UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON 2009/10 MATCH PRESS KIT Beşiktaş JK Manchester United FC Inönü, Istanbul Tuesday 15 September 2009 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Group B - Matchday 1 Contents Match background.........................................................................................2 Match facts....................................................................................................3 Squad list.......................................................................................................7 Head coach....................................................................................................9 Match officials...............................................................................................10 Fixtures and results......................................................................................11 Match-by-match lineups...............................................................................13 Competition facts..........................................................................................14 Team facts....................................................................................................15 Legend.........................................................................................................17 This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Champions League match. For more detailed factual information, and in-depth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html Beşiktaş JK - Manchester United FC Tuesday 15 September 2009 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Inönü, Istanbul Match background Previous meetings None Beşiktaş JK - record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 06/11/07 GS Liverpool FC - Beşiktaş JK 8-0 Liverpool Crouch 19,89, Benayoun 32,53,56, Gerrard 69, Babel 78,81 24/10/07 GS Beşiktaş JK - Liverpool FC 2-1 Istanbul Hyypiä 13(og), Bobô 82; Gerrard 85 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 19/10/06 GS Beşiktaş JK - Tottenham Hotspur FC 0-2 Istanbul Ghaly 31, Berbatov 63 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 20/10/05 GS Beşiktaş JK - Bolton Wanderers FC 1-1 Istanbul Ailton 7; Borgetti 29 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 09/12/03 GS Beşiktaş JK - Chelsea FC 0-2 Gelsenkirchen Hasselbaink 77, Bridge 85 01/10/03 GS Chelsea FC - Beşiktaş JK 0-2 London Yalçın 24,29 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 18/10/00 GS Beşiktaş JK - Leeds United AFC 0-0 Istanbul 26/09/00 GS Leeds United AFC - Beşiktaş JK 6-0 Leeds Bowyer 7,90, Viduka 12, Matteo 22, Bakke 65, Huckerby 90 European Champion Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 29/09/82 R1 Beşiktaş JK - Aston Villa FC 0-0 Istanbul agg: 1-3 15/09/82 R1 Aston Villa FC - Beşiktaş JK 3-1 Birmingham Withe 4, Morley 9, Mortimer 29; Eksi 74 Manchester United FC - record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 08/12/04 GS Fenerbahçe SK - Manchester United FC 3-0 Istanbul Tuncay Şanlı 47,62,90+1 28/09/04 GS Manchester United FC - Fenerbahçe SK 6-2 Manchester Giggs 7, Rooney 17,28,54, Van Nistelrooy 78, Bellion 81; Mert Nobre 46, Tuncay Şanlı 59 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 30/10/96 GS Manchester United FC - Fenerbahçe SK 0-1 Manchester Bolić 79 16/10/96 GS Fenerbahçe SK - Manchester United FC 0-2 Istanbul Beckham 55, Cantona 60 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 07/12/94 GS Manchester United FC - Galatasaray AŞ 4-0 Manchester Simon Davies 2, Beckham 37, Roy Keane 48, Korkmaz 87(og) 28/09/94 GS Galatasaray AŞ - Manchester United FC 0-0 Istanbul Last updated 14/09/09 16:45:06CET Match background 2 Beşiktaş JK - Manchester United FC Tuesday 15 September 2009 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Inönü, Istanbul UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 03/11/93 R2 Galatasaray AŞ - Manchester United FC 0-0 Istanbul ag: 3-3 20/10/93 R2 Manchester United FC - Galatasaray AŞ 3-3 Manchester Robson 3, Stumpf 14(og), Cantona 80; Erdem 16, Bruce 32(og), Türkyilmaz 64 Record versus clubs from opponents' country Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Beşiktaş JK 6 1 3 2 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 2 3 5 6 23 Manchester United FC 4 2 1 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 3 3 2 15 9 Beşiktaş JK will hope to make amends for the nightmare of their last meeting with English opponents when they welcome Manchester United FC, last season's beaten finalists, to Istanbul for the sides' UEFA Champions League Group B opener. • The Turkish team suffered a crushing 8-0 loss to Liverpool FC last time they faced a Premier League team in the 2006/07 group stage – the biggest defeat in their European history as well as in the 17-year history of the UEFA Champions League. • A positive start against United would certainly boost their prospects of finally negotiating the group-stage hurdle at the sixth attempt, but it will not be easy against opponents unbeaten in their last 12 away matches in the competition. Match background • Winners in 2008 and runners-up last term, United should nevertheless note that Beşiktaş beat Liverpool on the banks of the Bosphorus in October 2007. That win came courtesy of a Sami Hyypiä own goal and Bobô's strike and was the Turkish side's first home success against English opposition at the sixth attempt. It was quickly forgotten, however, when Beşiktaş fell apart at Anfield a fortnight later and subsequently bowed out after the group stage – their fifth such failure. • United have won just one of their four previous assignments in Turkey – a 2-0 success at Fenerbahçe SK in the 1996/97 group stage, via goals from David Beckham and Eric Cantona. They went down 3-0 at Fenerbahçe on their most recent visit in the 2004/05 group stage, albeit with progress already assured. • The English titleholders have not lost an away game in the UEFA Champions League since 2 May 2007 when they suffered a 3-0 reverse at AC Milan in the 2006/07 semi-final second leg. • After losing that match United went unbeaten for a record 25 matches in the UEFA Champions League until succumbing 2-0 to FC Barcelona in May's final in Rome. Team ties • Beşiktaş's Italian defender Matteo Ferrari spent 2005/06 in England with Everton FC but did not play against United. • United forward Wayne Rooney may enjoy the prospect of seeing Rüştü Reçber in the Beşiktaş goal after scoring a hat-trick past the custodian on his United debut aged 18, in a 6-2 UEFA Champions League win against Fenerbahçe on 28 September 2004. • Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville were part of the United side who missed out on the 1993/94 UEFA Champions League group stage after a goalless draw at Galatasaray AŞ knocked Sir Alex Ferguson's team out of the competition on away goals in the second round. Match facts Beşiktaş UEFA milestones • Beşiktaş have conceded 93 goals in the European Champion Clubs' Cup, 199 in UEFA competition overall. • The Turkish team have let in 48 goals in the UEFA Champions League, group stage to final. UEFA Champions League statistics • None Last updated 14/09/09 16:45:06CET Match facts 3 Beşiktaş JK - Manchester United FC Tuesday 15 September 2009 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Inönü, Istanbul Latest domestic information • Saturday 12 September: Galatasaray AŞ 3-0 Beşiktaş JK (Sarp 4, Baroš 65 82) Rüştü; İbrahim Kaş (Hološko 68), Ferrari, Sivok, İsmail; Serdar Özkan, Ernst, Ekrem, Yusuf, Tabata (Fink 46); Nihat (Bobô 46). • Rodrigo Tabata made his Beşiktaş debut in the Istanbul derby while Ekrem Dağ made his first start of the season after recovering from a shoulder injury. • Beşiktaş's first home game of the season, a 2-0 win against Antalyaspor on 17 August, was played behind closed doors following crowd disturbances when they hosted Galatasaray AŞ in May. • Six points from their first five league games of the season represents Beşiktaş's worst start to a campaign for five years. Injury news • Ekrem Dağ – out 1 June to 21 August (shoulder) • Nihat Kahveci – out 3-12 September (hamstring) • Bobô – out 17 August to 12 September (knee) • Yusuf Şimşek – out from 7 August to 12 September (calf) • Rüştü Reçber – out from 24 August to 12 September (stomach) • İbrahim Toraman – out since 5 September (heel) Summer transfers • In Michael Fink (Eintracht Frankfurt) Erkan Zengin (Hammarby) Erhan Güven (Ankaraspor AŞ) İsmail Köybaşı (Gaziantepspor) Nihat Kahveci (Villarreal CF) Rıdvan Şimşek (Karşıyaka) Matteo Ferrari (Genoa CFC) Onur Bayramoğlu (Bozüyükspor) İbrahim Kaş (Getafe CF, loan) Rodrigo Tabata (Gaziantepspor) • Out Gökhan Zan (Galatasaray AŞ) Edouard Cissé (Olympique de Marseille) Sezer Sezgin (Gaziantepspor) Aydın Karabulut (Ankaraspor AŞ) Serdar Kurtuluş (Gaziantepspor) Gordon Schildenfeld (SK Sturm Graz, loan) Mehmet Sedef (Çaykur Rizespor AŞ, loan) Tomáš Zápotočný (Bursaspor, loan) International news FIFA World Cup qualifying unless otherwise stated • Saturday 5 September Slovakia 2-2 Czech Republic – Filip Hološko; Tomáš Sivok • Wednesday 9 September Northern Ireland 0-2 Slovakia – (sub) Filip Hološko (1 goal) Bosnia-Herzgovina 1-1 Turkey – (sub) İsmail Köybaşi Miscellaneous • On 5 September Beşiktaş's Turkey U21 internationals Rıdvan Şimşek and Necip Uysal – the latter is still to feature in the first team this season – played against their club in a friendly, Beşiktaş running out 4-3 winners. Tabata made his first appearance for the Istanbul side. • At 59, Mustafa Denizli – who signed a new one-year contract in June having taken charge of Beşiktaş in October 2008 – is the oldest coach in the Süper Lig. • On 20 August İbrahim Üzülmez became a father for the second time as his wife gave birth to a boy. They have named him Emir. Last updated 14/09/09 16:45:06CET Match facts 4 Beşiktaş JK - Manchester United FC Tuesday 15 September 2009 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Inönü, Istanbul Manchester United UEFA milestones • The 2008/09 final defeat by FC Barcelona brought an end to United's 25-match unbeaten run – the longest in the competition's history.