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Contents7 - UEFA information1 - Match background8 - Match-by-match lineups2 - Match facts9 - Competition facts3 - Squad list10 - Team facts4 - Head coach11 - Competition information5 - Match officials12 - Legend6 - Domestic information

Match background

AS Roma will be aiming to dispel the unhappy memory of FC Dynamo Kyiv's last visit to the Italian capital when thesides meet at the Stadio Olimpico in their opening Group F encounter. When they faced the Ukrainian champions onMatchday 1 of the 2004/05 campaign, the game lasted only 45 minutes before it was abandoned.

• Dynamo, who had been leading through a Goran Gavrančić free-kick when a missile was thrown at referee AndersFrisk, were subsequently awarded a 3-0 win. Roma, who had lost Philippe Mexes to a red card moments beforehalf-time, never recovered and ended up bottom of their group with just one point. In what is expected to prove atightly contested group, neither side will want to open with a similarly heavy loss this time round.

• Second in Serie A last term, Roma enjoyed their best European campaign for 23 years in 2006/07 by reaching thequarter-finals. If their hopes crumbled in humiliating fashion with a 7-1 loss at Manchester United FC - their heaviestin continental competition - they had impressed up to that point, notably in their 2-0 aggregate win over OlympiqueLyonnais in the first knockout round.

• Anatoliy Demyanenko's Dynamo, by contrast, endured their worst UEFA Champions League group stage performancelast term. They made the worst possible start with a 4-1 home defeat by Steaua Bucuresti and finished bottom of theirgroup with just two points. For Dynamo it was a sixth failed attempt to progress from the group stage since theyreached the last 16 in 1999/00.

• They secured their place in the group stage this season by defeating FK Sarajevo of Bosnia-Herzegovina 4-0 onaggregate in the third qualifying round. Maksim Shatskikh earned them a 1-0 away win in the first leg before theyprevailed 3-0 in the return through Ismaël Bangoura's early strike, Semjon Milošević's own goal and Serhiy Rebrov'slate penalty.

• Roma have lost three of four previous matches against Ukrainian opposition. After that 3-0 home defeat by Dynamoin September 2004, they also lost the return in Kiev 2-0. Last season, meanwhile, the Giallorossi suffered a 1-0 reverseat FC Shakhtar Donetsk.

• A more positive omen for the Italian side was the 4-0 victory over Shakhtar with which they opened their group stageprogramme last September. Taddei, Francesco Totti, Daniele De Rossi and David Pizarro all struck during a 23-minutegoal spree in the final quarter.

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AS Roma - FC Dynamo KyivMATCH PRESS KITStadio Olimpico, RomeWednesday 19 September 2007 - 20.45CETGroup F - Matchday 1

• Dynamo have recorded only one win on Italian soil – the default win over Roma in 2004 – with their other visitsyielding two draws and four defeats.

• Roma pair Totti and Simone Perrotta lined up against Dynamo's Olexandr Shovkovskiy, Andriy Nesmachniy, OlehGusev, Vladyslav Vaschuk and Artem Milevskiy in the 2006 FIFA World Cup quarter-final between Italy and Ukraine.Italy won the match 3-0.

• Perrotta, along with Christian Panucci and substitute Alberto Aquilani, also played against Shovkovskiy, Gusev andMilevskiy in Italy's 2-1 win in Kiev last Wednesday in UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying. Rotan was an unused subsitute.

Match facts

Roma

• Francesco Totti is one appearance shy of 60 in UEFA club competition while Ludovic Giuly has featured in 69European matches.

• Simone Perrotta celebrated his 30th birthday on 17 September, two days before the Dynamo game, while Totti is31 on 27 September.

• Roma continued their 100 per cent start to the season after winning 2-0 at Reggina Calcio on Sunday. New signingJuan opened the scoring five minutes into the second half with a clever back-heel from Totti's free-kick. Regginathen had Carlos Valdez sent off before Totti added a second goal (83).

• Roma coach Luciano Spalletti said: "We fully deserved the victory even if it was not easy as it looked. We managedto play in the right way in the key moments of the game. Our main problem is that sometimes we lack a bit of solidity.We are not thinking of long-term goals at this stage, only of working hard day after day in training."

• Christian Panucci and Mirko Vučinić were both omitted from the squad for the trip to Reggina after returning frominternational duty with minor thigh and leg injuries respectively.

• Juan started alongside Philippe Mexes in the centre of the defence, although the Brazilian was forced off with amuscle problem midway through the second half. Doni also had to leave the pitch after receiving a knock meaningGianluca Curci was between the posts for the second half.

• Roma are the only team in Serie A to have maximum points following Juventus' defeat against Udinese Calcio.

• They are also the only side in the league still to concede a goal after three games.

• After finishing second in Serie A, reaching the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals and winning the Coppa Italia,Roma have worked hard in the transfer market to reinforce Spalletti's squad.

• The first important deals of the summer were the new contracts offered to Mexes and Curci, who are now committeduntil 2011.

• Then the Giallorossi took sole possession of David Pizarro after paying FC Internazionale Milano €5.75m for theremainder of his playing licence.

• Roma also took up an option to sign Vučinić on a permanent basis from US Lecce for €7.5m. The 23-year-old joinedon loan last summer and has now signed a four-year contract.

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Wednesday 19 September 2007 - 20.45CETAS Roma - FC Dynamo KyivStadio Olimpico, RomeMATCH PRESS KIT

• The first new face was Juan, who joined on a four-year deal from Bayer 04 Leverkusen for €6.3m. Matteo Brighireturned from a loan spell at AC Chievo Verona and Adrian Florin Pit signed from AC Bellinzona.

• The Giallorossi also brought in Mauro Esposito from Cagliari Calcio (€2m for half of the 28-year-old's playing licence)and Ahmed Apimah Barusso from Serie B side Rimini Calcio. The Giallorossi reportedly paid €1.7m to acquire halfof Barusso's playing licence, with the 22-year-old agreeing a contract until 2012.

• Giuly came from FC Barcelona for €3.2m on a three-year contract, Cicinho left Real Madrid CF for a fee whichcould rise to €11m on a five-year contract and Antunes arrived on a year-long loan from FC Paços de Ferreira withan option for a permanent €1.2m move.

• Marco Andreolli also joined from FC Internazionale Milano as a part-exchange with Cristian Chivu moving in theopposite direction for €13m.

• Chivu's departure was the most significant for the Giallorossi, who also decided not to use their options to sign lastseason's loanees Francesco Tavano (Valencia CF) and Christian Wilhelmsson (FC Nantes Atlantique) on permanentcontracts.

• Roma sold Ricardo Faty to Leverkusen and Shabani Nonda to Galatasaray SK, while Vincenzo Montella joinedUC Sampdoria on loan.

• Totti won the 2006/07 ESM Golden Shoe with 26 Serie A goals. On 20 July the Roma captain announced his decisionto retire from international football "for physical reasons, not technical ones", having previously taken an extendedbreak from the Italy team after the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals. Totti made his international debut in a friendly againstSwitzerland in 1998 and finished with nine goals in 58 appearances.

• Roma had a very difficult pre-season with defeats against BV Borussia Dortmund (4-0), Juventus (5-2), and WestHam United FC (2-1), a 2-2 draw against Leverkusen and a 1-0 win against Serie B side Frosinone Calcio.

• However Spalletti's team were fully ready for the first competitive game of the season, defeating champions Inter1-0 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium to lift the Italian Super Cup on 19 August. Daniele De Rossi scored a penalty12 minutes from time.

• Roma started the new Serie A season in similar fashion wining 2-0 at US Città di Palermo in their opening gamewith first-half goals by Mexes and Alberto Aquilani. The latter scored again as Roma defeated AC Siena 3-0 a weeklater. Totti and Giuly were also on target, the latter's goal his first for the club.

• There was contrasting news in the summer for two former members of the Roma side which won the Scudetto in2001. Vincent Candela announced his retirement while Aldair returned to action aged 43 to play in the UEFAChampions League first qualifying round for San Marino side S.S. Murata.

• Curci, Aquilani and Andreolli represented Italy at the UEFA Under-21 European Championship in the Netherlandsas the Azzurrini failed to progress from the group stage but qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games by beating Portugalon penalties in a play-off. Curci suffered a groin injury in the opening game and missed the rest of the tournament.

• Curci and Aquilani were promoted to the senior squad for the friendly against Hungary in August and the SeptemberUEFA EURO 2008™ Group B qualifying games against France and Ukraine.

• Doni and Juan helped Brazil to lift the Copa América for the eighth time, beating Argentina 3-0 in the final.

• Five Roma players - Panucci, De Rossi, Perrotta and Mexes - were in the 16-man matchday squads for the UEFAEURO 2008™ qualifier between Italy and France on 8 September although only De Rossi played from the start andPerrotta was a second-half substitute.



• Panucci and Perrotta started four days later as Italy won 2-1 in Ukraine with Aquilani a second-half substitute.Mexes was again on the bench for France's 1-0 home defeat against Scotland.

• Vučinić scored his third goal in as many games for Montenegro on 12 September, opening the scoring in a 2-1friendly defeat against Sweden in Podgorica.

• Doni and Juan were in the starting lineup as Brazil defeated the United States 4-2 in a friendly in Chicago on 9September, but both sat out the 3-1 win against Mexico three days later.

• Andreolli was called up by Italy for the 2009 European U21 Championship qualifying Group 1 games against theFaroe Islands and Albania but did not feature in either game. The Azzurrini won 2-1 and 1-0 respectively.

Dynamo Kyiv

• Serhiy Rebrov is one appearance shy of 70 in UEFA club competition.

• Marjan Marković celebrates his 26th birthday on 28 September.

• Dynamo were made to work hard for three points at FC Metalurh Donetsk before eventually getting a 2-1 victory onSaturday. Maksim Shatskikh put them in front four minutes into the second half but it looked as though they wouldhave to settle for a point when Serhiy Bilozor (86) equalised. However, Taras Mikhalik's cross-shot in added timedecided the match in favour of the visitors.

• The victory kept Dynamo in third place in the Ukrainian Premier League, although they trail leaders FC ShakhtarDonetsk by seven points.

• Dynamo coach Anatoliy Demyanenko opted to partner Shatskikh and Ismaël Bangoura in attack ahead of Kleberand Artem Milevskiy, while Mikhalik returned in midfield. With Andriy Nesmachniy, Pape Diakhate and Rodrigomissing from defence through injuries, Serhiy Fedorov, Goran Gavrančić and Badr El Kaddouri deputised.Oleh Gusev was rested after playing twice for Ukraine last week and replaced on the right wing by Michael.

• Nesmachniy is on the verge of a first-team comeback after returning to training.

• "I am very happy with the result and we controlled the match," said Demyanenko. "Our opponents could not createanything except for the last five minutes when they scored and we were lucky when we scored an unlikely goal in theend. I am happy about this result and with our performance."

• Looking ahead to the Roma match the Dynamo coach said: "The Champions League and domestic league cannotbe compared, these are different competitions. On Wednesday in Rome it will be a battle. We won't be playing attackingfootball there. Today, we had Mikhalik and Yussuf, two defensive players, in the centre of midfield. Both are alwaysvery good in challenges, but did I play them as practice before Rome? I won't tell you."

• Dynamo reinforced their squad with four new signings as they prepared to defend the league title. Ismaël Bangourawas signed for €6.5m from Le Mans UC 72, Michael for €3m from SC Palmeiras, Diakhate from AS Nancy-Lorraineand on the last day before the transfer window closed Chahir Belghazouani arrived from Grenoble Foot 38.

• Dynamo were also boosted by Miloš Ninković signing a new four-year contract.

• Maris Verpakovskis, Florin Cernat and Goran Sabljić all joined HNK Hajduk Split on loan until 1 June 2008, whileHicham Mahdoufi (FC Metalist Kharkiv) and Mykola Morozyuk (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) left on loan until the endof 2007.



• In the Ukraine Super Cup, Dynamo defeated Shakhtar 4-2 on penalties after the match had ended 2-2. Mikhalikscored both Dynamo goals.

• They could not follow up that victory with a good start to the new league campaign however as they failed to winany of their opening four games against Shakhtar (1-1), FC Arsenal Kyiv (2-2), FC Chornomorets Odesa (0-0) andDnipro (1-3).

• Michael opened his account for his new club with both goals in the home draw against Arsenal.

• Dynamo's first win came on 11 August – 1-0 against FC Metalurh Zaporizhya – which started a run of sevenconsecutive victories in all competitions. In the league, they defeated FC Karpaty Lviv (7-3), FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih(1-0) and FC Kharkiv (2-0) before the weekend win against Metalurh.

• Bangoura scored a hat-trick against Karpaty to open his account for his new club.

• The Zaporizhya game was Olexandr Shovkovskiy's 500th match in all competitions for clubs and country. Heconceded 370 goals in those games having played his first official match in March 1994.

• Diakhate broke his collarbone against Kharkiv and will be sidelined for up to three months. Dynamo do not expecthim to return until Matchday 4.

• Looking ahead to Dynamo's UEFA Champions League group stage campaign, president Igor Surkys said: "Out ofall eleven UEFA Champions League seasons in which Dynamo have taken part, this time we have the strongestgroup rivals. Despite this we will try to get out of the group. Why play in the Champions League if you do not set highstandards?"

• A number of Dynamo players have also been in international action. Shovkovskiy and Gusev started both ofUkraine's UEFA EURO 2008™ Group B games against Georgia (1-1) and Italy (1-2) on 8 and 12 September.Ruslan Rotan was a late substitute against Georgia while Milevskiy played two minutes against Italy, making hisfirst international appearance after injury.

• Bangoura scored for Guinea on 8 September, getting the fourth goal in their 4-0 African Cup of Nations qualifyingwin against Cape Verde, while Badr El Kaddouri played the whole of Morocco's 2-0 friendly defeat of Ghana inFrance the same day.

• Five Dynamo players - Olexandr Rybka, Oleh Dopilka, Vitaliy Fedoriv, Vitaliy Mandzyuk and Volodymyr Lysenko– were involved in 2-0 victory against Armenia in 2009 UEFA European U21 Championship qualification on 12September.

• Dynamo are celebrating their 80th anniversary this year. Their trophy cabinet boasts 25 league titles, 18 nationalcup wins, two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups and one UEFA Super Cup.

• The Dynamo badge has been changed and is now decorated with two stars rather than one to represent their 12Ukrainian titles (1993-2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007) and their 13 Soviet league successes.



Squad list

RomaAll-timeCurrent season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldBLAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-8---1-----2212.07.1985ITAGianluca Curci1-----------2808.11.1978BRAJulio Sergio27-12-10-3-----2722.10.1979BRADoni32

Defenders1192862-2-----3412.04.1973ITAChristian Panucci2-2-2-2-----2724.06.1980BRACicinho352231012-----2801.02.1979BRAJuan4-37-1413-----2530.03.1982FRAPhilippe Mexes5-2-2-------2110.06.1986ITAMarco Andreolli13-31-9-------2705.12.1979ITAMatteo Ferrari21-12-7-3-----3218.11.1974ITAMax Tonetto22-----------2416.07.1983ROUAdrian Florin Pit26-8-8-3-----3028.05.1977ITAMarco Cassetti77

Midfielders220213-------2811.09.1979CHIDavid Pizarro7117-923-----2307.07.1984ITAAlberto Aquilani831828-3-----2706.03.1980BRATaddei11-----------2001.04.1987PORAntunes15426313-3-----2424.07.1983ITADaniele De Rossi16224114-2-----3017.09.1977ITASimone Perrotta20-----------2226.12.1984GHAAhmed Apimah Barusso29-6---2-----2614.02.1981ITAMatteo Brighi33

Forwards1616-2-----2301.10.1983MNEMirko Vučinić9

2059102923-----3027.09.1976ITAFrancesco Totti10196983813-----3110.07.1976FRALudovic Giuly14-8---------2813.06.1979ITAMauro Esposito18526111-------2701.08.1980BRAMancini30-----------1812.05.1989ITAClaudio Della Penna36

Coach-29-10-------4807.03.1959ITALuciano Spalletti-

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Dynamo KyivAll-timeCurrent season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldBLAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-91-58-9---2-3202.01.1975UKROlexandr Shovkovskiy1-2-1-------2010.04.1987UKROlexandr Rybka55-----------1929.01.1988UKRDenys Boyko89

Defenders227121-1-----3218.02.1975UKRSerhiy Fedorov2-10---5---2S2321.06.1984SENPape Diakhate319-317---2-2629.12.1980BRACarlos Corrêa7-----1-----1921.10.1987UKRVitaliy Fedoriv24-48-32-5---1-2828.02.1979UKRAndriy Nesmachniy26361239-4-----3202.01.1975UKRVladyslav Vaschuk27345126-6---2-2902.08.1978SRBGoran Gavrančić32-8-4-5-----2727.08.1980BRARodrigo44-36-427---2-2528.09.1981SRBMarjan Marković81-----------2112.03.1986UKROleh Dopilka98

Midfielders233223-7---1-2618.06.1981ROUTiberiu Ghioane4

1276447-----1-3427.01.1973BLRValentin Belkevich8322-1-5---1-2529.10.1981UKRRuslan Rotan14

103151916-----2718.04.1980BRADiogo Rincón15-7-418---1-2328.10.1983UKRTaras Mikhalik17230-16-5---2-2425.04.1983UKROleh Gusev20-2-1-------2124.01.1986UKRVitaliy Mandzyuk29-19-10-3---1-2631.01.1981MARBadr El Kaddouri30-2---2---1-2225.12.1984SRBMiloš Ninković36217110-1-----2204.11.1984NGAAyila Yussuf37

Forwards3169203816--12-3303.06.1974UKRSerhiy Rebrov5-13-8-7---1-2412.08.1983BRAKleber912--58--12-2202.01.1985GNBIsmaël Bangoura10-2--37---2-2416.02.1983BRAMichael11

2365113924--12-2930.08.1978UZBMaksim Shatskikh161716-1-----2212.01.1985UKRArtem Milevskiy25-----2-----1920.04.1988UKRVolodymyr Lysenko78-2-1-1-----2203.02.1985UKROlexandr Aliyev88

Coach-12-6-----2-4819.02.1959UKRAnatoliy Demyanenko-

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Head coach

AS Roma: Luciano SpallettiDate of birth: 7 March 1959Nationality: ItalianPlaying career: AC Entella Chiavari 1914, Spezia Calcio 1906, FC Esperia Viareggio, Empoli FCCoaching career: Empoli FC, UC Sampdoria, Venezia Calcio, Udinese Calcio (twice), Ancona Calcio, AS Roma

A hard-working midfielder in his playing days, Luciano Spalletti has kept the same mentality since starting his coachingcareer in 1993/94 at his former club Empoli FC. Spalletti enjoyed immediate success with successive promotions; inhis first full season, he led the Tuscan club to Serie B before taking them to Serie A the following campaign. After agood first term in the top flight, Spalletti left to join UC Sampdoria but was sacked after 28 games of the 1998/99season. It was the beginning of a difficult period for Spalletti who had brief stays at Venezia Calcio, Udinese Calcioand Ancona Calcio before returning to Udinese in summer 2002.

Spalletti steered Udinese to sixth and seventh-placed finishes before writing his name into the club's history as thefirst coach to guide Udinese to UEFA Champions League football with a fourth place in 2004/05. That June, however,Spalletti answered a call from AS Roma, who had avoided relegation on the last day of term and had been strugglingto fill the gap left by Fabio Capello. He signed a two-year contract.

After a difficult opening to 2005/06, Spalletti managed to gain the faith of the Roma squad. Without injured captainFrancesco Totti, Roma set a record of consecutive Serie A wins (eleven) and came fifth before the Italian match-fixingtribunal punished Juventus, AC Milan and ACF Fiorentina. That resulted in the Giallorossi moving up to second,earning them an automatic UEFA Champions League place. After a knockout stage berth was secured, Roma handedSpalletti a new contract until 2011 and he rewarded them with second place again in Serie A and Coppa Italia glory. FC Dynamo Kyiv: Anatoliy DemyanenkoDate of birth: 19 January 1959Nationality: UkrainianPlaying career: FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, FC Dynamo Kyiv, 1. FC Magdeburg, RTS Widzew LódzCoaching career: FC Dynamo Kyiv

Anatoliy Demyanenko began his playing career with his hometown club FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, though his greatesttriumphs came with FC Dynamo Kyiv, whom he first joined in 1979. He won the Soviet league title in his first seasonand capped a fine campaign with a starring role at the 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship as the USSRconceded just once in six matches on their way to the title. He has since described the achievement, in which heplayed at the heart of the defence, as "unforgettable".

Demyanenko won the first of his 80 senior caps the following year, going on to represent the Soviet Union in threeFIFA World Cups and the 1988 UEFA European Championship, where he played a pivotal role as his team reachedthe final before losing to the Netherlands. The centre-back won four more league titles and four cups at Dynamo, aswell as the 1986 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. After spells in Germany and Poland, he returned to Dynamo and in 1992helped them to their first championship since Ukrainian independence.

Demyanenko joined the club's coaching staff and took over as head coach in September 2005, moving up from anassistant's role after Dynamo failed to reach the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in nine years.

Demyanenko flourished immediately, putting the advice he has received down the years from the likes of JozsefSzabo, Valeriy Lobanovskiy and Leonid Buryak into practice. He won his first trophy as a coach in May 2006 asDynamo lifted the Ukrainian Cup, although FC Shakhtar Donetsk denied the Kiev club a domestic double by claimingthe league title a few days later. Last season, however, Dynamo did claim the league and cup.

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Match officials

Alain Hamer (LUX)RefereeFrancis Crelo (LUX), Christian Holtgen (LUX)Assistant refereesLuc Wilmes (LUX)Fourth officialNebojsa Ivkovic (SRB)UEFA DelegateBo Karlsson (SWE)UEFA Referee observer

Referee

UEFAUCLDoBNat.Name582110.12.1965LUXAlain Hamer

Having only started refereeing in 1982, Alain Hamer was taking charge of top-flight matches in his native Luxembourgbefore the turn of the next decade. Since 2002, Hamer has worked at the highest UEFA level, but he is keen to keepon progressing. "Everyone has the right to dream and I hope one day I can be the best," he said.

An account manager from the town of Waldbillig, he was awarded his FIFA badge in 1993 and went on to form partof the refereeing teams at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. In addition to covering league games in his homeland, Hamer also experienceddomestic football in France and Belgium. Back home, the official was established at the top of the refereeing tree atthe age of 34, with his first major domestic appointment being the 1999 Luxembourg Cup final.

At the end of the 2003/04 campaign he was selected to travel to the UEFA European Championship in Portugal asone of four fourth officials. He also took charge of seven qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In 2005/06, he workedat the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final between FC Steaua Bucuresti and Middlesbrough FC. Since the 1999/00season, he has received regular appointments in the UEFA Champions League.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchVenueRes.StageComp.DateTrondheim1-2Rosenborg BK - FC Dynamo KyivGS2UCL08.03.2000Milan3-1AC Milan - NK Dinamo ZagrebQR3UCL09.08.2000Moscow3-1FC Lokomotiv Moskva - FC Shakhtar DonetskQR3UCL27.08.2003Turin1-0Juventus - Maccabi Tel-Aviv FCGSUCL28.09.2004Donetsk0-2FC Shakhtar Donetsk - FC Internazionale

MilanoQR3UCL10.08.2005

Lisbon1-0Sporting Clube de Portugal - FC InternazionaleMilano

GSUCL12.09.2006

Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this matchVenueRes.StageComp.Date

2-0Italy - FranceQR20.11.1993Ljubljana3-2Slovenia - UkrainePREURO11.10.1995

1-1FC Internazionale Milano - EA GuingampR1UCUP24.09.1996Parma2-1Parma FC - Wisla KrakówR2UCUP03.11.1998Geneva0-0Switzerland - ItalyQRU2110.06.1999Udine0-1Udinese Calcio - Bayer 04 LeverkusenR3UCUP23.11.1999Rome1-0AS Roma - Hamburger SVR3UCUP23.11.2000Vitoria3-3Deportivo Alavés - FC Internazionale MilanoR4UCUP15.02.2001Istanbul3-1Beşiktaş JK - FC Dynamo KyivR3UCUP28.11.2002Belgrade1-1Serbia - ItalyQREURO10.09.2003Rome2-0AS Roma - GaziantepsporR3UCUP03.03.2004Moscow3-0PFC CSKA Moskva - Parma FCSFUCUP05.05.2005Tbilisi1-1Georgia - UkraineQREURO08.09.2007

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Domestic information

AS Roma (Serie A)GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.Mexes 4, Aquilani 282-0US Città di Palermo (A)26/08/07League

Lineups: Doni, Cassetti, Mexes, Panucci, Tonetto, De Rossi, Aquilani, Taddei, Giuly (Cicinho 77), Vučinić (Brighi68), Totti (Álvarez 84)

Aquilani 17, Giuly 82, Totti 883-0AC Siena (H)02/09/07LeagueLineups: Doni, Cassetti, Mexes, Panucci, Tonetto, Taddei, De Rossi, Aquilani (Juan 89), Totti, Vučinić (Perrotta 59),Giuly (Brighi 83)

Juan 49, Totti 832-0Reggina Calcio (A)16/09/07LeagueLineups: Doni (Curci 46), Cassetti, Juan (Cicinho 70), Mexes, Tonetto, De Rossi, Aquilani, Perrotta, Taddei, Giuly,Totti

Juventus (H)23/09/07LeagueACF Fiorentina (A)26/09/07LeagueFC Internazionale Milano (H)30/09/07LeagueParma FC (A)07/10/07LeagueSSC Napoli (H)21/10/07LeagueAC Milan (A)28/10/07LeagueS.S. Lazio (H)31/10/07LeagueEmpoli FC (A)04/11/07LeagueCagliari Calcio (H)11/11/07LeagueGenoa Cricket and Football Club (A)25/11/07LeagueUdinese Calcio (H)02/12/07LeagueAS Livorno Calcio (A)09/12/07LeagueTorino FC (A)16/12/07LeagueUC Sampdoria (H)23/12/07LeagueAtalanta BC (A)13/01/08LeagueCalcio Catania (H)20/01/08LeagueUS Città di Palermo (H)27/01/08LeagueAC Siena (A)03/02/08LeagueReggina Calcio (H)10/02/08LeagueJuventus (A)17/02/08League

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.9070033AS Roma17150123FC Internazionale Milano26271023SSC Napoli36481023Juventus45250213AC Milan55460213ACF Fiorentina65350213Atalanta BC74451113Cagliari Calcio84551113US Città di Palermo94321113UC Sampdoria104621113Udinese Calcio113550303Torino FC123220303S.S. Lazio132531203Parma FC142531203Reggina Calcio152421203Calcio Catania162411203Genoa Cricket and Football Club171622103AC Siena181512103Empoli FC1911042103AS Livorno Calcio20

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FC Dynamo Kyiv (Premier League)

GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.Diogo Rincón 251-1FC Shakhtar Donetsk (A)15/07/07LeagueMichael 34, 662-2FC Arsenal Kyiv (H)22/07/07League

0-0FC Chornomorets Odesa (A)01/08/07LeagueRebrov 71-3FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (H)05/08/07LeagueMarković 311-0FC Metalurh Zaporizhya (A)11/08/07LeagueShatskikh 15, Own goal, Bangoura 29, 61,81, Marković 43, Corrêa 90

7-3FC Karpaty Lviv (H)19/08/07League

Bangoura 561-0FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (A)25/08/07LeagueLineups: Shovkovskiy, Marković, Diakhate, Gavrančić, El Kaddouri, Mikhalik (Ghioane 46), Corrêa, Michael (Rotan46), Gusev, Rebrov, Bangoura

Bangoura 31, Michael 552-0FC Kharkiv (H)01/09/07LeagueLineups: Shovkovskiy, Marković, Gavrančić, Diakhate (Vaschuk 42), El Kaddouri, Ghioane, Michael (Milevskiy 82),Rotan, Aliyev, Rebrov, Bangoura (Shatskikh 72)

Shatskikh 49, Mikhalik 902-1FC Metalurh Donetsk (A)15/09/07LeagueLineups: Shovkovskiy, Marković, Fedorov, Gavrančić, El Kaddouri, Mikhalik, Yussuf, Rotan, Michael, Shatskikh(Diogo Rincón 71), Bangoura (Kleber 84)

SC Tavriya Simferopol (A)22/09/07LeagueFC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka (H)29/09/07LeagueFC Zorya Luhansk (A)06/10/07LeagueFC Zakarpattya Uzhgorod (H)20/10/07LeagueFC Vorskla Poltava (A)27/10/07LeagueFC Metalist Kharkiv (H)03/11/07LeagueFC Shakhtar Donetsk (H)10/11/07LeagueFC Arsenal Kyiv (A)24/11/07LeagueFC Chornomorets Odesa (H)01/12/07LeagueFC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (A)01/03/08LeagueFC Metalurh Zaporizhya (H)08/03/08LeagueFC Karpaty Lviv (A)15/03/08LeagueFC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (H)22/03/08LeagueFC Kharkiv (A)29/03/08LeagueFC Metalurh Donetsk (H)05/04/08LeagueSC Tavriya Simferopol (H)12/04/08LeagueFC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka (A)19/04/08LeagueFC Zorya Luhansk (H)26/04/08LeagueFC Zakarpattya Uzhgorod (A)03/05/08LeagueFC Vorskla Poltava (H)11/05/08League



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.255210189FC Shakhtar Donetsk1225181179FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk21810171359FC Dynamo Kyiv315682349FC Metalurh Zaporizhya41411133249FC Metalist Kharkiv51413113249SC Tavriya Simferopol612763339FC Kharkiv71112114239FC Karpaty Lviv811744239FC Chornomorets Odesa911882529FC Vorskla Poltava10101495139FC Zorya Luhansk111012123429FC Metalurh Donetsk1291244329FC Zakarpattya Uzhgorod13816175229FC Arsenal Kyiv1471586129FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih1511628109FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka16



UEFA information

Solidarity paymentsUEFA is distributing €43.2m in solidarity payments from the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League to the top leagues ofUEFA's member associations. Leagues with participants in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League will receive a totalof €36m, while leagues without participants in last season's competition will receive €7.2m. The payment is beingmade by UEFA as part of the solidarity scheme associated with the UEFA Champions League, Europe's mostprestigious club competition. It is aimed at supporting youth development activities in professional football, andcomplements other UEFA initiatives such as club licensing and the introduction of rules on locally-trained players.

Coaching licenceLondon will be the setting as UEFA celebrates the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the European CoachingLicence. The seventh UEFA Symposium for Coach Education Directors, which will take place on 24-26 Septemberat the Grange City Hotel, will focus on events that have taken place in the decade since six UEFA member associations- France, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain and Italy - were the first to sign the UEFA Convention on the MutualRecognition of Coaching Qualifications. High-profile guests and speakers including Gérard Houllier, Fabio Capelloand Sir Trevor Brooking, will contribute.

Coaches forumMany of the top coaches in Europe were at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 6-7 September for theninth UEFA Elite Club Coaches Forum. Illustrious names such as José Mourinho, Arsène Wenger, Ottmar Hitzfeldand Gérard Houllier joined senior UEFA officials at the forum, an essential component within UEFA's annual calendar.The coaches have an ideal opportunity at the gathering, away from the pressures of competition, to debate mattersof mutual interest and to stimulate thoughts on the development of the game. The forum/seminar focused on technicaltrends, tactical tracking systems to assist coaches, refereeing issues and top-level training methods. In previous yearsthe meetings have produced various recommendations which UEFA has taken on board for the overall benefit of theEuropean club game.

Safety summitUEFA, in co-operation with the Dutch National Football Information Point (CIV), brought together various parties inAmsterdam earlier this month to discuss safety and security aspects related to international football matches. Themeeting was attended by representatives of the European police and governmental bodies, security officers of UEFAand the national football associations, and security officials of the clubs taking part in this season's UEFA ChampionsLeague. "The event provided an opportunity to initiate the security planning for the UEFA Champions League groupstage matches, to exchange information about the participating clubs and to share experiences and highlight goodand bad practices," said UEFA.

Referee guidanceEurope's referees have been given clear instructions for action on penalty-area jostling and stopping play for playerinjuries. The instructions came during a two-day summer gathering of Europe's top referees and assistants at UEFA'sheadquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. "UEFA continues to work with Europe's top referees and assistants, in particularfocusing on certain aspects which are harming the image of the modern game," said the European body in a statement.

Key datesThe 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage will be played over six matchdays - 18/19 September, 2/3 October,23/24 October, 6/7 November, 27/28 November and 11/12 December. The first knockout round will follow over twolegs on 19/20 February and 4/5 March after the draw in Nyon on 21 December. The draw for the quarter-finals,semi-finals and final will be staged on 14 March. The last eight will be played on 1/2 and 8/9 April before the semi-finalson 22/23 and 28/29 April. The 2008 UEFA Champions League final will be played in Moscow on 21 May, before UEFAEURO 2008™ kicks off in Austria and Switzerland on 7 June.

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Match-by-match lineups - Group F

PtsGAGFLDWPldClub0000000AS Roma0000000Sporting Clube de Portugal0000000Manchester United FC0000000FC Dynamo Kyiv

Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateStadio Olimpico, Rome-Roma - Dynamo Kyiv19.09.2007José Alvalade, Lisbon-Sporting - Man. United19.09.2007Old Trafford, Manchester-Man. United - Roma02.10.2007NSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Kiev-Dynamo Kyiv - Sporting02.10.2007NSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Kiev-Dynamo Kyiv - Man. United23.10.2007Stadio Olimpico, Rome-Roma - Sporting23.10.2007Old Trafford, Manchester-Man. United - Dynamo Kyiv07.11.2007José Alvalade, Lisbon-Sporting - Roma07.11.2007NSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Kiev-Dynamo Kyiv - Roma27.11.2007Old Trafford, Manchester-Man. United - Sporting27.11.2007Stadio Olimpico, Rome-Roma - Man. United12.12.2007José Alvalade, Lisbon-Sporting - Dynamo Kyiv12.12.2007

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Competition facts

• UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones

Holders AC Milan will be keen to avoid becoming the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stagesince the UEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/00 and2002/03 that featured a second group stage)

In 1992/93, FC Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten 4-3 on aggregatein the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva.

Alessandro Costacurta set the UEFA Champions League oldest player record against AEK Athens FC on Matchday5 of the 2006/07 season at 40 years and 211 days, 94 days older than previous record holder, Club Brugge KVgoalkeeper Dany Verlinden when he played the full 90 minutes against AFC Ajax on 9 December 2003. Laurent Blancis the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 36 years and 339 days having found the net for ManchesterUnited FC in their 3-2 defeat of Olympiacos CFP on 23 October 2002.

Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League. He was 16 years and87 days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994. He was then sentoff in the 37th minute.

In 2006/07, PFC Levski Sofia joined 1. FC Košice in being the only team to have played in the UEFA ChampionsLeague and never picked up a point. The Slovakian side have not returned to the competition since losing all sixgames in their only campaign to date in 1997/98. Only five other teams have ever gone through a single group stagecampaign without picking up a point namely SK Rapid Wien (05/06), RSC Anderlecht (04/05), FC Spartak Moskvaand Bayer 04 Leverkusen (02/03, first and second group stage respectively) and Fenerbahçe SK (01/02, first groupstage).

Levski also conceded 17 goals in their six outings last term, just two short of the record number let in during a groupstage set by Ferencvárosi TC (19) in the 1995/96 campaign.

Before their 3-1 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on Matchday 6 of the 2006/07 campaign, FC Spartak Moskvawent 22 games without a win in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC on Matchday3 of the same campaign.

The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is seven points. The first to do it, since three points for awin was introduced in 1995/96, were Legia Warszawa that same season before Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed it in1999/00 and Liverpool FC in 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed withseven points in 2002/03, a feat achieved by Rangers FC and Werder Bremen in 2005/06.

• UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

Domestic champions: This season's competition features 13 domestic league winners from last season, but onlyGroup G of the eight groups features four domestic title-holders - namely PSV Eindhoven, FC Internazionale Milano,Fenerbahçe SK and PFC CSKA Moskva. Alongside the 13 champions, there are ten runners-up and six third-placedfinishers. The holders AC Milan, Arsenal FC, Valencia CF are the only clubs in the group stage to have finished infourth place in their domestic league championship.

Consecutive participations: This season, Manchester United FC have extended their consecutive participation inthe UEFA Champions League to 12, a record in the competition. PSV Eindhoven, Olympiacos CFP and Real MadridCF are making their eleventh consecutive appearances, one ahead of Arsenal FC.

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Knockout streak: In qualifying for the 2006/07 knockout stage, Real Madrid CF surpassed Manchester United FC'srecord of nine consecutive seasons (which ended in 2005/06) in advancing past the group stage. Madrid have featuredin the knockout phase every time since the 1996/97 campaign. Madrid, have won the competition three times in thelast ten years while they advanced as far as the semi-finals twice and the quarter-finals twice. However, in the lastthree seasons their interest in the competition has ended at the first knockout round.

European return: Of all 32 clubs, S.S. Lazio, Rosenborg BK and VfB Stuttgart did not participate in a UEFA clubcompetition during the 2006/07 season.

Past masters: Six clubs competing in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League were involved in the competition whenit started during the 1992/93 season. Olympique de Marseille were champions, beating AC Milan in the final, whilePSV Eindhoven, PFC CSKA Moskva, FC Porto and Rangers FC all participated in the group stage. In addition, VfBStuttgart, AEK Athens FC and FC Barcelona were knocked out in the two rounds preceding the group stage thatmarked the competition proper.

Long road for debutants: Six clubs have advanced to the group stage from the European Champion Clubs' Cupsecond qualifying round including one of this season's two debutants, SK Slavia Praha. They are joined by Rangers,FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Steaua Bucuresti, Beşiktaş JK and Rosenborg as clubs who had to play four matches toclaim their place in the group stage of the competition. A debutant has not won the competition since Juventus in1995/96, the Italian side becoming the third club to achieve this following Olympique de Marseille (1992/93, first UEFAChampions League final) and AFC Ajax (1994/95).

Sevilla FC join Slavia in competing in the UEFA Champions League for the first time, although both clubs have previousexperience of the European Champion Clubs' Cup.

No qualifiers: Of the 32 clubs involved in the group stage, only AS Roma and FC Schalke 04 have yet to play aqualifying round match in order to reach the UEFA Champions League. Roma are making their fifth appearance inthe competition, Schalke their third.

Pedigree: Four of the former winners of the competition since it included a group stage element from the 1992/93season are not participating in this season's UEFA Champions League, namely AFC Ajax (1994/95), Juventus(1995/96), BV Borussia Dortmund (1996/97) and FC Bayern München (2000/01). Of the last ten winners of thecompetition, Real Madrid CF (three), Manchester United FC, AC Milan (two), FC Porto, Liverpool FC and FC Barcelona,only FC Bayern München are not involved. Only two winners from the last ten UEFA Cup finals are not involved inthis season's UEFA Champions League group stage, namely Parma FC (1998/99) and Feyenoord (2001/02). Liverpooland Porto have won both competitions in the past decade, while the remaining UEFA Cup winners in that time areFC Internazionale Milano, Galatasaray SK, Valencia CF, PFC CSKA Moskva and Sevilla FC (two).

• UEFA Champions League: All-time recordsBiggest wins7-0: Juventus v Olympiacos CFP (10.12.2003)7-1: Manchester United FC v AS Roma (10.04.2007)6-0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (17.03.1993)6-0: Leeds United AFC v Beşiktaş JK (26.09.2000)6-0: Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk (25.09.2002)

Most goals in a game8-3: AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (05.11.2003)7-2: Paris Saint-Germain FC v Rosenborg BK (24.10.2000)7-2: Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (08.03.2005)Only one team has scored more than five goals in an away game, Manchester United FC, winning 6-2 at Brøndby IFin 1998/99.



Leading scorer in a season12: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 2002/03)Kaká finished as top scorer in 2006/07 with ten goals for AC Milan.

Four goals in a matchMarco van Basten (AC Milan 4-0 IFK Göteborg, 25.11.1992)Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000)Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003)Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC 4-1 AC Sparta Praha, 03.11.2004)Andriy Shevchenko (Fenerbahçe SK 0-4 AC Milan, 23.11.2005)Of these four-goal hauls, Dado Pršo's against Deportivo was the quickest. He scored his first goal 26 minutes intothe game and his fourth just 23 minutes later.

Fastest goal in a match10.03 secs: Roy Makaay (FC Bayern München 2-1 Real Madrid CF, 07.03.2006)20.07 secs: Gilberto (PSV Eindoven 0-4 Arsenal FC, 25.09.2002)20.12 secs: Alessandro Del Piero (Manchester United FC 3-2 Juventus, 01.10.1997)21.20 secs: Clarence Seedorf (FC Schalke 04 2-2 AC Milan, 28.09.2005)25.40 secs: Marek Kincl (Club Brugge KV 3-2 SK Rapid Wien, 02.11.2005)

Fastest hat-tricks9 mins: Mike Newell (Blackburn Rovers FC 4-1 Rosenborg BK, 06.12.1995)19 mins: Marco Simone (Rosenborg BK 1-4 AC Milan, 25.09.1996)19 mins: Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003)21 mins: Sigurd Rushfeldt (Rosenborg BK 3-0 Galatasaray SK, 21.10.1998)21 mins: Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000)

Youngest players to score17 years, 195 days: Peter Oforiquaye (Rosenborg BK 5-1 Olympiacos CFP, 01.10.1997)17 years, 218 days: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal FC 5-1 Rosenborg BK, 07.12.2004)17 years, 241 days: Martin Klein (Panathinaikos FC 2-1 AC Sparta Praha, 27.02.2002)17 years, 353 days: Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 Rosenborg BK, 06.12.2005)18 years, 61 days: Sammy Kuffour (FC Bayern München 2-2 FC Spartak Moskva, 02.11.1994)18 years, 70 days: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-4 FC Bayern München, 07.12.1994)Peter Oforiquaye became the youngest player to score, but Celestine Babayaro is still the youngest to appear, havingbegun RSC Anderlecht's game against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994, aged 16 years and 87 days.

Appearances: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only;108 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)107 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF)105 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)103 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)103 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München)98 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)97 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)95 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)95 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)94 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan)89 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)85 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)

Goals: UEFA Champions League



56 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)49 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)46 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)42 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)38 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)37 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)

Appearances: UEFA club competition

168 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)136 Luís Figo (Sporting, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)133 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München)130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)127 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC)125 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, UC Sampdoria, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan)122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF)121 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)121 Phillip Cocu (SBV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona)119 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK)

Goals: UEFA club competition

62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München)59 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan)59 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)58 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)56 Eusébio (SL Benfica)53 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)50 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC)50 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Helsingborgs IF)47 Carlos Santillana (Real Madrid CF)

Goals: UEFA Champions League/European Champion Clubs' CupNote: This list considers the all-time goalscorers list in both competitions including all qualifying round matches.

56 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)55 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)53 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)49 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)47 Eusébio (SL Benfica)42 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)42 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)

Last updated: 13.09.2007



Team facts

AS Roma

UEFA club competition milestones• This is Roma's 24th season in UEFA club competition following their debut in the 1969/70 UEFA Cup Winners' Cupfirst round. They have twice lost out in UEFA finals - the 1983/84 European Champion Clubs' Cup and the 1990/91UEFA Cup.

UEFA Champions League milestones• Roma are in their fifth campaign, having had to wait until the 2001/02 edition for their bow. Last season's run to thequarter-finals was their first time in the knockout stage.

UEFA club competition honours• N/A.

Ten-year record2006/07: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals2005/06: UEFA Cup - Round of 162004/05: UEFA Champions League - group stage2003/04: UEFA Cup - third round2002/03: UEFA Champions League - second group stage2001/02: UEFA Champions League - second group stage2000/01: UEFA Cup - fourth round1999/00: UEFA Cup - fourth round1998/99: UEFA Cup - quarter-finals1997/98: Did not compete in UEFA club competition

2006/07 seasonDomestic record: Roma finished as runners-up behind champions FC Internazionale Milano for the second season.They were 22 points adrift but 13 ahead of third-placed S.S. Lazio, who began the season with a three-point deductionafter the Italian sporting fraud tribunal. Roma did win the Coppa Italia for the first time since 1991 by beating Inter 7-4on aggregate in the final, their eighth such success.

European record: The Italian side recorded three victories and a draw from their six outings to finish second in GroupD, three points behind Valencia CF but four and seven ahead of FC Shakhtar Donetsk and Olympiacos CFPrespectively. A 2-0 win at Olympique Lyonnais took them through the first knockout round by the same score beforeRoma came unstuck at Manchester United FC in the last eight. A 7-1 defeat at Old Trafford wiped out their 2-1 homesuccess.

Key factsUEFA club competition• Pld: 172 W: 80 D: 39 L: 53 GF: 237 GA: 163

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final)• Pld: 40 W: 11 D: 15 L: 14 GF: 39 GA: 50

European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League• Pld: 49 W: 16 D: 16 L: 17 GF: 53 GA: 57

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RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win7-0: AS Roma v NK Gorica28.09.2000, UEFA Cup first round second leg7-0: AS Roma v Vitória FC16.09.1999, UEFA Cup first round first leg

• Biggest home win7-0: AS Roma v NK Gorica (see above for details)7-0: AS Roma v Vitória FC (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-3: Valencia CF v AS Roma26.02.2003, UEFA Champions League second group stage0-3: Hamburger SV v AS Roma07.12.2000, UEFA Cup third round second leg1-4: NK Gorica v AS Roma14.09.2000, UEFA Cup first round first leg1-4: FC Wacker Innsbruck v AS Roma16.09.1992, UEFA Cup first round first leg

• Heaviest defeat7-1: Manchester United v AS Roma10.04.2007, UEFA Champions League quarter-finals second leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: AS Roma v Real Madrid CF08.12.2004, UEFA Champions League group stage0-3: AS Roma v FC Dynamo Kyiv (match forfeited)15.09.2004, UEFA Champions League group stage0-3: AS Roma v Real Madrid CF17.02.2002, UEFA Champions League first group stage

• Heaviest away defeat7-1: Manchester United FC v AS Roma (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win4-0: AS Roma v FC Shakhtar Donetsk12/09/2006, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Biggest home win4-0: AS Roma v FC Shakhtar Donetsk (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-3: Valencia CF v AS Roma (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat7-1: Manchester United FC v AS Roma (see above for details)



• Heaviest home defeat0-3: AS Roma v Real Madrid CF (see above for details)0-3: AS Roma v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)0-3: AS Roma v Real Madrid CF (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat7-1: Manchester United FC v AS Roma (see above for details)


FC Dynamo Kyiv

UEFA club competition milestones• Dynamo have twice won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, in the 1974/75 and 1985/86 seasons, recording a 3-0 victoryeach time. They beat Ferencvárosi TC in Basle and then Club Atlético de Madrid in Lyon.

• Dynamo have reached the semi-finals of the European Champion Clubs' Cup on three occasions. The first timecame in the 1976/77 campaign, losing 2-1 on aggregate to VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach. They then lost over twolegs to FC Porto and FC Bayern München in the 1986/87 and 1998/99 campaigns respectively.

UEFA Champions League milestones• That 1998/99 run remains the high point for a club who are into their eleventh campaign. Since their bow in 1994/95,they have only missed out in 1996/97 and 2005/06.

UEFA club competition honours• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1974/75, 1985/86• UEFA Super Cup: 1975

Ten-year record2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage2005/06: UEFA Champions League - second qualifying round2004/05: UEFA Cup - Round of 32 (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage)2003/04: UEFA Champions League - group stage2002/03: UEFA Cup - third round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League first group stage)2001/02: UEFA Champions League - first group stage2000/01: UEFA Champions League - first group stage1999/00: UEFA Champions League - second group stage1998/99: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals1997/98: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals2006/07 seasonDomestic record: Twelve-time champions of Ukraine since 1992, regained the title in 2006/07 with a commandingeleven-point lead over old rivals FC Shakhtar Donetsk. They also won their third straight Ukrainian Cup, with Shakhtaragain coming up short as Dynamo won 2-1.

European record: Dynamo returned to the UEFA Champions League group stage after a one-year absence. Theybooked their place in the group stage with a 5-3 aggregate success against Fenerbahçe SK having earlier negotiatedthe second qualifying round thanks to an 8-1 aggregate defeat of FHK Liepajas Metalurgs. Group E was a tougherproposition and they would finish bottom with two draws and four defeats as Olympique Lyonnais, Real Madrid CFand FC Steaua Bucureşti took the top three places.

Key factsUEFA club competition• Pld: 241 W: 114 D: 53 L: 74 GF: 371 GA: 260



UEFA Champions League (group stage to final)• Pld: 72 W: 22 D: 16 L: 34 GF: 97 GA: 108

European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League• Pld: 174 W: 80 D: 36 L: 58 GF: 260 GA: 200

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win8-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Barry Town AFC22.07.1998, European Champion Clubs' Cup first qualifying round first leg

• Biggest home win8-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Barry Town AFC (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-5: Beşiktaş JK v FC Dinamo Kiev14.03.1987, European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-final first leg1-6: Coleraine FC v FC Dinamo Kiev02.09.1965, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round first leg

• Heaviest defeat5-0: Juventus v FC Dynamo Kyiv24.09.2002, UEFA Champions League group stage5-0: SL Benfica v FC Dinamo Kiev01.04.1992, European Champion Clubs' Cup final round group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Olympique Lyonnais17.10.2006, UEFA Champions League group stage1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Steaua Bucuresti13.09.2006, UEFA Champions League group stage1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Juventus18.03.1998, UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Bayern München07.12.1994, UEFA Champions League group stage0-3: FC Dynamo Kyiv v RSC Anderlecht04.11.1992, UEFA Cup second round second leg0-3: FC Dinamo Kiev v Hamburger SV02.03.1983, European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-final first leg

• Heaviest away defeat5-0: Juventus v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)5-0: SL Benfica v FC Dinamo Kiev (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win4-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v RSC Anderlecht26.09.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage

0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv05.11.1997, UEFA Champions League group stage



• Biggest home win4-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat5-0: Juventus v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Olympique Lyonnais (see above for details)1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Steaua Bucureşti (see above for details)1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Juventus (see above for details)1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Bayern München (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat5-0: Juventus v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)




Competition information

UEFA's most prestigious club competition was originally created as the European Champion Clubs' Cup for the1955/56 season, before its revamping as the UEFA Champions League in 1992.

• Format: The UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 31 August saw the 32 teams divided intoeight groups of four. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each club plays onehome and one away match against each other club in its group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for adraw and no points for a defeat. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, thefollowing criteria are applied to determine the rankings.a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;b) superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;c) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;d) superior goal difference from all group matches played;e) higher number of goals scored;f) higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question as well as its association, over the previousfive seasons.The eight group-winners and eight runners-up of the group stage qualify for the first knockout round, to be playedover two legs on 19/20 February and 4/5 March 2007. The clubs that finish this stage in third position in their groupmove into the Round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. The clubs that finish this stage in fourth position in their group areeliminated from UEFA club competition for the season. This year's UEFA Champions League final is in Moscow on21 May 2008.

• Locally-trained players rule: In February 2005, UEFA announced the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA clubcompetitions will continue to be limited to 25 players, and from season 2007/08, at least six places will be reservedfor players trained by the club's own football academy of which half can be players trained by other clubs from withinthe same association of the said club. The 'B' list will also continue to exist - involving an unlimited number of Under-21players who have been at the club for two seasons. In 2006/07, the number of locally-trained players required beganat four but the current six will rise to eight in 2008/09, with up to half of each figure allowed to be association trained.

A club-trained player is defined as a player who has been registered for a minimum of three seasons with the clubbetween the age of 15 and 21, whereas an association-trained player is one who has been registered for at leastthree seasons by the club or by other clubs affiliated to the same association between the age of 15 and 21. UEFAis concerned some clubs are not training enough of their own players, but simply taking them from elsewhere. Theproposed measures have the objective of creating a better balance in domestic competitions, preventing clubs fromsimply 'hoarding' players in squads and creating a system whereby locally-trained players would be given a greateropportunity to play regularly in club sides - ensuring a large reservoir of talent for national teams as a consequence.

• Player registration: UEFA regulations state that for all UEFA Champions League matches from the start of the firstknockout round, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players within their squad of 25 for the remainingmatches in the current competition. Such registration must be completed by 1 February at the latest. One player fromthe above quota of three who has played UEFA club competition matches for another competing club in the currentseason may exceptionally be registered, provided that the player has not been fielded by another club in the UEFAChampions League this season.

• Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document isaccurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressedor implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the useor interpretation of information contained herein.

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Legend

:: All-time statisticsThe all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.UEFA club competitions: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions definedas the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (fromthe 1973 competition), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities’ Fairs Cup and the 1972 SuperCup are included only for information purposes as these competitions were not held under UEFA auspices.Goals for/against: Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals donot include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw.:: Squad listThe eligible list of players ordered first by playing position and then numeric order.Current season - UCLQ: Total UEFA Champions League appearances in qualifying rounds only.Current season - UCL: Total UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday.All-time - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from the 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. These are the officialstatistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.All-time - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competitions (as defined above) including all qualifying round matches. These are the officialstatistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.Age: based on the date press kit was last updatedBL: Booking list (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Match officialsThe match officials appointed to officiate the fixture.UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official hasacted 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 competitions including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as thefourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.

:: CompetitionsClub competitionsECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions LeagueUCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup

National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football Championship • U21: UEFA EuropeanUnder-21 ChampionshipWC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation CupFRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationalsU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU19: UEFA European Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA EuropeanUnder-18 Championship

:: Competition stagesQR3: Third qualifying roundF: FinalR1: First roundGS: Group stageR2: Second roundGS1: First group stageR3: Third roundGS2: Second group stageR4: Fourth roundKO1: First knockout roundSF: Semi-finalsPR: Preliminary round1/8: Eighth-finalsQF: Quarter-finals1/16: Sixteenth-finalsQR: Qualifying round1st: first legQR1: First qualifying round2nd: second legQR2: Second qualifying roundP-O: Play-offFT: Final tournament

:: Other AbbreviationsNo: NumberAP: AppearancesPld: Matches playedComp.: CompetitionPos.: PositionD: DrawnPts: PointsDoB: Date of birthR: Sent off (red card)GA: Goals againstRes.: ResultGF: Goals forW: WonL: LostY: BookedNat.: NationalityY/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct red)N/a: Not Applicable

:: Statistics(+) : Denotes player introduced(-) : Denotes player substituted(+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted(*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off

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