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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2014/15 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadion Ljudski vrt - Maribor Wednesday 20 August 2014 20.45CET (20.45 local time) NK Maribor Play-off, First leg Celtic FC Last updated 31/05/2015 07:51CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Match officials 7 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Team facts 13 Competition format 15 Legend 18 1 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams NK Maribor - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Bocanegra 75; Volaš 25/08/2011 PO Rangers FC - NK Maribor Glasgow agg: 2-3 55 Ibraimi 52, Velikonja 18/08/2011 PO NK Maribor - Rangers FC 2-1 Maribor 90+2; Juanma 31 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers De Graaf 54, 89; 2-3 05/08/2010 QR3 Hibernian FC - NK Maribor Edinburgh Tavares 20, 73, agg: 2-6 Mezga 67 (P) Iličić 31, 52, Tavares 29/07/2010 QR3 NK Maribor - Hibernian FC 3-0 Maribor 60 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3-1 Flo 55, Caniggia 58, 01/08/2001 2QR Rangers FC - NK Maribor Glasgow agg: 6-1 71; Starčevič 16 Flo 38, 73 (P), 25/07/2001 2QR NK Maribor - Rangers FC 0-3 Maribor Nerlinger 56 Celtic FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Celtic FC have not played against a club from their opponents' country Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA NK Maribor 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 2 10 10 Celtic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Match background NK Maribor will hope that third time is the charm as they approach their third UEFA Champions League play-off in as many seasons, with Celtic FC eager to deny them a second group stage tilt. Previous meetings • none Form guide • Maribor have played three previous two-legged ties against Scottish sides, with the overall record W3 D1 L2 (W2 D0 L1 at home – W1 D1 L1 in Scotland). • Having lost 6-1 over two legs to the same side in the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, Maribor got the better of Celtic's arch-rivals Rangers FC in the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League play-offs. Maribor are now on a four-game unbeaten run (W3 D1) against Scottish clubs. • Celtic are meeting Slovenian opponents for the first time. • Eliminated in the play-offs in both 2012/13 (by GNK Dinamo Zagreb) and 2013/14 (by FC Viktoria Plzeň), Maribor's only previous UEFA Champions League group stage campaign was in 1999/2000, when they had beaten Olympique Lyonnais in the third qualifying round; Celtic are veterans of eight group stage campaigns. • Celtic have won their last two UEFA Champions League play-offs since going down to Arsenal FC in 2009/10; they overcame Helsingborgs IF in 2012/13 and FC Shakhtar Karagandy last season. Links and trivia • Celtic forward Leigh Griffiths celebrates his 24th birthday on the day of the first leg against Maribor. He has yet to score in four UEFA club matches. • Scotland's record in three encounters with Slovenia at senior international level is W1 D2 L0; in UEFA age-group competitions, Scotland's record against Slovenia is W7 D1 L3. • The colour of Celtic's shirts may provide an extra spur for Maribor, whose traditional main rivals in Slovenia, NK Olimpija Ljubljana, also wear green. • Maribor's naturalised Brazilian captain Tavares recently became one of just six players to reach 300 appearances for the team. 3 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Squad list NK Maribor Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Aljaž Cotman SVN 26/04/1994 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 12 Marino Hamer SVN 26/02/1995 19 - - - - - - - - - - - 13 Žan Vidic SVN 07/06/1995 19 - - - - - - - - - - - 33 Jasmin Handanovič SVN 28/01/1978 36 - 4 - - - 4 - - - 42 - 34 Michael Lovrec SVN 29/05/1994 20 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 4 Marko Šuler SVN 09/03/1983 31 - 4 - - - 1 - - - 28 1 7 Aleš Mejač SVN 18/03/1983 31 - - - - - 4 - - - 35 2 16 Damjan Vukliševič SVN 28/06/1995 19 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 24 Dejan Trajkovski SVN 14/04/1992 22 - - - - - - - - - 10 - 26 Aleksander Rajčevič SVN 17/11/1986 27 - 4 - - - 3 - - - 50 - 28 Mitja Viler SVN 01/09/1986 27 - 4 - - - 4 1 - - 32 3 35 Matej Filipović SVN 12/12/1995 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 36 Žiga Živko SVN 21/07/1995 19 - - - - - - - - - - - 38 Emir Dautovič SVN 05/02/1995 19 - - - - - - - - - - - 43 Damjan Marjanovič SVN 27/06/1996 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 44 Arghus ITA 19/01/1988 26 - - - - - 2 - - - 34 1 Midfielders 5 Željko Filipović SVN 03/10/1988 25 - 4 - - - 3 - - - 37 1 6 Welle Ndiaye SEN 05/04/1990 24 - - - - - - - - - - - 8 Sintayehu Sallalich ISR 20/06/1991 23 - 2 - - - - - - - 8 - 10 Agim Ibraimi MKD 29/08/1988 25 - 4 3 - - 2 - - - 33 8 21 Amir Derviševič SVN 04/07/1992 22 - 4 - - - 1 - - - 11 - 22 Dare Vršič SVN 26/09/1984 29 - 4 1 - - 4 - - - 15 9 23 Dino Hotič SVN 26/07/1995 19 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 25 Ranko Moravac SVN 25/01/1995 19 - - - - - - - - - 2 - 29 Timotej Dodlek SVN 23/11/1989 24 - - - - - - - - - 6 - 30 Petar Stojanovič SVN 07/10/1995 18 - 4 - - - 2 - - - 4 - 31 Daniel Vujčič SVN 12/04/1995 19 - - - - - - - - - - - 37 Anel Hajrić SVN 04/03/1996 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 39 Damjan Bohar SVN 18/10/1991 22 - 4 1 - - 4 1 - - 25 1 40 Sven Dodlek SVN 28/09/1995 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 41 Nik Lorbek SVN 17/04/1996 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 42 Luka Lazar SVN 02/01/1995 19 - - - - - - - - - - - 70 Aleš Mertelj SVN 22/03/1987 27 - 2 - - - 3 - - - 50 2 92 Matic Črnic SVN 12/06/1992 22 - - - - - - - - - 8 1 Forwards 9 Tavares BRA 30/03/1984 30 - 4 - - - 4 1 - - 53 17 11 Luka Zahovič SVN 15/11/1995 18 - - - - - 2 2 - - 1 - 4 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor NK Maribor Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA 14 Jean-Philippe Mendy FRA 04/03/1987 27 - 4 - - - 4 - - - 16 1 15 Rok Sirk SVN 10/09/1993 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 17 Nusmir Fajić BIH 12/01/1987 27 - 2 - - - 4 - - - 21 3 27 Alen Ploj SVN 30/06/1992 22 - - - - - - - - - - - Coach - Ante Šimundža SVN 28/09/1971 42 - 4 - - - - - - - 11 - 5 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Celtic FC Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 24 Łukasz Załuska POL 16/06/1982 32 - - - - - - - - - 7 - 26 Craig Gordon SCO 31/12/1982 31 - - - - - 2 - - - 14 - 38 Leonardo Fasan ITA 04/01/1994 20 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Adam Matthews WAL 13/01/1992 22 - 3 - - - 1 - 9 - 24 - 3 Emilio Izaguirre HON 10/05/1986 28 - 4 - - - 2 - 11 - 24 - 4 Efe Ambrose NGA 18/10/1988 25 - 3 - - - 1 - 13 - 21 1 5 Virgil van Dijk NED 08/07/1991 23 - 4 2 - - 2 - 6 - 12 2 21 Charlie Mulgrew SCO 06/03/1986 28 - 4 - - - 1 - 14 - 37 3 22 Jason Denayer BEL 28/06/1995 19 - - - - - 1 1 - - - - 23 Mikael Lustig SWE 13/12/1986 27 - 4 - - - 1 - 13 - 54 4 34 Eoghan O'Connell IRL 13/08/1995 19 - - - - - - - - - - - 35 Stuart Findlay SCO 14/09/1995 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 41 Darnell Fisher ENG 04/04/1994 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 43 Joe Chalmers SCO 03/01/1994 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 44 Marcus Fraser SCO 23/06/1994 20 - - - - - - - - - 1 - Midfielders 6 Nir Biton ISR 30/10/1991 22 - 1 - - - - - 3 - 4 - 15 Kris Commons SCO 30/08/1983 30 - 4 - - - 2 1 13 1 31 4 25 Stefan Johansen NOR 08/01/1991 23 - 4 - - - 2 1 - - 8 - 27 Alexandar Tonev BUL 03/02/1990 24 - - - - - - - - - 14 1 31 John Herron SCO 01/02/1994 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 33 Beram Kayal ISR 02/05/1988 26 - 2 - - - 2 - 14 1 38 1 36 Jackson Irvine AUS 07/03/1993 21 - - - - - - - - - - - 42 Callum McGregor SCO 14/06/1993 21 - 4 2 - - 2 1 - - 4 2 46 Dylan McGeouch SCO 15/01/1993 21 - - - - - - - - - 1 - 53 Liam Henderson SCO 25/04/1996 18 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - 56 Filip Twardzik CZE 10/02/1993 21 - - - - - - - - - - - Forwards 10 Anthony Stokes IRL 25/07/1988 26 - 2 - - - 2 2 6 - 21 2 11 Derk Boerrigter NED 16/10/1986 27 - 1 - - - 1 - 14 2 18 2 16 Jo Inge Berget NOR 11/09/1990 23 - 1 - - - 2 2 - - 18 3 17 Amido Baldé POR 16/05/1991 23 - - - - - - - 1 - 3 - 20 Teemu Pukki FIN 29/03/1990 24 - 4 2 - - - - 10 - 21 7 28 Leigh Griffiths SCO 20/08/1990 23 - 4 - - - 1 - - - 4 - 37 Bahrudin Atajić BIH 16/11/1993 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 49 James Forrest SCO 07/07/1991 23 - 1 - - - 2 - 9 1 31 3 50 Paul George IRL 27/01/1994 20 - - - - - - - - - - - 59 Calum Waters SCO 10/03/1996 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Coach - Ronny Deila NOR 21/09/1975 38 - 4 - - - - - - - 10 - 6 NK Maribor - Celtic FC Wednesday 20 August 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor Match officials Referee Pavel Královec (CZE) Assistant referees Roman Slyško (SVK) , Martin Wilczek (CZE) Additional assistant referees Radek Příhoda (CZE) , Michal Paták (CZE) Fourth official Radek Kotik (CZE) UEFA Delegate Sune Hellströmer (SWE) UEFA Referee observer Horst Brummeier (AUT) Referee UEFA Champions Name Date of birth UEFA matches League matches Pavel Královec 16/08/1977 14 68 UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 02/08/2006 UCL 2QR FC Steaua Bucureşti ND Gorica 3-0 Bucharest 20/08/2013 UCL PO FC Shakhter Karagandy Celtic FC 2-0 Astana Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 02/08/2006 UCL 2QR FC Steaua Bucureşti ND Gorica 3-0 Bucharest 15/08/2006 FRIE.