PRESS KITS Round of 32 Wednesday, 16 February 2005 - 20:00 (local time) Apostolos Nikolaidis - Athens PANATHINAIKOS FC SEVILLA FC MATCH OFFICIALS Referee Claude Colombo (FRA) Assistant referees Jean-Philippe Izzo (FRA), Alain Taxil (FRA) Fourth official Fredy Fautrel (FRA) UEFA delegate Pierino L.G. Lardi (SUI) MATCH BACKGROUND Athenians set for Sevilla Panathinaikos FC and Sevilla FC may have never been paired together in a competitive tie, but the Athenians are well versed in playing Spanish opposition after their exploits in the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League. In that campaign, the Greens met Primera División opposition on six occasions, starting with first group stage games against RCD Mallorca. Panathinaikos won 2-0 at home and eventually finished atop Group C despite a 1-0 loss to the islanders at Son Moix. The Greek side were paired with Real Madrid CF in the second group stage and fell to a 3-0 loss at the Santiago Bernabéu, where Raúl González scored twice. A point at home, thanks to goals from Nikos Lymperopoulos and Ioannis Goumas, saw them join the eventual winners in the knockout stages at the expense of FC Porto and AC Sparta Praha. A third Spanish challenger, FC Barcelona, lay in wait, yet Panathinaikos showed no fear of reputation in winning the first leg 1-0, Angelos Basinas settling it from the spot. Eight minutes had then passed at Camp Nou when Michael Konstantinou scored a crucial away goal, only for Luis Enrique (23 and 49 minutes) and Javier Saviola (61 minutes) to send Barça through. Panathinaikos's 12 meetings with Spanish sides have yielded two wins, four draws and six defeats. They were eliminated from the UEFA Cup third round in 1999/00 by RC Deportivo La Coruña and in the 2000/01 Champions League lost away to Depor and Valencia CF. However, they were not overcome at home in any of those fixtures and take an unbeaten six-match record into the first leg against Sevilla. Sevilla can garner confidence, though, from a record which has seen them win their three previous ties, all in the UEFA Cup, against Greek clubs. FC PAOK were the losers the first two times: 4-2 on aggregate in the opening round of the 1982/83 UEFA Cup, and on penalties at the same stage eight years later following two scoreless games. The Andalusians completed a hat-trick of successes in the second round of the 1995/96 UEFA Cup with another narrow win, this time against Olympiacos CFP. Juanito's 89th-minute winner settled the first tie and the second went to extra time, when Andrzej Juskowiak put the Greek side ahead from the spot. However, a second spot-kick, converted by Davor Šuker, won the tie for Sevilla. Sevilla's 3-2 home win against AEK Athens FC in the group stage of this season's edition will only serve to raise confidence for the 16 February game in Greece's capital city. 1/8 8:56:04 uefa.com Round of 32 - Wednesday, 16 February 2005 - PRESS KITS PANATHINAIKOS-SEVILLA PLAYERS PROFILES Panathinaikos FC Goalkeepers No Name Nat. DoB 1 Mario Galinovic CRO 15.11.1976 31 Georgios Sikalias GRE 25.03.1986 33 Stefanos Kotsolis GRE 05.06.1979 Defenders No Name Nat. DoB 2 René Henriksen DEN 27.08.1969 3 Ilias Kotsios GRE 25.04.1977 5 Nasief Morris RSA 16.04.1981 6 Markus Münch GER 07.09.1972 8 Ioannis Goumas GRE 24.05.1975 24 Loukas Vintra GRE 05.02.1981 32 Theodoros Tripotseris GRE 04.03.1986 40 Nordin Sibadich Wooter HOL 24.08.1976 Midfielders No Name Nat. DoB 4 Silvio Maric CRO 20.03.1975 9 Ezequiel González ARG 10.07.1980 15 Srdan Andric CRO 05.01.1980 18 Lucian Sanmartean ROM 13.03.1980 20 Angelos Basinas GRE 03.01.1976 22 Miltos Sapanis GRE 28.01.1976 26 Rudolf Skácel CZE 17.07.1979 27 Pantelis Konstantinidis GRE 16.08.1975 35 Periklis Bousinakis GRE 23.04.1986 41 Anderson De Lima Freitas BRA 12.01.1979 Forwards No Name Nat. DoB 11 Dimitrios Papadopoulos GRE 20.10.1981 19 Michalis Konstantinou CYP 19.02.1978 23 Emmanuel Olisadebe POL 22.12.1978 29 Maciej Bykowski POL 22.02.1977 34 Stelios Kritikos GRE 10.01.1986 44 Theofanis Gekas GRE 23.05.1980 Coach No Name Nat. DoB Zdenek Scasny TCH 09.08.1957 Sevilla FC Goalkeepers No Name Nat. DoB 2/8 8:56:04 uefa.com Round of 32 - Wednesday, 16 February 2005 - PRESS KITS PANATHINAIKOS-SEVILLA 1 Esteban Suárez ESP 27.06.1975 13 Antonio Notario ESP 19.11.1972 29 Fernando Thorices ESP 22.08.1984 Defenders No Name Nat. DoB 2 Javi Navarro ESP 06.02.1974 3 David Castedo ESP 26.01.1974 6 Daniel Alves BRA 06.05.1983 15 Juan Redondo ESP 17.01.1977 20 Aitor Ocio ESP 28.11.1976 24 Pablo Alfaro ESP 26.04.1969 26 Pablo Ruiz ESP 25.02.1981 35 David Prieto Galvez ESP 02.01.1983 Midfielders No Name Nat. DoB 10 Julio Baptista BRA 01.10.1981 11 Renato BRA 15.05.1979 16 Adriano Claro ESP 26.10.1984 18 Jose Luis Martí ESP 28.04.1975 21 Antonio López ESP 12.05.1980 22 Javier Casquero ESP 11.03.1976 23 Jordi López ESP 28.02.1981 Forwards No Name Nat. DoB 4 Dário Silva URU 02.11.1972 7 Carlitos ESP 18.09.1976 8 Fernando Sales ESP 12.09.1977 9 Azyza Makukula POR 04.03.1981 14 Antoñito ESP 02.02.1978 17 Jesuli ESP 24.01.1978 19 Carlos Aranda ESP 27.07.1980 33 Diego Capel ESP 16.02.1988 Coach No Name Nat. DoB Joaquín Caparrós ESP 18.10.1955 3/8 8:56:04 uefa.com Round of 32 - Wednesday, 16 February 2005 - PRESS KITS PANATHINAIKOS-SEVILLA DOMESTIC FORMGUIDE Greens await Spanish high-flyers (Monday, 14 February 2005) With the UEFA Cup set to resume after its winter break, uefa.com looks at the form of the 32 clubs involved in first-leg ties this week. Panathinaikos FC v Sevilla FC After their exit from the UEFA Champions League, Panathinaikos ended 2004 in second place in the Alpha Ethniki thanks to consecutive but hard-fought victories against Ergotelis FC, Halkidona FC and PAOK FC. However, the first match of 2005 gave an indication of the problems that were about to beset the Greens as they lost the capital derby 1-0 against AEK Athens FC with the club's former striker Nikolaos Lyberopoulos scoring the only goal. Panathinaikos then saw off OFI Crete FC 5-1 before being held to a goalless draw at Ionikos FC which was followed by a 3-1 loss to Xanthi FC. Another blow for coach Zdenek Scasny came with a 3-1 Greek Cup defeat by AEK. With speculation about Scasny's future rife, former Panathinaikos player Panagiotis Fylakouris oversaw the 5-1 weekend success against Apollon Kalamarias FC. New signing Theofanis Gekas, the league's top scorer with 12 goals, added two more to his tally and also contributed an assist. Apart from Gekas, Panathinaikos have signed Cypriot midfield player Konstantinos Haralambidis (not eligible for the UEFA Cup), Dutch midfielder Nordin Wooter, Brazilian defensive midfielder Anderson da Lima Freitas and left- back Manolis Roubakis. Greek international defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos left for Rangers FC in Scotland. Players registered: Anderson De Lima Freitas, Theofanis Gekas, Nordin Wooter. Players out: Njogu Demba Nyren, Joel Epalle, Konstaninos Chalkias, Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Dumitru Mitu. Saturday's 2-1 win over Villarreal CF may have seen Sevilla climb to third in the Spanish Primera División table but 2005 has not started as well as the previous year finished. A 1-0 victory over Real Madrid CF at the Santiago Bernabéu, secured by Julio Baptista's goal, was a great way to leave 2004 but then came a disappointing 0-0 draw with Getafe CF and a shock 1-0 defeat by Málaga CF. A 2-0 win against Albacete Balompié was followed by more setbacks; a 4-0 defeat by league leaders FC Barcelona and elimination from the Copa del Rey at the quarter-final stage by CA Osasuna. Injury problems have not helped. Right-back Sergio Ramos is nursing a sprained knee, centre-back Pablo Ruiz will miss the rest of the season with a torn cruciate ligament and Jesús Navas has a strained hamstring. Carlos Aranda will come in for Carlitos Domínguez against Panathinaikos and striker Ariza Makukula has returned after a lengthy absence with a knee injury. Renato gained his European passport, thus allowing Adriano Correia to arrive from Coritiba FC. Central defender Óscar Rodríguez has returned after several months on loan in the Segunda División with Real Valladolid. Players registered: Adriano Correia, Diego Capel Trinidad. Players out: Marco Navas González, Kepa Blanco González, Jésus Navas Gonzalez, José Antonio Puerta Pérez, Sergio Ramos García. 4/8 8:56:04 uefa.com Round of 32 - Wednesday, 16 February 2005 - PRESS KITS PANATHINAIKOS-SEVILLA DOMESTIC LEAGUE DETAILS Panathinaikos FC (Ethniki Kategoria) Results Standings Date Match Res R Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 09.01.05 AEK - Panathinaikos 1 - 0 1 Olympiacos 18 12 5 1 33 9 41 16.01.05 Panathinaikos - OFI 5 - 1 2 Panathinaikos 18 11 3 4 33 12 36 23.01.05 Ionikos - Panathinaikos 0 - 0 3 AEK 18 9 8 1 26 14 35 30.01.05 Xanthi - Panathinaikos 3 - 1 4 Xanthi 18 8 6 4 26 20 30 12.02.05 Panathinaikos - Kalamarias 5 - 1 5 Egaleo 18 5 10 3 17 14 25 6 PAOK 18 7 4 7 23 24 25 7 OFI 18 6 5 7 25 26 23 Fixtures 8 Kallithea 18 5 7 6 27 27 22 Date Match 9 Iraklis 18 6 4 8 16 19 22 20.02.05 Egaleo - Panathinaikos 10 Halkidona 18 5 7 6 17 18 22 27.02.05 Panathinaikos - Kerkira 11 Panionios 18 5 6 7 12 16 21 06.03.05 Panionios - Panathinaikos 12 Aris 18 3 10 5 16 20 19 13.03.05 Panathinaikos - Iraklis 13 Ionikos 18 4 6 8 12 23 18 20.03.05 Kallithea - Panathinaikos 14 Ergotelis 18 4 4 10 15 30 16 15 Kalamarias 18 3 6 9 14 29 15 16 Kerkira 18 3 5 10 13 24 14 Sevilla FC (Primera División) Results Standings Date Match Res R Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 15.01.05 Malaga - Sevilla 1 - 0 1 Barcelona 23 17 3 3 47 17 54 23.01.05 Albacete - Sevilla 0 - 2 2 Real Madrid 23 16 2 5 43 17 50 29.01.05 Sevilla