UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON 2009/10 MATCH PRESS KIT

Olympiacos FC Arsenal FC Georgios , 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

This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Champions League match. For more detailed factual information, and in-depth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html FC - Arsenal FC Wednesday 9 December 2009 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) 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 Van Persie 78, Arshavin 86

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Olympiacos FC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Arsenal FC 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0

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; 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 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

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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 01/12/65 R1 Olympiacos FC - West Ham United FC 2-2 Athens Bovington 58(og), Polihroniou 81(p); agg: 2-6 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 Match Result Venue Goalscorers 02/11/04 GS Arsenal FC - Panathinaikos FC 1-1 London Henry 16(p); Cygan 75(og) 20/10/04 GS Panathinaikos FC - Arsenal FC 2-2 Athens González 65, Olisadebe 82; Ljungberg 18, Henry 74 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 16/10/01 GS Arsenal FC - Panathinaikos FC 2-1 London Henry 23, 52(p); Olisadebe 50 26/09/01 GS Panathinaikos FC - Arsenal FC 1-0 Athens Karagounis 25 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 W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Olympiacos FC 8 2 3 3 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 17 2 3 12 10 41 Arsenal FC 6 4 2 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 11 6 3 2 16 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 . • The 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 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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• 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 '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 • , 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, , 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 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. returned to action after a month out, while Avraam Papadopoulos replaced the injured Michał Żewłakow in central defence. • Olympiacos's last league defeat came with a 1-0 loss at home to Larissa FC on 12 April in the penultimate game of 2008/09. • Two goals from Kostas Mitroglou (45+1, 54) earned the Greek titleholders a 2-0 home win against Panathinaikos FC on 29 November, ending a run of three successive draws in all competitions. • The Greek champions have kept 14 clean sheets in 23 competitive fixtures this term, seven coming in the league. • Three of the six league goals they have conceded have come in the final 15 minutes.

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• Holders Olympiacos were knocked out of the Greek Cup at the first hurdle on 27 October when they lost their last-32 tie 3-1 at second-tier Panserraikos FC – only the second time in their history the Piraeus outfit have suffered elimination at the hands of lower-league opposition. • Olympiacos have scored in every Super League fixture since Zico took charge. They last drew a blank in a 0-0 draw with FC Kavala on 12 September, Temuri Ketsbaia's last match at the helm. Injury news • Leonardo – out 13 October to 24 November (right knee) • Avraam Papadopoulos – out 12-29 November (groin) • Luciano Galletti − out 4 November to 5 December (right thigh) • Matt Derbyshire – out since 12 September (groin) • Andreas Vasilogiannis – out since 30 September (cruciate ligaments) • Diogo – out 7-17 October and since 17 October (left ankle) • Leonidas Panagopoulos – out since 20 October (back) • Vassilis Torosidis – out since 24 October (right knee, swine flu) • Cristián Ledesma − out since 7 November (knee) • – out since 21 November (chest) • Michał Żewłakow – out since 29 November (groin) • Jaouad Zairi – out since 4 December (thigh) • Vasilogiannis could be sidelined until March after an operation on his left knee. Ledesma had surgery to correct a meniscus problem on 19 November, ruling him out until the end of the year. • Żewłakow was replaced by the returning Avraam Papadopoulos after 28 minutes against Panathinaikos. • Zairi missed the trip to Xanthi due to a thigh injury while Torosidis has recovered from a knee problem but was diagnosed with swine flu last Thursday. Miscellaneous • Mitroglou made his international debut as a second-half replacement in Greece's 0-0 draw with Ukraine on 14 September. Arsenal UEFA milestones • Arsenal have drawn 49 matches in UEFA competition. UEFA Champions League statistics • Arsenal have scored 12 goals, the joint highest total in the competition with ACF Fiorentina and Real Madrid CF. • The Gunners have managed 47 shots on target, more than any other side. • Gaël Clichy, Cesc Fàbregas and Robin van Persie are all within a booking of a one-match ban. Latest domestic information • Saturday 5 December: Arsenal FC 2-0 Stoke City FC (Arshavin 26, Ramsey 79) Almunia; Sagna, Vermaelen, Gallas, Traoré (Silvestre 88); Eboué (Ramsey 54), Fàbregas, Denilson; Rosický (Vela 46), Arshavin, Nasri. • Arsène Wenger's side returned to winning ways after back-to-back league defeats and having lost three of their last four matches in all competitions. They could even afford a missed first-half penalty from Fàbregas. • Ramsey's goal was his first for Arsenal since 22 August, although he had since managed three goals for Wales at Under-21 and senior level. • Fàbregas made his 250th Arsenal appearance against Stoke, Wenger's 500th Premier League match in charge. The Arsenal manager has recorded 293 wins, 127 draws and 80 defeats. • Arsenal's 13-match unbeaten run in all competitions ended at Sunderland AFC on 21 November, the Gunners failing to score for the first time this term in their 20th outing. Wenger's side had last drawn a blank at Manchester United FC in their penultimate game of last season. • Prior to their trip to Sunderland, the north London club had taken 19 points from a possible 21 since a 4-2 reverse at Manchester City FC on 12 September. • Worse was to follow for Arsenal, who went down 3-0 at home to Chelsea FC on 29 November, Didier Drogba scoring late in each half either side of a own goal.

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• Arsenal lost by the same margin at Manchester City in the League Cup quarter-finals on 2 December, goals from Carlos Tévez (50), Shaun Wright-Phillips (69) and Vladimír Weiss (89) sealing a youthful team's elimination. • Wenger's side scored 36 goals in their first eleven Premier League games; the last team to score more at the same stage in the English top flight was Tottenham Hotspur FC, who managed 40 in 1963/64. • The Gunners are yet to register in the first 15 minutes of any game this season. Injury news • Denilson – out 12 September to 24 November (back fracture) • Jack Wilshere – out 17 October to 2 December (ankle) • Łukasz Fabiański – out 8 August to 28 October (knee) and 28 October to 2 December (thigh) • Bacary Sagna – out 29 November to 5 December (ankle) • Johan Djourou – out since 11 August (knee) • – out 14-25 October and since 31 October (groin) • Gaël Clichy – out 14-20 October (ankle) and since 31 October (back) • – out since 7 November (calf) • Robin van Persie – out since 14 November (right ankle ligaments) • Kieran Gibbs – out 17-24 November (bruised foot) and since 24 November (broken metatarsal) • Theo Walcott – out since 29 November (hamstring) • Tomáš Rosický – out since 5 December (groin) • Van Persie could be out until April after surgery on an ankle damaged in the Netherlands' friendly against Italy. • Bendtner had an operation on his groin in Germany on 10 November, while Djourou underwent surgery on 4 September and is not expected back until March. • Gibbs will be out until February having fractured a metatarsal in his left foot against Standard. • William Gallas (hamstring), Emmanuel Eboué (muscle), Armand Traoré (hamstring) Andrei Arshavin (ankle) and Rosický (groin) all picked up knocks against Stoke. The latter has been ruled out until the new year. Miscellaneous • On 1 October Wenger became Arsenal's longest serving manager, celebrating 13 years at the club and eclipsing the previous record tenure of 4,748 days set by George Allison between 1934 and 1947. • On 29 November Arsenal's players donated a day's wages to the Great Ormond Street Hospital, the club's charity of the season. Arsenal also released a film, Fundraising Day, with Fàbregas, Walcott, Arshavin and Sagna dressing as furry animals to promote the cause. • Alex Song signed a new long-term deal on 25 November. Eduardo and have also recently agreed contract extensions.

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Olympiacos FC

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 Leonidas Panagopoulos GRE 03/01/87 22 ------71 Antonis Nikopolidis GRE 14/01/71 38 - 4 - 5 - 13 - 58 - 99 - 78 Urko Pardo ESP 28/01/83 26 ------1 - Defenders 2 Kyriakos Papadopoulos GRE 23/02/92 17 - 2 - - - 1 - - - 2 - 3 Didier Domi FRA 02/05/78 31 - 1 - - - 4 - 11 - 40 - 4 Olof Mellberg SWE 03/09/77 32 - 4 - 5 - 13 1 11 - 21 - 5 Giorgos Galitsios GRE 06/07/86 23 - 1 - 2 - 10 - 2 - 13 - 14 Michał Żewłakow POL 22/04/76 33 - 4 - 5 - 10 1 31 - 57 - 15 Raúl Bravo ESP 14/04/81 28 * 4 - 5 - 12 - 31 - 35 - 21 Avraam Papadopoulos GRE 03/12/84 25 - 4 1 4 - 10 1 4 - 26 2 24 Leonardo BRA 04/08/85 24 - 4 1 3 - 7 2 5 - 12 1 30 Tasos Pantos GRE 05/05/76 33 - - - 1 - 4 - 24 - 32 - 35 Vassilis Torosidis GRE 10/06/85 24 - - - 2 1 6 2 9 1 21 3 Midfielders 6 Ieroklis Stoltidis GRE 02/02/75 34 - - - 4 1 8 - 35 7 54 9 7 Luciano Galletti ARG 09/04/80 29 - 4 - 2 - 5 - 9 3 33 7 8 Óscar González ESP 12/11/82 27 - - - 5 - 9 2 5 - 17 1 11 Jaouad Zairi MAR 17/04/82 27 - 3 - 4 - 9 2 4 - 20 2 17 Andreas Vasilogiannis GRE 21/02/91 18 ------18 Ioannis Fetfatzidis GRE 21/12/90 18 - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 20 Dudu BRA 15/04/83 26 * 4 1 5 - 12 2 16 1 35 3 23 Giorgos Niklitsiotis GRE 23/03/91 18 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 25 Enzo Maresca ITA 10/02/80 29 - 4 1 3 - 8 2 15 1 46 8 28 Cristian Ledesma ARG 29/11/78 31 - 4 - 2 - 7 - 9 - 13 - 31 Aristeidis Soiledis GRE 08/02/91 18 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 33 Giannis Papadopoulos GRE 09/03/89 20 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 88 Giorgos Katsikogiannis GRE 05/09/88 21 - - - - - 2 - - - - - Forwards 9 Matt Derbyshire ENG 14/04/86 23 - - - - - 1 - - - 10 2 10 Diogo BRA 26/05/87 22 - 4 1 2 - 7 2 2 - 14 6 22 Kostas Mitroglou GRE 12/03/88 21 - 4 2 5 1 13 5 7 1 16 4 Coach - Zico BRA 03/03/53 56 - - - 4 - - - 14 - 24 -

Key: Squad list is ordered by position and then numerically D Disciplinary: * Misses next match if booked, S Suspended, # Suspended for at least one match UCLQ1: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL2: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UCL3: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA4: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches

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Arsenal FC

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 Manuel Almunia ESP 19/05/77 32 - 2 - 2 - 9 - 27 - 34 - 21 Łukasz Fabiański POL 18/04/85 24 ------3 - 11 - 24 Vito Mannone ITA 02/03/88 21 - - - 3 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 49 James Shea ENG 16/06/91 18 ------Defenders 3 Bacary Sagna FRA 14/02/83 26 - 2 - 2 - 13 - 16 - 42 - 5 Thomas Vermaelen BEL 14/11/85 24 - 2 - 5 1 14 4 10 1 31 2 6 Philippe Senderos SUI 14/02/85 24 ------18 - 26 - 10 William Gallas FRA 17/08/77 32 - 2 1 5 - 14 3 62 3 81 6 18 Mikaël Silvestre FRA 09/08/77 32 - - - 1 - 1 - 77 2 83 2 20 Johan Djourou SUI 18/01/87 22 ------9 - 13 - 22 Gaël Clichy FRA 26/07/85 24 * 2 - 3 - 8 - 32 - 38 - 27 Emmanuel Eboué CIV 04/06/83 26 - 1 1 5 - 10 1 38 1 51 2 28 Kieran Gibbs ENG 26/09/89 20 - - - 2 - 3 - 6 - 6 - 30 Armand Traoré FRA 08/10/89 20 - - - - - 3 - 2 - 8 - 34 Kyle Bartley ENG 22/05/91 18 ------36 Thomas Cruise ENG 09/03/91 18 ------37 ENG 09/12/90 19 ------39 Cédric Evina ENG 16/11/91 18 ------42 Kerrea Gilbert ENG 28/02/87 22 ------1 - 1 - 44 Gavin Hoyte ENG 06/06/90 19 ------46 Luke Ayling ENG 25/08/91 18 ------Midfielders 2 Abou Diaby FRA 11/05/86 23 - 2 - 4 1 10 3 19 4 26 4 4 Cesc Fàbregas ESP 04/05/87 22 * 1 - 5 3 13 6 48 9 54 13 7 Tomáš Rosický CZE 04/10/80 29 - - - 4 - 9 1 43 9 64 10 8 FRA 26/06/87 22 - - - 2 2 4 - 15 2 40 4 15 Denilson BRA 16/02/88 21 - 2 - 1 1 6 1 15 1 20 1 16 Aaron Ramsey WAL 26/12/90 18 - 1 - 4 - 9 2 9 1 11 1 17 Alex Song CMR 09/09/87 22 - 2 - 5 - 12 - 20 1 24 1 19 Jack Wilshere ENG 01/01/92 17 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 4 - 32 Fran Mérida ESP 04/03/90 19 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 33 Nacer Barazite NED 27/05/90 19 ------35 FRA 13/05/91 18 ------41 Emmanuel Frimpong ENG 10/01/92 17 ------43 Conor Henderson IRL 08/09/91 18 ------48 Mark Randall ENG 28/09/89 20 ------1 - 2 - Forwards 9 Eduardo CRO 25/02/83 26 - 1 1 3 1 10 1 10 3 31 12 11 Robin van Persie NED 06/08/83 26 * 1 - 3 1 11 7 37 12 54 13 12 MEX 01/03/89 20 - - - 3 - 3 - 11 - 11 - 14 Theo Walcott ENG 16/03/89 20 - - - 1 - 4 1 22 4 26 5 23 Andrei Arshavin RUS 29/05/81 28 - 2 1 4 1 12 5 10 1 55 17 51 Gilles Sunu FRA 30/03/91 18 ------52 Nicklas Bendtner DEN 16/01/88 21 - 2 - 1 1 9 1 17 4 21 5 54 Sanchez Watt ENG 14/02/91 18 ------Coach - Arsène Wenger FRA 22/10/49 60 - 2 - 5 - - - 122 - 175 -

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Olympiacos FC: Zico Date of birth: 3 March 1953 Nationality: Brazilian Playing career: CR Flamengo (twice), Udinese Calcio, Sumitomo Metals, Kashima Antlers Coaching career: Kashima Antlers, Japan, Fenerbahçe SK, FC Bunyodkor, PFC CSKA Moskva, Olympiacos FC • An improbably gifted attacking midfielder, Arthur Antunes Coimbra shone for Brazil and won four domestic titles, as well as the 1981 Copa Libertadores and European/South American Cup, with Flamengo. • Spent two seasons in Europe at Udinese from 1983 to 1985, and was later Brazil's minister of sport prior to hanging up his boots – and subsequently starting his coaching career – in Japan, where Zico's form for Kashima Antlers earned him the nickname 'God of Football'. • Having taken Japan to the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, joined Fenerbahçe, winning the title in his first season and leading his side to the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals – their best season in the competition. • He left Turkey with a new nickname, 'Kral Arthur' (King Arthur), and spent 2008 in , winning a domestic double with big-spending Bunyodkor, featuring former Brazil Rivaldo. • Replaced Valeri Gazzaev as CSKA coach in January 2009, winning the Russian Super Cup and Russian Cup over the next few months. Sacked in September 2009, less than a week later he succeeded Temuri Ketsbaia at Olympiacos on a two-year contract.

Arsenal FC: Arsène Wenger Date of birth: 22 October 1949 Nationality: French Playing career: AS Mutzig, FC Mulhouse, AS Vauban, RC Strasbourg Coaching career: RC Strasbourg (assistant coach), AS Cannes (assistant coach), AS Nancy-Lorraine, AS Monaco FC, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Arsenal FC • Not the most successful of players, Arsène Wenger has more than made up for that as a coach, turning Arsenal into one of Europe's top teams. • Born in Strasbourg, Wenger worked at Strasbourg and Cannes before Nancy-Lorraine offered him his big break. He impressed sufficiently to be offered the job as coach of Monaco in 1987. • Within a year Monaco scooped the French championship and Wenger the Coach of the Year award. After reportedly turning down France and FC Bayern München, he moved on to Japan and enjoyed tremendous success with Nagoya Grampus Eight. • Appointed by Arsenal in September 1996, Wenger became the first non-Briton to win the Premier League in 1998, adding the first of four FA Cup triumphs. The Gunners lost the 2000 UEFA Cup final to Galatasaray SK but claimed another double in 2002, and in 2004 played some thrilling attacking football en route to becoming the first team since 1889 to negotiate a top-flight season unbeaten. • Wenger nearly topped all his achievements by taking Arsenal to the 2006 UEFA Champions League final, only for FC Barcelona to come from behind to win 2-1. Arsenal's move to their new stadium later that year was also instigated by Wenger.

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Referee Lucilio Cardoso Cortez Batista (POR) Assistant referees João Santos (POR), Venâncio Tomé (POR) Fourth official Paulo Jorge Lourenço Batista (POR) UEFA Delegate Eduard Dervishaj (ESP) UEFA Referee observer Michel Vautrot (FRA) Referee Name Date of birth UCL matches * UEFA matches Lucilio Cardoso Cortez Batista 26/04/1965 20 85 • A bank employee from Lisbon, Lucilio Cardoso Cortez Batista was born on 26 April 1965 and began his career as a referee in 1983, progressing to the Portuguese top flight list in 1992 and earning his FIFA badge in 1996. • His first taste of international competition came at the 1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship and the following year he refereed a FIFA World Cup qualifier between Lithuania and F.Y.R. Macedonia as well as three UEFA Cup matches. • His refereeing bow in the UEFA Champions League followed in 1999/2000 as S.S. Lazio defeated NK Maribor 4-0 in the first group stage, one of four matches he oversaw in that season's competition, while he was fourth official as Feyenoord overcame BV Borussia Dortmund in the 2002 UEFA Cup final in Rotterdam. • Based in Almada and married with a son, Batista refereed two games at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, subsequently becoming one of the 12 referees selected for UEFA EURO 2004™ on home soil in Portugal, where he took charge of two group matches. • Batista, who counts reading, running and cinema among his hobbies, has continued to be a prominent presence on the international scene ever since. UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res. Venue 27/08/02 UCL QR3 Manchester United FC - Zalaegerszegi TE 5-0 Manchester 18/02/03 UCL 2ndGS Arsenal FC - AFC Ajax 1-1 London 11/03/03 UCL 2ndGS FC Internazionale Milano - Newcastle United FC 2-2 Milan 27/08/03 UCL QR3 AEK Athens FC - Grasshopper-Club 3-1 Athens 01/10/03 UCL GS Chelsea FC - Beşiktaş JK 0-2 London 05/11/03 UCL GS Arsenal FC - FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 London 22/11/05 UCL GS FC Thun - Arsenal FC 0-1 Berne Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res. Venue 29/04/96 U16 GS Greece - Germany 2-1 Neunkirchen 15/09/98 UCUP R1 BV Vitesse - AEK Athens FC 3-0 Arnhem 25/07/01 UIC SF Stade Rennais FC - Aston Villa FC 2-1 Rennes 22/11/01 UCUP R3 Grasshopper-Club - Leeds United AFC 1-2 Zurich 11/10/03 EURO QR Greece - Northern Ireland 1-0 Athens 18/09/08 UCUP R1 Tottenham Hotspur FC - Wisla Kraków 2-1 London 18/02/09 UCUP 1/16 Olympiacos FC - AS Saint-Etienne 1-3 Piraeus 20/08/09 UCUP P-O Everton - SK Sigma Olomouc 4-0 Liverpool 14/10/09 WC QR England - Belarus 3-0 London

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Olympiacos FC

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 30/08/09 League Larissa FC (A) W 2-0 Leonardo 22, Maresca 32 12/09/09 League FC Kavala (H) D 0-0 20/09/09 League PAOK FC (A) W 2-1 Diogo 41, A. Papadopoulos 90 23/09/09 League AEK Athens FC (A) W 2-1 Torosidis 43, 55 26/09/09 League Panionios GSS (H) W 1-0 Zairi 18 03/10/09 League Levadiakos FC (A) W 3-0 Óscar González 5, Dudu 29 (p), Diogo 40 17/10/09 League Asteras Tripolis FC (H) W 3-0 Mellberg 35, Mitroglou 53, Zairi 67 24/10/09 League Ergotelis FC (H) W 2-1 Mitroglou 38, Dudu 85 27/10/09 Cup Panserraikos FC (A) L 1-3 Mitroglou 66 31/10/09 League Atromitos FC (A) W 1-0 Óscar González 80 07/11/09 League Iraklis FC (H) D 1-1 Maresca 39 21/11/09 League PAS Giannina FC (A) D 2-2 Żewłakow 23, Mitroglou 80 29/11/09 League Panathinaikos FC (H) W 2-0 Mitroglou 45+1, 54 05/12/09 League Skoda Xanthi FC (A) W 1-0 Leonardo 31 13/12/09 League Panthrakikos FC (H) 20/12/09 League Aris Thessaloniki FC (A) 06/01/10 League AEK Athens FC (H) 10/01/10 League Larissa FC (H) 17/01/10 League FC Kavala (A) 24/01/10 League PAOK FC (H) 30/01/10 League Panionios GSS (A) 07/02/10 League Levadiakos FC (H) 13/02/10 League Asteras Tripolis FC (A) 20/02/10 League Ergotelis FC (A) 27/02/10 League Atromitos FC (H) 06/03/10 League Iraklis FC (A) 13/03/10 League PAS Giannina FC (H) 20/03/10 League Panathinaikos FC (A) 27/03/10 League Skoda Xanthi FC (H) 10/04/10 League Panthrakikos FC (A) 17/04/10 League Aris Thessaloniki FC (H)

Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Olympiacos FC 13 10 3 0 22 6 33 2 Panathinaikos FC 13 10 2 1 24 9 32 3 PAOK FC 13 7 3 3 17 8 24 4 Ergotelis FC 13 5 6 2 18 12 21 5 Panionios GSS 13 6 3 4 19 14 21 6 Aris Thessaloniki FC 13 4 7 2 14 13 19 7 FC Kavala 13 5 3 5 13 11 18 8 AEK Athens FC 13 5 3 5 16 16 18 9 Asteras Tripolis FC 13 4 5 4 14 14 17 10 Iraklis FC 13 4 3 6 13 17 15 11 Larissa FC 13 3 5 5 12 17 14 12 Skoda Xanthi FC 13 4 2 7 7 11 14 13 Atromitos FC 13 3 4 6 14 16 13 14 Levadiakos FC 13 3 2 8 8 20 11 15 PAS Giannina FC 13 2 5 6 13 20 11 16 Panthrakikos FC 13 0 2 11 7 27 2

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Arsenal FC

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 15/08/09 League Everton (A) W 6-1 Denilson 26, Vermaelen 37, Gallas 41, Fàbregas 48, 70, Eduardo 89 22/08/09 League Portsmouth FC (H) W 4-1 Diaby 18, 21, Gallas 51, Ramsey 68 29/08/09 League Manchester United FC (A) L 1-2 Arshavin 40 12/09/09 League Manchester City FC (A) L 2-4 Van Persie 62, Rosický 88 19/09/09 League Wigan Athletic FC (H) W 4-0 Vermaelen 25, 49, Eboué 59, Fàbregas 90 22/09/09 Cup West Bromwich Albion FC (H) W 2-0 Watt 68, Vela 76 26/09/09 League Fulham FC (A) W 1-0 Van Persie 52 04/10/09 League Blackburn Rovers FC (H) W 6-2 Vermaelen 17, Van Persie 33, Arshavin 37, Fàbregas 57, Walcott 75, Bendtner 89 17/10/09 League Birmingham City FC (H) W 3-1 Van Persie 16, Diaby 18, Arshavin 84 25/10/09 League West Ham United FC (A) D 2-2 Van Persie 16, Gallas 37 28/10/09 Cup Liverpool FC (H) W 2-1 Mérida 19, Bendtner 50 31/10/09 League Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) W 3-0 Van Persie 42, 60, Fàbregas 43 07/11/09 League Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (A) W 4-1 Zubar 28 (og), Craddock 35 (og), Fàbregas 45+1, Arshavin 66 21/11/09 League Sunderland AFC (A) L 0-1 29/11/09 League Chelsea FC (H) L 0-3 02/12/09 Cup Manchester City FC (A) L 0-3 05/12/09 League Stoke City FC (H) W 2-0 Arshavin 26, Ramsey 79 13/12/09 League Liverpool FC (A) 16/12/09 League Burnley FC (A) 19/12/09 League Hull City AFC (H) 27/12/09 League Aston Villa FC (H) 30/12/09 League Portsmouth FC (A) 03/01/10 Cup West Ham United FC (A) 05/01/10 League Bolton Wanderers FC (H) 09/01/10 League Everton (H) 17/01/10 League Bolton Wanderers FC (A) 27/01/10 League Aston Villa FC (A) 31/01/10 League Manchester United FC (H) 07/02/10 League Chelsea FC (A) 10/02/10 League Liverpool FC (H) 20/02/10 League Sunderland AFC (H) 27/02/10 League Stoke City FC (A) 06/03/10 League Burnley FC (H) 13/03/10 League Hull City AFC (A) 20/03/10 League West Ham United FC (H) 27/03/10 League Birmingham City FC (A) 03/04/10 League Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (H)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Chelsea FC 15 12 0 3 37 10 36 2 Manchester United FC 15 11 1 3 34 13 34 3 Arsenal FC 14 9 1 4 38 18 28 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 15 8 3 4 35 21 27 5 Aston Villa FC 15 7 5 3 25 14 26 6 Manchester City FC 14 6 7 1 26 18 25 7 Liverpool FC 15 7 3 5 31 20 24 8 Fulham FC 15 6 4 5 19 16 22 9 Birmingham City FC 15 6 3 6 15 16 21 10 Sunderland AFC 15 6 2 7 21 21 20 11 Stoke City FC 15 5 5 5 13 17 20 12 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 5 3 7 16 28 18 13 Burnley FC 15 5 2 8 19 33 17 14 Wigan Athletic FC 15 5 2 8 17 34 17 15 Everton 15 4 4 7 19 27 16 16 Hull City AFC 16 4 4 8 17 34 16 17 West Ham United FC 15 3 5 7 24 30 14 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 3 4 8 14 28 13 19 Bolton Wanderers FC 14 3 3 8 17 29 12 20 Portsmouth FC 15 3 1 11 13 23 10

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Olympiacos FC Third qualifying round (29/07/09) ŠK Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Olympiacos FC Goals: 0-1 A. Papadopoulos 2, 0-2 Leonardo 21 Olympiacos FC: Nikopolidis, Mellberg, Zairi, Żewłakow, Raúl Bravo, Dudu, A. Papadopoulos, Mitroglou (Diogo 84), Leonardo (Galletti 60), Ledesma, G. Papadopoulos (Maresca 70) (05/08/09) Olympiacos FC 2-0 ŠK Slovan Bratislava (agg: 4-0 ) Goals: 1-0 Maresca 35, 2-0 Diogo 56 Olympiacos FC: Nikopolidis, Mellberg, Galletti (Leonardo 69), Zairi, Żewłakow, Raúl Bravo, Dudu, A. Papadopoulos, Mitroglou (Diogo 46), Maresca (K. Papadopoulos 79), Ledesma

Play-Offs (18/08/09) FC Sheriff 0-2 Olympiacos FC Goals: 0-1 Dudu 46, 0-2 Mitroglou 81 Olympiacos FC: Nikopolidis, Mellberg, Galletti (Leonardo 62), Diogo (Mitroglou 80), Zairi, Żewłakow, Raúl Bravo (Domi 48), Dudu, A. Papadopoulos, Maresca, Ledesma (26/08/09) Olympiacos FC 1-0 FC Sheriff (agg: 3-0 ) Goals: 1-0 Mitroglou 82 Olympiacos FC: Nikopolidis, K. Papadopoulos (Ledesma 46), Mellberg, Galletti (Galitsios 65), Żewłakow, Raúl Bravo, Dudu (Diogo 62), A. Papadopoulos, Mitroglou, Leonardo, Maresca

Arsenal FC Play-Offs (18/08/09) Celtic FC 0-2 Arsenal FC Goals: 0-1 Gallas 43, 0-2 Caldwell 71(o.g.) Arsenal FC: Almunia, Sagna, Fàbregas, Vermaelen, Gallas, Van Persie, Denilson, Song, Clichy, Arshavin (Diaby 70), Bendtner (26/08/09) Arsenal FC 3-1 Celtic FC (agg: 5-1 ) Goals: 1-0 Eduardo 28(pen), 2-0 Eboué 53, 3-0 Arshavin 74, 3-1 Donati 90+2 Arsenal FC: Almunia, Diaby (Ramsey 61), Sagna, Vermaelen, Eduardo (Arshavin 72), Gallas, Denilson, Song, Clichy, Eboué (Wilshere 72), Bendtner

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Group H Standings Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Arsenal FC 5 4 1 0 12 4 13 Olympiacos FC 5 2 1 2 3 5 7 R. Standard de Liège 5 1 1 3 6 8 4 AZ Alkmaar 5 0 3 2 3 7 3

Matchday 1 (16/09/09) Olympiacos FC 1-0 AZ Alkmaar Goals: 1-0 Torosidis 79 Olympiacos FC: Nikopolidis, Mellberg, Diogo (Mitroglou 74), Zairi, Żewłakow, Raúl Bravo, Dudu, A. Papadopoulos, Leonardo (Stoltidis 81), Ledesma, Torosidis (Óscar González 85) R. Standard de Liège 2-3 Arsenal FC Goals: 1-0 Mangala 3, 2-0 Jovanović 5(pen), 2-1 Bendtner 45, 2-2 Vermaelen 77, 2-3 Eduardo 81 Arsenal FC: Mannone, Diaby, Fàbregas, Vermaelen, Rosický (Ramsey 70), Eduardo (Wilshere 86), Gallas, Song, Clichy, Eboué (Sagna 78), Bendtner

Matchday 2 (29/09/09) Arsenal FC 2-0 Olympiacos FC Goals: 1-0 Van Persie 78, 2-0 Arshavin 86 Arsenal FC: Mannone, Diaby (Vela 77), Fàbregas, Vermaelen, Rosický (Eduardo 66), Gallas, Van Persie (Ramsey 85), Song, Clichy, Arshavin, Eboué Olympiacos FC: Nikopolidis, Mellberg, Diogo, Zairi (Stoltidis 46), Żewłakow, Raúl Bravo, Dudu, A. Papadopoulos, Leonardo (Óscar González 83), Ledesma (Mitroglou 79), Torosidis

Matchday 3 (20/10/09) AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Arsenal FC Goals: 0-1 Fàbregas 36, 1-1 Mendes da Silva 90+3 Arsenal FC: Mannone, Diaby, Sagna, Fàbregas, Vermaelen, Gallas, Van Persie (Vela 74), Song, Clichy, Arshavin, Eboué (Ramsey 83) Olympiacos FC 2-1 R. Standard de Liège Goals: 0-1 De Camargo 37, 1-1 Mitroglou 43, 2-1 Stoltidis 90+3 Olympiacos FC: Nikopolidis, Mellberg, Galletti, Óscar González, Zairi (Stoltidis 72), Żewłakow, Raúl Bravo, Dudu, A. Papadopoulos, Mitroglou, Maresca

Matchday 4 (04/11/09) Arsenal FC 4-1 AZ Alkmaar Goals: 1-0 Fàbregas 25, 2-0 Nasri 43, 3-0 Fàbregas 52, 4-0 Diaby 72, 4-1 Lens 82 Arsenal FC: Almunia, Diaby, Fàbregas (Ramsey 67), Vermaelen, Nasri, Gallas, Van Persie (Eduardo 67), Song, Arshavin (Rosický 75), Eboué, Gibbs R. Standard de Liège 2-0 Olympiacos FC Goals: 1-0 Mbokani 31, 2-0 Jovanović 88 Olympiacos FC: Nikopolidis, Mellberg, Galitsios, Galletti (Fetfatzidis 42), Óscar González (Stoltidis 78), Żewłakow, Raúl Bravo, Dudu, A. Papadopoulos (G. Papadopoulos 78), Mitroglou, Maresca

Matchday 5 (24/11/09) AZ Alkmaar 0-0 Olympiacos FC Olympiacos FC: Nikopolidis, Mellberg, Galitsios, Óscar González, Zairi (Pantos 90+3), Żewłakow, Raúl Bravo, Dudu, Mitroglou, Leonardo, Maresca Arsenal FC 2-0 R. Standard de Liège Goals: 1-0 Nasri 35, 2-0 Denilson 45+2 Arsenal FC: Almunia, Fàbregas, Vermaelen, Nasri (Walcott 60), Gallas (Silvestre 46), Vela, Denilson (Rosický 67), Song, Arshavin, Eboué, Gibbs

Matchday 6 (09/12/09) Olympiacos FC v Arsenal FC

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• UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones Holders FC Barcelona are looking to avoid becoming the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/2000 and 2002/03 that featured a second group stage). In 1992/93, Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten 4-3 on aggregate in the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva. S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta became the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League in 2007/08 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 the 2006/07 season 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 CFP 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 when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureşti on 23 November 1994. He was then sent off in the 37th minute. Barcelona, Manchester United and Milan have all finished as group winners on ten occasions, one more than Real Madrid and Juventus. Four teams have recorded six successive victories in a UEFA Champions League group stage: Milan (1992/93), Saint-Germain FC (1994/95), FC Spartak Moskva (1995/96) and Barcelona (2002/03, first group stage). In 2006/07, PFC Levski Sofia joined 1. FC Košice in being the only team to have played in the UEFA Champions League and never picked up a point. The Slovakian side have not returned to the competition since losing all six games in their only campaign to date in 1997/98. Six other teams have gone through a single group stage campaign without picking up a point: FC Dynamo Kyiv (2007/08), SK Rapid Wien (2005/06) and RSC Anderlecht (2004/05) plus Spartak Moskva and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2002/03, first and second group stage respectively) and Fenerbahçe SK (2001/02, first group stage). Manchester United scored 20 goals in the 1998/99 group stage, more than any other side has managed. Barcelona scored 19 times in the 1999/2000 first group stage. Dynamo conceded 19 goals in their six outings in 2007/08, equalling the record let in during a group stage set by Ferencvárosi TC in the 1995/96 campaign. No team has ever gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without conceding a goal. Milan (1992/93), AFC Ajax (1995/96), Juventus (1996/97 and 2004/05), Chelsea FC (2005/06), Liverpool FC (2005/06) and Villarreal CF (2005/06) all let in just one. Before their 3-1 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on Matchday 6 of the 2006/07 campaign, FC Spartak Moskva went 22 games without a victory in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC on Matchday 3 of the same campaign. The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is seven points. The first to do it, since three points for a win was introduced in 1995/96, were Legia Warszawa that same season before Bayer Leverkusen managed it in 1999/2000 and Liverpool in 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed with seven points in 2002/03, a feat achieved by Rangers FC and Werder Bremen in 2005/06.

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Olympiacos FC Formed: 1925 Nickname: Erythrolefki (Red and Whites) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 37 (2009) Greek Cup: 24 (2009) Ten-year record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2008/09: UEFA Cup Round of 32 (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2007/08: first knockout round 2006/07: group stage 2005/06: group stage 2004/05: UEFA Cup Round of 16 (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage) 2003/04: group stage 2002/03: first group stage 2001/02: first group stage 2000/01: first group stage 1999/00: first group stage Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-0: Olympiacos v FC Nordsjælland 02/10/08, UEFA Cup first round second leg 5-0: Olympiacos v FC Slavia Mozyr 13/08/97, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 0-3: FC Chornomorets Odesa v Olympiacos 30/09/92, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg 0-3: US Luxembourg v Olympiacos 01/10/86, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Olympiacos v Hamburger SV 03/11/82, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 7-0: Juventus v Olympiacos 10/12/03, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 6-2: Olympiacos v Bayer 04 Leverkusen 19/09/02, first group stage • Biggest away win 1-3: Werder Bremen v Olympiacos 03/10/07, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 1-4: Olympiacos v Olympique Lyonnais 01/11/05, group stage • Heaviest away defeat 7-0: Juventus v Olympiacos (see above for details)

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Arsenal FC Formed: 1886 Nickname: The Gunners UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Champion Clubs' Cup: (2006) • UEFA Cup: (2000) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): (1980), 1994, (1995) • UEFA Super Cup: (1994) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 13 (2004) FA Cup: 10 (2005) League Cup: 2 (1993) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2008/09: semi-finals 2007/08: quarter-finals 2006/07: first knockout round 2005/06: runners-up 2004/05: first knockout round 2003/04: quarter-finals 2002/03: second group stage 2001/02: second group stage 2000/01: quarter-finals 1999/00: UEFA Cup runners-up (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League first group stage) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-0: Arsenal v SK Slavia Praha 23/10/07, UEFA Champions League group stage • Biggest away win 0-7: R. Standard de Liège v Arsenal 03/11/93, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 2-5: Arsenal v SK Spartak Moskva 29/09/82, UEFA Cup first round second leg 0-3: Arsenal v FC Internazionale Milano 17/09/03, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: FC Spartak Moskva v Arsenal 22/11/00, UEFA Champions League second group stage 3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Arsenal 07/11/00, UEFA Champions League first group stage UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 7-0: Arsenal v SK Slavia Praha (see above for details) • Biggest away win 1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal 25/11/03, group stage 0-4: PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal 25/09/02, first group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Arsenal v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: FC Spartak Moskva v Arsenal (see above for details) 3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Arsenal (see above for details)

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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 Europa League, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (1973-to date), 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. :: 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 National team competitions Club competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup • WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship :: Competition stages :: Other Abbreviations F: Final QR3: Third qualifying round aet: Match decided after extra time No.: Number GS: Group stage R1: First round aetps: Match decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal GS1: First group stage R2: Second round and penalty shoot-out GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round ag: Match decided on away goals (p): Penalty KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals AP: Appearances Pos.: Position QF: Quarter-finals R16: Second knockout round Comp.: Competition Pts: Points QR: Qualifying round R32: Round of 32 D: Drawn R: Sent off (red card) QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of coin FT: Final tournament P-O: Play-off GF: Goals for W: Won ELITE: Elite round (R) : Replay L: Lost Y: Booked P-O 3rd: Third place play-off PO - FT: Play-off for Final Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct Tournament red) GS - FT: Group stage - Final Prom/Rel P-O: Promotion/RelegationN/a: Not Applicable tournament play-off :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted :: 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 www.uefa.com.

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