FC - Sporting Clube de MATCH PRESS KIT Camp Nou, Barcelona Tuesday 16 September 2008 - 20.45CET Group C - Matchday 1

Contents 1 - Match background 7 - UEFA information 2 - Match facts 8 - Match-by-match lineups 3 - Squad list 9 - Competition facts 4 - Head coach 10 - Team facts 5 - Match officials 11 - Legend 6 - Domestic information

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Match background

A European champion with FC Barcelona as a player, Josep Guardiola begins his pursuit of the same prize as coach of the Blaugrana when they welcome Group C rivals Sporting Clube de Portugal to on Matchday 1. • Only five men have won the European Champion Clubs' Cup as both player and coach and it might hearten Guardiola that two of them – and Frank Rijkaard – achieved the second part of that feat with Barcelona. • Guardiola, who replaced Rijkaard at the Barcelona helm during the close season, had first-hand experience of Cruyff's success as a member of the side that won Barcelona's first European Cup with a 1-0 victory against UC Sampdoria in 1992. • His goal will be to take Barcelona further than they managed last term when they fell at the final hurdle on the road to Moscow, following a 1-0 aggregate defeat by Manchester United FC in the semi-finals. • Barcelona's 1-0 loss at Old Trafford in the semi-final second leg was the only reverse they suffered in 12 European outings last term. After topping their section in the group stage with four wins and two draws, they recorded home-and-away victories against both Celtic FC (3-2, 1-0) and FC Schalke 04 (1-0, 1-0). • For Sporting, meanwhile, this is their third successive season in the UEFA Champions League group stage – and fifth overall – but they are still waiting to secure a place in the knockout rounds. • Sporting exited last season's competition before Christmas after finishing third in their section, behind Manchester United FC and AS Roma. Their was W2 D1 L3. • Curiously, defender Abel's strike in Sporting's 2-1 defeat at Manchester United was the only goal conceded by the eventual champions at Old Trafford in last term's campaign. • Paulo Bento's team moved into the UEFA Cup where they overcame FC Basel 1893 5-0 on aggregate and beat Bolton Wanderers FC 2-1 overall, before going down 2-0 to Rangers FC over two legs in the quarter-finals. • While Sporting progressed automatically to the group stage as runners-up in the 2007/08 Portuguese Liga, Barcelona had to negotiate a third qualifying round tie against Wisła Kraków after finishing third in Spain.

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• Guardiola's men overcame the Polish champions 4-1 on aggregate. They recorded a 4-0 first-leg victory through goals from Samuel Eto'o, who struck twice, Xavi Hernández and Thierry Henry, before losing the return 1-0 to a Cléber effort. • Xavi Hernández was the only ever-present for Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League last season. He was one of three Barcelona players in the victorious Spain side at UEFA EURO 2008™ – along with Carles Puyol and Andrés Iniesta – and all three featured in the UEFA Team of the Tournament. • Barcelona's finished as the joint second-highest scorer in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League with six goals. He picked up a gold medal last month as part of Argentina's winning team at the Beijing Olympic Games. • Barcelona beat Sporting on away goals in the club's sole previous meeting, a UEFA Cup second round tie in 1986/87. • Julio Alberto's 72nd-minute strike gave the Azulgrana a 1-0 first-leg victory but they had to fight back in the return after Manuel Negrete (41) and Raphael Meade (61) struck for Sporting. Fortunately for Barcelona, Roberto Fernández's 83rd-minute goal levelled the aggregate score and the visitors progressed. • Barcelona lost their first ever home meeting with Portuguese opposition in the 1972/73 UEFA Cup first round but have won their nine subsequent Camp Nou contests against visitors from Portugal, including a 2-0 success against SL Benfica in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. • Sporting have never won away to Spanish opponents, having recorded two draws and five defeats in seven previous cross-border excursions. The most recent brought a 4-0 reverse at Real Madrid CF in the 2000/01 UEFA Champions League first group stage. • Sporting's Brazilian midfielder Fábio Rochemback – who rejoined the club from Middlesbrough FC in May – spent the 2001/02 and 2002/03 seasons with Barcelona, making 45 league appearances, before embarking on his first, two-year spell at the Estádio José Alvalade. • Guardiola made 56 European Cup appearances as a player for Barcelona and also won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with the club in 1996/97. He faced another Portuguese side, FC Porto, three times in the UEFA Champions League as a player – and finished on the winning side on each occasion, including the 1993/94 semi-final. • The other Group C fixtures pits FC Basel 1893 against FC Shakhtar Donetsk.

Match facts

Barcelona UEFA milestones • None UEFA Champions League statistics • Twelve Barcelona players appeared in both qualifying games: Víctor Valdés, Gerard Piqué, Carles Puyol, Daniel Alves, Eric Abidal, Xavi Hernández, Andrés Iniesta, Seydou Keita, Aleksandr Hleb, Yaya Touré, Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto'o. Disciplinary information • Barcelona have no players suspended or within a booking of a ban. Latest domestic information • Saturday 13 September: FC Barcelona 1-1 Real Racing Club Santander (Messi 71pen; Jonathan Pereira 77) Barcelona's poor start to the season continued as they were held by Racing in their second Spanish Liga outing. Daniel Alves almost gave the home side the lead just after the break when his chipped shot from inside the area came back off the crossbar and Pedrito and Samuel Eto'o subsequently drew good saves from Racing goalkeeper Toño. Substitute Lionel Messi finally scored from the spot after Christian had handled a Daniel Alves cross but the lead was short-lived, Jonathan Pereira deflecting an Ezequiel Garay free-kick past Víctor Váldes to deny Barça victory. • "I don't have anything to reproach my team for because we were the better side," said coach Josep Guardiola. "I'm very happy with the attitude of the players. The draw wasn't a good result but that's the only thing I feel bad about. The team played better than they did in the first game. We had good chances but I realise that all my arguments will lack impact because of the result so there is little more I can say."

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• The Barcelona coach omitted Sylvinho and Thierry Henry from his squad with Rafael Márquez and Martín Cáceres also left out after international duty. Guardiola opted to start with Messi, Andrés Iniesta, Bojan Krkić and Touré on the substitutes' bench although the first three all came on during the second half. • Central midfielder Sergi Busquets has been promoted to Barça's first-team squad after impressing Guardiola with the youth side last season. Busquets – the son of Carles Busquets, who played for the club during the 1990s and is the youth team goalkeeping coach – made his Liga debut against Racing. Also in the starting lineup on Saturday was winger Pedrito, who also played for Guardiola's Barcelona B team last season and made two first-team appearances. • Barcelona suffered a surprise 1-0 home defeat by CD Numancia in their opening league game of the season in Soria on 31 August. Mario struck the only goal after 13 minutes for the promoted club. Injury news • Gabriel Milito – out since 29 April (knee) • Albert Jorquera – out since December (knee) • Aleksandr Hleb sprained his left ankle in the 41st minute against Racing after a heavy challenge from Pablo Pinillos. He was replaced by Iniesta. Summer transfers •In Gerard Piqué (Manchester United FC) Martín Cáceres (Villarreal CF) Daniel Alves (Sevilla FC) Seydou Keita (Sevilla FC) Henrique (SE Palmeiras) Aleksandr Hleb (Arsenal FC) •Out Lilian Thuram (retired) Henrique (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) Santiago Ezquerro (CA Osasuna) Iago Falqué (Juventus) Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milan) Edmílson (Villarreal CF) Giovani dos Santos (Tottenham Hotspur FC) Deco (Chelsea FC) Oleguer Presas (AFC Ajax) Ronaldinho (AC Milan) Marc Crosas (Celtic FC) International news • Bojan made his senior debut for Spain in the 4-0 FIFA World Cup qualifying Group 5 win against Armenia in Albacete on 10 September. The 18-year-old appeared as 64th-minute substitute in a game that Puyol, Iniesta and Xavi all started. The latter three had previously lined up for Spain in their 1-0 defeat of Bosnia-Herzegovina four days previous. • Henry featured for France in Group 7 as they lost 3-1 to Austria on 6 September in Vienna. However, he helped Les Bleus recover from the setback by scoring the opener four days later in a 2-1 win against a Serbia side presided over by former Barcelona coach Radomir Antić. • In Group 6, there was mixed emotions for Hleb as he captained Belarus to a 1-0 loss in Ukraine before leading his side to a 3-1 victory in Andorra. Eidur Gudjohnsen scored Iceland's equaliser in their 2-2 Group 9 draw in Norway and was on target again from the penalty spot in the 2-1 home loss to Scotland. • Elsewhere in World Cup qualifying Martín Cáceres helped Uruguay keep a clean sheet at home to Ecuador (0-0) having been an unused substitute in the 1-0 win in Colombia. Messi was in the Argentina team that drew 1-1 at home to Paraguay and also played in the 1-1 draw in Peru. Rafael Márquez captained Mexico to a 3-0 win against Jamaica and was then on target with a header as Sven-Göran Eriksson's side defeated Canada 2-1 at home.

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• Piqué started Spain's 2-1 defeat of Kazakhstan in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier on 5 September. He then scored a header in the 2-0 victory against Russia four days later as Spain ended the section with eight wins from as many matches to claim a place in October's play-offs. • Messi won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing. He played in the final as Argentina defeated Nigeria 1-0. • Barcelona were represented at UEFA EURO 2008™ by Iniesta, Xavi and Puyol, the former playing all six games and Xavi and Puyol missing just one as Spain won their first major international trophy for 44 years. Xavi was named as Castrol's Player of the Tournament and was joined in the UEFA Technical Team's Team of the Tournament by no fewer than eight fellow Spaniards, including Puyol and Iniesta, • Abidal received a red card against Italy in his second of two appearances as France endured a miserable tournament, going out at the group stage. Henry also made two appearances for Les Bleus. Miscellaneous • A day after his 18th birthday on 28 August, Bojan signed an improved deal which will keep him at the Camp Nou until 2013. Sporting UEFA milestones • None UEFA Champions League statistics • None Disciplinary information • Sporting have no players suspended or within a booking of a ban. Latest domestic information • Monday 1 September: SC Braga 0-1 Sporting Clube de Portugal (Hélder Postiga 3) Sporting, along with CD Nacional, have the only perfect record after two rounds of Liga matches following victory at UEFA Cup hopefuls Braga. The home team played the last seven minutes with ten men following João Pereira's dismissal, but Sporting had long been ahead thanks to Hélder Postiga, who finished off after excellent work from Abel. • It was Hélder Postiga's first competitive goal for Sporting since joining this summer from FC Porto. • Anderson Polga missed the match due to suspension after being dismissed in the opening fixture against CD Trofense – Marco Caneira took his role as central defender. Yannick Djaló travelled to Braga but was left out as a precaution due to his groin injury. Simon Vukčević was a second-half substitute having been left out of the squad for the Portuguese Super Cup and the opening league fixture. • Coach Paulo Bento said: "It was a fair result in a very intense match. We started well and managed to score when we were on top. We controlled the game in the second half, battled when we had to battle. I'm pleased because if we want be champions sometimes it is necessary to win matches like this." • Eight days earlier Sporting had opened their Liga season with a 3-1 win against promoted Trofense at the Estádio José Alvalade. Tonel, Marat Izmailov and Yannick Djaló struck in the opening 28 minutes. Polga was sent off in the 58th minute for fouling Zé Carlos and Bruno Pinheiro converted the resulting penalty for the visitors. • Polga played his 200th competitive match for Sporting against Trofense, though was suspended. • Sporting completed their pre-season programme with a 5-3 loss at Real Madrid CF on 28 August in the Santiago Bernabéu Trophy. An unfamiliar lineup were 5-1 down at half-time with Izmailov on target for Sporting, though Yannick and Miguel Veloso reduced arrears in the final 17 minutes. • Otherwise Sporting enjoyed a successful pre-season, culminating on 16 August as the Portuguese Cup holders won their seventh domestic Super Cup with a 2-0 win against league champions FC Porto at the Estádio Algarve. Yannick scored on 44 and 56 minutes and Lucho González missed a penalty for Porto, who also lost to Sporting in the 2007 edition. Indeed, Sporting have beaten Porto in all four of the clubs' Super Cup encounters. • Hélder Postiga came off the bench after 81 minutes to make his competitive debut for Sporting against his previous club.

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Injury news • Liedson – out since 27 April (left knee) • Yannick Djaló – out since 23 August (groin) • Rui Patrício – out since 9 September (thigh) • Liedson is back in light training as he continues to recover from a twisted knee. • Vukčević was out for a week in August having strained his left thigh and also hurt his right shoulder on 5 September in training with Montenegro. As a precaution he was only a substitute against Bulgaria the following day and the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday. • João Moutinho twisted his left knee in Portugal's UEFA EURO 2008™ quarter-final against Germany. In the end surgery was not necessary and he was back when pre-season training began on 21 July. Postiga underwent surgery on 26 June to correct a minor groin problem that bothered him during UEFA EURO 2008™ and was available for the start of pre-season training. Transfers • In Fábio Rochemback (Middlesbrough FC) Hélder Postiga (FC Porto) Marco Caneira (Valencia CF) Ricardo Batista (Fulham FC) • Out Pontus Farnerud (Stabæk IF) Celsinho (CF Estrela da Amadora, loan) Milan Purović (Kayserispor, loan) Paulo Renato (SC Olhanense, loan) Luis Páez (CD Fátima, loan) • Two of the new signings are familiar faces. Rochemback played for Sporting between 2003 and 2005 and Caneira was a Sporting youth product but made only one league appearance before joining FC Internazionale Milano in 2000. He was, however, a regular when he was back on loan between January 2006 and summer 2007 from Valencia, scoring the winner against Inter on Matchday 1 of the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League. International news • João Moutinho made late substitute appearances as Portugal began their FIFA World Cup qualifying Group 1 campaign with a 4-0 win in Malta on 6 September, before losing 3-2 to Denmark at Sporting's Estádio José Alvalade four days later. Called into the senior team for the first time, Yannick was an unused substitute against Denmark. • Despite his shoulder problems, Vukčević came off the bench 53 minutes into Montenegro's competitive debut as an independent nation though a late Bulgaria equaliser meant the World Cup qualifier finished 2-2 in Podgorica. He then played the last 36 minutes of the goalless home draw with the Republic of Ireland. • Vladimir Stojković, who captained Serbia at the Olympic Games in August, watched as the senior side beat the Faroe Islands 2-0 from the bench but four days later was a starter as they lost 2-1 in France. • Rui Patrício, Bruno Pereirinha and Miguel Veloso were all in action as Portugal missed out on a UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off spot, losing 2-0 in England on 5 September and drawing 2-2 with the Republic of Ireland four days later. Ricardo Batista and Daniel Carriço were both substitutes, the former replacing the injured Rui Patrício in Funchal. • Patrício, Miguel Veloso, João Moutinho and Hélder Postiga were part of Portugal squad that reached the UEFA EURO 2008™ quarter-finals in June. Miscellaneous • Izmailov celebrates his 26th birthday five days after the Barcelona game, on 21 September. • Should he feature, the game at the Camp Nou would be Abel's 100th competitive Sporting appearance since joining from SC Braga in January 2006. • Sporting gave several players new contracts over the summer. Abel (2011), Tiago and Derlei (both 2009), Leandro Grimi, Polga and Izmailov (both 2013) all agreed new deals.

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Squad list

Barcelona

Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Víctor Valdés ESP 14.01.1982 26 - 2 - - - 2 - 43 - 53 - 13 José Pinto ESP 08.11.1975 32 ------5 - 29 - 25 Albert Jorquera ESP 03.03.1979 29 ------2 - 2 - 26 Oier Olazábal ESP 14.09.1989 19 ------32 Rubén Miño ESP 18.02.1989 19 ------Defenders 2 Martín Cáceres URU 07.04.1987 21 ------3 Gerard Piqué ESP 02.02.1987 21 - 2 - - - 1 - 4 2 6 2 4 Rafael Márquez MEX 13.02.1979 29 - 1 - - - 1 - 32 - 43 - 5 Carles Puyol ESP 13.04.1978 30 - 2 - - - 2 - 75 2 90 2 16 Sylvinho BRA 12.04.1974 34 ------25 2 41 2 18 Gabriel Milito ARG 07.09.1980 28 ------9 - 19 - 20 Daniel Alves BRA 06.05.1983 25 - 2 - - - 2 - 8 2 48 4 22 Eric Abidal FRA 11.09.1979 29 - 2 - - - 2 - 31 - 33 - 29 Víctor Sánchez ESP 08.09.1987 21 ------33 David Córcoles ESP 08.05.1985 23 ------1 - 1 - 34 Xavi Torres ESP 21.11.1986 21 ------Midfielders 6 Xavi Hernández ESP 25.01.1980 28 - 2 1 - - 2 - 76 3 96 5 8 Andrés Iniesta ESP 11.05.1984 24 - 2 - - - 2 - 41 4 47 4 15 Seydou Keita MLI 16.01.1980 28 - 2 - - - 2 - 15 2 51 4 21 Aleksandr Hleb BLR 01.05.1981 27 - 2 - - - 2 - 33 2 63 7 24 Yaya Touré CIV 13.05.1983 25 - 2 - - - 1 - 15 1 21 2 28 Sergi Busquets ESP 16.07.1988 20 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 30 Víctor Vázquez ESP 20.01.1987 21 ------31 Jeffren Suárez ESP 20.01.1988 20 ------35 Abraham González ESP 16.07.1985 23 ------Forwards 7 Eidur Gudjohnsen ISL 15.09.1978 30 - 1 - - - - - 41 7 54 11 9 Samuel Eto'o CMR 10.03.1981 27 - 2 2 - - 2 - 36 13 50 21 10 Lionel Messi ARG 24.06.1987 21 - - - - - 2 1 21 8 22 8 11 Bojan Krkić ESP 28.08.1990 18 - 1 - - - 2 - 9 1 10 1 14 Thierry Henry FRA 17.08.1977 31 - 2 1 - - 1 - 95 45 122 54 27 Pedro Rpdríguez ESP 28.07.1987 21 - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - Coach - Josep Guardiola ESP 18.01.1971 37 - 2 - - - - - 2 - 4 -

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Sporting

Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Rui Patrício POR 15.02.1988 20 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 8 - 16 Tiago POR 16.04.1975 33 ------3 - 13 - 19 Ricardo Batista POR 19.11.1986 21 ------34 Vladimir Stojković SRB 28.07.1983 25 ------2 - 12 - Defenders 3 Daniel Carriço POR 04.08.1988 20 ------4 Anderson Polga BRA 09.02.1979 29 - - - - - 1 - 11 2 34 2 5 Pedro Silva BRA 25.04.1981 27 ------8 Ronny BRA 11.05.1986 22 ------6 - 7 - 12 Marco Caneira POR 09.02.1979 29 - - - - - 2 - 11 1 33 1 13 Tonel POR 13.04.1980 28 - - - - - 2 1 12 1 21 1 18 Leandro Grimi ARG 09.02.1985 23 - - - - - 2 - - - 6 - 37 Michael Santos POR 04.06.1990 18 ------38 Pedro Mendes POR 01.10.1990 17 ------78 Abel POR 22.12.1978 29 - - - - - 2 - 8 1 18 1 Midfielders 6 Adrien Silva POR 15.03.1989 19 ------1 - 3 - 7 Marat Izmailov RUS 21.09.1982 25 - - - - - 2 1 22 2 43 4 10 Simon Vukčević MNE 29.01.1986 22 - - - - - 1 - 6 - 28 5 24 Miguel Veloso POR 11.05.1986 22 - - - - - 1 - 11 - 16 - 25 Bruno Pereirinha POR 02.03.1988 20 - - - - - 1 - 3 - 9 2 26 Fábio Rochemback BRA 10.12.1981 26 - - - - - 2 - 19 1 45 3 28 João Moutinho POR 08.09.1986 22 - - - - - 2 - 12 1 31 1 30 Leandro Romagnoli ARG 17.03.1981 27 - - - - - 2 - 6 - 12 - 33 André Martins POR 21.01.1990 18 ------35 Diogo Rosado POR 21.02.1990 18 ------50 Diogo Amado POR 21.01.1990 18 ------Forwards 11 Derlei BRA 14.07.1975 33 - - - - - 2 - 13 3 34 15 20 Yannick Djaló POR 05.05.1986 22 - - - - - 1 1 9 - 11 - 22 Rodrigo Tiuí BRA 04.12.1985 22 - - - - - 1 - - - 5 - 23 Hélder Postiga POR 02.08.1982 26 - - - - - 2 1 27 1 44 7 31 Liedson BRA 17.12.1977 30 ------11 4 35 17 39 Wilson Eduardo POR 08.07.1990 18 ------Coach - Paulo Bento POR 20.06.1969 39 ------6 - 12 -

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Head coach FC Barcelona: Josep Guardiola Date of birth: 18 January 1971 Nationality: Spanish Playing career: FC Barcelona, Brescia Calcio (twice), AS Roma, Al-Ahly Club, Dorados de Sinaloa Coaching career: FC Barcelona B, FC Barcelona A playing legend at FC Barcelona, Josep Guardiola was given the task of returning the club to the top of the domestic and European scenes when he took over from previous coach Frank Rijkaard in the summer of 2008. After two trophyless terms at the Camp Nou, a gamble was taken by the Barça board who decided to promote the largely untried Guardiola from the club's youth team. 'Pep,' as he was affectionately referred to as a player, won a host of honours with the Azulgrana between the years of 1990 and 2001 including six Spanish Liga titles, one European Champion Clubs' Cup, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and two Copa del Rey trophies. Having had an initial period at Brescia Calcio disrupted due to a four-month doping ban, Guardiola went on to play a handful of games for Fabio Capello's AS Roma before returning to Brescia. He subsequently finished his club career in Mexico with Dorados de Sinola in 2006 after a spell at Al-Ahli Club of Doha. A 1992 Olympic gold medallist in Barcelona with Spain, with whom he won 40 senior caps, Guardiola missed out on the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup tournaments through injury. Given the opportunity to take up the reigns at Barcelona's B team in June 2007 with the objective of returning the team to the Segunda División B, the 37-year-old succeeded in style while relying on a style of play that placed an emphasis on wide attackers and pressing defenders. His youngsters went on to win 28 games while remaining unbeaten and he gained a promotion himself to become the 15th Catalan-born coach to take the helm of the Barcelona first team.

Sporting Clube de Portugal: Paulo Bento Date of birth: 20 June 1969 Nationality: Portuguese Playing career: CF Estrela da Amadora, Vitória SC, SL Benfica, Real Oviedo CF, Sporting Clube de Portugal Coaching career: Sporting Clube de Portugal A former international midfielder who made an instant impact upon rising to the top job at Sporting Clube de Portugal in October 2005, Paulo Bento has been a winner throughout his footballing life. He began his playing career at CF Estrela da Amadora, helping them win the Portuguese Cup in 1989/90. He then moved on to Vitória SC before a switch to SL Benfica brought him another cup triumph in 1995/96, prior to four seasons in Spain with Real Oviedo CF. He returned to Portuguese football and Sporting for the 2000/01 campaign, and a season later helped them win the Portuguese double. He retired from playing at the end of 2003/04, and quickly accepted a role in the Sporting coaching setup where he guided the youth team to the national title in 2004/05. In October 2005, he was promoted to first-team coach after the sacking of José Peseiro, and quickly improved the side's fortunes, leading Sporting on a run of ten straight victories between January and April 2006. Overall, in his 27 league games in charge in 2005/06, he achieved 18 wins and six draws, although a 1-0 defeat against FC Porto in a decisive meeting meant a second-place finish. Sporting also lost to Porto after a penalty shoot-out in the Portuguese Cup semi-finals. The following campaign Sporting were again just pipped to the title by Porto but glory did come with a 1-0 win against CF Os Belenenses in the Portuguese Cup final. The 2007/08 season was Paulo Bento's first as a fully qualified coach for UEFA club competition purposes and after finishing third in their UEFA Champions League group, Sporting reached the UEFA Cup quarter-finals. They also ended second in Portugal behind Porto, whom they beat to retain the Portuguese Cup.

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Match officials

Referee Laurent Duhamel (FRA) Assistant referees Stéphane Duhamel (FRA), Christoph Capelli (FRA) Fourth official Olivier Thual (FRA) UEFA Delegate Armen Minasyan (ARM) UEFA Referee observer Jean-Claude Jourquin (BEL)

Referee

Name Nat. Date of birth UCL UEFA Laurent Duhamel FRA 10.10.1968 7 34 Laurent Duhamel has forced his way into the leading European refereeing ranks with some excellent performances in recent seasons and is now making his way in the UEFA Champions League. Born in Rouen, France, Duhamel – a leisure centre manager in Houppeville who counts cycling, films and music among his hobbies – gained his FIFA badge in 1999 and in January of that year took charge of his first international, a 7-0 victory for Israel against Estonia. In 2001 he officiated at the UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup in Bari, while also furthering his experience in the years to come with appearances across the continent in other youth tournaments, the UEFA Cup, UEFA Champions League qualifying and play-offs for three UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournaments. His star was on the rise in 2005 when he took charge of the second leg of the UEFA Intertoto Cup final between Valencia CF and Hamburger SV, and that December he broke his group-stage duck by presiding over the 1-1 Matchday 6 fixture between Club Brugge KV and FC Bayern München. A respected official in his homeland, Duhamel followed his appointment for the 2001 French Cup final by taking charge of the 2006 showpiece in which Paris Saint-Germain FC defeated Olympique de Marseille 2-1. His brother Stéphane was one of his assistants at the Stade de France that day, capping a fine day and memorable season. Three more UEFA Champions League matches followed in both 2006/07 and the next season, Duhamel presiding over the first knockout round first leg tie between FC Schalke 04 and FC Porto in February 2008, and he also took charge of three UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying matches.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res. Venue 01.11.2006 UCL GS Hamburger SV - FC Porto 1-3 Hamburg 22.11.2006 UCL GS Valencia CF - Olympiacos CFP 2-0 Valencia 19.02.2008 UCL 1/8 FC Schalke 04 - FC Porto 1-0 Gelsenkirchen Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res. Venue 29.01.2001 GS - FT Portugal - Ghana 1-1 Bari 24.09.2003 UCUP R1 Villarreal CF - Trabzonspor 0-0 Villarreal 30.09.2004 UCUP R1 SK Rapid Wien - Sporting Clube de Portugal 0-0 Vienna 17.02.2005 UCUP 1/16 FC Dynamo Kyiv - Villarreal CF 0-0 Kiev 23.08.2005 UIC F Valencia CF - Hamburger SV 0-0 Valencia 24.11.2005 UCUP GS Vitória SC - Bolton Wanderers FC 1-1 Guimaraes 22.02.2007 UCUP 1/16 RC Celta de Vigo - FC Spartak Moskva 2-1 Vigo 14.03.2007 UCUP 1/8 Tottenham Hotspur FC - SC Braga 3-2 London 28.03.2007 EURO QR Spain - Iceland 1-0 Palma de Mallorca

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Domestic information FC Barcelona (Primera División) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 31/08/08 CD Numancia (A) 0-1 Lineups: Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Puyol, Márquez, Abidal, Xavi Hernández, Touré (Hleb 57), Iniesta (Keita 66), Messi, Eto'o, Henry (Bojan 62) League 13/09/08 Real Racing Club 1-1 Messi 71(pen) Santander (H) Lineups: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Puyol (Bojan 82), Daniel Alves, Abidal, Xavi Hernández, Keita (Messi 59), Hleb (Iniesta 41), Busquets, Eto'o, Pedrito League 21/09/08 Sporting Gijón (A) League 24/09/08 Real Betis Balompié (H) League 28/09/08 RCD Espanyol (A) League 05/10/08 Club Atlético de Madrid (H) League 19/10/08 Athletic Club Bilbao (A) League 26/10/08 UD Almería (H) League 02/11/08 Málaga CF (A) League 09/11/08 Real Valladolid CF (H) League 16/11/08 RC Recreativo de Huelva (A) League 23/11/08 Getafe CF (H) League 30/11/08 Sevilla FC (A) League 07/12/08 Valencia CF (H) League 14/12/08 Real Madrid CF (H) League 21/12/08 Villarreal CF (A) League 04/01/09 RCD Mallorca (H) League 11/01/09 CA Osasuna (A) League 18/01/09 RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) League 25/01/09 CD Numancia (H) League 01/02/09 Real Racing Club Santander (A) League 08/02/09 Sporting Gijón (H)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 RCD Espanyol 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 2 Valencia CF 2 1 1 0 5 2 4 3 UD Almería 2 1 1 0 5 3 4 4 Sevilla FC 2 1 1 0 5 4 4 5 Getafe CF 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 6 Villarreal CF 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 7 Club Atlético de Madrid 2 1 0 1 5 2 3 8 Real Madrid CF 2 1 0 1 5 5 3 9 CD Numancia 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 10 RC Deportivo La Coruña 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 11 Real Valladolid CF 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 12 RC Recreativo de Huelva 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 13 CA Osasuna 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 14 Real Racing Club Santander 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 15 FC Barcelona 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 16 Real Betis Balompié 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 17 Athletic Club Bilbao 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 18 RCD Mallorca 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 19 Málaga CF 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 20 Sporting Gijón 2 0 0 2 4 6 0

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Sporting Clube de Portugal (SuperLiga) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers Cup 16/08/08 FC Porto (H) 2-0 Yannick Djaló 45, 57 Lineups: Rui Patrício, Polga, Marco Caneira, Tonel, Abel, Izmailov, Rochemback, João Moutinho, Romagnoli (Miguel Veloso 67), Derlei (Hélder Postiga 81), Yannick Djaló (Pereirinha 89) League 23/08/08 CD Trofense (H) 3-1 Tonel 5, Izmailov 24, Yannick Djaló 28 Lineups: Rui Patrício, Polga, Tonel, Grimi, Abel, Izmailov, Rochemback, João Moutinho, Romagnoli (Marco Caneira 61), Derlei (Hélder Postiga 90), Yannick Djaló (Pereirinha 80) League 01/09/08 SC Braga (A) 1-0 Hélder Postiga 3 Lineups: Rui Patrício, Abel, Marco Caneira, Tonel, Grimi, Izmailov, Rochemback, João Moutinho, Romagnoli (Miguel Veloso 67), Hélder Postiga (Rodrigo Tiuí 55), Derlei (Vukčević 85) League 21/09/08 CF Os Belenenses (H) League 28/09/08 SL Benfica (A) League 05/10/08 FC Porto (H) League 26/10/08 FC Paços de Ferreira (A) League 02/11/08 Rio Ave FC (A) League 16/11/08 Leixões SC (H) League 23/11/08 A. Naval 1° Maio (A) League 30/11/08 Vitória SC (H) League 07/12/08 CF Estrela da Amadora (A) League 21/12/08 A. Académica de Coimbra (H) League 04/01/09 Vitória FC (A) League 11/01/09 CS Marítimo (H) League 25/01/09 CD Nacional (A) League 01/02/09 CD Trofense (A) League 08/02/09 SC Braga (H) League 15/02/09 CF Os Belenenses (A) League 22/02/09 SL Benfica (H) League 01/03/09 FC Porto (A) League 08/03/09 FC Paços de Ferreira (H) League 15/03/09 Rio Ave FC (H) Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 CD Nacional 2 2 0 0 5 2 6 2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 3 FC Porto 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 4 Vitória SC 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 5 Vitória FC 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 6 SC Braga 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 7 A. Académica de Coimbra 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 8 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 9 A. Naval 1° Maio 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 10 Leixões SC 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 11 SL Benfica 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 12 Rio Ave FC 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 13 CF Os Belenenses 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 14 FC Paços de Ferreira 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 15 CS Marítimo 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 16 CD Trofense 2 0 0 2 2 5 0

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UEFA information

Elite Coaches Forum UEFA has given Europe's top club coaches another unique opportunity to come together and exchange views with the governing body on the state of the European game at a gathering in Nyon, Switzerland. The UEFA Elite Coaches Forum celebrated its tenth anniversary with discussions on tactical and technical trends, the evolution of the European club competitions, the leadership role of the modern coach, how coaches cope with the demands of the high-pressure game today and their relationship with match officials. "It's a short but very intense gathering. Twenty-three top coaches were here, a fantastic turnout from our point of view," said UEFA technical director Andy Roxburgh. "UEFA respects them and listens to what they say, and there are many things that UEFA has taken on board [over the years]." EURO example UEFA hopes that the UEFA Champions League season will carry on in the same spirit that marked UEFA EURO 2008™ in Austria and Switzerland in June. At the UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco, UEFA General Secretary David Taylor recalled the attitude of players, supporters and officials at the EURO tournament, which heartened European football's governing body as it strives to promote the idea of respect throughout football. Congratulating the 32 clubs that have qualified for the UEFA Champions League group phase, Mr Taylor said: "The new European club football season comes hot on the heels of a hugely successful European Championship, where the spirit of both respect and fair play were seen both on and off the field. I'd therefore like to take this opportunity to ask all the clubs, players and officials to continue in that spirit for the season." Only a Game? exhibition Fans from across the globe will be able to get close to some of football's most coveted trophies at the ground-breaking Only a Game? exhibition which opens in Liverpool next month. The UEFA Champions League trophy, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup will all be on display at the interactive exhibition in the World Museum Liverpool. While providing a traditional museum experience, the exhibition also aims to provoke visitors into considering the social and cultural impact of the planet's most popular sport. The exhibition, which will run from 11 October to 1 March 2009, has been organised by UEFA in conjunction with the Northwest Development Agency, the National Football Museum and National Museums Liverpool to mark the city's year as 2008 European Capital of Culture. Charity cheque As ambassador for the European Leukodystrophy Association (ELA), Zinédine Zidane accepted a cheque from UEFA for CHF1m (€619,000) during the draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League in Monaco. At the start of each season UEFA donates CHF1m to a charitable or humanitarian cause. "It is a major contribution by UEFA and an important help for the association I have been sponsoring for the past eight years," Zidane told uefa.com. "I believe we have made good progress and ELA is lucky to receive a cheque from UEFA and its president Michel Platini." Leukodystrophies are rare genetic diseases, and UEFA's donation will help support a four-year project developing a European information and exchange network. Support for referees Europe's top referees and assistant referees have been urged by UEFA to carry on the good work this season and build on the positive results from UEFA EURO 2008™. The annual UEFA summer gathering for its leading match officials was an ideal platform for European football's governing body to give a resounding thumbs-up to the referees, assistants and fourth officials who played a crucial role in nurturing the theme of respect UEFA is striving to promote among players, referees, officials and spectators. "I want to congratulate the 12 referees, 24 assistant referees and eight fourth officials who were at the EURO tournament," said Referee Committee member Volker Roth, who added that the officials had stood up to the challenge of replacing recently retired elite referees. "We had no Pierluigi Collina, Anders Frisk or Markus Merk, but you responded, your performances were great, and we are proud. We ask you to keep up this high level of performance."

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Match-by-match lineups

Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Sporting Clube de Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Basel 1893 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Date Match Result Stadium/Venue 16.09.2008 Basel - Shakhtar - St. Jakob-Park, Basel 16.09.2008 Barcelona - Sporting - Camp Nou, Barcelona 01.10.2008 Sporting - Basel - José Alvalade, 01.10.2008 Shakhtar - Barcelona - RSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Donetsk 22.10.2008 Shakhtar - Sporting - RSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Donetsk 22.10.2008 Basel - Barcelona - St. Jakob-Park, Basel 04.11.2008 Sporting - Shakhtar - José Alvalade, Lisbon 04.11.2008 Barcelona - Basel - Camp Nou, Barcelona 26.11.2008 Shakhtar - Basel - RSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Donetsk 26.11.2008 Sporting - Barcelona - José Alvalade, Lisbon 09.12.2008 Basel - Sporting - St. Jakob-Park, Basel 09.12.2008 Barcelona - Shakhtar - Camp Nou, Barcelona

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Competition facts

• UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones Holders Manchester United FC are hoping 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 1999/00 and 2002/03 that featured a second group stage). In 1992/93, FC Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten 4-3 on aggregate in the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva. 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 CFP on Matchday 1 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 the 2006/07 season 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 6. Laurent Blanc is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 36 years and 339 days, having found the net for Manchester United FC in their 3-2 defeat of Olympiacos CFP on 23 October 2002. 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. In 2006/07, PFC Levski Sofia joined 1. FC Košice in being the only team to have played in the UEFA Champions League and never picked up a point. The Slovakian side have not returned to the competition since losing all six games in their only campaign to date in 1997/98. Six other teams have gone through a single group stage campaign without picking up a point: FC Dynamo Kyiv (2007/08), SK Rapid Wien (2005/06) and RSC Anderlecht (2004/05) plus FC Spartak Moskva and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2002/03, first and second group stage respectively) and Fenerbahçe SK (2001/02, first group stage). Dynamo also conceded 19 goals in their six outings in 2007/08, equalling the record let in during a group stage set by Ferencvárosi TC in the 1995/96 campaign. Before their 3-1 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on Matchday 6 of the 2006/07 campaign, FC Spartak Moskva went 22 games without a win in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC on Matchday 3 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 Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed it in 1999/2000 and Liverpool FC 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 Werder Bremen in 2005/06. Last updated: 01.09.2008

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Team facts

FC Barcelona UEFA club competition milestones • In total, Barcelona have appeared in five European Champion Clubs' Cup finals, winning the 1991/92 competition against UC Sampdoria thanks to a 112th-minute Ronald Koeman free-kick before their triumph in the 2005/06 campaign. • They lost on penalties to FC Steaua Bucureşti in the 1985/86 season, 3-2 to SL Benfica in 1960/61 and 4-0 to AC Milan in 1993/94. Four-time UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners, they lost in the 1968/69 and 1990/91 finals. UEFA Champions League milestones • With Barcelona now in their 13th campaign, the highlight remains the 2-1 win against Arsenal FC in Paris that made them European champions in 2006. Only Manchester United FC and FC Porto (14) have taken part on more occasions. UEFA club competition honours • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1991/92, 2005/06 • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1978/79, 1981/82, 1988/89, 1996/97 • UEFA Super Cup: 1992, 1997 Ten-year record 2007/08: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals 2006/07: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round 2005/06: UEFA Champions League – winners 2004/05: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round 2003/04: UEFA Cup – fourth round 2002/03: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals 2001/02: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals 2000/01: UEFA Cup – semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 1999/00: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals 1998/99: UEFA Champions League – group stage 2007/08 season Domestic record: Barça finished third in Spain last term, ten points behind runners-up Villarreal CF with champions Real Madrid CF a further eight ahead. It was a far cry from the season before where the Catalan side had only lost the title by virtue of a poorer head to head against their rivals from the capital. Barcelona reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey before being knocked out by eventual winners Valencia CF 4-3 on aggregate. European record: UEFA Champions League Group E was a happy hunting ground for Barcelona last season and they went through undefeated, recording four victories and two draws to finish top. They faced Celtic FC in the first knockout round, a 3-2 first-leg win in Glasgow setting up an aggregate success and a quarter-final tie with FC Schalke 04. A pair of 1-0 triumphs earned a last-four spot but there they met Manchester United FC who won through 1-0 overall. United went on to become European champions. Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 8-0: FC Barcelona v ŠKM Púchov 15.10.2003, UEFA Cup first round second leg 8-0: FC Barcelona v Apollon Limassol FC 15.09.1982, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg • Biggest home win 8-0: FC Barcelona v ŠKM Púchov (see above for details) 8-0: FC Barcelona v Apollon Limassol FC (see above for details) • Biggest away win 0-7: Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC v FC Barcelona 12.09.1995, UEFA Cup first round first leg

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• Heaviest defeat 0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv 05.11.1997, UEFA Champions League group stage 4-0: AC Milan v FC Barcelona 18.05.1994, European Champion Clubs' Cup final 0-4: FC Barcelona v 1. FC Köln 05.11.1980, UEFA Cup second round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details) 0-4: FC Barcelona v 1. FC Köln (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 0-3: FC Barcelona v Sevilla FC 25.08.2006, UEFA Super Cup (played at a neutral venue, included here for information purposes) 3-0: AS Roma v FC Barcelona 26.02.2002, UEFA Champions League second group stage 3-0: Beşiktaş JK v FC Barcelona 19.09.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage 4-1: Valencia CF v FC Barcelona 02.05.2000, UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg 3-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Barcelona 22.10.1997, UEFA Champions League group stage 3-0: Manchester United FC v FC Barcelona 21.03.1984, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final second leg 3-0: Aston Villa FC v FC Barcelona 26.01.1983, UEFA Super Cup final second leg 3-0: RSC Anderlecht v FC Barcelona 18.10.1978, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round first leg 3-0: PSV Eindhoven v FC Barcelona 29.03.1978, UEFA Cup semi-finals first leg 3-0: Ipswich Town FC v FC Barcelona 23.11.1977, UEFA Cup third round first leg 3-0: OGC Nice v FC Barcelona 19.09.1973, UEFA Cup first round first leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest win 5-0: FC Barcelona v PFC Levski Sofia 12.09.2006, UEFA Champions League group stage 5-0: FC Barcelona v Panathinaikos FC 02.11.2005, UEFA Champions League group stage 5-0: FC Barcelona v Beşiktaş JK 08.11.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage 5-0: FC Barcelona v AC Sparta Praha 08.12.1999, UEFA Champions League second group stage 5-0: FC Barcelona v AIK Solna 27.10.1999, UEFA Champions League first group stage • Biggest home win 5-0: FC Barcelona v PFC Levski Sofia (see above for details) 5-0: FC Barcelona v Panathinaikos FC (see above for details) 5-0: FC Barcelona v Beşiktaş JK (see above for details) 5-0: FC Barcelona v AC Sparta Praha (see above for details) 5-0: FC Barcelona v AIK Solna (see above for details)

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• Biggest away win 0-3: Fenerbahçe SK v FC Barcelona 18.09.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage • Heaviest defeat 0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details) 4-0: AC Milan v FC Barcelona (see above for details) • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 3-0: AS Roma v FC Barcelona (see above for details) 3-0: Beşiktaş JK v FC Barcelona (see above for details) 4-1: Valencia CF v FC Barcelona (see above for details) 3-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Barcelona (see above for details) Last updated: 01.09.2008

Sporting Clube de Portugal UEFA club competition milestones • Of Portugal's 'big three', Sporting are the only club never to have won the European Champion Clubs' Cup. They did lift the 1963/64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup though, with a 4-3 aggregate win against MTK Budapest. • Sporting's most recent shot at European success came in the 2004/05 UEFA Cup, when they got all the way to the final at their own Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon only to lose 3-1 to PFC CSKA Moskva. Their best European Cup run came in reaching the 1982/83 quarter-finals but they lost 2-1 on aggregate to de Fútbol despite winning the first leg 1-0 at home. UEFA Champions League milestones • All four of the club's previous campaigns – in 1997/98, 2000/01, 2006/07 and 2007/08 – have ended in the group stage. UEFA club competition honours • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1963/64 Ten-year record 2007/08: UEFA Cup – quarter-finals (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage) 2006/07: UEFA Champions League – group stage 2005/06: UEFA Cup – first round (having transferred from European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round) 2004/05: UEFA Cup – runners-up 2003/04: UEFA Cup – second round 2002/03: UEFA Cup – first round (having transferred from European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round) 2001/02: UEFA Cup – third round 2000/01: UEFA Champions League – first group stage 1999/00: UEFA Cup – first round 1998/99: UEFA Cup – first round 2007/08 season Domestic record: Sporting came second to FC Porto for the third season in a row, but did not truly challenge the champions after finishing 14 points adrift. However, they defeated those same rivals in the Portuguese Cup final winning 2-0 after extra time to secure their second consecutive triumph and their 15th overall. European record: Sporting finished third in Group F missing out on the knockout phase, but two wins helped them into the UEFA Cup Round of 32. They swept aside FC Basel 1893 5-0 on aggregate and then defeated Bolton Wanderers FC in the last 16. However, Sporting came unstuck against another British club and the eventual runners-up, Rangers FC, in the quarter-finals after losing 2-0 at home following a goalless first leg in Scotland.

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Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 16-1: Sporting Clube de Portugal v APOEL FC 13.11.1963, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Biggest home win 16-1: Sporting Clube de Portugal v APOEL FC (see above for details) • Biggest away win 0-9: ÍA Akranes v Sporting Clube de Portugal 17.09.1986, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest defeat 5-0: Celtic FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal 02.11.1983, UEFA Cup second round second leg 6-1: Hibernian FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal 27.09.1972, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg 5-0: Vasas SC v Sporting Clube de Portugal 05.10.1966, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Gençlerbirligi SK 27.11.2003, UEFA Cup second round second leg 0-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v FC Spartak Moskva 17.10.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Celtic FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details) 6-1: Hibernian FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details) 5-0: Vasas SC v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details) UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest win 3-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v FC Dynamo Kyiv 12.12.07 UEFA Champions League group stage 3-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v AS Monaco FC 17.09.1997, UEFA Champions League group stage • Biggest home win 3-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details) 3-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v AS Monaco FC (see above for details) • Biggest away win 1-2: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Sporting Clube de Portugal 02.10.2007, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest defeat 4-0: Real Madrid CF v Sporting Clube de Portugal 25.10.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v FC Spartak Moskva (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Real Madrid CF v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details) Last updated: 22.07.2008

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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 Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (1973 - ), 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. :: Squad list The eligible list of players ordered first by playing position and then numeric order. Current season - UCLQ: Total UEFA Champions League appearances in qualifying rounds only. Current season - UCL: Total UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday. Current season - League: Total league appearances based on the date press kit was last updated All-time - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from the 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. All-time - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competition (as defined above) including all qualifying round matches. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. Age: based on the date press kit was last updated BL: Booking list (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended) :: 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 Club competitions ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League UCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship :: Competition stages :: Other Abbreviations F: Final QR3: Third qualifying round AP: Appearances No.: Number GS: Group stage R1: First round Comp.: Competition Pld: Matches played GS1: First group stage R2: Second round D: Drawn Pos.: Position GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round DoB: Date of birth Pts: Points KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round GA: Goals against R: Sent off (red card) PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals GF: Goals for Res.: Result QF: Quarter-finals 1/8: Eighth-finals L: Lost W: Won QR: Qualifying round 1/16: Sixteenth-finals Nat.: Nationality Y: Booked QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg N/a: Not Applicable Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg red) FT: Final tournament P-O: Play-off :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted :: 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.uefa.com.

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