Celtic FC - AC Milan MATCH PRESS KIT Celtic Park, Glasgow Wednesday 3 October 2007 - 20.45CET Group D - Matchday 2

Contents 1 - Match background 7 - UEFA information 2 - Match facts 8 - Match-by-match lineups 3 - Squad list 9 - Competition facts 4 - Head coach 10 - Team facts 5 - Match officials 11 - Competition information 6 - Domestic information 12 - Legend

Match background

Celtic FC will be looking to avenge defeat in last season's first knockout round as European champions AC Milan return to Celtic Park on Matchday 2.

• While Celtic suffered a 2-0 defeat by FC Shakhtar Donetsk on Matchday 1, Milan took three points from their opener against SL Benfica at the Stadio Guiseppe Meazza. This will be the Italian club's 200th European Champion Clubs' Cup game.

• The two sides are preparing for their seventh meeting in European competition. In their six previous games, Celtic have yet to record a win, drawing three games and losing the rest. Of their previous meetings in Glasgow, two have produced 0-0 draws with the other ending in a 1-0 win for Milan.

• Celtic visited Milan for the first time in 1968/69 and came away with a goalless draw from the first leg of their European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-final tie. However, Piero Prati's lone strike at Celtic Park sent the Rossoneri through and they went on to lift the trophy.

• Milan beat Celtic 3-1 when the sides met for a second time at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the group stage of the 2004/05 competition. The Scottish team very nearly earned a draw as Stanislav Varga equalised Andriy Shevchenko's first-half opener with 16 minutes remaining. However, the Rossoneri struck twice in the closing moments through Filippo Inzaghi (89 minutes) and (90).

• The two starting lineups that September 2004 night were: Milan - Dida; Cafu, Nesta, Maldini, Pancaro; Gattuso, Pirlo, Kaká, Seedorf; Shevchenko, Tomasson Celtic - Marshall; Agathe, Varga, Balde, Valgaeren; Petrov, Lennon, Sutton, Thompson; Hartson, Camara

• The teams drew 0-0 at Celtic Park in the return fixture, played in the final round of group games - a stalemate that consigned Celtic to fourth place, with Milan top.

• The two sides met again last season in the first knockout round, drawing 0-0 in the first leg in Glasgow before Kaká decided the tie with a strike three minutes into extra time in the second leg in Milan.

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• The two starting lineups that March 2007 night were: Milan - Dida; Oddo, Bonera, Maldini, Jankulovski; Gattuso, Ambrosini, Pirlo, Kaká, Seedorf; Inzaghi Celtic - Boruc; Telfer, McManus, O'Dea, Naylor; Lennon, McGeady, Sno, Jarošík, Nakamura; Vennegoor of Hesselink

• Celtic have played 15 games against Italian sides, with the most famous of them being Jock Stein's side's 2-1 win against FC Internazionale Milano in the 1966/67 European Cup final. That defeat was avenged in 1971/72 when Celtic suffered semi-final heartache, losing 5-4 on penalties at Celtic Park following two 0-0 draws.

• Celtic's overall record against Italian sides reads won four, drawn five and lost six. At home, they have won three, drawn three and lost one.

• Milan's overall record in 12 games against Scottish sides reads won seven, drawn three and lost two. In Scotland itself, they have won two, drawn two and lost two.

• Celtic's Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink was in the PSV Eindhoven team beaten by Milan in the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Milan's Gennaro Gattuso, meanwhile, played in five 'Old Firm' derbies for former club Rangers FC against Celtic in 1997/98 - winning three, drawing one and losing one.

• Milan's Pirlo scored twice at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza as an Italy side featuring him, Gattuso and Alberto Gilardino overcame a Scotland side including Celtic's Steven Pressley 2-0 in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier in March 2005.

• More recently, on 28 March this year, Italy beat Scotland 2-0 in a UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifier with Luca Toni scoring both goals. Milan's Massimo Oddo and Gennaro Gattuso were in the starting lineup with Andrea Pirlo coming on as a substitute, while Celtic's and Scott Brown started the game for Scotland and Steven Pressley was an unused substitute.

• Massimo Donati faces an early reunion with his former Milan team-mates having joined Celtic from the Italian club for a €4.5m fee in June. The player made just 17 league appearances for Milan after joining the club from Atalanta BC in 2001, spending much of his spell with the club on loan to other sides.

• Milan goalkeeper Dida celebrates his 34th birthday on 7 October. Three Celtic players have birthdays in the following days: Dianbobo Baldé turns 32 on the 5th, Stephen Pressley is 34 on the 11th and Paul Hartley is 31 on the 19th.

• Celtic earned a place in the third qualifying round as Scottish champions, reaching the group stage with a win against FC Spartak Moskva. Milan finished fourth in Serie A but qualified for the group stage as last season's UEFA Champions League winners.

• Milan are at home against Shakhtar on Matchday 3 while on the same evening, 24 October, Celtic visit Benfica.

Match facts

Celtic

• Ten Celtic players have appeared in all three UEFA Champions League games so far this season, including qualifying: Lee Naylor, Gary Caldwell, Mark Wilson, Stephen McManus, Scott Brown, Massimo Donati, Shunsuke Nakamura, Aiden McGeady, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Scott McDonald.

• Maciej Żurawski's appearance against FC Shakhtar Donetsk was his 50th UEFA club competition match.

• Bobo Baldé celebrates his 32nd birthday three days after the Milan game, on 5 October, while Chris Killen is 26 three days later.

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• A McDonald hat-trick gave Celtic a 3-0 win at home to Dundee United FC on Saturday to send the champions back to the top of the . The Australian striker opened the scoring after six minutes before securing the match ball with strikes in the 66th and 71st minutes.

• "We emphasised that it could have been a long day today against a well-organised side with the best defensive record in the country," said Strachan. "To score so early took the players by surprise and they relaxed a bit. We had a word at half-time and got that urgency back."

• McDonald's hat-trick was the 32nd scored by Celtic since the Scottish Premier League was inaugurated in 1998 – more than any other club.

• McDonald, whose three goals came with his right foot, left foot and a header, said: "This was my first senior hat-trick, so it's something special I will treasure for the rest of my life. I'll get all the boys to sign the ball and put it somewhere everyone can see it in my house. I'm full of confidence but to score a hat-trick going into the Milan game is obviously a bonus."

• Jean-Jöel Perrier-Doumbé returned to the starting lineup after recovering from a back injury but Nakamura and Wilson missed out again. Vennegoor of Hesselink was forced off with a hamstring injury before half-time and asked if he thought the Netherlands striker might recover in time to face Milan, Strachan said: "It doesn't look good although he has an outside chance of making the game. His hamstring went just as he was taking a shot."

• Nakamura told uefa.com he is still struggling to shake off a knee injury picked up against Shakhtar on Matchday 1. "It's borderline whether I play against Milan," he admitted.

• Wilson is to travel to Colorado to consult renowned specialist Dr Richard Steadman on the injury to his right knee. "Mark will be going to Dr Steadman's for a check-up," confirmed Strachan. "But there's no doubt whatsoever he will come back and play in many more Champions League games."

• Steven Pressley is recovering from a back operation and is not expected to be fit until November.

• With Rangers FC dropping two points earlier in the day, the Dundee United win meant Celtic return to the top of the table on goal difference.

• Former United Kingdom defence secretary Dr John Reid has replaced Brian Quinn as Celtic chairman. A lifelong fan, Reid joined the board as independent non-executive director and chairman-elect from Monday.

• "Like every schoolboy who supported Celtic, I always dreamed of pulling on the hoops and scoring at Celtic Park," said the 60-year-old Reid. "I never made it as a player, but this is certainly the next best thing."

• Asked about the highlight of his seven-and-a-half year tenure as chairman, Quinn said: "It was when I was in the bowels of the stand in Seville before the [2003 UEFA Cup] final [against FC Porto] and I went upstairs to have a look at the ground. I heard the Celtic supporters singing all the anthems and there was a great big lump in my throat."

• Celtic triumphed 2-1 at Dundee FC in the third round on 26 September with goals in each half from McDonald and Vennegoor of Hesselink. Derek Riordan's second-half penalty was saved by Craig Samson.

• "It was a cracking game," said Strachan. "We will need to learn how to bore the pants off people and just win 1-0 because this is too exciting. It had everything. We were confident until we started to give away free-kicks and they had great delivery. If we did not clear it, Artur Boruc was there with some great saves."

• Kevin McDonald's goal eighteen minutes from time for Dundee created an unwanted record for Celtic as it signified 27 matches without a clean sheet away from home. The last time they did not concede on the road was a 3-0 win at Falkirk FC on 3 October 2006.

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• Celtic suffered their first domestic defeat of the season when they lost 3-2 to Hibernian FC at Easter Road on 23 September. The champions twice came from behind with goals from McGeady (25) and Caldwell (66) but a second error of the game by Boruc three minutes from time gave Hibernian the points.

• "It was just one of those days in terms of defending and the only thing I'm not leaving with is any points," said Strachan. "One would have been an injustice and not even getting any at all is quite ridiculous."

• Perrier-Doumbé made his first start since scoring the winner in the 2007 Scottish Cup final against Dunfermline Athletic FC.

• Caldwell's equaliser was his first goal since joining from Hibernian in summer 2006.

• A statue is to be erected in memory of legendary winger Jimmy Johnstone outside Celtic Park. Johnstone, who died in March 2006, was voted Celtic's greatest ever player by the club's supporters in 2002. He was a member of Jock Stein's famous 'Lisbon Lions' team who became the first British club to win the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1967 and was also a key member of the squad which claimed a record nine Scottish League titles in a row under Stein.

• "We are delighted the magical Jimmy Johnstone will be remembered and recognised in this way," said Quinn. "The statue will celebrate Jimmy's huge contribution to the club and will be a permanent tribute to Jimmy for generations to come."

Milan

• Kaká's next appearance in the UEFA Champions League will be his 50th match in the competition.

• Filippo Inzaghi's goal against SL Benfica on Matchday 1 was his 60th in UEFA club competition. Only Gerd Müller, with 62, has scored more.

• Dida celebrates his 34th birthday four days after the Celtic game, on 7 October.

• Milan were held to a 1-1 home draw by Calcio Catania on Sunday. The Rossoneri fell behind after 25 minutes when Jorge Martínez scored with a close-range header for the visitors. Three minutes into the second half, Milan were awarded a penalty and Kaká made no mistake from the spot for his fourth goal in Serie A this season. Despite continuing to press, Milan failed to find a winning goal, leaving them seven points behind league leaders FC Internazionale Milano.

• Zeljko Kalac started between the posts. Carlo Ancelotti used a rotation system in defence with Massimo Oddo, Marek Jankulovski and Alessandro Nesta beginning on the bench. Cafu, Daniele Bonera, Kakha Kaladze and Giuseppe Favalli started in defence. Inzaghi was preferred to Alberto Gilardino as the lone striker, supported by Clarence Seedorf and Kaká.

• Ancelotti said: "We are not in a great period, we were a bit slow in building the action today and we are not able to keep focus for the entire 90 minutes. We did not well play today. We are not scoring enough considering the chances we create. We have failed to win in three home games so it's clear we have problems. But I'm not afraid - we only have to react quickly."

• Nesta and Massimo Ambrosini reached important milestones in the UEFA Champions League victory against Benfica. The defender played his 200th competitive game with Milan while the midfielder wore the Rossoneri shirt for the 300th time. Kaká played his 200th game against Catania.

• Milan president Silvio Berlusconi turned 71 on 29 September.

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• On Sunday, Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani talked about Ronaldo's physical condition. He suffered a thigh injury in pre-season and is yet to play this term. "He started to train regularly with his team-mates, this week he played a whole training game and he will soon be back in action," Galliani said. Ronaldo, Serginho (thigh) and Dida (shoulder) are still out of action, while captain Paolo Maldini is recovering after knee surgery in the summer.

• Kaladze limped out of the game after 53 minutes against Catania with a left thigh injury and was replaced by Nesta. He will undergo tests next week to determine the full extent of the problem.

• The Catania game was the fourth 1-1 draw for Milan in six Serie A outings this season. The Rossoneri defence have conceded in every game since the 3-0 victory against Genoa CFC in their opening league match.

• Inzaghi's goal against Benfica on Matchday 1 was his 31st for Milan in European competition. Only Andriy Shevchenko, who scored 37 goals for the Rossoneri in Europe, has managed more.

• After overcoming Benfica, Milan returned to domestic football with a 1-1 home draw against Parma FC in Serie A. Seedorf opened the scoring with his first goal of the season after 44 minutes but Andrea Pisanu equalised 17 minutes from time.

• Ancelotti changed only two players from the starting lineup against Benfica. Bonera started in defence instead of Kaladze while Cristian Brocchi played instead of Gennaro Gattuso, who was given a rest. Maldini, Ronaldo and Serginho were still recovering from their respective injuries.

• Ancelotti said: "We did not defend as a team and gave Parma too much space. We did not play well after taking the lead. We have to work on this because it's not the first time we made this mistake this season. We are scoring in every game but we must focus more on not conceding goals all the time."

• The draw against Parma was the third consecutive 1-1 result for Milan in Serie A after similar outcomes against ACF Fiorentina and AC Siena.

• Milan were close to a fourth consecutive 1-1 draw four days later at US Città di Palermo but a last-gasp free-kick by Fabrizio Miccoli condemned the Rossoneri to a 2-1 defeat instead. Milan had taken an early lead through another goal by Seedorf and wasted several opportunities to increase their lead, Seedorf and Pirlo hitting the post, before paying a high price for that profligacy when Aimo Diana and Miccoli struck late on.

• Maldini, Ronaldo and Serginho remained sidelined against Palermo. Dida and Ambrosini also missed out due to slight shoulder and thigh injuries respectively. Kaladze, Gattuso and Gilardino all returned to the starting lineup while Emerson started in midfield.

• Ancelotti said: "It is a very painful defeat because we deserved a victory. It's very difficult to play better than we did tonight. We scored, hit the post twice, and created an incredible number of scoring opportunities. We just missed a bit of killer instinct when we were up 1-0 but we clearly deserved victory tonight."

• Gilardino has not scored in a competitive game since 18 April, a 5-2 victory at Ascoli Calcio 1898. "He should be calm because historically he has always struggled at the beginning of the season," Ancelotti said. "Nevertheless, 35 goals in two seasons is hardly a bad total for him."

• Nine Milan players have been included in the 55-man shortlist for the FIFPro World XI Player Awards: Dida, Maldini, Nesta, Gattuso, Kaká, Pirlo, Seedorf, Inzaghi and Ronaldo. The winners will be announced on 5 October.

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Squad list

Celtic Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Artur Boruc POL 20.02.1980 27 - 1 - 1 - 6 - 9 - 16 - 21 Mark Brown SCO 28.02.1981 26 - 1 - - - 2 - - - 1 - 47 Michael McGovern NIR 12.07.1984 23 ------Defenders 3 Lee Naylor ENG 19.03.1980 27 - 2 - 1 - 8 - 9 - 11 - 5 Gary Caldwell SCO 12.04.1982 25 - 2 - 1 - 6 1 5 - 11 - 6 Dianbobo Baldé GNB 05.10.1975 31 ------19 - 45 - 12 Mark Wilson SCO 05.06.1984 23 - 2 - 1 - 6 - 4 - 8 - 17 Stephen Pressley SCO 11.10.1973 33 ------2 - 29 - 24 Jean-Joël Doumbé CMR 27.09.1978 29 - - - - - 2 - - - 9 - 41 John Kennedy SCO 18.08.1983 24 - 1 - - - 2 - 1 - 6 - 44 Stephen McManus SCO 10.09.1982 25 - 2 - 1 - 8 1 10 - 13 1 48 Darren O'Dea IRL 04.02.1987 20 - 1 - - - - - 3 - 4 - 49 Scott Cuthbert SCO 15.06.1987 20 ------52 Paul Caddis SCO 19.04.1988 19 ------Midfielders 8 Scott Brown SCO 25.06.1985 22 - 2 - 1 - 8 2 1 - 8 1 11 Paul Hartley SCO 19.10.1976 30 - 1 1 1 - 5 - 1 - 14 2 15 Evander Sno NED 09.04.1987 20 - 1 - - - 3 - 5 - 6 - 18 Massimo Donati ITA 26.03.1981 26 - 2 - 1 - 8 3 1 - 13 1 20 Jiří Jarošík CZE 27.10.1977 29 ------38 6 56 11 25 Shunsuke Nakamura JPN 24.06.1978 29 - 2 - 1 - 5 3 9 2 11 2 42 Michael McGlinchey SCO 07.01.1987 20 ------45 James O'Brien SCO 28.09.1987 20 ------46 Aiden McGeady SCO 04.04.1986 21 - 2 - 1 - 7 1 10 - 13 - 53 Simon Ferry SCO 11.01.1988 19 ------54 Ryan Conroy SCO 28.04.1987 20 ------56 Theodor Bjarnason ISL 04.03.1987 20 ------2 - Forwards 7 Maciej Żurawski POL 12.09.1976 31 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 6 - 50 24 10 Jan Vennegoor of HesselinkNED 07.11.1978 28 - 2 - 1 - 8 5 34 5 56 10 14 Derek Riordan SCO 16.01.1983 24 - 1 - - - 3 - - - 2 1 27 Scott McDonald AUS 21.08.1983 24 - 2 1 1 - 6 4 1 - 3 1 33 Chris Killen NZL 08.10.1981 25 - - - 1 - 6 - 1 - 4 1 43 Diarmuid O'Carroll IRL 16.03.1987 20 ------55 Paul McGowan SCO 07.10.1987 19 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Coach - Gordon Strachan SCO 09.02.1957 50 - 2 - 1 - - - 9 - 15 -

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Milan Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Dida BRA 07.10.1973 33 - - - 1 - 4 - 64 - 72 - 16 Zeljko Kalac AUS 16.12.1972 34 - - - - - 2 - 4 - 28 - 29 Valerio Fiori ITA 27.04.1969 38 ------10 - 30 Daniel Offredi ITA 26.03.1988 19 ------Defenders 2 Cafu BRA 07.06.1970 37 - - - - - 4 - 54 2 79 2 3 Paolo Maldini ITA 26.06.1968 39 ------105 2 168 3 4 Kakha Kaladze GEO 27.02.1978 29 - - - 1 - 5 - 62 3 97 3 13 Alessandro Nesta ITA 19.03.1976 31 - - - 1 - 6 1 72 - 98 1 17 Dario Šimić CRO 12.11.1975 31 ------26 - 59 3 18 Marek Jankulovski CZE 09.05.1977 30 - - - 1 - 5 - 16 - 21 1 19 Giuseppe Favalli ITA 08.01.1972 35 - - - - - 4 - 34 1 73 2 25 Daniele Bonera ITA 31.05.1981 26 - - - 1 - 2 - 7 - 30 - 27 Serginho BRA 27.06.1971 36 ------51 2 65 3 36 Matteo Darmian ITA 02.12.1989 17 ------44 Massimo Oddo ITA 14.06.1976 31 - - - 1 - 5 - 12 - 27 - Midfielders 5 Emerson BRA 04.04.1976 31 - - - 1 - 4 - 60 8 79 11 8 Gennaro Gattuso ITA 09.01.1978 29 - - - 1 - 5 - 66 1 92 3 10 Clarence Seedorf NED 01.04.1976 31 - - - 1 - 6 2 95 8 126 12 20 Yoann Gourcuff FRA 11.07.1986 21 - - - - - 2 - 8 1 14 1 21 Andrea Pirlo ITA 19.05.1979 28 - - - 1 1 5 - 63 5 83 5 23 Massimo Ambrosini ITA 29.05.1977 30 - - - 1 - 5 1 54 2 75 2 32 Cristian Brocchi ITA 30.01.1976 31 - - - - - 3 - 19 - 31 - Forwards 9 Filippo Inzaghi ITA 09.08.1973 34 - - - 1 1 5 - 67 39 95 60 11 Alberto Gilardino ITA 05.07.1982 25 - - - 1 - 6 - 20 2 37 6 22 Kaká BRA 22.04.1982 25 - - - 1 - 5 4 49 21 53 22 84 Willy Aubameyang FRA 16.02.1987 20 ------99 Ronaldo BRA 22.09.1976 31 ------40 14 73 37 Coach - Carlo Ancelotti ITA 10.06.1959 48 - - - 1 - - - 82 - 115 -

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Head coach Celtic FC: Gordon Strachan Date of birth: 9 February 1957 Nationality: Scottish Playing carer: Dundee FC, Aberdeen FC, Manchester United FC, Leeds United AFC, Coventry City FC Coaching career: Coventry City FC, Southampton FC, Celtic FC

Gordon Strachan was an energetic and talented midfielder who was capped 50 times by Scotland and helped Aberdeen FC to win the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup under Sir Alex Ferguson. He began in management while still a player at English top-flight club Coventry City FC in November 1996.

He helped Coventry avoid relegation and then ended his on-field career aged 40 to concentrate on coaching, keeping the club in the Premier League until 2001. Strachan was sacked early in the following season but was swiftly appointed at Southampton FC - who he again kept in the highest division against the odds. In 2002/03 he took them to eighth place in the English top flight and the FA Cup final, losing 1-0 to Arsenal FC but earning a UEFA Cup berth. Strachan announced early the next season that he would step down at the end of the campaign for personal reasons and left his role in March 2004 to concentrate on media work.

Always a man in demand due to his tactical astuteness and motivational skills, in summer 2005 Strachan was given the tough task of succeeding Martin O'Neill at Celtic FC. Strachan's reign began with a disastrous 5-0 loss at FC Artmedia in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg, and a 4-0 win in the return could not salvage their European campaign. But Celtic regrouped and won the Scottish Premier League in record time and also lifted the Scottish League Cup. Last season Celtic triumphed in both Premier League and Scottish Cup, and got past the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time, falling only to eventual winners AC Milan in the last 16 in extra time.

AC Milan: Carlo Ancelotti Date of birth: 10 June 1959 Nationality: Italian Playing career: Parma FC, AS Roma, AC Milan Coaching career: AC Reggiana, Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan

One of only five people – the others being Miguel Muñoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff and Frank Rijkaard – to have lifted the European Champion Clubs' Cup as both a player and coach, Carlo Ancelotti is one of the most highly-regarded coaches in European football. He claimed the UEFA Champions League in 2003 in only his second season at the AC Milan helm - he would have added a second but for Liverpool FC's stunning fightback two years later although he eventually claimed revenge in 2007 - and has added Serie A and Coppa Italia medals to an individual trophy cabinet teeming with honours.

His coaching career is proving every bit as illustrious as his days as a no-nonsense midfielder. Ancelotti started out at AS Roma, winning the Scudetto in 1983, before moving to Milan three years later after his hometown club deemed him too injury-prone. He quickly went about proving them wrong, thriving at in five years of unyielding success which brought two more Serie A crowns and back-to-back European Cup wins in 1989 and 1990.

He started his coaching career by leading AC Reggiana to promotion in his debut season in 1996 and went on to Parma FC who he guided to a second-placed finish. By 1998 he was at Juventus and although he never managed to better runners-up spot, Ancelotti did earn a return to San Siro in summer 2001. There he thrived, winning the UEFA Champions League, Coppa Italia and UEFA Super Cup in his second season and completing the set with the Serie A title in 2003/04. He guided the Rossoneri to second in the next two campaigns, although they were subsequently demoted to third in 2005/06 following the Italian sporting fraud tribunal. In March 2007 he extended his contract until summer 2008, only to stretch that to 2010 in May after winning the UEFA Champions League again with a 2-1 defeat of Liverpool and guiding Milan to fourth in Serie A, despite starting with an eight-point deficit.

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Match officials

Referee Markus Merk (GER) Assistant referees Sönke Glindemann (GER), Peter Henes (GER) Fourth official Helmut Fleischer (GER) UEFA Delegate Andreas Akkelides (CYP) UEFA Referee observer Rolf Haugen (NOR)

Referee

Name Nat. DoB UCL UEFA Markus Merk GER 15.03.1962 48 72

Markus Merk has a wealth of experience behind him, not least UEFA Champions League and UEFA European Championship finals. The dentist from Otterbach has been a referee since his teens, made his German Bundesliga bow in 1988, where he has since refereed more than 300 games, and came on to the FIFA international list in 1992. His first major international tournament appearance came at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, and in the same year he officiated his first UEFA Champions League match.

The married father-of-one's many prestigious assignments have included the 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain FC, and a UEFA Intertoto Cup final later that year, the 2003 UEFA Champions League final involving Juventus and AC Milan - Merk won the UEFA Fair Play prize for his display in Manchester - and the UEFA EURO 2004™ decider between Greece and Portugal, having had a UEFA EURO 2000™ semi-final. His other major tournaments have included the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and, after being selected as one of Europe's ten referees for the 2006 World Cup finals, he refereed three group games in his homeland.

Merk, well-known for his humanitarian work, was instrumental in a project to help children enjoy a better life on the Indian sub-continent, setting up a special village and school facilities for under-privileged youngsters in the area of the city of Trichy, launching agricultural projects and taking care of medical health. In addition, he was a UEFA EURO 2004™ ambassador for the UEFA/International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) campaign to highlight the plight of children in war, along with colleagues Pierluigi Collina, Anders Frisk and Ľuboš Micheľ. Before the final tournament, Merk travelled to Sierra Leone on a field trip to experience the ICRC’s activities for himself.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue 07.08.1996 UCL QR Rangers FC - FC Alania Vladikavkaz 3-1 Glasgow 11.09.1996 UCL GS Juventus - Manchester United FC 1-0 Turin 16.09.1998 UCL GS Juventus - Galatasaray SK 2-2 Turin 25.11.1998 UCL GS FC Internazionale Milano - Real Madrid CF 3-1 Milan 17.03.1999 UCL QF Olympiacos CFP - Juventus 1-1 Athens 01.03.2000 UCL GS2 ACF Fiorentina - Valencia CF 1-0 Florence 17.10.2000 UCL GS1 Rangers FC - Galatasaray SK 0-0 Glasgow 17.09.2002 UCL GS1 AS Roma - Real Madrid CF 0-3 Rome 10.12.2002 UCL GS2 AFC Ajax - AS Roma 2-1 Amsterdam 25.02.2003 UCL GS2 Juventus - Manchester United FC 0-3 Turin 09.04.2003 UCL QF FC Internazionale Milano - Valencia CF 1-0 Milan 28.05.2003 UCL F Juventus - AC Milan 0-0*(2-3) Manchester 26.11.2003 UCL GS1 S.S. Lazio - Beşiktaş JK 1-1 Rome 10.03.2004 UCL 1/8 AC Milan - AC Sparta Praha 4-1 Milan 14.09.2004 UCL GS Celtic FC - FC Barcelona 1-3 Glasgow 09.03.2005 UCL 1/8 Juventus - Real Madrid CF 2-0 Turin 12.04.2005 UCL QF FC Internazionale Milano - AC Milan 0-3 Milan 26.04.2006 UCL SF FC Barcelona - AC Milan 0-0 Barcelona

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Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue 27.04.1993 U21 QR Portugal - Scotland 2-1 15.09.1993 UCUP R1 Brøndby IF - Dundee United FC 2-0 Brondby 03.11.1993 UCWC R2 Aberdeen FC - Torino FC 1-2 Aberdeen 17.10.1995 UCUP R2 Olympique Lyonnais - S.S. Lazio 2-1 Lyon 13.03.1996 U21 QF Portugal - Italy 1-0 03.12.1996 UCUP R3 Boavista FC - FC Internazionale Milano 0-2 30.09.1997 UCUP R1 S.S. Lazio - Vitória SC 2-1 Rome 31.03.1998 UCUP SF FC Internazionale Milano - FC Spartak Moskva 2-1 Milan 25.08.1998 UCUP QR2 PAOK FC - Rangers FC 0-0 Thessalonika 20.04.1999 UCUP SF Bologna FC - Olympique de Marseille 1-1 Bologna 29.06.2000 EURO SF Italy - Netherlands 0-0*(3-1) Amsterdam 15.02.2001 UCUP R4 AS Roma - Liverpool FC 0-2 Rome 14.03.2002 UCUP QF FC Internazionale Milano - Valencia CF 1-1 Milan 20.03.2003 UCUP QF Liverpool FC - Celtic FC 0-2 Liverpool 06.09.2003 EURO QR Italy - Wales 4-0 Milan

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Domestic information Celtic FC (Premier League) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 05/08/07 Kilmarnock FC (H) 0-0 League 11/08/07 Falkirk FC (A) 4-1 Own goal, K. Miller 76, Nakamura 79, Vennegoor 81 League 19/08/07 Aberdeen FC (A) 3-1 Donati 61, K. Miller 85, 90 League 25/08/07 Heart of Midlothian FC (H) 5-0 Own goal, Donati 22, S. Brown 61, Vennegoor 63(pen), Nakamura 79 League 02/09/07 Saint Mirren FC (A) 5-1 S. Brown 22, McDonald 25, Vennegoor 53, Own goal, McManus 74 League 15/09/07 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (H) 5-0 Vennegoor 15, 59, Donati 41, Nakamura 56, Own goal League 23/09/07 Hibernian FC (A) 2-3 McGeady 26, G. Caldwell 66 Lineups: Boruc, Doumbé, G. Caldwell, McManus, Naylor, Hartley, S. Brown, Donati (Riordan 89), McGeady, Vennegoor, McDonald (Killen 67) Cup 26/09/07 Dundee FC (A) 2-1 McDonald 27, Vennegoor 60 Lineups: Boruc, G. Caldwell, Naylor, Kennedy, McManus, S. Brown, Sno, Donati, Riordan, Vennegoor, McDonald League 29/09/07 Dundee United FC (H) 3-0 McDonald 7, 67, 72 Lineups: Boruc, Doumbé, G. Caldwell, McManus, Naylor, S. Brown, Hartley, Donati (Sno 78), McGeady, McDonald (Żurawski 82), Vennegoor (Killen 37) League 07/10/07 Gretna FC (A) League 20/10/07 Rangers FC (A) League 27/10/07 Motherwell FC (H) League 03/11/07 Kilmarnock FC (A) League 10/11/07 Falkirk FC (H) League 24/11/07 Aberdeen FC (H) League 01/12/07 Heart of Midlothian FC (A) League 08/12/07 Saint Mirren FC (H) League 15/12/07 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (A) League 22/12/07 Hibernian FC (H) League 26/12/07 Dundee United FC (A) League 29/12/07 Gretna FC (H) League 02/01/08 Rangers FC (H) League 05/01/08 Motherwell FC (A) League 19/01/08 Kilmarnock FC (H) League 26/01/08 Falkirk FC (A) League 09/02/08 Aberdeen FC (A) League 16/02/08 Heart of Midlothian FC (H) League 23/02/08 Saint Mirren FC (A) League 27/02/08 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC (H)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Celtic FC 8 6 1 1 27 6 19 2 Rangers FC 8 6 1 1 24 8 19 3 Hibernian FC 8 5 3 0 17 9 18 4 Dundee United FC 8 4 1 3 11 8 13 5 Motherwell FC 8 4 1 3 9 9 13 6 Heart of Midlothian FC 8 3 2 3 12 13 11 7 Kilmarnock FC 8 3 2 3 8 10 11 8 Aberdeen FC 8 2 2 4 9 13 8 9 Falkirk FC 8 2 1 5 11 19 7 10 Saint Mirren FC 8 2 1 5 5 14 7 11 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 8 2 0 6 8 19 6 12 Gretna FC 8 1 1 6 8 21 4

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AC Milan (Serie A)

Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 26/08/07 Genoa Cricket and Football Club (A) 3-0 Ambrosini 21, Kaká 44, 45(pen) League 03/09/07 ACF Fiorentina (H) 1-1 Kaká 27(pen) League 15/09/07 AC Siena (A) 1-1 Nesta 90 League 22/09/07 Parma FC (H) 1-1 Seedorf 44 Lineups: Dida, Oddo (Cafu 80), Nesta, Bonera, Jankulovski, Brocchi (Emerson 67), Pirlo, Ambrosini, Kaká, Seedorf (Gilardino 75), Inzaghi League 26/09/07 US Città di Palermo (A) 1-2 Seedorf 10 Lineups: Kalac, Oddo, Nesta, Kaladze, Jankulovski, Gattuso, Pirlo, Emerson (Favalli 76), Kaká, Seedorf, Gilardino (Inzaghi 76) League 30/09/07 Calcio Catania (H) 1-1 Kaká 48(pen) Lineups: Kalac, Bonera, Cafu (Oddo 46), Favalli, Kaladze (Nesta 53), Ambrosini (Gilardino 46), Gattuso, Kaká, Pirlo, Seedorf, Inzaghi League 07/10/07 S.S. Lazio (A) League 21/10/07 Empoli FC (H) League 28/10/07 AS Roma (H) League 31/10/07 UC Sampdoria (A) League 04/11/07 Torino FC (H) League 11/11/07 Atalanta BC (A) League 25/11/07 Cagliari Calcio (A) League 02/12/07 Juventus (H) League 09/12/07 Reggina Calcio (A) League 16/12/07 AS Livorno Calcio (H) League 23/12/07 FC Internazionale Milano (A) League 13/01/08 SSC Napoli (H) League 20/01/08 Udinese Calcio (A) League 27/01/08 Genoa Cricket and Football Club (H) League 03/02/08 ACF Fiorentina (A) League 10/02/08 AC Siena (H) League 17/02/08 Parma FC (A) League 24/02/08 US Città di Palermo (H) League 27/02/08 Calcio Catania (A) League 02/03/08 S.S. Lazio (H)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Internazionale Milano 6 4 2 0 14 4 14 2 Juventus 6 4 1 1 15 6 13 3 ACF Fiorentina 6 3 3 0 12 6 12 4 AS Roma 6 3 2 1 12 8 11 5 SSC Napoli 6 3 1 2 9 4 10 6 US Città di Palermo 6 3 1 2 9 9 10 7 Udinese Calcio 6 3 1 2 8 10 10 8 Atalanta BC 6 2 3 1 8 8 9 9 Genoa Cricket and Football Club 6 2 3 1 6 7 9 10 UC Sampdoria 6 2 2 2 5 6 8 11 AC Milan 6 1 4 1 8 6 7 12 S.S. Lazio 6 1 4 1 7 6 7 13 Cagliari Calcio 6 2 1 3 7 8 7 14 Parma FC 6 1 3 2 7 8 6 15 Calcio Catania 6 1 3 2 4 6 6 16 Empoli FC 6 1 2 3 4 7 5 17 Torino FC 6 0 4 2 6 9 4 18 AC Siena 6 0 3 3 4 9 3 19 Reggina Calcio 6 0 3 3 4 12 3 20 AS Livorno Calcio 6 0 2 4 6 16 2

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UEFA information

EXCO meeting UEFA President Michel Platini has outlined his reasons for writing to European government heads to express his concern about the threat posed by "the malign and ever-present influence of money" within European football. "We are asking the political authorities to help us," Mr Platini said after the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Istanbul last Thursday. "Football is an enormous social resource which has taken on an enormous dimension, but it exists in no treaty. A lot of money has come into football because of its popularity, but since a lot of money has come into the game, not many rules have come alongside this money, and this is what I regret. We are approaching political people to help us to be able to regulate ourselves in the interests of football."

Turning to the issues of violence and racism in stadiums, Mr Platini repeated the policy of zero tolerance towards those who engage in such conduct. "We can take strong decisions – if we have to exclude supporters from stadiums or suspend clubs, we will, until the day that we have people in the stadiums who come to watch football, not to cause problems." Mr Platini also said he would applaud any referee who, in agreement with the match delegate, decided to stop a game because of racist conduct in stadiums. "Some things are fundamental in life," he explained. "A football match is important but there is conduct that we cannot tolerate in the stadiums."

Coach symposium UEFA Champions League playing trends was a key theme at the seventh UEFA Symposium for Coach Education Directors in London from 24-26 September. UEFA technical director Andy Roxburgh reviewed last season's competition, based on thoughts by the Technical Study Group, which included Arsène Wenger, Marcello Lippi, Gérard Houllier and Valeri Gazzaev as well as the participants at the recent UEFA Elite Club Coaches Forum in Nyon.

Roxburgh said: "The UEFA Champions League is a benchmark for football standards and a yardstick for coaches." The central core was the small margin between winning and losing – in the knockout stage, two thirds of games were decided by a single goal and Wenger was quoted as saying: "In 2006/07 each of the 16 teams could have gone to the final." Among the trends noted were the importance of quick breaks and counterattacks, the high proportion of late goals – in the final 15 minutes – how adaptable teams needed to be, the vital importance of concentration, how well-organised every side was, and the crucial nature of specialist set-piece takers, combination play, pressing, keeping the ball and individual flair.

Healthy hearts Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard and his former manager Gérard Houllier joined UEFA in supporting the World Heart Federation's World Heart Day initiative on Sunday. "More than skill, technique or athleticism, football is about heart," said Gerrard. "That's why I'm encouraging everyone to team up for healthy hearts for this year's World Heart Day - to eat healthily, take regular exercise and avoid smoking." Sports psychologist Jacques Crevoisier added: "Working at the very top level of football, I know the importance teamwork plays. By working together you are much more likely to achieve your goals."

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

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Match-by-match lineups - Group D

Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Shakhtar Donetsk 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 AC Milan 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 SL Benfica 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Celtic FC 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 18.09.2007 Milan - Benfica 2-1 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Goals: 1-0 Pirlo 9 , 2-0 Inzaghi 24 , 2-1 Nuno Gomes 90+2 Milan: Dida, Kaladze, Gattuso, Inzaghi (Gilardino 84), Seedorf (Emerson 75), Nesta, Jankulovski, Pirlo, Kaká, Ambrosini, Oddo (Bonera 81)

18.09.2007 Shakhtar - Celtic 2-0 RSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Donetsk Goals: 1-0 Brandão 6 , 2-0 Lucarelli 8 Celtic: Boruc, Naylor, G. Caldwell, S. Brown, Vennegoor (Żurawski 85), Hartley, Wilson, Donati, Nakamura (McGeady 65), McDonald (Killen 68), McManus

03.10.2007 Celtic - Milan - Celtic Park, Glasgow 03.10.2007 Benfica - Shakhtar - Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon 24.10.2007 Benfica - Celtic - Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon 24.10.2007 Milan - Shakhtar - Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan 06.11.2007 Celtic - Benfica - Celtic Park, Glasgow 06.11.2007 Shakhtar - Milan - RSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Donetsk 28.11.2007 Benfica - Milan - Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon 28.11.2007 Celtic - Shakhtar - Celtic Park, Glasgow 04.12.2007 Milan - Celtic - Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan 04.12.2007 Shakhtar - Benfica - RSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Donetsk

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Competition facts

• UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones

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

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

S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta is the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League, taking to the field at Olympiacos CFP on 18 September 2007 at the age of 43 years and 168 days. The custodian shattered the record held by Alessandro Costacurta, the AC Milan defender who played against AEK Athens FC in the 2006/07 season at the age of 40 years and 211 days. Laurent Blanc is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 36 years and 339 days having found the net for Manchester United FC in their 3-2 defeat of Olympiacos CFP on 23 October 2002.

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

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

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

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

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

• UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

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

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

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Knockout streak: In qualifying for the 2006/07 knockout stage, Real Madrid CF surpassed Manchester United FC's record of nine consecutive seasons (which ended in 2005/06) in advancing past the group stage. Madrid have featured in the knockout phase every time since the 1996/97 campaign. Madrid, have won the competition three times in the last ten years while they advanced as far as the semi-finals twice and the quarter-finals twice. However, in the last three seasons their interest in the competition has ended at the first knockout round.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Leading scorer in a season 12: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 2002/03) Kaká finished as top scorer in 2006/07 with ten goals for AC Milan.

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

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

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

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

Appearances: UEFA Champions League Note: This list considers group stage to final only; 108 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 108 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK) 105 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 103 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 103 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München) 98 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC) 98 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 96 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC) 96 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC) 95 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan) 90 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 86 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona)

Goals: UEFA Champions League

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57 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 50 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 47 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 43 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 39 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan) 37 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)

Appearances: UEFA club competition

168 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 137 Luís Figo (Sporting, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 134 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München) 130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK) 127 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC) 126 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, UC Sampdoria, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan) 122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF) 121 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan) 121 Phillip Cocu (SBV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona) 120 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK)

Goals: UEFA club competition

62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) 60 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan) 60 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 59 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 56 Eusébio (SL Benfica) 54 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 52 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Helsingborgs IF) 51 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) 47 Carlos Santillana (Real Madrid CF)

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

57 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 56 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 54 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 49 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) 47 Eusébio (SL Benfica) 43 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 43 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)

Last updated: 27.09.2007

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Team facts

Celtic FC

UEFA club competition milestones • Celtic were the first British champions of Europe when they won the 1966/67 European Champion Clubs' Cup with a 2-1 defeat of FC Internazionale Milano in Lisbon.

• The closest Celtic have come to a European honour since was finishing runners-up to FC Porto in the 2002/03 UEFA Cup, losing 3-2 in Seville after moving across from the UEFA Champions League following the third qualifying round.

UEFA Champions League milestones • The Scottish side reached the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 2006/07, losing 1-0 on aggregate over two legs in the last 16 to eventual winners AC Milan.

UEFA club competition honours • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1966/67

Ten-year record (including current season) 2006/07: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round 2005/06: UEFA Champions League - second qualifying round 2004/05: UEFA Champions League - group stage 2003/04: UEFA Cup - quarter-finals (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage) 2002/03: UEFA Cup - runners-up (having transferred from the European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round) 2001/02: UEFA Cup - third round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League first group stage) 2000/01: UEFA Cup - second round 1999/00: UEFA Cup - second round 1998/99: UEFA Cup - second round (having transferred from the European Champion Clubs' Cup second qualifying round) 1997/98: UEFA Cup - first round

2006/07 season Domestic record: Celtic were again runaway Scottish Premier League champions, losing just three games as they finished 13 points ahead of old rivals Rangers FC. It was the club's 41st league success since 1891. A third Scottish Cup in three seasons followed as Dunfermline AFC were defeated 1-0 in the final.

European record: Celtic enjoyed their best UEFA Champions League campaign to date with home victories against FC København, SL Benfica and Manchester United FC enough to earn them second place in Group F, three points behind United. The first knockout round meeting with Milan was a closely-fought affair with only a Kaká goal in extra time of the second leg at San Siro separating the sides.

Key facts UEFA club competition • Pld: 231 W: 115 D: 39 L: 77 GF: 386 GA: 235

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Pld: 27 W: 9 D: 4 L: 14 GF: 28 GA: 40

European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League • Pld: 121 W: 60 D: 22 L: 39 GF: 196 GA: 128

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Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 9-0: Celtic FC v KPV Kokkola 16.09.1970, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg

• Biggest home win 9-0: Celtic FC v KPV Kokkola (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 0-7: Waterford AFC v Celtic FC 21.10.1970, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round first leg

• Heaviest defeat 5-0: FC Artmedia v Celtic FC 27.07.2005, European Champion Clubs' Cup second qualifying round first leg

• Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Celtic FC v Paris Saint-Germain FC 02.11.1995, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg

• Heaviest away defeat 5-0: FC Artmedia v Celtic FC (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest win 3-0: Celtic FC v SL Benfica 17.10.2006, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Biggest home win 3-0: Celtic FC v SL Benfica (see above for details)

• Biggest away win No away victories recorded in the competition

• Heaviest defeat 3-0: SL Benfica v Celtic FC 01.11.2006, UEFA Champions League group stage 3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Celtic FC 20.10.2004, UEFA Champions League group stage 3-0: FC Porto v Celtic FC 17.10.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage

• Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Celtic FC v FC Barcelona 14.09.2004, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest away defeat 3-0: SL Benfica v Celtic FC (see above for details) 3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Celtic FC (see above for details) 3-0: FC Porto v Celtic FC (see above for details)

Last updated: 19.09.2007

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AC Milan

UEFA club competition milestones • Milan have been crowned champions of Europe seven times, making them the second most successful club in the history of the competition behind Real Madrid CF (nine wins). The Rossoneri were runners-up in 1958, 1993, 1995 and 2005. Only Madrid have appeared in more finals (12).

UEFA Champions League milestones • Milan are taking part in their 12th campaign, the same number as Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona and PSV Eindhoven. Only Manchester United FC and FC Porto (13) have featured more times. They did not take part in 1995/96, 1997/98, 1998/99 and 01/02.

UEFA club competition honours • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1962/63, 1968/69, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1993/94, 2002/03, 2006/07 • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1967/68, 1972/73 • European/South American Cup: 1969, 1989, 1990 • UEFA Super Cup: 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007

Ten-year record 2006/07: UEFA Champions League - winners 2005/06: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals 2004/05: UEFA Champions League - runners-up 2003/04: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals 2002/03: UEFA Champions League - winners 2001/02: UEFA Cup - semi-finals 2000/01: UEFA Champions League - second group stage 1999/00: UEFA Champions League - first group stage 1998/99: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 1997/98: Did not compete in UEFA club competition

2006/07 season Domestic record: Milan began the season with an eight-point deduction following the sporting fraud tribunal in Italy. They finished fourth in Serie A on 61 points, 36 behind champions FC Internazionale Milano and three ahead of US Città di Palermo.

European record: After defeating FK Crvena Zvezda 3-1 on aggregate in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, Milan then won Group H ahead of LOSC Lille Métropole, AEK Athens FC and RSC Anderlecht to reach a first knockout round tie against Celtic FC, which was won 1-0 on aggregate. FC Bayern München were defeated 4-2 over two legs in the quarter-finals before Milan saw off Manchester United FC 5-3 on aggregate to earn a place in the final in which Liverpool FC were defeated 2-1 at the Athens Olympic Stadium.

Key facts UEFA club competition • Pld: 311 W: 168 D: 71 L: 72 GF: 521 GA: 272

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Pld: 116 W: 59 D: 32 L: 25 GF: 170 GA: 94

European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League • Pld: 199 W: 109 D: 46 L: 44 GF: 351 GA: 169

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Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 8-0: AC Milan v US Luxembourg 12.09.1962, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg

• Biggest home win 8-0: AC Milan v US Luxembourg (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 0-6: FC København v AC Milan 20.10.1993, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round first leg 0-6: US Luxembourg v AC Milan 19.09.1962, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg

• Heaviest defeat 6-0: AFC Ajax v AC Milan 09.01.1974, 1973 UEFA Super Cup final second leg

• Heaviest home defeat 0-2: AC Milan v LOSC Lille Métropole 06.12.2006, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-2: AC Milan v AFC Ajax 23.11.1994, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-2 AC Milan v Parma AC 02.02.1994, 1993 UEFA Super Cup final second leg 0-2: AC Milan v RCD Español 21.10.1987, UEFA Cup second round first leg 0-2: AC Milan v FC Barcelona 04.11.1959, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg

• Heaviest away defeat 6-0: AFC Ajax v AC Milan (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest win 0-4: Fenerbahçe SK v AC Milan 23.11.2005, UEFA Champions League group stage 4-0: AC Milan v FC Shakhtar Donetsk 24.11.2004, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-4: RC Deportivo La Coruña v AC Milan 24.09.2002, UEFA Champions League group stage 4-0: AC Milan v FC Barcelona 18.05.1994, European Champion Clubs' Cup final 4-0: AC Milan v IFK Göteborg 25.11.1992, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Biggest home win 4-0: AC Milan v FC Shakhtar Donetsk (see above for details) 4-0: AC Milan v IFK Göteborg (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 0-4: Fenerbahçe SK v AC Milan (see above for details) 0-4: RC Deportivo La Coruña v AC Milan (see above for details)

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• Heaviest defeat 4-0: RC Deportivo La Coruña v AC Milan 07.04.2004, UEFA Champions League quarter-finals second leg

• Heaviest home defeat 0-2: AC Milan v LOSC Lille Métropole (see above for details) 0-2: AC Milan v AFC Ajax (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 4-0: RC Deportivo La Coruña v AC Milan (see above for details)

Last updated: 19.09.07

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Competition information

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

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

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

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

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

• 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

:: All-time statistics The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999), the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (1973 - ), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in the Inter-Cities' Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

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

:: Squad list The eligible list of players ordered first by playing position and then numeric order. Current season - UCLQ: Total UEFA Champions League appearances in qualifying rounds only. Current season - UCL: Total UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday. All-time - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from the 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. All-time - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competition (as defined above) including all qualifying round matches. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. Age: based on the date press kit was last updated BL: Booking list (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended) :: Match officials The match officials appointed to officiate the fixture. UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. :: Competitions Club competitions ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League UCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship • U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U19: UEFA European Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship :: Competition stages :: Other Abbreviations F: Final QR3: Third qualifying round AP: Appearances No: Number GS: Group stage R1: First round Comp.: Competition Pld: Matches played GS1: First group stage R2: Second round D: Drawn Pos.: Position GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round DoB: Date of birth Pts: Points KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round GA: Goals against R: Sent off (red card) PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals GF: Goals for Res.: Result QF: Quarter-finals 1/8: Eighth-finals L: Lost W: Won QR: Qualifying round 1/16: Sixteenth-finals Nat.: Nationality Y: Booked QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg N/a: Not Applicable Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg red) FT: Final tournament P-O: Play-off :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted

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