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Camp Nou, Barcelona Wednesday, 2 November 2005 - 20:45 CET Group C - Matchday 4

The first match between the clubs in on 18 October saw Panathinaikos FC end FC Barcelona's 100 per cent UEFA Champions League record this season with a 0-0 draw, a result that has also left the Greek club in a challenging position in the group table. Both clubs will now be looking for a positive showing to increase their chances of qualifying for the knockout stages.

First meeting •The teams have met once previously in UEFA competition, when each won their home game in the quarter-finals of the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League.

•In the first leg in Greece, Panathinaikos took a narrow 1-0 lead with a penalty from after 79 minutes. And it was the Greek side who immediately added to their advantage at Camp Nou when Michalis Konstantinou scored inside eight minutes of the second leg.

•However, Barcelona fought back, scored either side of half-time and Javier Saviola added the third just after the hour, meaning the Catalan club squeezed through to the semi-finals with a 3-2 aggregate margin. Four wins from four •Despite a European pedigree stretching back to December 1955, Barcelona are playing host to a Greek club for only the fifth time. Having been beaten 1-0 at PAOK FC, then PAOK Saloniki, in the first round of the 1975/76 UEFA Cup, Barça turned on the style in the return, running out 6-1 winners.

•Carlos Rexach scored a hat-trick and Dutch maestros Johan Neeskens (2) and were also on the mark. Rexach and Cruyff went on to coach the club, the latter enjoying a number of successful years at the helm including Barcelona's sole European Champion Clubs' Cup triumph in 1992.

•The form guide has continued at Camp Nou with Barcelona having now won all their four home games against Greek clubs, scoring 16 goals and conceding just two.

Last Greek visit •The last occasion that Barcelona played host to a Greek club was in the second round of the 2003/04 UEFA Cup when a 2-0 win against Panionios NFC in the return leg set up a 5-0 aggregate win. Seven defeats in Spain •Panthinaikos have lost on each of their seven visits to Spain in UEFA competition, with all having come since 1999. The Greens scored four goals in that period while conceding 16, with all but two of the matches taking place in the UEFA Champions League.

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Previous Spanish trip •Their most recent visit came in last season's UEFA Cup Round of 32. Having defeated Sevilla FC 1-0 in Athens, Panathanaikos fell to a 2-0 loss in Andalusia and were eliminated on aggregate. Their first trip to Spain had also come in the UEFA Cup, when Panathinaikos lost 4-2 at RC Deportivo La Coruña in the 1999/00 third round, rendering a 1-1 home draw irrelevant.

Team facts: Barcelona •Bar ça are competing in their eighth UEFA Champions League campaign in the past nine seasons. In the 2003/04 season the Catalan club were involved in the UEFA Cup until elimination in the fourth round. •Since their 4-0 defeat by AC Milan in the 1993/94 European Champion Clubs' Cup final, Barça have advanced to the semi-finals of the competition twice, namely during the 1999/00 and 2001/02 seasons, where they lost on both occasions to Spanish opponents. The former came against Valencia CF who defeated Barça 5-3 on aggregate, while the latter was against Madrid who won 2-0 in Barcelona before drawing 1-1 at home to advance to the final.

•In total, Barça have appeared in four European Champion Clubs' Cup finals, winning the 1991/92 competition against UC Sampdoria thanks to a 112th-minute Ronald Koeman free-kick. Previously, Barça lost on penalties to CSA Steaua Bucuresti in the 1985/86 season and 3-2 to SL Benfica in the 1960/61 season.

•Bar ça won the Spanish Primera División by four points from Real Madrid CF. Villarreal CF and Real Betis Balompié followed in third and fourth place, 19 and 22 points behind the champions respectively.

•Entering the competition at the start of the group stage, the Catalan team opened their account with two wins from two outings. Barça tamed in Germany on the opening matchday with goals from Deco (13) and Ronaldinho (76pen). Then Udinese, fresh from a 3-0 win against Panathinaikos, felt the wrath of Ronaldinho who bagged a hat-trick (13, 32, 90pen) with Deco (41) also on the scoresheet in a sizzling 4-1 victory at the Camp Nou. A fitting outcome to Barça's 150th game in the European Champion Clubs' Cup in which they have won 83, drawn 33 and lost 34 with 288 goals scored and 167 goals conceded. •On Matchday 3, Panathinaikos blunted the three-man attack of Barcelona with, in the end, some comfort to secure a UEFA Champions League draw which will not harm either side's chances of reaching the next stage. Only occasionally were the two goalkeepers called into action, as Ronaldinho in particular had a night of increasing – and rare – frustration. •This will be Barça's 100th match in the UEFA Champions League. So far, they have won 52, drawn 24 and lost 23 with 188 goals scored and 120 conceded.

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•Of the 32 teams competing in this season's UEFA Champions League, they are second only to Real Madrid CF in terms of total matches played in UEFA club competition with 323 games in which they have won 173, drawn 75 and lost 75 with 621 goals scored and 339 goals conceded.

Team facts: Panathinaikos •Panathinaikos are competing in their fifth UEFA Champions League in the past six seasons having missed out on qualification for the 2002/03 season. Having finished in third place in each of the past two group stage campaigns, which resulted in a switch to the UEFA Cup, the Greek side will be looking to emulate their performance of the 2001/02 season when they reached the quarter-finals before losing 3-2 on aggregate to FC Barcelona.

•With Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskás at the helm, Panathinaikos enjoyed their most successful UEFA club competition season during their 1970/71 campaign, advancing to the final of the European Champion Clubs' Cup final only to lose 2-0 to AFC Ajax.

•Panathinaikos finished one point behind Olympiacos CFP in the Greek Ethniki Kategoria last season which provided them with a third qualifying round tie against Polish champions Wisla Kraków. The prospects of advancing to the group stage proper for the third successive season looked rather grim as Wisla raced to a 3-1 lead following the first leg. Panathinaikos's Polish international Emmanuel Olisadebe actually opened the scoring after four minutes, but Wisla hit back to claim a two-goal advantage. With the return leg scoreless at the interval, it looked good for the Polish side, but Panathinaikos were not finished as Nasief Morris (62), Olisadebe (65) and Dimitrios Papadopoulos (85) forced the match into extra time with Wisla's goal coming from Radoslaw Sobolewski (78). The Greek side then hit the winner five minutes from the end of extra time through Ilias Kotsios to break Polish hearts.

•The Greek side failed to capitalise on such an emotional qualification in their opening match in the group stage, slumping to a 3-0 defeat away by debutants, . But they bounced back at home at Werder Bremen's expense on Matchday 2, running out 2-1 winners to keep in touch with early pacesetters, Barcelona. The Greek team got off to a fast start against their German opponents with Ezequiel González opening the scoring from the penalty spot after five minutes before Evagelos Mantzios added a second three minutes later. It took Bremen until four minutes before the break to dent Panathinaikos' lead as reduced the deficit, but the Greek side held on for the win as the German club were reduced to ten men following the dismissal of Ivan Klasnić. • On Matchday 3, Panathinaikos blunted the three­man attack of Barcelona with, in the end, some comfort to secure a UEFA Champions League draw which will not harm either side's chances of reaching the next stage. Only occasionally were the two goalkeepers called into action, as Ronaldinho in particular had a night of increasing – and rare – frustration. However, when Panathinaikos come to the Camp Nou for Barcelona's 100th UEFA Champions League game on Matchday 4, they will be hard­

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pressed to hold out in this style again. • To date, Panathinaikos have played 57 matches in the UEFA Champions League. They have recorded 20 wins, 14 draws and 23 defeats with 62 goals scored and 69 conceded. • In UEFA club competition, their record reads: played 190, won 67, drawn 47, lost 76 with 238 goals scored and 254 conceded.

Match facts: Barcelona v Panathinaikos • Barcelona’s Ronaldinho is the competition’s top scorer after three matchdays with four goals in 270 minutes played. The Brazilian international is closely followed by Fenerbahçe SK’s Alex with three goals from 266 minutes. Also on three goals is Udinese Calcio’s Vincenzo Iaquinta from 180 minutes played. In total, 14 players have scored two goals with special mention reserved for Arsenal FC’s Thierry Henry and AFC Ajax’s Yannis Anastasiou who netted on two occasions in the 75 and 82 minutes in which they have played respectively so far this season.

• Four strikers share the title of being the player ruled offside on the most occasions after three matchdays, namely Nicolas Anelka (Fenerbahçe SK), Samuel Eto’o (Barcelona), Miroslav Slepička (AC Sparta Praha) and Sándor Torghelle (Panathinaikos FC). Each of the four players have been flagged on eight occasions.

• AFC Ajax have enjoyed 111 minutes of ball possession during the opening three matchdays – a match average of 37 minutes, five minutes ahead of nearest pursuers Real Madrid CF (97 minutes) and Barcelona (96 minutes). At the other end of the scale, AC Sparta Praha have enjoyed the least ball possession with 67 total minutes, two behind Liverpool FC and Rosenborg BK. • His clean sheet in the 5­0 win against Real Sociedad de Fútbol means goalkeeper Víctor Valdés has now gone 364 minutes without conceding a single goal.

• The last time Valdés was beaten was by RC Deportivo de la Coruña's Rubén Castro in the 3­3 draw on 15 October. • Carles Puyol's spectacular diving header against Real Sociedad de Fútbol on Sunday night was his first goal since the 2001/2 season, and his third in total for the Blaugranas. • Puyol and Valdés have clocked up the most minutes in the squad this term, having played 810 minutes in total. • Puyol is two matches away from 50 in the UEFA Champions League. • Excluding the goalless draw against Panathinaikos on Matchday 3, Barcelona have only gone one league game without finding the net ­ the 0­0 draw against Deportivo Alavés SAD in the first game of the season on 27 August.

• Barcelona are the side that have produced the most shots on goal in Spain's top flight.

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• Frank Rijkaard's team also forced the greatest number of saves in a single game this season ­ 19, from Málaga CF keeper and former Barça stopper Francesc Arnau. • Ronaldinho's goal tally to date stands at six in the league and four in Champions League ­ half of those goals came from the penalty spot. • Deco, Samuel Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Mark van Bommel and Xaxi Hernández are among the 50 players nominated for the European Footballer of the Year award. The winner of the Ballon d'Or will be announced on 28 November.

• FC Internazionale Milano’s Julio Cruz has been fouled on 16 occasions during the 245 minutes that he has played the competition thus far during the competition, the highest of all players. Not far behind are Panathinaikos’ Evagelos Mantzios (15 fouls in 162 minutes) and FC Schalke 04’s Levan Kobiashvili (14 fouls in 270 minutes). • Liverpool FC players have been adjudged to have strayed off only three times in the opening three matchdays of the competition, one behind SK Rapid Wien, FC Artmedia and Villarreal CF. Topping the rankings are FC Internazionale Milano (18) and Panathinaikos (17).

• Panathinaikos recorded their fourth home victory over PAOK in the Greek League in the last four years.

• So far Panathinaikos, with three, have received more red cards than any team in the Greek league. They are second from last in the yellow cards' list (16).

• The weekend victory against PAOK is the club's second 1­0 victory in the league this season (the other being against Akratitos a fortnight ago). On both occasions, Evagelos Mantzios has been the scorer, both times with an early goal and, on both occasions, a match against Barcelona was next on the menu.

• Mantzios is also Panathinaikos’ top scorer so far, with four goals (three in the league and one in the UEFA Champions League), while Ezequiel González has 3 goals (2 in the league and 1 in the UEFA Champions League).

• Goalkeeper Mario Galinović is the only Panathinaikos' player who has not missed a minute of the club's eleven official matches in all competitions. Ezequiel González has also played some part in all eleven matches, but had fewer minutes (901). • So far, newly signed Igor Bišćan is yet to appear on the winning side in a league match for Panathinaikos. • Captain Ioannis Goumas is the only Panathinaikos player who has played more than 200 matches in the Greek top flight (214 matches). • Barcelona are the only side not to have scored against Panathinaikos in Greece in the UEFA Champions League since April 2002. Curiously enough, the last time that Panathinaikos did not concede a home goal in the competition was against the same

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side. On 3 April 2002, they defeated Barcelona 1­0 with a solitary penalty by Angelos Basinas.

Competition facts UEFA Champions League: Did you know? • Only Group A in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League group stage contains four domestic league champions from their respective 2004/05 domestic seasons. SK Rapid Wien won the Austrian by a point from Grazer AK. Club Brugge KV won the Belgian first division by three points from RSC Anderlecht. FC Bayern München won the German Bundesliga by 14 points from FC Schalke 04, while Juventus won the Italian championship by seven points from AC Milan, with FC Internazionale Milano and Udinese Calcio a further seven and 17 points behind. • This season Manchester United FC have extended their consecutive participation in the UEFA Champions League to ten, a record in the competition. Bayern, PSV Eindhoven, Olympiacos CFP and Real Madrid CF are making their ninth consecutive appearance, one ahead of Arsenal FC. • In addition, Manchester United have qualified for the knockout stages of the competition for the each of the past nine seasons, winning the European Champion Clubs' Cup at the end of the 1998/99 campaign. The English club have also advanced as far as the semi­finals twice, the quarter­finals four times and the first knockout round twice in the other eight seasons.

• Of all 32 clubs competing in this season's UEFA Champions League, only Real Betis Balompié did not participate in a UEFA club competition during the 2004/05 season.

• Six clubs competing in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League were involved in the competition when it started during the 1992/93 season with two rounds preceding the group stage. AC Milan were beaten finalists (to ), while Club Brugge, PSV, Rangers FC and FC all participated in the group stage. FC Barcelona were knocked out in the second round, the last hurdle to enter the group stage. • Defending champions Liverpool FC entered the competition at the first qualifying round stage having not secured one of the automatic qualification slots available for finishing in the top four places in last season's English Premiership, but they are not the only club to have played six matches to advance to the group stage ­ a feat shared by FC Artmedia. Three clubs also made it from the second qualifying round: Rapid Wien, Anderlecht and FC Thun. • Both Arsenal and Schalke remain the only two clubs among this season's participants never to have played a UEFA Champions League qualifying­round match. At the start of the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League all of Arsenal's 68 matches were restricted to the group stage and beyond while Schalke's six matches had come in the first group stage of the 2001/02 season, their sole previous participation before this campaign.

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• Only two of the former winners of the competition since it commenced in the 1992/93 season are not participating in this season's UEFA Champions League, namely Marseille (1992/93) and BV Borussia Dortmund (1996/97).

UEFA Champions League: All­time records • Biggest wins Res Match Date 8-3 AS FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña 05.11.2004 7-0 Juventus v Olympiacos CFP 10.12.2003 7-2 Paris Saint-Germain FC v Rosenborg BK 24.10.2000 v Werder Bremen 08.03.2005 6-0 Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva 17.03.1993 Leeds United AFC v Besiktas JK 26.09.2000 Real Madrid CF v KRC 25.09.2002

Monaco's record victory was achieved in part thanks to the exploits of Dado Pršo, who scored four of his seven 2003/04 UEFA Champions League goals that evening against Deportivo. Only one team has scored more than five goals in an away game, Manchester United FC winning 6-2 at Brøndby IF in 1998/99.

• Most goals in a season Goals Player Club Season 12 Ruud van Nistelrooij Manchester United FC 2002/03 10 Alessandro Del Piero Juventus 1997/98 Mário Jardel FC Porto 1999/00 Rivaldo FC Barcelona 1999/00 Raúl González Real Madrid FC 1999/00 Ruud van Nistelrooij Manchester United FC 2001/02 Filippo Inzaghi AC Milan 2002/03

Ruud van Nistelrooij has finished UEFA Champions League top goalscorer in three of the past four seasons, AS Monaco FC's pipping him to that feat with nine in 2003/04.

• Four goals in a match Player Match Res Date Marco van Basten AC Milan v IFK Göteborg 4-0 25.11.1992 Simone Inzaghi S.S. Lazio v Olympique de Marseille 5-1 14.03.2000 Dado Pršo AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña 8-3 05.11.2003 Ruud van Nistelrooij Manchester United FC v AC Sparta Praha 4-1 03.11.2004

Of these four-goal hauls, Dado Pršo's against Deportivo was the quickest. He scored his first goal 26 minutes into the game and his fourth just 23 minutes later.

• Fastest goal in a match Player Match Time (sec) Date Gilberto PSV Eindoven 0-4 Arsenal FC 20.07 25.09.2002 Alessandro Del Piero Manchester United FC 3-2 Juventus 20.12 01.10.1997 Clarence Seedorf FC Schalke 04 2-2 AC Milan 21.20 28.09.2005 Mariano Bombardo Willem II 3-4 AC Sparta Praha 28.21 20.10.1999 Alexandros Alexoudis Panathinaikos FC 2-0 BK 28.46 22.11.1995

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AC Milan's joy at Clarence Seedorf's first-minute goal against FC Schalke 04 was short-lived - Søren Larsen equalised for the home side in the third minute.

• Fastest hat­tricks Player Match Time (min) Date Mike Newell Blackburn Rovers FC 4-1 Rosenborg BK 9 06.12.1995 Marco Simone Rosenborg BK 1-4 AC Milan 19 25.09.1996 Dado Pršo AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña 19 05.11.2003 Sigurd Rushfeldt Rosenborg BK 3-0 Galatasaray SK 21 21.10.1998 Simone Inzaghi S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille 21 14.03.2000

Rosenborg conceded 16 goals the season Mike Newell scored his rapid hat-trick, three fewer than the UEFA Champions League group stage record set by Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC the same season.

• Youngest players to score Player Match Age Date Peter Oforiquaye Rosenborg BK 5-1 Olympiacos CFP 17 y - 195 d 01.10.1997 Cesc Fabregas Arsenal FC 5-1 Rosenborg BK 17 y - 218 d 07.12.2004 Martin Klein Panathinaikos FC 2-1 AC Sparta Praha 17 y - 241 d 27.02.2002 Sammy Kuffour FC Bayern München 2-2 FC Spartak Moskva 18 y - 61 d 02.11.1994 Andriy Shevchenko FC Dynamo 1-4 FC Bayern München 18 y - 70 d 07.12.1994

Peter Oforiquaye became the youngest player to score, but Celestine Babayaro is still the youngest player to appear, having begun RSC Anderlecht's game against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994 aged 16 years and 87 days.

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All-time statistics Head-to-head record Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 03.04.2002 UCL QF Panathinaikos FC - FC Barcelona 1-0 Athens 09.04.2002 UCL QF FC Barcelona - Panathinaikos FC 3-1 Barcelona 18.10.2005 UCL GS Panathinaikos FC - FC Barcelona 0-0 Athens Overall record Pld W D L GF GA FC Barcelona 3 1 1 1 3 2 Panathinaikos FC 3 1 1 1 2 3

Home team's record versus clubs from the away team's country Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 16.09.1975 UCUP R1 PAOK FC - FC Barcelona 1-0 Thessalonika 01.10.1975 UCUP R1 FC Barcelona - PAOK FC 6-1 Barcelona 15.02.2001 UCUP R4 AEK Athens FC - FC Barcelona 0-1 Athens 22.02.2001 UCUP R4 FC Barcelona - AEK Athens FC 5-0 Barcelona 03.04.2002 UCL QF Panathinaikos FC - FC Barcelona 1-0 Athens 09.04.2002 UCL QF FC Barcelona - Panathinaikos FC 3-1 Barcelona 06.11.2003 UCUP R2 Panionios NFC - FC Barcelona 0-3 Athens 27.11.2003 UCUP R2 FC Barcelona - Panionios NFC 2-0 Barcelona 18.10.2005 UCL GS Panathinaikos FC - FC Barcelona 0-0 Athens Overall record Pld W D L GF GA FC Barcelona 9 6 1 2 20 4

Away team's record versus clubs from the home team's country Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 25.11.1999 UCUP R3 RC Deportivo La Coruña - Panathinaikos FC 4-2 La Coruna 09.12.1999 UCUP R3 Panathinaikos FC - RC Deportivo La Coruña 1-1 Athens 13.09.2000 UCL GS1 Panathinaikos FC - RC Deportivo La Coruña 1-1 Athens 24.10.2000 UCL GS1 RC Deportivo La Coruña - Panathinaikos FC 1-0 La Coruna 06.12.2000 UCL GS2 Panathinaikos FC - Valencia CF 0-0 Athens 13.03.2001 UCL GS2 Valencia CF - Panathinaikos FC 2-1 Valencia 19.09.2001 UCL GS1 Panathinaikos FC - RCD Mallorca 2-0 Athens 30.10.2001 UCL GS1 RCD Mallorca - Panathinaikos FC 1-0 Palma de Mallorca 04.12.2001 UCL GS2 Real Madrid CF - Panathinaikos FC 3-0 Madrid 20.03.2002 UCL GS2 Panathinaikos FC - Real Madrid CF 2-2 Athens 03.04.2002 UCL QF Panathinaikos FC - FC Barcelona 1-0 Athens 09.04.2002 UCL QF FC Barcelona - Panathinaikos FC 3-1 Barcelona 16.02.2005 UCUP 1/16 Panathinaikos FC - Sevilla FC 1-0 Athens 24.02.2005 UCUP 1/16 Sevilla FC - Panathinaikos FC 2-0 Sevilla 18.10.2005 UCL GS Panathinaikos FC - FC Barcelona 0-0 Athens

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Overall record Pld W D L GF GA Panathinaikos FC 15 3 5 7 12 20

UEFA club competition record FC Barcelona Pld W D L GF GA European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League 151 83 34 34 288 167 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 85 49 19 17 178 87 UEFA Cup 77 38 18 21 146 75 UEFA Super Cup 10 3 4 3 9 10 UEFA Intertoto Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 323 173 75 75 621 339 Panathinaikos FC Pld W D L GF GA European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League 122 39 37 46 144 157 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 22 9 3 10 29 36 UEFA Cup 46 19 7 20 65 61 UEFA Super Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 UEFA Intertoto Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 190 67 47 76 238 254

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) club record FC Barcelona Pld W D L GF GA UEFA Champions League 99 52 24 23 188 120 Panathinaikos FC Pld W D L GF GA UEFA Champions League 57 20 14 23 62 69

KEY: All-time statistics Comp. - Competition, Res - Result Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup) (NOTE: For matches in the UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) club record, the fixtures played in the 1992/93 and 1993/94 first and second rounds are included in the statistics calculation) Current club names used for all clubs listed in these tables Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined. Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out.. ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA AP: Appearances QR2: Second qualifying round Champions League : Final QR3: Third qualifying round UCUP: UEFA Cup GS: Group stage R1: First round UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup GS1: First group stage R2: Second round SCUP: UEFA Super Cup GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup PR: Preliminary round R4: Fourth round EURO: UEFA European Football Championship QF: Quarter-finals SF: Semi-finals WC: FIFA World Cup QR: Qualifying round 1/8: Eighth-finals

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QR1: First qualifying round 1/16: Sixteenth-finals

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Squad list FC Barcelona Current Season All-time UCLQ1 UCL2 League UCL3 UEFA4 No. Player Nat. DoB Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Víctor Valdés ESP 14.01.82 - - 3 - 10 - 15 - 22 - 25 Albert Jorquera ESP 03.03.79 ------28 Rubén Martinez ESP 22.06.84 ------Defenders 2 Juliano Belletti BRA 20.06.76 - - 3 - 7 - 11 - 32 - 4 Rafael Márquez MEX 13.02.79 - - 2 - 8 - 12 - 21 - 5 Carles Puyol ESP 13.04.78 - - 3 - 10 1 48 - 60 - 12 Giovanni van Bronckhorst NED 05.02.75 - - 3 - 5 - 38 4 76 7 15 Edmílson BRA 10.07.76 - - 1 - 8 - 33 1 38 1 16 Sylvinho BRA 12.04.74 - - - - 5 - 18 2 33 2 23 Oleguer Presas ESP 02.02.80 - - 2 - 10 - 11 - 15 - 26 Rodri ESP 17.08.84 ------1 - 1 - 29 Carlos González Peña ESP 28.07.83 ------32 Damiá Abella ESP 15.04.82 ------Midfielders 3 Thiago Motta BRA 28.08.82 - - 1 - 1 - 20 2 26 3 6 Xavi Hernández ESP 25.01.80 - - 3 - 9 - 56 2 73 3 10 Ronaldinho BRA 21.03.80 - - 3 4 9 6 10 8 27 15 17 Mark van Bommel NED 22.04.77 - - 3 - 7 2 34 2 57 7 18 Gabri García ESP 10.02.79 ------30 5 42 5 20 Deco POR 27.08.77 - - 3 2 7 1 45 11 71 16 24 Andrés Iniesta ESP 11.05.84 - - 2 - 8 - 13 - 16 - 27 Pitu ESP 24.11.83 ------30 Lionel Messi ARG 24.06.87 - - 3 - 3 - 4 - 4 - 31 Joan Verdu ESP 05.05.83 ------1 - 1 - Forwards 7 Henrik Larsson SWE 20.09.71 - - 2 - 6 2 18 5 83 45 8 FRA 10.07.76 - - 1 - 10 2 23 5 53 16 9 Samuel Eto'o CMR 10.03.81 - - 3 - 10 9 18 5 29 11 11 Maxi López ARG 03.04.84 - - - - 1 - 2 1 2 1 14 Santiago Ezquerro ESP 14.12.76 - - 1 - 4 1 7 - 17 5 Coach Frank Rijkaard NED 30.09.62 - - 3 - - - 11 - 19 -

KEY: Squad list Squad list is ordered by position and then numerically No - Number, Nat. - Nationality DoB - Date of birth, Pld - Matches played, Gls - Goals 1 - UCLQ: Total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds only 2 - UCL: Total UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday 3 - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition) 4 - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA

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Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup)

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Squad list Panathinaikos FC Current Season All-time UCLQ1 UCL2 League UCL3 UEFA4 No. Player Nat. DoB Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Mario Galinović CRO 15.11.76 2 - 3 ­ 8 - 5 ­ 20 ­ 12 Pierre Ebede CMR 09.02.80 - - ­ ­ - - ­ ­ ­ ­ 17 Michael Shimitras CYP 05.09.74 - - ­ ­ - - ­ ­ 2 ­ 33 Markos Vellidis GRE 04.04.87 - - ­ ­ - - ­ ­ ­ ­ Defenders 4 Ilias Kotsios GRE 25.04.77 2 1 2 ­ 4 1 4 ­ 10 1 5 Nasief Morris RSA 16.04.81 2 1 3 ­ 3 - 11 ­ 17 1 8 Ioannis Goumas GRE 24.05.75 - - 2 ­ 5 1 37 3 59 4 19 Anthony Šerić CRO 15.01.79 2 - 3 ­ 7 - 3 ­ 17 ­ 24 Loukas Vintra GRE 05.02.81 2 - 2 ­ 7 - 7 ­ 11 1 31 Filippos Darlas GRE 23.10.83 - - 2 ­ 7 - 2 ­ 2 ­ 32 Theodoros Tripotseris GRE 04.03.86 - - ­ ­ - - ­ ­ ­ ­ 35 Stefanos Siontis GRE 04.09.87 - - ­ ­ - - ­ ­ ­ ­ 37 Ioannis Stathis GRE 20.05.87 - - ­ ­ - - ­ ­ ­ ­ Midfielders 6 Flavio Conceição BRA 12.06.74 2 - 2 ­ 8 - 23 ­ 35 1 10 Ezequiel González ARG 10.07.80 - - 3 1 8 2 9 4 15 4 14 Nordin Wooter NED 24.08.76 2 - 2 ­ 5 1 16 2 19 2 15 Srdjan Andrić CRO 05.01.80 1 - ­ ­ 1 - 2 ­ 19 2 21 Constantinos Charalambides CYP 25.07.81 2 - 1 ­ 1 - 1 ­ 22 4 22 GRE 13.02.85 1 - 1 ­ 3 - 1 ­ 7 ­ 25 Igor Bišćan CRO 04.05.78 2 - 2 ­ 3 - 21 ­ 42 ­ 27 Sotirios Leontiou GRE 17.07.84 1 - 2 ­ 1 - 2 ­ 3 ­ 28 Georgios Theodoridis GRE 03.07.80 1 - ­ ­ 2 - ­ ­ 4 ­ 29 Mikael Nilsson SWE 24.06.78 - - 3 ­ 6 - 3 ­ 14 ­ 45 Vladimir Gadjev BUL 18.07.87 - - ­ ­ - - ­ ­ ­ ­ Forwards 7 GRE 23.05.80 2 - 2 ­ 8 2 2 ­ 6 ­ 9 Emmanuel Olisadebe POL 22.12.78 2 2 ­ ­ 5 - 14 3 42 14 11 Dimitrios Papadopoulos GRE 20.10.81 2 1 1 ­ 3 - 10 1 14 2 26 Evagelos Mantzios GRE 22.04.83 - - 2 1 5 3 2 1 9 4 34 Stylianos Kritikos GRE 10.01.86 - - ­ ­ - - ­ ­ ­ ­ 40 Sandor Torghelle HUN 05.05.82 - - 3 ­ 6 - 3 ­ 11 1 Coach ITA 05.06.54 2 - 3 ­ - - 3 ­ 32 ­

KEY: Squad list Squad list is ordered by position and then numerically No - Number, Nat. - Nationality DoB - Date of birth, Pld - Matches played, Gls - Goals 1 - UCLQ: Total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds only 2 - UCL: Total UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday 3 - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition)

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4 - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup)

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Match-by-match lineups - Group C Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Barcelona 3 2 1 0 6 1 7 Udinese Calcio 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 Panathinaikos FC 3 1 1 1 2 4 4 Werder Bremen 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 Date Match Res Lineups 14/09/2005 Udinese Calcio v Panathinaikos FC 3-0 Udinese: De Sanctis, Obodo (Pinzi 68), Zenoni, Vidigal, Iaquinta, Di Natale (Di Michele 80), Natali, Sulley, Felipe, Candela, Juarez (Sensini 86) Panathinaikos: Galinović, Kotsios, Morris, Goumas, González, Wooter (Leontiou 76), Šerić, Charalambides (Gekas 70), Igor Bišćan, Nilsson, Torghelle 14/09/2005 Werder Bremen v FC Barcelona 0­2 Bremen: Reinke, Pasanen, Naldo, Baumann (D Jensen 63), Valdez (Hunt 83), Micoud, Owomoyela, Klasnić, Frings, Borowski, Schulz Barcelona: Valdés, Belletti (Edmílson 46), Márquez, Puyol, Xavi (Van Bommel 79), Giuly (Messi 66), Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Van Bronckhorst, Deco, Oleguer 27/09/2005 FC Barcelona v Udinese Calcio 4­1 Barcelona: Valdés, Belletti, Puyol, Xavi, Eto'o (Larsson 81), Ronaldinho, Van Bronckhorst, Van Bommel (Iniesta 62), Deco, Oleguer, Messi (Ezquerro 70) Udinese: De Sanctis, Bertotto, Obodo, Zenoni, Vidigal, Di Natale (Mauri 51), Natali (Juarez 33), Sulley (Di Michele 73), Felipe, Barreto, Candela 27/09/2005 Panathinaikos FC v Werder Bremen 2­1 Panathinaikos: Galinović, Morris, Conceição, Goumas (Kotsios 41), González, Šerić, Vintra, Mantzios (Gekas 72), Nilsson, Darlas, Torghelle (Tziolis 58) Bremen: Reinke, Naldo, Baumann (Hunt 63), Micoud, Klose, Owomoyela, Andreasen, Klasnić, Frings, Borowski, Schulz (Valdez 75) 18/10/2005 Panathinaikos FC v FC Barcelona 0­0 Panathinaikos: Galinović, Morris, Conceição, González (Papadopoulos 76), Šerić (Wooter 88), Vintra, Igor Bišćan, Mantzios, Nilsson, Darlas, Torghelle (Leontiou 59) Barcelona: Valdés, Belletti, Márquez, Puyol, Xavi (Iniesta 76), Larsson (Messi 67), Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Van Bronckhorst, Van Bommel (Motta 56), Deco 18/10/2005 Udinese Calcio v Werder Bremen 1­1 Udinese: De Sanctis, Bertotto, Obodo, Sensini, Zenoni (Di Natale 77), Iaquinta, Pinzi (Mauri 77), Di Michele (Barreto 59), Sulley, Felipe, Candela Bremen: Reinke, Naldo, Baumann, Valdez (Hunt 84), Micoud, Klose, Owomoyela, Andreasen, Frings, Borowski, Schulz 02/11/2005 FC Barcelona v Panathinaikos FC 02/11/2005 Werder Bremen v Udinese Calcio 22/11/2005 Panathinaikos FC v Udinese Calcio 22/11/2005 FC Barcelona v Werder Bremen 07/12/2005 Udinese Calcio v FC Barcelona 07/12/2005 Werder Bremen v Panathinaikos FC

KEY: Match-by-match lineups

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Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against, Pts - Points (NOTE: In the group stage, the group winners and runners-up advance to the UEFA Champions League knockout stage, the eight third-placed teams move into the UEFA Cup third round, and the eight fourth-placed teams are eliminated.)

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Booking list - Group C FC Barcelona 04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 4 Rafael Márquez Y 5 Carles Puyol Y 6 Xavi Hernández Y 17 Mark van Bommel Y Y * 20 Deco Y 23 Oleguer Presas Y Panathinaikos FC 04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 6 Flavio Conceição Y Y Y 9 Emmanuel Olisadebe Y Y 19 Anthony Šerić Y Y * 22 Alexandros Tziolis Y 40 Sándor Torghelle Y Udinese Calcio 04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 8 Vidigal R 9 Vincenzo Iaquinta Y 13 Giampiero Pinzi Y 17 David Di Michele Y Werder Bremen 04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 9 Nelson Valdez Y 10 Johan Micoud Y 11 Miroslav Klose R 16 Leon Andreasen Y 17 Ivan Klasnić R 22 Y

KEY: Booking list Y - Booked, R - Sent off, Y/R - Yellow + Direct Red - Suspension, ### - Suspension for at least 1 match, * - Misses next match if booked NOTE: this list is destined for the press. It is given to the competing clubs for information purposes only and therefore has no legal value. In the event of any discrepancy, only the correspondence addressed directly to the clubs will be considered as the authoritative version.

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Player statistics FC Barcelona QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 Goalkeepers 1 Víctor Valdés ------90 90 90 - - - 25 Albert Jorquera ------28 Rubén Martinez ------Defenders 2 Juliano Belletti ------46(-) 90 90 - - - 4 Rafael Márquez ------90 - 90 - - - 5 Carles Puyol ------90 90 90 - - - 12 Giovanni van Bronckhorst ------90 90 90 - - - 15 Edmílson ------44(+) - - - - - 16 Sylvinho ------23 Oleguer Presas ------90 90 - - - - 26 Rodri ------29 Carlos González Peña ------32 Damiá Abella ------Midfielders 3 Thiago Motta ------34(+) - - - 6 Xavi Hernández ------79(-) 90 76(-) - - - 10 Ronaldinho ------90 90 90 - - - 17 Mark van Bommel ------11(+) 62(-) 56(-) - - - 18 Gabri García ------20 Deco ------90 90 90 - - - 24 Andrés Iniesta ------28(+) 14(+) - - - 27 Pitu ------30 Lionel Messi ------24(+) 70(-) 23(+) - - - 31 Joan Verdu ------Forwards 7 Henrik Larsson ------9(+) 67(-) - - - 8 Ludovic Giuly ------66(-) - - - - - 9 Samuel Eto'o ------90 81(-) 90 - - - 11 Maxi López ------14 Santiago Ezquerro ------20(+) - - - -

KEY: Lineups Lineups are ordered by position and then numerically No - Jersey number (-) - Denotes player substituted (+) - Denotes player introduced (*) - Denotes player dismissed (+/-) - Denotes player introduced and substituted

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Player statistics Panathinaikos FC QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 Goalkeepers 1 Mario Galinović - - - - 90 120 90 90 90 - - - 12 Pierre Ebede ------17 Michael Shimitras ------33 Markos Vellidis ------Defenders 4 Ilias Kotsios - - - - 90 120 90 49(+) - - - - 5 Nasief Morris - - - - 90 69(-) 90 90 90 - - - 8 Ioannis Goumas ------90 41(-) - - - - 19 Anthony Šerić - - - - 90 120 90 90 88(-) - - - 24 Loukas Vintra - - - - 90 60(-) - 90 90 - - - 31 Filippos Darlas ------90 90 - - - 32 Theodoros Tripotseris ------35 Stefanos Siontis ------37 Ioannis Stathis ------Midfielders 6 Flavio Conceição - - - - 81(-) 120 - 90 90 - - - 10 Ezequiel González ------90 90 76(-) - - - 14 Nordin Wooter - - - - 75(-) 120 76(-) - 2(+) - - - 15 Srdjan Andrić - - - - - 51 ------21 Constantinos Charalambides - - - - 9(+) 120 70(-) - - - - - 22 Alexandros Tziolis - - - - 9(+) - - 32(+) - - - - 25 Igor Bišćan - - - - 90 120 90 - 90 - - - 27 Sotirios Leontiou - - - - - 46 14(+) - 31(+) - - - 28 Georgios Theodoridis - - - - 15(+) ------29 Mikael Nilsson ------90 90 90 - - - 45 Vladimir Gadjev ------Forwards 7 Theofanis Gekas - - - - 63(-) 74(-) 20(+) 18(+) - - - - 9 Emmanuel Olisadebe - - - - 90 120 ------11 Dimitrios Papadopoulos - - - - 90 46 - - 14(+) - - - 26 Evagelos Mantzios ------72(-) 90 - - - 34 Stylianos Kritikos ------40 Sandor Torghelle ------90 58(-) 59(-) - - -

KEY: Lineups Lineups are ordered by position and then numerically No - Jersey number (-) - Denotes player substituted (+) - Denotes player introduced (*) - Denotes player dismissed (+/-) - Denotes player introduced and substituted

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Head coach profiles Frank Rijkaard If Frank Rijkaard's second season at FC Barcelona was anything to go by – a Spanish title and some memorable performances in the UEFA Champions League – there is no reason why he cannot steer one of Europe's grandest clubs to even greater glory.

Perhaps it is no coincidence that his mentor as a youngster was Johan Cruyff. The Dutch legend groomed Rijkaard at AFC Ajax in 1979 where the defender progressed so quickly that he was pulling on the Netherlands shirt aged just 19. In 1987, Rijkaard left the Amsterdam club and had brief spells in Portugal and Spain before committing the key years of his career to AC Milan with whom he twice won the European Champion Clubs' Cup. Highly versatile, Rijkaard played in midfield for Milan but in central defence for his country as they lifted the 1988 UEFA European Championship.

He returned to Ajax in 1993 and helped them, ironically, defeat Milan in the 1995 UEFA Champions League final in . When he eventually hung up his boots, heads turned as Rijkaard was appointed coach of his country before UEFA EURO 2000™. A semi-final place followed but Rijkaard left his post to pursue a career in club management. His first stint ended poorly, as he resigned from Sparta Rotterdam in May 2002 when they were relegated from the Dutch Eredivisie for the first time, although Barça were not put off and have since seen their faith repaid handsomely.

Alberto Malesani Organisation has always been the hallmark of Alberto Malesani's teams. A disciplinarian hailing from the Sir school of thinking, Malesani loves his sides to play the good, flowing brand of football which helped him achieve so much with AC Chievo Verona. He steered them up the Italian football ladder in the 1990s after a low profile playing career in the lower leagues.

His next stop saw him take the step up to Serie A in 1997 with ACF Fiorentina where he revived their flagging fortunes by guiding them to UEFA Cup qualification. The following year he was appointed coach at Parma FC, where he won the UEFA Cup and the Coppa Italia in 1999. A car accident forced him to give up his post early and, when he finally recovered the following summer, he returned to his home town to coach Hellas- Verona FC. Despite an exceptional start to the campaign which saw Verona fighting for a place in the UEFA Cup, the team started a spectacular slump which ended in relegation. After failing to get his career back on track in Italy with Modena FC, he was named as Panathinaikos FC's third coach of the season in February 2005. A 2-1 win at OFI Crete FC on the final day of the campaign subsequently secured UEFA Champions League football once again even though the Greens relinquished their Greek title to Olympiacos CFP.

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Match officials Referee Rene Temmink (HOL) Assistant referees Adriaan Inia (HOL), Patrick Gerritsen (HOL) Fourth official Pieter Vink (HOL) UEFA Delegate Jean-Marc Puissesseau (FRA) UEFA Referee observer Guy Goethals (BEL) UEFA Media Officer Graham Turner (ESP) Referee

Name Nat. DoB UCL1 UEFA2 Rene Temmink HOL 24.06.1960 17 43 Some referees can impose their authority with their physical presence: at 2.03m tall, the giant Dutchman René Temmink is one such match official

Temmink was born on 24 June 1960 and raised in Deventer, the city he still calls home. His height advantage proved a major advantage in helping him make his mark and in January 1995 he earned his FIFA badge. Temmink proved his versatility in Futsal qualifying matches and gained invaluable experience at the 1996 UEFA European Under-18 Championship - taking charge of a final which saw a France team including Thierry Henry, William Gallas and David Trezeguet overcome a Spanish side featuring David Albelda. Henry scored the only goal, incidentally.

His displays in Besançon gave a considerable boost to Temmink’s career both at home and in Europe, and assignments continued to come thick and fast for the Dutchman. During the 2003/04 season, he refereed two UEFA Champions League and two UEFA Cup matches, and was also called up for duty in a game between AS Monaco FC and Olympique Lyonnais while France’s referees attended their winter course.

Temmink's star shone even brighter in 2004/05 as he presided over five UEFA Champions League matches - including Chelsea FC's quarter-final first-leg defeat of FC Bayern München. He was also in the middle when Liverpool FC saw off PFC CSKA Moskva in the 2005 UEFA Super Cup in Monaco.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 12.08.1998 UCL QR2 Olympiacos CFP - Anorthosis Famagusta FC 2-1 Athens 19.03.2002 UCL GS2 Galatasaray SK - FC Barcelona 0-1 13.11.2002 UCL GS1 Olympiacos CFP - Maccabi FC 3-3 Athens 19.02.2003 UCL GS2 FC 1893 - RC Deportivo La Coruña 1-0 Basle 08.12.2004 UCL GS AS Roma - Real Madrid CF 0-3 Rome 02.11.2005 UCL GS FC Barcelona - Panathinaikos FC Barcelona

UEFA Champions League Other matches

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Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 23.07.1997 UCL QR1 FC Kilikia - MTK Hungária FC 0-2 Yerevan 20.09.2000 UCL GS1 SK Sturm - Galatasaray SK 3-0 Graz 08.11.2000 UCL GS1 Rosenborg BK - FC Bayern München 1-1 Trondheim 18.09.2001 UCL GS1 Manchester United FC - LOSC Lille 1-0 Manchester Métropole 17.10.2001 UCL GS1 FC Porto - Celtic FC 3-0 Porto 27.08.2002 UCL QR3 FC Internazionale Milano - Sporting Clube 2-0 Milan de Portugal 01.10.2002 UCL GS1 Juventus - Newcastle United FC 2-0 Turin 26.11.2002 UCL GS2 FC Lokomotiv Moskva - BV Borussia 1-2 Dortmund 13.08.2003 UCL QR3 MŠK Žilina - Chelsea FC 0-2 Zilina 25.11.2003 UCL GS1 Celtic FC - FC Bayern München 0-0 11.08.2004 UCL QR3 NK Gorica - AS Monaco FC 0-3 Nova Gorica 20.10.2004 UCL GS FC Shakhtar Donetsk - Celtic FC 3-0 Donetsk 24.11.2004 UCL GS Chelsea FC - Paris Saint-Germain FC 0-0 London 06.04.2005 UCL QF Chelsea FC - FC Bayern München 4-2 London 14.09.2005 UCL GS SL Benfica - LOSC Lille Métropole 1-0 Lisbon 18.10.2005 UCL GS Udinese Calcio - Werder Bremen 1-1 Udine

Other matches Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 31.05.1995 FRIE. R1 Finland - Denmark 0-1 24.06.1995 UIC GS - FT SK Vorwärts Steyr - Iraklis FC 3-0 08.08.1995 UCUP PR Motherwell FC - Myllykosken Pallo-47 1-3 Motherwell 13.09.1995 UCUP R1 Glenavon FC - Werder Bremen 0-2 Lurgan 18.11.1995 WCHAMP QR Belgium - 2-0 27.03.1996 FRIE. R1 Germany - Denmark 2-0 Munich 25.07.1996 U18 GS - FT Portugal - France 0-1 Epinal 27.07.1996 U18 GS - FT Spain - Italy 3-0 Luxembourg 30.07.1996 U18 F France - Spain 1-0 Besancon 06.08.1996 UCUP QR AFC Rapid Bucuresti - PFC Lokomotiv 1-0 Sofia 10.09.1996 UCUP R1 Ferencvárosi TC - Olympiacos CFP 3-1 29.10.1996 UCUP R2 AS Monaco FC - VfL Borussia 0-1 Mönchengladbach 31.03.1997 WC QR Luxembourg - Israel 0-3 Luxembourg 26.08.1997 UCUP QR2 MKS Odra Wodzislaw Slaski - SC Rotor 3-4 Wodzislaw Slaski Volgograd 30.09.1997 UCUP R1 FC Spartak Moskva - FC Sion 2-2 Moscow 15.10.1997 UCUP R1 FC Spartak Moskva - FC Sion 5-1 Moscow 25.07.1998 UIC R3 FC Baltika Kaliningrad - FK Vojvodina 1-0 Kaliningrad 29.09.1998 UCUP R1 Olympique Lyonnais - Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Lyon FC 14.10.1998 EURO PR Iceland - Russia 1-0 Reykjavik 22.10.1998 UCWC R2 S.S. Lazio - FK Partizan 0-0 Rome 28.04.1999 FRIE. R1 Denmark - South Africa 1-1 Copenhagen 24.07.1999 UIC R3 FC Basel 1893 - Hamburger SV 2-3

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07.09.1999 U21 QR - Portugal 2-3 Bucharest 30.09.1999 UCUP R1 Servette FC - Aris Thessaloniki FC 1-2 Geneva 21.10.1999 UCUP R2 Olympique Lyonnais - Celtic FC 1-0 Lyon 13.11.1999 FRIE. R1 Spain - Brazil 0-0 Vigo 13.12.1999 FRIE. R1 Spain - Brazil 0-0 Vigo 02.09.2000 WC QR Finland - Albania 2-1 Helsinki 23.11.2000 UCUP R3 Olympiacos CFP - Liverpool FC 2-2 Athens 25.07.2001 UIC SF ES Troyes Aube Champagne - VfL 1-0 Troyes Wolfsburg 06.12.2001 UCUP R3 PFC Litex Lovech - AEK Athens FC 1-1 Lovech 12.10.2002 EURO QR - Greece 2-0 Kiev 20.03.2003 UCUP QF Panathinaikos FC - FC Porto 0-2 Athens 29.03.2003 EURO QR Scotland - Iceland 2-1 Glasgow 06.09.2003 EURO QR Armenia - Greece 0-1 Yerevan 26.02.2004 UCUP R3 Liverpool FC - PFC Levski Sofia 2-0 Liverpool 25.03.2004 UCUP R4 Valencia CF - Gençlerbirligi SK 2-0 Valencia 31.03.2004 FRIE. R1 Greece - Switzerland 1-0 04.09.2004 WC QR France - Israel 0-0 Paris 10.03.2005 UCUP 1/8 Sevilla FC - Parma FC 0-0 Sevilla 08.06.2005 WC QR Greece - Ukraine 0-1 Athens 26.08.2005 SCUP F Liverpool FC - PFC CSKA Moskva 3-1 Monaco 07.09.2005 WC QR Belarus - Italy 1-4 12.10.2005 WC QR Slovenia - Scotland 0-3 Celje

KEY: Match officials Nat. - Nationality, DoB - Date of birth Comp. - Competition, Res - Result 1 - UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. Matches where the match official has acted as a fourth official are not included in this statistic.) 2 - UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup. International matches or matches where the match official has acted as a fourth official are not included in this statistic.) ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA AP: Appearances QR2: Second qualifying round Champions League : Final QR3: Third qualifying round UCUP: UEFA Cup GS: Group stage R1: First round UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup GS1: First group stage R2: Second round SCUP: UEFA Super Cup GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup PR: Preliminary round R4: Fourth round EURO: UEFA European Football Championship QF: Quarter-finals SF: Semi-finals WC: FIFA World Cup QR: Qualifying round 1/8: Eighth-finals CONFCUP: Confederation Cup QR1: First qualifying round 1/16: Sixteenth-finals FRIE.: Friendly matches

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Domestic news Barça lead victory parade (Sunday, 30 October 2005) FC Barcelona were in searing form on Sunday, defeating Real Sociedad de Fútbol 5-0 to claim their fifth straight league victory. There were also wins for Panathinaikos FC and Werder Bremen, but Udinese Calcio had to settle for a point.

FC Barcelona 5-0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol Barcelona recorded their biggest win since February 2004, defeating Real Sociedad by an emphatic 5-0 scoreline with two goals from Ronaldinho on Sunday. The victory came on the back of a 2-0 win against Málaga CF on Wednesday and brought up the Catalan side's fifth consecutive triumph to place them second in the table.

The win came despite Frank Rijkaard being without injured duo Deco (groin) and Juliano Belletti (knee). Rafael Márquez was also granted leave on personal grounds but there was better news for the Barcelona coach in the shape of Gabri García being given the all-clear to return to the fold after his ankle injury.

Mark van Bommel fired in the opener on 18 minutes then set up Ronaldinho to drive in the second ten minutes before half-time. The Brazilian added a third from a free-kick on the hour, before the visitors were reduced to ten men when Gari Uranga was sent off midway through the second half. Carles Puyol and Henrik Larsson rounded off the victory with headers on 74 and 85 minutes respectively.

"My players offered a great image of Barcelona tonight," Rijkaard said. "We played well and the result is pleasing but we will not fall into the trap of believing that we are the same side as last season. Overall this was a comprehensive win - [striker Samuel] Eto'o was unlucky but in time the goals will come for him."

Udinese Calcio 0-0 US Città di Palermo Udinese drew at home against UEFA Cup contenders Palermo on Sunday. It was the second draw in four days after Vidigal's late goal had saved a point for Serse Cosmi's team at Ascoli Calcio 1898 on Wednesday. Against Palermo, Cosmi adopted a rotation system, resting full-backs Damiano Zenoni and Vincent Candela. The Udinese coach fielded Marco Motta on the right and Stefano Mauri on the left. Striker Vincenzo Iaquinta started from the bench and took the field seven minutes into the second half. Christian Obodo returned to the starting lineup after missing the last two games due to suspension. Defender Cesare Natali and forward Paulo Barreto are still out with ankle and thigh injuries respectively. Neither side created many chances, although Udinese had the better of the second half and went close through Vidigal and Iaquinta. A minute from time goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis ensured the draw with a superb save from Paul Codrea's free-kick.

Udinese defender Nestor Sensini said: "We are not in a very good period. We are

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struggling to create opportunities to score but I think it's only because we are playing twice every week and we are not in perfect physical condition. Palermo, however, are a very good side." Werder Bremen 4-1 Eintracht Bremen achieved a resounding win against on Saturday, having been taken to a penalty shoot-out by VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday, which they won to progress to the German Cup third round. Bremen appeared to be suffering the after- effects of that cup win after falling behind to a 19th-minute goal. However, Bremen rallied courtesy of strikes from Torsten Frings, Tim Borowski, who scored twice, and Miroslav Klose to stay second and two points behind Bundesliga leaders FC Bayern München. Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf went into the match with a long list of absentees. Frank Fahrenhorst was suspended following his dismissal against last week, Petri Pasanen was still not match fit, while Jelle Van Damme and Daniel Jensen were both sidelined with groin injuries. Ümit Davala (hip) and Tim Wiese (cruciate ligament) remain long-term problems, though Johan Micoud and Christian Schulz shook off minor knocks to return, after missing the cup win.

"We had to chase the game after falling behind but my players kept their cool and stuck to our game plan," said Schaaf. "Therefore I am extremely happy with our performance and with the result."

Panathinaikos FC 1-0 PAOK FC

A solitary goal by Evagelos Mantzios gave Panathinaikos a hard-fought victory against PAOK at Athens' on Sunday. Alberto Malesani's side are now fourth in the Alpha Ethniki with 14 points from eight matches, five points behind leaders Xanthi FC. On 14 minutes, Ezequiel González played a clever through-ball for Mantzios, whose left-footed shot sealed all three points. Panathinaikos then sat back on their lead, playing defensively and never seeing their advantage seriously threatened.

Malesani was without the injured Ioannis Goumas, while substitute goalkeeper Pierre Owono Ebede was sidelined with a groin injury. Igor Bišćan and Sotirios Leontiou were rested. Goalscorer Mantzios suffered ankle trouble and, not wanting to risk a recurrence of his recent injury, Malesani replaced him with Emmanuel Olisadebe at half­time. "I believe we deserved to win," said Malesani. "However, this victory was hard to achieve because PAOK are an excellent side. We have discovered our best tactics and style of play, we've got a specific role for each player, are in good physical condition and relations between the players are excellent. What we lack is continuity in our performances, but we can improve on that."

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Domestic league details FC Barcelona (Primera División) Date Opponent Res Lineups 22.10.2005 v CA Osasuna (H) 3-0 Valdés, Belletti (Edmílson 20), Márquez, Puyol, Sylvinho, Oleguer, Xavi, Ronaldinho, Deco (Van Bommel 38), Eto'o (Giuly 82), Messi 26.10.2005 v Málaga CF (H) 2-0 Valdés, Márquez (Iniesta 46), Puyol, Edmílson, Sylvinho, Oleguer, Xavi, Ronaldinho, Van Bommel, Giuly (Messi 61), Eto'o (Larsson 69) 30.10.2005 v Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H) 5-0 Valdés, Puyol, Xavi (Motta 63), Giuly, Eto'o (Larsson 76), Edmílson, Sylvinho, Oleguer, Ronaldinho (Ezquerro 68), Van Bommel, Iniesta Date Opponent Res Goalscorers 27.08.2005 v Deportivo Alavés (A) 0-0 11.09.2005 v RCD Mallorca (H) 2-0 Eto'o (2) 18.09.2005 v Club Atlético de Madrid (A) 1-2 Eto'o 21.09.2005 v Valencia CF (H) 2-2 Giuly, Deco 24.09.2005 v Real Betis Balompié (A) 4-1 Ezquerro, Van Bommel, Eto'o (2) 01.10.2005 v Real Zaragoza (H) 2-2 Ronaldinho (pen), Eto'o 15.10.2005 v RC Deportivo La Coruña (A) 3-3 Ronaldinho (pen), Eto'o, Ronaldinho 22.10.2005 v CA Osasuna (H) 3-0 Eto'o (2), Giuly 26.10.2005 v Málaga CF (H) 2-0 Ronaldinho (pen), Larsson 30.10.2005 v Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H) 5-0 Ronaldinho (2), Puyol, Larsson, Van Bommel 06.11.2005 v Getafe CF (A) 20.11.2005 v Real Madrid CF (A) 27.11.2005 v Real Racing Club Santander (H) 04.12.2005 v Villarreal CF (A) 11.12.2005 v Sevilla FC (H) Rank Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 CA Osasuna 10 7 0 3 14 10 21 2 FC Barcelona 10 5 4 1 24 10 19 3 Real Madrid CF 10 6 0 4 21 11 18 4 Getafe CF 10 5 2 3 16 13 17 5 RC Celta de Vigo 10 5 2 3 12 10 17 6 Villarreal CF 10 4 4 2 17 12 16 7 Sevilla FC 10 4 4 2 10 6 16 8 RC Deportivo La Coruña 10 4 4 2 13 11 16 9 Valencia CF 10 4 4 2 15 14 16 10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 10 5 1 4 15 19 16 11 Club Atlético de Madrid 10 4 2 4 11 10 14 12 Cádiz CF 10 3 4 3 7 9 13 13 Málaga CF 10 3 2 5 14 13 11 14 Real Zaragoza 10 1 7 2 12 14 10 15 Real Racing Club Santander 10 2 4 4 5 7 10 16 RCD Mallorca 10 2 3 5 9 18 9 17 Real Betis Balompié 10 2 3 5 7 17 9 18 Deportivo Alavés 10 1 5 4 8 14 8 19 RCD Espanyol 10 2 2 6 6 13 8 20 Athletic Club Bilbao 10 1 3 6 10 15 6

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KEY: Domestic league details - , Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against, Pts - Points

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Domestic league details Panathinaikos FC (Ethniki Kategoria) Date Opponent Res Lineups 15.10.2005 v Akratitos FC (H) 1-0 Galinović, Mantzios, Kotsios, Goumas, Šerić, Vintra, Darlas (Leontiou 85), Conceição, González, Gekas (Torghelle 62), Wooter (Nilsson 65) 23.10.2005 v AEK Athens FC (A) 0­3 Galinović, Morris, Igor Bišćan, Darlas, Nilsson, Conceição, Šerić, González, Wooter, Gekas (Olisadebe 73), Torghelle (Papadopoulos 45) 30.10.2005 v PAOK FC (H) 1­0 Galinović, Kotsios, Morris, Šerić, Vintra, Darlas, Conceição, González (Gekas 89), Nilsson, Papadopoulos (Tziolis 83), Mantzios (Olisadebe 46) Date Opponent Res Goalscorers 28.08.2005 v Olympiacos CFP (H) 0­2 11.09.2005 v Ionikos FC (A) 1­1 González (pen) 18.09.2005 v Levadiakos FC (A) 0­0 24.09.2005 v Panionios NFC (H) 3­0 González, Mantzios, Goumas 01.10.2005 v Kallithea FC (A) 4­2 Gekas (2), Wooter, Kotsios 15.10.2005 v Akratitos FC (H) 1­0 Mantzios 23.10.2005 v AEK Athens FC (A) 0­3 30.10.2005 v PAOK FC (H) 1­0 Mantzios 06.11.2005 v OFI Crete FC (A) 20.11.2005 v Apollon Kalamarias FC (H) 27.11.2005 v Skoda Xanthi FC (H) 04.12.2005 v Atromitos FC (A) 11.12.2005 v Iraklis FC (H) Rank Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Skoda Xanthi FC 8 6 1 1 13 5 19 2 Olympiacos CFP 8 6 0 2 18 5 18 3 AEK Athens FC 7 4 2 1 9 4 14 4 Panathinaikos FC 8 4 2 2 10 8 14 5 PAOK FC 8 3 3 2 14 8 12 6 Atromitos FC 8 3 3 2 9 6 12 7 Egaleo FC 8 2 5 1 6 6 11 8 Iraklis FC 8 3 1 4 7 10 10 9 Levadiakos FC 8 2 3 3 6 8 9 10 OFI Crete FC 8 2 3 3 7 11 9 11 FC 8 2 3 3 11 9 9 12 Apollon Kalamarias FC 8 2 2 4 7 12 8 13 Ionikos FC 8 1 5 2 9 14 8 14 Panionios NFC 7 2 2 3 8 15 8 15 Akratitos FC 8 1 2 5 3 8 5 16 Kallithea FC 8 1 1 6 6 14 4 KEY: Domestic league details - , Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against, Pts - Points

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UEFA information The week in UEFA •Record sales levels The UEFA Champions League remains not only a top-notch sporting competition, but also a high-quality commercial attraction. The next three seasons between 2006 and 2009 will produce record sales levels from a buoyant market and will also introduce new partners. The sales process, conducted on UEFA's behalf by its partners TEAM Marketing, has already seen the awarding of the broadcast rights in all the major European markets, with the full lineup of six top level sponsorship partners to be confirmed shortly.

"This successful picture underlines the attractiveness of the UEFA Champions League in its current 13-matchweek format," said UEFA. "The financial return to UEFA and the participating clubs for the 2006-09 period will comfortably outstrip the previous record of over CHF1bn per season, which was achieved when the previous 17-matchweek format was in place."

UEFA revamped the Champions League format for the 2003/04 season, introducing one group stage and a 16-team knockout phase to bring added excitement.

The mainstream broadcaster partners for the 2006-09 period in the major European markets are: UK: ITV and BSkyB / ESP: Antena 3 and Canal+ ITA: RAI (free-to-air), Mediaset (DTT) and Sky Italia (DTH) FRA: TF1 and Canal+ / GER: Premiere (free-to-air and pay TV) NED: NOS and UPC / Scandinavia: TV3 and Viasat GRE: ERT and Supersport. •Media hotel in Paris Fifty years after the first European Champion Clubs' Cup final was played at the old Parc des Princes, the final of Europe's leading club competition is returning to Paris. It will be played on Wednesday 17 May, kicking off at 20.45 at the Stade de France in Paris Saint-Denis. Press kits on Matchday 4 include the link to the hotel booking form for this season's UEFA Champions League final. The fact we are highlighting this so early in the campaign is a clear indication of how difficult it might be to obtain accommodation in Paris next May, bearing in mind that the city is a prime tourist destination.

The Holiday Inn La Villette has provisionally reserved rooms for media representatives who intend to cover the final. The hotel has 182 rooms with full facilities (including direct-dial telephones) plus fitness and business centres and a private garage. If you wish to make a booking you are urged to take action in good time. The deadline for reserving rooms at the Holiday Inn La Villette is Thursday 15 December. For full details, please access this page: http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/359592.pdf

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General competition information Competition summary UEFA's most prestigious club competition was originally created as the European Champion Clubs' Cup for the 1955/56 season, before its revamping as the UEFA Champions League in 1992. •Key dates: The draw for the first knockout round will take place in Nyon on 16 December with matches being played on 21/22 February and 7/8 March. The draws for the quarter-finals (to be played on 28/29 March and 4/5 April), semi-finals (18/19 & 25/26 April) and final are scheduled for 17 March 2006. This season’s showpiece will be played at the Stade de France, Paris on Wednesday 17 May 2006.

•Financial information: UEFA has estimated that the gross budgeted income for the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League will be €598m - higher than the revenue obtained last season. Based on those amounts, €453m would go to the 32 clubs, including €22.5m for the professional leagues of the participating associations, and €145m to UEFA for European football. Clubs in the group stage will receive a starting fee of €1.6m and a bonus of €321,000 per match.

Performance bonuses will involve €321,000 for a win and €161,000 for a draw in the group stage. The 16 teams playing in the first knockout round will receive €1.6m each, the eight quarter-finalists €1.9m each and the four semi-finalists €2.6m. The Champions League winners will receive €6.4m, and the runners-up €3.9m. This means that a total minimum amount of €3.5m per club is guaranteed for the group stage. A club could receive, at best, up to €18m, not counting the TV market pool share and gate receipts.

•Deadlines: UEFA Champions League press kits are provided to media by uefa.com. For every UEFA Champions League match, two press kits are issued: Sunday at 22:00CET with a match preview update on Monday at 22:00CET for Tuesday's matches. For Wednesday's matches, the press kit is issued on Monday at 22:00CET with the match preview update version published on Tuesday at 22:00CET.

•Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this press kit is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein.

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