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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

FC Barcelona's pursuit of a second UEFA Champions League crown in three seasons continues at FC Schalke 04,a club who have not travelled this far in Europe's élite club competition for almost five decades.

• Schalke's last European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-final appearance was in 1958/59 and then as now, theiropponents were Spanish. They will hope for better luck this time having gone down 4-1 on aggregate to Club Atléticode Madrid that season.

• The sides have never before met in UEFA club competition, although Barcelona have considerably more experienceof competing at this stage of the European Cup. This is their tenth quarter-final overall and they have fared well downthe years, recording seven wins and only two defeats.

• The Catalan club also advanced to the final in both 1991/92 and 1993/94, seasons when there was no quarter-finaldue to the changes in the competition's format.

• Schalke reached the last eight by defeating FC Porto on penalties in the first knockout round. Kevin Kuranyi'sfourth-minute goal gave them a 1-0 advantage after the first leg which they held for 86 minutes of the return beforePorto's Lisandro López levelled the aggregate scores. Mirko Slomka's side then emerged 4-1 winners in a penaltyshoot-out where goalkeeper Manuel Neuer saved two spot-kicks.

• The Bundesliga team had previously finished second in Group B behind Chelsea FC, with a record of W2 D2 L2 –the lowest points haul (eight) of the 16 teams that advanced.

• Barcelona, by contrast, won Group E with four wins and two draws and they remain one of three sides still unbeatenin this campaign, together with Chelsea FC and Manchester United FC.

• Frank Rijkaard's team beat Celtic FC 4-2 on aggregate in the first knockout round. After trailing twice, they eventuallyprevailed 3-2 in the first leg in Glasgow thanks to goals from Lionel Messi (2) and Thierry Henry. Xavi Hernándezstruck the only goal of the return after just three minutes.

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FC Schalke 04 - FC BarcelonaMATCH PRESS KITArena AufSchalke, GelsenkirchenTuesday 1 April 2008 - 20.45 CETQuarter-finals, - Matchday 9

• Schalke's home record against visitors from Spain includes three wins and two draws in seven fixtures. That recordis somewhat undermined, however, by the fact they have lost to Spanish opponents in Gelsenkirchen already thisseason, succumbing 1-0 to Valencia CF in their opening match of the group stage in September with David Villascoring the only goal.

• By contrast Barcelona have already prevailed on German soil in 2007/08, beating VfB Stuttgart 2-0 on Matchday 2through goals from Carles Puyol and Messi.

• Schalke have won three and lost two of their five previous two-leg contests against sides from Spain. Their mostrecent opponents were Sevilla FC in a 2005/06 UEFA Cup semi-final that Schalke lost 1-0 on aggregate. After agoalless draw in Gelsenkirchen, the Bundesliga team lost the return against the eventual champions to an extra-timegoal from Antonio Puerta.

• The German side had had more cause for celebration when they came up against Spanish opposition in the Roundof 32 of the same campaign, comfortably overcoming Barcelona's city rivals RCD Espanyol 5-1 on aggregate thanksto a 2-1 win at the Arena AufSchalke which preceded a 3-0 triumph in Spain.

• Their most famous victory against Spanish rivals came in the semi-final of their triumphant 1996/97 UEFA Cupcampaign where they overturned a 1-0 first-leg loss to CD Tenerife with a 2-0 home success, Thomas Linke and MarcWilmots getting the goals. Schalke went on to defeat FC Internazionale Milano in a penalty shoot-out after thetwo-legged final had finished to claim the trophy.

• Barcelona's record in two-leg knockout ties against German teams is nine wins and four losses.

• The most recent knockout tie was against BV Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Super Cup when Barcelona, thenUEFA Cup Winners' Cup holders, beat the reigning European champions 2-0 at home in January 1998 before drawing1-1 at the Westfalenstadion two months later.

• Barcelona also beat Werder Bremen 3-2 on aggregate to win the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in 1992/93 andlifted the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1979 after a 4-3 final victory against another German team, TSV FortunaDüsseldorf.

• As coach of the Netherlands, Rijkaard twice faced Germany in friendly games, winning one and drawing one. As aDutch international, he featured against Germany five times during his playing days, winning two matches, drawingtwo and losing one.

• In his club career, Rijkaard struck against German opposition on his first appearance in UEFA competition, scoringin a 2-1 victory for AFC Ajax against FC Bayern München in the European Cup on 5 November 1980, although theDutch side had lost the first leg of their second-round tie 5-1. His overall record against German sides with both Ajaxand AC Milan was five wins, two draws and one defeat.

• Barcelona playmaker Deco was in the FC Porto team that won the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League at the ArenaAufSchalke. The Portuguese international scored Porto's second goal in a 3-0 victory against AS Monaco FC in thefinal on 26 May 2004.

• Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o scored the 66th-minute winner when his former club RCD Mallorca beat Schalke1-0 in Gelsenkirchen in the UEFA Champions League first group stage in September 2001. The following month, hewas in the Mallorca team defeated 4-0 at home in the return fixture.

• Schalke forward Peter Løvenkrands found the net in both legs of former club Rangers FC's 3-3 aggregate draw withSpanish side Villarreal CF in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League first knockout round – but his team were eliminatedon goal difference.

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Tuesday 1 April 2008 - 20.45 CETFC Schalke 04 - FC BarcelonaArena AufSchalke, GelsenkirchenMATCH PRESS KIT

Match facts

SCHALKE

UEFA milestones• None

2007/08 UEFA Champions League statistics• Five Schalke players have featured in all eight UEFA Champions League games this season: Manuel Neuer, HeikoWestermann, Marcelo Bordon, Rafinha and Gerald Asamoah. Neuer and Westermann have played every minute.

• Schalke have scored only six goals in their first eight matches – the lowest total of the eight quarter-finalists.

• Jermaine Jones has been booked five times to date, the highest total in the competition.

Disciplinary information• Jones serves a one-match ban in the first leg against Barcelona, while Bordon, Rafinha, Kevin Kuranyi and CarlosGrossmüller are all a booking away from a suspension.

Latest domestic information• Saturday 27 March: Karlsruher SC 0-0 SchalkeSchalke's three-match winning run came to a lacklustre end in Karlsruhe but the side nevertheless climbed to thirdin the Bundesliga table as the rest of the top five all failed to win. Albert Streit missed the trip with a thigh injury andLevan Kobiashbili was only fit enough for a place on the bench. Mladen Krstajić and Bordon were both in the side,however, after recovering from knocks.

• Schalke coach Mirko Slomka said: "Looking at both matches against KSC this season, we have claimed only onepoint against a newly-promoted team. This is bad for us, but it shows the quality Karlsruhe have. We have madethings enormously difficult for ourselves though."

• Only Hamburger SV (eleven) have drawn more Bundesliga games then Schalke (nine) this season.

• After losing three successive Bundesliga matches prior to their second-leg defeat by FC Porto, Schalke enjoyed areturn to winning ways on their return to domestic action. They claimed away victories at DSC Arminia Bielefeld (2-0)and Hertha BSC Berlin (2-1) either side of a 2-1 triumph against MSV Duisburg in Gelsenkirchen.

• "We are now coming to a decisive spell this season," said general manager Andreas Müller. "I hope our bad run isnow over. The team has seen how much fun it is to play against Europe's top teams. It is vital that we qualify for theChampions League again."

• Gustavo Varela opened the scoring after 24 minutes of the 8 March win against Arminia – his first Bundesligaappearance of the season.

• Halil Altıntop scored his first goal since November against Arminia – a run of 12 competitive matches for Schalke.

• Jones struck his first Bundesliga goal for Schalke against Hertha following his arrival from Eintracht Frankfurt lastsummer. "I actually wanted to pass to Kevin [Kuranyi] but things opened up so I raced through and scored. It hasnever been so easy for me to score before."

• Schalke also won the reverse fixtures against Arminia, Duisburg and Hertha, the only previous time this season thatthey have put together a sequence of three successive Bundesliga victories. A 2-0 home loss to Karlsruhe ended therun.



• Neuer is the only ever-present in the Bundesliga for Schalke this season. He has not missed a league match sinceOctober 2006.

• Just over half of Schalke's 53 Bundesliga goals this season have come in the opening half-hour. They are at theirmost vulnerable either side of the interval, however, shipping half their goals between the 30th minute and hour mark.

Injury news• Mladen Krstajić – out 8-29 March (pulled thigh muscle)• Levan Kobiashvili – out since 8 March (thigh)• Gustavo Varela – out 30 January – 8 March (thigh); out since 14 March (thyroid gland)• Ivan Rakitić – out since 14 March (left ankle)• Zé Roberto – out since 1 March (torn muscle)• Zlatan Bajramović – out since 15 December (toe infection)• Marcelo Bordon – out 21-29 March (groin strain)

• Zé Roberto's rehabilitations suffered a setback on Friday when he tore a muscle in his right leg during training andwill be out for several more weeks.

• Christian Pander made his first appearance since suffering knee ligament damage in October against Arminia on 8March. He said: "My knee is great, I have no more pain."

International news• Germany coach Joachim Löw singled out Westermann for praise on 26 March after the full-back played all of the4-0 victory against Switzerland. Kuranyi also featured as a substitute, on a noteworthy night for Rafinha, who madehis international debut as Brazil beat Sweden 1-0. Elsewhere, the 17-year-old Levan Kenia played as Georgia lost4-1 in Northern Ireland. The day before Benedikt Höwedes played just over an hour as Germany beat Luxembourg6-0 in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying.

BARCELONA

UEFA milestones• Edmílson's next European match will be his 50th appearance in UEFA club competition.

2007/08 UEFA Champions League statistics• Two Barcelona players have featured in all eight UEFA Champions League games this season: Xavi Hernándezand Ronaldinho. None have played all 720 minutes to date.

• Lionel Messi's double at Celtic Park in the first leg of the first knockout round took him on to six UEFA ChampionsLeague goals for the campaign and he is the competition's joint top scorer along with Cristiano Ronaldo.

• Barcelona have had 63 shots on goal so far, more than any other side in the competition.

• Barça have also won 67 corners, again the most of the quarter-finalists.

• The Spanish side have had an average of 39 minutes of possession per match, more than any other team. Onaverage they have had 60 per cent of the possession per match, again the highest in the competition.

Disciplinary information• Yaya Touré and the injured Messi are both within a yellow card of a suspension.



Latest domestic information• Saturday 29 March: Real Betis Balompié 3-2 Barcelona(Edu 64 78, Juanito 76; Bojan Krkić 14, Samuel Eto'o 15)Carles Puyol recovered from ankle injury to start in Seville, lining up alongside Lilian Thuram in central defence asGabriel Milito was ruled out, yet they could not avert a stunning second-half comeback. Giovani (ankle) returned tothe bench to strike at least one name off a lengthy injury list that still includes Messi, Ronaldinho, Deco, Rafael Márquezand Albert Jorquera.

• Coach Frank Rijkaard said: "It's very difficult to explain what happened; it was almost unbelievable how the gamechanged in the second half. We seemed to have the game in the bag but we let it slip. We spoke at half-time abouthow we had to go out motivated for the second half, that we had to keep up the pressure and spend as long as possiblein our opponents' half. At times like these it's best to try to stay calm but it's a difficult period."

• It continued a difficult spell for Barcelona since their return to domestic duty after seeing off Celtic FC in the firstknockout round. A 2-2 draw at UD Almería was scant relief as it was sandwiched by losses to Villarreal CF at home(2-1) and away to Valencia CF (3-2), the latter ending their Copa del Rey ambitions. A 4-1 victory against RealValladolid CF on 23 March stopped the rot.

• Victor Valdés is the only player in the Barcelona squad who has been ever-present in the Primera División thisseason.

• Eto'o has scored four goals in Barcelona's last four games in all competitions.

• Barcelona have now lost four of their last six games in the Primera División and Copa del Rey, winning two in eightmatches in all competitions.

Injury news• Albert Jorquera – out since 29 December (right knee ligaments)• Rafael Márquez – out since 21 February (damaged right foot)• Lionel Messi – out since 5 March (left thigh muscle tear)• Deco – out since 9 March (right calf strain)• Ronaldinho – out since 15 March (right thigh)• Oleguer Presas – out 9 February to 15 March (broken finger) – out since 19 March (recurrence of injury)• Thierry Henry – out since 24 March (back strain)• Gabriel Milito – out 3-8 March (fever) – out since 25 March (groin)• Carles Puyol – out since 26 March (bruised ankle)• Bojan Krkić – out 27 February to 8 March (bruised hip)• Santiago Ezquerro – out 17 January to 17 March (groin)• Yaya Touré – out 11-19 March (slipped disc)• Giovani – out since 9-29 March (left ankle)

• Deco suffered his calf strain in the warm-up ahead of the match against Villarreal on 9 March.

• Milito may be unavailable for the first leg at Schalke after missing Argentina's friendly victory in Egypt last Wednesday.Puyol did play last week, but lasted only 17 minutes amid fears he had damaged ligaments in his right ankle althoughthe injury is not as serious as initially thought.

International news• On 25 March Bojan scored as Spain claimed a 5-0 UEFA Under-21 European Championship qualifying win overKazakhstan. The following night Andrés Iniesta, Puyol and Xavi all featured as Spain's senior side beat an Italy teamincluding Gianluca Zambrotta – on as a substitute – 1-0 in Elche. Eric Abidal and Thuram helped France to a 1-0victory at home to England, though a back problem ruled out Henry and injury also put paid to Giovani's hopes ofrepresenting Mexico against Ghana.



Squad list

SchalkeAll-timeCurrent season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldBLAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-8-8-26-8---2227.03.1986GERManuel Neuer1-----------1927.09.1988GERRalf Fährmann32-3---------3108.04.1976GERMathias Schober33-----------2710.10.1980CROToni Tapalović34

Defenders-8-8424-8---2414.08.1983GERHeiko Westermann2-6---------2622.06.1981GERMathias Abel4362-19223-8--*3207.01.1976BRAMarcelo Bordon512211322518--*2207.09.1985BRARafinha18456-10117-4---3404.03.1974SRBMladen Krstajić20-3-3-5-3---2029.02.1988GERBenedikt Höwedes23113-1113-1---2428.08.1983GERChristian Pander24

Midfielders9583919-3---3010.07.1977GEOLevan Kobiashvili317---4-----2828.03.1980GERAlbert Streit6424-412-1---2914.05.1978URUGustavo Varela7244-20125-7---2830.05.1979GERFabian Ernst8-17-7224-7---2010.03.1988CROIvan Rakitić10191912217--S2603.11.1981GERJermaine Jones13----13-----2709.12.1980BRAZé Roberto15-7-719-7--*2404.05.1983GERCarlos Grossmüller21-18-9-11-5---2812.08.1979BIHZlatan Bajramović25-----------2111.04.1986GERMarkus Heppke28

Forwards31616-7-2---2606.09.1981DENSøren Larsen9840519-17-4---2829.01.1980DENPeter Løvenkrands1175421562318---2903.10.1978GERGerald Asamoah14-8-5417-5---2508.12.1982TURHalil Altıntop19

184382092436--*2602.03.1982GERKevin Kuranyi22-1-118-1---2807.12.1979URUVicente Sánchez27

Coach-18-8---8---4012.09.1967GERMirko Slomka-

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BarcelonaAll-timeCurrent season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldBLAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-47-39-30-7---2614.01.1982ESPVíctor Valdés1-29-5-------3208.11.1975ESPPinto13-2-2---1---2903.03.1979ESPAlbert Jorquera25-----------1814.09.1989ESPOier Olazabal28

Defenders-16-6124-6---2707.09.1980ARGGabriel Milito3-39-29218-5---2913.02.1979MEXRafael Márquez4285272-2217---2913.04.1978ESPCarles Puyol5268-54-22-3---3110.02.1977ITAGianluca Zambrotta11149144-6-1---3110.07.1976BRAEdmílson15240224-10-3---3312.04.1974BRASylvinho161112166-14-5---3601.01.1972FRALilian Thuram21-27-27-25-6---2811.09.1979FRAEric Abidal22-31-27-10-2---2802.02.1980ESPOleguer23

Midfielders49037262918---2825.01.1980ESPXavi Hernández644143732917---2311.05.1984ESPAndrés Iniesta8

18921365115-4---3027.08.1977PORDeco20115-11120-5--*2413.05.1983CIVYaya Touré24

Forwards1151739216-6---2915.09.1978ISLEidur Gudjohnsen719441332121213---2710.03.1981CMRSamuel Eto'o92153143581718---2821.03.1980BRARonaldinho1053116459172436---3017.08.1977FRAThierry Henry141313-2113---1811.05.1989MEXGiovani17622112-1-----3114.12.1976ESPSantiago Ezquerro1882081992267--*2024.06.1987ARGLionel Messi19-5-5824-5---1728.08.1990ESPBojan Krkić27

Coach-45-36---8---4530.09.1962NEDFrank Rijkaard-

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Head coach

FC Schalke 04: Mirko SlomkaDate of birth: 12 September 1967Nationality: GermanCoaching career: Hannover 96 (youth coach), Tennis Borussia Berlin, Hannover (assistant coach), FC Schalke 04

One of only a handful of German coaches to succeed at the highest level despite never playing professionally, MirkoSlomka began his footballing career as a youth-team coach at Hannover 96 between 1989 and 1999 where he helpednurture future Germany stars Gerald Asamoah, Sebastian Kehl, Per Mertesacker and Fabian Ernst.

Subsequently appointed as assistant coach at third division Tennis Borussia Berlin, he enjoyed a four-month spell insole command before leaving the club in 2001 to become Ralf Rangnick's assistant at Hannover. He and Rangnickled the club to promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2001/02 season but both were dismissed in March 2004, andsubsequently took charge at FC Schalke 04 that September.

The duo helped Schalke challenge FC Bayern München for the title in their first season but Rangnick was dismissedin the winter of 2005 with Slomka eventually being appointed as his successor on 4 January 2006. The appointmentdid not initially please supporters, with Slomka's men finishing fourth in 2005/06. However, he impressed the followingcampaign when he took Schalke to the verge of the title before finishing second just two points behind championsVfB Stuttgart. In March 2007, he signed a new contract committing him to the Gelsenkirchen club until 2009. FC Barcelona: Frank RijkaardDate of birth: 30 September 1962Nationality: DutchPlaying career: AFC Ajax (twice), Sporting Clube de Portugal, Real Zaragoza, AC MilanCoaching career: Netherlands, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Barcelona

At the end of his third season at FC Barcelona, Frank Rijkaard became only the fifth man – the others being MiguelMuñoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff and Carlo Ancelotti – to have lifted the European Champion Clubs' Cupas both a player and coach.

Cruyff was his mentor as a youngster. The Dutch legend groomed Rijkaard at AFC Ajax in 1979 where the defenderprogressed so quickly that he was pulling on the Netherlands shirt aged just 19. In 1987, Rijkaard left Amsterdamand had brief spells in Portugal and Spain before committing the key years of his career to AC Milan with whom hetwice won the European Cup. Rijkaard played in midfield for Milan but in central defence for his country as they liftedthe 1988 UEFA European Championship.

He returned to Ajax in 1993 and helped them defeat Milan in the 1995 UEFA Champions League final in Vienna.When he retired, heads turned as Rijkaard was appointed Netherlands coach before UEFA EURO 2000™. A semi-finalplace followed but Rijkaard left to pursue a club management career. His first stint ended poorly, as he resigned fromSparta Rotterdam in May 2002 when they were relegated from the Dutch Eredivisie for the first time, although Barçawere not put off and have since seen their faith repaid handsomely with league titles in 2004/05 and 2005/06 beforeUEFA Champions League glory was achieved with a 2-1 win against Arsenal FC in Paris in May 2006.

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Match officials

Kyros Vassaras (GRE)RefereeDimitrios Bozatzidis (GRE), Dimitrios Saraidaris (GRE)Assistant refereesDimitrios Kalopoulus (GRE)Fourth officialLars-Åke Lagrell (SWE)UEFA DelegateDavid R. Elleray (ENG)UEFA Referee observer

Referee

UEFAUCLDoBNat.Name543701.02.1966GREKyros Vassaras

Kyros Vassaras is a regular in the UEFA Champions League. He was also one of the UEFA EURO 2004™ fourthofficials, before taking charge, on home soil, of the Olympic final between Argentina and Paraguay.

The travel agent, who is married with a son, from Thessaloniki started refereeing in 1984, eleven years before hisfirst top-flight match. "My father Antonios was a FIFA referee," he said. "I watched him from a very young age. Hetold me I should start refereeing as early as possible, as this would give me the chance to take part in major competitionsif I was good enough. But he was tough with me – he encouraged me, but he would have told me to stop if he hadthought I wasn't going to make a career out of it. After two years, he told me that I was on the right road and gave meevery help."

The water sports enthusiast received his FIFA badge in 1998 and has been involved in the 1998 UEFA EuropeanUnder-16 Championship, the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship, in which he took charge of the final, and the 2002World Cup finals, in addition to serving as a fourth official at UEFA EURO 2000™. His most high-profile club fixturesto date are first-leg contests in the 2004/05 and 2006/07 UEFA Champions League semi-finals. In the first, AC Milanwon 2-0 against PSV Eindhoven and the second was Manchester United FC's 3-2 victory against eventual winnersMilan. A domestic highlight was the 2007 Greek Cup final in which Larissa FC defeated Panathinaikos FC 2-1. Hehas also been selected as one of 12 referees who will work at UEFA EURO 2008™ in Austria and Switzerland thissummer.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchVenueRes.StageComp.DateMunich0-0FC Bayern München - Helsingborgs IFGS1UCL24.10.2000Dortmund1-0BV Borussia Dortmund - FC Dynamo KyivGS1UCL24.10.2001Leverkusen3-0Bayer 04 Leverkusen - RC Deportivo La

CoruñaGS2UCL04.12.2001

Barcelona0-0FC Barcelona - Liverpool FCGS2UCL13.03.2002La Coruna0-2RC Deportivo La Coruña - Manchester United

FCQFUCL02.04.2002

Leverkusen1-2Bayer 04 Leverkusen - FC BarcelonaGS2UCL27.11.2002Valencia2-1Valencia CF - Arsenal FCGS2UCL19.03.2003Milan1-2AC Milan - RC Celta de VigoGS1UCL09.12.2003Stuttgart0-1VfB Stuttgart - Chelsea FC1/8UCL25.02.2004Kiev2-2FC Dynamo Kyiv - Real Madrid CFGSUCL03.11.2004Liverpool3-1Liverpool FC - Bayer 04 Leverkusen1/8UCL22.02.2005Munich2-1FC Bayern München - JuventusGSUCL18.10.2005Villarreal1-0Villarreal CF - FC Internazionale MilanoQFUCL04.04.2006London2-0Chelsea FC - Werder BremenGSUCL12.09.2006Barcelona1-2FC Barcelona - Liverpool FC1/8UCL21.02.2007Valencia1-2Valencia CF - Chelsea FCQFUCL10.04.2007Madrid1-2Real Madrid CF - AS Roma1/8UCL05.03.2008

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Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this matchVenueRes.StageComp.DatePerth1-0Spain - FinlandGS - FTU1626.04.1998La Coruna3-1RC Deportivo La Coruña - Montpellier Hérault

SCR2UCUP19.10.1999

Madrid2-2Club Atlético de Madrid - RC LensR4UCUP02.03.2000Barcelona0-2RCD Espanyol - FC PortoR3UCUP23.11.2000Glasgow1-1Celtic FC - Villarreal CFQFUCUP08.04.2004Bucharest2-0FC Rapid Bucureşti - Hamburger SV1/8UCUP09.03.2006

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Domestic information

FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga)GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.Halil Altıntop 351-0Karlsruher SC (H)21/07/07CupKobiashvili 38, Ernst 45, Løvenkrands 45,Westermann 58

4-21. FC Nürnberg (A)24/07/07Cup

0-1FC Bayern München (H)28/07/07CupAsamoah 8, 31, 48, Rafinha 21(pen), Özil53, Kuranyi 58, Rakitić 69, Pander 87,Westermann 90

9-0Eintracht Trier (A)05/08/07Cup

Kobiashvili 25, Rakitić 762-2VfB Stuttgart (A)10/08/07LeagueBordon 11, Pander 31, Asamoah 59,Kuranyi 78

4-1BV Borussia Dortmund (H)18/08/07League

Halil Altıntop 861-1VfL Wolfsburg (A)26/08/07LeagueKuranyi 451-1Bayer 04 Leverkusen (H)31/08/07LeagueRakitić 351-1FC Bayern München (A)15/09/07LeagueKuranyi 24, Asamoah 54, Rafinha 653-0DSC Arminia Bielefeld (H)22/09/07LeagueHalil Altıntop 4, Kuranyi 742-0MSV Duisburg (A)25/09/07LeagueRafinha 44(pen)1-0Hertha BSC Berlin (H)28/09/07League

0-2Karlsruher SC (H)06/10/07LeagueAsamoah 331-1FC Hansa Rostock (A)20/10/07LeagueGrossmüller 141-1Werder Bremen (H)27/10/07LeagueRafinha 96, Kuranyi 1202-0Hannover 96 (H)30/10/07Cup

0-1FC Energie Cottbus (A)02/11/07LeagueKrstajić 121-1Hamburger SV (H)10/11/07LeagueKuranyi 41, 50, Halil Altıntop 623-2Hannover 96 (A)24/11/07LeagueBordon 321-0VfL Bochum 1848 (H)01/12/07LeagueWestermann 77, 892-2Eintracht Frankfurt (A)08/12/07LeagueAsamoah 14, Own goal2-11. FC Nürnberg (H)15/12/07LeagueLøvenkrands 271-1VfL Wolfsburg (A)30/01/08CupKuranyi 32, 51, Westermann 76, ZéRoberto 90

4-1VfB Stuttgart (H)03/02/08League

Asamoah 19, Own goal, Ernst 823-2BV Borussia Dortmund (A)10/02/08LeagueVicente Sánchez 641-2VfL Wolfsburg (H)15/02/08League

0-1Bayer 04 Leverkusen (A)23/02/08League0-1FC Bayern München (H)01/03/08League

Varela 24, Halil Altıntop 742-0DSC Arminia Bielefeld (A)08/03/08LeagueKuranyi 59, Westermann 742-1MSV Duisburg (H)14/03/08League

Lineups: Neuer, Westermann, Bordon, Rafinha, Pander (Höwedes 86), Varela (Vicente Sánchez 46), Ernst, Rakitić,Jones, Halil Altıntop (Asamoah 68), Kuranyi

Asamoah 12, Jones 232-1Hertha BSC Berlin (A)23/03/08LeagueLineups: Neuer, Rafinha, Pander, Höwedes, Westermann, Ernst, Grossmüller (Løvenkrands 73), Jones, Asamoah,Halil Altıntop (Vicente Sánchez 84), Kuranyi (Larsen 88)

0-0Karlsruher SC (A)29/03/08LeagueLineups: Neuer, Rafinha, Bordon, Pander (Kobiashvili 63), Krstajić, Westermann, Ernst, Jones, Kuranyi, Asamoah(Grossmüller 78), Halil Altıntop (Vicente Sánchez 46)

FC Hansa Rostock (H)05/04/08LeagueWerder Bremen (A)12/04/08LeagueFC Energie Cottbus (H)15/04/08LeagueHamburger SV (A)26/04/08LeagueHannover 96 (H)03/05/08LeagueVfL Bochum 1848 (A)06/05/08LeagueEintracht Frankfurt (H)10/05/08League1. FC Nürnberg (A)17/05/08League

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FC Barcelona (Primera División)

GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.0-0Real Racing Club Santander (A)26/08/07League

Ronaldinho 8, 35(pen), Yaya Touré 733-1Athletic Club Bilbao (H)02/09/07League0-0CA Osasuna (A)16/09/07League

Messi 73, 80(pen)2-1Sevilla FC (H)22/09/07LeagueMessi 5, 11, Iniesta 22, Márquez 454-1Real Zaragoza (H)26/09/07LeagueHenry 17, 24, 49, Messi 514-1Levante UD (A)29/09/07LeagueDeco 17, Messi 20, Xavi 903-0Club Atlético de Madrid (H)07/10/07LeagueBojan 251-3Villarreal CF (A)20/10/07LeagueHenry 37, Messi 81(pen)2-0UD Almería (H)28/10/07LeagueRonaldinho 421-1Real Valladolid CF (A)01/11/07LeagueHenry 33, Ronaldinho 53, 903-0Real Betis Balompié (H)04/11/07League

0-2Getafe CF (A)10/11/07LeagueHenry 25, Gudjohnsen 89(pen), Bojan 903-0Alcoyano (A)13/11/07CupMilito 64, Bojan 66, Messi 82(pen)3-0RC Recreativo de Huelva (H)24/11/07LeagueIniesta 61-1RCD Espanyol (A)01/12/07LeagueRonaldinho 40(pen), Xavi 712-1RC Deportivo La Coruña (H)09/12/07LeagueEto'o 13, 27, Gudjohnsen 623-0Valencia CF (A)15/12/07League

0-1Real Madrid CF (H)23/12/07LeagueEzquerro 2, 102-2Alcoyano (H)02/01/08CupMárquez 63, Eto'o 902-0RCD Mallorca (A)05/01/08LeagueHenry 241-1Sevilla FC (A)09/01/08CupGudjohnsen 27, Bojan 52, Eto'o 77, 874-0Real Murcia CF (H)12/01/08League

0-0Sevilla FC (H)15/01/08CupHenry 311-0Real Racing Club Santander (H)20/01/08League

0-0Villarreal CF (A)24/01/08CupBojan 341-1Athletic Club Bilbao (A)27/01/08LeagueHenry 411-0Villarreal CF (H)31/01/08CupXavi 881-0CA Osasuna (H)03/02/08LeagueXavi 751-1Sevilla FC (A)09/02/08LeagueHenry 34, Ronaldinho 83(pen)2-1Real Zaragoza (A)16/02/08LeagueXavi 14, Messi 44, Eto'o 56, 62, 875-1Levante UD (H)24/02/08LeagueXavi 901-1Valencia CF (H)27/02/08CupRonaldinho 30, Eto'o 742-4Club Atlético de Madrid (A)01/03/08LeagueXavi 671-2Villarreal CF (H)09/03/08LeagueBojan 17, Eto'o 572-2UD Almería (A)16/03/08LeagueHenry 71, Eto'o 802-3Valencia CF (A)20/03/08Cup

Lineups: Valdés, Milito, Puyol, Zambrotta (Edmílson 81), Abidal (Sylvinho 61), Xavi, Iniesta, Yaya Touré (Henry 52),Gudjohnsen, Eto'o, Bojan

Eto'o 24, Iniesta 47, Bojan 62, 844-1Real Valladolid CF (H)23/03/08LeagueLineups: Valdés, Zambrotta, Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta, Eto'o, Henry, Sylvinho, Thuram (Abidal 71), Yaya Touré (Gudjohnsen61), Bojan (Pedrito 85)

Bojan 14, Eto'o 152-3Real Betis Balompié (A)29/03/08LeagueLineups: Valdés, Abidal, Thuram, Puyol, Zambrotta, Xavi, Yaya Touré (Gudjohnsen 79), Iniesta, Bojan (Giovani 63),Eto'o, Henry

Getafe CF (H)06/04/08LeagueRC Recreativo de Huelva (A)13/04/08LeagueRCD Espanyol (H)20/04/08LeagueRC Deportivo La Coruña (A)27/04/08LeagueValencia CF (H)04/05/08LeagueReal Madrid CF (A)07/05/08LeagueRCD Mallorca (H)11/05/08LeagueReal Murcia CF (A)18/05/08League



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.652964722130Real Madrid CF1593752751830Villarreal CF2582960671730FC Barcelona35036501051530Club Atlético de Madrid4502734881430Real Racing Club Santander54542581331430Sevilla FC64542401161330RCD Espanyol74229281091130UD Almería8404249813930RCD Mallorca940293010101030Athletic Club Bilbao103946341361130Valencia CF113939371361130Getafe CF123843361281030Real Betis Balompié133733321371030CA Osasuna143742361371030RC Deportivo La Coruña15355035138930Real Valladolid CF16335141139830Real Zaragoza17334932139830RC Recreativo de Huelva18264827168630Real Murcia CF19195725214530Levante UD20



UEFA information

Final venues unveiledThe Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid will host the 2010 UEFA Champions League final, with UEFA awarding the sameseason's UEFA Cup final to the Arena Hamburg. The UEFA Executive Committee confirmed the decision after itsmeeting in Liechtenstein but postponed a decision on the venues for the 2011 finals to allow members more time toconsider the bids. The home stadiums of Real Madrid CF and Hamburger SV were chosen on the basis of capacity,facilities, accommodation and security among other considerations. The Santiago Bernabéu staged the EuropeanChampion Clubs' Cup finals in 1957, 1969 and 1980, the final of the 1964 UEFA European Championship and the1982 FIFA World Cup final. The Arena Hamburg opened in 2000 on the site of Hamburg's old Volksparkstadion andhosted matches at the 2006 World Cup. The Volksparkstadion also held group-stage games at the 1974 World Cupand the semi-final of the 1988 UEFA European Championship

The Executive Committee also confirmed that the 2009, 2010 and 2011 UEFA Super Cup matches will be played atthe Stade Louis II in Monaco, as has been the case since 1998. The 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championshipwas awarded to France, and the same year's U17 event to Liechtenstein, while Nyon will be the setting for the 2009UEFA European Women's U17 Championship.

Ronaldo named ICRC ambassadorManchester United FC winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been named ambassador for the UEFA EURO 2008™ Scorefor the Red Cross online fundraising campaign which kicked off on 26 March. Internet users will be able to help theirfavourite side win the title of Most Humanitarian Team by purchasing virtual goals on scorefortheredcross.org. Theywill also have the chance to win prizes including tickets to UEFA EURO 2008™ matches. The winning team will beannounced on 6 July. The Score for the Red Cross campaign, jointly organised by UEFA and the InternationalCommittee of the Red Cross (ICRC), will benefit land-mine victims in Afghanistan by providing them with artificiallimbs, physiotherapy and vocational training.

Moscow ticket salesTicket sales to the general public for the 2008 UEFA Champions League final in Moscow have closed. The internationalgeneral public ticket sales process – exclusively via uefa.com – began on 28 February and ended on 19 March. Theallocation will be decided by lottery, with every valid application entering the ballot, regardless of the time of submissionwithin the application period. Each successful candidate will be entitled to a maximum of two tickets. Applicants willbe informed via email by 2 April at the latest whether they have been successful or not.

Franchi rememberedTwenty-five years after the death of Artemio Franchi, and with the patronage of UEFA, ACF Fiorentina are to organisea special event on 30 July commemorating the man who was UEFA President from 1973 to 1983. In the Florencestadium named after him, the Artemio Franchi Memorial match will take place between Fiorentina and FC Barcelonain the presence of the UEFA Executive Committee and UEFA President Michel Platini.

Trophy tourThe UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour's visit to Chile proved just as popular as its previous stops on a four-countrytour of Latin America. An estimated 15,000 people came to see the trophy at the Parque Arauco in Santiago. Thetrophy was the centrepiece of a display, along with signed football memorabilia, while visitors also had the chance tobe photographed with the trophy, which has already been on show in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) andBuenos Aires (Argentina). After the Santiago leg, the Trophy Tour – presented by Heineken – will move on to MexicoCity, Mexico (5/6 April) and Monterrey, Mexico (12/13 April).

Key datesThe draw for the UEFA Champions League quarter and semi-finals and final was staged in Nyon on 14 March. Thequarter-final ties will be played on 1/2 and 8/9 April before the semi-finals on 22/23 and 29/30 April. The winners ofthe tie between Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC will meet Fenerbahçe SK or Chelsea FC in the last four, with FC Schalke04 or FC Barcelona facing AS Roma or Manchester United FC. The UEFA Champions League final will be held inMoscow on 21 May, before UEFA EURO 2008™ kicks off in Austria and Switzerland on 7 June.

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Match-by-match lineups - FC Schalke 04

PtsGAGFLDWPldClub12290336Chelsea FC8452226FC Schalke 0471063126Rosenborg BK5623216Valencia CF

Stadium, VenueResultMatchDate

Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen0-1Schalke - Valencia18.09.2007Goals: 0-1 Villa 63Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Bordon, Ernst, Rakitić, Jones, Asamoah (Özil 61), Rafinha (Grossmüller 73), HalilAltıntop (Løvenkrands 73), Kuranyi, Pander

Lerkendal, Trondheim0-2Rosenborg - Schalke03.10.2007Goals: 0-1 Jones 62, 0-2 Kuranyi 89Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Bordon, Ernst, Rakitić (Grossmüller 75), Løvenkrands (Asamoah 64), Jones (Varela84), Rafinha, Kuranyi, Höwedes, Bajramović

Stamford Bridge, London2-0Chelsea - Schalke24.10.2007Goals: 1-0 Malouda 4, 2-0 Drogba 47Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Bordon, Ernst, Larsen, Løvenkrands, Jones, Asamoah (Rakitić 61), Rodríguez(Bajramović 81), Rafinha, Grossmüller (Azaouagh 77)

Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen0-0Schalke - Chelsea06.11.2007Goals: -Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Bordon, Larsen, Rakitić, Jones, Asamoah, Özil (Løvenkrands 60), Rafinha, Krstajić,Bajramović

Mestalla Stadium, Valencia0-0Valencia - Schalke28.11.2007Goals: -Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Bordon, Ernst, Rakitić (Grossmüller 65), Jones (Bajramović 71), Özil, Rafinha, HalilAltıntop (Asamoah 80), Krstajić, Kuranyi

Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen3-1Schalke - Rosenborg11.12.2007Goals: 1-0 Asamoah 12, 2-0 Rafinha 19, 2-1 Koné 23, 3-1 Kuranyi 36Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Bordon, Ernst, Asamoah (Höwedes 92), Rodríguez, Özil (Kobiashvili 86), Rafinha,Grossmüller, Kuranyi (Halil Altıntop 88), Bajramović

First knockout round, first legStadium, VenueResultMatchDateArena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen1-0Schalke - Porto19/02/08

Goals: 1-0 Kuranyi 4Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Kobiashvili, Bordon, Ernst, Rakitić (Grossmüller 76), Jones, Asamoah (Halil Altıntop80), Rafinha, Krstajić, Kuranyi (Vicente Sánchez 89)

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Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateEstádio do Dragão, Porto1-0 (1-4p)Porto - Schalke05/03/08

Goals: 1-0 Lisandro 86Penalty Shoot-out: Rafinha 0-1, Lucho González 1-1, Rakitić 1-2, Bruno Alves missed 1-2, Halil Altıntop 1-3, Lisandromissed 1-3, Jones 1-4Schalke: Neuer, Westermann, Kobiashvili, Bordon (Höwedes 24 Ex.), Ernst, Jones, Rafinha, Halil Altıntop, Krstajić,Grossmüller (Rakitić 21 Ex.), Kuranyi (Asamoah 79)

Match-by-match lineups - FC Barcelona

PtsGAGFLDWPldClub143120246FC Barcelona1010112136Olympique Lyonnais7973126Rangers FC31575016VfB Stuttgart

Stadium, VenueResultMatchDate

Camp Nou, Barcelona3-0Barcelona - Lyon19.09.2007Goals: 1-0 Clerc 21(o.g.), 2-0 Messi 82, 3-0 Henry 90+1Barcelona: Valdés, Milito, Márquez, Xavi (Giovani 79), Ronaldinho (Iniesta 66), Zambrotta, Henry, Messi (Bojan 88),Deco, Abidal, Yaya Touré

Gottlieb-Daimler, Stuttgart0-2Stuttgart - Barcelona02.10.2007Goals: 0-1 Puyol 53, 0-2 Messi 67Barcelona: Valdés, Márquez (Puyol 7), Xavi, Iniesta, Ronaldinho (Bojan 82), Henry, Messi, Deco, Thuram, Abidal,Oleguer

Ibrox, Glasgow0-0Rangers - Barcelona23.10.2007Goals: -Barcelona: Valdés, Milito, Puyol, Xavi, Gudjohnsen, Iniesta, Ronaldinho, Henry (Giovani 82), Messi, Thuram, Abidal

Camp Nou, Barcelona2-0Barcelona - Rangers07.11.2007Goals: 1-0 Henry 6, 2-0 Messi 43Barcelona: Valdés, Milito, Puyol (Oleguer 85), Xavi, Iniesta (Gudjohnsen 71), Ronaldinho (Bojan 77), Henry, Messi,Thuram, Abidal, Yaya Touré

Stade de Gerland, Lyon2-2Lyon - Barcelona27.11.2007Goals: 0-1 Iniesta 3, 1-1 Juninho 7, 1-2 Messi 58(pen), 2-2 Juninho 80(pen)Barcelona: Valdés, Milito, Puyol, Xavi, Gudjohnsen (Ronaldinho 71), Iniesta, Zambrotta (Márquez 82), Messi, Abidal,Yaya Touré, Bojan

Camp Nou, Barcelona3-1Barcelona - Stuttgart12.12.2007Goals: 0-1 Antonio 3, 1-1 Giovani 36, 2-1 Eto'o 57, 3-1 Ronaldinho 67Barcelona: Jorquera, Milito, Márquez, Puyol, Xavi (Marc Crosas 70), Gudjohnsen (Bojan 52), Eto'o (Iniesta 62),Ronaldinho, Sylvinho, Giovani, Thuram

First knockout round, first legStadium, VenueResultMatchDateCeltic Park, Glasgow2-3Celtic - Barcelona20/02/08

Goals: 1-0 Vennegoor 16, 1-1 Messi 18, 2-1 Robson 38, 2-2 Henry 52, 2-3 Messi 79Barcelona: Valdés, Milito, Márquez, Puyol, Iniesta, Ronaldinho (Eto'o 73), Henry (Gudjohnsen 88), Messi, Deco (Xavi66), Abidal, Yaya Touré

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First knockout round, second legStadium, VenueResultMatchDateCamp Nou, Barcelona1-0Barcelona - Celtic04/03/08

Goals: 1-0 Xavi 3Barcelona: Valdés, Puyol, Xavi (Gudjohnsen 82), Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Zambrotta, Sylvinho, Messi (Henry 38), Deco,Thuram, Yaya Touré (Edmílson 68)

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Competition facts

UEFA Champions League knockout stage: Did you know?

• Teams have come back from a first-leg deficit to go through to the next stage on 20 occasions, including both 2006/07semi-final victors. The biggest losing margin a side has overturned was achieved by RC Deportivo La Coruña in2003/04 when they fought back from a 4-1 defeat at AC Milan to win 4-0 at home and progress to the semi-finals.

• Fifteen ties, including three in the 2006/07 season's first knockout round, have been decided on the away goals rule,including five where the triumphant team lost the first leg.

• Manchester United FC hold the record for the biggest first-leg lead with a 4-0 home success against FC Porto in the1996/97 quarter-finals, eventually going through by that margin after a goalless return.

• Eight ties have now gone to penalties. Four of these were finals – 1996, 2001, 2003 and 2005. The first two-leggedtie decided on spot-kicks was PSV Eindhoven's 4-2 win against Olympique Lyonnais on 13 April 2005 after a 2-2aggregate draw. The second was Liverpool's 4-1 semi-final win on penalties on 1 May 2007 against Chelsea after a1-1 aggregate draw.

• In all, 14 ties have required extra time, including, in 2007/08, Fenerbahçe's win against Sevilla FC and FC Schalke04's triumph against FC Porto in the first knockout round, with both ties eventually being settled on penalties. So far,only six ties have been settled by extra time alone: four quarter-finals and two first knockout round encounters.

• Real Madrid CF extended their record for knockout stage qualification in successive seasons. The 2007/08 campaignwas the eleventh straight season since 1997/98 that they made it beyond the group stage, moving them ahead ofManchester United, who appeared nine times in a row between 1996/97 and 2004/05. Overall, they have now playedin the knockout stage 12 times, one more than United and two more than FC Bayern München.

• Had Bayern beaten AC Milan in the 2006/07 last eight, it would have meant the first time the UEFA ChampionsLeague final four had no representation from either the Primera División or Serie A.

• The last European Champion Clubs' Cup season that featured not one semi-finalist from either Spain or Italy, orEngland for that matter, was the 1990/91 campaign.

• The 2004/05 first knockout round encounter between Lyon and Werder Bremen featured more goals (12) over itstwo legs than any previous UEFA Champions League knockout tie – as Lyon defeated Bremen 10-2.

• United's 7-1 victory against AS Roma in the 2006/07 campaign is the biggest victory in a UEFA Champions Leaguequarter-final match. The previous best were Barcelona's 5-1 second-leg defeat after extra time of Chelsea (1999/00),RC Deportivo La Coruña's 4-0 return victory against AC Milan (2003/04) and United's 4-0 first-leg success againstPorto (1996/97).

• The biggest European Cup quarter-final victory was Madrid's 8-0 first-leg defeat of Sevilla FC in the 1957/58 edition.

• Roma-United featured eleven goals over the two legs, a quarter-final record shared by Chelsea's 6-5 aggregatevictory against Bayern in 2004/05 and Madrid's success by the same margin against United in 2002/03.

• There has never been a knockout tie ending goalless after two legs. Eight have finished 1-0 on aggregate, mostrecently Milan's narrow victory against Celtic after extra time in the 2006/07 first knockout round.

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• Clarence Seedorf is the only player to win the European Cup with three clubs (Ajax 1995, Madrid 1998 and Milan2003 and 2007). Had Bayern gone all the way last season, Ottmar Hitzfeld would have joined Liverpool FC's BobPaisley – 1977, 1978 and 1981 – as the only coach to win three times, having won with BV Borussia Dortmund in1997 and Bayern in 2001.

• Hitzfeld and Ernst Happel (Feyenoord 1970, Hamburger SV 1983) are the only coaches to win with two clubs.

• If Arsenal FC, Chelsea FC, Fenerbahçe SK or AS Roma go all the way this season, it would be the first EuropeanCup success for London, Istanbul or Rome. Only five capital cities have been successful in this way: Madrid (RealMadrid CF), Belgrade (FK Crvena Zvezda), Bucharest (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Amsterdam (AFC Ajax) and Lisbon(SL Benfica).

• Moscow was awarded the 2008 UEFA Champions League final after a decision by the UEFA Executive Committeeat its meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia in October 2006. The Luzhniki Stadium, formerly known as the Grand Arena ofthe Central Lenin Stadium, was inaugurated in 1956. Owned by FC Torpedo Moskva, it is the biggest sports arenain Russia with 84,745 covered seats. The capacity reached 103,000 when the Luzhniki sports complex staged theOlympic Games in 1980, but was reduced following renovation work between 1995 and 1997. It is one of few majorEuropean stadiums to use an artificial pitch, having installed the UEFA-approved FieldTurf surface in 2002 to withstandthe effects of the freezing winters, although the final will be played on a new natural grass pitch. Luzhniki held the1999 UEFA Cup final between Parma FC and Olympique de Marseille, and also hosted the first UEFA ChampionsLeague match on artificial turf, between FC Spartak Moskva and Sporting Clube de Portugal, in September 2006.

• UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

• S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta became the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League whenhe featured against Olympiacos CFP on Matchday 1 at the age of 43 years and 168 days. The record was previouslyheld by Alessandro Costacurta, the AC Milan defender who played against AEK Athens FC in 2006/07 at the age of40 years and 211 days. Ballotta was aged 43 years 252 days when he featured against Real Madrid CF on Matchday6. Laurent Blanc is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 36 years and 339 days, having found the netfor Manchester United FC in their 3-2 defeat of Olympiacos on 23 October 2002.

• Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League. He was 16 yearsand 87 days old when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureşti on 23 November 1994. He wasthen sent off in the 37th minute.

• UEFA Champions League: All-time recordsBiggest wins8-0: Liverpool FC v Beşiktaş JK (06.11.2007)7-0: Arsenal FC v SK Slavia Praha (23.10.2007)7-0: 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, who won 6-2 at BrøndbyIF in 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 Bucureşti on 23 November 1994, aged 16 years and 87 days.

Appearances: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only;116 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)114 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK)109 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)103 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)103 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München)101 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan)100 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)100 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)98 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)98 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)93 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)91 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC)91 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona)89 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)89 Iván Helguera (Real Madrid CF, Valencia CF)



Goals: UEFA Champions League

61 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)53 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)47 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)45 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona)42 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)37 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)

Appearances: UEFA club competition

172 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)139 Luís Figo (Sporting, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)138 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München)132 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, UC Sampdoria, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan)130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray AS)127 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC)126 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK)125 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)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)

Goals: UEFA club competition

63 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan)63 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München)60 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)57 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)56 Eusébio (SL Benfica)56 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Helsingborgs IF)53 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona)50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)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.

61 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)57 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)56 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)49 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)47 Eusébio (SL Benfica)46 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)45 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona)

Last updated: 25.03.2008



Team facts

FC Schalke 04

UEFA club competition milestones• Aside from two UEFA Intertoto Cup triumphs, Schalke have appeared in one major UEFA final when they defeatedFC Internazionale Milano on penalties after the 1996/97 UEFA Cup final ended 1-1 on aggregate. They reached thequarter-finals in their first European Champion Clubs' Cup campaign in 1958/59.

UEFA Champions League milestones• The German side are in their third campaign, having previously appeared in the 2001/02 first group stage and2005/06 group stage. From the latter competition, they moved into the UEFA Cup and reached the semi-finals.

UEFA club competition honours• UEFA Cup: 1996/97• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004

Ten-year record2006/07: UEFA Cup - first round2005/06: UEFA Cup - semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2004/05: UEFA Cup - Round of 32 (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners)2003/04: UEFA Cup - second round (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners)2002/03: UEFA Cup - third round2001/02: UEFA Champions League - first group stage2000/01: Did not compete in UEFA club competition1999/00: Did not compete in UEFA club competition1998/99: UEFA Cup - first round1997/98: UEFA Cup - quarter-finals

2006/07 seasonDomestic record: Schalke pushed champions VfB Stuttgart all the way but eventually missed out on the Bundesligatitle by two points. They finished the same number of points ahead of Werder Bremen.

European record: Schalke's campaign ended abruptly in the UEFA Cup first round with a 3-2 aggregate defeat byAS Nancy-Lorraine, despite a 1-0 win in the first leg at home.

Key factsUEFA club competitionPld: 113 W: 60 D: 24 L: 29 GF: 179 GA: 110

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final)Pld: 20 W: 7 D: 4 L: 9 GF: 27 GA: 33

European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions LeaguePld: 27 W: 10 D: 6 L: 11 GF: 40 GA: 36

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win5-0: FC Schalke 04 v FK Vardar17.07.2004, UEFA Intertoto Cup third round first leg

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• Biggest home win5-0: FC Schalke 04 v FK Vardar (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-4: RCD Mallorca v FC Schalke 0416.10.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage0-4: SK Liepájas Metalurgs v FC Schalke 0430.09.2004, UEFA Cup first round second leg

• Heaviest defeat5-1: Manchester City FC v FC Schalke 0415.04.1970, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi-final second leg

• Heaviest home defeat1-4: FC Schalke 04 v Wisla Kraków10.12.2002, UEFA Cup third round second leg

• Heaviest away defeat5-1: Manchester City FC v FC Schalke 04 (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win0-4: RCD Mallorca v FC Schalke 0416.10.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage

• Biggest home win3-0: FC Schalke 04 v PSV Eindhoven23.11.2005, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Biggest away win0-4: RCD Mallorca v FC Schalke 04 (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat2-0: Chelsea FC v FC Schalke 0424.10.2007, UEFA Champions League group stage0-2: FC Schalke 04 v Panathinaikos FC11.09.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage2-0: Panathinaikos FC v FC Schalke 0424.10.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-2: FC Schalke 04 v Panathinaikos FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat2-0: Chelsea FC v FC Schalke 04 (see above for details)2-0: Panathinaikos FC v FC Schalke 04 (see above for details)

FC Barcelona

UEFA club competition milestones• In total, Barcelona have appeared in five European Champion Clubs' Cup finals, winning the 1991/92 competitionagainst UC Sampdoria thanks to a 112th-minute Ronald Koeman free-kick before their triumph in the 2005/06 campaign.



• They lost on penalties to FC Steaua Bucureşti in the 1985/86 season, 3-2 to SL Benfica in 1960/61 and 4-0 to ACMilan in 1993/94. Four-time UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners, they lost in the 1968/69 and 1990/91 finals.

UEFA Champions League milestones• With Barcelona now in their 12th campaign, the highlight remains the 2-1 win against Arsenal FC in Paris that madethem European champions in 2006. Only Manchester United FC and FC Porto (13) have taken part on more occasions.

UEFA club competition honours• European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1991/92, 2005/06• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1978/79, 1981/82, 1988/89, 1996/97• UEFA Super Cup: 1992, 1997

Ten-year record2006/07: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round2005/06: UEFA Champions League - winners2004/05: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round2003/04: UEFA Cup - fourth round2002/03: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals2001/02: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals2000/01: UEFA Cup - semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)1999/00: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals1998/99: UEFA Champions League - group stage1997/98: UEFA Champions League - group stage

2006/07 seasonDomestic record: Barça relinquished the title they had won in the two previous seasons by the narrowest of margins.Having finished level on points, Real Madrid CF were crowned champions by virtue of their better head to head record.Barcelona, who reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, were five points ahead of third-placed Sevilla FC.

European record: After the campaign began with a 3-0 humbling by Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup, Barça weredrawn in a tough Group A with the champions of England and Germany, Chelsea FC and Werder Bremen, along withthe Bulgarian title-holders PFC Levski Sofia. They recorded three victories and two draws from their six engagementsto finish two points behind Chelsea in second. They fell at the next hurdle though, a 1-0 win at Liverpool FC not enoughto prevent an away-goals loss after a 2-1 home defeat.

Key factsUEFA club competition• Pld: 352 W: 194 D: 79 L: 79 GF: 673 GA: 359

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final)• Pld: 117 W: 65 D: 29 L: 23 GF: 222 GA: 126

European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League• Pld: 177 W: 101 D: 40 L: 36 GF: 336 GA: 182

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win8-0: FC Barcelona v ŠKM Púchov15.10.2003, UEFA Cup first round second leg8-0: FC Barcelona v Apollon Limassol FC15.09.1982, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg



• Biggest home win8-0: FC Barcelona v ŠKM Púchov (see above for details)8-0: FC Barcelona v Apollon Limassol FC (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-7: Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC v FC Barcelona12.09.1995, UEFA Cup first round first leg

• Heaviest defeat0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv05.11.1997, UEFA Champions League group stage4-0: AC Milan v FC Barcelona18.05.1994, European Champion Clubs' Cup final0-4: FC Barcelona v 1. FC Köln05.11.1980, UEFA Cup second round second leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)0-4: FC Barcelona v 1. FC Köln (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat0-3: FC Barcelona v Sevilla FC25.08.2006, UEFA Super Cup (played at a neutral venue, included here for information purposes)3-0: AS Roma v FC Barcelona26.02.2002, UEFA Champions League second group stage3-0: Beşiktaş JK v FC Barcelona19.09.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage4-1: Valencia CF v FC Barcelona02.05.2000, UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg3-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Barcelona22.10.1997, UEFA Champions League group stage3-0: Manchester United FC v FC Barcelona21.03.1984, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final second leg3-0: Aston Villa FC v FC Barcelona26.01.1983, UEFA Super Cup final second leg3-0: RSC Anderlecht v FC Barcelona18.10.1978, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round first leg3-0: PSV Eindhoven v FC Barcelona29.03.1978, UEFA Cup semi-finals first leg3-0: Ipswich Town FC v FC Barcelona23.11.1977, UEFA Cup third round first leg3-0: OGC Nice v FC Barcelona19.09.1973, UEFA Cup first round first leg



UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win5-0: FC Barcelona v PFC Levski Sofia12.09.2006, UEFA Champions League group stage5-0: FC Barcelona v Panathinaikos FC02.11.2005, UEFA Champions League group stage5-0: FC Barcelona v Beşiktaş JK08.11.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage5-0: FC Barcelona v AC Sparta Praha08.12.1999, UEFA Champions League second group stage5-0: FC Barcelona v AIK Solna27.10.1999, UEFA Champions League first group stage

• Biggest home win5-0: FC Barcelona v PFC Levski Sofia (see above for details)5-0: FC Barcelona v Panathinaikos FC (see above for details)5-0: FC Barcelona v Beşiktaş JK (see above for details)5-0: FC Barcelona v AC Sparta Praha (see above for details)5-0: FC Barcelona v AIK Solna (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-3: Fenerbahçe SK v FC Barcelona18.09.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage

• Heaviest defeat0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)4-0: AC Milan v FC Barcelona (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat3-0: AS Roma v FC Barcelona (see above for details)3-0: Beşiktaş JK v FC Barcelona (see above for details)4-1: Valencia CF v FC Barcelona (see above for details)3-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Barcelona (see above for details)

Last updated: 06.03.2008



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.

• Away goals: If the two teams involved in a tie score the same number of goals over the two legs, the team whichscores more away goals qualifies for the next stage. If this procedure does not produce a result, extra time of twoperiods of 15 minutes shall be played at the end of the second leg. If, during extra time, both teams score the samenumber of goals, away goals count double. If no goals are scored during extra time, kicks from the penalty markdetermine which club qualifies for the next stage.

• Disciplinary information: As a rule, a player who is sent off is suspended for the next match in a UEFA clubcompetition. The Control and Disciplinary Body is entitled to augment this punishment. In the case of repeated cautions,a player is suspended for one match after three cautions in three different matches, as well as following any subsequentodd-numbered caution (fifth, seventh, ninth, etc). Single yellow cards and pending suspensions are always carriedforward either to the next stage of the competition or to another club competition in the current season.

• 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.

• 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. One player from the above quota of three who has played UEFA club competitionmatches for another competing club in the current season may exceptionally be registered, provided that the playerhas not been fielded by another club in the UEFA Champions League this season.

• Financial information: UEFA estimate the gross income for the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League is €824.5m.Under competition regulations, 75 per cent of the total revenue received from television and commercial contractsconcluded by UEFA, up to a maximum of €530m, will go to the 32 teams taking part in the group stage of Europe'spremier club competition. The remaining 25 per cent is earmarked for European football and remains with UEFA tocover organisational and administrative costs, as well as for solidarity payments to associations, clubs and leagues.It is also stipulated that participating clubs will receive 82 per cent of any revenue received from the same stream inexcess of €530m, with the remaining 18 per cent allocated to UEFA for European football. In addition, 50 per cent ofthe revenue received from new media contracts concluded by UEFA will also be available for distribution to the clubs,and the remaining 50 per cent will be allocated to the above-mentioned European football portion/quota.

According to projections, the estimated €824.5m will be made up of €819m from TV and commercial contracts and€5.5m from new media contracts. The total amount to be distributed to the clubs is €588.6m. Each of the 32 clubs inthe group stage will receive a starting bonus of €3m. In addition, they will receive a match bonus of €400,000 permatch. Performance bonuses will amount to €600,000 for a win and €300,000 for a draw in the group stage. The 16teams playing in the first knockout round will receive €2.2m, the eight quarter-finalists €2.5m each and the foursemi-finalists €3m each. The UEFA Champions League winners will receive €7m, and the runners-up €4m.

• 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 competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined asthe European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999), the UEFA Cup, the UEFA SuperCup (1973 - ), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in the Inter-Cities' Fairs Cup and the 1972Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

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 competition (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 competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourthofficial 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 Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18Championship

:: Other Abbreviations:: Competition stagesNo: NumberAP: AppearancesQR3: Third qualifying roundF: FinalPld: Matches playedComp.: CompetitionR1: First roundGS: Group stagePos.: PositionD: DrawnR2: Second roundGS1: First group stagePts: PointsDoB: Date of birthR3: Third roundGS2: Second group stageR: Sent off (red card)GA: Goals againstR4: Fourth roundKO1: First knockout roundRes.: ResultGF: Goals forSF: Semi-finalsPR: Preliminary roundW: WonL: Lost1/8: Eighth-finalsQF: Quarter-finalsY: BookedNat.: Nationality1/16: Sixteenth-finalsQR: Qualifying roundY/R: Sent off (yellow card then directred)

N/a: Not Applicable1st: first legQR1: First qualifying round2nd: second legQR2: Second qualifying roundP-O: Play-offFT: Final tournament

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

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