UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2013/14 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Benito Villamarín - Seville Thursday 20 February 2014 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Real Betis Balompié Round of 32, First leg FC Rubin Kazan Last updated 19/02/2014 12:33CET

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1 Real Betis Balompié - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 20 February 2014 - 21.05CET, (21.05 local time) Match press kit Benito Villamarín, Seville

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Low-scoring Real Betis Balompié will see some familiar faces in the FC Rubin Kazan ranks as they look to steal a march on the Russian side in the UEFA Europa League round of 32. Previous meetings • The teams are meeting for the first time in UEFA club competition. • Betis's only previous encounter with Russian opponents was a 3-0 aggregate defeat by FC Dinamo Moskva that ended their first European campaign – the 1977/78 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup – in the quarter-finals. The clubs drew 0- 0 in Seville, but Betis were overrun in the second leg, which was played in Tbilisi. Hence they will visit Russia for the first time in the second leg. • Rubin's eight games against Spanish sides have ended W3 D3 L2 (W1 D2 L1 at home – W2 D1 L1 in Spain). Of those home matches, two were played in Kazan (D2) and two in Moscow (W1 L1). • Rubin beat FC Barcelona 2-1 at the Camp Nou in the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League group stage, and twice held the Blaugrana in Kazan. • Rubin eliminated Spanish opponents in last season's round of 32 (Club Atlético de Madrid) and round of 16 (Levante UD). Match background • Betis have lost just once in eight European fixtures this season and have yet to concede in their four 2013/14 UEFA home games (W2 D2). However, they were the lowest-scoring side to make it through the group stage, with just three goals in their six Group I outings. • Betis last made it to this stage in the 2005/06 UEFA Cup, overcoming AZ Alkmaar in the round of 32 en route to a round of 16 loss to FC Steaua Bucureşti. • Rubin are playing in the round of 32 for the fifth successive time, having won two and lost two of their previous encounters at this juncture. • Rubin are unbeaten in 12 European games this season (W10 D2). • Rubin have played UEFA home games in Kazan and Moscow in recent years, but are more daunting hosts at their own Centralniy Stadium, where they are unbeaten in 24 matches (W14 D10) since a 1-0 UEFA Cup loss to Parma FC in September 2006. • A 1-1 draw against NK Maribor in Rubin's final group stage home game this season ended their run of ten straight European victories in Kazan, during which they conceded just once. Team facts • Betis centre-back Jordi represented Rubin from 2010–12, though he played just eight league games for the club, being loaned back to Real Valladolid CF and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid. • Rubin midfielder Mubarak Wakaso played with Betis forward Jorge Molina at Elche CF from 2009–10 then, following a spell at Villarreal, teamed up with Betis counterpart Joan Verdú at RCD Espanyol from 2012–13. • Rubin's César Navas moved to Russia after playing for Real Madrid CF's reserves, Málaga CF, CF Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Racing in his native Spain. • Betis's biggest achievements in Europe were reaching two UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals, going out to Dinamo in 1977/78 and Chelsea FC in 1997/98. • Rubin got to a UEFA quarter-final for the first time last season, losing out to Chelsea in the UEFA Europa League. Coach information • Betis have changed coach twice since the start of December with former striker Pepe Mel and then his replacement Juan Carlos Garrido being ushered out, the latter after just ten games in charge. • Former Betis midfielder Gabriel Calderón took over on 19 January. An international team-mate of Diego Maradona, Calderón played for Betis in the mid-80s, then joined Paris Saint-Germain, finishing his career with spells at FC Lausanne-Sport and SM Caen, and going on to coach both sides. He then left for the Middle East, where he led club sides and the national teams of Saudi Arabia, Oman and – most recently – Bahrain. • Rubin dismissed coach Kurban Berdyev in December, following a poor start to the Russian season. In charge since 2001, his biggest achievements at the club included Russian titles in 2008 and 2009. • Rinat Bilyaletdinov took over as Rubin coach in January, taking up his first permanent senior coaching post at the

2 Real Betis Balompié - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 20 February 2014 - 21.05CET, (21.05 local time) Match press kit Benito Villamarín, Seville age of 56. Once a midfielder, with FC Lokomotiv Moskva and FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, the ethnic Tatar established his reputation as a youth coach with Lokomotiv – notable finds including his son, Russia midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov. He briefly took charge of the senior team at Lokomotiv in a caretaker capacity in 2007. Round of 16 • The winners of this tie will meet the victors between Maribor and Sevilla FC in the round of 16, playing the second leg at home. • Betis have never met Maribor, but they know their city rivals Sevilla well – though they have yet to meet in UEFA competition. • Rubin have yet to encounter Sevilla, but met Maribor in this season's group stage, winning 5-2 in Slovenia – their highest-scoring European away performance – then drawing 1-1 in the return fixture.

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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 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. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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