UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2013/14 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS (First leg: 2-0) Camp Nou - Barcelona Wednesday 12 March 2014 FC Barcelona 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Manchester City FC Round of 16, Second leg Last updated 09/03/2014 20:53CET
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1 FC Barcelona - Manchester City FC Wednesday 12 March 2014 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Camp Nou, Barcelona
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Barcelona UEFA milestones and competition statistics • Barcelona's next draw will be their 100th in UEFA competition. They have conceded 248 goals in the European Cup. • The Blaugrana have attempted (5,771) and completed (4,963) more passes than any side in this season's competition. Xavi Hernández (790/727) leads the way in the individual passing stats. UEFA Champions League squad changes • In: None • Out: None General information • A solitary goal on Saturday from Real Valladolid CF striker Fausto Rossi condemned Barcelona to their second loss in three Liga games. • Carles Puyol, who scored his first Liga goal of the campaign in a 4-1 triumph over UD Almería on 2 March, announced two days later that this will be his last season at the club due to a long-standing and persistent knee injury. • A 3-1 defeat by Real Sociedad de Fútbol on 22 February represented the first time Barcelona had been beaten by a two-goal margin away from home in the league since a 4-1 reverse at Real Madrid CF in May 2008. • Thirteen Barcelona players were on senior duty during the international break: Víctor Valdés, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Cesc Fàbregas, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi Hernández, Pedro Rodríguez (Spain); Lionel Messi, Javier Mascherano (Argentina); Neymar, Daniel Alves (Brazil); Alex Song (Cameroon); Alexis Sánchez (Chile). • Pedro's goal helped Spain to a 1-0 friendly win against Italy on 5 March, while Neymar scored a hat-trick for Brazil in their 5-0 defeat of South Africa. • Barcelona lost 3-2 to Valencia CF on 1 February, ending a run of 25 successive home league wins. It was their first Liga setback at the Camp Nou since 21 April 2012. • The Azulgrana will face Real Madrid in April's Copa del Rey final. • Messi has scored 340 goals for Barcelona, overtaking Telmo Zarra's record of 335 goals registered with one Spanish club. He has 230 Liga goals, behind only Hugo Sánchez (234) and Zarra (251). • Jonathan Dos Santos could be out until April after suffering knee ligament damage in training on 23 October. Isaac Cuenca has not played since having knee surgery last summer. Manchester City UEFA milestones and competition statistics • On matchday four Álvaro Negredo became the first City player to score a UEFA Champions League hat-trick. • Sergio Agüero is City's 12-goal highest scorer in European competition. He has registered eight in his last eight UEFA Champions League outings, including six in five this season. • James Milner is available after serving a one-match suspension in the first leg, while Aleksandar Kolarov, Negredo, Fernandinho and Pablo Zabaleta are a booking away from a ban. Manuel Pellegrini begins a three-game suspension, one of which is under probation for two years. UEFA Champions League squad changes • In: None • Out: None General information • Having scored the only goal against Stoke City FC in the league on 22 February, Yaya Touré equalised versus Sunderland AFC in the League Cup final eight days later. Second-half strikes by Samir Nasri and Jesús Navas sealed a 3-1 victory, giving the Citizens their first success in the competition since 1976. • Agüero played 57 minutes at Wembley, his first appearance since suffering a hamstring injury in City's 5-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur FC on 31 January. He has scored 26 goals in 27 club outings this season. • City's FA Cup hopes were ended by a 2-1 home defeat against holders Wigan Athletic FC in the quarter-finals on Sunday, a repeat of last year's final when City went down 1-0. Two-nil down by the 47th minute, City mounted a rousing comeback and pulled a goal back through Nasri but could not find another against a team managed by their former striker Uwe Rösler.
2 FC Barcelona - Manchester City FC Wednesday 12 March 2014 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Camp Nou, Barcelona
• Fourteen City players were on senior duty during the recent international break: Fernandinho (Brazil); Vincent Kompany (Belgium); Touré (Ivory Coast); David Silva, Jesús Navas, Negredo (Spain); Emyr Huws (Wales); Joe Hart, James Milner (England); Costel Pantilimon (Romania); Agüero, Zabaleta (Argentina); Aleksandar Kolarov (Serbia); Edin Džeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina). • Fernandinho scored his first goal for Brazil as the FIFA World Cup hosts defeated South Africa in Johannesburg. Huws, 20, made his debut for Wales in a 3-1 triumph over Iceland.
3 FC Barcelona - Manchester City FC Wednesday 12 March 2014 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Camp Nou, Barcelona Legend
ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition. UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded. Match officials
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 competition 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 National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted
4 FC Barcelona - Manchester City FC Wednesday 12 March 2014 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Camp Nou, Barcelona Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying 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. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.
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