UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2013/14 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski - Sofia Thursday 3 October 2013 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 21.05CET (22.05 local time) GNK Dinamo Zagreb Group B - Matchday 2 Last updated 15/10/2013 17:36CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Match officials 14 Legend 15 1 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad - GNK Dinamo Zagreb Thursday 3 October 2013 - 21.05CET, (22.05 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Rukavina 33, 60, Vida GNK Dinamo Zagreb - PFC 3-2 25/07/2012 2QR Zagreb 90+8; Gargorov 12, Ludogorets Razgrad agg: 4-3 Marcelinho 36 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad - GNK Marcelinho 67; 18/07/2012 2QR 1-1 Razgrad Dinamo Zagreb Rukavina 90+2 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad - Record versus clubs from opponents' country PFC Ludogorets Razgrad have not played against a club from their opponents' country GNK Dinamo Zagreb - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers OFC Botev Vratsa - GNK Dinamo 1-2 Toshkov 1; Renic 1, 29/09/1971 R1 Botevgrad Zagreb agg: 2-8 Senzen 50 Mijlkovic 4, 10, Vabec GNK Dinamo Zagreb - OFC 15/09/1971 R1 6-1 Zagreb 14, 80, Lalic 37, Rora Botev Vratsa 67; Iordanov 87 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 12 5 2 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad - GNK Dinamo Zagreb Thursday 3 October 2013 - 21.05CET, (22.05 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Match background The champions of Bulgaria and Croatia meet for the second season in succession, with PFC Ludogorets Razgrad having a score to settle against GNK Dinamo Zagreb in UEFA Europa League Group B. Previous meetings • The sides are meeting for the second consecutive campaign, Ante Čačić's Dinamo having eliminated Ivaylo Petev's Ludogorets in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round last year, following up a 1-1 draw in Razgrad with a 3-2 win in Croatia, though the visitors led twice in that return fixture. • The lineups for their game in Razgrad on 18 July 2012 – Ludogorets' first fixture in UEFA club competition – were: Ludogorets: Golubović, Barthe*, Genchev, Dyakov* (Moţi* 83), Ivanov (Aleksandrov* 86), Gargarov, Minev*, Guldan, Stoyanov* (Guela 90+1), Júnior Caiçara*, Marcelinho*. Dinamo: Kelava, Ibáñez, Kovačić, Sammir*, Tomečak (Rukavina* 89), Tonel, Vrsaljko, Badelj, Pivarić* (Bećiraj* 56), Vida, Čop* (Alispahić 75). * registered to play in this season's group stage. Match background • Those games against Dinamo represent the sum total of Ludogorets's experience of Croatian opponents, but Dinamo have played two other games against Bulgarian sides – home and away wins against OFC Botev Vratsa in the 1971/72 UEFA Cup. Their overall record against Bulgarian clubs is thus W3 D1 L0 (W2 D0 L0 at home – W1 D1 L0 in Bulgaria. • Ludogorets can expect little joy in the return fixture; no Bulgarian club have won in six UEFA competition visits to Croatia (D1 L5) – seven if you include PFC Slavia Sofia's 3-0 loss at HNK Hajduk Split in the 1970/71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the non-UEFA affiliated precursor to the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League. • Ludogorets are making their first appearance in a UEFA competition group stage in what is only their second European campaign. They were promoted to the Bulgarian top flight for the first time at the end of the 2010/11 season. • The Bulgarian side kicked off Group B in some style with a 2-0 victory at PSV Eindhoven – their biggest European away success to date. • Dinamo have yet to make it through the group stage of this competition in five attempts. The have lost their last seven away games in UEFA group stages – including six straight UEFA Champions League group stage defeats – since beating Club Brugge KV 2-0 in Belgium in the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League. Team facts • Dinamo's Portuguese defender Rúben Lima celebrates his 24th birthday on the day of the Ludogorets game, with team-mate Junior Fernándes turning 25 the following day. • Dinamo defender Josip Šimunić will make his 50th UEFA club competition appearance if he takes the field against Ludogorets. • Ludogorets and Dinamo are among nine domestic champions in this season's group stage along with NK Maribor (Slovenia), FC Sheriff (Moldova), Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (Israel), Legia Warszawa (Poland), FC Shakhter Karagandy (Kazakhstan), APOEL FC (Cyprus) and IF Elfsborg (Sweden). • Ludogorets were the only champions in the competition to win their opening fixture. Five of the others were beaten, while three drew. Coach information • Brought in to replace Ivaylo Petev as Ludogorets coach in July, Stoicho Stoev was a stylish forward with PFC Lokomotiv Sofia in the 1980s, though he maintained a European outlook and classed Arrigo Sacchi as his coaching idol. After taking charge of a number of smaller Bulgarian clubs, the cool-headed coach led champions Ludogorets – his local side – to their first UEFA Europa League group stage campaign after defeat by FC Basel 1893 in the UEFA Champions League play-offs. • Miroslav Blažević's assistant when Croatia unexpectedly finished third at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Branko Ivanković returned to begin a third spell in charge of Dinamo in early September, having led the club to a domestic double in 2007. The former NK Varteks player coached Hannover 96 for a while, and spent four years in charge of Iran prior to club appointments in China, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. 3 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad - GNK Dinamo Zagreb Thursday 3 October 2013 - 21.05CET, (22.05 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Team facts FC Ludogorets Razgrad Formed: 1945 Nickname: The Eagles from Razgrad UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Bulgarian league title: 2 (2013) Bulgarian Cup: 1 (2012) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2012/13: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 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: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2004/05: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2003/04: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 3-0: Ludogorets v GNK Dinamo Zagreb 03/10/13, UEFA Europa League group stage 3-0: Ludogorets v ŠK Slovan Bratislava 24/07/13, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 0-2: PSV Eindhoven v Ludogorets 19/09/13, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 2-4: Ludogorets v Basel 21/08/13, UEFA Champions League play-off first leg • Heaviest away defeat 3-2: GNK Dinamo Zagreb v Ludogorets 25/07/12, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg 2-1: ŠK Slovan Bratislava v Ludogorets 17/07/13, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 3-0: Ludogorets v GNK Dinamo Zagreb (see above) • Biggest away win 0-2: PSV Eindhoven v Ludogorets (see above) • Heaviest home defeat N/A • Heaviest away defeat N/A GNK Dinamo Zagreb Formed: 1911 Nickname: Modri (Blues) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) 4 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad - GNK Dinamo Zagreb Thursday 3 October 2013 - 21.05CET, (22.05 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia League title: 19 (2013) Yugoslavian/Croatian Cup: 19 (2012) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2012/13: UEFA Champions League group stage 2011/12: UEFA Champions League group stage 2010/11: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2009/10: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2008/09: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2007/08: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2006/07: first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2004/05: group stage 2003/04: second round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-0 twice, most recently v Zalaegerszegi TE 19/09/02, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-5 twice, most recently v Grasshopper Club 30/09/97, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-7: Dinamo Zagreb v Olympique Lyonnais 08/12/11, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 6-2: Real Madrid CF v Dinamo Zagreb 22/11/11, UEFA Champions League group stage 4-0 on four occasions, most recently v Paris Saint-Germain FC 06/11/12, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 6-0: Dinamo Zagreb v Zalaegerszegi TE (see above) • Biggest away win 0-5: Grasshopper Club v Dinamo Zagreb (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Dinamo Zagreb v Fulham FC 31/10/02, UEFA Cup second round first leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Tottenham Hotspur FC v Dinamo Zagreb (see above) 5 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad - GNK Dinamo Zagreb Thursday 3 October 2013 - 21.05CET, (22.05 local time) Match press kit Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Squad list PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Current season All-time UCL Tournament League Tournament UEFA No.