UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

Manchester City FC Villarreal CF Group A - Matchday 3 City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Tuesday 18 October 2011 20.45CET (19.45 local time)

Contents Previous meetings...... 2 Match background...... 3 Match facts...... 4 Squad list...... 6 Head coach...... 8 Match officials...... 9 Fixtures and results...... 10 Match-by-match lineups...... 12 Competition facts...... 14 Team facts...... 15 Legend...... 17 Manchester City FC - Villarreal CF Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Previous meetings

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Manchester City FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 18/12/08 GS Real Racing Club - Manchester City FC 3-1 Santander Jonathan Pereira 20, Óscar Serrano 30, Valera 54; Caicedo 90+2 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 27/09/72 R1 CF - Manchester City FC 2-1 Valencia Valdez 71, Quino 78; Marsh 89 agg: 4-3 13/09/72 R1 Manchester City FC - Valencia CF 2-2 Manchester Lee 7, Marsh 61; Valdez 42, Adorno 55 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 01/10/69 R1 Manchester City FC - Athletic Club 3-0 Manchester Oakes 58, Bell 66, Bowyer 85 agg: 6-3 17/09/69 R1 Athletic Club - Manchester City FC 3-3 Bilbao Argoitia 9, Clemente 12, Uriarte 57; Young 42, Booth 68, Echeberría 86(og)

Villarreal CF - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 15/04/09 QF Arsenal FC - Villarreal CF 3-0 London Walcott 10, Adebayor 60, Van Persie agg: 4-1 69(p) 07/04/09 QF Villarreal CF - Arsenal FC 1-1 Villarreal Senna 10; Adebayor 66 25/11/08 GS Villarreal CF - Manchester United FC 0-0 Villarreal 17/09/08 GS Manchester United FC - Villarreal CF 0-0 Manchester UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 25/04/06 SF Villarreal CF - Arsenal FC 0-0 Villarreal agg: 0-1 19/04/06 SF Arsenal FC - Villarreal CF 1-0 London K. Touré 41 22/11/05 GS Manchester United FC - Villarreal CF 0-0 Manchester 14/09/05 GS Villarreal CF - Manchester United FC 0-0 Villarreal 24/08/05 QR3 Villarreal CF - Everton FC 2-1 Villarreal Sorín 20, Forlán 90+2; Arteta 69 agg: 4-2 09/08/05 QR3 Everton FC - Villarreal CF 1-2 Liverpool Beattie 42; Figueroa 27, Josico 45+1 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 25/11/04 GS Villarreal CF - Middlesbrough FC 2-0 Villarreal Guayre 36, Javi Venta 75

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 Manchester City FC 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 2 10 10 Villarreal CF 6 2 4 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 11 3 6 2 7 7

Last updated 18/10/11 16:13:47CET 2 Previous meetings Manchester City FC - Villarreal CF Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Match background

Manchester City FC and Villarreal CF are both still seeking a first victory in Group A going into the first of their back-to-back meetings in north west England. • City took their first UEFA Champions League point when drawing at home to SSC Napoli but their subsequent defeat at FC Bayern München leaves them just a point better off than Juan Carlos Garrido's Villarreal, beaten at home by Bayern and at Napoli in their opening two games. Match background • Villarreal are bidding to avoid two unwanted firsts – the Madrigal club have never lost three successive European ties and have never failed to qualify from the group stage of a UEFA club competition, two of their six successful campaigns coming in the UEFA Champions League. • Villarreal might have chosen a more hospitable venue to turn their fortunes around; City are unbeaten in 13 European home matches, their last reverse coming against FC Midtjylland in the 2008/09 UEFA Cup second qualifying round. • City have faced Spanish visitors twice before. They beat Athletic Club 3-0 at their former home Maine Road to earn a 6-3 aggregate victory in the first round of the club's triumphant 1969/70 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup campaign. They then held Valencia CF 2-2 in a 1972/73 UEFA Cup first round tie before succumbing 2-1 in . • City's only other encounter with a Spanish team was a 3-1 reverse at Real Racing Club in the 2008/09 UEFA Cup group stage. • Although Villarreal won 2-1 at Everton FC when they first visited England for a 2005/06 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round tie, they have not scored on four subsequent visits. • That sequence includes scoreless draws at Manchester United FC in the UEFA Champions League group stages of 2005/06 and 2008/09 but also two defeats at Arsenal FC – including a 3-0 loss on their most recent trip to England for a 2008/09 quarter-final. • Villarreal's overall record against English clubs is: W3 D6 L2. Team ties • As a UC Sampdoria player Roberto Mancini lost the 1988/89 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the 1991/92 European Champion Clubs' Cup finals against FC Barcelona. It proved third time lucky against Spanish opposition when he helped S.S. Lazio defeat RCD Mallorca to claim the 1998/99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. • Mancini faced Spain in the 1988 UEFA European Championship, his Italy side winning 1-0. • As a coach, Mancini's FC Internazionale Milano were eliminated from the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals by Villarreal. The first leg in Milan finished 2-1 to Inter but a 1-0 defeat at El Madrigal sent the Spanish side through on away goals. Villarreal's played in both games, Gonzalo Rodríguez appearing in Spain. • Kolo Touré scored the only goal of Arsenal's 2005/06 UEFA Champions League semi-final victory against Villarreal. Touré later played alongside Gaël Clichy and Samir Nasri as Arsenal eliminated Villarreal in 2008/09. • Edin Džeko faced Villarreal with VfL Wolfsburg in the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League round of 32, scoring in a 4-1 home win to secure a 6-3 aggregate success. • For Club Atlético de Madrid, Sergio Agüero met Villarreal eight times in five years in the Spanish Liga, winning four and losing four while scoring five goals. • faced Villarreal seven times with Valencia and on loan at RC Celta de Vigo, winning four games, drawing one and losing two. He struck in a 4-1 Liga victory against Villarreal on 17 January 2010 and played with Carlos Marchena and César Sánchez at Valencia. • Two other City players with experience of Spanish football are Yaya Touré (Barcelona 2007-10) and Pablo Zabaleta (RCD Espanyol 2005-08). • Goalkeeper César spent the first half of 2008/09 at Tottenham Hotspur FC, making just one appearance in a League Cup win against Liverpool FC. • Giuseppe Rossi was a Manchester United player from 2004 to 2007, during which time he also had a loan spell with Newcastle United FC. Rossi and Mario Balotelli are colleagues in the Italy national team. • Borja Valero played for West Bromwich Albion FC in the Premier League between 2008 and 2009, losing 4-2 at City in April 2009.

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Manchester City UEFA milestones • None UEFA Champions League statistics • City have been caught offside only once to date, the joint lowest total in the competition. • Mario Balotelli completes a three-match ban following his red card against FC Dynamo Kyiv in last season's UEFA Europa League round of 16 second leg. Latest domestic information • Saturday 15 October: Manchester City FC 4-1 Aston Villa FC (Balotelli 28, Johnson 47, Kompany 52, Milner 71; Warnock 65) Hart; Richards (K Touré 66), Lescott, Kompany, Clichy; De Jong, Barry, Milner, Johnson (Hargreaves 77), Y Touré (Silva 65); Balotelli • City clinched their ninth successive home league win, Vincent Kompany scoring his first club goal since 3 April 2010. Their eight-game tally of 27 goals equals the Premier League record set by Arsenal FC in 2009/10. • Balotelli has scored in his last four City appearances. • The Blues have conceded just three goals in their last 14 games at the City of Manchester Stadium since 2 March. Stephen Warnock's goal for Villa ended City's run of three successive domestic clean sheets. • Samir Nasri and Stefan Savić scored their first City goals at Blackburn Rovers FC on 1 October. • David Silva was voted the Premier League's player of the month for September. • City lost 3-2 to Manchester United FC in the FA Community Shield on 7 August despite leading 2-0 at half-time. Injury news • Sergio Agüero was taken off midway through the first half at Blackburn on 1 October having suffered a groin injury. Balotelli picked up a back problem but was fit enough to return against Villa; Agüero sat out the match. International duty • On 11 October Nasri scored the goal that took France to UEFA EURO 2012, cancelling out club-mate Edin Džeko's opener for Bosnia and Herzegovina to earn a 1-1 draw in Paris. • Joe Hart and Gareth Barry helped England earn a 2-2 draw in Montenegro on 7 October that confirmed their place at UEFA EURO 2012. Savić was in the home team, for whom the result confirmed a play-off place. • Silva scored Spain's first two goals in a 3-1 home win against Scotland on 11 October. • Kompany got Belgium's third goal in a 4-1 victory against Kazakhstan on 7 October. Miscellaneous • On 19 September City unveiled plans for a youth development and first-team academy, which would include space for 400 young players, 11 youth pitches, four first-team pitches and a stadium with a capacity of 7,000. Villarreal UEFA milestones • The Spanish side have conceded 97 goals in UEFA competition. UEFA Champions League statistics • Villarreal are one of four sides without a group stage goal this season; AFC Ajax, GNK Dinamo Zagreb and KRC Genk are the others. • The Yellow Submarine have been caught offside only once to date, the joint lowest total in the competition. • Borja Valero is available after a two-game ban following his red card in the play-off second leg against Odense BK. Latest domestic information • Saturday 15 October: Getafe CF 0-0 Villarreal CF López; Zapata, Gonzalo, Marchena, Catalá; Valero, Senna (Wakaso 46), De Guzmán (Joselu 87), Bruno, Cani (Hernán Pérez 80); Rossi

Last updated 18/10/11 16:13:47CET 4 Match facts Manchester City FC - Villarreal CF Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester

• Villarreal, who ended last season with two draws and two defeats, have won just two of their last 15 fixtures in all competitions. Juan Carlos Garrido's side have failed to triumph in six away games this term, losing four. • Four days after losing to SSC Napoli, Villarreal drew 2-2 at home with . By scoring a first-half penalty, Giuseppe Rossi equalled Diego Forlán's club record of 54 Liga goals. • Gerard Bordás made his top-flight debut against Zaragoza – at the age of 30. • Villarreal began their Liga campaign with a 5-0 loss at FC Barcelona on 29 August. In 12 seasons since returning to the Spanish top flight, the Yellow Submarine have won just two of their opening league games. • Diego López received only the second red card of his career in the 2-2 draw with Sevilla FC on 10 September. César Sánchez replaced him in goal, his club debut marking his 400th Liga appearance eight days after turning 40. • Villarreal face third tier CD Mirandés in the Copa del Rey round of 32 on 13 and 21 December. Injury news • Mateo Musacchio missed the trip to Getafe with a left thigh strain. • Nilmar underwent surgery to treat a cyst in his right knee on 4 October and has not played since. • Marco Ruben continues to nurse a broken toe he sustained against Athletic Club on 24 September. • Ángel López remains sidelined by the cruciate ligament injury he sustained in January. International duty • Rossi provided the assist for Claudio Marchisio to open the scoring for Italy in their 1-1 UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying draw with Serbia on 7 October. • Hernán Pérez featured in both of Paraguay's opening 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, a 2-0 loss in Peru on 7 October and a 1-1 home draw with Uruguay four days later.

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Manchester City FC

Current season All-time QUAL UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 12 Stuart Taylor ENG 28/11/80 30 ------5 - 7 - 25 Joe Hart ENG 19/04/87 24 - - - 2 - 8 - 2 - 20 - 30 Costel Pantilimon ROU 01/02/87 24 ------14 - 63 Eirik Holmen Johansen NOR 12/07/92 19 ------Defenders 2 Micah Richards ENG 24/06/88 23 - - - 1 - 7 - 1 - 24 - 4 Vincent Kompany BEL 10/04/86 25 - - - 2 - 8 1 17 1 57 3 5 Pablo Zabaleta ARG 16/01/85 26 - - - 1 - 4 - 1 - 39 - 6 Joleon Lescott ENG 16/08/82 29 - - - 1 - 8 - 1 - 20 2 13 Aleksandar Kolarov SRB 10/11/85 25 - - - 2 1 2 - 4 1 17 3 15 Stefan Savić MNE 08/01/91 20 - - - - - 4 1 4 - 4 - 22 Gaël Clichy FRA 26/07/85 26 - - - 2 - 6 - 44 - 50 - 24 Nedum Onuoha ENG 12/11/86 24 ------7 1 28 Kolo Touré CIV 19/03/81 30 - - - 1 - 1 - 62 2 71 2 33 Greg Cunningham IRL 31/01/91 20 ------1 - 54 Tom Smith ENG 14/04/92 19 ------55 Sean Tse ENG 03/05/92 19 ------56 Frédéric Veseli SUI 20/11/92 18 ------58 Reece Wabara ENG 28/12/91 19 ------61 Jérémy Hélan FRA 09/05/92 19 ------64 Joan Roman ESP 18/05/93 18 ------ 7 James Milner ENG 04/01/86 25 - - - 1 - 6 2 1 - 40 3 11 Adam Johnson ENG 14/07/87 24 - - - 1 - 6 2 1 - 12 2 18 Gareth Barry ENG 23/02/81 30 - - - 2 - 6 1 2 - 35 4 19 Samir Nasri FRA 26/06/87 24 - - - 2 - 5 1 29 5 54 7 34 Nigel de Jong NED 30/11/84 26 - - - 1 - 2 - 30 5 57 7 42 Yaya Touré CIV 13/05/83 28 - - - 2 - 8 - 35 1 50 3 53 Chris Chantler ENG 16/12/90 20 ------1 - Forwards 10 Edin Džeko BIH 17/03/86 25 - - - 2 - 6 6 8 4 29 11 16 Sergio Agüero ARG 02/06/88 23 - - - 2 - 7 8 16 5 41 20 21 David Silva ESP 08/01/86 25 - - - 2 - 8 2 17 2 42 7 32 Carlos Tévez ARG 05/02/84 27 - - - 1 - 3 - 22 6 33 6 43 Alex Nimely ENG 12/05/91 20 ------1 - 45 Mario Balotelli ITA 12/08/90 21 S - - - - 4 3 14 2 20 5 47 Harry Bunn ENG 25/11/92 18 ------65 Bradley Robinson ENG 24/05/93 18 ------Coach - Roberto Mancini ITA 27/11/64 46 - - - 2 - - - 43 - 79 -

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Villarreal CF

Current season All-time QUAL UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 César Sánchez ESP 02/09/71 40 - - - - - 2 - 20 - 35 - 13 Diego López ESP 03/11/81 29 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 13 - 47 - 31 Diego Mariño ESP 09/05/90 21 ------Defenders 2 Gonzalo Rodríguez ARG 10/04/84 27 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 18 - 57 3 3 Joan Oriol ESP 05/11/86 24 - 2 - - - 2 - - - 5 - 4 Mateo Musacchio ARG 26/08/90 21 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 20 - 5 Carlos Marchena ESP 31/07/79 32 - 2 1 1 - 4 - 22 - 72 4 6 Ángel López ESP 10/03/81 30 ------15 - 48 1 12 Cristián Zapata COL 30/09/86 25 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 14 - 14 Mario Gaspar ESP 24/11/90 20 - 1 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 13 - 15 José Catalá ESP 01/01/85 26 - - - 2 - 5 - 2 - 11 - 30 Carlos Tomás ESP 18/05/88 23 ------Midfielders 8 Jonathan De Guzmán NED 13/09/87 24 - - - 2 - 6 - 2 - 10 1 10 Cani ESP 03/08/81 30 - 2 - 2 - 7 - 9 - 50 6 11 Hernán Peréz PAR 25/02/89 22 - - - 1 - 2 1 1 - 2 - 17 Javier Camuñas ESP 17/07/80 31 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 4 - 18 Wakaso Mubarak GHA 25/07/90 21 - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 19 Marcos Senna ESP 17/07/76 35 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 21 3 53 7 20 Borja Valero ESP 12/01/85 26 - 2 - - - 7 - 1 - 17 2 21 Bruno Soriano ESP 12/06/84 27 - 2 - 2 - 7 - 9 - 39 - 26 Marcos Gullón ESP 20/02/89 22 ------1 - 49 Nico Cháfer ESP 11/02/91 20 ------Forwards 7 Nilmar BRA 14/07/84 27 - 2 - 2 - 4 2 11 4 34 12 9 Marco Ruben ARG 26/10/86 24 - 2 - 1 - 4 1 1 - 17 5 22 Giuseppe Rossi ITA 01/02/87 24 - 2 2 2 - 7 3 11 3 43 21 23 Gerard Bordás ESP 11/09/81 30 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 39 Kike López ESP 12/01/88 23 ------41 Joselu ESP 03/03/91 20 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Coach - Juan Carlos Garrido ESP 29/03/69 42 - 2 - 2 - - - 2 - 22 -

Last updated 18/10/11 16:13:47CET 7 Squad list Manchester City FC - Villarreal CF Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Head coach

Manchester City FC: Roberto Mancini Date of birth: 27 November 1964 Nationality: Italian Playing career: Bologna FC, UC Sampdoria, S.S. Lazio, Leicester City FC Coaching career: ACF Fiorentina, S.S. Lazio, FC Internazionale Milano, Manchester City FC • Spent the majority of his playing career in Italy, winning Serie A titles and UEFA Cup Winners' Cups with both Sampdoria and Lazio as well as six editions of the Coppa Italia, four with Sampdoria and two with Lazio. Capped 36 times by Italy, the forward was a bronze medallist at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. • Started his coaching career as assistant to Sven-Göran Eriksson at Lazio before replacing Fatih Terim at Fiorentina in 2001. After leading Fiorentina to the Coppa Italia, he returned to Lazio and repeated that feat as well as steering the Roman club into the UEFA Champions League and to the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 2002/03. • Became coach of Inter in July 2004, replacing Alberto Zaccheroni one day after terminating his contract with Lazio; led the Nerazzurri to Coppa Italia glory in his debut season, Inter's first domestic honour since the 1989 Scudetto. • After Juventus were stripped of their 2005/06 title and AC Milan suffered a points penalty, Inter were finally crowned champions of Italy again. Mancini repeated that success in 2006/07. • Left Inter in May 2008 despite winning another title. Mancini replaced Mark Hughes as manager of Manchester City midway through the 2009/10 Premier League season, signing a three-and-a half year deal. City finished fifth in his first season and third in his second, when they also won the FA Cup, their first trophy in 35 years.

Villarreal CF: Juan Carlos Garrido Date of birth: 23 March 1969 Nationality: Spanish Coaching career: Levante UD (youth team), El Puig CF, Villarreal CF • Initially a football reporter for his local newspaper, Valencia-born Garrido decided on a change of career in his early 20s, moving into coaching youth football teams. • Learned his craft coaching in the youth ranks at Levante before taking sole command at El Puig, guiding them to two promotions and eventually finishing runners-up in the Valencia region's top local league during his six years in charge. • Hired by Villarreal president Fernando Roig in 1999 to take charge of the academy; over the following nine years he also led Villarreal Onda, the club's youth side, taking them into the Spanish third division. • Took over from Juan Carlos Oliva as coach of Villarreal B's team in 2008, guiding them from the third tier to the top rungs of the second. • His reputation established, Garrido was handed a chance at coaching the first team in February 2010 following the departure of Ernesto Valverde, and he jusified his subsequent three-year contract extension by securing a fourth-place Liga finish in 2010/11; Villarreal came through qualifying at the start of the following campaign to reach the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time since 2008/09.

Last updated 18/10/11 16:13:47CET 8 Head coach Manchester City FC - Villarreal CF Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Match officials

Referee Pavel Kralovec (CZE) Assistant referees Martin Wilczek (CZE), Miroslav Zlamal (CZE) Additional assistant referees Radek Prihoda (CZE), Miroslav Zelinka (CZE) Fourth official Libor Kovařik (CZE) UEFA Delegate Jim Stjerne Hansen (DEN) UEFA Referee observer Rune Pedersen (NOR) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA Champions UEFA matches League matches Pavel Kralovec 16/08/1977 1 48 • An engineer from Domazlice, Pavel Královec has been involved in UEFA competition since 2004, although it was not until matchday two of 2011/12 that he got his first taste of the UEFA Champions League group stage as a referee. • Awarded his FIFA badge in 2005, the Czech official was selected for that year's UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Italy, where he oversaw three matches, working as fourth official at two more. • Was heavily involved in qualifying for the UEFA European Under-21 and Under-19 Championships in 2006 and presided over four games at the U19 finals in Austria a season later. • By now a regular presence in the Czech top flight, he handled two qualifying fixtures for both UEFA EURO 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup having made his refereeing debut in the UEFA Cup group stage as AS Nancy-Lorraine took on Wisła Kraków in November 2006, subsequently becoming a regular in the competition. • Fourth official at the SK Rapid Wien-Juventus UEFA Champions League group fixture in December 2005, Královec took charge of five UEFA Europa League matches in 2009/10 and six the following year, before being selected for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he was in the middle for four games. UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No matches found Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 05/05/05 U17 GS Turkey England 3-2 Pontedera 20/05/06 U19 ELITE England Northern Ireland 2-1 Tubize 22/05/06 U19 ELITE Serbia England 1-0 Tournai 24/07/07 U19 SF Spain France 0-0 Pasching 04/10/07 UCUP R1 Anorthosis Famagusta FC Tottenham Hotspur FC 1-1 Larnaca 02/10/08 UCUP R1 RC Deportivo La Coruña SK Brann 2-0 La Coruna 27/11/08 UCUP GS Paris Saint-Germain FC Real Racing Club 2-2 Paris 19/02/09 UCUP R32 FC København Manchester City FC 2-2 Copenhagen 16/09/10 UCUP GS GNK Dinamo Zagreb Villarreal CF 2-0 Zagreb 24/02/11 UCUP R32 Manchester City FC Aris FC 3-0 Manchester 18/08/11 UCUP PO Fulham FC FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3-0 London

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Manchester City FC

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 15/08/11 League Swansea City AFC (H) W 4-0 Džeko 57, Agüero 68, 90+1, Silva 71 21/08/11 League Bolton Wanderers FC (A) W 3-2 Silva 26, Barry 37, Džeko 47 28/08/11 League Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) W 5-1 Džeko 34, 41, 55, 90+3, Agüero 60 10/09/11 League Wigan Athletic FC (H) W 3-0 Agüero 13, 63, 69 14/09/11 UCL SSC Napoli (H) D 1-1 Kolarov 74 18/09/11 League Fulham FC (A) D 2-2 Agüero 18, 46 21/09/11 Cup Birmingham City FC (H) W 2-0 Hargreaves 17, Balotelli 38 24/09/11 League Everton FC (H) W 2-0 Balotelli 68, Milner 89 27/09/11 UCL FC Bayern München (A) L 0-2 01/10/11 League Blackburn Rovers FC (A) W 4-0 A. Johnson 56, Balotelli 59, Nasri 73, Savić 87 15/10/11 League Aston Villa FC (H) W 4-1 Balotelli 28, A. Johnson 47, Kompany 52, Milner 71 18/10/11 UCL Villarreal CF (H) 23/10/11 League Manchester United FC (A) 26/10/11 Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (A) 29/10/11 League Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (H) 02/11/11 UCL Villarreal CF (A) 05/11/11 League Queens Park Rangers FC (A) 19/11/11 League Newcastle United FC (H) 22/11/11 UCL SSC Napoli (A) 27/11/11 League Liverpool FC (A) 03/12/11 League Norwich City FC (H) 07/12/11 UCL FC Bayern München (H) 10/12/11 League Chelsea FC (A) 17/12/11 League Arsenal FC (H) 21/12/11 League Stoke City FC (H) 26/12/11 League West Bromwich Albion FC (A) 01/01/12 League Sunderland AFC (A) 03/01/12 League Liverpool FC (H) 14/01/12 League Wigan Athletic FC (A) 21/01/12 League Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) 01/02/12 League Everton FC (A)

Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Manchester City FC 8 7 1 0 27 6 22 2 Manchester United FC 8 6 2 0 25 6 20 3 Chelsea FC 8 6 1 1 20 9 19 4 Newcastle United FC 8 4 4 0 11 6 16 5 Liverpool FC 8 4 2 2 11 9 14 6 Tottenham Hotspur FC 7 4 1 2 13 12 13 7 Stoke City FC 8 3 3 2 6 8 12 8 Aston Villa FC 8 2 5 1 10 9 11 9 Norwich City FC 8 3 2 3 10 11 11 10 Arsenal FC 8 3 1 4 12 17 10 11 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 2 3 3 6 14 9 12 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 2 2 4 7 10 8 13 Swansea City AFC 8 2 2 4 7 12 8 14 Fulham FC 8 1 4 3 10 9 7 15 Everton FC 7 2 1 4 7 11 7 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 8 2 1 5 6 12 7 17 Sunderland AFC 8 1 3 4 10 10 6 18 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 2 0 6 12 22 6 19 Wigan Athletic FC 8 1 2 5 6 14 5 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 1 2 5 9 18 5

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Villarreal CF

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 17/08/11 UCL Odense BK (A) L 0-1 23/08/11 UCL Odense BK (H) W 3-0 Rossi 50, 66, Marchena 82 29/08/11 League FC Barcelona (A) L 0-5 10/09/11 League Sevilla FC (H) D 2-2 Rossi 35 (p), Marco Ruben 72 14/09/11 UCL FC Bayern München (H) L 0-2 17/09/11 League Granada CF (A) L 0-1 20/09/11 League RCD Mallorca (H) W 2-0 Rossi 8, Nilmar 52 24/09/11 League Athletic Club (A) D 1-1 Nilmar 53 27/09/11 UCL SSC Napoli (A) L 0-2 01/10/11 League Real Zaragoza (H) D 2-2 Rossi 41 (p), Peréz 84 15/10/11 League Getafe CF (A) D 0-0 18/10/11 UCL Manchester City FC (A) 23/10/11 League Levante UD (H) 26/10/11 League Real Madrid CF (A) 29/10/11 League Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (H) 02/11/11 UCL Manchester City FC (H) 06/11/11 League RCD Espanyol (A) 20/11/11 League Real Betis Balompié (H) 22/11/11 UCL FC Bayern München (A) 27/11/11 League Málaga CF (A) 04/12/11 League Real Racing Club (A) 07/12/11 UCL SSC Napoli (H) 11/12/11 League de Fútbol (H) 13/12/11 Cup CD Mirandés (A) 18/12/11 League CA Osasuna (A) 21/12/11 Cup CD Mirandés (H) 08/01/12 League Valencia CF (H) 15/01/12 League Club Atlético de Madrid (A) 22/01/12 League Real Sporting de Gijón (H) 29/01/12 League FC Barcelona (H) 05/02/12 League Sevilla FC (A)

Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Barcelona 7 5 2 0 26 4 17 2 Levante UD 7 5 2 0 11 3 17 3 Real Madrid CF 7 5 1 1 24 6 16 4 Sevilla FC 7 4 3 0 8 4 15 5 Valencia CF 7 4 2 1 10 7 14 6 Málaga CF 7 4 1 2 10 7 13 7 Real Betis Balompié 7 4 0 3 10 11 12 8 Club Atlético de Madrid 7 2 3 2 8 6 9 9 Real Zaragoza 7 2 3 2 9 13 9 10 RCD Espanyol 7 3 0 4 6 11 9 11 Athletic Club 7 2 2 3 10 10 8 12 RCD Mallorca 7 2 2 3 6 8 8 13 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 7 2 1 4 7 10 7 14 Villarreal CF 7 1 4 2 7 11 7 15 CA Osasuna 7 1 4 2 6 15 7 16 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 7 1 3 3 6 11 6 17 Getafe CF 7 1 2 4 6 10 5 18 Granada CF 7 1 2 4 2 8 5 19 Real Racing Club 7 0 4 3 4 12 4 20 Real Sporting de Gijón 7 0 1 6 3 12 1

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Villarreal CF Play-offs (17/08/11) OB 1-0 Villarreal Goals: 1-0 Andreasen 84 Villarreal CF: Diego López, Oriol, Musacchio, Marchena (Marco Ruben 85), Nilmar (Camuñas 83), Cani, Zapata, Mario Gaspar, Borja Valero (Senna 84), Bruno Soriano, Rossi (23/08/11) Villarreal 3-0 OB (agg: 3-1) Goals: 1-0 Rossi 50, 2-0 Rossi 66, 3-0 Marchena 82 Villarreal CF: Diego López, Oriol, Musacchio, Nilmar (Marco Ruben 85), Cani (Gonzalo Rodríguez 84), Zapata, Camuñas (Marchena 75), Senna, Borja Valero, Bruno Soriano, Rossi

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Group A Standings Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Bayern München 2 2 0 0 4 0 6 SSC Napoli 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 Manchester City FC 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 Villarreal CF 2 0 0 2 0 4 0

Matchday 1 (14/09/11) Man. City 1-1 Napoli Goals: 0-1 Cavani 69, 1-1 Kolarov 74 Manchester City FC: Hart, Kompany, Zabaleta, Lescott, Džeko (Tévez 81), Kolarov (Clichy 75), Agüero, Barry, Nasri (A. Johnson 76), Silva, Y. Touré Villarreal 0-2 Bayern Goals: 0-1 Kroos 7, 0-2 Rafinha 76 Villarreal CF: Diego López, Musacchio, Marchena, Nilmar (Marco Ruben 58), De Guzmán (Camuñas 72), Zapata, Mario Gaspar, Catalá, Senna (Cani 46), Bruno Soriano, Rossi

Matchday 2 (27/09/11) Bayern 2-0 Man. City Goals: 1-0 Gomez 38, 2-0 Gomez 45+1 Manchester City FC: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Džeko (N. De Jong 56), Agüero, Barry (Kolarov 73), Nasri (Milner 69), Silva, Clichy, K. Touré, Y. Touré Napoli 2-0 Villarreal Goals: 1-0 Hamšík 15, 2-0 Cavani 17(pen) Villarreal CF: Diego López, Gonzalo Rodríguez (Camuñas 33), Musacchio, Nilmar, De Guzmán (Peréz 84), Cani, Zapata, Catalá, Senna (Mubarak 84), Bruno Soriano, Rossi

Matchday 3 (18/10/11) Man. City v Villarreal

Matchday 4 (02/11/11) Villarreal v Man. City

Matchday 5 (22/11/11) Napoli v Man. City Bayern v Villarreal

Matchday 6 (07/12/11) Man. City v Bayern Villarreal v Napoli

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UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones • Holders FC Barcelona are bidding to avoid becoming the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/2000 and 2002/03 that featured a second group stage). • In 1992/93, Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten 4-3 on aggregate in the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva. • No team has successfully defended the UEFA Champions League trophy with AC Milan (1989, 1990) the last club to win consecutive European Cups. Milan (1994, 1995), AFC Ajax (1995, 1996), Juventus (1996, 1997) and Manchester United (2008, 2009) have all returned to the UEFA Champions League final as holders only to lose. • S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta became the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League in 2007/08 when he featured against Olympiacos FC on matchday one at the age of 43 years and 168 days. The record was previously held by Alessandro Costacurta, the AC Milan defender who played against AEK Athens FC in 2006/07 at the age of 40 years and 211 days. Ballotta was aged 43 years 252 days when he featured against Real Madrid CF on matchday six. • Ryan Giggs is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 37 years and 289 days, in Manchester United's 11 draw at SL Benfica on 14 September 2011. • Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League. He was 16 years and 87 days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureşti on 23 November 1994. He was then sent off in the 37th minute. • Peter Ofori-Quaye is the youngest player to have scored in the UEFA Champions League, aged 17 years and 195 days. He found the net in Olympiacos's 5-1 defeat at Rosenborg BK on 1 October 1997. • Barcelona and Manchester United FC have both finished as group winners on 12 occasions, one more than Real Madrid. • Four teams have recorded six successive victories in a UEFA Champions League group stage: Milan (1992/93), Paris Saint-Germain FC (1994/95), FC Spartak Moskva (1995/96) and Barcelona (2002/03, first group stage). • Twelve teams have gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without picking up a single point, including MŠK Žilina and FK Partizan in 2010/11. The other ten are: Maccabi Haifa FC and Debreceni VSC (2009/10), FC Dynamo Kyiv (2007/08), PFC Levski Sofia (2006/07), SK Rapid Wien (2005/06), Anderlecht (2004/05), Spartak Moskva and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2002/03, first and second group stage respectively), Fenerbahçe SK (2001/02, first group stage) and 1. FC Košice (1997/98). • Manchester United scored 20 goals in the 1998/99 group stage, more than any other side has managed. Barcelona scored 19 times in the 1999/2000 first group stage. • MŠK Žilina conceded 19 goals in their six outings in 2010/11, equalling the record let in during a group stage set by Debrecen (2009/10), Dynamo Kyiv (2007/08) and Ferencvárosi TC in 1995/96. • No team has ever gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without conceding a goal. Milan (1992/93), AFC Ajax (1995/96), Juventus (1996/97 and 2004/05), Chelsea FC (2005/06), Liverpool FC (2005/06), Villarreal CF (2005/06) and Manchester United (2010/11) all let in just one. • Before their 3-1 win against Sporting Clube de on matchday six of the 2006/07 campaign, Spartak Moskva went 22 games without a victory in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC on matchday three of the same campaign. • The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is seven points. The first to do it, since three points for a win was introduced in 1995/96, were Legia Warszawa that same season before FC Dynamo Kyiv and Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed it in 1999/2000 and Liverpool in 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed with seven points in 2002/03, a feat achieved by Rangers FC and SV Werder Bremen in 2005/06.

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Manchester City FC Formed: 1880 Nickname: The Citizens UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1970 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (1968) FA Cup: 5 (2011) League Cup: 2 (1976) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 16 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: UEFA Cup quarter-finals 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 2004/05: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2003/04: UEFA Cup second round 2002/03: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2001/02: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-0: Manchester City v The New Saints FC 14/08/03, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg 5-0: Manchester City v K. Lierse SK 26/11/69, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg • Biggest away win 0-3: K. Lierse SK v Manchester City 12/11/69, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 3-1 on four occasions, most recently v KKS Lech Poznań 04/11/10, UEFA Europa League group stage 2-0 on five occasions, most recently v FC Bayern München 27/09/11, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-1: Manchester City v FC Midtjylland 14/08/08, UEFA Cup second qualifying round first leg 0-1: Manchester City v Chelsea FC 28/04/71, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi-final second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Biggest home win N/A • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat N/A • Heaviest away defeat 2-0: FC Bayern München v Manchester City (see above for details)

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Villarreal CF Formed: 1923 Nickname: El Submarino Amarillo (The Yellow Submarine) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Intertoto Cup (2): 2003, 2004 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) None Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2010/11: UEFA Europa League semi-finals 2009/10: UEFA Europa League round of 32 2008/09: quarter-finals 2007/08: UEFA Cup round of 32 2006/07: UEFA Intertoto Cup third round 2005/06: semi-finals 2004/05: UEFA Cup quarter-finals (having qualified as a UEFA Intertoto Cup winner) 2003/04: UEFA Cup semi-finals (having qualified as a UEFA Intertoto Cup winner) 2002/03: UEFA Intertoto Cup finalist 2001/02: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-1: Villarreal v NAC Breda 27/08/09, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg 5-0: Villarreal v FC Dnepr Mogilev 19/08/10, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg • Biggest away win 0-3 twice, most recently Odense BK v Villarreal 03/07/04, UEFA Intertoto Cup second round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Villarreal v FC Bayern München 14/09/11, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: FC Porto v Villarreal 28/04/11, UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) • Biggest home win 6-3: Villarreal v Aalborg BK 21/10/08, group stage • Biggest away win 1-2: Panathinaikos FC v Villarreal 10/03/09, round of 16 second leg 0-1: SL Benfica v Villarreal 02/11/05, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Villarreal v FC Bayern München (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 3-0: Arsenal FC v Villarreal 15/04/09, quarter-final second leg

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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. UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. :: Competitions National team competitions Club competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship UCL: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Champions League WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup Tournament: UEFA Europa League/UEFA Champions League FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 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 3QR: Third qualifying round (aet): Match decided after extra timeNo.: Number GS: Group stage R1: First round aetps: Match decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal GS1: First group stage R2: Second round and penalty shoot-out GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round ag: Match decided on away goals (p): Penalty KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals AP: Appearances Pos.: Position QF: Quarter-finals R16: round of 16 Comp.: Competition Pts: Points QR: Qualifying round R32: Round of 32 D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg GA: Goals against sg: Match decided on "Silver Goal" FT: Final tournament PO: Play-off GF: Goals for t: Match decided by toss of a coin ELITE: Elite round (Rep) : Replay gg: Match decided on "Golden Goal"W: Won 3rdPO: Third-place play-off PO - FT: Play-off for Final L: Lost Y: Booked Tournament Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) GS-FT: Group stage – final Prom/rel PO: Promotion/relegation N/a: Not applicable tournament play-off :: 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 www..com.

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