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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Arena Herning - 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 1 FC Midtjylland - SSC Napoli Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Arena Herning, Herning 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 2 FC Midtjylland - SSC Napoli Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Arena Herning, Herning Match background 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 Denmark 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 (Norway) 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 Jess Thorup played in Germany and Austria as a forward. He made his name as a coach at Esbjerg fB, where he won a Danish Cup 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 Serie A in 2013/14 and kept them up comfortably last term. 3 FC Midtjylland - SSC Napoli Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Arena Herning, Herning Team facts 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) 4 FC Midtjylland - SSC Napoli Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Arena Herning, Herning 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) 5 FC Midtjylland - SSC Napoli Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Arena Herning, Herning Squad list 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 Johan Dahlin 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 Kian Hansen DEN 03/03/1989 26 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 10 - 8 - 16 - 4 Erik Sviatchenko 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 Rasmus Lauritsen 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 Kristian Riis DEN 17/02/1997 18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 70 Filip Novák CZE 26/06/1990 25 - - - - - 2 1 5 - 2 1 12 1 Midfielders 3 Tim Sparv FIN 20/02/1987 28 - 4 - 2 1 2 - 12 - 2 - 9 1 7 Jakob Poulsen DEN 07/07/1983 32 - 4 1 2 - 2 - 12 - 7 - 33 3 8 Petter Andersson SWE 20/02/1985 30 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 4 2 18 3 17 Kristoffer Olsson 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 Pione Sisto 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 Mikael Anderson DEN 01/07/1998 17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42 David Akintola NGA 13/01/1996 19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45 Awer Mabil 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 Martin Pušić CRO 24/10/1987 27 - 4 1 1 - 1 - 6 3 3 1 11 3 6 FC Midtjylland - SSC Napoli Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Arena Herning, Herning 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 - 7 FC Midtjylland - SSC Napoli Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Arena Herning, Herning SSC Napoli Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No.