FC Porto v Arsenal FC MATCH PRESS KIT Estádio do Dragão, Porto Wednesday, 6 December 2006 - 20:45CET Group G - Matchday 6

FC Porto and Arsenal FC are level on ten points going into their final game in Group G and if their meeting in the Estádio do Dragão ends all square they will be able to stage a joint qualifying celebration. A draw would take both sides through to the knockout rounds even if PFC CSKA Mosvka, who start the evening two points behind, win their last game away to Hamburger SV.

• In the event of all three teams finishing on eleven points a superior goal difference in the matches involving them means Arsenal would win the section with Porto second and the Moscow team left to compete in the UEFA Cup. A victory for either side in Portugal would leave their opponents missing out on the next stage should CSKA win for the third time in the section.

• The balance in the group shifted considerably with Porto's stirring victory two weeks ago at the Lokomotiv Stadium. Goals in each half from Ricardo Quaresma and captain Lucho González inflicted a first loss of the campaign on CSKA while giving a huge shot in the arm to the Portuguese champions' hopes.

• After starting the campaign with a scoreless home draw and a defeat in London, Jesualdo Ferreira's team have reeled off three successive wins. If they make it four they will go through as group winners and make up for last season when they finished bottom of their section after just one win and two draws from their six games.

Henry milestone • The Matchday 2 game between the sides at Ashburton Grove, Arsenal's first in their new home in the competition proper, went the English team's way from the 38th minute when Thierry Henry notched his 50th goal in European competition. Henry then turned provider, setting up Aleksandr Hleb to score the second. However a yellow card two weeks ago rules the Arsenal captain - the Gunners' five-goal leading scorer as they progressed to last season's final - out of the game in Portugal.

• Porto, twice European Champion Clubs' Cup winners, will also be encouraged by their record against English visitors. They have remained unbeaten in seven, winning four and drawing three. Victories by the same 2-1 scoreline came in both their last two contests, against Manchester United FC in the 2003/04 first knockout round first leg as José Mourinho's side gathered momentum on their way to being crowned champions. Then the following year, against Chelsea FC and with Mourinho now on the other side, Porto beat the London club 2-1 at home in the group stage.

Late drama • For some time on Matchday 5, as Arsenal struggled to overturn Hamburg's early lead, it looked like a qualifying place was slipping away from the hosts. Robin van Persie (52) did eventually wipe out Rafael van der Vaart's strike but only in the final seven minutes did Emmanuel Eboué and Julio Baptista secure a significant win.

• Arsenal have only played one other UEFA tie in Portugal. It came in the 1991/92 European Cup second round when they gained a 1-1 first-leg draw at SL Benfica. However, they went on to lose the home match 3-1.

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Team facts

FC Porto

UEFA club competition milestones • Porto have twice been crowned continental champions. The first European Champion Clubs' Cup success came in the 1986/87 final at the expense of FC Bayern München following a 2-1 win in Vienna. Ludwig Kögl opened the scoring for the Bavarian side after 25 minutes only for Porto to hit back through Rabah Madjer (77) and Juary (80).

• The club also lifted the 2002/03 UEFA Cup with a 3-2 victory at Celtic FC's expense in Sevilla before claiming the ultimate prize for a second time 12 months later with a 3-0 defeat of AS Monaco FC with goals from Carlos Alberto (39), Deco (71) and Dmitri Alenichev (75).

• Porto have also appeared in the 1983/84 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, losing 2-1 to Juventus in Basle.

UEFA club competition honours • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1986/87, 2003/04 • UEFA Cup: 2002/03 • UEFA Super Cup: 1997/98 • European/South American Cup: 1987, 2004

Ten-year record (including current season) • Porto are involved in their tenth UEFA Champions League campaign in 12 seasons and their fourth in a row.

1997/98: UEFA Champions League - group stage 1998/99: UEFA Champions League - group stage 1999/00: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals 2000/01: UEFA Cup - quarter-finals (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round) 2001/02: UEFA Champions League - second group stage 2002/03: UEFA Cup - winners 2003/04: UEFA Champions League - winners 2004/05: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round 2005/06: UEFA Champions League - group stage 2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage

2005/06 season Domestic record: Porto reclaimed the title in fine style, finishing seven points ahead of Sporting Clube de Portugal and a further five in front of previous champions SL Benfica. It meant they again would progress directly to the UEFA Champions League group stage. They also secured the double by winning the Portuguese Cup with a 1-0 defeat of Vitória FC.

European record: Porto disappointed in the group stage last season, being undermined by successive 3-2 defeats by Rangers FC and FC Artmedia. They then defeated FC Internazionale Milano 2-0 but a defeat in the Inter return and draws against Rangers and Artmedia left the club bottom of the section.

Key facts • They have played 97 games in the UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only), winning 38, drawing 25 and losing 34. They have scored 119 goals and conceded 111. In the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League, Porto have played 148 matches with 64 wins, 35 draws, 49 defeats, 220 goals scored and 163 conceded.

• The Portuguese club have played 252 UEFA club competition games to date with 117 victories, 53 draws and 82 defeats, scoring 378 goals in the process while conceding 269.

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Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 9-0: FC Porto v Rabat Ajax FC 17.09.1986, 1986/87 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg

• Biggest home win 9-0: FC Porto v Rabat Ajax FC (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 1-8: FC Porto v Portadown FC 03.10.1990, 1990/91 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, second leg

• Heaviest defeat 5-0: PSV Eindhoven v FC Porto 26.10.1988, 1988/89 European Champion Clubs' Cup, second round, first leg

6-1: AEK Athens FC v FC Porto 13.09.1978, 1978/79 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg

• Heaviest home defeat 1-3: FC Porto v Real Madrid CF 01.10.2003, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League, group stage 0-2: FC Porto v FC Barcelona 07.03.2000, 1999/2000 UEFA Champions League, second group stage 0-2: FC Porto v Real Madrid CF 01.10.1997, 1997/98 UEFA Champions League, group stage 0-2: FC Porto v FC Bayern München 20.03.1991, 1990/91 UEFA Champions League, quarter-finals, second leg 0-2: FC Porto v FC Nantes 15.09.1971, 1971/72 UEFA Cup, first round, first leg 0-2: FC Porto v TJ Cervená hviezda Bratislava 29.09.1959, 1959/60 European Champion Clubs' Cup, preliminary round, second leg

• Heaviest away defeat 5-0: PSV Eindhoven v FC Porto (see above for details) 6-1: AEK Athens FC v FC Porto (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest win 0-5: Werder Bremen v FC Porto 30.03.1994, 1993/94 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Biggest home win 4-1: FC Porto v Hamburger SV 17.10.2006, 2006/07 UEFA Champions League, group stage 3-0: FC Porto v Celtic FC 17.10.2001, 2001/02 UEFA Champions League, first group stage 3-0: FC Porto v AFC Ajax 09.12.1998, 1998/99 UEFA Champions League, group stage 3-0: FC Porto v NK Croatia Zagreb 21.10.1998, 1998/99 UEFA Champions League, group stage 3-0: FC Porto v Rosenborg BK 30.10.1996, 1996/97 UEFA Champions League, group stage

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• Biggest away win 0-5: Werder Bremen v FC Porto (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat 4-0: Real Madrid CF v FC Porto 10.12.1997, 1997/98 UEFA Champions League, group stage 4-0: Manchester United FC v FC Porto 05.03.1997, 1996/97 UEFA Champions League, quarter-finals, first leg

• Heaviest home defeat 1-3: FC Porto v Real Madrid CF (see above for details) 0-2: FC Porto v FC Barcelona (see above for details) 0-2: FC Porto v Real Madrid CF (see above for details) 0-2: FC Porto v FC Bayern München (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Real Madrid CF v FC Porto (see above for details) 4-0: Manchester United FC v FC Porto (see above for details)

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Arsenal FC

UEFA club competition milestones • The 2005/06 season saw Arsenal advance to the European Champion Clubs' Cup final for the first time although they had previously been involved in both UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Cup finals. Their finest UEFA Champions League campaign culminated on 17 May 2006 with a 2-1 defeat by FC Barcelona, after Sol Campbell had given the London club the lead in Paris.

• Arsenal played in three UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals, triumphing in the 1993/94 season when they overcame Parma FC 1-0 thanks to Alan Smith's 22nd-minute goal. The other finals ended in narrow defeats by Valencia CF and Real Zaragoza in 1979/80 and 1994/95 respectively. Following their elimination from the 1999/00 UEFA Champions League at the end of the group stage, Arsenal advanced to the UEFA Cup final only to lose on penalties to Galatasaray SK at Copenhagen's Parken stadium.

UEFA club competition honours • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1993/94

Ten-year record (including current season) • Arsenal are making their ninth successive attempt at winning the UEFA Champions League with their best performance coming last season. They reached the group stage by defeating NK Dinamo Zagreb in the third qualifying round.

1997/98: UEFA Cup - first round 1998/99: UEFA Champions League - group stage 1999/00: UEFA Cup - finalists (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, group stage) 2000/01: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals 2001/02: UEFA Champions League - second group stage 2002/03: UEFA Champions League - second group stage 2003/04: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals 2004/05: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round 2005/06: UEFA Champions League - runners-up 2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage

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2005/06 season Domestic record: Arsenal's impressive late run saw them leapfrog Tottenham Hotspur FC to finish fourth in the English Premiership. Although finishing 24 points behind champions Chelsea FC, it was enough to earn a place in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, the first time they had not entered the competition directly.

European record: As one of the 16 automatic qualifiers, Arsenal breezed through the group stage with five victories from their opening five engagements. The only blemish to their record came on Matchday 6 when they were held to a scoreless draw by AFC Ajax. They then saw off Real Madrid CF in the first knockout round, 1-0 on aggregate, before a 2-0 two-legged result defeated Juventus in the quarter-finals. Villarreal CF were beaten 1-0 on aggregate in the semi-finals to take Arsenal through to the final at the Stade de France, where they lost 2-1 to Barcelona.

Key facts • To date, the Gunners have played 86 matches in the UEFA Champions League, winning 39, drawing 24 and losing 23. In that time, Arsenal have scored 119 goals and conceded 88.

• Their overall European Champion Clubs' Cup record (including all qualifying round matches) reads, played 98, won 46, drawn 25 and lost 27 with 145 goals scored and 99 conceded.

• Overall, Arsenal have played 152 matches in UEFA club competition with 73 wins, 40 draws and 39 losses. In those matches, they scored 238 times while conceding 153 goals.

Records UEFA club competition • Biggest win 0-7: R. Standard de Liège v Arsenal FC 03.11.1993, 1993/94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, second round, second leg

• Biggest home win 6-1: Arsenal FC v FK Austria Wien 18.09.1991, 1991/92 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg

• Biggest away win 0-7: R. Standard de Liège v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat 0-3: Arsenal FC v FC Internazionale Milano 17.09.2003, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League, group stage 4-1: FC Spartak Moskva v Arsenal FC 22.11.2000, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, second group stage 3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Arsenal FC 07.11.2000, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, first group stage 2-5: Arsenal FC v SK Spartak Moskva 29.09.1982, 1982/83 UEFA Cup, first round, second leg

• Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Arsenal FC v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details) 2-5: Arsenal FC v SK Spartak Moskva (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 4-1: FC Spartak Moskva v Arsenal FC (see above for details) 3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

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UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest win 5-1: Arsenal FC v Rosenborg BK 07.12.2004, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League, group stage 1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC 25.11.2003, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League, group stage 0-4: PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal FC 25.09.2002, 2002/03 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Biggest home win 5-1: Arsenal FC v Rosenborg BK (see above for details)

• Biggest away win 1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC (see above for details) 0-4: PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat 4-1: FC Spartak Moskva v Arsenal FC (see above for details) 3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Arsenal FC v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat 4-1: FC Spartak Moskva v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

Last updated: 24 November 2006

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Match facts

Porto

• Seven Porto players have featured in all five UEFA Champions League matches to date: Helton, Pepe, Bruno Alves, Ricardo Quaresma, Lucho González, Lisandro López and Hélder Postiga. Of those, Helton, Pepe, Bruno Alves and Lucho González have played all 450 minutes so far.

• Vítor Baía is by a distance the most experienced member of the Porto squad having played in 56 UEFA Champions League matches and 108 in total in all UEFA club competition. The goalkeeper has not featured so far this season, however, with Brazilian Helton taking his bow both in the UEFA Champions League and European competition against CSKA on Matchday 1 and remaining ever present since then.

• Vítor Baía aside, only Bosingwa and Postiga of the Porto squad have made 20 or more appearances in Europe's premier cup competition with 29 and 20 to their names from a total of 42 and 35 matches respectively in UEFA club competition. Quaresma would reach the 20-game mark should he appear on Matchday 6.

• Helton was one of five Porto players to make their debut in the UEFA Champions League proper on Matchday 1; the others were Ezequias, Anderson, Tarik Sektioui and Adriano. In addition, coach Jesualdo Ferreira was on the touchline for the first time in a UEFA Champions League group stage match.

• Fucile and Vieirinha made their first appearances in UEFA club competition against Hamburg on Matchday 3.

• Hélder Postiga is the top scorer in UEFA club matches in the current Porto squad with seven goals to his name, three more than Sektioui, Lisandro López and Lucho González. The former's goal on Matchday 3 was his first in the UEFA Champions League proper.

• Only four Porto players had scored in the UEFA Champions League before Matchday 3: Pepe, Ricardo Costa, Lucho González and Lisandro López. The latter two then both struck against Hamburg, with Hélder Postiga also on target. Lucho González and Lisandro López also found the net in Germany with Bruno Moraes adding a late third before Quaresma and Lucho González earned victory in Moscow a fortnight ago.

• Lisandro López and Lucho González are two of ten players to have scored three times in the first five games; Didier Drogba, Fernando Morientes and Kaká lead the way after Matchday 4 with five goals each to their name.

• Quaresma and Lisandro have provided two assists to date, three fewer than Juninho Pernambucano, who has set up the most goals.

• Postiga and Lisandro have both had seven shots on goal, five fewer than Kaká who has had the most.

• Quaresma has also missed the target with seven shots, five fewer than Hamburg's Boubacar Sanogo and Robin van Persie who have had the most efforts wide in the competition.

• Postiga has been caught offside nine times, four fewer than Francesco Totti and Mohamed Tchite.

• Paulo Assunção has committed 12 fouls so far, with Brandão the most penalised player having conceded 20 fouls.

• Quaresma is one of the most fouled players in this season's competition having been impeded 15 times. Ronaldinho and Florent Malouda have been stopped illegally on 17 occasions.

• Porto have had 70 shots in total, four fewer than Real Madrid CF and six less than LOSC Lille Métropole who have had the most in the competition.

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• Only Madrid (39 shots) and Valencia CF (36) have had more shots on goal than Porto's total of 35.

• Porto have won 33 corners to date, fewer only than CSKA Moskva who have had 38.

• On average Porto have had 26 minutes of possession per game, more only than FC Steaua Bucuresti, who have had 22 minutes per match on average.

• Bruno Alves turned 25 on 27 November.

• Porto beat Boavista FC 2-0 at home on Saturday to move five points clear at the top of the Portuguese Liga. Quaresma scored the opener early in the second half before Postiga secured the three points.

• Postiga scored his eighth league goal in eleven matches and is still the league's top scorer, three goals ahead of Quaresma .

• Quaresma scored his fifth goal in eleven league games this season at the weekend.

• Striker Adriano came on as a second-half substitute after two months out, including a spell on the sidelines with a leg injury, replacing Postiga.

• Baía recovered from a leg injury, although he remained on the bench while Raul Meireles and Pepe also returned from injury for the Boavista game, although only Pepe made the starting lineup. Meireles came on in the second half.

• João Paulo made his first full league appearance while Ibson started a Liga match for the first time this season.

• Coach Jesualdo Ferreira said: "It was a difficult game during the first half because Boavista played very defensively. But we were able to score and only then could we begin to think about the Arsenal game. We have a good lead at the top of the table but there are still many games left."

• Goalkeeper Helton and defender Pepe are the only two Porto players to have played in every minute of every league game this season.

• The reigning Portuguese champions have scored the most goals in the Liga (26) and have conceded the least (seven).

• Porto are yet to have had a player sent off this season.

• Porto returned from their trip to Moscow to consolidate their Liga lead the following Sunday with a 1-0 win at CF Os Belenenses. In a game they controlled, the Portuguese champions - who were unchanged from the side that had faced CSKA - made sure of the three points just before half-time with Postiga's strike.

• Ferreira admitted his team were not at their best but said the win was deserved: "We can't compare this match with the one against CSKA because we are talking about two completely different types of games. Today we were not so strong but that has also to do with the performance of Belenenses. We could have scored more than one goal in the first half. We controlled the game in the second half and we deserved to win."

• Porto were still without long-term achilles casualties Tomislav Šokota and Pedro Emmanuel while Anderson has an injury to his right fibula and goalkeeper Baía also missed out after sustaining tendonitis in his right leg.

• Holders Porto will play at home against third division side Atlético Clube de Portugal following the draw for the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup that took place on 28 November. The game is scheduled for 7 January.

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Arsenal

• Four Arsenal players have featured in all seven UEFA Champions League matches to date, including qualifying: Kolo Touré, Cesc Fabregas, Aleksandr Hleb and Robin van Persie. Furthermore, Jens Lehmann has appeared in all five group-stage games to date. Of those five, only Lehmann has played all 450 minutes in Group G so far.

• Lehmann made his 50th UEFA Champions League appearance in the 2-1 win at Hamburg on Matchday 1. The German international goalkeeper, who has since taken his total to 54, became the fourth Arsenal player to reach that landmark after Thierry Henry (83 appearances), Fredrik Ljungberg (62) and Lauren (53).

• Tomáš Rosický featured for the 50th time in UEFA club competition at Hamburg. William Gallas (55 appearances), Lauren (72), Ljungberg (85), Lehmann (90) and Henry (108) had already passed their half-century. Hleb made his 50th appearance in Europe against Hamburg a fortnight ago.

• Henry scored his 50th goal in UEFA club competition against Porto on Matchday 2. Hleb's goal in that game was the Belarussian's first in the UEFA Champions League.

• Emmanuel Eboué and Julio Baptista scored their first goals in the UEFA Champions League in the Matchday 5 defeat of Hamburg.

• Johan Djourou made his UEFA Champions League debut on Matchday 1, his third European match after featuring in both matches against NK Dinamo Zagreb in the third qualifying round. Theo Walcott, meanwhile, made his first UEFA Champions League appearance against Porto on Matchday 2.

• Seven different Arsenal players have scored in the group stage this season, with no one finding the net more than once.

• Walcott is one of 18 players who have set up two goals in the first five games, with Juninho Pernambucano the leading assist provider so far with five.

• Robin van Persie has had eight shots on goal in the first four games, four fewer than Kaká who has had the most in the competition.

• Van Persie, together with Boubacar Sanogo, has had the most shots wide in the competition with 12, one more than Henry.

• Henry has been caught offside eleven times in the first five games, two fewer than Francesco Totti and Mohamed Tchite.

• Fabregas has committed 12 fouls so far, eight fewer than Brandão who has been penalised the most.

• The Spanish midfielder has been impeded eleven times so far, two fewer than Hleb. Florent Malouda and Ronaldinho have been fouled the most in the first five matches with 17 each.

• On average Arsenal have had the most possession so far with an average of 34 minutes per game. Arsène Wenger's team have also had an average of 56 per cent of possession in each game, together with Real Madrid CF the highest percentage in the competition.

• The London side have had a total of 66 shots on goal so far, ten fewer than LOSC Lille Métropole who have had the most.

• Justin Hoyte turned 22 on 20 November.

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• Arsenal recorded only their second win in seven Premiership matches on Saturday afternoon with a 3-0 home defeat of north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur FC. Emmanuel Adebayor opened the scoring midway through the first half with a composed finish and Gilberto doubled the lead from the penalty spot shortly before half-time after Rosický had been fouled by Pascal Chimbonda. The win was completed 18 minutes from time as Van Persie was brought down by Jermaine Jenas and Gilberto scored his second of the afternoon from the spot.

• The result extended Arsenal's remarkable run in league matches at their new home. Of the eight Premiership matches played at the Arsenal Stadium since the club moved there in the summer, four have finished 1-1 while Arsenal have won the other four 3-0. In the four draws, Arsenal have fallen behind before pulling level in the second half.

• As Arsenal prepared for Saturday's 152nd derby with Tottenham - the first at their new stadium - they received a blow with the news that Henry's neck injury would rule him out again, preventing him becoming only the seventh foreign player to make 250 Premiership appearances. The only previous Frenchman to reach the mark was former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira.

• In addition Arsène Wenger was without Philippe Senderos through suspension after the Swiss defender's dismissal against Fulham FC in midweek, while Mathieu Flamini (calf), Gallas (thigh), Lauren (knee) and Abou Diaby (ankle) also remained on the sidelines.

• "We needed a lift ahead of the Porto game and showed good character, determination and organisation," Wenger said. "We were under a lot of mental pressure but we had a good team response. We scored first and then it was easier; we were disappointed by our last two results, we realised that as a team we have to give more. You have to work hard for your luck and we did today. I don't know [whether Henry will be back before Christmas]; we have to sit down together and see what's happening. I feel it's a short-term injury."

• Henry is already out of the Porto match because of suspension.

• Arsenal therefore extended their unbeaten run against Tottenham to 15 matches, including 14 in the Premiership.

• Arsenal also kept up their run of winning all the Premiership games they led at half-time - against Watford FC, Reading FC, Liverpool FC and now Tottenham.

• Arsenal's Premiership title hopes faded fast in the week after their dramatic defeat of Hamburg. The following Saturday they fell to a 3-1 loss at Bolton Wanderers FC, where they have not won in the league since April 2002. To make matter worse, two of the goals were scored by former Arsenal striker Nicolas Anelka, who had not scored in the league since his summer return to England from Fenerbahçe SK.

• Abdoulaye Faye headed Bolton into an early lead and Anelka struck just before the break. Gilberto pulled one back immediately, heading in a Fabregas cross, but with Arsenal pushing forward Anelka produced another fine effort late on to settle the game.

• Wenger said: "We had a lack of experience at the back in the decisive moments, but have shown a lot of good qualities going forward as well. We just have to find the right balance now. The target is to get the best out of our potential, keep going and see where we finish at the end of the season."

• The game marked the first time Arsenal had lost a match in which Gilberto had scored; the Brazilian had previously found the net in 14 games in all competitions since joining the London club in 2002. Eleven of those games, including a penalty shoot-out triumph at Doncaster Rovers FC in last season's English League Cup, ended in victory.

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• Henry, who missed the Bolton trip with his neck problem, learned over the next few days that he had missed out on two top awards. First, on Monday, Fabio Cannavaro was named as European Footballer of the Year, with Henry third. The striker was then left out of the three-strong shortlist for the FIFA World Player of the Year award, with Cannavaro up against Zinédine Zidane and Ronaldinho. The star of Arsenal's female team, Kelly Smith, also missed the cut for the FIFA women's award despite helping the club to the UEFA Women's Cup final to be held next April.

• On the day the latter shortlist was announced, Henry was back in the team as Arsenal fell 2-1 at Fulham - their first defeat at Craven Cottage in more than 40 years. Brian McBride and Tomasz Radzinski put Fulham two up within 19 minutes, and although Van Persie's free-kick made it 2-1 at the break, there was no equaliser and midway through the second period Senderos received a second yellow card for a foul on ex-Arsenal man Luis Boa Morte. Walcott hit the post near the end.

• Wenger, whose team therefore fell 16 points behind Premiership leaders Manchester United FC, said: "The game was played at a high pace, I can't fault the team but it's difficult when you're 2-0 down early on. We're playing lots of games but the team showed great spirit and reactions, we fought until the end but it just doesn't seem to be going for us at the moment. Of course we are down and disappointed, but it's part of your job to cope with that - if you want to play at the top level, sometimes it doesn't go your way. We have character and we will respond, don't worry."

• Arsenal's league form may be mixed, but one club striker is on top form - 18-year-old Anthony Stokes, on loan at Scottish Premier League Falkirk FC, who has struck 12 goals in his last eight games.

• Irish B international Stokes hopes to return and break into the Arsenal lineup, saying: "Although the reserves was great and being at Arsenal is brilliant, unless I'm playing first-team football, I'm not going to develop. I just hope, here at Falkirk or somewhere else, that whatever happens in the next year or two I hope I can develop as much as I can and get a better chance at Arsenal."

• Touré is the only player not to have missed a minute of Arsenal's 15 league games to date this season, though Hleb and Fabregas have also taken part in each fixture.

• Fabregas may be an Arsenal regular at 19, but he knows he still has developing to do. “I am still very young and I have to improve," he said last week. "I am working in the gym, doing extra things because it is impossible to be perfect. I would like to improve my passing in the final third and make more assists."

• Arsenal will visit Liverpool FC in the third round of the FA Cup, a meeting of the last two winners of the competition. The tie will be played on the weekend of 6 and 7 January.

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Competition facts

• UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones

Holders FC Barcelona are not having an easy ride this time around. Failure to beat Werder Bremen would make them 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, Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten 4-3 on aggregate in the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva.

Manchester United FC could become the first team to win their first three games in a group stage and still not progress if they fail to pick up at least a point against SL Benfica.

Alessandro Costacurta will extend the UEFA Champions League oldest player record he set on Matchday 5 to 40 years and 226 days if he features against LOSC Lille Métropole. Against AEK Athens FC on Matchday 5, the veteran defender was 40 years and 211 days, 94 days older than previous record holder, Club Brugge KV goalkeeper Dany Verlinden when he played the full 90 minutes against AFC Ajax on 9 December 2003. Laurent Blanc is currently 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.

For those already-qualified clubs considering giving a chance to young players, 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 Bucuresti on 23 November 1994. He was then sent off in the 37th minute.

PFC Levski Sofia have double incentive for wanting to do well at Chelsea FC. They are aiming to avoid joining 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 did just that in their maiden campaign in 1997/98, and have not returned to the competition since. Only five other teams have ever gone through a single group stage campaign without picking up a point namely SK Rapid Wien (05/06), RSC Anderlecht (04/05), FC Spartak Moskva and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (02/03, first and second group stage respectively) and Fenerbahçe SK (01/02, first group stage).

Levski have also shipped 15 goals in their first five outings this term, just four short of the record number let in during a group stage set by Ferencvárosi TC (19) in the 1995/96 campaign.

Spartak have not won in their last 22 games in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC on Matchday 3 this season. AEK ended their run of 21 games without a win with a 1-0 home victory against LOSC Lille Métropole on Matchday 4.

Spartak extended their sequence without a win to 22 games with the 2-2 home draw against FC Bayern München on Matchday 5. Those 22 games are made up of 17 defeats and five draws. The last time Spartak won was 22 November 2000 with a 4-1 second group stage victory at home against Arsenal FC. Interestingly, Spartak’s last away win was at Sporting Clube de Portugal, their Matchday 6 opponents, when they won 3-0 in Lisbon on 17 October 2000. They have not won in their last 12 away games in Europe’s premier club competition.

For all their defensive solidity, CSKA have only scored two goals in the first five games. They can take comfort from the achievement of Villarreal CF last season and AS Roma in the 2002/03 first group stage, as both clubs advanced to the next phase with just three goals to their name. Villarreal are a particularly noteworthy example, as they made it all the way to the semi-finals in their debut campaign in the competition.

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AEK and AS Roma can still go through with seven points. The first to do it since three points for a win was introduced in 1995/96 were Legia Warszawa that season before Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed it in 1999/00 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 Bremen last term.

• UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

Domestic champions: This season's competition features 16 domestic league winners from last season, but none of the eight groups comprising the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League features four champions. Only Group A features three league winners from the last campaign with England, Spain and Bulgaria represented by their champions, namely Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona and PFC Levski Sofia. The fourth club in the group, Werder Bremen, finished second in last season's Bundesliga, five points behind FC Bayern München. All of the remaining groups feature two domestic league winners with the exception of Group H, where Belgian side RSC Anderlecht are the only champions. Group rivals AEK Athens FC were runners-up in Greece, while LOSC Lille Métropole and AC Milan were classified in third place in Ligue 1 and Serie A respectively. Alongside 16 champions, there are nine runners-up and six third-placed finishers. Arsenal FC are the only club in the group stage to have finished in fourth place in their domestic league championship last season.

Consecutive participations: This season, Manchester United FC have extended their consecutive participation in the UEFA Champions League to eleven, a record in the competition. Bayern, PSV Eindhoven, Olympiacos CFP and Real Madrid CF are making their tenth consecutive appearances, one ahead of Arsenal.

Knockout streak: In qualifying for the 2005/06 knockout phase, Real Madrid CF equalled Manchester United FC's record of nine consecutive seasons in advancing past the group stage. While United's streak came to an end last season, Madrid have featured in the knockout phase every time since the 1996/97 campaign. In those nine seasons, United won the competition once while they also advanced as far as the semi-finals twice, the quarter-finals four times and the first knockout round twice in the other eight seasons. Madrid, meanwhile, have won the competition three times in the last nine years while they advanced as far as the semi-finals twice and the quarter-finals twice. However, in the last two seasons their interest in the competition has ended at the first knockout round.

European return: Of all 32 clubs competing in this season's UEFA Champions League, only FC Spartak Moskva and FC Girondins de Bordeaux did not participate in a UEFA club competition during the 2005/06 season. Indeed, the two clubs are making their first appearance in UEFA club competition since the 2003/04 season.

Past masters: Four clubs competing in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League were involved in the competition when it started during the 1992/93 season. AC Milan were beaten finalists (losing to Olympique de Marseille), while PSV Eindhoven, PFC CSKA Moskva and FC Porto all participated in the group stage. In addition, AEK Athens FC and FC Barcelona were knocked out in the second round, the last hurdle before the group stage.

Long road for debutants: Five clubs have advanced to the group stage from the European Champion Clubs' Cup second qualifying round including this season's two debutants, FC København and PFC Levski Sofia. They are joined by FC Spartak Moskva, FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Steaua Bucuresti as clubs who had to play four matches to claim their place in the group stage of the competition. A debutant has not won the competition since Juventus in 1995/96, the Italian side becoming the third club to achieve this following Olympique de Marseille (1992/93, first UEFA Champions League final) and AFC Ajax (1994/95).

No qualifiers: Of the 32 clubs involved in the group stage, only AS Roma and FC Girondins de Bordeaux have yet to play a qualifying round match in order to reach the UEFA Champions League. Roma are making their fourth appearance in the competition, while Bordeaux are involved for the second time.

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Pedigree: Four of the former winners of the competition since it included a group stage element from the 1992/93 season are not participating in this season's UEFA Champions League, namely Olympique de Marseille (1992/93), AFC Ajax (1994/95), Juventus (1995/96) and BV Borussia Dortmund (1996/97). The last ten winners of the competition, Real Madrid CF (three), Manchester United FC, FC Bayern München, AC Milan, FC Porto, Liverpool FC and FC Barcelona are involved in this season's group stage. Only three winners from the last ten UEFA Cup finals are not involved in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage, namely Parma FC (1998/99), Feyenoord (2001/02) and Sevilla FC (2005/06). Liverpool and Porto have won both competitions in the past decade, while the remaining UEFA Cup winners in that time are FC Internazionale Milano, Galatasaray SK, Valencia CF and PFC CSKA Moskva.

• UEFA Champions League: All-time records Biggest wins 8-3: AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (05.11.2003) 7-0: Juventus v Olympiacos CFP (10.12.2003) 7-2: Paris Saint-Germain FC v Rosenborg BK (24.10.2000) 7-2: Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (08.03.2005) 6-0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (17.03.1993) 6-0: Leeds United AFC v Besiktas JK (26.09.2000) 6-0: Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk (25.09.2002) Monaco's record victory was achieved in part thanks to the exploits of Dado Pršo, who scored four of his seven 2003/04 UEFA Champions League goals that evening against Deportivo. Only one team has scored more than five goals in an away game, Manchester United FC winning 6-2 at Brøndby IF in 1998/99.

Most goals in a season 12: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 2002/03) 10: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus, 1997/98) 10: Mário Jardel (FC Porto, 1999/00) 10: Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, 1999/00) 10: Raúl González (Real Madrid CF, 1999/00) 10: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 2001/02) 10: Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan, 2002/03) Andriy Shevchenko finished as top scorer in 2005/06 with nine goals, three behind the record mark set for one season.

Four goals in a match Marco van Basten (AC Milan 4-0 IFK Göteborg, 25.11.1992) Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000) Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003) Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC 4-1 AC Sparta Praha, 03.11.2004) Andriy Shevchenko (Fenerbahçe SK 0-4 AC Milan, 23.11.2005) Of these four-goal hauls, Dado Pršo's against Deportivo was the quickest. He scored his first goal 26 minutes into the game and his fourth just 23 minutes later.

Fastest goal in a match 20.07 secs: Gilberto (PSV Eindhoven 0-4 Arsenal FC, 25.09.2002) 20.12 secs: Alessandro Del Piero (Manchester United FC 3-2 Juventus, 01.10.1997) 21.20 secs: Clarence Seedorf (FC Schalke 04 2-2 AC Milan, 28.09.2005) 25.40 secs: Marek Kincl (Club Brugge KV 3-2 SK Rapid Wien, 02.11.2005) 28.21 secs: Mariano Bombarda (Willem II 3-4 AC Sparta Praha, 20.10.1999) AC Milan's joy at Clarence Seedorf's first-minute goal against FC Schalke 04 in the 2005/06 group stage was short-lived - Søren Larsen equalised for the home side in the third minute.

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Fastest hat-tricks 9 mins: Mike Newell (Blackburn Rovers FC 4-1 Rosenborg BK, 06.12.1995) 19 mins: Marco Simone (Rosenborg BK 1-4 AC Milan, 25.09.1996) 19 mins: Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003) 21 mins: Sigurd Rushfeldt (Rosenborg BK 3-0 Galatasaray SK, 21.10.1998) 21 mins: Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000) Rosenborg conceded 16 goals the season Mike Newell scored his rapid hat-trick, three fewer than the UEFA Champions League group stage record set by Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC the same season.

Youngest players to score 17 years, 195 days: Peter Oforiquaye (Rosenborg BK 5-1 Olympiacos CFP, 01.10.1997) 17 years, 218 days: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal FC 5-1 Rosenborg BK, 07.12.2004) 17 years, 241 days: Martin Klein (Panathinaikos FC 2-1 AC Sparta Praha, 27.02.2002) 17 years, 353 days: Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 Rosenborg BK, 06.12.2005) 18 years, 61 days: Sammy Kuffour (FC Bayern München 2-2 FC Spartak Moskva, 02.11.1994) 18 years, 70 days: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-4 FC Bayern München, 07.12.1994) Peter Oforiquaye became the youngest player to score, but Celestine Babayaro is still the youngest to appear, having begun RSC Anderlecht's game against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994 aged 16 years and 87 days.

• UEFA club competition and UEFA Champions League: All-time record appearances and goalscoring

Appearances: UEFA club competition Note: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competitions (UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup)

120+ 162 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 133 Luís Figo (Sporting Clube de Portugal, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK) 129 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München) 122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF) 121 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)

110-119 117 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano) 117 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan) 116 Phillip Cocu (BV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona) 114 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 114 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF) 112 Stefan Reuter (1. FC Nürnberg, FC Bayern München, Juventus, BV Borussia Dortmund) 111 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 110 Pavel Nedvěd (AC Sparta Praha, S.S. Lazio, Juventus)

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100-109 109 Amedeo Carboni (UC Sampdoria, AS Roma, Valencia CF) 108 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC) 108 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, RC Celta de Vigo, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC) 108 Vítor Baía (FC Porto, FC Barcelona) 107 Stefan Klos (BV Borussia Dortmund, Rangers FC) 107 Roar Strand (Rosenborg BK) 106 Filip De Wilde (KSK Beveren, RSC Anderlecht, Sporting Clube de Portugal) 106 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 106 Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid CF) 105 Michel Preud'homme (R. Standard de Liège, KV Mechelen, SL Benfica) 105 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF) 105 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC) 105 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC) 105 Lilian Thuram (AS Monaco FC, Parma FC, Juventus, FC Barcelona) 104 Gert Verheyen (RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV) 103 Ciro Ferrara (SSC Napoli, Juventus) 102 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 101 Edgar Davids (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano, Tottenham Hotspur FC) 101 Bülent Korkmaz (Galatasaray SK) 101 Manuel Sanchís (Real Madrid CF) 100 Lothar Matthäus (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano) 100 Javier Zanetti (FC internazionale Milano)

95-99 99 Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club Bilbao, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Bayern München) 99 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC) 99 Edwin van der Sar (AFC Ajax, Juventus, Fulham FC, Manchester United FC) 99 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF) 98 Angelo Peruzzi (AS Roma, Juventus, S.S. Lazio) 97 Francisco Gento (Real Madrid CF) 97 Patrick Kluivert (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United FC, Valencia CF) 97 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC) 96 Marc Overmars (AFC Ajax, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 96 Michael Reiziger (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, FC Barcelona, Middlesbrough FC, PSV Eindhoven) 95 Ray Clemence (Liverpool FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC) 95 Rui Costa (SL Benfica, AC Fiorentina, AC Milan) 95 Gheorghe Hagi (CF Sportul Studentesc, FC Steaua Bucuresti, Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK) 95 Erik Hoftun (Rosenborg BK)

Appearances: UEFA Champions League Note: This list considers group stage to final only; Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competition

100+ 106 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 104 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF) 101 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)

90-99 99 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München) 99 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 95 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC) 94 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)

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80-89 89 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC) 89 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC) 87 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan) 83 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC) 83 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 81 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK) 80 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF) 80 Hasan Salihamidžić (FC Bayern München) 80 Zinédine Zidane (Juventus, Real Madrid CF)

70-79 79 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 79 Guti (Real Madrid CF) 79 Iván Helguera (Real Madrid CF) 78 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC) 78 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF) 77 Míchel Salgado (Real Madrid CF) 76 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF) 74 Phillip Cocu (PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona) 74 Edgar Davids (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano) 74 Robert Pirès (Olympique de Marseille, Arsenal FC) 74 Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United FC) 74 Sylvain Wiltord (FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Arsenal FC, Olympique Lyonnais) 73 Michael Reiziger (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, FC Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven) 72 Samuel Kuffour (FC Bayern München) 72 Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Olympiacos CFP) 71 Roy Keane (Manchester United FC)

Others (involved in this season's competition only) 69 Mehmet Scholl (FC Bayern München) 68 Patrick Kluivert (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona) 67 Mikaël Silvestre (FC Internazionale Milano, Manchester United FC) 67 Patrick Vieira (Arsenal FC, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano) 66 Alessandro Nesta (S.S. Lazio, AC Milan) 65 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan) 62 Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal FC) 62 Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona) 61 Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona)

Goals: UEFA club competition Note: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competitions (UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup)

50+ 62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) 56 Eusébio (SL Benfica) 56 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 56 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 55 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan) 51 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) 50 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC)

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45-49 47 Carlos Santillana (Real Madrid CF) 46 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona) 45 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 45 Jupp Heynckes (Hannover 96, VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach)

Goals: UEFA Champions League Note: This list considers group stage to final only; Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competition

40+ 54 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 47 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 43 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan) 42 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)

30-39 37 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 35 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan) 32 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)

20-29 29 Patrick Kluivert (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona) 28 David Trezeguet (AS Monaco FC, Juventus) 27 Roy Makaay (RC Deportivo La Coruña, FC Bayern München) 27 Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Olympiacos CFP) 25 Mário Jardel (FC Porto, Galatasaray SK) 24 Giovane Elber (FC Bayern München, Olympique Lyonnais) 24 Hernán Crespo (Parma FC, S.S. Lazio, FC Internazionale Milano, Chelsea FC, AC Milan) 24 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 23 Jari Litmanen (AFC Ajax, Liverpool FC) 21 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC) 20 Serhiy Rebrov (FC Dynamo Kyiv) 20 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC) 20 Marco Simone (AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain FC, AS Monaco FC)

Others (involved in this season's competition only) 19 Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United FC)

Goals: UEFA Champions League/European Champion Clubs' Cup Note: This list considers the all-time goalscorers list in both competitions including all qualifying round matches; Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competition

50+ 54 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 52 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan) 51 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)

40-49 49 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) 47 Eusébio (SL Benfica) 42 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)

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UEFA information

First knockout round draw The 2006/07 UEFA Champions League first knockout round draw will take place from 12.00CET on Friday 15 December at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight group winners will be drawn against the eight runners-up into two-legged ties to be played on 20/21 February and 6/7 March. Clubs from the same country cannot be drawn against each other while teams who met in the group stage will also be kept apart. Group runners-up must play the first leg at home. The quarter-finals will follow on 3/4 and 10/11 April, with the semi-finals on 24/25 April and 1/2 May. The final will be played in Athens on 23 May. The full visual identity for the showpiece event will be unveiled during the draw. Media representatives wishing to attend have to apply via email to [email protected] before midday on 14 December.

Player registration The 2006/07 UEFA Champions League regulations state that for all matches from the start of the first knockout round, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players for the remaining matches in the current competition. Such registration must be completed by 1 February. One player from the above quota of three who has played in UEFA club competition matches for another competing club in the current season may be exceptionally registered, provided that the player has not been fielded in the same competition for another club and/or for another club that is currently in the same competition.

UEFA Executive Committee The UEFA Executive Committee holds its final meeting of a hectic year at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland on Thursday and Friday. The UEFA club competition access list for the 2007/08 season will be examined, together with requests by the associations of San Marino and Andorra for one place in the UEFA Champions League. Terms of reference for the new European Professional Football Strategy Forum promoting and developing dialogue on the European club game will also be discussed.

European Union affairs Concerted co-operation between UEFA and the European political authorities, and the protection of sport's specific nature in future EU legislation, are crucial for football's wellbeing. This was the message from the fourth UEFA Seminar on European Union Affairs held last Thursday and Friday at the Belgian FA headquarters in Brussels, attended by senior EU officials, members of the European parliament and representatives of UEFA's 52 member associations. The seminar put particular focus on the Independent European Sport Review, which has UEFA's full endorsement, and which contains key recommendations for football's wellbeing. The Brussels gathering also gave an update on the current state of UEFA's essential dialogue with the European authorities, and on developments in EU policies and what these mean for European football.

Medical symposium Also last week, UEFA vice-president Senes Erzik welcomed medical experts from across the sporting world to the fourth UEFA Medical Symposium in Istanbul. In his opening address, he said: "Sports medicine plays an increasingly essential role in modern football. Players now play more matches than ever before and in doing so they place their bodies under excessive physical strain. As the demands on top level players intensify, greater importance is placed appropriate and specific medical support. It is this increase in importance and the constantly changing nature of sports medicine that makes a football specific medical symposium necessary."

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Head coach profiles

Jesualdo Ferreira Date of birth: 6 June 1946 Nationality: Portuguese Coaching career: A. Académica de Coimbra, CF Estrela da Amadora, FAR Rabat, Portuguese Football Association (youth coach), FC Alverca, SL Benfica, SC Braga, Boavista FC, FC Porto

Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira has come a long way before arriving at FC Porto prior in summer 2006 at the age of 60. Despite a low-key playing career, it gave him a valuable grounding and he was quick to put those lessons into practice as a coach at A. Académica de Coimbra and CF Estrela da Amadora. His career took a step forward as assistant to António Oliveira at SL Benfica, and he was part of the coaching set-up that brought the Portuguese title to the Lisbon club in 1993/94. He then moved abroad to take charge of Moroccan outfit FAR Rabat.

He returned to his homeland within a year to work with the Portuguese Football Association between 1996 and 2000, including an assistant role in the senior set-up and responsibility for the Under-21 side. He then had a brief spell at FC Alverca before returning to Benfica but failed to make an impact after taking full control of first-team affairs and left in April 2003. Success with SC Braga was just around the corner, however, whom he guided to fifth place in 2003/04 and fourth in each of the following two seasons.

He was naturally a coach in demand and in May 2006 was given the reins at Boavista FC, only to leave without taking charge of a single competitive match. The vacancy at cross-city rivals Porto was too good to resist the following August and he did not hesitate in signing a one-year contract with the 2004 UEFA Champions League winners. He then earned a further year in signing an extension in November 2006. Having taken unfashionable Braga into the UEFA Cup three seasons running, including the 2006/07 campaign, Ferreira has a chance for glory in the finest club competition of all.

Arsène Wenger Date of birth: 22 October 1949 Nationality: French Playing career: AS Mutzig, FC Mulhouse, AS Vauban, RC Strasbourg Coaching career: RC Strasbourg (assistant coach), AS Cannes (assistant coach), AS Nancy-Lorraine, AS Monaco FC, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Arsenal FC

Arsène Wenger was never covered in glory as a player, but has more than made up for his lack of playing success in his time as a coach, turning Arsenal FC into one of Europe's top teams thanks to his incredible eye for a bargain and an astute footballing mind.

Born in Strasbourg, Wenger worked at RC Strasbourg and AS Cannes before AS Nancy-Lorraine offered him his big break. He impressed sufficiently to be offered the job as coach of AS Monaco FC in 1987. Within a year Monaco scooped the French championship and Wenger the Manager of the Year award. He reportedly turned down France and FC Bayern München to continue at Monaco, although he did subsequently move on to Japan and enjoy tremendous success with Nagoya Grampus Eight.

Appointed by Arsenal in September 1996, Wenger became the first foreigner to win the Premiership in 1998, adding the first of four FA Cup triumphs to boot. The Gunners lost the 2000 UEFA Cup final to Galatasaray SK but claimed another double in 2002, and in 2004 played some swashbuckling football en route to becoming the first team since 1889 to negotiate a top-flight season unbeaten. Wenger, given the freedom of Islington for his domestic success in north London, nearly topped all of his achievements by taking Arsenal to the UEFA Champions League final last May, only for FC Barcelona to come from behind for a 2-1 victory.

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Squad list

Porto Current Season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Helton BRA 18.05.78 - - 5 - 12 - 5 - 15 - 24 Paulo Ribeiro POR 06.03.84 ------32 Hugo Ventura POR 14.01.88 ------99 Vítor Baía POR 15.10.69 ------56 - 108 - Defenders 2 Ricardo Costa POR 16.05.81 - - 1 - 1 - 12 1 20 2 3 Pepe BRA 26.02.83 - - 5 - 12 1 15 2 16 2 5 Marek Čech SVK 26.01.83 - - 3 - 9 1 8 - 12 - 12 Bosingwa POR 24.08.82 - - 4 - 10 - 30 - 43 - 13 Fucile URU 19.11.84 - - 3 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 14 Bruno Alves POR 27.11.81 - - 5 - 11 - 8 - 13 - 15 Ezequias BRA 28.01.81 - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 26 João Paulo POR 06.06.81 - - - - 1 - - - 12 - Midfielders 6 Ibson BRA 07.11.83 - - - - 4 - 3 - 3 - 7 Ricardo Quaresma POR 26.09.83 - - 5 1 11 5 19 1 31 2 8 Lucho González ARG 19.01.81 - - 5 3 12 2 11 4 11 4 10 Anderson BRA 13.04.88 - - 3 - 7 - 3 - 3 - 11 Tarik Sektioui NED 13.05.77 - - 1 - 4 1 1 - 27 4 16 Raul Meireles POR 17.03.83 - - 4 - 9 1 6 - 6 - 18 Paulo Assunção BRA 25.01.80 - - 4 - 10 - 8 - 13 - 21 Alan BRA 19.09.79 - - 2 - 4 - 6 - 10 - 30 Fabinho POR 11.01.88 ------31 Diogo Valente POR 23.09.84 - - - - 1 - - - - - 35 André Castro POR 02.04.88 ------36 Rui Pedro POR 02.07.88 ------Forwards 9 Lisandro López ITA 02.03.83 - - 5 3 12 2 7 4 7 4 17 Vieirinha POR 24.01.86 - - 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 20 Jorginho BRA 06.05.77 - - 3 - 6 - 9 - 9 - 23 Hélder Postiga POR 02.08.82 - - 5 1 11 9 21 1 36 7 28 Adriano BRA 03.01.79 - - 2 - - - 2 - 4 1 29 Bruno Moraes BRA 07.07.84 - - 3 1 7 1 5 1 5 1 33 Daniel Candeias POR 25.02.88 ------34 André Monteiro POR 16.03.88 ------Coach Jesualdo Ferreira POR 24.05.46 - - 5 - - - 5 - 9 -

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Squad list

Arsenal Current Season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Jens Lehmann GER 10.11.69 - - 5 - 14 - 54 - 90 - 21 Mart Poom EST 03.02.72 ------2 - 24 Manuel Almunia ESP 19.05.77 2 - - - 1 - 7 - 9 - 36 Vito Mannone ITA 02.03.88 ------Defenders 5 Kolo Touré CIV 19.03.81 2 - 5 - 15 1 42 2 44 2 6 Philippe Senderos SUI 14.02.85 - - 1 - 2 - 9 - 11 - 10 William Gallas FRA 17.08.77 - - 4 - 10 2 41 2 55 2 12 Lauren CMR 19.01.77 ------53 1 72 2 20 Johan Djourou SUI 18.01.87 2 - 2 - 11 - 2 - 4 - 22 Gaël Clichy FRA 26.07.85 - - 3 - 6 - 10 - 10 - 27 Emmanuel Eboué CIV 04.06.83 2 - 3 1 11 - 14 1 23 1 31 Justin Hoyte ENG 20.11.84 2 - 4 - 8 - 6 - 8 - 33 Matthew Connolly ENG 24.09.87 ------34 Ryan Garry ENG 29.09.83 ------Midfielders 2 Abou Diaby FRA 11.05.86 ------2 - 6 - 4 Cesc Fabregas ESP 04.05.87 2 2 5 - 15 - 23 2 25 4 7 Tomáš Rosický CZE 04.10.80 1 - 4 1 11 - 35 9 53 9 8 Fredrik Ljungberg SWE 16.04.77 1 1 2 - 7 - 62 13 85 16 9 Julio Baptista BRA 01.10.81 - - 2 1 6 - 9 1 17 6 13 Aleksandr Hleb BLS 01.05.81 2 - 5 1 15 1 23 1 50 5 15 Denilson BRA 16.02.88 ------16 Mathieu Flamini FRA 07.03.84 2 1 3 - 9 1 19 - 30 1 17 Alexandre Song CMR 09.09.87 - - 1 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 19 Gilberto BRA 07.10.76 2 - 4 1 14 4 35 4 37 4 Forwards 11 Robin van Persie NED 06.08.83 2 1 5 1 13 5 20 4 32 5 14 Thierry Henry FRA 17.08.77 1 - 4 1 12 6 83 42 108 50 25 Emmanuel Adebayor TGO 26.02.84 2 - 3 - 12 3 20 1 31 5 30 Jérémie Aliadière FRA 30.03.83 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 32 Theo Walcott ENG 16.03.89 1 - 4 - 9 - 4 - 5 - Coach Arsène Wenger FRA 22.10.49 2 - 5 - - - 93 - 140 -

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Match-by-match lineups - Group G

Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts Arsenal FC 5 3 1 1 7 3 10 FC Porto 5 3 1 1 9 4 10 PFC CSKA Moskva 5 2 2 1 2 2 8 Hamburger SV 5 0 0 5 4 13 0 Date Match Results Venue 13.09.2006 Porto v CSKA Moskva 0-0 Porto Goals: - Porto: Helton, Pepe, Quaresma (Alan 61), Lucho González, Anderson, Sektioui (Hélder Postiga 46), Bosingwa, Bruno Alves, Ezequias, Paulo Assunção, Adriano (Lisandro López 71) CSKA Moskva: Akinfeev, Šemberas, Ignashevich, A. Berezutskiy, Carvalho (Gusev 91' ), Vágner Love (Olić 76' ), Krasić, Zhirkov, Dudu (V. Berezutskiy 87' ), Aldonin, Rahimić Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø(NOR) Date Match Results Venue 13.09.2006 Hamburg v Arsenal 1-2 Hamburg Goals: 0-1 Gilberto 12, 0-2 Rosický 53, 1-2 Sanogo 91 Hamburg: Kirschstein, Reinhardt, Mathijsen, Wicky (Wächter 12), Kompany, Jarolím, Trochowski, Sanogo, Demel (Mahdavikia 54), De Jong, Ljuboja (Guerrero 82) Arsenal: Lehmann, Fabregas, Kolo Touré (Hoyte 29' ), Rosický, Gallas, Van Persie (Baptista 70' ), Hleb (Flamini 70' ), Gilberto, Djourou, Adebayor, Eboué Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (SWE) Date Match Results Venue 26.09.2006 CSKA Moskva v Hamburg 1-0 Moscow Goals: 1-0 Dudu 59 CSKA Moskva: Akinfeev, Šemberas (Krasić 46), Ignashevich, A. Berezutskiy, Carvalho (Jô 85), Olić (Aldonin 76), Vágner Love, Zhirkov, Dudu, V. Berezutskiy, Rahimić Hamburg: Wächter, Sorín (Guerrero 69' ), Reinhardt, Mathijsen, Wicky, Mahdavikia, Kompany, Jarolím, Sanogo, De Jong (Trochowski 70' ), Ljuboja (Lauth 80' ) Referee: Jan Wegereef(HOL) Date Match Results Venue 26.09.2006 Arsenal v Porto 2-0 London Goals: 1-0 Henry 38, 2-0 Hleb 48 Arsenal: Lehmann, Fabregas, Kolo Touré, Rosický, Gallas (Song 93), Van Persie (Ljungberg 74), Hleb (Walcott 86), Henry, Gilberto, Eboué, Hoyte Porto: Helton, Ricardo Costa (Raul Meireles 46' ), Pepe, Čech, Quaresma, Lucho González, Anderson (Adriano 66' ), Bosingwa, Bruno Alves, Paulo Assunção, Hélder Postiga (Lisandro López 46' ) Referee: Stefano Farina (ITA) Date Match Results Venue 17.10.2006 CSKA Moskva v Arsenal 1-0 Moscow Goals: 1-0 Carvalho 24 CSKA Moskva: Akinfeev, Šemberas, Ignashevich, A. Berezutskiy, Carvalho (Taranov 89), Vágner Love (Olić 86), Zhirkov, Dudu, Aldonin (Krasić 93), V. Berezutskiy, Rahimić Arsenal: Lehmann, Fabregas, Kolo Touré, Rosický (Walcott 80' ), Gallas, Van Persie (Adebayor 68' ), Hleb, Henry, Gilberto, Djourou (Clichy 75' ), Hoyte Referee: Manuel Mejuto González(ESP) Date Match Results Venue 17.10.2006 Porto v Hamburg 4-1 Porto Goals: 1-0 Lisandro López 14, 2-0 Lucho González 48, 3-0 Hélder Postiga 69, 4-0 Lisandro López 81, 4-1 Trochowski 89

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Porto: Helton, Pepe, Čech, Quaresma (Vieirinha 80), Lucho González, Lisandro López, Anderson (Jorginho 43), Fucile, Bruno Alves, Raul Meireles, Hélder Postiga (Bruno Moraes 75) Hamburg: Kirschstein, Sorín, Atouba (Guerrero 68' ), Mathijsen, Wicky (Klingbeil 54' ), Mahdavikia, Trochowski, Sanogo, De Jong, Benjamin (Fillinger 46' ), Ljuboja Referee: Alain Hamer (LUX) Date Match Results Venue 01.11.2006 Arsenal v CSKA Moskva 0-0 London Goals: - Arsenal: Lehmann, Fabregas (Flamini 89), Kolo Touré, Rosický, Gallas, Van Persie (Aliadière 82), Hleb (Walcott 71), Henry, Gilberto, Clichy, Hoyte CSKA Moskva: Akinfeev, Šemberas, Ignashevich, A. Berezutskiy, Carvalho (Taranov 92' ), Vágner Love (Olić 85' ), Krasić (Aldonin 40' ), Zhirkov, Dudu, V. Berezutskiy, Rahimić Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ(SVK) Date Match Results Venue 01.11.2006 Hamburg v Porto 1-3 Hamburg Goals: 0-1 Lucho González 44, 0-2 Lisandro López 61, 1-2 Van der Vaart 62, 1-3 Bruno Moraes 87 Hamburg: Kirschstein, Sorín, Atouba (Berisha 65), Mathijsen, Mahdavikia, Kompany (Klingbeil 71), Trochowski, Sanogo, Van der Vaart, Feilhaber, Ljuboja (Guerrero 58) Porto: Helton, Pepe, Quaresma, Lucho González, Lisandro López (Jorginho 82' ), Bosingwa, Fucile, Bruno Alves, Raul Meireles (Čech 92' ), Paulo Assunção, Hélder Postiga (Bruno Moraes 70' ) Referee: Laurent Duhamel (FRA) Date Match Results Venue 21.11.2006 CSKA Moskva v Porto 0-2 Moscow Goals: 0-1 Quaresma 2, 0-2 Lucho González 61 CSKA Moskva: Akinfeev, Šemberas, A. Berezutskiy, Carvalho, Vágner Love, Krasić (Olić 66), Zhirkov, Dudu (Kochubei 27), Aldonin, V. Berezutskiy, Rahimić Porto: Helton, Pepe, Quaresma (Alan 88' ), Lucho González, Lisandro López, Bosingwa, Fucile, Bruno Alves, Raul Meireles (Jorginho 70' ), Paulo Assunção, Hélder Postiga (Bruno Moraes 77' ) Referee: Kyros Vassaras (GRE) Date Match Results Venue 21.11.2006 Arsenal v Hamburg 3-1 London Goals: 0-1 Van der Vaart 4, 1-1 Van Persie 52, 2-1 Eboué 83, 3-1 Baptista 88 Arsenal: Lehmann, Fabregas, Kolo Touré, Senderos, Ljungberg (Walcott 75), Van Persie (Adebayor 70), Hleb (Baptista 81), Henry, Flamini, Clichy, Eboué Hamburg: Wächter, Atouba (Ljuboja 67' ), Reinhardt, Mathijsen, Wicky (Lauth 87' ), Mahdavikia (Feilhaber 46' ), Fillinger, Trochowski, Sanogo, Van der Vaart, Benjamin Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (DEN) 06.12.2006 Porto v Arsenal - Porto 06.12.2006 Hamburg v CSKA Moskva - Hamburg

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Bookings list - Group G

Arsenal FC Matchday KO1 QF SF F No Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 14 Thierry Henry Y Y Y S 7 Tomás Rosický Y 13 Aleksandr Hleb Y Y * 6 Philippe Senderos Y 22 Gaël Clichy Y 19 Gilberto Y

PFC CSKA Moskva Matchday KO1 QF SF F No Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2 Deividas Semberas Y 25 Elvir Rahimic Y Y Y S 24 Vasili Berezutskiy Y 4 Sergei Ignashevich Y 20 Dudu Y 18 Yuri Zhirkov Y Y * 11 Vágner Love Y Y Y S 37 Kirill Kochubei Y

Hamburger SV Matchday KO1 QF SF F No Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 14 David Jarolím Y 2 Juan Pablo Sorín Y 23 Rafael van der Vaart Y Y * 5 Joris Mathijsen Y 7 Mehdi Mahdavikia Y 11 Benjamin Lauth R S 28 Nigel de Jong Y 38 Danijel Ljuboja Y 30 Collin Benjamin Y 12 Sascha Kirschstein R S 13 Mario Fillinger Y 17 Boubacar Sanogo Y

FC Porto

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Matchday KO1 QF SF F No Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2 Ricardo Costa Y 16 Raul Meireles Y 7 Ricardo Quaresma Y 14 Bruno Alves Y 29 Bruno Moraes Y 3 Pepe Y 18 Paulo Assunção Y 13 Fucile Y

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Domestic information

FC Porto (SuperLiga)

Date Opponent Res Lineups League 18.11.2006 v A. Académica de Coimbra (H) 2-1 Helton, Pepe, Čech, Bosingwa, Bruno Alves, Quaresma, Lucho González, Raul Meireles (Alan 79), Jorginho (Bruno Moraes 46), Hélder Postiga, Lisandro López (Ibson 54) League 26.11.2006 v CF Os Belenenses (A) 1-0 Helton, Pepe, Bosingwa, Fucile, Bruno Alves, Lucho González, Raul Meireles, Paulo Assunção (Ibson 46), Quaresma (Alan 86), Lisandro López, Hélder Postiga (Bruno Moraes 69) League 02.12.2006 v Boavista FC (H) 2-0 Helton, Pepe, Čech, Bosingwa, Bruno Alves, João Paulo (Lisandro López 46), Ibson, Quaresma, Lucho González, Hélder Postiga (Adriano 74), Bruno Moraes (Raul Meireles 64)

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Date Opponent Res Goalscorers League 25.08.2006 v UD Leiria (H) 2-1 Adriano 21, Quaresma 45 League 10.09.2006 v CF Estrela da Amadora (A) 3-0 Own goal, Raul Meireles 81, Lucho González 88 League 17.09.2006 v A. Naval 1° Maio (A) 2-0 Čech 10, Own goal League 22.09.2006 v SC Beira-Mar (H) 3-0 Hélder Postiga 54, Lisandro López 73, Sektioui 89 League 02.10.2006 v SC Braga (A) 1-2 Hélder Postiga 41 League 14.10.2006 v CS Marítimo (H) 3-0 Hélder Postiga 33, 84, Lucho González 63(pen) League 22.10.2006 v Sporting Clube de Portugal (A) 1-1 Quaresma 47 League 28.10.2006 v SL Benfica (H) 3-2 Hélder Postiga 11, Quaresma 19, Bruno Moraes 90 League 06.11.2006 v Vitória FC (A) 3-0 Lisandro López 4, Hélder Postiga 6, Quaresma 75 League 18.11.2006 v A. Académica de Coimbra (H) 2-1 Hélder Postiga 49, Pepe 83 League 26.11.2006 v CF Os Belenenses (A) 1-0 Hélder Postiga 41 League 02.12.2006 v Boavista FC (H) 2-0 Quaresma 51, Hélder Postiga 72 League 11.12.2006 v CD Nacional (A) League 17.12.2006 v FC Paços de Ferreira (H) League 14.01.2007 v CD Das Aves (A) League 28.01.2007 v UD Leiria (A) League 04.02.2007 v CF Estrela da Amadora (H) League 18.02.2007 v A. Naval 1° Maio (H) League 25.02.2007 v SC Beira-Mar (A) League 04.03.2007 v SC Braga (H) League 11.03.2007 v CS Marítimo (A) League 18.03.2007 v Sporting Clube de Portugal (H) League 01.04.2007 v SL Benfica (A) League 07.04.2007 v Vitória FC (H) League 15.04.2007 v A. Académica de Coimbra (A) League 22.04.2007 v CF Os Belenenses (H) League 29.04.2007 v Boavista FC (A) League 06.05.2007 v CD Nacional (H) League 13.05.2007 v FC Paços de Ferreira (A) League 20.05.2007 v CD Das Aves (H)

Rank Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Porto 12 10 1 1 26 7 31 2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 12 8 2 2 18 9 26 3 SC Braga 12 7 2 3 19 15 23 4 SL Benfica 11 7 1 3 23 13 22 5 CS Marítimo 12 6 1 5 13 12 19 6 CD Nacional 12 6 1 5 19 13 19 7 UD Leiria 12 5 3 4 11 13 18 8 FC Paços de Ferreira 12 4 5 3 13 14 17 9 A. Naval 1° Maio 12 4 4 4 10 11 16 10 CF Os Belenenses 11 4 2 5 9 9 14 11 A. Académica de Coimbra 12 3 4 5 17 19 13 12 Boavista FC 12 3 3 6 12 17 12 13 CF Estrela da Amadora 12 3 2 7 7 16 11 14 Vitória FC 12 2 3 7 8 16 9 15 CD Das Aves 12 2 2 8 10 19 8 16 SC Beira-Mar 12 1 4 7 14 26 7

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Domestic information

Arsenal FC (Premiership)

Date Opponent Res Lineups League 25.11.2006 v Bolton Wanderers FC (A) 1-3 Lehmann, Eboué, Kolo Touré, Senderos, Clichy, Walcott, Fabregas, Gilberto, Flamini (Baptista 59), Ljungberg (Hleb 73), Adebayor League 29.11.2006 v Fulham FC (A) 1-2 Lehmann, Hoyte, Kolo Touré, Senderos, Flamini, Rosický (Walcott 61), Song (Fabregas 46), Gilberto, Hleb (Djourou 65), Henry, Van Persie League 02.12.2006 v Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) 3-0 Lehmann, Eboué, Kolo Touré, Djourou, Clichy, Ljungberg, Fabregas, Gilberto, Rosický (Hleb 55), Adebayor (Walcott 87), Van Persie (Baptista 80)

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Date Opponent Res Goalscorers League 19.08.2006 v Aston Villa FC (H) 1-1 Gilberto 84 League 26.08.2006 v Manchester City FC (A) 0-1 League 09.09.2006 v Middlesbrough FC (H) 1-1 Henry 67(pen) League 17.09.2006 v Manchester United FC (A) 1-0 Adebayor 86 League 23.09.2006 v Sheffield United FC (H) 3-0 Gallas 65, Own goal, Henry 80 League 30.09.2006 v Charlton Athletic FC (A) 2-1 Van Persie 32, 49 League 14.10.2006 v Watford FC (H) 3-0 Own goal, Henry 43, Adebayor 67 League 22.10.2006 v Reading FC (A) 4-0 Henry 1, 70(pen), Hleb 39, Van Persie 50 Cup 24.10.2006 v West Bromwich Albion FC (A) 2-0 Aliadière 34(pen), 49 League 28.10.2006 v Everton FC (H) 1-1 Van Persie 71 League 05.11.2006 v West Ham United FC (A) 0-1 Cup 08.11.2006 v Everton FC (A) 1-0 Adebayor 85 League 12.11.2006 v Liverpool FC (H) 3-0 Flamini 41, Kolo Touré 56, Gallas 80 League 18.11.2006 v Newcastle United FC (H) 1-1 Henry 70 League 25.11.2006 v Bolton Wanderers FC (A) 1-3 Gilberto 45 League 29.11.2006 v Fulham FC (A) 1-2 Van Persie 36 League 02.12.2006 v Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) 3-0 Adebayor 20, Gilberto 42(pen), 72(pen) League 10.12.2006 v Chelsea FC (A) League 13.12.2006 v Wigan Athletic FC (A) League 16.12.2006 v Portsmouth FC (H) League 23.12.2006 v Blackburn Rovers FC (H) League 26.12.2006 v Watford FC (A) League 30.12.2006 v Sheffield United FC (A) League 02.01.2007 v Charlton Athletic FC (H) League 13.01.2007 v Blackburn Rovers FC (A) League 21.01.2007 v Manchester United FC (H) League 30.01.2007 v Manchester City FC (H) League 03.02.2007 v Middlesbrough FC (A) League 10.02.2007 v Wigan Athletic FC (H) League 24.02.2007 v Aston Villa FC (A) League 03.03.2007 v Reading FC (H) League 17.03.2007 v Everton FC (A) League 31.03.2007 v Liverpool FC (A) League 07.04.2007 v West Ham United FC (H) League 09.04.2007 v Newcastle United FC (A) League 14.04.2007 v Bolton Wanderers FC (H) League 21.04.2007 v Tottenham Hotspur FC (A)

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Rank Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Manchester United FC 16 13 2 1 35 8 41 2 Chelsea FC 15 11 2 2 25 8 35 3 Arsenal FC 15 7 4 4 25 12 25 4 Portsmouth FC 16 7 4 5 21 14 25 5 Liverpool FC 16 7 4 5 19 15 25 6 Reading FC 15 8 1 6 17 18 25 7 Everton FC 16 6 6 4 20 15 24 8 Aston Villa FC 16 5 9 2 19 15 24 9 Bolton Wanderers FC 16 7 3 6 15 15 24 10 Manchester City FC 16 5 5 6 13 17 20 11 Fulham FC 16 5 5 6 16 23 20 12 Tottenham Hotspur FC 15 5 4 6 13 19 19 13 Wigan Athletic FC 14 5 3 6 17 20 18 14 Blackburn Rovers FC 14 4 4 6 13 17 16 15 Middlesbrough FC 15 4 4 7 12 19 16 16 Sheffield United FC 16 4 4 8 11 20 16 17 West Ham United FC 15 4 2 9 10 18 14 18 Newcastle United FC 14 3 4 7 9 15 13 19 Watford FC 15 1 7 7 10 20 10 20 Charlton Athletic FC 15 2 3 10 11 23 9

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Match officials

Referee Markus Merk (GER) Assistant referees Christian Schräer (GER), Heiner Müller (GER) Fourth official Jochen Drees (GER) UEFA Delegate Fernand Meese (BEL)

Referee

Name Nat. DoB UCL UEFA Markus Merk GER 15.03.1962 46 70

Markus Merk has a wealth of experience behind him, not least UEFA Champions League and UEFA European Championship finals.

Merk, a dentist, was born in Kaiserslautern on 15 March 1962. He has been a referee since his teens, made his German Bundesliga bow in 1988 and came on to the FIFA international list in 1992. His first major international tournament appearance came at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, and in the same year he officiated his first UEFA Champions League match.

His many prestigious assignments since have included the 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain FC, and a UEFA Intertoto Cup final later that year, the 2003 UEFA Champions League final involving Juventus and AC Milan - Merk won the UEFA Fair Play prize for his display in Manchester - and the UEFA EURO 2004™ decider between Greece and Portugal, having had a UEFA EURO 2000™ semi-final. His other major tournaments have included the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and, after being selected as one of Europe's ten referees for the 2006 World Cup finals, he refereed three group games in his homeland.

Merk is also well-known for his humanitarian work. He was instrumental in a project to help children enjoy a better life on the Indian sub-continent, setting up a special village and school facilities for the under-privileged local youngsters in the area of the city of Trichy, launching agricultural projects and taking care of medical health in the immediate region. In addition, the German referee was a UEFA EURO 2004™ ambassador for the UEFA/International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) campaign to highlight the plight of children in war, along with colleagues Pierluigi Collina, Anders Frisk and Ľuboš Micheľ. Before the final tournament, Merk travelled to Sierra Leone on a field trip to experience the ICRC’s activities for himself

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 11.09.1996 UCL GS Juventus-Manchester United FC 1-0 Turin 04.11.1998 UCL GS NK Dinamo Zagreb-FC Porto 3-1 Zagreb 29.09.1999 UCL GS1 FC Barcelona-Arsenal FC 1-1 Barcelona 05.04.2000 UCL QF Chelsea FC-FC Barcelona 3-1 London 13.09.2000 UCL GS1 FC Barcelona-Leeds United AFC 4-0 Barcelona 26.09.2000 UCL GS1 PSV Eindhoven-Manchester United FC 3-1 Eindhoven 19.02.2002 UCL GS2 Real Madrid CF-FC Porto 1-0 Madrid 10.04.2002 UCL QF Manchester United FC-RC Deportivo La 3-2 Manchester Coruña 25.02.2003 UCL GS2 Juventus-Manchester United FC 0-3 Turin 06.04.2004 UCL QF Arsenal FC-Chelsea FC 1-2 London 21.04.2004 UCL SF FC Porto-RC Deportivo La Coruña 0-0 Porto 25.08.2004 UCL QR3 Manchester United FC-FC Dinamo 1948 3-0 Manchester Bucuresti 02.11.2005 UCL GS LOSC Lille Métropole-Manchester United FC 1-0 Paris 06.12.2005 UCL GS FC Artmedia-FC Porto 0-0 Bratislava

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Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 07.03.2006 UCL 1/8 FC Barcelona-Chelsea FC 1-1 Barcelona 31.10.2006 UCL GS Liverpool FC-FC Girondins de Bordeaux 3-0 Liverpool

UEFA Champions League Other matches Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 30.09.1992 UCL R1 FK Žalgiris Vilnius-PSV Eindhoven 0-2 Vilnius 24.08.1994 UCL QR Servette FC-FC Steaua Bucuresti 1-1 Geneva 28.09.1994 UCL GS AEK Athens FC-AFC Ajax 1-2 Athens 02.11.1994 UCL GS RSC Anderlecht-HNK Hajduk Split 0-0 Brussels 07.08.1996 UCL QR Rangers FC-FC Alania Vladikavkaz 3-1 Glasgow 05.03.1997 UCL QF AFC Ajax-Club Atlético de Madrid 1-1 Amsterdam 22.10.1997 UCL GS FC Dynamo Kyiv-FC Barcelona 3-0 Kiev 16.09.1998 UCL GS Juventus-Galatasaray SK 2-2 Turin 25.11.1998 UCL GS FC Internazionale Milano-Real Madrid CF 3-1 Milan 17.03.1999 UCL QF Olympiacos CFP-Juventus 1-1 Athens 11.08.1999 UCL QR3 Hapoel Haifa FC-Valencia CF 0-2 Haifa 26.10.1999 UCL GS1 Real Madrid CF-Olympiacos CFP 3-0 Madrid 01.03.2000 UCL GS2 ACF Fiorentina-Valencia CF 1-0 Florence 17.10.2000 UCL GS1 Rangers FC-Galatasaray SK 0-0 Glasgow 06.12.2000 UCL GS2 Panathinaikos FC-Valencia CF 0-0 Athens 31.10.2001 UCL GS1 Olympiacos CFP-RC Deportivo La Coruña 1-1 Athens 05.12.2001 UCL GS2 FC Barcelona-Galatasaray SK 2-2 Barcelona 27.08.2002 UCL QR3 Fenerbahçe SK-Feyenoord 0-2 Istanbul 17.09.2002 UCL GS1 AS Roma-Real Madrid CF 0-3 Rome 23.10.2002 UCL GS1 FC Dynamo Kyiv-Feyenoord 2-0 Kiev 10.12.2002 UCL GS2 AFC Ajax-AS Roma 2-1 Amsterdam 09.04.2003 UCL QF FC Internazionale Milano-Valencia CF 1-0 Milan 28.05.2003 UCL F Juventus-AC Milan 0-0*(2-3) Manchester 13.08.2003 UCL QR3 Galatasaray SK-PFC CSKA Sofia 3-0 Istanbul 22.10.2003 UCL GS1 AFC Ajax-RC Celta de Vigo 1-0 Amsterdam 26.11.2003 UCL GS1 S.S. Lazio-Besiktas JK 1-1 Rome 10.03.2004 UCL 1/8 AC Milan-AC Sparta Praha 4-1 Milan 14.09.2004 UCL GS Celtic FC-FC Barcelona 1-3 Glasgow 03.11.2004 UCL GS Olympiacos CFP-AS Monaco FC 1-0 Athens 07.12.2004 UCL GS Paris Saint-Germain FC-PFC CSKA Moskva 1-3 Paris 09.03.2005 UCL 1/8 Juventus-Real Madrid CF 2-0 Turin 12.04.2005 UCL QF FC Internazionale Milano-AC Milan 0-3 Milan 24.08.2005 UCL QR3 AFC Ajax-Brøndby IF 3-1 Amsterdam 28.09.2005 UCL GS Real Madrid CF-Olympiacos CFP 2-1 Madrid 26.04.2006 UCL SF FC Barcelona-AC Milan 0-0 Barcelona

Other matches Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 22.04.1992 U21 QR Belgium-Cyprus 3-0 Mechelen 23.09.1992 WC QR Poland-Turkey 1-0 Poznan 27.04.1993 U21 QR Portugal-Scotland 2-1 12.05.1993 WC QR Estonia-Malta 0-1 Tallinn 15.09.1993 UCUP R1 Brøndby IF-Dundee United FC 2-0 Brondby 03.11.1993 UCWC R2 Aberdeen FC-Torino FC 1-2 Aberdeen 23.03.1994 U21 QF Portugal-Poland 2-0 Coimbra 16.03.1995 UCWC QF Real Zaragoza-Feyenoord 2-0 Zaragoza 11.06.1995 EURO PR Republic of Ireland-Austria 1-3 Dublin 09.07.1995 UIC GS - FT R. Charleroi SC-Bursaspor 0-2 22.08.1995 UCUP PR NK Osijek-ŠK Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Zagreb

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Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 12.09.1995 UCUP R1 Sevilla FC-PFC Botev Plovdiv 2-0 Sevilla 17.10.1995 UCUP R2 Olympique Lyonnais-S.S. Lazio 2-1 Lyon 15.11.1995 EURO PR Russia-Finland 3-1 Moscow 13.03.1996 U21 QF Portugal-Italy 1-0 04.04.1996 UCWC SF RC Deportivo La Coruña-Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 La Coruna FC 29.10.1996 UCUP R2 RSC Anderlecht-Vitória SC 0-0 13.11.1996 WC QR Spain-Slovakia 4-1 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 03.12.1996 UCUP R3 Boavista FC-FC Internazionale Milano 0-2 30.04.1997 WC QR Norway-Finland 1-1 Oslo 14.05.1997 UCWC F FC Barcelona-Paris Saint-Germain FC 1-0 Rotterdam 26.08.1997 UIC F Olympique Lyonnais-Montpellier Hérault SC 3-2 10.09.1997 WC QR Sweden-Latvia 1-0 Solna 30.09.1997 UCUP R1 S.S. Lazio-Vitória SC 2-1 Rome 09.12.1997 UCUP R3 Club Atlético de Madrid-NK Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 Madrid 19.03.1998 UCWC QF FC Lokomotiv Moskva-AEK Athens FC 2-1 Moscow 31.03.1998 UCUP SF FC Internazionale Milano-FC Spartak Moskva 2-1 Milan 25.08.1998 UCUP QR2 PAOK FC-Rangers FC 0-0 Thessalonika 05.09.1998 EURO PR Ukraine-Russia 3-2 Kiev 31.03.1999 EURO PR Poland-Sweden 0-1 Chorzow 20.04.1999 UCUP SF Bologna FC-Olympique de Marseille 1-1 Bologna 04.09.1999 EURO PR Norway-Greece 1-0 Oslo 09.12.1999 UCUP R3 SL Benfica-RC Celta de Vigo 1-1 Lisbon 16.03.2000 UCUP QF Leeds United AFC-SK Slavia Praha 3-0 Leeds 10.06.2000 EURO GS - FT Belgium-Sweden 2-1 Brussels 18.06.2000 EURO GS - FT Slovenia-Spain 1-2 Amsterdam 29.06.2000 EURO SF Italy-Netherlands 0-0*(3-1) Amsterdam 11.10.2000 WC QR Iceland-Northern Ireland 1-0 Reykjavik 15.02.2001 UCUP R4 AS Roma-Liverpool FC 0-2 Rome 15.03.2001 UCUP QF RC Celta de Vigo-FC Barcelona 3-2 Vigo 02.06.2001 WC QR Denmark-Czech Republic 2-1 Copenhagen 14.11.2001 WC QR Uruguay-Argentina 1-1 14.03.2002 UCUP QF FC Internazionale Milano-Valencia CF 1-1 Milan 09.06.2002 WC GS - FT Japan-Russia 1-0 Yokohama 15.06.2002 WC 1/8 Denmark-England 0-3 Niigata 07.09.2002 EURO QR Greece-Spain 0-2 Athens 20.03.2003 UCUP QF Liverpool FC-Celtic FC 0-2 Liverpool 07.06.2003 EURO QR Hungary-Latvia 3-1 Budapest 23.06.2003 CONFCUP QR1 Brazil-Turkey 2-2 Saint-Etienne 26.06.2003 CONFCUP SF Cameroon-Colombia 1-0 Lyon 06.09.2003 EURO QR Italy-Wales 4-0 Milan 15.11.2003 EURO P-O Croatia-Slovenia 1-1 Zagreb 13.06.2004 EURO GS - FT France-England 2-1 Lisbon 22.06.2004 EURO GS - FT Denmark-Sweden 2-2 Porto 04.07.2004 EURO F Portugal-Greece 0-1 Lisbon 08.09.2004 WC QR Netherlands-Czech Republic 2-0 Amsterdam 30.03.2005 WC QR Israel-France 1-1 Tel-Aviv 04.06.2005 WC QR Turkey-Greece 0-0 Istanbul 07.09.2005 WC QR Russia-Portugal 0-0 Moscow 12.10.2005 WC QR Republic of Ireland-Switzerland 0-0 Dublin 16.11.2005 WC P-O Slovakia-Spain 1-1 Bratislava 11.06.2006 WC GS - FT Serbia-Netherlands 0-1 Leipzig 18.06.2006 WC GS - FT Brazil-Australia 2-0 Munich

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Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 22.06.2006 WC GS - FT Ghana-USA 2-1 Nuremberg 07.10.2006 EURO QR England-F.Y.R. Macedonia 0-0 Manchester

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Competition information

UEFA's most prestigious club competition was originally created as the European Champion Clubs' Cup for the 1955/56 season, before its revamping as the UEFA Champions League in 1992.

• Locally-trained players rule: In February 2005, UEFA announced that the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA club competitions will continue to be limited to 25 players, and from season 2006/07, at least four places on this list will be reserved for players trained by the club's own football academy of which half can be players trained by other clubs from within the same association of the said club.

The 'B' list will also continue to exist - involving an unlimited number of Under-21 players who have been at the club for two seasons. In 2007/08, the number of locally-trained players in a squad will increase to six before rising to eight in 2008/09, with up to half of each figure allowed to be association trained.

A club-trained player is defined as a player who has been registered for a minimum of three seasons with the club between the age of 15 and 21, whereas an association-trained player is one who has been registered for at least three seasons by the club or by other clubs affiliated to the same association between the age of 15 and 21.

UEFA is concerned some clubs are not training enough of their own players, but simply taking them from elsewhere. The proposed measures have the objective of creating a better balance in domestic competitions, preventing clubs from simply 'hoarding' players in squads and creating a system whereby locally-trained players would be given a greater opportunity to play regularly in club sides - ensuring a large reservoir of talent for national teams as a consequence.

• Financial information: UEFA says the estimated budgeted income for the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League is €750m – higher than the 2005/06 campaign revenue which amounted to CHF943m (approx. €610m).

Under the competition regulations, 75 per cent of the total revenue received from television and commercial contracts concluded by UEFA, up to a maximum of €530m will go to the 32 clubs taking part in the group stage of Europe's premier club competition. The remaining 25 per cent is earmarked for European football and remains with UEFA to cover organisational and administrative costs, as well as for solidarity payments to associations, clubs and leagues.

It is also stipulated that participating clubs will receive 82 per cent of any revenue received from the same stream in excess of € 530m, with the remaining 18 per cent allocated to UEFA for European football. In addition, 50 per cent of the revenue received from new media contracts concluded by UEFA will also be available for distribution to the clubs, and the remaining 50 per cent will be allocated to the above-mentioned European football portion/quota.

The gross income for 2006/07 is estimated at €750m, and according to projections, will be made up of € 743.3m from TV and commercial contracts and €6.7m from new media contracts.

The fixed amount to the clubs is €276.6m. Each of the 32 clubs in the group stage will receive a starting bonus of €2m. In addition, they will receive a match bonus of €400,000 per match. Performance bonuses will amount to €600,000 for a win and €300,000 for a draw in the group stage. The 16 teams playing in the first knockout round will receive €2.2m, the eight quarter-finalists €2.5m each and the four semi-finalists €3m each. The UEFA Champions League winners will receive €7m, and the runners-up €4m.

This means that a total minimum amount of €4.4m per club is guaranteed for the group stage. A club could receive, at best, up to €22.7m, not counting the market pool share and gate receipts.

The remaining €270.4m will be distributed according to the proportional value of each TV market represented by the clubs taking part in the UEFA Champions League, and to be split among the number of teams – four, three, two or one – participating from a given association.

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• Format: The UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 24 August saw the 32 teams divided into eight groups of four. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each club plays one home and one away match against each other club in its group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a defeat. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings. a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question; b) superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question; c) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question; d) superior goal difference from all group matches played; e) higher number of goals scored; f) higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.

The eight group-winners and eight runners-up of the group stage qualify for the first knockout round, to be played over two legs on 20 February and 7 March 2007. The clubs that finish this stage in third position in their group move into the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. The clubs that finish this stage in fourth position in their group are eliminated from UEFA club competition for the season.

• Deadlines: UEFA Champions League matchday stats packs and match-by-match press kits are provided to media by uefa.com. For every matchday, a global stats pack is created and issued once matches from the previous matchday have been completed and the data verified. For every UEFA Champions League match, two press kits are issued in English: Sunday at 22:00CET with a match preview update on Monday at 22:00CET for Tuesday's matches. For Wednesday's matches, the press kit is issued on Monday at 22:00CET with the match preview update version published on Tuesday at 22:00CET. Multilingual versions of press kits, determined on a match-by-match basis, are also issued with similar deadlines.

• 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.

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Legend

:: All-time statistics The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competitions: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (from the 1973 competition), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities’ Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only for information purposes as these competitions were not held under UEFA auspices.

Goals for/against: Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw.

:: 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. 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 competitions (as defined above) including all qualifying round matches. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

:: Bookings list The current disciplinary situation in the competition. *: Misses next match if booked #: Suspended for at least one match +: Provisionally suspended R: Sent off (red card) S: Suspended Y: Booked (yellow card) Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct red) R*: Sent off (red card) in the UEFA Cup S*: Suspended following cautions received in the UEFA Cup Y*: Booked (yellow card) in the UEFA Cup Y/R*: Sent off (yellow card then direct red) in the UEFA Cup

Note: The bookings list is destined for the press. It is given to the competing clubs for information purposes only and therefore has no legal value. In the event of any discrepancy, only the correspondence addressed directly to the clubs will be considered as the authoritative version.

:: 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 in the competition.

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UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competitions 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 in the competition.

:: Competitions Club competitions ECCC: European Champion 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 • U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: A International friendly matches • U21 FRIE: Under-21 international friendly matches U19: UEFA European Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship U17: UEFA European Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship RCUP: UEFA Regions' Cup • MERI: UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup

:: Competition stages F: Final GS: Group stage GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage KO1: First knockout round PR: Preliminary round QF: Quarter-finals QR: Qualifying round QR1: First qualifying round QR2: Second qualifying round QR3: Third qualifying round R1: First round R2: Second round R3: Third round R4: Fourth round SF: Semi-finals 1/8: Eighth-finals 1/16: Sixteenth-finals 1st: First leg 2nd: Second leg

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:: Other abbreviations AP: Appearances Comp: Competition D: Drawn DoB: Date of birth GA: Goals against GF: Goals for L: Lost Nat: Nationality N/a: Not applicable No: Number Pld: Matches played Pos: Position Pts: Points R: Sent off (red card) Res: Result W: Won Y: Booked (yellow card) Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct red)

:: Statistics (-): Denotes player substituted (+): Denotes player introduced (*): Denotes player dismissed/sent off (+/-): Denotes player introduced and substituted

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