Rosenborg BK V Olympiacos CFP PRESS KIT

Rosenborg BK v Olympiacos CFP PRESS KIT

Lerkendal, Trondheim Wednesday, 23 November 2005 - 20:45 CET Group F - Matchday 5

Despite Olympique Lyonnais and Real Madrid CF having qualified for the knockout stages of the competition, the meeting between Rosenborg BK and Olympiacos CFP still has plenty of significance. The side finishing third in the group continues in European football in the UEFA Cup, and both clubs are still firmly in contention.

Norwegian edge •Rosenborg will hope to keep their season going after missing out on a 14th consecutive domestic title last month. The Norwegian club are the favourites to reach the UEFA Cup, by virtue of their 3-1 win at Olympiacos on the opening day of this season's competition, and the fact the Greek side have yet to record a point following their first four games.

•On Matchday 1, Rosenborg pulled off a surprise win against an Olympiacos team with a useful home record and who had taken the lead when Alejandro Lago put through his own net. Per Ciljan Skjelbred and Øyvind Storflor replied for the Norwegian side, either side of a Dimitrios Mavrogenidis own goal. Previous encounter •The clubs were drawn together in one previous UEFA Champions League season, in the 1997/98 tournament. On Matchday 2, the teams met in Norway, with Rosenborg recording a resounding 5-1 win. The Norewegian side then drew 2-2 in the return match, but their group tally of eleven points was not enough to see them progress.

•Roar Strand, still in the Rosenborg squad, was one of the stars of the 5-1 win with two first-half goals, while striker Harald Brattbakk was also on target twice, and striking partner Sigurd Rushfeldt completed the scoring. Peter Oforiquaye, aged 17, became the competition's youngest scorer with Olympiacos's consolation.

•Rushfeldt added another two goals on Matchday 6 in Greece, but current Olympiacos co-captains Mavrogenidis and Predrag Djordjević countered with goals for the home side. Djordjević equalised after 88 minutes to prevent Rosenborg from taking three points and reaching the knockout stages. Mixed record in Greece • In their other ties against Greek opposition, Rosenborg have twice encountered Olympiacos's rivals Panathiniakos FC. In the 1996/97 UEFA Champions League qualifying round, Rosenborg won 30 at home after extra time to eliminate the Greek club by a 31 aggregate margin. • Last season, Rosenborg were grouped with Panathinaikos in the UEFA Champions League group stages. Panathinaikos won 21 at home, but Rosenborg dealt a blow to Greek chances of progress with a 22 draw in Trondheim. Two secondhalf goals from

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Thorstein Helstad were eventually to allow Arsenal FC and PSV Eindhoven instead to reach the knockout stages. No wins in Norway • Olympiacos, still looking for their first win in Norway, have met one other club from the country in UEFA competition, when paired with FK Molde in the 1999/00 UEFA Champions League first group stage. Olympiacos won their home game 31 on Matchday 3 thanks to two goals from Giovanni and another from Luciano, but Molde recovered for the reverse fixture to win 32 in Norway. It was their only group win, but both teams were eliminated.

Team facts: Rosenborg • Such has been their recent dominance of Norwegian football, Rosenborg have been involved in every UEFA Champions League since the 1995/96 season with the exception of the 2003/04 campaign when they exited the competition at the third qualifying round stage. They lost 10 on aggregate to Spanish side RC Deportivo La Coruña for whom Alberto Luque scored the only goal of the tie in the 16th minute of the second leg at the Riazor stadium.

• Rosenborg thus switched to the UEFA Cup where they defeated FK Ventspils and FK Crvena Zvezda before exiting on away goals to SL Benfica in the third round.

• Their best performance to date in UEFA club competition coincides with their only involvement in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League, when in the 1996/97 season, the Norwegian side lost 31 on aggregate to the eventual beaten finalists, Juventus.

• Last year, Rosenborg won the 2004 Norwegian Tippeligaen on goal difference from Vålerenga IF. • It meant once more, the third qualifying round, which for Rosenborg has become a habit with six appearances in the past six seasons. This season, they improved their record to five wins from six by defeating Romanian champions FC Steaua Bucuresti. • The two sides shared a 11 draw in Bucharest with Constantin Iacob putting the home side ahead after 30 minutes only for Norwegian international striker Thorstein Helstad to equalise five minutes from time. Rosenborg took control in the return leg in Trondheim as they raced to a threegoal lead thanks to the efforts of Jan Gunnar Solli (38), Alexander Ødegaard (57) and the misfortune of Mirel Radoi (60) who put through his own net. But Radoi (74) atoned for his error and when Iacob (76) added a second for the visitors, Rosenborg had to dig deep to keep the hopes of a group stage berth alive. • With Steaua tamed, Rosenborg stunned Greek champions Olympiacos CFP by recording a 31 away victory on the opening matchday. Olympiacos actually opened the scoring thanks to Alejandro Lago's own goal after 19 minutes, but Rosenborg were level by the break thanks to Per Ciljan Skjelbred (42). The home side then scored an own goal of their own through Dimitrios Mavrogenidis three minutes into the second period

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before Rosenborg scored their third goal four minutes into added time through Øyvind Storflor. • But the Norwegian champions were unable to extend their unbeaten run. Lyon came knocking and continued their impressive form. Cris scored the only goal of the game on the stroke of halftime. • Although they opened the scoring, Rosenborg left Madrid with a 41 defeat at the end of Matchday 3. Roar Strand gave Rosenborg a shock 40thminute lead only for the Spanish side to find inspiration in the unlikeliest of sources as Jonathan Woodgate's equalising header three minutes into the second half paved the way to victory. Raúl González (52), Iván Helguera (68) and David Beckham (82) added further goals for the home side before the end. • Two firsthalf goals carried Madrid to a third successive UEFA Champions League victory and the knockout stages of the competition on Matchday 4 at the expense of a spirited Rosenborg side who were unfortunate to find goalkeeper Iker Casillas at the top of his form. A Mikael Dorsin own goal (26) followed by a closerange effort from Guti (41) enabled the visitors to survive an awkward second half.

• To date in UEFA club competition, Rosenborg have played on 136 occasions with 52 wins, 26 draws and 58 defeats. In that spell, the Norwegian side have scored 205 goals while conceding 231 times.

Team facts: Olympiacos • Olympiacos are making their ninth successive appearance in the competition with their best performance coming in the 1998/99 season when they advanced to the quarter finals in what amounts to their best season in UEFA club competition. • On that occasion, the Greek side lost 32 on aggregate to Juventus. Filippo Inzaghi (37) and Antonio Conte (78) had given the Italian side a twogoal cushion in the opening leg at the Stadio Delle Alpi only for Andreas Niniadis to fire Olympiacos an 89thminute lifeline. They looked set to profit as in the return leg Sinisa Gogić put them ahead after 13 minutes only for Conte to equalise five minutes from time to send Juventus through. • Olympiacos won the Greek Ethniki Kategoria by one point from Panathinaikos FC and thus advanced directly to the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League group stage as one of the 16 automatic qualifiers. • The Greek champions were stunned by Rosenborg BK on the opening matchday, crashing to a 31 home defeat against a team struggling to finds their best form in the Norwegian Tippeligaen. Olympiacos actually opened the scoring thanks to Alejandro Lago's own goal after 19 minutes, but Rosenborg were level by the break thanks to Per Ciljan Skjelbred (42). The home side then scored an own goal of their own through Dimitrios Mavrogenidis three minutes into the second period before Rosenborg scored their third goal four minutes into stoppage time through Øyvind Storflor.

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• A further defeat followed on the second matchday as Real Madrid CF scored four minutes from time through Roberto Soldado to record a 21 win. The Spanish side had taken the lead through Raúl González after nine minutes only for Pantelis Kafes to equalise three minutes into the second half.

• Olympiacos were denied their first points in this season's competition when a last minute Sidney Govou goal gave Olympique Lyonnais a 21 win at the Stade Gerland. The Greek side had equalised moments earlier through Pantelis Kafes, only for Lyon, who had taken the lead through Juninho Pernambucano's fourthminute freekick, to snatch a dramatic win when the Brazilian floated a ball into the penalty area for Govou to volley over the onrushing Antonios Nikopolidis. • Olympiacos remain pointless after four matches as Olympique Lyonnais sealed their place in the last 16 of the competition with four goals in 16 minutes either side of half time to claim a comeback victory at the Greek side’s expense on Matchday 4. Needing to win to keep alive their own hopes of escaping the group stage, Haruna Babangida had given the home team the perfect start at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium with a goal inside the first three minutes. Lyon weathered the storm, however, and Juninho Pernambucano equalised four minutes before the interval with a trademark freekick. John Carew added another before the break and by the time the Norwegian scored his second on 57 minutes, Lyon were coasting to a healthy victory as Mahamadou Diarra (55) had also got in on the act.

• In the European Champion Clubs' Cup and UEFA Champions League combined, the Greek side have played 86 matches with 25 wins, 18 draws and 43 losses with 101 goals scored and 146 conceded.

• In all UEFA club competition, their record reads: played 163, won 59, drawn 30, lost 76, scored 201 goals and conceded 261.

Match facts: Rosenborg v Olympiacos • Espen Johnsen, Vidar Riseth, Mikael Dorsin, Roar Strand, Jan Gunnar Solli, Frode Johnson, Øyvind Storflor, Thorstein Helstad and Daniel Braaten have appeared in all six of Rosenborg's UEFA Champions League games this season, including the third qualifying round. • Strand is the most experienced player in the Rosenborg squad, having played 68 times in the UEFA Champions League and made 104 UEFA club competition appearances in total. • Christer Basma is four games away from his 75th in UEFA club competition. • No less than five Rosenborg players were on international duty last week, as they vied for a place at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. • Alejandro Lago had to watch from the stands as Uruguay won the first leg of their playoff against Australia 10 in Montevideo on 12 November. He was then an unused

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substitute as Australia edged the second leg by an identical scoreline in Sydney before sealing a place in Germany on penalties. • Jan Gunnar Solli, Daniel Braaten, Thorstein Helstad and Espen Johnsen were all in the Norway squad for the World Cup playoff against the Czech Republic, but could not help their side avoid two 10 defeats as their hopes of a place in Germany were ended. • Solli was taken off at halftime when Norway were beaten 10 by the Czech Republic at the Ullevål stadium. He entered the fray at the same time in the second leg in Prague, playing the second half in the holding midfield role.

• Braaten came on at halftime against the Czech Republic at the Ullevål stadium, but was booked and therefore suspended for the second leg.

• Helstad was an unused sub in the first game against the Czech Republic, but was handed a start for the second leg when he was substituted after 58 minutes.

• Johnsen was an unused sub for both of the games against the Czech Republic.

• Johnsen is the only player that has played every minute of Rosenborg's UEFA Champions League campaign so far. The goalkeeper has racked up 540 minutes of playing time including both legs of the third qualifying round against FC Steaua Bucuresti conceding eleven goals.

• Roar Strand is the only surviving member of the Rosenborg side that that faced Olympiacos CFP in the 1997/98 UEFA Champions League. The Greek side will bring back happy memories for the veteran, who scored twice in the 51 victory at Lerkendal, while Sigurd Rushfeldt scored both goals for Rosenborg in the 22 draw in Athens.

• Midfield player Per Ciljan Skjelbred no longer has to take the bus to training after passing his driving test last week. The youngster, who turned 18 in June, has already bought his first car from teammate Jan Gunnar Solli.

• Uruguayan midfield player Sebastián Eguren has fallen out of favour after Per Mathias Høgmo took over as coach, and he has agreed to be loaned out. • Rosenborg have signed Canadian goalkeeper Lars Hirschfeld from Tromsø IL. The 27yearold will not be eligible for Rosenborg in this season's group stage as he has played for Tromsø in the UEFA Cup. • Real Betis Balompié have received the most cautions after four matchdays in this season's UEFA Champions League with 14. Chelsea FC are second on twelve with Manchester United FC one behind on eleven. RSC Anderlecht are the leastcautioned team with two bookings from four matches, one less than Rosenborg. • Hogging the ball have been AFC Ajax as the Dutch side have been in possession for an average of 35 minutes in each of their four matches to date in this season's UEFA Champions League – an average of three minutes more than FC Barcelona and Arsenal

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FC. At the opposite end of the spectrum, AC Sparta Praha have had 22 minutes ball possession per game, an average of one minute per game behind Rosenborg. • Athanasios Kostoulas, Giorgios Anatolakis, Pantelis Kafes, Ieroklis Stoltidis, Predrag Djordević, Yaya Touré, Yiannis Okkas and Haruna Babangida have featured in all of Olympiacos's groupstage games in this season's UEFA Champions League. • Anatolakis is three matches away from his 50th in the UEFA Champions League.

• Dimitrios Mavrogenidis has made 50 appearances in UEFA club competition, while Grigorios Georgatos is one match away from his halfcentury. • Michalis Konstantinou needs four more matches for his 50th in UEFA club competition. • Rivaldo has scored 25 goals in the UEFA Champions League although he has yet to find the net this season.

• Olympiacos qualified for the fifth round of the Greek Cup, after their 40 victory over second division Paniliakos FC in Pyrgos on 10 November. • Curiously enough, Olympiacos have won their matchday ten engagement in the Ethniki Kategoria in each of the past seven seasons. Their last matchday ten loss came in a 10 away defeat by FC Aris Thessaloniki in November 1998.

• Argentinian central defender Gabriel Schürrer made his first league appearance of the season on Saturday.

• Defensive midfielder Ieroklis Stoltidis had scored in the first two matches of the league season, but had not been on target since for Olympiacos. But he has now ended the goal drought with his third of the campaign. • The match against Atromitos FC was the first league encounter this season where Olympiacos played without captain Predrag Djordjević.

• Pantelis Kafes (750 minutes) and Haruna Babangida (473 minutes) are the only Olympiacos players to have appeared in all ten league encounters this season. • Greek sides have been struggling defensively to date in this season's UEFA Champions League. Olympiacos have conceded eleven goals, two clear of local rivals Panathinaikos FC. Also conceding nine goals to date are Udinese Calcio. • The encounter between Real Madrid CF and Olympiacos on Matchday 2 served up the most corners to date this season in the UEFA Champions League with 21. Madrid had 16 corners in the 21 victory with their opponents trailing with five.

• To date, 159 goals have been scored in this season's UEFA Champions League. Breaking the statistics down into 15minute segments, the most goals have been scored between the 61st and 75th minutes with 29. Lagging behind, 20 goals have been

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recorded between 16th and 30th minutes.

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 Bundesliga 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 Serie A 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 Olympique de Marseille), while Club Brugge, PSV, Rangers FC and FC Porto 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 Monaco 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 Olympique Lyonnais 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 Genk 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 Fernando Morientes 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 Marek Kincl Club Brugge KV 3-2 SK Rapid Wien 25.40 02.11.2005 Mariano Bombardo Willem II 3-4 AC Sparta Praha 28.21 20.10.1999

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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 Kyiv 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 01.10.1997 UCL GS Rosenborg BK - Olympiacos CFP 5-1 Trondheim 10.12.1997 UCL GS Olympiacos CFP - Rosenborg BK 2-2 Athens 13.09.2005 UCL GS Olympiacos CFP - Rosenborg BK 1-3 Athens Overall record Pld W D L GF GA Rosenborg BK 3 2 1 0 10 4 Olympiacos CFP 3 0 1 2 4 10

Home team's record versus clubs from the away team's country Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 07.08.1996 UCL QR Panathinaikos FC - Rosenborg BK 1-0 Athens 21.08.1996 UCL QR Rosenborg BK - Panathinaikos FC 3-0 Trondheim 01.10.1997 UCL GS Rosenborg BK - Olympiacos CFP 5-1 Trondheim 10.12.1997 UCL GS Olympiacos CFP - Rosenborg BK 2-2 Athens 14.09.2004 UCL GS Panathinaikos FC - Rosenborg BK 2-1 Athens 24.11.2004 UCL GS Rosenborg BK - Panathinaikos FC 2-2 Trondheim 13.09.2005 UCL GS Olympiacos CFP - Rosenborg BK 1-3 Athens Overall record Pld W D L GF GA Rosenborg BK 7 3 2 2 16 9

Away team's record versus clubs from the home team's country Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 01.10.1997 UCL GS Rosenborg BK - Olympiacos CFP 5-1 Trondheim 10.12.1997 UCL GS Olympiacos CFP - Rosenborg BK 2-2 Athens 28.09.1999 UCL GS1 Olympiacos CFP - Molde FK 3-1 Athens 20.10.1999 UCL GS1 Molde FK - Olympiacos CFP 3-2 Molde 13.09.2005 UCL GS Olympiacos CFP - Rosenborg BK 1-3 Athens Overall record Pld W D L GF GA Olympiacos CFP 5 1 1 3 9 14

UEFA club competition record Rosenborg BK Pld W D L GF GA European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League 110 38 24 48 156 186 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 4 2 0 2 7 8 UEFA Cup 22 12 2 8 42 37 UEFA Super Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0

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UEFA Intertoto Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 136 52 26 58 205 231 Olympiacos CFP Pld W D L GF GA European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League 86 25 18 43 101 146 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 33 14 6 13 43 47 UEFA Cup 44 20 6 18 57 68 UEFA Super Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 UEFA Intertoto Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 163 59 30 74 201 261

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) club record Rosenborg BK Pld W D L GF GA UEFA Champions League 68 18 16 34 91 121 Olympiacos CFP Pld W D L GF GA UEFA Champions League 54 15 11 28 63 98

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

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Squad list Rosenborg BK 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 Espen Johnsen NOR 20.12.79 2 - 4 - 21 - 10 - 25 - 12 Roar Husby NOR 07.02.79 ------30 Ivar Rønningen NOR 13.02.75 - - - - 6 - - - 4 - Defenders 2 Miika Koppinen FIN 05.07.78 - - - - 7 - - - - - 5 Christer Basma NOR 01.08.72 2 - 3 - 21 - 34 - 71 - 8 Robbie Russell USA 16.07.79 - - - - 2 - 4 - 4 - 10 Vidar Riseth NOR 21.04.72 2 - 4 - 21 3 9 - 41 2 18 Alejandro Lago URU 28.06.79 2 - 1 - 8 - 1 - 3 - 21 Ståle Stensaas NOR 07.07.71 - - 1 - 13 1 29 1 60 2 26 Bjørn Tore Kvarme NOR 17.06.72 - - 4 - 11 - 22 - 35 - 33 Mikael Dorsin SWE 06.10.81 2 - 4 - 21 1 8 - 19 - Midfielders 4 Fredrik Winsnes NOR 28.12.75 2 - 2 - 20 1 32 1 58 3 6 Roar Strand NOR 02.02.70 2 - 4 1 24 4 68 12 104 19 7 Ørjan Berg NOR 20.08.68 2 - 2 - 12 - 34 4 69 11 11 Jan Gunnar Solli NOR 19.04.81 2 1 4 - 25 - 10 - 26 3 14 Sebastián Eguren URU 08.01.81 - - - - 8 - - - - - 15 Per Ciljan Skjelbred NOR 16.06.87 - - 4 1 11 3 4 1 4 1 19 Alexander Tettey NOR 04.04.86 - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - Forwards 9 Frode Johnsen NOR 17.03.74 2 - 4 - 23 7 27 6 52 13 13 Alexander Ødegaard NOR 13.09.80 2 1 2 - 16 4 2 - 4 1 17 Øyvind Storflor NOR 18.12.79 2 - 4 1 20 5 11 2 22 3 20 Thorstein Helstad NOR 28.04.77 2 1 4 - 25 13 8 2 27 6 23 Michael Jamtfall NOR 24.03.87 ------25 Daniel Braaten NOR 25.05.82 2 - 4 - 19 2 10 - 14 1 Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo NOR 01.12.59 2 - 4 - - - 4 - 6 -

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

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Squad list Olympiacos CFP Current Season All-time UCLQ1 UCL2 League UCL3 UEFA4 No. Player Nat. DoB Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 29 Theodoros Dougeroglou GRE 16.02.85 ------33 Erwin Lemmens BEL 12.05.76 ------34 Kleopas Giannou GRE 04.05.82 - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 71 Antonios Nikopolidis GRE 14.01.71 - - 3 - 9 - 37 - 64 - Defenders 5 Michalis Kapsis GRE 18.10.73 - - 2 - 3 - 12 - 28 - 12 Gabriel Schürrer ESP 16.08.71 - - - - 1 - 13 2 15 2 14 Dimitrios Mavrogenidis GRE 23.12.76 - - 2 - 6 - 37 3 50 3 19 Athanasios Kostoulas GRE 24.03.76 - - 4 - 9 1 11 - 15 - 22 Erol Bulut TUR 30.01.75 - - 2 - 3 - 7 - 16 - 25 Spiridon Vallas GRE 26.08.81 - - - - 1 - 1 - 5 - 26 Christos Lisgaras GRE 12.02.86 ------30 Anastasios Pantos GRE 05.05.76 - - 2 - 5 - 12 - 15 - 32 Giorgios Anatolakis GRE 16.03.74 - - 4 - 8 - 47 - 58 1 Midfielders 1 Pantelis Kafes GRE 24.06.78 - - 4 2 10 1 15 2 39 3 6 Ieroklis Stoltidis GRE 02.02.75 - - 4 - 8 3 15 3 31 5 7 Nery Alberto Castillo URU 13.06.84 - - - - 3 1 7 2 10 2 8 MilošMari ć SCG 05.03.82 - - 1 - 4 8 10 Rivaldo BRA 19.04.72 - - 3 7 - 65 25 81 34 11 Predrag Djordjević SCG 04.08.72 - - 4 9 5 48 9 62 14 15 Yaya Touré CIV 13.05.83 - - 4 8 1 4 8 1 17 Ioannis Taralidis GRE 17.05.81 - - 1 2 2 21 Grigorios Georgatos GRE 31.10.72 - - 3 9 - 30 2 49 5 27 Zhora Hovhannisyan ARM 16.04.87 - - - - 6 1 Forwards 9 Yiannis Okkas CYP 11.02.77 - - 4 9 2 16 1 61 13 18 D'Acol BRA 18.07.86 - - 1 3 - 1 1 20 Dani García ESP 22.12.74 - - 1 6 - 20 4 40 13 23 Michalis Konstantinou CYP 19.02.78 - - 3 8 3 28 9 46 14 40 Haruna Babangida NGA 01.10.82 - - 4 1 10 2 4 1 4 1 Coach Trond Sollied NOR 29.04.59 - - 4 - - 16 47

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

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Match-by-match lineups - Group F Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts Olympique Lyonnais 4 4 0 0 10 2 12 Real Madrid CF 4 3 0 1 8 5 9 Rosenborg BK 4 1 0 3 4 8 3 Olympiacos CFP 4 0 0 4 4 11 0 Date Match Res Lineups 13/09/2005 Olympique Lyonnais v Real Madrid CF 3-0 Lyon: Coupet, Cris, Caçapa, Diarra, Juninho, Carew (Fred 72), Malouda, Réveillère, Tiago (Pedretti 86), Wiltord (Govou 80), Berthod Real Madrid: Casillas, Míchel Salgado, Roberto Carlos, Sergio Ramos, Helguera, Raúl, Baptista, Robinho, Pablo García, Gravesen (Guti 61), Beckham 13/09/2005 Olympiacos CFP v Rosenborg BK 1-3 Olympiacos: Nikopolidis, Stoltidis, Rivaldo (Dani García 87), Djordjević, Mavrogenidis, Touré (Kafes 90), Kostoulas, Georgatos, Michalis Konstantinou, Anatolakis, Babangida (Okkas 80) Rosenborg: Espen Johnsen, Winsnes (Braaten 66), Strand, Berg, Solli, Skjelbred (Riseth 85), Storflor, Lago, Helstad (Frode Johnsen 80), Kvarme, Dorsin 28/09/2005 Rosenborg BK v Olympique Lyonnais 01 Rosenborg: Espen Johnsen, Strand (Basma 66), Berg, Riseth, Solli, Skjelbred, Storflor (Ødegaard 59), Helstad (Frode Johnsen 68), Braaten, Kvarme, Dorsin Lyon: Coupet, Cris, Caçapa, Diarra, Juninho, Carew (Fred 91), Malouda, Réveillère, Govou (Wiltord 85), Tiago, Berthod 28/09/2005 Real Madrid CF v Olympiacos CFP 21 Real Madrid: Casillas, Míchel Salgado (Diogo 80), Roberto Carlos, Sergio Ramos, Helguera, Raúl, Baptista (Soldado 79), Robinho, Pablo García (Gravesen 85), Guti, Beckham Olympiacos: Nikopolidis, Kafes, Stoltidis (Babangida 90), Rivaldo, Djordjević, Mavrogenidis (Kapsis 40), Touré, Kostoulas, Georgatos, Michalis Konstantinou (Okkas 85), Anatolakis 19/10/2005 Real Madrid CF v Rosenborg BK 41 Real Madrid: Casillas, Roberto Carlos, Zidane (Gravesen 70), Helguera, Raúl, Baptista (Guti 46), Robinho, Pablo García, Woodgate (Mejía 85), Diogo, Beckham Rosenborg: Espen Johnsen, Basma, Strand (Tettey 46), Riseth, Solli, Skjelbred (Winsnes 75), Storflor, Helstad (Frode Johnsen 63), Braaten, Kvarme, Dorsin 19/10/2005 Olympique Lyonnais v Olympiacos CFP 21 Lyon: Coupet, Cris, Caçapa, Diarra, Juninho, Malouda (Wiltord 75), Fred (Carew 70), Réveillère, Govou (Clément 93), Abidal, Tiago Olympiacos: Nikopolidis, Kafes, Kapsis, Stoltidis (Michalis Konstantinou 85), Okkas, Djordjević, Touré, Kostoulas, Bulut, Pantos, Anatolakis (Babangida 93) 01/11/2005 Rosenborg BK v Real Madrid CF 02 Rosenborg: Espen Johnsen, Basma, Strand (Ødegaard 83), Frode Johnsen, Riseth, Solli, Skjelbred, Storflor (Helstad 66), Braaten, Kvarme, Dorsin (Stensaas 74) Real Madrid: Casillas, Míchel Salgado (Mejía 46), Roberto Carlos, Sergio Ramos, Raúl, Robinho, Guti (Raúl Bravo 84), Woodgate, Diogo, Pavón, Beckham (De la Red 93) 01/11/2005 Olympiacos CFP v Olympique Lyonnais 14 Olympiacos: Giannou, Kafes, Okkas (D'Acol 81),

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Rivaldo, Djordjević (Bulut 65), Touré, Kostoulas (Stoltidis 65), Georgatos, Pantos, Anatolakis, Babangida Lyon: Coupet, Cris, Caçapa, Diarra, Juninho (Pedretti 78), Carew, Malouda (Wiltord 67), Réveillère, Govou, Abidal, Tiago (Clément 74) 23/11/2005 Real Madrid CF v Olympique Lyonnais 23/11/2005 Rosenborg BK v Olympiacos CFP 06/12/2005 Olympique Lyonnais v Rosenborg BK 06/12/2005 Olympiacos CFP v Real Madrid CF

KEY: Match-by-match lineups 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 F Olympiacos CFP 04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 1 Pantelis Kafes Y 6 Ieroklis Stoltidis Y 9 Ioannis Okkas Y 10 Rivaldo Y 19 Athanasios Kostoulas Y 32 Georgios Anatolakis Y Olympique Lyonnais 04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 1 Grégory Coupet Y 7 Mahamadou Diarra Y 9 John Carew Y 21 Tiago Y 23 Jérémy Berthod Y Real Madrid CF 04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 2 Míchel Salgado Y 3 Roberto Carlos Y 4 Sergio Ramos R 9 Ronaldo 2 12 Pablo García Y Y Y 14 Guti Y Y * 15 Raúl Bravo Y 21 Carlos Diogo Y 23 David Beckham Y Rosenborg BK 04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 1 Espen Johnsen Y 7 Ørjan Berg Y 13 Alexander Ødegaard 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 Rosenborg BK QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 Goalkeepers 1 Espen Johnsen - - - - 90 90 90 90 90 90 - - 12 Roar Husby ------30 Ivar Rønningen ------Defenders 2 Miika Koppinen ------5 Christer Basma - - - - 90 90 - 24(+) 90 90 - - 8 Robbie Russell ------10 Vidar Riseth - - - - 90 90 5(+) 90 90 90 - - 18 Alejandro Lago - - - - 90 90 90 - - - - - 21 Ståle Stensaas ------16(+) - - 26 Bjørn Tore Kvarme ------90 90 90 90 - - 33 Mikael Dorsin - - - - 90 90 90 90 90 74(-) - - Midfielders 4 Fredrik Winsnes - - - - 11(+) 46(-) 66(-) - 15(+) - - - 6 Roar Strand - - - - 79(-) 46(-) 90 66(-) 46(-) 83(-) - - 7 Ørjan Berg - - - - 90 90 90 90 - - - - 11 Jan Gunnar Solli - - - - 90 44(+) 90 90 90 90 - - 14 Sebastián Eguren ------15 Per Ciljan Skjelbred ------85(-) 90 75(-) 90 - - 19 Alexander Tettey ------44(+) - - - 23 Michael Jamtfall ------Forwards 9 Frode Johnsen - - - - 90 90 10(+) 22(+) 27(+) 90 - - 13 Alexander Ødegaard - - - - 3(+) 44(+) - 31(+) - 7(+) - - 17 Øyvind Storflor - - - - 27(+) 15(-) 90 59(-) 90 66(-) - - 20 Thorstein Helstad - - - - 87(-) 90 80(-) 68(-) 63(-) 24(+) - - 23 Michael Jamtfall ------25 Daniel Braaten - - - - 63(-) 44(+) 24(+) 90 90 90 - -

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 Olympiacos CFP QF1 QF2 QF3 Group Phase No. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 Goalkeepers 29 Theodoros Dougeroglou ------33 Erwin Lemmens ------34 Kleopas Giannou ------90 - - 71 Antonios Nikopolidis ------90 90 90 - - - Defenders 5 Michalis Kapsis ------50(+) 90 - - - 12 Gabriel Schürrer ------14 Dimitrios Mavrogenidis ------90 40(-) - - - - 19 Athanasios Kostoulas ------90 90 90 65(-) - - 22 Erol Bulut ------90 25(+) - - 25 Spiridon Vallas ------26 Christos Lisgaras ------30 Anastasios Pantos ------90 90 - - 32 Giorgios Anatolakis ------90 90 89(-) 90 - - Midfielders 1 Pantelis Kafes ------(+) 90 90 90 - - 6 Ieroklis Stoltidis ------90 90 85(-) 25(+) - - 7 Nery Alberto Castillo ------8 MilošMari ć ------10 Rivaldo ------87(-) 90 - 90 - - 11 Predrag Djordjević ------90 90 90 65(-) - - 15 Yaya Touré ------90 90 90 90 - - 17 Ioannis Taralidis ------21 Grigorios Georgatos ------90 90 - 90 - - 27 Zhora Hovhannisyan ------Forwards 9 Yiannis Okkas ------10(+) 5(+) 90 81(-) - - 18 D'Acol ------9(+) - - 20 Dani García ------3(+) - - - - - 23 Michalis Konstantinou ------90 85(-) 5(+) - - - 40 Haruna Babangida ------80(-) -(+) 1(+) 90 - -

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Head coach profiles Per-Mathias Høgmo Per-Mathias Høgmo was an industrious winger for Gratangen IL, FK Mjølner, Tromsø IL and IFK Norrköping in the late 1970s and 1980s, but made a name for himself when he turned his attentions to coaching. His only playing honour was the 1986 Norwegian Cup with Tromsø in 1986; as a coach he has won Olympic gold. He started his coaching career in 1989, leading several local sides in the Tromsø area before moving east to take over at Moss FK. After that stint he took the position that was to win him fame, Norway women's coach, having previously been involved with the men's Under-16 team. Although Norway relinquished their hold on the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1999, finishing fourth, they claimed Olympic gold a year later when beating the United States 3-2 in Sydney. Høgmo returned to men's coaching with the Norway U21 side but was unable to match his previous success, and in late 2003 became Tromsø coach. Before his arrival they had narrowly avoided relegation, but in his year in charge finished fourth to earn a place in the newly-formed pan-Scandinavian Royal League. Høgmo, however, stepped down and spent some time outside coaching working as a television pundit before answering a call from struggling champions Rosenborg BK in August 2005. Høgmo endured four league defeats in his opening matches, but steadied the ship after a fine UEFA Champions League win at Olympiacos CFP.

Trond Sollied Trond Sollied is a Norwegian coach with the happy knack of winning titles in whatever country he has worked. He took over at Olympiacos CFP in the summer after a particularly successful spell with Club Brugge KV. Sollied enjoyed a relatively successful playing career, turning out for various clubs including Vålerenga IF, Rosenborg BK and FK Bodø/Glimt as well as winning 15 caps and scoring once for Norway. He began his coaching career at Bodø/Glimt in 1992 and, as player-coach, he led them to a Norwegian first division title, a second-placed finish in the top flight and third place in 1995. Nonetheless, he was dismissed in 1996 and eventually temporarily took over at Rosenborg in 1998 and led the Trondheim club to the league title. He subsequently moved to Belgium and had a brief spell at KAA Gent before being approached by Club Brugge KV in the summer of 2000. His coaching philosophy of a physical approach and strong team spirit proved successful with two Belgian league titles in 2003 and 2005 and two cup successes in 2002 and 2004. However, he left the Belgian club in somewhat acrimonious circumstances in June 2005 before promptly taking over at Olympiacos. "I chose Olympiacos for two reasons," he explained. "First, because they are in the Champions League, and second because I met [club president] Socrates Kokkalis who persuaded me that I will be working at a very high level."

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Match officials Referee Paul Allaerts (BEL) Assistant referees Rombout Hennissen (BEL), Danny Vanderhoven (BEL) Fourth official Stéphane Breda (BEL) UEFA Delegate Lars-Åke Lagrell (SWE) UEFA Referee observer Nikolai Levnikov (RUS) UEFA Media Officer Mamuka Kvaratskhelia (GEO) Referee

Name Nat. DoB UCL1 UEFA2 Paul Allaerts BEL 09.07.1964 5 20 Belgian Paul Allaerts is a well-established top-flight referee, who is beginning to follow in the footsteps of highly-respected compatriot Frank De Bleeckere. The 41-year-old from Mol is an IT manager by profession and was awarded his FIFA refereeing badge in 2000. After taking charge of a number of qualifying games for the 2001 European Under-18 Championships, he oversaw his first FIFA World Cup qualifier in February 2001, officiating the match between Portugal and Andorra in Funchal. In 2002 he presided over his first UEFA Champions League game, between Manchester United FC and Maccabi Haifa FC, and went on to officiate at the UEFA Cup match between S.S. Lazio and SK Sturm Graz. In 2003 he took charge of the UEFA EURO 2004™ qualifier between Albania and Russia as well as two UEFA Champions League games and two UEFA Cup matches. The 2004/05 season saw Allaerts officiate in two UEFA Cup games, two FIFA World Cup qualifiers, including the match between Wales and Austria in Cardiff, one UEFA Champions League encounter and one UEFA Intertoto Cup match. He has been equally busy this term after taking charge of the UEFA Champions League third round qualifier between FC Basel 1893 and Werder Bremen, while his most recent match was the FIFA World Cup qualifier between Slovakia and Estonia in October.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 22.10.2003 UCL GS1 VfB Stuttgart - Panathinaikos FC 2-0 Stuttgart 14.09.2004 UCL GS Panathinaikos FC - Rosenborg BK 2-1 Athens

UEFA Champions League Other matches Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 19.07.2000 UCL QR1 PFC Levski Sofia - F91 Dudelange 2-0 Sofia 31.07.2002 UCL QR2 Zalaegerszegi TE - NK Zagreb 1-0 Budapest 18.09.2002 UCL GS1 Manchester United FC - Maccabi Haifa FC 5-2 Manchester

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13.11.2002 UCL GS1 FC Bayern München - RC Lens 3-3 Munich 26.11.2003 UCL GS1 FC Porto - FK Partizan 2-1 Porto 10.08.2005 UCL QR3 FC Basel 1893 - Werder Bremen 2-1 Basle

Other matches Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 17.05.2000 U18 IR Croatia - Austria 2-0 Vrbovec 01.07.2000 UIC R2 Zaglebie Lubin - NK Slaven Koprivnica 1-1 Krakow 02.09.2000 U21 QR Slovakia - FYR Macedonia 2-0 Bratislava 14.09.2000 UCUP R1 FK Partizan - FC Porto 1-1 Belgrade 26.10.2000 UCUP R2 AEK Athens FC - Herfølge BK 5-0 Athens 31.10.2000 U18 PR Portugal - Northern Ireland 1-0 Angra do Heroismo 04.11.2000 U18 PR Norway - Portugal 0-2 Angra do Heroismo 28.02.2001 WC QR Portugal - Andorra 3-0 Funchal 21.07.2001 UIC R3 FC Lausanne-Sport - NK Publikum 0-0 Lausanne 05.09.2001 WC QR Finland - Greece 5-1 Helsinki 20.09.2001 UCUP R1 Legia Warszawa - IF Elfsborg 4-1 Warsaw 01.11.2001 UCUP R2 Hertha BSC Berlin - Viking FK 2-0 Berlin 05.09.2002 FRIE. R1 Luxembourg - Israel 0-5 Luxembourg 12.10.2002 FRIE. R1 Portugal - Tunisia 1-1 12.12.2002 UCUP R3 S.S. Lazio - SK Sturm Graz 0-1 Rome 29.03.2003 EURO QR Albania - Russia 3-1 Shkoder 03.06.2003 FRIE. R1 England - Serbia-Montenegro 2-1 Leicester 20.08.2003 FRIE. R1 Switzerland - France 0-2 Geneva 26.02.2004 UCUP R3 SL Benfica - Rosenborg BK 1-0 Lisbon 10.08.2004 UIC F LOSC Lille Métropole - UD Leiria 0-0 Villeneuve d'Ascq 09.10.2004 WC QR Scotland - Norway 0-1 Glasgow 16.12.2004 UCUP GS Newcastle United FC - Sporting Clube de 1-1 Newcastle Portugal 16.02.2005 UCUP 1/16 Parma FC - VfB Stuttgart 0-0 Parma 26.03.2005 WC QR Wales - Austria 0-2 Cardiff 31.05.2005 FRIE. R1 France - Hungary 2-1 Longueville-les-Metz 15.09.2005 UCUP R1 Besiktas JK - Malmö FF 0-1 Istanbul 08.10.2005 WC QR Slovakia - Estonia 1-0 Bratislava

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 F: 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

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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 Cris crucial for leaders Lyon (Sunday, 20 November 2005) Olympiacos CFP and Olympique Lyonnais continue to dominate their respective leagues following weekend wins. However, Real Madrid CF's domestic title aspirations suffered a blow in 'el clásico', while Rosenborg BK suffered an altogether different kind of setback.

Real Madrid CF 0-3 FC Barcelona Real Madrid’s Primera División title hopes were dented on Saturday after being defeated 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabéu in 'el clásico'. Vanderlei Luxemburgo's side came into the game boosted by the return to fitness of Ronaldo (ankle) and Zinedine Zidane (groin), who were restored to the starting lineup, while Julio Baptista (knee) and Guti (thigh) came back on the bench.

However, it mattered little to their opponents who broke the deadlock in the 15th minute when Samuel Eto'o beat Iker Casillas after a fine run by Lionel Messi. Casillas reacted well to keep out a Messi effort after the break, but could not stop Ronaldinho doubling the lead just before the hour. The Brazilian struck his second twelve minutes from time to complete a miserable evening for the home side, who had Raúl González withdrawn in the second half with a knee injury.

"We had a lot of players who had just recovered from injuries," said Luxemburgo. "Eto'o's goal was the beginning of our problems. Ronaldinho had a great game and anyone who appreciates good football has to applaud. Barcelona played well but we have to carry on working knowing that we lost against a great team."

Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 ES Troyes AC Lyon continued their fine run at the top of Ligue 1 on Saturday after recording their seventh straight league win at home against Troyes thanks to two goals from Cris. The Brazilian defender headed in Benoît Pedretti's free-kick after 27 minutes, cancelling out Benjamin Nivet's goal for the visitors seven minutes earlier, before striking again with a left-footed volley in the final 15 minutes to equal the club's record winning sequence in the league. Tiago and Juninho Pernambucano missed out through suspension, though the only injury problem ahead of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League trip to Madrid is French defender Eric Abidal, who is out for three months with a foot injury suffered during France's 3-2 win against Costa Rica on 9 November. Coach Gérard Houllier, whose side has still yet to lose a game in any competition this season, said: "The opportunities we missed could have cost us dearly. But when the strikers fail to score, we have other players who can. My team is not the type to panic when they fall behind, and have shown that they will continue to play the game as they know they should."

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Rosenborg BK Rosenborg go into their crunch UEFA Champions League match against Olympiacos lacking match practice, having not played since their 2-0 home defeat against Real Madrid on 1 November. With the Norwegian domestic season over, they had scheduled a friendly at home against Tromsø, but the match was called off after Tromsø suffered problems with the plane taking them to Trondheim. Ørjan Berg (ankle) and Miika Koppinen (knee) are both long-term absentees from the Rosenborg lineup. Goalkeeper Espen Johnsen has a recurring neck problem, but was still fit enough to sit on the bench for both of Norway's 1-0 FIFA World Cup play-off defeats against the Czech Republic. Rosenborg coach Per-Mathias Høgmo was quick to emphasise the importance of the Olympiacos game. "If we win, we are guaranteed a place in the Round of 32 of the UEFA Cup," he said. "I think we have the quality to win the UEFA Cup, if we get into the competition."

Atromitos FC 0-1 Olympiacos CFP

Olympiacos maintained their grip at the top in the Greek Alpha Ethniki on Saturday with victory by a solitary goal at Atromitos. Ieroklis Stoltidis proved the match winner, heading Dani García's cross into the net after 58 minutes to ensure Trond Sollied's side returned to the capital with victory and 24 points from ten games.

Sollied has a number of injury problems to contend with ahead of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League Matchday 5 encounter at Rosenborg BK. Predrag Djordjević (knee) and Yaya Touré (foot) were both absent for the weekend win and are considered doubtful to travel to Norway, while Michalis Kapsis was ruled out following a calf complaint, allowing Spanish centreback Gabriel Schürrer to make a first league start this term. Michalis Konstantinou, Ioannis Taralidis and Stylianos Venetidis remain long term absentees. "I am happy with the three points," said Sollied. "It was a hardfought encounter in which we struggled to find our rhythm due to Atromitos's physical nature. This victory is important for our selfconfidence. I am also satisfied with the performance of the players introduced today to replace the absentees. But in Trondheim on Wednesday we must play better in order to get a positive result."

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Domestic league details Rosenborg BK (Norwegian Tippeligaen) Date Opponent Res Lineups 16.10.2005 v SK Brann (H) 4-1 Rønningen, Basma, Kvarme, Riseth, Dorsin, Strand (Winsnes 79), Solli, Skjelbred (Eguren 83), Helstad (Storflor 46), Frode Johnsen, Braaten 23.10.2005 v Vålerenga IF (A) 2-0 Espen Johnsen, Basma, Strand (Winsnes 79), Frode Johnsen, Solli, Skjelbred (Ødegaard 90), Storflor (Helstad 52), Braaten, Kvarme, Dorsin, Riseth 29.10.2005 v Tromsø IL (H) 1-1 Espen Johnsen, Basma, Kvarme (Lago 62), Riseth, Stensaas, Eguren (Winsnes 46), Skjelbred, Solli, Braaten (Helstad 75), Frode Johnsen, Storflor Date Opponent Res Goalscorers 10.04.2005 v Ålesunds FK (H) 2-2 Helstad, Strand 17.04.2005 v FK Bodø/Glimt (A) 1-0 Own goal 24.04.2005 v Fredrikstad FK (H) 0-1 01.05.2005 v Lillestrøm SK (A) 1-1 Ødegaard 05.05.2005 v IK Start (H) 3-0 Helstad (2), Strand 08.05.2005 v SFK Lyn Oslo (A) 2-3 Dorsin, Frode Johnsen 16.05.2005 v Viking FK (H) 0-2 22.05.2005 v Molde FK (H) 1-1 Strand 29.05.2005 v Odd Grenland (A) 5-0 Frode Johnsen, Brattbakk, Storflor, Helstad (2) 12.06.2005 v Ham-Kam Fotball (H) 4-0 Skjelbred (2), Brattbakk, Hoftun 19.06.2005 v SK Brann (A) 1-4 Storflor 27.06.2005 v Vålerenga IF (H) 2-3 Winsnes, Helstad 03.07.2005 v Tromsø IL (A) 2-1 Ødegaard, Helstad 24.07.2005 v Ålesunds FK (A) 1-2 Helstad 31.07.2005 v FK Bodø/Glimt (H) 2-0 Helstad, Frode Johnsen 03.08.2005 v Fredrikstad FK (A) 1-5 Frode Johnsen 07.08.2005 v Lillestrøm SK (H) 1-2 Ødegaard 13.08.2005 v IK Start (A) 2-5 Storflor (2) 28.08.2005 v SFK Lyn Oslo (H) 0-1 10.09.2005 v Viking FK (A) 2-3 Helstad (2) 17.09.2005 v Molde FK (A) 1-4 Stensaas 25.09.2005 v Odd Grenland (H) 6-0 Braaten, Storflor, Riseth, Strand, Ødegaard, Own goal 02.10.2005 v Ham-Kam Fotball (A) 3-0 Helstad, Riseth (2) 16.10.2005 v SK Brann (H) 4-1 Frode Johnsen (2), Helstad, Skjelbred 23.10.2005 v Vålerenga IF (A) 2-0 Own goal, Frode Johnsen 29.10.2005 v Tromsø IL (H) 1-1 Braaten Rank Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Vålerenga IF 26 13 7 6 40 27 46 2 IK Start 26 13 6 7 47 35 45 3 SFK Lyn Oslo 26 12 8 6 37 21 44 4 Lillestrøm SK 26 12 6 8 37 31 42 5 Viking FK 26 12 5 9 37 32 41 6 SK Brann 26 10 7 9 43 32 37 7 Rosenborg BK 26 10 4 12 50 42 34 8 Tromsø IL 26 8 10 8 31 30 34 9 Odd Grenland 26 9 6 11 28 51 33 10 Ham-Kam Fotball 26 8 7 11 31 37 31

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11 Fredrikstad FK 26 8 7 11 35 44 31 12 Molde FK 26 8 6 12 40 46 30 13 Ålesunds FK 26 6 9 11 30 42 27 14 FK Bodø/Glimt 26 6 6 14 29 45 24 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 Olympiacos CFP (Ethniki Kategoria) Date Opponent Res Lineups 29.10.2005 v Apollon Kalamarias FC (A) 2-1 Giannou, Mavrogenidis, Kostoulas, Anatolakis, Kafes, Stoltidis (Georgatos 70), Touré, Djordjević, Bulut (Babangida 70), Okkas, Michalis Konstantinou (Dani García 89) 06.11.2005 v Skoda Xanthi FC (H) 20 Nikopolidis, Pantos (Mavrogenidis 45), Anatolakis, Kafes, Stoltidis, Rivaldo, Djordjević (Okkas 89), Touré, Georgatos, Dani García (D'Acol 80), Babangida 19.11.2005 v Atromitos FC (A) 10 Nikopolidis, Anatolakis, Kostoulas, Schürrer, Bulut, Stoltidis, Kafes, Rivaldo (D'Acol 83), Georgatos (Okkas 46), Babangida (Miloš Marić 75), Dani García Date Opponent Res Goalscorers 28.08.2005 v Panathinaikos FC (A) 20 Stoltidis, Djordjević 10.09.2005 v Panionios NFC (H) 100 Kafes, Stoltidis, Babangida (2), Taralidis (2), Kostoulas 17.09.2005 v Kallithea FC (A) 30 Castillo, Djordjević, Own goal 24.09.2005 v Akratitos FC (H) 20 Michalis Konstantinou, Djordjević 02.10.2005 v AEK Athens FC (A) 31 Michalis Konstantinou, Djordjević (pen), Okkas 16.10.2005 v PAOK FC (H) 12 Touré 23.10.2005 v OFI Crete FC (A) 01 29.10.2005 v Apollon Kalamarias FC (A) 21 Okkas, Michalis Konstantinou 06.11.2005 v Skoda Xanthi FC (H) 20 Own goal, Djordjević (pen) 19.11.2005 v Atromitos FC (A) 10 Stoltidis 27.11.2005 v Iraklis FC (H) 04.12.2005 v Egaleo FC (A) 11.12.2005 v Larissa FC (H) 18.12.2005 v Levadiakos FC (H) Rank Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Olympiacos CFP 10 8 0 2 21 5 24 2 AEK Athens FC 10 7 2 1 15 5 23 3 Panathinaikos FC 10 6 2 2 15 8 20 4 Skoda Xanthi FC 10 6 2 2 14 8 20 5 PAOK FC 10 4 4 2 16 9 16 6 Egaleo FC 10 3 6 1 8 7 15 7 Iraklis FC 10 4 2 4 10 12 14 8 Larissa FC 10 3 3 4 14 12 12 9 Atromitos FC 10 3 3 4 10 9 12 10 Ionikos FC 10 2 6 2 12 15 12 11 Levadiakos FC 10 2 4 4 7 10 10 12 OFI Crete FC 10 2 4 4 8 14 10 13 Panionios NFC 10 2 3 5 9 19 9 14 Apollon Kalamarias FC 10 2 2 6 7 17 8 15 Akratitos FC 10 1 3 6 5 11 6 16 Kallithea FC 10 1 2 7 7 17 5 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 •' Champions of Europe' awards UEFA is celebrating 50 years of European club football throughout the season, culminating with the UEFA Champions League final in Paris on 17 May. European football's governing body will pay tribute to players and coaches who have made a significant contribution to the success of this competition by awarding a specially-designed plaque to recognise their status as 'Champions of Europe'.

Some of these figures will be honoured on the pitch before five UEFA Champions League games this week to enable supporters to thank these icons for the many memorable moments they have offered the game of football.

The matches concerned are: FC Bayern München-SK Rapid Wien, Manchester United FC-Villarreal CF, AFC Ajax-AC Sparta Praha and Liverpool FC-Real Betis Balompié.

The list of 'Champions of Europe' and the presenter of each plaque will be distributed in the media working area and at the TV commentators' briefing approximately two hours before kick-off.

•Champions No14 - out now Issue 14 of Champions, the UEFA Champions League official magazine, is on sale. As the group stage nears its conclusion, Champions talks to three outstanding midfielders: AC Milan's Kaká, Juventus's Patrick Vieira and FC Bayern München's Michael Ballack.

Champions also looks at the continent's greatest goalscorers, highlighting 27 Golden Boot winners. In another feature, two Dutch coaches working in Portugal - FC Porto's Co Adriaanse and Ronald Koeman of SL Benfica - reveal their individual methods. Champions magazine appears in English and is on sale in shops and at Europe's major football stadiums.

•UEFA Champions League Technical Report The Technical Report reviews an exciting 2004/05 season in European football's premier club competition. Compiled by UEFA's football development division under technical director Andy Roxburgh, in conjunction with a team comprising Roy Hodgson, Gérard Houllier, Jürgen Klinsmann, György Mezey, Holger Osieck, Carlos Alberto Parreira and Jozef Venglos, it examines tactical and technical trends from last season.

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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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