UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Balaídos - Vigo Thursday 13 April 2017 21.05CET (21.05 local time) RC Celta de Vigo Quarter-finals, First leg KRC Genk Last updated 13/04/2017 11:33CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Team facts 5 Squad list 7 Fixtures and results 9 Match-by-match lineups 13 Match officials 17 Legend 18 1 RC Celta de Vigo - KRC Genk Thursday 13 April 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Balaídos, Vigo Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams RC Celta de Vigo - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers RC Celta de Vigo - R. Standard 24/11/2016 GS 1-1 Vigo Aspas 8; Laifis 81 de Liège R. Standard de Liège - RC Celta 15/09/2016 GS 1-1 Liege Dossevi 3; Rossi 13 de Vigo UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers RC Celta de Vigo - R. Standard 3-0 Baiano 22, 83, 28/09/2006 R1 Vigo de Liège agg: 4-0 Canobbio 70 R. Standard de Liège - RC Celta 14/09/2006 R1 0-1 Liege Gustavo López 38 de Vigo UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers RC Celta de Vigo - Club Brugge Mostovoi 74; Lange 26/11/2003 GS1 1-1 Vigo KV 90+2 Club Brugge KV - RC Celta de Sæternes 84; 16/09/2003 GS1 1-1 Bruges Vigo Juanfran 50 KRC Genk - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Aritz Aduriz 8, 24 (P), 44 (P), 74, 90+4 (P); 03/11/2016 GS Athletic Club - KRC Genk 5-3 Bilbao Bailey 28, Ndidi 51, Sušić 80 20/10/2016 GS KRC Genk - Athletic Club 2-0 Genk Brabec 40, Ndidi 83 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Jonas 10, Soldado 13, 35, 39, Pablo 23/11/2011 GS Valencia CF - KRC Genk 7-0 Valencia Hernández 68, Aritz Aduriz 70, Costa 81 13/09/2011 GS KRC Genk - Valencia CF 0-0 Genk UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 12/11/2002 GS1 KRC Genk - Real Madrid CF 1-1 Genk Sonck 86; Tote 21 2 RC Celta de Vigo - KRC Genk Thursday 13 April 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Balaídos, Vigo UEFA Champions League Zokora 44 (og), Míchel Salgado 45+1, 25/09/2002 GS1 Real Madrid CF - KRC Genk 6-0 Madrid Luís Figo 55 (P), Guti 64, Celades 74, Raúl González 76 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 Palma de 05/11/1998 R2 RCD Mallorca - KRC Genk agg: 1-1 ag Mallorca Oulare 71; Dani 22/10/1998 R2 KRC Genk - RCD Mallorca 1-1 Brussels García 56 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA RC Celta de Vigo 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 4 0 8 4 KRC Genk 4 1 3 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 8 1 4 3 7 20 3 RC Celta de Vigo - KRC Genk Thursday 13 April 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Balaídos, Vigo Match background Celta Vigo and Genk are hoping to make it to the last four of a major UEFA competition for the first time as they come together in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals. Previous meetings • The clubs are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition. • Celta faced Genk's domestic rivals Standard Liège in this season's UEFA Europa League group stage, drawing 1-1 home and away. Their overall record against Belgian teams is W2 D4 L0. • Genk's eight meetings with Spanish sides have ended W1 D4 L3 (W1 D3 L0 at home – W0 D1 L3 in Spain). They have already lost in Spain this season, going down 5-3 at Athletic Club in the group stage, with home striker Aritz Aduriz becoming the first player to score five goals in a UEFA Europa League match. Form guide • Celta's home form this season has been unremarkable (W2 D2 L1), but they have won their last three UEFA Europa League away games 2-0. • Genk have scored at least twice in each of their last seven continental away fixtures and are unbeaten at home in Europe this season (W7 D1). • Celta's last quarter-final came in 2000/01 when Barcelona barred their path to the last four of the UEFA Cup. They were one of the winners of the 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup, but have never got as far as the semi-finals in a major European competition. • This is Genk's first experience of a major UEFA quarter-final (though they were UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finalists in 2004). Links and trivia • The journey from Genk to Vigo is not far off 1,500km. • Celta's John Guidetti is one of three Swedes left in the competition, all of whom are aiming to play in the UEFA Europa League final in their nation's capital. United's Zlatan Ibrahimović and Anderlecht's Isaac Kiese Thelin are the other two. • Genk signed Spanish youngster José Naranjo on loan from Celta during the winter, though the 22-year-old is ineligible for this game, having already featured in the UEFA Europa League for the Galician outfit this season. • Celta's Pablo Hernández is the most fouled player in this season's UEFA Europa League with 26 infringements against him in 732 minutes of football: the equivalent to a foul against him every 28 or so minutes. • Celta's Belgian Under-21 international Theo Bongonda won three times and drew once in four appearances for Zulte-Waregem against Genk, scoring one goal. • Genk have a Spanish midfielder, Alejandro Pozuelo, who played for Real Betis and Rayo Vallecano before joining the Blue-and-Whites in summer 2015. • Genk's Australian goalkeeper Mathew Ryan also has a Spanish connection; he is on loan from Valencia. • Belgium is the best represented nation in the quarter-finals, with two teams: Genk and Anderlecht. In the previous seven UEFA Europa League seasons, only two Belgian clubs got this far: Standard Liège in 2009/10 and Club Brugge in 2014/15. The coaches • Eduardo Berizzo played in the UEFA Champions League for Marseille and Celta, the former Argentina centre-back subsequently returning to Europe in 2014 to take charge of the Galician club. He guided them back into Europe with a sixth-place finish in 2015/16. • Peter Maes took Genk to the round of 32 but was dismissed in late December after a disappointing run of league results. • Genk's new boss is Albert Stuivenberg. Once a Feyenoord trainee, he later ran the club's academy, and led the Netherlands to UEFA European Under-17 Championship successes in 2011 and 2012. He was Louis van Gaal's assistant at Manchester United. 4 RC Celta de Vigo - KRC Genk Thursday 13 April 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Balaídos, Vigo Team facts RC Celta de Vigo Formed: 1923 Nickname: Os Celestes (The Sky Blues) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) none Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: round of 16 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 7-0: Celta v Benfica 25/11/99, UEFA Cup third round first leg 7-0: Celta v Argeş Piteşti 29/09/98, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 1-3: Aston Villa v Celta 03/11/98, UEFA Cup second round second leg 0-2 on three occasions, most recently v Krasnodar 16/03/17, UEFA Europa League round of 16 second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Celta v Aberdeen 15/09/71, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 3-0: Slovan Liberec v Celta 01/11/02, UEFA Cup second round second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 7-0: Celta v Benfica (see above) 7-0: Celta v Argeş Piteşti (see above) • Biggest away win 1-3: Aston Villa v Celta (see above) 0-2 on three occasions, most recently v Krasnodar (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Celta v Aberdeen (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 3-0: Slovan Liberec v Celta (see above) KRC Genk Formed: 1988 Nickname: Genkies UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • none 5 RC Celta de Vigo - KRC Genk Thursday 13 April 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Balaídos, Vigo Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 3 (2011) Belgian Cup: 4 (2013) Ten-year record (UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA competition 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA competition 2013/14: round of 32 2012/13: round of 32 2011/12: UEFA Champions League group stage 2010/11: play-offs 2009/10: play-offs 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA competition 2007/08: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-0: Genk v Duisburg 01/10/98, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg • Biggest away win 0-5: B36 Tórshavn v Genk 21/06/97, UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage • Heaviest home defeat 2-5: Genk v Werder Bremen 09/11/00, UEFA Cup second round second leg 0-3: Genk v Porto 19/08/10, UEFA Europa League play-offs first leg • Heaviest away defeat 7-0: Valencia v Genk 23/11/11, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 5-2: Genk v FH Hafnarfjördur 29/08/13, play-off second leg 3-0: Genk v Videoton 20/09/12, group stage 3-0: Genk v Liepājas Metalurgs 25/08/05, second qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 1-5: Inter Turku v Genk 29/07/10, third qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 2-5: Genk v Werder Bremen (see above) 0-3: Genk v Porto (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: Werder Bremen v Genk 24/10/00, second round first leg 6 RC Celta de Vigo - KRC Genk Thursday 13 April 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Balaídos, Vigo Squad list RC Celta de Vigo Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No.