FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Group G - Matchday 4

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 - Competition information 6 - Domestic information 12 - Legend

Match background

A second successive victory for FC Internazionale Milano has enabled Roberto Mancini's side to recover from their surprise Matchday 1 defeat against Fenerbahçe SK and take control of Group G, though only two points separates the top three teams. With just one point gained so far, PFC CSKA Moskva must show their qualities in this return against the Italian champions.

• Inter had gone behind in the first game between the sides two weeks ago as Jô fired in astutely. But the visitors rallied in the second half, equalising through Hernán Crespo before Walter Samuel's first UEFA Champions League goal gave them a valuable victory.

• It enabled Mancini's team to take the leader's baton in Group G with a one-point advantage over Fenerbahçe and increased their prospects of claiming a place in the knockout stages for the fifth time in six seasons.

• After their 1-0 loss at Fenerbahçe, the Nerazzurri got their seventh UEFA Champions League campaign on track as Zlatan Ibrahimović struck two goals to condemn PSV Eindhoven to defeat at San Siro.

• The victory in Moscow then continued Inter's domination of Russian opponents. In eleven games they have won seven and drawn three and are currently on a run of three back-to-back victories. Their only defeat came when FC Lokomotiv Moskva got the better of them in Russia in the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League group stage. The 23 October encounter was their first against CSKA.

• At home, Inter have a near-spotless record against Russian visitors, winning four (all by a single goal) and drawing the other. That was the return game against Lokomotiv after the 3-0 away defeat, and it proved crucial with the teams tied on eight points at the end of the campaign. The Russian team went through on head-to-head results.

• CSKA, the back-markers in Group G with just a single point, will be looking for their first win in this year's edition at the fourth attempt. Fenerbahçe's equaliser five minutes from time in the Lokomotiv Stadium was a blow on Matchday 2 after Valeri Gazzaev's side had recovered from an early deficit to pull ahead through Miloš Krasić and Vágner Love's penalty. With a 2-1 defeat by PSV in the Netherlands two weeks previously, CSKA knew at that stage they had a tough task to improve on two successive third-place finishes in the group stage.

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:43CET Match background 1 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan • They have previously met only two Italian sides in European competition and in three home-and-away meetings their away performances have held up well. In a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round tie in 1991/92 they won 1-0 in the Stadio Olimpico against AS Roma but bowed out of the competition after losing 2-1 at home.

• In the 2004/05 UEFA Cup semi-final first leg CSKA drew 0-0 away to Parma FC, a result which paved the way for them to reach the final thanks to a 3-0 win in the home leg, and what would prove Russia's first UEFA club competition trophy. Their only defeat in also came with Parma in opposition, a 3-2 defeat in the 2002/03 UEFA Cup first round.

• The other Group G encounter features the return between Fenerbahçe and PSV.

Match facts

Inter

• Luís Figo made his 100th appearance in the UEFA Champions League in Moscow. Only his former Real Madrid CF team-mates Raúl González (111 appearances), Roberto Carlos (110) and David Beckham (103), plus Paolo Maldini (105) and Oliver Kahn (103) have also reached that landmark.

• Iván Córdoba's next appearance in UEFA club competition will be his 50th.

• Zlatan Ibrahimović has committed 14 fouls to date, the most in the competition.

• Cristian Chivu and David Suazo are available again after serving one-match bans following their red cards on Matchday 2 against PSV. Walter Samuel and Ibrahimović are within one booking of a suspension. Nicolás Burdisso serves the fourth of a six-match ban.

• Figo celebrated his 35th birthday on 4 November, the day before Suazo turned 28.

• Samuel scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in his 43rd appearance against CSKA, adding to his two UEFA Cup goals for AS Roma in 2000/01. The defender said: "I was so happy that I did not even manage to celebrate properly."

• Inter maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-1 draw at Juventus on Sunday although their advantage at the top of the table was cut to two points by ACF Fiorentina. Inter took the lead four minutes before half-time when Julio Cruz kept his cool to slot past after being sent clear by Júlio César. Ibrahimović and second-half substitute Suazo could have made it 2-0 but squandered chances and Juve secured a point 13 minutes from time when Mauro Camoranesi's deflected effort beat Júlio César.

• Júlio César was in the side after recovering from a back injury, though Dejan Stanković (ankle), Patrick Vieira (calf), Francesco Toldo (foot) and Marco Materazzi (thigh) were all ruled out, and only the latter is close to a return. Córdoba played in central defence, with Chivu preferred to Maxwell as left-back. Javier Zanetti and Esteban Cambiasso were partnered at the heart of the midfield with Figo and César Aparecido on the flanks, while Cruz and Ibrahimović led the attack.

• Roberto Mancini said: "It's a pity because we wasted a lot of opportunities to score the second goal. It is the law of football: If you don't kill a game off you will be punished. We should have been more clinical, especially as we were facing a team like Juventus who never give up. The result was not fair, though. We clearly deserved victory as we played very well."

• Figo lasted just past the hour before limping off with a calf knock and Mancini's injury worries grew four minutes from time when Maicon suffered a hip injury.

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:43CET Match facts 2 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan • A scan on Monday revealed Figo fractured his right fibula in a tackle with Juve's Pavel Nedvěd. The Inter winger will miss the rest of the group stage and underwent surgery on 6 November, although he is not expected to return to action until early 2008.

• Alongside Fiorentina, Inter have the best defensive record in Serie having conceded seven goals.

• Vieira tore his right calf muscle early on in Moscow on Matchday 3 and scans ruled him out for two months, though Mancini said: "I hope he will be back in 30-40 days."

• Four days after the CSKA game Serie A leaders Inter were held to a 0-0 draw at US Città di Palermo. Both sides created a good number of opportunities, with Inter going closest when Chivu hit the bar with a long-range free-kick. Former Inter goalkeeper Alberto Fontana also made a series of good saves for the home side.

• Mancini fielded Samuel and Córdoba in the centre of defence, with Maicon at right-back and Chivu preferred to Maxwell on the left.

• "It has been a positive week for us," Mancini said. "We had three away games and we had to do a lot of travelling. We controlled the game today and had lots of chances but unfortunately the ball wouldn't go in. And we also had a few problems during the match with the injuries to Stanković and Júlio César."

• Júlio César had to be substituted at half-time after succumbing to a back injury, making way for Paolo Orlandoni. The goalkeeper's regular understudy, Toldo, was unavailable for the game in Palermo having fractured the second metatarsal in his right foot during his third league appearance of the season at Reggina Calcio on 20 October and ruled out for seven weeks.

• Stanković will be out of action for another week after twisting his ankle. The Serbian international was carried off the field on a stretcher amid concerns that, in addition to ankle damage, he might have broken his leg. However, after returning to Milan for a scan, the 29-year-old was informed that his fibula was not fractured.

• The goalless draw at Palermo was the first Serie A game this season in which Inter had failed to score.

• Three days after the draw in Palermo, Inter continued their unbeaten start to the league with a 4-1 home win against Genoa CFC. Córdoba opened the scoring after eight minutes from close range after a Hernán Crespo header had hit the bar. Cambiasso opened his account for the season early in the second half from another rebound after Genoa goalkeeper Rubinho had only parried a free-kick by Chivu. Konko pulled one back in the 73rd minute but within seconds Suazo was on target for his first Inter goal. The Honduran striker was then fouled inside the box and Cruz made it four from the penalty spot.

• With Toldo and Júlio César unavailable, Orlandoni started in goal. Mancini rested Ibrahimović in attack and deployed Cruz and Crespo, Suazo replacing the latter 20 minutes from time.

• Suazo was delighted to open his account for the club, whom he joined from in the summer. "I'm very happy about my first goal," he said. "I have always worked hard and given my all. The best thing was my team-mates' show of affection after the goal. All of them really wanted me to score; this shows how united we are."

• Mancini said: "I'm very pleased. We had a great game against a difficult team. The players moved well on the pitch. I'm happy about Suazo's goal. It's always important for a striker to score. I don't think this goal can change everything, but it will give him the confidence he deserves."

• Orlandoni made a second Serie A appearance in a season for the first time since joining Inter in 2005. He had played once in 2005/06 and did not feature at all last term. "I'm very pleased and I thank Mancini," the keeper said. "My team-mates also give me confidence and this has made it all easier for me. It's never easy to make yourself ready, but I'm pleased because it went well today."

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:43CET Match facts 3 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan • Inter have scored at least one goal in their last 44 home games in Serie A, totalling 102. The last blank was a 0-0 draw against Reggina Calcio in 2004/05.

• Córdoba scored his second goal of the season, having failed to register in Serie A last term.

• Zanetti is the only Inter player to have appeared in all games so far this season.

• The Nerazzurri have not lost an away league game since April 2006, their only defeat of last term coming at home to AS Roma.

• Vieira is on the 30-strong list of nominees for the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year award. The prize is voted for by national team coaches and captains and the winner is announced on 17 December in Zurich. Two players have won the award in the past in years in which they were on the books of Inter: Lothar Matthäus took the inaugural honour in 1991 and Ronaldo won in 1997 and 2002, the years he joined and left the club.

CSKA

• Deividas Šemberas's next appearance in UEFA club competition will be his 50th.

• Miloš Krasić celebrated his 23rd birthday on 1 November.

• Jô has had eight shots wide to date, together with Fernandinho and Rui Costa the most in the competition.

• CSKA have no players suspended or within a yellow card of a ban.

• CSKA won 1-0 at FC Kuban Krasnodar on Saturday, the penultimate weekend of the Russian Premier-Liga season, to climb above FC Moskva and into third. The evenly-matched contest was decided when Evgeni Aldonin scored the only goal on 79 minutes after a ball from Yuri Zhirkov.

• CSKA coach Valeri Gazzaev said: "I am just very happy we won. It was difficult to play on such a soggy pitch but still we managed to create many opportunities. We did not take them though and it could have ended badly for us. Any mistake by the defence or the keeper would have cost us points. So it was very important produced a perfect performance."

• Akinfeev returned to the fray for the first time since May after recovering from his knee ligament injury while Aleksei Berezutski and Dudu also came into the side after spells on the sidelines.

• Vágner Love and Sergei Ignashevich were both out, however, with Ignashevich suffering a hairline fracture to his cheekbone in the win against FC Spartak Nalchik on 31 October. He will not feature against Inter, while Vágner Love is struggling with a thigh injury sustained on international duty.

• With Vágner Love out CSKA lined up in a 3-5-1-1 formation against Kuban with Jô acting as the lone striker. Dawid Janczyk came on for Dudu after 66 minutes and CSKA switched to 3-5-2. After taking the lead, Gazzaev replaced Janczyk with Ivan Taranov.

• CSKA had returned to winning ways following the Matchday 3 defeat by Inter with a 4-2 home victory against FC Krylya Sovetov Samara on 28 October. Gazzaev's side were 3-0 up by half-time courtesy of two goals from Jô (31 and 41) after Eduardo had opened the scoring on seven minutes. David Mujiri pulled a goal back six minutes into the second half but Zhirkov restored CSKA's three-goal advantage on 57 minutes before Krzysztof Lagiewka made the final score 4-2.

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:43CET Match facts 4 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan • CSKA were without Ignashevich and Vágner Love, while Aleksei Berezutski (shin), Dudu (ankle), and Šemberas (groin) were all sidelined. Aldonin swapped his usual midfield berth for a place in defence to fill the void left by Berezutski and Šemberas.

• Despite the victory, results in the other matches mean CSKA cannot finish second and will thus miss out on UEFA Champions League football next season. CSKA last finished outside the top two in 2001, when they ended the season in seventh position.

• Evgeni Pomazan, a UEFA European Under-17 Championship winner with Russia in 2006, made his debut against Krylya Sovetov. Pomazan is on loan from Kuban.

• "I had to play Aldonin in defence because there was no other option," said Gazzaev. "We were without three leading defenders – Šemberas, Berezutski and Ignashevich – but we have tried Aldonin in this position before during friendly games and he was OK. Let's hope we have now unearthed another good centre-back for the team. I do hope all the injured players will be back [soon]."

• On 31 October CSKA advanced to the semi-finals of the Russian Cup by defeating Spartak Nalchik 2-1 at the Luzhniki Stadium. Nazir Kazharov's early goal put Nalchik in front, before second-half strikes from Jô and Daniel Carvalho turned the match in CSKA's favour.

• Jô's goal was his fourth in three different competitions inside a week following his earlier efforts against Inter and Krylya Sovetov.

• Veniamin Mandrykin returned in place of Pomazan in goal, while Ignashevich also started. Vágner Love, Dudu, Šemberas and Berezutski again sat out the match.

• Ignashevich was substituted in the second half after being struck by Nalchik's Miodrag Džudovic, who was sent off for a second bookable offence.

• "We conceded a quick goal against a very well-organised team who can defend well and are also good on the counterattack," said Gazzaev. "The goal changed the course of the match as we started rushing which led to more mistakes. We played our third match in a week, so everyone was a bit tired. In the second half, a fresh Dawid Janczyk came on and he strengthened the team. We switched to two out-and-out strikers and created enough chances."

• Vágner Love has been called up by Brazil for the forthcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Peru on 18 November and Uruguay three days later.

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:43CET Match facts 5 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Squad list

Internazionale 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 Francesco Toldo ITA 02.12.1971 35 - - - - - 3 - 47 - 81 - 12 Júlio César BRA 03.09.1979 28 - - - 3 - 8 - 14 - 16 - 22 Paolo Orlandoni ITA 12.08.1972 35 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 34 Paolo Tornaghi ITA 21.06.1988 19 ------Defenders 2 Iván Córdoba COL 11.08.1976 31 - - - 1 - 11 2 42 1 74 1 4 Javier Zanetti ARG 10.08.1973 34 - - - 3 - 11 - 55 1 106 4 6 Maxwell BRA 27.08.1981 26 - - - 3 - 9 - 28 - 35 1 13 Maicon BRA 26.07.1981 26 - - - - - 8 - 15 2 24 3 16 Nicolás Burdisso ARG 12.04.1981 26 S - - - - 5 - 12 - 15 - 23 Marco Materazzi ITA 19.08.1973 34 ------36 - 53 1 24 Rivas Lopez COL 25.03.1983 24 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 25 Walter Samuel ARG 23.03.1978 29 * - - 3 1 7 - 43 1 61 4 26 Cristian Chivu ROU 26.10.1980 27 - - - 1 - 7 - 22 - 45 - 35 Dennis Esposito ITA 25.01.1988 19 ------38 Daniele Federico ITA 11.02.1988 19 ------47 Fabio Perissinotto ITA 05.04.1989 18 ------Midfielders 5 Dejan Stanković SRB 11.09.1978 29 - - - 3 - 7 1 55 7 87 17 7 Luís Figo POR 04.11.1972 35 - - - 3 - 9 1 100 24 139 28 11 Luis Antonio Jiménez CHI 17.06.1984 23 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 14 Patrick Vieira FRA 23.06.1976 31 - - - 1 - 1 - 69 3 89 4 15 Olivier Dacourt FRA 25.09.1974 33 - - - 2 - 7 - 23 - 66 2 19 Esteban Cambiasso ARG 18.08.1980 27 - - - 3 - 10 1 36 1 42 1 21 Santiago Solari ARG 07.10.1976 31 - - - 3 - 1 - 59 7 72 7 36 Francesco Bolzoni ITA 07.05.1989 18 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 37 Gabriele Puccio ITA 03.08.1989 18 ------Forwards 8 Zlatan Ibrahimović SWE 03.10.1981 26 * - - 3 2 10 7 48 11 56 14 9 Julio Cruz ARG 10.10.1974 33 - - - 1 - 8 5 38 16 56 17 18 Hernán Crespo ARG 05.07.1975 32 - - - 3 1 4 2 63 25 80 37 29 David Suazo HON 05.11.1979 28 - - - 2 - 8 1 2 - 2 - 49 Goran Slavkovski MKD 08.04.1989 18 ------Coach - Roberto Mancini ITA 27.11.1964 42 - - - 3 - - - 36 - 60 -

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:45CET Squad list 1 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan CSKA Moskva 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 Veniamin Mandrykin RUS 30.08.1981 26 - - - 3 - 20 - 3 - 6 - 33 Evgeni Pomazan RUS 31.01.1989 18 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 35 Igor Akinfeev RUS 08.04.1986 21 - - - - - 9 - 12 - 37 - 60 Dmitri Abakumov RUS 08.07.1989 18 ------Defenders 2 Deividas Šemberas LTU 02.08.1978 29 - - - 2 - 24 - 14 - 49 - 4 Sergei Ignashevich RUS 14.07.1979 28 - - - 3 - 25 2 36 2 66 7 6 Aleksei Berezutski RUS 20.06.1982 25 - - - 3 - 25 - 15 - 41 1 15 Chidi Odiah NGA 17.12.1983 23 - - - - - 4 - 3 - 34 1 24 Vasili Berezutski RUS 20.06.1982 25 - - - 3 - 25 1 12 - 32 2 50 Anton Grigoriev RUS 13.12.1985 21 - - - 1 - 9 - 2 - 2 - Midfielders 5 Ramón BRA 24.05.1988 19 - - - - - 17 1 - - 2 - 7 Daniel Carvalho BRA 01.03.1983 24 - - - 1 - 4 - 8 1 27 10 8 RUS 17.09.1977 30 - - - - - 16 - 5 - 48 7 11 Pavel Mamaev RUS 17.09.1988 19 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 17 Miloš Krasić SRB 01.11.1984 23 - - - 3 1 21 4 12 1 32 1 18 Yuri Zhirkov RUS 20.08.1983 24 - - - 3 - 28 2 15 1 36 2 20 Dudu BRA 15.04.1983 24 - - - 3 - 13 1 9 1 17 1 21 Eduardo BRA 17.09.1987 20 - - - 2 - 6 1 2 - 2 - 22 Evgeni Aldonin RUS 22.01.1980 27 - - - 2 - 26 2 14 - 36 1 25 Elvir Rahimić BIH 04.04.1976 31 - - - 3 - 26 - 14 - 41 - 39 Ivan Taranov RUS 22.06.1986 21 - - - - - 13 - 3 - 4 - 88 Caner TUR 04.10.1988 19 - - - - - 8 - - - - - Forwards 9 Vágner Love BRA 11.06.1984 23 - - - 2 2 22 13 13 3 33 15 10 Jô BRA 20.03.1987 20 - - - 3 1 27 13 4 1 8 1 19 Dawid Janczyk POL 06.07.1989 18 - - - 1 - 9 1 1 - 1 - Coach - Valeri Gazzaev RUS 07.08.1954 53 - - - 3 - - - 15 - 68 -

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:45CET Squad list 2 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Head coach FC Internazionale Milano: Roberto Mancini Date of birth: 27 November 1964 Nationality: Italian Playing career: Bologna FC, UC Sampdoria, S.S. Lazio, Leicester City FC Coaching career: ACF Fiorentina, S.S. Lazio, FC Internazionale Milano

Roberto Mancini became FC Internazionale Milano's eleventh coach since 1995 on 7 July 2004, replacing Alberto Zaccheroni one day after terminating his contract with S.S. Lazio, and is now considered one of the most stylish and promising trainers in Italy. As a player Mancini made his Serie A debut on 13 September 1981 for Bologna FC, going on to play for Sampdoria UC, S.S. Lazio and Leicester City FC.

He won two Serie A titles (one each with Sampdoria and Lazio) six Coppa Italias (four with Sampdoria, two with Lazio) and two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups (one with Sampdoria, one with Lazio). For the Italian national team, Mancini won 36 caps and scored four goals. He then started his coaching career as assistant to future England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson at Lazio before replacing Fatih Terim at ACF Fiorentina in spring 2001. After leading Fiorentina to the , he returned to Lazio and repeated that feat as well as steering the Roman club into the UEFA Champions League and the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup.

Inter saw him as the man to end a Serie A title drought stretching back to the 1988/89 season and for the second time, having done so when appointed at Lazio, Mancini replaced Zaccheroni. He immediately led the Nerazzurri to Coppa Italia glory, Inter's first domestic honour since that 1989 Scudetto. Then, after Juventus were stripped of their 2005/06 title and AC Milan suffered a points penalty, Inter were finally crowned champions of Italy again. Mancini repeated that success in 2006/07 although he has yet to make a major impact in the UEFA Champions League.

PFC CSKA Moskva: Valeri Gazzaev Date of birth: 7 August 1954 Nationality: Russian Playing career: FC Spartak Ordzhonikidze, SKA Rostov-Na-Donu, FC Lokomotiv Moskva, FC Dinamo Moskva, FC Dinamo Coaching career: FC Dinamo Moskva, FC Alania Vladikavkaz, PFC CSKA Moskva (twice), Russia

Valeri Gazzaev enjoyed the greatest achievement of his colourful career in May 2005 when he led PFC CSKA Moskva to UEFA Cup glory. In addition, the former Russia coach has won four domestic titles with three of these coming during his reign at CSKA, including the 2006 championship.

Gazzaev played for a number of clubs in a successful career as a forward, winning the with FC Dinamo Moskva in 1984 and he also appeared eight times for the Soviet national team, scoring four goals. He began his eventful coaching career with Dinamo before spells with FC Alania Vladikavkaz and CSKA, making his coaching name as he led unfashionable Alania to the title in 1995. He also enjoyed success in his first spell at CSKA, winning the Russian Cup in 2002, when his team lost a title play-off against FC Lokomotiv Moskva. However, CSKA led from start to finish the following season to claim their first Russian title.

The spell at CSKA overlapped with a short-lived stint as Russia coach. Gazzaev started off brightly in the UEFA EURO 2004™ qualifiers but resigned following defeats by Albania and Georgia. He then returned to CSKA where he won a second title in three years in November 2005, completing a wonderful treble. The Russian Cup had been secured in May and that month CSKA became the first Russian side to win a European trophy as they overcame Sporting Clube de Portugal at their home ground to win the UEFA Cup.

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:46CET Head coach 1 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Match officials

Referee Paul Allaerts (BEL) Assistant referees Danny Huens (BEL), Mark Simons (BEL) Fourth official Joeri Van De Velde (BEL) UEFA Delegate Wolf-Günter Wiesel (GER) UEFA Referee observer Jan Fasung (SVK)

Referee

Name Nat. DoB UCL UEFA Paul Allaerts BEL 09.07.1964 8 28

Belgian Paul Allaerts is a well-established top-flight referee, who is following in the footsteps of highly-respected compatriot Frank De Bleeckere. A regular face in the UEFA Champions League, he began the 2006/07 campaign with FC Steaua Bucureşti's 4-1 victory at FC Dynamo Kyiv and subsequently took charge of Werder Bremen's 2-0 defeat of PFC Levski Sofia in the group stage before transferring to the UEFA Cup, where he was in the middle for RCD Espanyol's 2-0 win against AS Livorno Calcio in the Round of 32.

The IT manager from Mol was awarded his FIFA refereeing badge in 2000. After taking charge of a number of qualifying games for the 2001 UEFA European Under-18 Championship, he oversaw his first FIFA World Cup qualifier in February 2001, taking charge of the match between Portugal and Andorra in Funchal.

In September 2002 Allaerts presided over his first UEFA Champions League game, between Manchester United FC and Maccabi Haifa FC. In March 2003 he was the man in the middle for the UEFA EURO 2004™ qualifier between Albania and Russia. Since then, he has not looked back and has continued to earn important appointments at club and international level. The 2005/06 season saw him in charge for the November group-stage meeting of Rosenborg BK and Olympiacos CFP, while he also officiated in the UEFA Cup and World Cup qualifying and subsequently UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying.

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Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue 12.12.2002 UCUP R3 S.S. Lazio - SK Sturm Graz 0-1 Rome 29.03.2003 EURO QR Albania - Russia 3-1 Shkoder 16.02.2005 UCUP 1/16 Parma FC - VfB Stuttgart 0-0 Parma 23.02.2006 UCUP 1/16 US Città di Palermo - SK Slavia Praha 1-0 Palermo 15.11.2006 EURO QR F.Y.R. Macedonia - Russia 0-2 Skopje 22.02.2007 UCUP 1/16 RCD Espanyol - AS Livorno Calcio 2-0 Barcelona

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:46CET Match officials 1 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Domestic information FC Internazionale Milano (Serie A) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 26/08/07 Udinese Calcio (H) 1-1 Stanković 9 League 01/09/07 Empoli FC (A) 2-0 Ibrahimović 14, 83 League 16/09/07 Calcio Catania (H) 2-0 Crespo 15, César 80 League 23/09/07 AS Livorno Calcio (A) 2-2 Ibrahimović 35, 72(pen) League 26/09/07 UC Sampdoria (H) 3-0 Ibrahimović 24, 49, Figo 58 League 29/09/07 AS Roma (A) 4-1 Ibrahimović 29(pen), Crespo 56, Cruz 60, Córdoba 68 League 06/10/07 SSC Napoli (H) 2-1 Cruz 20, 36 League 20/10/07 Reggina Calcio (A) 1-0 Adriano 17 League 28/10/07 US Città di Palermo (A) 0-0 Lineups: Júlio César (Orlandoni 46), Maicon, Córdoba, Samuel, Chivu, Zanetti, César, Cambiasso, Stanković (Dacourt 46), Ibrahimović, Suazo (Cruz 84) League 31/10/07 Genoa Cricket and Football Club (H) 4-1 Córdoba 8, Cambiasso 51, Suazo 74, Cruz 86(pen) Lineups: Orlandoni, César (Burdisso 79), Córdoba, Zanetti, Maxwell, Maicon, Chivu, Figo (Solari 85), Cambiasso, Cruz, Crespo (Suazo 71) League 04/11/07 Juventus (A) 1-1 Cruz 41 Lineups: Júlio César, Córdoba, Zanetti, Maicon (Dacourt 86), Samuel, Chivu, Figo (Burdisso 63), Cambiasso, César, Ibrahimović, Cruz (Suazo 65) League 11/11/07 S.S. Lazio (H) League 24/11/07 Atalanta BC (H) League 02/12/07 ACF Fiorentina (A) League 09/12/07 Torino FC (H) League 16/12/07 Cagliari Calcio (A) League 23/12/07 AC Milan (H) League 13/01/08 AC Siena (A) League 20/01/08 Parma FC (H) League 27/01/08 Udinese Calcio (A) League 03/02/08 Empoli FC (H) League 10/02/08 Calcio Catania (A) League 17/02/08 AS Livorno Calcio (H) League 24/02/08 UC Sampdoria (A) League 27/02/08 AS Roma (H) League 02/03/08 SSC Napoli (A) League 09/03/08 Reggina Calcio (H) League 16/03/08 US Città di Palermo (H) League 19/03/08 Genoa Cricket and Football Club (A) League 22/03/08 Juventus (H) League 30/03/08 S.S. Lazio (A)

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:48CET Domestic information 1 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Internazionale Milano 11 7 4 0 22 7 25 2 ACF Fiorentina 11 6 5 0 18 7 23 3 AS Roma 11 6 4 1 25 16 22 4 Juventus 11 6 3 2 22 11 21 5 Udinese Calcio 11 5 4 2 12 12 19 6 Atalanta BC 11 4 6 1 15 13 18 7 SSC Napoli 11 4 3 4 18 13 15 8 US Città di Palermo 11 3 6 2 15 15 15 9 AC Milan 11 3 5 3 18 9 14 10 Calcio Catania 11 3 5 3 10 10 14 11 Genoa Cricket and Football Club 11 3 5 3 12 15 14 12 UC Sampdoria 11 4 2 5 11 14 14 13 Torino FC 11 2 6 3 12 13 12 14 Parma FC 11 2 5 4 13 19 11 15 S.S. Lazio 11 2 4 5 11 16 10 16 AC Siena 11 1 6 4 10 15 9 17 Cagliari Calcio 11 2 3 6 10 18 9 18 Empoli FC 11 2 3 6 7 16 9 19 AS Livorno Calcio 11 1 3 7 11 22 6 20 Reggina Calcio 11 0 6 5 7 18 6

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:48CET Domestic information 2 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan PFC CSKA Moskva (Premier-Liga)

Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers Cup 18/02/07 FC Krylya Sovetov Samara (H) 0-0 Cup 26/02/07 FC Krylya Sovetov Samara (A) 0-2 League 11/03/07 FC Rubin Kazan (H) 3-1 Aldonin 45, Ignashevich 52(pen), Jô 64 League 18/03/07 FC Dinamo Moskva (A) 1-1 Vágner Love 52 League 31/03/07 FC Lokomotiv Moskva (H) 2-0 Ramón 1, Vágner Love 83 League 08/04/07 FC Khimki (A) 1-1 Krasić 63 League 15/04/07 FC Spartak Nalchik (H) 2-0 Jô 69, Krasić 80 League 22/04/07 FC Moskva (A) 1-2 Vágner Love 44 League 29/04/07 FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast (H) 3-1 V. Berezutski 21, Zhirkov 24, Vágner Love 81 League 06/05/07 FC Rostov (A) 1-1 Jô 57 League 12/05/07 FC Spartak Moskva (H) 1-1 Krasić 14 League 20/05/07 FC Amkar Perm (A) 1-1 Vágner Love 85 League 26/05/07 FC Zenit St. Petersburg (H) 2-0 Jô 60, 67 League 10/06/07 FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok (A) 0-4 League 16/06/07 FC Tom Tomsk (H) 0-0 League 24/06/07 FC Krylya Sovetov Samara (A) 0-1 League 01/07/07 FC Kuban Krasnodar (H) 0-0 League 14/07/07 FC Dinamo Moskva (H) 0-1 League 22/07/07 FC Lokomotiv Moskva (A) 2-1 Vágner Love 42, 49 League 29/07/07 FC Khimki (H) 0-0 League 05/08/07 FC Spartak Nalchik (A) 1-1 Jô 6 League 12/08/07 FC Moskva (H) 2-0 Ignashevich 52, Vágner Love 87 League 18/08/07 FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast (A) 2-2 Vágner Love 31(pen), 43 League 26/08/07 FC Rostov (H) 4-0 Jô 4, 64, Vágner Love 78, Krasić 83 League 02/09/07 FC Spartak Moskva (A) 1-1 Janczyk 90 League 23/09/07 FC Amkar Perm (H) 1-0 Jô 60 League 29/09/07 FC Zenit St. Petersburg (A) 1-2 Vágner Love 90 League 07/10/07 FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok (H) 4-0 Jô 19, 65, Vágner Love 58(pen), Dudu 90 League 20/10/07 FC Tom Tomsk (A) 1-0 Own goal League 28/10/07 FC Krylya Sovetov Samara (H) 4-2 Eduardo 7, Jô 31, 41(pen), Zhirkov 57 Lineups: Pomazan, V. Berezutski, Grigoriev, Krasić, Zhirkov (Caner 88), Eduardo, Aldonin, Rahimić, Carvalho (Mamaev 61), Jô, Taranov (Ramón 78) Cup 31/10/07 FC Spartak Nalchik (H) 2-1 Jô 55, Carvalho 73 Lineups: Mandrykin, V. Berezutski, Grigoriev, Ignashevich (Taranov 78), Eduardo (Janczyk 46), Rahimić, Carvalho (Caner 90), Zhirkov, Aldonin, Krasić, Jô League 03/11/07 FC Kuban Krasnodar (A) 1-0 Aldonin 79 Lineups: Akinfeev, A. Berezutski, V. Berezutski, Grigoriev, Krasić, Zhirkov, Dudu (Janczyk 66, Taranov 90), Aldonin, Rahimić, Carvalho (Eduardo 86), Jô League 11/11/07 FC Rubin Kazan (A)

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:48CET Domestic information 3 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Zenit St. Petersburg 29 17 7 5 54 31 58 2 FC Spartak Moskva 29 16 8 5 48 29 56 3 PFC CSKA Moskva 29 13 11 5 42 24 50 4 FC Moskva 29 14 7 8 36 32 49 5 FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast 29 11 12 6 34 27 45 6 FC Dinamo Moskva 29 11 8 10 36 33 41 7 FC Lokomotiv Moskva 29 11 8 10 37 39 41 8 FC Amkar Perm 29 10 11 8 30 25 41 9 FC Rubin Kazan 29 10 5 14 31 38 35 10 FC Tom Tomsk 29 8 11 10 37 34 35 11 FC Khimki 29 8 10 11 28 32 34 12 FC Krylya Sovetov Samara 29 8 8 13 34 42 32 13 FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok 29 8 8 13 25 36 32 14 FC Spartak Nalchik 29 7 9 13 28 38 30 15 FC Kuban Krasnodar 29 6 11 12 24 36 29 16 FC Rostov 29 1 12 16 16 44 15

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:48CET Domestic information 4 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan UEFA information

FARE Action Week The eighth annual Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network Action Week closes with organisers delighted at the pan-European drive to emphasise the message that racism, intolerance and violence have no place in football. The FARE Action Week is co-ordinated by the FARE network in co-operation with UEFA. Activities have been designed to raise awareness of the issues and underline football's determination to tackle them. Initiatives have been led by – among others – campaigning non-governmental organisations, fan groups, clubs, national associations, ethnic minorities, youth groups and schools.

Every high-profile platform has been used by the football community to highlight the fight against racism. From UEFA Champions League and UEFA EURO 2008™ matches to domestic league games across the continent, the signal to the racists has been clear – get out of our game. UEFA's flagship club competition, the UEFA Champions League, showcased the FARE/UEFA activities on Matchday 3, with all 32 teams displaying their opposition to racism as part of UEFA's contribution to the FARE Action Week.

Europe's leading leagues have also been making a stand against racism. All professional clubs in England and Scotland regularly participate and the German Bundesliga expanded its engagement over two weekends so all sides in the top two divisions had the chance to take part in the anti-racist activity at a home match. The leagues were also active in Austria, the Republic of Ireland, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Portugal, Serbia and Slovenia. For the first time, Israel has joined in the Action Week, together with Greece, Sweden and Switzerland as much-valued newcomers. Anti-racist activities have been organised by fan clubs at league fixtures in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine.

FARE match UEFA gave further support to the FARE Action Week by staging a match in Nyon, Switzerland, on 29 October. A team composed of UEFA staff members played against footballers from the Organisation Sportive Africa-Suisse at the Colovray Stadium opposite UEFA's headquarters. Before the game, the visitors were shown around UEFA's House of European Football and viewed the many European trophies on display, before emerging as 3-1 winners on the pitch.

"We want to see the 'beautiful game' played without the cancer of racism," says FARE. "Football is the biggest sport in the world and belongs to us all. It should be the right of every person to play, watch and discuss it freely, without fear. Unfortunately, at all levels of the game, from amateur to international, there are incidents of racism. Be it from fans, players, clubs or other football bodies, FARE believes that such behaviour, on and off the field, is unacceptable and unwanted by the majority of fans and players."

Cerebral Palsy finals The Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) – which received UEFA's annual CHF1m charity cheque in 2007 – has held the draw for the CPISRA Football Seven-a-Side World Championship to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in mid-November with 16 teams divided into four groups of four. Founded in 1978, CPISRA is an international governing sports body for athletes with cerebral palsy or traumatic brain injury, stroke and other related conditions. CPISRA has its own version of football, a modified seven-a-side game that has been played by athletes with cerebral palsy for many years.

Key dates The 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage is played over six Matchdays – 18/19 September, 2/3 October, 23/24 October, 6/7 November, 27/28 November and 11/12 December. The first knockout round will follow over two legs on 19/20 February and 4/5 March after the draw in Nyon on 21 December. The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be staged on 14 March. The last eight will be played on 1/2 and 8/9 April before the semi-finals on 22/23 and 29/30 April. The 2008 UEFA Champions League final will be held in Moscow on 21 May, before UEFA EURO 2008™ kicks off in Austria and Switzerland on 7 June.

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:49CET UEFA information 1 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Match-by-match lineups - Group G

Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Internazionale Milano 3 2 0 1 4 2 6 Fenerbahçe SK 3 1 2 0 3 2 5 PSV Eindhoven 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 PFC CSKA Moskva 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 19.09.2007 PSV - CSKA Moskva 2-1 PSV Stadium, Eindhoven Goals: 1-0 Lazović 59 , 2-0 Perez 80 , 2-1 Vágner Love 89 CSKA Moskva: Mandrykin, Šemberas, Ignashevich, A. Berezutski, Vágner Love, Jô, Krasić, Zhirkov, Dudu, V. Berezutski, Rahimić (Eduardo 78)

19.09.2007 Fenerbahçe - Internazionale 1-0 Sükrü Saraçoglu, Istanbul Goals: 1-0 Deivid 43 Internazionale: Júlio César, Zanetti, Stanković, Maxwell, Ibrahimović, Dacourt (Jiménez 70), Cambiasso, Solari (Figo 57), Rivas Lopez, Samuel, Suazo (Crespo 72)

02.10.2007 CSKA Moskva - Fenerbahçe 2-2 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow Goals: 0-1 Alex 9 , 1-1 Krasić 50 , 2-1 Vágner Love 53 , 2-2 Deivid 85 CSKA Moskva: Mandrykin, Šemberas, Ignashevich, A. Berezutski, Vágner Love, Jô, Krasić, Zhirkov, Dudu (Aldonin 90), V. Berezutski, Rahimić

02.10.2007 Internazionale - PSV 2-0 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Goals: 1-0 Ibrahimović 15 , 2-0 Ibrahimović 31 Internazionale: Júlio César, Zanetti, Stanković, Maxwell, Figo, Ibrahimović, Crespo (Suazo 61), Cambiasso, Solari (Bolzoni 70), Samuel, Chivu

23.10.2007 CSKA Moskva - Internazionale 1-2 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow Goals: 1-0 Jô 32 , 1-1 Crespo 52 , 1-2 Samuel 80 CSKA Moskva: Mandrykin, Ignashevich, A. Berezutski (Grigoriev 45), Carvalho, Jô, Krasić, Zhirkov, Dudu (Eduardo 42), Aldonin, V. Berezutski, Rahimić Internazionale: Júlio César, Córdoba, Zanetti, Maxwell, Figo, Ibrahimović, Vieira (Stanković 17), Dacourt (Solari 77), Crespo (Cruz 62), Cambiasso, Samuel

23.10.2007 PSV - Fenerbahçe 0-0 PSV Stadium, Eindhoven Goals: -

07.11.2007 Internazionale - CSKA Moskva - Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan 07.11.2007 Fenerbahçe - PSV - Sükrü Saraçoglu, Istanbul 27.11.2007 CSKA Moskva - PSV - Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow 27.11.2007 Internazionale - Fenerbahçe - Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan 12.12.2007 PSV - Internazionale - PSV Stadium, Eindhoven 12.12.2007 Fenerbahçe - CSKA Moskva - Sükrü Saraçoglu, Istanbul

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:49CET 1 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Competition facts

• UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones

Holders AC Milan will be keen to avoid becoming the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/00 and 2002/03 that featured a second group stage)

In 1992/93, FC Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten 4-3 on aggregate in the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva.

S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta is the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League, taking to the field against Werder Bremen on 24 October 2007 at the age of 43 years and 204 days. The record was previously held by Alessandro Costacurta, the AC Milan defender who played against AEK Athens FC in the 2006/07 season at the age of 40 years and 211 days. Laurent Blanc is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 36 years and 339 days having found the net for Manchester United FC in their 3-2 defeat of Olympiacos CFP on 23 October 2002.

Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League. He was 16 years and 87 days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994. He was then sent off in the 37th minute.

In 2006/07, PFC Levski Sofia joined 1. FC Košice in being the only team to have played in the UEFA Champions League and never picked up a point. The Slovakian side have not returned to the competition since losing all six games in their only campaign to date in 1997/98. Only five other teams have ever gone through a single group stage campaign without picking up a point namely SK Rapid Wien (05/06), RSC Anderlecht (04/05), FC Spartak Moskva and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (02/03, first and second group stage respectively) and Fenerbahçe SK (01/02, first group stage).

Levski also conceded 17 goals in their six outings last term, just two short of the record number let in during a group stage set by Ferencvárosi TC (19) in the 1995/96 campaign.

Before their 3-1 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on Matchday 6 of the 2006/07 campaign, FC Spartak Moskva went 22 games without a win in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC on Matchday 3 of the same campaign.

The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is seven points. The first to do it, since three points for a win was introduced in 1995/96, were Legia Warszawa that same season before Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed it in 1999/00 and Liverpool FC in 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed with seven points in 2002/03, a feat achieved by Rangers FC and Werder Bremen in 2005/06.

• UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

Domestic champions: This season's competition features 13 domestic league winners from last season, but only Group G of the eight groups features four domestic title-holders - namely PSV Eindhoven, FC Internazionale Milano, Fenerbahçe SK and PFC CSKA Moskva. Alongside the 13 champions, there are ten runners-up and six third-placed finishers. The holders AC Milan, Arsenal FC, Valencia CF are the only clubs in the group stage to have finished in fourth place in their domestic league championship.

Consecutive participations: This season, Manchester United FC have extended their consecutive participation in the UEFA Champions League to 12, a record in the competition. PSV Eindhoven, Olympiacos CFP and Real Madrid CF are making their eleventh consecutive appearances, one ahead of Arsenal FC.

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:50CET Competition facts 1 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Knockout streak: In qualifying for the 2006/07 knockout stage, Real Madrid CF surpassed Manchester United FC's record of nine consecutive seasons (which ended in 2005/06) in advancing past the group stage. Madrid have featured in the knockout phase every time since the 1996/97 campaign. Madrid, have won the competition three times in the last ten years while they advanced as far as the semi-finals twice and the quarter-finals twice. However, in the last three seasons their interest in the competition has ended at the first knockout round.

European return: Of all 32 clubs, S.S. Lazio, Rosenborg BK and VfB Stuttgart did not participate in a UEFA club competition during the 2006/07 season.

Past masters: Six clubs competing in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League were involved in the competition when it started during the 1992/93 season. Olympique de Marseille were champions, beating AC Milan in the final, while PSV Eindhoven, PFC CSKA Moskva, FC Porto and Rangers FC all participated in the group stage. In addition, VfB Stuttgart, AEK Athens FC and FC Barcelona were knocked out in the two rounds preceding the group stage that marked the competition proper.

Long road for debutants: Six clubs have advanced to the group stage from the European Champion Clubs' Cup second qualifying round including one of this season's two debutants, SK Slavia Praha. They are joined by Rangers, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Steaua Bucuresti, Beşiktaş JK and Rosenborg as clubs who had to play four matches to claim their place in the group stage of the competition. A debutant has not won the competition since Juventus in 1995/96, the Italian side becoming the third club to achieve this following Olympique de Marseille (1992/93, first UEFA Champions League final) and AFC Ajax (1994/95).

Sevilla FC join Slavia in competing in the UEFA Champions League for the first time, although both clubs have previous experience of the European Champion Clubs' Cup.

No qualifiers: Of the 32 clubs involved in the group stage, only AS Roma and FC Schalke 04 have yet to play a qualifying round match in order to reach the UEFA Champions League. Roma are making their fifth appearance in the competition, Schalke their third.

Pedigree: Four of the former winners of the competition since it included a group stage element from the 1992/93 season are not participating in this season's UEFA Champions League, namely AFC Ajax (1994/95), Juventus (1995/96), BV Borussia Dortmund (1996/97) and FC Bayern München (2000/01). Of the last ten winners of the competition, Real Madrid CF (three), Manchester United FC, AC Milan (two), FC Porto, Liverpool FC and FC Barcelona, only FC Bayern München are not involved. Only two winners from the last ten UEFA Cup finals are not involved in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage, namely Parma FC (1998/99) and Feyenoord (2001/02). Liverpool and Porto have won both competitions in the past decade, while the remaining UEFA Cup winners in that time are FC Internazionale Milano, Galatasaray SK, Valencia CF, PFC CSKA Moskva and Sevilla FC (two).

• UEFA Champions League: All-time records Biggest wins 7-0: Arsenal FC v SK Slavia Praha (23.10.2007) 7-0: Juventus v Olympiacos CFP (10.12.2003) 7-1: Manchester United FC v AS Roma (10.04.2007) 6-0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (17.03.1993) 6-0: Leeds United AFC v Beşiktaş JK (26.09.2000) 6-0: Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk (25.09.2002)

Most goals in a game 8-3: AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (05.11.2003) 7-2: Paris Saint-Germain FC v Rosenborg BK (24.10.2000) 7-2: Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (08.03.2005) Only one team has scored more than five goals in an away game, Manchester United FC, winning 6-2 at Brøndby IF in 1998/99.

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:50CET Competition facts 2 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Leading scorer in a season 12: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 2002/03) Kaká finished as top scorer in 2006/07 with ten goals for AC Milan.

Four goals in a match Marco van Basten (AC Milan 4-0 IFK Göteborg, 25.11.1992) Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000) Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003) Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC 4-1 AC Sparta Praha, 03.11.2004) Andriy Shevchenko (Fenerbahçe SK 0-4 AC Milan, 23.11.2005) Of these four-goal hauls, Dado Pršo's against Deportivo was the quickest. He scored his first goal 26 minutes into the game and his fourth just 23 minutes later.

Fastest goal in a match 10.03 secs: Roy Makaay (FC Bayern München 2-1 Real Madrid CF, 07.03.2006) 20.07 secs: Gilberto (PSV Eindoven 0-4 Arsenal FC, 25.09.2002) 20.12 secs: Alessandro Del Piero (Manchester United FC 3-2 Juventus, 01.10.1997) 21.20 secs: Clarence Seedorf (FC Schalke 04 2-2 AC Milan, 28.09.2005) 25.40 secs: Marek Kincl (Club Brugge KV 3-2 SK Rapid Wien, 02.11.2005)

Fastest hat-tricks 9 mins: Mike Newell (Blackburn Rovers FC 4-1 Rosenborg BK, 06.12.1995) 19 mins: Marco Simone (Rosenborg BK 1-4 AC Milan, 25.09.1996) 19 mins: Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003) 21 mins: Sigurd Rushfeldt (Rosenborg BK 3-0 Galatasaray SK, 21.10.1998) 21 mins: Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000)

Youngest players to score 17 years, 195 days: Peter Oforiquaye (Rosenborg BK 5-1 Olympiacos CFP, 01.10.1997) 17 years, 218 days: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal FC 5-1 Rosenborg BK, 07.12.2004) 17 years, 241 days: Martin Klein (Panathinaikos FC 2-1 AC Sparta Praha, 27.02.2002) 17 years, 353 days: Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 Rosenborg BK, 06.12.2005) 18 years, 61 days: Sammy Kuffour (FC Bayern München 2-2 FC Spartak Moskva, 02.11.1994) 18 years, 70 days: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-4 FC Bayern München, 07.12.1994) Peter Oforiquaye became the youngest player to score, but Celestine Babayaro is still the youngest to appear, having begun RSC Anderlecht's game against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994, aged 16 years and 87 days.

Appearances: UEFA Champions League Note: This list considers group stage to final only; 111 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 110 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK) 105 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 103 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 103 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München) 100 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 98 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC) 98 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC) 97 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC) 97 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan) 91 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 88 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 86 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC) 86 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)

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58 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 52 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 47 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 43 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 39 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan) 37 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)

Appearances: UEFA club competition

168 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 139 Luís Figo (Sporting, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 134 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München) 130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)128 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, UC Sampdoria, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan) 127 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC) 122 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK) 122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF) 121 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan) 121 Phillip Cocu (SBV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona)

Goals: UEFA club competition

62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) 60 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan) 60 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 60 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 56 Eusébio (SL Benfica) 56 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 52 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Helsingborgs IF) 51 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) 47 Carlos Santillana (Real Madrid CF)

Goals: UEFA Champions League/European Champion Clubs' Cup Note: This list considers the all-time goalscorers list in both competitions including all qualifying round matches.

58 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 56 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 56 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 49 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) 47 Eusébio (SL Benfica) 43 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 43 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)

Last updated: 25.10.2007

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:50CET Competition facts 4 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Team facts

FC Internazionale Milano

UEFA club competition milestones • Inter have won the European Champion Clubs' Cup on two occasions from four final appearances. After success in 1963/64 and 1964/65, Inter lost the 1966/67 and 1971/72 finals.

• Since the UEFA Champions League started in the 1992/93 season, Inter have been more closely involved with the destiny of the UEFA Cup, playing in three finals and winning two of them.

UEFA Champions League milestones • Having had to wait until the 1998/99 season for their bow, Inter have taken part on seven occasions. Their best achievement to date remains the 2002/03 semi-finals.

UEFA club competition honours • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1963/64, 1964/65 • European/South American Cup: 1964/65, 1965/66 • UEFA Cup: 1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98

Ten-year record (including current season) 2006/07: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round 2005/06: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals 2004/05: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals 2003/04: UEFA Cup - quarter-finals (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage) 2002/03: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals 2001/02: UEFA Cup - semi-finals 2000/01: UEFA Cup - fourth round (having transferred from the European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round) 1999/00: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 1998/99: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals 1997/98: UEFA Cup - winners

2006/07 season Domestic record: Inter retained the Serie A title in some style, finishing 22 points in front of second-placed AS Roma. It was the Nerazzuri's 15th league success but the club could not hang on to the Coppa Italia, losing out to their rivals from the capital.

European record: Despite opening with two defeats, Inter finished second in Group B, two points behind FC Bayern München but five ahead of FC Spartak Moskva and Sporting Clube de Portugal. They met Valencia CF in the first knockout round, drawing 2-2 at home before going out on away goals following a goalless draw in Spain.

Key facts UEFA club competition • Pld: 288 W: 143 D: 75 L: 70 GF: 428 GA: 247

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Pld: 61 W: 29 D: 18 L: 14 GF: 87 GA: 65

European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League • Pld: 122 W: 61 D: 36 L: 25 GF: 178 GA: 108

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:50CET Team facts 1 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 6-0: FC Internazionale Milano v CS Dinamo Bucureşti 11.11.1964, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg

• Biggest home win 6-0: FC Internazionale Milano v CS Dinamo Bucureşti (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 1-5: Valencia CF v FC Internazionale Milano 20.10.2004, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest defeat 1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC 25.11.2003, UEFA Champions League group stage 5-1: Real Madrid CF v FC Internazionale Milano 16.04.1986, UEFA Cup semi-final second leg

• Heaviest home defeat 1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Real Madrid CF v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest win 1-5: Valencia CF v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details)

• Biggest home win 4-0: FC Internazionale Milano v FC Artmedia 23.11.2005, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Biggest away win 1-5: Valencia CF v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat 1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat 1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 3-0: FC Lokomotiv Moskva v FC Internazionale Milano 21.10.2003, UEFA Champions League group stage 3-0: FC Barcelona v FC Internazionale Milano 18.02.2003, UEFA Champions League second group stage

Last updated: 25.10.2007

PFC CSKA Moskva

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:50CET Team facts 2 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan UEFA club competition milestones • CSKA became the first Russian side to win a UEFA club competition when they lifted the UEFA Cup in May 2005 with a 3-1 victory in Lisbon against Sporting Clube de Portugal. They missed out on the chance to win the subsequent UEFA Super Cup after a 3-1 defeat by Liverpool FC in August 2005.

UEFA Champions League milestones • Having taken part in the inaugural edition, CSKA had to wait until 2004/05 to return. They have never managed to get beyond the group stage, although have twice moved into the UEFA Cup.

UEFA club competition honours • UEFA Cup: 2004/05

Ten-year record 2006/07: UEFA Cup - Round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2005/06: UEFA Cup - group stage 2004/05: UEFA Cup - winners (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage) 2003/04: UEFA Champions League - second qualifying round 2002/03: UEFA Cup - first round 2001/02: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2000/01: UEFA Cup - first round 1999/00: UEFA Champions League - second qualifying round 1998/99: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 1997/98: Did not compete in UEFA club competition

2006/07 season Domestic record: In the 2006 Russian season, CSKA retained the title by virtue of more wins than FC Spartak Moska after both clubs finished on 58 points. It was their third success in four years, having failed to win the championship in the first eleven seasons after the dissolution of the .

European record: CSKA finished third in Group G, three points behind Arsenal FC and FC Porto but five ahead of Hamburger SV. It was enough to transfer them to the UEFA Cup, their fifth participation in that competition in the past seven years. However, they immediately came unstuck losing 1-0 at Maccabi Haifa FC in the Round of 32 to lose by that margin on aggregate.

Key facts • UEFA club competition Pld: 71 W: 27 D: 19 L: 25 GF: 86 GA: 74

• UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) Pld: 21 W: 4 D: 6 L: 11 GF: 15 GA: 27

• European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League Pld: 39 W: 14 D: 11 L: 14 GF: 43 GA: 44

Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 4-0: PFC CSKA Moskva v AJ Auxerre 07.04.2005, UEFA Cup quarter-finals first leg

• Biggest home win 4-0: PFC CSKA Moskva v AJ Auxerre (see above for details)

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:50CET Team facts 3 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan • Biggest away win 1-3: FC Midtjylland v PFC CSKA Moskva 29.09.2005, UEFA Cup first round second leg 1-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v PFC CSKA Moskva 18.05.2005, UEFA Cup final (neutral venue) 1-3: Paris Saint-Germain FC v PFC CSKA Moskva 07.12.2004, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-2: ÍA Akranes v PFC CSKA Moskva 06.08.1996, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg

• Heaviest defeat 6-0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva 17.03.1993, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest home defeat 0-2: PFC CSKA Moskva v FC Porto 21.11.2006, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest win 1-3: Paris Saint-Germain FC v PFC CSKA Moskva (see above for details) 2-0: PFC CSKA Moskva v Paris Saint-Germain FC 29.09.2004, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Biggest home win 2-0: PFC CSKA Moskva v Paris Saint-Germain FC (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 1-3: Paris Saint-Germain FC v PFC CSKA Moskva (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat 6-0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat 0-2: PFC CSKA Moskva v FC Porto (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (see above for details)

Last updated: 24.10.2007

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:50CET Team facts 4 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Competition information

UEFA's most prestigious club competition was originally created as the European Champion Clubs' Cup for the 1955/56 season, before its revamping as the UEFA Champions League in 1992.

• Format: The UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 31 August saw the 32 teams divided into eight groups of four. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each club plays one home and one away match against each other club in its group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a defeat. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings. a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question; b) superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question; c) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question; d) superior goal difference from all group matches played; e) higher number of goals scored; f) higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question as well as its association, over the previous five seasons. The eight group-winners and eight runners-up of the group stage qualify for the first knockout round, to be played over two legs on 19/20 February and 4/5 March 2007. The clubs that finish this stage in third position in their group move into the Round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. The clubs that finish this stage in fourth position in their group are eliminated from UEFA club competition for the season. This year's UEFA Champions League final is in Moscow on 21 May 2008.

• Disciplinary information: As a rule, a player who is sent off the field of play is suspended for the next match in a UEFA club competition. The Control and Disciplinary Body is entitled to augment this punishment. In the case of repeated cautions, a player is suspended for one match after three cautions in three different matches, as well as following any subsequent odd-numbered caution (fifth, seventh, ninth, etc). Single yellow cards and pending suspensions are always carried forward either to the next stage of the competition or to another club competition in the current season.

• Locally-trained players rule: In February 2005, UEFA announced the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA club competitions will continue to be limited to 25 players, and from season 2007/08, at least six places will be reserved for players trained by the club's own football academy of which half can be players trained by other clubs from within the same association of the said club. The 'B' list will also continue to exist - involving an unlimited number of Under-21 players who have been at the club for two seasons. In 2006/07, the number of locally-trained players required began at four but the current six will rise to eight in 2008/09, with up to half of each figure allowed to be association trained. A club-trained player is defined as a player who has been registered for a minimum of three seasons with the club between the age of 15 and 21, whereas an association-trained player is one who has been registered for at least three seasons by the club or by other clubs affiliated to the same association between the age of 15 and 21.

• Player registration: UEFA regulations state that for all UEFA Champions League matches from the start of the first knockout round, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players within their squad of 25 for the remaining matches in the current competition. Such registration must be completed by 1 February at the latest. One player from the above quota of three who has played UEFA club competition matches for another competing club in the current season may exceptionally be registered, provided that the player has not been fielded by another club in the UEFA Champions League this season.

• Financial information: UEFA says the estimated gross income for the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League is €824.5m – slightly higher than the 2006/07 campaign revenue. Under the competition regulations, 75 per cent of the total revenue received from television and commercial contracts concluded by UEFA, up to a maximum of €530m will go to the 32 teams taking part in the group stage of Europe's premier club competition. The remaining 25 per cent is earmarked for European football and remains with UEFA to cover organisational and administrative costs, as well as for solidarity payments to associations, clubs and leagues.

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:51CET Competition information 1 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan It is also stipulated that participating clubs will receive 82 per cent of any revenue received from the same stream in excess of €530m, with the remaining 18 per cent allocated to UEFA for European football. In addition, 50 per cent of the revenue received from new media contracts concluded by UEFA will also be available for distribution to the clubs, and the remaining 50 per cent will be allocated to the above-mentioned European football portion/quota.

The gross income for 2007/08 is estimated at €824.5m, and according to projections, will be made up of €819m from TV and commercial contracts and €5.5m from new media contracts. The total amount to be distributed to the clubs is €588.6m. Each of the 32 clubs in the group stage will receive a starting bonus of €3m. In addition, they will receive a match bonus of €400,000 per match. Performance bonuses will amount to €600,000 for a win and €300,000 for a draw in the group stage. The 16 teams playing in the first knockout round will receive €2.2m, the eight quarter-finalists €2.5m each and the four semi-finalists €3m each. The UEFA Champions League winners will receive €7m, and the runners-up €4m.

This means that a total minimum amount of €5.4m per club is guaranteed for the group stage. A club could receive, at best, up to €23.7m, not counting the market pool share and gate receipts. The remaining €280m will be distributed according to the proportional value of each TV market represented by the clubs taking part in the UEFA Champions League, and to be split among the number of teams – four, three, two or one – participating from a given association.

• 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.

Last updated 05.11.2007 18:33:51CET Competition information 2 FC Internazionale Milano - PFC CSKA Wednesday 7 November 2007 - 20.45 CET Moskva MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan 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.

Goals for/against: Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw.

:: 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. 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) :: 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 National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship • U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U19: UEFA European 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

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