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Season review 2013/14 Contents

UEFA President’s message...... 2 Respect...... 4

Technical report Event report

Introduction...... 8 Brand...... 94 The lure of ...... 10 Sponsors...... 96 The final: A minute difference...... 18 Official suppliers...... 98 The winning coach: ...... 23 A tale of two cities...... 100 Technical topics...... 24 Sponsors: final...... 102 Passing...... 32 UEFA Champions Festival...... 104 Goalscoring analysis...... 34 Social media...... 106 The importance of scoring first...... 42 TV Production...... 108 Attempts on ...... 44 Media rights...... 110 Crossing...... 45 Broadcast network...... 112 Talking points...... 46 Venue operations...... 114 Distance covered...... 49 Communications...... 116 Approaching the goal...... 50 Financial summary...... 118 Discipline...... 52 UEFA Youth League...... 120 All-star squad...... 54 2014/15 season preview...... 122 Results and tables...... 56 Roll of honour...... 124 Team profiles...... 58

1 UEFA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

A season of excellence The 2013/14 UEFA Champions League season Simeone’s side, Atlético must hold their heads In this season review we analyse the key tactical will always be remembered for Real CF high and be proud of a campaign in which they trends and talking points in the technical report, winning ‘La Décima’. After 12 years striving to won many admirers. They proved again that and also go behind the scenes in the event reclaim the trophy they had made their own with skill, organisation, desire and a tremendous report to shed light on the broadcasting, in the 1950s, the club of Di Stéfano, Gento, team ethic, the underdog can go far in the commercial and organisational aspects that Puskás, Hierro, Raúl, Casillas and Zidane UEFA Champions League. underpin the continued success of the UEFA captured their elusive tenth European Cup. Champions League. New heroes have now joined the illustrious roll An estimated 165 million people in over 200 call of players to have lifted the trophy in the “This is the ultimate countries watched the Lisbon final; this is famous white jersey, none more so than the stage that the world’s the ultimate stage that the world’s best players phenomenal , whose dream of playing on, and there is no question of 17 goals in a season was suitably rewarded best players dream of that the excellence and competitiveness of with the trophy at the end. A special mention playing on” the football drives the competition’s popularity is also due to Carlo Ancelotti, who became the ever year. The 2013/14 campaign highlighted second coach after to lead a team that once again. Off the pitch, important strides were taken to the title three times. during the 2013/14 season. UEFA’s No to Racism Madrid’s victory brought back memories of the campaign reinforced the principle that UEFA President early years of this great competition and it was discrimination will not be tolerated in European with tremendous sadness that we learned of football, though sadly sanctions were imposed in the passing of two of its most dazzling pioneers some instances where the message has still not – Alfredo Di Stéfano and Eusébio – true greats got through. We will continue to do everything and players who embodied the spirit and within our powers to rid the sport of this scourge. magic of the game. Financial fair play also came into effect as we While we congratulate the winners, beaten strive to establish sound economic foundations finalists Club Atlético de Madrid also deserve high for the European club game. It is our belief at praise. For the first time, club football’s greatest UEFA that clubs should operate within their prize was contested by rivals from the same city, means, and financial fair play will help bring and while the pain of defeat may linger for Diego long-term stability to our sport.

2 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 UEFA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 3 RESPECT

“We have to show again and again that racism has no place in football or anywhere else” No to Racism

European football united The Respect campaign was launched at television spot, which was transmitted by clubs in 2013/14 to reinforce the UEFA 2008 by the UEFA President, and broadcasters including CNN’s World Sport, Michel Platini. Its mission: to strengthen and which reaches 200 territories and a quarter of message that racism will not promote sportsmanship and integrity within a billion homes. the European game. Respect encompasses be tolerated in the game Players also featured in a No to Racism advert, UEFA’s social responsibility strategy, which widely used in print publications, while the digital includes the promotion of diversity, peace campaign undertaken via UEFA’s social media and reconciliation, health, respect for the platforms on and Facebook, as well as environment, and the campaign against on UEFA.com, was a key factor in spreading the discrimination, racism and violence. It message and increasing public awareness about encourages respect across the game – respect discrimination in football. A dedicated No to for opposing players, coaches and officials, Racism section on UEFA.org also kept people referees, opposing supporters – and emphasises up to date. that football is open to all. The focal point was the FARE Action Weeks from The battle to eliminate racism from the game 15 to 29 October 2013, once again organised was at the forefront of the Respect campaign by UEFA’s long-standing social responsibility in 2013/14, after a resolution was adopted by partner, the FARE network. FARE have organised UEFA’s member associations at the UEFA the Action Weeks every year since 2001, bringing Congress in May 2013. The resolution, entitled together fans, minority groups, activists and European Football United Against Racism, grassroots groups with players, clubs, leagues comprised an 11-point plan designed to tackle and football associations in a united front racism. Stars of European football past and against all forms of discrimination. present, as well as coaches and referees, threw their weight behind the campaign, rallying The No to Racism message took centre stage on around the slogan No to Racism. matchday three of the UEFA Champions League, providing a high-profile platform for the The global popularity of the UEFA Champions campaign against racism, discrimination and League ensured that this message was heard intolerance in football. Team captains wore No far and wide during the 2013/14 season, with to Racism armbands, anti-racism messages were contributions from top players guaranteeing played over clubs’ public address systems, and a that the message commanded attention. No to Racism pennant was passed between “We as footballers and people in football have players in the pre-match lineups. On 22 and 23 to show again and again that racism has no place NO TO RACISM October, to coincide with the UEFA Champions in football or anywhere else,” Chelsea FC striker League matches, the TV spot was shown in 31 Fernando Torres said. European countries by over 100 broadcasters. The No to Racism initiative made its presence UEFA’s own reinforced disciplinary approach and felt in a number of ways. “Respect: No to zero tolerance stance, meanwhile, has resulted Racism” flags were displayed prominently on the in several partial stadium closures, imposed as a pitch before kick-off at every match, and from penalty for racist behaviour. Clubs, supporters the start of the knockout stage the message was and everyone else involved in football are now shown on LED boards at stadiums. Big names fully aware that UEFA will not let up in its drive No to racism.indd 1 8/16/2013 4:43:01 PM such as , Kevin-Prince Boateng, to rid the game of racism. Cristiano Ronaldo and endorsed the campaign by participating in a No to Racism

4 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 RESPECT 5 Technic al report INTRODUCTION Group A Group B

Bayer 04 FC Shakhtar Leverkusen United FC de Fútbol Donetsk Galatasaray AŞ Juventus FC København Real Madrid CF (LEV) (MU) (RS) (SHK) (GAL) (JUV) (KOB) (RM)

Group C Group D

Paris FC Bayern PFC CSKA Manchester FC Viktoria RSC Anderlecht SL Benfica Olympiacos FC Saint-Germain München Moskva City FC Plzeň (AND) (BEN) (OLY) (PSG) (BAY) (CSKA) (MC) (PLZ)

Group E Group F Reading the game The review of the 22nd season of UEFA attended the matches played during the food for thought. By highlighting tendencies Champions League football combines the knockout stage of the competition. These and trends at the peak of professional club annual technical report, which has been culminated with the final in Lisbon, contested football, the report also offers coaches who published for the last 15 seasons, with the for the second successive season by two teams are active in the development levels of the FC Steaua Borussia Olympique commercial, marketing, financial and from the same national association. game information that may be helpful in FC 1893 Chelsea FC FC Schalke 04 Bucureşti Arsenal FC SSC Napoli de Marseille broadcasting aspects – the essential terms of working on the qualities which will (BSL) (CHL) (SCH) (STE) (ARS) (DOR) (NAP) (MAR) This mix of facts and observations seeks to ingredients in the success of European be needed by the players and coaches who provoke as well as to inform. The objective is to football’s premier club competition. The will play leading roles in shaping the UEFA provide inspiration for analysis, reflections and technical report is also being produced as a Champions League of the future. debate which, it is hoped, will give technicians limited-edition stand-alone publication for a small target group of front-line coaches. Group G Group H As usual, the technical report sets out to provide a permanent record of the 125 matches played during the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League season and to present factual and statistical information in a reader-friendly format. Data on specific matches and the 32 teams who competed in the competition are widely available – Club Atlético notably on UEFA’s own website. The focus in de Madrid FK Wien FC Porto FC Zenit AFC Ajax FC Celtic FC AC Milan this report is therefore to deliver an overview (ATL) (AW) (POR) (ZEN) (AJX) (BAR) (CEL) (ACM) based on the presentation and interpretation

of factual evidence, blended with the input The UEFA technical team lineup at the final (from left to right): Graham Turner, Ioan Lupescu, Thomas Schaaf, Sir , from the team of UEFA technical observers that , Jesus, and Frank Ludolph The above abbreviations are used in place of club names on pages 58–91

8 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 INTRODUCTION 9 COMPETITION OVERVIEW

The lure of Lisbon Madrid’s great rivals laid down a marker in the group stage, dropping just two points each on their way to ensuring the competition’s first single-city final

One of the multifarious challenges facing campaign with a bitter taste of disappointment members of the coaching profession is that despite a more than creditable season. expectations can blur the public’s perception FC Bayern München, for instance, had been of success and failure. In the UEFA Champions signalled as candidates to become the first club League, success can be a place on the starting to make a successful defence of the title, only grid, survival into the new calendar year, or to suffer a comprehensive semi-final defeat raising a national flag for the first time in the comparable to the one the Bavarian side had quarter-finals. For a select few clubs, inflicted on FC Barcelona a season earlier. It was expectations are pinned to images of the one of the many dramatic twists and turns captain triumphantly lifting ‘Old Big Ears’ – and which form the quintessence of the world’s some of the pre-season favourites ended the prime club competition.

10 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 COMPETITION OVERVIEW 11 Zlatan Ibrahimović scores one of his four goals in Paris’s 5-0 win at Anderlecht

The drama started to unfold during the expectations by reaching the knockout rounds. autumn. The results pages might have SSC Napoli suffered an even crueller reverse, suggested a degree of normality. Half of the 96 ending Group F in third place despite group games, for instance, had ended in victory accumulating 12 points by winning four of their for the home team. On the other hand, there six matches. Stark contrasts were provided by was an eye-catching fact that, in 25 of those Galatasaray AŞ and FC Zenit, both of whom fixtures, the visiting team had failed to score. secured second place with less impressive But theories about teams ‘travelling badly’ records. The Turkish club won their final home could be swiftly dismantled by another salient fixture in conditions which had forced a 24-hour feature of the group stage. No fewer than 31 postponement to qualify with seven points and fixtures were won by the away team. Of the a deficit of six in the goal difference column. AC Milan striker three possible results, draws slumped to a low The 1-0 victory in Istanbul signified an early exit of 18, with Groups D and F failing to produce a for Juventus after the Italian champions had stalemate. The statistics aligned with the lost ground by conceding three draws in their previous season (in which 51 of the 96 group previous five games. games had not been won by the home side) to On the same day, Zenit clinched second place suggest a more adventurous approach by in Group G despite a resounding 4-1 defeat in travelling teams. The competition offered against FK Austria Wien. It earned kudos spectators only six 0-0 draws (a meagre 4.8% for the Austrian debutants, who recorded their of the total) with the knockout rounds first win in the competition. It also allowed the contributing only one – the goalless first leg of Russian team, thanks to FC Porto’s defeat the semi-final between Club Atlético de Madrid Olympiacos advanced for the first time since 2009/10 against Atlético in Madrid, to progress with and Chelsea FC. cabin-size baggage of six points and a solitary Further question marks were attached to the win. The two Portuguese clubs joined Juventus, time-honoured theory that ten points are FC Steaua Bucureşti, , enough to earn a place in the knockout stage AFC Ajax and Celtic FC on a seven-strong list of of the competition. SL Benfica, who went on former champions of Europe who fell at the to reach the UEFA Europa League final for the group stage hurdle. second successive season, reached double figures, only for the head-to-head ruling to consign them to third place behind Olympiacos FC – the Greek club exceeding strikes to send Galatasaray through revelled in a new central role for Bayern

12 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 COMPETITION OVERVIEW 13 was in sparkling form for Arsenal in a tight Group F

Further apparent contradictions could be found champions, Porto, and in Group H, AC Milan in the eight group tables, where differences took second place even though the only between first and last were generally opponent they defeated was Celtic. substantial but where few issues had been In terms of grand finales, Group F had no peer. definitively resolved before the final matchday. With Marseille losing their six matches, the The eight fourth-placed teams registered top two spots were contested by heavyweights deficits of between nine and 13 points in , Arsenal FC and Napoli relation to the group winners – substantial and all three managed to knock down their margins in an 18-point campaign. At the same opponents once. A dramatic late winner at the time, differences between first and second Stade Vélodrome ultimately handed top spot ranged from zero (in Groups D and F) to ten to the 2013 silver-medallists, while Rafael Benfica bowed out despite amassing ten points points in Group G, where Atlético, significantly, Benítez’s side fell just short of glory in a 2-0 equalled their city rivals by conceding only two home win against Arsenal. That result meant points in their six games. that Milan would be the only Italian Elsewhere, isolated performances rather than representative in the next phase. sustained excellence caught the eye. In Group E, When the dust had settled, it became clear for example, FC Basel 1893 raised eyebrows by that the knockout stage would get under way defeating Chelsea at home and at Stamford with four clubs from and , Bridge – but failed to beat anybody else. three from Spain, and one apiece from , Similarly, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, a major force in , , and . Few would previous seasons, could only register a brace of have predicted that, once the ball started wins against Real Sociedad de Fútbol, with the rolling in February, many of the ties would be all Basque club a shade unlucky to reap only a but resolved after the first 90 minutes. Or that single point on their return to the competition retired with a record 151 UEFA Champions League all eight group winners would progress to the after a ten-year absence. Galatasaray earned appearances (including qualifying). Raúl González holds the quarter-finals at the expense of the runners-up. record for most games from group stage to final with 142 four of their seven points against Juventus. Zenit took four of their six points from the 2004

Neymar was a striking addition to Barcelona’s attack

14 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 COMPETITION OVERVIEW 15 and a quick reaction by when his scoring attempt rebounded off the crossbar allowed Atlético to seal a return to the final of Europe’s premier competition for the first time in 40 years. The other semi-final also produced a tale of the unexpected – at least in the second leg. Real Madrid earned a 1-0 home victory in the first, but, bearing in mind the club’s meagre dividends from previous visits to Germany, the result did not generate undue optimism. The surprise in was that centre-back was allowed to head home from two set plays within the opening 20 minutes, and that Bayern were subsequently unable to find a reply. An impudent direct free-kick by Ronaldo put 0-4 on the scoreboard in the final minute, perpetuated the tradition that no team has 2013 finalists Dortmund saw off Zenit in the last 16 successfully defended the UEFA Champions League title, and made history by ensuring that, for the first time, the European title Knockout blows team produced nail-biting. Limiting the would be decided at a final between two damage to that 2-0 scoreline saw the Spanish clubs from the same city. The opening round of 16 fixtures yielded six team through – by the skin of their teeth. Paris away victories, five of which were won by two seemed to have carved out a winning margin goals or more – with the advantages when an added-time goal earned Laurent compounded by the . Real Blanc’s team a 3-1 win over Chelsea in the Madrid CF, 6-1 victors against FC Schalke 04 in French capital. Despite conceding once in the ; Paris Saint-Germain, 4-0 winners first half, the French side looked reasonably in Leverkusen; and Dortmund, favoured by a 4-2 comfortable – until a diagonal ball into the box scoreline in St Petersburg, became odds-on allowed Demba Ba to scoop in a second in the favourites to go through – and did, even though 87th minute and secure an away-goal victory Zenit claimed a consolation victory in for the Londoners. Dortmund. Only two matches punctuated the away win sequence. Galatasaray, coming from Their reward was a trip to Madrid, where a behind to draw 1-1 with Chelsea in Istanbul, respectful display against Atlético led to the were outgunned at Stamford Bridge, losing the only goalless draw of the knockout stage. Again, return 2-0. And Olympiacos, 2-0 winners Chelsea went 1-0 ahead during the first half of against Manchester United FC in the home leg, the return. But ’s team produced failed to truncate their negative record of 11 enough mental and physical strength to turn

losses in as many visits to England when they the game round, with Adrián López equalising A minute’s silence was held before both semi-finals to mark were beaten 3-0 at . just before the break. A penalty the passing of and Vujadin Boškov ’ team then faced the defending champions and, despite working to extenuation, lost 3-1 in Munich after a 1-1 draw in Manchester. Their local rivals Manchester City FC had suffered the misfortune to be drawn against Barcelona, and their excellent campaign was ended with defeats in Manchester and at . ’s side, however, were then required to take part in the only one-country tie to emerge from the quarter-final draw. A stunning long-range shot by Diego earned Atlético a 1-1 draw in the Catalan capital, with Barça then unable to bounce back after conceding an early goal in the return. Real Madrid also prevailed by the narrowest of margins in a rerun of the previous season’s semi-final against Dortmund. A convincing display earned Carlo Ancelotti’s side a Diego Costa (left) celebrates seemingly comfortable 3-0 advantage but, scoring Atletico’s second at in Germany, two early goals for Jürgen Klopp’s André Schürrle takes on Alex at Stamford Bridge Chelsea with team-mate Koke

16 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 COMPETITION OVERVIEW 17 THE FINAL

A minute difference Sergio Ramos’s equalising goal seconds from the end of normal time turned the outcome and perceptions of an intriguing final on their heads

“The equaliser was the winning goal.” The To start a review of the 2014 UEFA Champions comment by Sir Alex Ferguson focused a League final in the 93rd minute could spotlight on one critical moment. Three legitimately be classed as an aberration. But minutes into added time and with only one the equaliser not only changed the game. It remaining, Luka Modrić delivered a corner from changed perceptions of the game. Had the the right. The one head that the Club Atlético Ramos header struck the post, the post-match de Madrid players wanted the ball to avoid was plaudits would undoubtedly have been directed that of Sergio Ramos, the man who had killed at the compact organisation, defensive acumen off the defending champions by heading home and incommensurable team spirit of Diego twice from set plays during the second leg of Simeone’s side. Just over half an hour later, the semi-final in Munich. But there he was, the praise was being redirected towards the given enough elbow room in the centre of the self-belief, the tactical sophistication and the box to rise above the ball and, calculating the sheer punching power of Carlo Ancelotti’s angles as shrewdly as a billiards player, swivel his Madrid. As Roy Hodgson remarked on the neck to send his header past the stretched-to- following morning: “We can make a lot of the-limit right arm of and into positive points about Real Madrid, but we the net at the far post. In the short term, it shouldn’t be too harsh on Atlético.” signified 1-1 and extra time. In the greater Nevertheless, a considered review of the final scheme of things, it heralded, as Sir Alex is inevitably coloured by the hindsight factor. pointed out, ultimate victory for Real Madrid CF.

Sergio Ramos celebrates his dramatic late equaliser

18 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 THE FINAL 19 For Sir Alex, Atlético’s strength was to “hunt the ball down, to stay organised and to be patient. They were ready to wait and wait and wait – and they scored from their first real chance.” The game was into its 36th minute when it came. Gabi trotted over to take a corner on the right, with his delivery cleared only as far as right-back Juanfran, who redirected into a box where there was two-way traffic among a platoon of players moving in or out. With among those moving out, the header by Diego Godín looped over him and, as the goalkeeper put a despairing hand to it, crossed the line and found a tortuous route into the side of the net. A set play had given Atlético the advantage and the solidity of Simeone’s unit challenged Ancelotti and his players to find solutions. The first half ended with Khedira earning himself a yellow card during the 94 seconds of added time. It was the third of a dozen in a match where the tensions and frustrations Diego Godín opened the scoring for Atlético of a local derby transferred to club football’s Finally detecting ultimate stage lowered boiling points and a weakness in Atlético’s The hindsight factor reaches back to 75 And so to the pitch, where the pageantry of the distorted the timing of tackles. But the opening minutes before kick-off, when the 60,976 opening ceremony and the rendition of the act had served to highlight the contrast in defences, Ancelotti’s team spectators were still filling the magnificent UEFA Champions League anthem by ’s playing styles and in formations. Atlético’s exploited it mercilessly Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica with colour, celebrated fado singer Mariza gave the crowd 4-4-2 relied heavily on the two full-backs – decibels, banners and Madrileño accents. At goosebumps as the tension rose. This Juanfran on the right, Filipe Luís on the left that moment, the team sheets were being translated seamlessly into a tense start to – exploiting the wide areas. Real’s 4-3-3 had a handed to Dutch referee Björn Kuipers. a contest between, as former Madrid star more attacking complexion, with Ángel Di María Atlético’s included No19, Diego Costa, injured put it, “two different ways bursting into the spaces created by Ronaldo’s a week previously, but apparently recovered in of seeing football, with Atlético a compact, off-the-ball running on the left wing. Although Ángel Di María on the run for Madrid time to take part in training on the eve of the tactically mature side with a very good Ancelotti’s team dominated possession final. For a coach, the situation presented a defensive set-up”. Initially, it was Real who 60-40, they struggled to pierce Atlético’s dilemma. Should he start on the pitch or should probed deeper, with and Cristiano defensive block. When they did so, Gareth he be reserved as the stiletto up the sleeve on Ronaldo working the right and left flanks Bale missed the target with the only two the 59th minute, when Ancelotti ordered a Real have the ball in or around your area for awkwardly – and hobbled as best he could the bench? Simeone, backed by evidence from respectively, while attempted clear chances. Real’s attacking guns were double substitution. “This wasn’t just about 30 minutes, you can expect bad news.” For through the extra half-hour, aware that the the player and the medics, opted for the former. to capitalise on neat combinations through the being effectively spiked. fresh legs,” commented Hierro. “Ancelotti all their pressure, however, there was little to three changes had been made. But only nine minutes had ticked past when he middle. But effective combinations were rare in The second half initially offered more of the added joy to the team’s play. Swapping Khedira trouble Courtois. Bale struck two shots; Ronaldo needed to be replaced by Adrián López. At that an opening phase when, as Mircea Lucescu Finally detecting a weakness in Atlético’s same: orderly defending by Atlético amid for gained a lot for the team, as he tried launched an acrobatic effort; Isco tried his luck stage, nobody knew there would be extra time. commented, “neither team could put more defences, Ancelotti’s team exploited it deafening support from their fans. Hindsight, to combine with everybody. And sending on from outside the box. All went wide. It is only the hindsight factor which classes than three or four passes together”. mercilessly, with Marcelo and Di María however, reveals that a turning point came in Marcelo for Coentrão at left-back was a key Costa as a costly gamble. As Atlético stubbornly held on, Simeone sent relentlessly assaulting the damaged area. “This move. He was ready to push forward, to try the on José Sosa to replace Raúl García, who had is where the intelligence of Modrić paid off,” 1v1. In a game when the front men couldn’t been brought into play much less frequently Lucescu observed. “He helped Real to dominate Atlético coach Diego Simeone find spaces to run into, individual skill was “Atlético were ready to than his midfield colleagues Tiago, Gabi and totally in midfield. He constantly switched the required – and the two changes provided it.” wait and wait and wait Koke. Then, with seven minutes remaining, direction of play to pose questions. And Hodgson added: “From that moment, Real left-back Filipe Luís limped off injured, obliging Marcelo, with his interceptions and vertical – and they scored from Madrid pushed more and more, while Atlético Simeone to make his third change at a stage runs, caused serious problems.” Significantly, their first real chance” couldn’t pose any threat in attack. If you let when, as Hierro commented: “Had I been the while Modrić was the chief supplier to Bale and coach, I would have sent on an extra Ronaldo on the wings, Sergio Ramos – who Sir Alex Ferguson and closed the game down.” made more passes than any other player in the final – was the main purveyor of passes On the other team sheet, Carlo Ancelotti, While the referee was consulting his watch prior to Di María and Marcelo as they broke forward needing to meditate on the ideal replacement to closing the game down after four minutes of from the left side of midfield. for the suspended , went for his added time, the ‘winning equaliser’ entered the No6. , returning from long-term seemingly impenetrable Atlético net. “The Atlético’s instinct for survival had seen them injury, emphasised his physical fitness by 1-1 released the pressure and gave Real added through the first half of extra time, but with producing a sprint which, at 32.69km/h, was impetus,” said Thomas Schaaf. “Atlético so many key players running – and Juanfran the fastest of the game. But match sharpness couldn’t find the resources to play vertically or hobbling – on empty, the umpteenth incursion comes with matches – and he had played very build attacks.” As the referee signalled the start by Real’s left-flank players provided the few. Hindsight singles out his substitution in the of extra time, a new game had also started. And breakthrough. The shot which provided the 59th minute as one of the watershed moments within minutes, the Atlético fans began to see culmination to Di María’s run was blocked by of the final. Luka Modrić goes past Atlético captain Gabi the writing on the wall. Juanfran landed Courtois, only for the ball to cannon hard enough

20 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 THE FINAL 21 THE WINNING COACH

Carlo Ancelotti Under the Italian coach Real Madrid have developed a balance and tactical diversity that reaped its greatest reward in the final Gareth Bale celebrates scoring what proved to be the winning goal from his body to bounce high in the air from the tally of goal attempts, and had attempted Marcelo adds Carlo Ancelotti became champion of Europe balanced mix.” This was illustrated by a The coaches who acted as UEFA’s observers ground and allow Bale to nod in at the back post. 862 passes to Atlético’s 548 with a 76 to 59 the third for the fifth time, having done so twice as a campaign in which Ancelotti shrewdly managed at the Lisbon final unanimously lauded his Within minutes, Marcelo made an almost advantage in the percentage of accuracy. player and twice as coach of AC Milan before the riches of his squad to achieve a tactical shrewd use of the substitutions and his bravery identical run through the same unprotected Atlético’s endeavour was reflected by completing his hat-trick with Real Madrid CF. diversity which allowed Real to adopt different in deploying six creative, attacking players in territory to score with a low shot. And Ronaldo Koke, Tiago and Gabi, each of He was within a minute of losing a UEFA approaches to dealing with the defending front of his back four as he chased the adverse rubbed salt into wounds by converting a whom covered almost 16km in running to Champions League final for the second time champions, FC Bayern München, in the result. Eyebrows were raised when he sent on last-minute penalty then exuberantly extenuation. They and their team-mates could as a coach and giving Diego Simeone his first semi-final and then Club Atlético de Madrid Isco, a middle-to-front player replete with skill celebrating before the camera which was legitimately feel maltreated by the 4-1 sweet taste of success in Europe’s prime club in the final. and unpredictability, to replace the industrious gathering images of him for a feature film. scoreline. As the white shirts of Real headed competition. In Lisbon, the contrast in coaching Sami Khedira and accompany Luka Modrić in into the main stand to receive medals from It brought down the curtain on a game in which, styles was as marked as the contrast between the central midfield. Marcelo’s attacking virtues the UEFA President, Michel Platini, and lift the as Lucescu observed, “the more agile, creative, Match statistics the teams’ playing styles. Simeone, hyperactive “I am a lucky man. made him another successful substitution. trophy for the tenth time, the hindsight factors technical players ultimately beat the highly from start to finish at the Estádio do Sport “Marcelo changed the game,” Sir Alex Ferguson began to come into focus. At the moment Saturday 24 May 2014, Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica Happiness is giving disciplined defensive organisation of their Lisboa e Benfica, had created a team capable of remarked. “Ancelotti was able to bring on when red and white ribbons were being opponents”. There was statistical evidence to Real Madrid CF 4-1 Club Atlético de Madrid wresting the Liga title from Spain’s ‘big two’ happiness to the people substitutes who added to the team, whereas readied for attachment to the cup, Atlético (after extra time) support his view. Ancelotti’s team, apart from and of reaching the UEFA Champions League Simeone found himself having to make had been beaten by a winning equaliser. who follow us, day in day its 60% share of the ball, had doubled Atlético’s Goals final unbeaten. His concepts are based on changes to survive.” unremitting efforts, spirit and commitment out, throughout the year” 0-1 Godín 36, 1-1 Ramos 90+3, 2-1 Bale 110, Mircea Lucescu added: “Ancelotti reorganised 3-1 Marcelo 118, 4-1 Ronaldo 120 (P) to the cause. Simeone’s side was a reflection ‘Carletto’ also has a balanced approach to the team and made an impact and he found Iker Casillas lifts the trophy as of his own attitude as a player and his credo as Lineups the job. In the technical area he seems ways of beating different types of opposition Madrid celebrate ‘La Décima’ a coach. “Effort and spirit are not negotiable,” Madrid: Casillas (C); Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Coentrão imperturbable, almost inscrutable. Those who – like breaking up Bayern’s game by sometimes he always maintains. “And I insist on being clear, (Marcelo 59); Modrić, Khedira (Isco 59), Di María; Bale, study his behaviour on the touch line would going over the top. He’s good at finding the sincere and honest. Being a coach is different Benzema (Morata 79), Ronaldo maybe find it difficult to equate that image right answers.” After Ancelotti’s team had from being a player. But the essence of human Atlético: Courtois; Juanfran, Miranda, Godín, Filipe Luís with the ease and jocularity of his relationships clawed its way back from the brink to take values remains the same.” (Alderweireld 83); Raúl García (Sosa 66), Gabi (C), Tiago, within the dressing room. When the the title, Roy Hodgson reflected on the Koke; Diego Costa (Adrián López 9), Villa Ancelotti, by the narrowest of margins in spite 93rd-minute equaliser hit the Atlético net, his qualities which had allowed him to ultimately Cards of the heavy scoreline, celebrated the climax reaction was a minimal gesture with clenched prevail: “Throughout the game, he transmitted of his first year with the club’s tenth European fists. When Bale nodded in the second goal, calmness, confidence, belief in the work Yellow: Ramos 27, Khedira 45+1, Marcelo 118, Ronaldo 120+1, Varane 120+3 (Madrid); crown. “Real Madrid has become a different Ancelotti’s body language transmitted more that had been done and faith in the ability Raúl García 27, Miranda 53, Villa 72, Juanfran 74, Koke 86, team with Ancelotti – a team that’s strong in passion – but it was a contained passion. His joy of his players.” Gabi 100, Godín 120 (Atlético) defence and doesn’t concede that many goals, at lifting the trophy was allied with a measured Referee a team that has more patience with the ball, appraisal of the victory. “I am a lucky man,” he and a team that attacks with speed and power,” admitted, before stressing that “happiness is Björn Kuipers () said Fernando Hierro. “Before, the emphasis giving happiness to the people who follow us, Attendance was on direct attacking. This team has a day in day out, throughout the year.” 60,976

22 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 THE WINNING COACH 23 to Bayern’s wingers (Franck Ribéry and Arjen keeps one TECHNICAL TOPICS step ahead of Robben) or full-backs (Lahm and ). Atlético’s winger-less formation relied heavily on box-to-box activity by the two full-backs, notably Juanfran, whose two determined runs deep into the Chelsea box provided two crucial goals at Stamford Bridge in the semi-final. Like Ramos, he had shown his ability to prioritise defensive duties when responsible for subduing and Co. during the quarter-final against Barcelona. During the Unlocking return leg, Juanfran attempted 30 passes: the Barça full-backs Daniel Alves and attempted 104 apiece. As Arsène Wenger commented: “A team that was playing with two wingers ten years ago now attacks you with two wingers and two the door full-backs. Wingers need to be top athletes, able to attack and defend and to switch from From launching attacks from deep or hitting teams one to the other very quickly. With the focus in on the break to the importance (or not) of possession, the modern game on possession and passing, the best also have a particular quality that we opinions differed on the most effective route to goal The engine room Attacking from the back tend to forget about: they can dribble. They can run and keep the ball.” The final provided a clear example of how Carlo The final demonstrated that the central area of “If we ended the season asking ourselves why Ancelotti was able to change the texture of his the defensive third has become the prime area Real Madrid were the champions, we’d have team by blending different personalities into for laying the foundations of attacking play. For to think about the balance within their squad; Flexible structures the two central midfield positions, tilting the Real Madrid CF, the suspension of Xabi Alonso their ability to field a team equipped to deal balance in the direction of a more creative left Carlo Ancelotti with, as Roy Hodgson put it, The trend towards a 4-2-3-1 structure with any rival. They could always field two of approach when chasing the result. Although “a big hole to fill”. He filled it in two different continued in the 2013/14 season, with 19 of the best central midfielders you could hope to team structures were fluid, no fewer than 23 ways, with Luka Modrić the lynchpin, the 32 contestants operating in this formation see, because of their skill on the ball and their of the 32 coaches opted to operate with twin distributing play to every team-mate except at some stage, six setting themselves up in defensive strength. They were always ready to screening midfielders at some stage of the Iker Casillas. Alongside him, Sami Khedira’s 4-3-3, another six in 4-4-2, and Juventus get back to their own box or, as we saw against competition. Like Ancelotti, successful passes included only one to Karim playing their trademark 3-5-2 except in the Bayern, to double up against Ribéry and was able to stamp different hallmarks on to Benzema and none to Cristiano Ronaldo or two group matches against Real Madrid, when Robben. More importantly, against any his formation by permuting , Gareth Bale. Isco, his second-half replacement, opted to play four at the back. opponent, they could find ways to unlock the Thiago Alcántara, , linked more successfully with the two wide door.” These words, spoken by Roy Hodgson on However, the season offered infinite Javi Martínez and Philipp Lahm in the pivotal forwards. The salient feature, however, was the morning after the Lisbon final, raise many opportunities to play with numbers. AC Milan, roles. The other two semi-finalists tended to that centre-back Sergio Ramos stepped into of the points to emerge from a fascinating with a change of coach during the campaign, prioritise a more pragmatic approach, with the Alonso role, completing more passes than UEFA Champions League season. permuted 4-4-2 with 4-3-3; David Moyes’ José Mourinho fielding , Ramires, any other player and effectively feeding Ángel Manchester United FC mixed 4-4-2 with Frank Lampard or Jon Obi Mikel in the Chelsea Di María and Marcelo on the left flank. This 4-2-3-1; Carlo Ancelotti switched from 4-3-3 FC holding roles, while Diego Simeone’s Club provided a contrast with his role during the to 4-4-2 against Bayern in the semi-final; AFC Atlético de Madrid relied on the industry of away leg of the semi-final against FC Bayern Ajax’s starting lineup at home to Barcelona was Tiago, Gabi or Mario Suárez to form the central München when, faced with Mario Mandžukić an example of the teams whose structure was, platform on which he built his team’s defensive and Thomas Müller, he prioritised defensive at certain moments, more akin to a 4-1-4-1 and attacking strategies. duties. The former was able to receive only than the traditional 4-3-3; Atlético occasionally eight passes during the 90 minutes. Among the minority of teams who operated switched to 4-5-1; FC Schalke 04’s 4-4-2 was so with a single screening midfielder, Laurent Modrić’s most frequent pass during the Lisbon distant from two flat lines of four that UEFA’s Blanc generally deployed in final was to Daniel Carvajal – a fact which observer was tempted to label it a 4-2-2-2 the anchor role of the Paris Saint-Germain highlighted the continued trend for moves to formation; and, in general, quick transitions midfield, with Marco Verratti working, pressing be built on centre-backs spreading wide and to and from attacking and defending structures and harrying in the area ahead of him. At full-backs advancing on the flanks, with either blurred definitions. Yet the top teams FC Barcelona, performed one or two screening midfielders dropping deep suggested that, in order to be able to unlock the vital shielding role in front of the central to provide extra cover through the central area. doors in the UEFA Champions League, you need defenders, tackling and intercepting to supply The trend is, in consequence, for the to be equipped to play in more than one system. the ball to the team’s creative talents, to operate from deep positions and generally Hernández and Andrés Iniesta. to open play to the flanks where full-backs and In the Juventus formation, wingers combined in attempts to find routes played the role of deep-lying round the defensive block. During the second in front of the centre-backs and behind a leg of the semi-final against Real Madrid, Toni well-populated midfield. Kroos played 69 of his 130 successful passes

David Villa and Raphaël Varane lock horns

24 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TECHNICAL TOPICS 25 On the ball working on possession play and attacking. Average possession per game Yet we find ourselves playing smaller clubs After nine seasons at the top of the ball that do not allow us to play like this.” possession chart, Barcelona were relegated to second place by Bayern, Pep Guardiola having The season certainly offered multifarious 65% 63% 59% transferred a playing philosophy from examples to support the thesis that minimal to . Possessing the ball can be equated possession can be translated into maximum Bayern Barcelona Porto to possessing the initiative. But the 2013/14 results. Austria Wien had a 36% share at home season demonstrated that, to quote Arsène to FC Zenit and won 4-1. Ajax, renowned as a Wenger, “football doesn’t necessarily reward possession team, registered their season low 58% 55% 54% teams that take the initiative”. Defeats for the of 41% – and registered their best result – in main standard-bearers of possession football the 2-1 home win against Barça. FC Basel Paris Zenit Ajax kept alive a debate which has been ebbing 1893’s 2-1 away win over Chelsea was achieved and flowing since the contrasting winning with 44% of possession. When Celtic FC, styles of Barcelona in 2009 and 2011, and an normally a low-possession team, were given 52% 52% 51% FC Internazionale Milano side which became 53% of the ball by visitors AC Milan, they were the filling in a sandwich by winning the title beaten 3-0. Chelsea, in their semi-final against Juventus Galatasaray Chelsea under José Mourinho feeling comfortable Atlético, had 38% during the 0-0 draw in without the ball and having it for only 32% of Madrid and, when they had 52% in the return the 2010 final against ’s Bayern. at Stamford Bridge, were beaten 3-1. 51% 51% 51% The 2014 final was between two teams and Diego Simeone has clear ideas about the two coaches who gave little relevance to Madrid Shakhtar Basel importance of ball possession. “I’m not possession figures. Madrid’s average for the interested. Not at all,” he insists. “What I’m victorious campaign was hoisted upwards by interested in is winning games. Possession a 60% share in the Lisbon final, after defeating is something that has been sold to us as 50% 50% 49% Bayern at home and away in the semi-final with attractive. Possession play is one way of a 36% share of the ball. Atlético, the silver winning, but it’s not the only way. Our aim Napoli Real Sociedad Dortmund medallists, dominated possession in only three is to achieve a balance between both facets of their 13 matches – one of them a marginal of the game and we have players who can 51% quota away against FK Austria Wien. mix possession, defensive balance and 48% 48% 48% Like Madrid against Bayern, they defeated counterattacking. I much prefer powerful, Barcelona in the quarter-final with 34% purposeful attacking.” Arsenal Benfica Manchester City of the ball at Camp Nou and 36% at home. A comment made over a decade ago by Rinus , one of the team of UEFA Michels could be injected into debates on the technical observers during the season, 48% 48% 47% value of possession in a winning formula. commented: “There seems to be a small “Those who focused on the best result rather current trend where teams that dominate Manchester United Schalke Olympiacos than the best football,” he stated in UEFA’s possession are being beaten by well-organised technical report on the 2002/03 season, defensive blocks and quick counterattacks.” “were less vulnerable than the others. They Antonio Conte adopts a similar line: “The 47% 46% 45% were strong defensively, took no big risks and football mentality is slowly changing in Italy, reacted rather than taking the initiative.” Marseille Leverkusen Anderlecht

Pep Guardiola implemented his possession-based philosophy at Bayern 45% 45% 45%

Atlético Milan Steaua “What I’m interested in is winning games. 44% 44% 42% Possession play is one way of winning, but København Plzeň CSKA Moskva it’s not the only way. I much prefer powerful, 41% 40% purposeful attacking” Celtic Austria Wien Diego Simeone

The clubs in bold qualified for the knockout stage

26 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TECHNICAL TOPICS 27 Galatasaray striker takes on Juve’s in a match in which When the goals were scored the lead changed hands twice late on 67 54 (19%) (15%) 49 43 (14%) (12%) 4 (1%) First half 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 Minutes

63 62 (17%) (17%) 17 (5%) 0 3 (0%) (1%)

61-75 76-90 90+ Extra Extra time 1 time 2 Decimal points account for the extra 1%

When the first goals were scored 38 29 19 1 15 10 7 Kevin Grosskreutz’s late winner at Marseille on matchday six sent Dortmund into the last 16 at Napoli’s expense 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 Minutes

Better late than never One facet, however, remained unaltered. The The equaliser by Sergio Ramos in Lisbon second half was by far more productive than brought the total of ‘decisive’ goals to 33, One of the talking points to emerge from the the opening 45 minutes. No fewer than 59% representing 42% of the 79 goals scored 2012/13 season was the fact that 24% of the of the goals were scored after the break and, between the 76th minute and the end of goals were scored after the 75th minute. When in line with previous seasons, 40% hit the net added time. The other 46 goals signified no this statistic was presented to the participants after the 60th minute. This figure has stabilised change to the status quo at the time, although at the UEFA Elite Club Coaches Forum at the in recent seasons and arguably reflects it can be argued that the need to chase an beginning of the season, Carlo Ancelotti enhanced fitness levels. UEFA’s first technical adverse result sometimes made teams commented: “It’s difficult to prepare the last report in 1998/99 highlighted that 53% of the vulnerable to further goals by the opposition. 15 minutes from a tactical point of view. They goals had been scored after the hour mark. are the least foreseeable minutes because of tiredness, loss of concentration and so on. However, while debating the high number of Sometimes changing a player or a tactic can late goals in the 2012/13 season, the coaches help, but it is the most difficult period of the had wondered how many of the goals scored game to control.” after the 75th minute had been decisive. For the purposes of analysis, ‘decisive’ was defined The reaction from Paulo Fonseca, head coach as a goal which altered the home win/draw/ of FC Porto at the time, was: “These figures away win outcome of the match. Using these represent a challenge for coaches. In the last 15 criteria, the Group B game between Juventus minutes you tend to run more risks defensively. and Galatasaray therefore produced three But the emotional balance of a team can be ‘decisive’ goals, with the result shifting to 1-1, improved. You need to keep your players 2-1 and 2-2 in the closing minutes. In other focused – and coaching can achieve that.” games, the late goals had little impact. Staying The balance to emerge from the 2013/14 in Group B, for example, three goals in the last season reveals that the coaches may indeed ten minutes of Galatasaray v Madrid simply have found antidotes to fatigue and losses of extended the scoreline from 0-4 to 1-6. concentration. The last 15 minutes were no In the knockout rounds leading to Lisbon, decisive longer the most productive of the 90 and the late goals were few and far between. Atlético’s number of goals scored during added time at winner in Milan was one of the rare examples, the end fell by 23%. For the first time since along with very late goals for Manchester City FC UEFA started compiling technical reports on and Barcelona at the Camp Nou which shunted Arsène Wenger’s Arsenal reached the group stage for a 16th the UEFA Champions League in the 1998/99 the score from 1-0 to 2-1. However, their successive season in 2013/14 season, the first 15 minutes after the half-time decisiveness can be relativised by the 2-0 win interval proved to be the most fertile period for Barça in Manchester in the first leg. for goalscoring.

28 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TECHNICAL TOPICS 29 “It’s not just about launching a long ball forward – counters tend to be more elaborately planned and can create more goals” Carlo Ancelotti

Marco Reus was a danger on the break for Dortmund

Counters count laid foundations for five counters with their intense pressure game, which led to ball wins UEFA’s technical observers frequently high up the pitch. Chelsea also scored five times highlighted teams’ reluctance to expose (one of them following a dangerous free-kick themselves to counterattacks until the for FC Steaua Bucureşti), mostly with three or necessities of chasing a result obliged them to more players flooding forward as soon as the do so. During the 2013/14 season, the number ball was won. of goals directly attributable to counters dropped to 61 in comparison with 79 in the previous season. Even so, counterattacks Counterattacks accounted accounted for almost a quarter of the goals for almost a quarter of the scored in open play (23% to be precise). The champions provided a prime example of the goals scored in open play potential value of the quick break. No fewer “Counterattacking is now much better than 13 of Real Madrid’s goals – almost a third organised and well thought out,” Carlo – came from counters, the most frequent Ancelotti comments. “It’s not just about modus operandi being a ball win in midfield launching a long ball forward – counters tend (often just inside opposition territory) and a Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo celebrate one of 23 goals to be more elaborately planned and can create quick launch of the ‘Formula 1’ forwards, the pair scored more goals.” The 2014 champions underlined Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale. Seven that counterattacking is an important method counterattack goals came from a simple ball of unlocking doors. win + one pass + solo run combination. Jürgen Klopp makes no secret of the importance he places on counterattacking skills – and Borussia Dortmund scored seven times via this method during the season, including one lightning reply to a dangerous free-kick in favour of Olympique de Marseille. In their away game at RSC Anderlecht, Olympiacos FC also scored one of their five counterattack goals after a set play for their opponents. Barcelona Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp ’s speed opened up defences for Chelsea

30 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TECHNICAL TOPICS 31 STATISTICS Passing

Atlético) just shy of that mark with 69%. FK Austria Wien had the lowest average of 65% whereas, in the preceding campaign, five teams fell below that figure. Individually, Barcelona schemer Xavi Hernández once again proved his status as pass master by making 1,117 passes during his 811 minutes on the pitch. Bayern’s Toni Kroos was the only player to exceed this figure, but his total of 1,212 was reached during 175 minutes more than Xavi, whose passing accuracy was measured at 92%, with the German international only marginally behind at 89%. Barça’s holding midfielder Sergio Busquets underlined the importance of not giving the ball away by registering a 93% success rate in his 833 passes in 793 minutes of play. For the champions, Luka Modrić was passer-in-chief with 838 (85%); Gabi led Atlético’s passers with 813 (75%); Paris’s screening midfielder Thiago Motta made 931 passes (90%); and Bayern’s rich passing weave allowed Philipp Lahm (995/88%) and David Alaba (887/81%) Only Barcelona, Bayern and Paris averaged more passes per to appear among the leaders, albeit with match than Zenit (bottom left); Thiago Motta (above) kept significantly more minutes on the clock, the latter the ball moving for Paris playing all 12 of Bayern’s games in their entirety.

Barcelona 84% 819 Manchester City 76% 546 The graphic gives the average Toni Kroos (above left) topped the passing chart ahead of Xavi Hernández in second, though the Barcelona player (top left facing page) played 175 fewer minutes number of passes attempted Bayern 83% 798 Shakhtar 74% 537 during a game (passes) and One of the most notable evolutions in the UEFA München had taken the title with an average reach the last 16 with an average below Paris 83% 742 Real Sociedad 71% 533 the percentage of passes Champions League is a general trend towards a of 584 passes a match and, under Josep 500 passes a match. Eventual champions received by a team-mate passing game. In the 2009/10 season, 24 of the Guardiola, this number increased by over 200 Madrid made over 700 passes in four of their Zenit 75% 644 Steaua 69% 532 (accuracy). 32 participants averaged fewer than 500 passes passes per game. Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid CF games en route to the title and would have Madrid 79% 636 København 74% 531 per game and five of them had averages below added almost a hundred passes to their average posted a significantly higher average had they Number of passes attempted Porto 75% 619 Benfica 74% 529 400. The figures for 2013/14 reveal that only under José Mourinho, while FC Zenit also added not been restricted to 410 and 414 passes Accuracy % six of the 32 starters posted averages below 128 to their average for 2012/13. It is indicative in their two semi-final meetings with Bayern. Arsenal 77% 611 Leverkusen 73% 525 500 and none of the teams made fewer than that Ajax, despite adding three to their Their peak of 862 in the final is misleading in Ajax 78% 610 Atlético 69% 515 400 passes per game. This represented an 2012/13 average of 607, dropped from second that it was achieved over 120 minutes instead Schalke 78% 607 CSKA Moskva 74% 512 advance in comparison with the 2012/13 place in the table to eighth, as other clubs of 90. The season high of 984 passes was campaign, when 13 sides were below the 500 hardened their emphasis on a passing game. recorded by Bayern in the away leg of their Juventus 77% 591 Milan 74% 508

mark and one (CFR 1907 Cluj with 367) clearly Seven of the top ten made it through round of 16 tie against Arsenal FC, while Basel 73% 577 Marseille 72% 498 under 400. In 2012/13, just two clubs clocked to the knockout stage. Barça attained 900 three times and Paris Napoli 74% 571 Austria Wien 65% up averages of over 600 (FC Barcelona and Saint-Germain registered 930 passes during 470 The exception to the trend was Diego AFC Ajax), whereas in 2013/14 nine teams their 3-0 home win against Benfica. Chelsea 75% 567 Anderlecht 69% 464 Simeone’s Club Atlético de Madrid, who exceeded that figure. Barcelona once again occupied 24th position of the 32 starters in There was a significant advance in precision. Galatasaray 74% 565 Olympiacos 70% 457 topped this particular table with a higher 2013/14. They were one of the three teams In 2012/13, 12 teams were below 70% in average than in the previous season (819 Dortmund 71% 562 Plzeň 69% 456 in the bottom ten who progressed beyond the terms of accuracy and this figure was halved to 783). Defending champions FC Bayern Manchester United 73% 556 Celtic 68% 418 group stage. Olympiacos were the only side to in 2013/14, with four sides (among them

32 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 STATISTICS 33 GOALSCORING ANALYSIS

The final score Open play to Celtic FC or a similar spell of sustained Average goals per game were only just off the 2012/13 record and possession culminating in the passing Cristiano Ronaldo hit a new individual high as scoring flourished again interchange which allowed Daniel Alves to cut in from the right and seal the 2-0 away victory against Manchester City FC. Chelsea FC scored The goalscoring record of 368 established in standard-bearers for an attacking approach goals during the group games against FC Basel the 2012/13 season was not surpassed, but the to away fixtures, scoring 20 times on the road, 1893 and FC Steaua Bucureşti thanks to final tally in 2013/14 fell only marginally short compared with 17 at the Estadio combinations in wide areas (notably on the of the benchmark and registered the Bernabéu. The four semi-finalists contributed left flank), but were unable to exploit this route second-highest average of goals per fixture over 100 goals to the overall tally of 362. during the knockout rounds. At the other end during the 22 seasons of the UEFA Champions Excluding the goals scored on neutral territory of the combination-move spectrum, Jürgen League. Real Madrid CF scored 41 times en in the final, 201 goals (56% of the total) were Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund reaped dividends route to the title, with Cristiano Ronaldo setting scored by the home team and 156 by the by flooding forward in numbers as soon as the an individual benchmark of 17 goals with his visitors – parameters pretty much aligned with ball was won, offering enough passing options last-minute penalty in Lisbon, bettering the the 202/163 split in the 2012/13 season. for goalscoring combinations on the previous record of 14 strikes in a single In terms of individual goalscoring patterns, the counterattack. During the knockout rounds, campaign. He led a pack of 177 different season offered further evidence to fuel debate combination moves were the most fertile players who scored during the season. about the role of the target striker. Among the sources of goals, whereas crosses from the

By the time the two Madrid clubs headed leading scorers, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Diego Daniel Alves scored Barcelona’s wide areas had been the prime mover of for the Portuguese capital, they had jointly Costa, and Álvaro Negredo second at Manchester City scoreboards during the group stage. accounted for 17% of the season’s goals. could be put into that category, whereas Carlo Ancelotti’s team had, in addition, been Madrid’s scoring pattern provokes reflections: The salient feature of the season was that the that the supply of goals via this route has been number of goals scored in open play dipped by practically halved in a time span of just two Goal type 10% to fall just below the 70% mark – which seasons and has reached, by far, the lowest Goals season by season ineluctably indicates a resurgence of dead-ball figure since the current 125-match format was Category Action Guidelines Goals situations as sources of goals. One of the introduced a decade ago. The source of 82 Season Goals Games Average trademarks of the 2012/13 season had been goals in the 2010/11 campaign, it dived to 33 Group Knockout Total 1992/93 56 25 2.24 stage stage the emergence of the cut-back from areas near in 2013/14 and accounted for several decimal 1993/94 71 27 2.63 Corner Direct from or following a corner 27 10 37 the goal line as a significant purveyor of goals, points below 10% of the goals scored. Set a fact discussed by the UEFA Champions 1994/95 140 61 2.30 Free-kick (direct) Direct from a free-kick 5 2 7 Reflections based on this statistic will evidently play League coaches when they met at the UEFA be launched from the starting point of compact 1995/96 159 61 2.61 Free-kick (indirect) Following a free-kick 15 3 18 Elite Club Coaches Forum prior to the 2013/14 central defensive blocks based on positionally 1996/97 161 61 2.64 Penalty Spot kick (or follow-up) 23 7 30 campaign. The tendency towards the cut-back conservative centre-backs shielded by, in many 1997/98 239 85 2.81 Throw-in Following a throw-in 2 0 2 was comprehensively reversed, and though it Acrobatics from Diego Costa (above); Robert Lewandowski cases, two screening midfielders. Another still produces far greater dividends than it did 1998/99 238 85 2.80 Total set play goals 94 celebrates a late winner at Arsenal element to be injected into the equation, during the first decade of this century, in 1999/00 442 157 2.82 Wall pass or three-man (or more) however, could be related to the advances and Open Combination 41 15 56 relation to 2012/13 it registered a downturn 2000/01 449 157 2.86 combination play Karim Benzema contributed five goals from adjustments made to goalkeeping techniques play of 44% to provide only 6% of the global tally. the central attacking position, while Ronaldo in recent years. The keepers are now extremely 2001/02 393 157 2.50 Cross Cross from the wing 51 11 62 The debating point is whether this can be started his record-breaking campaign in a sensitised to the need to ‘sweep’ behind their 2002/03 431 157 2.75 Cut-back Pass back from the byline 16 5 21 attributed to a greater focus on providing wider role. Other players at the head of the defences and perform sprint-speed sorties to 2003/04 309 125 2.47 positional defensive cover when opponents Diagonal Diagonal pass into the penalty box 12 7 19 scoring chart such as Sergio Agüero, Lionel pre-empt the success of the traditional through sought to exploit the areas adjacent to the 2004/05 331 125 2.65 Dribble and close-range shot or Messi, , Thomas Müller, Gareth Bale pass into those less protected areas. Instead of Run with the ball 18 8 26 midway mark between goalpost and corner flag. 2005/06 285 125 2.28 dribble and pass and operated in wider or support- the defence-splitting pass through the central 2006/07 309 125 2.47 Long-range shot Direct shot or shot and rebound 24 11 35 striker roles. Apart from the players already Another eye-catching element in the area, more goals were derived from neat mentioned, no individual scored more than goalscoring breakdown of the season is the combination moves, many of them exploiting 2007/08 330 125 2.64 Through pass or pass over the Forward pass 28 5 33 five times. marked decline in the number of goals the channels between central defenders and 2008/09 329 125 2.63 defence attributable to the traditional through ball – the full-backs. The number of goals attributable Inevitably, certain goals require a degree of 2009/10 320 125 2.56 Bad back-pass or mistake by the forward pass delivered either through or over to combination play has almost doubled since Defensive error 8 1 9 personal interpretation in terms of pinpointing 2010/11 355 125 2.84 goalkeeper the defence. Analysis of the 2012/13 campaign 2011/12 and, in 2013/14, reached its highest their source, but the goal type chart (left) 2011/12 345 125 2.76 Own goals Goal by the opponent 7 0 7 pointed out that, as recently as the 2008/09 level in the last decade. outlines the technical and tactical actions season, this category had produced 32% of 2012/13 368 125 2.94 Total open play goals 268 which led to the 362 goals. FC Barcelona again provided some outstanding open-play goals, yet had plummeted to 18%. 2013/14 362 125 2.90 examples, notably the intricate combination Total goals 277 85 362 2013/14 registered another massive downward move that brought their fourth goal at home Total 6,422 2,408 2.67 movement (a further drop of 44%), meaning

34 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 GOALSCORING ANALYSIS 35 Set plays

The 2013/14 season revealed that there is still life in the dead ball. The steady downward trend registered in recent seasons was halted and the three dead-ball situations which led to goals in the Lisbon final brought the total for the campaign to 94. In the 2005/06 season, the number of set play goals peaked at fractionally below one-third before falling away to marginally over 20% in 2012/13. However, in 2013/14, the figure climbed back to 26% – the level registered in the 2008/09 and 2009/10 seasons. However, there is a codicil to add. The ‘recovery’ of the dead ball was due, in great part, to a 50% increase in the number of successfully taken penalties: from 20 to 30. This represents the highest figure recorded since the UEFA Champions League adopted its current format in 2003. The total had only once reached 20 (21 to be exact, in 2004/05) until 24 were scored in 2010/11, to spark off correlations with the introduction of the additional Olympiacos goalkeeper Roberto saves Zlatan Ibrahimović’s penalty assistant referees. During 2013/14, another striking figure is that 17 penalties were not by opponents of Juventus, and no other Top scorers 2013/14 converted. This can legitimately be associated specialist scored more than once, including Arjen Robben’s cross from the right resulted in Bastian Schweinsteiger’s equaliser at Old Trafford with greater in-depth analysis of opponents, Lionel Messi, , Gareth Bale and with goalkeeper coaches encouraging their Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo’s success against 17 Crosses from the wings have remained Another noticeable variation was a 29% Most goals in a UEFA pupils to study penalty takers’ preferences. Bayern in Munich was among the season’s best Cristiano Ronaldo (Madrid) numerically consistent on the season-by- decrease in the productivity of long-range Champions League season Adding successes and failures, 47 spot kicks set-play goals, along with spectacular strikes season scoring chart and account for just over shooting. Long-distance strikes yielded 54 were awarded at an average of one every 2.6 by Jens Hegeler and . 10 one in every six goals scored in the UEFA goals in the 2009/10 campaign (15% of the matches. However, 14 of the 32 contestants On the other hand, the number of goals Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris) Champions League. Juventus scored all of their overall total). After a resurgence in 2012/13, were not awarded a penalty. resulting from indirect free-kicks increased open-play goals following crosses. FC Bayern the figure has dropped into line with the from 11 to 18 – and their potential value was München, one of the most prolific suppliers long-term average and still accounts for around 8 During 2013/14, 17 underlined by Club Atlético de Madrid’s winning of crosses in the competition, owed both 13% of open-play goals. During the knockout Diego Costa (Atlético) goal in Porto, scored from a well-rehearsed their equalisers in the quarter-final against rounds, long-range shooting shared second penalties were not Lionel Messi (Barcelona) move which allowed Arda Turan a free shot at Manchester United FC to balls in from the wings. place with crosses as the most prolific – and, converted. This can goal from an unprotected area of the Porto frequently, the most spectacular – source of Related to the theme of crossing (many of the box. Indirect free-kicks, for many years, yielded 6 goals, with strikes by Zlatan Ibrahimović in legitimately be associated productive crosses were, in fact, delivered low) over 20 goals per season, but the resurgence Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) Leverkusen and in Munich among was the number of headed goals (including with greater in-depth in 2013/14 did little to change the significant Gareth Bale (Madrid) the best goals of the season. those scored from indirect free-kicks). The total analysis of opponents statistic that free-kicks (direct and indirect) Robert Lewandowski (Dortmund) of 54 was higher than in the previous season accounted for 26% of the set-play goals but (46) but, once again, fell well short of the 17 Success rates in the UEFA Champions League only 7% of the goals scored in the competition. 5 striking figure of 29% which had provoked Crosses from the wings Cristiano Ronaldo, Madrid (2013/14) raise questions about the wisdom of investing The two goals derived from corners – one per Karim Benzema (Madrid) media coverage during UEFA EURO 2012. Over in training ground rehearsals of certain types have remained numerically team – during the Lisbon final brought the total Thomas Müller (Bayern) the larger sample of the 125 games played in of set play. In 2013/14, only seven goals were 14 for the season to 37 – a 14% increase on the Álvaro Negredo (Manchester City) a UEFA Champions League season, the figure consistent season on struck into the net from direct free-kicks – Lionel Messi, Barcelona (2011/12) previous campaign. The efficiency of corner Marco Reus (Dortmund) was 12.5% in 2012/13 and 15% in 2013/14. representing fractionally below 2% of the total. season and account for kicks as an attacking weapon is discussed Arturo Vidal (Juventus) In other words, only one in 50 of the season’s elsewhere in this report. just over one in every six 12 goals was supplied by free-kick specialists. goals scored in the UEFA Cristiano Ronaldo, Madrid (2012/13) Andrea Pirlo’s expertise was successfully stifled Lionel Messi, Barcelona (2010/11) Champions League , Manchester United (2002/03)

36 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 GOALSCORING ANALYSIS 37 The best goals

Open play Ibra’s stunning

The challenge was to choose ten goals from Of the two scored on home territory, Douglas Of the three goals that were not struck from strike even earned the 268 scored in open play during the 125 Costa produced a wonderful shot high into the outside the box, Diego Costa’s opener during applause from the matches of the 2013/14 UEFA Champions Real Sociedad de Fútbol net from a position the home match against AC Milan was selected League season. No fewer than seven of these wide on the left of the penalty area, while on account of its technical excellence. The home supporters could be assigned to the long-range shooting Klaas-Jan Huntelaar belatedly gave the FC Atlético striker met a lofted cross from the right category. Diego’s right-footed strike at Camp Schalke 04 fans something to cheer about by with a left-footed volley executed in a difficult Nou provided a crucial away goal for Club meeting a lofted cross from the left with a posture. Neymar’s goal against Celtic FC at Atlético de Madrid in the quarter-final against simply magnificent long-range volley into the the Camp Nou was a technically gifted finish FC Barcelona, while the breathtaking shots roof of the Real Madrid CF net. The fact that his but was also selected because of the brilliance from Patrice Evra in Munich, Yaya Touré in Plzen, side was 6-0 down at home at the time took of the combination move which set him free Zlatan Ibrahimović in and in nothing from the brilliance of the Dutch in the centre of the Scottish club’s box. Dortmund were also scored for visiting teams. striker’s finish. Ibra’s stunning strike even earned applause from the home supporters.

Zlatan Ibrahimović Anderlecht v Paris

Scorer Match Score Time 1 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Schalke v Madrid 1-6 90+ 2 Patrice Evra Bayern v Manchester United 0-1 57 3 Zlatan Ibrahimović Anderlecht v Paris 0-3 36 4 Vladimír Weiss Olympiacos v Paris 1-1 25 5 Diego Costa Atlético v Milan 1-0 3 6 Yaya Touré Plzeň v Manchester City 0-2 53 7 Neymar Barcelona v Celtic 4-0 48 8 Shakhtar v Real Sociedad 3-0 68 9 Hulk Dortmund v Zenit 0-1 16 10 Diego Barcelona v Atlético 0-1 56

Patrice Evra Bayern v Manchester United Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Schalke v Madrid Hulk lets fly for Zenit

38 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 THE BEST GOALS 39 Set plays Five goals were selected from the 94 which The other three were free-kicks struck directly Scorer Match Score Time resulted from dead-ball situations during the into the net in various manners. Jens Hegeler’s 2013/14 season. Two of the five were corner last-minute strike into the top corner of the 1 Nemanja Vidić Manchester United v Bayern 1-0 58 kicks, both headed into the net. The header Real Sociedad de Fútbol net earned his team 2 Lorenzo Insigne Napoli v Dortmund 2-0 67 which gave Manchester United FC a momentary the three points. Cristiano Ronaldo rounded 3 Sergio Ramos Madrid v Atlético 1-1 90+ advantage over FC Bayern München at Old off his side’s victory in Munich by placing his 4 Cristiano Ronaldo Bayern v Madrid 0-4 90 Trafford was of exceptional technical quality – free-kick firmly under the leaping members Nemanja Vidić’s glance which beat Manuel of the defensive wall. And Lorenzo Insigne 5 Jens Hegeler Leverkusen v Real Sociedad 2-1 90+ Neuer being directed into the net from a doubled SSC Napoli’s advantage against difficult posture almost facing away from the Borussia Dortmund with a fierce and superbly goal. The other corner, it could be argued, executed right-footed shot from outside the won the title for Real Madrid CF. The delivery area which cannoned high into the net off from the right by Luka Modrić was superbly the near post. directed by Sergio Ramos into the corner of the Club Atlético de Madrid net to force the final into extra time.

Lorenzo Insigne Napoli v Dortmund Sergio Ramos Madrid v Atlético

Cristiano Ronaldo Bayern v Madrid Jens Hegeler Leverkusen v Real Sociedad

Nemanja Vidić twists as he leaps to power a header into the Bayern goal

40 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 THE BEST GOALS 41 Benfica came from behind to earn seven of their ten points STATISTICS The importance of scoring first

Real Madrid CF’s from-the-brink comeback in Club Atlético de Madrid and Chelsea FC. broken during the opening half-hour. The the Lisbon final was one of the rare exceptions It means that, on 17 occasions, the team question is therefore why, with so much time in a season when the team scoring the first goal conceding an opening goal fought back to to react, so few sides manage to. became, for yet another year, the odds-on draw, but just 14 of the 119 games which In search of explanations, Sir Alex Ferguson favourite to emerge as the victor. No fewer than contained goals finished in victory for the points to the steady trend towards possession 74% of the games which produced goals were side going 1-0 down. play and an increasingly accurate passing game. won by the team scoring first. This statistic sets Three teams (SL Benfica, Manchester City FC “Teams now have the ability to keep the ball for a UEFA Champions League record, beating the and Atlético Madrid) came back more than long periods, which makes it more difficult for 72% success rate for sides scoring first in the once, though the latter suffered the reverse teams who are chasing goals,” he said. Manuel 2004/05 and 2010/11 seasons. In the 2008/09 process in the Lisbon final. The debating point Pellegrini regards the statistic as “something campaign only 56.8% of matches were won by is why the success rate is so low when it comes very logical. When you start a game, you’re the team that broke the deadlock but, since to fighting back. In the return leg of their playing against your opponent. When you are then, the percentage has steadily increased. quarter-final, for example, FC Barcelona went losing a game, you are playing against the The total of 23 draws in 2013/14 represents a 1-0 down to Atlético after only five minutes opposition, the clock and the scoreboard.” downturn in relation to 27 in 2012/13 and 31 and failed to find a reply in the remaining 85. Arsène Wenger adds: “If you are losing, you in 2011/12. It is a return to the figure recorded On just seven occasions 1-0 went up on the are obliged to take the initiative and therefore in 2010/11. Groups D and F did not produce a scoreboard in the last quarter-hour, when there have an even greater chance of losing.” Is it draw, while just five of the 29 knockout fixtures was little time to mount a comeback. In almost logical that the first goal should have such ended in stalemate. The season produced six one-third of the games which featured goals, great importance? goalless draws – the only one in the knockout the first hit the net in the opening 15 minutes rounds being the semi-final first leg between and, in 56% of the total, the deadlock was

Result of the team scoring first Comeback kings

Anderlecht Benfica 2-3 Benfica Paris 2-1 CSKA Plzeň 3-2 CSKA Manchester City 1-2 88 17 14 Plzeň CSKA 2-1 Chelsea Basel 1-2 Napoli Marseille 3-2 Porto Atlético Madrid 1-2 WINS DRAWS DEFEATS Austria Wien Zenit 4-1 Bayern Manchester City 2-3 Paris Leverkusen 2-1 74% of games that produced a goal Bayern Manchester United 3-1 were won by the team scoring first Chelsea Atlético Madrid 1-3 – a UEFA Champions League record Real Madrid Atlético Madrid 4-1 Teams in bold recovered from going a goal down to win

42 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 STATISTICS 43 STATISTICS STATISTICS Attempts on goal Crossing

Crosses per game Success rate % The average UEFA Champions League match generate more attempts than any other team, occupy bottom place in the table for the Porto 31.67 37% during the 2013/14 season offered spectators and 64% of their finishing was accurately second successive season. On the other hand, 25.02 goal attempts and, on average, they saw placed between the posts. Barça were three of the top ten failed to pass the cut in Bayern 28.83 29% one goal per 8.64 attempts to score. marginally better, with two out of three spite of healthy quantities of goal attempts, attempts obliging the goalkeeper to react. with Real Sociedad de Fútbol scoring only once Anderlecht 25.67 23% However, the averages conceal radical from their 80 strikes at goal. differences in the efficiency of finishing. Overall, 59.1% of the season’s goal attempts Ajax 22.67 22% FC Porto’s success rate was one goal for every were on target. Among the 32 contestants, Real Sociedad 22.67 26% 27 attempts; Real Madrid CF converted one in Porto were alone in delivering more off-target Real Madrid converted five of their chances. Silver-medallists Club than accurate finishes (57 to 51). In terms one in five of their chances. Barcelona 21 23% Atlético de Madrid’s conversion rate was 1 in of the average number of goal attempts 6.69; FC Barcelona’s was 1 in 6.86; Chelsea FC’s generated per match, four of the clubs in the Silver-medallists Atlético Celtic 21 24% was 1 in 7.58; and FC Bayern München’s was bottom ten nonetheless reached the knockout Madrid’s conversion rate Leverkusen 20.75 25% above the average at 1 in 9.54 – but they did stage of the competition, and Arsenal FC was 1 in 6.69 Juventus 20.5 29%

Atlético 19.92 27% Club Attempts Average Goals Attempts on target Attempts off target Schalke 19.63 24% Inside box Outside Inside box Outside Juventus 118 19.7 9 33 33 30 22 Porto’s Fernando looks to cross Shakhtar 19.5 28% Bayern 229 19.1 24 89 59 41 40 For the second successive season, a Portuguese Benfica 19.33 38% Porto 108 18 4 31 20 30 27 club topped the chart in terms of the average Madrid 206 15.8 41 81 44 46 35 Viktoria Plzeň 19 33% number of crosses per game. In both cases, the Barcelona 144 14.4 21 64 30 21 29 club was eliminated at the group stage. The Zenit 18.25 21% Dortmund 141 14.1 18 50 37 28 26 most salient feature, however, is that whereas Olympiacos 17.88 28% Atlético 174 13.4 26 62 41 33 38 SL Benfica topped the 2012/13 table with Leverkusen 107 13.4 10 26 36 22 23 20.83 crosses per match, no fewer than seven Manchester United 17.8 25% Manchester City 106 13.3 19 43 16 26 21 teams exceeded that figure during the 2013/14 Real Sociedad 80 13.3 1 16 27 13 24 season. Success rates, calculated on the basis Milan 17.13 31% Ajax 77 12.8 5 24 25 13 15 of the cross reaching a team-mate, were Madrid 17.08 31% Schalke 101 12.6 8 31 23 26 21 headed by Manchester City FC’s 39%, which Zenit 100 12.5 9 24 33 13 30 gave them a narrow advantage over the two Manchester City 17 39% Paris 124 12.4 25 57 28 26 13 Portuguese contestants, but there was a Napoli 74 12.3 10 23 21 14 16 general upward trend in success. In 2012/13, Marseille 17 29% ten of the 32 participants registered averages Shakhtar 74 12.3 7 17 27 12 18 Dortmund 16.1 22% Chelsea 144 12 19 45 42 25 32 below 20%, with CFR 1907 Cluj finding Olympiacos 95 11.9 12 30 24 16 25 team-mates with only two of every 25 crosses. Paris 15.7 27% As the table reveals, only two clubs – SSC Napoli Benfica 68 11.3 8 27 15 14 12 and FC Basel 1893 – fell below the one-in-five Basel 14.33 19% CSKA Moskva 68 11.3 8 22 23 10 13 ratio during the 2013/14 season. Plzeň 67 11.2 6 22 15 13 17 Arsenal 14.25 26% Basel 62 10.3 5 17 16 12 17 In some cases, the figures could arguably CSKA Moskva 14 26% Manchester United 103 10.3 17 38 25 26 14 suggest adjustments to playing styles. Anderlecht 61 10.2 4 17 18 13 13 José Mourinho’s Chelsea FC delivered Steaua 14 29% Marseille 61 10.2 5 13 19 13 16 substantially fewer crosses per game (13.08) Galatasaray 13.88 27% Celtic 60 10 3 18 16 9 17 in comparison with the previous season (18.67) while FC Barcelona, under Gerardo Martino, Steaua 59 9.8 2 15 19 9 16 Austria Wien 13.17 27% practically doubled their delivery of crosses Galatasaray 78 9.8 9 25 16 15 22 (from 11 per match to 21). FC Bayern München, 13.08 25% Austria Wien 58 9.7 5 17 14 7 20 Chelsea with Pep Guardiola taking the baton from Jupp Milan 73 9.1 9 21 19 13 20 Heynckes, also registered a substantial increase Napoli 12.5 17% København 48 8 4 17 10 11 10 (from 16.77 to 28.83). Arsenal 59 7.4 9 28 13 8 10 København 10.83 20%

44 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 STATISTICS 45 ANALYSIS Talking points

Pedro Rodríguez or the Bayern wingers as strikers? Is it realistic to class any of the Barça front men as ‘strikers’? A scrutiny of squad lists reveals a high number of middle-to-front players who could just as easily be labelled midfielders as forwards – and very few who operate as genuine target men. The undisputable fact is that, in the attacking departments of the top clubs, native players generally had marginal roles and minimal presence. Among the German clubs, Stefan Kiessling at Leverkusen (right) was a were alone in fielding a rare example of a striker home-grown striker (Stefan Kiessling) whereas, plying his trade in his at other clubs, German players tended to be country of birth fielded in supporting middle-to-front roles. The trend for foreign strikers, long-range shooting and Among the English clubs, is the only genuine candidate for a ‘striker’ label. an increase in goals from corners are up for debate This tendency has come to the fore at a time when the trend towards a 4-2-3-1 team The language of goals Digging deeper into the last 16 reveals more structure is becoming a regular feature at of the same: Edin Džeko, Sergio Agüero, Álvaro UEFA’s age-limit tournaments, meaning that There is strong evidence to suggest that world Negredo and Jesús Navas at Manchester City the lone striker has become a common sight. and European titles in national team football FC; Hulk, José Rondón and Danny at FC Zenit; The debating point raised in last season’s report exercise an influence on the world’s prime club Ádám Szalai and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar at FC therefore has continued relevance in terms of competition. On the back of a unique hat-trick Schalke 04; Michael Olaitan and the UEFA Champions League star performers for La Roja, Spanish players were the most at Olympiacos FC; at Arsenal FC, of the future. Is European football developing numerous contingent, with 86 in the 2013/14 where played only 93 minutes … a sufficient number of strikers to guarantee a UEFA Champions League. They ended a period There are also shades of meaning. Although supply of ‘predators’? Or is the modern-day of domination by the French, triggered by their they are undoubtedly attacking players, is coach being pushed towards a striker-less titles in 1998 and 2000, who this season it legitimate to describe , formation simply because there is a shortage supplied only 45. Brazilians, who peaked at 96 of strikers? in the 2007/08 season, accounted for 54, with supplying exactly half that number. Striker nationalities at quarter-final clubs The question is not so much about numbers, however, as the roles they play. “If you look at Real Madrid the top strikers, most of them are South Karim Benzema (FRA), Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Gareth Bale (WAL), Álvaro Morata (ESP) American. In Europe we’re not producing many Atlético Madrid real strikers.” The words were spoken by Arsène Diego Costa (ESP), (ESP), Adrián López (ESP) Wenger at the UEFA Elite Club Coaches Forum Bayern at the beginning of the season. He could be Mario Mandzukić (CRO), Arjen Robben (NED), Franck Ribéry (FRA), (SUI) contradicted by Club Atlético de Madrid who, in the final, fielded Adrián López, David Villa Chelsea and, briefly, Brazilian-born Diego Costa who Fernando Torres (ESP), Samuel Eto’o (CMR), Demba Ba (SEN) now travels with a Spanish passport. But it Dortmund could be pointed out that Adrián (554 minutes) Robert Lewandowksi (POL), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (GAB) and Villa (454) played less than half of Atlético’s campaign. At the other end of the pitch in Paris Zlatan Ibrahimović (SWE), (ARG), (URU) Lisbon, Álvaro Morata made a brief appearance for Real Madrid CF to bring his total for the Manchester United season to 173 minutes. Team sheets speak Robin van Persie (NED), Javier Hernández (MEX), Danny Welbeck (ENG), Wayne Rooney (ENG) volumes. Attacking duties at the top eight Barcelona Players from , such as Manchester City’s Sergio clubs relied heavily on imported talent. Lionel Messi (ARG), Neymar (BRA), Alexis Sánchez (CHI), Pedro Rodríguez (ESP) Agüero, are increasingly preferred to home-grown talent up front

46 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TALKING POINTS 47 José Mourinho was back at Stamford Bridge after STATISTICS a six-year absence Distance covered

For the second successive season, Jürgen players over the season was 16% greater Distance in metres per match Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund covered more than the figure for AC Milan. ground than any other UEFA Champions Dortmund 121,918 Individual statistics are not easily calibrated, League participant, peaking at a team total Basel 121,062 as the data generally available refer to of 126,344m in the 3-0 victory over Olympique Ajax 119,333 cumulative distances over the entire season de Marseille in the German club’s first home København 118,191 “In the Champions League, – which evidently favours players from the two fixture of the season. This was also the match Austria Wien 118,418 teams that contested the final. More reliable opponents watch you so in which Dortmund hit their highest number of Plzeň 118,045 comparisons can only be made on the basis of long passes and, by far, the lowest number of Bayern 117,600 closely that you can only use metres covered per minute played. The table short passes. During the quarter-final against Steaua 117,581 is based on sampling rather than an exhaustive the move once. So you tend Real Madrid CF, for example, the team played Schalke 116,864 analysis of the 600-plus players who competed three times as many short passes. Juventus 116,682 to reserve it for a big occasion” in the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League. The Benfica 115,634 José Mourinho The four German clubs featured among the key players from Bayern and Dortmund form top dozen in terms of distance covered, with the nucleus of the top ‘runners’ in the Leverkusen 115,548 FC Bayern München slipstreaming Dortmund competition, with the two Bayern wingers Napoli 114,777 for much of the season, only to bring their invading a list otherwise dominated by Real Sociedad 114,743 average down by covering ‘just’ 112,660m middle-to-front players or, in the case of Xabi CSKA Moskva 114,395 Is shooting a crime? a competition which, overall, yields one goal a reputation for exploiting set plays, converted during the home leg of their semi-final against Alonso, Xavi Hernández and Andrea Pirlo, Shakhtar 113,875 per 8.6 attempts. The penchant for long-range four apiece, whereas Madrid had only once Madrid – the Bavarian club’s lowest tally of the organisers operating in the pivotal area in front Porto 113,061 Strikes from outside the box provided some shooting, it could be argued, may be linked to scored as the result of a corner before the campaign. It is noticeable that the other six of the back four. For the sake of comparison, Zenit 112,464 of the most spectacular goals of the season, deep defensive blocks which act as a deterrent Ramos double in the critical moments at the quarter-finalists are in the bottom half of the the foot of the table highlights the figures Manchester United 112,323 but the goalscoring pattern to emerge from to playing into the box. It could also be alleged climax of the campaign. Paradoxically, the table. Another salient feature is that no fewer registered by forwards who made a significant Atlético 112,088 2013/14 reveals a sharp decline in the number that deflections and ricochets from two teams who won the most corners – Pep than 13 of the 17 teams which covered the impact on the competition. The diversity of Arsenal 111,915 scored from long-range shots – a 29% long-distance strikes are one of the few Guardiola’s Bayern and Gerardo Martino’s FC greatest distances per match were eliminated attacking styles is illustrated by Thomas Müller Anderlecht 111,547 downturn. The debating point is whether this elements which can generate chaos in today’s Barcelona – made minimal use of them. Bayern during the group stage, and that the difference and Robert Lewandowski covering, respectively, Chelsea 111,411 can be interpreted as a tribute to greater well-organised defences. Another talking point scrambled in one of their 98 corners, at home between first and last in the table is significant: 52% and 36% more ground than Lionel Messi. alertness by goalkeepers, as the sheer number Manchester City 111,335 could be related to a feature of , where to Manchester City; Barça, who tend to put the the average distance covered by Dortmund of goal attempts from outside the penalty area Galatasaray 110,804 coaches often assert that finishing a move ball down and use a corner purely to renew the has shown no sign of decreasing. Of the Real Madrid 110,992 with a shot might not only result in a goal, but attack with a short pass, could, stretching a campaign’s 3,127 attempts at goal, 1,476 Barcelona 109,273 is also a way of pre-empting the chance of a point, claim that the sustained passing move Player Club Average* (47%) were delivered from long range. Olympiacos 108,937 counterattack by the opposition. Is this thesis that led to the opening goal against Celtic at Dortmund 136.51 Marseille 108,551 No fewer than 15 clubs tried their luck more also valid in the outdoor game? home could be traced back to a corner on the Thomas Müller Bayern 136.25 Celtic 108,444 frequently from outside the area than they did left – one of their 70 during the season. Koke Atlético 136.05 Paris 106,053 within it (AFC Ajax, RSC Anderlecht, FK Austria Turning a corner? The talking point is whether a growing success Kevin Grosskreutz Dortmund 133.26 Milan 105,021 Wien, FC Basel 1893, Celtic FC, Chelsea FC, rate gives coaches incentives to invest more Xabi Alonso Madrid 133.19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen, PFC CSKA Moskva, Luka Modrić takes a corner on the right, Sergio training ground time in the rehearsal of corners, Franck Ribéry Bayern 130.77 The table excludes matches when teams AC Milan, Olympiacos, Olympique de Marseille, Ramos heads into the net. This was the script even though the level of ‘spying’ often means Xavi Hernández Barcelona 130.34 played 30 minutes or more with ten players – a Real Sociedad de Fútbol, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, for two key episodes in Real Madrid’s route to that, as José Mourinho maintains, “in the factor which evidently distorted the team total. FC Steaua Bucureşti and Zenit), the most the title: the crucial opening goal against Andrea Pirlo Juventus 129.05 Champions League, opponents watch you so striking example being Zenit who, with Hulk Bayern in Munich, and the even more crucial Ramires Chelsea 128.71 closely that you can only use the move once. prominent, had 63 long-range shots compared ‘winning equaliser’ during the final, where his Marco Reus Dortmund 128.53 So you tend to reserve it for a big occasion”. with 37 inside the box. SSC Napoli distributed header annulled the advantage which Atlético Juventus 127.93 their attempts on a 50-50 basis – or rather, had acquired as a result of a . The David Alaba Bayern 127.42 37-37. Of the two finalists, 38% of Madrid’s two successes from corners in Lisbon brought Raúl García Madrid 126.99 finishing was from long range compared with the season’s total to 37 – 16% more than in Arjen Robben Bayern 126.3 45% of Atlético’s. Paris were alone in having the previous season and a 37% increase on Toni Kroos Bayern 125.43 two in-the-box attempts for every effort the total in 2011/12, when the success rate Robert Lewandowski Dortmund 121.54 from outside. was 1 in 46. The ratio in 2013/14 was one Luka Modrić Madrid 120.97 goal per 34 corners. The next question is whether a success rate of Cristiano Ronaldo Madrid 111.47 one goal per 42 long-range attempts represents The most efficient converters of corners into Diego Costa Atlético 109.37 encouragement for players and coaches to goals were Paris, with six successes from 38 Zlatan Ibrahimović Paris 95.88 advocate the ploy. The ratio is not inspiring in deliveries. Atlético and Chelsea, teams with Lionel Messi Barcelona 89.17 *Metres covered per minute played

48 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 STATISTICS 49 STATISTICS Approaching the goal

How efficiently does a team translate approach work into scoring chances? Statistically, the number of deliveries or solo runs into the opposition’s penalty area could be presented as evidence – and here, FC Bayern München more than doubled the average for the 2013/14 season of 14.1 incursions into the box per game. However, the average over the campaign provides only minimal orientation bearing in mind that most of the participants showed disconcerting inconsistencies during the course of the season – none more so than FC Viktoria Plzeň, who played their way into the penalty area 38 times during the 2-1 home win against PFC CSKA Moskva but failed to progress that far into enemy territory at all when taking on Bayern in Munich. Pep Guardiola’s side registered the highest maximum (50 in that match against Plzeň) and the highest minimum (18 at home to Manchester City FC). The other beaten semi-finalist, Chelsea FC, twice failed to record Arturo Vidal scored five times for an offensive-minded Juventus double figures during the group stage and reached the Club Atlético de Madrid area only Deliveries or solo runs into the opponents’ box four times during the fixture in Madrid. Atlético registered their minimum at Camp Nou during the first leg of the quarter-final, while city rivals 30.1 22 21.8 19.5 18 16.2 16.2 Real entered the Borussia Dortmund box only five times in their away leg and penetrated the Bayern Juventus Porto Barcelona Benfica Dortmund Shakhtar Bayern penalty area only 15 times during the two 50 | 18 39 | 8 32 | 16 27 | 14 24 | 13 31 | 7 25 | 9 legs of the semi-final. Olympique de Marseille recorded a single entry in Dortmund, while FK Austria Wien could claim maximum efficiency 15.9 14.8 14.8 14.6 13.7 13.4 13.2 by drawing 1-1 in Porto, where they also entered the penalty area only once. Real Madrid Manchester City Plzeň Chelsea Manchester United Paris Atlético 30 | 5 23 | 6 38 | 0 28 | 4 26 | 6 22 | 9 20 | 5

13 13 12.6 12.3 12.3 11.5 11.5

Leverkusen Schalke Zenit Ajax Napoli Galatasaray Real Sociedad 23 | 7 23 | 6 19 | 5 21 | 6 15 | 7 19 | 6 15 | 8

11.3 11.2 11.2 10.3 9.9 9.7 9.5

Celtic Anderlecht CSKA Moskva Marseille Olympiacos Basel Arsenal 18 | 6 17 | 4 19 | 3 19 | 1 14 | 2 14 | 3 18 | 5

Maximun 9.1 8.5 8.5 6.8 Minimum Average Milan Austria Wien Steaua København 13 | 5 13 | 1 14 | 5 11 | 5

Arjen Robben on the attack for Bayern

50 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 STATISTICS 51 STATISTICS Discipline

Free-kicks Club / fouls per game In individual terms, Italian players who used to statistics can be related to deeper defending. Offsides occupy pole position season after season in the An interlocking factor is the practice by During the 2013/14 season, the average UEFA Plzeň 4.33 Benfica 17.67 offside lists, have now left the stage. And gone assistant referees of not raising the flag if 2.67 Champions League fixture was punctuated by are the days when, for example, the technical the player is deemed to conform with today’s Napoli 3.17 a few decimal points below 28 free-kicks Porto 17.67 1.33 report could remark that Arsenal FC striker ‘not interfering with play’ criteria. (27.58 to be precise). The overall total Olympiacos 3 Anderlecht 16.67 had been flagged 26 times 2.38 increased slightly season on season from 3,413 Eighteen of the 32 teams caught their in a single season. In 2013/14, the assistant Manchester 2.88 infractions to 3,448 – in other words, by just Atlético 16.46 opponents offside more frequently than they City 3.75 referees’ best friend was another Arsenal striker, 1%. The technical report on the 2010/11 were flagged themselves, with Olympique de 2.88 Austria Wien 16.33 Olivier Giroud, yet he was flagged only 14 times Arsenal 3.13 season remarked that, for the first time, none Marseille and FC København providing the during his 630 minutes on the field of play. 2.7 of the 32 teams had exceeded 20 fouls per Manchester City 16 most striking examples, while Club Atlético de Barcelona 2.1 Olympiacos forward was game and that the average number of fouls had Madrid’s transitions into deep defending were 2.7 København 15.67 caught offside 11 times in 450 minutes – the Paris 1 dropped below 30. This trend was continued, reflected by their opponents straying into same number, but not the same frequency, 2.67 with all 32 teams comfortably below the 20 Celtic 15.5 offside positions only once every two games. Anderlecht 3.17 as Cristiano Ronaldo, whose 11 offsides were mark. It was noticeable that 10 of the 16 teams Although FC Porto created openings for 109 2.67 Dortmund 15.3 spread over 993 minutes. Anderlecht striker Steaua 1 in the top half of the ‘fouls committed’ table goal attempts during their six group games, Aleksandar Mitrović was flagged nine times 2.62 were eliminated during the group stage. Once the Portuguese club’s players were flagged Madrid Chelsea 15.25 during his side’s six group games. 2 again, the trend towards defending from the offside on only three occasions. 2.58 Basel 15.17 Bayern 3 front meant that forwards, middle-to-front Björn Kuipers The debating points raised by the sharp The graphic (right) gives average figures, club by 2.5 players and screening midfielders were often refereed the final downturn in offside decisions focus on whether Plzeň 15.17 club, for being caught offside and for catching Juventus 1 the most penalised, including, to cite random this is due to players’ increased awareness – and opponents offside. Milan 2.5 examples among the leaders, Eden Hazard, dismissals registered a significant upturn of Galatasaray 15 discipline – in positional terms, coupled with 2 2.3 Mario Balotelli, Neymar, Ezequiel Lavezzi, 35% – the highest total since the 2009/10 Steaua 15 questions about whether the flagging offside Dortmund 1.4 Robert Lewandowski, Olivier Giroud, Giorgios season. Direct red cards accounted for more Manchester 2.3 Samaras and Franck Ribéry, alongside early showers than yellow-red dismissals, with Olympiacos 14.88 United 1 midfielders such as , Marco Verratti, goalkeepers responsible for three of the 15 2.25 Shakhtar 14.83 Cards: season by season Galatasaray 2.38 Fernandinho, Gabi, Ramires and Raúl García. direct sendings-off. 2.23 Ajax 14.5 Atlético 0.54 Season Yellow Yellow/ Red Matches Average 2.17 Yellow and red cards Offside is flagging Napoli 13.83 cards red cards cards played yellow cards CSKA Moskva 3.5 (per match) 2.17 Even though the number of infractions was Games in the 2008/09 season were halted 724 Zenit 13.63 Shakhtar 1 marginally higher, cautions by referees times when an assistant referee raised his flag. 1994/95 192 4 6 61 3.15 2.13 Milan 13.5 Schalke 2.75 registered a downturn of just over 4%, despite Since then, the total has been steadily 1995/96 198 10 8 61 3.24 2 a Lisbon final which yielded a dozen yellow diminishing, and the 2013/14 campaign Leverkusen 13.25 1996/97 203 3 3 61 3.33 Celtic 2.83 cards. The season’s total fell from 548 in produced another downturn – and a steep one 1997/98 283 11 6 85 3.33 1.67 Manchester United 13.2 Basel 3.83 2012/13 to 525 at an average of 4.2 per match. – of 18% in the number of offside decisions. 1998/99 302 7 8 85 3.55 1.67 One in every 6.57 fouls was considered a The total of 667 in 2012/13 fell to 547, with Real Sociedad 12.67 1999/00 524 14 16 157 3.34 København 4 bookable offence. In terms of individual clubs, the average per game tumbling from 5.34 to 2000/01 567 13 13 157 3.61 Ajax 1.5 four had exceeded an average of three cautions 4.38. It means there was one offside awarded Juventus 12.17 3 2001/02 508 10 11 157 3.24 1.42 per game during the 2012/13 season. During for every 20 minutes of play. The relevance of Arsenal 11.88 2002/03 530 8 11 157 3.38 Chelsea 2.08 2013/14 the only club to reach this mark was offside in the global picture of the game seems 2003/04 415 20 9 125 3.32 Austria Wien 1.33 RSC Anderlecht, who accounted for four of the to be waning. Schalke 11.75 0.5 2004/05 434 14 25 125 3.47 season’s 27 dismissals. Benfica 1.33 Five matches registered a zero in the offside Marseille 11.67 2005/06 463 19 9 125 3.7 3.67 Twelve clubs recorded averages lower than two column. There were five or fewer offside 1.33 Paris 11.6 2006/07 477 9 17 125 3.82 Marseille 4.17 yellow cards per game, compared with 10 in decisions in 70% of the 2013/14 fixture list, 2007/08 445 7 9 125 3.56 Zenit 1.25 the previous season. There was an even split with only the FC Viktoria Plzeň v Manchester Barcelona 11.4 2008/09 489 11 8 125 3.91 1.25 between group stage fallers and teams who City FC and RSC Anderlecht v Olympiacos FC 1.17 Bayern 11.17 2009/10 472 14 13 125 3.78 Real Sociedad 3.33 reached the knockout rounds. One player, Real encounters breaking into double figures, 2010/11 453 13 11 125 3.62 1 Madrid CF’s screening midfielder Xabi Alonso, the flag being raised on 13 and 11 occasions Madrid 9.69 Leverkusen 1.63 2011/12 549 15 7 125 4.39 was ruled out of the final as a result of receiving respectively. The six matches involving 0.5 CSKA 8.33 2012/13 548 10 10 125 4.38 Porto 1.67 his third caution of the season during the return FK Austria Wien yielded a harvest of only 2013/14 525 12 15 125 4.2 leg of the semi-final in Munich. The number of 11 offside decisions. Offside (average per match) Totals 8,577 224 215 2,356 3.64 Offside by opponents (average per match)

52 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 STATISTICS 53 TECHNICAL TEAM SELECTION

All-star Defenders Midfielders Attackers squad

Selecting a squad of 18 players who had made an impact on the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League was among the challenges facing a team of coaches led by Sir Alex Ferguson when they met in Lisbon on the morning after the final. In recent seasons, there had been up to 23 players in the squad. But this season, the decision was to imitate the UEFA Champions League coaches and to impose a limit of 18 names on the team sheet. The selection features 11 players from the two finalists, with Club Daniel Carvajal Diego Godín Ángel Di María Gabi Diego Costa Zlatan Atlético de Madrid, in the final for the first time, supplying one player in each line. A notable departure from recent traditions is that Lionel Ibrahimović Messi was not selected. Seven players from the previous season’s squad were named once again: , Philipp Lahm, Sergio Ramos, Andrés Iniesta (the only FC Barcelona player on the list for the 2013/14 season), Arjen Robben, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Cristiano Ronaldo. The defensive line comprises three central defenders and two full-backs, although Lahm permuted his place in the back four with a holding role in midfield. Four of the six midfielders operated in central roles, with Ángel Di María and Iniesta playing wide on the left. The five attackers include two central strikers and three who started in wide positions.

Philipp Lahm Pepe Andrés Iniesta Toni Kroos Marco Reus Arjen Robben Goalkeepers 0 47 Goals conceded Attempts on by Madrid in the target by Cristiano semi-final against Ronaldo, 17 more Bayern, who had than second-placed previously scored Arjen Robben Thibaut Manuel Neuer Sergio Ramos in 15 successive Luka Modrić Xabi Alonso Cristiano Courtois UEFA Champions Ronaldo League games

54 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TECHNICAL TEAM SELECTION 55 SEASON OVERVIEW Results PLAY-OFFS – LEAGUE PATH (Aggregate scores played over two legs; the first-named club was at home in the first leg) PLAY-OFFS – CHAMPIONS PATH (Aggregate scores played over two legs; the first-named club was at home in the first leg)

Paços de Ferreira 3 Viktoria Plzeň 4 Lyon 0 PSV 1 Shakhter 2 Dinamo Zagreb 3 Schalke 4 Ludogorets 2 Steaua (away goals) 3 Fenerbahçe 0 Zenit 8 Maribor 1 Real Sociedad 4 Milan 4 Celtic 3 Austria Wien 4 PAOK 3 Basel 6 Legia Warszawa 3 Arsenal 5

GROUP STAGE GROUP STAGE

GROUP A P W D L F A Pts GROUP B P W D L F A Pts GROUP C P W D L F A Pts GROUP D P W D L F A Pts Manchester United FC 6 4 2 0 12 3 14 Real Madrid CF 6 5 1 0 20 5 16 Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 1 1 16 5 13 FC Bayern München 6 5 0 1 17 5 15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6 3 1 2 9 10 10 Galatasaray AŞ 6 2 1 3 8 14 7 Olympiacos FC 6 3 1 2 10 8 10 Manchester City FC 6 5 0 1 18 10 15 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 2 2 7 6 8 Juventus 6 1 3 2 9 9 6 SL Benfica 6 3 1 2 8 8 10 FC Viktoria Plzeň 6 1 0 5 6 17 3 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 6 0 1 5 1 10 1 FC København 6 1 1 4 4 13 4 RSC Anderlecht 6 0 1 5 4 17 1 PFC CSKA Moskva 6 1 0 5 8 17 3

Date Home Score Away Date Home Score Away Date Home Score Away Date Home Score Away Date Home Score Away Date Home Score Away Date Home Score Away Date Home Score Away 17/09 Man. United 4-2 Leverkusen 05/11 Real Sociedad 0-0 Man. United 17/09 København 1-1 Juventus 05/11 Juventus 2-2 Real Madrid 17/09 Benfica 2-0 Anderlecht 05/11 Paris 1-1 Anderlecht 17/09 Bayern 3-0 CSKA Moskva 05/11 Man. City 5-2 CSKA Moskva 17/09 Real Sociedad 0-2 Shakhtar 05/11 Shakhtar 0-0 Leverkusen 17/09 Galatasaray 1-6 Real Madrid 05/11 København 1-0 Galatasaray 17/09 Olympiacos 1-4 Paris 05/11 Olympiacos 1-0 Benfica 17/09 Viktoria Plzeň 0-3 Man. City 05/11 Viktoria Plzeň 0-1 Bayern 02/10 Leverkusen 2-1 Real Sociedad 27/11 Leverkusen 0-5 Man. United 02/10 Juventus 2-2 Galatasaray 27/11 Real Madrid 4-1 Galatasaray 02/10 Paris 3-0 Benfica 27/11 Anderlecht 2-3 Benfica 02/10 Man. City 1-3 Bayern 27/11 Man. City 4-2 Viktoria Plzeň 02/10 Shakhtar 1-1 Man. United 27/11 Shakhtar 4-0 Real Sociedad 02/10 Real Madrid 4-0 København 27/11 Juventus 3-1 København 02/10 Anderlecht 0-3 Olympiacos 27/11 Paris 2-1 Olympiacos 02/10 CSKA Moskva 3-2 Viktoria Plzeň 27/11 CSKA Moskva 1-3 Bayern 23/10 Man. United 1-0 Real Sociedad 10/12 Man. United 1-0 Shakhtar 23/10 Real Madrid 2-1 Juventus 10/12 København 0-2 Real Madrid 23/10 Benfica 1-1 Olympiacos 10/12 Benfica 2-1 Paris 23/10 CSKA Moskva 1-2 Man. City 10/12 Bayern 2-3 Man. City 23/10 Leverkusen 4-0 Shakhtar 10/12 Real Sociedad 0-1 Leverkusen 23/10 Galatasaray 3-1 København 10/12 Galatasaray 1-0 Juventus 23/10 Anderlecht 0-5 Paris 10/12 Olympiacos 3-1 Anderlecht 23/10 Bayern 5-0 Viktoria Plzeň 10/12 Viktoria Plzeň 2-1 CSKA Moskva

GROUP E P W D L F A Pts GROUP F P W D L F A Pts GROUP G P W D L F A Pts GROUP H P W D L F A Pts Chelsea FC 6 4 0 2 12 3 12 Borussia Dortmund 6 4 0 2 11 6 12 Club Atlético de Madrid 6 5 1 0 15 3 16 FC Barcelona 6 4 1 1 16 5 13 FC Schalke 04 6 3 1 2 6 6 10 Arsenal FC 6 4 0 2 8 5 12 FC Zenit 6 1 3 2 5 9 6 AC Milan 6 2 3 1 8 5 9 FC Basel 1893 6 2 2 2 5 6 8 SSC Napoli 6 4 0 2 10 9 12 FC Porto 6 1 2 3 4 7 5 AFC Ajax 6 2 2 2 5 8 8 FC Steaua Bucureşti 6 0 3 3 2 10 3 Olympique de Marseille 6 0 0 6 5 14 0 FK Austria Wien 6 1 2 3 5 10 5 Celtic FC 6 1 0 5 3 14 3

Date Home Score Away Date Home Score Away Date Home Score Away Date Home Score Away Date Home Score Away Date Home Score Away Date Home Score Away Date Home Score Away 18/09 Chelsea 1-2 Basel 06/11 Chelsea 3-0 Schalke 18/09 Marseille 1-2 Arsenal 06/11 Dortmund 0-1 Arsenal 18/09 Austria Wien 0-1 Porto 06/11 Zenit 1-1 Porto 18/09 AC Milan 2-0 Celtic 06/11 Ajax 1-0 Celtic 18/09 Schalke 3-0 Steaua 06/11 Basel 1-1 Steaua 18/09 Napoli 2-1 Dortmund 06/11 Napoli 3-2 Marseille 18/09 Atlético Madrid 3-1 Zenit 06/11 Atlético Madrid 4-0 Austria Wien 18/09 Barcelona 4-0 Ajax 06/11 Barcelona 3-1 AC Milan 01/10 Basel 0-1 Schalke 26/11 Basel 1-0 Chelsea 01/10 Arsenal 2-0 Napoli 26/11 Arsenal 2-0 Marseille 01/10 Porto 1-2 Atlético Madrid 26/11 Porto 1-1 Austria Wien 01/10 Celtic 0-1 Barcelona 26/11 Celtic 0-3 AC Milan 01/10 Steaua 0-4 Chelsea 26/11 Steaua 0-0 Schalke 01/10 Dortmund 3-0 Marseille 26/11 Dortmund 3-1 Napoli 01/10 Zenit 0-0 Austria Wien 26/11 Zenit 1-1 Atlético Madrid 01/10 Ajax 1-1 AC Milan 26/11 Ajax 2-1 Barcelona 22/10 Schalke 0-3 Chelsea 11/12 Chelsea 1-0 Steaua 22/10 Arsenal 1-2 Dortmund 11/12 Marseille 1-2 Dortmund 22/10 Porto 0-1 Zenit 11/12 Austria Wien 4-1 Zenit 22/10 Celtic 2-1 Ajax 11/12 AC Milan 0-0 Ajax 22/10 Steaua 1-1 Basel 11/12 Schalke 2-0 Basel 22/10 Marseille 1-2 Napoli 11/12 Napoli 2-0 Arsenal 22/10 Austria Wien 0-3 Atlético Madrid 11/12 Atlético Madrid 2-0 Porto 22/10 AC Milan 1-1 Barcelona 11/12 Barcelona 6-1 Celtic

ROUND OF 16 18 February–19 March QUARTER-FINALS 01–09 April SEMI-FINALS 22–30 April FINAL 24 May

Manchester City FC 1-4 FC Barcelona First leg 0-2 (agg) Second-leg 1-2 Manchester United FC 2-4 FC Bayern München First leg 1-1 (agg) Second leg 1-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-6 Paris Saint-Germain First leg 0-4 (agg) Second leg 1-2 Club Atlético de Madrid 3-1 Chelsea FC First leg 0-0 (agg) Second leg 3-1 Arsenal FC 1-3 FC Bayern München First leg 0-2 (agg) Second leg 1-1 FC Barcelona 1-2 Club Atlético de Madrid First leg 1-1 (agg) Second leg 0-1 AC Milan 1-5 Club Atlético de Madrid First leg 0-1 (agg) Second leg 1-4 Real Madrid CF 4-1 Club Atlético de Madrid After extra time FC Zenit 4-5 Borussia Dortmund First leg 2-4 (agg) Second leg 2-1 Real Madrid 2-3 Borussia Dortmund First leg 3-0 (agg) Second leg 0-2 Olympiacos FC 2-3 Manchester United FC First leg 2-0 (agg) Second leg 0-3 Real Madrid CF 5-0 FC Bayern München First leg 1-0 (agg) Second leg 4-0 FC Schalke 04 2-9 Real Madrid CF First leg 1-6 (agg) Second leg 1-3 Paris Saint-Germain 3-3 Chelsea FC (away goals) First leg 3-1 (agg) Second leg 0-2 Galatasaray AŞ 1-3 Chelsea FC First leg 1-1 (agg) Second leg 0-2

56 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 RESULTS 57 TEAM PROFILES ARSENAL FC England

STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 24 GOALS SCORED 9 GOAL ATTEMPTS 61 (43 on target) = 7.6 (5.4) per game

TIME SCORED 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 21/24 (Including one double substitution)

0 0 2 1 1 7 8 2

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes

AVERAGES G A MAR NAP DOR DOR MAR NAP BAY BAY W 1-2 W 2-0 L 1-2 W 0-1 W 2-0 L 2-0 L 0-2 D 1-1 Goalkeepers POSSESSION 51%* PASSES ATTEMPTED 655* 1 Wojciech Szczęsny 90 90 90 90 90 90 37so S Max. 61% v Marseille (h) Max. 887 v Marseille (h) 13 Emiliano Viviano 0 Min. 36% v Bayern (a)* Min. 433 v Bayern (a)* 21 Łukasz Fabiański 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 90 Defenders TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 77% 111,915 metres* Max. 86% v Marseille (h) 3 2 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 Max. 114,521 v Bayern (a) Min. 62% v Bayern (h) 4 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 Min. 106,282 v Dortmund (h) 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 90 6 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 PASSES PER GAME* 17 12 2 0 15 90 16 59 I 25 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 Long 81 (12% of total) 28 2 90 90 90 90 I 90 31 I Medium 404 (62%) Midfielders Short 170 (26%) 7 Tomáš Rosický 63 89 90 75 74 16 45 8 I 90 90 90 8 76so S 77 *Excluding matchday seven v Bayern (h) when playing 53 minutes with ten men 10 2 90 27 58 I 75 0 90 I 11 Mesut Özil 1 2 90 90 90 90 82 90 90 45 TEAM SHAPE 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain I I I I I I 74 84 16 Aaron Ramsey 2 1 90 88 86 90 90 22 I I 19 32 75 15 68 39 90 12 20 90 90 I I 90 90 90 6 The last 16 31 Ryo Miyaichi 1 19 11 15 45 Isaac Hayden 0 0 0 10 Forwards 20 At the UEFA Elite Club Coaches Forum in Nyon knockout stage of the competition in February. gravity. Indeed, there were no away victories 9 1 I I I I I I 0 90 28 3 prior to the start of the 2013/14 season, Arsène The first legs produced six away wins which all in the quarter-finals. On the other hand, the 12 Olivier Giroud 2 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 0 90 6 4 14 Theo Walcott 1 78 I I I 15 0 I I Wenger commented: “Winning your group is but settled the ties, with the group runners-up outcomes of the semi-finals were decided by 22 Yaya Sanogo 90 1 important, as you get to play the second leg at – the home teams – scoring six goals and the second-leg wins for the two Madrid clubs 23 0 4 1 0 0 home. Whether or not that is a real advantage conceding 20. Only two English clubs required in Munich and in .In terms of playing 37 Chuba Akpom 0 is unknown. But you feel you have done the the home advantage factor in order to progress, styles, the most illustrious standard-bearers 44 0 1 0 0 0 13 job well if you finish at the top of the group.” with Chelsea FC winning at Stamford Bridge for possession-based football – FC Bayern Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches: blue = home; grey = away Sir Alex Ferguson added: “Some years ago, a after drawing in Istanbul, while Manchester München and FC Barcelona – were both change in counterattacking methods in terms United FC rebounded from a 2-0 defeat in eliminated by opponents who attached KEY FEATURES COACH of the use of quick combinations and collective Athens to edge past Olympiacos FC by scoring lesser importance to their share of the ball. counters has given teams a better chance of three unanswered goals at Old Trafford. • 4-2-3-1 with rapid transitions • Varied attacking options with • High levels of technique; Rosický Arsène Wenger to 4-5-1 defending good use of width excellent , passing scoring away from home.” Born: 22/10/1949, Once the ‘pure’ draws came into play as from • Strong, experienced defenders: • Effective intense pressing • Excellent team spirit and Strasbourg (FRA) Mertesacker, Vermaelen, from midfield work ethic Further discussion of their views was promoted the quarter-final stage, ties gained in intensity Nationality: French Koscielny by events when the top 16 teams kicked off the and home advantage carried greater specific • Hard-working midfielders: Arteta, • Dangerous set plays delivered • Build-ups based on neat, assured Oxlade-Chamberlain … by Özil, Cazorla, Rosický … Matches in UEFA Champions League: 154 combination play • Compact defending; rapid defence-to-attack transitions Head coach from: 28/09/1996

58 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 59 CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID FC BARCELONA Spain Spain

STATISTICS STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 24 GOALS SCORED 26 PLAYERS USED 24 GOALS SCORED 21 GOAL ATTEMPTS 176 (104 on target) = 13.5 (8) per game GOAL ATTEMPTS 144 (94 on target) = 14.4 (9.4) per game

TIME SCORED TIME SCORED 2 6 3 5 3 3 5 3 5 0 5 0 1 0 5 1

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes (Extra time: 91-105 = 0; 106-120 = 0) Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 35/39 SUBSTITUTIONS 25/30

1 1 0 4 3 9 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 12 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes (Extra time: 91-105 = 0; 106-120 = 0) Minutes

AVERAGES AVERAGES G A ZEN POR AW AW ZEN POR ACM ACM BAR BAR CHL CHL RM G A AJX CEL ACM ACM AJX CEL MC MC ATL ATL W 3-1 W 1-2 W 0-3 W 4-0 D 1-1 W 2-0 W 0-1 W 4-1 D 1-1 W 1-0 D 0-0 W 1-3 L 1-4* W 4-0 W 0-1 D 1-1 W 3-1 L 2-1 W 6-1 W 0-2 W 2-1 D 1-1 L 1-0 Goalkeepers Goalkeepers POSSESSION 45% PASSES ATTEMPTED 515 POSSESSION 63% PASSES ATTEMPTED 819 1 Daniel Aranzubia 0 0 I 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max. 64% v FK Austria (h) Max. 733 v FK Austria (h) 1 Víctor Valdés 90 90 90 90 90 90 I I Max. 72% v Celtic (a) Max. 959 v Man City (a) 13 Thibaut Courtois 90 90 90 90 90 I 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 Min. 34% v Barcelona (a), Zenit (a) Min. 370 v Porto (h) 13 José Manuel Pinto 0 0 0 0 90 90 0 0 90 90 Min. 55% v Man City (h) Min. 689 v Ajax (h) 45 David Gil 0 0 25 Oier Olazábal 0 0 0 0 Defenders TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 69% Defenders TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 84% 112,088 metres Max. 78% v FK Austria (h) 109,273 metres Max. 88% v Celtic (a) 2 Diego Godín 2 90 90 90 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 Max. 119,576 v FK Austria (a) Min. 57% v Barcelona (h) 2 Martín Montoya 1 0 0 0 0 90 90 0 Max. 114,202 v Ajax (a) Min. 78% v Atlético (a) 3 Filipe Luís 1 1 90 90 45 90 I 90 90 90 90 90 83 Min. 104,304 v Milan (a) 3 Gerard Piqué 2 80 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 12 I Min. 101,659 v Milan (a) 12 0 0 90 0 90 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 5 I I I I 68 0 I 17 Javi Manquillo 0 90 I I I I PASSES PER GAME 14 90 I 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 PASSES PER GAME 18 José María Giménez 0 0 15 10 90 0 0 0 0 0 78 90 20 Juanfran 2 90 90 90 90 90 S 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 Long 71 (14% of total) Long 66 (8% of total) 18 Jordi Alba I I I I 0 90 90 90 90 22 Emiliano Insúa 2 0 0 45 0 90 90 90 0 0 0 Medium 269 (52%) Medium 502 (61%) 23 Miranda 2 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 21 Adriano 1 90 90 90 90 I 90 0 0 0 0 27 Lucas 0 0 Short 175 (34%) 22 Daniel Alves 2 90 90 90 90 I I 90 90 90 90 Short 251 (31%) 27 Patric Gabarron 22 Midfielders Data from final corrected pro rata to 90-minute values to facilitate comparisons Midfielders 4 Mario Suárez 90 0 I I I 90 90 0 0 79 90 0 5 Tiago 90 90 56 I I I 90 90 0 90 120 4 Cesc Fàbregas 1 2 71 78 16 12 82 S 86 86 68 61 6 Koke 1 2 89 16 90 66 90 90 90 82 90 90 90 90 120 TEAM SHAPE 6 Xavi Hernández 1 3 19 90 90 88 74 90 90 90 90 90 TEAM SHAPE 8 Raúl García 4 3 4 79 81 90 90 90 80 72 S 90 86 24 66 8 Andrés Iniesta 3 90 89 90 78 90 0 90 90 90 72 10 Arda Turan 4 1 86 90 90 I I 28 74 78 77 I 30 84 I 12 0 I I I I I I I I 11 Cristian Rodríguez 1 45 30 24 80 I 16 12 13 11 0 6 0 19 16 Sergio Busquets 1 1 90 90 90 90 0 73 90 90 90 90 10 11 10 8 14 Gabi 4 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 S 120 17 Alex Song 0 1 0 2 90 17 0 0 0 0 8 6 15 Josuha Guilavogui 0 0 34 90 I 6 24 Sergi Roberto 0 16 90 4 4 0 0 4 16 Óliver Torres 1 11 0 45 10 62 14 5 Forwards 16 24 José Sosa 1 0 18 19 0 11 14 54 18 22 26 Diego 1 0 8 60 28 60 0 0 7 Pedro Rodríguez 1 18 74 9 5 90 90 0 0 0 18 20 14 3 3 Forwards 2 23 9 Alexis Sánchez 2 90 16 74 90 S 63 74 10 22 29 10 Lionel Messi 8 90 I 90 90 I I 90 90 90 90 7 Adrián López 2 2 79 I 9 45 90 82 10 62 66 111 11 Neymar 4 3 72 90 81 85 90 81 16 80 90 90 9 David Villa 90 45 0 0 45 0 0 71 79 4 0 120 13 1 20 1 12 0 27 19 Diego Costa 8 1 S S 60 90 45 90 90 30 I 90 76 9 21 Léo Baptistão 1 11 74 I 0 8 28 Adama Traoré 8 42 Momar Ndoye 0 29 Jean Marie Dongou 0 9 *After extra time Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches: blue = home; grey = away Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches: blue = home; grey = away; light blue = final KEY FEATURES COACH KEY FEATURES COACH

• 4-4-2 with twin screening • Diego Costa a disturbing, • Very quick transitions in both Diego Simeone • 4-3-3 with single screening • Good use of width with both full- • Influential experienced spine: Gerardo Martino midfielders threatening presence at directions; occasional intense midfielder (usually Busquets) backs attacking constantly Piqué, Busquets, Xavi, Messi Born:28/04/1970, Born: 20/11/1962, • High-energy football based on apex of attack high pressure (ARG) • Striker-less formation; Messi a • Patient build-up by skilful players • Excellent passing, wall-passing Rosario (ARG) fast, vertical combination moves • Compact, industrious midfield • Compact defensive block deep-lying focal point in attack who want the ball; Xavi the leader into box from wide areas Nationality: Argentinian Nationality: Argentine • Exceptional commitment, play; Mario, Gabi, Tiago, Koke, dominating in final 25m • Excellent short-passing game; • Set plays not ‘launched’; spirit, work ethic; high levels Arda Turan… • Courtois the insurance policy with Matches in high-tempo ball circulation emphasis on short corners, Matches in UEFA Champions League: 13 UEFA Champions League: 10 of technique • Aggressive, ambitious upfield runs outstanding goalkeeping qualities • Players (Iniesta, Neymar, Messi …) quick free-kicks by full-backs, especially Juanfran • Dangerous set plays with Head coach from: running at defenders with high- • Intense immediate pressure as Head coach from: 23/12/2011 22/07/2013 on right centre-backs providing aerial power speed dribbling skills soon as ball lost in final third

60 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 61 FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN CHELSEA FC Germany England

STATISTICS STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 22 GOALS SCORED PLAYERS USED 22 GOALS SCORED 24 (one own goal) 19 GOAL ATTEMPTS 230 (149 on target) = 19.2 (12.4) per game GOAL ATTEMPTS 144 (87 on target) = 12 (7.3) per game

TIME SCORED TIME SCORED 2 2 7 2 2 6 1 4 4 0 6 1 4 0 2 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 32/36 (Including two double substitutions) SUBSTITUTIONS 35/36 (Including one double substitution)

0 1 0 2 4 15 10 0 1 2 1 0 3 12 13 3

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

AVERAGES AVERAGES G A CSKA MC PLZ PLZ CSKA MC ARS ARS MU MU RM RM G A BSL STE SCH SCH BSL STE GAL GAL PSG PSG ATL ATL W 3-0 W 1-3 W 5-0 W 0-1 W 1-3 L 2-3 W 0-2 D 1-1 D 1-1 W 3-1 L 1-0 L 0-4 L 1-2 W 0-4 W 0-3 W 3-0 L 1-0 W 1-0 D 1-1 W 2-0 L 3-1 W 2-0 D 0-0 L 1-3 Goalkeepers Goalkeepers POSSESSION 65% PASSES ATTEMPTED 798 POSSESSION 51% PASSES ATTEMPTED 567 1 Manuel Neuer 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 Max. 73% v Arsenal (a) Max. 984 v Arsenal (a) 1 Petr Čech 90 90 90 90 90 0 90 90 90 90 18 I Max. 64% v Steaua (h) Max. 800 v Steaua (h) 22 Tom Starke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I I I Min. 58% v Man City (h) Min. 596 v Man City (a) 23 Mark Schwarzer 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 72 90 Min. 38% v Atlético (a) Min. 372 v Atlético (a) 29 Leopold Zingerle 0 40 Hilário 0 32 Lukas Raeder 0 0 0 TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 83% Defenders TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 75% Defenders 117,600 metres Max. 88% v Plzen (h) 111,411 metres Max. 82% v Steaua (a and h), Max. 122,474 v Plzen (a) Min. 75% v Man Utd (h) 2 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 S 90 Max. 117,884 v Basel (h) Schalke (h) 4 2 90 90 I 0 90 90 90 90 S 90 90 90 Min. 112,660 v Real Madrid (h) 3 90 90 I 0 0 90 0 I I 0 90 54 Min. 106,826 v PSG (a) Min. 56% v Atlético (a) 5 Daniel Van Buyten 0 0 90 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 David Luiz 1 90 90 6 0 I 90 I 0 90 90 90 90 13 Rafinha 1 90 90 90 90 90 0 45 0 90 25 66 0 PASSES PER GAME 24 1 90 0 90 90 90 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 PASSES PER GAME 15 Jan Kirchhoff 0 14 0 0 10 26 1 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 73 90 17 Jérôme Boateng 90 86so S 0 90 90 45 0 90 90 90 90 Long 89 (11% of total) Long 90 (16% of total) 27 Nathan Aké 0 0 21 Philipp Lahm1 3 90 90 63 90 28 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 Medium 499 (63%) Medium 337 (59%) 26 0 0 90 90 0 0 I I I I I 28 César Azpilicueta 2 0 11 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 27 David Alaba 2 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 Short 210 (26%) 33 Tomáš Kalas 0 1 0 0 0 0 Short 141 (25%) 34 Ryan Bertrand 0 Midfielders Midfielders 6 Thiago Alcántara I I I I 62 90 79 90 I I I I 7 Franck Ribéry 3 2 90 82 67 90 I 90 I 85 90 90 72 72 7 Ramires 2 1 90 90 90 90 16 90 90 90 S 90 90 8 Javi Martínez I I 0 31 80 35 90 90 90 S 24 45 TEAM SHAPE 8 Frank Lampard 1 2 75 90 90 9 90 90 90 90 18 66 90 S TEAM SHAPE 10 Arjen Robben 4 4 79 78 90 I 90 I 90 90 90 90 90 90 11 Oscar 1 4 90 79 84 81 55 67 1 82 72 81 0 0 11 Xherdan Shaqiri 11 12 I 22 I I 0 I I I 12 15 0 18 90 90 74 23 0 0 0 90 S 19 Mario Götze 3 1 I 8 27 87 88 55 90 59 16 65 18 18 9 15 0 I I 12 4 10 9 25 17 7 23 Mitchell Weiser 3 0 0 0 7 10 16 75 I I I I I 0 0 22 25 Thomas Müller 5 1 90 90 23 59 90 90 26 5 63 84 16 72 39 17 Eden Hazard 2 90 I 88 35 90 90 90 90 18 90 31 Bastian Schweinsteiger 3 19 76 90 59 I I 0 90 90so S 74 90 31 22 Willian 2 67 9 0 90 86 80 90 90 90 90 90 77 8 4 34 Pierre Højbjerg 0 0 0 0 0 27 21 Forwards 28 2 37 Julian Green 2 39 Toni Kroos 1 1 71 90 90 90 90 90 90 31 74 90 90 90 4 17 9 Fernando Torres 4 11 90 I 48 0 68 4 31 9 90 67 26 24 Forwards 10 23 81 0 0 0 0 14 André Schürrle 1 90 72 78 0 23 67 8 59 72 17 13 1 9 Mario Mandžukić 3 3 75 0 71 31 I 68 64 90 27 90 90 45 1 19 Demba Ba 3 15 0 13 90 0 0 0 24 1 23 14 15 19 I 0 11 0 0 6 0 18 20 0 29 Samuel Eto'o 3 2 90 79 2 77 42 22 86 I 90 36 1Midfield screen in six games (four away) Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches: blue = home; grey = away Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches: blue = home; grey = away

KEY FEATURES COACH KEY FEATURES COACH

• Variations on 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 • Comfortable in possession even • Strong support for striker Josep Guardiola • 4-2-3-1 with compact 4-5-1 • Dangerous counterattacking, • Immediate pressure on ball José Mourinho with single or twin screening when under intensive pressure Mandžukić from Müller, Kroos, defending bursting forward from midfield carrier after loss of possession Born: 18/01/1971 Born: 26/01/1963, midfielders • Ribéry (left), Robben (right) Thiago, Götze, etc Santpedor (ESP) • Disciplined team play based on • Width well exploited; wingers • Dangerous set plays, exploiting Setubal (POR) • Possession-based game; constant threats on wings • Ball regained quickly via upfield strong work ethic, collective spirit cutting in, full-backs forward, aerial power of defenders Nationality: Spanish Nationality: Portuguese slick combination moves built • Exuberant support from full-backs and midfield pressing • Outstanding dribbling skills from notably Ivanović • Composure on the ball, from back Lahm/Rafinha and Alaba • Rapid attack-to-defence Matches in three attacking midfielders • Lampard the influential leader experience, mental strength, Matches in UEFA Champions League: 61 UEFA Champions League: 113 • Neuer the outstanding sweeper/ • Schweinsteiger, Martínez read transitions with wingers working • Good use of long diagonal passing in midfield; shrewd passes, winning mentality goalkeeper; good distribution game excellently as midfield pivots hard to cover Head coach from: to switch focal point of attack attacking presence Head coach from: 24/06/2013 03/06/2013

62 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 63 BORUSSIA DORTMUND GALATASARAY AŞ Germany Turkey

STATISTICS STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 23 GOALS SCORED PLAYERS USED 23 GOALS SCORED (one own goal) 18 9 GOAL ATTEMPTS 141 (87 on target) = 14.1 (8.7) per game GOAL ATTEMPTS 78 (41 on target) = 9.8 (5.1) per game

TIME SCORED TIME SCORED 3 2 2 5 0 3 1 3 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 28/30 (Including three double substitutions) SUBSTITUTIONS 23/24

0 0 2 0 0 12 12 2 0 1 1 2 2 6 10 1

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

AVERAGES AVERAGES G A NAP MAR ARS ARS NAP MAR ZEN ZEN RM RM G A RM JUV KOB KOB RM JUV CHL CHL L 2-1 W 3-0 W 1-2 L 0-1 W 3-1 W 1-2 W 2-4 L 1-2 L 3-0 W 2-0 L 1-6 D 2-2 W 3-1 L 1-0 L 4-1 W 1-0 D 1-1 L 2-0 Goalkeepers Goalkeepers POSSESSION 49% PASSES ATTEMPTED 562 POSSESSION 52% PASSES ATTEMPTED 565 1 45so S 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 Max. 62% v Marseille (a) Max. 760 v Marseille (a) 25 Fernando Muslera 90 90 90 I I 90 90 90 Max. 56% v København (h) Max. 691 v København (a) 20 45 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Min. 42% v Real Madrid (a) Min. 381 v Marseille (h) 67 Eray İşcan 0 I I 90 90 and (a), Chelsea (h) Min. 456 v Juventus (a) 33 Zlatan Alomerović 0 86 Ufuk Ceylan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Min. 43% v Juventus (a) Defenders TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 71% Defenders TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 74% 121,918 metres* Max. 82% v Marseille (a) 110,804 metres Max. 79% v Real Madrid (a) 2 90 0 0 90 Max. 126,344 v Marseille (h) Min. 61% v Zenit (a) 2 Guillermo Burdisso 0 Max. 116,761 v København (a) Min. 65% v Juventus (h) 4 Neven Subotić 90 90 90 90 I I I I I I Min. 117,887 v Arsenal (a)* 5 Gökhan Zan 65 I I 90 90 I I Min. 104,577 v Juventus (h) 15 45 90 90 I I I I 90 90 90 13 Dany Nounkeu 1 90 90 0 90 0 15 Alex Telles 90 90 24 Marian Sarr 90 0 PASSES PER GAME PASSES PER GAME 25 Sokratis Papastathopoulos 2 3 90 90 90 90 90 90 0 21 Aurélien Chedjou 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 Long 73 (13% of total) Long 86 (15% of total) 26 Łukasz Piszczek 1 I I I I 9 12 90 90 67 81 22 Hakan Balta 0 90 I I I I 45 23 29 1 90 I 90 90 I 90 77 I I Medium 327 (58%) 26 Semih Kaya 0 25 90 76 0 90 45 90 Medium 338 (60%) 27 Emmanuel Eboué 2 90 90 90 90 90 81 90 77 30 Koray Günter 0 0 0 Short 162 (29%) Short 141 (25%) 37 2 0 90 0 0 90 90 1 13 90 90 55 Sabri Sarıoğlu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Excluding matchday one v Napoli (a) when playing 45 mins with 10 men 77 Albert Riera 90 60 0 90 23 90 Midfielders Midfielders 5 1 I I I 0 90 78 90 90 74 S 3 Felipe Melo 1 90 90 76 90 88 90 90 90 6 Sven Bender1 90 90 90 75 90 I I I I I TEAM SHAPE TEAM SHAPE 6 Ceyhun Gülselam 14 28 2 1 0 0 7 14 8 24 15 0 24 5 1 26 0 7 Aydın Yılmaz 62 I I I I 11 Marco Reus 5 3 90 82 87 86 81 78 85 I 90 90 9 8 Selçuk İnan 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 14 Miloš Jojić 0 21 16 90 11 17 11 10 Wesley Sneijder 2 1 90 74 80 27 90 90 90 16 Jakub Błaszczykowski 1 45 19 66 74 69 66 I I I I 19 10 14 Izet Hajrovic 31 13 35 18 Nuri Şahin 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0 10 5 20 28 90 90 90 63 0 8 3 19 Kevin Grosskreutz2 1 2 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 18 35 Yekta Kurtuluş 0 0 59 67 21 Oliver Kirch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 37 26 50 Engin Baytar 62 0 Forwards 15 27 15 25 52 Emre Çolak 0 0 0 I 26 21 9 Robert Lewandowski 6 3 90 90 90 90 89 90 90 90 S 90 53 1 45 30 10 8 67 10 Henrikh Mkhitaryan 2 76 88 66 90 90 90 70 69 64 90 1 Forwards 25 17 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 1 45 71 24 16 21 0 20 90 90 9 11 Didier Drogba 2 3 45 90 86 90 90 90 80 90 23 Julian Schieber 1 0 0 0 4 1 12 0 0 23 0 17 Burak Yılmaz 78 0 90 82 0 90 90 54 34 Marvin Ducksch 0 0 0 19 Umut Bulut 3 12 16 4 14 90 9 10 36 1Defender on matchdays one and five;2 Defender during group stage Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches: blue = home; grey = away Matches: blue = home; grey = away KEY FEATURES COACH KEY FEATURES COACH

• 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 with • Good links between lines; high • Intense pressure on ball carrier in Jürgen Klopp • 4-4-2 with occasional use of • Adventurous full-backs, especially • Dangerous set plays based Lewandowski leading the attack defence with keeper covering midfield and attacking third 4-2-3-1; 3-5-2 when chasing result Eboué on right on aerial power Born: 16/06/1967, Born: 27/11/1964, • Good mix of elaborate build-up behind • Dangerous free-kicks by Reus, (GER) • Drogba, Burak strong strike • Frequent use of direct supply • Excellent team spirit, resilience Jesi (ITA) with direct supply to front • Rapid defence-to-attack Mkhitaryan; aerial strength in box force; Sneijder cutting in from from keeper to strikers in adverse situations Nationality: German Nationality: Italian • Power-play based on speed, transitions; dangerous counters • High levels of individual technique, left to support • Good diagonal passing but aggressive running, off-the-ball in numbers 1v1 skills, athletic qualities Matches in • Melo the midfield pivot; centre- emphasis on playing through Matches in UEFA Champions League: 29 UEFA Champions League: 60 movement • Good use of width with wingers • strong team spirit, work ethic, back when defending with three middle cutting in to attack goal mental resilience Head coach from: • Selçuk the catalyst in midfield; • Intense pressure on ball carrier Head coach from: 01/07/2008 30/09/2013 movement, creative passing as from midfield (04/09/1953, Adana, TUR) was in charge on matchday one

64 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 65 BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN MANCHESTER CITY FC Germany England

STATISTICS STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 22 GOALS SCORED 10 PLAYERS USED 21 GOALS SCORED 19 GOAL ATTEMPTS 108 (63 on target) = 13.5 (7.9) per game GOAL ATTEMPTS 106 (59 on target) = 13.3 (7.4) per game

TIME SCORED TIME SCORED 1 0 1 1 3 3 2 4 1 1 4 1 1 0 5 1

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 24/24 (Including five double substitutions) SUBSTITUTIONS 24/24 (Including two double substitutions)

0 0 0 3 1 10 8 2 0 1 0 3 3 11 6 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

AVERAGES AVERAGES G A MU RS SHK SHK MU RS PSG PSG G A PLZ BAY CSKA CSKA PLZ BAY BAR BAR L 4-2 W 2-1 W 4-0 D 0-0 L 0-5 W 0-1 L 0-4 L 2-1 W 0-3 L 1-3 W 1-2 W 5-2 W 4-2 W 2-3 L 0-2 L 2-1 Goalkeepers Goalkeepers POSSESSION 46% PASSES ATTEMPTED 525 POSSESSION 48% PASSES ATTEMPTED 546 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 Max. 52% v Shakhtar (h), Max. 594 v Shakhtar (h) 1 90 90 90 0 90 90 90 90 Max. 57% v CSKA (h) Max. 743 v CSKA (h) 22 David Yelldell 0 0 R. Sociedad (a), Man Utd (h) Min. 414 v Man Utd (a) 30 0 0 0 90 0 0 0 0 Min. 38% v Barcelona (h) Min. 355 v Bayern (h) 25 Andrés Palop 0 0 0 I I I Min. 39% v PSG (a) Defenders 36 Niklas Lomb 0 0 0 TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 73% TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 76% Defenders 115,548 metres* Max. 80% v Shakhtar (h) 2 90 0 0 90 16 0 111,335 metres* Max. 84% v CSKA (h) Max. 122,060 v R. Sociedad (a) Min. 61% v Shakhtar (a) 4 1 90 90 I I I 0 90 90 Max. 115,381 v Plzen (a) Min. 64% v Bayern (h) 2 Kostas Stafylidis 0 0 Min. 105,764 v PSG (a) Min. 107,820 v Plzen (h)* 4 0 90 34 0 0 0 28 90 5 90 0 90 90 0 74 90 78so 5 Emir Spahić 90 0 56 90 90 90 59so S 6 0 0 0 0 90 90 32 90 14 Roberto Hilbert 0 90 0 0 I I 90 0 PASSES PER GAME 13 Aleksandar Kolarov 1 90 90 24 90 90 58 90 PASSES PER GAME 17 90 68 90 90 0 0 22 Gaël Clichy I 90 1 90 I I 90 0 Long 64 (12% of total) Long 74 (14% of total) 20 Andrés Guardado 90 90 26 Martín Demichelis I I I 90 90 90 53so S 21 Ömer Toprak 2 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 Medium 334 (64%) 33 Matija Nastasić 90 90 90 90 I Medium 315 (58%) 26 2 90 0 90 90 90 90 90 Short 127 (24%) 38 Dedryck Boyata 0 0 0 Short 156 (28%) Midfielders Midfielders *Excluding matchday seven v PSG (h) when playing 31 mins with ten men *Excluding matchday seven v Barcelona (h) when playing 37 mins with ten men 3 90 90 I I 70 I 45 78 7 1 3 23 20 45 90 90 90 6 3 90 90 90 90 90 90 45 90 8 1 4 90 70 11 77 75 32 75 8 26 90 I 90 81 90 90 I 14 Javi García 10 0 90 90 90 0 0 10 Emre Can1 1 90 22 90 21 90 90 S 68so TEAM SHAPE TEAM SHAPE 13 Jens Hegeler 1 I 5 19 13 20 45 0 I 15 Jesús Navas 3 67 90 90 13 45 90 58 15 15 Levin Öztunali 0 0 0 17 Jack Rodwell 0 I 2 18 Sidney Sam 2 78 85 90 90 I I 62 67 11 21 1 1 I 20 79 66 I 73 90 72 16 7 19 45 23 18 25 Fernandinho 90 90 90 45 64 90 90 90 21 27 Gonzalo Castro I I 90 69 90 90 90 67 42 Yaya Touré 1 80 90 90 90 26 S 90 90 8 15 27 8 25 31 0 9 1 52 Emyr Huws 0 42 20 6 35 Maximilian Wagener 12 26 Forwards Forwards 13 5 9 Álvaro Negredo 5 1 7 33 72 90 15 17 74 18 26 4 5 7 Son Heung-Min 2 64 68 71 77 70 90 45 23 21 10 Edin Džeko 2 1 83 57 18 0 90 88 16 45 9 12 0 14 0 20 4 90 16 Sergio Agüero 6 2 90 70 89 90 45 0 I 45 1 11 Stefan Kiessling 2 78 90 76 90 90 86 90 0 1 35 Stevan Jovetić 0 0 I I I 0 I 23 12 22 0 1 0 45 Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off 1Defender on matchdays five and six Matches: blue = home; grey = away Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches: blue = home; grey = away

KEY FEATURES COACH KEY FEATURES COACH

• Classic 4-3-3 with swift transitions • Direct attacking: sustained ball • Emphasis on building from centre- Sami Hyypiä • 4-4-1-1 formation, more clearly • Mixed attacking: short passing • Dangerous inswinging or to 4-5-1 defending possession not a priority backs with full-backs moving high 4-5-1 away from home from back; direct supply to front outswinging set plays aimed Born: 07/10/1973, Born: 16/09/1953, • High pressing in numbers to • Sam the key performer; • Dangerous inswinging corners by Porvoo (FIN) • Rapid transition from attack to • Effective full-backs pushing at big men in box Santiago (CHI) disturb opponents’ build-up technique, pace, dribbling, Sam (from right), Castro (left) deep, compact defensive block forward and delivering crosses • Silva the creative midfield Nationality: Finnish Nationality: Chilean • Compact, narrow back four ready hard-working defending • Aerial power supplied by Spahić, • Disciplined hard-working defending; • Powerful, athletic team; playmaker behind Agüero or Džeko to hold high line (40m) • All players back to defend set Rolfes, Bender, Kiessling, Toprak Matches in intense pressing from halfway line Kompany, Touré, Džeko the • Quick, powerful counters; good Matches in UEFA Champions League: 8 UEFA Champions League: 48 • Quick counterattacks mostly led plays; limited opportunities • Effective ‘double-cover’ defending strong spine game-opening diagonal passes by Sam, Castro to counter Joint head coach from: pre-empting penetration in wide Head coach from: 13/05/2012 14/06/2013 areas Solo from: 24/06/2013

66 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 67 MANCHESTER UNITED FC AC MILAN England Italy

STATISTICS STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 24 GOALS SCORED PLAYERS USED 25 GOALS SCORED (two own goals) 17 (two own goals) 9 GOAL ATTEMPTS 103 (63 on target) = 10.3 (6.3) per game GOAL ATTEMPTS 73 (40 on target) = 9.1 (5) per game

TIME SCORED TIME SCORED 5 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 0 2 0 2 1

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 26/30 (Including three double substitutions) SUBSTITUTIONS 22/24

0 0 0 1 3 9 10 3 0 2 0 2 1 6 11 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes

AVERAGES AVERAGES G A LEV SHK RS RS LEV SHK OLY OLY BAY BAY G A CEL AJX BAR BAR CEL AJX ATL ATL W 4-2 D 1-1 W 1-0 D 0-0 W 0-5 W 1-0 L 2-0 W 3-0 D 1-1 L 3-1 W 2-0 D 1-1 D 1-1 L 3-1 W 0-3 D 0-0 L 0-1 L 4-1 Goalkeepers Goalkeepers POSSESSION 48% PASSES ATTEMPTED 556 POSSESSION 45% PASSES ATTEMPTED 508 1 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 Max. 56% v Leverkusen (h) Max. 709 v Olympiacos (a) 1 0 0 90 I I I 0 0 Max. 56% v Atlético (a) Max. 654 v Atlético (a) 13 Anders Lindegaard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Min. 30% v Bayern (h) Min. 380 v Bayern (h) 32 Christian Abbiati 90 90 I 90 90 90 90 90 Min. 36% v Barcelona (h) Min. 368 v Ajax (h) Defenders 35 Ferdinando Coppola 0 0 0 0 TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 73% Defenders TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 74% 2 Rafael I 90 59 I I 90 90 I I 112,323 metres Max. 80% v Leverkusen (h) 2 Mattia De Sciglio I I I I I 90 26 0 105,021 metres Max. 78% v Atlético (a) 3 Patrice Evra 1 1 90 90 90 90 70 90 90 S 90 Max. 114,310 v Shakhtar (h) Min. 61% v Bayern (h and a) Max. 110,352 v Celtic (a) Min. 62% v Ajax (h) 5 Philippe Mexès 90 90 90 90 9 0 0 4 Phil Jones 1 I 1 90 1 90 90 90 90 90 Min. 110,395 v Bayern (a) Min. 102,074 v Atlético (h) 13 90 90 5 90 I I 90 90 90 90 90 90 0 17 Cristián Zapata 1 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 I I 6 Jonny Evans 1 0 90 I 90 90 I I PASSES PER GAME PASSES PER GAME 20 90 90 90 48 I 64 90 12 1 90 90 31 90 90 90 I 90 Long 86 (15% of total) 21 Kévin Constant 76 90 90 0 18 90 5 Long 90 (18% of total) 15 Nemanja Vidić 1 90 90 I 90 I 90 90 90 25 Daniele Bonera I I I 0 90 90 90 90 22 Fabio 0 Medium 318 (57%) Medium 296 (58%) 28 Urby Emanuelson 27 6 19 90 90 0 90 90 28 Alexander Büttner 0 0 20 88 0 74 0 Short 152 (27%) 81 Cristian Zaccardo 90 0 0 I 0 0 0 Short 122 (24%) Midfielders Decimal points account for the missing 1% Midfielders 8 Anderson 0 I I 0 10 0 4 Sulley Muntari 1 90 90 90 90 90 12 11 Ryan Giggs 1 24 90 90 90 63 0 90 45 0 14 Valter Birsa 1 63 0 80 16 72 I I 16 90 90 90 I I I 90 90 90 90 TEAM SHAPE 15 Michael Essien 90 68 TEAM SHAPE 17 1 S 0 0 0 90 0 0 16 Andrea Poli 1 3 84 10 74 90 66 85 90 18 19 0 10 27 11 63 90 13 16 0 18 1 90 90 90 90 22so S S 23 10 90 0 27 60 20 45 23 1 90 0 0 42 0 22 24 Darren Fletcher I I I I I I 8 0 74 19 10 25 27 90 45 16 27 25 2 2 90 90 90 90 79 2 60 77 90 90 34 Nigel de Jong 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 78 15 34 26 71 0 90 90 90 90 30 0 45 90 11 16 Forwards 31 1 80 66 0 90so S 0 1 90 I 3 4 28 7 1 14 80 64 45 10 I I 45 20 44 0 90 0 0 9 15 5 9 87 10 0 6 0 0 25 13 Forwards 11 Giampaolo Pazzini I I I I I I 12 22 10 Wayne Rooney 2 8 84 90 63 80 90 90 90 90 90 32 1 22 Kaká 2 2 I I 71 84 80 81 90 90 14 Javier Hernández 6 0 80 63 0 0 0 0 5 16 45 Mario Balotelli 2 1 90 90 26 45 90 90 78 90 19 Danny Welbeck 1 90 I 0 30 82 85 81 92 Stephan El Shaarawy I I I I I 24 I I 20 Robin van Persie 4 1 90 90 27 I 27 90 90 I I Žan Benedičič, Bryan Cristante, Luca Iotti, Andrea Petagna and Matías Silvestre were all unused substitutes Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches: blue = home; grey = away Matches: blue = home; grey = away

KEY FEATURES COACH KEY FEATURES COACHES

• 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 with Carrick the • Compact, disciplined deep • Rapid defence-to-attack David Moyes • Variations on 4-4-2 with occasional • After ball loss, Kaká hard-working in Massimiliano Allegri anchor in midfield defending with eight or nine transitions; quick supply to switches to 4-3-3 defending spaces on left Born: 25/04/1963, Born: 11/08/1967, Born: 01/04/1976, • Positive possession game, looking behind the ball Rooney, Welbeck … Bearsden (SCO) • Compact defending with conservative • Mix of direct and elaborate attacking; Livorno (ITA) Paramaribo (SUR) for early ball over defence • Good supply of crosses from • Strong at set plays, notably central defenders more possession under Seedorf Nationality: Scottish Nationality: Italian Nationality: Dutch • Attacks also patiently built from wide players and full-backs corners; Rooney the main • Two disciplined controlling midfielders: • Occasional high pressure, especially back; frequent diagonal passes to • Rooney the attacking catalyst as supplier to tall targets Matches in usually Essien, De Jong on right (Taarabt the leader) Matches in UEFA Matches in UEFA UEFA Champions League: 10 Champions League: 32 Champions League: 2 open game target or shadowing Van Persie • Enormous work rate, energy, • Overloads on right to open space for • Otherwise swift transitions to deep • Very strong when defending in final resolve in midfield and attack Head coach from: overlapping left-back Emanuelson 4-5-1 defensive block Head coach from: Head coach from: 01/07/2013 25/06/2010 to 13/01/2014 16/01/2014 third, especially on edge of box • Kaká the free spirit behind creative, • Varied attacking options (Robinho, unpredictable Balotelli Pazzini); 4-2-4 when chasing result

68 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 69 OLYMPIACOS FC PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN Greece France

STATISTICS STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 23 GOALS SCORED PLAYERS USED 21 GOALS SCORED 12 (one own goal) 25 GOAL ATTEMPTS 97 (56 on target) = 12.1 (7) per game GOAL ATTEMPTS 125 (86 on target) = 12.5 (8.6) per game

TIME SCORED TIME SCORED 3 2 1 1 5 4 5 3 1 0 3 1 5 0 2 1

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 24/24 SUBSTITUTIONS 28/30 (Including two double substitutions)

0 0 0 2 7 7 8 0 0 0 0 1 3 13 11 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

AVERAGES AVERAGES G A PSG AND BEN BEN PSG AND MU MU G A OLY BEN AND AND OLY BEN LEV LEV CHL CHL L 1-4 W 0-3 D 1-1 W 1-0 L 2-1 W 3-1 W 2-0 L 3-0 W 1-4 W 3-0 W 0-5 D 1-1 W 2-1 L 2-1 W 0-4 W 2-1 W 3-1 L 2-0 Goalkeepers Goalkeepers POSSESSION 47% PASSES ATTEMPTED 457 POSSESSION 58% PASSES ATTEMPTED 742 16 Roberto 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 Max. 59% v Anderlecht (h) Max. 580 v Anderlecht (h) 1 Nicolas Douchez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max. 65% v Benfica (h), Max. 930 v Benfica (h) 42 Balázs Megyeri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Min. 42% v PSG (h) Min. 379 v Benfica (h) 30 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 Anderlecht (a) Min. 516 v Chelsea (a) Min. 46% v Chelsea (a) Defenders Defenders TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 70% TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 83% 20 José Holebas 1 0 13 90 90 90 90 90 90 108,937 metres Max. 78% v Anderlecht (h) 2 90 I I 28 90 90 90 90 90 106,053 metres* Max. 89% v Benfica (h) 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max. 115,590 v Man Utd (h) Min. 61% v Anderlecht (a), 5 Marquinhos 3 1 90 90 90 62 11 90 0 90 0 5 Max. 110,169 v Anderlecht (a) Min. 73% v Chelsea (a) Min. 103,639 v Benfica (a) Benfica (h) Min. 102,358 v Olympiacos (a)* 22 90 0 2 0 6 Zoumana Camara 0 12 34 90 5 23 Dimitris Siovas 90 90 90 90 90 90 I I 13 Alex I 78 56 90 90 90 0 90 90 24 Kostas Manolas 2 0 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 PASSES PER GAME 17 Maxwell 1 90 90 90 90 90 0 90 0 90 90 PASSES PER GAME 25 Iván Marcano 90 90 Long 76 (17% of total) 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 90 0 0 Long 72 (10% of total) 30 I I 90 90 57 90 90 74 23 Gregory van der Wiel 4 90 90 90 90 90 S 90 0 Medium 263 (58%) 88 Gaëtan Bong 90 90 I 16 45 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 90 90 90 Medium 463 (62%) Midfielders Short 118 (26%) 37 Kalifa Traoré 90 Short 207 (28%)

2 Giannis Maniatis 1 90 90 90 90 90 S 90 90 Decimal points account for the missing 1% Midfielders *Excluding matchday five v Olympiacos (h) when playing 44 mins with ten men 5 Paulo Machado 90 I I I 0 53 14 16 4 1 1 23 90 14 35 8 Delvin N'Dinga 1 0 90 34 34 0 1 90 90 7 Jérémy Ménez 1 1 0 0 14 0 90 0 18 I 0 14 90 90 90 90 90 90 0 0 TEAM SHAPE 8 Thiago Motta 2 3 90 90 90 90 90 61 90 0 90 90 TEAM SHAPE 17 Hernán Peréz 86 57 14 Blaise Matuidi 1 3 90 90 64 90 86 29 67 90 90 19 David Fuster 3 74 33 69 74 90 89 23 82 24 Marco Verratti 1 79 70 90 76 46so S 90 76 55 26 Joel Campbell 1 30 0 0 77 90 67 90 99 10 25 Adrien Rabiot 11 20 26 0 40 90 0 90 0 9 35 Alejandro Domínguez 3 1 60 11 88 45 33 29 76 90 22 17 35 26 27 1 I I I 15 0 90 14 90 5 17 60 Sambou Yatabaré 6 0 21 56 0 14 24 29 Lucas 1 45 20 19 90 4 90 90 27 21 85 8 79 Vladimír Weiss 1 84 90 56 45 37 8 2 20 30 38 0 Forwards Forwards 17 26 25 24 9 2 1 16 66 0 45 13 61 I I 2 13 9 Edinson Cavani 4 90 90 90 I 90 61 I 85 90 90 11 Kostas Mitroglou 3 1 90 90 90 90 90 I 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović 10 90 90 90 90 79 90 72 69 I 18 Nelson Valdez 4 33 16 22 Ezequiel Lavezzi 2 3 45 70 71 75 50 29 76 63 85 73 30 28 Nikos Vergos 8 35 Hervin Ongenda 0 0 99 Michael Olaitan 1 57 0 I I 90 90 I Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches: blue = home; grey = away Matches: blue = home; grey = away

KEY FEATURES COACH KEY FEATURES COACH

• 4-2-3-1 transforming into 4-3-3 • Looked for chances to • Manolas the leader in back Míchel • 4-3-3 with single screening • Full-backs supporting attacks; • High defensive line led by attacking formation make quick, well-executed four; good positioning, decisive midfielder Lavezzi, Cavani cutting in Thiago Silva; keeper covering Born: 23/03/1963, Born: 19/11/1965, • Compact, deep defensive block; counterattacks interventions Madrid (ESP) • Compact unit with good links, from wide space behind Alès (FRA) pressing mainly in last third • Effective use of wide areas; • N’Dinga the hardworking midfield movement between lines • Ibrahimović the creative, • Intense pressure on ball carrier Nationality: Spanish Nationality: French • Occasional high pressure; but accurate crosses and cut-backs screen; Maniatis the more • Emphasis on building from centre- unpredictable focal point of in high areas and midfield emphasis on fast attack-to- • Willing to shoot from long range attacking partner Matches in backs, playing through midfield attacking play • Aerial strength (Silva, Alex, Matches in UEFA Champions League: 8 UEFA Champions League: 26 defence transitions • Domínguez the playmaker; • Composed combination play • Midfield trio (Motta the pivot) Ibrahimović …) effectively used • Patient well-constructed back-to- good technique under pressure; Head coach from: based on individual technique combining well, shutting down at set plays Head coach from: 01/02/2013 25/06/2013 front passing movements accurate, incisive passes spaces

70 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 71 REAL MADRID CF FC SCHALKE 04 Spain Germany

STATISTICS STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 22 GOALS SCORED 41 PLAYERS USED 25 GOALS SCORED 8 GOAL ATTEMPTS 208 (127 on target) = 16 (9.8) per game GOAL ATTEMPTS 101 (54 on target) = 12.6 (6.8) per game

TIME SCORED TIME SCORED 9 3 8 4 0 1 1 2 3 0 8 3 0 0 3 1

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes (Extra time: 91-105 = 0; 106-120 = 3) Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 39/39 (including two double substitutions) SUBSTITUTIONS 23/24 (Including one double substitution)

2 1 0 2 3 19 11 1 0 0 2 1 2 7 11 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes (Extra time: 91-105 = 0; 106-120 = 0) Minutes

AVERAGES AVERAGES G A GAL KOB JUV JUV GAL KOB SCH SCH DOR DOR BAY BAY ATL G A STE BSL CHL CHL STE BSL RM RM W 1-6 W 4-0 W 2-1 D 2-2 W 4-1 W 0-2 W 1-6 W 3-1 W 3-0 L 2-0 W 1-0 W 0-4 W1-4* W 3-0 W 0-1 L 0-3 L 3-0 D 0-0 W 2-0 L 1-6 L 3-1 Goalkeepers Goalkeepers POSSESSION 52% PASSES ATTEMPTED 636* POSSESSION 48% PASSES ATTEMPTED 607 1 Iker Casillas 15 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 Max. 60% v Atlético (final) Max. 756 v Dortmund (h) 1 Ralf Fährmann 0 0 0 90 90 90 90 Max. 56% v Steaua (h) Max. 795 v Chelsea (h) 13 Jesús Fernández 0 Min. 36% v Bayern (h and a) Min. 410 v Bayern (h) 34 90 90 90 90 I 0 0 0 Min. 43% v Real Madrid (h) Min. 460 v Basel (a) 25 Diego López 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 79% Defenders TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 78% Defenders 110,992* metres Max. 83% v København (h), 116,864 metres Max. 84% v Chelsea (h) 2 Hoogland 1 I 5 0 0 0 0 0 90 2 Raphaël Varane I 90 0 90 I I 0 90 0 1 17 15 120 Max. 114,396 v Dortmund (a) Juventus (h), Schalke (a) Max. 122,025 v Basel (a) Min. 70% v Basel (a) Min. 107,893 v København (a) Min. 66% v Bayern (h) 4 Benedikt Höwedes 1 90 90 90 90 90 31 90 58 Min. 110,352 v Steaua (h) 3 Pepe 2 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0 90 90 73 90 0 5 Felipe Santana 0 90 0 0 90 90 90 I 4 Sergio Ramos 3 2 90 0 90 90 26so S 90 70 90 90 90 75 120 6 Sead Kolasinac 12 19 13 0 90 76 90 PASSES PER GAME* PASSES PER GAME 5 Fábio Coentrão 1 I 0 0 I I I 0 90 90 90 90 90 59 14 I I I I I I 0 32 12 Marcelo 1 2 I 90 90 90 74 90 90 0 I I 0 0 61 Long 92 (14% of total) 15 90 78 90 90 90 I Long 85 (14% of total) 15 Daniel Carvajal 1 90 90 0 0 16 0 90 20 90 90 90 90 120 Medium 373 (59%) 22 Atsuto Uchida 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 I I Medium 364 (60%) 17 Álvaro Arbeloa 1 1 90 0 90 0 90 90 0 I I I I 0 31 0 Short 171 (27%) Short 158 (26%) 18 Nacho 0 62 90 90 0 0 32 Joel Matip 1 90 0 90 90 0 90 90 90 Midfielders *Excluding matchday five v Galatasaray when playing 64 mins with ten men Midfielders Data from final corrected pro rata to 90-minute values to facilitate comparisons 6 Sami Khedira 90 74 90 90 I I I I I I I I 59 7 0 85 78 23 74 88 90 90 14 Xabi Alonso I I I 71 32 77 73 45 90 90 90 90 S 8 2 12 I 2 31 0 TEAM SHAPE TEAM SHAPE 9 Kevin-Prince Boateng 1 90 90 71 77 90 59 0 16 0 58 8 45 10 17 0 6 10 3 1 90 90 90 62 16 66 90 90 19 Luka Modrić 1 3 72 67 90 90 S 82 90 90 90 90 90 120 11 Christian Clemens 1 0 90 28 0 I I 22 Ángel Di María 3 6 90 90 79 15 90 23 68 0 73 90 84 120 25 9 12 Marco Höger 88 90 I I I I I I 7 23 Isco 3 2 64 23 18 0 90 67 22 90 72 45 82 10 61 7 11 13 Jermaine Jones S 71 90 90 S 10 17 24 Asier Illarramendi 18 90 72 19 90 13 17 90 18 45 8 0 0 22 23 2 8 I 0 67 88 24 14 I 33 14 19 6 26 José Rodríguez 0 0 24 Kaan Ayhan 0 0 0 0 0 81 Forwards 33 Roman Neustädter 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 6 4 40 Anthony Annan 9 5 32 7 Cristiano Ronaldo 17 5 90 90 90 90 I 90 90 90 80 0 73 90 120 5 15 4 3 9 Karim Benzema 5 5 90 81 67 81 0 90 90 I 75 90 90 80 79 Forwards 17 Jefferson Farfán 2 89 45 I I 90 90 72 I 1 11 Gareth Bale 6 4 26 I 23 75 90 90 80 82 90 90 17 90 120 41 20 Jesé 0 9 9 28 0 10 8 I I I I I 19 I I I 2 18 90 25 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 1 I I I I I I 90 45 21 Álvaro Morata 1 1 0 16 11 0 0 90 15 0 0 0 41 28 Ádám Szalai 82 45 19 90 90 59 0 45 *After extra time Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches: blue = home; grey = away Matches: blue = home; grey = away; light blue = final KEY FEATURES COACH KEY FEATURES COACH

• 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 with twin • Lethal counterattacks, exploiting • High defensive line with keeper Carlo Ancelotti • Variations on 4-4-2 frequently • Adventurous support from • Good athletic condition, physical Jens Keller screening midfielders pace of Ronaldo, Bale, Di María sweeping spaces behind evolving into 4-2-2-2 structure full-backs; quality crossing presence; energetic midfield Born: 10/06/1959, Born: 24/11/1970, • Flowing attacking moves; • Effective use of width with • High pressing; frequent ball- Reggiolo (ITA) • Set out to play possession • Conservative centre-backs and • Dangerous set plays; strong work Stuttgart (GER) high-tempo passing; changes full-backs ready to support winning in opponents’ half football with neat combinations holding midfielder the defensive ethic, mental resilience Nationality: Italian Nationality: German of pace, direction attacks • Dangerous set plays; aerial • Attacking philosophy; prepared core • Outstanding individual technique • Balanced two-man midfield power and Ronaldo’s dead-ball Matches in to take risks, get players in front • Draxler the attacking catalyst; Matches in UEFA Champions League: 130 UEFA Champions League: 10 in all departments screen; Alonso the pivot, efficiency of ball Meyer effective as support striker • Always dangerous in final third; Modrić playmaker Head coach from: • Emphasis on attacking through • Huntelaar the dangerous target Head coach from: 01/07/2013 16/12/2012 running at opponents; Benzema wide areas, delivering crosses player and predator the predator

72 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 73 FC ZENIT TEAM PROFILES Russia Group stage fallers STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 21 GOALS SCORED (one own goal) 9 The fact that SSC Napoli were eliminated with opponents rose to 18 – a majority of the 32 combination-move teams from those who GOAL ATTEMPTS 101 (58 on target) = 12.6 (7.3) per game 12 points while FC Zenit qualified with six starters. Nine of them were eliminated after adopt a more direct approach. In 2012/13, nine underlines the difficulties when it comes to the group stage, which meant that more than of the 13 clubs which averaged fewer than 500 TIME SCORED searching for common denominators among half of the teams which successfully negotiated passes per match were among the December 2 1 3 1 the 16 teams who made an exit from the the ‘cut’ and played in the knockout rounds also casualties. In 2013/14, only RSC Anderlecht, 0 0 2 0 competition in December. In recent seasons, averaged less than 50% of the ball. There is Austria, Celtic FC, Olympique de Marseille and 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes the clear trend towards a possession-based still a case for arguing that greater possession FK Viktoria Plzeň had an average inferior to the passing game has been interrelated with the lays foundations for greater success in the 500 mark. In other words, the other eleven SUBSTITUTIONS 23/24 (Including three double substitutions) pre-Christmas exits of teams whose statistics competition, but the evidence in 2013/14 fallers were, in theory, ‘passing teams’, and suggested a more direct attacking style based became much more tenuous. In Group G, the reasons underlying a group stage exit could 1 1 0 2 1 9 9 0 on a slimmer share of the ball and lower debutants FK Austria Wien (averaging 40% not readily be traceable to a determined playing 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes numbers of passes. of possession) ended level on five points with style or philosophy. FC Porto (59% of the ball). In the 2012/13 season, 14 teams averaged AVERAGES less than 50% of possession and nine of them In terms of passing, a similarly contradictory G A ATL AW POR POR ATL AW DOR DOR L 3-1 D 0-0 W 0-1 D 1-1 D 1-1 L 4-1 L 2-4 W 1-2 were among the group stage fallers. During story could be told. In recent seasons, the Goalkeepers POSSESSION 55% PASSES ATTEMPTED 644 the 2013/14 campaign, the number of teams figure of 500 passes per match has been used 1 Yuri Lodygin 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0 Max. 66% v FK Austria (a) Max. 750 v Dortmund (h) averaging a smaller share of the ball than their as a benchmark to distinguish ball-playing, 16 I I I I I I 0 90 Min. 43% v Porto (h) Min. 520 v Porto (h) 71 Egor Baburin 0 0 I 0 0 0 I I 95 Aleksandr Vasyutin 0 TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 75% 112,464 metres* Max. 79% v FK Austria (a) Defenders Max. 117,120 v Porto (h) Min. 68% v Porto (h) 3 90 90 90 I 83 I I Min. 103,263 v Atlético (a) 4 1 3 10 90 90 90 90 90 6 Nicolas Lombaerts 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 45 PASSES PER GAME 13 Luís Neto 45 0 90 0 0 0 90 45 Long 77 (12% of total) 14 Tomáš Hubočan 90 90 0 90 90 90 0 90 19 Igor Smolnikov 1 90 90 80 90 7 6 6 Medium 390 (61%) 22 I 87 0 I 0 84 90 Short 177 (27%) 24 Aleksandar Luković 0 0 0 *Excluding matchday two v Austria (h) when playing 46 mins with ten men 57 Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov 0 Midfielders 15 1 I 40 73 67 64 90 I I TEAM SHAPE 17 Oleg Shatov 1 45 50 90 90 90 90 90 18 74 25 9 0 63 0 0 11 20 Viktor Fayzulin 0 90 90 90 64 83 84 84 17 7 28 Axel Witsel 90 44so S 81 90 90 90 90 10 34 Vladimir Bystrov 5 0 0 26 7 28 20 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 4 22 Forwards 6 14 7 Hulk 4 2 85 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 10 Danny 90 90 90 28 I I I 90 11 2 1 90 65 17 62 90 90 6 62 1 23 16 25 65 23 26 27 15 I 29 José Rondón 1 1 90 28

Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches: blue = home; grey = away

KEY FEATURES COACH

• 4-2-3-1 with, usually, Kerzhakov • Well-balanced midfield screen: • Skilful Danny a permanent threat Luciano Spalletti as pacy target striker Fayzulin and more offensive Witsel as shadow striker Born: 07/03/1959, • Quick transitions to compact • Fast counters launched by Witsel; • Varied attacking options: Certaldo (ITA) defensive block quick supply to Danny, Kerzhakov Hulk, Danny, Shatov, Kerzhakov/ Nationality: Italian • Emphasis on building attacks via • Witsel the creator; technique and Rondón neat combination play strength in 1v1 situations Matches in UEFA Champions League: 49 • Excellent passing skills and • Left-footed Hulk, on right, individual technique the free kick and long-range Head coach from: 11/12/2009 to 10/03/2014 shooting specialist (27/02/1976, Sychanske, UKR) was in charge on matchday eight

74 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 75 AFC AJAX RSC ANDERLECHT Netherlands Belgium

STATISTICS STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 21 GOALS SCORED 5 PLAYERS USED 21 GOALS SCORED 4 GOAL ATTEMPTS 78 (50 on target) = 13 (8.3) per game GOAL ATTEMPTS 62 (36 on target) = 10.3 (6) per game

TIME SCORED TIME SCORED 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 18/18 SUBSTITUTIONS 15/18 (Including one double substitution)

0 0 1 1 3 6 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 5 1

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

AVERAGES AVERAGES G A BAR ACM CEL CEL BAR ACM G A BEN OLY PSG PSG BEN OLY L 4-0 D 1-1 L 2-1 W 1-0 W 2-1 D 0-0 L 2-0 L 0-3 L 0-5 D 1-1 L 2-3 L 3-1 Goalkeepers Goalkeepers POSSESSION 54% PASSES ATTEMPTED 628* POSSESSION 45% PASSES ATTEMPTED 475* Max. 64% v Milan (a) Max. 709 v Milan (a) 1 Silvio Proto 90 I I I 90 90so Max. 55% v Olympiacos (h) Max. 533 v Olympiacos (h) 1 Kenneth Vermeer 90 0 0 0 0 0 Min. 41% v Barcelona (h) Min. 543 v Celtic (h) Min. 35% v PSG (h) and (a) Min. 399 v PSG (a) 22 Jasper Cillessen 0 90 90 90 90 90 13 0 90 90 90 0 0 TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 78% TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 70%* Defenders 119,333 metres* Max. 82% v Milan (a) 33 Davy Roef 0 0 0 111,547 metres* Max. 72% v PSG (h) Max. 122,845 v Celtic (h) Min. 67% v Barcelona (h) Max. 113,465 v Benfica (h) Min. 65% v Olympiacos (a) 2 1 90 90 80 90 90 90 Min. 116,534 v Celtic (a) Defenders Min. 106,963 v Olympiacos (h) 4 Niklas Moisander 73 78 I 0 90 90 2 Fabrice N'Sakala 1 90 90 90 90 90 88so PASSES PER GAME* PASSES PER GAME* 6 17 12 0 1 0 10 3 Olivier Deschacht 0 0 0 90 55 I Long 73 (15% of total) Long 83 (13% of total) Medium 282 (59%) 12 Joël Veltman 90 90 48so Medium 417 (66%) 14 0 90 90 1 73 37 Short 120 (25%) 17 Daley Blind1 78 90 90 90 90 90 Short 128 (20%) 16 Cheikhou Kouyaté 90 90 90 90 90 49so Decimal points account for the missing 1% 24 Stefano Denswil 1 90 90 90 90 39 90 Decimal points account for the missing 1% 22 Chancel Mbemba 1 90 0 90 90 90 90 *Excluding matchday six v Olympiacos (a) when playing 41 mins with ten men, *Excluding matchday five v Barcelona (h) when playing 42 minutes with ten men finishing with eight 27 Ruben Ligeon 0 39 Anthony Vanden Borre 1 I I I 90 90 72 TEAM SHAPE TEAM SHAPE Midfielders Midfielders

5 Christian Poulsen 90 90 67 7 56 45 6 1 45 0 0 90 0 0 45 10 9 20

8 Lerin Duarte 90 59 I I 6 8 Luka Milivojević 90 0 18 90 0 53 18 17 10 Siem de Jong 59 90 90 90 I I 25 18 10 11 74 72 79 90 83 19 30

5 8 15 Nicolai Boilesen 90 0 23 90 34 I 17 2 17 Massimo Bruno 1 79 90 0 0 90 S 2 39 18 0 0 83 90 90 24 4 19 Sacha Kljestan 1 1 90 90 90 82so S 90 22 16

1 20 Lasse Schöne 2 1 12 31 10 90 51 90 22 30 Guillaume Gillet 1 90 90 90 I 90 90 1 25 Thulani Serero 1 2 31 90 72 90 80 31 0 90 90 3 0 7 34 65 18 0 0 70 Ronald Vargas I I I I 17 0

Forwards Forwards

7 Viktor Fischer 0 90 72 18 90 90 9 Matías Suárez 90 90 45 I I I 9 Kolbeinn Sigthórsson 90 90 90 90 I 18 COACH 12 Andy Najar 0 0 90 COACH 11 Bojan Krkić 90 I I I I 72 15 Cyriac 14 0 18 0 0 John van den Brom 16 Lucas Andersen 25 90 0 0 0 Born: 15/05/1970, 18 Frank Acheampong 45 16 45 11 35 18 Born: 04/10/1966, Hoorn (NED) Amersfoort (NED) 19 0 Nationality: Dutch 45 Aleksandar Mitrović 76 90 72 87 90 90 Nationality: Dutch 23 Danny Hoesen 1 0 0 0 0 84 45 Matches in 1 Defender v Benfica (a), Olyampiacos (h), Paris (h) Matches in UEFA Champions League: 19 Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off UEFA Champions League: 12 1 Midfield v Celtic (h), Barcelona (h) Head coach from: Matches: blue = home; grey = away Head coach from: Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off 06/12/2010 29/05/2012 Matches: blue = home; grey = away

76 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 77 FK AUSTRIA WIEN FC BASEL 1893 Austria Switzerland

STATISTICS STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 19 GOALS SCORED 5 PLAYERS USED 19 GOALS SCORED 5 GOAL ATTEMPTS 58 (31 on target) = 9.7 (5.2) per game GOAL ATTEMPTS 62 (33 on target) = 10.3 (5.5) per game

TIME SCORED TIME SCORED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 18/18 (Including one double substitution) SUBSTITUTIONS 18/18 (Including two double substitutions)

1 0 0 0 4 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 1

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

AVERAGES AVERAGES G A POR ZEN ATL ATL POR ZEN G A CHL SCH STE STE CHL SCH L 0-1 D 0-0 L 0-3 L 4-0 D 1-1 W 4-1 W 1-2 L 0-1 D 1-1 D 1-1 W 1-0 L 2-0 Goalkeepers Goalkeepers POSSESSION 40% PASSES ATTEMPTED 470 POSSESSION 51% PASSES ATTEMPTED 586* Max: 50% v Atlético (h) Max: 626 v Atlético (h) 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 Max. 56% v Schalke (h) Max. 632 v Steaua (h) 1 Pascal Grünwald 0 0 I 0 I I Min: 35% v Porto (h) Min: 381 v Porto (h) Min. 44% v Chelsea (a) Min. 524 v Chelsea (a) 13 Heinz Lindner 90 90 90 90 90 90 18 Germano Vailati 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 65% TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 74%* 26 Ivan Kardum 0 0 0 118,418 metres Max: 72 v Atlético (h) Defenders 121,062 metres* Max. 76% v Schalke (h) Max: 121,960 v Zenit (h) Min: 55% v Porto (a) Max. 125,066 v Chelsea (a) Min. 71% v Steaua (h) Defenders Min: 113,246 v Atlético (a) 4 0 6 0 0 0 Min. 118,832 v Steaua (a) 4 Kaja Rogulj 90 I 90 0 90 90 5 Arlind Ajeti 9 0 3 0 19 18 PASSES PER GAME PASSES PER GAME* 5 Lukas Rotpuller 0 0 I I I I 13 Ivan Ivanov 90 90 90 90 90 31so Long 84 (18% of total) Long 100 (17% of total) 14 Manuel Ortlechner 90 90 90 90 90 90 Medium 273 (58%) 15 Kay Voser 90 90 90 90 90 90 Medium 353 (60%) 15 Christian Ramsebner 90 0 90 0 0 Short 113 (24%) 16 Fabian Schär 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 Short 133 (23%) 22 Marin Leovac 0 80 5 90 26 0 19 90 84 68 I I I *Excluding matchday six v Schalke (a) when playing 59 mins with ten men 29 Markus Suttner 1 90 90 90 38 82 90 26 Gastón Sauro 0 0 1 0 TEAM SHAPE TEAM SHAPE 30 Fabian Koch 90 90 0 90 90 0 34 Taulant Xhaka 2 62 22 90 71 90

Midfielders 16 Midfielders 9 21 8 Tomáš Šimkovic 23 90 0 53 0 22 11 24 28 7 David Degen 0 6 0 0 14 22 8 17 Florian Mader 1 90 90 90 68 20 90 17 8 Serey Die I 0 87 90 90 72 25 20

18 Thomas Murg 33 52 64 60 29 30 10 Matías Delgado 1 26 6 0 66 0 18 15 23 Srdan Spiridonovic 0 15 14 4 14 Valentin Stocker 1 81 90 90 90 90 72 19 13 16 25 84 90 90 90 90 90 20 90 84 90 78 90 90 13 1 27 Emir Dilaver 0 I 90 22 70 90 21 Marcelo Díaz 1 90 90 90 12 I I 28 Daniel Royer 90 57 85 90 90 30 22 2 88 90 90 84 90 90

Forwards 33 Mohamed Elneny I 0 16 0 90 61

9 Rubin Okotie 6 10 0 8 Forwards 11 Tomáš Jun 1 67 0 75 0 0 83 COACH 9 1 2 90 90 74 90 78 90 COACH 16 Philipp Hosiner 2 1 84 90 90 37 90 90 Nenad Bjelica 30 Giovanni Sio 1 64 28 24 12 29 Murat Yakin 19 Marko Stankovic 1 90 I 14 I I 68 Born: 20/08/1971, Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Born: 15/09/1974, Osijek (CRO) Matches: blue = home; grey = away Basel (SUI) 24 2 6 1 76 90 90 7 Nationality: Croatian Nationality: Swiss

Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches in Matches in Matches: blue = home; grey = away UEFA Champions League: 5 UEFA Champions League: 6 Head coach from: Head coach from: 17/06/2013 15/10/2012

78 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 79 SL BENFICA CELTIC FC Portugal Scotland

STATISTICS STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 21 GOALS SCORED PLAYERS USED 19 GOALS SCORED (one own goal) 8 3 GOAL ATTEMPTS 68 (42 on target) = 11.3 (7) per game GOAL ATTEMPTS 60 (34 on target) = 10 (5.7) per game

TIME SCORED TIME SCORED 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 18/18 (Including one double substitution) SUBSTITUTIONS 18/18 (Including one double substitution)

0 1 0 2 0 7 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 8 1

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

AVERAGES AVERAGES G A AND PSG OLY OLY AND PSG G A ACM BAR AJX AJX ACM BAR W 2-0 L 3-0 D 1-1 L 1-0 W 2-3 W 2-1 L 2-0 L 0-1 W 2-1 L 1-0 L 0-3 L 6-1 Goalkeepers Goalkeepers POSSESSION 48% PASSES ATTEMPTED 529 POSSESSION 43%* PASSES ATTEMPTED 428* 1 Artur 90 90 90 90 90 90 Max. 55% v Olympiacos (a) Max. 657 v Olympiacos (a) 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 Max. 53% v Milan (h) Max. 555 v Milan (h) Min. 35% v PSG (a) Min. 425 v PSG (a) Min. 32% v Barcelona (a)* Min. 364 v Barcelona (a) 13 Paulo Lopes 0 0 0 24 Łukasz Załuska 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 74% TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 70%* 115,634 metres Max. 78% v PSG (h) and (a), Defenders 108,444 metres* Max. 75% v Milan (h) Defenders Max. 118,862 v Anderlecht (h) Olympiacos (a) Max. 111,515 v Ajax (a) Min. 65% v Ajax (h) Min. 108,858 v Olympiacos (h) Min. 68% v Anderlecht (a) 3 90 90 90 90 90 S Min. 105,599 v Barcelona (a) 4 Luisão 1 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 4 Efe Ambrose 90 90 90 90 90 90 14 Maxi Pereira 1 15 0 0 90 90 90 PASSES PER GAME PASSES PER GAME* 5 90 90 90 90 90 90 16 Guilherme Siqueira 90 90 90 I I I Long 68 (13% of total) Long 73 (17% of total) 23 90 70 77 90 90 90 24 90 90 90 90 90 90 Medium 330 (62%) Medium 248 (58%) 28 Sílvio I I I 90 90 Short 131 (25%) 41 0 0 0 0 Short 107 (25%) 33 Jardel 0 0 0 0 0 0 Midfielders * Excluding matchday two v Barcelona (h) when playing 31 mins with ten men 34 André Almeida 1 90 90 90 0 90 0 TEAM SHAPE 2 Adam Matthews 75 90 I I I 82 TEAM SHAPE Midfielders 6 Nir Biton 1 0 11 so S S 69 5 Ljubomir Fejsa 90 29 90 90 8 Scott Brown 90 59so S S S 90 19 11 10 6 Rúben Amorim I I 8 78 I I 15 77 87 I 81 65 21 9 49 20 50 15 8 Miralem Sulejmani 1 24 I I 18 13 35 5 16 Joe Ledley I I 19 13 59 90 8 10 Filip Djuričić 1 75 45 0 16 0 21 16 14 18 0 0 0 0 10 I 3 23 20 Nicolás Gaitán 1 1 I 66 82 90 72 77 24 4 21 Charlie Mulgrew 1 89 90 90 90 90 45 5 4 21 Nemanja Matić 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 33 Beram Kayal 1 20 71 77 31 I 30 André Gomes 0 61 0 1 1 1 35 Enzo Pérez 2 69 90 82 90 87 90 46 Dylan McGeouch 0 90 Ivan Cavaleiro 45 12 1 21 49 James Forrest 1 20 90 90 80 I Forwards Forwards

7 Óscar Cardozo 1 87 90 90 71 I I 9 Giorgios Samaras 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 11 Lima 1 3 0 90 19 90 90 COACH 10 Anthony Stokes 90 70 90 73 25 8 COACH 15 Ola John 21 45 0 11 Derk Boerrigter 15 I I 17 90 90 19 Rodrigo 1 0 I 8 3 0 Born: 24/07/1954, 17 Amido Baldé 0 0 1 0 0 0 Born: 25/06/1971, 50 Lazar Marković 90 45 I 74 89 69 Amadora (POR) Lurgan (NIR) Nationality: Portuguese 20 13 3 90 9 0 45 Nationality: Northern Irish Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches: blue = home; grey = away Matches in 37 Bahrudin Atajić 0 0 Matches in UEFA Champions League: 28 UEFA Champions League: 14 Head coach from: Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Head coach from: 09/06/2010 Matches: blue = home; grey = away 16/06/2009 (interim from 25/03/2010)

80 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 81 PFC CSKA MOSKVA JUVENTUS Russia Italy

STATISTICS STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 20 GOALS SCORED PLAYERS USED 21 GOALS SCORED (one own goal) 8 9 GOAL ATTEMPTS 68 (45 on target) = 11.3 (7.5) per game GOAL ATTEMPTS 118 (66 on target) = 19.7 (11) per game

TIME SCORED TIME SCORED 2 1 3 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 17/18 SUBSTITUTIONS 16/18 (Including five double substitutions)

1 0 2 1 2 5 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 4 8 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

AVERAGES AVERAGES G A BAY PLZ MC MC BAY PLZ G A KOB GAL RM RM KOB GAL L 3-0 W 3-2 L 1-2 L 5-2 L 1-3 L 2-1 D 1-1 D 2-2 L 2-1 D 2-2 W 3-1 L 1-0 Goalkeepers Goalkeepers POSSESSION 42% PASSES ATTEMPTED 512 POSSESSION 52% PASSES ATTEMPTED 601* 1 Sergei Chepchugov 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max. 47% v Plzeň (h) Max. 575 v Man City (a) 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 Max. 57% v Galatasaray (h) Max. 645 v Galatasaray (h) Min. 35% v Bayern (a) Min. 426 v Bayern (a) Min. 48% v Real Madrid (a) Min. 493 v Galatasaray (a) 35 90 90 90 90 90 90 30 Marco Storari 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 74% TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 77% Defenders 114,395 metres Max. 79% v Plzeň (h) Defenders 116,682 metres* Max. 81% v København (h) Max. 119,089 v Plzeň (h) Min. 70% v Man City (h), Bayern (h) Max. 124,353 v København (a) Min. 62% v Galatasaray (a) 4 90 90 90 90 90 90 Min. 108,037 v Man City (a) 3 Giorgio Chiellini 90 90 48so S 90 90 Min. 106,608 v Galatasaray (a) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Martín Cáceres 1 I I 90 90 90 0 PASSES PER GAME PASSES PER GAME 6 0 90 84 90 90 90 5 Angelo Ogbonna 90 0 69 0 7 0 Long 73 (14% of total) Long 96 (16% of total) 14 Kirill Nababkin 90 90 90 90 90 0 Medium 297 (58%) 11 17 0 0 Medium 384 (64%) 24 90 6 I I I Short 143 (28%) 13 Federico Peluso 1 73 0 0 0 Short 120 (20%) 39 Vyacheslav Karavaev 0 90 15 90 90 90 I 90 *Excluding matchday three v Real Madrid (a) when playing 42 mins with ten men 42 Georgi Schennikov 90 90 90 90 90 90 19 90 68 40 90 90 90 TEAM SHAPE TEAM SHAPE Midfielders 26 86 45 I I I 90 Midfielders 3 1 90 90 90 90 90 90so 18 10 14

7 Keisuke Honda 2 2 90 90 90 79 90 38 8 7 21 6 Paul Pogba 2 90 90 90 90 90 90 22 6 23 26 8 77 64 50 46 68 16 8 I 0 90 90 21 87 20 3 21 10 I I I I I 67so 42 14 20 0 0 0 69 0 3 4 19 11 Mark González I 26 0 0 6 4 21 Andrea Pirlo 1 90 90 59 90 90 I 19 Aleksandrs Cauņa 90 I I I I I 22 Kwadwo Asamoah 0 90 31 90 90 90 35 1 20 73 I 45 22 90 23 Arturo Vidal 5 90 90 90 90 83 90 21 Zoran Tošić 2 1 44 90 90 90 90 52 33 Mauricio Isla 4 45 0 0 I 0

23 Georgi Milanov 13 17 90 45 90 74 Forwards

25 Elvir Rahimić 0 0 0 0 9 Mirko Vučinić 26 I I 9 I Forwards COACH 10 Carlos Tévez 90 90 90 82 81 90 COACH 18 1 1 74 89 40 44 80 90 Leonid Slutski 12 14 21 2 I 1 Antonio Conte 31 Vitinho 46 1 0 11 1 1 Born: 04/05/1971, 14 Fernando Llorente 2 0 22 50 88 90 90 Born: 31/07/1969, Volgograd (RUS) Lecce (ITA) 71 Konstantin Bazelyuk 16 0 0 10 0 Nationality: Russian 27 Fabio Quagliarella 2 76 64 I 8 0 3 Nationality: Italian

88 Seydou Doumbia 2 I I 90 90 I I Matches in Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches in UEFA Champions League: 21 Matches: blue = home; grey = away UEFA Champions League: 10 Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Head coach from: Head coach from: Matches: blue = home; grey = away 26/10/2009 22/05/2011

82 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 83 FC KØBENHAVN OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE Denmark France

STATISTICS STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 19 GOALS SCORED 4 PLAYERS USED 19 GOALS SCORED 5 GOAL ATTEMPTS 48 (27 on target) = 8 (4.5) per game GOAL ATTEMPTS 62 (32 on target) = 10.3 (5.3) per game

TIME SCORED TIME SCORED 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 18/18 (Including two double substitutions) SUBSTITUTIONS 18/18 (Including two double substitutions)

1 0 0 2 1 6 8 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 8 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

AVERAGES AVERAGES G A JUV RM GAL GAL JUV RM G A ARS DOR NAP NAP ARS DOR D 1-1 L 4-0 L 3-1 W 1-0 L 3-1 L 0-2 L 1-2 L 3-0 L 1-2 L 3-2 L 2-0 L 1-2 Goalkeepers Goalkeepers POSSESSION 44% PASSES ATTEMPTED 531 POSSESSION 47% PASSES ATTEMPTED 513* 21 90 90 90 90 90 90 Max. 47% v Juventus (a) Max. 588 v Juventus (a) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max. 52% v Dortmund (a), Max. 574 v Napoli (a) Min. 41% v Real Madrid (h) Min. 484 v Real Madrid (a) Napoli (a) Min. 407 v Dortmund (a) 31 Jakob Jensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 90 90 90 90 90 90 Min. 38% v Dortmund (h) TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 74% Defenders 118,191 metres Max. 77% v Galatasaray (a) Defenders TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 72% Max. 125,884 v Juventus (h) Min. 70% v Galatasaray (h), 108,551 metres* Max. 76% v Arsenal (h) 2 Lars Jacobsen 90 90 90 90 90 90 Min. 112,370 v Real Madrid (h) Real Madrid (h) 2 Kassim Abdallah 0 37 90 90 45 Max. 110,254 v Dortmund (a) Min. 66% v Dortmund (h) and (a) Min. 106,493 v Arsenal (h) 3 Pierre Bengtsson 90 90 90 90 90 90 3 Nicolas N'Koulou 90 90 90 90 90 S PASSES PER GAME PASSES PER GAME* 4 0 0 4 Lucas Mendes 90 90 I I 90 45 Long 77 (15% of total) Long 76 (15% of total) 5 Olof Mellberg 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 Medium 310 (58%) 15 Jérémy Morel 90 I 90 90 90 35 Medium 308 (60%) 15 Georg Margreitter 4 0 4 0 Short 143 (27%) 19 Laurent Abergel 0 Short 129 (25%) 17 Ragnar Sigurdsson 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 21 Souleymane Diawara 1 I 0 90 90 0 90 *Excluding matchday six v Dortmund (h) when playing 56 mins with ten men 25 Christoffer Remmer 0 0 0 0 0 13 23 Benjamin Mendy 0 90 0 0 0 90 TEAM SHAPE TEAM SHAPE Midfielders 24 Rod Fanni 90 90 53 I 0 90

6 Claudemir 1 86 90 90 86 90 90 32 Baptiste Aloe 0 18 22 9 28 8 Thomas Delaney 90 90 90 90 76 90 Midfielders 10 14 24 30 16 Thomas Kristensen 0 18 0 15 29 0 7 Benoît Cheyrou 0 I 90 90 8 90 7 20 8 6

19 Rúrik Gíslason 1 20 90 45 56 90 90 3 2 10 André Ayew 2 90 90 90 90 I I 15 24 22 Daniel Braaten 1 90 66 84 90 I I 17 5 13 0 17 0 7 82 90 4 3

24 Youssef Toutouh 1 11 63 6 75 81 77 21 14 Florian Thauvin 1 1 10 9 19 90 32 79 30 30 Christián Bolaños 79 27 45 34 61 68 17 1 73 73 71 33 34so

Forwards 20 Alaixys Romao 90 90 90 83 90 S

9 Igor Vetokele 0 45 0 90 25 Giannelli Imbula 80 90 0 0 58 11 11 César Santin 0 0 0 0 Forwards 12 Fanendo Adi 70 24 45 COACH 9 André-Pierre Gignac 90 I 77 23 90 90 COACH 18 Nicolai Jørgensen 1 90 72 90 90 90 9 Ståle Solbakken 11 Jordan Ayew 1 1 17 9 13 67 58 0 Élie Baup 23 Marvin Pourie 9 13 Born: 27/02/1968, 28 90 81 90 57 32 I Born: 17/03/1955, Kongsvinger (NOR) Saint-Gaudens (FRA) 32 Danny Amankwaa 14 Nationality: Norwegian 29 Saber Khalifa 1 1 81 I 0 90 55 Nationality: French Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches in 36 Momar Bangoura 0 Matches in Matches: blue = home; grey = away UEFA Champions League: 20 UEFA Champions League: 18 Head coach from: Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Head coach from: Matches: blue = home; grey = away 21/08/2013 04/07/2012 to 07/12/2013 Replaced by José Anigo (Marseille, FRA, 15/04/1961) for matchday six

84 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 85 SSC NAPOLI FC VIKTORIA PLZEŇ Italy Czech Republic

STATISTICS STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 19 GOALS SCORED 10 PLAYERS USED 18 GOALS SCORED 6 GOAL ATTEMPTS 74 (44 on target) = 12.3 (7.3) per game GOAL ATTEMPTS 68 (37 on target) = 11.3 (6.2) per game

TIME SCORED TIME SCORED 3 1 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 16/18 SUBSTITUTIONS 18/18

0 0 0 0 2 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 8 1

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

AVERAGES AVERAGES G A DOR ARS MAR MAR DOR ARS G A MC CSKA BAY BAY MC CSKA W 2-1 L 2-0 W 1-2 W 3-2 L 3-1 W 2-0 L 0-3 L 3-2 L 5-0 L 0-1 L 4-2 W 2-1 Goalkeepers Goalkeepers POSSESSION 50% PASSES ATTEMPTED 571 POSSESSION 44% PASSES ATTEMPTED 456 Max. 56% v Dortmund (h) Max. 649 v Marseille (h) 1 Matúš Kozáčik 90 90 90 90 90 90 Max. 54% v CSKA (h) Max. 607 v CSKA (a) 1 Rafael Cabral 0 0 0 0 90 Min. 43% v Arsenal (a) Min. 470 v Arsenal (a) Min. 30% v Bayern (a) Min. 323 v Bayern (a) 15 Roberto Colombo 0 0 13 Petr Bolek 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 74% TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 69% 25 90 90 90 90 90 I 114,777 metres Max. 80% v Arsenal (a) Defenders 118,045 metres Max. 77% v CSKA (a) Max. 118,418 v Arsenal (a) Min. 68% v Arsenal (h) Max. 122,843 v Bayern (h) Min. 57% v Bayern (a) Defenders Min. 109,481 v Dortmund (h) 2 Lukáš Hejda 67 0 0 0 0 0 Min. 113,861 v Man City (h) 3 Bruno Uvini 0 0 0 4 Roman Hubník 23 90 90 71 90 0 PASSES PER GAME PASSES PER GAME 5 Miguel Britos 90 90 I I 0 0 8 David Limberský 90 I 75 I I 90 Long 86 (15% of total) Long 80 (18% of total) 11 90 I 90 90 90 90 Medium 340 (60%) 14 Radim Řezník I 84 90 19 0 0 Medium 277 (61%) 16 Giandomenico Mesto 1 90 14 I I I Short 145 (25%) 21 Václav Procházka1 90 90 90 90 90 90 Short 99 (22%) 18 Camilo Zúñiga 1 90 90 I I I I 27 František Rajtoral1 1 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 Decimal points account for the extra 1% 21 Federico Fernández 7 90 90 90 90 28 Marián Čišovský I I 90 90 90 90 TEAM SHAPE TEAM SHAPE 27 Pablo Armero 0 0 90 90 90 90 Midfielders 28 Paolo Cannavaro 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Tomáš Hořava 1 90 76 90 90 90 90 9 9 33 Raúl Albiol 90 83 90 90 90 90 19 10 Pavel Horváth 1 90 90 63 90 90 90 26 24 7 11 19 10 Midfielders 85 88 11 Milan Petržela 1 90 90 86 90 73 70 7 19 Jan Kovařík 90 70 15 0 17 32 8 7 José Callejón 2 1 90 77 90 90 66 90 4 27 21 33 11 21 28 14 2 17 29 76 83 90 90 24 Martin Pospíšil 0 6 0 6 0 17 Marek Hamšík 90 90 83 24 I I 25 Zdenêk Koukal 0 0 25 1 20 Blerim Dzemaili 0 0 0 90 62 90 Forwards

85 90 90 90 1 90 90 9 Stanislav Tecl 1 1 6 20 4 87 90 82 88 Gökhan Inler 1 90 90 90 90 28 0 12 Michal Ďuriš 29 14 27 84 90 58 Forwards 15 Tomáš Wágner 1 0 0 0 1 8 9 Gonzalo Higuaín 4 2 78 I 58 90 90 90 COACH 23 Marek Bakoš 1 84 90 0 3 4 20 COACH 19 Goran Pandev 1 12 61 0 66 76 57 Rafael Benítez 26 Daniel Kolář 1 2 61 90 90 90 86 90 Pavel Vrba 24 Lorenzo Insigne 2 1 73 90 7 7 24 33 Born: 16/04/1960, 1 Midfield v Bayern (a) Born: 06/12/1963, Madrid (ESP) Prerov (CZE) Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off 91 Duván Zapata 1 13 32 0 14 0 Nationality: Spanish Matches: blue = home; grey = away Nationality: Czech

Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches in Matches in Matches: blue = home; grey = away UEFA Champions League: 89 UEFA Champions League: 12 Head coach from: Head coach from: 27/05/2013 08/10/2008

86 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 87 FC PORTO REAL SOCIEDAD DE FÚTBOL Portugal Spain

STATISTICS STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 18 GOALS SCORED 4 PLAYERS USED 23 GOALS SCORED 1 GOAL ATTEMPTS 109 (52 on target) = 18.2 (8.7) per game GOAL ATTEMPTS 80 (43 on target) = 13.3 (7.2) per game

TIME SCORED TIME SCORED 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 17/18 SUBSTITUTIONS 18/18 (Including two double substitutions)

0 0 0 2 2 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

AVERAGES AVERAGES G A AW ATL ZEN ZEN AW ATL G A SHK LEV MU MU SHK LEV W 0-1 L 1-2 L 0-1 D 1-1 D 1-1 L 2-0 L 0-2 L 2-1 L 1-0 D 0-0 L 4-0 L 0-1 Goalkeepers Goalkeepers POSSESSION 60%* PASSES ATTEMPTED 657* POSSESSION 50% PASSES ATTEMPTED 533 1 Helton 90 90 90 90 90 90 Max. 65% v Austria (a) Max. 706 v Austria (h) 1 90 90 90 90 90 Max. 54% v Leverkusen (a) Max. 638 v Shakhtar (a) Min. 54% v Zenit (a)* Min. 620 v Atlético (h) Min. 46% v Man Utd (h) Min. 467 v Man Utd (h) 24 Fabiano 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Eñaut Zubikarai 0 0 0 0 0 90 TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 75%* 26 Enrique Royo 0 TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 71% Defenders 113,061 metres* Max. 77% v Atlético (a) 114,743 metres Max. 76% v Shakhtar (a) Max. 116,624 v Zenit (a) Min. 73% v Atlético (h) Defenders Max. 118,316 v Leverkusen (h) Min. 66% v Man Utd (h) 2 Danilo 2 90 90 90 90 90 90 Min. 109,098 v Atlético (a) Min. 111,376 v Shakhtar (a) 2 Carlos Martínez I 90 90 90 I 90 4 Maicon I 0 0 0 90 90 PASSES PER GAME* 3 Mikel González 90 90 90 90 0 66 PASSES PER GAME 5 Jorge Fucile 0 0 Long 95 (14% of total) 6 Iñigo Martínez 90 90 90 90 90 I Long 92 (17% of total) 13 0 0 0 Medium 420 (64%) 15 Ion Ansotegi 0 0 0 0 90 90 Medium 322 (60%) 22 1 90 89 90 90 90 90 Short 141 (21%) 19 0 0 0 90 Short 119 (22%) 26 90 90 90 90 90 90 Decimal points account for the missing 1% Decimal points account for the missing 1% *Excluding matchday three v Zenit (h) when playing 84 mins with ten men 20 José Ángel 0 0 90 30 Nicolás Otamendi 90 90 90 90 0 0 22 Dani Estrada 90 I TEAM SHAPE TEAM SHAPE Midfielders 24 Alberto de la Bella 90 90 90 90 90 28 Jon Gaztañaga 0 24 3 Lucho González 2 87 68 86 86 90 64 8 8 9 17 31 Joseba Zaldúa 0 8 Josué 1 90 60 75 76 72 45 7 10 11 3 35 Midfielders 15 23 14 25 4 Gorka Elustondo 90 I 0 90 62 5 26 2 16 Hector Herrera 11 0 6 so S 0 12 24 2 22 30 5 Markel Bergara 90 90 90 90 S 90 19 Licá 67 30 53 14 65 45 6 3 10 90 I 68 18 90 28 25 Fernando 90 90 90 90 90 90 1 14 Rubén Pardo 81 0 22 72 68 90 1 35 Steven Defour S 90 15 90 45 78 17 David Zurutuza I 90 75 90 46 Mikel Agu 0 23 Javier Ros 0 1 0 22 0 Forwards 25 Esteban Granero 9 I I I I I

9 Jackson Martínez 2 90 90 90 90 90 90 Forwards 10 Juan Quintero 3 22 0 I 18 0 COACH 7 74 84 90 80 74 90 COACH 8 Haris Seferovic 69 68 75 10 16 10 11 0 1 4 4 I 26 Paulo Fonseca 9 21 22 15 63 16 80 17 Silvestre Varela 79 90 37 90 45 90 Born: 05/03/1973, Born: 22/04/1978, Nampula (MOZ) 11 1 90 90 90 90 74 90 Berriatua (ESP) 21 Ricardo 0 0 25 0 Nationality: Portuguese 18 Chori Castro 16 6 15 27 90 Nationality: Spanish Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches in Matches in Matches: blue = home; grey = away UEFA Champions League: 6 32 Marco Sangalli 0 UEFA Champions League: 6 Head coach from: Head coach from: Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off 10/06/2013 Matches: blue = home; grey = away 08/06/2013

88 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 TEAM PROFILES 89 FC SHAKHTAR DONETSK FC STEAUA BUCUREŞTI Romania

STATISTICS STATISTICS

PLAYERS USED 17 GOALS SCORED 7 PLAYERS USED 21 GOALS SCORED 2 GOAL ATTEMPTS 74 (44 on target) = 12.3 (7.3) per game GOAL ATTEMPTS 59 (34 on target) = 9.8 (5.7) per game

TIME SCORED TIME SCORED 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

SUBSTITUTIONS 18/18 (Including one double substitution) SUBSTITUTIONS 18/18 (Including one double substitution)

0 0 0 1 0 7 9 1 0 0 0 5 3 7 3 0

1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ 1-15 16-30 31-45 Half-time 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+ Minutes Minutes

AVERAGES AVERAGES G A RS MU LEV LEV RS MU G A SCH CHL BSL BSL SCH CHL W 0-2 D 1-1 L 4-0 D 0-0 W 4-0 L 1-0 L 3-0 L 0-4 D 1-1 D 1-1 D 0-0 L 1-0 Goalkeepers Goalkeepers POSSESSION 51% PASSES ATTEMPTED 537 POSSESSION 45% PASSES ATTEMPTED 532 30 Andriy Pyatov 90 90 90 90 90 90 Max. 56% v Man Utd (h) Max. 688 v Man Utd (h) 1 Florin Niță 0 0 0 0 0 0 Max. 53% v Schalke (h) Max. 631 v Schalke (h) Min. 46% v Man Utd (a) Min. 460 v R. Sociedad (a) Min. 36% v Chelsea (a) Min. 437 v Chelsea (a) 32 Anton Kanibolotskiy 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Ciprian Tătăruşanu 90 90 90 90 90 90 TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 74% TEAM DISTANCE COVERED PASSING ACCURACY 69% Defenders 113,875 metres Max. 82% v Man Utd (h) Defenders 117,581 metres Max. 74% v Chelsea (h) Max. 116,315 v Man Utd (a) Min. 68% v Leverkusen (h), Max. 121,388 v Basel (a) Min. 63% v Chelsea (a) 4 Olexandr Volovyk 0 Min. 109,281 v Leverkusen (a) R. Sociedad (a) 4 Łukasz Szukała 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 Min. 112,900 v Schalke (a) 5 Olexandr Kucher 90 90 90 90 90 90 6 Florin Gardoş 90 90 90 90 90 90 PASSES PER GAME PASSES PER GAME 13 Vyacheslav Shevchuk 90 90 90 90 90 90 14 Iasmin Latovlevici 90 90 90 90 90 90 Long 84 (16% of total) Long 84 (16% of total) 33 90 90 90 90 90 90 Medium 343 (64%) 17 Daniel Georgievski 90 71 90 90 0 90 Medium 306 (57%) 38 Serhiy Kryvtsov 0 0 0 0 0 0 Short 110 (20%) 33 Fernando Varela 0 19 0 0 45 0 Short 142 (27%)

44 Yaroslav Rakitskiy 1 90 90 90 90 90 90 Midfielders Midfielders TEAM SHAPE 5 90 I 59 45 I 64 TEAM SHAPE 3 Tomáš Hübschman 66 90 90 90 0 0 7 I I 0 28 77 90

6 Taras Stepanenko 1 24 0 0 0 90 90 9 8 Lucian Filip 0 90 31 45 I I 25

29 10 23 77 8 Fred 3 90 80 10 20 10 Cristian Tănase 90 90 90 90 90

10 Bernard 13 1 45 64 69 27 17 11 Andrei Prepeliţă 0 0 0 0 82 29 55 5 3

17 Fernando 87 84 61 90 0 10 13 33 19 Adrian Cristea 17 0 0 0 17 14 20 Douglas Costa 2 2 77 90 90 78 90 90 44 5 22 Paul Pîrvulescu 0 I 90 6 4

28 Taison 1 1 90 90 45 12 21 63 30 23 Nicolae Stanciu 60 90 55 62 8 61 12 77 Ilsinho 6 29 26 26 Ionuţ Neagu 0 45 0

Forwards 55 Alexandru Bourceanu 90 90 90 90 90 S

9 1 90 90 78 12 72 88 77 Adrian Popa 1 90 45 90 90 90 11 Eduardo 0 0 0 0 15 0 80 Gabriel Iancu 13 90 19 1 12 78 18 2 COACH Forwards COACH 29 3 1 90 90 90 90 75 90 Mircea Lucescu 20 Leandro Tatu 1 13 45 35 I I 26 Laurențiu Reghecampf Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Born: 29/07/1945, 25 Federico Piovaccari 1 26 45 45 76 90 19 Born: 19/09/1975, Matches: blue = home; grey = away (ROU) Targoviste (ROU) Nationality: Romanian 35 Pantelis Kapetanos 64 45 45 14 0 71 Nationality: Romanian

Matches in Numbers in the squad list refer to minutes played; G = Goals; A = Assists; = taken off; = brought on; 0 = unused sub; S = suspended; I = injured/ill; so = sent off Matches in UEFA Champions League: 89 Matches: blue = home; grey = away UEFA Champions League: 6 Head coach from: Head coach from: 16/05/2004 21/05/2012

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The UEFA Champions League is football’s greatest club competition and this is reflected in its brand. ‘The best of the best on the ultimate stage’ is the brand essence, and its vision is to create the ultimate stage for Europe’s top clubs. Passion, inspiration, excellence and authenticity are the brand values that reflect this mission and it has successfully conveyed the combination of excitement and prestige strongly represented in the competition since A prestigious it kicked off in 1992.

These are also values held by the players The brand’s visual identity, based around themselves. “It’s the best competition in the the starball motif, is enhanced by the famous world of football, along with the World Cup,” UEFA Champions League anthem, which is Chelsea FC playmaker Eden Hazard said. “It’s synonymous with European football’s greatest the highest level. Everyone in the world watches games. Since 1999, the competition’s brand has brand it. There are only great players in this also been supplemented each season by specific competition. These are games where the great final branding, giving some of the unique colour players must be at their best. That’s what the and flavour of the host cities. The core objective Champions League is.” is to strengthen the season campaign by providing all stakeholders with a wide range of In 2013, global brand consultancy firm dynamic activation opportunities specific to the Interbrand valued the UEFA Champions League host city, designed to help advance and promote brand at €3.14bn. The strength of the UEFA their individual initiatives. Champions League brand was comparable to the top ten global brands in the Interbrand Best For Lisbon 2014, the concept was ‘the stars Global Brands ranking and was significantly align’ – a tribute to the method by which higher than competitor sporting properties, Portuguese explorers once used the stars to earning particular praise for its clarity, navigate around the globe. Visual identifiers authenticity, differentiation and consistency. drew inspiration from the equipment the sailors used, and the concept had clear parallels with the way that football’s top stars light up every “It’s the highest level. edition of the UEFA Champions League. Of all those European stars, the brightest 22 aligned These are games where at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica on 24 the great players must be May – and when the stars align, everything falls at their best. That’s what into place. the Champions League is” Eden Hazard

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Shared benefitsThe UEFA Champions League’s six global partners enhanced the prestige of the competition while successfully spreading their message to a worldwide audience

Ford Heineken MasterCard PlayStation UniCredit The new Tourneo took centre stage for Ford, Gazprom used its affiliation with the UEFA Heineken has continued to bring the MasterCard marked its 20th anniversary as a The launch of the PlayStation 4 in November The UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour, and all promotions – such as perimeter boards, Champions League to help maximise brand excitement of the UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League sponsor by continuing made this an important season for the game presented by UniCredit, was a huge draw as it billboards and advertisements in Champions awareness among football supporters, with to supporters around the world. Through the to publicise its brand and services to a global console company. The key message made its way across Europe during the group Matchday magazine – were aligned accordingly. advertising and activations throughout the engaging #sharethesofa Twitter activation, audience via the competition, which is a natural ‘#4ThePlayers’ was promoted around the stage. The most famous piece of silverware Vehicle supply is always a large activation for season. Gazprom’s successful promotion fans were able to chat in real time with football match for its Priceless advertising campaign. UEFA Champions League from the start of in club football was taken to meet fans in Ford, and Tourneos were offered as the Ticketmania gave fans the opportunity to win heroes such as Ruud van Nistelrooy and Robert Central to this is giving fans experiences that the knockout stage, and PlayStation 3 and Germany, , Romania, Bosnia and multiple-seat option, with vehicles sometimes tickets to various UEFA Champions League Pirès during UEFA Champions League games. money cannot buy, such as giving thousands PlayStation Vita were also advertised via the Herzegovina, and , with star guests displayed outside stadiums, too. Good examples matches from the group stage to the final, The UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour, of youngsters the opportunity to accompany competition, with supporters being invited such as , Hasan Salihamidžić of match activations included the Centre Circle while at games, the Gazprom ‘Fan of the Match’ presented by Heineken, brought the famous players onto the pitch ahead of UEFA to experience and discover all of the latest and and an exciting touring experience, which featured regularly in Spain, allowed supporters to show their appreciation trophy directly to supporters in Argentina, Champions League games courtesy of games. Already sponsor for the popular UEFA UEFA Champions League exhibition making giving young fans the opportunity to be part of for their team, with the “best” fans selected to and . Heineken also promoted MasterCard’s Player Escort programme, which Champions League Fantasy Football game it a must-see event. For the first time, the bank the pre-match build-up, while in Turkey, Ford appear on the giant screens at stadiums. the UEFA Champions League brand on has been running for ten years. Other Priceless on UEFA.com – with PS Vita and PS4 consoles worked in partnership with Panini to create the arranged a promotion with a well-known Gazprom also communicated directly with fans packaging in store and offered consumers opportunities included giving referees’ red and among the prizes for top performers – UEFA Champions League Virtual Sticker Album, commentator, who encouraged social media via banners on UEFA.com, Facebook and Twitter. the chance to win tickets to matches through yellow cards away, watching teams train and PlayStation further engaged fans thanks to which gave UniCredit the opportunity to users to show their skills in describing the action. its ‘Match Your Half Ticket’ activation. attending pre-match press conferences. the TopFive mini-game within the newly engage with families and fans in a fun way. Luís Figo led a campaign in Portugal, working UEFA.com’s popular UEFA Champions League created Fantasy Football app. From the start UniCredit’s Fan Confidence Meter was a regular with Ford dealerships to present children with Predictor game remains a key MasterCard asset. of the campaign, PlayStation’s Young Journalist UEFA.com feature, while UniCredit also gave the chance to play fun football games, with the programme gave fans the opportunity to meet supporters a chance to be part of the action possibility of winning UEFA Champions League host broadcasters’ commentary staff at UEFA with the official match coin handover before match tickets. Champions League games. every game, culminating in a fan delivering the coin for the toss to the match referee.

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predominantly red stars, was switched for the Provider of the official smartphone of the UEFA blue-starred Finale Lisbon for the closing phase. Champions League, HTC became a prominent The final design fitted with the branding for the part of the fan experience. Its Fan Photographer event, while underlying the stylish exterior was campaign began at the start of the group stage the customary cutting-edge ball technology. and offered amateurs access to professional pitchside camera positions prior to games, At grassroots level adidas ran the UEFA Young enabling them to photograph player warm-ups Champions programme, which gave playing and the lineups before kick-off using the time in a UEFA Champions League environment cameras on HTC One phones. This promotion Centre stage to over 1,000 footballers aged 12–16 in , also helped to strengthen ties with broadcasters, adidas’s new Gamedayplus promotion brought , and Portugal. The winners including Sky Deutschland, who publicised HTC’s As official suppliers, adidas and HTC enjoyed an added dimension to its activation in 2013/14, of the global events were flown to Lisbon to Fan Photographer experience during its live putting stats and exclusive content into the participate in an exhibition event on the a privileged position at the heart of the coverage of matches involving German sides hands of supporters. This tablet and mobile-led mini-pitch at the UEFA Champions Festival as and encouraged viewers to get involved. UEFA Champions League platform on adidas.com took fans closer to the the Portuguese tournament concluded. All the action, offering behind-the-scenes access to winning teams were rewarded with the ultimate players and coaches, in-depth match stats and prize of attending the final itself. miCoach player data, as well as expert insight Ahead of the festival, adidas took the UEFA and competitions with great prizes. Enriching Champions League and UEFA Women’s the experience for fans was also the key principle Champions League trophies across Portugal in a behind adidas’s fine selection of licensed customised bus (pictured) on the #allinucl trophy products, which are available in thousands tour. Ambassadors including and of stores worldwide. Vitor Baía joined the tour, posing for Official supplier partner to the UEFA Champions photographs, signing autographs and meeting League, adidas is responsible for kitting out fans. At the festival, fans could test their skills referees, ballboys/girls and other officials, but in the adidas battle dome arena and try on the there is no more visible indication of its presence latest adidas boots and gear. adidas’s than the famous starball, which once more comprehensive merchandising programme was transformed for the latter stages of the enjoyed record sales, with fans keen to take competition. The Finale 13 ball, white with home a souvenir of the final.

Licensing The UEFA Champions League licensing programme brought outstanding examples of manufacturers working in tandem with sponsors and broadcast partners, with some superb precedents sure to be pursued in In November, HTC launched its FootballFeed future campaigns. One notable example was app, a second-screen experience allowing fans the UEFA Champions League Virtual Sticker to follow the competition in the palm of their Album, involving tournament partner hands. The app features a live dashboard, which UniCredit and sticker experts Panini. Virtual notified fans of the team lineups as soon as they stickers could be traded via social media, and became available and kept them up to date with online communities were formed as fans the action. HTC launched its new phone ahead searched for missing images. The promotion of the quarter-finals and used its sponsorship enhanced the UEFA Champions League rights to advertise the product to a global experience for supporters, and strengthened audience. The new HTC One (M8) was the the sponsors’ association with the central figure in their final campaign. Working in competition in the eyes of collectors. partnership with UEFA and Facebook, HTC gave fans at the UEFA Champions Festival in Lisbon A similar feat of cooperation between Konami the real UEFA Champions League final in the opportunity to be photographed, using the and PlayStation brought a rebranding of the Lisbon. The UEFA Champions League Trophy latest phone, with the competition’s iconic online PES 2014 (Pro Evolution Soccer 2014) Tour, presented by UniCredit, was also starball motif. Fans were encouraged to share tournament, played online through embellished by an accompanying range of these images of themselves with friends around PlayStation 3 consoles. The new Virtual PES replica trophy products, with many partners the world via the social media platform. UEFA Champions League pitted the best boosting their connection with the gamers in the world against each other, with competition in consumers’ minds by giving the competition winners given the chance away official signed memorabilia products to move out of the virtual world and attend and official watches as promotion prizes.

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Tale of two cities Fans congregate on Praça do Rossio in central Lisbon (main picture); both finalists showed the game live at their stadiums in Madrid

the centre of attention in the days leading up Portuguese music was celebrated by fado star Lisbon welcomed the football world with open arms for to the match. Nearly 100,000 people visited Mariza and the Lisbon University choir, whose a week of festivities culminating in a final made in Madrid the festival between 22 and 25 May, with local rendition of the UEFA Champions League heroes Luís Figo, Paulo Sousa, and anthem featured during a spectacular opening Paulo Futre among the star attractions at the ceremony for the men’s final, which focused on By car, train and plane they came – as followers Gomes had declared the start of “three weeks the European Champion Clubs’ Cup in Lisbon Ultimate Champions match, as Lisboners the nation’s proud seafaring tradition. Then the of Spanish rivals Real Madrid CF and Club of football festivities in Lisbon” on 6 May with in 1967 were honoured visitors to the gallery. revelled in the build-up to the Estádio do Sport Madrid rivals took centre stage for a game that Atlético de Madrid descended on the the opening of the UEFA Champions Gallery in Lisboa e Benfica showpiece. had all the passion and intensity of a local Across central Lisbon, from the main Portuguese capital in huge numbers. History Lisbon city hall and the UEFA Champions derby. A dramatic late flurry eventually won thoroughfare Avenida da Liberdade through Before then, on 22 May, Tyresö FF and VfL was made as two teams from the same city Museum at the Sala do Risco in Páteo da Galé. Real Madrid their tenth European title in extra prominent squares such as Praça Marquês de served up a classic UEFA Women’s contested the UEFA Champions League final, More than 150 iconic photos from the time – with Cristiano Ronaldo converting a Pombal – where fans of Benfica or Sporting Champions League final at the Estádio do their colours almost as ubiquitous in Lisbon as competition’s illustrious history were displayed penalty to add another local flourish to a night Clube de Portugal congregate to celebrate their Restelo, defending champions Wolfsburg’s 4-3 630km to the east in the Spanish capital. in the gallery, including one of Eusébio and made in Madrid. triumphs – official Final Lisbon 2014 flags and victory a brilliant showcase for the quality of Lisbon opened its arms wide to welcome its Mário Coluna playing cards on the eve of banners set the scene. The UEFA Champions the competition. After the game, the 11,000 visitors, proud to be hosting a match described SL Benfica’s 1961/62 semi-final second leg Museum, boasting among other notable in attendance were invited onto the pitch to by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) against Tottenham Hotspur FC in London – a exhibits Lionel Messi’s boots from the 2009 watch R&B star Anselmo Ralph in concert. president, Fernando Gomes, as the “pinnacle of poignant memory in the year football mourned final, was located next to the UEFA Champions In the space of half an hour the setting was the celebrations” marking the association’s the passing of the two Portuguese greats. Festival on Praça do Comércio, which became transformed from floodlit stadium to outdoor 100th anniversary. Members of Jock Stein’s Celtic FC side that won pop festival.

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The car manufacturer tied in its promotional For the second season in a row, the Russian A UEFA Champions League winner with push around the UEFA Champions League final natural gas company tied its UEFA Champions FC Porto and FC Barcelona, was recruited with the first ever launch of the Ford Mustang in League activities into its own Football for as MasterCard’s Official Player Mascot Manager, Europe. The arrival of the quintessential North Friendship campaign, a drive to bring children charged with coaching the 22 player escorts American coupé on the continent was heralded into the game and encourage key principles that the financial services company provided by the screening of a new commercial in the such as sportsmanship and mutual respect. for the final at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e run-up to the final, showcasing the vehicle. Under the Football for Friendship banner, 670 Benfica. Deco led a masterclass featuring a Activity intensified as the Lisbon decider children from 16 nations came to the final in number of youngsters in the month leading up approached, and fans at the UEFA Champions Lisbon, having been chosen through to the decider, and unveiled the player escorts’ Festival had the chance to see the Mustang on programmes linked to their national official kit at a press conference in the UEFA display, under a large dome with an exciting associations. Members of the company’s senior Champions Museum, with three of the light show. During the final itself, Ford offered management and Gazprom ambassador Franz youngsters given their kit on that day. Deco fans the chance to pre-register for the car and Beckenbauer joined the youngsters at a forum also surprised a child at a local school in Lisbon be among the first Mustang owners in Europe. on the day of the final, culminating in the (above) by making her the last of the player announcement of the Football for Friendship escorts to be chosen for the final. Young Leader.

Heineken PlayStation UniCredit Final As well as a strong presence at the final on The games console manufacturer paired up The banking and financial services company the LED perimeter boards and advertising with official UEFA Champions League licensee brought in celebrated coach Fabio Capello prominent throughout the city, Heineken Konami at the UEFA Champions Festival, to launch and promote its Discover the Stars took its UEFA Champions League party to Ibiza, reaching out to fans through their large digital campaign ahead of the final. Though where for the second season in succession gaming centre, which provided opportunities the competition was mainly geared towards supporters from across the world were given to try out the latest console games. As well the Italian market, fans throughout Europe the chance to attend their final party on the as sampling the delights of the PlayStation 4, were encouraged to answer Capello’s questions Balearic island. Over 500 guests watched the fans engaged with the company through its about the UEFA Champions League, which took spotlight final on a giant screen in the company of former sponsorship of UEFA.com’s hugely popular them on a journey across the continent, The six official partners played a prominent UEFA Champions League winners Luis García UEFA Champions League Fantasy Football culminating in the final in Lisbon. Great prizes and . After the match, game. Supporters were also able to download – including official match balls and tickets to role at the UEFA Champions Festival and world-renowned DJs ensured guests partied and play a new bespoke game – Top Five – the final itself – were on offer to fans. were an integral presence at the final long into the night. through the Fantasy Football app, and win tickets for the final, among other prizes.

102 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 SPONSORS 103 EVENTS UEFA Champions Over 95,000 people joined the fun as Lisbon warmed Festival up for the final with the ultimate football festival

The UEFA Champions Festival in Lisbon proved Also broadcast live to festival visitors and Visitors could have their photograph taken a social event on more than one level as worldwide followers of the UEFA Champions with the UEFA Champions League and UEFA football-mad locals, curious tourists and League Facebook page were Q&A sessions with Women’s Champions League trophies – images Real Madrid CF and Club Atlético de Madrid the likes of and Steve McManaman, were printed and could be shared on social supporters engaged with each other and answering fans’ questions from a studio networks – while official partner enterprises various digital activations during a successful overlooking the site. such as HTC Starball photo opportunities four days. provided a further 6,500 happy images. A second temporary stand was erected for The build-up to the final had been marked by Friday’s annual Ultimate Champions match When a powerful film about the history of the heavy rain, yet from the moment the UEFA – Cafu and McManaman taking centre stage UEFA Champions League had its open-air Silver service Champions League trophy was marched from with 18 other European Cup winners as a evening premiere, the park hushed as images Over 13,000 people had their picture taken Praça do Rossio down Rua Augusta and on to Portuguese and Brazilian Seleção faced an of Eusébio filled the screen – before fans burst with club football’s most famous prize at its stand on Praça do Comércio to open the all-star team dominated by Real Madrid heroes into applause as he scored a wonderful goal Praça do Comércio, with thousands more festival on Thursday, to when the doors were but with a surprise inclusion. Local futsal player for SL Benfica. having done the same during the season: closed on Sunday, the sun shone, songs were David Pereira won a UEFA.com competition to the UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour, Praça do Comércio is dominated by a statue sung and fans young and old were able to share keep goal for the All-Stars, pipping applicants presented by UniCredit, visited , of King José I but Eusébio is royalty of the the pleasure and passion of football. from Aruba, New York, Australia, , Canada , Bucharest, Sarajevo and Sofia in footballing kind. A wall was erected honouring and elsewhere. the group stage before the UEFA Champions The iconic Praça do Comércio in the heart of the the Portugal great in the year of his death, League Trophy Tour, presented by Heineken, Portuguese capital, surrounded on three sides by The same pitch was used for player development allowing fans, friends and family members to headed to Buenos Aires, Lagos and Ho Chi traditional buildings and opening up on the other purposes. Girls’ teams performed on the day of write tributes. “When I stopped beside the wall Minh City during the knockout stage. The to the river Tagus, was transformed for the the UEFA Women’s Champions League final it was very emotional,” said Eusébio’s daughter #allinucl final trophy tour with adidas toured eighth UEFA Champions Festival by partner before the Young Champions tournament, Sandra. “But I also felt immensely proud.” Portugal ahead of the main event. Each tour activations, skill stations and innovations such as organised in association with adidas, concluded was filmed as part of UEFA’s TrophyCam a social media tower projecting the best content ahead of the UEFA Champions League final. series of videos – seen through the eyes of from Facebook and Instagram using the official Portuguese internationals Nani and Rúben the trophy as it journeyed from UEFA HQ to final hashtag #UCLfinal. Amorim handed out medals. Lisbon. It had more than 12m video views on Facebook, while more than 16,000 people created and shared a ‘trophy selfie’.

Wolfsburg’s crowning glory Two days before the men’s final, the UEFA Women’s Champions League commanded attention as VfL Wolfsburg became the third team to retain the European women’s club title with a breathtaking victory over Sweden’s Tyresö FF. Tyresö led 2-0 at half-time at Lisbon’s Estádio do Restelo through Marta and Verónica Boquete, but the holders hit only for Verena Faisst to equalise on 68 back in the most thrilling 45 minutes in the minutes. Ten minutes from time, player of competition’s history. Alexandra Popp’s the match Nadine Kessler beat three Tyresö 47th-minute header revived the German side defenders to set up Müller’s volleyed winner. before Martina Müller levelled. If Tyresö “The team kept believing,” coach Ralf seemed on the ropes, Marta’s brilliant finish Kellermann said. “Sensational!” restored their advantage three minutes later,

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Top four countries buzzing about the match 26m 1. 2. Top moment Final’s global reach people had Mexico Indonesia 67m+ 3. 4. The UEFA Champions League final captivated hundreds Facebook interactions 7 of millions of supporters across the globe as fans watched Cristiano Ronaldo related to the final Brazil Spain the action and shared their views on social media scores penalty

The number of followers of UEFA’s official social matchday one the previous September. For the The UEFA President, Michel Platini, also media channels burst through the 50 million first time, the official event hashtag – #UCLfinal took questions from fans around the world Twitter barrier during the 2013/14 season, led by the – featured on the LED boards around the pitch in a Facebook Q&A session. UEFA.com had astonishing growth of the UEFA Champions in Lisbon, leading to it being used on Twitter 1.5 million visitors on the day of the final alone, Tweets League Facebook page. Following the final it more than one million times, while Facebook the 20% increase on last year no doubt helped had almost 30 million likes, and is the most live studio interviews were streamed both to by three goals being scored in extra time. 4.6m Top moment UEFA’s official hashtag followed league or association page on the visitors to the UEFA Champions Festival via a followers of Gareth Bale puts Real platform, growing from 11.4 million on giant screen and to the world on the platform. @ChampionsLeague Madrid 2-1 up in extra #UCLfinal 8.4m was the most widely used tweets time (209,594 tweets 100% per minute) 1m+ growth during Around the match UEFA.COM the season (18.45–22.40CET) Top three audiences 1.5m visitors (over Google+ 1. 2. 3. 50% from mobile) on day of final 83m Plus ones Germany visits over season to UEFA up 20% from 2013 Champions League website 9th 7,096,000

Facebook/uefachampionsleague highest + page in the world Followed by VIDEO PLAYS Views 6,130,000 12m+ OF UEFA’S Most popular league page TROPHYCAM 145,250,000 SERIES UEFA Champions Festival 11.5m 1.3m likes 30m likes added during likes LIKES final week 95,000 13,000 fan 190,000+ visitors over four days photos taken followed final on UEFA 16m with UEFA for first time likes 400,000 Champions during the match League trophy Facebook live studio Top UEFA post 2m interviews streamed Iker Casillas trophy lift updates/syncs on (reach 21.5m, 730,000 likes, on giant screen and 108,000 shares, 22,000 comments) MD 1 MD 2 MD 3 MD 4 MD 5 MD 6 R16 QF SF Final Facebook/Instagram tower to the world

106 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 SOCIAL MEDIA 107 TV PRODUCTION In the picture The UEFA Champions League remains at the cutting edge of innovation in television, with 4K technology introduced at the final for the first time

As Cristiano Ronaldo scored the last goal of the to broadcasters, if necessary through the venue 32 magazine shows and club profiles, 2013/14 UEFA Champions League season at operations and broadcast manager (VOBM) on 16 matchnight profiles, five draw videos the final in Lisbon, 33 cameras around the site at every ground each matchnight. and an end-of-season review programme. venue ensured that his 17th strike of a The 2013/14 season brought several The test release of the UEFA Legacy archive also record-breaking campaign was captured and enhancements and innovations as UEFA took place in 2013/14. Conceived in 2009, and transmitted all around the world. continued to expand both its big-screen and the culmination of five years of development, With host broadcaster Sport TV implementing complimentary multimedia offerings. Allowing the digital video archive contains more than a production plan coordinated by UEFA TV broadcasters to develop their coverage before 15,600 hours of UEFA footage, beginning with Production, nothing escaped the attention of and after the final whistle, UEFA expanded its the inaugural European Champion Clubs’ Cup the cameras at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa additional programming over the course of the final in 1956 – Real Madrid CF’s very first victory. e Benfica. The action on and off the pitch was season, including 39 match promos, Legacy is an invaluable video resource, with picked up by – among others – two high-speed more than 5,300 matches and 2.5m logs cameras, four super slow motion cameras, an available to the user. aerial spidercam system suspended above the Always at the forefront of technological pitch and a helicopter mounted camera innovation, the UEFA Champions League final surveying the venue, capturing all the was first broadcast in HD in 2005, and in 2014 pre-match excitement. the match was test produced in 4K for the first Ronaldo’s goal may have drawn a little more time. With a picture resolution approximately global attention, but the TV production four times sharper that of today’s top HD standards were similarly high for all 125 UEFA standard, 4K represents the future of television Champions League matches from the start of and the forefront of industry standards. UEFA the group stage. A year-long involvement with is also innovating on smaller devices; second host broadcast partners kicked off in July with screen technology was in development during the broadcast partner pre-season meeting the 2013/14 season, offering fans an enhanced and the UEFA Champions League directors’ viewing experience across all their devices workshop, both providing UEFA with an including supplementary data and multiple opportunity to outline its vision for the angles from which to enjoy the match action. season’s coverage. While each UEFA Champions League host broadcaster implemented their own production plan at each stadium, all the coverage was closely reviewed at the UEFA Match Command Centre in Nyon. The UEFA TV Quality Control team was on hand to ensure consistency in standards and to provide feedback and support UEFA Champions League ambassador Luís Figo

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Across the top six European markets (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom) 44.4 million tuned in for the final (27% of the global audience). The match attracted an average 6.4 million viewers (a 30.2% share) in France on TF1 and Canal+, an increase of 9% on 2013. In Germany, Sky and ZDF enjoyed higher audiences than for any neutral final since 2007/08 and an increase of 42% on the previous neutral final in 2010/11. Ned3’s coverage of AFC Ajax, meanwhile, Prime averaged 2.4 million viewers, with a peak of The final was the highest ever UEFA Champions 2.8m (a 37.9% share) for the key clash with League broadcast in Brazil, attracting a record The UEFA Champions League AC Milan on matchday six – a 22% climb on last 16.1 million average audience. Live coverage of final confirmed its status as the season’s top-rated domestic interest match. FC Barcelona v Manchester City FC in the round of 16 was watched by 12.9m, a 35.7% share world’s most watched annual Spain 12.3m Indonesia 5m on TV Globo. sporting event in 2013/14 The final simulcast on La1, TV3 and Canal+ Liga de Campeones was the most watched TV time transmission in Spain since the UEFA EURO South 1.5m 2012 final. It was by far the most watched programme of the year up to that point, averaging 12.3 million viewers, rising to an average 13.8 million during extra time. An average of 7 million viewers followed each Over 5 million (57.9% share) turned on for matchday live, with both semi-finals achieving the second leg of Madrid’s semi-final against above 10 million. The UEFA Champions League Bayern, with season audiences averaging occupied four of the top five most watched TV 2.8 million. programmes by June. Coverage in South Africa on ETV pulled in over Mexico 3.4m 1 million viewers a matchday across the United Kingdom +40% campaign, with 1.5 million watching Barcelona’s matches against Celtic FC on matchday two and Manchester City in the round of 16 first leg.

Russia 7m

The UEFA Champions League averaged 1.6 million viewers per matchday and peaked at 3.4 million (a 17.5% share) for the first leg of the Bayern v Madrid semi-final, which was Over 7.4 million (35.4% share) switched on for simulcast free to air on Televisa 5 and Azteca 7. the final live across ITV and 1 – an increase of 40% on 2013. It drew the highest neutral audience for seven seasons, up by 61% Turkey 10m against the 2010 final. Helped by Chelsea FC’s The group stage audience in Russia averaged run to the semi-finals, on average 5.4 million more than 5 million viewers per matchday viewers saw matches live on ITV, a figure topped on NTV, with FC Zenit attracting in excess of The Lisbon final between Real Madrid by Manchester United FC’s matchday nine 7 million viewers for their games against FK CF and Club Atlético de Madrid was tussle with FC Bayern München which produced Austria Wien on matchday two and Atlético aired in more than 200 countries to an the highest audience of the season – and also on matchday five (average 14% share). estimated global average audience of the highest sports rating of the year to that 165 million and an estimated global point on British TV – with 6.4 million (a 25.6% unique reach of 380 million viewers. share). The campaign-average matchday There may only have been one nation More than 10 million viewers on average audience for all live broadcasts was 7.3 million represented in the final, but that did followed Galatasaray AŞ’s campaign on Star viewers, a 12% rise on 2012/13. not stop the all-Spanish fixture from each matchday, with an average viewership of 165m drawing strong television audiences 11.4 million (a 44.9% share) for Galatasaray v Estimated global average around the world. Madrid on matchday one. audience for the final

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Albania SuperSport, TV Klan The Sports Channel Armenia TV Italy Mediaset, Sky Italia Austria PULS 4, Sky Austria KTK Broadcast network AZ TV Latvia Viasat Belarus TV Lithuania Viasat More broadcast partners than ever before were on Belgium 2BE, Belgacom, RTL Malta GO, PBS hand in Lisbon to give their viewers a taste of the final Bosnia & Herzegovina BHRT, OBN TV, Telekom Moldova Prime TV Renowned TV personality and award-winning Bulgaria bTV Media Group Montenegro RTCG, Telekom Serbia presenter Carol Tshabalala, meanwhile, was HRT, Telekom Croatia Netherlands NOS, Sport1 selected to host the global fan promotion for Cyprus CYTA, Sigma TV Norway Viasat SuperSport. Former Portuguese international and SL Benfica forward Nuno Gomes and Czech Republic Czech TV, Prima COOL ITI former Ghanaian international and FC Bayern Denmark Viasat Portugal Sport TV, TVI Portugal München defender Samuel Kuffour Estonia Viasat Romania DIGI Sport, Dolce Sport, TVR accompanied her on a tour of Lisbon and the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, with Kuffour Finland MTV3, YLE Russia NTV & NTV Plus also providing analysis of the final in a France beIN Sport, Canal+ Serbia RTS, Telekom Serbia pre-match pitchside presentation with FYROM MKRTV, Telekom Macedonia Slovakia Slovak TV Tshabalala. All three were active promoting Georgia Georgian Public Broadcaster, SportKlub, Telekom Slovenia the final on social media, with Kuffour also Global Media Group (GMG), Rustavi 2 participating in a live Q&A on the official Spain Canal+, TVE, TV3 UEFA Champions League Facebook page. Germany Sky Deutschland, ZDF Sweden Viasat Greece ERT, NovaSports Switzerland SRG, Teleclub Hungary DIGI Sport, Sport1 Hungary Turkey Dogan Group Iceland 365 Media United Kingdom BSkyB, ITV Ireland RTE, Setanta Sports, TV3 Ukraine 1+1 Ukraine, Media Group Ukraine (MGU) Pan-European Eurosport Outside Europe

Australia ESPN, SBS Mexico Televisa, TV Azteca Bolivia Unitel Bolivia Middle East Al Jazeera Brazil ESPN Brazil, Esporte Interativo, TV Globo Mongolia Channel 1 Canada Sportsnet Myanmar S Media CCTV, QQ, Sina Nicaragua Ratensa Costa Rica Repretel Panama TVN Panama Ecuador Canal UNO TV Paravision El Salvador Canal 4 Peru ATV Peru The broadcast network for the UEFA Champions Two examples of this were Ten Sports on Guatemala Radio Television, Guatemala Philippines Balls League spans the globe. There are 125 the Indian subcontinent and Supersport broadcast partners affiliated with the which broadcasts to sub-Saharan Africa. Both Honduras Televicentro Singapore SingTel competition – 47 of which are from outside implemented special activations for the final and i-Cable South Africa eTV Europe – and well over half attended the final, both used celebrities to promote their coverage Indian subcontinent Ten Sports South Korea SPO TV customising their programming and bringing and the final itself. Bollywood superstar Deepika their viewers close to the action. There were Padukone was a guest of Ten Sports as part of Indonesia SCTV Sub-Saharan Africa Canal+ Afrique, Star Times, SuperSport 1,500 rights-holding broadcaster personnel their UEFA Champions League fan experience, Japan Sky Perfect TV Suriname STVS on site in Lisbon, working for 72 organisations taking part in a live pre-match presentation and KTRK Taiwan ELTA TV (more than for any previous final) to optimise proving a huge hit as she posed with the trophy. Main picture: Camera crews in position prior to the final; Latin America ESPN, , OTI Thailand/Laos/Cambodia True Visions coverage. A total of 130 TV and radio She also advertised the final on her Facebook Deepika Padukone broadcasts from pitchside in Lisbon for commentary positions were allocated and 24 page, which has 18m likes. The picture of her Ten Sports (top); Nuno Gomes, Carol Tshabalala and Samuel Macau TDM USA Fox Sports broadcasters had unilateral on-site productions. with the trophy received nearly 450,000 likes Kuffour fronted SuperSports’ final coverage Malaysia/Brunei Astro Venezuela Meridiano TV and was shared an impressive 7,337 times. Vietnam VSTV, VTV

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Sign of the times

Dressed up for the big occasion, there is no mistaking a UEFA Champions League venue

Since the start of the 2012/13 season, UEFA non-reflective fabric to give the best results has played a greater role in the delivery of UEFA under the TV lights. Directional signage is set Champions League matches, running media, up around the venue, while the exclusive Message boards commercial and broadcast operations at the UEFA partner hospitality area – the Champions LED perimeter boards replaced static ones at venues as well as taking the lead in terms of Club – also incorporates extensive UEFA UEFA Champions League knockout matches running the competition. Champions League branding, including a at the start of the 2012/13 season, and welcome desk and a stage. were used at some venues in the group One visible aspect of that operation is the way stage for the first time in 2013/14. The stadiums are transformed for each match by Every venue is treated in the same way to aim is to use high-quality LED boards at the installation of UEFA signage, from the bring that unique UEFA Champions League all venues from the 2015/16 season. The starball centre circle to stadium dressing and experience – and everything is branded, from boards give UEFA’s partners more visibility, Media operations advertising boards. UEFA Champions League the fourth official’s substitution boards to the a greater chance to display their messages With the eyes of the football world on the matches have a unique look and feel, on TV napkins in the Champions Club. Even during and the opportunity to “own the pitch” Lisbon final, UEFA’s media operations team and inside the venues, which is all carefully the match the UEFA signage team is on alert, for 30 seconds at a time, as well as allowing were put through their paces to managed by UEFA teams at each venue. The making sure that the advertising boards are UEFA to reiterate its own important Respect accommodate the needs of the written final is the most striking example, with all tiers always in place and fully visible. And once the and No to Racism messages. press, broadcasters and photographers. dressed in the specific final branding and match is over, the team gets back to work to Not including the host broadcaster or additional signage around and inside the dismantle everything and pack up the truck. rights-holding radio and television stadium enhancing the sense of occasion. The next day, preparations begin for the next broadcasters, 602 accreditations were match: a different stadium, but – as ever – During the course of the season every venue is delivered for the final. Official pre- and a unique and unmistakable look and feel. kitted out to a prescribed minimum standard. post-match media conferences were For every match up to the final, a UEFA signage organised featuring both teams, as they had The starball dressing (above at Stamford Bridge) is used at every match until the final truck brings advertising or LED boards, dressing been for all UEFA Champions League games and other materials to each venue from a the starball dressing is fixed across the front of TV studio, media conference, mixed zone and during the season. The UEFA Women’s centralised warehouse three days in advance. the first tier of each stand – 93km of this PVC flash interview backdrops showcasing the UEFA Champions League final also proved a big UEFA’s branding extends to the substitutes’ dressing is used each season in the UEFA Champions League branding and partners are draw, with 146 press accreditations delivered. benches, and for every game up to the final Champions League. also put in place, made from a special

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Access all areas One of the biggest draws of UEFA’s coverage of the UEFA Champions League is its unrivalled access to key players and coaches. By building close partnerships with the clubs, UEFA was taken behind the scenes in 2013/14 and afforded exclusive interviews with the competition’s leading lights. Ahead Gareth Bale, Diego Costa, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Philipp Lahm, Lionel Messi, game Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo were just some of the stars interviewed during the course of the season. Carlo Ancelotti, José The continued surge of social media may have Mourinho and Diego Simeone were three moved the goalposts in what constitutes an of the coaches that gave a tactical insight official web presence, but the UEFA.com across UEFA’s many media platforms. of the formula has not changed, with a continued The interviews took place on assigned media mission to inform, engage and entertain. days with each club, at which all of UEFA’s An overhaul of the UEFA Champions League media arms were represented, ensuring that Exciting developments on Star names and thrilling games remain likes, although fans across the globe have MatchCentre and the competition’s history 30m all needs could be catered for in one sitting. constants in the UEFA Champions League, been tuning in for regular Facebook Q&A sections added even greater depth to coverage The UEFA Champions League the social media front spread From matchday one to the final, 70 media but off the pitch the digital world moves fast sessions with footballing personalities including in 2013/14. From March, meanwhile, the Facebook page became the days took place involving at least two UEFA.com’s reach further and UEFA’s multi-platform coverage of the current and former players and even the UEFA Champions Challenge provided a new first league or association representatives from all 32 clubs, with 149 elite club competition continues to set the UEFA President, Michel Platini. dimension, the online treasure hunt inviting than ever before page to pass 30 million likes players and coaches interviewed in total. pace. With UEFA.com long established as the fans to register, explore the website and fulfil The number of people who prefer their news Transcripts, video and photography were primary destination for comprehensive text, tasks to win a range of plum prizes put forward in 140 characters is also sharply on the rise, with Huge amounts of work continue to be then distributed to all UEFA media outlets, photographic and video coverage of the UEFA by UEFA’s commercial partners. followers of the @ChampionsLeague Twitter dedicated to conventional website tasks, including UEFA.com, the Champions Weekly Champions League, a wider audience has been account doubling to 4.6 million during the Much was also done to enhance some of the not least authoring press kits for every UEFA television programme, Champions reached via an expanded social media portfolio. season, a figure which helped ensure there website’s prime assets; a UEFA Champions Champions League game from the play-offs Matchday magazine and the final Just after the final in Lisbon, the UEFA were over 1 million mentions of the official League Fantasy Football app was launched onwards in English, French, German, Italian, programme, as well as affiliated Champions League Facebook page set a new #UCLfinal hashtag. UEFA.com also launched for iPhone and Android devices, bringing the Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Video – broadcasters. The content was also shared global standard by becoming the first league its first Instagram page in 2013/14, while more hugely popular game to the mobile world for from big-name interviews to highlights – with the clubs, allowing for maximum or association page to pass 30 million likes – than 2 million fans have followed the UEFA the first time, while the annual UEFA.com users’ and a matchnight audio panel show remain exposure and guaranteeing that all incredible growth considering it was 11.4 Champions League via Chinese networks Sina Team of the Year, revealed in January, attracted mainstays of UEFA.com’s coverage, but stakeholders benefitted from the media million on matchday one. Indonesia, Brazil and Weibo and Tencent Weibo since those pages a record 6.3 million votes (including 86,000 2013/14 certainly maintained the push day concept. Mexico are the top three countries in terms of went live at the start of the campaign. picks on Twitter) and intensive media coverage. towards new horizons.

116 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 COMMUNICATIONS 117 FINANCIAL SUMMARY The 32 clubs that competed in the UEFA The UEFA Champions League clubs will receive among other factors. Unsurprisingly, eventual Financial Fair Play Regulations. They do not Champions League group stage shared €904m an additional amount of around €40m, bringing winners Real Madrid CF secured the highest include solidarity payments to any of the clubs in payments from UEFA in 2013/14, matching the total close to €1bn. payment from the UEFA Champions League, participating in the qualifying rounds, nor do the record outlay from the previous season. In their €57.4m including the standard €8.6m they include any additional solidarity payments Each club was entitled to a minimum payment addition, the clubs involved in the play-offs – participation bonus, more than €20.5m from made to leagues for club youth development for participation in the competition. ten of which advanced to the group stage with the market pool and over €28m in performance projects or any additional surplus payments to Additionally, performance bonuses were paid the other ten joining the UEFA Europa League monies including €10.5m for their final victory. clubs. The total distribution figures for the for every win or draw in the group stage and group stage – shared €42m, meaning that the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League will be Distribution each knockout round progressed past. Monies The figures in the table below were published at total participation payments topped €946m. communicated once all payments have been from the market pool were divided according to the end of the 2013/14 season and do not This amount does not include the surplus that completed during the 2014/15 season. the proportional value of the national TV reflect any rulings then pending concerning will be calculated and distributed to the 32 Group winner Group runner-up market allocated to each individual club, breaches of the UEFA Club Licensing and participating clubs after closing the accounts. Group stage Knockout stage Total

Teams Play-offs Participation bonus Performance bonus Market pool Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Total (€) Group A Manchester United FC 8,600,000 5,000,000 23,775,000 3,500,000 3,900,000 44,775,000 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8,600,000 3,500,000 10,735,000 3,500,000 26,335,000 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 8,600,000 3,000,000 2,450,000 14,050,000 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2,100,000 8,600,000 500,000 8,174,000 19,374,000 Group B Real Madrid CF 8,600,000 5,500,000 20,514,000 3,500,000 3,900,000 4,900,000 10,500,000 57,414,000 Galatasaray AŞ 8,600,000 2,500,000 6,472,000 3,500,000 21,072,000 Juventus 8,600,000 2,500,000 31,998,000 43,098,000 FC København 8,600,000 1,500,000 11,392,000 21,492,000 Group C Paris Saint-Germain 8,600,000 4,500,000 33,917,000 3,500,000 3,900,000 54,417,000 Olympiacos FC 8,600,000 3,500,000 11,806,000 3,500,000 27,406,000 SL Benfica 8,600,000 3,500,000 3,274,000 15,374,000 RSC Anderlecht 8,600,000 500,000 3,142,000 12,242,000 Group D FC Bayern München 8,600,000 5,000,000 18,716,000 3,500,000 3,900,000 4,900,000 44,616,000 Manchester City FC 8,600,000 5,000,000 18,302,000 3,500,000 35,402,000 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2,100,000 8,600,000 1,000,000 1,528,000 13,228,000 PFC CSKA Moskva 8,600,000 1,000,000 5,585,000 15,185,000 Group E Chelsea FC 8,600,000 4,000,000 18,491,000 3,500,000 3,900,000 4,900,000 43,391,000 FC Schalke 04 2,100,000 8,600,000 3,500,000 8,120,000 3,500,000 25,820,000 FC Basel 1893 2,100,000 8,600,000 3,000,000 1,684,000 15,384,000 FC Steaua Bucureşti 2,100,000 8,600,000 1,500,000 5,100,000 17,300,000 Group F Borussia Dortmund 8,600,000 4,000,000 14,725,000 3,500,000 3,900,000 34,725,000 Arsenal FC 2,100,000 8,600,000 4,000,000 11,132,000 3,500,000 29,332,000 SSC Napoli 8,600,000 4,000,000 25,998,000 38,598,000 Olympique de Marseille 8,600,000 0 23,815,000 32,415,000 Group G Club Atlético de Madrid 8,600,000 5,500,000 17,148,000 3,500,000 3,900,000 4,900,000 6,500,000 50,048,000 FC Zenit 2,100,000 8,600,000 2,500,000 4,771,000 3,500,000 21,471,000 FC Porto 8,600,000 2,000,000 3,618,000 14,218,000 FK Austria Wien 2,100,000 8,600,000 2,000,000 2,174,000 14,874,000 Group H FC Barcelona 8,600,000 4,500,000 21,475,000 3,500,000 3,900,000 41,975,000 AC Milan 2,100,000 8,600,000 3,500,000 21,999,000 3,500,000 39,699,000 AFC Ajax 8,600,000 3,000,000 9,604,000 21,204,000 Celtic FC 2,100,000 8,600,000 1,000,000 7,966,000 19,666,000

Clubs eliminated at the play-off stage 21,000,000

Totals (€) 42,000,000 275,200,000 96,000,000 409,600,000 56,000,000 31,200,000 19,600,000 17,000,000 946,600,000

118 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 FINANCIAL SUMMARY 119 UEFA YOUTH LEAGUE Perfect start Created to aid the development of Europe’s top young players, UEFA’s newest club competition hit the ground running

An incredible strike from inside his own half by The youth teams often travelled with their FC Barcelona’s brought the senior colleagues, allowing the youngsters curtain down on the inaugural UEFA Youth to gain an all-round experience of European League season in stunning fashion. With their football, both off the pitch and on it. 3-0 victory against SL Benfica, Barcelona It may have been a new competition, but there became the first team to win the Lennart was no shortage of famous names: Manchester Johansson trophy, and as they celebrated City FC were led by former France midfielder their triumph, that air of success permeated , while playing up front was a the new competition as a whole. certain Devante Cole – son of Andrew – who The UEFA Youth League was launched in ended up as joint second top scorer in the conjunction with the European Club Association competition. Zinédine Zidane and Mehmet as a development competition with the aim of Scholl’s sons also made their European bows, helping youngsters learn more about the game while back on the bench, was and prepare them for the step up to their senior leading AC Milan’s Under-19s. “The lads are sides. The response from participating clubs has very proud to play matches like this, and they been hugely positive. The final marked the develop further,” Inzaghi said, adding that mid-point of the competition’s two-year trial young coaches too were benefiting from period, but already the format for the 2015/16 the experience. season was being discussed, with the possibility The competition went its own way after the of opening it up to more youth champions from group stage, with one-off ties in the round of more national associations. 16 and quarter-finals. The semi-finals and final Certainly as the sun beat down on a packed were played at a sold-out Stade de Colovray Stade de Colovray in Nyon, and Barcelona and the participants – Barcelona, Benfica, paraded their trophy, it was clear the UEFA Real Madrid CF and FC Schalke 04 – combined Barcelona’s El Haddadi (top) in celebratory mood. The final tournament attracted huge crowds Youth League had hit the mark. Twelve to produce “a real showcase for the standard thousand people attended the semi-finals of European youth football,” according to the and final, played as a mini-tournament UEFA Club Competitions Committee chairman, opposite UEFA’s headquarters on the shore Michael van Praag. “It has been great playing of Lake Geneva, with many thousands more Barcelona ultimately came out on top, watching the action unfold on Eurosport. in this competition. What defeating previously unbeaten Benfica 3-0 in we have achieved will stay Interest in the nascent competition had been the final, crowned by that moment of magic piqued by aligning it with the very pinnacle of by El Haddadi, the competition’s top scorer. In with us in the future” club football – the UEFA Champions League. a competition devoted to development, it was Roger Riera, Barcelona captain Each of the 32 clubs in the group stage entered a reminder that the first year of the UEFA their Under-19 team, and the UEFA Youth Youth League also offered plenty of room for League’s autumn schedule replicated that of entertainment. “It has been great playing in the seniors. The aim was to give the youngsters this competition,” Barcelona captain Roger as much of a feel for the best of club football: Riera said. “What we have achieved will stay games were regularly played on the afternoon with us in the future.” – and within a short distance – of the corresponding UEFA Champions League match.

120 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 UEFA YOUTH LEAGUE 121 The European Cup final comes to Germany for The underwent extensive Nottingham Forest FC in 1979 and Chelsea FC 2014/15 SEASON PREVIEW the eighth time in 2015, but this will be the first modernisation work between 2000 and 2004 in in 2012 prevailing in Munich. Borussia opportunity for the nation’s capital to stage the preparation for the 2006 World Cup, and now Dortmund are the only German side to have climax to Europe’s premier club competition. boasts a thoroughly modern interior and won the title on German soil, defeating The largest all-seat stadium in Germany, with a stunning transparent roof, while retaining its Juventus 3-1 in 1997, also at Munich’s capacity of 74,244, Berlin’s Olympiastadion 1930s exterior. The stadium has also been Olympiastadion. provides a fittingly grand stage. home to Hertha BSC Berlin since the founding of the in 1963 and has staged every Originally built for the 1936 , Destination German Cup final since 1985. the stadium hosted the 2006 FIFA World Cup final, when Italy defeated France on penalties, Clubs from six different nations have won the as well as five other matches at that European Cup in Germany and English sides Berlin tournament and three at the 1974 World Cup. have been the most successful – both

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122 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW 2013/14 DESTINATION BERLIN 123 Roll of honour Credits 2014 Real Madrid CF 1984 FC Managing editor Michael Harrold 2013 FC Bayern München 1983 Hamburger SV 2012 Chelsea FC 1982 Aston Villa FC Technical report editorial Ioan Lupescu, Graham Turner 2011 FC Barcelona 1981 Liverpool FC 2010 FC Internazionale Milano 1980 Nottingham Forest FC Technical assessors Sir Alex Ferguson, Mircea Lucescu 2009 FC Barcelona 1979 Nottingham Forest FC 2008 Manchester United FC 1978 Liverpool FC Technical observers Jean-Paul Brigger, Jacques Crevoisier, Fernando Hierro, 2007 AC Milan 1977 Liverpool FC Roy Hodgson, Ginés Meléndez, Peter Rudbæk, 2006 FC Barcelona 1976 FC Bayern München Thomas Schaaf, Gareth Southgate 2005 Liverpool FC 1975 FC Bayern München Contributors 2004 FC Porto 1974 FC Bayern München Kevin Ashby, Phil Atkinson, Rob Esteva, Patrick Hart, 2003 AC Milan 1973 AFC Ajax Andy Lockwood, Dominique Maurer, Paul Murphy, Jim Wirth 2002 Real Madrid CF 1972 AFC Ajax Design Oliver Meikle, Chrissy Mouncey, Tomás Louro (Designwerk) 2001 FC Bayern München 1971 AFC Ajax 2000 Real Madrid CF 1970 Photography Getty Images 1999 Manchester United FC 1969 AC Milan 1998 Real Madrid CF 1968 Manchester United FC Translation Doris Egger, Zouhair El Fehri, Corinne Gabriel, Gudrun Gröner, 1997 Borussia Dortmund 1967 Celtic FC François Jamme, Yves-Manuel Méan, Patrick Pfister, Cécile 1996 Juventus 1966 Real Madrid CF Pierreclos, Sabine Redlich, Florian Simmen, Anna Simon, 1995 AFC Ajax 1965 FC Internazionale Milano Annika Thoden, Frédéric Wyler 1994 AC Milan 1964 FC Internazionale Milano Administration/coordination 1993 Olympique Marseille 1963 AC Milan Frank Ludolph, Stéphanie Tétaz, David Gough 1992 FC Barcelona 1962 SL Benfica Printing 1991 FK Crvena zvezda 1961 SL Benfica Identity 1990 AC Milan 1960 Real Madrid CF 1989 AC Milan 1959 Real Madrid CF This publication is issued by the UEFA President and 1988 PSV Eindhoven 1958 Real Madrid CF Executive Office (Communications) in coordination with National Associations, Competitions, Operations and 1987 FC Porto 1957 Real Madrid CF Marketing divisions. 1986 FC Steaua Bucureşti 1956 Real Madrid CF ©UEFA 2014. All rights reserved. The UEFA word, the 1985 Juventus UEFA Champions League logo and trophy are protected by trade marks and/or copyright of UEFA. No use for commercial purposes may be made of such trade marks.