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Friuli, Udine Wednesday, 7 December 2005 - 20:45 CET Group C - Matchday 6

With FC Barcelona safely confirmed as Group C winners, attention focuses on whether Udinese Calcio can qualify for the knockout stages in their first UEFA Champions League season. Udinese are also looking for revenge, having suffered a 4-1 defeat at the Camp Nou on Matchday 2, being victims of a masterclass from Ronaldinho, the newly-crowned European Footballer of the Year, who scored a hat-trick.

Point enough for Udinese •A point would take Udinese through as runners-up, while they could only afford a defeat if Werder Bremen do not win at home to Panathinaikos FC. Should Udinese lose and Panathinaikos win, the Serie A team would go through on head-to-head record, the same rule by which they would lose out to Bremen should both the German team and Barcelona gain victory, in which case Udinese would enter the UEFA Cup Round of 32.

First meeting •The 27 September encounter between the clubs was their first meeting in UEFA club competition, and it was also Udinese's first official encounter with a Spanish club.

•Ronaldinho got Barça going with a 13th-minute free-kick before Felipe briefly interrupted the Brazilian magician's one-man show with a 24th-minute leveller. Once the home talisman had restored the lead, however, there was no way back for the Italian side and Ronaldinho completed the scoring from the spot, by which time Deco had also converted a stunning set-piece and Vidigal had seen red for Udinese. Udinese's European record •This is Udinese's seventh European campaign since making their bow in UEFA club competitions in 1997. The club already have a European honour to their name as one of the three winners of the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2000. Long history against Italian sides •Barcelona have been playing Italian sides since November 1959, and the Spanish giants have gained some of their major successes against Italian opposition. Barcelona won the 1989 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final with a 2-0 win against UC Sampdoria, and won the last European Cup final before the creation of the UEFA Champions League three years later at Wembley against the same opposition 1-0 with an extra-time goal from the current SL Benfica coach Ronald Koeman. Final defeats •However, in their last meeting with an Italian club in a UEFA competition final, Barcelona were beaten 4-0 by AC Milan in the 1993/94 Champions League, against the club that had also defeated them over two legs in the 1989 UEFA Super Cup. Mixed record in Italy •In 12 previous visits to Italy for two-legged ties in UEFA competition and UEFA

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Champions League group games, Barcelona have won three times. Five games have finished in draws and the Catalan club have lost on four occasions. •On the last occasion that Barcelona journeyed to Italy, last season, they were defeated 1-0 by AC Milan in UEFA Champions League Group F. The last win in Italy was seven visits ago at ACF Fiorentina with a 2-0 success in the semi-finals of the 1996/97 Cup Winners' Cup. Barcelona won 3-1 on aggregate, and went on to defeat Paris Saint- Germain FC 1-0 in the final.

Team facts: Udinese •Udinese's first participation in UEFA club competition came during the 1997/98 season in the UEFA Cup where they advanced to the second round.

•Since then Udinese have qualified for the UEFA Cup on five occasions, their best performance coming in the 1999/00 season when they reached the fourth round before exiting on away goals to SK Slavia Praha. Udinese had earlier accounted for Aalborg BK, Legia Warszawa and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

•Udinese were fourth-placed finishers in last season's Serie A, 24 points behind winners Juventus. Milan rivals AC Milan and FC Internazionale Milano finished second and third - 17 and ten points ahead of Udinese respectively.

•Udinese reached the third qualifying round of the competition against Sporting Clube de Portugal, last season’s defeated UEFA Cup finalists. Udinese won both legs of their match to go through 4-2 on aggregate. Vincenzo Iaquinta scored the only goal of the game at the Estádio José Alvalade with a 27th-minute penalty before Udinese confirmed their superiority with a 3-2 win at the Friuli stadium. Iaquinta opened the scoring from the penalty spot after 23 minutes before Cesare Natali doubled their lead 12 minutes later. Although Sporting reduced the deficit before the interval, Udinese forged further ahead one minute into second half added time through Paulo Barreto. Mauricio Pinilla scored within 60 seconds but it was too late for the Portuguese side to salvage the tie.

•A hat-trick by Vincenzo Iaquinta gave Udinese a perfect start to their debut UEFA Champions League campaign with a convincing win against Panathinaikos FC at the Friuli stadium. The Italian international scored once in the first half and twice in the second to give the Italians a memorable start to the competition. •But Udinese were on the receiving end of a Ronaldinho hat-trick on Matchday 2 as the Brazilian paved the way for FC Barcelona to mark their 150th European Champion Clubs' Cup game with a 4-1 win at the Camp Nou. Ronaldinho got Barça going with a 13th-minute free-kick before Felipe briefly interrupted the Brazilian magician's one-man show with a 24th-minute leveller. Once the home talisman had restored the lead eight minutes later, however, there was no way back for the Italian side and Ronaldinho completed the scoring from the spot in the last minute, by which time Deco had also converted a stunning set-piece and Vidigal had seen red for Udinese. •Substitute Antonio Di Natale struck four minutes from time to earn Udinese a deserved

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draw against Werder Bremen in a wonderfully open UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 encounter at the Friuli stadium. Di Natale showed impressive composure to finish emphatically after fellow substitute Stefano Mauri's excellent through-ball. Earlier, Udinese defender Felipe had headed into his own net after 64 minutes as the visitors seemed poised for their first win.

•The two sides then served-up a seven-goal thriller on Matchday 4, at that point providing the most goals in a single game in the 2005/06 competition. Miroslav Klose (15) and Frank Baumann (24)rewarded Bremen for an impressive first-half display before Johan Micoud (51) added a third shortly after the break. However, two strikes from substitute Antonio Di Natale (54, 57) and a Christian Schulz own goal (60) wiped out that deficit in six frantic second-half minutes, only for Micoud (67) to strike again.

•Vincent Candela scored a blistering long-range strike with just seven minutes remaining as Udinese Calcio completed a late fightback to win at Panathinaikos on Matchday 5. Outplayed for much of the game, the visitors went into the final ten minutes trailing to Cypriot midfielder Constantinos Charalambides's goal on the cusp of half-time. But the scourge of Panathinaikos this season, Vincenzo Iaquinta, equalised on 81 minutes, and two minutes later Udinese were ahead from the most unlikely source. Candela cut in from the wing and rifled a terrific effort from 25 metres into the top-right corner – his first goal in his 28th appearance in the competition. •In total, Udinese have played 35 matches in UEFA club competition, winning 20, drawing four and losing eleven. In that time, the Italian side have scored 49 goals while conceding 37 in the process.

•Until this season, Udinese had competed exclusively in the UEFA Cup after qualifying for European action. Their record in that competition reads: played 22, won 12, drawn two and lost eight with 23 goals scored and 19 conceded.

Team facts: Barcelona •Bar ça are competing in their eighth UEFA Champions League campaign in the past nine seasons. In the 2003/04 season the Catalan club were involved in the UEFA Cup until elimination in the fourth round. •Since their 4-0 defeat by AC Milan in the 1993/94 European Champion Clubs' Cup final, Barça have advanced to the semi-finals of the competition twice, namely during the 1999/00 and 2001/02 seasons, where they lost on both occasions to Spanish opponents. The former came against Valencia CF who defeated Barça 5-3 on aggregate, while the latter was against Real Madrid CF who won 2-0 in Barcelona before drawing 1-1 at home to advance to the final. •In total, Barça have appeared in four European Champion Clubs' Cup finals, winning the 1991/92 competition against UC Sampdoria thanks to a 112th-minute Ronald Koeman free-kick. Previously, Barça lost on penalties to CSA Steaua Bucuresti in the 1985/86 season and 3-2 to SL Benfica in the 1960/61 season.

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•Bar ça won the Spanish Primera División by four points from Real Madrid CF. Villarreal CF and Real Betis Balompié followed in third and fourth place, 19 and 22 points behind the champions respectively. •Entering the competition at the start of the group stage, the Catalan team opened their account with two wins from two outings. Barça tamed Bremen in Germany on the opening matchday with goals from Deco (13) and Ronaldinho (76pen). Then Udinese, fresh from a 3-0 win against Panathinaikos, felt the wrath of Ronaldinho who bagged a hat-trick (13, 32, 90pen) with Deco (41) also on the scoresheet in a sizzling 4-1 victory at the Camp Nou. A fitting outcome to Barça's 150th game in the European Champion Clubs' Cup in which they have won 83, drawn 33 and lost 34 with 288 goals scored and 167 goals conceded.

•On Matchday 3, Panathinaikos blunted the three-man attack of Barcelona with, in the end, some comfort to secure a UEFA Champions League draw which will not harm either side's chances of reaching the next stage. Only occasionally were the two goalkeepers called into action, as Ronaldinho in particular had a night of increasing – and rare – frustration.

•Barcelona overwhelmed Panathinaikos on Matchday 4 with a glittering display of attacking football at the Camp Nou to move into the UEFA Champions League knockout stages. Any hope Panathinaikos had of a repeat of the first game between these sides - the goalless draw in Athens - was dashed inside the first minute as Mark van Bommel scored a scintillating opener. Samuel Eto'o (14, 40, 65) and Lionel Messi (34) then took over, with the Cameroonian registering a hat-trick and the 18-year-old Argentinian capping a magnificent individual performance with Barça's third.

•Bar ça produced another commanding performance at Camp Nou on Matchday 5 as they secured first place in Group C and left Werder Bremen needing to defeat Panathinaikos in their final match to have any hope of progressing to the knockout stages. Gabri García (14) gave the Spanish champions an early advantage and, although Tim Borowski (22) levelled from the penalty spot, the outstanding Ronaldinho (61) quickly restored Barcelona's lead with a long-range free-kick. The win was wrapped up 19 minutes from time by Henrik Larsson from another astute Ronaldinho pass, meaning the Brazilian had had a hand in all three of his team's goals. •To date, Barça have played 101 matches in the UEFA Champions League. In that time, they have won 54, drawn 24 and lost 23 with 196 goals scored and 121 conceded. •Barcelona are closing in on scoring their 300th goal in the European Champion Clubs' Cup. To date, they have played 153 matches with 85 wins, 34 draws and 34 losses with 296 goals scored and 168 conceded. •Of the 32 teams competing in this season's UEFA Champions League, they are second only to Real Madrid CF in terms of total matches played in UEFA club competition with 325 games in which they have won 175, drawn 75 and lost 75 with 629 goals scored and 340 goals conceded.

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Match facts: Udinese v Barcelona •Morgan De Sanctis and Felipe are the only Udinese players to have played every minute of the club's seven UEFA Champions League matches to date, including the third qualifying round. Vincent Candela, Christian Obodo, Damiano Zenoni, Sulley Ali Muntari and Antonio Di Natale have also featured in all seven matches. •Aside from De Sanctis and Felipe, only Candela has played every minute of Udinese's five group-stage fixtures.

•Brazilian striker Paulo Barretto scored his first two Serie A’s goals in the 2-1 away win at Parma FC last Sunday. •19 -year-old left-back Massimo Gotti played his first game for Udinese in last Wednesday’s 1-0 Coppa Italia defeat at Atalanta BC.

•Udinese general manager Pietro Leonardi, coach Serse Cosmi and captain Valerio Bertotto will run with Torino 2006’s Olympic torch when it arrives in Udine on 19 January.

•Italian -Argentine midfielder Fernando Tissone was denied twice by the post in last Wednesday’s 1-0 Coppa Italia defeat at Atalanta BC. The 19-year-old, who made his seventh appearance of the season for Udinese, was man of the match.

•The condition of Cesare Natali, who suffered a serious ankle injury in the first leg match against Barcelona on 27 September, recently worsened. Recent medical tests confirmed that the central defender will not be able to return before next January. •Di Natale was left out of the squad for the recent away games against Parma and Atalanta after his anger at being substituted against Panathinaikos FC two weeks ago. However, he returned as a substitute in the 2-0 home defeat against AS Livorno Calcio.

•Brazilian defender Felipe has started in all of Udinese’s 22 competitive games this season. He was included even in the starting eleven for last Wednesday’s Coppa Italia game against Atalanta before being substituted after 57 minutes. It was the first time he had been substituted this season. •Udinese have a perfect balance between home and away results. Cosmi’s side have won three, drawn one and lost three games both at their Friuli stadium and away from Udine. •Udinese have not conceded a penalty in their opening 14 Serie A games. •Davide Di Michele and Iaquinta remain Udinese’s most prolific strikers in Serie A with three goals apiece. Iaquinta, who has scored four goals in the UEFA Champions League group stage, has converted three penalties in his overall total. •AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko tops the scoring charts after Matchday 5 with six goals. The Ukrainian international leads FC Barcelona's Ronaldinho by one and three

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players by two - John Carew (Olympique Lyonnais), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Udinese) and David Trezeguet (Juventus). •AFC Ajax's South African midfielder Steven Pienaar tops the assists rankings with four after Matchday 5. Six players have three assists each: David Beckham (Real Madrid CF), Juninho Pernambucano (Lyon), Stefano Mauri (Udinese), José Antonio Reyes (Arsenal FC), Ronaldinho (Barcelona) and Nelson Valdez (Werder Bremen). •Straying offside most often after five matchdays has been Arsenal's Robin van Persie. The Dutch striker has been flagged on eleven occasions, one clear of four players, namely Nicolas Anelka (Fenerbahçe SK), Iaquinta (Udinese), Mauro Lustrinelli (FC Thun) and Christian Vieri (AC Milan). •Milan have been flagged most often for offside to date in the competition. The Italian side have had players flagged on 30 occasions, six clear of RSC Anderlecht and Udinese. SK Rapid Wien (6), FC Artmedia (6) and Manchester United FC (7) players have avoided the attentions of the assistant referees the most after five matchdays.

•Rangers FC players have committed the most fouls so far in the competition, with 127 indiscretions from five outings in the group stage. Udinese (113) and LOSC Lille Métropole (109) are the only other clubs to have passed the 100-foul mark. Bottom of the list are Arsenal (60), Anderlecht (62) and Olympiacos CFP (63).

•The most red cards have been issued to Fenerbahçe SK as they have seen red on three occasions from their five matches in the competition, one ahead of Juventus, Udinese and Manchester United. Thirteen of the 32 clubs participating in the group stage have had at least one player sent off during the first five matchdays.

•Udinese and Werder Bremen served up a seven-goal thriller on Matchday 4, to date providing the most goals in a single game in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League. Miroslav Klose (15) and Frank Baumann (24) rewarded Bremen for an impressive first- half display before Johan Micoud (51) added a third shortly after the break. However, two strikes from substitute Antonio Di Natale (54, 57) and a Christian Schulz own goal (60) wiped out that deficit in six frantic second-half minutes, only for Micoud (67) to strike again. •V íctor Valdés, Carles Puyol, Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Ronaldinho are the only Barcelona players to have played every minute of their UEFA Champions League group-stage campaign to date. No other Barça player has featured in all five matches. •Puyol made his 50th appearance in the UEFA Champions League on Matchday 5, while Deco needs just four more games for his half-century in Europe’s premier club competition. •Xavi Hernández requires one more appearance to make it 75 in UEFA club competition. •Santiago Ezquerro will celebrate his 29th birthday on 14 December.

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•Since the 1961/62 season, Barça had failed to win five successive matches scoring at least three goals per game. But 44 years later, they matched the record. Back in 1961/62 with Ladislav Kubala in charge, Barça beat RC Deportivo La Coruña (3-1 away), Real Oviedo CF (4-1 at home), Real Betis Balompié (3-2 away), Deportivo (3-1 at home in the Spanish Cup) and CA Osasuna (3-1 at home) before the run ended with a 1-1 draw against crosscity rivals RCD Espanyol. This season, the run started by defeating Real Sociedad de Fútbol (5-0 at home), Panathinaikos FC (5-0 at home), Getafe CF (3-1 away), Real Madrid CF (3-0 away) and Werder Bremen (3-1 at home). •This scoring record has occured previously: Nine successive matches during the 1942/43 season, seven matches during the 1951/52 campaign and again during the 1959/60 season, six matches during 1958/59 and five in 1957/58, 1961/62 and 2005/06.

•Bar ça's victory against Real Racing Club Santander enabled Frank Rijkaard's side to equal the team record of eight successive victories in official competitions which was first achieved during the 2003/04 season.

•Thiago Motta played his 100th match in all competitions with Barcelona on Matchday 5 against Werder Bremen. The defender has been at the Catalan club for five seasons, scoring nine goals in his first 100 appearances.

•Gabri García scored a goal in his first official appearance since the 28 May 2005 when he came on a substitute for Motta away to Real Sociedad. He scored on that occasion too (as Barça drew 3-3 in San Sebastián). Gabri has recovered from two serious injuries, namely knee and ankle ligament problems suffered in the last 15 months.

•The UEFA Champions League match against Werder Bremen was the first one in which Samuel Eto’o failed to feature either in the starting eleven or as a substitute, as a result of Rijkaard's squad rotation policy.

•Ronaldinho scored his 50th official goal with Barcelona when he scored a penalty in the 55th minute against Racing: 33 goals have come in the Primera División, nine in the UEFA Champions League, four in the UEFA Cup, three in the Copa del Rey and one in the Spanish Super Cup. •Ronaldinho is the fifth Barça player to have won the France Football Ballon d’Or (European Footballer of the Year) after Luís Suárez, Johan Cruyff, Hristo Stoitchkov and Rivaldo won it previously. •Rafa Márquez is one yellow card away from a match suspension in the UEFA Champions League. •Lionel Messi scored his first goal in the Primera División against Racing. Sylvinho scored his first goal for Barcelona since his arrival last season. His only other goal in the Primera División came while he was at RC Celta de Vigo against Barcelona during the 2002/03 season.

•Juliano Belleti returned for the first time with Barcelona to Villarreal CF to play

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against his former team last weekend and ended up on the winning side following Barça's 2-0 win. •The game against Villarreal also provided the Barça players with the opportunity to show support for long-term injury absentee Xavi Hernández. The players all had t- shirts offering encouragement, a policy they have followed when other players were sidelined (including Motta, Gabri, Edmílson and Larsson). •Andriy Shevchenko tops the ranking of players with shots on target after Matchday 5 with 14, two clear of Ajax's Wesley Sneijder. Behind on eleven shots on goal are John Carew (Olympique Lyonnais), Eto'o (Barcelona) and David Trezeguet (Juventus).

•Barcelona top the goals scored ranking after five matchdays with 14, three clear of Lyon. Propping up the ranking are RSC Anderlecht who remain goalless from their five outings.

•Defensively, English clubs have been particularly mean after the opening five matchdays. Both Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC have conceded one goal apiece, while Manchester United FC and Arsenal FC have only conceded twice. Also conceding only one goal have been Villarreal CF and LOSC Lille Métropole. Barcelona have also conceded twice. At the other end of the spectrum, Fenerbahçe SK, Olympiacos CFP and SK Rapid Wien have leaked 12 goals apiece from their five matches to date in the competition. •Barcelona also top the rankings in terms of shots on target with 41 from their opening five matches in this season's group stage - two ahead of both Real Madrid CF and Milan. Struggling to record shots on target have been Club Brugge KV (12), AC Sparta Praha (14) and Lille (15).

•AFC Ajax top the ranking of the 32 participating clubs in terms of ball possession with 62 per cent (36 minutes per match) after five matchdays. FC Barcelona (58 per cent) and Arsenal FC (56 per cent) are in hot pursuit. Propping up the rankings are Sparta (38 per cent), Rosenborg BK (43 per cent) and Thun (44 per cent).

•Group -by-group - Group B has witnessed the least yellow cards issued (30) and the least fouls committed (281) after five matchdays. - Group C has witnessed the most goals scored (34) in the competition, the most shots on target (122) and the most offsides (87) to date in the competition. - Group D has witnessed the fewest goals scored (8) in the competition, the least shots on target (87) and the least offsides (49) but the most yellow cards issued (41) after five matchdays. - Group E has witnessed the most red cards issued (5) and the most shots wide of target (140) to date in the competition. - Group F has witnessed the most corners taken (127) after five matchdays. - Group G has witnessed the fewest red cards issued (one - together with Group H) to date in the competition. - Group H has witnessed the most fouls committed (400) but the fewest red cards

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issued (one - together with Group G) after five matchdays. •Goals 194 UEFA Champions League goals were scored over the first five Matchdays, with 38 (19.6 per cent) coming in the last 15 minutes of the matches.

Competition facts UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

•Only Group A in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League group stage contains four domestic league champions from their respective 2004/05 domestic seasons. SK Rapid Wien won the Austrian Bundesliga by a point from Grazer AK. Club Brugge KV won the Belgian first division by three points from RSC Anderlecht. FC Bayern München won the German Bundesliga by 14 points from FC Schalke 04, while Juventus won the Italian Serie A championship by seven points from AC Milan, with FC Internazionale Milano and Udinese Calcio a further seven and 17 points behind.

•This season Manchester United FC have extended their consecutive participation in the UEFA Champions League to ten, a record in the competition. Bayern, PSV Eindhoven, Olympiacos CFP and Real Madrid CF are making their ninth consecutive appearance, one ahead of Arsenal FC.

•In addition, Manchester United have qualified for the knockout stages of the competition for the each of the past nine seasons, winning the European Champion Clubs' Cup at the end of the 1998/99 campaign. The English club have also advanced as far as the semi-finals twice, the quarter-finals four times and the first knockout round twice in the other eight seasons.

•Of all 32 clubs competing in this season's UEFA Champions League, only Real Betis Balompié did not participate in a UEFA club competition during the 2004/05 season.

•Six clubs competing in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League were involved in the competition when it started during the 1992/93 season with two rounds preceding the group stage. AC Milan were beaten finalists (to Olympique de Marseille), while Club Brugge, PSV, Rangers FC and FC Porto all participated in the group stage. FC Barcelona were knocked out in the second round, the last hurdle to enter the group stage. •Defending champions Liverpool FC entered the competition at the first qualifying round stage having not secured one of the automatic qualification slots available for finishing in the top four places in last season's English Premiership, but they are not the only club to have played six matches to advance to the group stage - a feat shared by FC Artmedia. Three clubs also made it from the second qualifying round: Rapid Wien, Anderlecht and FC Thun. •Both Arsenal and Schalke remain the only two clubs among this season's participants never to have played a UEFA Champions League qualifying-round match. At the start of

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the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League all of Arsenal's 68 matches were restricted to the group stage and beyond while Schalke's six matches had come in the first group stage of the 2001/02 season, their sole previous participation before this campaign. •Only two of the former winners of the competition since it commenced in the 1992/93 season are not participating in this season's UEFA Champions League, namely Marseille (1992/93) and BV Borussia Dortmund (1996/97). UEFA Champions League: All-time records

•Biggest wins Res Match Date 8-3 AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña 05.11.2004 7-0 Juventus v Olympiacos CFP 10.12.2003 7-2 Paris Saint-Germain FC v Rosenborg BK 24.10.2000 Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen 08.03.2005 6-0 Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva 17.03.1993 Leeds United AFC v Besiktas JK 26.09.2000 Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk 25.09.2002

Monaco's record victory was achieved in part thanks to the exploits of Dado Pršo, who scored four of his seven 2003/04 UEFA Champions League goals that evening against Deportivo. 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.

•Most goals in a season Goals Player Club Season 12 Ruud van Nistelrooij Manchester United FC 2002/03 10 Alessandro Del Piero Juventus 1997/98 Mário Jardel FC Porto 1999/00 Rivaldo FC Barcelona 1999/00 Raúl González Real Madrid FC 1999/00 Ruud van Nistelrooij Manchester United FC 2001/02 Filippo Inzaghi AC Milan 2002/03

Ruud van Nistelrooij has finished UEFA Champions League top goalscorer in three of the past four seasons, AS Monaco FC's Fernando Morientes pipping him to that feat with nine in 2003/04.

•Four goals in a match Player Match Res Date Marco van Basten AC Milan v IFK Göteborg 4-0 25.11.1992 Simone Inzaghi S.S. Lazio v Olympique de Marseille 5-1 14.03.2000 Dado Pršo AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña 8-3 05.11.2003 Ruud van Nistelrooij Manchester United FC v AC Sparta Praha 4-1 03.11.2004 Andriy Shevchenko Fenerbahçe SK v AC Milan 0-4 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 Player Match Time (sec) Date

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Gilberto PSV Eindoven 0-4 Arsenal FC 20.07 25.09.2002 Alessandro Del Piero Manchester United FC 3-2 Juventus 20.12 01.10.1997 Clarence Seedorf FC Schalke 04 2-2 AC Milan 21.20 28.09.2005 Marek Kincl Club Brugge KV 3-2 SK Rapid Wien 25.40 02.11.2005 Mariano Bombardo Willem II 3-4 AC Sparta Praha 28.21 20.10.1999

AC Milan's joy at Clarence Seedorf's first-minute goal against FC Schalke 04 was short-lived - Søren Larsen equalised for the home side in the third minute.

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

Rosenborg conceded 16 goals the season Mike Newell scored his rapid hat-trick, three fewer than the UEFA Champions League group stage record set by Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC the same season.

•Youngest players to score Player Match Age Date Peter Oforiquaye Rosenborg BK 5-1 Olympiacos CFP 17 y - 195 d 01.10.1997 Cesc Fabregas Arsenal FC 5-1 Rosenborg BK 17 y - 218 d 07.12.2004 Martin Klein Panathinaikos FC 2-1 AC Sparta Praha 17 y - 241 d 27.02.2002 Sammy Kuffour FC Bayern München 2-2 FC Spartak Moskva 18 y - 61 d 02.11.1994 Andriy Shevchenko FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-4 FC Bayern München 18 y - 70 d 07.12.1994

Peter Oforiquaye became the youngest player to score, but Celestine Babayaro is still the youngest player to appear, having begun RSC Anderlecht's game against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994 aged 16 years and 87 days.

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All-time statistics Head-to-head record Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 27.09.2005 UCL GS FC Barcelona - Udinese Calcio 4-1 Barcelona Overall record Pld W D L GF GA Udinese Calcio 1 0 0 1 1 4 FC Barcelona 1 1 0 0 4 1

Home team's record versus clubs from the away team's country Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 27.09.2005 UCL GS FC Barcelona - Udinese Calcio 4-1 Barcelona Overall record Pld W D L GF GA Udinese Calcio 1 0 0 1 1 4

Away team's record versus clubs from the home team's country Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 04.11.1959 UCL R1 AC Milan - FC Barcelona 0-2 Milan 25.11.1959 UCL R1 FC Barcelona - AC Milan 5-1 Barcelona 22.10.1975 UCUP R2 S.S. Lazio - FC Barcelona 0-3 Rome 05.11.1975 UCUP R2 FC Barcelona - S.S. Lazio 4-0 Barcelona 05.03.1986 UCL QF FC Barcelona - Juventus 1-0 Barcelona 19.03.1986 UCL QF Juventus - FC Barcelona 1-1 Turin 10.05.1989 UCWC F FC Barcelona - UC Sampdoria 2-0 Berne 23.11.1989 SCUP F FC Barcelona - AC Milan 1-1 Barcelona 07.12.1989 SCUP F AC Milan - FC Barcelona 1-0 Milan 10.04.1991 UCWC SF FC Barcelona - Juventus 3-1 Barcelona 24.04.1991 UCWC SF Juventus - FC Barcelona 1-0 Turin 20.05.1992 UCL F UC Sampdoria - FC Barcelona 0-1 London 18.05.1994 UCL F AC Milan - FC Barcelona 4-0 Athens 10.04.1997 UCWC SF FC Barcelona - ACF Fiorentina 1-1 Barcelona 24.04.1997 UCWC SF ACF Fiorentina - FC Barcelona 0-2 Florence 22.09.1999 UCL GS1 FC Barcelona - ACF Fiorentina 4-2 Barcelona 02.11.1999 UCL GS1 ACF Fiorentina - FC Barcelona 3-3 Florence 26.09.2000 UCL GS1 FC Barcelona - AC Milan 0-2 Barcelona 18.10.2000 UCL GS1 AC Milan - FC Barcelona 3-3 Milan 20.02.2002 UCL GS2 FC Barcelona - AS Roma 1-1 Barcelona 26.02.2002 UCL GS2 AS Roma - FC Barcelona 3-0 Rome 18.02.2003 UCL GS2 FC Barcelona - FC Internazionale Milano 3-0 Barcelona 26.02.2003 UCL GS2 FC Internazionale Milano - FC Barcelona 0-0 Milan 09.04.2003 UCL QF Juventus - FC Barcelona 1-1 Turin 22.04.2003 UCL QF FC Barcelona - Juventus 1-2 Barcelona

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20.10.2004 UCL GS AC Milan - FC Barcelona 1-0 Milan 02.11.2004 UCL GS FC Barcelona - AC Milan 2-1 Barcelona 27.09.2005 UCL GS FC Barcelona - Udinese Calcio 4-1 Barcelona Overall record Pld W D L GF GA FC Barcelona 28 13 8 7 48 31

UEFA club competition record Udinese Calcio Pld W D L GF GA European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League 7 4 1 2 14 12 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 UEFA Cup 22 12 2 8 23 19 UEFA Super Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 UEFA Intertoto Cup 6 4 1 1 12 6 Total 35 20 4 11 49 37 FC Barcelona Pld W D L GF GA European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League 153 85 34 34 296 168 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 85 49 19 17 178 87 UEFA Cup 77 38 18 21 146 75 UEFA Super Cup 10 3 4 3 9 10 UEFA Intertoto Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 325 175 75 75 629 340

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) club record Udinese Calcio Pld W D L GF GA UEFA Champions League 5 2 1 2 10 10 FC Barcelona Pld W D L GF GA UEFA Champions League 101 54 24 23 196 121

KEY: All-time statistics Comp. - Competition, Res - Result Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup) (NOTE: For matches in the UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) club record, the fixtures played in the 1992/93 and 1993/94 first and second rounds are included in the statistics calculation) Current club names used for all clubs listed in these tables 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.. ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA AP: Appearances QR2: Second qualifying round Champions League F: Final QR3: Third qualifying round UCUP: UEFA Cup GS: Group stage R1: First round UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup GS1: First group stage R2: Second round

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SCUP: UEFA Super Cup GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup PR: Preliminary round R4: Fourth round EURO: UEFA European Football Championship QF: Quarter-finals SF: Semi-finals WC: FIFA World Cup QR: Qualifying round 1/8: Eighth-finals QR1: First qualifying round 1/16: Sixteenth-finals

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Squad list Udinese Calcio Current Season All-time UCLQ1 UCL2 League UCL3 UEFA4 No. Player Nat. DoB Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Morgan De Sanctis ITA 26.03.77 2 - 5 - 13 - 5 - 13 - 12 Gabriele Paoletti ITA 11.04.78 - - - - 1 - - - - - 58 Carlo Sciarrone ITA 17.11.83 ------Defenders 2 Cristian Zapata Valencia COL 30.09.86 - - - - 1 - - - - - 4 Valerio Bertotto ITA 15.01.73 2 - 4 - 11 - 4 - 29 1 6 Roberto Néstor Sensini ARG 12.10.66 - - 4 - 8 - 18 1 62 7 14 Cesare Natali ITA 05.04.79 2 1 2 - 5 - 2 - 4 1 19 Felipe BRA 31.07.84 2 - 5 1 14 1 5 1 7 1 32 Vincent Candela FRA 24.10.73 2 - 5 1 11 1 28 1 58 1 39 Juarez BRA 25.09.73 - - 2 - 3 - 2 - 8 1 41 Emanuele Politti ITA 21.07.87 ------Midfielders 5 Christian Obodo NGA 11.05.84 2 - 5 - 12 - 5 - 17 - 7 Damiano Zenoni ITA 23.04.77 2 - 5 - 12 - 5 - 7 - 8 Vidigal POR 15.03.73 2 - 2 - 10 1 5 - 13 - 13 Giampiero Pinzi ITA 11.03.81 - - 3 - 8 - 4 - 11 1 16 Fernando Tissone ITA 24.07.86 - - - - 5 - - - - - 18 Sulley GHA 27.08.84 2 - 5 - 14 3 5 - 10 - 23 Stefano Mauri ITA 08.01.80 2 - 4 - 9 - 4 - 8 - 25 Piermario Morosini ITA 05.07.86 - - - - 1 - - - - - 26 Mirko Pieri ITA 24.07.78 - - - - 1 - - - 3 - 27 Marco Motta ITA 14.05.86 - - 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 33 Flavio Lazzari ITA 05.09.86 ------Forwards 9 Vincenzo Iaquinta ITA 21.11.79 2 2 4 4 10 3 4 4 9 6 10 Antonio Di Natale ITA 13.10.77 2 - 5 3 11 1 5 3 9 3 11 Saadi Al Gaddafi LBY 27.05.73 ------17 David Di Michele ITA 06.01.76 - - 5 - 13 3 5 - 7 - 20 Fausto Rossini ITA 02.03.78 1 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 2 - 31 Paulo Barreto BRA 12.07.85 2 1 3 - 8 2 3 - 5 1 42 Alessandro Osso Armellino ITA 05.05.87 ------Coach Serse Cosmi ITA 05.05.58 2 - 5 - - - 5 - 23 -

KEY: Squad list Squad list is ordered by position and then numerically No - Number, Nat. - Nationality DoB - Date of birth, Pld - Matches played, Gls - Goals 1 - UCLQ: Total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds only 2 - UCL: Total UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday 3 - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition) 4 - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches

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(NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup)

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Squad list FC Barcelona Current Season All-time UCLQ1 UCL2 League UCL3 UEFA4 No. Player Nat. DoB Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Víctor Valdés ESP 14.01.82 - - 5 - 14 - 17 - 24 - 25 Albert Jorquera ESP 03.03.79 ------28 Rubén Martinez ESP 22.06.84 ------Defenders 2 Juliano Belletti BRA 20.06.76 - - 4 - 8 - 12 - 33 - 4 Rafael Márquez MEX 13.02.79 - - 3 - 12 - 13 - 22 - 5 Carles Puyol ESP 13.04.78 - - 5 - 14 1 50 - 62 - 12 Giovanni van Bronckhorst NED 05.02.75 - - 5 - 7 - 40 4 78 7 15 Edmílson BRA 10.07.76 - - 2 - 11 - 34 1 39 1 16 Sylvinho BRA 12.04.74 - - - - 8 1 18 2 33 2 23 Oleguer Presas ESP 02.02.80 - - 4 - 13 - 13 - 17 - 26 Rodri ESP 17.08.84 ------1 - 1 - 29 Carlos González Peña ESP 28.07.83 ------32 Damiá Abella ESP 15.04.82 ------Midfielders 3 Thiago Motta BRA 28.08.82 - - 3 - 3 1 22 2 28 3 6 Xavi Hernández ESP 25.01.80 - - 4 - 12 - 57 2 74 3 10 Ronaldinho BRA 21.03.80 - - 5 5 13 10 12 9 29 16 17 Mark van Bommel NED 22.04.77 - - 4 1 8 2 35 3 58 8 18 Gabri García ESP 10.02.79 - - 2 1 2 - 32 6 44 6 20 Deco POR 27.08.77 - - 4 2 11 2 46 11 72 16 24 Andrés Iniesta ESP 11.05.84 - - 4 - 11 - 15 - 18 - 27 Pitu ESP 24.11.83 ------30 Lionel Messi ARG 24.06.87 - - 4 1 7 1 5 1 5 1 31 Joan Verdu ESP 05.05.83 ------1 - 1 - Forwards 7 Henrik Larsson SWE 20.09.71 - - 3 1 7 2 19 6 84 46 8 Ludovic Giuly FRA 10.07.76 - - 2 - 12 3 24 5 54 16 9 Samuel Eto'o CMR 10.03.81 - - 4 3 14 12 19 8 30 14 11 Maxi López ARG 03.04.84 - - - - 1 - 2 1 2 1 14 Santiago Ezquerro ESP 14.12.76 - - 3 - 4 1 9 - 19 5 Coach Frank Rijkaard NED 30.09.62 - - 5 - - - 13 - 21 -

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Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup)

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Match-by-match lineups - Group C Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Barcelona 5 4 1 0 14 2 13 Udinese Calcio 5 2 1 2 10 10 7 Panathinaikos FC 5 1 1 3 3 11 4 Werder Bremen 5 1 1 3 7 11 4 Date Match Res Lineups 14.09.2005 Udinese Calcio v Panathinaikos FC 3-0 Udinese: De Sanctis, Obodo (Pinzi 68), Zenoni, Vidigal, Iaquinta, Di Natale (Di Michele 80), Natali, Sulley, Felipe, Candela, Juarez (Sensini 86) Panathinaikos: Galinović, Kotsios, Morris, Goumas, González, Wooter (Leontiou 76), Šerić, Charalambides (Gekas 70), Igor Bišćan, Nilsson, Torghelle 14.09.2005 Werder Bremen v FC Barcelona 02 Bremen: Reinke, Pasanen, Naldo, Baumann (D Jensen 63), Valdez (Hunt 83), Micoud, Owomoyela, Klasnić, Frings, Borowski, Schulz Barcelona: Valdés, Belletti (Edmílson 46), Márquez, Puyol, Xavi (Van Bommel 79), Giuly (Messi 66), Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Van Bronckhorst, Deco, Oleguer 27.09.2005 FC Barcelona v Udinese Calcio 41 Barcelona: Valdés, Belletti, Puyol, Xavi, Eto'o (Larsson 81), Ronaldinho, Van Bronckhorst, Van Bommel (Iniesta 62), Deco, Oleguer, Messi (Ezquerro 70) Udinese: De Sanctis, Bertotto, Obodo, Zenoni, Vidigal, Di Natale (Mauri 51), Natali (Juarez 33), Sulley (Di Michele 73), Felipe, Barreto, Candela 27.09.2005 Panathinaikos FC v Werder Bremen 21 Panathinaikos: Galinović, Morris, Conceição, Goumas (Kotsios 41), González, Šerić, Vintra, Mantzios (Gekas 72), Nilsson, Darlas, Torghelle (Tziolis 58) Bremen: Reinke, Naldo, Baumann (Hunt 63), Micoud, Klose, Owomoyela, Andreasen, Klasnić, Frings, Borowski, Schulz (Valdez 75) 18.10.2005 Panathinaikos FC v FC Barcelona 00 Panathinaikos: Galinović, Morris, Conceição, González (Papadopoulos 76), Šerić (Wooter 88), Vintra, Igor Bišćan, Mantzios, Nilsson, Darlas, Torghelle (Leontiou 59) Barcelona: Valdés, Belletti, Márquez, Puyol, Xavi (Iniesta 76), Larsson (Messi 67), Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Van Bronckhorst, Van Bommel (Motta 56), Deco 18.10.2005 Udinese Calcio v Werder Bremen 11 Udinese: De Sanctis, Bertotto, Obodo, Sensini, Zenoni (Di Natale 77), Iaquinta, Pinzi (Mauri 77), Di Michele (Barreto 59), Sulley, Felipe, Candela Bremen: Reinke, Naldo, Baumann, Valdez (Hunt 84), Micoud, Klose, Owomoyela, Andreasen, Frings, Borowski, Schulz 02.11.2005 FC Barcelona v Panathinaikos FC 50 Barcelona: Valdés, Puyol, Xavi (Ezquerro 71), Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Van Bronckhorst, Edmílson, Van Bommel (Gabri 61), Oleguer, Iniesta (Motta 51), Messi Panathinaikos: Galinović, Morris, Conceição, González, Papadopoulos, Šerić (Wooter 79), Vintra, Igor Bišćan (Kotsios 46), Leontiou, Nilsson, Darlas (Tziolis 61) 02.11.2005 Werder Bremen v Udinese Calcio 43 Bremen: Reinke, Naldo, Baumann (Vranješ 86), Valdez (Hunt 80), Micoud, Klose, Owomoyela

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(Fahrenhorst 68), Andreasen, Frings, Borowski, Schulz Udinese: De Sanctis, Bertotto, Obodo, Sensini, Zenoni (Mauri 50), Iaquinta, Pinzi, Di Michele (Motta 73), Sulley (Di Natale 30), Felipe, Candela 22.11.2005 Panathinaikos FC v Udinese Calcio 12 Panathinaikos: Galinović, Kotsios, Morris, Conceição, Goumas, González, Papadopoulos (Srdjan Andrić 64), Charalambides, Mantzios, Leontiou (Torghelle 83), Darlas Udinese: De Sanctis, Bertotto, Obodo, Sensini, Zenoni, Iaquinta, Di Natale (Barreto 62), Di Michele (Rossini 80), Sulley (Mauri 75), Felipe, Candela 22.11.2005 FC Barcelona v Werder Bremen 31 Barcelona: Valdés, Motta, Márquez (Belletti 74), Puyol, Larsson, Giuly (Ezquerro 65), Ronaldinho, Van Bronckhorst, Gabri (Iniesta 77), Deco, Oleguer Bremen: Reinke, Fahrenhorst, Naldo, Baumann, Valdez, Micoud, Klose (Hunt 58), Owomoyela, Frings, Borowski, Schulz 07.12.2005 Udinese Calcio v FC Barcelona 07.12.2005 Werder Bremen v Panathinaikos FC

KEY: Match-by-match lineups Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against, Pts - Points (NOTE: In the group stage, the group winners and runners-up advance to the UEFA Champions League knockout stage, the eight third-placed teams move into the UEFA Cup third round, and the eight fourth-placed teams are eliminated.)

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Booking list - Group C FC Barcelona 04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 4 Rafael Márquez Y Y * 5 Carles Puyol Y 6 Xavi Hernández Y 17 Mark van Bommel Y Y * 20 Deco Y 23 Oleguer Presas Y Panathinaikos FC 04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 5 Nasief Morris Y 6 Flavio Conceição Y Y Y 9 Emmanuel Olisadebe Y Y 19 Anthony Šerić Y Y * 22 Alexandros Tziolis Y 31 Filippos Darlas Y 40 Sándor Torghelle Y Udinese Calcio 04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 4 Valerio Bertotto Y 6 Roberto Sensini Y 7 Damiano Zenoni Y Y * 8 Vidigal R 9 Vincenzo Iaquinta Y Y * 13 Giampiero Pinzi Y R 17 David Di Michele Y 27 Marco Motta Y Werder Bremen 04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 2 Frank Fahrenhorst Y 9 Nelson Valdez Y 10 Johan Micoud Y 11 Miroslav Klose R 14 Aaron Hunt Y 16 Leon Andreasen Y 17 Ivan Klasnić R 22 Torsten Frings Y Y *

KEY: Booking list Y - Booked, R - Sent off, Y/R - Yellow + Direct Red - Suspension, ### - Suspension for at least 1 match, * - Misses next match if booked

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Player statistics Udinese Calcio QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 Goalkeepers 1 Morgan De Sanctis - - - - 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 - 12 Gabriele Paoletti ------58 Carlo Sciarrone ------Defenders 2 Cristian Zapata Valencia ------4 Valerio Bertotto - - - - 90 90 - 90 90 90 90 - 6 Roberto Néstor Sensini ------4(+) - 90 90 90 - 14 Cesare Natali - - - - 90 90 90 33(-) - - - - 19 Felipe - - - - 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 - 32 Vincent Candela - - - - 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 - 39 Juarez ------86(-) 57(+) - - - - 41 Emanuele Politti ------Midfielders 5 Christian Obodo - - - - 90 90 68(-) 90 90 90 90 - 7 Damiano Zenoni - - - - 90 90 90 90 77(-) 50(-) 90 - 8 Vidigal - - - - 49(+) 90 90 49 - - - - 13 Giampiero Pinzi ------22(+) - 77(-) 71 - - 16 Fernando Tissone ------18 Sulley - - - - 72(-) 70(-) 90 73(-) 90 30(-) 75(-) - 23 Stefano Mauri - - - - 18(+) 20(+) - 39(+) 13(+) 40(+) 15(+) - 25 Piermario Morosini ------26 Mirko Pieri ------27 Marco Motta ------17(+) - - 33 Flavio Lazzari ------Forwards 9 Vincenzo Iaquinta - - - - 90 90 90 - 90 90 90 - 10 Antonio Di Natale - - - - 82(-) 81(-) 80(-) 51(-) 13(+) 60(+) 62(-) - 11 Saadi Al Gaddafi ------17 David Di Michele ------10(+) 17(+) 59(-) 73(-) 80(-) - 20 Fausto Rossini - - - - 8(+) - - - - - 10(+) - 31 Paulo Barreto - - - - 41(-) 9(+) - 90 31(+) - 28(+) - 42 Alessandro Osso Armellino ------

KEY: Lineups Lineups are ordered by position and then numerically No - Jersey number (-) - Denotes player substituted (+) - Denotes player introduced (*) - Denotes player dismissed (+/-) - Denotes player introduced and substituted

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Player statistics FC Barcelona QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 Goalkeepers 1 Víctor Valdés ------90 90 90 90 90 - 25 Albert Jorquera ------28 Rubén Martinez ------Defenders 2 Juliano Belletti ------46(-) 90 90 - 16(+) - 4 Rafael Márquez ------90 - 90 - 74(-) - 5 Carles Puyol ------90 90 90 90 90 - 12 Giovanni van Bronckhorst ------90 90 90 90 90 - 15 Edmílson ------44(+) - - 90 - - 16 Sylvinho ------23 Oleguer Presas ------90 90 - 90 90 - 26 Rodri ------29 Carlos González Peña ------32 Damiá Abella ------Midfielders 3 Thiago Motta ------34(+) 39(+) 90 - 6 Xavi Hernández ------79(-) 90 76(-) 71(-) - - 10 Ronaldinho ------90 90 90 90 90 - 17 Mark van Bommel ------11(+) 62(-) 56(-) 61(-) - - 18 Gabri García ------29(+) 77(-) - 20 Deco ------90 90 90 - 90 - 24 Andrés Iniesta ------28(+) 14(+) 51(-) 13(+) - 27 Pitu ------30 Lionel Messi ------24(+) 70(-) 23(+) 90 - - 31 Joan Verdu ------Forwards 7 Henrik Larsson ------9(+) 67(-) - 90 - 8 Ludovic Giuly ------66(-) - - - 65(-) - 9 Samuel Eto'o ------90 81(-) 90 90 - - 11 Maxi López ------14 Santiago Ezquerro ------20(+) - 19(+) 25(+) -

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Head coach profiles Serse Cosmi Serse Cosmi has brought his distinctive management style to the UEFA Champions League at the helm of Udinese Calcio. His ever-present baseball cap, earring and animated touchline presence have made him a favourite in Italy, and he now has the chance to show his unique talents on the big stage. Cosmi is an honest, direct coach, who whose emphasis on team spirit and unity has already paid dividends. Maverick AC Perugia president Luciano Gaucci plucked Cosmi from the relative obscurity of third-division AC Arezzo in 2000, and the Perugia-born tactician set about proving his worth, keeping his modest hometown club in Serie A for three seasons before finally succumbing to relegation in 2003/04. He moved to Serie B side Genoa 1893, with whom he spent a season before leaving in June 2005 thinking he had guided them to promotion. However, the club were later relegated two divisions after being found guilty of match fixing.

With Udinese coach Luciano Spalletti having jumped ship to join AS Roma, the Zebrette turned to Cosmi to build on their fourth-place finish the previous term. His mission was to cover for the departure of star players Marek Jankulovski and David Pizarro, while getting the best from the likes of David Di Michele and Vincenzo Iaquinta - the forward who struck a Matchday 1 hat-trick against Panathinaikos FC.

Frank Rijkaard If Frank Rijkaard's second season at FC Barcelona was anything to go by – a Spanish title and some memorable performances in the UEFA Champions League – there is no reason why he cannot steer one of Europe's grandest clubs to even greater glory.

Perhaps it is no coincidence that his mentor as a youngster was Johan Cruyff. The Dutch legend groomed Rijkaard at AFC Ajax in 1979 where the defender progressed so quickly that he was pulling on the Netherlands shirt aged just 19. In 1987, Rijkaard left the Amsterdam club and had brief spells in Portugal and Spain before committing the key years of his career to AC Milan with whom he twice won the European Champion Clubs' Cup. Highly versatile, Rijkaard played in midfield for Milan but in central defence for his country as they lifted the 1988 UEFA European Championship.

He returned to Ajax in 1993 and helped them, ironically, defeat Milan in the 1995 UEFA Champions League final in Vienna. When he eventually hung up his boots, heads turned as Rijkaard was appointed coach of his country before UEFA EURO 2000™. A semi-final place followed but Rijkaard left his post to pursue a career in club management. His first stint ended poorly, as he resigned from Sparta Rotterdam in May 2002 when they were relegated from the Dutch Eredivisie for the first time, although Barça were not put off and have since seen their faith repaid handsomely.

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Match officials Referee Eric Braamhaar (HOL) Assistant referees Arie Brink (HOL), Wijnand Rutgers (HOL) Fourth official Kevin Blom (HOL) UEFA Delegate Wolfgang Thierrichter (AUT) UEFA Referee observer Francesco Bianchi (SUI) UEFA Media Officer André Francioli (SUI) Referee

Name Nat. DoB UCL1 UEFA2 Eric Braamhaar HOL 13.10.1966 0 9 Eric Braamhaar has taken a major step forward with his refereeing this season, after recently earning recognition at UEFA and FIFA levels. Braamhaar, an account manager who is based in Enter, in the Netherlands, was born on 13 October 1966. After gaining several years of experience in the domestic game, he earned his FIFA badge in 2002.

The world body chose him in the summer of 2005 to be a member of the refereeing team for the FIFA World Youth Championship on home soil. Other assignments during the 2004/05 season included three UEFA Cup matches, and two FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He began the 2005/06 season with the 1-1 draw between FC Steaua Bucuresti and Rosenborg BK in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, with the Matchday 6 meeting of Udinese Calcio and FC Barcelona being his first appointment in the competition proper.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No matches found UEFA Champions League Other matches Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 10.08.2005 UCL QR3 FC Steaua Bucuresti - Rosenborg BK 1-1 Bucharest

Other matches Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 24.04.2002 U19 IR FYR Macedonia - Spain 1-3 Strumica 19.09.2002 UCUP R1 FC Metalurh Donetsk - Werder Bremen 2-2 Donetsk 21.10.2002 U17 QR1 France - Slovenia 2-1 Fermoy 25.10.2002 U17 QR1 Germany - France 0-0 Cobh 12.02.2003 FRIE. R1 Scotland - Rep. of Ireland 0-2 Glasgow 06.06.2003 U21 QR Spain - Greece 2-0 Huesca 15.10.2003 UCUP R1 Blackburn Rovers FC - Gençlerbirligi SK 1-1 Blackburn 15.11.2003 U21 P-O Belarus - Poland 1-1 Minsk 11.12.2003 UCUP R2 Maccabi Haifa FC - Valencia CF 0-4 Rotterdam 18.02.2004 FRIE. R1 Italy - Czech Republic 2-2 Palermo

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03.03.2004 UCUP R3 Newcastle United FC - Vålerenga IF 3-1 Newcastle 30.09.2004 UCUP R1 Ferencvárosi TC - Millwall FC 3-1 Budapest 09.10.2004 WC QR Luxembourg - Russia 0-4 Luxembourg 02.12.2004 UCUP GS Sevilla FC - AEK Athens FC 3-2 Sevilla 24.02.2005 UCUP 1/16 Real Zaragoza - Fenerbahçe SK 2-1 Zaragoza 04.06.2005 WC QR Scotland - Moldova 2-0 Glasgow 15.09.2005 UCUP R1 Hamburger SV - FC København 1-1 Hamburg

KEY: Match officials Nat. - Nationality, DoB - Date of birth Comp. - Competition, Res - Result 1 - UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. Matches where the match official has acted as a fourth official are not included in this statistic.) 2 - UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup. International matches or matches where the match official has acted as a fourth official are not included in this statistic.) ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA AP: Appearances QR2: Second qualifying round Champions League F: Final QR3: Third qualifying round UCUP: UEFA Cup GS: Group stage R1: First round UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup GS1: First group stage R2: Second round SCUP: UEFA Super Cup GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup PR: Preliminary round R4: Fourth round EURO: UEFA European Football Championship QF: Quarter-finals SF: Semi-finals WC: FIFA World Cup QR: Qualifying round 1/8: Eighth-finals CONFCUP: Confederation Cup QR1: First qualifying round 1/16: Sixteenth-finals FRIE.: Friendly matches U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals

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Domestic news Barça brush aside title hopefuls (Sunday, 4 December 2005) FC Barcelona earned their ninth successive victory with a hugely creditable victory against Villarreal CF at El Madrigal. Their Matchday 6 opponents Udinese Calcio suffered defeat at home, and there was more mixed fortunes for the other UEFA Champions League Group C contenders. Werder Bremen won 2-0 at home to MSV Duisburg, while Panathinaikos FC were surprisingly defeated in Atromitos.

Villarreal CF 0-2 FC Barcelona Barça made it nine wins in nine in all competitions with a comfortable 2-0 victory against fellow UEFA Champions League hopefuls Villarreal, at El Madrigal on Sunday. Going into the game, Villarreal had won this fixture for three years in succession and with that in mind, the Spanish champions sought to subdue Manuel Luis Pellegrini's side of their prime source of inspiration - Juan Román Riquelme.

The tactic soon bore dividends, with Barcelona controlling the early stages, and the pressure eventually told when Juan Manuel Peña scored an own goal midway through the first half. The visitors doubled their advantage through Deco just after the hour mark, and although Rafael Márquez's late dismissal will take some gloss off the win, Barça coach Frank Rijkaard will be happy to see his side maintain their lead in the Primera División.

Rijkaard did not attend the game because of a lung infection, and heads a list of absentees that also includes Mark van Bommel (ankle), Damiá Abella (groin) and Xavi Hernández. Thiago Motta was carried off during the second half, but assistant coach Henk Ten Cate remained upbeat. "We did a great job keeping Riquelme out of the game," he said. "Villarreal are a very good team - they were third in the league and hadn't lost for nine consecutive games before today. It's a good victory."

Udinese Calcio 0-2 AS Livorno Calcio

The Bianconeri fell to their second defeat in four games after Christian Obodo's eighth- minute own goal set Livorno on course for a 2-0 victory at the Friuli stadium on Sunday. Udinese responded well to the early setback, but discovered the visitors' goalkeeper, Marco Amelia, in fine fettle, and their hopes were all but ended when Cristiano Lucarelli doubled Livorno's lead with 17 minutes remaining. "We performed badly today," said Udinese coach Serse Cosmi. "We lacked character. Livorno proved how good they are and that they fully deserved their current position in the league [now fifth - four spots above Udinese]. Today's game does not make me optimistic ahead of next Wednesday's match against Barcelona." Cosmi will again be without long-term absentees Cesare Natali and Giampaolo Pinzi on Wednesday, while question marks hang over the fitness of several others who missed out on Sunday. Striker Vincenzo Iaquinta has a foot injury, while Valerio Bertotto is struggling with a calf strain and are both doubtful for Matchday 6. Left-back Vincent

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Candela and striker Fausto Rossini were also sidelined against Livorno but are expected to be available. Werder Bremen 2-0 MSV Duisburg Bremen held on to third place in the Bundesliga, eight points behind FC Bayern München and two adrift of Hamburger SV, after a 2-0 victory against struggling MSV Duisburg. Paraguayan striker Nelson Valdez set Bremen on their way, scoring on 64 minutes after Aaron Hunt had hit the crossbar. Then, only eight minutes later, Tim Borowski increased the lead with a glorious chip over Duisburg goalkeeper Georg Koch to seal the three points.

Bremen were without a number of players for the match. Midfielder Torsten Frings was serving a one-match ban, while strikers Miroslav Klose (broken cheekbone) and Ivan Klasnić (appendix) led the list of injured absentees. Jelle van Damme (groin), Ümit Davala (hip) and goalkeeper Tim Wiese (cruciate ligament) also missed the game. But there was better news for Danish midfielder Daniel Jensen, who returned to the squad after an infection. "We needed patience until the end," said Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf. "We were only able to became relaxed during the later stages of the match and because of this we had problems. Despite this, the win is a positive experience with regards to the Champions League." Atromitos FC 10 Panathinaikos FC

Panathinaikos suffered their third league defeat of the season after a less than convincing display at Atromitos. The only goal of the game came during added time when Georgios Korakakis hit a rightfooted shot past Mario Galinović. Panathinaikos remain third in the Greek standings, although they are now seven points adrift of leaders Olympiacos CFP, who won 31 at Egaleo FC.

Coach Alberto Malesani went into the game without four members of his firstteam squad in playmaker Ezequiel González (suspended), Ioannis Goumas (flu), Anthony Šerić and Emmanuel Olisadebe (both knee), while young fullback Filippos Darlas came off injured during the defeat and will undergo further tests before medical staff decide whether he can be considered for Wednesday's match against Bremen. "We lack stability and that is my responsibility," said Malesani. "Our main problem this season has been our form away from home. We were not good today and lacked movement from the flanks. But our title hopes are not over yet. We recorded seven victories in our previous nine matches and we have a good team. Our players have the right frame of mind, we just need to overcome our homesickness."

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Domestic league details Udinese Calcio (Serie A) Date Opponent Res Lineups 19.11.2005 v FC Messina Peloro (H) 1-0 De Sanctis, Bertotto, Felipe, Zapata, Candela, Pinzi (Obodo 73), Sulley, Zenoni, Di Michele, Di Natale (Tissone 90), Barreto (Rossini 73) 27.11.2005 v Parma FC (A) 2-1 De Sanctis, Bertotto, Sensini, Felipe, Zenoni, Mauri, Obodo, Sulley (Vidigal 34), Candela (Tissone 69), Iaquinta, Barreto (Di Michele 76) 04.12.2005 v AS Livorno Calcio (H) 0-2 De Sanctis, Juarez, Sensini, Pieri (Vidigal 11), Felipe, Zenoni, Sulley (Di Natale 60), Obodo (Tissone 64), Mauri, Di Michele, Barreto Date Opponent Res Goalscorers 28.08.2005 v Empoli FC (H) 1-0 Sulley 11.09.2005 v AS Roma (A) 1-0 Sulley 18.09.2005 v ACF Fiorentina (A) 2-4 Sulley, Iaquinta (pen) 21.09.2005 v Juventus (H) 0-1 24.09.2005 v Reggina Calcio (A) 0-2 01.10.2005 v S.S. Lazio (H) 3-0 Candela, Iaquinta (pen), Di Natale 15.10.2005 v AC Siena (A) 3-2 Di Michele (3) 23.10.2005 v FC Internazionale Milano (H) 0-1 26.10.2005 v Ascoli Calcio 1898 (A) 1-1 Vidigal 30.10.2005 v US Città di Palermo (H) 0-0 06.11.2005 v AC Milan (A) 1-5 Iaquinta (pen) 19.11.2005 v FC Messina Peloro (H) 1-0 Felipe 27.11.2005 v Parma FC (A) 2-1 Barreto (2) 04.12.2005 v AS Livorno Calcio (H) 0-2 11.12.2005 v US Lecce (H) 18.12.2005 v AC Chievo Verona (A) 21.12.2005 v UC Sampdoria (H) 08.01.2006 v Cagliari Calcio (A) 15.01.2006 v Treviso FC (H) Rank Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Juventus 14 13 0 1 31 8 39 2 AC Milan 14 10 1 3 30 15 31 3 FC Internazionale Milano 14 9 2 3 25 11 29 4 ACF Fiorentina 14 9 2 3 29 16 29 5 AS Livorno Calcio 14 7 4 3 15 13 25 6 AC Chievo Verona 14 6 6 2 18 13 24 7 UC Sampdoria 14 7 2 5 25 19 23 8 S.S. Lazio 14 6 4 4 19 19 22 9 Udinese Calcio 14 6 2 6 15 19 20 10 AS Roma 14 5 5 4 21 17 20 11 US Città di Palermo 14 4 7 3 22 21 19 12 Empoli FC 14 5 2 7 17 22 17 13 Reggina Calcio 14 5 1 8 15 20 16 14 AC Siena 14 4 3 7 20 26 15 15 Ascoli Calcio 1898 14 2 7 5 13 17 13 16 FC Messina Peloro 14 1 6 7 11 20 9 17 Cagliari Calcio 14 1 6 7 12 22 9

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18 Parma FC 14 2 3 9 12 25 9 19 Treviso FC 14 1 5 8 8 21 8 20 US Lecce 14 2 2 10 11 25 8 KEY: Domestic league details - , Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against, Pts - Points

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Domestic league details FC Barcelona (Primera División) Date Opponent Res Lineups 19.11.2005 v Real Madrid CF (A) 3-0 Valdés, Puyol, Van Bronckhorst, Edmílson, Oleguer, Márquez, Xavi, Deco, Messi (Iniesta 70), Ronaldinho, Eto'o 27.11.2005 v Real Racing Club Santander 4-1 Valdés, Belletti (Gabri 80), Márquez, Puyol, Xavi, Eto'o, (H) Ronaldinho, Edmílson (Iniesta 69), Sylvinho, Deco, Messi (Giuly 65) 04.12.2005 v Villarreal CF (A) 2-0 Valdés, Márquez, Puyol, Edmílson, Sylvinho, Oleguer, Motta (Van Bronckhorst 72), Ronaldinho, Deco, Messi (Larsson 80), Eto'o (Gabri 90) Date Opponent Res Goalscorers 27.08.2005 v Deportivo Alavés (A) 0-0 11.09.2005 v RCD Mallorca (H) 2-0 Eto'o (2) 18.09.2005 v Club Atlético de Madrid (A) 1-2 Eto'o 21.09.2005 v Valencia CF (H) 2-2 Giuly, Deco 24.09.2005 v Real Betis Balompié (A) 4-1 Ezquerro, Van Bommel, Eto'o (2) 01.10.2005 v Real Zaragoza (H) 2-2 Ronaldinho (pen), Eto'o 15.10.2005 v RC Deportivo La Coruña (A) 3-3 Ronaldinho (pen), Eto'o, Ronaldinho 22.10.2005 v CA Osasuna (H) 3-0 Eto'o (2), Giuly 26.10.2005 v Málaga CF (H) 2-0 Ronaldinho (pen), Larsson 30.10.2005 v Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H) 5-0 Ronaldinho (2), Puyol, Larsson, Van Bommel 06.11.2005 v Getafe CF (A) 3-1 Eto'o, Motta, Giuly 19.11.2005 v Real Madrid CF (A) 3-0 Eto'o, Ronaldinho (2) 27.11.2005 v Real Racing Club Santander 4-1 Eto'o, Sylvinho, Messi, Ronaldinho (pen) (H) 04.12.2005 v Villarreal CF (A) 2-0 Deco, Own goal 11.12.2005 v Sevilla FC (H) 18.12.2005 v Cádiz CF (A) 21.12.2005 v RC Celta de Vigo (H) 08.01.2006 v RCD Espanyol (A) 15.01.2006 v Athletic Club Bilbao (H) Rank Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Barcelona 14 9 4 1 36 12 31 2 CA Osasuna 14 10 1 3 21 14 31 3 RC Celta de Vigo 14 8 2 4 18 15 26 4 Real Madrid CF 14 8 1 5 25 16 25 5 Valencia CF 14 7 4 3 21 16 25 6 Villarreal CF 14 6 5 3 20 14 23 7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 14 6 5 3 19 14 23 8 Sevilla FC 14 6 5 3 13 8 23 9 Getafe CF 14 6 3 5 20 19 21 10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 14 5 3 6 21 28 18 11 Club Atlético de Madrid 14 4 5 5 14 14 17 12 Málaga CF 14 4 3 7 21 20 15 13 RCD Mallorca 14 4 3 7 14 22 15 14 Real Zaragoza 14 2 8 4 14 18 14 15 Cádiz CF 14 3 5 6 10 15 14 16 RCD Espanyol 14 3 4 7 11 18 13 17 Real Racing Club Santander 14 2 6 6 9 17 12

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18 Athletic Club Bilbao 14 2 5 7 13 19 11 19 Deportivo Alavés 14 2 5 7 13 22 11 20 Real Betis Balompié 14 2 5 7 10 22 11 KEY: Domestic league details - , Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against, Pts - Points

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UEFA information The week in UEFA •Champions of Europe awards This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first European Champion Clubs' Cup campaign. All season UEFA will pay tribute to players and coaches who have made a significant contribution to the competition. These legends will receive a special plaque to recognise their status as Champions of Europe and the first of these were honoured on Matchday 5. Receiving acclaim at the FC Bayern München-SK Rapid Wien match were Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller as well as Ottmar Hitzfeld, Dettmar Cramer and Udo Lattek. Ahead of AFC Ajax's meeting with AC Sparta Praha, Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten took the plaudits. The late Rinus Michels and Stefan Kovacs were also honoured. At Old Trafford for the Manchester United FC-Villarreal CF tie, Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Alex Ferguson collected accolades while the late Sir Matt Busby was also acclaimed. At Anfield, Liverpool FC were playing Real Betis Balompié, and Phil Neal, Kenny Dalglish and the late Bob Paisley were all commended. •UEFA connects with Vodafone UEFA has announced an exclusive agreement with Vodafone, the world's leading mobile communications group, to join as an official partner of the UEFA Champions League for 2006-09. The European body said the deal will run until the end of the 2008/09 campaign and will see Vodafone use the sponsorship to provide UEFA Champions League wireless content for mobile telephones. "I am thrilled that Vodafone is to become an official partner of the UEFA Champions League for 2006 to 2009," said UEFA Chief Executive Lars-Christer Olsson. "Vodafone is truly a global brand with a well-recognised and prestigious brand identity and one that complements the UEFA Champions League in every sense." •TV deals in seven countries Seven more countries have agreed UEFA Champions League television rights deals for 2006-09. Ceska Televize will broadcast all live matches and highlights in the Czech Republic, while in Hungary, MTV will have the first choice of one live game per week with Viasat/The Modern Times Group taking the rights to all other live matches and highlights. Viasat/The Modern Times Group will broadcast all live games and highlights in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia and the same company will control the rights to highlights and all but the first-choice live match in Finland.

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General competition information Competition summary 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. •Standings situation: Possible scenarios after Matchday 6

1 = home win X = draw 2 = away win Group A Match A: SK Rapid Wien v Juventus Match B: Club Brugge KV v FC Bayern München

Match A Match B First Second Third Fourth 1 1 *Bayern Juventus Club Brugge Rapid 1 X Bayern Juventus Club Brugge Rapid 1 2 Bayern Juventus Club Brugge Rapid X 1 Juventus Bayern Club Brugge Rapid X X Bayern Juventus Club Brugge Rapid X 2 Bayern Juventus Club Brugge Rapid 2 1 Juventus Bayern Club Brugge Rapid 2 X Juventus Bayern Club Brugge Rapid 2 2 **Bayern Juventus Club Brugge Rapid

*In case, Juventus and Bayern would finish level on 12 points. Juventus would finish first if the result in the two matches is as follows: Match A v Match B 1-0 v 3-0 2-1 v 4-1 2-0 v 4-0

**In case, Juventus and Bayern would finish level on 15 points. Juventus would finish first if the result in the two matches is as follows: Match A v Match B 0-2 v 0-1 1-3 v 1-2 2-4 v 2-3 Group B Match A: Arsenal FC v AFC Ajax Match B: AC Sparta Praha v FC Thun

Match A Match B First Second Third Fourth 1 1 Arsenal Ajax Sparta Thun 1 X Arsenal Ajax Thun Sparta 1 2 Arsenal Ajax Thun Sparta

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X 1 Arsenal Ajax Sparta Thun X X Arsenal Ajax Thun Sparta X 2 Arsenal Ajax Thun Sparta 2 1 Arsenal Ajax Sparta Thun 2 X Arsenal Ajax Thun Sparta 2 2 Arsenal Ajax Thun Sparta

Group C Match A: Udinese Calcio v FC Barcelona Match B: Werder Bremen v Panathinaikos FC

Match A Match B First Second Third Fourth 1 1 Barcelona Udinese Werder Bremen Panathinaikos 1 X Barcelona Udinese Panathinaikos Werder Bremen 1 2 Barcelona Udinese Panathinaikos Werder Bremen X 1 Barcelona Udinese Werder Bremen Panathinaikos X X Barcelona Udinese Panathinaikos Werder Bremen X 2 Barcelona Udinese Panathinaikos Werder Bremen 2 1 Barcelona Werder Bremen Udinese Panathinaikos 2 X Barcelona Udinese Panathinaikos Werder Bremen 2 2 Barcelona Udinese Panathinaikos Werder Bremen

Group D Match A: SL Benfica v Manchester United FC Match B: Villarreal CF v LOSC Lille Métropole

Match A Match B First Second Third Fourth 1 1 Villarreal Benfica Lille Man United 1 X Villarreal Benfica Lille Man United 1 2 Lille Benfica Villarreal Man United X 1 Villarreal Man United Benfica Lille X X Villarreal Lille Man United Benfica X 2 Lille *Man United Villarreal Benfica 2 1 Villarreal Man United Lille Benfica 2 X Man United Lille Benfica 2 2 Lille Man United Villarreal Benfica

*In case, Villarreal and Manchester United would finish level on seven points. Villarreal. would finish second if the result in the two matches is as follows: Match A v Match B 0-0 v 1-2 1-1 v 2-3 2-2 v 3-4 Group E Match A: AC Milan v FC Schalke 04 Match B: PSV Eindhoven v Fenerbahçe SK

Match A Match B First Second Third Fourth 1 1 Milan PSV Schalke Fenerbahçe 1 X Milan Schalke PSV Fenerbahçe

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1 2 Milan Schalke Fenerbahçe PSV X 1 PSV *Milan Schalke Fenerbahçe X X **Milan Schalke PSV Fenerbahçe X 2 ***Milan Schalke Fenerbahçe PSV 2 1 Schalke PSV Milan Fenerbahçe 2 X Schalke PSV Milan Fenerbahçe 2 2 Schalke Milan PSV Fenerbahçe

*/**/*** In case, Schalke and Milan would finish level on nine points. Schalke would finish second (*), or first (**, ***) if there is a draw (in match A) with three goals or more (3-3, 4-4, 5-5).

Group F Match A: Olympique Lyonnais v Rosenborg BK Match B: Olympiacos CFP v Real Madrid CF

Match A Match B First Second Third Fourth 1 1 Lyon Real Madrid Rosenborg Olympiacos 1 X Lyon Real Madrid Rosenborg Olympiacos 1 2 Lyon Real Madrid Rosenborg Olympiacos X 1 Lyon Real Madrid Rosenborg Olympiacos X X Lyon Real Madrid Rosenborg Olympiacos X 2 Lyon Real Madrid Rosenborg Olympiacos 2 1 Lyon Real Madrid Rosenborg Olympiacos 2 X Lyon Real Madrid Rosenborg Olympiacos 2 2 Lyon Real Madrid Rosenborg Olympiacos

Group G Match A: Chelsea FC v Liverpool FC Match B: Real Betis Balompié v RSC Anderlecht

Match A Match B First Second Third Fourth 1 1 Chelsea Liverpool Betis Anderlecht 1 X Chelsea Liverpool Betis Anderlecht 1 2 Chelsea Liverpool Betis Anderlecht X 1 Liverpool Chelsea Betis Anderlecht X X Liverpool Chelsea Betis Anderlecht X 2 Liverpool Chelsea Betis Anderlecht 2 1 Liverpool Chelsea Betis Anderlecht 2 X Liverpool Chelsea Betis Anderlecht 2 2 Liverpool Chelsea Betis Anderlecht

Group H Match A: Rangers FC v FC Internazionale Milano Match B: FC Artmedia v FC Porto

Match A Match B First Second Third Fourth 1 1 Inter Rangers Artmedia Porto 1 X Inter Rangers Artmedia Porto 1 2 Inter Rangers Porto Artmedia X 1 Inter Artmedia Rangers Porto

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X X Inter Rangers Artmedia Porto X 2 Inter Rangers Porto Artmedia 2 1 Inter Artmedia Rangers Porto 2 X Inter Rangers Artmedia Porto 2 2 Inter Porto Rangers Artmedia

•Key dates: The draw for the first knockout round will take place in Nyon on 16 December with matches being played on 21/22 February and 7/8 March. The draws for the quarter-finals (to be played on 28/29 March and 4/5 April), semi-finals (18/19 & 25/26 April) and final are scheduled for 17 March 2006. This season’s showpiece will be played at the Stade de France, Paris on Wednesday 17 May 2006.

•Financial information: UEFA has estimated that the gross budgeted income for the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League will be €598m - higher than the revenue obtained last season. Based on those amounts, €453m would go to the 32 clubs, including €22.5m for the professional leagues of the participating associations, and €145m to UEFA for European football. Clubs in the group stage will receive a starting fee of €1.6m and a bonus of €321,000 per match.

Performance bonuses will involve €321,000 for a win and €161,000 for a draw in the group stage. The 16 teams playing in the first knockout round will receive €1.6m each, the eight quarter-finalists €1.9m each and the four semi-finalists €2.6m. The Champions League winners will receive €6.4m, and the runners-up €3.9m. This means that a total minimum amount of €3.5m per club is guaranteed for the group stage. A club could receive, at best, up to €18m, not counting the TV market pool share and gate receipts.

•Deadlines: UEFA Champions League press kits are provided to media by uefa.com. For every UEFA Champions League match, two press kits are issued: Sunday at 22:00CET with a match preview update on Monday at 22:00CET for Tuesday's matches. For Wednesday's matches, the press kit is issued on Monday at 22:00CET with the match preview update version published on Tuesday at 22:00CET.

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