Getafe CF - AEK Athens FC MATCH PRESS KIT Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe Thursday 21 February 2008 - 20.45 CET (20.45 Local Time) Round of 32, - Matchday 7
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Getafe CF - AEK Athens FC MATCH PRESS KIT Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe Thursday 21 February 2008 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local time) Round of 32, - Matchday 7 Contents 1 - Match background 6 - Competition facts 2 - Squad list 7 - Team facts 3 - Match officials 8 - Competition information 4 - Domestic information 9 - Legend 5 - Match-by-match lineups Match background An away goal will buoy Getafe CF's ambitions as they go into the home leg of their UEFA Cup Round of 32 tie against AEK Athens FC with the scores level at 1-1. • A late Ismael Blanco equaliser denied Getafe an away victory in Greece after Rubén de la Red had opened the scoring on 86 minutes – an away goal could which could prove crucial in the return leg in Spain. • Midfielder Jaime Gavilán will not play in the return fixture after being taken off in the first leg following a clash of heads with AEK's Rodolfo Arruabarrena. He spent the night in an Athens hospital for observation but was released the following morning and allowed to fly home. Gavilán has been signed off for two weeks as a precautionary measure, saying: "I'm lucky to be alive. I would rather not watch the replay of the accident on television. I now see life from a different perspective." • AEK have now played 17 games against Spanish sides, winning two, drawing five and losing ten. Their eight previous trips to Spain have ended in two draws and six defeats. • AEK have not won home or away against a Spanish side since beating Athletic Club Bilbao 1-0 at home in the first round of the 1988/89 UEFA Cup. • Prior to the first leg, Getafe had never met Greek opponents before. In their first season in European competition, the 1-1 result against AEK was their first draw in seven European games. • The next goal AEK let in will be the 250th they have conceded in UEFA club competition. • AEK qualified for the Round of 32 by finishing third in Group C. Getafe finished top of Group G. • AEK dismissed Spanish coach Lorenzo Serra Ferrer the day before the first leg following defeats by Panionios GSS and Larissa FC which saw them drop from first place to third in the Greek Super League. He had been in charge since the summer of 2006. • Former AEK player Nikolaos Kostenoglou led the Athens side in the first leg. He said: "I respected and will always respect Lorenzo Serra Ferrer, but the important thing right now is to lift team morale ahead of a crucial match." Last updated 19.02.2008 14:26:53CET Match background 1 Getafe CF - AEK Athens FC Thursday 21 February 2008 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe • Getafe coach Michael Laudrup scored once in six games against Greek sides as a player. He was in the Denmark side that won 2-0 against Greece at AEK's OACA Spyro Louis Stadium in a 1984 UEFA European Championship qualifier, and subsequently played both legs in Juventus' second-round tie with Panathinaikos FC in the 1987/88 UEFA Cup, which the Greek side won on away goals. • His only goal against Greek opponents came as Denmark beat the national team 7-1 in Copenhagen in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in 1989, and he was also in the team that beat Greece 2-1 at home in another World Cup qualifier in 1996 before drawing 0-0 on his most recent trip to Athens, 11 October 1997. • AEK defender Arruabarrena and Getafe goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri were team-mates at Argentinian side CA Boca Juniors between 1997 and 2000. • The aggregate winners will meet the victors of the tie between SL Benfica and 1. FC Nürnberg in the Round of 16 on 6 and 12/13 March, playing the first leg at home. • AEK's Nikolaos Liberopoulos, Geraldo and Edson Ramos Silva are within a booking of a one-match suspension. Getafe's Esteban Granero is available again after being suspended for the first leg, but team-mates Albín, Pablo Hernández and Braulio are all a booking shy of a ban. • Winter UEFA Cup registrations Getafe: In – Jaime Gavilán, Manuel Tena. Out – Francisco Sousa, Nacho. AEK: In – Mohamed Kallon, Panagiotis Lagos. Out – Christos Bourmpos, Elhadji Diouf. Last updated 19.02.2008 14:26:53CET Match background 2 Getafe CF - AEK Athens FC Thursday 21 February 2008 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe Squad list Getafe Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 13 Pato ARG 19.08.1972 35 - - - - - 6 - 6 - 7 - 25 Óscar Ustari ARG 03.07.1986 21 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 30 Mario García González ESP 06.03.1990 17 - - - - - - - - - - - 32 Sebastián Bonilla ESP 23.01.1990 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Cosmin Contra ROU 15.12.1975 32 - - - - - 4 - 25 4 35 4 3 Cata Díaz ARG 13.03.1979 28 - - - - - 7 - 7 - 7 - 4 Belenguer ESP 17.02.1972 36 - - - - - 7 1 7 1 7 1 5 Mario ESP 02.02.1982 26 - - - - - 1 - 2 - 2 - 12 Lucas Licht ARG 06.04.1981 26 - - - - - 4 - 4 - 4 - 19 Franck Signorino FRA 19.09.1981 26 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 21 David Cortés ESP 29.08.1979 28 - - - - - 4 - 8 - 8 - 23 Manuel Tena ESP 03.02.1978 30 - - - - - - - - - - - 36 Daniel Argüelles ESP 04.02.1988 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 37 Jairo Moreno ESP 18.01.1989 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 6 Fabio Celestini SUI 31.10.1975 32 - - - - - 5 1 9 1 29 6 7 Mario Cotelo ESP 10.02.1975 33 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 8 Jaime Gavilán ESP 12.05.1985 22 - - - 3 - 1 - 1 - 8 - 10 Rubén De la Red ESP 05.06.1985 22 - - - - - 6 1 6 1 9 1 16 Albín URU 17.07.1986 21 * - - - - 4 - 4 - 4 - 22 Casquero ESP 11.03.1976 31 - - - - - 5 - 8 - 8 - 24 Pablo Hernández ESP 11.04.1985 22 * - - - - 6 3 6 3 6 3 25 Esteban Granero ESP 02.07.1987 20 - - - - - 6 3 6 3 6 3 38 Ricardo De Souza Rojas ESP 22.09.1989 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 39 Alberto Ripoll ESP 24.09.1989 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 40 Carlos Portero Díaz ESP 15.09.1989 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Forwards 9 Braulio ESP 18.09.1985 22 * 2 - - - 7 1 7 1 9 1 14 Manu ESP 25.02.1984 23 - - - - - 5 - 5 - 5 - 17 Kepa Blanco ESP 13.01.1984 24 - - - - - 3 - 17 4 17 4 18 Ikechukwu Uche NGA 05.01.1984 24 - - - - - 3 1 3 1 3 1 41 Adrián Corpa ESP 13.10.1990 17 - - - - - - - - - - - 42 Juan Fuertes ESP 11.09.1988 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Coach - Michael Laudrup DEN 15.06.1964 43 - - - - - 7 - 21 - 33 - Last updated 19.02.2008 14:26:55CET Squad list 1 Getafe CF - AEK Athens FC Thursday 21 February 2008 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe AEK Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 32 Moretto BRA 10.05.1978 29 - - - 2 - 4 - 7 - 13 - 50 Jürgen Macho AUT 24.08.1977 30 - - - - - 3 - 5 - 6 - 84 Ioannis Arabatzis GRE 28.05.1984 23 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Edson Ramos Silva BRA 31.05.1986 21 * - - 2 - 5 - 5 - 7 - 3 Rodolfo Arruabarrena ARG 20.07.1975 32 - - - 1 - 7 - 26 - 60 3 4 Geraldo POR 08.11.1980 27 * - - 2 - 5 1 5 1 7 1 5 Traianos Dellas GRE 31.01.1976 32 - - - 1 - 5 - 17 1 31 1 15 Sokratis PapastathopoulosGRE 09.06.1988 19 - - - 1 - 5 - 6 - 10 - 20 Frederico Azcárate ESP 15.06.1984 23 - - - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 1 Pantelis Kafes GRE 24.06.1978 29 - - - 1 - 6 - 31 1 53 3 8 Nsaliwa Tamanda GER 28.01.1982 26 - - - 2 - 7 1 7 1 9 1 10 Rivaldo BRA 19.04.1972 35 - - - 2 1 5 2 15 7 96 39 16 Akis Zikos GRE 01.06.1974 33 - - - 2 - 1 - 32 2 63 2 19 Panagiotis Lagos GRE 18.07.1985 22 - - - - - - - - - 4 - 20 Manú POR 28.08.1982 25 - - - - - 5 - 5 - 8 - 22 Panagiotis Kone GRE 26.07.1987 20 - - - 1 - 4 1 5 1 6 1 25 Vasilis Pliatsikas GRE 14.04.1988 19 - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 88 Dániel Tőzsér HUN 12.05.1985 22 - - - 2 - 6 - 14 1 27 1 Forwards 7 Charilaos Pappas GRE 12.05.1983 24 - - - 1 - 4 1 4 1 5 1 11 Gustavo Manduca BRA 08.06.1980 27 - - - 2 - 6 - 10 1 16 1 23 Mohamed Kallon SLE 06.10.1979 28 - - - - - 1 - 12 6 29 10 33 Nikolaos Lymperopoulos GRE 04.08.1975 32 * - - 2 - 5 - 29 6 78 15 77 Ismael Blanco ARG 19.01.1983 25 - - - - - 5 1 5 1 5 1 83 Michail Pavlis GRE 22.09.1989 18 - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - 99 Júlio César BRA 26.02.1980 27 - - - 2 - 5 - 9 - 30 6 Coach - Nikolaus Kostenglou GRE 03.10.1970 37 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - Last updated 19.02.2008 14:26:55CET Squad list 2 Getafe CF - AEK Athens FC Thursday 21 February 2008 - 20.45 CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe Match officials Referee Martin Atkinson (ENG) Assistant referees Darren Cann (ENG), Michael Mullarkey (ENG) Fourth official Steve Tannerq (ENG) UEFA Delegate Liutauras Varanavicius (LTU) UEFA Referee observer Sergey Zuev (RUS) Referee UEFA Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No matches found Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp.