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José Alvalade - Lisbon Tuesday 25 November 2014 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Sporting Clube de NK Maribor Portugal Group G - Matchday 5

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 5 Head coach 8 Match officials 9 Fixtures and results 11 Match-by-match lineups 14 Group Standings 16 Competition facts 18 Team facts 19 Legend 21

1 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers NK Maribor - Sporting Clube de Zahović 90+2; Nani 17/09/2014 GS 1-1 Maribor Portugal 80

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Sporting Clube de Portugal 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 NK Maribor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 Sporting Clube de Portugal - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Sporting Clube de Portugal have not played against a club from their opponents' country NK Maribor - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Lima 4, Alan 7, Elderson 38, Paulo 03/11/2011 GS SC Braga - NK Maribor 5-1 Braga Vinícius 85, Mérida 90+1; Volaš 62 Ibraimi 14; Elderson 20/10/2011 GS NK Maribor - SC Braga 1-1 Maribor 44

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Sporting Clube de Portugal 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 NK Maribor 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 3 7

2 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Match background

Winners for the first time in Group G on matchday four, Sporting Clube de Portugal will want to build on that against NK Maribor as they seek to overtake second-placed FC Schalke 04. • Sporting were denied by substitute Luka Zahovič's added-time equaliser when the sides met on matchday one, Maribor's return to the group stage after a 15-year absence. Nani had shot the visitors ahead late on. Match background Sporting • Last season's Portuguese Liga runners-up succumbed 1-0 at home to Chelsea FC on matchday two, before two dramatic games with Schalke. • Sporting went down 4-3 in Germany, taking the lead before losing Maurício to a first-half red card yet still pulling it back to 3-3 having been 3-1 down. Two weeks later they turned the tables to win 4-2 and move to four points, one fewer than Schalke. • They have lost just once – against Chelsea – in 18 European home matches since a 2-0 defeat by Brøndby IF in the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League play-offs. They have won 14 and drawn three of those games. Maribor • In the 2011/12 UEFA Cup group stage, Maribor crashed 5-1 at SC Braga after the home fixture had finished 1-1, Agim Ibraimi having put Maribor ahead in the first instalment. • Jasmin Handanović, Tavares, Dejan Trajkovski, Arghus, Aleš Mertelj, Željko Filipović and Aleksander Rajčević also played in those matches. • The Violets led in Gelsenkirchen on matchday two through Damjan Bohar before Schalke claimed a 1-1 draw. They then fell 6-0 at Chelsea before drawing the return 1-1, Ibraimi lobbing them ahead. • Tavares hit a 75th-minute winner at Celtic FC to secure Maribor's play-off victory and place in the competition proper. The home game had ended 1-1. • After a 1-0 home victory over Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC in the third qualifying round, Maribor's passage was sealed with a 2-2 draw in Larnaca. • The Slovenian side recorded a 2-0 home success over HŠK Zrinjski after a 0-0 draw away in the second qualifying round. • Maribor have lost only two of their last eight European away matches. • In their previous group stage appearance, in 1999/2000, Maribor finished in fourth place with four points, winning 1-0 away to FC Dynamo Kyiv and drawing 0-0 at Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Coach and player links • Islam Slimani's Algeria beat Mertelj's Slovenia 2-0 in a Blida friendly in March 2014. • Ibraimi's FYR Macedonia faced Nani's Portugal in a May 2012 friendly which ended goalless. • Luka Zahovič was born in the Portuguese city of Guimaraes where his father Zlatko was playing. Now Maribor's sporting director, Zlatko had spells at Vitória SC, FC Porto and SL Benfica in Portugal. He played 15 games against Sporting, scoring three goals and notching four wins, five draws and six losses. Match facts Sporting • Maurício is available after serving a one-game ban on matchday four. Cédric, Maurício, João Mário and William Carvalho are all a booking away from suspension. • Junya Tanaka scored his first goal for the club from the spot as Sporting cruised into the last 16 of the Portuguese Cup with a 5-0 win at third-tier SC Espinho on Friday. Daniel Podence, 19, came on for his debut. • Sporting slipped to eighth in the Portuguese Liga after a 1-1 draw at home against FC Paços de Ferreira on 9 November. Their previous league game ended in a 3-0 loss at Vitória SC – their heaviest defeat in nearly two years. • Adrien Silva made his senior international debut as a second-half substitute in Portugal's 1-0 friendly win against Argentina at Old Trafford, Manchester on 18 November. • Jonathan Silva made his Argentina debut as a substitute in a 2-1 friendly win against Croatia on 12 November. • Heldon Ramos scored a late goal as Cape Verde Islands beat Niger 3-1 to finish top of their section in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.

3 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon

• Sporting had 16 players on international duty last week: Rui Patrício, Cédric, William Carvalho, Adrien Silva, João Mário, Nani (Portugal), Paulo Oliveira, Ricardo Esgaio, Tobias Figueiredo, Carlos Mané (Portugal U21), Jonathan Silva (Argentina), Ryan Gauld (Scotland U21), Slimani (Algeria), Heldon (Cape Verde Islands), André Carrillo (Peru) and Rami Rabia (Egypt U23). • Figueiredo made his debut for Portugal U21 as their 20-month unbeaten run ended with a 3-1 friendly defeat in England on 13 November; Oliveira, Esgaio and Mané also featured. Maribor • Filipović, Ibraimi and Mitja Viler are all a booking away from a ban. • Tavares (adductor) and Ibraimi (pneumonia) were struggling with fitness last week but both recovered to feature on Saturday against FC Koper, Tavares scoring the opener in a 4-0 win. • Maribor won 2-1 at NK Krka in the first leg of their Slovenian Cup quarter-final tie on 19 November, with Aleš Mejač on target for the first time in nearly 14 months. • Second-placed Maribor have 35 points from 17 league games this season, just as they had at the equivalent stage last term when they were top. • Petar Stojanovič became Slovenia's youngest ever senior international debutant in a 1-0 friendly loss to Colombia on 18 November aged 19 years and 42 days. In all, there were nine current or past Maribor players in a youthful Slovenia squad.

4 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Squad list

Sporting Clube de Portugal Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Rui Patrício POR 15/02/1988 26 - - - 4 - 10 - 12 - 60 - 22 Marcelo BRA 28/11/1984 29 ------8 - 59 Guilherme Oliveira POR 12/04/1995 19 ------82 Pedro Silva POR 13/02/1997 17 ------88 Vladimir Stojkovic POR 04/10/1996 18 ------96 Luís Ribeiro POR 19/04/1992 22 ------Defenders 2 Rami Rabia EGY 20/05/1993 21 ------3 Maurício BRA 20/09/1988 26 * - - 3 - 8 - 3 - 3 - 4 Jefferson BRA 05/07/1988 26 - - - 2 1 6 - 2 1 2 1 26 Paulo Oliveira POR 08/01/1992 22 - - - 3 - 5 1 3 - 9 - 29 Naby Sarr FRA 13/08/1993 21 - - - 4 1 8 - 4 1 7 2 33 Jonathan Silva ARG 29/06/1994 20 - - - 2 - 4 1 2 - 2 - 41 Cédric POR 31/08/1991 23 * - - 4 - 7 - 4 - 13 - 47 Ricardo Esgaio POR 16/05/1993 21 - - - - - 3 - - - 1 - 55 Tobias Figueiredo POR 02/02/1994 20 ------57 Domingos Duarte POR 10/03/1995 19 ------58 Mauro Riquicho POR 07/04/1995 19 ------67 Wilson Manafá POR 23/07/1994 20 ------72 Bruno Wilson POR 27/12/1996 17 ------74 Bernardo Carlos POR 12/02/1996 18 ------75 Hugo Meira POR 13/03/1996 18 ------76 Michael Pinto POR 04/06/1993 21 ------81 André Geraldes POR 02/05/1991 23 ------Midfielders 8 André Martins POR 21/01/1990 24 - - - 1 - 5 - 1 - 11 - 14 William Carvalho POR 07/04/1992 22 * - - 4 - 9 - 4 - 4 - 17 João Mário POR 19/01/1993 21 * - - 4 - 6 1 4 - 5 - 23 Adrien Silva POR 15/03/1989 25 - - - 4 2 10 1 7 2 19 3 24 Oriol Rosell ESP 07/07/1992 22 - - - 1 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 27 Ryan Gauld SCO 16/12/1995 18 ------32 Simeon Slavchev BUL 25/09/1993 21 ------39 Edelino Ié POR 01/05/1994 20 ------42 Wallyson Mallmann BRA 16/02/1994 20 ------43 Carlos Chaby POR 22/01/1994 20 ------49 Francisco Geraldes POR 18/04/1995 19 ------65 Fábio Martins POR 10/02/1996 18 ------79 Serrano POR 19/07/1996 18 ------80 Rafael Barbosa POR 29/03/1996 18 ------

5 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon

Sporting Clube de Portugal Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA Forwards 9 Islam Slimani ALG 18/06/1988 26 - - - 4 1 7 4 4 1 4 1 10 Fredy Montero COL 26/07/1987 27 - - - 3 - 9 3 3 - 3 - 11 Diego Capel ESP 16/02/1988 26 - - - 3 - 10 - 15 - 48 2 18 André Carrillo PER 14/06/1991 23 - - - 4 - 10 3 4 - 22 2 19 Junya Tanaka JPN 15/07/1987 27 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 20 Héldon Ramos CPV 14/11/1988 26 ------25 Hadi Sacko FRA 24/03/1994 20 ------9 - 36 Carlos Mané POR 11/03/1994 20 - - - 2 - 6 1 2 - 2 - 38 Cristian POR 26/01/1995 19 ------45 Iuri Medeiros POR 10/07/1994 20 ------56 Daniel Podence POR 21/10/1995 19 ------60 Gelson Martins POR 11/05/1995 19 ------62 José Postiga POR 03/05/1996 18 ------73 Matheus Pereira BRA 05/05/1996 18 ------77 Nani POR 17/11/1986 28 - - - 4 3 9 2 59 8 65 8 Coach - Marco Silva POR 12/07/1977 37 - - - 4 - - - 4 - 11 -

6 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon

NK Maribor Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Aljaž Cotman SVN 26/04/1994 20 ------12 Marino Hamer SVN 26/02/1995 19 ------13 Žan Vidic SVN 07/06/1995 19 ------33 Jasmin Handanović SVN 28/01/1978 36 - 6 - 4 - 17 - 4 - 48 - 69 Matko Obradović CRO 11/05/1991 23 ------Defenders 4 Marko Šuler SVN 09/03/1983 31 - 6 - 2 - 9 1 2 - 32 1 7 Aleš Mejač SVN 18/03/1983 31 - - - 2 - 14 - 2 - 37 2 16 Damjan Vukliševič SVN 28/06/1995 19 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 24 Dejan Trajkovski SVN 14/04/1992 22 - - - - - 1 - - - 10 - 26 Aleksander Rajčević SVN 17/11/1986 28 - 6 - 4 - 14 - 4 - 56 - 28 Mitja Viler SVN 01/09/1986 28 * 6 - 4 - 14 1 4 - 38 3 35 Matej Filipović SVN 12/12/1995 18 ------36 Žiga Živko SVN 21/07/1995 19 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 44 Arghus ITA 19/01/1988 26 - - - 2 - 10 1 2 - 36 1 Midfielders 5 Željko Filipović SVN 03/10/1988 26 * 6 - 4 - 11 - 4 - 43 1 6 Welle Ndiaye SEN 05/04/1990 24 - - - 2 - - - 2 - 2 - 8 Sintayehu Sallalich ISR 20/06/1991 23 - 3 - 3 - - - 3 - 12 - 10 Agim Ibraimi MKD 29/08/1988 26 * 6 3 4 1 9 - 4 1 39 9 21 Amir Dervišević SVN 04/07/1992 22 - 6 - - - 4 1 - - 13 - 22 Dare Vršič SVN 26/09/1984 30 - 6 1 3 - 16 - 3 - 20 9 23 Dino Hotič SVN 26/07/1995 19 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 25 Ranko Moravac SRB 25/01/1995 19 ------2 - 30 Petar Stojanović SVN 07/10/1995 19 - 6 - 3 - 10 - 3 - 9 - 31 Daniel Vujčič SVN 12/04/1995 19 ------39 Damjan Bohar SVN 18/10/1991 23 - 6 2 4 1 15 2 4 1 31 3 40 Sven Dodlek SVN 28/09/1995 19 ------70 Aleš Mertelj SVN 22/03/1987 27 - 4 - 4 - 13 - 4 - 56 2 92 Matic Črnic SVN 12/06/1992 22 ------8 1 Forwards 9 Tavares BRA 30/03/1984 30 - 6 1 4 - 16 7 4 - 59 18 11 Luka Zahović SVN 15/11/1995 19 - - - 3 1 13 8 3 1 4 1 14 Jean-Philippe Mendy FRA 04/03/1987 27 - 6 - 4 - 15 4 4 - 22 1 15 Rok Sirk SVN 10/09/1993 21 ------17 Nusmir Fajić BIH 12/01/1987 27 - 2 - - - 4 - - - 21 3 20 David Biton ISR 01/03/1988 26 - - - - - 9 1 - - 15 3 27 Alen Ploj SVN 30/06/1992 22 ------Coach - Ante Šimundža SVN 28/09/1971 43 - 6 - 4 - - - 4 - 17 -

7 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Head coach Sporting Clube de Portugal: Marco Silva Date of birth: 12 July 1977 Nationality: Portuguese Playing career: CF Os Belenenses, Atlético Clube de Portugal, CD Trofense, SC Campomaiorense (loan), Rio Ave FC, SC Braga B, SC Salgueiros, Odivelas FC, Estoril Praia Coaching career: Estoril Praia, Sporting Clube de Portugal • A hard-working defender, Silva spent the majority of his playing days in the Portuguese lower divisions after graduating through the ranks at Belenenses in 1996/97. • Eventually settled at Estoril, where he spent six seasons and was made captain. He ended his career with the club at the end of 2010/11 having made 121 Portuguese Liga appearances for the Canaries. • Served as Estoril's sporting director for a short time in 2011/12 until his appointment as coach five matches into the season. It proved an astute move, Estoril achieving promotion to the top flight as second-tier champions. • Steered Estoril to a surprise fifth-place Liga finish and qualification for the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League, where they progressed through two qualifying rounds to reach the group stage, their most notable result a 1-1 draw with eventual winners Sevilla FC. • Despite the loss of several key players, Silva had assembled another competitive side for the 2013/14 Liga season, guiding Estoril to a club-best finish of fourth. The Cascais team inflicted FC Porto's first home league defeat since October 2008 and ended the campaign with a 1-0 victory at Sporting, convincing the Lions to approach Silva a few days later. NK Maribor: Ante Šimundža Date of birth: 28 September 1971 Nationality: Slovenian Playing career: NK Železničar, NK Maribor, BSC Young Boys, Brummell Sendai, Malmö FF, La Louviere, FK Železnik, NK Šmartno ob Paki Coaching career: NK Mura 05, Grazer AK, NK Aluminij, NK Maribor • Maribor-born Šimundža won the Slovenian championship twice with his hometown club during a playing career that featured spells in Belgium and Sweden, and also helped the Violets to three domestic cup successes. • Scored the decisive goal in Maribor's first UEFA Champions League group stage match, a 1-0 victory at FC Dynamo Kyiv in September 1999, having also registered in the third qualifying round defeat of Olympique Lyonnais. • Capped three times by Slovenia, Šimundža was assistant coach at NK Celje before moving to Maribor after 12 months for a similar post under Darko Milanič. He took his first head coach job three years later, with Mura 05 in 2011, leading the club to a third-place finish and qualification for the UEFA Europa League in his sole campaign. • Šimundža took over at Graz for the 2012/13 campaign but left after only four months. He returned to Slovenia and in 2013 was appointed coach of Maribor, steering them to the league title and the cup final in his first term and, in August 2014, the UEFA Champions League group stage. • Šimundža has two young sons, both of whom are on the books of Maribor.

8 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Match officials

Referee Craig Thomson (SCO) Assistant referees William Conquer (SCO) , David McGeachie (SCO) Additional assistant referees Kevin Clancy (SCO) , Brian Colvin (SCO) Fourth official Francis Connor (SCO) UEFA Delegate José Luis López Serrano (ESP) UEFA Referee observer Terje Hauge (NOR)

Referee UEFA Champions Name Date of birth UEFA matches League matches Craig Thomson 20/06/1972 30 82

Craig Thomson Referee since: 1988 First division: 2000 FIFA badge: 2003

Tournaments: 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, UEFA EURO 2012, 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Finals N/A

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 14/07/2004 UCL 1QR FC Flora Tallinn ND Gorica 2-4 Tallinn 02/11/2010 UCL GS SL Benfica Olympique Lyonnais 4-3 Lisbon 23/11/2011 UCL GS FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Porto 0-2 Donetsk 04/12/2012 UCL GS Paris Saint-Germain FC Porto 2-1 Paris 18/09/2013 UCL GS FK Austria Wien FC Porto 0-1 Vienna

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 14/07/2004 UCL 1QR FC Flora Tallinn ND Gorica 2-4 Tallinn 21/10/2004 U19 1QR Germany Slovenia 3-0 Celje 05/09/2006 U21 QR Portugal Poland 2-0 Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto) 19/03/2009 UEL R16 SC Braga Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Braga 02/11/2010 UCL GS SL Benfica Olympique Lyonnais 4-3 Lisbon 17/02/2011 UEL R32 Sevilla FC FC Porto 1-2 Seville 28/04/2011 UEL SF SL Benfica SC Braga 2-1 Lisbon 23/11/2011 UCL GS FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Porto 0-2 Donetsk 13/06/2012 EURO GS-FT Denmark Portugal 2-3 Lviv 04/12/2012 UCL GS Paris Saint-Germain FC Porto 2-1 Paris 29/08/2013 UEL PO FC Pasching Estoril Praia 1-2 Linz

9 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon

Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 18/09/2013 UCL GS FK Austria Wien FC Porto 0-1 Vienna

10 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Fixtures and results

Sporting Clube de Portugal Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 16/08/2014 League A. Académica de Coimbra (A) D 1-1 Carrillo 15 23/08/2014 League FC Arouca (H) W 1-0 Carlos Mané 90+3 31/08/2014 League SL Benfica (A) D 1-1 Slimani 20 13/09/2014 League CF Os Belenenses (H) D 1-1 Carrillo 34 17/09/2014 UCL NK Maribor (A) D 1-1 Nani 80 Adrien Silva 9, Nani 11, Slimani 69, 21/09/2014 League Gil Vicente FC (A) W 4-0 Carrillo 83 26/09/2014 League FC Porto (H) D 1-1 Silva 2 30/09/2014 UCL Chelsea FC (H) L 0-1 04/10/2014 League FC Penafiel (A) W 4-0 Slimani 69, 71, Montero 82, Nani 85 18/10/2014 Cup FC Porto (A) W 3-1 Marcano 31 (og), Nani 38, Carrillo 82 21/10/2014 UCL FC Schalke 04 (A) L 3-4 Nani 16, Adrien Silva 64 (P), 78 Bauer 8 (og), João Mário 15, Paulo 26/10/2014 League CS Marítimo (H) W 4-2 Oliveira 42, Montero 66 01/11/2014 League Vitória SC (A) L 0-3 Sarr 26, Jefferson 52, Nani 72, Slimani 05/11/2014 UCL FC Schalke 04 (H) W 4-2 90+1 09/11/2014 League FC Paços de Ferreira (H) D 1-1 Montero 49 João Mário 32, Capel 61, Montero 68, 81, 21/11/2014 Cup Espinho (A) W 5-0 Tanaka 77 (P) 25/11/2014 UCL NK Maribor (H) 29/11/2014 League Vitória FC (H) 05/12/2014 League Boavista FC (A) 10/12/2014 UCL Chelsea FC (A) 14/12/2014 League Moreirense FC (H) 21/12/2014 League CD Nacional (A) 04/01/2015 League Estoril Praia (H) 11/01/2015 League SC Braga (A) 18/01/2015 League Rio Ave FC (H) 25/01/2015 League A. Académica de Coimbra (H) 01/02/2015 League FC Arouca (A) 08/02/2015 League SL Benfica (H) 15/02/2015 League CF Os Belenenses (A) 22/02/2015 League Gil Vicente FC (H) 01/03/2015 League FC Porto (A) 08/03/2015 League FC Penafiel (H) 15/03/2015 League CS Marítimo (A) 22/03/2015 League Vitória SC (H) 04/04/2015 League FC Paços de Ferreira (A) 12/04/2015 League Vitória FC (A) 19/04/2015 League Boavista FC (H) 26/04/2015 League Moreirense FC (A) 03/05/2015 League CD Nacional (H)

11 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon

Sporting Clube de Portugal 10/05/2015 League Estoril Praia (A) 17/05/2015 League SC Braga (H) 24/05/2015 League Rio Ave FC (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 SL Benfica 10 8 1 1 23 7 25 2 Vitória SC 10 7 2 1 20 8 23 3 FC Porto 10 6 4 0 19 5 22 4 CF Os Belenenses 10 6 2 2 15 11 20 5 SC Braga 10 5 3 2 15 7 18 6 FC Paços de Ferreira 10 5 3 2 15 10 18 7 Rio Ave FC 10 5 2 3 19 10 17 8 Sporting Clube de Portugal 10 4 5 1 18 10 17 9 Moreirense FC 10 3 4 3 7 9 13 10 CS Marítimo 10 4 0 6 15 15 12 11 Vitória FC 10 3 2 5 8 16 11 12 Estoril Praia 10 2 4 4 15 20 10 13 Boavista FC 10 3 1 6 7 18 10 14 A. Académica de Coimbra 10 1 5 4 7 12 8 15 CD Nacional 10 2 2 6 7 13 8 16 FC Arouca 10 2 2 6 6 18 8 17 FC Penafiel 10 1 1 8 6 19 4 18 Gil Vicente FC 10 0 3 7 7 21 3

NK Maribor Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 15/07/2014 UCL HŠK Zrinjski (A) D 0-0 19/07/2014 League NK Rudar Velenje (H) W 1-0 Viler 71 23/07/2014 UCL HŠK Zrinjski (H) W 2-0 Vršič 45, Ibraimi 57 (P) 26/07/2014 League NK Radomlje (H) W 3-2 Balkovec 21 (og), Zahović 85, 88 30/07/2014 UCL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (H) W 1-0 Bohar 90+4 05/08/2014 UCL Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (A) D 2-2 Ibraimi 36, 55 09/08/2014 League ND Gorica (H) W 2-1 Tavares 36, Bohar 41 16/08/2014 League NK Celje (A) L 1-3 Vrhovec 84 (og) 20/08/2014 UCL Celtic FC (H) D 1-1 Bohar 14 23/08/2014 League NK Zavrč (H) W 3-0 Bohar 9, Zahović 15, Mendy 76 26/08/2014 UCL Celtic FC (A) W 1-0 Tavares 75 30/08/2014 League NK Domžale (A) L 0-2 13/09/2014 League NK Krka (H) W 2-0 Zahović 22, 38 Sporting Clube de Portugal 17/09/2014 UCL D 1-1 Zahović 90+2 (H) 20/09/2014 League FC Koper (A) W 2-1 Dervišević 45, Tavares 77 24/09/2014 League NK Rudar Velenje (A) W 1-0 Tavares 90+3 27/09/2014 League NK Radomlje (A) D 0-0 30/09/2014 UCL FC Schalke 04 (A) D 1-1 Bohar 37 04/10/2014 League NK Olimpija Ljubljana (H) D 3-3 Mendy 13, Šuler 20, Tavares 90+1

12 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon

NK Maribor 15/10/2014 League ND Gorica (A) W 2-0 Zahović 44, 58 18/10/2014 League NK Celje (H) L 1-2 Zahović 30 21/10/2014 UCL Chelsea FC (A) L 0-6 25/10/2014 League NK Zavrč (A) W 1-0 Tavares 70 (P) 28/10/2014 Cup NK Radomlje (H) W 1-0 Zahović 25 31/10/2014 League NK Domžale (H) L 0-1 05/11/2014 UCL Chelsea FC (H) D 1-1 Ibraimi 50 09/11/2014 League NK Krka (A) W 3-1 Tavares 31, Salalik 37, Mendy 78 19/11/2014 Cup NK Krka (A) W 2-1 Mendy 36, Mejač 65 Tavares 11, Mendy 28, Arghus 38, Biton 22/11/2014 League FC Koper (H) W 4-0 88 Sporting Clube de Portugal 25/11/2014 UCL (A) 29/11/2014 League NK Rudar Velenje (H) 03/12/2014 Cup NK Krka (H) 06/12/2014 League NK Radomlje (H) 10/12/2014 UCL FC Schalke 04 (H) 20/02/2015 League NK Olimpija Ljubljana (A) 27/02/2015 League ND Gorica (H) 06/03/2015 League NK Celje (A) 13/03/2015 League NK Zavrč (H) 20/03/2015 League NK Domžale (A) 03/04/2015 League NK Krka (H) 10/04/2015 League FC Koper (A) 17/04/2015 League NK Rudar Velenje (A) 24/04/2015 League NK Radomlje (A) 28/04/2015 League NK Olimpija Ljubljana (H) 02/05/2015 League ND Gorica (A) 06/05/2015 League NK Celje (H) 09/05/2015 League NK Zavrč (A) 16/05/2015 League NK Domžale (H) 23/05/2015 League NK Krka (A) 30/05/2015 League FC Koper (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 NK Domžale 18 13 2 3 25 8 41 2 NK Olimpija Ljubljana 17 10 5 2 33 12 35 3 NK Maribor 17 11 2 4 29 16 35 4 NK Celje 18 9 7 2 29 9 34 5 NK Zavrč 18 9 2 7 18 18 29 6 NK Rudar Velenje 18 6 5 7 18 18 23 7 FC Koper 18 7 1 10 18 29 22 8 ND Gorica 18 4 3 11 14 22 15 9 NK Krka 18 3 3 12 15 32 12 10 NK Radomlje 18 1 2 15 9 44 5

13 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Match-by-match lineups Sporting Clube de Portugal

UEFA Champions League - Group stage Group G Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Chelsea FC 4 2 2 0 9 2 8 FC Schalke 04 4 1 2 1 8 9 5 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4 1 1 2 8 8 4 NK Maribor 4 0 3 1 3 9 3

Matchday 1 (17/09/2014) NK Maribor 1-1 Sporting Clube de Portugal Goals: 0-1 Nani 80, 1-1 Zahovič 90+2 Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Maurício, Jefferson, André Martins (46 João Mário), Slimani (92 Montero), William Carvalho, Carrillo (66 Carlos Mané), Adrien Silva, Sarr, Cédric, Nani Matchday 2 (30/09/2014) Sporting Clube de Portugal 0-1 Chelsea FC Goals: 0-1 Matić 34 Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Maurício (64 Paulo Oliveira), Slimani, William Carvalho, João Mário, Carrillo (81 Capel), Adrien Silva (81 Montero), Sarr, Silva, Cédric, Nani Matchday 3 (21/10/2014) FC Schalke 04 4-3 Sporting Clube de Portugal Goals: 0-1 Nani 16, 1-1 Obasi 34, 2-1 Huntelaar 51, 3-1 Höwedes 60, 3-2 Adrien Silva 64 (P) , 3-3 Adrien Silva 78, 4- 3 Choupo-Moting 90+3 (P) Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Maurício, Slimani (25 Montero), William Carvalho, João Mário (38 Sarr), Carrillo (89 Capel), Adrien Silva, Paulo Oliveira, Silva, Cédric, Nani Matchday 4 (05/11/2014) Sporting Clube de Portugal 4-2 FC Schalke 04 Goals: 0-1 Slimani 17 (og) , 1-1 Sarr 26, 2-1 Jefferson 52, 3-1 Nani 72, 3-2 Aogo 88, 4-2 Slimani 90+1 Sporting Clube de Portugal: Rui Patrício, Jefferson, Slimani, William Carvalho, João Mário (82 Oriol Rosell), Adrien Silva, Paulo Oliveira, Sarr, Carlos Mané (68 Carrillo), Cédric, Nani (89 Capel) Matchday 5 (25/11/2014) Sporting Clube de Portugal-NK Maribor Matchday 6 (10/12/2014) Chelsea FC-Sporting Clube de Portugal NK Maribor

UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (15/07/2014) HŠK Zrinjski 0-0 NK Maribor NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Ž. Filipović, Ibraimi (81 Bohar), Mendy (67 Tavares), Fajić, Derviševič, Vršič, Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič (23/07/2014) NK Maribor 2-0 HŠK Zrinjski (agg: 2-0) Goals: 1-0 Vršič 45, 2-0 Ibraimi 57 (P) NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Ž. Filipović, Tavares (72 Bohar), Ibraimi, Mendy (87 Fajić), Derviševič (81 Mertelj), Vršič, Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič

Third qualifying round (30/07/2014)

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NK Maribor 1-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC Goals: 1-0 Bohar 90+4 NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Ž. Filipović, Ibraimi (78 Sallalich), Mendy (62 Tavares), Derviševič, Vršič, Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič, Bohar (05/08/2014) Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 2-2 NK Maribor (agg: 2-3) Goals: 0-1 Ibraimi 36, 1-1 Ben Haim II 42, 2-1 Ben Basat 54, 2-2 Ibraimi 55 NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Ž. Filipović, Tavares (67 Mendy), Ibraimi, Derviševič (73 Mertelj), Vršič (85 Sallalich), Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič, Bohar

Play-off (20/08/2014) NK Maribor 1-1 Celtic FC Goals: 0-1 C. McGregor 6, 1-1 Bohar 14 NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Ž. Filipović, Tavares, Ibraimi, Derviševič (81 Mertelj), Vršič (73 Mendy), Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič, Bohar (79 Sallalich) (26/08/2014) Celtic FC 0-1 NK Maribor (agg: 1-2) Goals: 0-1 Tavares 75 NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Ž. Filipović, Tavares (92 Derviševič), Ibraimi, Mendy, Vršič (83 Bohar), Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič, Mertelj

Group stage Matchday 1 (17/09/2014) NK Maribor 1-1 Sporting Clube de Portugal Goals: 0-1 Nani 80, 1-1 Zahovič 90+2 NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Ž. Filipović, Sallalich (58 Bohar), Tavares (84 Mendy), Ibraimi, Vršič (81 Zahovič), Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič, Arghus, Mertelj Matchday 2 (30/09/2014) FC Schalke 04 1-1 NK Maribor Goals: 0-1 Bohar 37, 1-1 Huntelaar 56 NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Ž. Filipović, Mejač, Tavares, Ibraimi, Vršič (67 Mendy), Rajčevič, Viler, Bohar (82 Sallalich), Mertelj (80 Ndiaye) Matchday 3 (21/10/2014) Chelsea FC 6-0 NK Maribor Goals: 1-0 Rémy 13, 2-0 Drogba 23 (P) , 3-0 Terry 31, 4-0 Viler 54 (og) , 5-0 E. Hazard 77 (P) , 6-0 E. Hazard 90 NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Šuler, Ž. Filipović, Mejač, Tavares (72 Mendy), Ibraimi (68 Zahovič), Rajčevič, Viler (57 Vršič), Stojanovič, Bohar, Mertelj Matchday 4 (05/11/2014) NK Maribor 1-1 Chelsea FC Goals: 1-0 Ibraimi 50, 1-1 Matić 73 NK Maribor: J. Handanovič, Ž. Filipović, Sallalich (92 Ndiaye), Tavares, Ibraimi (90 Bohar), Zahovič (73 Mendy), Rajčevič, Viler, Stojanovič, Arghus, Mertelj Matchday 5 (25/11/2014) Sporting Clube de Portugal-NK Maribor Matchday 6 (10/12/2014) NK Maribor-FC Schalke 04

15 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Group Standings

Group A Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Club Atlético de Madrid 4 3 0 1 10 3 9 2 Olympiacos FC 4 2 0 2 6 7 6 3 Juventus 4 2 0 2 5 4 6 4 Malmö FF 4 1 0 3 2 9 3

26/11/2014 Club Atlético de Madrid Olympiacos FC Madrid 26/11/2014 Malmö FF Juventus Malmo

Group B Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Real Madrid CF 4 4 0 0 11 2 12 2 FC Basel 1893 4 2 0 2 6 6 6 3 Liverpool FC 4 1 0 3 2 6 3 4 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 4 1 0 3 3 8 3

26/11/2014 FC Basel 1893 Real Madrid CF Basel 26/11/2014 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Liverpool FC Sofia

Group C Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 3 0 1 7 3 9 2 AS Monaco FC 4 1 2 1 1 1 5 3 FC Zenit 4 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 SL Benfica 4 1 1 2 2 5 4

26/11/2014 FC Zenit SL Benfica St Petersburg 26/11/2014 Bayer 04 Leverkusen AS Monaco FC Leverkusen

Group D Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Borussia Dortmund 4 4 0 0 13 1 12 2 Arsenal FC 4 2 1 1 9 7 7 3 RSC Anderlecht 4 0 2 2 5 9 2 4 Galatasaray AŞ 4 0 1 3 3 13 1

26/11/2014 Arsenal FC Borussia Dortmund London 26/11/2014 RSC Anderlecht Galatasaray AŞ Brussels

Group E Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Bayern München 4 4 0 0 11 1 12 2 AS Roma 4 1 1 2 7 11 4 3 PFC CSKA Moskva 4 1 1 2 5 9 4 4 Manchester City FC 4 0 2 2 4 6 2

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Group E

25/11/2014 Manchester City FC FC Bayern München Manchester 25/11/2014 PFC CSKA Moskva AS Roma Khimki

Group F Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Paris Saint-Germain 4 3 1 0 6 3 10 2 FC Barcelona 4 3 0 1 8 4 9 3 AFC Ajax 4 0 2 2 3 7 2 4 APOEL FC 4 0 1 3 1 4 1

25/11/2014 Paris Saint-Germain AFC Ajax Paris 25/11/2014 APOEL FC FC Barcelona Nicosia

Group G Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Chelsea FC 4 2 2 0 9 2 8 2 FC Schalke 04 4 1 2 1 8 9 5 3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4 1 1 2 8 8 4 4 NK Maribor 4 0 3 1 3 9 3

25/11/2014 Sporting Clube de Portugal NK Maribor Lisbon 25/11/2014 FC Schalke 04 Chelsea FC Gelsenkirchen

Group H Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Porto 4 3 1 0 12 3 10 2 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 4 2 2 0 14 2 8 3 FC BATE Borisov 4 1 0 3 2 19 3 4 Athletic Club 4 0 1 3 2 6 1

25/11/2014 FC BATE Borisov FC Porto Borisov 25/11/2014 FC Shakhtar Donetsk Athletic Club Lviv

17 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Competition facts

18 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Team facts

Sporting Clube de Portugal Formed: 1906 Nickname: Leões (Lions) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup: (2005) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1964 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 18 (2002) Portuguese Cup: 15 (2008) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA competition 2012/13: UEFA Europa League group stage 2011/12: UEFA Europa League semi-finals 2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2009/10: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2008/09: round of 16 2007/08: UEFA Cup quarter-finals (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage) 2006/07: group stage 2005/06: UEFA Cup first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2004/05: UEFA Cup runners-up Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 16-1: Sporting v APOEL FC 13/11/63, European Cup Winners' Cup second round first leg • Biggest away win 0-9: ÍA Akranes v Sporting 17/09/86, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Sporting v FC Bayern München 25/02/09, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg • Heaviest away defeat 7-1: FC Bayern München v Sporting 10/03/09, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Biggest home win 3-0: Sporting v FC Dynamo Kyiv 12/12/07, group stage 3-0: Sporting v AS Monaco FC 17/09/97, group stage

• Biggest away win 0-1 twice, most recently FC Basel 1893 v Sporting 09/12/08, group stage 1-2: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Sporting 02/10/07, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Sporting v FC Bayern München (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 7-1: FC Bayern München v Sporting (see above for details)

NK Maribor Formed: 1960 Nickname: Vijoličasti (the Purples)

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UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 12 (2014) Slovenian Cup: 8 (2013) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2013/14: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2012/13: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2011/12: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2010/11: UEFA Europa League play-offs 2009/10: UEFA Europa League play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: UEFA Intertoto Cup second round 2006/07: UEFA Cup second qualifying round 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2004/05: UEFA Cup first round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 10-0: Maribor v FC Norma Tallinn 25/08/94, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round second leg • Biggest away win 1-4: FC Norma Tallinn v Maribor 11/08/94, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round first leg 0-3 on four occasions, most recently v Birkirkara FC 24/06/07, UEFA Intertoto Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Maribor v SS Lazio 19/10/99, UEFA Champions League first group stage • Heaviest away defeat 9-1: AFC Ajax v Maribor 30/09/97, UEFA Cup first round second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win N/A • Biggest away win 0-1: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Maribor 14/09/99, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Maribor v SS Lazio 19/10/99, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Chelsea FC v Maribor 21/10/14, group stage

20 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon 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 European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

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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 National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted

21 Sporting Clube de Portugal - NK Maribor Tuesday 25 November 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit José Alvalade, Lisbon Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, 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.