Uefa Europa League Season 2009/10 Match Press Kit
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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE SEASON 2009/10 MATCH PRESS KIT SL Benfica Olympique de Marseille Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon Thursday 11 March 2010 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Matchday 9 - Round of 16, first leg Contents Match background.........................................................................................2 Team facts.....................................................................................................5 Squad list.......................................................................................................7 Head coach....................................................................................................9 Fixtures and results......................................................................................10 Match-by-match lineups...............................................................................14 Match officials...............................................................................................17 Competition information...............................................................................18 Legend.........................................................................................................19 This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Europa League match. For more detailed factual information, and in-depth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html SL Benfica - Olympique de Marseille Thursday 11 March 2010 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon Match background Previous meetings European Champion Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 18/04/90 SF SL Benfica - Olympique de Marseille 1-0 Lisbon Vata 83 agg: 2-2 ag 04/04/90 SF Olympique de Marseille - SL Benfica 2-1 Marseille Sauzee 14, Papin 44; Lima 10 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA SL Benfica 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 Olympique de Marseille 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 SL Benfica - record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 15/03/07 R16 SL Benfica - Paris Saint-Germain FC 3-1 Lisbon Simão 12, 89(p), Petit 27; Pauleta 32 agg: 4-3 08/03/07 R16 Paris Saint-Germain FC - SL Benfica 2-1 Paris Pauleta 35, Frau 39; Simão 10 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 22/11/05 GS LOSC Lille Métropole - SL Benfica 0-0 Paris 14/09/05 GS SL Benfica - LOSC Lille Métropole 1-0 Lisbon Miccoli 90+2 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 30/09/97 R1 SL Benfica - SC Bastia 0-0 Lisbon agg: 0-1 16/09/97 R1 SC Bastia - SL Benfica 1-0 Bastia André 80 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 05/10/88 R1 SL Benfica - Montpellier Hérault SC 3-1 Lisbon Chalana 22, Alcantara 51, Mozer 73; agg: 6-1 Cubaynes 83 07/09/88 R1 Montpellier Hérault SC - SL Benfica 0-3 Montpellier Neves 9, Campos 44, Valdo 83 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 05/11/86 R2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux - SL Benfica 1-0 Bordeaux Vercruysse 44 agg: 2-1 22/10/86 R2 SL Benfica - FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1-1 Lisbon Aguas 31; Vujović 17 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 27/09/78 R1 SL Benfica - FC Nantes 0-0 Lisbon agg: 2-0 13/09/78 R1 FC Nantes - SL Benfica 0-2 Nantes Chalana 38(p), Nené 41 European Champion Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 30/11/67 R2 AS Saint-Etienne - SL Benfica 1-0 Saint-Etienne Bereta 10 agg: 1-2 16/11/67 R2 SL Benfica - AS Saint-Etienne 2-0 Lisbon José Augusto 29, Eusébio 60(p) Olympique de Marseille - record versus clubs from opponents' country Last updated 09/03/10 16:29:56CET Match background 2 SL Benfica - Olympique de Marseille Thursday 11 March 2010 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 06/11/07 GS FC Porto - Olympique de Marseille 2-1 Porto Sektioui 27, Lisandro 78; Niang 47 24/10/07 GS Olympique de Marseille - FC Porto 1-1 Marseille Niang 69; Lucho González 79(p) UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 04/11/03 GS FC Porto - Olympique de Marseille 1-0 Porto Alenichev 21 22/10/03 GS Olympique de Marseille - FC Porto 2-3 Marseille Drogba 24, Marlet 84; Maniche 31, Derlei 35, Alenichev 81 Record versus clubs from opponents' country Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA SL Benfica 8 5 3 0 8 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 16 7 4 5 18 10 Olympique de Marseille 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 6 9 SL Benfica have not met Olympique de Marseille since the semi-finals of the 1989/90 European Champion Clubs' Cup, and will hope the result of that tie augurs well for their UEFA Europa League round of 16 meeting. Previous meetings • In that encounter, Sven-Göran Eriksson's Benfica beat Gérard Gili's Marseille on away goals, following a 2-1 away defeat and a 1-0 home win. • The teams for the second leg in Lisbon on 18 April 1990 were: Benfica: Silvino, José Carlos, Samuel, Veloso, Aldair, Thern (Vata, 53), Vítor Paneira, Hernâni, Lima (Pacheco, 53), Valdo, Magnusson. Marseille: Castaneda, Amoros, Di Meco (Diallo, 87), Sauzée, Mozer, Germain, Deschamps, Tigana, Papin, Francescoli, Waddle (Vercruysse, 77). • Current Marseille coach Didier Deschamps played in both legs. • Benfica went on to lose the final 1-0 to AC Milan in Vienna, Frank Rijkaard scoring the only goal. Match background • Benfica's record in 16 European games against French opposition reads W7 D4 L5 (W5 D3 L0 at home). • Since meeting Portuguese opponents for the first time in that semi-final against Benfica, Marseille have twice been pooled with FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Their record in six matches against Portuguese sides reads W1 D1 L4 (W0 D0 L3 in Portugal). They have not won in their last five meetings with Portuguese Liga opponents. • Benfica have won all five of their European home outings this season, with a 4-0 triumph over Hertha BSC Berlin in the round of 32 bringing their Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica aggregate scoreline up to 17-1 for 2009/10. They are thus averaging well over three goals in every home game. • Marseille are unbeaten in their last three away missions – two wins and a draw – since losing 3-0 at Real Madrid CF in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage. Team facts • The winners of the final two editions of the UEFA Cup (FC Zenit St. Petersburg in 2007/08 and FC Shakhtar Donetsk in 2008/09) both beat Marseille in the knockout phase en route to their final successes. • Marseille midfielder Lucho González is returning to Portugal for the first time since he left Porto in the summer. The Argentinian was a popular player at the Estádio do Dragão, earning the nickname 'El Comandante' (The Commandant) for his influence on team-mates. • Benfica forward Weldon played with Marseille's Souleymane Diawara at FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in the 2005/06 season. • Benfica's Spanish midfielder Javi García could find himself up against team-mates from his days at Real Madrid: he played alongside Fernando Morientes in the 2004/05 campaign and served with Gabriel Heinze during the 2008/09 season. Last updated 09/03/10 16:29:56CET Match background 3 SL Benfica - Olympique de Marseille Thursday 11 March 2010 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon • Argentinian defender Heinze, who will miss both legs due to a leg injury, spent part of the 1998/99 season at Portuguese outfit Sporting Clube de Portugal. • César Peixoto took on Marseille with Porto, featuring in a 3-2 UEFA Champions League group-stage win in France on 22 October 2003. • Benfica's Óscar Cardozo is the UEFA Europa League's second most prolific scorer this season with six goals. Fernando Llorente of eliminated Athletic Club boasts the same total, while Werder Bremen's Claudio Pizarro leads the pack on eight. • Benfica's Ángel Di María has produced more assists than any player since the start of the group stage, setting up a total of six strikes. • The tie concludes at the Stade Vélodrome on 18 March. The draw for the quarter-finals will be staged the following day. Last updated 09/03/10 16:29:56CET Match background 4 SL Benfica - Olympique de Marseille Thursday 11 March 2010 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon Team facts SL Benfica Formed: 1904 Nickname: As Águias (The Eagles) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Champion Clubs' Cup (2): 1961, 1962, (1963), (1965), (1968), (1988), (1990) • UEFA Cup: (1983) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 31 (2005) Portuguese Cup: 24 (2004) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2008/09: group stage 2007/08: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2006/07: quarter-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2005/06: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 2004/05: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2003/04: fourth round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2002/03: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2001/02: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2000/01: first round 1999/00: third round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 10-0: Benfica v CS Stade Dudelange 05/10/65, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg • Biggest away win