UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2013/2014 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stade de Gerland - Lyon Tuesday 20 August 2013 20:45 CET (20:45 local time) Lyon Play-off, First leg Last updated 19/08/2013 00:01 CET

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1 Olympique Lyonnais - Real Sociedad de Fútbol Tuesday 20 August 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade de Gerland, Lyon Match background

Real Sociedad de Fútbol return to the Stade de Gerland, scene of their very last European fixture ten seasons ago, as they bid to book a return to the UEFA Champions League at the expense of Olympique Lyonnais. • The San Sebastian club have not featured in Europe since losing to Lyon in the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League round of 16 but, after finishing fourth in the Spanish Liga last term, are now eager to write a fresh chapter in their European history. • 's third-placed team in 2012/13, Lyon have already seen off Switzerland's Grasshopper Club in the third qualifying round, winning 1-0 both home and away. Past meetings • Lyon triumphed 2-0 on aggregate when the clubs met in that aforementioned round of 16 tie in 2004. Gabriel Schürrer's own goal 18 minutes into the first leg at the Anoeta gave 's men an advantage they doubled in the return through Juninho Pernambucano (77) to progress to the quarter-finals for the first time. • The lineups for the second leg in Lyon on 9 March 2004 were: Lyon: Coupet (Vercoutre 16), Deflandre, Müller, Edmílson, Essien, Diarra, Juninho, Malouda, Dhorasoo (Berthod 87), Govou, Luyindula (Elber 83). Real Sociedad: Alberto, López Rekarte, Schürrer (De Paula 85), Jauregi, Potillon, Xabi Alonso, Aranburu (De Pedro 60), Alkiza, Karpin, Gabilondo (Nihat), Kovačević. • That was Real's only previous tie against a Ligue 1 outfit and came during the reign of their French coach Reynald Denoueix. It was another Frenchman, Philippe Montanier, who guided the club to fourth place last season before departing for Stade Rennais FC and passing on the reins to his former assistant, . Match background • Lyon are looking to return to the UEFA Champions League group stage after their run of 12 successive participations ended last season. Instead they lost to Tottenham Hotspur FC in the UEFA Europa League round of 32. • During their 2012/13 UEFA Europa League run, Lyon got the better of Real's Basque rivals Athletic Club in the group stage. They won 2-1 at home through goals from Lisandro and Jimmy Briand, and 3-2 away thanks to efforts from Bafétimbi Gomis, Yoann Gourcuff and Alexandre Lacazette. • The French club have considerable recent history of two-legged ties against Spanish opposition. In the UEFA Champions League in 2008/09 they lost to FC Barcelona in the round of 16 and then, at the same stage, beat Real Madrid CF in 2009/10 and lost to them the following year. • Lyon are unbeaten in seven European home fixtures, a sequence stretching back to a 2-0 loss by Real Madrid in the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League group stage. Their overall record at home to Liga opposition is W5 D3 L3. • While Real's only taste of the UEFA Champions League group stage came in 2003/04, they were semi-finalists in the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1982/83. Team ties • Rémi Garde played in the France team that became the first to beat Spain in Seville when winning a EURO '92 qualifier 2-1 in October 1991. • Antoine Griezmann was born and brought up in Macon – only an hour's drive from Lyon – and was in the youth ranks of AS Saint-Étienne before joining Real in 2005. He is a France Under-21 team-mate of Lacazette and Clément Grenier and also played with Gueïda Fofana and Mathieu Gorgelin at youth level. He was part of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship-winning squad in France in 2010. • During 2010/11 Mouhamadou Dabo made 24 Liga appearances for Sevilla FC, one of which came in a 3-1 home win against Real. • Miguel Lopes made 21 appearances in the Spanish second division for Real Betis Balompié during their successful 2010/11 promotion push. • Yassine Benzia scored France's first goal in their 2-1 extra-time victory against Iker Hernández's Spain in the semi- finals of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in July. • Carlos Vela was in the Mexico team that beat France 2-0 in the 2010 FIFA World Cup group stage. Gourcuff was an unused substitute for Les Bleus. • Real's French-born Algerian international -Bentaïba joined from FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 2008.

2 Olympique Lyonnais - Real Sociedad de Fútbol Tuesday 20 August 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade de Gerland, Lyon 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 the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999), the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (1973-to date), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded. :: Match officials The match officials appointed to officiate the fixture.

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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 WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): Match decided after No.: Number GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage extra time aetps: Match decided after 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round extra time and penalty shoot- R2: Second round R3: Third round out R4: Fourth round KO1: First knockout round o.g.: Own goal ag: Match decided on away PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals goals QF: Quarter-finals R16: round of 16 P: Penalty agg: Aggregate QR: Qualifying round R32: Round of 32 Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition QR2: Second qualifying 2nd: second leg Pts: Points D: Drawn round FT: Final tournament R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round Res.: Result ET: Extra Time Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final goal t: Match decided by toss of a Tournament tournament coin Prom/rel PO: GF: Goals for W: Won Promotion/relegation play-off gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable

3 Olympique Lyonnais - Real Sociedad de Fútbol Tuesday 20 August 2013 - 20.45CET, (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade de Gerland, Lyon 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 #: Suspended for at least one match 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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