Uefa Champions League 2011/12 Season Match Press Kit
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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT AFC Ajax Olympique Lyonnais Group D - Matchday 1 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Wednesday 14 September 2011 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Contents Previous meetings.............................................................................................................2 Match background.............................................................................................................4 Match facts........................................................................................................................5 Squad list...........................................................................................................................7 Head coach.......................................................................................................................9 Match officials..................................................................................................................10 Fixtures and results.........................................................................................................12 Match-by-match lineups..................................................................................................14 Competition facts.............................................................................................................16 Team facts.......................................................................................................................17 Legend............................................................................................................................19 AFC Ajax - Olympique Lyonnais Wednesday 14 September 2011 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 30/10/02 GS Olympique Lyonnais - AFC Ajax 0-2 Lyon Pienaar 7, Van der Vaart 90+3 17/09/02 GS AFC Ajax - Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 Amsterdam Ibrahimović 11, 34; Anderson 84 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AFC Ajax 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 Olympique Lyonnais 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 AFC Ajax - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 03/11/10 GS AJ Auxerre - AFC Ajax 2-1 Auxerre Sammaritano 9, Langil 84; Alderweireld 79 19/10/10 GS AFC Ajax - AJ Auxerre 2-1 Amsterdam De Zeeuw 7, Suárez 41; Birsa 56 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 18/03/09 R16 AFC Ajax - Olympique de Marseille 2-2 Amsterdam Enoh 33, Sulejmani 74; Niang 35, Mears agg 3-4 (aet) 110 ET 12/03/09 R16 Olympique de Marseille - AFC Ajax 2-1 Marseille Cheyrou 19, Niang 33; Suárez 36(p) UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 24/02/05 R32 AJ Auxerre - AFC Ajax 3-1 Auxerre Kalou 31, Cheyrou 55, Mathis 86; Babel agg: 3-2 36 16/02/05 R32 AFC Ajax - AJ Auxerre 1-0 Amsterdam Maxwell 36 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 20/11/96 GS AFC Ajax - AJ Auxerre 1-2 Amsterdam Babangida 44; Diomède 11, Marlet 57 11/09/96 GS AJ Auxerre - AFC Ajax 0-1 Auxerre Litmanen 4 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 16/03/93 QF AFC Ajax - AJ Auxerre 1-0 Amsterdam F. De Boer 60 agg: 3-4 03/03/93 QF AJ Auxerre - AFC Ajax 4-2 Auxerre Martins 16, Dutuel 40, 90, Vahirua 83; Pettersson 3, Vink 45 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 20/04/88 SF AFC Ajax - Olympique de Marseille 1-2 Amsterdam Larsson 22; Papin 64, Allofs 90+1 agg: 4-2 06/04/88 SF Olympique de Marseille - AFC Ajax 0-3 Marseille Witschge 11, 41, Bergkamp 88 European Champion Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 19/03/80 QF AFC Ajax - RC Strasbourg 4-0 Amsterdam Schoenaker 34, Arnesen 36, Lerby 55, agg: 4-0 La Ling 89 05/03/80 QF RC Strasbourg - AFC Ajax 0-0 Strasbourg European Champion Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 03/11/71 R2 AFC Ajax - Olympique de Marseille 4-1 Amsterdam Couécou 32(og), Swart 37, Cruyff 64, agg: 6-2 Haan 80; Couécou 17 20/10/71 R2 Olympique de Marseille - AFC Ajax 1-2 Marseille Gress 10; Keizer 37, Cruyff 60 Last updated 13/09/11 16:53:45CET 2 Previous meetings AFC Ajax - Olympique Lyonnais Wednesday 14 September 2011 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Olympique Lyonnais - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 08/03/06 R16 Olympique Lyonnais - PSV Eindhoven 4-0 Lyon Tiago 26, 45+4, Wiltord 71, Fred 90 agg: 5-0 21/02/06 R16 PSV Eindhoven - Olympique Lyonnais 0-1 Eindhoven Juninho 65 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 13/04/05 QF PSV Eindhoven - Olympique Lyonnais 1-1 Eindhoven Alex 50; Wiltord 10 agg: 2-2 aet (4-2pens) 05/04/05 QF Olympique Lyonnais - PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Lyon Malouda 12; Cocu 79 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 25/10/00 GS sc Heerenveen - Olympique Lyonnais 0-2 Heerenveen Malbranque 68, Marlet 78 12/09/00 GS Olympique Lyonnais - sc Heerenveen 3-1 Lyon Anderson 2, Houttuin 9(og), Marlet 58; Talan 35 Record versus clubs from opponents' country Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AFC Ajax 9 6 1 2 9 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 18 10 2 6 31 21 Olympique Lyonnais 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 4 2 2 13 7 Last updated 13/09/11 16:53:45CET 3 Previous meetings AFC Ajax - Olympique Lyonnais Wednesday 14 September 2011 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Match background AFC Ajax and Olympique Lyonnais, two teams who have previously met in the UEFA Champions League on matchday one, get their Group D campaigns under way as they come face to face at the Amsterdam ArenA. Previous meetings • The clubs met in the 2002/03 edition's opening set of fixtures, Ajax winning 2-1 at home and then following it up with a 2-0 win in France. In the first game Zlatan Ibrahimović scored twice in the first 34 minutes with Lyon's response limited to Sonny Anderson's goal six minutes from time. Abubakari Yakubu was sent off late on for the home team. • The lineups for the game at the Amsterdam Arena on 17 September 2002 were: Ajax: Stekelenburg, Trabelsi, Galásek (Van Halst 57), Chivu, Van der Meyde, Ibrahimović (Bergdølmo 81), Maxwell, O'Brien, Litmanen, Yakubu, Sikora (Pienaar 68). Lyon: Coupet, Edmílson, Caçapa, Violeau (Laville 46), Juninho Pernambucano, Anderson, Carrière, Bréchet, Govou (Vairelles 41), Chanelet (Diarra 79), Dhorasoo. • Ajax, who are competing in the UEFA Champions League for the tenth time, faced French opponents in last season's group stage, both games against AJ Auxerre ending in 2-1 wins for the home team. • Lyon are unbeaten in their three other games away to Dutch opponents, winning two. Match background • In the play-off round, Lyon recovered falling behind early on at home to FC Rubin Kazan in the first leg to take a 3-1 lead through Bafétimbi Gomis and Jimmy Briand either side of an own goal. That was sufficient to go through to the group stage for the 12th season running with the away leg ending 1-1, Bakary Koné heading a late equaliser. • At the Amsterdam ArenA in last season's group campaign, Ajax drew 1-1 at home to AC Milan, beat Auxerre 2-1 and lost 4-0 against Real Madrid CF. On their travels they lost two games and won the other to finish third in the section. • Last season Lyon reached the round of 16 – they have progressed to the knockout stage in each of the past eight campaigns – losing to Real Madrid, drawing 1-1 in France and losing 3-0 away. In the group stage Les Gones won 3-1 at Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC but lost 4-3 at SL Benfica and 3-0 at FC Schalke 04. • A year ago Lyon began with a 1-0 win at Stade der Gerland against Schalke, the same score with which they started the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League against ACF Fiorentina. In the two previous seasons they had drawn and lost their opening fixtures. Team ties • André Ooijer was part of the PSV Eindhoven team which beat Lyon in the 2004/05 quarter-finals, scoring in the shoot-out when the Dutch side became the first to win a two-legged UEFA Champions League tie on penalties. The defender was also part of the PSV team when Lyon won 1-0 away and 4-0 at home in the round of 16 a year later. • Oojier played in the Netherlands' 3-1 friendly win against Sweden at the Amsterdam ArenA on 19 November 2008, Kim Källström scoring for the visitors. • Ooijer helped the Netherlands to a 4-1 win against France in a UEFA EURO 2008 group encounter in Berne, Gomis coming on after an hour for Les Bleus. • Frank de Boer beat Lyon 2-0 (home) and 3-2 (away) while playing for FC Barcelona in the 2001/02 first group stage. The Ajax coach was captain of the Netherlands team, scoring the second goal, as they beat France 3-2 in a UEFA EURO 2000 group encounter at the Amsterdam ArenA. • Michel Bastos played for BV Excelsior, on loan from Feyenoord, in 2002/03, losing 2-1 and 2-0 to Ajax. Last updated 13/09/11 16:53:45CET 4 Match background AFC Ajax - Olympique Lyonnais Wednesday 14 September 2011 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Match facts Ajax UEFA milestones • Ajax have conceded 295 goals in UEFA competition. UEFA Champions League statistics • None Latest domestic information • Saturday 10 September: Heracles Almelo 2-3 AFC Ajax (Overtoom 32, Plet 89; De Jong 45+2 64, Sulejmani 81) Vermeer; Van der Wiel, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Boilesen; De Jong, Janssen (Anita 71), Eriksen; Sulejmani, Sigthórsson (Enoh 82), Boerrigter (Ebecilio 66) • Substitute Lorenzo Ebecilio was sent off in added time as Frank de Boer's team stretched their unbeaten run to 11 Eredivisie matches, winning ten since a 3-2 loss at ADO Den Haag on 20 March.