AEK Athens FC v Paris Saint-Germain FC MATCH PRESS KIT OACA Spyro Louis, Athens Wednesday, 14 February 2007 - 21:45 local time Round of 32, First leg - Matchday 6 Contents 1 - Match background 5 - Match-by-match lineups 2 - Squad list 6 - Competition facts 3 - Match officials 7 - Team facts 4 - Domestic information 8 - Legend Match background The stage is set for Paul Le Guen to make a dramatic European comeback as Paris Saint-Germain FC visit AEK Athens FC in the UEFA Cup Round of 32. • AEK qualified for the Round of 32 as the third-placed side in UEFA Champions League Group H. PSG finished second in UEFA Cup Group G. • The clubs met in a 1996/97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final tie. The first leg in Paris was drawn 0-0, but a Patrice Loko hat-trick in the second sent the French team through to the semi-finals, where they beat Liverpool FC before losing the final 1-0 against FC Barcelona in Rotterdam. • Newly-appointed PSG coach Paul Le Guen played in both legs of that tie. The former defensive midfielder also played his first games in European competition against Greek opposition as PSG beat PAOK FC 5-0 on aggregate in the 1992/93 UEFA Cup first round. • This game against AEK will be Le Guen’s first European match in charge of PSG since taking over from Guy Lacombe on 15 January. The coach joined after leaving Rangers FC by mutual consent. The Scottish club face Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC in this round. • PSG have played five games against Greek sides, with Le Guen playing in all but one of them – a 4-0 win against Panathinaikos FC in this season’s UEFA Cup group stage. PSG have yet to lose, or concede a goal, against Greek opposition. • AEK have met French opposition on 15 previous occasions in the course of five knockout ties, two UEFA Champions League group stage campaigns and a UEFA Cup group stage. They lost all five knockout ties, but finally beat a Ligue 1 representative (LOSC Lille Métropole 1-0) in this season's UEFA Champions League. • In total, AEK's record against French sides reads won one, drawn six and lost eight. • AEK midfielder Akis Zikos will be reunited with a host of former team-mates from his time at AS Monaco FC between 2002 and 2006. PSG midfielders Marcelo Gallardo, Edouard Cissé and Jerôme Rothen all played alongside Zikos at the Stade Louis II. Last updated 14.02.2007 19:39:19CET www.uefa.com Page 1 AEK Athens FC v Paris Saint-Germain FC MATCH PRESS KIT • AEK coach Lorenzo Serra Ferrer's only previous experience against French opposition came as the Spaniard led his Real Betis Balompié side to a 3-2 aggregate loss to Monaco in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. • The second leg will be played on 22 February. The aggregate winners will face SL Benfica or FC Dinamo 1948 Bucuresti in the Round of 16, playing the home leg on 8 March and the away second leg a week later. Last updated 14.02.2007 19:39:19 CET www.uefa.com Page 2 AEK Athens FC v Paris Saint-Germain FC MATCH PRESS KIT Squad list AEK Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 22 Dionisis Chiotis GRE 04.06.77 29 - - - 1 - - - 10 - 23 - 28 Stefano Sorrentino ITA 28.03.79 27 - - - 7 - - - 2 - 9 - 84 Ioannis Arabatzis GRE 28.05.84 22 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 4 Evangelos Moras GRE 26.08.81 25 - - - 4 - - - 3 - 12 - 5 Bruno Cirillo ITA 21.03.77 29 * - - 8 1 - - 9 - 17 1 13 Martin Pautasso ARG 17.05.79 27 - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - 14 Stavros Tziortziopoulos GRE 15.08.78 28 - - - 4 - - - 9 1 13 1 15 Socratis GRE 09.06.88 18 - - - 3 - - - - - 3 - Papastathopoulos 31 Nikolaos Georgeas GRE 27.12.76 30 - - - 6 - - - 9 - 25 - 55 Traianos Dellas GRE 31.01.76 30 - - - 5 - - - 12 1 25 1 Midfielders 1 Pantelis Kafes GRE 24.06.78 28 - - - 3 - - - 23 1 44 3 7 Ilias Kiriakidis GRE 05.08.85 21 - - - 5 - - - 1 - 6 - 10 Panagiotis Kone GRE 26.07.87 19 - - - - - - - - - - - 16 Akis Zikos GRE 01.06.74 32 - - - 4 - - - 30 2 59 2 17 Vladimir Ivić SRB 07.05.77 29 - - - 4 1 - - 8 1 37 9 20 Vassilios Pliatsikas GRE 14.04.88 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 23 Vassilios Lakis GRE 10.09.76 30 - - - 5 1 - - 26 4 49 8 25 Emerson BRA 12.04.72 34 - - - 6 - - - 2 - 39 3 56 Perparim Hetemaj FIN 12.12.86 20 - - - 4 - - - - - 4 - 88 Dániel Tőzsér HUN 12.05.85 21 - - - 7 - - - 6 1 16 1 Forwards 11 Gustavo Manduca BRA 08.06.80 26 - - - 3 - - - 2 1 6 1 33 Nikos Liberopoulos GRE 04.08.75 31 - - - 8 2 - - 23 6 70 15 35 Pantelis Kapetanos GRE 08.06.83 23 - - - 5 1 - - 1 - 6 1 79 Leonidas Kampantais GRE 08.05.82 24 - - - 1 - - - 5 - 9 - 99 Júlio César BRA 26.02.80 26 * - - 8 4 - - 2 - 21 6 Coach Last updated 14.02.2007 19:39:19 CET www.uefa.com Page 3 AEK Athens FC v Paris Saint-Germain FC MATCH PRESS KIT Squad list PSG Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Mickaël Landreau FRA 14.05.79 27 - - - - - 5 - 21 - 37 - 16 Jérôme Alonzo FRA 20.11.72 34 - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 30 Nicolas Cousin FRA 11.07.85 21 - - - - - - - - - - - 36 Jean-Baptiste Habert FRA 24.02.87 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 4 David Rozehnal CZE 05.07.80 26 - - - - - 5 - 16 - 31 - 5 Bernard Mendy FRA 20.08.81 25 - - - - - 4 - 7 1 25 2 6 Mario Yepes COL 13.01.76 30 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 11 1 17 Sammy Traoré FRA 25.02.76 30 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 6 - 22 Sylvain Armand FRA 01.08.80 26 - - - - - 5 - 11 1 31 2 26 Boukary Drame FRA 22.07.85 21 * - - - - 4 - 4 - 4 - 31 Jean-Yves Mvoto OwonoFRA 06.09.88 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 32 Larrys Mabiala FRA 08.10.87 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 2 Marcelo Gallardo ARG 18.01.76 30 - - - - - - - 7 1 10 1 8 Edouard Cissé FRA 30.03.78 28 - - - - - 3 1 7 1 45 3 15 Bonaventure Kalou CIV 12.01.78 28 - - - - - 5 2 40 14 65 15 18 Samuel Pietre FRA 10.02.84 22 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 20 Clément Chantôme FRA 11.09.87 19 - - - - - 4 - 4 - 4 - 21 Cristian Rodriguez URU 30.09.85 21 - - - - - 3 - 3 - 3 - 24 David Hellebuyck FRA 12.05.79 27 - - - - - 3 - 9 - 15 - 25 Jérôme Rothen FRA 31.03.78 28 - - - - - - - 4 1 26 3 27 Albert Baning CMR 19.03.85 21 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 35 Youssuf Mulumbu FRA 25.01.87 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Forwards 9 Pauleta POR 28.04.73 33 - - - - - 5 4 29 16 35 17 11 Amara Diané CIV 19.08.82 24 - - - - - 3 - 11 2 11 2 13 Pierre-Alain Frau FRA 15.04.80 26 - - - - - 3 1 10 6 23 11 14 David Ngog FRA 01.04.89 17 - - - - - - - - - - - 29 Péguy Luyindula FRA 25.05.79 27 - - - - - - - 5 1 26 6 34 Yannick Boli FRA 13.01.88 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Coach Paul Le Guen FRA 01.03.64 42 - - - - - 6 - 6 - 32 - Last updated 14.02.2007 19:39:19 CET www.uefa.com Page 4 AEK Athens FC v Paris Saint-Germain FC MATCH PRESS KIT Match officials Referee Craig Alexander Thomson (SCO) Assistant referees Martin Cryans (SCO), Tom Hugh Murphy (SCO) Fourth official Iain Robertson Brines (SCO) UEFA Delegate Barry W. Bright (ENG) UEFA Referee observer Bo Karlsson (SWE) Referee Name Nat. DoB UCUP UEFA Craig Alexander Thomson SCO 20.06.1972 2 8 UEFA Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No matches found Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue 29.03.2003 U19 QR2 Israel-France 1-4 Ales 08.09.2004 WC QR Faroe Islands-France 0-2 Torshavn 16.07.2005 UIC R3 BSC Young Boys-Olympique de Marseille 2-3 Berne Last updated 14.02.2007 19:39:19 CET www.uefa.com Page 5 AEK Athens FC v Paris Saint-Germain FC MATCH PRESS KIT Domestic information AEK Athens FC (Ethniki Kategoria) Comp. Date Opponent Res Goalscorers League 19.08.2006 v PAOK FC (H) 0-0 - League 27.08.2006 v OFI Crete FC (A) 1-1 Delibašić 32 League 09.09.2006 v Atromitos FC (A) 1-1 Pautasso 86 League 18.09.2006 v Iraklis FC (H) 3-0 Liberopoulos 5, 54, Lakis 90 League 23.09.2006 v Olympiacos CFP (A) 0-1 - League 30.09.2006 v Ergotelis FC (H) 3-1 Liberopoulos 21, Tőzsér 51, Lakis 84 League 23.10.2006 v Panathinaikos FC (A) 2-1 Manduca 28(pen), Dellas 76 League 28.10.2006 v Apollon Kalamarias FC (H) 1-0 Júlio César 28 League 05.11.2006 v Aris Thessaloniki FC (A) 3-1 Liberopoulos 58, Júlio César 70, Kampantais 78 Cup 09.11.2006 v Haidari (A) 0-0 - League 12.11.2006 v Larissa FC (H) 5-0 Manduca 10, Liberopoulos 57, Lagos 85, Tziortziopoulos 87, Kampantais 90 League 18.11.2006 v Kerkira FC (H) 4-1 Júlio César 23, Liberopoulos 30(pen), 48, Manduca 41(pen) League 25.11.2006 v Egaleo FC (A) 2-1 Júlio César 31(pen), 73(pen) League 02.12.2006 v Ionikos FC (H) 2-0 Júlio César 37, 75 League 10.12.2006 v Skoda Xanthi FC (A) 0-0 - League 17.12.2006 v Panionios NFC (H) 4-0 Liberopoulos 24, 53, 70, Kampantais 77 League 06.01.2007 v PAOK FC (A) 0-2 - League 14.01.2007 v OFI Crete FC (H) 3-1 Tőzsér 31, Own goal, Kampantais 90 League 21.01.2007 v Atromitos FC (H) 3-0 Liberopoulos 12, Júlio César 80, Kone 90 League 28.01.2007 v Iraklis FC (A) 1-1 Liberopoulos 44 League 04.02.2007 v Olympiacos CFP (H) 3-3 Own goal,, Kampantais 71 League 10.02.2007 v Ergotelis FC (A) 0-0 - League 18.02.2007 v Panathinaikos FC (H) League 25.02.2007 v Apollon Kalamarias FC (A) League 11.03.2007 v Aris Thessaloniki FC (H) League 18.03.2007 v Larissa FC (A) League 01.04.2007 v Kerkira FC (A) League 15.04.2007 v Egaleo FC (H) League 22.04.2007 v Ionikos FC (A) League 29.04.2007 v Skoda Xanthi FC (H) League 13.05.2007 v Panionios NFC (A) Last updated 14.02.2007 19:39:19 CET www.uefa.com Page 6 AEK Athens FC v Paris Saint-Germain FC MATCH PRESS KIT Pos.