UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS (First leg: 1-3) Stade Louis II - Monaco Tuesday 25 August 2015 AS Monaco FC 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Valencia CF Play-off, Second leg Last updated 24/08/2015 09:27CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Match background 2 Legend 3 1 AS Monaco FC - Valencia CF Tuesday 25 August 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade Louis II, Monaco Match background Conceding a late third goal at Valencia in the play-off first leg has ramped up the pressure as AS Monaco bid to keep alive their hopes of making it back into the UEFA Champions League this season. Previous meetings • French-born Sofiane Feghouli delivered the final blow in the first leg, his 86th-minute strike completing a 3-1 win for Valencia after Mario Pašalić had briefly levelled for the visitors. • Under Bernardino Pérez (aka Pasieguito), holders Valencia beat Gérard Banide's Monaco 5-3 on aggregate in the 1980/81 European Cup Winners' Cup first round – the sides' only previous official encounters. • The teams also met in a friendly at London's Arsenal Stadium on 2 August 2014, drawing 2-2, with Lucas Ocampos equalising nine minutes from time for Monaco. • Valencia last visited the Stade Louis II in 2004 when the then UEFA Cup holders overcame European champions Porto 2-1 in the UEFA Super Cup under Claudio Ranieri. Form guide • Monaco have lost just one of their last 11 European home games at the Stade Louis II (W6 D4 L1), Arsenal – under former Monaco boss Arsène Wenger – earning a 2-0 victory in last season's UEFA Champions League round of 16. • Valencia have lost their last two European away matches without scoring, but have yet to lose a two-legged UEFA qualifying tie. • Monaco have lost only once in eight competitive home games against Spanish sides (W4 D3 L1), going down 1-0 to a Hristo Stoichkov strike for Barcelona in the 1993/94 UEFA Champions League group stage. • Valencia have an impressive away record in France: W4 D5 L1. They are unbeaten in nine fixtures on French soil since yielding 2-1 to Nantes on their first trip, in the semi-final of the 1979/80 European Cup Winners' Cup. • Both teams are contesting the UEFA Champions League play-offs for the first time. Monaco featured in last term's group stage, while Valencia are looking to return to the group phase after a two-season absence. Links and trivia • Both clubs have Portuguese coaches – Nuno Espírito Santo for Valencia and Leonardo Jardim for Monaco – and there are plenty of other Portuguese links between them. • Valencia's João Cancelo (2014–15), André Gomes (2012–15), Enzo Pérez (2011–15), Rodrigo Moreno (2010–15) and Monaco's Ivan Cavaleiro (2013–15), Bernardo Silva (2013–15) and Hélder Costa (2014–) previously rubbed shoulders at Benfica. • Cancelo, Cavaleiro and Silva also reached the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final with Portugal this summer. • One of Valencia's most celebrated successes came against French opponents: Rafael Benítez's men saw off Marseille 2-0 in the 2004 UEFA Cup final in Gothenburg. • Valencia's Lucas Orbán (Bordeaux 2013–14) and French-born winger Sofiane Feghouli (Grenoble 2007–10) both have Ligue 1 experience, while Monaco's Fabinho (Real Madrid 2013), Ricardo Carvalho (Real Madrid 2010–13), Mario Pašalić (Elche 2014–15) and Jérémy Toulalan (Málaga 2011–13) have played club football in Spain. 2 AS Monaco FC - Valencia CF Tuesday 25 August 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade Louis II, Monaco Legend ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition. UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded. Match officials 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. UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. 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Competitions Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted 3 AS Monaco FC - Valencia CF Tuesday 25 August 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stade Louis II, Monaco Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying 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. 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