FC Schalke 04 - FC Barcelona MATCH PRESS KIT Arena AufSchalke, Tuesday 1 April 2008 - 20.45 CET Quarter-finals, - Matchday 9

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

FC Barcelona's pursuit of a second UEFA Champions League crown in three seasons continues at FC Schalke 04, a club who have not travelled this far in 's élite club competition for almost five decades.

• Schalke's last European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-final appearance was in 1958/59 and then as now, their opponents were Spanish. They will hope for better luck this time having gone down 4-1 on aggregate to Club Atlético de that season.

• The sides have never before met in UEFA club competition, although Barcelona have considerably more experience of competing at this stage of the European Cup. This is their tenth quarter-final overall and they have fared well down the years, recording seven wins and only two defeats.

• The Catalan club also advanced to the final in both 1991/92 and 1993/94, seasons when there was no quarter-final due to the changes in the competition's format.

• Schalke reached the last eight by defeating FC Porto on penalties in the first knockout round. Kevin Kuranyi's fourth-minute goal gave them a 1-0 advantage after the first leg which they held for 86 minutes of the return before Porto's Lisandro López levelled the aggregate scores. Mirko Slomka's side then emerged 4-1 winners in a penalty shoot-out where goalkeeper Manuel Neuer saved two spot-kicks.

• The team had previously finished second in Group B behind Chelsea FC, with a record of W2 D2 L2 – the lowest points haul (eight) of the 16 teams that advanced.

• Barcelona, by contrast, won Group E with four wins and two draws and they remain one of three sides still unbeaten in this campaign, together with Chelsea FC and Manchester United FC.

• Frank Rijkaard's team beat Celtic FC 4-2 on aggregate in the first knockout round. After trailing twice, they eventually prevailed 3-2 in the first leg in Glasgow thanks to goals from (2) and Thierry Henry. Hernández struck the only goal of the return after just three minutes.

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• Schalke's home record against visitors from Spain includes three wins and two draws in seven fixtures. That record is somewhat undermined, however, by the fact they have lost to Spanish opponents in Gelsenkirchen already this season, succumbing 1-0 to Valencia CF in their opening match of the group stage in September with scoring the only goal.

• By contrast Barcelona have already prevailed on German soil in 2007/08, beating VfB Stuttgart 2-0 on Matchday 2 through goals from Carles Puyol and Messi.

• Schalke have won three and lost two of their five previous two-leg contests against sides from Spain. Their most recent opponents were Sevilla FC in a 2005/06 UEFA Cup semi-final that Schalke lost 1-0 on aggregate. After a goalless draw in Gelsenkirchen, the Bundesliga team lost the return against the eventual champions to an extra-time goal from Antonio Puerta.

• The German side had had more cause for celebration when they came up against Spanish opposition in the Round of 32 of the same campaign, comfortably overcoming Barcelona's city rivals RCD Espanyol 5-1 on aggregate thanks to a 2-1 win at the Arena AufSchalke which preceded a 3-0 triumph in Spain.

• Their most famous victory against Spanish rivals came in the semi-final of their triumphant 1996/97 UEFA Cup campaign where they overturned a 1-0 first-leg loss to CD Tenerife with a 2-0 home success, Thomas Linke and Marc Wilmots getting the goals. Schalke went on to defeat FC Internazionale Milano in a penalty shoot-out after the two-legged final had finished to claim the trophy.

• Barcelona's record in two-leg knockout ties against German teams is nine wins and four losses.

• The most recent knockout tie was against BV Borussia in the UEFA Super Cup when Barcelona, then UEFA Cup Winners' Cup holders, beat the reigning European champions 2-0 at home in January 1998 before drawing 1-1 at the two months later.

• Barcelona also beat Werder Bremen 3-2 on aggregate to win the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in 1992/93 and lifted the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1979 after a 4-3 final victory against another German team, TSV Fortuna Düsseldorf.

• As coach of the Netherlands, Rijkaard twice faced Germany in friendly games, winning one and drawing one. As a Dutch international, he featured against Germany five times during his playing days, winning two matches, drawing two and losing one.

• In his club career, Rijkaard struck against German opposition on his first appearance in UEFA competition, scoring in a 2-1 victory for AFC Ajax against FC Bayern München in the European Cup on 5 November 1980, although the Dutch side had lost the first leg of their second-round tie 5-1. His overall record against German sides with both Ajax and AC Milan was five wins, two draws and one defeat.

• Barcelona playmaker Deco was in the FC Porto team that won the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League at the Arena AufSchalke. The Portuguese international scored Porto's second goal in a 3-0 victory against AS FC in the final on 26 May 2004.

• Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o scored the 66th-minute winner when his former club RCD Mallorca beat Schalke 1-0 in Gelsenkirchen in the UEFA Champions League first group stage in September 2001. The following month, he was in the Mallorca team defeated 4-0 at home in the return fixture.

• Schalke forward Peter Løvenkrands found the net in both legs of former club Rangers FC's 3-3 aggregate draw with Spanish side Villarreal CF in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League first knockout round – but his team were eliminated on goal difference.

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Match facts

SCHALKE

UEFA milestones • None

2007/08 UEFA Champions League statistics • Five Schalke players have featured in all eight UEFA Champions League games this season: Manuel Neuer, Heiko Westermann, , Rafinha and . Neuer and Westermann have played every minute.

• Schalke have scored only six goals in their first eight matches – the lowest total of the eight quarter-finalists.

• Jermaine Jones has been booked five times to date, the highest total in the competition.

Disciplinary information • Jones serves a one-match ban in the first leg against Barcelona, while Bordon, Rafinha, Kevin Kuranyi and Carlos Grossmüller are all a booking away from a suspension.

Latest domestic information • Saturday 27 March: Karlsruher SC 0-0 Schalke Schalke's three-match winning run came to a lacklustre end in Karlsruhe but the side nevertheless climbed to third in the Bundesliga table as the rest of the top five all failed to win. Albert Streit missed the trip with a thigh injury and Levan Kobiashbili was only fit enough for a place on the bench. Mladen Krstajić and Bordon were both in the side, however, after recovering from knocks.

• Schalke coach Mirko Slomka said: "Looking at both matches against KSC this season, we have claimed only one point against a newly-promoted team. This is bad for us, but it shows the quality Karlsruhe have. We have made things enormously difficult for ourselves though."

• Only Hamburger SV (eleven) have drawn more Bundesliga games then Schalke (nine) this season.

• After losing three successive Bundesliga matches prior to their second-leg defeat by FC Porto, Schalke enjoyed a return to winning ways on their return to domestic action. They claimed away victories at DSC (2-0) and Hertha BSC Berlin (2-1) either side of a 2-1 triumph against MSV Duisburg in Gelsenkirchen.

• "We are now coming to a decisive spell this season," said general manager Andreas Müller. "I hope our bad run is now over. The team has seen how much fun it is to play against Europe's top teams. It is vital that we qualify for the Champions League again."

• Gustavo Varela opened the scoring after 24 minutes of the 8 March win against Arminia – his first Bundesliga appearance of the season.

• Halil Altıntop scored his first goal since November against Arminia – a run of 12 competitive matches for Schalke.

• Jones struck his first Bundesliga goal for Schalke against Hertha following his arrival from last summer. "I actually wanted to pass to Kevin [Kuranyi] but things opened up so I raced through and scored. It has never been so easy for me to score before."

• Schalke also won the reverse fixtures against Arminia, Duisburg and Hertha, the only previous time this season that they have put together a sequence of three successive Bundesliga victories. A 2-0 home loss to Karlsruhe ended the run.

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• Neuer is the only ever-present in the Bundesliga for Schalke this season. He has not missed a league match since October 2006.

• Just over half of Schalke's 53 Bundesliga goals this season have come in the opening half-hour. They are at their most vulnerable either side of the interval, however, shipping half their goals between the 30th minute and hour mark.

Injury news • Mladen Krstajić – out 8-29 March (pulled thigh muscle) • – out since 8 March (thigh) • Gustavo Varela – out 30 January – 8 March (thigh); out since 14 March (thyroid gland) • Ivan Rakitić – out since 14 March (left ankle) • Zé Roberto – out since 1 March (torn muscle) • Zlatan Bajramović – out since 15 December (toe infection) • Marcelo Bordon – out 21-29 March (groin strain)

• Zé Roberto's rehabilitations suffered a setback on Friday when he tore a muscle in his right leg during training and will be out for several more weeks.

• made his first appearance since suffering knee ligament damage in October against Arminia on 8 March. He said: "My knee is great, I have no more pain."

International news • Germany coach Joachim Löw singled out Westermann for praise on 26 March after the full-back played all of the 4-0 victory against Switzerland. Kuranyi also featured as a substitute, on a noteworthy night for Rafinha, who made his international debut as Brazil beat Sweden 1-0. Elsewhere, the 17-year-old Levan Kenia played as Georgia lost 4-1 in Northern Ireland. The day before Benedikt Höwedes played just over an hour as Germany beat Luxembourg 6-0 in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying.

BARCELONA

UEFA milestones • Edmílson's next European match will be his 50th appearance in UEFA club competition.

2007/08 UEFA Champions League statistics • Two Barcelona players have featured in all eight UEFA Champions League games this season: Xavi Hernández and Ronaldinho. None have played all 720 minutes to date.

• Lionel Messi's double at Celtic Park in the first leg of the first knockout round took him on to six UEFA Champions League goals for the campaign and he is the competition's joint top scorer along with Cristiano Ronaldo.

• Barcelona have had 63 shots on goal so far, more than any other side in the competition.

• Barça have also won 67 corners, again the most of the quarter-finalists.

• The Spanish side have had an average of 39 minutes of possession per match, more than any other team. On average they have had 60 per cent of the possession per match, again the highest in the competition.

Disciplinary information • Yaya Touré and the injured Messi are both within a yellow card of a suspension.

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Latest domestic information • Saturday 29 March: Real Betis Balompié 3-2 Barcelona (Edu 64 78, Juanito 76; Bojan Krkić 14, Samuel Eto'o 15) Carles Puyol recovered from ankle injury to start in Seville, lining up alongside Lilian Thuram in central defence as Gabriel Milito was ruled out, yet they could not avert a stunning second-half comeback. Giovani (ankle) returned to the bench to strike at least one name off a lengthy injury list that still includes Messi, Ronaldinho, Deco, Rafael Márquez and Albert Jorquera.

• Coach Frank Rijkaard said: "It's very difficult to explain what happened; it was almost unbelievable how the game changed in the second half. We seemed to have the game in the bag but we let it slip. We spoke at half-time about how we had to go out motivated for the second half, that we had to keep up the pressure and spend as long as possible in our opponents' half. At times like these it's best to try to stay calm but it's a difficult period."

• It continued a difficult spell for Barcelona since their return to domestic duty after seeing off Celtic FC in the first knockout round. A 2-2 draw at UD Almería was scant relief as it was sandwiched by losses to Villarreal CF at home (2-1) and away to Valencia CF (3-2), the latter ending their Copa del Rey ambitions. A 4-1 victory against Real Valladolid CF on 23 March stopped the rot.

• Victor Valdés is the only player in the Barcelona squad who has been ever-present in the Primera División this season.

• Eto'o has scored four goals in Barcelona's last four games in all competitions.

• Barcelona have now lost four of their last six games in the Primera División and Copa del Rey, winning two in eight matches in all competitions.

Injury news • Albert Jorquera – out since 29 December (right knee ligaments) • Rafael Márquez – out since 21 February (damaged right foot) • Lionel Messi – out since 5 March (left thigh muscle tear) • Deco – out since 9 March (right calf strain) • Ronaldinho – out since 15 March (right thigh) • Oleguer Presas – out 9 February to 15 March (broken finger) – out since 19 March (recurrence of injury) • Thierry Henry – out since 24 March (back strain) • Gabriel Milito – out 3-8 March (fever) – out since 25 March (groin) • Carles Puyol – out since 26 March (bruised ankle) • Bojan Krkić – out 27 February to 8 March (bruised hip) • Santiago Ezquerro – out 17 January to 17 March (groin) • Yaya Touré – out 11-19 March (slipped disc) • Giovani – out since 9-29 March (left ankle)

• Deco suffered his calf strain in the warm-up ahead of the match against Villarreal on 9 March.

• Milito may be unavailable for the first leg at Schalke after missing Argentina's friendly victory in Egypt last Wednesday. Puyol did play last week, but lasted only 17 minutes amid fears he had damaged ligaments in his right ankle although the injury is not as serious as initially thought.

International news • On 25 March Bojan scored as Spain claimed a 5-0 UEFA Under-21 European Championship qualifying win over Kazakhstan. The following night Andrés Iniesta, Puyol and Xavi all featured as Spain's senior side beat an Italy team including Gianluca Zambrotta – on as a substitute – 1-0 in Elche. and Thuram helped France to a 1-0 victory at home to England, though a back problem ruled out Henry and injury also put paid to Giovani's hopes of representing Mexico against Ghana.

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Squad list

Schalke 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 Manuel Neuer GER 27.03.1986 22 - - - 8 - 26 - 8 - 8 - 32 Ralf Fährmann GER 27.09.1988 19 ------33 Mathias Schober GER 08.04.1976 31 ------3 - 34 Toni Tapalović CRO 10.10.1980 27 ------Defenders 2 Heiko Westermann GER 14.08.1983 24 - - - 8 - 24 4 8 - 8 - 4 Mathias Abel GER 22.06.1981 26 ------6 - 5 Marcelo Bordon BRA 07.01.1976 32 * - - 8 - 23 2 19 - 62 3 18 Rafinha BRA 07.09.1985 22 * - - 8 1 25 2 13 1 22 1 20 Mladen Krstajić SRB 04.03.1974 34 - - - 4 - 17 1 10 - 56 4 23 Benedikt Höwedes GER 29.02.1988 20 - - - 3 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 24 Christian Pander GER 28.08.1983 24 - - - 1 - 13 1 1 - 13 1 Midfielders 3 Levan Kobiashvili GEO 10.07.1977 30 - - - 3 - 9 1 9 3 58 9 6 Albert Streit GER 28.03.1980 28 - - - - - 4 - - - 7 1 7 Gustavo Varela URU 14.05.1978 29 - - - 1 - 2 1 4 - 24 4 8 GER 30.05.1979 28 - - - 7 - 25 1 20 - 44 2 10 Ivan Rakitić CRO 10.03.1988 20 - - - 7 - 24 2 7 - 17 - 13 Jermaine Jones GER 03.11.1981 26 S - - 7 1 22 1 9 1 9 1 15 Zé Roberto BRA 09.12.1980 27 - - - - - 3 1 - - - - 21 Carlos Grossmüller GER 04.05.1983 24 * - - 7 - 9 1 7 - 7 - 25 Zlatan Bajramović BIH 12.08.1979 28 - - - 5 - 11 - 9 - 18 - 28 Markus Heppke GER 11.04.1986 21 ------Forwards 9 Søren Larsen DEN 06.09.1981 26 - - - 2 - 7 - 6 1 16 3 11 Peter Løvenkrands DEN 29.01.1980 28 - - - 4 - 17 - 19 5 40 8 14 Gerald Asamoah GER 03.10.1978 29 - - - 8 1 23 6 15 2 54 7 19 Halil Altıntop TUR 08.12.1982 25 - - - 5 - 17 4 5 - 8 - 22 Kevin Kuranyi GER 02.03.1982 26 * - - 6 3 24 9 20 8 43 18 27 Vicente Sánchez URU 07.12.1979 28 - - - 1 - 8 1 1 - 1 - Coach - Mirko Slomka GER 12.09.1967 40 - - - 8 - - - 8 - 18 -

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Barcelona 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 Víctor Valdés ESP 14.01.1982 26 - - - 7 - 30 - 39 - 47 - 13 Pinto ESP 08.11.1975 32 ------5 - 29 - 25 Albert Jorquera ESP 03.03.1979 29 - - - 1 - - - 2 - 2 - 28 Oier Olazabal ESP 14.09.1989 18 ------Defenders 3 Gabriel Milito ARG 07.09.1980 27 - - - 6 - 24 1 6 - 16 - 4 Rafael Márquez MEX 13.02.1979 29 - - - 5 - 18 2 29 - 39 - 5 Carles Puyol ESP 13.04.1978 29 - - - 7 1 22 - 72 2 85 2 11 Gianluca Zambrotta ITA 10.02.1977 31 - - - 3 - 22 - 54 - 68 2 15 Edmílson BRA 10.07.1976 31 - - - 1 - 6 - 44 1 49 1 16 Sylvinho BRA 12.04.1974 33 - - - 3 - 10 - 24 2 40 2 21 Lilian Thuram FRA 01.01.1972 36 - - - 5 - 14 - 66 1 112 1 22 Eric Abidal FRA 11.09.1979 28 - - - 6 - 25 - 27 - 27 - 23 Oleguer ESP 02.02.1980 28 - - - 2 - 10 - 27 - 31 - Midfielders 6 Xavi Hernández ESP 25.01.1980 28 - - - 8 1 29 6 72 3 90 4 8 Andrés Iniesta ESP 11.05.1984 23 - - - 7 1 29 3 37 4 41 4 20 Deco POR 27.08.1977 30 - - - 4 - 15 1 65 13 92 18 24 Yaya Touré CIV 13.05.1983 24 * - - 5 - 20 1 11 - 15 1 Forwards 7 Eidur Gudjohnsen ISL 15.09.1978 29 - - - 6 - 16 2 39 7 51 11 9 Samuel Eto'o CMR 10.03.1981 27 - - - 3 1 12 12 32 13 44 19 10 Ronaldinho BRA 21.03.1980 28 - - - 8 1 17 8 35 14 53 21 14 Thierry Henry FRA 17.08.1977 30 - - - 6 3 24 7 91 45 116 53 17 Giovani MEX 11.05.1989 18 - - - 3 1 21 - 3 1 3 1 18 Santiago Ezquerro ESP 14.12.1976 31 - - - - - 1 - 12 1 22 6 19 Lionel Messi ARG 24.06.1987 20 * - - 7 6 22 9 19 8 20 8 27 Bojan Krkić ESP 28.08.1990 17 - - - 5 - 24 8 5 - 5 - Coach - Frank Rijkaard NED 30.09.1962 45 - - - 8 - - - 36 - 45 -

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Head coach FC Schalke 04: Mirko Slomka Date of birth: 12 September 1967 Nationality: German Coaching career: Hannover 96 (youth coach), Tennis Borussia Berlin, Hannover (assistant coach), FC Schalke 04

One of only a handful of German coaches to succeed at the highest level despite never playing professionally, Mirko Slomka began his footballing career as a youth-team coach at Hannover 96 between 1989 and 1999 where he helped nurture future Germany stars Gerald Asamoah, Sebastian Kehl, and Fabian Ernst.

Subsequently appointed as assistant coach at third division Tennis Borussia Berlin, he enjoyed a four-month spell in sole command before leaving the club in 2001 to become 's assistant at Hannover. He and Rangnick led the club to promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2001/02 season but both were dismissed in March 2004, and subsequently took charge at FC Schalke 04 that September.

The duo helped Schalke challenge FC Bayern München for the title in their first season but Rangnick was dismissed in the winter of 2005 with Slomka eventually being appointed as his successor on 4 January 2006. The appointment did not initially please supporters, with Slomka's men finishing fourth in 2005/06. However, he impressed the following campaign when he took Schalke to the verge of the title before finishing second just two points behind champions VfB Stuttgart. In March 2007, he signed a new contract committing him to the Gelsenkirchen club until 2009.

FC Barcelona: Frank Rijkaard Date of birth: 30 September 1962 Nationality: Dutch Playing career: AFC Ajax (twice), Sporting Clube de Portugal, Real Zaragoza, AC Milan Coaching career: Netherlands, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Barcelona

At the end of his third season at FC Barcelona, Frank Rijkaard became only the fifth man – the others being Miguel Muñoz, , and – to have lifted the European Champion Clubs' Cup as both a player and coach.

Cruyff was his mentor as a youngster. The Dutch legend groomed Rijkaard at AFC Ajax in 1979 where the defender progressed so quickly that he was pulling on the Netherlands shirt aged just 19. In 1987, Rijkaard left Amsterdam and had brief spells in Portugal and Spain before committing the key years of his career to AC Milan with whom he twice won the European Cup. Rijkaard played in midfield for Milan but in central defence for his country as they lifted the 1988 UEFA European Championship.

He returned to Ajax in 1993 and helped them defeat Milan in the 1995 UEFA Champions League final in Vienna. When he retired, heads turned as Rijkaard was appointed Netherlands coach before UEFA EURO 2000™. A semi-final place followed but Rijkaard left to pursue a club management career. His first stint ended poorly, as he resigned from Sparta Rotterdam in May 2002 when they were relegated from the Dutch Eredivisie for the first time, although Barça were not put off and have since seen their faith repaid handsomely with league titles in 2004/05 and 2005/06 before UEFA Champions League glory was achieved with a 2-1 win against Arsenal FC in Paris in May 2006.

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Match officials

Referee Kyros Vassaras (GRE) Assistant referees Dimitrios Bozatzidis (GRE), Dimitrios Saraidaris (GRE) Fourth official Dimitrios Kalopoulus (GRE) UEFA Delegate Lars-Åke Lagrell (SWE) UEFA Referee observer David R. Elleray (ENG)

Referee

Name Nat. DoB UCL UEFA Kyros Vassaras GRE 01.02.1966 37 54

Kyros Vassaras is a regular in the UEFA Champions League. He was also one of the UEFA EURO 2004™ fourth officials, before taking charge, on home soil, of the Olympic final between Argentina and Paraguay.

The travel agent, who is married with a son, from Thessaloniki started refereeing in 1984, eleven years before his first top-flight match. "My father Antonios was a FIFA referee," he said. "I watched him from a very young age. He told me I should start refereeing as early as possible, as this would give me the chance to take part in major competitions if I was good enough. But he was tough with me – he encouraged me, but he would have told me to stop if he had thought I wasn't going to make a career out of it. After two years, he told me that I was on the right road and gave me every help."

The water sports enthusiast received his FIFA badge in 1998 and has been involved in the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship, the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship, in which he took charge of the final, and the 2002 World Cup finals, in addition to serving as a fourth official at UEFA EURO 2000™. His most high-profile club fixtures to date are first-leg contests in the 2004/05 and 2006/07 UEFA Champions League semi-finals. In the first, AC Milan won 2-0 against PSV Eindhoven and the second was Manchester United FC's 3-2 victory against eventual winners Milan. A domestic highlight was the 2007 Greek Cup final in which Larissa FC defeated Panathinaikos FC 2-1. He has also been selected as one of 12 referees who will work at UEFA EURO 2008™ in Austria and Switzerland this summer.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue 24.10.2000 UCL GS1 FC Bayern München - Helsingborgs IF 0-0 Munich 24.10.2001 UCL GS1 BV - FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 Dortmund 04.12.2001 UCL GS2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - RC Deportivo La 3-0 Leverkusen Coruña 13.03.2002 UCL GS2 FC Barcelona - Liverpool FC 0-0 Barcelona 02.04.2002 UCL QF RC Deportivo La Coruña - Manchester United 0-2 La Coruna FC 27.11.2002 UCL GS2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - FC Barcelona 1-2 Leverkusen 19.03.2003 UCL GS2 Valencia CF - Arsenal FC 2-1 Valencia 09.12.2003 UCL GS1 AC Milan - RC Celta de Vigo 1-2 Milan 25.02.2004 UCL 1/8 VfB Stuttgart - Chelsea FC 0-1 Stuttgart 03.11.2004 UCL GS FC Dynamo Kyiv - Real Madrid CF 2-2 Kiev 22.02.2005 UCL 1/8 Liverpool FC - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-1 Liverpool 18.10.2005 UCL GS FC Bayern München - Juventus 2-1 Munich 04.04.2006 UCL QF Villarreal CF - FC Internazionale Milano 1-0 Villarreal 12.09.2006 UCL GS Chelsea FC - Werder Bremen 2-0 London 21.02.2007 UCL 1/8 FC Barcelona - Liverpool FC 1-2 Barcelona 10.04.2007 UCL QF Valencia CF - Chelsea FC 1-2 Valencia 05.03.2008 UCL 1/8 Real Madrid CF - AS Roma 1-2 Madrid

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Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue 26.04.1998 U16 GS - FT Spain - Finland 1-0 Perth 19.10.1999 UCUP R2 RC Deportivo La Coruña - Montpellier Hérault 3-1 La Coruna SC 02.03.2000 UCUP R4 Club Atlético de Madrid - RC Lens 2-2 Madrid 23.11.2000 UCUP R3 RCD Espanyol - FC Porto 0-2 Barcelona 08.04.2004 UCUP QF Celtic FC - Villarreal CF 1-1 Glasgow 09.03.2006 UCUP 1/8 FC Rapid Bucureşti - Hamburger SV 2-0 Bucharest

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Domestic information FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers Cup 21/07/07 Karlsruher SC (H) 1-0 Halil Altıntop 35 Cup 24/07/07 1. FC Nürnberg (A) 4-2 Kobiashvili 38, Ernst 45, Løvenkrands 45, Westermann 58 Cup 28/07/07 FC Bayern München (H) 0-1 Cup 05/08/07 Eintracht Trier (A) 9-0 Asamoah 8, 31, 48, Rafinha 21(pen), Özil 53, Kuranyi 58, Rakitić 69, Pander 87, Westermann 90 League 10/08/07 VfB Stuttgart (A) 2-2 Kobiashvili 25, Rakitić 76 League 18/08/07 BV Borussia Dortmund (H) 4-1 Bordon 11, Pander 31, Asamoah 59, Kuranyi 78 League 26/08/07 VfL Wolfsburg (A) 1-1 Halil Altıntop 86 League 31/08/07 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (H) 1-1 Kuranyi 45 League 15/09/07 FC Bayern München (A) 1-1 Rakitić 35 League 22/09/07 DSC Arminia Bielefeld (H) 3-0 Kuranyi 24, Asamoah 54, Rafinha 65 League 25/09/07 MSV Duisburg (A) 2-0 Halil Altıntop 4, Kuranyi 74 League 28/09/07 Hertha BSC Berlin (H) 1-0 Rafinha 44(pen) League 06/10/07 Karlsruher SC (H) 0-2 League 20/10/07 FC Hansa Rostock (A) 1-1 Asamoah 33 League 27/10/07 Werder Bremen (H) 1-1 Grossmüller 14 Cup 30/10/07 Hannover 96 (H) 2-0 Rafinha 96, Kuranyi 120 League 02/11/07 FC Energie Cottbus (A) 0-1 League 10/11/07 Hamburger SV (H) 1-1 Krstajić 12 League 24/11/07 Hannover 96 (A) 3-2 Kuranyi 41, 50, Halil Altıntop 62 League 01/12/07 VfL Bochum 1848 (H) 1-0 Bordon 32 League 08/12/07 Eintracht Frankfurt (A) 2-2 Westermann 77, 89 League 15/12/07 1. FC Nürnberg (H) 2-1 Asamoah 14, Own goal Cup 30/01/08 VfL Wolfsburg (A) 1-1 Løvenkrands 27 League 03/02/08 VfB Stuttgart (H) 4-1 Kuranyi 32, 51, Westermann 76, Zé Roberto 90 League 10/02/08 BV Borussia Dortmund (A) 3-2 Asamoah 19, Own goal, Ernst 82 League 15/02/08 VfL Wolfsburg (H) 1-2 Vicente Sánchez 64 League 23/02/08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (A) 0-1 League 01/03/08 FC Bayern München (H) 0-1 League 08/03/08 DSC Arminia Bielefeld (A) 2-0 Varela 24, Halil Altıntop 74 League 14/03/08 MSV Duisburg (H) 2-1 Kuranyi 59, Westermann 74 Lineups: Neuer, Westermann, Bordon, Rafinha, Pander (Höwedes 86), Varela (Vicente Sánchez 46), Ernst, Rakitić, Jones, Halil Altıntop (Asamoah 68), Kuranyi League 23/03/08 Hertha BSC Berlin (A) 2-1 Asamoah 12, Jones 23 Lineups: Neuer, Rafinha, Pander, Höwedes, Westermann, Ernst, Grossmüller (Løvenkrands 73), Jones, Asamoah, Halil Altıntop (Vicente Sánchez 84), Kuranyi (Larsen 88) League 29/03/08 Karlsruher SC (A) 0-0 Lineups: Neuer, Rafinha, Bordon, Pander (Kobiashvili 63), Krstajić, Westermann, Ernst, Jones, Kuranyi, Asamoah (Grossmüller 78), Halil Altıntop (Vicente Sánchez 46) League 05/04/08 FC Hansa Rostock (H) League 12/04/08 Werder Bremen (A) League 15/04/08 FC Energie Cottbus (H) League 26/04/08 Hamburger SV (A) League 03/05/08 Hannover 96 (H) League 06/05/08 VfL Bochum 1848 (A) League 10/05/08 Eintracht Frankfurt (H) League 17/05/08 1. FC Nürnberg (A)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Bayern München 26 15 9 2 44 15 54 2 Hamburger SV 26 12 11 3 37 19 47 3 FC Schalke 04 26 12 9 5 40 26 45 4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 26 13 5 8 46 28 44 5 Werder Bremen 26 13 5 8 53 38 44 6 VfB Stuttgart 26 13 3 10 44 40 42 7 Eintracht Frankfurt 26 11 9 6 32 31 42 8 VfL Wolfsburg 26 11 7 8 42 36 40 9 Karlsruher SC 26 10 8 8 30 33 38 10 Hannover 96 26 9 8 9 36 42 35 11 VfL Bochum 1848 26 8 9 9 40 41 33 12 Hertha BSC Berlin 26 9 5 12 28 33 32 13 BV Borussia Dortmund 26 8 7 11 39 44 31 14 FC Hansa Rostock 26 6 6 14 22 37 24 15 FC Energie Cottbus 26 5 8 13 28 43 23 16 MSV Duisburg 26 6 4 16 27 41 22 17 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 26 5 7 14 25 51 22 18 1. FC Nürnberg 26 4 8 14 27 42 20

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FC Barcelona (Primera División)

Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 26/08/07 Real Racing Club Santander (A) 0-0 League 02/09/07 Athletic Club Bilbao (H) 3-1 Ronaldinho 8, 35(pen), Yaya Touré 73 League 16/09/07 CA Osasuna (A) 0-0 League 22/09/07 Sevilla FC (H) 2-1 Messi 73, 80(pen) League 26/09/07 Real Zaragoza (H) 4-1 Messi 5, 11, Iniesta 22, Márquez 45 League 29/09/07 Levante UD (A) 4-1 Henry 17, 24, 49, Messi 51 League 07/10/07 Club Atlético de Madrid (H) 3-0 Deco 17, Messi 20, Xavi 90 League 20/10/07 Villarreal CF (A) 1-3 Bojan 25 League 28/10/07 UD Almería (H) 2-0 Henry 37, Messi 81(pen) League 01/11/07 Real Valladolid CF (A) 1-1 Ronaldinho 42 League 04/11/07 Real Betis Balompié (H) 3-0 Henry 33, Ronaldinho 53, 90 League 10/11/07 Getafe CF (A) 0-2 Cup 13/11/07 Alcoyano (A) 3-0 Henry 25, Gudjohnsen 89(pen), Bojan 90 League 24/11/07 RC Recreativo de Huelva (H) 3-0 Milito 64, Bojan 66, Messi 82(pen) League 01/12/07 RCD Espanyol (A) 1-1 Iniesta 6 League 09/12/07 RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) 2-1 Ronaldinho 40(pen), Xavi 71 League 15/12/07 Valencia CF (A) 3-0 Eto'o 13, 27, Gudjohnsen 62 League 23/12/07 Real Madrid CF (H) 0-1 Cup 02/01/08 Alcoyano (H) 2-2 Ezquerro 2, 10 League 05/01/08 RCD Mallorca (A) 2-0 Márquez 63, Eto'o 90 Cup 09/01/08 Sevilla FC (A) 1-1 Henry 24 League 12/01/08 Real Murcia CF (H) 4-0 Gudjohnsen 27, Bojan 52, Eto'o 77, 87 Cup 15/01/08 Sevilla FC (H) 0-0 League 20/01/08 Real Racing Club Santander (H) 1-0 Henry 31 Cup 24/01/08 Villarreal CF (A) 0-0 League 27/01/08 Athletic Club Bilbao (A) 1-1 Bojan 34 Cup 31/01/08 Villarreal CF (H) 1-0 Henry 41 League 03/02/08 CA Osasuna (H) 1-0 Xavi 88 League 09/02/08 Sevilla FC (A) 1-1 Xavi 75 League 16/02/08 Real Zaragoza (A) 2-1 Henry 34, Ronaldinho 83(pen) League 24/02/08 Levante UD (H) 5-1 Xavi 14, Messi 44, Eto'o 56, 62, 87 Cup 27/02/08 Valencia CF (H) 1-1 Xavi 90 League 01/03/08 Club Atlético de Madrid (A) 2-4 Ronaldinho 30, Eto'o 74 League 09/03/08 Villarreal CF (H) 1-2 Xavi 67 League 16/03/08 UD Almería (A) 2-2 Bojan 17, Eto'o 57 Cup 20/03/08 Valencia CF (A) 2-3 Henry 71, Eto'o 80 Lineups: Valdés, Milito, Puyol, Zambrotta (Edmílson 81), Abidal (Sylvinho 61), Xavi, Iniesta, Yaya Touré (Henry 52), Gudjohnsen, Eto'o, Bojan League 23/03/08 Real Valladolid CF (H) 4-1 Eto'o 24, Iniesta 47, Bojan 62, 84 Lineups: Valdés, Zambrotta, Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta, Eto'o, Henry, Sylvinho, Thuram (Abidal 71), Yaya Touré (Gudjohnsen 61), Bojan (Pedrito 85) League 29/03/08 Real Betis Balompié (A) 2-3 Bojan 14, Eto'o 15 Lineups: Valdés, Abidal, Thuram, Puyol, Zambrotta, Xavi, Yaya Touré (Gudjohnsen 79), Iniesta, Bojan (Giovani 63), Eto'o, Henry League 06/04/08 Getafe CF (H) League 13/04/08 RC Recreativo de Huelva (A) League 20/04/08 RCD Espanyol (H) League 27/04/08 RC Deportivo La Coruña (A) League 04/05/08 Valencia CF (H) League 07/05/08 Real Madrid CF (A) League 11/05/08 RCD Mallorca (H) League 18/05/08 Real Murcia CF (A)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Real Madrid CF 30 21 2 7 64 29 65 2 Villarreal CF 30 18 5 7 52 37 59 3 FC Barcelona 30 17 7 6 60 29 58 4 Club Atlético de Madrid 30 15 5 10 50 36 50 5 Real Racing Club Santander 30 14 8 8 34 27 50 6 Sevilla FC 30 14 3 13 58 42 45 7 RCD Espanyol 30 13 6 11 40 42 45 8 UD Almería 30 11 9 10 28 29 42 9 RCD Mallorca 30 9 13 8 49 42 40 10 Athletic Club Bilbao 30 10 10 10 30 29 40 11 Valencia CF 30 11 6 13 34 46 39 12 Getafe CF 30 11 6 13 37 39 39 13 Real Betis Balompié 30 10 8 12 36 43 38 14 CA Osasuna 30 10 7 13 32 33 37 15 RC Deportivo La Coruña 30 10 7 13 36 42 37 16 Real Valladolid CF 30 9 8 13 35 50 35 17 Real Zaragoza 30 8 9 13 41 51 33 18 RC Recreativo de Huelva 30 8 9 13 32 49 33 19 Real Murcia CF 30 6 8 16 27 48 26 20 Levante UD 30 5 4 21 25 57 19

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UEFA information

Final venues unveiled The Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid will host the 2010 UEFA Champions League final, with UEFA awarding the same season's UEFA Cup final to the Arena . The UEFA Executive Committee confirmed the decision after its meeting in Liechtenstein but postponed a decision on the venues for the 2011 finals to allow members more time to consider the bids. The home stadiums of Real Madrid CF and Hamburger SV were chosen on the basis of capacity, facilities, accommodation and security among other considerations. The Santiago Bernabéu staged the European Champion Clubs' Cup finals in 1957, 1969 and 1980, the final of the 1964 UEFA European Championship and the 1982 FIFA World Cup final. The Arena Hamburg opened in 2000 on the site of Hamburg's old and hosted matches at the 2006 World Cup. The Volksparkstadion also held group-stage games at the 1974 World Cup and the semi-final of the 1988 UEFA European Championship

The Executive Committee also confirmed that the 2009, 2010 and 2011 UEFA Super Cup matches will be played at the Stade Louis II in Monaco, as has been the case since 1998. The 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was awarded to France, and the same year's U17 event to Liechtenstein, while Nyon will be the setting for the 2009 UEFA European Women's U17 Championship.

Ronaldo named ICRC ambassador Manchester United FC winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been named ambassador for the UEFA EURO 2008™ Score for the Red Cross online fundraising campaign which kicked off on 26 March. Internet users will be able to help their favourite side win the title of Most Humanitarian Team by purchasing virtual goals on scorefortheredcross.org. They will also have the chance to win prizes including tickets to UEFA EURO 2008™ matches. The winning team will be announced on 6 July. The Score for the Red Cross campaign, jointly organised by UEFA and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), will benefit land-mine victims in Afghanistan by providing them with artificial limbs, physiotherapy and vocational training.

Moscow ticket sales Ticket sales to the general public for the 2008 UEFA Champions League final in have closed. The international general public ticket sales process – exclusively via .com – began on 28 February and ended on 19 March. The allocation will be decided by lottery, with every valid application entering the ballot, regardless of the time of submission within the application period. Each successful candidate will be entitled to a maximum of two tickets. Applicants will be informed via email by 2 April at the latest whether they have been successful or not.

Franchi remembered Twenty-five years after the death of Artemio Franchi, and with the patronage of UEFA, ACF Fiorentina are to organise a special event on 30 July commemorating the man who was UEFA President from 1973 to 1983. In the Florence stadium named after him, the Artemio Franchi Memorial match will take place between Fiorentina and FC Barcelona in the presence of the UEFA Executive Committee and UEFA President Michel Platini.

Trophy tour The UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour's visit to Chile proved just as popular as its previous stops on a four-country tour of Latin America. An estimated 15,000 people came to see the trophy at the Parque Arauco in Santiago. The trophy was the centrepiece of a display, along with signed football memorabilia, while visitors also had the chance to be photographed with the trophy, which has already been on show in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). After the Santiago leg, the Trophy Tour – presented by Heineken – will move on to Mexico City, Mexico (5/6 April) and Monterrey, Mexico (12/13 April).

Key dates The draw for the UEFA Champions League quarter and semi-finals and final was staged in Nyon on 14 March. The quarter-final ties will be played on 1/2 and 8/9 April before the semi-finals on 22/23 and 29/30 April. The winners of the tie between Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC will meet Fenerbahçe SK or Chelsea FC in the last four, with FC Schalke 04 or FC Barcelona facing AS Roma or Manchester United FC. The UEFA Champions League final will be held 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 - FC Schalke 04

Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Chelsea FC 6 3 3 0 9 2 12 FC Schalke 04 6 2 2 2 5 4 8 Rosenborg BK 6 2 1 3 6 10 7 Valencia CF 6 1 2 3 2 6 5 Date Match Result Stadium, Venue

18.09.2007 Schalke - Valencia 0-1 Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen Goals: 0-1 Villa 63 Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Bordon, Ernst, Rakitić, Jones, Asamoah (Özil 61), Rafinha (Grossmüller 73), Halil Altıntop (Løvenkrands 73), Kuranyi, Pander

03.10.2007 Rosenborg - Schalke 0-2 Lerkendal, Trondheim Goals: 0-1 Jones 62, 0-2 Kuranyi 89 Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Bordon, Ernst, Rakitić (Grossmüller 75), Løvenkrands (Asamoah 64), Jones (Varela 84), Rafinha, Kuranyi, Höwedes, Bajramović

24.10.2007 Chelsea - Schalke 2-0 Stamford Bridge, London Goals: 1-0 Malouda 4, 2-0 Drogba 47 Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Bordon, Ernst, Larsen, Løvenkrands, Jones, Asamoah (Rakitić 61), Rodríguez (Bajramović 81), Rafinha, Grossmüller (Azaouagh 77)

06.11.2007 Schalke - Chelsea 0-0 Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen Goals: - Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Bordon, Larsen, Rakitić, Jones, Asamoah, Özil (Løvenkrands 60), Rafinha, Krstajić, Bajramović

28.11.2007 Valencia - Schalke 0-0 Mestalla Stadium, Valencia Goals: - Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Bordon, Ernst, Rakitić (Grossmüller 65), Jones (Bajramović 71), Özil, Rafinha, Halil Altıntop (Asamoah 80), Krstajić, Kuranyi

11.12.2007 Schalke - Rosenborg 3-1 Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen Goals: 1-0 Asamoah 12, 2-0 Rafinha 19, 2-1 Koné 23, 3-1 Kuranyi 36 Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Bordon, Ernst, Asamoah (Höwedes 92), Rodríguez, Özil (Kobiashvili 86), Rafinha, Grossmüller, Kuranyi (Halil Altıntop 88), Bajramović First knockout round, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 19/02/08 Schalke - Porto 1-0 Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen Goals: 1-0 Kuranyi 4 Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Kobiashvili, Bordon, Ernst, Rakitić (Grossmüller 76), Jones, Asamoah (Halil Altıntop 80), Rafinha, Krstajić, Kuranyi (Vicente Sánchez 89)

First knockout round, second leg

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Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 05/03/08 Porto - Schalke 1-0 (1-4p) Estádio do Dragão, Porto Goals: 1-0 Lisandro 86 Penalty Shoot-out: Rafinha 0-1, Lucho González 1-1, Rakitić 1-2, Bruno Alves missed 1-2, Halil Altıntop 1-3, Lisandro missed 1-3, Jones 1-4 Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Kobiashvili, Bordon (Höwedes 24 Ex.), Ernst, Jones, Rafinha, Halil Altıntop, Krstajić, Grossmüller (Rakitić 21 Ex.), Kuranyi (Asamoah 79)

Match-by-match lineups - FC Barcelona

Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Barcelona 6 4 2 0 12 3 14 6 3 1 2 11 10 10 Rangers FC 6 2 1 3 7 9 7 VfB Stuttgart 6 1 0 5 7 15 3 Date Match Result Stadium, Venue

19.09.2007 Barcelona - Lyon 3-0 Camp Nou, Barcelona Goals: 1-0 Clerc 21(o.g.), 2-0 Messi 82, 3-0 Henry 90+1 Barcelona: Valdés, Milito, Márquez, Xavi (Giovani 79), Ronaldinho (Iniesta 66), Zambrotta, Henry, Messi (Bojan 88), Deco, Abidal, Yaya Touré

02.10.2007 Stuttgart - Barcelona 0-2 Gottlieb-Daimler, Stuttgart Goals: 0-1 Puyol 53, 0-2 Messi 67 Barcelona: Valdés, Márquez (Puyol 7), Xavi, Iniesta, Ronaldinho (Bojan 82), Henry, Messi, Deco, Thuram, Abidal, Oleguer

23.10.2007 Rangers - Barcelona 0-0 Ibrox, Glasgow Goals: - Barcelona: Valdés, Milito, Puyol, Xavi, Gudjohnsen, Iniesta, Ronaldinho, Henry (Giovani 82), Messi, Thuram, Abidal

07.11.2007 Barcelona - Rangers 2-0 Camp Nou, Barcelona Goals: 1-0 Henry 6, 2-0 Messi 43 Barcelona: Valdés, Milito, Puyol (Oleguer 85), Xavi, Iniesta (Gudjohnsen 71), Ronaldinho (Bojan 77), Henry, Messi, Thuram, Abidal, Yaya Touré

27.11.2007 Lyon - Barcelona 2-2 Stade de Gerland, Lyon Goals: 0-1 Iniesta 3, 1-1 Juninho 7, 1-2 Messi 58(pen), 2-2 Juninho 80(pen) Barcelona: Valdés, Milito, Puyol, Xavi, Gudjohnsen (Ronaldinho 71), Iniesta, Zambrotta (Márquez 82), Messi, Abidal, Yaya Touré, Bojan

12.12.2007 Barcelona - Stuttgart 3-1 Camp Nou, Barcelona Goals: 0-1 Antonio 3, 1-1 Giovani 36, 2-1 Eto'o 57, 3-1 Ronaldinho 67 Barcelona: Jorquera, Milito, Márquez, Puyol, Xavi (Marc Crosas 70), Gudjohnsen (Bojan 52), Eto'o (Iniesta 62), Ronaldinho, Sylvinho, Giovani, Thuram First knockout round, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 20/02/08 Celtic - Barcelona 2-3 Celtic Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 Vennegoor 16, 1-1 Messi 18, 2-1 Robson 38, 2-2 Henry 52, 2-3 Messi 79 Barcelona: Valdés, Milito, Márquez, Puyol, Iniesta, Ronaldinho (Eto'o 73), Henry (Gudjohnsen 88), Messi, Deco (Xavi 66), Abidal, Yaya Touré

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First knockout round, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 04/03/08 Barcelona - Celtic 1-0 Camp Nou, Barcelona Goals: 1-0 Xavi 3 Barcelona: Valdés, Puyol, Xavi (Gudjohnsen 82), Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Zambrotta, Sylvinho, Messi (Henry 38), Deco, Thuram, Yaya Touré (Edmílson 68)

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Competition facts

UEFA Champions League knockout stage: Did you know?

• Teams have come back from a first-leg deficit to go through to the next stage on 20 occasions, including both 2006/07 semi-final victors. The biggest losing margin a side has overturned was achieved by RC Deportivo La Coruña in 2003/04 when they fought back from a 4-1 defeat at AC Milan to win 4-0 at home and progress to the semi-finals.

• Fifteen ties, including three in the 2006/07 season's first knockout round, have been decided on the , including five where the triumphant team lost the first leg.

• Manchester United FC hold the record for the biggest first-leg lead with a 4-0 home success against FC Porto in the 1996/97 quarter-finals, eventually going through by that margin after a goalless return.

• Eight ties have now gone to penalties. Four of these were finals – 1996, 2001, 2003 and 2005. The first two-legged tie decided on spot-kicks was PSV Eindhoven's 4-2 win against Olympique Lyonnais on 13 April 2005 after a 2-2 aggregate draw. The second was Liverpool's 4-1 semi-final win on penalties on 1 May 2007 against Chelsea after a 1-1 aggregate draw.

• In all, 14 ties have required extra time, including, in 2007/08, Fenerbahçe's win against Sevilla FC and FC Schalke 04's triumph against FC Porto in the first knockout round, with both ties eventually being settled on penalties. So far, only six ties have been settled by extra time alone: four quarter-finals and two first knockout round encounters.

• Real Madrid CF extended their record for knockout stage qualification in successive seasons. The 2007/08 campaign was the eleventh straight season since 1997/98 that they made it beyond the group stage, moving them ahead of Manchester United, who appeared nine times in a row between 1996/97 and 2004/05. Overall, they have now played in the knockout stage 12 times, one more than United and two more than FC Bayern München.

• Had Bayern beaten AC Milan in the 2006/07 last eight, it would have meant the first time the UEFA Champions League final four had no representation from either the Primera División or Serie A.

• The last European Champion Clubs' Cup season that featured not one semi-finalist from either Spain or Italy, or England for that matter, was the 1990/91 campaign.

• The 2004/05 first knockout round encounter between Lyon and Werder Bremen featured more goals (12) over its two legs than any previous UEFA Champions League knockout tie – as Lyon defeated Bremen 10-2.

• United's 7-1 victory against AS Roma in the 2006/07 campaign is the biggest victory in a UEFA Champions League quarter-final match. The previous best were Barcelona's 5-1 second-leg defeat after extra time of Chelsea (1999/00), RC Deportivo La Coruña's 4-0 return victory against AC Milan (2003/04) and United's 4-0 first-leg success against Porto (1996/97).

• The biggest European Cup quarter-final victory was Madrid's 8-0 first-leg defeat of Sevilla FC in the 1957/58 edition.

• Roma-United featured eleven goals over the two legs, a quarter-final record shared by Chelsea's 6-5 aggregate victory against Bayern in 2004/05 and Madrid's success by the same margin against United in 2002/03.

• There has never been a knockout tie ending goalless after two legs. Eight have finished 1-0 on aggregate, most recently Milan's narrow victory against Celtic after extra time in the 2006/07 first knockout round.

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• Clarence Seedorf is the only player to win the European Cup with three clubs (Ajax 1995, Madrid 1998 and Milan 2003 and 2007). Had Bayern gone all the way last season, Ottmar Hitzfeld would have joined Liverpool FC's – 1977, 1978 and 1981 – as the only coach to win three times, having won with BV Borussia Dortmund in 1997 and Bayern in 2001.

• Hitzfeld and Ernst Happel (Feyenoord 1970, Hamburger SV 1983) are the only coaches to win with two clubs.

• If Arsenal FC, Chelsea FC, Fenerbahçe SK or AS Roma go all the way this season, it would be the first European Cup success for London, Istanbul or Rome. Only five capital cities have been successful in this way: Madrid (Real Madrid CF), (FK Crvena Zvezda), Bucharest (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Amsterdam (AFC Ajax) and Lisbon (SL Benfica).

• Moscow was awarded the 2008 UEFA Champions League final after a decision by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia in October 2006. The , formerly known as the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, was inaugurated in 1956. Owned by FC Torpedo Moskva, it is the biggest sports arena in Russia with 84,745 covered seats. The capacity reached 103,000 when the Luzhniki sports complex staged the Olympic Games in 1980, but was reduced following renovation work between 1995 and 1997. It is one of few major European stadiums to use an artificial pitch, having installed the UEFA-approved FieldTurf surface in 2002 to withstand the effects of the freezing winters, although the final will be played on a new natural grass pitch. Luzhniki held the 1999 UEFA Cup final between Parma FC and , and also hosted the first UEFA Champions League match on artificial turf, between FC Spartak Moskva and Sporting Clube de Portugal, in September 2006.

• UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

• S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta became the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League when he featured against Olympiacos CFP on Matchday 1 at the age of 43 years and 168 days. The record was previously held by Alessandro Costacurta, the AC Milan defender who played against AEK Athens FC in 2006/07 at the age of 40 years and 211 days. Ballotta was aged 43 years 252 days when he featured against Real Madrid CF on Matchday 6. 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 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 old when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureşti on 23 November 1994. He was then sent off in the 37th minute.

• UEFA Champions League: All-time records Biggest wins 8-0: Liverpool FC v Beşiktaş JK (06.11.2007) 7-0: Arsenal FC v SK Slavia Praha (23.10.2007) 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 (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, who won 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 Bucureşti on 23 November 1994, aged 16 years and 87 days.

Appearances: UEFA Champions League Note: This list considers group stage to final only; 116 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 114 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK) 109 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 103 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 103 (FC Bayern München) 101 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan) 100 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 100 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC) 98 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC) 98 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC) 93 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 91 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC) 91 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 89 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF) 89 Iván Helguera (Real Madrid CF, Valencia CF)

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Goals: UEFA Champions League

61 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 53 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 47 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 45 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 42 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan) 37 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)

Appearances: UEFA club competition

172 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 139 Luís Figo (Sporting, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 138 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München) 132 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, UC Sampdoria, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan) 130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray AS) 127 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC) 126 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK) 125 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 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)

Goals: UEFA club competition

63 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan) 63 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) 60 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 57 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 56 Eusébio (SL Benfica) 56 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Helsingborgs IF) 53 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.

61 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 57 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 56 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 49 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) 47 Eusébio (SL Benfica) 46 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan) 45 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona)

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Team facts

FC Schalke 04

UEFA club competition milestones • Aside from two UEFA Intertoto Cup triumphs, Schalke have appeared in one major UEFA final when they defeated FC Internazionale Milano on penalties after the 1996/97 UEFA Cup final ended 1-1 on aggregate. They reached the quarter-finals in their first European Champion Clubs' Cup campaign in 1958/59.

UEFA Champions League milestones • The German side are in their third campaign, having previously appeared in the 2001/02 first group stage and 2005/06 group stage. From the latter competition, they moved into the UEFA Cup and reached the semi-finals.

UEFA club competition honours • UEFA Cup: 1996/97 • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004

Ten-year record 2006/07: UEFA Cup - first round 2005/06: UEFA Cup - semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2004/05: UEFA Cup - Round of 32 (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) 2003/04: UEFA Cup - second round (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) 2002/03: UEFA Cup - third round 2001/02: UEFA Champions League - first group stage 2000/01: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 1999/00: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 1998/99: UEFA Cup - first round 1997/98: UEFA Cup - quarter-finals

2006/07 season Domestic record: Schalke pushed champions VfB Stuttgart all the way but eventually missed out on the Bundesliga title by two points. They finished the same number of points ahead of Werder Bremen.

European record: Schalke's campaign ended abruptly in the UEFA Cup first round with a 3-2 aggregate defeat by AS Nancy-Lorraine, despite a 1-0 win in the first leg at home.

Key facts UEFA club competition Pld: 113 W: 60 D: 24 L: 29 GF: 179 GA: 110

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) Pld: 20 W: 7 D: 4 L: 9 GF: 27 GA: 33

European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League Pld: 27 W: 10 D: 6 L: 11 GF: 40 GA: 36

Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 5-0: FC Schalke 04 v FK Vardar 17.07.2004, UEFA Intertoto Cup third round first leg

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• Biggest home win 5-0: FC Schalke 04 v FK Vardar (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 0-4: RCD Mallorca v FC Schalke 04 16.10.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage 0-4: SK Liepájas Metalurgs v FC Schalke 04 30.09.2004, UEFA Cup first round second leg

• Heaviest defeat 5-1: Manchester City FC v FC Schalke 04 15.04.1970, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi-final second leg

• Heaviest home defeat 1-4: FC Schalke 04 v Wisla Kraków 10.12.2002, UEFA Cup third round second leg

• Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Manchester City FC v FC Schalke 04 (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest win 0-4: RCD Mallorca v FC Schalke 04 16.10.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage

• Biggest home win 3-0: FC Schalke 04 v PSV Eindhoven 23.11.2005, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Biggest away win 0-4: RCD Mallorca v FC Schalke 04 (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat 2-0: Chelsea FC v FC Schalke 04 24.10.2007, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-2: FC Schalke 04 v Panathinaikos FC 11.09.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage 2-0: Panathinaikos FC v FC Schalke 04 24.10.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage

• Heaviest home defeat 0-2: FC Schalke 04 v Panathinaikos FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 2-0: Chelsea FC v FC Schalke 04 (see above for details) 2-0: Panathinaikos FC v FC Schalke 04 (see above for details)

FC Barcelona

UEFA club competition milestones • In total, Barcelona have appeared in five European Champion Clubs' Cup finals, winning the 1991/92 competition against UC Sampdoria thanks to a 112th-minute Ronald Koeman free-kick before their triumph in the 2005/06 campaign.

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• They lost on penalties to FC Steaua Bucureşti in the 1985/86 season, 3-2 to SL Benfica in 1960/61 and 4-0 to AC Milan in 1993/94. Four-time UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners, they lost in the 1968/69 and 1990/91 finals.

UEFA Champions League milestones • With Barcelona now in their 12th campaign, the highlight remains the 2-1 win against Arsenal FC in Paris that made them European champions in 2006. Only Manchester United FC and FC Porto (13) have taken part on more occasions.

UEFA club competition honours • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1991/92, 2005/06 • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1978/79, 1981/82, 1988/89, 1996/97 • UEFA Super Cup: 1992, 1997

Ten-year record 2006/07: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round 2005/06: UEFA Champions League - winners 2004/05: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round 2003/04: UEFA Cup - fourth round 2002/03: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals 2001/02: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals 2000/01: UEFA Cup - semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 1999/00: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals 1998/99: UEFA Champions League - group stage 1997/98: UEFA Champions League - group stage

2006/07 season Domestic record: Barça relinquished the title they had won in the two previous seasons by the narrowest of margins. Having finished level on points, Real Madrid CF were crowned champions by virtue of their better head to head record. Barcelona, who reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, were five points ahead of third-placed Sevilla FC.

European record: After the campaign began with a 3-0 humbling by Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup, Barça were drawn in a tough Group A with the champions of England and Germany, Chelsea FC and Werder Bremen, along with the Bulgarian title-holders PFC Levski Sofia. They recorded three victories and two draws from their six engagements to finish two points behind Chelsea in second. They fell at the next hurdle though, a 1-0 win at Liverpool FC not enough to prevent an away-goals loss after a 2-1 home defeat.

Key facts UEFA club competition • Pld: 352 W: 194 D: 79 L: 79 GF: 673 GA: 359

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Pld: 117 W: 65 D: 29 L: 23 GF: 222 GA: 126

European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League • Pld: 177 W: 101 D: 40 L: 36 GF: 336 GA: 182

Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 8-0: FC Barcelona v ŠKM Púchov 15.10.2003, UEFA Cup first round second leg 8-0: FC Barcelona v Apollon Limassol FC 15.09.1982, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg

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• Biggest home win 8-0: FC Barcelona v ŠKM Púchov (see above for details) 8-0: FC Barcelona v Apollon Limassol FC (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 0-7: Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC v FC Barcelona 12.09.1995, UEFA Cup first round first leg

• Heaviest defeat 0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv 05.11.1997, UEFA Champions League group stage 4-0: AC Milan v FC Barcelona 18.05.1994, European Champion Clubs' Cup final 0-4: FC Barcelona v 1. FC Köln 05.11.1980, UEFA Cup second round second leg

• Heaviest home defeat 0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details) 0-4: FC Barcelona v 1. FC Köln (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 0-3: FC Barcelona v Sevilla FC 25.08.2006, UEFA Super Cup (played at a neutral venue, included here for information purposes) 3-0: AS Roma v FC Barcelona 26.02.2002, UEFA Champions League second group stage 3-0: Beşiktaş JK v FC Barcelona 19.09.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage 4-1: Valencia CF v FC Barcelona 02.05.2000, UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg 3-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Barcelona 22.10.1997, UEFA Champions League group stage 3-0: Manchester United FC v FC Barcelona 21.03.1984, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final second leg 3-0: Aston Villa FC v FC Barcelona 26.01.1983, UEFA Super Cup final second leg 3-0: RSC Anderlecht v FC Barcelona 18.10.1978, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round first leg 3-0: PSV Eindhoven v FC Barcelona 29.03.1978, UEFA Cup semi-finals first leg 3-0: Ipswich Town FC v FC Barcelona 23.11.1977, UEFA Cup third round first leg 3-0: OGC Nice v FC Barcelona 19.09.1973, UEFA Cup first round first leg

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UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest win 5-0: FC Barcelona v PFC Levski Sofia 12.09.2006, UEFA Champions League group stage 5-0: FC Barcelona v Panathinaikos FC 02.11.2005, UEFA Champions League group stage 5-0: FC Barcelona v Beşiktaş JK 08.11.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage 5-0: FC Barcelona v AC Sparta Praha 08.12.1999, UEFA Champions League second group stage 5-0: FC Barcelona v AIK Solna 27.10.1999, UEFA Champions League first group stage

• Biggest home win 5-0: FC Barcelona v PFC Levski Sofia (see above for details) 5-0: FC Barcelona v Panathinaikos FC (see above for details) 5-0: FC Barcelona v Beşiktaş JK (see above for details) 5-0: FC Barcelona v AC Sparta Praha (see above for details) 5-0: FC Barcelona v AIK Solna (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 0-3: Fenerbahçe SK v FC Barcelona 18.09.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage

• Heaviest defeat 0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details) 4-0: AC Milan v FC Barcelona (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat 0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 3-0: AS Roma v FC Barcelona (see above for details) 3-0: Beşiktaş JK v FC Barcelona (see above for details) 4-1: Valencia CF v FC Barcelona (see above for details) 3-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Barcelona (see above for details)

Last updated: 06.03.2008

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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.

• Away goals: If the two teams involved in a tie score the same number of goals over the two legs, the team which scores more away goals qualifies for the next stage. If this procedure does not produce a result, extra time of two periods of 15 minutes shall be played at the end of the second leg. If, during extra time, both teams score the same number of goals, away goals count double. If no goals are scored during extra time, kicks from the penalty mark determine which club qualifies for the next stage.

• Disciplinary information: As a rule, a player who is sent off is suspended for the next match in a UEFA club competition. The Control and Disciplinary Body is entitled to augment this punishment. In the case of repeated cautions, a player is suspended for one match after three cautions in three different matches, as well as following any subsequent odd-numbered caution (fifth, seventh, ninth, etc). Single yellow cards and pending suspensions are always carried forward either to the next stage of the competition or to another club competition in the current season.

• 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.

• 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. 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.

• Financial information: UEFA estimate the gross income for the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League is €824.5m. Under competition regulations, 75 per cent of the total revenue received from television and commercial contracts concluded by UEFA, up to a maximum of €530m, will go to the 32 teams taking part in the group stage of Europe's premier club competition. The remaining 25 per cent is earmarked for European football and remains with UEFA to cover organisational and administrative costs, as well as for solidarity payments to associations, clubs and leagues. It is also stipulated that participating clubs will receive 82 per cent of any revenue received from the same stream in excess of €530m, with the remaining 18 per cent allocated to UEFA for European football. In addition, 50 per cent of the revenue received from new media contracts concluded by UEFA will also be available for distribution to the clubs, and the remaining 50 per cent will be allocated to the above-mentioned European football portion/quota.

According to projections, the estimated €824.5m will be made up of €819m from TV and commercial contracts and €5.5m from new media contracts. The total amount to be distributed to the clubs is €588.6m. Each of the 32 clubs in the group stage will receive a starting bonus of €3m. In addition, they will receive a match bonus of €400,000 per match. Performance bonuses will amount to €600,000 for a win and €300,000 for a draw in the group stage. The 16 teams playing in the first knockout round will receive €2.2m, the eight quarter-finalists €2.5m each and the four semi-finalists €3m each. The UEFA Champions League winners will receive €7m, and the runners-up €4m.

• 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 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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