Real CF - Werder Bremen MATCH PRESS KIT Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Tuesday 18 September 2007 - 20.45CET Group C - Matchday 1

Contents 1 - Match background 7 - UEFA information 2 - Match facts 8 - Match-by-match lineups 3 - Squad list 9 - Competition facts 4 - Head coach 10 - Team facts 5 - Match officials 11 - Competition information 6 - Domestic information 12 - Legend

Match background

Real Madrid CF will hope home advantage against Werder Bremen can help them end a sequence of losing starts in the UEFA Champions League group stage and set the right tone for an improved performance after recent disappointments in Europe. Visitors Bremen, for their part, go into their opening Group C fixture hoping for better luck on Spanish soil, where both their UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup runs ended in 2006/07.

• The match will be Madrid's 300th in the European Champion Clubs' Cup. No team has played more games.

• Madrid suffered opening defeats away from home in each of the past three seasons. They lost 2-0 at in 2006, 3-0 against the same opponents in 2005, and in 2004 went down 3-0 at Bayer 04 Levekusen.

• The last time the Spanish club opened with a home fixture was also the last time they recorded a Matchday 1 victory, 4-2 against Olympique de Marseille in September 2003. That was the first step in a run to the quarter-finals but since the 2003/04 season, the Santiago Bernabéu side have gone no further than the first knockout round.

• Madrid's European campaign last term ended in Germany with defeat by FC Bayern München.

• Mark Bommel's 88th-minute strike in the first leg in the Spanish capital proved ultimately decisive for a Bayern team who had been trailing 3-1 to goals from Raúl González (2) and Ruud van Nistelrooy. Bayern turned around the 3-2 deficit in Munich through goals from and Lucio and despite a late Van Nistelrooy penalty, Madrid went out on the away-goals rule.

• The Merengues had progressed to the last 16 as the second-placed team in their group behind Lyon, having recorded three wins, two draws and one defeat.

• Bremen managed ten points in last season’s group stage but still finished third behind Chelsea FC and FC , their hopes foundering on a 2-0 reverse at Barcelona on Matchday 6. It was the first time they had failed to negotiate the group stage following appearances in the first knockout round in 2004/05 and 2005/06.

• The 2005/06 runners-up then went into the UEFA Cup where they overcame AFC Ajax, RC Celta de Vigo and AZ Alkmaar prior to a semi-final loss to RCD Espanyol – home and away defeats spelling a 5-1 aggregate defeat.

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• Bremen finished third in the Bundesliga in 2006/07 and secured their return to the UEFA Champions League group stage by defeating NK Dinamo Zagreb in the third qualifying round. Goals from Hugo Almeida and Daniel Jensen earned the German side a 2-1 first-leg win after they had fallen behind to Boško Balaban's opener for the visitors. They then won the return 3-2 through two Diego penalties and a Boubacar Sanogo strike to secure a 5-3 aggregate success.

• Madrid qualified for the group stage directly as Spanish champions.

• These sides have never met before but Madrid have an excellent home record against German opponents, which reads 16 wins, three draws and two defeats from 21 matches.

• Bremen have recorded six defeats and only two victories in eight previous visits to Spain. One of those two successes came at Celta last season where Hugo Almeida scored the only goal in a UEFA Cup Round of 16 match.

• Madrid coach Bernd Schuster is German and played 21 times for the West Germany national team. The Madrid squad features German international defender Christoph Metzelder, who joined the club from Borussia Dortmund in July.

• As a player with Bremen, their coach Thomas Schaaf was in the team beaten 2-0 at Club Atlético de Madrid in the first round of the 1986/87 UEFA Cup, en route to a 3-2 aggregate reverse.

• Madrid new boys and both faced Bremen in the colours of their respective old clubs, Chelsea and Ajax, last season.

• One of Bremen's new faces this summer, Carlos Alberto, scored FC 's opening goal in their 3-0 UEFA Champions League final victory over AS Monaco FC in 2004.

Match facts

Real Madrid

• Ruud van Nistelrooy's next goal in the UEFA Champions League will be his 50th.

• Madrid maintained their 100 per cent Primera División start when they disposed of ten-man UD Almeria 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu on Saturday to make it three wins in as many Primera División games.

• , who replaced Van Nistelrooy, scored his first goal for the club on 36 minutes. The visitors lost Albert Crusat midway through the second period for a professional foul on Saviola and shortly afterwards Wesley Sneijder struck his fourth goal in three games for Los Merengues with a precise free-kick. Kala Uche managed to reduce the arrears with 18 minutes remaining but substitute Gonzalo Higuaín ensured Madrid made their best start to a league season since 1991/92.

• suffered a thigh strain in his left leg and had to be substituted at half-time.

• Coach Bernd Schuster chose not to include new signing Arjen Robben in his squad. The Dutch international has yet to play for Madrid following knee surgery. On Friday Schuster said: "Next week could be his moment to enter the squad."

• Pepe is continuing his recuperation from the thigh strain picked up in Madrid's opening Primera División match with Club Atlético de Madrid. Pepe had been chosen to join the Portugal squad for the first time for their international games with Poland and Serbia but had to withdraw because of the injury.

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• Speaking about the win against Almeria, Schuster said: "Almeria played very well but we expected that from them. I'm very happy because winning these types of games is very important. If we want to win trophies at the end of the season we have to win games like this. I didn't want to suffer when we had a man advantage and were 2-0 up. It was a great moment to finish off the game but we gifted them a goal and they did everything to level the match from that moment on."

• Despite celebrating their 30th league title, Madrid sacked coach at the end of last season and replaced him with former player Schuster.

• Schuster's Madrid quickly took on a Dutch feel as Robben, and Sneijder were signed from Chelsea FC, Feyenoord and AFC Ajax respectively.

• Defensive stability came in the form of promising FC Porto centre-back Pepe and Christoph Metzelder, who left BV Borussia Dortmund. Heinze also completed a move from Manchester United FC.

• In other transfers Saviola and Jerzy Dudek left FC Barcelona and Liverpool FC respectively, both on free transfers.

• A trio of players returned from loan spells: Roberto Soldado, who signed a new five-year deal with Madrid, Julio Baptista and Javier Ángel Balboa, from CA Osasuna, Arsenal FC and Real Racing Club Santander respectively.

• Several players moved on to pastures new. Emerson signed for AC Milan while (AS Roma) and Antonio Cassano (UC Sampdoria) also moved to Italy.

• Three of the club's most famous players departed as moved to LA Galaxy, joined Fenerbahçe SK and Iván Helguera signed for Valencia CF.

• José Antonio Reyes finished his loan spell from Arsenal before signing for Club Atlético de Madrid, while Álvaro Mejía and Pablo García were snapped up by CF, the latter on loan. Getafe CF bought Rubén de la Red, Diego López joined Villarreal CF, Francisco Pavón moved to and Olympiacos CFP paid €2.3 million for Raúl Bravo.

• and Miguel Torres were offered improved contracts, the former signing a six-year extension while the latter penned a five-year deal.

• Madrid struggled in pre-season, losing 1-0 to RC Deportivo La Coruña prior to defeat in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup away to Sevilla FC by the same scoreline. Worse followed in the return match as Sevilla won 5-3 in the Santiago Bernabéu for a 6-3 aggregate success.

• Madrid also lost 1-0 against Real Betis Balompié in the Ramón de Carranza Trophy in Cádiz, although they did defeat hosts Cádiz CF 3-1 to finish third.

• Madrid nevertheless made a successful start to their Primera División campaign with a 2-1 derby win against Atlético on 25 August, goals from Raúl Gonzalez and Sneijder securing victory. Madrid then travelled to Villarreal on 2 September where they hit five goals without reply. Raúl, Guti, Van Nistelrooy and two by Sneijder settled matters in an impressive display.

• Sneijder has enjoyed a fine start to the season, scoring three times in his first two games for Madrid and also finding the net on international duty for the Netherlands in their 2-0 UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying Group G victory against Bulgaria on 8 September.

• was the star turn at the Copa América where his six goals and Player of the Tournament award helped Brazil to win a fourth title in five editions of the tournament. Baptista opened the scoring in Brazil's 3-0 final win against Argentina.

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• Argentina's final lineup included Heinze. was also in the squad, making one full appearance as well as three more as a substitute.

• Drenthe was one of the stars of the victorious Netherlands team at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship on home soil. Drenthe scored in the group stage against Belgium while converting one kick and missing his other in the marathon semi-final penalty shoot-out win against England.

• Madrid youth player Nacho was part of Spain's FIFA U-17 World Cup team that lost the final on penalties to Nigeria.

• Marcelo was in the Brazil squad at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, while Antonio Adán and Alberto Bueno were in the Spain side.

• Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos helped Spain to a 2-0 UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying Group F win against Latvia in Oviedo on 12 September. The duo also played in the 1-1 draw against Iceland four days earlier and the match against Latvia in June, while Ramos also featured that month against Liechtenstein. Soldado also appeared in the 2-0 win in Latvia.

• Van Nistelrooy was the hero for the Netherlands in Albania on 12 September when he scored an added-time winner. Sneijder also played in the 1-0 Group G win, with both players appearing and scoring in a 2-0 home win against Bulgaria four days earlier.

• was in Italy team that drew 0-0 against France at San Siro on 8 September in Group B and retained his place for the 2-1 win in Ukraine four days later. Three months earlier he also played in victories against the Faroe Islands (2-1) and Lithuania (2-0).

• Metzelder started Germany's UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying Group D games against San Marino (6-0), Slovakia (2-1) and Wales (2-0), while he was substituted at half-time during their 3-1 friendly win against Romania in Cologne on 12 September.

• Robinho started for Brazil in their 4-2 friendly win against the United States on 9 September. Baptista entered the fray as a 69th-minute substitute in Chicago. Robinho also played 82 minutes of Brazil's 3-1 win against Mexico three days later and was replaced by his Madrid team-mate.

• Heinze, Gago and Saviola all played in Argentina's 1-0 friendly win against Australia in Melbourne on 11 September.

Bremen

• Petri Pasanen turns 27 six days after the trip to Madrid, on 24 September, while Markus Rosenberg is 25 on 27 September and Per Mertesacker celebrates his 23rd birthday two days later.

• Bremen lost 3-0 at BV Borussia Dortmund on Friday in the Bundesliga with all the goals coming in a ten-minute spell in the first half. Leon Andreasen was shown a red card ten minutes from time.

• Bremen general manager Klaus Allofs said: "We know that we are in a difficult period right now. If we play like this against Madrid, they will send us home with lots of goals. We lost because we did too many things wrong here. You could see it in the last few weeks things aren't working out for us at the moment, but we will remain calm."

• Bremen have conceded ten goals their five league matches to date. Only bottom club FC Hansa Rostock have conceded more.

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• Torsten Frings (cruciate ligament), Tim Borowski (ligaments), and Clemens Fritz (pulled stomach muscles) are still out injured but Martin Harnik is available after picking up an ankle injury while on duty with the Austria national team. He returned to training on Saturday, when Diego and Sebastian Boenisch sat out the session, although the latter two still travelled to Madrid.

• Duško Tošić, Diego and Hugo Almeida have received the most yellow cards for Bremen with two each.

• Tim Wiese, Mertesacker, Naldo, Diego, and Daniel Jensen have played in all five Bundesliga matches so far.

• The windfall from the sale of Miroslav Klose to FC Bayern München for a reported €12m freed up money for Bremen to spend this summer. The most eye-catching signing was the €7.8m capture of Carlos Alberto from Fluminense FC. Capped five times by Brazil, the player was part of FC Porto's UEFA Champions League-winning team in 2003/04.

• Tošić arrived from FC Sochaux-Montbéliard on a four-year deal worth €1.8m while Boenisch was captured from FC Schalke 04 for €3m. Kasper Jensen, Jérôme Polenz and Christian Schulz all departed, and Andreas Reinke retired aged 38 to join the German Football Association as Under-21 goalkeeping coach. Nico Pellatz was brought in on a free transfer from Hertha BSC Berlin.

• Having scored five goals in 28 Bundesliga appearance in 2006/07, Hugo Almeida did enough to secure a permanent four-year deal at Bremen, who paid Porto €3.5m for his services.

• Bremen added to their striking options by bringing in Boubacar Sanogo from Hamburger SV for €4.5m, and striker promptly scored a last-minute winner on his debut against in the German Cup first round.

• Schaaf's team began the Bundesliga season in disappointing fashion, relinquishing a two-goal lead as they were held to a 2-2 draw by VfL Bochum 1848 in their opener before a 4-0 home defeat against Bayern. Consecutive victories against 1. FC Nürnberg (1-0) and (2-1) put them back on track.

• "It was important the team continued the good work we have done over the past 14 days," said Schaaf after the Eintracht win. "It's good to see the team enjoy success; we are heading up the table and we will continue to do so."

• Carlos Alberto was hospitalised at the end of August after being struck by a sudden fatigue. The doctors found no serious cause and he has returned to full training.

• Patrick Owomoyela returned to fitness a month earlier than expected after recovering from a thigh injury sustained during a pre-season friendly.

• Pierre Womé underwent surgery on his groin on 28 July and is doing individual training, with no date fixed for his return.

• With Frank Baumann, Leon Andreasen, Pasanen, Clement Fritz and Tim Borowksi also hampered by injuries so far this season Bremen believe there is more to come. "I am convinced we will see a quite different team in a few weeks," said Allofs. "We have to be realistic about how well the team can perform at the moment."

• Ivan Klasnić has been left out of Bremen's UEFA Champions League squad as he recovers from a second kidney transplant in a matter of months.

• Aaron Hunt is sidelines as he continues to be hampered by mysterious groin and knee problems. "[The doctors] don't know what the cause is and when I will be back in action," he said.

• Frings damaged knee ligaments in a friendly against SC Paderborn on 24 July but is making impressive progress and has already started training.

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• There was more pleasant news for Harnik, who scored his first international goal for Austria in a 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic just weeks after finding the net on his Bundesliga debut in Nürnberg. "His pace is his best weapon; he's one of our brightest prospects and is not one to get carried away," said Allofs.

• A number of players were on international duty over the past fortnight, with Boenisch playing 90 minutes as Germany beat Northern Ireland 3-0 in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier on 7 September. He then came on as a substitute in a 2-1 friendly triumph against Sweden last Tuesday.

• Mertesacker was in action for the senior team as they beat Wales 2-0 in UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying Group D, but was rested for the friendly against Romania.

• Pasanen played the entire match as Finland held a Serbia team including Tošić to an impressive goalless draw.

• Almeida and Jurica Vranješ were called up by Portugal and Croatia, though neither featured, while Andreasen was in the starting lineup but Jensen was not, as Denmark beat Liechtenstein 4-0 in Group F in Aarhus on Wednesday. The pair had both featured in the goalless draw with Sweden.

• Diego was brought on for the last five minutes of Brazil's 4-2 friendly win against the United States in Chicago, replacing .

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Squad list

Real Madrid Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Iker Casillas ESP 20.05.1981 26 - - - - - 3 - 78 - 84 - 13 Jordi Codina ESP 27.04.1982 25 ------25 Jerzy Dudek POL 23.03.1973 34 ------45 - 68 - 32 Felipe Ramos ESP 10.01.1988 19 ------35 Antonio Adán ESP 13.05.1987 20 ------Defenders 2 Míchel Salgado ESP 22.10.1975 31 ------78 1 90 1 3 Pepe BRA 26.02.1983 24 - - - - - 1 - 18 2 19 2 4 Sergio Ramos ESP 30.03.1986 21 - - - - - 3 - 13 2 19 3 5 Fabio Cannavaro ITA 13.09.1973 34 - - - - - 3 - 46 1 95 2 12 Marcelo BRA 12.05.1988 19 ------15 Royston Drenthe NED 08.04.1987 20 - - - - - 3 - - - 4 - 16 Gabriel Heinze ARG 19.04.1978 29 - - - - - 2 - 16 - 31 3 21 Christoph Metzelder GER 05.11.1980 26 - - - - - 3 - 13 - 24 - 22 Miguel Torres ESP 28.01.1986 21 ------3 - 3 - 28 David Mateos ESP 22.04.1987 20 ------30 Javier Velayos ESP 08.04.1987 20 ------ 6 Mahamadou Diarra MLI 18.05.1981 26 S - - - - 3 - 40 5 45 5 8 Fernando Gago ARG 10.04.1986 21 - - - - - 3 - 2 - 2 - 11 Arjen Robben NED 23.01.1984 23 ------29 5 31 5 14 Guti ESP 31.10.1976 30 - - - - - 3 1 81 15 87 17 19 Julio Baptista BRA 01.10.1981 25 - - - - - 1 - 11 1 19 6 23 Wesley Sneijder NED 09.06.1984 23 - - - - - 3 4 19 2 33 6 24 Javier Ángel Balboa ESP 13.05.1985 22 ------1 - 1 - 26 Juanmi Callejón ESP 11.02.1987 20 ------29 Miguel Nieto ESP 21.01.1986 21 ------1 - 1 - 31 David Vásquez ESP 21.03.1986 21 ------33 Daniel Parejo ESP 16.04.1989 18 ------34 Pedro Parada ESP 21.04.1988 19 ------37 Marcos Tebar ESP 07.02.1986 21 ------Forwards 7 Raúl González ESP 27.06.1977 30 - - - - - 3 2 108 56 116 58 9 Roberto Soldado ESP 27.05.1985 22 ------2 1 13 2 10 Robinho BRA 25.01.1984 23 - - - - - 3 - 15 1 15 1 17 Ruud van Nistelrooy NED 01.07.1976 31 - - - - - 2 1 61 49 73 53 18 Javier Saviola ARG 11.12.1981 25 - - - - - 2 1 31 15 53 24 20 Gonzalo Higuaín ARG 10.12.1987 19 - - - - - 1 1 2 - 2 - 27 José Callejón ESP 11.02.1987 20 ------36 Alberto Bueno ESP 20.10.1988 18 ------Coach - Bernd Schuster GER 22.12.1959 47 ------6 -

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Bremen Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Tim Wiese GER 17.12.1981 25 - 2 - - - 5 - 7 - 18 - 33 Christian Vander GER 24.10.1980 26 ------40 Nico Pellatz GER 08.07.1986 21 ------Defenders 2 Sebastian Boenisch GER 01.02.1987 20 - - - - - 2 - - - 1 - 3 Petri Pasanen FIN 24.09.1980 26 - 2 - - - 4 1 22 1 36 1 4 Naldo BRA 10.09.1982 25 - 2 - - - 5 - 13 1 25 2 5 Pierre Womé CMR 26.03.1979 28 ------12 - 29 - 8 Clemens Fritz GER 07.12.1980 26 - - - - - 1 - 7 - 15 1 13 Duško Tošić SRB 19.01.1985 22 - 1 - - - 2 - - - 11 2 15 Patrick Owomoyela GER 05.11.1979 27 ------9 - 16 - 16 Leon Andreasen DEN 23.04.1983 24 - 1 - - - 4 - 6 - 8 - 29 Per Mertesacker GER 29.09.1984 22 - 2 - - - 5 - 5 1 12 2 Midfielders 6 Frank Baumann GER 29.10.1975 31 - 2 - - - 4 - 17 2 45 5 7 Jurica Vranješ CRO 31.01.1980 27 - 1 - - - 4 - 24 - 46 1 10 Diego ITA 28.02.1985 22 - 2 2 - - 5 1 16 3 27 6 19 Carlos Alberto BRA 11.12.1984 22 - 1 - - - 1 - 11 1 14 1 20 Daniel Jensen DEN 25.06.1979 28 - 2 1 - - 5 - 14 2 28 4 22 Torsten Frings GER 22.11.1976 30 ------34 5 75 10 24 Tim Borowski GER 02.05.1980 27 - - - - - 1 - 17 2 26 6 31 Kevin Artmann GER 21.04.1986 21 ------38 Amaury Bischoff FRA 31.03.1987 20 ------1 - 39 Norman Theuerkauf GER 24.01.1987 20 ------Forwards 9 Markus Rosenberg SWE 27.09.1982 24 - 1 - - - 3 - 6 1 16 5 14 Aaron Hunt GER 04.09.1986 21 ------12 - 19 - 18 Boubacar Sanogo CIV 17.12.1982 24 - 2 1 - - 4 2 6 2 11 3 23 Hugo Almeida POR 23.05.1984 23 - 2 1 - - 4 - 14 1 24 6 28 Kevin Schindler GER 21.05.1988 19 - 1 - - - 3 - - - 4 - 34 Martin Harnik AUT 10.06.1987 20 - 2 - - - 2 1 - - 2 - Coach - Thomas Schaaf GER 30.04.1961 46 - 2 - - - - - 22 - 60 -

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Head coach Real Madrid CF: Bernd Schuster Date of birth: 22 December 1959 Nationality: German Playing career: SV Hammerschmiede Augsburg, 1. FC Augsburg, 1. FC Köln, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Club Atlético de Madrid, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Club Universidad Nacional AC Coaching career: SC Fortuna Köln, 1. FC Köln, Xerez CD, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Levante UD, Getafe CF, Real Madrid CF

Bernd Schuster is a charismatic who came to fame in the West Germany squad that won the 1980 UEFA European Championship when he was just 20. He earned a move to FC Barcelona, where he won Primera División and Copa del Rey as well as the 1982 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and played in the 1986 European Champion Clubs' Cup final. 'The Blonde Angel' then joined arch-rivals Real Madrid CF, winning two more league titles before switching across the city to help Atlético to two cup triumphs. His international career ended in 1984 after falling out with coach Jupp Derwall.

Following spells back in Germany and in Mexico, Schuster retired as a player in 1997 and was appointed coach at 2. Bundesliga side SC Fortuna Köln. He then joined former club 1. FC Köln, also in the second division, but left in 2000. His first coaching spell in Spain followed with Xerez CF, coming as close to promotion as the club ever had, but in his subsequent reigns at FC Shakhtar Donetsk and Levante UD, promising starts petered out.

In June 2005 he was appointed at Getafe CF, the Madrid side having avoided relegation on their Primera División debut the season before. But after a couple of months under Schuster they were top of the league and they finished ninth, repeating the feat last season, as well as reaching their first Copa del Rey final and earning a UEFA Cup place. Schuster, however, was tempted away to join Madrid, where president Ramón Calderón had long been an admirer.

Werder Bremen: Thomas Schaaf Date of birth: 30 April 1961 Nationality: German Playing career: Werder Bremen Coaching career: Werder Bremen

One-club man Thomas Schaaf is one of the most unflappable coaches on the European circuit who, through a combination of tactical acumen and shrewd work in the transfer market, has turned Werder Bremen into one of Germany's most impressive teams in recent years.

As a defender Schaaf enjoyed a terrific 16-season stay at Bremen and played 263 Bundesliga matches for the club after breaking through in 1978. In the process he formed close ties which led to him joining the coaching set-up at the Weserstadion at the end of his playing days. He served his apprenticeship with the Under-18s and the reserves before taking control of the first team alongside former team-mate Klaus Allofs in May 1999, successfully helping Bremen avoid the drop. Schaaf has matured into a patient, thoughtful and diligent coach, working alongside Allofs to assemble a fine team.

Schaaf enjoyed spectacular success in 2003/04 when he guided Bremen to the Bundesliga and German Cup double, clinching the title with a defeat of runners-up FC Bayern München. Although Bremen failed to hit those heights in 2004/05, they did enjoy a promising UEFA Champions League campaign before being ambushed 10-2 on aggregate by Olympique Lyonnais. They reached the first knockout round again in 2005/06, going out on the away-goals rule to Juventus. Last season Bremen again played in the UEFA Champions League group stage before transferring to the UEFA Cup and reaching the semi-finals. Despite looking at times favourites to win the German title, they finished third, beating Bayern to the final UEFA Champions League qualifying place before knocking out NK Dinamo Zagreb to return to the group stage for a fourth year in succession.

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Match officials

Referee Howard Webb (ENG) Assistant referees Darren Cann (ENG), Philip Sharp (ENG) Fourth official Martin Atkinson (ENG) UEFA Delegate Gerhard Kapl (AUT) UEFA Referee observer Vitor Manuel Melo Pereira (POR)

Referee

Name Nat. DoB UCL UEFA Howard Webb ENG 14.07.1971 1 11

Howard Webb has made tremendous progress in his native England in recent years and is now establishing himself at the pinnacle of the European game. His appointment on Matchday 2 of the 2006/07 campaign was his first taste of the UEFA Champions League proper, and was just reward for a tremendous summer which saw the Yorkshireman put in some controlled performances at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Portugal.

A part-time police officer who enjoys keeping fit, he already has a long career trajectory behind him, having been inspired to pick up the whistle by his father at the age of 18. For all the strides he has made, however, Webb wishes his track to the top had been a little faster. He said: "I started in 1989, was on the Football League list in 2000 and the in 2003. I reached the FIFA list aged 33 and there were guys there who were 25."

Nonetheless, he already has numerous high-profile appointments to look back on. The married father of three took charge of the 2005 FA Community Shield between Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC in Cardiff, and that November was in the middle for his first senior international as Northern Ireland and Portugal drew 1-1. He then built on his U21 experience by overseeing Olympique de Marseille's progress from the UEFA Intertoto Cup at the expense of FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and the Netherlands' 3-0 UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying victory against Belarus in September. His domestic highlight is the English League Cup final in February 2007 which saw Chelsea FC win 2-1 against Arsenal FC in Cardiff.

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Domestic information Real Madrid CF (Primera División) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 25/08/07 Club Atlético de Madrid (H) 2-1 Raúl 15, Sneijder 80 Lineups: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Cannavaro (Metzelder 46), Drenthe, Diarra, Guti, Sneijder (Gago 85), Raúl, Van Nistelrooy (Saviola 77), Robinho League 02/09/07 Villarreal CF (A) 5-0 Raúl 40, Sneijder 48, 72, Van Nistelrooy 50, Guti 79 Lineups: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Cannavaro, Drenthe, Metzelder, Diarra (Gago 77), Guti, Sneijder (Baptista 77), Raúl (Heinze 60), Robinho, Van Nistelrooy League 15/09/07 UD Almeria (H) 3-1 Saviola 37, Sneijder 70, Higuaín 88 Lineups: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Guti, Heinze (Drenthe 46), Metzelder, Cannavaro, Sneijder (Gago 75), Diarra, Raúl, Robinho (Higuaín 46), Saviola League 23/09/07 Real Valladolid CF (A) League 26/09/07 Real Betis Balompié (H) League 30/09/07 Getafe CF (A) League 07/10/07 RC Recreativo de Huelva (H) League 21/10/07 RCD Espanyol (A) League 28/10/07 RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) League 31/10/07 Valencia CF (A) League 04/11/07 Sevilla FC (A) League 11/11/07 RCD Mallorca (H) League 25/11/07 Real Murcia CF (A) League 02/12/07 Real Racing Club Santander (H) League 09/12/07 Athletic Club Bilbao (A) League 16/12/07 CA Osasuna (H) League 23/12/07 FC Barcelona (A) League 06/01/08 Real Zaragoza (H) League 13/01/08 Levante UD (A) League 20/01/08 Club Atlético de Madrid (A) League 27/01/08 Villarreal CF (H) League 03/02/08 UD Almeria (A) League 10/02/08 Real Valladolid CF (H)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Real Madrid CF 3 3 0 0 10 2 9 2 Sevilla FC 2 2 0 0 8 2 6 3 Valencia CF 3 2 0 1 4 5 6 4 Villarreal CF 3 2 0 1 4 5 6 5 FC Barcelona 3 1 2 0 3 1 5 6 Real Murcia CF 3 1 2 0 3 2 5 7 Real Racing Club Santander 3 1 2 0 2 1 5 8 RCD Mallorca 3 1 1 1 4 2 4 9 Real Valladolid CF 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 10 RCD Espanyol 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 11 RC Deportivo La Coruña 3 1 1 1 3 5 4 12 UD Almeria 3 1 0 2 5 5 3 13 CA Osasuna 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 14 Club Atlético de Madrid 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 15 Real Betis Balompié 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 16 Real Zaragoza 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 17 Athletic Club Bilbao 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 18 RC Recreativo de Huelva 3 0 2 1 3 6 2 19 Getafe CF 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 20 Levante UD 3 0 1 2 0 4 1

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Werder Bremen (Bundesliga)

Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers Cup 21/07/07 FC Bayern München (H) 1-4 Borowski 9 Cup 04/08/07 Eintracht Braunschweig (A) 1-0 Sanogo 90 League 11/08/07 VfL Bochum 1848 (A) 2-2 Diego 39(pen), Sanogo 42 League 18/08/07 FC Bayern München (H) 0-4 League 25/08/07 1. FC Nürnberg (A) 1-0 Harnik 69 Lineups: Wiese, Mertesacker, Naldo, Pasanen, Schulz, Baumann, Diego, Vranješ, D. Jensen (Andreasen 89), Rosenberg (Harnik 60), Hugo Almeida (Schindler 81) League 01/09/07 Eintracht Frankfurt (H) 2-1 Sanogo 32, Pasanen 79 Lineups: Wiese, Pasanen, Naldo, Mertesacker, D. Tošić (Boenisch 80), Baumann, Vranješ, Diego, D. Jensen (Andreasen 67), Sanogo, Hugo Almeida (Harnik 73) League 14/09/07 BV Borussia Dortmund (A) 0-3 Lineups: Wiese, Mertesacker, Naldo, Pasanen (Boenisch 61), D. Tošić, Baumann, Diego (Andreasen 46), Vranješ, D. Jensen, Hugo Almeida (Rosenberg 71), Sanogo League 22/09/07 VfB (H) League 26/09/07 VfL Wolfsburg (A) League 30/09/07 DSC Arminia Bielefeld (H) League 05/10/07 MSV Duisburg (A) League 21/10/07 Hertha BSC Berlin (H) League 28/10/07 FC Schalke 04 (A) League 04/11/07 FC Hansa Rostock (H) League 11/11/07 Karlsruher SC (H) League 25/11/07 FC Energie Cottbus (A) League 02/12/07 Hamburger SV (H) League 09/12/07 (A) League 16/12/07 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (H) League 03/02/08 VfL Bochum 1848 (H) League 09/02/08 FC Bayern München (A) League 16/02/08 1. FC Nürnberg (H) League 23/02/08 Eintracht Frankfurt (A) League 01/03/08 BV Borussia Dortmund (H) League 08/03/08 VfB Stuttgart (A) League 15/03/08 VfL Wolfsburg (H) League 22/03/08 DSC Arminia Bielefeld (A)

Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Bayern München 5 3 2 0 12 2 11 2 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 5 3 1 1 11 8 10 3 Eintracht Frankfurt 5 3 1 1 7 5 10 4 BV Borussia Dortmund 5 3 0 2 9 7 9 5 Hertha BSC Berlin 5 3 0 2 7 6 9 6 Karlsruher SC 5 3 0 2 6 6 9 7 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5 2 2 1 6 2 8 8 FC Schalke 04 5 1 4 0 9 6 7 9 VfB Stuttgart 5 2 1 2 7 6 7 10 Hamburger SV 5 2 1 2 5 5 7 11 VfL Bochum 1848 5 2 1 2 8 9 7 12 Hannover 96 5 2 1 2 7 9 7 13 Werder Bremen 5 2 1 2 5 10 7 14 MSV Duisburg 5 2 0 3 8 7 6 15 1. FC Nürnberg 5 1 2 2 5 7 5 16 VfL Wolfsburg 5 1 1 3 7 9 4 17 FC Energie Cottbus 5 0 2 3 2 9 2 18 FC Hansa Rostock 5 0 0 5 3 11 0

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UEFA information

Solidarity payments UEFA is distributing €43.2m in solidarity payments from the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League to the top leagues of UEFA's member associations. Leagues with participants in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League will receive a total of €36m, while leagues without participants in last season's competition will receive €7.2m. The payment is being made by UEFA as part of the solidarity scheme associated with the UEFA Champions League, Europe's most prestigious club competition. It is aimed at supporting youth development activities in professional football, and complements other UEFA initiatives such as club licensing and the introduction of rules on locally-trained players.

Coaching licence will be the setting as UEFA celebrates the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the European Coaching Licence. The seventh UEFA Symposium for Coach Education Directors, which will take place on 24-26 September at the Grange City Hotel, will focus on events that have taken place in the decade since six UEFA member associations - France, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain and Italy - were the first to sign the UEFA Convention on the Mutual Recognition of Coaching Qualifications. High-profile guests and speakers including Gérard Houllier, Fabio Capello and Sir Trevor Brooking, will contribute.

Coaches forum Many of the top coaches in Europe were at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 6-7 September for the ninth UEFA Elite Club Coaches Forum. Illustrious names such as José Mourinho, Arsène Wenger, Ottmar Hitzfeld and Gérard Houllier joined senior UEFA officials at the forum, an essential component within UEFA's annual calendar. The coaches have an ideal opportunity at the gathering, away from the pressures of competition, to debate matters of mutual interest and to stimulate thoughts on the development of the game. The forum/seminar focused on technical trends, tactical tracking systems to assist coaches, refereeing issues and top-level training methods. In previous years the meetings have produced various recommendations which UEFA has taken on board for the overall benefit of the European club game.

Safety summit UEFA, in co-operation with the Dutch National Football Information Point (CIV), brought together various parties in Amsterdam earlier this month to discuss safety and security aspects related to international football matches. The meeting was attended by representatives of the European police and governmental bodies, security officers of UEFA and the national football associations, and security officials of the clubs taking part in this season's UEFA Champions League. "The event provided an opportunity to initiate the security planning for the UEFA Champions League group stage matches, to exchange information about the participating clubs and to share experiences and highlight good and bad practices," said UEFA.

Referee guidance Europe's referees have been given clear instructions for action on penalty-area jostling and stopping play for player injuries. The instructions came during a two-day summer gathering of Europe's top referees and assistants at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. "UEFA continues to work with Europe's top referees and assistants, in particular focusing on certain aspects which are harming the image of the modern game," said the European body in a statement.

Key dates The 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage will be played over six matchdays - 18/19 September, 2/3 October, 23/24 October, 6/7 November, 27/28 November and 11/12 December. The first knockout round will follow over two legs on 19/20 February and 4/5 March after the draw in Nyon on 21 December. The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be staged on 14 March. The last eight will be played on 1/2 and 8/9 April before the semi-finals on 22/23 and 28/29 April. The 2008 UEFA Champions League final will be played in Moscow on 21 May, before UEFA EURO 2008™ kicks off in Austria and Switzerland on 7 June.

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Match-by-match lineups - Group C

Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Olympiacos CFP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Werder Bremen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Real Madrid CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S.S. Lazio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 18.09.2007 Real Madrid - Bremen - Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 18.09.2007 Olympiacos - Lazio - Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens 03.10.2007 Lazio - Real Madrid - Stadio Olimpico, Rome 03.10.2007 Bremen - Olympiacos - Weserstadion, Bremen 24.10.2007 Bremen - Lazio - Weserstadion, Bremen 24.10.2007 Real Madrid - Olympiacos - Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 06.11.2007 Lazio - Bremen - Stadio Olimpico, Rome 06.11.2007 Olympiacos - Real Madrid - Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens 28.11.2007 Bremen - Real Madrid - Weserstadion, Bremen 28.11.2007 Lazio - Olympiacos - Stadio Olimpico, Rome 11.12.2007 Real Madrid - Lazio - Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 11.12.2007 Olympiacos - Bremen - Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens

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Competition facts

• UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones

Holders AC Milan will be keen to avoid becoming the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/00 and 2002/03 that featured a second group stage)

In 1992/93, FC Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten 4-3 on aggregate in the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva.

Alessandro Costacurta set the UEFA Champions League oldest player record against AEK Athens FC on Matchday 5 of the 2006/07 season at 40 years and 211 days, 94 days older than previous record holder, Club Brugge KV goalkeeper Dany Verlinden when he played the full 90 minutes against AFC Ajax on 9 December 2003. Laurent Blanc is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 36 years and 339 days having found the net for Manchester United FC in their 3-2 defeat of Olympiacos CFP on 23 October 2002.

Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League. He was 16 years and 87 days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994. He was then sent off in the 37th minute.

In 2006/07, PFC Levski Sofia joined 1. FC Košice in being the only team to have played in the UEFA Champions League and never picked up a point. The Slovakian side have not returned to the competition since losing all six games in their only campaign to date in 1997/98. Only five other teams have ever gone through a single group stage campaign without picking up a point namely SK Rapid Wien (05/06), RSC Anderlecht (04/05), FC Spartak Moskva and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (02/03, first and second group stage respectively) and Fenerbahçe SK (01/02, first group stage).

Levski also conceded 17 goals in their six outings last term, just two short of the record number let in during a group stage set by Ferencvárosi TC (19) in the 1995/96 campaign.

Before their 3-1 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on Matchday 6 of the 2006/07 campaign, FC Spartak Moskva went 22 games without a win in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC on Matchday 3 of the same campaign.

The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is seven points. The first to do it, since three points for a win was introduced in 1995/96, were Legia Warszawa that same season before Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed it in 1999/00 and Liverpool FC in 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed with seven points in 2002/03, a feat achieved by Rangers FC and Werder Bremen in 2005/06.

• UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

Domestic champions: This season's competition features 13 domestic league winners from last season, but only Group G of the eight groups features four domestic title-holders - namely PSV , FC Internazionale Milano, Fenerbahçe SK and PFC CSKA Moskva. Alongside the 13 champions, there are ten runners-up and six third-placed finishers. The holders AC Milan, Arsenal FC, Valencia CF are the only clubs in the group stage to have finished in fourth place in their domestic league championship.

Consecutive participations: This season, Manchester United FC have extended their consecutive participation in the UEFA Champions League to 12, a record in the competition. PSV Eindhoven, Olympiacos CFP and Real Madrid CF are making their eleventh consecutive appearances, one ahead of Arsenal FC.

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Knockout streak: In qualifying for the 2006/07 knockout stage, Real Madrid CF surpassed Manchester United FC's record of nine consecutive seasons (which ended in 2005/06) in advancing past the group stage. Madrid have featured in the knockout phase every time since the 1996/97 campaign. Madrid, have won the competition three times in the last ten years while they advanced as far as the semi-finals twice and the quarter-finals twice. However, in the last three seasons their interest in the competition has ended at the first knockout round.

European return: Of all 32 clubs, S.S. Lazio, Rosenborg BK and VfB Stuttgart did not participate in a UEFA club competition during the 2006/07 season.

Past masters: Six clubs competing in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League were involved in the competition when it started during the 1992/93 season. Olympique de Marseille were champions, beating AC Milan in the final, while PSV Eindhoven, PFC CSKA Moskva, FC Porto and Rangers FC all participated in the group stage. In addition, VfB Stuttgart, AEK Athens FC and FC Barcelona were knocked out in the two rounds preceding the group stage that marked the competition proper.

Long road for debutants: Six clubs have advanced to the group stage from the European Champion Clubs' Cup second qualifying round including one of this season's two debutants, SK Slavia Praha. They are joined by Rangers, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Steaua Bucuresti, Beşiktaş JK and Rosenborg as clubs who had to play four matches to claim their place in the group stage of the competition. A debutant has not won the competition since Juventus in 1995/96, the Italian side becoming the third club to achieve this following Olympique de Marseille (1992/93, first UEFA Champions League final) and AFC Ajax (1994/95).

Sevilla FC join Slavia in competing in the UEFA Champions League for the first time, although both clubs have previous experience of the European Champion Clubs' Cup.

No qualifiers: Of the 32 clubs involved in the group stage, only AS Roma and FC Schalke 04 have yet to play a qualifying round match in order to reach the UEFA Champions League. Roma are making their fifth appearance in the competition, Schalke their third.

Pedigree: Four of the former winners of the competition since it included a group stage element from the 1992/93 season are not participating in this season's UEFA Champions League, namely AFC Ajax (1994/95), Juventus (1995/96), BV Borussia Dortmund (1996/97) and FC Bayern München (2000/01). Of the last ten winners of the competition, Real Madrid CF (three), Manchester United FC, AC Milan (two), FC Porto, Liverpool FC and FC Barcelona, only FC Bayern München are not involved. Only two winners from the last ten UEFA Cup finals are not involved in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage, namely Parma FC (1998/99) and Feyenoord (2001/02). Liverpool and Porto have won both competitions in the past decade, while the remaining UEFA Cup winners in that time are FC Internazionale Milano, Galatasaray SK, Valencia CF, PFC CSKA Moskva and Sevilla FC (two).

• UEFA Champions League: All-time records Biggest wins 7-0: Juventus v Olympiacos CFP (10.12.2003) 7-1: Manchester United FC v AS Roma (10.04.2007) 6-0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (17.03.1993) 6-0: Leeds United AFC v Beşiktaş JK (26.09.2000) 6-0: Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk (25.09.2002)

Most goals in a game 8-3: AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (05.11.2003) 7-2: Paris Saint-Germain FC v Rosenborg BK (24.10.2000) 7-2: Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (08.03.2005) Only one team has scored more than five goals in an away game, Manchester United FC, winning 6-2 at Brøndby IF in 1998/99.

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Leading scorer in a season 12: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 2002/03) Kaká finished as top scorer in 2006/07 with ten goals for AC Milan.

Four goals in a match (AC Milan 4-0 IFK Göteborg, 25.11.1992) Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000) Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003) Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC 4-1 AC Sparta Praha, 03.11.2004) (Fenerbahçe SK 0-4 AC Milan, 23.11.2005) Of these four-goal hauls, Dado Pršo's against Deportivo was the quickest. He scored his first goal 26 minutes into the game and his fourth just 23 minutes later.

Fastest goal in a match 10.03 secs: Roy Makaay (FC Bayern München 2-1 Real Madrid CF, 07.03.2006) 20.07 secs: Gilberto (PSV Eindoven 0-4 Arsenal FC, 25.09.2002) 20.12 secs: (Manchester United FC 3-2 Juventus, 01.10.1997) 21.20 secs: (FC Schalke 04 2-2 AC Milan, 28.09.2005) 25.40 secs: Marek Kincl (Club Brugge KV 3-2 SK Rapid Wien, 02.11.2005)

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

Youngest players to score 17 years, 195 days: Peter Oforiquaye (Rosenborg BK 5-1 Olympiacos CFP, 01.10.1997) 17 years, 218 days: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal FC 5-1 Rosenborg BK, 07.12.2004) 17 years, 241 days: Martin Klein (Panathinaikos FC 2-1 AC Sparta Praha, 27.02.2002) 17 years, 353 days: (Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 Rosenborg BK, 06.12.2005) 18 years, 61 days: Sammy Kuffour (FC Bayern München 2-2 FC Spartak Moskva, 02.11.1994) 18 years, 70 days: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-4 FC Bayern München, 07.12.1994) Peter Oforiquaye became the youngest player to score, but Celestine Babayaro is still the youngest to appear, having begun RSC Anderlecht's game against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994, aged 16 years and 87 days.

Appearances: UEFA Champions League Note: This list considers group stage to final only; 108 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 107 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF) 105 (AC Milan) 103 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 103 (FC Bayern München) 98 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC) 97 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 95 (Manchester United FC) 95 (Manchester United FC) 94 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan) 89 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 85 (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)

Goals: UEFA Champions League

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56 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 49 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 46 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 42 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC) 38 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan) 37 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)

Appearances: UEFA club competition

168 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 136 Luís Figo (Sporting, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 133 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München) 130 (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK) 127 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC) 125 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, UC Sampdoria, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan) 122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF) 121 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan) 121 (SBV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona) 119 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK)

Goals: UEFA club competition

62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) 59 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan) 59 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 58 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 56 Eusébio (SL Benfica) 53 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) 50 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC) 50 (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Helsingborgs IF) 47 Carlos Santillana (Real Madrid CF)

Goals: UEFA Champions League/European Champion Clubs' Cup Note: This list considers the all-time goalscorers list in both competitions including all qualifying round matches.

56 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 55 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 53 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 49 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) 47 Eusébio (SL Benfica) 42 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC) 42 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)

Last updated: 13.09.2007

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Team facts

Real Madrid CF

UEFA club competition milestones • The most successful club in UEFA competition history, Madrid won the first five editions of the European Champion Clubs' Cup. Overall, Madrid have played in 12 European Cup finals, the most of any club, and won nine of them. They lost in 1961/62, 1963/64 and 1980/81.

UEFA Champions League milestones • Their three victories in the UEFA Champions League era have come at the expense of Juventus (1-0, 1997/98), Valencia CF (3-0, 1999/00) and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2-1, 2001/02).

• Although they sat out the first three editions, Madrid have since taken part on 12 occasions and only FC Porto and Manchester United FC (13) have a better record. They last missed out in the 1996/97 campaign - meaning this is their eleventh in a row. Only United (12) have appeared in more consecutive editions.

UEFA club competition honours • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1955/56, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1965/66, 1997/98, 1999/00, 2001/02 • UEFA Cup: 1984/85, 1985/86 • UEFA Super Cup: 2002 • European/South American Cup: 1960, 1998, 2002

Ten-year record 2006/07: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round 2005/06: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round 2004/05: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round 2003/04: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals 2002/03: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals 2001/02: UEFA Champions League - winners 2000/01: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals 1999/00: UEFA Champions League - winners 1998/99: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals 1997/98: UEFA Champions League - winners

2006/07 season Domestic record: Madrid won their first title since 2002/03, and their 30th overall, by virtue of a better head to head record with defending champions FC Barcelona having finished level on points. They did not get beyond the last 16 of the Copa del Rey, however.

European record: Madrid dominated Group E along with Olympique Lyonnais but a draw and a defeat against their French rivals meant a second-placed finish ahead of FC Steaua Bucureşti and FC Dynamo Kyiv. Their tenth successive appearance in the knockout stages of the competition ended abruptly in the first knockout round as FC Bayern München edged a tight tie on away goals after a 4-4 aggregate result.

Key facts UEFA club competition • Pld: 404 W: 226 D: 72 L: 106 GF: 836 GA: 445

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Pld: 127 W: 70 D: 27 L: 30 GF: 248 GA: 147

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European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League • Pld: 299 W: 173 D: 52 L: 74 GF: 654 GA: 334

Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 9-0: Real Madrid CF v Odense BK 25.10.1961, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round second leg

• Biggest home win 9-0: Real Madrid CF v Odense BK (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 0-8: Olympiakos Nicosia FC v Real Madrid CF 24.09.1969, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg

• Heaviest defeat 5-0: AC Milan v Real Madrid CF 19.04.1989, European Champion Clubs' Cup semi-finals second leg 5-0: 1. FC Kaiserslautern v Real Madrid CF 17.03.1982, UEFA Cup quarter-finals second leg

• Heaviest home defeat 2-4: Real Madrid CF v FC Bayern München 29.02.2000, UEFA Champions League second group stage 0-2: Real Madrid CF v AFC Ajax 22.11.1995, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-2: Real Madrid CF v Odense BK 06.12.1994, UEFA Cup, third round second leg 1-3: Real Madrid CF v SK Spartak Moskva 20.03.1991, European Champion Clubs' Cup semi-finals second leg 0-2: Real Madrid CF v FC Internazionale 01.03.1967, European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-finals second leg

• Heaviest away defeat 5-0: AC Milan v Real Madrid CF (see above for details) 5-0: 1. FC Kaiserslautern v Real Madrid CF (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest win 6-0: Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk 25.09.2002, UEFA Champions League first group stage

• Biggest home win 6-0: Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 1-5: SK Sturm Graz v Real Madrid CF 05.11.1998, UEFA Champions League group stage

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• Heaviest defeat 3-0: Olympique Lyonnais v Real Madrid CF 13.09.2005, UEFA Champions League group stage 3-0: Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Real Madrid CF 15.09.2004, UEFA Champions League group stage 4-1: FC Bayern München v Real Madrid CF 08.03.2000, UEFA Champions League second group stage

• Heaviest home defeat 2-4: Real Madrid CF v FC Bayern München (see above for details) 0-2: Real Madrid CF v AFC Ajax (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 3-0: Olympique Lyonnais v Real Madrid CF (see above for details) 3-0: Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Real Madrid CF (see above for details) 4-1: FC Bayern München v Real Madrid CF (see above for details)

Last updated: 30.08.2007

Werder Bremen

UEFA club competition milestones • Bremen's most successful UEFA club competition season came in the 1991/92 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, a competition they won at AS Monaco FC's expense thanks to goals from Klaus Allofs and .

• UEFA Champions League milestones Bremen advanced to the European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-finals in 1988/89, but lost 1-0 on aggregate to AC Milan. This remains their best campaign to date, including the UEFA Champions League format, when they have never got past the first knockout round since their first entry in the 1993/94 group stage. They then had to wait until the 2004/05 edition to return but have taken part ever since.

UEFA club competition honours • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1991/92 • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1998

Ten-year record 2006/07: UEFA Cup - Round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2005/06: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round 2004/05: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round 2003/04: UEFA Intertoto Cup - semi-finals 2002/03: UEFA Cup - second round 2001/02: UEFA Intertoto Cup - third round 2000/01: UEFA Cup - third round 1999/00: UEFA Cup - quarter-finals 1998/99: UEFA Cup - second round (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) 1997/98: UEFA Intertoto Cup - group stage

2006/07 season Domestic record: Bremen had to settle for third place despite pushing hard for the Bundesliga title. They finished four points behind winners VfB Stuttgart and two adrift of FC Schalke 04 meaning a place in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. They had a miserable entry in the German Cup, losing in the first round.

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European record: Bremen's third consecutive involvement in the UEFA Champions League ended in the group stage. They finished third in Group A behind Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona but home and away wins against PFC Levski Sofia helped ensure they did enough to move into the UEFA Cup Round of 32. They beat AFC Ajax 4-3 over two legs before RC Celta de Vigo were defeated 3-0 on aggregate in the last 16. AZ Alkmaar were then dispatched 4-1 after two legs in the quarter-finals, but RCD Espanyol got the better of Bremen in the semi-finals with a 5-1 aggregate success.

Key facts UEFA club competition Pld: 165 W: 79 D: 33 L: 53 GF: 305 GA: 205

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) Pld: 28 W: 12 D: 4 L: 12 GF: 48 GA: 52

European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League Pld: 46 W: 22 D: 8 L: 16 GF: 83 GA: 69

Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 8-0: SV Werder Bremen v FC Metalurh Donetsk 03.10.2002, UEFA Cup first round second leg

• Biggest home win 8-0: SV Werder Bremen v FC Metalurh Donetsk (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 0-5: FK Bodø/Glimt v SV Werder Bremen 16.09.1999, UEFA Cup first round first leg 0-5: Mjøndalen IF v SV Werder Bremen 15.09.1987, UEFA Cup first round first leg 0-5: APOEL FC v SV Werder Bremen 06.10.1965, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg

• Heaviest defeat 7-2: Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen 08.03.2005, UEFA Champions League first knockout round second leg 0-5: SV Werder Bremen v FC Porto 30.03.1994, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest home defeat 0-5: SV Werder Bremen v FC Porto (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 7-2: Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest win 5-1: Werder Bremen v Panathinaikos FC 07.12.2005, UEFA Champions League group stage 5-1: Werder Bremen v RSC Anderlecht 02.11.2004, UEFA Champions League group stage

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• Biggest home win 5-1: Werder Bremen v Panathinaikos FC (see above for details) 5-1: Werder Bremen v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 0-3: PFC Levski Sofia v Werder Bremen 31.10.2006, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest defeat 0-5: SV Werder Bremen v FC Porto (see above for details) 7-2: Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat 0-5: SV Werder Bremen v FC Porto (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 7-2: Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (see above for details)

Last updated: 30.08.2007

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Competition information

UEFA's most prestigious club competition was originally created as the European Champion Clubs' Cup for the 1955/56 season, before its revamping as the UEFA Champions League in 1992.

• Format: The UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 31 August saw the 32 teams divided into eight groups of four. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each club plays one home and one away match against each other club in its group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a defeat. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings. a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question; b) superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question; c) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question; d) superior goal difference from all group matches played; e) higher number of goals scored; f) higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question as well as its association, over the previous five seasons. The eight group-winners and eight runners-up of the group stage qualify for the first knockout round, to be played over two legs on 19/20 February and 4/5 March 2007. The clubs that finish this stage in third position in their group move into the Round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. The clubs that finish this stage in fourth position in their group are eliminated from UEFA club competition for the season. This year's UEFA Champions League final is in Moscow on 21 May 2008.

• Locally-trained players rule: In February 2005, UEFA announced the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA club competitions will continue to be limited to 25 players, and from season 2007/08, at least six places will be reserved for players trained by the club's own football academy of which half can be players trained by other clubs from within the same association of the said club. The 'B' list will also continue to exist - involving an unlimited number of Under-21 players who have been at the club for two seasons. In 2006/07, the number of locally-trained players required began at four but the current six will rise to eight in 2008/09, with up to half of each figure allowed to be association trained.

A club-trained player is defined as a player who has been registered for a minimum of three seasons with the club between the age of 15 and 21, whereas an association-trained player is one who has been registered for at least three seasons by the club or by other clubs affiliated to the same association between the age of 15 and 21. UEFA is concerned some clubs are not training enough of their own players, but simply taking them from elsewhere. The proposed measures have the objective of creating a better balance in domestic competitions, preventing clubs from simply 'hoarding' players in squads and creating a system whereby locally-trained players would be given a greater opportunity to play regularly in club sides - ensuring a large reservoir of talent for national teams as a consequence.

• Player registration: UEFA regulations state that for all UEFA Champions League matches from the start of the first knockout round, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players within their squad of 25 for the remaining matches in the current competition. Such registration must be completed by 1 February at the latest. One player from the above quota of three who has played UEFA club competition matches for another competing club in the current season may exceptionally be registered, provided that the player has not been fielded by another club in the UEFA Champions League this season.

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

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Legend

:: All-time statistics The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition. UEFA club competitions: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (from the 1973 competition), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities’ Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only for information purposes as these competitions were not held under UEFA auspices. Goals for/against: Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw. :: Squad list The eligible list of players ordered first by playing position and then numeric order. Current season - UCLQ: Total UEFA Champions League appearances in qualifying rounds only. Current season - UCL: Total UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday. All-time - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from the 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. All-time - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competitions (as defined above) including all qualifying round matches. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. Age: based on the date press kit was last updated BL: Booking list (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended) :: Match officials The match officials appointed to officiate the fixture. UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. :: Competitions Club competitions ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League UCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship • U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U19: UEFA European Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship :: Competition stages F: Final QR3: Third qualifying round GS: Group stage R1: First round GS1: First group stage R2: Second round GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals 1/8: Eighth-finals QR: Qualifying round 1/16: Sixteenth-finals QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament P-O: Play-off :: Other Abbreviations AP: Appearances No: Number Comp.: Competition Pld: Matches played D: Drawn Pos.: Position DoB: Date of birth Pts: Points GA: Goals against R: Sent off (red card) GF: Goals for Res.: Result L: Lost W: Won Nat.: Nationality Y: Booked N/a: Not Applicable Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct red) :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted

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