UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
SEASON 2009/10 MATCH PRESS KIT
- Olympiacos FC
- Arsenal FC
Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Wednesday 9 December 2009 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)
Group H - Matchday 6
Contents
Match background.........................................................................................2 Match facts....................................................................................................4 Squad list.......................................................................................................7 Head coach....................................................................................................9 Match officials...............................................................................................10 Fixtures and results......................................................................................11 Match-by-match lineups...............................................................................14 Competition facts..........................................................................................16 Team facts....................................................................................................17 Legend.........................................................................................................19
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Wednesday 9 December 2009 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)
Olympiacos FC - Arsenal FC
MATCH PRESS KIT
Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Match background
Previous meetings
UEFA Champions League
- Date
- Stage
- Match
- Result
- Venue
- Goalscorers
- 29/09/09
- GS
Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC
- 2-0
- London
- Van Persie 78, Arshavin 86
- Home
- Away
- Final
- Total
Pld
0
- W
- D
- L
00
Pld
1
- W
- D
00
L
10
Pld
0
- W
- D
- L
00
Pld
1
W
0
D
00
L
10
GF GA
Olympiacos FC Arsenal FC
- 0
- 0
- 0
0
00
00
02
2
- 0
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 1
- 1
Olympiacos FC - record versus clubs from opponents' country
UEFA Champions League
- Date
- Stage
- Match
- Result
- Venue
- Goalscorers
- 05/03/08
- KO1
Chelsea FC - Olympiacos FC
- 3-0
- London
- Ballack 5, Lampard 25, Kalou 48
agg: 3-0
- 19/02/08
- KO1
- Olympiacos FC - Chelsea FC
- 0-0
- Piraeus
UEFA Cup
- Date
- Stage
- Match
- Result
- Venue
- Goalscorers
- 16/03/05
- R16
Newcastle United FC - Olympiacos FC
- 4-0
- Newcastle
- Dyer 18, Shearer 45, 69, Bowyer 54
agg: 7-1
- 10/03/05
- R16
Olympiacos FC - Newcastle United FC
- 1-3
- Piraeus
- Predrag Djordjević 14(p); Shearer 12(p),
Robert 33, Kluivert 68
UEFA Champions League
- Date
- Stage
- Match
- Result
- Venue
- Goalscorers
- 08/12/04
- GS
Liverpool FC - Olympiacos FC
- 3-1
- Liverpool
- Sinama Pongolle 47, Mellor 80, Gerrard
86; Rivaldo 27
- 28/09/04
- GS
Olympiacos FC - Liverpool FC
- 1-0
- Piraeus
- Stoltidis 17
UEFA Champions League
- Date
- Stage
- Match
- Result
- Venue
- Goalscorers
- 23/10/02
- GS
Olympiacos FC - Manchester United FC
- 2-3
- Athens
- Choutos 70, Predrag Djordjević 74;
Blanc 21, Verón 59, Scholes 84
- 01/10/02
- GS
Manchester United FC - Olympiacos FC
- 4-0
- Manchester
- Giggs 19, Verón 26, Anatolakis 66(og),
Solskjær 77
UEFA Champions League
- Date
- Stage
- Match
- Result
- Venue
- Goalscorers
- 23/10/01
- GS
Manchester United FC - Olympiacos FC
- 3-0
- Manchester
- Solskjær 79, Giggs 88, Van Nistelrooy
90+4
- 10/10/01
- GS
Olympiacos FC - Manchester United FC
- 0-2
- Athens
- Beckham 66, Cole 82
UEFA Cup
- Date
- Stage
- Match
- Result
- Venue
- Goalscorers
- 07/12/00
- R3
Liverpool FC - Olympiacos FC
- 2-0
- Liverpool
- Heskey 28, Barmby 60
agg: 4-2
- 23/11/00
- R3
- Olympiacos FC - Liverpool FC
- 2-2
- Athens
- Alexandris 65, 89; Barmby 38, Gerrard
66
UEFA Cup
- Date
- Stage
- Match
- Result
- Venue
- Goalscorers
- 08/11/72
- R2
Olympiacos FC - Tottenham Hotspur FC
- 1-0
- Athens
- Argiroudis 44
agg: 1-4
- 25/10/72
- R2
Tottenham Hotspur FC - Olympiacos FC
- 4-0
- London
- Pearce 11, 58, Chivers 35, Coates 48
Last updated 09/12/09 13:46:08CET
- Match background
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Wednesday 9 December 2009 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)
Olympiacos FC - Arsenal FC
MATCH PRESS KIT
Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- Date
- Stage
- Match
- Result
- Venue
- Goalscorers
- 01/12/65
- R1
Olympiacos FC - West Ham United FC
2-2 agg: 2-6
- Athens
- Bovington 58(og), Polihroniou 81(p);
Peters 28, 53
- 24/11/65
- R1
West Ham United FC - Olympiacos FC
- 4-0
- London
- Hurst 23, 43, Byrne 65, Brabrook 82
Arsenal FC - record versus clubs from opponents' country
UEFA Champions League
- Date
- Stage
GS
- Match
- Result
1-1
Venue
London Athens
Goalscorers
02/11/04 20/10/04
Arsenal FC - Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos FC - Arsenal FC
Henry 16(p); Cygan 75(og)
- GS
- 2-2
- González 65, Olisadebe 82; Ljungberg
18, Henry 74
UEFA Champions League
- Date
- Stage
GS
- Match
- Result
2-1
Venue
London Athens
Goalscorers
16/10/01 26/09/01
Arsenal FC - Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos FC - Arsenal FC
Henry 23, 52(p); Olisadebe 50
- Karagounis 25
- GS
- 1-0
UEFA Champions League
- Date
- Stage
- Match
- Result
- Venue
- Goalscorers
- 09/12/98
- GS
Panathinaikos FC - Arsenal FC
- 1-3
- Athens
- Sypniewski 74; Boa Morte 64, 86,
Anelka 80
- 30/09/98
- GS
Arsenal FC - Panathinaikos FC
- 2-1
- London
- Adams 62, Keown 75; Pereira Da Silva
87
UEFA Cup
- Date
- Stage
- Match
- Result
- Venue
- Goalscorers
- 30/09/97
- R1
Arsenal FC - PAOK FC
- 1-1
- London
- Bergkamp 22; Vryzas 87
agg: 1-2
- 16/09/97
- R1
PAOK FC - Arsenal FC
- 1-0
- Thessalonika Frantzeskos 61
UEFA Cup
- Date
- Stage
- Match
- Result
- Venue
- Goalscorers
- 30/09/81
- R1
Arsenal FC - Panathinaikos FC
- 1-0
- London
- Talbot 53
agg: 3-0
- 16/09/81
- R1
Panathinaikos FC - Arsenal FC
- 0-2
- Athens
- McDermott 34, Davis 72
Record versus clubs from opponents' country
- Home
- Away
- Final
- Total
Pld
8
W
2
D
32
L
30
Pld
9
- W
- D
01
L
92
Pld
0
- W
- D
- L
00
Pld
17
W
2
D
33
- L
- GF GA
12 10 41
16
Olympiacos FC Arsenal FC
02
00
0
- 0
- 6
- 4
- 5
- 0
- 11
- 6
- 2
- 9
Olympiacos FC have won both their home games in Group H so far and need only a point to guarantee qualification for the last 16 for the second time in three seasons but their toughest test is likely to come on Matchday 6 when section winners Arsenal FC come to Greece.
• The Premier League club have dropped only two points in their first five outings and secured first place in the section with a 2-0 defeat of R. Standard de Liège on Matchday 5. Olympiacos, meanwhile, who also reached the first knockout round in 2007/08, held out for a goalless draw at AZ Alkmaar in their most recent fixture and therefore a draw will secure second place, while the Greek champions would also progress should Standard be unable to overcome AZ.
Previous meetings
• The 29 September fixture between the teams was the first time they had met in a competitive fixture. Although they dominated, Arsenal left it late for the second UEFA Champions League game in succession, goals in the last 12 minutes from Robin van Persie and Andrei Arshavin finally beating goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis.
• Arsenal have lost just two of eleven fixtures against Greek opponents, winning six. The two reverses came away from home, at Panathinaikos FC in the 2001/02 first group stage and PAOK FC in the UEFA Cup first round in 1997/98. Arsenal lost both those games 1-0.
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Wednesday 9 December 2009 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)
Olympiacos FC - Arsenal FC
MATCH PRESS KIT
Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
• Olympiacos have won only two of 17 fixtures with English sides, losing 12. The last of those victories, both 1-0, came against Liverpool FC in the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League group stage, with the other coming against Arsenal's north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur FC in the 1972/73 UEFA Cup second round.
Match background
• Arsène Wenger's side are unbeaten in three away games in Europe's premier club competition, starting with their 2-0 win in Glasgow against Celtic FC in the play-offs.
• Two successive wins have improved Olympiacos' home record in the UEFA Champions League. Before this season they had managed just two victories in ten fixtures with four defeats and four draws.
Team ties
• Zico, who was named Temuri Ketsbaia's successor as Olympiacos coach on Matchday 1, has tasted some success against English opposition this year, guiding PFC CSKA Moskva to a 3-1 aggregate win against Aston Villa FC in the UEFA Cup round of 32 in February.
• The Brazilian has faced Premier League sides on six occasions as a coach, winning both home games including a 2-1 triumph against Chelsea FC in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg while at Fenerbahçe SK. The away leg ended in a 2-0 defeat and elimination, however, and there was also a 1-0 reverse at Newcastle United FC in the 2005/06 UEFA Cup group stage before last season's 1-1 draw at Villa and the defeat at Arsenal on Matchday 2.
• As a player, Zico set up all three goals in CR Flamengo's 3-0 win against Liverpool FC in the 1981 European-South American Cup in Tokyo.
• On the opening day of 2006/07, Olof Mellberg, then with Villa, had the distinction of becoming the first player to score a competitive goal at Arsenal's new stadium. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, one of only two points Mellberg picked up in eleven Premier League meetings with the Gunners.
• Enzo Maresca was an unused substitute for Sevilla FC when they lost 3-0 at Arsenal in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League.
• Matt Derbyshire helped Blackburn Rovers FC beat Arsenal 1-0 in an FA Cup fifth round replay in February 2007. Earlier that season he came on as a substitute in a 6-2 defeat for Blackburn at the Arsenal Stadium.
• Didier Domi was at Newcastle United FC between 1998 and 2001 and was part of the team beaten 5-0 by Arsenal at Highbury on 9 December 2000. The defender also spent 2003/04 on loan at Leeds United AFC.
Match facts
Olympiacos UEFA milestones
• None
UEFA Champions League statistics
• Dudu and Raúl Bravo will incur a suspension with their next bookings.
Latest domestic information • Saturday 5 December: Skoda Xanthi FC 0-1 Olympiacos FC (Leonardo 31)
Nikopolidis; Galitsios, A Papadopoulos, Mellberg, Raúl Bravo; Galletti, Dudu, Maresca, Leonardo (Domi 67); Óscar (Pantos 79), Mitroglou (Katsikogiannis 90+2).
• Olympiacos stayed clear at Greek summit thanks to Leonardo's third goal of the season. Luciano Galletti returned to action after a month out, while Avraam Papadopoulos replaced the injured Michał Żewłakow in central defence.