UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadyumu - Trabzon Thursday 19 February 2015 Trabzonspor AŞ 19.00CET (20.00 local time) SSC Napoli Round of 32, First leg Last updated 02/06/2015 05:08CET

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1 Trabzonspor AŞ - SSC Napoli Thursday 19 February 2015 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadyumu, Trabzon

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Trabzonspor AŞ's record in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 may be a concern as they prepare to take on SSC Napoli, who eliminated Swansea City AFC at this stage last season. What they say Ersun Yanal, Trabzonspor coach: "We are aware of Napoli's power. They have a deep and experienced squad. We have some players [Kevin Constant, Mehmet Ekici, Onur Kıvrak, Mustapha Yatabaré, Essaid Belkalem, Majeed Waris] missing for tomorrow, but the others are in good condition, which is how it should be. Our prmary aim is to win without conceding a goal." Rafael Benítez, Napoli coach: "We have analysed Trabzonspor very well. They are playing very agressive football and do not lose their concentration during a game. We expect them to be especially motivated because they're playing against us. We have enough power to win the Europa League but we should proceed our journey one step at a time." Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition, and it is Napoli's first encounter with Turkish opponents. • Trabzonspor triumphed in their first meeting with Italian opponents – FC Internazionale Milano – in 1983 but have not won in their six home games against Serie A sides since (D3 L3). They were eliminated by Juventus in last season's UEFA Europa League round of 32. Form guide • Trabzonspor have lost all four of their springtime UEFA club competition games to date (2-0 twice v Juventus; 2-1, 4-1 v PSV Eindhoven in 2012). • The Black Sea side have won three of their four UEFA Europa League home games this season, the exception being a 1-0 home loss to Legia Warszawa. • Napoli have won only one of their four European away games this season, but have not conceded in their last three UEFA Europa League games (W2 D1). Trivia and links • Trabzonspor's Ivorian midfielder Kévin Constant played in Italy with AC Chievo Verona, Genoa CFC and AC Milan. He and Napoli's Giandomenico Mesto were team-mates at Genoa during the 2011/12 season. • Napoli (1989) are among 11 former UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League winners in the round of 32 along with Tottenham Hotspur FC (1972, 1984), Liverpool FC (1973, 1976, 2001), VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (1974, 1979), Feyenoord (1975, 2002), PSV Eindhoven (1978), RSC Anderlecht (1983), Inter (1991, 1994, 1998), AFC Ajax (1992), holders Sevilla FC (2006, 2007, 2014) and FC Zenit (2008). The coaches • The attack-minded Ersun Yanal returned for a second spell as Trabzonspor boss in November, replacing former Yugoslavia striker Vahid Halilhodžić. Coach of Turkey from 2004 to 2005, the former MKE Ankaragüçü and Gençlerbirliği SK boss was in charge of the Black Sea club from 2007 to 2009, and more recently led Fenerbahçe SK to the 2013/14 Turkish title only to resign in the summer. • Napoli coach since May 2013, Rafael Benítez won two Spanish titles and the 2003/04 UEFA Cup with Valencia CF, the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League with Liverpool FC and the 2012/13 UEFA Europa League with Chelsea FC. The Spaniard lifted the Coppa Italia in his first Napoli campaign. Benítez could match Giovanni Trapattoni in becoming only the second coach to win the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League for a third time. • Benítez (Chelsea, 2013) is one of three coaches involved in the round of 32 who have won the UEFA Europa League since the competition took on its current incarnation, along with Zenit's André Villas-Boas (FC Porto, 2011) and Sevilla's Unai Emery (Sevilla, 2014). Benitez is the only coach in the last 32 to have won the UEFA Champions League.

2 Trabzonspor AŞ - SSC Napoli Thursday 19 February 2015 - 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadyumu, Trabzon 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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