CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 3. QUALIFICATION ROUND, 2. LEG BYENS HOLD F.C. København vs Rangers FC Onsdag den 27. august kl. 20.05 i PARKEN. Portene åbnes kl. 18.30 F.C. København | onsdag den 27. august 2003 BYENS HOLD As good as it gets What a fantastic game we have to look forward It doesn’t get any bigger, and it to this evening. Two teams on the threshold of the doesn’t get any more intense.This is worlds most prestigious club tournament: the kind of game everyone dreams Champions League - but only one team can qualify. of, players, football leaders and fans – and tonight it happens. I invite public and I am sure it will be an – now we would like to you all to enjoy! intense atmosphere here in PAR- see if it can also bring success in KEN. I expect the majority of the Europe! The support of the fans 38.000 spectators to lift our team is so important to what will be our biggest interna- Respect… but not fear parts, and when the referee blows The project continues... ce of success on the pitch but we Two weeks ago 11 pla- tional performance to date. During our short stay in we the whistle to start the match no matter what the are not financially dependent on yers ran onto the pitch at Ibrox to got to know the people behind the tonight it will be a battle between result is tonight CL-qualification or income from be met by a fantastic roar from the I am in no doubt that it will be a club Rangers FC, we found them to peers. One can detect – between the lines transfers. And no matter how the 46.000 scottish fans, but our players close match, where our Scottish be real gentlemen, friendly and the – that the game this evening means game ends this evening, we will kept cool and after a hectic start, we opponents will do everything in perfect hosts. It was also a fantastic Two years ago we were close to more to Rangers than to us – finan- continue to work with our existing worked our way into the game and their power to break up our playing experience to have dinner in the qualifying for the Champions cially at least. business model as we feel this will by the second half we were in the structure, while I hope that we can famous "Blue Room" at Ibrox, where League but lost out to Lazio in give us the best chance for growth driving seat. play our own game, keep possession one can really feel Rangers tradi- Rome. Since that game we have To us, qualification to Champions in the future. of the ball and control the play. Our tions and history. improved on and off the pitch and I League will first and foremost repre- Tonight I am sure our players will be Head Coach Hans Backe has, with We have great respect for Rangers feel we are closer to being one of sent our breakthrough as an inter- Finally a warm welcome met with the same enthusiasm and this playing concept, already FC, but we do not feel in any way the 32 best teams in Europe than national football club.The potential to our friends from vocal support from the Copenhagen brought success to our club here in inferior to our Scottish counter- ever before. revenues are a welcome consequen- Glasgow.

level. That is the carrot that is hang- enough to enjoy his clubs scottish ing in front of every player this eve- hospitality in Glasgow 14 days ago ning. and on matchday Club Director The most important game this year? Campbell Ogilvie showed us round We have for a long time had good Rangers impressive training ground Copenhagen’s Director of Sports Niels-Christian A 2-1 home win over Italian Lazio, Our team coach Hans Backe has relations with Rangers and we often at Murray Park – an inspiration for Holmstrøm comes with a status report before the (which with a little luck could have given the team a basis organisation work together in the UEFA club the future planning of our own trai- big match against Rangers. been been 3-1 or 4-1) was followed to work from which gives the indivi- forum where we meet to discuss ning facilities. by a defeat in Rome, where we lac- dual players a feeling ked composure and routine at cruci- of safety and also We have no illusions in regard to Tonights return game in the third hed our position at the top of al stages of the game. room to show their this evenings match. Rangers have round of the Champions League Danish football. The last 3 years we individual skills. many fine players and we expect qualification against the Scottish have fought for the Danish cham- But already in 2001 the team sho- another tough match. I personally champions Glasgow Rangers is wit- pionship, winning both in 2001 and wed that Copenhagen was ready to The game this eve- hope that we will see a well played hout comparison this seasons most this year and we now feel that it is "play ball" with the big teams in ning will therefore be and fair game. important game for our club. It is of natural for us to look to the larger Europe. That year we went on to an interesting test to course important for both clubs for European stage and lift our ambi- lose narrowly lose (2 x 1-0) to the see how far our team Welcome to our friends from so many reasons: sporting, economic, tions a level. The Danish league will UEFA-finalists Borussia has developed. For Glasgow and our own fans to an historical and for pure prestige and no continue to be where we develop after beating Ajax in Amsterdam. some of our older evening of top football. one should be in doubt that we also our team and players, but we also players it will be their share Rangers burning desire to parti- feel that we are now ready to take Last years European adventure was last chance to shine on the the development of football in cipate in this great football tourna- the European challenge seriously. disappointing, we were eliminated European stage and for our younger Europe. It is always a pleasure to be ment – UEFA Champions League. over 2 legs by the Swedish team players it is a unique chance for in the company of Rangers Two years ago we were, depending Djurgården. But we have since then them to present themselves in front Executive Chairman John We feel that this game has also on your viewpoint, "very close, or continued to develop our team and of a larger audience. Every sports- McClelland – an intelligent and well come at the right time for us, we very far" from qualification to the I now consider our squad to be the person has a dream of being good informed football leader. I was lucky have in the last few years establis- Champions League group stage. strongest in our clubs short history. enough to contest at the highest Sportsdirektør Niels-Christian Holmstrøm

Heine Fernandez lavede ravage i for- svaret hos Lazio. Trods forbindingen 3 Stærke Europa-resultater scorede han sejrsmålet til 2-1 . I de 10 år F.C. København har eksisteret har vi regelmæssigt deltaget i de vi kæmpet os tilbage i kampen, og europæiske turneringer, men først de senere år med rigtig gode og stabile Jacob Laursen udlignede på et "kor- resultater til følge. I aften kan vi skabe det foreløbig største – men her er rekt-men-ofte-ikke-dømt" straffe, først et tilbageblik på de 3 resultater, vi har kåret som de bedste hidtil: da en italiener hev Lønstrup i trøjen. af Torkil Fosdal Og 6 minutter før tid slog Heine 22. oktober 1998: kontrakt med klubben et par uger bevidste forventninger til den afgø- Fernandez til fra nært hold og ban- 1-1 ude mod Chelsea senere. På det tidspunkt havde rende Champions League-kvalifika- kede bolden i nettet til sejrscifrene Vi havde kvalificeret os via 4 sejre Chelsea endnu aldrig tabt en europ- tion mod Lazio i august 2001. 2-1. Heine kunne og burde endda over Karabakh Agdam og Levski æisk hjemmekamp! Det kom de Ganske vist havde guldtræneren have øget til 3-1 i slutminutterne, Sofia på tilsammen 16-1 – men løb desværre heller ikke til denne gang – forladt klubben i pau- men det ændrede ikke ved en jætte- alligevel ind på Stamford Bridge i fjerde minut af dommerens til- sen og overladt roret til Kent indsats af alle mand. Nu havde vi som underdogs, mod et stærkt lægstid fik Marcel Desailly skrabet Karlsson, men truppen var intakt, også vist, at vi i europæisk sammen- Chelsea-mandskab anført af en vis udligningen hjem efter et massivt stærk og optimistisk, mens italie- hæng kunne komme tilbage i kam- . Det blev et brag af en Chelsea-pres. Total nedtur lige her nerne så tidligt på efteråret var et pen og stå distancen fysisk. FCK-indsats – Michael Stensgaard og nu, men da kampen kom lidt på stykke fra optimal kampform. Vi var stod stærkt i målet, og alle fightede afstand kunne man glæde sig over godt med i kampen med en overdå- 1. november 2001: det bedste de havde lært. Som kam- en fantastisk indsats og et resultat, digt stærk på 1-0 ude mod Ajax pen skred frem sad man og gruede som vi inden kampen ville have midtbanen, men Lazio viste også i Efter 0-0 hjemme i den første kamp for, om 0-0 kunne holde – det ville i været ovenud lykkelige for. glimt deres farlighed med angrebs- var kravet, at vi skulle frem og score sig selv være et kanon udgangs- duoen Crespo og Lopez. 0-0 ved mindst et mål. Og det gjorde vi som kampen bør også huskes for vores deres chancer, men man sad med en punkt før hjemmekampen. 9 minut- 8. august 2001: pausen var rimeligt, men da Crespo bekendt, da Niclas Jensen 8 minut- "nye" evne til i europæisk samen- god fornemmelse af, at vi havde styr ter før tid slog Bjarne Goldbæk 2-1 hjemme mod Lazio efter en lille time fik lov at bringe ter før tid knaldede et frispark op i hæng at styre og dominere spillet, på det, og at vi i det mindste nok pludselig til og bragte os sensatio- Mens vi i efteråret 1998 stadig var Lazio foran, så kunne man næsten målhjørnet og sendte os en runde især i 1. halvleg, men også i store skulle få forlænget spilletid. Sådan nelt foran 1-0. Et mål, der nok var lykkelige for at klare 1-1 mod ikke undgå at tænke: "Typisk itali- videre i UEFA’en. Selvfølgelig står dele af 2. halvleg. På udebane mod gik det ikke engang - takket være med til at skaffe ham en god Chelsea, så var der anderledes selv- ensk…" Men helt a-typisk dansk fik dette mål stærkt i erindringen, men Ajax! Bevares, hollænderne havde Niclas’ frisparksmål. BYENS HOLD F.C. København | onsdag den 27. august 2003

The game this evening against have already experienced a lot on bliver praktiseret, og det er netop en Mener du at vi tempomæssigt er Rangers is very important for the European scene, and have won af trænerens opgaver. Det giver oppe på det niveau der kræves i both teams. Will you be more many triumphs in Scotland. So we også en tryghed for spillerne at Europa? nervous up to this game? are meeting a team who are used to kende spilkonceptet, og det er dette, Det der er svært er at gøre det over No, not especially, but I will of cour- playing under pressure in important der giver point på kontoen. en lang række af kampe eksempelvis se start to feel a few hours before games. i Champions League, som de store the game that there is a lot at stake, Jeg tror faktisk ikke, at man kan hold kan. I den hjemlige række bliver but I am not nervous… The biggest difference between the påvirke meget mere end 10 procent, two teams is probably that we play af det der rent faktisk foregår når You are always very calm during the Scandinavian way with a set kampene er i gang. I disse vil der games and it is often hard to playing style while Rangers FC have opstå hundredvis af situationer, du gauge how you feel. Don’t you so many good individualists who ikke kan forberede dig på, og her er sometimes wish you could let go can win games on their own. det op til spillerne at handle og and let your frustration out? agere selv. There are of course situations in Can we match the tempo that is games, where one sits with mixed required in European football? Hvordan vurderer du Glasgow feelings, and would like to express Yes, we can match the tempo in Rangers efter vores første møde them, but I believe that if you belie- these games. We could find it diffi- med dem? ve in your team and your playing cult to hold a high tempo in all De har en grundopstilling som concept then it is natural that as a games, for example in the Champ- minder meget om vores, ligesom coach one is calmer. I don’t think it ions League, as many top teams do. deres spilopbygning også gør det. helps players to have someone In the national league the tempo of Dog har de en del anderledes typer kampene heller ikke afviklet i shouting and screaming every time games is not so high as in Europe, so på de forskellige positioner. De har samme tempo som de europæiske, something happens on the pitch. I the continuity is broken. nogle spillere som har oplevet en hvorfor kontinuiteten rent tempo- can nevertheless at half time "talk masse på den europæiske scene, mæssigt bliver afbrudt. loudly" if I feel the performance of Here so close to the Champions ligesom holdet også har fejret store the team is not up to standard! League – how is the atmosphere in triumfer i Skotland. Så de er vant til På tærskelen til Champions the squad? at spille under et stort pres og del- League - er stemningen så også i You are known as a calm and I can feel that the players seem con- tage i betydningsfulde kampe i truppen at "nu skal det være"? thoughtful person. Have these fident and relaxed and there is a Europa. Det tror jeg. Jeg synes spillerne ser qualities affected your football good training discipline. This of utrolig trygge og rolige ud, og jeg philosophy? course has alot to do with the good Forskellen på de to mandskaber kan fornemmer en god indstilling til Philosophy is a big word to use! I results we have had. Confidence is være at vi mere spiller efter den træningen. Dette har selvfølgelig will say that I react to certain cir- high and everyone is looking for- skandinaviske model jeg var inde på, også noget at gøre med at vi spille- cumstances. I have an idea of how I ward to the game. hvor man holder sig til det velorga- og pointmæssigt har leveret gode would like the team to play – in niserede faste spilkoncept, mens præstationer på det seneste. defence and attack. I believe that Hans Backe Rangers’ spillere, måske indimellem Selvtilliden er i top, og det er tyde- Scandinavian teams have to play på sit hold og det spilkoncept man sig på enkeltmandspræstationer. mere forsøger at afgøre kampene på ligt at alle glæder sig til kampen. unselfishly – in other words they Dansk praktiserer, er man naturligvis mere Dette er selvfølgelig en nødvendig egen hånd, fordi de har mange gode cannot rely on individual perfor- rolig som træner. Jeg mener heller indimellem. Man må som spiller individualister. mances but must play as a "team". Kampen mod Glasgow Rangers er ikke det gavner spillerne, at man sid- have respekt for det spilsystem, der Players must have respect for the en meget speciel kamp for begge der og råber og skriger over hver en playing system, that is being practi- mandskaber. Har du ekstra nerver episode på banen. Omvendt kan jeg sed, and that is an important part of på forud for denne kamp? godt i pausen tale med store bog- the trainers job. It also gives the ind- Egentlig ikke, men jeg vil tro, at man staver, hvis indsatsen ikke har været ividual player confidence having a et par timer inden kampstart virke- god nok. playing concept he is familiar with. lig vil fornemme, at noget ekstra- ordinært er på spil, men decideret Du er i fodboldkredse kendt som I don’t believe that you can effect nervøs er jeg ikke. en meget rolig og velovervejet more than 10% of what happens on person. Smitter disse dyder af på the pitch. There will be hundreds of Du virker altid meget rolig under den fodboldfilosofi du besidder? situations which we cannot plan for kampene og giver sjældent udtryk Filosofi er et meget flot ord at and it is up to the players themsel- for følelser. Har du ikke indimellem bruge. Jeg vil sige, at jeg har nogle ves to find out what they should do. lyst til bare at give slip og lade omstændigheder, jeg forholder mig eventuelle frustrationer komme til. Man kan sige, at jeg mere har en How do you rate Rangers after our frem? idé eller linie om, hvordan jeg gerne first meeting in Glasgow? Der findes selvfølgelig situationer i vil have holdet til at spille rent for- Rangers have a playing style and kampene, hvor man sidder med svars- og angrebsmæssigt. Jeg tror formation which is not unlike our nogle blandede følelser, man kan endvidere, at skandinaviske hold må own. But they have different types have lyst til at give udtryk for. Men spille mere som et hold - med andre of player than we do, players who jeg tror, at hvis man har en fast tro ord spille uselvisk fremfor at forlade Sensommerdag i Glasgow

Om man besøger London, Barcelona, Rom eller Amsterdam, så er det et fascinerende ekstra aspekt, at man udover at være i en pulserende storby også kommer til sted som lever og ånder fodbold. Og som har haft de europæiske triumfer som gør, at man for alvor er på det europæiske landkort.

af Nikolaj Steen Møller fodbold er noget nær en besættelse. hold og fortælle os at vi nok skulle Det er Glasgow også. Rangers har De grønne og hvide, samt de blå regne med at få et klart nederlag på vundet pokalen for pokalvindere. eller de rødhvide udebanefarver sås Ibrox samme aften. Ikke mindst da Celtic har derimod vundet pokalen overalt. Finder man f.eks. gadekunst- de huskede hvordan det gik, da for mesterhold, hvilket de konstant nere i København, så maler de som Herfølge spillede samme sted for tre gør opmærksom på! Til gengæld gør regel popstjerner eller forbipasse- år siden. Vi mente jo nok, at vi dog Rangers lige så ofte opmærksom på, rende; på gågaden Sauchiehall stod med bedre chancer end holdet at de har vundet 50 mesterskaber Street finder man derimod en fyr fra Køgeegnen, og sådan skulle det da nu, hvilket er verdensrekord. som maler Celtics spillere i deres også blive. Men først skulle vi lige tabe næse og mund over, at der kom både inden matchen og i korte Derfor vil jeg nok mene, at vi fans, Alt dette, kombineret med en rivali- dragter, og som har afbildet Henke derud. mere end 47.000 tilskuere til en perioder undervejs, at når først alle ligesom holdet, kunne tage hjem fra seren hvis omfang og hvis baggrund Larsson som en Jesusfigur med en kamp mod os – hvilket er meget tæt laver larm, er det en helt fantastisk Skotland efter i lange perioder at er umulig at forestille sig i glorie omkring. Kvarteret hvor Ibrox ligger er ikke på at være det største antal som har lydkulisse der bliver skabt. Jeg tror have domineret hjemmeholdet. Det København, gør at Glasgow er en Vi besøgte pubber på vores besøg noget særligt, for nu at være diplo- set F.C. København spille, pånær de man ville vende stokdøv hjem fra et er bare at håbe, at det ikke er sidste fodboldby som meget få andre, selv derovre, og det var stort set umuligt matisk, men stadion er temmelig 50.000 der så kampen mod Lazio i af lokalopgørene med Celtic, hvor gang i år at vi skal spille i storbyer og om de europæiske triumfer nu ligger ikke at rende ind i folk der ville snak- overdådigt. Det er supermoderne, Rom. alle råber uafbrudt i 90 minutter. steder af den kaliber – eller endnu mange år tilbage. ke fodbold – både Celticfans der men alligevel har det det elegante, Mod os var det dog mere sporadisk, bedre! Så det er om at krydse fing- Det sivede i den grad gennem byens ville ønske os held og lykke, og fans klassisk britiske præg og den helt Inden kickoff byggede stemningen og folk virkede til sidst noget mod- rene i aften… gadebillede, at dette er et sted hvor af Rangers der ville høre om vores rigtige intimitet. Og det er til at sig gradvist op, og man kunne høre løse over Rangers’ indsats. F.C. COPENHAGEN

Player profiles: 1. Magnus Kihlstedt 29/02/1972 Dunaferr, IFK Norrköping Hammarby () 28. Martin Bergvold 20/02/1984 Goalkeeper Matches total: 23 (0 goals) Matches total: 10 (0 goals) Midfield Nationality: Swedish First match: 16/03/2003 First match: 17/08/2001 Nationality: Danish 12 A internationals Former clubs: KB Former clubs: Munkedals IF, IK 17. Ole Tobiasen 08/07/1975 25. Hjalte Bo Nørregaard Matches total: 6 (0 goals) Oddevold, Lillestrøm, Brann: Defender 08/04/1981 Midfield First match: 01/12/2002 First team matchs: 50 (0 goals) Nationality: Danish Nationality: Danish First match: 21/07/2001 6 A internationals Former clubs: Rødovre, KB 32. Peter Møller 23/03/1972 Former clubs: B93, F.C. København, Matches total: 33 (3 goals) Forward 2. Tomas Antonelius 07/05/1973 Heerenveen, Ajax, AZ Alkmaar First match: 17/04/2000 Nationality: Danish Defender Matches total: 70 (0 goals) 18 A internationals, 3 goals Nationality: Swedish First match: 17/04/1994 27. Jesper Bech 25/02/1982 Former clubs: AaB, FC Zürich (udlej- 9 A internationals Forward et), Brøndby, PSV Eindhoven, Oviedo, Former Clubs: Brommapojkarna, 7. 21/07/1971 11. Jörgen Pettersson 29/09/1975 18. Álvaro Santos 30/01/80 Nationality: Danish Fulham Winnipeg, AIK Stockholm, Coventry Midfield Forward Forward Former clubs: Ålholm IF, Birkerød, B Matches total: 102 (29 goals) First team matches: 36 (0 goals) Nationality: Norwegian Nationality: Swedish Nationality: Brazilian 1903, Lyngby, KB First match: 01/08/1993 First match: 03/03/2002 78 A internationals 27 A internationals, 7 goals Former clubs: América FC, Matches total: 0 (0 goals) Former clubs: Risør, Bryne, IK Start, Former clubs: Dösjebro IF, Kävlinge Helsingborgs IF 3. Urmas Rooba 08/07/1978 FC Linz, Panathinaikos, 1860 München GIF, Malmø FF, Borussia Mönchen- Matchs total: 0 Defender Matches total: 56 (1 goal) gladbach, FC Kaiserslautern Nationality: Estonian First match: 03/03/2002 Matches total: 29 (6 goals) 20. Benny Gall 14/01/1971 Club records: 50 A internationals 1 goal First match: 11/08/2002 Goalkeeper Most games: Michael Mio Nielsen 287 (1993-2002) Former clubs: FC Lelle, Lelle SK, Tervis 8. Peter Nielsen 03/06/1968 Nationality: Danish Most goals: Lars Højer - 66 goals from 1992 – 2000 Former clubs: KB, Brønshøj, Herfølge, Parnu, Flora Talinn, FC Midtjylland Midfield 12. Todi Jönsson 02/02/1972 Honours: 3 national championships: 1993, 2001, 2003 Matches total: 31 (0 goals) Nationality: Danish Forward Doordrecht 90, De Graafshaap, National 2 Cup wins 1995 and 1997 First match: 15/08/2002 10 A internationals, 1 goal Nationality: Faroe Islander Shrewsbury, Esbjerg Former clubs: , Former clubs: Klaksvik, Lyseng, AGF, Matches total: 2 (0 goals) Stadium: PARKEN, National Stadium 4. Bo Svensson 04/08/1979 Lyngby, Borussia Mönchengladbach B36 Thorshavn, Lyngby First match: 06/11/2002 Capacity: 42.000 Defender Matches total: 111 (19 goals) Matches total: 180 (64 goals) Floodlights: 1400 lux Nationality: Danish First match: 27/07/1997 First match: 27/07/1997 21. Morten Bisgaard 25/06/1974 Record attendence: F.C. København – Brøndby 10/06/2001 Midfield Former clubs: KB - 40.281 attendence Matches total: 96 (3 goals) 9. Thomas Røll Larsen 12/03/1977 14. Bora Zivkovic 04/09/1974 Nationality: Danish Inauguration: 1992 First match: 26/09/1999 Midfield Defender 8 A internationals, 1 goal Nationality: Danish Nationality: Danish Former clubs: OB, Udinese 5. 31/03/1980 6 A internationals 1 goal Former clubs: AGF, Silkeborg Matches total: 71 (8 goals) Head Coach Defender Former clubs: Tønder IF, Silkeborg Matches total: 44 (6 goals) First match: 25/07/2001 Name: Hans Backe Nationality: Danish Matches total: 85 (20 goals) First match: 03/03/2002 Born: 14. 02 1952 22. Sebastian Svärd 15/01/83 3 A internationals First match: 21/07/2001 Nationality: Swedish Former clubs: AB 15. Peter Christiansen 30/01/1975 Midfield Career: - as player over 300 games for the following Swedish clubs: Matches total: 57 (0 goals) 10. Sibusiso Zuma 24/06/1975 Defender Nationality: Danish First match: 03/03/2002 Forward Nationality: Danish Former teams: KB, AIK Stockholm (1970-72), Spånga IS (1973-76), IF Brommapojkarna Nationality: South African Former clubs: AaB, Arsenal. - on loan to F.C. København (1977-78), Bro IK (1979-81) 6. Christian Lønstrup 04/04/1971 29 A internationals, 3 goals Matches total: 58 (1 goals) First team appearances: 1 - as coach (all Swedish if not named) 1979-81 player/coach Bro IK, Midfield Former clubs: Mighty Pa, African First match: 12/03/2000 First match: 09/08/2003 1982-84 Djurgårdens IF, 1985 Molde Norway, 1986 Tyresö FF, 1987- Nationality: Danish Wanderers, Orlando Pirates 88 Hammerby IF, 1989-93 Östers IF, 1990 Assisting the national Former clubs: KB, B1903, Matches total: 128 (42 goals) 16. Balázs Rabóczki 09/01/1978 24. Christian Traoré 18/04/1982 team coach, 1994-95 AIK Stockholm, 1998-2000 – Danish AaB, F.C. København, Cagliari First match: 12/03/2000 Goalkeeper Defender Matches total: 252 (22 goals) Nationality: Hungarien Nationality: Danish 2000-2001 Austria Salzberg, September 2001 F.C. København First match: 19/08/1992 Former clubs: MTK Hungaria, Former clubs: B1908, KB, Honours: Danish Championship wins with AaB and F.C. København VS RANGERS FC

Player profiles: 1. 21. MAURICE ROSS 27. STEPHEN HUGHES 330. CHRIS BURKE Date of birth: 16.08.71 8. CHRISTIAN NERLINGER 16. PAULO VANOLI Date of birth: 03.02.81 Date of birth: 14.11.82 Date of birth: 02.12.83 Place of birth: Dortmund, Germany Date of birth: 21.03.73 Date of birth: 12.8.72 Place of birth: Dundee, Scotland Place of birth: Motherwell, Scotland Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland Previous Clubs: Place of birth: Dortmund, Germany Place of birth: Varese, Italy Previous Clubs: - Previous Clubs: - Previous Clubs: - Position: Goalkeeper Previous Clubs: Borussia Previous Clubs: Varese, Bellinzago, Position: Defender Position: Position: Midfielder International caps: - Dortmund, Bayern Munich Corsico, Venezia, Verona, Fiorentina, International caps: 10 International caps: - International caps: - Position: Midfielder Parma, Bologna 2. FERNANDO RICKSEN International caps: 6 Position: Defender 22. ALLAN McGREGOR Date of birth: 27.07.76 Squad Number: 16 Date of birth: 31.01.82 Place of birth: Heerlen, Holland 10. MICHAEL MOLS International caps: 2 Place of birth: , Scotland Previous Clubs: AZ Alkmaar, Date of birth: 17.12.70 Previous Clubs: - Place of birth: Amsterdam, Holland 17. KEVIN MUSCAT Position: Goalkeeper Match Referees Position: Defender Previous Clubs: FC Utrecht, Date of birth: 07.08.73 International caps: - Referee: Zeljko Siric (Cro) Ass. Referee: Zeljko Novosel (Cro) International caps: 12 Twente, Cambuur Place of birth: Crawley, Australia Ass. Referee: Darko Slivar (Cro) 4th official: Miroslav Vitkovic (Cro) Position: Striker Previous Clubs: Wolverhampton, 23. MIKEL ARTETA 3. International caps: 6 Crystal Palace, South Melbourne Date of birth: 26.03.82 Date of birth: 12.12.75 Position: Defender Place of birth: San Sebastian, Spain Place of birth: Sydney, Australia 12. ROBERT MALCOLM International caps: 47 Previous Clubs: Barcelona, PSG Club records: Previous Clubs: Crystal Palace, Date of birth: 12.11.80 Position: Midfield European Cup Winners Cup. Winners 1972; Runners-up 1961, 1967 Rangers Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland 18. MICHAEL BALL International caps: - Scottish League Champions (50): *1891, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1911, Position: Defender Previous Clubs: - Date of birth: 02.10.79 1912, 1913, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, International caps: 23 Position: Defender Place of birth: Liverpool, 25. 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1957, International caps: - Previous Clubs: Everton Date of birth: 1.9.68 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 6. Position: Defender Place of birth: Eidswell, Norway 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003. Date of birth: 02.02.78 14. International caps: 1 Previous Clubs: Lillestrom, *In 1891 the championship was shared with Dumbarton Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland Date of birth: 15.05.70 Blackburn Rovers, Man Utd, Winners (31): 1894, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, Previous Clubs: - Place of birth: Hoorn, Holland 19. STEVEN THOMPSON Blackburn Rovers 1935, 1936, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1973, Position: Midfielder Previous Clubs: Barcelona, Ajax, Date of birth: 14.10.78 Position: Defender 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 International caps 15 International caps: 93 FC Twente Place of birth: Paisley, Scotland Winners (23): Season Starting: 1946, 1948, 1960, 1961, Position: Forward Previous Clubs: Dundee Utd 1963, 1964, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 7. 26. PETER LØVENKRANDS International caps: 67 Position: Forward 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002 Date of birth: 22.02.73 International caps: 10 Position: Midfielder Record Ibrox attendance: 118,567 v Celtic, Division One, January 2nd, 1939 Place of birth: Tblisi, Georgia 15. International caps: - Record Victory: 14-2 Blairgowrie, Scottish Cup, 1934 Previous Clubs: Ajax, Dynamo, Date of birth: 06.10.81 20. NUNO CAPUCHO Date of birth: 29.01.80 Tiblisi, Trabzonspor Place of birth: Tblisi, Georgia Date of birth: 21.02.72 Place of birth: Horsholm, Denmark Record Defeat: 2-10 Airdrie 1886 Position: Forward Previous Clubs: Dundee, Place of birth: Barcelos, Portugal Previous Clubs: AB Copenhagen Record League Scorer: Ally McCoist 355 goals International caps: 49 Lokomotiv Tiblisi Previous Clubs: FC Porto, Vitorio Position: Forward Highest number of goals scored by one player in a season: Position: Defender Guimarães, Sporting Lisbon, International caps: 7 , 44 goals in 1931/32 International caps: 20 Gil Vicente Most capped player: Ally McCoist (60 caps for Scotland) Position: Midfielder International caps: 34 1970s have, however, gone down in onto the board with the avowed history for highly contrasting aim of returning the club to great- reasons. ness.

Most Scots can tell you exactly Souness rebuilt the team, signing a where they were on Saturday number of top English players and January 2 1971. Two goals in the the first high-profile last minute of an match at Catholic to play for the club in a packed meant fans living memory. took were suddenly trying to pour up and over from Souness and continued down the stairs at the same time. the run that was to see Rangers Sixty-six people died and more than equal Celtic’s record of nine league 140 were injured on Scottish foot- titles in a row. ball’s saddest day. The 21st century A HISTORY OF SUCCESS The following year, the emotions of Rangers won ”the treble” last sea- Rangers have won the European Cup Winners Cup, 50 League Championships, the Rangers fans were stretched to son, including a world record 50th 31 Scottish Cups and 23 Scottish League Cups... By Tam McTurk the opposite extreme. In their league title. But Scottish football second final Rangers beat Moscow has been badly hit by the Bosman Four Glaswegians decided to set up The Old Firm positive. The origins of the religious team, a link that has helped sustain Dynamo and won the European Cup ruling and the collapsing TV market, their own football team in 1872. It is difficult to talk about Rangers overtones to the rivalry between a mass fan base and deep loyalty Winners Cup. however, and speculation is rife They had no stadium, no strips and without mentioning their great rivals, the two clubs are clouded in contro- during the club’s few unsuccessful about the ability of the club to no league. Rangers Football Club Celtic Football Club.The first Old Firm versy.The one thing that can be said periods. The Souness revolution compete at top European level. By was officially founded the following game was played in May 1888 and it with absolute certainty, however, is By their own standards, the late 70s the end of the match this evening year. By the end of the 19th centu- has developed into one of the classic that the combination of success on The 20th century and early 80s were a low point in everybody will be a lot wiser about ry, Rangers had become a major fixtures in world football. the park and strong local rivalry It is hard to pick out highlights from Rangers’ history. Celtic ran up nine that but the historical evidence force in Scottish football, a position makes for very good business. the 20th century for the simple titles in a row. Eventually, Rangers suggests that Rangers will continue they have maintained more or less Both members of the Old Firm exci- Whatever the reasons, Rangers reason that Rangers won so many appointed as to be one of the dominant teams in constantly ever since. te passions - not all of them always became known as the Protestant trophies. Two events in the early manager and brought David Murray Scottish football. ‘‘Oh wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel’s as others see us!’’ (Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns)

As Others See Us Reality check Burns may have been writing in the 18th century but some Scots still have "Rangers appear about as well pre- At the risk of sounding uncharitable, problems with the concept of how others see them and how they see others! pared for battle as a sleeping village you have to wonder what, if any, Often, they appear not only to be unaware of what the rest of the world thinks in the path of a marauding army." about their football teams, they are also capable of displaying an astonishing experience of Danish football all this confidence was based on? Reality lack of knowledge about foreign opposition. Fortunately, they learn quickly... All’s well that ends well sank in quickly, however, and most All is obviously not lost, however. By Tam McTurk of the papers were singing from an Unlike the purportedly objective Fans with typewriters entirely different hymn sheet the newspapers, the official Rangers Scottish football journalists are day after the match. website felt obliged to point out at often referred to as ‘fans with the weekend that: typewriters’. It is, of course, not an Alan Davidson in the Evening Times: entirely fair assessment. "judging by the performances of the "RANGERS' Champions League two teams at Ibrox, Copenhagen are opponents FC Copenhagen stole all The Scots like to read about football. much more accomplished than three points from this afternoon's Newspaper coverage is on a scale Rangers". The Scotsman was now Danish derby clash with city rivals unheard of in Denmark. Needless to declaring that a score draw was captain, Barry Ferguson, wants to Brøndby but gave little indication say the quality is also varied. Before "ultimately, the least they (Copen- leave the club and that the board that they will pose the Light Blues the first leg in Glasgow, Glenn hagen) deserved." has agreed. The story has complete- many problems on Wednesday Gibbons wrote in The Scotsman ly overshadowed coverage of prepa- night." that: "….it will be at least mildly sur- James Traynor in the Daily Record rations for the return leg. Combined prising if McLeish’s team do not may have been of the opinion that with injuries to other key personnel, Oh well, "the truth will out" as the establish an advantage." "they couldn’t handle a very ordina- Rangers’ preparations have been old saying goes and tomorrow it ry Danish side, for goodness sake…." anything but ideal. will be fun to see how the Scottish The Evening Times was even more but the consensus had shifted. press sees Copenhagen - irrespecti- confident: "the hosts are capable of It is often claimed that bookies are Fixit, recommended a wee flutter on On Sunday, most of the papers were ve of the result. taking at least a two goal lead to better predictors of the future than Rangers: "The Danes are no mugs Disruption preoccupied with the Ferguson deal Copenhagen for the return in a fort- experts and crystal ball gazers. The but with home advantage I expect Since then, Rangers have been hit but Glenn Gibbons, this time in the night's time." Daily Record’s betting expert, Mr. Rangers to win 2- 0 or 3-0." by the bombshell news that their Observer, felt able to say that 1: Stefan Klos: Stefan was an ever-present during On paper his contribution was 20 goals from 43 starts but there was so much 23: Mikel Arteta: It was in the Club’s UEFA Cup the 2002/03 campaign and was one of Rangers' more to his game than that - not least a boxful of "assists" where he clever- clash with Paris Saint Germain that Mikel Arteta top performers as Alex McLeish's men scorched to ly set up goals for others. first wooed the Ibrox crowd, despite being on the an amazing domestic treble. Aged 33, Ronald is now entering the last year of his Rangers' contract and is opposing team. Klos joined Gers for £700,000 from Borussia considering extending his stay beyond next summer having turned down a The young Spaniard was outstanding in the midfi- Dortmund on Christmas Eve 1998 after a long- lucrative move to the Middle East. eld alongside Hugo Leal and at the tender age of running transfer saga. 20 he already looked a truly world class player. The highlight of his career was keeping goal for the 15: Zurab Khizanishvili: Georgian starlet Zurab He is a regular for Spain at under-21 level and has Dortmund team which won the Champions' Cup by beating Juventus 3-1 in Khizanishvili was linked with Everton and Sporting been an inspiration at every level since making his debut for the national side the Final in May 1997. Lisbon during the summer but a brief chat with as a school-boy. Since coming to Scotland Mikel has firmly stamped his aut- Light Blue hitman Shota Arveladze was enough to hority on the Rangers midfield and his partnership with Barry Ferguson is 2: Fernando Ricksen: Fernando Ricksen is now a convince the supremely talented defender that a proving to be invaluable. key member of the Rangers first-team and formed switch to Ibrox was his best bet. Mikel scored five goals in his debut season including a last-gasp penalty in an impressive midfield partnership with Barry the amazing 6-1 victory over Dunfermline that clinched the club's 50th Ferguson and Mikel Arteta during last season's championship. It looked as if he would be heading back to Spain last summer treble-winning campaign. – with Atletico Madrid showing an interest – but he has pledged his future to 16: Paolo Vanoli: Serie A star Paulo Vanoli joined Rangers and grabbed three goals in the opening two games this term. He joined in a £3.6 million deal from AZ Alkmaar the club in August 2003 and will provide expert in the summer of 2000 but, after a disappointing cover for Michael Ball at left-back and Peter 25: Henning Berg: Norwegian veteran Henning start, Fernando has blossomed under new boss Alex McLeish. Lovenkrands on the left side of midfield. Berg joined the club in August 2003 and looks set Light Blue boss Alex McLeish was looking for cover to partner Aussie rock Craig Moore at the heart of 3: Craig Moore: Craig Moore's rock-solid perfor- in those areas following the departures of Arthur the defence. mances at the back were a key element of last sea- Numan, Neil McCann and Jerome Bonnissel and son's treble-winning campaign. Paulo, who won the UEFA Cup with Parma in 1999, He has agreed a one-year deal with the SPL title- Moore came to Scotland from Australia at 17 and, fitted the bill perfectly. holders and boasts a wealth of British and Euro after a difficult star, matured from a raw new experience. The former Manchester Utd and talent. Former boss quickly made it 18: Michael Ball: RANGERS fans will be hoping Blackburn ace has a decade of English Premiership football under his belt and clear that Moore was his first choice to partner that this will finally be the season where they get has also made over 40 appearances in the Champions League. for the start of the 1999-2000 to see the best of Michael Ball. Berg is also the current captain of Norway and with over 90 caps to his cre- season and presented him with the number 3 shirt that he has kept ever The young defender has made a steady recovery dit should have no problems adapting to the rigours of Scottish football. since.Injury kept him out of recent league games but it is hoped he will be from the cruciate ligament injury that has sideli- back in action tonight. ned him since December 2001 and he is hopeful of 27 Stephen Hughes: The level headed midfielder a top-team return early next season. has an exciting career ahead of him and has been 6: Barry Ferguson: Barry Ferguson was once des- The fee of £6.5m is the second highest in Rangers’ handed a massive compliment by some youth cribed as the hottest property in Scottish football history, but McLeish is convinced that the left-sided defender will go on to coaches who feel he is even better than Barry and, after two trophy-laden seasons, it's hard to be a major player for the club in the years ahead. Ferguson was when he was the same age. argue with that billing. Still only 23 years old, much will be expected of Ball this season following the His injury worries appear to finally be behind him departure in the summer of the club's two other 'natural' left-backs, Arthur and Stevie is determined to smash the successfull Since taking over as skipper in October 2000, Baz's Numan and Jerome Bonnissel. Arteta, Ferguson, Ricksen midfield partnership by game has gone from strength to strength and he making it impossible for Alex McLeish not to choose him. has inspired to the club to glory in the last five 19: Steven Thompson: Steven Thompson signed domestic competitions. He's just had successful surgery on his troublesome from Dundee United on the last day of 2002 to pelvic injury and is hoping to put recent transfer speculation behind him to bring to a close a fantastic year for the Paisley-born Manager shoot Gers into the Champions League. striker. Alex McLeish

7: Shota Arveladze: Georgian international striker He wrapped up a sensational campaign by appea- Alex McLeish was a much respected player, capped Shota was signed from Ajax for just under £2mil- ring in Scotland's 1-1 Euro 2004 qualifying draw 77 times for Scotland and lion in 2001 and has a phenomenal goalscoring with Germany at Hampden. one of the stars of Alex Fergusons successful record with Rangers. Injury has meant he has mis- Aberdeen team of the 80´. sed most of this season. 20: Nuno Capucho: Nuno Capucho brought with But many were sceptical when he took over as him a host of European experience and one of the manager at Ibrox after a longest names in world football when he joined managerial career at lowly Hibs and Motherwell - was he big enough for Rangers in June 2003. Rangers? McLeish answered all his critics by winning everything in sight The Portuguese internationalist – full name Nuno last season. The only thing missing from the "Big Ecks" CV is success in 8: Christian Nerlinger: RANGERS paid a bargain Fernando Goncalves Da Rocha – became Alex Europe! £1.8million for the talented German midfield star McLeish’s first signing of the summer shortly after in the summer of 2001 but Christian's Light Blue he had completed a treble with former club Porto, career has been blighted by a series of niggling including the UEFA Cup final victory over Celtic in Seville. injuries. It was not the first time he had helped put the Celts to the sword having knocked them out of the UEFA Cup with Sporting Lisbon in 93/94 and then Nerlinger is vastly experienced, having spent eight starred in a 3-0 Champions League win with Porto over Martin O’Neill’s men years with Bayern Munich where he won two in 2001. titles, the German Cup, and the 1996 UEFA Cup. Made his come- A goal provider rather than scorer, the 31 year-old has been capped 34 times back in the recent 3-2 league win over Aberdeen. for Portugal and is hoping a good season in Scotland will book him a place in the international squad for Euro 2004, which take place in his home country. 10: Michael Mols: Michael Mols' name will ring out all around Ibrox again next season after the 21: Mo Ross: Mo made his Light Blue debut in his Dutchman signed a new contract that will keep home-town of Dundee in February 00 and it was him at the club for another year. made even more memorable as Rangers beat the side 7-1. Much had been expected of Mols when he joined He then went on to captain the under-21s to the the Light Blues from FC Utrecht for £4million in league Championship in season 00/01 but, like the summer of 1999 and he showed early on why Stephen Hughes, was restricted in his first team Dick Advocaat had shelled out for the talented forward. appearances due to injury. His hard work paid off, however, and he was promoted full-time to Dick Advocaat’s squad in the 12: : Bob Malcolm turned down the summer. chance to leave Ibrox last summer and was rewar- At just 22, the solid defender is also a key member of ' Scotland ded for his loyalty with a regular place in Alex squad and Ross capped an incredible campaign by starring in Scotland's 1-1 McLeish's treble-winning squad. Euro 2004 qualifying draw with Germany at Hampden.

With injuries and suspension sidelining first-team 22: Allan McGregor: Now second in line behind regulars Lorenzo Amoruso and Craig Moore at Stefan Klos, Allan McGregor has proved he is more various stages of the season, Malcolm seized his than capable of being a worthy successor to Der opportunity to make 33 appearances, 26 of them from the start, as well as Goalie. Working alongside Stefan Klos and Billy chipping in with the opening goal in a 3-0 win at Dundee. Thompson has helped McGregor immensely and he is now hoping to build on his early success and 14: Ronald de Boer: Ronald de Boer's influence progress even more in the years to come. was stamped all over the 2002/03 treble-winning Allan didn't make an appearance during the treble- Peter Løvenkrands is currently injured and will not be appearing for Rangers season. A truly world-class player and a regular winning campaign 2002/03 but he's willing top bide his time and wait for his this evening. Dutch international to boot, de Boer combined an chance. eye for goal, an unerring ability to bring others into play as well as some outrageous and audacious showboating skills that had the Ibrox crowd roa- ring their approval. PLAYERS FACTS VALGT AF FOLKET

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