FC (A) League 16/11/08 PAOK FC (H) League 22/11/08 Iraklis FC (A) League 30/11/08 Panionios GSS (H) League 07/12/08 Levadiakos FC (H) League 13/12/08 Larissa FC (A) League 21/12/08 Thrasivoulos Fylis (H) League 04/01/09 Asteras Tripolis FC (A) League 11/01/09 Skoda Xanthi FC (H) League 18/01/09 Panserraikos FC (A) League 25/01/09 OFI Crete FC (H) League 01/02/09 AEK Athens FC (A) League 08/02/09 Panthrakikos FC (A) League 15/02/09 Aris Thessaloniki FC (H) League 22/02/09 Ergotelis FC (A) League 01/03/09 Panathinaikos FC (H) League 08/03/09 PAOK FC (A) League 15/03/09 Iraklis FC (H) Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Olympiacos CFP 6 5 1 0 12 2 16 2 PAOK FC 6 3 3 0 5 1 12 3 Skoda Xanthi FC 6 3 2 1 3 1 11 4 Larissa FC 6 3 2 1 11 6 11 5 Panathinaikos FC 5 3 1 1 8 3 10 6 AEK Athens FC 6 2 3 1 7 7 9 7 Ergotelis FC 5 2 3 0 6 2 9 8 Levadiakos FC 6 2 2 2 3 5 8 9 Panionios GSS 6 2 2 2 6 6 8 10 Panserraikos FC 6 2 1 3 5 9 7 11 Aris Thessaloniki FC 6 2 0 4 5 8 6 12 Asteras Tripolis FC 6 1 3 2 3 4 6 13 Panthrakikos FC 6 1 1 4 2 8 4 14 Iraklis FC 6 0 3 3 2 5 3 15 OFI Crete FC 6 0 3 3 6 11 3 16 Thrasivoulos Fylis 6 1 0 5 3 9 3

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Match-by-match lineups

Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Olympiacos CFP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Metalist Kharkiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hertha BSC Berlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Galatasaray AŞ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Date Match Result Stadium/Venue 23.10.2008 Galatasaray - Olympiacos - Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul 23.10.2008 Hertha - Benfica - Olympiastadion, Berlin 06.11.2008 Metalist - Hertha - Metalist, Kharkov 06.11.2008 Benfica - Galatasaray - Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon 27.11.2008 Galatasaray - Metalist - Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul 27.11.2008 Olympiacos - Benfica - Georgios , Athens 03.12.2008 Metalist - Olympiacos - Metalist, Kharkov 03.12.2008 Hertha - Galatasaray - Olympiastadion, Berlin 18.12.2008 Olympiacos - Hertha - Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens 18.12.2008 Benfica - Metalist - Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon

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Competition facts

ALL-TIME RECORDS Most UEFA Cup wins • Club 3 FC Internazionale Milano (1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98) 3 Juventus (1976/77, 1989/90, 1992/93) 3 Liverpool FC (1972/73, 1975/76, 2000/01) 2 Feyenoord, IFK Göteborg, Parma FC, Real Madrid CF, Tottenham Hotspur FC, VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, Sevilla FC • Player 3 Ray Clemence (Liverpool - 1972/73, 1975/76, Tottenham - 1983/84) 3 Giuseppe Bergomi (Inter - 1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98) 3 Nicola Berti (Inter - 1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98) • Coach 3 Giovanni Trapattoni (Juventus 1976/77, 1990/91, 1992/93) 2 Juande Ramos (Sevilla 2005/06, 2006/07) • Country 9 Italy 6 England, Germany 5 Spain 4 Netherlands 2 Sweden, Russia 1 Belgium, Portugal, Turkey Most UEFA Cup appearances 96 Giuseppe Bergomi (Inter) 69 (Inter) 66 Enzo Scifo (RSC Anderlecht, Inter, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, AJ Auxerre, Torino Calcio, AS Monaco FC) 63 David Narey (Dundee United FC) Most UEFA Cup goals 37 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, Helsingborgs IF) 29 Dieter Müller (1. FC Köln, VfB Stuttgart, Bordeaux) 25 Alessandro Altobelli (Inter, Juventus) Most UEFA Cup goals in one season 15 Jürgen Klinsmann (FC Bayern München, 1995/96) 14 John Wark (Ipswich Town FC, 1981/82) 12 Derlei (FC Porto, 2002/03) Most UEFA club competition appearances 173 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 142 Oliver Kahn (Karlsruher SC, FC Bayern München) 140 Luís Figo (Sporting, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 133 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, UC Sampdoria, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan) 130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray AS) 128 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK) 127 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC) 126 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF) 122 Emerson (Bayer 04 Leverkusen AS Roma, Juventus, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan) 122 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)

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Most UEFA club competition goals 63 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan) 63 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) 61 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 59 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 56 Eusébio (SL Benfica) 56 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Helsingborgs IF) 54 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) Last updated: 17.10.2008

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Team facts

Galatasaray AŞ UEFA club competition milestones • Galatasaray's longest run in the European Champion Clubs' Cup came in 1988/89 when they reached the semi-finals before exiting 5-1 on aggregate to CSA Steaua Bucureşti. Eleven years later, the Turkish side claimed the UEFA Cup and quickly captured their second European honour, overcoming Real Madrid CF 2-1 in the UEFA Super Cup. UEFA Cup milestones • Galatasaray's finest hour came in 1999/00 when they defeated Arsenal FC 4-1 on penalties in the UEFA Cup final following a goalless draw in Copenhagen. In doing so, they became the first team to claim the trophy having finished third in their UEFA Champions League group earlier in the season. UEFA club competition honours • UEFA Cup: 1999/00 • UEFA Super Cup: 2000 Ten-year record 2007/08: UEFA Cup Round of 32 2006/07: UEFA Champions League group stage 2005/06: UEFA Cup first round 2004/05: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2003/04: UEFA Cup third round (transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage) 2002/03: UEFA Champions League first group stage 2001/02: UEFA champions League second group stage 2000/01: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 1999/00: UEFA Cup winners (transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage) 1998/99: UEFA Champions League group stage 2007/08 season Domestic record: Galatasaray topped the Süper Lig by six points from Fenerbahçe SK, Beşiktaş JK and Sivasspor. They were eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2-1 on aggregate by Gençlerbirliği SK. European record: Galatasaray's reward for defeating FC Sion 7-4 on aggregate in the UEFA Cup first round was a place in Group H. They won just one of their four matches in finishing third but still qualified for the Round of 32, where Bayer 04 Leverkusen inflicted a 5-1 aggregate defeat. Records UEFA club competitions • Biggest win 5-0: Galatasaray SK v Neuchâtel Xamax FC 09.11.1988, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round second leg • Biggest home win 5-0: Galatasaray SK v Neuchâtel Xamax FC (see above for details) • Biggest away win 1-5: FC Avenir Beggen v Galatasaray SK 10.08.1994, UEFA Champions League qualifying round first leg • Heaviest defeat 6-0: FC Bayern München v Galatasaray SK 27.09.1972, European Champions Clubs' Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Galatasaray SK v Chelsea FC 20.10.1999, UEFA Champions League first group stage • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: FC Bayern München v Galatasaray SK (see above for details)

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UEFA Cup • Biggest win 5-1: Galatasaray SK v FC Sion 04.10.2007, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest home win 5-1: Galatasaray SK v FC Sion (see above for details) • Biggest away win 1-4: RCD Mallorca v Galatasaray SK 16.03.2000, UEFA Cup quarter-finals first leg • Heaviest defeat 5-1: Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Galatasaray AŞ 21.02.2008, UEFA Cup Round of 32 second leg • Heaviest home defeat 2-4: Galatasaray SK v FC Torpedo Moskva 22.10.1975, UEFA Cup second round first leg 1-3: Galatasaray SK v West Bromwich Albion FC 13.09.1978, UEFA Cup first round first leg •Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Galatasaray AŞ (see above for details) Last updated: 14.10.2008

Olympiacos CFP UEFA club competition milestones • No club from Greece has yet won a major European prize with Olympiacos still to reach the last four of either the European Champion Clubs' Cup or UEFA Cup. • Their joint best individual campaign in any competition came when they reached the quarter-finals of the 1992/93 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, before losing 4-2 on aggregate to Club Atlético de Madrid. They reached the UEFA Champions League first knockout round for the first time in 2007/08 before succumbing to Chelsea FC. UEFA Cup milestones • Olympiacos reached the last 16 in 2004/05 after transferring to the competition from the UEFA Champions League. They also made the third round (16 teams remaining) in 2000/01, 1999/00 and in the 1989/90 edition. UEFA club competition honours •none Ten-year record 2007/08: UEFA Champions League first knockout round 2006/07: UEFA Champions League group stage 2005/06: UEFA Champions League group stage 2004/05: UEFA Cup Round of 16 (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage) 2003/04: UEFA Champions League group stage 2002/03: UEFA Champions League first group stage 2001/02: UEFA Champions League first group stage 2000/01: UEFA Champions League first group stage 1999/00: UEFA Champions League first group stage 1998/99: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 2007/08 season Domestic record: Olympiacos won the Hellenic Super League title for the fourth straight season and the eleventh time in the last 12 campaigns finishing two points clear of AEK Athens FC. They completed the domestic double with a 2-0 Greek Cup final win over Aris Thessaloniki FC.

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European record: Olympiacos progressed to the UEFA Champions League first knockout round for the first time after two wins against Werder Bremen and one in Rome over S.S. Lazio helped them to a second-placed finish in Group C. They then met Chelsea FC in the last 16 but fell 3-0 on aggregate to the eventual finalists. Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 5-0: Olympiacos CFP v FC Nordsjælland 02.10.2008, UEFA Cup first round second leg 5-0: Olympiacos CFP v MPKC Mozyr 13.08.1997, European Champion Clubs' Cup second qualifying round first leg • Biggest home win 5-0: Olympiacos CFP v FC Nordsjælland (see above for details) 5-0: Olympiacos CFP v MPKC Mozyr (see above for details) • Biggest away win 0-3: FC Chornomorets Odesa v Olympiacos CFP 30.09.1992, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg 0-3: US Luxembourg v Olympiacos CFP 01.10.1986, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Heaviest defeat 7-0: Juventus v Olympiacos CFP 10.12.2003, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Olympiacos CFP v Hamburger SV 03.11.1982, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 7-0: Juventus v Olympiacos CFP (see above for details) UEFA Cup • Biggest win 5-0: Olympiacos CFP v FC Nordsjælland (see above for details) • Biggest home win 5-0: Olympiacos CFP v FC Nordsjælland (see above for details) • Biggest away win 0-2: FC Nordsjælland v Olympiacos CFP 16.09.2008, UEFA Cup first round first leg 1-3: NK Maribor v Olympiacos CFP 26.09.1995, UEFA Cup first round second leg 0-2: PFC Slavia Sofia v Olympiacos CFP 08.08.1995, UEFA Cup preliminary round first leg • Heaviest defeat 4-0: Newcastle United FC v Olympiacos CFP 16.03.2005, UEFA Cup Round of 16 second leg 5-1: NK Dinamo Zagreb v Olympiacos CFP 28.09.1977, UEFA Cup first round second leg 4-0: Tottenham Hotspur FC v Olympiacos CFP 25.10.1972, UEFA Cup second round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Olympiacos CFP v Ferencvárosi TC 24.09.1996, UEFA Cup first round second leg

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• Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Newcastle United FC v Olympiacos CFP (see above for details) 5-1: NK Dinamo Zagreb v Olympiacos CFP (see above for details) 4-0: Tottenham Hotspur FC v Olympiacos CFP (see above for details) Last updated: 16.10.2008

Last updated 21.10.2008 23:22:01CET www.uefa.com Team facts 4 Galatasaray AŞ - Olympiacos CFP Thursday 23 October 2008 - 20.15 CET (21.15 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul

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:: Competitions Club competitions ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League UCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship 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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