UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2012/13 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT Olympiacos FC Arsenal FC Group B - Matchday 6 Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Tuesday 4 December 2012 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Contents Previous meetings.............................................................................................................2 Match background.............................................................................................................4 Match facts........................................................................................................................5 Squad list...........................................................................................................................6 Head coach.......................................................................................................................8 Match officials....................................................................................................................9 Fixtures and results.........................................................................................................10 Match-by-match lineups..................................................................................................14 Group Standings.............................................................................................................15 Competition facts.............................................................................................................17 Team facts.......................................................................................................................18 Legend............................................................................................................................20 Olympiacos FC - Arsenal FC Tuesday 4 December 2012 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 03/10/12 GS Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC 3-1 London Gervinho 42, Podolski 56, Ramsey 90+4; Mitroglou 45+1 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 06/12/11 GS Olympiacos FC - Arsenal FC 3-1 Piraeus Djebbour 16, David Fuster 36, Modesto 89; Benayoun 57 28/09/11 GS Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC 2-1 London Oxlade-Chamberlain 8, André Santos 20; David Fuster 27 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 09/12/09 GS Olympiacos FC - Arsenal FC 1-0 Piraeus Leonardo 47 29/09/09 GS Arsenal FC - Olympiacos FC 2-0 London Van Persie 78, Arshavin 86 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Olympiacos FC 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 3 6 8 Arsenal FC 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 2 8 6 Olympiacos FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 05/03/08 R16 Chelsea FC - Olympiacos FC 3-0 London Ballack 5, Lampard 25, Kalou 48 agg: 3-0 19/02/08 R16 Olympiacos FC - Chelsea FC 0-0 Piraeus UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 16/03/05 R16 Newcastle United FC - Olympiacos FC 4-0 Newcastle Dyer 18, Shearer 45, 69, Bowyer 54 agg: 7-1 10/03/05 R16 Olympiacos FC - Newcastle United FC 1-3 Athens P. Djordjević 14(p); Shearer 12(p), Robert 33, Kluivert 68 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 08/12/04 GS Liverpool FC - Olympiacos FC 3-1 Liverpool Sinama Pongolle 47, Mellor 80, Gerrard 86; Rivaldo 27 28/09/04 GS Olympiacos FC - Liverpool FC 1-0 Piraeus Stoltidis 17 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 23/10/02 GS Olympiacos FC - Manchester United FC 2-3 Athens Choutos 70, P. Djordjević 74; Blanc 21, Verón 59, Scholes 84 01/10/02 GS Manchester United FC - Olympiacos FC 4-0 Manchester Giggs 19, 66, Verón 26, Solskjær 77 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 23/10/01 GS Manchester United FC - Olympiacos FC 3-0 Manchester Solskjær 79, Giggs 88, Van Nistelrooy 90+4 10/10/01 GS Olympiacos FC - Manchester United FC 0-2 Athens Beckham 66, Cole 82 Last updated 04/12/12 1:15:20CET 2 Previous meetings Olympiacos FC - Arsenal FC Tuesday 4 December 2012 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 07/12/00 R3 Liverpool FC - Olympiacos FC 2-0 Liverpool Heskey 28, Barmby 60 agg: 4-2 23/11/00 R3 Olympiacos FC - Liverpool FC 2-2 Athens Alexandris 65, 89; Barmby 38, Gerrard 66 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 08/11/72 R2 Olympiacos FC - Tottenham Hotspur FC 1-0 Athens Argiroudis 44 agg: 1-4 25/10/72 R2 Tottenham Hotspur FC - Olympiacos FC 4-0 London Pearce 11, 58, Chivers 35, Coates 48 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 01/12/65 R1 Olympiacos FC - West Ham United FC 2-2 Athens Bovington 58(og), Polychroniou 81(p); agg: 2-6 Peters 28, 53 24/11/65 R1 West Ham United FC - Olympiacos FC 4-0 London Hurst 23, 43, Byrne 65, Brabrook 82 Arsenal FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 02/11/04 GS Arsenal FC - Panathinaikos FC 1-1 London Henry 16(p); Cygan 75(og) 20/10/04 GS Panathinaikos FC - Arsenal FC 2-2 Athens González 65, Olisadebe 82; Ljungberg 18, Henry 74 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 16/10/01 GS Arsenal FC - Panathinaikos FC 2-1 London Henry 23, 52(p); Olisadebe 50 26/09/01 GS Panathinaikos FC - Arsenal FC 1-0 Athens Karagounis 25 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 09/12/98 GS Panathinaikos FC - Arsenal FC 1-3 Athens Sypniewski 74; Boa Morte 64, 86, Anelka 80 30/09/98 GS Arsenal FC - Panathinaikos FC 2-1 London Adams 62, Keown 75; Pereira Da Silva 87 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 30/09/97 R1 Arsenal FC - PAOK FC 1-1 London Bergkamp 22; Vryzas 87 agg: 1-2 16/09/97 R1 PAOK FC - Arsenal FC 1-0 Salonika Frantzeskos 61 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 30/09/81 R1 Arsenal FC - Panathinaikos FC 1-0 London Talbot 53 agg: 3-0 16/09/81 R1 Panathinaikos FC - Arsenal FC 0-2 Athens McDermott 34, Davis 72 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 Olympiacos FC 10 4 3 3 11 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 21 4 3 14 16 47 Arsenal FC 8 6 2 0 7 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 15 8 3 4 22 15 Last updated 04/12/12 1:15:20CET 3 Previous meetings Olympiacos FC - Arsenal FC Tuesday 4 December 2012 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Match background Arsenal FC are back at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, where they lost on matchday six 12 months ago, for Arsène Wenger's 150th UEFA Champions League match knowing even victory may not be enough to finish top of Group B. • A point behind FC Schalke 04 and with the head-to-head record favouring the German side, Arsenal must win and hope Schalke drop points at Montpellier Hérault SC. A 2-0 victory at home to the French team on matchday five guaranteed Arsenal's campaign would for a 13th successive season carry on into the new year. • On the same night, Olympiacos seemed to be edging towards the point in Gelsenkirchen that would keep alive their qualifying hopes, only for a 77th-minute Christian Fuchs goal to ensure the Greek champions will finish third and move into the UEFA Europa League round of 32. • In their matchday two meeting, Arsenal went in front through Gervinho and, though Kostas Mitroglou headed the equaliser, second-half goals from Lukas Podolski and substitute Aaron Ramsey gave Arsenal the points. • Wenger has won 68 of his 149 UEFA Champions League matches as a coach, drawing 39 and losing 42. Only Sir Alex Ferguson has overseen more games in the competition (187). Previous meetings • The teams are in the same UEFA Champions League group for the third time in four seasons, and each of the previous five fixtures has been won by the home side. A year ago Olympiacos took a 2-0 lead through Rafik Djebbour and David Fuster and although Yossi Benayoun pulled one back, François Modesto made the final score 3-1. • The lineups on 6 December 2011 were: Olympiacos: Megyeri, Maniatis, Modesto, Mellberg, Djebbour (Papazoglou 90), Mirallas, Fuster (Abdoun 64), Holebas (Orbaiz 37), Papadopoulos, Marcano, Torossidis. Arsenal: Fabiański (Mannone 25), Vermaelen, André Santos (Miquel 51), Oxlade-Chamberlain, Squillaci, Djourou, Arshavin, Frimpong, Chamakh, Benayoun, Coquelin (Rosický 67). • Olympiacos also came out on top in the 2009/10 fixture in Piraeus, another matchday six contest, winning 1-0 through Leonardo's goal. In both cases Arsenal won the reverse fixtures, 2-1 and 2-0. Match background • In their 14th UEFA Champions League campaign, Olympiacos have failed to match their feats of both 2009/10 and 2007/08 when they reached the round of 16. • Arsenal, involved in the group stage for the 15th campaign in a row, have qualified for the last 16 for the 13th time in succession and are now aiming for a ninth group victory in that time. In 2011/12 Wenger's side departed in the round of 16 for the second season running. • The matchday one win at Montpellier was only Arsenal's third in their last 14 away matches in the competition proper, a run that includes eight defeats. Team ties • Bacary Sagna and Rafik Djebbour were team-mates at AJ Auxerre from 2000 to 2003, Abou Diaby joining them in 2002. Sébastien Squillaci and Modesto were team-mates at AS Monaco FC from 2004 to 2006. • Ariel Ibagaza and Santi Cazorla played together at Villarreal CF from 2008 until 2010. David Fuster joined them in 2009/10 after a one-season loan at Elche CF. • Roy Carroll was on the winning side in Manchester United FC's 2003/04 FA Cup semi-final against the Gunners but lost in the following season's final, with Arsenal winning 5-4 on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes. That was his last game for United and the last trophy Arsenal won. • Marouane Chamakh scored FC Girondins de Bordeaux's winner in a 2-1 second-leg defeat of Olympiacos in 2009/10 UEFA Champions League round of 16.