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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stade de Suisse - Berne Thursday 19 February 2015 19.00CET (19.00 local time) BSC Young Boys Round of 32, First leg Everton FC Last updated 16/03/2016 11:49CET Match background 2 Legend 3 1 BSC Young Boys - Everton FC Thursday 19 February 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stade de Suisse, Berne Match background BSC Young Boys will hope to extend a seven-game winning run at home in the UEFA Europa League as they welcome Everton FC in the round of 32. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time and this is Everton's first encounter with Swiss opponents. • YB's four previous games against English sides include two 2012/13 UEFA Europa League group stage matches against Everton's neighbours Liverpool FC – a 5-3 home defeat and a 2-2 draw on Merseyside. • Past results suggest this should be a high-scoring game; YB scored three goals in both of their previous home fixtures against English teams, but conceded seven in the course of those matches. Form guide • YB have won their last seven European home games since that loss to Liverpool in September 2012. This season, they have struck 13 goals and let in just one in their five UEFA Europa League matches in Berne. • YB last reached the round of 32 in 2010/11 when they bowed out to FC Zenit. They have not won a two-legged European tie in the springtime since the 1958/59 campaign, overcoming FC Wismut Aue en route to the European Champion Clubs' Cup semi-finals. • Everton are unbeaten away from home in Europe this term (W1 D2). • Everton lost out to Sporting Clube de Portugal in their last UEFA Europa League round of 32 assignment in 2009/10. They made it to the round of 16 in 2007/08, beating SK Brann 8-1 on aggregate in the last 32. Trivia and links • YB's Swiss international right-back Scott Sutter was born and raised in England, moving to Switzerland – his father's home country – in 2002. He was a childhood Tottenham Hotspur FC fan. • Everton defender Tony Hibbert turns 34 the day after the first leg against YB; team-mate Bryan Oviedo turns 25 the day before the match. • YB midfielder Moreno Costanzo also has a birthday the day after the game: he's 27 on 20 February. • Everton midfielder Gareth Barry will make his 50th UEFA club competition appearance if he plays against YB. • Young Boys are one of five sides to have advanced from the third qualifying round to the round of 32 along with Club Brugge KV, FC Dinamo Moskva, PSV Eindhoven and Torino FC. The coaches • A one-time central defender, Young Boys coach Uli Forte is enjoying his first foray in Europe. Having moved into coaching as player-manager at FC Red Star Zürich, he took charge of FC Wil 1900, FC St Gallen and Grasshopper Club Zürich before taking command at Young Boys in 2013. • Everton's attack-minded Spanish manager Roberto Martínez was a midfielder in the English lower leagues with the likes of Wigan Athletic FC and Swansea City AFC, and coached both clubs with notable success, winning the 2012/13 FA Cup with the Latics before being installed at Everton in June 2013. 2 BSC Young Boys - Everton FC Thursday 19 February 2015 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Stade de Suisse, Berne Legend Competitions Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. 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