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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2013/2014 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Şükrü Saracoğlu - Istanbul Wednesday 21 August 2013 20:45 CET (21:45 local time) Fenerbahçe Play-off, First leg Arsenal Last updated 19/08/2013 15:23 CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Match background 2 Legend 4 1 Fenerbahçe SK - Arsenal FC Wednesday 21 August 2013 - 20.45CET, (21.45 local time) Match press kit Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul Match background Fenerbahçe SK will be looking to end Arsenal FC's long run of seasons in the UEFA Champions League when the sides meet in the first leg of their play-off in Istanbul. • The 1997/98 campaign was the last time Arsenal did not feature in Europe's elite club competition but to secure a 16th consecutive campaign, they must get past a Fenerbahçe side fresh from a 4-2 aggregate triumph over FC Salzburg in the third qualifying round. Past meetings • Arsenal were 5-2 winners when they last visited the Sükrü Saraçoglu Stadium in the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League group stage – a result that ended Fenerbahçe's 15-match unbeaten home run in Europe. • Emmanuel Adebayor (10) and Theo Walcott (11) scored early and despite Mikaël Silvestre's own goal (19), the London club strengthened their grip through further strikes by Abou Diaby (22) and Alexandre Song (49). Daniel Güiza (78) pulled one back but Aaron Ramsey (90) added Arsenal's fifth. • The lineups on 21 October 2008 were: Fenerbahçe: Volkan Demirel, Gökhan Gönül (Burak 79), Edu Dracena, Lugano, Roberto Carlos, Maldonado (Ali Bilgin 52), Alex, Selçuk Şahin, Uğur Boral, Semih Şentürk, Güiza. Arsenal: Almunia, Eboué, Song, Silvestre, Clichy, Walcott (Djourou 84), Fàbregas, Diaby (Ramsey 73), Denilson, Nasri, Adebayor (Vela 86). • Luis Aragonés's Fenerbahçe restored some pride in the return fixture a fortnight later by earning a goalless draw. • Arsenal also got the better of a Fenerbahçe team coached by Ersoy Sükrü in the first round of the 1979/80 European Cup Winners' Cup. Terry Neill's side – who went on to reach the final – won 2-0 at home through Alan Sunderland (30) and Willie Young (87) before a goalless draw in Istanbul. Match background • League runners-up in Turkey last term, Fenerbahçe are bidding to return to the group stage for the first time since that 2008/09 campaign. They missed out on a sixth appearance 12 months ago, suffering a play-off defeat by FC Spartak Moskva, but instead reached their first ever European semi-final in the UEFA Europa League before losing to SL Benfica. • In seven home games in last season's UEFA Europa League, Fenerbahçe posted four wins, two draws and just one defeat. • Fenerbahçe came up against Premier League opposition in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, beating Chelsea FC 2-1 at home but losing 2-0 in the second leg in London. Their overall home record against English sides is W3 D1 L3. • Fenerbahçe's only two-legged win against an English team was a 2-1 aggregate success against Manchester City FC in the 1968/69 European Champion Clubs' Cup first round. • Fourth in the English Premier League last term, Arsenal have a 100% record in UEFA Champions League qualifiers, winning both legs as they overcame each of NK Dinamo Zagreb (2006/07, agg 5-1), AC Sparta Praha (2007/08, agg 5-0), FC Twente (2008/09, agg 6-0), Celtic FC (2009/10, agg 5-1) and Udinese Calcio (2011/12, agg 3-1). • Arsenal have never played in the rebranded UEFA Europa League and their last game in the old UEFA Cup was actually the 1999/2000 final, which they lost 4-1 on penalties to Galatasaray AŞ after a 0-0 draw – their only other meeting with a Turkish team. • Arsenal reached the last 16 of last term's UEFA Champions League before succumbing to FC Bayern München, the eventual winners, on away goals. Their 2-0 second-leg victory in Munich left them with a record of W2 D1 L1 on the road in 2012/13. Team ties • Home coach Ersun Yanal is a UEFA Champions League debutant but when in charge of Gençlerbirliği SK, he got the better of Blackburn Rovers FC in the 2003/04 UEFA Cup first round, winning 3-1 at home and drawing 1-1 away. • Besides his defeat with Arsenal against Galatasaray in the 2000 UEFA Cup final, Arsène Wenger lost to the same opponents as AS Monaco FC coach in the European Cup quarter-finals in 1988/89. Wenger's Monaco earned a 2-0 win in Istanbul as they beat Galatasaray home and away in the 1993/94 group stage. • Emre Belözoğlu (Newcastle United FC 2005-08), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool FC), Raul Meireles (Liverpool FC 2010-11 and Chelsea FC 2011-12) and Joseph Yobo (Everton FC 2002-10) have all had spells in English football. • Kuyt scored in Liverpool's 1-1 draw at Arsenal en route to a 5-3 aggregate triumph in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions 2 Fenerbahçe SK - Arsenal FC Wednesday 21 August 2013 - 20.45CET, (21.45 local time) Match press kit Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul League quarter-finals – one of four goals in 15 appearances against the Gunners. • Yobo lost ten of his 13 matches against Arsenal while at Everton, including a 7-0 away defeat in 2005 and a 6-1 home loss in 2009. • Emre made his Premier League debut in a 2-0 loss at Arsenal. He missed Galatasaray's UEFA Cup final win against the Gunners after a red card in the semi-final win over Leeds United AFC, but was in the FC Internazionale Milano team that won 3-0 at Arsenal in the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League group stage. • Mikel Arteta played with Yobo at Everton from 2005-2010, and against Kuyt and Meireles in Merseyside derbies when that pair were at Liverpool. • Pierre Webó and Nacho Monreal played together at CD Osasuna in 2006/07. • Bruno Alves was in the FC Porto team eliminated by Arsenal in the last 16 in 2009/10, winning 2-1 at home before a 5-0 away defeat. He scored in Porto's 2-0 home victory in the previous season's group stage. 3 Fenerbahçe SK - Arsenal FC Wednesday 21 August 2013 - 20.45CET, (21.45 local time) Match press kit Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul 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 Europa League, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (1973-to date), 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. 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 National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): Match decided after No.: Number GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage extra time aetps: Match decided after 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round extra time and penalty shoot- R2: Second round R3: Third round out R4: Fourth round KO1: First knockout round o.g.: Own goal ag: Match decided on away PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals goals QF: Quarter-finals R16: round of 16 P: Penalty agg: Aggregate QR: Qualifying round R32: Round of 32 Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition QR2: Second qualifying 2nd: second leg Pts: Points D: Drawn round FT: Final tournament R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round Res.: Result ET: Extra Time Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final goal t: Match decided by toss of a Tournament tournament coin Prom/rel PO: GF: Goals for W: Won Promotion/relegation play-off gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable 4 Fenerbahçe SK - Arsenal FC Wednesday 21 August 2013 - 20.45CET, (21.45 local time) Match press kit Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended #: Suspended for at least one match UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness.