UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Arena - Herning Thursday 22 October 2015 21.05CET (21.05 local time) FC Midtjylland Group D - Matchday 3 SSC Napoli Last updated 06/11/2015 13:40CET

Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 10 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 15 Legend 16

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Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams FC Midtjylland - Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Midtjylland have not played against a club from their opponents' country SSC Napoli - Record versus clubs from opponents' country SSC Napoli have not played against a club from their opponents' country

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Something has to give in UEFA Europa League Group D as Danish champions FC Midtjylland take on SSC Napoli with both sides seeking a third win. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time. It is Midtjylland's first encounter with Italian opponents and Napoli's first game against a Danish side. • Of the 38 UEFA club competition games between sides from these nations, Danish team have won three to the Italian sides' 25; it is 17 games (D7 L10) since the last Danish win – FC København's 2-1 victory at home to SS Lazio in the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. Form guide • Midtjylland are unbeaten in four European games (W3 D1) and kicked off Group D with back-to-back victories. • Napoli also won their first two Group D matches, scoring seven goals without conceding. • This is Midtjylland's first UEFA group stage campaign. • Napoli made it through to the knockout stage in all three of their previous UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. Trivia and links • The journey from Naples to Herning is around 1,750km. • Midtjylland defender Francis Dickoh and Napoli winger Dries Mertens were team-mates at FC Utrecht in 2009/10. • Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina has made 143 UEFA club competition outings – more than any other player in this season's tournament. He is tenth, alongside Edwin van der Sar and Andriy Shevchenko, on the all-time club appearance leaderboard. If he plays in he will join Roberto Carlos in ninth place. • Midtjylland are one of ten domestic champions in this season's group stage, along with KF Skenderbëu (Albania), Qarabağ FK (Azerbaijan), APOEL FC (Cyprus), FC Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic), KKS Lech Poznań (Poland), FK Partizan (Serbia), Celtic FC (Scotland), Molde FK () and FC Basel 1893 (Switzerland). • Midtjylland (literally: central Jutland) were formed in 1999 with the merger of Ikast fS and Herning Fremad BK. The coaches • Midtjylland boss played in Germany and Austria as a forward. He made his name as a coach at Esbjerg fB, where he won a before taking Denmark to the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship semi- finals. Midtjylland hired him this summer. • Naples-born Maurizio Sarri replaced Rafael Benítez when the Spaniard left Napoli for Real Madrid CF at the end of last season. Having spent much of his career in the lower leagues, he led Empoli FC into in 2013/14 and kept them up comfortably last term.

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FC Midtjylland Formed: 1999 Nickname: Ulvene (The Wolves) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 1 (2015) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: play-offs 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: play-offs 2011/12: third qualifying round 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: second qualifying round 2007/08: first round 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2005/06: first round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Midtjylland v Bangor City FC 31/07/08, UEFA Cup first qualifying round second leg

• Biggest away win 1-6: Bangor City FC v Midtjylland 17/07/08, UEFA Cup first qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3 on three occasions, most recently v BSC Young Boys 23/08/12, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: Panathinaikos FC v Midtjylland 21/08/14, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 4-0: Midtjylland v Bangor City FC (see above) • Biggest away win 1-6: Bangor City FC v Midtjylland (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3 on three occasions, most recently v BSC Young Boys (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: Panathinaikos FC v Midtjylland (see above)

SSC Napoli Formed: 1926 Nickname: Partenopei (a reference to Parthenope, one of the Sirens of Greek mythology) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup (1): 1989 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (1990) Italian Cup: 5 (2014) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs)

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2013/14: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2012/13: round of 32 2011/12: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2010/11: round of 32 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: first round (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-0: Napoli v Club Brugge KV 17/09/15, UEFA Europa League group stage 5-0: Napoli v KF Vllaznia 28/08/08, UEFA Cup second qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 1-5: Valencia CF v Napoli 16/09/92, UEFA Cup first round first leg 0-4: Trabzonspor AŞ v Napoli 19/02/15, UEFA Europa League round of 32 first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Napoli v FC Viktoria Plzeň 14/02/13, UEFA Europa League round of 32 first leg • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: SV Werder Bremen v Napoli 06/12/89, UEFA Cup third round second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 5-0: Napoli v Club Brugge KV (see above) 5-0: Napoli v KF Vllaznia (see above) • Biggest away win 1-5: Valencia CF v Napoli (see above) 0-4: Trabzonspor AŞ v Napoli (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Napoli v FC Viktoria Plzeň (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: SV Werder Bremen v Napoli (see above)

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FC Midtjylland Current season All-time UCL QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 16 SWE 08/09/1986 29 - 3 - 2 - - - 4 - 6 - 18 - 25 Oliver Ottesen DEN 22/08/1998 17 ------30 Andreas Raahauge DEN 29/06/1997 18 ------31 Mikkel Andersen DEN 17/12/1988 26 - 1 - - - 2 - 8 - 2 - 5 - Defenders 2 DEN 03/03/1989 26 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 10 - 8 - 16 - 4 DEN 04/10/1991 24 - 4 1 2 - 2 - 10 1 2 - 11 1 6 Jim Larsen DEN 06/11/1985 29 ------10 1 15 Jesper Lauridsen DEN 27/03/1991 24 - 4 - 2 - - - 6 - - - 9 1 20 Francis Dickoh DEN 13/12/1982 32 ------1 - 2 - 7 - 26 Patrick Banggaard DEN 04/04/1994 21 - 1 - - - - - 5 1 - - 3 - 28 André Rømer DEN 18/07/1993 22 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 11 - 1 - 7 - 32 Kristian Bach Bak DEN 20/10/1982 32 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 13 1 23 3 35 Anders Hagelskjær DEN 16/02/1997 18 ------37 DEN 27/02/1996 19 ------38 Rasmus Nicolaisen DEN 16/03/1997 18 ------41 Alexander Munksgaard DEN 12/12/1997 17 ------1 - - - - - 43 Rasmus Nissen DEN 11/07/1997 18 ------46 DEN 17/02/1997 18 ------70 Filip Novák CZE 26/06/1990 25 - - - - - 2 1 5 - 2 1 12 1 Midfielders 3 FIN 20/02/1987 28 - 4 - 2 1 2 - 12 - 2 - 9 1 7 DEN 07/07/1983 32 - 4 1 2 - 2 - 12 - 7 - 33 3 8 SWE 20/02/1985 30 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 4 2 18 3 17 SWE 30/06/1995 20 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 9 - 2 - 5 - 18 Nikolaj Kirk DEN 19/03/1998 17 ------19 Marco Larsen DEN 15/05/1993 22 - 3 - - - - - 6 - - - 5 - 21 Eyjólfur Hédinsson ISL 01/01/1985 30 ------3 - 22 Mikkel Duelund DEN 29/06/1997 18 - 1 1 - - - - 6 1 - - 1 1 27 DEN 04/02/1995 20 - 4 - 2 - 2 1 10 2 2 1 8 1 29 Jonas Gemmer DEN 31/01/1996 19 - 1 - - - - - 2 - - - 1 - 34 DEN 01/07/1998 17 ------42 David Akintola NGA 13/01/1996 19 ------45 AUS 15/09/1995 20 ------1 - - - - - 47 Gloire Rutikanga COD 04/02/1997 18 ------77 Daniel Royer AUT 22/05/1990 25 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 11 2 2 - 21 3 Forwards 9 Morten Rasmussen DEN 31/01/1985 30 - 3 1 2 1 2 1 12 3 2 1 21 7 10 CRO 24/10/1987 27 - 4 1 1 - 1 - 6 3 3 1 11 3

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FC Midtjylland Current season All-time UCL QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA 11 Marco Ureña CRC 05/03/1990 25 - 2 - - - 1 - 3 1 1 - 5 - 33 Paul Onuachu NGA 28/05/1994 21 - 1 - 1 - 2 1 8 2 2 1 6 1 48 Simon Sterring DEN 23/01/1997 18 ------Coach - Jess Thorup DEN 21/02/1970 45 - 4 - 2 - 2 - - - 2 - 8 -

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SSC Napoli Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Rafael Cabral POR 20/05/1990 25 - - - - - 7 - 10 - 22 Gabriel BRA 27/09/1992 23 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 25 Pepe Reina ESP 31/08/1982 33 - 1 - 8 - 57 - 143 - 54 Antonio Ferrara ITA 21/04/1998 17 ------55 Alessio Gionta ITA 01/04/1997 18 ------Defenders 2 Elseid Hysaj ALB 20/02/1994 21 - 1 - 8 - 1 - 1 - 3 Ivan Strinić CRO 17/07/1987 28 - - - - - 21 - 33 1 11 Christian Maggio ITA 11/02/1982 33 - 1 - 3 - 20 - 44 2 21 Vlad Chiricheş ROU 14/11/1989 25 - 1 - 2 - 20 3 27 3 26 Kalidou Koulibaly FRA 20/06/1991 24 - 2 - 6 - 23 - 29 - 31 Faouzi Ghoulam ALG 01/02/1991 24 - 2 - 6 - 18 - 19 - 33 Raúl Albiol ESP 04/09/1985 30 - 1 - 8 - 21 - 73 2 52 Luigi D'Ignazio ITA 13/03/1998 17 ------53 Aniello Esposito ITA 31/03/1997 18 ------56 Antonio Granata ITA 20/01/1997 18 ------60 Giorgio Palumbo ITA 16/01/1997 18 ------96 Sebastiano Luperto ITA 06/09/1996 19 ------Midfielders 5 Allan ITA 08/01/1991 24 - 2 - 7 3 2 - 6 - 6 Mirko Valdifiori ITA 21/04/1986 29 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 8 Jorginho ITA 20/12/1991 23 - 1 - 7 - 7 - 9 - 14 Dries Mertens BEL 06/05/1987 28 - 2 3 6 - 39 12 56 14 17 Marek Hamšík SVK 27/07/1987 28 - 1 1 8 1 29 7 51 12 19 David López ESP 09/10/1989 26 - 2 - 6 - 11 1 11 1 50 Fabrizio De Simone ITA 09/05/1997 18 ------51 Gennaro De Simone ITA 22/05/1997 18 ------59 Umberto Otranto ITA 30/05/1998 17 ------62 Biagio Setola ITA 12/01/1997 18 ------63 Salvatore Spavone ITA 12/06/1998 17 ------77 Omar El Kaddouri BEL 21/08/1990 25 - 1 - 3 - 15 - 18 1 94 Nathaniel Chalobah ENG 12/12/1994 20 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - Forwards 7 José Callejón ESP 11/02/1987 28 - 2 2 8 - 20 3 37 12 9 Gonzalo Higuaín ARG 10/12/1987 27 - 2 1 8 6 20 9 75 22 23 Manolo Gabbiadini ITA 26/11/1991 23 - 2 - 6 1 8 2 8 2 24 Lorenzo Insigne ITA 04/06/1991 24 - 1 - 8 6 15 1 23 3 57 Giovanni Lombardi ITA 11/03/1997 18 ------58 Antonio Negro ITA 10/06/1998 17 ------61 Raffaele Selva ITA 06/06/1997 18 ------Coach

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SSC Napoli Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA - Maurizio Sarri ITA 19/01/1959 56 - 2 - - - 2 - 2 -

9 FC Midtjylland - SSC Napoli Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Arena Herning, Herning Fixtures and results

FC Midtjylland Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 14/07/2015 UCL Lincoln FC (H) W 1-0 Rasmussen 33 18/07/2015 League Viborg FF (H) W 2-0 Sisto 24, 86 21/07/2015 UCL Lincoln FC (A) W 2-0 Pušić 44, Duelund 89 24/07/2015 League SønderjyskE (A) W 2-1 Duelund 35, Rasmussen 74 28/07/2015 UCL APOEL FC (H) L 1-2 J. Poulsen 88 31/07/2015 League Odense BK (H) W 1-0 Rasmussen 90+3 04/08/2015 UCL APOEL FC (A) W 1-0 Sviatchenko 3 10/08/2015 League Aalborg BK (A) W 2-0 Royer 40, Onuachu 90+3 14/08/2015 League FC København (H) D 0-0 20/08/2015 UEL Southampton FC (A) D 1-1 Sparv 45 23/08/2015 League Esbjerg fB (A) D 1-1 Onuachu 13 27/08/2015 UEL Southampton FC (H) W 1-0 Rasmussen 28 30/08/2015 League Hobro IK (H) W 2-0 Pušić 9, 46 13/09/2015 League Brøndby IF (A) D 0-0 17/09/2015 UEL Legia Warszawa (H) W 1-0 Rasmussen 60 20/09/2015 League FC Nordsjælland (H) L 0-1 24/09/2015 Cup Næstved BK (A) W 3-0 Dickoh 8, Duelund 53, Onuachu 90+3 27/09/2015 League Randers FC (A) W 2-0 Banggaard 64, Rasmussen 66 01/10/2015 UEL Club Brugge KV (A) W 3-1 Sisto 51, Onuachu 67, Novák 74 04/10/2015 League AGF Aarhus (H) W 2-0 Royer 30, Ureña 63 16/10/2015 League Randers FC (H) W 2-1 Sviatchenko 3, Pušić 86 22/10/2015 UEL SSC Napoli (H) 25/10/2015 League Brøndby IF (A) 31/10/2015 League Viborg FF (H) 05/11/2015 UEL SSC Napoli (A) 08/11/2015 League Esbjerg fB (H) 20/11/2015 League Odense BK (A) 26/11/2015 UEL Legia Warszawa (A) 29/11/2015 League FC København (H) 04/12/2015 League AGF Aarhus (A) 10/12/2015 UEL Club Brugge KV (H) 28/02/2016 League Aalborg BK (H) 06/03/2016 League FC Nordsjælland (A) 13/03/2016 League Hobro IK (H) 20/03/2016 League SønderjyskE (A) 03/04/2016 League Brøndby IF (H) 10/04/2016 League Viborg FF (A) 17/04/2016 League Esbjerg fB (A) 24/04/2016 League Odense BK (H) 01/05/2016 League FC København (A) 08/05/2016 League AGF Aarhus (H) 11/05/2016 League Hobro IK (A)

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FC Midtjylland 16/05/2016 League SønderjyskE (H) 22/05/2016 League Randers FC (A) 26/05/2016 League Aalborg BK (A) 29/05/2016 League FC Nordsjælland (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Midtjylland 12 8 3 1 16 4 27 2 FC København 12 7 3 2 20 10 24 3 SønderjyskE 12 7 0 5 21 15 21 4 Aalborg BK 12 6 1 5 24 17 19 5 Randers FC 12 6 1 5 19 17 19 6 Brøndby IF 12 5 3 4 17 14 18 7 AGF Aarhus 12 4 4 4 18 16 16 8 Odense BK 12 5 1 6 21 23 16 9 FC Nordsjælland 12 5 1 6 12 20 16 10 Esbjerg fB 12 2 5 5 14 20 11 11 Viborg FF 12 3 2 7 6 16 11 12 Hobro IK 12 1 2 9 8 24 5

SSC Napoli Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 23/08/2015 League US Sassuolo Calcio (A) L 1-2 Hamšík 3 30/08/2015 League UC Sampdoria (H) D 2-2 Higuaín 9, 39 13/09/2015 League Empoli FC (A) D 2-2 Insigne 7, Allan 50 17/09/2015 UEL Club Brugge KV (H) W 5-0 Callejón 5, 77, Mertens 19, 25, Hamšík 53 Higuaín 14, 59, Allan 35, Insigne 47, 20/09/2015 League SS Lazio (H) W 5-0 Gabbiadini 79 23/09/2015 League Carpi FC 1909 (A) D 0-0 26/09/2015 League Juventus (H) W 2-1 Insigne 26, Higuaín 62 01/10/2015 UEL Legia Warszawa (A) W 2-0 Mertens 53, Higuaín 84 04/10/2015 League AC Milan (A) W 4-0 Allan 13, Insigne 48, 67, Ely 77 (og) 18/10/2015 League ACF Fiorentina (H) W 2-1 Insigne 46, Higuaín 75 22/10/2015 UEL FC Midtjylland (A) 25/10/2015 League AC Chievo Verona (A) 28/10/2015 League US Città di Palermo (H) 01/11/2015 League Genoa CFC (A) 05/11/2015 UEL FC Midtjylland (H) 08/11/2015 League Udinese Calcio (H) 22/11/2015 League Hellas Verona FC (A) 26/11/2015 UEL Club Brugge KV (A) 30/11/2015 League FC Internazionale Milano (H) 06/12/2015 League Bologna FC (A) 10/12/2015 UEL Legia Warszawa (H) 13/12/2015 League AS Roma (H) 20/12/2015 League Atalanta BC (A) 06/01/2016 League Torino FC (H)

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SSC Napoli 10/01/2016 League Frosinone Calcio (A) 17/01/2016 League US Sassuolo Calcio (H) 24/01/2016 League UC Sampdoria (A) 31/01/2016 League Empoli FC (H) 03/02/2016 League SS Lazio (A) 07/02/2016 League Carpi FC 1909 (H) 14/02/2016 League Juventus (A) 21/02/2016 League AC Milan (H) 28/02/2016 League ACF Fiorentina (A) 06/03/2016 League AC Chievo Verona (H) 13/03/2016 League US Città di Palermo (A) 20/03/2016 League Genoa CFC (H) 03/04/2016 League Udinese Calcio (A) 10/04/2016 League Hellas Verona FC (H) 17/04/2016 League FC Internazionale Milano (A) 20/04/2016 League Bologna FC (H) 24/04/2016 League AS Roma (A) 01/05/2016 League Atalanta BC (H) 08/05/2016 League Torino FC (A) 15/05/2016 League Frosinone Calcio (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 ACF Fiorentina 8 6 0 2 15 6 18 2 AS Roma 8 5 2 1 20 10 17 3 FC Internazionale Milano 8 5 2 1 8 6 17 4 SSC Napoli 8 4 3 1 18 8 15 5 US Sassuolo Calcio 8 4 3 1 11 8 15 6 SS Lazio 8 5 0 3 11 13 15 7 Torino FC 8 4 2 2 13 9 14 8 Atalanta BC 8 4 2 2 11 8 14 9 AC Chievo Verona 8 3 3 2 13 8 12 10 UC Sampdoria 8 3 2 3 13 12 11 11 US Città di Palermo 8 3 1 4 10 12 10 12 Genoa CFC 8 3 1 4 7 9 10 13 AC Milan 8 3 1 4 9 14 10 14 Juventus 8 2 3 3 9 8 9 15 Udinese Calcio 8 2 2 4 8 11 8 16 Frosinone Calcio 8 2 1 5 6 10 7 17 Empoli FC 8 2 1 5 8 14 7 18 Hellas Verona FC 8 0 5 3 7 11 5 19 Carpi FC 1909 8 1 2 5 8 19 5 20 Bologna FC 8 1 0 7 4 13 3

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UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (14/07/2015) FC Midtjylland 1-0 Lincoln FC Goals: 1-0 Rasmussen 33 FC Midtjylland: Dahlin, K. Hansen, Sparv (72 Pušić), Sviatchenko, J. Poulsen, Rasmussen, Ureña (56 Sisto), Lauridsen, M. Larsen (55 Andersson), Rømer, Royer (21/07/2015) Lincoln FC 0-2 FC Midtjylland (agg: 0-3) Goals: 0-1 Pušić 44, 0-2 Duelund 89 FC Midtjylland: M. Andersen, K. Hansen, Sparv, Sviatchenko (46 Banggaard), J. Poulsen, Pušić, Lauridsen, Olsson, M. Larsen (69 Duelund), Sisto (54 Gemmer), Rømer

Third qualifying round (28/07/2015) FC Midtjylland 1-2 APOEL FC Goals: 0-1 K. Hansen 30 (og) , 0-2 De Vincenti 33, 1-2 J. Poulsen 88 FC Midtjylland: Dahlin, K. Hansen, Sparv, Sviatchenko, J. Poulsen, Andersson (27 Royer), Pušić (71 Rasmussen), Lauridsen, Olsson (63 Ureña ), Sisto, Rømer (04/08/2015) APOEL FC 0-1 FC Midtjylland (agg: 2-2) Goals: 0-1 Sviatchenko 3 FC Midtjylland: Dahlin, K. Hansen, Sparv, Sviatchenko, J. Poulsen, Andersson (89 M. Larsen), Rasmussen, Lauridsen, Sisto, Bach Bak (81 Onuachu), Royer (66 Pušić)

UEFA Europa League - Play-off (20/08/2015) Southampton FC 1-1 FC Midtjylland Goals: 0-1 Sparv 45, 1-1 Rodriguez 56 (P) FC Midtjylland: Dahlin, K. Hansen, Sparv, Sviatchenko, J. Poulsen, Andersson (78 Olsson), Rasmussen (89 Onuachu), Lauridsen, Sisto (71 Hassan), Rømer, Royer (27/08/2015) FC Midtjylland 1-0 Southampton FC (agg: 2-1) Goals: 1-0 Rasmussen 28 FC Midtjylland: Dahlin, K. Hansen, Sparv, Sviatchenko, J. Poulsen, Andersson (80 Pušić), Rasmussen, Lauridsen, Sisto (68 Hassan), Bach Bak (83 Rømer), Royer

Group stage Group D Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts SSC Napoli 2 2 0 0 7 0 6 FC Midtjylland 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 Legia Warszawa 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 Club Brugge KV 2 0 0 2 1 8 0

Matchday 1 (17/09/2015) FC Midtjylland 1-0 Legia Warszawa Goals: 1-0 Rasmussen 60 FC Midtjylland: M. Andersen, K. Hansen, Sparv, Sviatchenko, J. Poulsen, Andersson (46 Olsson), Rasmussen (89 Pušić), Sisto (81 Onuachu), Bach Bak, Novák, Royer Matchday 2 (01/10/2015)

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Club Brugge KV 1-3 FC Midtjylland Goals: 0-1 Sisto 51, 0-2 Onuachu 67, 0-3 Novák 74, 1-3 Meunier 79 FC Midtjylland: M. Andersen, K. Hansen, Sparv, Sviatchenko, J. Poulsen, Rasmussen (54 Onuachu), Olsson, Sisto (78 Ureña ), Bach Bak (32 Rømer), Novák, Royer Matchday 3 (22/10/2015) FC Midtjylland-SSC Napoli Matchday 4 (05/11/2015) SSC Napoli-FC Midtjylland Matchday 5 (26/11/2015) Legia Warszawa-FC Midtjylland Matchday 6 (10/12/2015) FC Midtjylland-Club Brugge KV SSC Napoli

UEFA Europa League - Group stage Matchday 1 (17/09/2015) SSC Napoli 5-0 Club Brugge KV Goals: 1-0 Callejón 5, 2-0 Mertens 19, 3-0 Mertens 25, 4-0 Hamšík 53, 5-0 Callejón 77 SSC Napoli: Reina, Hysaj, Callejón, Jorginho, Higuaín (72 Gabbiadini), Mertens (75 Insigne), Hamšík (62 Allan), David López, Koulibaly, Ghoulam, Albiol Matchday 2 (01/10/2015) Legia Warszawa 0-2 SSC Napoli Goals: 0-1 Mertens 53, 0-2 Higuaín 84 SSC Napoli: Gabriel, Allan (83 Chalobah), Valdifiori, Callejón (76 Higuaín), Maggio, Mertens (72 El Kaddouri), David López, Chiricheş, Gabbiadini, Koulibaly, Ghoulam Matchday 3 (22/10/2015) FC Midtjylland-SSC Napoli Matchday 4 (05/11/2015) SSC Napoli-FC Midtjylland Matchday 5 (26/11/2015) Club Brugge KV-SSC Napoli Matchday 6 (10/12/2015) SSC Napoli-Legia Warszawa

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Referee Serdar Gözübüyük (NED) Assistant referees Bas van Dongen (NED) , Davie Goossens (NED) Additional assistant referees Dennis Higler (NED) , Kamphuis Jochem (NED) Fourth official Patrick Langkamp (NED)

Referee UEFA Europa Name Date of birth League UEFA matches matches Serdar Gözübüyük 29/10/1985 8 25

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 31/07/2014 UEL 3QR IF Brommapojkarna Torino FC 0-3

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 26/03/2013 WC QR Malta Italy 0-2 Ta' Qali 11/05/2013 U17 GS-FT Italy Russia 1-1 Nitra 06/06/2013 U19 ELITE Denmark Bulgaria 5-0 Povoa do Varzim 09/06/2013 U19 ELITE Denmark 1-0 Barcelos 31/07/2014 UEL 3QR IF Brommapojkarna Torino FC 0-3 Stockholm 05/09/2014 U21 QR Italy Serbia 3-2 Pescara

15 FC Midtjylland - SSC Napoli Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Arena Herning, Herning Legend 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 f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, 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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