Getafe CF - SL Benfica MATCH PRESS KIT Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Wednesday 12 March 2008 - 21.00 CET (21.00 local time) Round of 16, - Matchday 9

Contents 1 - Match background 6 - Competition facts 2 - Squad list 7 - Team facts 3 - Match officials 8 - Competition information 4 - Domestic information 9 - Legend 5 - Match-by-match lineups

Match background

Getafe CF will look to reach the UEFA Cup quarter-finals in their first season in Europe as they look to build on a 2-1 lead from the first leg against SL Benfica.

• Second-half goals from Rubén De La Red and Pablo Hernández saw the Spanish side take full advantage following Óscar Cardozo's early dismissal in . Mantorras pulled one back for Benfica, yet the home team's 300th game in UEFA club competition was to be one they would rather forget.

• Benfica are now without a permanent coach, with José Antonio Camacho resigning in the wake of a 2-2 draw against 's bottom side, UD Leiria, on Sunday. The 52-year-old former Real CF left-back said: "I cannot do anything more to improve the team's performances."

• In the short term, Camacho has been replaced by Fernando Chalana. The 49-year-old former Portugal and Benfica winger, who also played for FC Girondins de Bordeaux, has been on the club's coaching staff since hanging up his boots in the early 1990s.

• This will be Chalana's first game as a coach in UEFA club competition, but he twice faced Spanish sides as a player. His Portugal side drew 1-1 with at the 1984 UEFA European Championship, while his Benfica team won 2-1 at Balompié in the 1982/83 UEFA Cup.

• Getafe coach has played against Benfica before during his time as an FC Barcelona player. The teams met in the group stage of the 1991/92 European Champion Clubs' Cup – the final edition before the advent of the UEFA Champions League.

• The Danish star started in both fixtures as Barça drew 0-0 in Lisbon and won 2-1 at . They went on to win the competition, scoring the only goal as they beat UC Sampdoria in the final at Wembley.

• Now 43, Laudrup is one of the most celebrated players in Danish history and was part of the Denmark side which won the 1992 UEFA European Championship.

• He started his career at Kjøbenhavns BK, then played for Brøndby IF before heading abroad to play for Juventus, Barça and Real Madrid CF. He won a league title with Juventus in Italy, four in Spain with Barcelona and one more with Madrid and later won a Dutch Cup in a spell at AFC Ajax.

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• He moved into coaching with Brøndby, winning the Danish Cup in 2002/03 and a league and cup double in 2004/05 before leaving in 2006. He replaced at Getafe last summer after the German was hired to coach Madrid.

• Benfica have now played 19 games against teams from Spain, winning five, drawing six and losing eight.

• Notable victories against Spanish opposition include two successive European Champion Clubs' Cup final triumphs in 1960 and 1961.

• Béla Güttman's Benfica beat Barcelona 3-2 in the 1960 final at the Wankdorf Stadium in Berne, Switzerland. Férenc Puskás scored a hat-trick for Real Madrid CF in the final the following season, but two goals from Eusébio helped Benfica register a 5-3 win at the Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam.

• In Spain itself, they have won just once – beating Real Betis Balompié 2-1 in the first round of the 1982/83 UEFA Cup – drawing another game and losing six.

• Since that win in Seville, the tide has turned for Benfica, and they have now not won in their last ten games against Spanish opposition, a run which includes a 7-0 loss to RC Celta de Vigo in the third round of the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup – Benfica's heaviest in UEFA club competition.

• Benfica attacking and Getafe's left-back played together in the Romanian international's only season at AC Milan in 2001/02. The pair helped the Serie A side reach the last four of the UEFA Cup, bowing out against losing finalists BV Borussia Dortmund.

• Congolese-born Benfica forward Ariza Makukula may be up against more than one former team-mate. He was a colleague of Getafe midfielder Francisco Sousa during a season-long loan at in 2003/04 while he played alongside midfielder and forward during his time at Sevilla FC.

• Blanco and Makukula were both in the Sevilla squad that won the 2005/06 UEFA Cup, but neither were on the field as ' men beat Middlesbrough FC 4-0 in the final in Eindhoven.

• Getafe's Albín, Casquero, and are within a booking of a one-match ban while Pablo Hernández and Braulio are suspended after being booked in Lisbon. Benfica's Óscar Cardozo and Augustin Binya are suspended, while Maxi Pereira and Luís Filipe remain within a booking of a ban. Petit returns after a one-match suspension.

• Getafe finished top of Group G to qualify for the Round of 32 where they beat AEK Athens FC 4-1 on aggregate. Benfica defeated 1. FC Nürnberg 3-2 on aggregate in the first knockout round having parachuted into the competition after finishing third in their UEFA Champions League group.

•Benfica reached the UEFA Cup Round of 16 last season, beating Paris Saint-Germain FC 4-3 on aggregate before losing out in the last eight to Getafe's Primera División rivals – and eventual losing finalists – RCD Espanyol.

• The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the UEFA Cup will be held at UEFA HQ in Nyon on Friday 14 March at 14.00CET.

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Squad list

Getafe Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 13 Pato ARG 19.08.1972 35 - - - - - 6 - 6 - 7 - 25 Óscar Ustari ARG 03.07.1986 21 - - - - - 4 - 4 - 4 - 30 Mario García ESP 06.03.1990 18 ------32 Sebastián Bonilla ESP 23.01.1990 18 ------Defenders 2 Cosmin Contra ROU 15.12.1975 32 - - - - - 6 1 27 5 37 5 3 Cata Díaz ARG 13.03.1979 28 - - - - - 8 - 8 - 8 - 4 Belenguer ESP 17.02.1972 36 - - - - - 9 1 9 1 9 1 5 Mario ESP 02.02.1982 26 - - - - - 2 - 3 - 3 - 12 Lucas Licht ARG 06.04.1981 26 * - - - - 6 - 6 - 6 - 19 FRA 19.09.1981 26 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 21 David Cortés ESP 29.08.1979 28 - - - - - 5 - 9 - 9 - 23 ESP 03.02.1978 30 ------36 Daniel Argüelles ESP 04.02.1988 20 ------37 Jairo Moreno ESP 18.01.1989 19 ------ 6 SUI 31.10.1975 32 - - - - - 7 1 11 1 31 6 7 Mario Cotelo ESP 10.02.1975 33 - - - - - 4 - 4 - 4 - 8 Jaime Gavilán ESP 12.05.1985 22 - - - 3 - 1 - 1 - 8 - 10 Rubén De la Red ESP 05.06.1985 22 - - - - - 8 2 8 2 11 2 16 Albín URU 17.07.1986 21 * - - - - 6 - 6 - 6 - 22 Casquero ESP 11.03.1976 32 * - - - - 7 - 10 - 10 - 24 Pablo Hernández ESP 11.04.1985 22 S - - - - 8 4 8 4 8 4 25 Esteban Granero ESP 02.07.1987 20 * - - - - 8 4 8 4 8 4 38 Richi ESP 22.09.1989 18 ------39 Alberto Ripoll ESP 24.09.1989 18 ------40 Carlos Portero ESP 15.09.1989 18 ------Forwards 9 Braulio ESP 18.09.1985 22 S 2 - - - 9 2 9 2 11 2 14 Manu ESP 25.02.1984 24 - - - - - 6 - 6 - 6 - 17 Kepa Blanco ESP 13.01.1984 24 - - - - - 3 - 17 4 17 4 18 NGA 05.01.1984 24 - - - - - 4 1 4 1 4 1 41 Adrián Corpa ESP 13.10.1990 17 ------42 Juan Fuertes ESP 11.09.1988 19 ------Coach - Michael Laudrup DEN 15.06.1964 43 - - - - - 9 - 23 - 35 -

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Benfica Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Moreira POR 20.03.1982 25 ------12 - 16 - 12 Quim POR 13.11.1975 32 - - - 8 - 3 - 11 - 33 - 24 Jörg Butt GER 28.05.1974 33 ------11 - 68 2 Defenders 2 Luís Filipe POR 14.06.1979 28 * - - 7 - 1 - 19 - 26 - 3 Edcarlos BRA 10.05.1985 22 - - - 3 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 4 Luisão BRA 13.02.1981 27 - - - 6 - 3 - 18 - 42 1 5 Léo BRA 06.07.1975 32 - - - 8 - 3 - 9 - 32 1 17 Marc Zoro CIV 27.12.1983 24 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 22 Nélson POR 10.06.1983 24 - - - 3 - 2 - 8 - 24 1 23 BRA 22.04.1987 20 - - - 3 - 1 - 5 - 8 - 33 László Sepsi ROU 07.06.1987 20 - 6 - - - 2 - 3 - 9 - 47 Joao Duarte Vieira Pereira POR 10.05.1990 17 ------Midfielders 6 Petit POR 25.09.1976 31 S - - 4 - 2 - 22 1 57 2 8 Konstantinos Katsouranis GRE 21.06.1979 28 - - - 8 1 3 - 17 3 52 7 10 Rui Costa POR 29.03.1972 35 - - - 8 2 3 - 23 4 109 14 14 Maxi Pereira URU 08.06.1984 23 * - - 6 1 1 - 1 - 7 1 18 Augustin Binya CMR 20.09.1984 23 S - - 4 - - - - - 4 - 25 Nuno Assis POR 25.11.1977 30 - - - 5 - 2 - 4 - 18 - 26 Cristián Rodríguez URU 30.09.1985 22 - - - 5 - 2 - 7 - 12 - 43 David Martins Simao POR 15.05.1990 17 ------49 Jesus POR 13.01.1989 19 ------Rosa Miguel Alexandre Forwards 7 Óscar Cardozo PAR 20.05.1983 24 # - - 8 3 3 1 3 1 11 4 9 Mantorras ANG 18.03.1982 25 - - - - - 1 1 4 1 12 1 20 Angel Di María ARG 14.02.1988 20 - - - 7 - 3 1 3 1 10 1 21 Nuno Gomes POR 05.07.1976 31 - - - 7 1 - - 38 12 68 23 30 Freddy Adu USA 02.06.1989 18 - - - 3 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 38 Ariza Makukula POR 04.03.1981 27 - - - - - 2 1 6 2 6 2 41 André Carvalhas POR 07.03.1989 19 ------42 André POR 05.03.1990 18 ------Tiago Carneiro Soares Coach - Fernando Albino De Sousa POR 10.02.1959 49 ------Chalana

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Match officials

Referee Viktor Kassai (HUN) Assistant referees Zsolt Attila Szpisjak (HUN), Tibor Vamos (HUN) Fourth official Sandor Szabo (HUN) UEFA Delegate Mark Blackbourne (ENG) UEFA Referee observer Francesco Bianchi (SUI)

Referee

UEFA Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue 15.10.2003 UCUP R1 Molde FK - UD Leiria 3-1 Molde 08.03.2007 UCUP 1/8 Sevilla FC - FC Shakhtar Donetsk 2-2 Sevilla 20.09.2007 UCUP R1 Aris Thessaloniki FC - 1-0 Thessalonika

Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue 03.03.2003 QR2 Spain - Bulgaria 3-0 Alginet 07.03.2003 QR2 France - Spain 0-2 Alcoy 14.08.2007 UCL QR3 SL Benfica - FC København 2-1 Lisbon 12.12.2007 UCL GS SK Slavia Praha - Sevilla FC 0-3 Prague

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Domestic information Getafe CF (Primera División) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 25/08/07 Sevilla FC (A) 1-4 Pablo Hernández 2 League 02/09/07 RC (H) 1-1 Manu 90 League 16/09/07 RCD Espanyol (A) 0-1 League 23/09/07 RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) 0-0 League 26/09/07 Valencia CF (A) 1-2 Braulio 76 League 30/09/07 Real Madrid CF (H) 0-1 League 07/10/07 RCD Mallorca (A) 2-4 Sousa 3, 48 League 21/10/07 CF (H) 2-0 Kepa 55, Casquero 60 League 28/10/07 Real Racing Club Santander (A) 0-2 League 31/10/07 Athletic Club Bilbao (H) 2-0 Casquero 10, Uche 30 League 04/11/07 CA Osasuna (A) 2-0 Pablo Hernández 81(pen), Granero 82 League 10/11/07 FC Barcelona (H) 2-0 Manu 28, Albín 90 League 25/11/07 Real Zaragoza (A) 1-1 Sousa 65 League 02/12/07 Levante UD (H) 2-1 Braulio 62, 90 League 09/12/07 Club Atlético de Madrid (A) 0-1 Cup 12/12/07 Burgos (A) 1-0 Kepa 17 League 16/12/07 Villarreal CF (H) 1-3 Kepa 86 League 22/12/07 UD Almería (A) 2-0 Licht 37, De la Red 85 Cup 02/01/08 Burgos (H) 4-1 Mario Cotelo 39, De la Red 49, Uche 54(pen), Gavilán 83 League 06/01/08 Real Valladolid CF (H) 0-3 Cup 09/01/08 Levante UD (H) 3-0 Albín 36, Casquero 72, Pablo Hernández 78 League 13/01/08 Real Betis Balompié (A) 2-3 De la Red 62(pen), Manu 78 Cup 16/01/08 Levante UD (A) 1-0 Gavilán 64 League 19/01/08 Sevilla FC (H) 3-2 Casquero 33, Albín 58, Contra 90 Cup 23/01/08 RCD Mallorca (H) 1-0 De la Red 51 League 27/01/08 RC Recreativo de Huelva (A) 3-1 Albín 2, Granero 44, Manu 90 Cup 30/01/08 RCD Mallorca (A) 1-2 Granero 81 League 03/02/08 RCD Espanyol (H) 0-1 League 09/02/08 RC Deportivo La Coruña (A) 1-1 Uche 69 League 17/02/08 Valencia CF (H) 0-0 League 24/02/08 Real Madrid CF (A) 1-0 Uche 64 Cup 28/02/08 Real Racing Club Santander (H) 3-1 De la Red 25, Casquero 57, Manu 83 League 02/03/08 RCD Mallorca (H) 3-3 Mario Cotelo 2, Albín 11, Own goal League 09/03/08 Real Murcia CF (A) 3-0 Pablo Hernández 56, Albín 84, Casquero 87 League 16/03/08 Real Racing Club Santander (H) League 23/03/08 Athletic Club Bilbao (A) League 30/03/08 CA Osasuna (H) League 06/04/08 FC Barcelona (A) League 13/04/08 Real Zaragoza (H) League 20/04/08 Levante UD (A) League 27/04/08 Club Atlético de Madrid (H) League 04/05/08 Villarreal CF (A) League 07/05/08 UD Almería (H) League 11/05/08 Real Valladolid CF (A) League 18/05/08 Real Betis Balompié (H)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Real Madrid CF 27 20 2 5 59 24 62 2 FC Barcelona 27 16 6 5 52 23 54 3 Villarreal CF 27 15 5 7 45 36 50 4 Club Atlético de Madrid 27 13 5 9 45 32 44 5 Real Racing Club Santander 27 12 8 7 28 25 44 6 Sevilla FC 27 13 3 11 54 36 42 7 RCD Espanyol 27 12 6 9 38 34 42 8 UD Almería 27 10 7 10 23 25 37 9 Valencia CF 27 10 6 11 30 39 36 10 Getafe CF 27 10 6 11 35 35 36 11 RCD Mallorca 27 7 13 7 44 40 34 12 CA Osasuna 27 9 6 12 30 32 33 13 Athletic Club Bilbao 27 8 9 10 26 27 33 14 Real Zaragoza 27 8 8 11 39 46 32 15 Real Betis Balompié 27 8 8 11 31 39 32 16 RC Deportivo La Coruña 27 8 7 12 32 40 31 17 Real Valladolid CF 27 8 7 12 32 45 31 18 RC Recreativo de Huelva 27 7 8 12 27 44 29 19 Real Murcia CF 27 5 8 14 20 41 23 20 Levante UD 27 5 4 18 23 50 19

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Domestic information SL Benfica (SuperLiga)

Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 18/08/07 Leixões SC (A) 1-1 Petit 90 League 25/08/07 Vitória SC (H) 0-0 League 02/09/07 CD Nacional (A) 3-0 Óscar Cardozo 18, 76(pen), Rui Costa 69 League 15/09/07 A. Naval 1° Maio (H) 3-0 Cristián Rodríguez 23, Rui Costa 35, Nuno Gomes 52 League 23/09/07 SC Braga (A) 0-0 Cup 26/09/07 CF Estrela da Amadora (A) 1-1 Adu 90 League 29/09/07 Sporting Clube de Portugal (H) 0-0 League 07/10/07 UD Leiria (A) 2-1 Nuno Gomes 15, 64 Cup 20/10/07 Vitória FC (H) 1-1 Adu 90 League 28/10/07 CS Marítimo (H) 2-1 Óscar Cardozo 18(pen), Adu 87 Cup 31/10/07 Vitória FC (A) 1-2 Adu 45(pen) League 03/11/07 FC Paços de Ferreira (A) 2-1 Cristián Rodríguez 19, Katsouranis 84 League 11/11/07 Boavista FC (H) 6-1 Óscar Cardozo 17, Maxi Pereira 62, Cristián Rodríguez 67, Di María 80, Nuno Gomes 86(pen), 90 League 24/11/07 A. Académica de Coimbra (A) 3-1 Rui Costa 33, Luisão 86, Adu 90 League 01/12/07 FC Porto (H) 0-1 Cup 09/12/07 A. Académica de Coimbra (H) 3-1 Luisão 40, Óscar Cardozo 45, 86 League 15/12/07 CF Os Belenenses (A) 0-1 League 20/12/07 CF Estrela da Amadora (H) 3-0 Cristián Rodríguez 52, Óscar Cardozo 70(pen), Nuno Gomes 90 League 05/01/08 Vitória FC (A) 1-1 Mantorras 71 League 12/01/08 Leixões SC (H) 0-0 Cup 19/01/08 SC Farense (H) 1-0 Óscar Cardozo 52 League 26/01/08 Vitória SC (A) 3-1 Óscar Cardozo 7, 90, Maxi Pereira 26 League 02/02/08 CD Nacional (H) 0-0 Cup 10/02/08 FC Paços de Ferreira (H) 4-1 Óscar Cardozo 41(pen), 52(pen), Rui Costa 78, Nuno Assis 90 League 17/02/08 A. Naval 1° Maio (A) 2-0 Cristián Rodríguez 23, Nuno Assis 90 League 24/02/08 SC Braga (H) 1-1 Luisão 21 Cup 27/02/08 Moreirense FC (H) 2-0 Rui Costa 69, Makukula 87 League 02/03/08 Sporting Clube de Portugal (A) 1-1 Óscar Cardozo 38 League 09/03/08 UD Leiria (H) 2-2 Zoro 51, Óscar Cardozo 56 League 16/03/08 CS Marítimo (A) League 30/03/08 FC Paços de Ferreira (H) League 06/04/08 Boavista FC (A) League 13/04/08 A. Académica de Coimbra (H) League 20/04/08 FC Porto (A) League 27/04/08 CF Os Belenenses (H) League 04/05/08 CF Estrela da Amadora (A) League 11/05/08 Vitória FC (H)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Porto 22 17 3 2 39 7 54 2 SL Benfica 22 10 10 2 35 14 40 3 Vitória SC 22 11 5 6 25 23 38 4 Vitória FC 22 9 10 3 30 20 37 5 Sporting Clube de Portugal 22 9 7 6 28 20 34 6 CF Os Belenenses 22 8 8 6 24 24 32 7 SC Braga 22 7 9 6 24 25 30 8 CS Marítimo 22 9 3 10 26 23 30 9 CD Nacional 22 7 8 7 15 15 29 10 Boavista FC 22 6 10 6 27 33 28 11 CF Estrela da Amadora 22 5 10 7 25 26 25 12 A. Naval 1° Maio 22 6 5 11 17 32 23 13 A. Académica de Coimbra 22 4 10 8 22 32 22 14 Leixões SC 22 3 12 7 22 27 21 15 FC Paços de Ferreira 22 4 4 14 20 35 16 16 UD Leiria 22 1 6 15 18 41 9

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Match-by-match lineups - Getafe CF

First round, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 20/09/07 Getafe - Twente 1-0 Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe Goals: 1-0 Uche 90+1 Getafe: Pato, Cata Díaz, Belenguer, Celestini, Licht, Kepa (Albín 46), Uche, Cortés, Casquero (Sousa 81), Pablo Hernández, Granero (Braulio 70)

First round, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 04/10/07 Twente - Getafe 3-2 Arke, Enschede Goals: 1-0 Wielaert 30, 1-1 Belenguer 11 Ex., 1-2 Granero 13 Ex., 2-2 Engelaar 27 Ex., 3-2 Zomer 30 Ex. Getafe: Pato, Braulio (Uche 46), Belenguer, Manu, Celestini, De la Red, Nacho, Cata Díaz, Mario Cotelo (Sousa 82), Pablo Hernández (Granero 7), Licht

Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Getafe CF 4 3 0 1 7 5 9 Tottenham Hotspur FC 4 2 1 1 7 5 7 RSC Anderlecht 4 1 2 1 5 4 5 Aalborg BK 4 1 1 2 7 7 4 Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC 4 1 0 3 3 8 3 Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 25.10.2007 Anderlecht - H. Tel-Aviv 2-0 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Goals: 1-0 Frutos 36, 2-0 Frutos 70

25.10.2007 Tottenham - Getafe 1-2 White Hart Lane, London Goals: 1-0 Defoe 19, 1-1 Granero 21, 1-2 Braulio 70 Getafe: Ustari (Pato 46), Cata Díaz, Belenguer, Signorino, Cortés, Granero (Mario Cotelo 76), Nacho, Albín, Casquero (Sousa 62), De la Red, Braulio

08.11.2007 H. Tel-Aviv - Tottenham 0-2 Bloomfield, Tel Aviv Goals: 0-1 Keane 26, 0-2 Berbatov 31

08.11.2007 AaB - Anderlecht 1-1 Aalborg, Aalborg Goals: 0-1 Jakobsen 59(o.g.), 1-1 Lindström 86

29.11.2007 Getafe - H. Tel-Aviv 1-2 Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe Goals: 0-1 Badir 5, 0-2 Dego 31, 1-2 Pablo Hernández 90+1(pen) Getafe: Ustari, Contra, Cata Díaz, Belenguer (Sousa 67), Signorino, Pablo Hernández, Casquero (Manu 46), Albín, Granero, De la Red, Kepa (Braulio 46)

29.11.2007 Tottenham - AaB 3-2 White Hart Lane, London Goals: 0-1 Enevoldsen 2, 0-2 Risgård 37, 1-2 Berbatov 46, 2-2 Malbranque 51, 3-2 D. Bent 66

06.12.2007 AaB - Getafe 1-2 Aalborg, Aalborg Goals: 0-1 Pablo Hernández 11, 0-2 Granero 78, 1-2 Prica 90+2 Getafe: Pato, Contra, Cata Díaz, Belenguer (Mario 81), Licht, De la Red, Celestini (Cortés 60), Manu (Albín 76), Pablo Hernández, Granero, Braulio

06.12.2007 Anderlecht - Tottenham 1-1 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Goals: 1-0 Goor 68, 1-1 Berbatov 71(pen)

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19.12.2007 Getafe - Anderlecht 2-1 Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe Goals: 1-0 Pablo Hernández 6, 2-0 Celestini 50, 2-1 Théréau 90+1 Getafe: Pato, Contra, Cata Díaz, Belenguer, Celestini (Casquero 70), Pablo Hernández (Mario Cotelo 60), De la Red, Granero, Licht, Manu, Braulio (Kepa 77)

19.12.2007 H. Tel-Aviv - AaB 1-3 Bloomfield, Tel Aviv Goals: 0-1 Risgård 27, 1-1 Fábio Júnior 45+1, 1-2 Jakobsen 50(pen), 1-3 Enevoldsen 66 Round of 32, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 13/02/08 AEK - Getafe 1-1 OACA Spyro Louis, Athens Goals: 0-1 De la Red 86, 1-1 Blanco 90+3 Getafe: Pato, Contra, Cata Díaz, Belenguer, Signorino, Celestini, Gavilán (Cortés 61), Casquero (De la Red 68), Braulio, Uche (Manu 78), Pablo Hernández

Round of 32, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 21/02/08 Getafe - AEK 3-0 Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe Goals: 1-0 Granero 45+1, 2-0 Contra 82(pen), 3-0 Braulio 84 Getafe: Ustari, Contra, Belenguer, Mario, Celestini (Casquero 69), Licht, De la Red, Albín (Uche 59), Braulio, Granero, Pablo Hernández (Cortés 78)

Round of 16, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 06/03/08 Benfica - Getafe 1-2 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon Goals: 0-1 De la Red 25, 0-2 Pablo Hernández 67, 1-2 Mantorras 76 Benfica: Quim, Nélson, Luisão (Zoro 29), Edcarlos, Léo, Katsouranis, Rui Costa, Cristián Rodríguez, Di María (Mantorras 62), Sepsi, Óscar Cardozo Getafe: Ustari, Contra, Belenguer, Cata Díaz, Licht, Albín, Casquero, Pablo Hernández, Granero (Mario Cotelo 46), De la Red (Celestini 73), Braulio (Manu 61)

Match-by-match lineups - SL Benfica

Date Match Result Stadium, Venue Round of 32, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 14/02/08 Benfica - Nürnberg 1-0 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon Goals: 1-0 Makukula 43 Benfica: Quim, Nélson, Luisão, Katsouranis, Léo, Petit, Nuno Assis (Adu 85), Cristián Rodríguez (David Luiz 85), Rui Costa, Makukula, Óscar Cardozo (Di María 59)

Round of 32, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 21/02/08 Nürnberg - Benfica 2-2 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg Goals: 1-0 Charisteas 59, 2-0 Saenko 66, 2-1 Óscar Cardozo 89, 2-2 Di María 90+1 Benfica: Quim, Luís Filipe, Luisão, Edcarlos (Óscar Cardozo 70), Léo, Katsouranis, Petit, Maxi Pereira (Sepsi 70), Rui Costa, Nuno Assis (Di María 81), Makukula

Round of 16, first leg

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Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 06/03/08 Benfica - Getafe 1-2 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon Goals: 0-1 De la Red 25, 0-2 Pablo Hernández 67, 1-2 Mantorras 76 Benfica: Quim, Nélson, Luisão (Zoro 29), Edcarlos, Léo, Katsouranis, Rui Costa, Cristián Rodríguez, Di María (Mantorras 62), Sepsi, Óscar Cardozo Getafe: Ustari, Contra, Belenguer, Cata Díaz, Licht, Albín, Casquero, Pablo Hernández, Granero (Mario Cotelo 46), De la Red (Celestini 73), Braulio (Manu 61)

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Competition facts

The City of Manchester Stadium will stage the 2007/08 UEFA Cup final on 14 May 2008. Initially constructed for the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the stadium was converted for use as a football arena the following year. The 47,000-capacity venue, one of the largest in the English , is home to Manchester City FC as well as a popular setting for music concerts, and was the setting for England's opening game against Finland in UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2005™, the crowd of 29,092 a finals . The club's former Maine Road home was the venue for England's first ever FIFA World Cup qualifier in November 1949 while across the city Manchester United FC's Old Trafford staged the 2002/03 UEFA Champions League final as well as fixtures at the 1966 World Cup and EURO '96™.

• UEFA Cup : All-time records

Most final wins: by club 3 FC Internazionale Milano 3 Juventus 3 Liverpool FC 2 Feyenoord 2 IFK Göteborg 2 Parma FC 2 Real Madrid CF 2 Sevilla FC 2 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach

Most final wins: by player 3 Ray Clemence (Liverpool FC - 1972/73, 1975/76, Tottenham Hotspur FC - 1983/84) 3 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano - 1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98) 3 Nicola Berti (FC Internazionale Milano - 1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98)

Most final wins: by country 9 Italy 6 England 6 Germany 5 Spain 4 Netherlands 2 Sweden 1 Belgium 1 Portugal 1 Russia 1 Turkey

Most appearances: by player 96 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano)

Most goals: by player 29 Dieter Müller (1. FC Köln, VfB Stuttgart, FC Girondins de Bordeaux)

Most goals (in one season): by player 15 Jürgen Klinsmann (FC Bayern München, 1995/96) 14 John Wark (Ipswich Town FC, 1981/82) 12 Derlei (FC Porto, 2002/03)

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Team facts

Getafe CF UEFA club competition milestones • Getafe are in their first season in European competition UEFA Cup milestones • Getafe are in their first season in the UEFA Cup UEFA club competition honours • None Ten-year record 2006/07: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2005/06: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2004/05: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2003/04: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2002/03: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2001/02: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2000/01: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 1999/00: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 1998/99: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 1997/98: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 2006/07 season Domestic record: Getafe finished eighth in the Primera División but qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup by reaching the Spanish Cup final. Under Bernd Schuster, they created a massive upset by dumping FC Barcelona out of the semi-finals, losing 5-2 in the away leg but winning 4-0 at home. A 1-0 defeat against Sevilla FC followed in the final, but with Juande Ramos's side bound for the UEFA Champions League, their UEFA Cup place went to Getafe. European record: N/A Key facts UEFA club competition • Pld: 9 W: 6 D: 1 L: 2 GF: 16 GA: 10 UEFA Cup • Pld: 9 W: 6 D: 1 L: 2 GF: 16 GA: 10

Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 3-0: Getafe CF v AEK Athens FC 21.02.2008, UEFA Cup Round of 32 second leg • Biggest home win 3-0: Getafe CF v AEK Athens FC (see above for details) •Biggest away win 1-2: SL Benfica v Getafe CF 06.03.2008, UEFA Cup Round of 16 first leg 1-2: Aalborg BK v Getafe CF 06.12.2007, UEFA Cup group stage 1-2: Tottenham Hotspur FC v Getafe CF 25.10.2007, UEFA Cup group stage • Heaviest defeat 1-2: Getafe CF v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC 29.11.2007, UEFA Cup group stage 3-2: FC Twente v Getafe CF 04.10.2007, UEFA Cup first round second leg

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• Heaviest home defeat 1-2: Getafe CF v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 3-2: FC Twente v Getafe CF (see above for details) UEFA Cup • Biggest win 3-0: Getafe CF v AEK Athens FC (see above for details) • Biggest home win 3-0: Getafe CF v AEK Athens FC (see above for details) • Biggest away win 1-2: SL Benfica v Getafe CF (see above for details) 1-2: Aalborg BK v Getafe CF (see above for details) 1-2: Tottenham Hotspur FC v Getafe CF (see above for details) • Heaviest defeat 1-2: Getafe CF v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (see above for details) 3-2: FC Twente v Getafe CF (see above for details) • Heaviest home defeat 1-2: Getafe CF v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 3-2: FC Twente v Getafe CF (see above for details)

Last updated: 07.03.2008

SL Benfica

UEFA club competition milestones • Benfica have twice won the European Champion Clubs' Cup, defeating FC Barcelona 3-2 in 1961 before retaining the trophy in 1962 with a 5-3 victory against Real Madrid CF. They were losing finalists in 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988 and 1990.

UEFA Cup milestones • Benfica's best performance in the tournament came back in 1982/83 when they reached the final, where they were defeated 2-1 by RSC Anderlecht on aggregate.

UEFA club competition honours • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1960/61, 1961/62

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

2006/07 season Domestic record: Although they could only finish third in the Portuguese Liga for the second season in a row, it was still enough to earn Benfica a place in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. It was a close contest, with FC Porto just two points ahead and only a solitary point separating them from city rivals Sporting Clube de Portugal.

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European record: Their appearance in the UEFA Champions League was Benfica's fourth in succession. Benfica booked their place in the group stage thanks to a 4-1 defeat of FK Austria Wien. By finishing third in Group F behind Manchester United FC and Celtic FC but ahead of FC København, Benfica transferred to the UEFA Cup. They defeated FC Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti 3-1 on aggregate in the Round of 32 before a 4-3 triumph over two legs in the last 16 against Paris Saint-Germain FC. However, RCD Espanyol ended their hopes with a 3-2 quarter-final success on aggregate.

Key facts UEFA club competition Pld: 300 W: 142 D: 71 L: 87 GF: 506 GA: 321

UEFA Cup Pld: 73 W: 34 D: 18 L: 21 GF: 110 GA: 83

Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 10-0: SL Benfica v CS Stade Dudelange 05.10.1965, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg

• Biggest home win 10-0: SL Benfica v CS Stade Dudelange (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 0-8: CS Stade Dudelange v SL Benfica 30.09.1965, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg

• Heaviest defeat 7-0: RC Celta da Vigo v SL Benfica 25.11.1999, UEFA Cup third round first leg

• Heaviest home defeat 1-5: SL Benfica v Manchester United FC 09.03.1966, European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-finals second leg

• Heaviest away defeat 7-0: RC Celta da Vigo v SL Benfica (see above for details)

UEFA Cup • Biggest win 0-5: NK Belvedur v SL Benfica 30.09.1992, 1992/93 UEFA Cup, first round, second leg

• Biggest home win 5-1: SL Benfica v Váci FC 21.10.1992, 1992/93 UEFA Cup, second round, first leg 4-0: SL Benfica v FC Zürich 08.12.1982, 1982/83 UEFA Cup, third round, second leg

• Biggest away win 0-5: NK Belvedur v SL Benfica (see above for details)

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• Heaviest defeat 7-0: RC Celta da Vigo v SL Benfica (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat 1-3: SL Benfica v FC Bayern München 05.12.1995, 1995/96 UEFA Cup, third round, second leg

• Heaviest away defeat 7-0: RC Celta da Vigo v SL Benfica (see above for details)

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Competition information

The UEFA Cup grew out of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and was first held in 1971/72. The UEFA Cup is open to the holders, the teams finishing in leading positions behind the champions in their domestic top flights, the winners of national cup competitions, the winners of the League Cup in certain countries, the eleven winners of the final matches in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, three clubs from UEFA's Fair Play League and 16 clubs eliminated from the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The eight third-placed clubs at the end of the UEFA Champions League group stage drop into the UEFA Cup, in time for the tournament's knockout phase.

• Format: If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of all the group matches, the following criteria was applied to determine the rankings: a) superior goal difference from all group matches played; b) higher number of goals scored; c) higher number of goals scored away; d) higher number of wins; e) higher number of away wins; f) higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons

• Locally-trained players rule: In February 2005, UEFA announced that the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA club competitions will continue to be limited to 25 players, and from 2007/08, at least six places on this list will be reserved for players trained by the club's own football academy of which half can be players trained by other clubs from within the same association of the said club.

The 'B' list will also continue to exist - involving an unlimited number of Under-21 players who have been at the club for two seasons. In 2006/07 the number of locally-trained players required began at four but the current six will rise to eight in 2008/09, with up to half of each figure allowed to be association trained.

A club-trained player is defined as a player who has been registered for a minimum of three seasons with the club between the age of 15 and 21, whereas an association-trained player is one who has been registered for at least three seasons by the club or by other clubs affiliated to the same association between the age of 15 and 21.

UEFA is concerned some clubs are not training enough of their own players, but simply taking them from elsewhere. The proposed measures have the objective of creating a better balance in domestic competitions, preventing clubs from simply 'hoarding' players in squads and creating a system whereby locally-trained players would be given a greater opportunity to play regularly in club sides - ensuring a large reservoir of talent for national teams as a consequence.

• Competition format: Two qualifying rounds produce a first round of 80 teams who play over two legs to find the 40 clubs that make up the group stage. This phase comprises eight groups of five, with each side playing four games, two at home and two away. The winners, runners-up and third-placed teams from each section advance to the last 32 where they are joined by the eight third-placed clubs from the UEFA Champions League. Here, the traditional two-match knockout format resumes, until the final. The dates for the games are as follows: the Round of 32 takes place on 13/14 and 21 February; Round of 16 on 6 and 12/13 March; quarter-finals on 3 and 10 April; semi-finals on 24 April and 1 May. The 2007/08 UEFA Cup final will be held at the City of Manchester Stadium on 14 May.

• : For matches played under the cup (knockout) system, the team which scores the greater aggregate of goals in the two matches qualifies for the next round. If the two teams involved in a tie score the same number of goals over the two legs, the team which scores more away goals qualifies for the next stage. If this procedure does not produce a result, i.e, if the two teams score the same number of goals at home and away, extra time of two periods of 15 minutes shall be played at the end of the second leg. If during extra time, both teams score the same number of goals, away goals count double (i.e. the visiting club qualifies). If no goals are scored during extra time, penalty kicks determine which team qualifies.

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• Player registration: UEFA regulations state that for all UEFA Cup matches from the start of the Round of 32, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players within their squad of 25 for the remaining matches in the current competition. Such registration must be completed by 1 February at the latest. One player from the above quota of three who has played UEFA club competition matches for another competing club in the current season may exceptionally be registered, provided that the player has not been fielded by another club in the UEFA Cup this season.

• Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein.

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Legend

:: Competitions Club competitions ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League UCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship • U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship :: Competition stages :: Other Abbreviations F: Final QR3: Third qualifying round AP: Appearances No: Number GS: Group stage R1: First round Comp.: Competition Pld: Matches played GS1: First group stage R2: Second round D: Drawn Pos.: Position GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round DoB: Date of birth Pts: Points KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round GA: Goals against R: Sent off (red card) PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals GF: Goals for Res.: Result QF: Quarter-finals 1/8: Eighth-finals L: Lost W: Won QR: Qualifying round 1/16: Sixteenth-finals Nat.: Nationality Y: Booked QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg N/a: Not Applicable Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg red) FT: Final tournament P-O: Play-off :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted

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