UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Anfield - Liverpool Thursday 22 October 2015 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Liverpool FC Group B - Matchday 3 FC Rubin Kazan Last updated 20/10/2015 23:04CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 15 Legend 17 1 Liverpool FC - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Anfield, Liverpool Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams Liverpool FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 3-1 Suárez 28, 59, Allen 21/02/2013 R32 Liverpool FC - FC Zenit Liverpool agg: 3-3 ag 43; Hulk 19 14/02/2013 R32 FC Zenit - Liverpool FC 2-0 St Petersburg Hulk 69, Semak 72 FC Anji Makhachkala - Liverpool 08/11/2012 GS 1-0 Moscow L. Traoré 45+1 FC Liverpool FC - FC Anji 25/10/2012 GS 1-0 Liverpool Downing 53 Makhachkala UEFA Super Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Cissé 82, 103 ET, Liverpool FC - PFC CSKA 3-1 26/08/2005 F Monaco Luis García 109 ET; Moskva (aet) Carvalho 28 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Spartak Moskva - Liverpool Danishevski 23; Owen 22/10/2002 GS1 1-3 Moscow FC 29, 70, 90+1 Heskey 7, 89, Liverpool FC - FC Spartak 02/10/2002 GS1 5-0 Liverpool Cheyrou 15, Hyypiä Moskva 28, Diao 81 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Liverpool FC - FC Alania 0-0 26/09/1995 R1 Liverpool Vladikavkaz agg: 2-1 Kasymov 20; FC Alania Vladikavkaz - 12/09/1995 R1 1-2 Vladikavkaz McManaman 33, Liverpool FC Redknapp 52 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Liverpool FC - FC Spartak 0-2 Radchenko 62, 04/11/1992 R2 Liverpool Moskva agg: 2-6 Piatnitsky 88 Pisarev 10, Karpin 69, FC Spartak Moskva - Liverpool 84 (P), Ledyakhov 89; 22/10/1992 R2 4-2 Moscow FC M. Wright 67, McManaman 78 FC Rubin Kazan - Record versus clubs from opponents' country 2 Liverpool FC - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Anfield, Liverpool UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Rubin Kazan - Wigan Athletic 07/11/2013 GS 1-0 Kazan Kuzmin 22 FC Wigan Athletic FC - FC Rubin Powell 40; Prudnikov 24/10/2013 GS 1-1 Wigan Kazan 15 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Marcano 51, 3-2 Gökdeniz Karadeniz 11/04/2013 QF FC Rubin Kazan - Chelsea FC Moscow agg: 4-5 62, Natcho 75 (P); Torres 5, Moses 55 Torres 16, 70, Moses 04/04/2013 QF Chelsea FC - FC Rubin Kazan 3-1 London 32; Natcho 41 (P) UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Rubin Kazan - Tottenham 03/11/2011 GS 1-0 Kazan Natcho 55 Hotspur FC Tottenham Hotspur FC - FC 20/10/2011 GS 1-0 London Pavlyuchenko 33 Rubin Kazan Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Liverpool FC 5 3 1 1 5 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 11 6 1 4 19 13 FC Rubin Kazan 3 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 2 7 7 3 Liverpool FC - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Anfield, Liverpool Match background Liverpool FC will look to recover some momentum after an uninspiring start in UEFA Europa League Group B when they welcome FC Rubin Kazan in Jürgen Klopp's first continental engagement as Reds manager. Previous meetings • The clubs are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition. • Liverpool's record in 11 encounters with Russian sides is W6 D1 L4 (W3 D1 L1 at home – W2 D0 L3 away), those games including a 3-1 UEFA Super Cup victory against PFC CSKA Moskva, played in Monaco, in August 2005. They have won their last three Anfield games against Russian visitors. • Rubin's six matches against English teams have ended W3 D1 L2 (W3 D0 L0 in Russia – W0 D1 L2 in England). Form guide • Liverpool started their Group B campaign with two 1-1 draws; Rubin are bottom of the section with just a point to their name. • Liverpool advanced to the knockout phase in both of their previous UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns – in 2010/11 and 2012/13. • Rubin navigated their way through to the round of 32 in all three of their previous UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. Trivia and links • The journey from Kazan to Liverpool is around 3,300km. The coaches • Both clubs have changed coaches since the group stage draw. • Liverpool manager since 2012, Brendan Rodgers was sacked on 4 October after an uninspiring run of results. • Rodgers' replacement is former Borussia Dortmund coach Klopp. The 48-year-old enjoyed an immensely successful spell in charge at the Westfalenstadion, winning the Bundesliga in 2010/11, completing the double the following season and narrowly missing out against Bayern München in the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final. • Valeri Chaly is in temporary charge at Rubin, following Rinat Bilyaletdinov's dismissal in September. A lower-league player in the Soviet Union, he was later a beach soccer and futsal trainer. Once coach of Moldova's FC Iskra-Stal, he joined Rubin after a short spell with FC Chayka Sevastopol's reserves. 4 Liverpool FC - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Anfield, Liverpool Team facts Liverpool FC Formed: 1892 Nickname: The Reds UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Champion Clubs' Cup (5): 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, (1985), 2005, (2007) • UEFA Cup (3): 1973, 1976, 2001 • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: (1966) • UEFA Super Cup (3): 1977, (1978), (1984), 2001, 2005 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 18 (1990) FA Cup: 7 (2006) League Cup: 8 (2012) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA competition 2012/13: round of 32 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: round of 16 2009/10: semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2008/09: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 2007/08: UEFA Champions League semi-finals 2006/07: UEFA Champions League runners-up 2005/06: UEFA Champions League round of 16 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 11-0: Liverpool v Strømsgodset IF 17/09/74, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-5 three times, most recently v FC Haka 08/08/01, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Liverpool v Real Madrid CF 22/10/14, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: AFC Ajax v Liverpool 07/12/66, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 6-0: Liverpool v Real Sociedad de Fútbol 04/11/75, second round second leg • Biggest away win 3-5: BSC Young Boys v Liverpool 20/09/12, group stage 2-4: PFC Levskia Sofia v Liverpool 03/03/04, third round second leg 1-3 three times, most recently v FC Unirea Urziceni 25/02/10, round of 32 second leg 0-2 twice, most recently v AS Roma 15/02/01, fourth round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Liverpool v Celtic FC 23/03/03, quarter-final second leg 5 Liverpool FC - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Anfield, Liverpool • Heaviest away defeat 3-0: RC Strasbourg v Liverpool 21/10/97, second round first leg FC Rubin Kazan Formed: 1958 Nickname: Tatarstantsi (The Tatarstan Side) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • none Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (2009) Domestic cup: 1 (2012) Ten-year record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: round of 32 2012/13: quarter-finals 2011/12: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2010/11: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2009/10: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: UEFA Intertoto Cup third round 2006/07: first round 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Rubin v SV Zulte Waregem 03/10/13, UEFA Europa League group stage • Biggest away win 2-5: NK Maribor v Rubin 19/09/13, UEFA Europa League group stage 0-3 twice, most recently v Shamrock Rovers FC 15/09/11, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Rubin v SK Rapid Wien 26/08/04, UEFA Cup second qualifying round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 3-1 four times, most recently v Chelsea FC 04/04/13, UEFA Europa League quarter-final first leg 2-0 twice, most recently v FC Barcelona 07/12/10, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 4-0: Rubin v SV Zulte Waregem (see above) • Biggest away win 2-5: NK Maribor v Rubin (see above) 0-3: Shamrock Rovers FC v Rubin (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Rubin v SK Rapid Wien (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 3-1: Chelsea FC v Rubin (see above) 6 Liverpool FC - FC Rubin Kazan Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Anfield, Liverpool Squad list Liverpool FC Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No.