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Two successive wins have put FC Internazionale Milano firmly in contention to claim the second qualifying place inGroup B alongside FC Bayern München and their destiny could be decided with this game as Sporting Clube dePortugal lie a point behind them in third place. A victory for the German champions in the section's other fixture at FCSpartak Moskva would put first place out of reach for both these sides while Inter know that a win will also guaranteethem a runners-up berth.

Figo return• The campaign got off on the wrong foot for the Serie A pacesetters when they went down 1-0 in the Estádio JoséAlvalade on 12 September and had Patrick Vieira sent off. It proved a miserable return for Inter winger Luís Figo, whohad spent the first six years of an illustrious career at the Lisbon club, as Marco Caneira's stunning second-half volleygave the home team a memorable success.

• It was Sporting's first win against Inter home or away - they had met in two previous campaigns, the 1990/91 UEFACup semi-final and the third qualifying round for the 2002/03 UEFA Champions League and the four games producedmatching results in Portugal (0-0) and Italy (2-0 to Inter).

Home strength• Since their 1-0 win against SL Benfica in the 1965 European Champion Clubs' Cup final - a game staged at SanSiro – Inter have played eight home games against Portuguese opposition, seven of which have resulted in wins. Theonly time they were denied came in the 1991/92 UEFA Cup first round when Boavista FC forced a scoreless draw towin the tie 2-1 on aggregate.

• In their last game in Group B Inter had the benefit of an early goal - as they had been on Matchday 3. In each caseSpartak provided the opposition and Julio Cruz the early breakthrough, his lone goal in Moscow three weeks agobeing enough to divide the teams while he also grabbed the second goal in the 2-1 home win two weeks before. TheNerazzurri's other home game in the group had ended in a 2-0 victory for Bayern in Munich and more disciplinaryproblems for Roberto Mancini as Zlatan Ibrahimović and Fabio Grosso both received red cards.

• Sporting stopped Bayern's 100 per cent record on Matchday 4 with a 0-0 draw in the Fußball Arena München. Theirprevious away game in the section had also seen them return home with a point as Nani scored a second-half equaliserin Moscow to cancel out Denis Boyarintsev's early goal for Spartak in the first UEFA Champions League match to beplayed on a synthetic pitch.

Tough in Italy• Sporting have played ten matches in Italy and have lost seven, including all the last five. Their only win came in the1963/64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round when they defeated Atalanta BC 3-1, en route to winning thetrophy.

• Apart from those two 2-0 defeats to Inter in Italy they also went down by the same score there against Inter’s rivals,AC Milan. That came in the 2001/02 UEFA Cup third round.

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Team facts

FC Internazionale Milano

UEFA club competition milestones• To date, Inter have won the European Champion Clubs' Cup on two occasions from four final appearances. Thefirst came in the 1963/64 competition when Real Madrid CF were beaten 3-1 in Vienna. Sandro Mazzola scored ineach half, either side of a goal from Aurelio Milani. Rafael Bautista scored for Madrid. Inter retained the trophy in thefollowing campaign, beating SL Benfica 1-0 at the Giuseppe Meazza thanks to Jair's winner just before half-time.

• Inter lost the 1966/67 and 1971/72 finals to Celtic FC (2-1) and AFC Ajax (2-0) respectively.

• Since the UEFA Champions League started in the 1992/93 season, Inter have been more closely involved with thedestiny of the UEFA Cup, playing in three finals and winning two of them.

UEFA club competition honours• European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1963/64, 1964/65• European/South American Cup: 1964/65, 1965/66• UEFA Cup: 1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98

Ten-year record (including current season)• Inter are competing in their fifth successive UEFA Champions League group stage. Prior to this season, Inter hadqualified for the knockout stages in three of the past four seasons, their best performance coming in the 2002/03campaign when they advanced to the semi-finals only to lose out on away goals to AC Milan.

1997/98: UEFA Cup - winners1998/99: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals1999/00: Did not compete in UEFA club competitions2000/01: UEFA Cup - fourth round (having transferred from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, third qualifyinground)2001/02: UEFA Cup - semi-finals2002/03: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals2003/04: UEFA Cup - quarter-finals (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, group stage)2004/05: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals2005/06: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage

2005/06 seasonDomestic record: Inter were awarded their first title since 1988/89 following the Italian sporting fraud investigation,and the punishments handed out to Juventus, AC Milan and ACF Fiorentina. Inter finished seven points ahead of ASRoma, who moved up to second. It meant Inter were given an automatic group-stage berth in the UEFA ChampionsLeague. The club also won the Italian Cup after defeating Roma 4-2 on aggregate.

European record: After overcoming FC Shakhtar Donetsk in qualifying, Inter won their group by six points fromsecond-placed Rangers FC following a record of four victories, one draw and a defeat with nine goals scored andfour conceded. Inter won their three home matches, while their only defeat came away to bottom-placed FC Porto(2-0) on Matchday 3. They then beat AFC Ajax 3-2 on aggregate in the first knockout round before losing on awaygoals after a 2-2 aggregate scoreline in the quarter-finals against Villarreal CF.

Key facts• Inter have played 54 UEFA Champions League matches winning 26 and drawing 15, with 79 goals scored and 60conceded.


FC Internazionale Milano v Sporting Clube de PortugalMATCH PRESS KIT

• Their overall European Champion Clubs' Cup record (including all qualifying round matches) reads, played 115,won 58, drawn 33 and lost 24 with 170 goals scored and 103 conceded; Marco Caneira's winner for Sporting Clubede Portugal on Matchday 1 this season was the 100th time the Inter goal has been breached in the competition.

• In UEFA club competition, their overall record reads: played 281, won 140, drawn 72, lost 69 with 420 goals scoredand 242 conceded.

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win6-0: FC Internazionale Milano v CS Dinamo Bucuresti11.11.1964, 1964/65 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg

• Biggest home win6-0: FC Internazionale Milano v CS Dinamo Bucuresti (see above for details)

• Biggest away win1-5: Valencia CF v FC Internazionale Milano20.10.2004, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Heaviest defeat1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC25.11.2003, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League, group stage5-1: Real Madrid CF v FC Internazionale Milano16.04.1986, 1985/86 UEFA Cup, semi-finals, second leg

• Heaviest home defeat1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat5-1: Real Madrid CF v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win1-5: Valencia CF v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details)

• Biggest home win4-0: FC Internazionale Milano v FC Artmedia23.11.2005, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Biggest away win1-5: Valencia CF v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC (see above for details)



• Heaviest away defeat3-0: FC Lokomotiv Moskva v FC Internazionale Milano21.10.2003, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League, group stage3-0: FC Barcelona v FC Internazionale Milano18.02.2003, 2002/03 UEFA Champions League, second group stage

Sporting Clube de Portugal

UEFA club competition milestones• Of Portugal's 'big three', Sporting are the only club never to have won the European Champion Clubs' Cup. Theydid lift the 1963/64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup though with a 4-3 aggregate win against MTK Budapest.

• Sporting's most recent shot at European success came in the 2004/05 UEFA Cup, when they got all the way to thefinal at their own Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon only to lose 3-1 to PFC CSKA Moskva.

• Their best European Cup run came in reaching the 1982/83 quarter-finals but they lost 2-1 on aggregate to RealSociedad de Fútbol, despite winning the first leg 1-0 at home.

UEFA club competition honours• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1963/64

Ten-year record (including current season)• Sporting have returned to the group stage this campaign for the first time since 2000/01, having twice fallen at thethird qualifying round hurdle in the previous four seasons.

1997/98: UEFA Champions League - group stage1998/99: UEFA Cup - first round1999/00: UEFA Cup - first round2000/01: UEFA Champions League - first group stage2001/02: UEFA Cup - third round2002/03: UEFA Cup - first round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round)2003/04: UEFA Cup - second round2004/05: UEFA Cup - runners-up2005/06: UEFA Cup - first round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round)2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage

2005/06 seasonDomestic record: Sporting finished seven points behind Liga winners FC Porto but their second-place finish wasenough to earn automatic group stage qualification. They were five points ahead of previous champions SL Benfica.

European record: Sporting had a miserable experience last season. Their hopes of reaching the UEFA ChampionsLeague group stage were dashed by a 4-2 aggregate third qualifying round defeat by Udinese Calcio. After movingto the UEFA Cup, they then exited in the first round on away goals after a 4-4 draw with Halmstads BK.

Key facts• Sporting have played 50 games in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League (including allqualifying round matches), winning 13, drawing twelve and losing 25. They have scored 62 goals and conceded 82.Sporting have played 191 UEFA club competition games, winning 80 and drawing 42. They have scored 308 goalsand conceded 242.



RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win16-1: Sporting Clube de Portugal v APOEL FC13.11.1963, 1963/64 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg

• Biggest home win16-1: Sporting Clube de Portugal v APOEL FC (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-9: ÍA Akranes v Sporting Clube de Portugal17.09.1986, 1986/87 UEFA Cup, first round, first leg

• Heaviest defeat5-0: Celtic FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal02.11.1983, 1983/84 UEFA Cup, second round, second leg6-1: Hibernian FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal27.09.1972, 1972/73 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, first round, second leg5-0: Vasas SC v Sporting Clube de Portugal05.10.1966, 1966/67 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Gençlerbirligi SK27.11.2003, 2003/04 UEFA Cup, second round, second leg0-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v FC Spartak Moskva17.10.2000, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, first group stage

• Heaviest away defeat5-0: Celtic FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details)6-1: Hibernian FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details)5-0: Vasas SC v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win3-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v AS Monaco17.09.1997, 1997/98 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Biggest home win3-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v AS Monaco (see above for details)

• Biggest away winNo away victories recorded to date in the competition

• Heaviest defeat4-0: Real Madrid CF v Sporting Clube de Portugal25.10.2000, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, first group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v FC Spartak Moskva (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat4-0: Real Madrid CF v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details)



Match facts

Inter

• Two members of the squad could make their 50th appearances in the UEFA Champions League before the end ofthe group stage; Dejan Stanković could bring up the landmark against Sporting as he has currently played 49 matches,one more than Javier Zanetti.

• In addition Zanetti could become the second member of the Inter squad to bring up a century of games in UEFAclub competition against Sporting; the defender is on 99 games. Luís Figo leads the way on 133 UEFA club matchesand is also the most experienced member of the squad in UEFA Champions League terms with 94 appearances.

• Should Zanetti make his 100th UEFA club competition appearance against Sporting, he would be the second playerto achieve that landmark after Giuseppe Bergomi, who featured 117 times in Europe for the Italian club. IfIván Córdoba plays against Sporting he will join former Inter goalkeeper Walter Zenga on 71 European appearancesin the table, with Giacinto Facchetti and Giuseppe Baresi joint third in the standings on 73 matches each.

• Marco Materazzi made his 50th appearance in UEFA club competition in Moscow, a mark Zlatan Ibrahimovićcould also reach against Sporting having featured on 49 occasions.

• In a squad packed with UEFA Champions League experience, two Inter players made their competition debuts inthe Matchday 1 defeat at Sporting: defender Fabio Grosso and midfielder Mariano Gonzalez.

• Figo's next UEFA Champions League goal will be his 25th; the former Portuguese international has also scored 28times in UEFA club competition as a whole, while Adriano needs one more goal for 20 in UEFA competition.

• Hernán Crespo is the top scorer in UEFA competition in the Inter ranks with 35 goals in 73 games, and has struck23 in 56 UEFA Champions League matches.

• Julio Cruz is one of ten players who have scored three goals in the four four matches, two fewer than Didier Drogbaand Kaká, who are the competition's top scorers.

• Crespo has been caught offside five times to date, seven fewer than Francesco Totti, who has been caught behindthe last defender more than anyone else.

• Figo has committed 13 fouls to date, four fewer than the most penalised player, Florent Malouda.

• Inter are the only side to have had three players sent off to date; Patrick Vieira was dismissed in Lisbon on Matchday1 while Zlatan Ibrahimović and Grosso both saw red against Bayern. Inter have also collected eight yellow cards,eight fewer than FC Shakhtar Donetsk, who have picked up the most bookings.

• Inter have had only eleven shots wide in the first four games, more only than Celtic FC who have missed the targeton five occasions.

• The Italian side have been caught offside 16 times so far, fewer only than AS Roma (22 times) and Arsenal FC (17).

• Inter have also won the fewest corners of the 32 teams in the group stage with nine.

• Inter coach Roberto Mancini celebrates his 42nd birthday on 27 November, the day before Grosso turns 29.Francesco Toldo is 35 on 2 December.



• Inter defeated Reggina Calcio 1-0 at home on Sunday to go top of Serie A with a three-point margin over US Cittàdi Palermo. Crespo scored the only goal of the game for the Nerazzuri with less than five minutes on the clock froma fine volley. Reggina fought back well, and hit the post through Simone Missiroroli, but Inter defended well to hangon.

• Mancini said: "It was a difficult game but we knew that Reggina were in great form. We scored a great goal but thenthey came back and we were quite lucky not to concede an equaliser against a very dangerous Reggina side. However,we played much better in the second half and could have scored a second so overall the win was deserved."

• With Ibrahimović suspended, Mancini fielded Julio Cruz and Crespo in attack. Stanković returned from suspensionto partner Vieira in midfield with Olivier Dacourt rested, although the Frenchman did come on as a second-halfsubstitute.

• Adriano also came on in the second period, replacing the injured Cruz. The Brazilian striker was making a returnto action after taking a break in his homeland following his lack of form this season. His last outing before this weekendwas as a substitute in the Matchday 3 win against Spartak.

• Cruz injured his right knee against Reggina. The Argentinian is to undergo tests to discover the extent of the problem.

• The victory at the weekend was Inter's seventh in a row in all competitions and continued their undefeated domesticrecord. Overall they are unbeaten in eleven games since their Matchday 2 reverse at the hands of Bayern.

• Inter are also closing in on the club record of eight straight top-flights wins, which has been achieved three times,the last in 1988/89. They have won their last five games in Serie A.

• Inter won on 12 November as an added-time goal by second-half substitute Cruz earned a 2-1 win at Parma FC.The striker scored from close range after goalkeeper Alfonso De Lucia had parried his header. Inter had taken thelead through Ibrahimović before Igor Budan equalised for the home side in the first half. Ibrahimović collected asecond yellow card for dissent seconds after Cruz's winner, but Inter held on.

• With Stanković suspended, Mancini started with Ibrahimović and Crespo in attack in a 4-4-2 formation.

• "We have to continue on this path and there is also space for improvement," Mancini said. "Parma are a young sideand had nothing to lose. We had to fight until the end but we also created many chances to score and their goalkeepermade a series of superb saves. The victory was fully deserved."

• On 2 November Adriano returned to Milan after spending a few days in Brazil in a bid to rediscover his best form.He resumed training with the rest of the team but is also continuing with an individual programme to return to fullfitness.

• Four days later Inter owner Massimo Moratti returned to his previous role as president after shareholders votedfor him to fill the void left by the death last month of club legend Facchetti. Moratti held this role between 1995 and2004, when the baton passed to Facchetti.

• During the same meeting, Inter decide to rename their youth training ground after Facchetti. The following day theItalian League changed the name of the whole Primavera youth tournament to honour the name of the former Italyand Inter captain.

• On 9 November Inter defeated 1-0 FC Messina Peloro in the first leg of the Coppa Italia last-16 tie in Sicily, withCruz scoring the only goal with a superb free-kick.



• Mancini rested several players and fielded a 4-4-2 formation with Under-21 international Marco Andreolli alongsideWalter Samuel in central defence. Mariano Gonzalez, Stanković, Ibrahim Maaroufi and Maxwell played in midfieldwhile Santiago Solari joined Cruz up front.

• "I'm very happy because we won against a very good and motivated side," Mancini said. "We played very well inthe first half when we could have scored more than one goal. Our young players all did well, I'm very pleased withtheir attitude and approach."

• Attila Filkor made his Inter debut at Messina, 24 hours after receiving his first call-up to the Hungarian senior side."It's one of the most beautiful days in my life," he said. "I thank Mancini very much for giving me this opportunity."

• Maaroufi also made his full Inter debut and came close to his first goal when he hit the crossbar with a long-rangeshot. The Belgian had already played as a substitute this season in a 4-1 Serie A win against AS Livorno Calcio on25 October. Leonardo Bonucci and Lampros Choutos also made their first Inter appearances this season assecond-half substitutes.

• Three days before winning at Messina, Inter defeated Ascoli Calcio 1898 2-0 in Serie A with goals from Zanetti andCrespo. Ascoli were awarded a penalty in the second half but Júlio César saved Michele Fini's spot-kick.

• With Materazzi suspended, Samuel played in the centre of the defence with Cordoba, the only change from theside that won a tumultuous derby with AC Milan 4-3 on 28 October.

• "We were a bit slow at the beginning of the match but we were a bit tired after a couple of hard games," Mancinisaid. "Ascoli defended well and often caught our forwards offside, but we are very solid. It will be very difficult but Ithink this could be our year."

• Zanetti's goal was his first for Inter since 6 November 2002, when he found the net in a 4-3 win at Empoli FC. "Ihave been waiting for a goal for four years and I'm very happy because I scored at a difficult moment of the game forus," he said.

• Júlio César's penalty save was his first since joining Inter. "Saving a penalty is the best moment for a goalkeeper,"said the Brazilian. "I'm very happy."

• Materazzi scored an own goal on 15 November as Italy drew 1-1 against Turkey in a friendly game played in Bergamoin honour of Facchetti.

• France captain Vieira had two reasons to celebrate at the Stade de France in Paris last Wednesday - Les Bleusbeat Greece 1-0 and the friendly marked the 30-year-old's 100th cap. Vieira is only the fifth player to reach that mark,following exalted quartet Lilian Thuram, (125), Marcel Desailly (116), Zinédine Zidane (108) and Didier Deschamps(103).

• Right-back Maicon played 90 minutes for Brazil but put through his own net in the 2-1 friendly win against UEFAEURO 2008™ co-hosts Switzerland in Basle. Fabián Carini and Stanković were also in friendly action last week,the former playing in Uruguay's 2-0 defeat against Georgia and the latter featuring in the first half of Serbia's 1-1 drawwith Norway in Belgrade.

• Andreolli played all 90 minutes of Italy's Under-21 side's goalless draw in the friendly against the Czech Republicin Frosinone.

• Adriano, Figo and Vieira have been included on the shortlist for the FIFA World Player of the Year Award, whichwill be announced on 18 December in Zürich.

Sporting



• Only two players in the Sporting squad have played in ten or more UEFA Champions League matches; Ricardohas featured on 19 occasions and Carlos Paredes 14 times. Pontus Farnerud is next in line to reach double figureshaving appeared in nine games, one more than Marco Caneira.

• Sixteen Sporting players have made their UEFA Champions League debuts this season although all but five -Miguel Veloso, Leandro Romagnoli,Alecsandro, Yannick Djaló and Carlos Bueno - had already featured in UEFAclub competition.

• Liedson is the top UEFA club competition scorer in the current Sporting squad with 12 goals in 23 matches. Noother player has reached double figures while only Farnerud and Custódio, who both have three goals, have alsoscored more than once.

• Nani has had five shots wide, seven fewer than Boubacar Sanogo, who has had the most.

• Liedson has been caught offside on seven occasions, five less than Francesco Totti.

• The Sporting striker has committed 16 fouls in this season's competition, with only Florent Malouda (17) having beenpenalised more.

• João Moutinho has been fouled 13 times in the first four games, one fewer than both Ronaldinho and ShunsukeNakamura, who have been penalised the most.

• Only FC Girondins de Bordeaux and Hamburger SV, both with 35, and Arsenal FC (32) have had more shots widethan Sporting's total of 30.

• Nani turned 20 on 17 November.

• Sporting won 1-0 away to CS Marítimo on Sunday to move into second place in the Portuguese Liga behind FCPorto. The Lisbon club dominated affairs in the first half but could not make the most of their chances until shortlyafter the restart when Rodrigo Tello broke the deadlock with a fine free-kick. Replacement goalkeeper Rui Patríciothen emerged as the hero for Sporting as he saved a penalty from Kanu to secure the three points.

• Coach Paulo Bento said: "It was a good game against difficult and confident opponents but we showed quality andcould have gone in front before half-time. Nevertheless we scored in the second half and despite getting a little nervousafter the penalty we secured the result. It was a fair outcome."

• Goalkeeper Ricardo suffered a right thigh injury before the game and was not fit enough to face Marítimo. ThePortuguese international joined reserve keeper Tiago (knee) on the injury list, so 18-year-old Patrício made his fulldebut.

• Anderson Polga and Liedson are the only players to have played the full 900 minutes of all ten Portuguese Ligagames this season for Sporting.

• João Moutinho, Tonel and Nani have also appeared in all of the club's league matches so far.

• Bento made five changes to the Sporting lineup form the team that beat SC Braga the week before.Patrício, Abel, Carlos Martins, Nani and Carlos Bueno came in forRicardo, Marco Caneira, Farnerud, Yannick Djaló and Alecsandro.

• Tonel recovered from a calf injury he sustained in Portugal's UEFA EURO 2008™ match against Kazakhstan intime to face Marítimo. Paredes (leg), who was also injured in that game, failed to get over his problem, however,while Djaló (groin) was also sidelined.



• Chilean international Tello scored his first goal of the season against Marítimo.

• The victory was Sporting's seventh in the Portuguese Liga this season. They have only been beaten once in theirnine games so far, on 16 September against FC Paços de Ferreira.

• Paredes faces a race against time to be fit for the Inter game after picking up a calf injury against Bayern. The30-year-old Paraguayan international had to be replaced early in the second half by fellow summer recruitPontus Farnerud and initial estimates suggested he would be out of action for a fortnight.

• Sporting followed up their goalless draw in Munich on Matchday 4 with a 3-0 defeat of Braga at the Estádio JoséAlvalade on 6 November. The Lisbon club received a significant helping hand from their opponents, however, asBraga defenders Luís Filipe and Nem both scored own goals in the first half before Alecsandro made the game safewith a third just past the hour.

• "We were lucky in the way we scored the first two goals, but we produced a balanced performance and did not allowour opponents to create chances," said Paulo Bento.

• In 13 competitive matches, Sporting centre-backs Polga and Tonel have been ever present in the heart of the Lisbonside's defence, with the exception of the league match at CD Das Aves on 23 September. Tonel started that gameon the bench but was introduced after half-time to score the second in Sporting's 2-0 win.

• Sporting have managed 17 goals in the first ten matches in the Liga this season, 15 of which have come from insidethe penalty area.

• The Lisbon club had three players in the Portugal side that defeated Kazakhstan 3-0 in UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifyingGroup A on 15 November; Ricardo and Tonel both started the match while Carlos Martins was introduced in thesecond half.

• The match was Tonel's first cap for his country having been called into the squad by Luiz Felipe Scolari for the firsttime.

• Portugal's Under-21 side continued their preparations for next summer's UEFA European Championship finals inthe Netherlands with a 3-0 defeat of fellow qualifiers Serbia in Figueira da Foz on 14 November. Sporting had twoplayers in the starting lineup: Miguel Veloso and Nani.



Competition facts

• UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones

Olympique Lyonnais are on target for a record-breaking conclusion to their group-stage campaign in advance of theirMatchday 5 trip to Real Madrid CF. They are two wins away from becoming only the fifth team – and the first sinceFC Barcelona in 2002/03 – to win all six games in a group stage. The first to manage it were AC Milan in the inaugural1992/93 edition of the UEFA Champions League. Since then Paris Saint-Germain FC (1994/95) and FC SpartakMoskva (1995/96) have matched the achievement, before that Barça success in the last season before the competitionwas revamped into its current format.

Unwanted recordBarcelona are not having such an easy ride this time around. A draw or defeat for the title-holders at PFC Levski Sofiaand a Werder Bremen victory over Chelsea FC would make the Camp Nou side the first defending champions to failto get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes thefour seasons that featured a second group stage between 1999/00 and 2002/03.)

Clean sheetsLyon are also going for another UEFA Champions League first. No team has negotiated a group stage withoutconceding a goal but Lyon, along with FC Bayern München and PFC CSKA Moskva, could yet change that havingmanaged four clean sheets to date. In contrast FC Dynamo Kyiv and Levski Sofia have both shipped 13 goals in theirfirst four outings this term, just six short of the record number let in by Ferencvárosi TC in the 1995/96 campaign.

Shot shyFor all their defensive solidity, CSKA have only scored two goals so far. They can take comfort from the achievementof Villarreal CF last season and AS Roma in the 2002/03 first group stage, as both clubs advanced to the next phasewith just three goals to their name. Villarreal are a particularly noteworthy example, as they made it all the way to thesemi-finals in their debut campaign in the competition.

Seven enoughThe good news for those who have made a slow start but are still in contention is that seven sides have successfullynegotiated a group with only seven points. The first to do it were Legia Warszawa in 1995/96 before Bayer 04Leverkusen managed it in 1999/00 and Liverpool FC in 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and Juventus both progressedwith seven points in 2002/03, a feat most recently achieved by Rangers FC and Bremen last term.

Freescoring UnitedThe record for most goals scored in a group stage was established by Manchester United FC in 1998/99 when theyfound the net 20 times en route to lifting the trophy. It is a mark that is unlikely to be challenged this year, with theclosest contenders being Spanish rivals Real Madrid CF and Valencia CF who have ten goals each to their name.

• UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

Domestic champions: This season's competition features 16 domestic league winners from last season, but noneof the eight groups comprising the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League features four champions. Only Group A featuresthree league winners from the last campaign with England, Spain and Bulgaria represented by their champions,namely Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona and PFC Levski Sofia. The fourth club in the group, Werder Bremen, finishedsecond in last season's Bundesliga, five points behind FC Bayern München. All of the remaining groups feature twodomestic league winners with the exception of Group H, where Belgian side RSC Anderlecht are the only champions.Group rivals AEK Athens FC were runners-up in Greece, while LOSC Lille Métropole and AC Milan were classifiedin third place in Ligue 1 and Serie A respectively. Alongside 16 champions, there are nine runners-up and six third-placedfinishers. Arsenal FC are the only club in the group stage to have finished in fourth place in their domestic leaguechampionship last season.



Consecutive participations: This season, Manchester United FC have extended their consecutive participation inthe UEFA Champions League to eleven, a record in the competition. Bayern, PSV Eindhoven, Olympiacos CFP andReal Madrid CF are making their tenth consecutive appearances, one ahead of Arsenal.

Knockout streak: In qualifying for the 2005/06 knockout phase, Real Madrid CF equalled Manchester United FC'srecord of nine consecutive seasons in advancing past the group stage. While United's streak came to an end lastseason, Madrid have featured in the knockout phase every time since the 1996/97 campaign. In those nine seasons,United won the competition once while they also advanced as far as the semi-finals twice, the quarter-finals four timesand the first knockout round twice in the other eight seasons. Madrid, meanwhile, have won the competition threetimes in the last nine years while they advanced as far as the semi-finals twice and the quarter-finals twice. However,in the last two seasons their interest in the competition has ended at the first knockout round.

European return: Of all 32 clubs competing in this season's UEFA Champions League, only FC Spartak Moskvaand FC Girondins de Bordeaux did not participate in a UEFA club competition during the 2005/06 season. Indeed,the two clubs are making their first appearance in UEFA club competition since the 2003/04 season.

Past masters: Four clubs competing in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League were involved in the competition whenit started during the 1992/93 season. AC Milan were beaten finalists (losing to Olympique de Marseille), while PSVEindhoven, PFC CSKA Moskva and FC Porto all participated in the group stage. In addition, AEK Athens FC and FCBarcelona were knocked out in the second round, the last hurdle before the group stage.

Long road for debutants: Five clubs have advanced to the group stage from the European Champion Clubs' Cupsecond qualifying round including this season's two debutants, FC København and PFC Levski Sofia. They are joinedby FC Spartak Moskva, FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Steaua Bucuresti as clubs who had to play four matches to claimtheir place in the group stage of the competition. A debutant has not won the competition since Juventus in 1995/96,the Italian side becoming the third club to achieve this following Olympique de Marseille (1992/93, first UEFA ChampionsLeague final) and AFC Ajax (1994/95).

No qualifiers: Of the 32 clubs involved in the group stage, only AS Roma and FC Girondins de Bordeaux have yetto play a qualifying round match in order to reach the UEFA Champions League. Roma are making their fourthappearance in the competition, while Bordeaux are involved for the second time.

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 Olympique de Marseille (1992/93),AFC Ajax (1994/95), Juventus (1995/96) and BV Borussia Dortmund (1996/97). The last ten winners of the competition,Real Madrid CF (three), Manchester United FC, FC Bayern München, AC Milan, FC Porto, Liverpool FC and FCBarcelona are involved in this season's group stage. Only three winners from the last ten UEFA Cup finals are notinvolved in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage, namely Parma FC (1998/99), Feyenoord (2001/02)and Sevilla FC (2005/06). Liverpool and Porto have won both competitions in the past decade, while the remainingUEFA Cup winners in that time are FC Internazionale Milano, Galatasaray SK, Valencia CF and PFC CSKA Moskva.

• UEFA Champions League: All-time recordsBiggest wins8-3: AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (05.11.2003)7-0: Juventus v Olympiacos CFP (10.12.2003)7-2: Paris Saint-Germain FC v Rosenborg BK (24.10.2000)7-2: Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (08.03.2005)6-0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (17.03.1993)6-0: Leeds United AFC v Besiktas JK (26.09.2000)6-0: Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk (25.09.2002)Monaco's record victory was achieved in part thanks to the exploits of Dado Pršo, who scored four of his seven2003/04 UEFA Champions League goals that evening against Deportivo. Only one team has scored more than fivegoals in an away game, Manchester United FC winning 6-2 at Brøndby IF in 1998/99.



Most goals in a season12: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 2002/03)10: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus, 1997/98)10: Mário Jardel (FC Porto, 1999/00)10: Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, 1999/00)10: Raúl González (Real Madrid CF, 1999/00)10: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 2001/02)10: Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan, 2002/03)Andriy Shevchenko finished as top scorer in 2005/06 with nine goals, three behind the record mark set for one seasonin the competition.

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 match20.07 secs: Gilberto (PSV Eindhoven 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)28.21 secs: Mariano Bombarda (Willem II 3-4 AC Sparta Praha, 20.10.1999)AC Milan's joy at Clarence Seedorf's first-minute goal against FC Schalke 04 in the 2005/06 group stage was short-lived- Søren Larsen equalised for the home side in the third minute.

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)Rosenborg conceded 16 goals the season Mike Newell scored his rapid hat-trick, three fewer than the UEFA ChampionsLeague group stage record set by Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC the same season.

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 player to appear,having begun RSC Anderlecht's game against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994 aged 16 years and 87days.

• UEFA club competition and UEFA Champions League: All-time record appearances and goalscoring

Appearances: UEFA club competitionNote: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competitions (UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup)



120+161 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)133 Luís Figo (Sporting Clube de Portugal, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)128 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München)122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF)120 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)

110-119117 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano)116 Phillip Cocu (BV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona)116 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan)113 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)113 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF)112 Stefan Reuter (1. FC Nürnberg, FC Bayern München, Juventus, BV Borussia Dortmund)111 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)110 Pavel Nedvěd (AC Sparta Praha, S.S. Lazio, Juventus)

100-109109 Amedeo Carboni (UC Sampdoria, AS Roma, Valencia CF)108 Vítor Baía (FC Porto, FC Barcelona)107 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC)107 Stefan Klos (BV Borussia Dortmund, Rangers FC)107 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, RC Celta de Vigo, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC)107 Roar Strand (Rosenborg BK)106 Filip De Wilde (KSK Beveren, RSC Anderlecht, Sporting Clube de Portugal)106 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)106 Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid CF)105 Michel Preud'homme (R. Standard de Liège, KV Mechelen, SL Benfica)105 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF)105 Lilian Thuram (AS Monaco FC, Parma FC, Juventus, FC Barcelona)104 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)104 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)104 Gert Verheyen (RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV)103 Ciro Ferrara (SSC Napoli, Juventus)101 Edgar Davids (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano, Tottenham Hotspur FC)101 Bülent Korkmaz (Galatasaray SK)101 Manuel Sanchís (Real Madrid CF)101 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)100 Lothar Matthäus (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano)



95-9999 Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club Bilbao, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Bayern München)99 Javier Zanetti (FC internazionale Milano)98 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)98 Angelo Peruzzi (AS Roma, Juventus, S.S. Lazio)98 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)98 Edwin van der Sar (AFC Ajax, Juventus, Fulham FC, Manchester United FC)97 Francisco Gento (Real Madrid CF)97 Patrick Kluivert (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United FC, Valencia CF)97 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC)96 Marc Overmars (AFC Ajax, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona)96 Michael Reiziger (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, FC Barcelona, Middlesbrough FC, PSV Eindhoven)95 Ray Clemence (Liverpool FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC)95 Rui Costa (SL Benfica, AC Fiorentina, AC Milan)95 Gheorghe Hagi (CF Sportul Studentesc, FC Steaua Bucuresti, Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)95 Erik Hoftun (Rosenborg BK)

Appearances: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only; Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competition

100+105 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)103 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF)101 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)

90-9998 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München)98 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)94 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)94 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)

80-8988 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)88 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)86 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan)82 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)82 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)81 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)80 Zinédine Zidane (Juventus, Real Madrid CF)



70-7979 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)79 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)79 Hasan Salihamidžić (FC Bayern München)78 Guti (Real Madrid CF)78 Iván Helguera (Real Madrid CF)78 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF)77 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC)77 Míchel Salgado (Real Madrid CF)75 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF)74 Phillip Cocu (PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona)74 Edgar Davids (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano)74 Robert Pirès (Olympique de Marseille, Arsenal FC)74 Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United FC)74 Sylvain Wiltord (FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Arsenal FC, Olympique Lyonnais)73 Michael Reiziger (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, FC Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven)72 Samuel Kuffour (FC Bayern München)71 Roy Keane (Manchester United FC)71 Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Olympiacos CFP)

Others (involved in this season's competition only)68 Patrick Kluivert (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona)68 Mehmet Scholl (FC Bayern München)67 Mikaël Silvestre (FC Internazionale Milano, Manchester United FC)66 Alessandro Nesta (S.S. Lazio, AC Milan)66 Patrick Vieira (Arsenal FC, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano)64 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)61 Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal FC)61 Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona)60 Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona)

Goals: UEFA club competitionNote: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competitions (UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup)

50+62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München)56 Eusébio (SL Benfica)56 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)56 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)55 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan)50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)50 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC)50 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)

45-4947 Carlos Santillana (Real Madrid CF)46 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona)45 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)45 Jupp Heynckes (Hannover 96, VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach)

Goals: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only; Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competition



40+54 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)46 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)43 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan)42 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)

30-3937 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)35 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)31 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)

20-2929 Patrick Kluivert (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona)28 David Trezeguet (AS Monaco FC, Juventus)27 Roy Makaay (RC Deportivo La Coruña, FC Bayern München)27 Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Olympiacos CFP)25 Mário Jardel (FC Porto, Galatasaray SK)24 Giovane Elber (FC Bayern München, Olympique Lyonnais)24 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)23 Hernán Crespo (Parma FC, S.S. Lazio, FC Internazionale Milano, Chelsea FC, AC Milan)23 Jari Litmanen (AFC Ajax, Liverpool FC)21 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)20 Serhiy Rebrov (FC Dynamo Kyiv)20 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)20 Marco Simone (AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain FC, AS Monaco FC)

Others (involved in this season's competition only)19 Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United FC)

Goals: UEFA Champions League/European Champion Clubs' CupNote: This list considers the all-time goalscorers list in both competitions including all qualifying round matches;Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competition

50+54 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)52 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan)50 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)

40-4949 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)47 Eusébio (SL Benfica)42 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)

36-3938 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)37 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan)

Last updated: 9 November 2006



UEFA information

Puskás rememberedHungarian and European football mourned the loss of an all-time great on Friday when Ferenc Puskás died in Budapestat the age of 79 after a long illness. Puskás won league titles in his homeland with Kispest Honvéd FC and in Spainwith Real Madrid CF, with whom he also lifted the European Champion Clubs' Cup, memorably scoring four goals inthe 7-3 defeat of Eintracht Frankfurt in 1960. On the international stage, Puskás and his Hungary team-mates capturedgold at the 1952 Olympic Games and followed that up with victories such as the 6-3 defeat of England at Wembleyon 25 November 1953.

UEFA President Lennart Johansson said: "I knew about his illness and thought that I was prepared to receive theultimate bad news. But I wasn't. Realisation that I will never see Ferenc Puskás again gives me a sense of emptinessthat, I am sure, a lot of other people are experiencing. The footballer had long since become a legend. With that leftfoot which could be velvet or pure steel, he broke all sorts of records. He went into the annals of UEFA as the onlyplayer to have scored four goals and the only one to record two hat-tricks in European finals.

"Behind the remarkable statistics was a remarkable man. In his humble way, he would deny that he had a profoundinfluence on the development of European football. But he did. What's more, his career and his life held a mirror tothe history of our continent... Ferenc Puskás once said that he loved football more than he loved life. Sadly, his lifeis now over. But football will never stop loving Ferenc Puskás."

Athens designUEFA has unveiled the new visual identity created for the 2007 UEFA Champions League final in Athens at a specialceremony in the Greek capital. The event design to be used around the UEFA Champions League final at Athens'sOlympic Stadium on 23 May was revealed at the Ceremonies Hall within the City Hall in Kotzia Square on 9 November.The UEFA Champions League final has, in recent years, been given an identity of its own with a unique logo, a designconcept and an overall theme. The objective is to help promote the final and enhance the prestige of one of the world'sbiggest sporting events.

Independent European Sports ReviewEuropean law has continued to have a major impact on sport in recent years, although the cases are less celebratedthan the 1995 Bosman case that drastically altered football. One of these was the Meca-Medina case, in whichjudgement was handed down by the European Court of Justice in a case involving two swimmers who had failed adoping test.

In a summary article and longer background essay, published on uefa.com, UEFA's director of legal affairs GianniInfantino looks at this case and related questions, especially in view of the findings of the newly-published IndependentEuropean Sports Review. The review supports recognition of sport's specific nature in European Union legislation,and the preservation and protection of the present European sports model, and asks if the Meca-Medina verdict is astep backwards for the European sports model and sports specificity.



Head coach profiles

Roberto ManciniDate of birth: 27 November 1964Nationality: ItalianPlaying career: Bologna FC, UC Sampdoria, S.S. Lazio, Leicester City FCCoaching career: ACF Fiorentina, S.S. Lazio, FC Internazionale Milano

Roberto Mancini became FC Internazionale Milano's eleventh coach since 1995 on 7 July 2004, replacing AlbertoZaccheroni one day after terminating his contract with S.S. Lazio, and is already considered one of the most stylishand promising trainers in Italy despite his age. As a player Mancini made his Serie A debut on 13 September 1981for Bologna FC, going on to play for Sampdoria UC, S.S. Lazio and Leicester City FC.

He won two Italian first division titles (one each with Sampdoria and Lazio) six Coppa Italias (four with Sampdoria,two with Lazio) and two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups (one with Sampdoria, one with Lazio). For the Italian national team,Mancini won 36 caps and scored four goals. He then started his coaching career as assistant to future Englandmanager Sven-Göran Eriksson at Lazio before replacing Fatih Terim at ACF Fiorentina in spring 2001. After leadingFiorentina to the Coppa Italia, he returned to Lazio and repeated that feat as well as steering the Roman club into theUEFA Champions League and the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup.

Inter saw him as the man to end a Serie A title drought stretching back to the 1988/89 season and for the secondtime, having done so when appointed at Lazio, Mancini replaced Zaccheroni. He immediately led the Nerazzurri toCoppa Italia glory, Inter's first domestic honour since that 1989 Scudetto. Then, after Juventus were stripped of their2005/06 title and AC Milan suffered a points penalty, Inter were finally crowned champions of Italy again. Mancini willlook to repeat that success in more conventional fashion in the 2006/07 domestic and European campaigns.

Paulo BentoDate of birth: 20 June 1969Playing career: CF Estrela da Amadora, Vitória SC, SL Benfica, Real Oviedo CF, Sporting Clube de PortugalCoaching career: Sporting Clube de Portugal

A former international midfielder who made an instant impact upon rising to the top job at Sporting Clube de Portugalin October 2005, Paulo Bento has been a winner throughout his football life. He began his playing career at CF Estrelada Amadora, helping them win the Portuguese Cup in 1989/90. He then moved on to Vitória SC before a switch toSL Benfica brought him another cup triumph in 1995/96. He then spent four seasons in Spain with Real Oviedo CF.

He returned to Portuguese football and Sporting for the 2000/01 campaign, and a season later helped them win thePortuguese double. He retired from playing at the end of 2003/04, and quickly accepted a role in the Sporting coachingsetup where he guided the youth team to the national title in 2004/05. In October 2005 he was promoted to first-teamcoach after the sacking of José Peseiro, and quickly improved the side's fortunes, leading Sporting on a run of tenstraight victories between January and April 2006.

Overall, in his 27 league games in charge in 2005/06, he achieved 18 wins and six draws, although a 1-0 defeatagainst FC Porto in a decisive meeting meant a second-place finish. Sporting also lost to Porto on a penalty shoot-outin the Portuguese Cup semi-finals but the club had seen enough for the future. He was rewarded for his efforts inensuring a 2006/07 UEFA Champions League group-stage berth with a two-year contract in May 2006. He has yetto complete the UEFA professsional coaching course, and will be assisted by Carlos Pereira.

Carlos PereiraDate of birth: 23 February 1949Playing career: Sporting Clube de Portugal, Vitória FC, GD Estoril-Praia, CF Os BelenensesCoaching career: Alverca Futebol, Sporting Clube de Portugal (youth coach, assistant coach)



Carlos Pereira's long association with Sporting Clube de Portugal goes back to his teenage years, having joined theclub as a 13-year-old. A left-back, he had to move away from Sporting to carve out a career at senior level with VitóriaFC, GD Estoril-Praia and CF Os Belenenses before he turned his hand to coaching.

Pereira started with Alverca Futebol in the second division, but his talents were quickly noticed by Carlos Queiroz,who brought him back to the Estádio José Alvalade in 1995 to oversee the youth teams. He would go back to Alverca,but once more returned to Sporting as assistant to Paulo Bento when the ex-Portuguese international took the helmduring the 2005/06 season.

Pereira's brother, Aurélio, also has a long association with the club as he was responsible for the development ofyoung talents such as Luís Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Quaresma.



Squad list

InternazionaleAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-80-46-1-1--02.12.71ITAFrancesco Toldo1-10-8-11-3--03.09.79BRAJúlio César12----------12.08.72ITAPaolo Orlandoni22----------21.06.88ITAPaolo Tornaghi35

Defenders170138-11-4--11.08.76COLIván Córdoba2499148111-4--10.08.73ARGJavier Zanetti4130-23-3----27.08.81BRAMaxwell6-22-319-3--28.11.77ITAFabio Grosso11220111-11-4--26.07.81BRAMaicon13-12-9-3-2--12.04.81ARGNicolás Burdisso16150-3329-3--19.08.73ITAMarco Materazzi23357-3918-2--23.03.78ARGWalter Samuel25----------12.02.87ITASimone Fautario36----------25.01.88ITADennis Esposito46-1-1------10.06.86ITAMarco Andreolli77

Midfielders1781749411-4--11.09.78SCGDejan Stanković5281332494-11-4--04.11.72PORLuís Figo7386266-9-2--23.06.76FRAPatrick Vieira14261-18-11-4--25.09.74FRAOlivier Dacourt15-37-3121----18.08.80ARGEsteban Cambiasso19767754-7-2--07.10.76ARGSantiago Solari21----------07.05.89ITAFrancesco Bolzoni47----------28.01.88ITARoberto De Filippis48----------05.09.87FRATuani Belaid52----------03.08.89ITAGabriele Puccio54111-2-6-2--05.05.81ARGMariano Gonzalez91

Forwards1249941410-3--03.10.81SWEZlatan Ibrahimović8175316352532--10.10.74ARGJulio Cruz919321219-5-3--17.02.82BRAAdriano1035732356511-2--05.07.75ARGHernán Crespo181354326-2-1--17.03.76URUAlvaro Recoba20----------28.04.88FRAJonathan Biabiany58

Coach-53-29---4--27.11.64ITARoberto Mancini



Squad list

SportingAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-60-19-9-4--11.02.76PORRicardo1-11-1------16.04.75PORTiago16----------15.02.88PORRui Patrício22

Defenders-22-4-10-4--09.02.79BRAAnderson Polga4-----5----11.05.86BRARonny812818-814--09.02.79PORMarco Caneira12-7-4210-4--13.04.80PORTonel13111-1-4-1--04.02.83PORMiguel Garcia15-3-3---3--11.05.86PORMiguel Veloso24----------04.08.88PORDaniel Carriço46----------17.01.88PORMarco Lança52----------15.06.89PORTiago Pedrosa57----------01.02.88PORTiago Pinto58-5-1-6-1--22.12.78PORAbel78

Midfielders-11-2-5-2--29.04.82PORCarlos Martins10-21-417-4--14.10.79CHITello11161431014--17.11.86PORNani1832019-2-1--04.06.80SWEPontus Farnerud21314-1-5-1--24.05.83PORCustódio27-17-4-10-4--08.09.86PORJoão Moutinho28-1-1-6-1--17.03.81ITALeandro Romagnoli30-3-1-2-1--18.08.80PORJoão Alves34----------15.03.89PORAdrien Silva40----------02.03.89PORAndré Santos42----------13.03.88PORAndré Pires44----------30.06.88PORJoão Martins48----------18.01.88PORJoão Gonçalves49----------14.06.89PORRui Lopes55128-14-5-3--16.07.76PARCarlos Paredes76

Forwards-4-438-4--04.02.81BRAAlecsandro19-4-426-4--05.05.86PORYannick20

1223-4210-4--17.12.77BRALiedson31----------04.03.89PORBruno Matias45-----5----15.02.88PORFábio Paím47----------10.05.89PORMarco Matias51----------23.06.88PORRicardo Nogueira53----------28.06.89PORVivaldo59-1-1-5-1--10.05.80URUCarlos Bueno80

Coach-4-4---4--23.02.49PORCarlos Pereira



Match-by-match lineups - Group B

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubs10070134FC Bayern München6432024FC Internazionale Milano5221214Sporting Clube de Portugal1823104FC Spartak Moskva

VenueResultsMatchDateLisbon1-0Sporting v Internazionale12.09.2006

Goals: 1-0 Caneira 64Sporting: Ricardo, Polga, Caneira, Tonel, Nani (Tello 83), Yannick, Veloso, João Moutinho, Romagnoli (Alecsandro66), Liedson, AbelInternazionale: Toldo, Córdoba, Stanković, Figo (Gonzalez 66' ), Ibrahimović, Adriano (Crespo 71' ), Grosso (Zanetti80' ), Maicon, Vieira, Dacourt, SamuelReferee: Alain Hamer (LUX)

VenueResultsMatchDateMunich4-0Bayern v Spartak Moskva12.09.2006

Goals: 1-0 Pizarro 48, 2-0 Santa Cruz 52, 3-0 Schweinsteiger 71, 4-0 Salihamidžić 84Bayern: Kahn, Sagnol, Lucio, Van Buyten, Podolski, Pizarro (Salihamidžić 70), Van Bommel (Scholl 74), Lahm,Hargreaves, Santa Cruz (Karimi 81), SchweinsteigerSpartak Moskva: Kowalewski, Geder, Stranzl, Titov, Pavlyuchenko, Jiránek (Shishkin 31' ), Kováč (Bazhenov 62' ),Rodríguez, V. Bystrov, Mozart, Covalciuc (Torbinskiy 77' )Referee: Alberto Undiano(ESP)

VenueResultsMatchDateMoscow1-1Spartak Moskva v Sporting27.09.2006

Goals: 1-0 Boyarintsev 5, 1-1 Nani 59Spartak Moskva: Kowalewski, Geder, Stranzl, Boyarintsev, Titov, Pavlyuchenko (Owusu-Abeyie 80), Jiránek, Kováč,V. Bystrov, Mozart (Rebko 80), ShishkinSporting: Ricardo, Polga, Tello, Caneira, Tonel (Paredes 58' ), Miguel Garcia (Alecsandro 46' ), Nani, Yannick (JoãoAlves 82' ), Veloso, João Moutinho, LiedsonReferee: Martin Hansson (SWE)

VenueResultsMatchDateMilan0-2Internazionale v Bayern27.09.2006

Goals: 0-1 Pizarro 81, 0-2 Podolski 91Internazionale: Júlio César, Córdoba, Zanetti, Stanković (Solari 77), Figo (Gonzalez 67), Ibrahimović, Grosso, Maicon,Dacourt, Crespo (Adriano 77), MaterazziBayern: Kahn, Sagnol, Lucio, Van Buyten, Makaay (Santa Cruz 82' ), Pizarro (Podolski 89' ), Van Bommel, Salihamidžić(Scholl 70' ), Lahm, Schweinsteiger, OttlReferee: Stephen Bennett(ENG)

VenueResultsMatchDateMilan2-1Internazionale v Spartak Moskva18.10.2006

Goals: 1-0 Cruz 1, 2-0 Cruz 9, 2-1 Pavlyuchenko 54Internazionale: Júlio César, Córdoba, Zanetti, Stanković, Figo (Adriano 69), Cruz (Samuel 90), Maicon, Vieira,Dacourt, Recoba (Burdisso 58), MaterazziSpartak Moskva: Kowalewski, Geder, Boyarintsev, Titov, Pavlyuchenko, Jiránek, Kováč, Rodríguez, V. Bystrov(Kalynychenko 75' ), Mozart (Owusu-Abeyie 46' ), ShishkinReferee: Bertrand Layec (FRA)

VenueResultsMatchDateLisbon0-1Sporting v Bayern18.10.2006

Goals: 0-1 Schweinsteiger 19



Sporting: Ricardo, Polga, Carlos Martins (Yannick 46), Tello, Caneira, Tonel, Nani, Alecsandro (Carlos Bueno 57),Veloso (Paredes 70), João Moutinho, LiedsonBayern: Kahn, Sagnol, Lucio, Van Buyten, Podolski (Dos Santos 65' ), Pizarro, Van Bommel, Lahm, Santa Cruz(Salihamidžić 50' ), Schweinsteiger, Ottl (Demichelis 46' )Referee: Terje Hauge (NOR)

VenueResultsMatchDateMoscow0-1Spartak Moskva v Internazionale31.10.2006

Goals: 0-1 Cruz 1Spartak Moskva: Kowalewski, Stranzl, Boyarintsev, Titov, Pavlyuchenko, Jiránek, Kováč, Rodríguez (Cavenaghi46), V. Bystrov (Covalciuc 54), Mozart, ShishkinInternazionale: Júlio César, Córdoba, Zanetti, Stanković, Figo (Grosso 72' ), Ibrahimović, Cruz (Solari 84' ), Maicon,Dacourt, Burdisso, MaterazziReferee: Claus Bo Larsen (DEN)

VenueResultsMatchDateMunich0-0Bayern v Sporting31.10.2006

Goals: -Bayern: Kahn, Sagnol, Van Buyten, Demichelis, Makaay, Pizarro, Salihamidžić, Lahm, Santa Cruz (Karimi 80), Lell(Dos Santos 46), OttlSporting: Ricardo, Polga, Carlos Martins (Nani 46' ), Tello, Caneira, Tonel, Yannick (Alecsandro 78' ), Custódio, JoãoMoutinho, Liedson, Paredes (Farnerud 52' )Referee: Massimo Busacca (SUI)

Moscow-Spartak Moskva v Bayern22.11.2006Milan-Internazionale v Sporting22.11.2006Lisbon-Sporting v Spartak Moskva05.12.2006Munich-Bayern v Internazionale05.12.2006



Bookings list - Group B

FC Bayern MünchenFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYMehmet Scholl7

YMark van Bommel17YWilly Sagnol2

YDaniel Van Buyten5YLucio3

SRBastian Schweinsteiger31YMartín Demichelis6

*YYAndreas Ottl39YJulio dos Santos19

FC Internazionale MilanoFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYLuís Figo7

YFrancesco Toldo1SRPatrick Vieira14YMarco Materazzi23

YIván Córdoba2SRZlatan Ibrahimovic8SRFabio Grosso11

FC Spartak MoskvaFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYMartin Stranzl3

YSMaxym Kalynychenko25YClemente Rodríguez17

YVladimir Bystrov23

Sporting Clube de PortugalFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYTonel13

YCustódio27YTello11

*YYMiguel Veloso24YJoão Moutinho28

SYYYLiedson31



Domestic information

FC Internazionale Milano (Serie A)

LineupsResOpponentDateToldo, Burdisso, Andreolli, Samuel,Maxwell, Solari, Stanković, Maaroufi (Filkor80), Grosso (Bonucci 86), Gonzalez(Choutos 78), Cruz

1-0v FC Messina Peloro (A)09.11.2006Cup

Júlio César, Maicon, Córdoba, Materazzi,Grosso (Gonzalez 88), Vieira, Dacourt,Zanetti, Figo (Solari 74), Ibrahimović,Crespo (Cruz 63)

2-1v Parma FC (A)12.11.2006League

Júlio César, Zanetti, Córdoba, Samuel,Burdisso, Solari (Maicon 54), Vieira,Stanković, Figo (Dacourt 74), Cruz(Adriano 52), Crespo

1-0v Reggina Calcio (H)19.11.2006League

GoalscorersResOpponentDateCambiasso 11, 42, Ibrahimović 613-2v ACF Fiorentina (A)09.09.2006LeagueOwn goal1-1v UC Sampdoria (H)16.09.2006LeagueCrespo 441-0v AS Roma (A)20.09.2006LeagueCrespo 11, 70, Samuel 57, Stanković 644-3v AC Chievo Verona (H)24.09.2006LeagueGrosso 381-1v Cagliari Calcio (A)01.10.2006LeagueStanković 29, 762-1v Calcio Catania (H)15.10.2006League

0-0v Udinese Calcio (A)22.10.2006LeagueOwn goal, Materazzi 13, Ibrahimović 71,Cruz 78

4-1v AS Livorno Calcio (H)25.10.2006League

Crespo 17, Stanković 22, Ibrahimović 47,Materazzi 68

4-3v AC Milan (A)28.10.2006League

Zanetti 41, Own goal2-0v Ascoli Calcio 1898 (H)05.11.2006LeagueCruz 401-0v FC Messina Peloro (A)09.11.2006CupIbrahimović 15, Cruz 902-1v Parma FC (A)12.11.2006LeagueCrespo 41-0v Reggina Calcio (H)19.11.2006League

v US Città di Palermo (A)26.11.2006Leaguev AC Siena (H)02.12.2006Leaguev Empoli FC (A)10.12.2006Leaguev FC Messina Peloro (H)17.12.2006Leaguev S.S. Lazio (A)20.12.2006Leaguev Atalanta BC (H)23.12.2006Leaguev Torino FC (A)14.01.2007Leaguev ACF Fiorentina (H)21.01.2007Leaguev UC Sampdoria (A)28.01.2007Leaguev AS Roma (H)04.02.2007Leaguev AC Chievo Verona (A)11.02.2007Leaguev Cagliari Calcio (H)18.02.2007Leaguev Calcio Catania (A)25.02.2007Leaguev Udinese Calcio (H)28.02.2007Leaguev AS Livorno Calcio (A)04.03.2007Leaguev AC Milan (H)11.03.2007Leaguev Ascoli Calcio 1898 (A)18.03.2007Leaguev Parma FC (H)01.04.2007Leaguev Reggina Calcio (A)07.04.2007Leaguev US Città di Palermo (H)15.04.2007League



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank30132503912FC Internazionale Milano127162630912US Città di Palermo22682622812AS Roma319111334512AS Livorno Calcio417181935412Atalanta BC51691127312Empoli FC616121344412Udinese Calcio716131235412AC Siena816241644412Calcio Catania915111943512S.S. Lazio1014111128212Cagliari Calcio1114191645312FC Messina Peloro1213171754312UC Sampdoria131116755212Torino FC148121144412AC Milan158251282212Parma FC16516675012Ascoli Calcio 1898174141951612ACF Fiorentina18419984012AC Chievo Verona190161253412Reggina Calcio20



Domestic information

Sporting Clube de Portugal (SuperLiga)

LineupsResOpponentDateRicardo, Abel, Polga, Tonel, Tello, Paredes(Nani 75), Farnerud (Carlos Martins 46),João Moutinho, Romagnoli (Yannick 46),Alecsandro, Liedson

3-3v SC Beira-Mar (A)27.10.2006League

Ricardo, Caneira (Abel 32), Tonel, Polga,Tello, Custódio, Farnerud (Nani 59), JoãoMoutinho, Yannick, Alecsandro (FábioPaím 74), Liedson

3-0v SC Braga (H)06.11.2006League

Rui Patricio, Polga, Tonel, Abel, CarlosMartins (Paredes 71), Tello, Custódio, JoãoMoutinho, Nani (Caneira 90), Liedson,Carlos Bueno (Alecsandro 60)

1-0v CS Marítimo (A)19.11.2006League

GoalscorersResOpponentDateNani 64, Deivid 66, 903-2v Boavista FC (H)26.08.2006LeagueNani 111-0v CD Nacional (A)09.09.2006League

0-1v FC Paços de Ferreira (H)16.09.2006LeagueAlecsandro 15, Tonel 822-0v CD Das Aves (A)23.09.2006LeagueNani 34, Liedson 57(pen)2-0v UD Leiria (H)02.10.2006LeagueTonel 451-0v CF Estrela da Amadora (A)15.10.2006LeagueYannick 431-1v FC Porto (H)22.10.2006LeagueAlecsandro 56, Yannick 80, Liedson 893-3v SC Beira-Mar (A)27.10.2006LeagueOwn goal,, Alecsandro 633-0v SC Braga (H)06.11.2006LeagueTello 631-0v CS Marítimo (A)19.11.2006League

v A. Naval 1° Maio (A)26.11.2006Leaguev SL Benfica (H)03.12.2006Leaguev Vitória FC (A)10.12.2006Leaguev A. Académica de Coimbra (H)17.12.2006Leaguev CF Os Belenenses (A)14.01.2007Leaguev Boavista FC (A)28.01.2007Leaguev CD Nacional (H)04.02.2007Leaguev FC Paços de Ferreira (A)18.02.2007Leaguev CD Das Aves (H)25.02.2007Leaguev UD Leiria (A)04.03.2007Leaguev CF Estrela da Amadora (H)11.03.2007Leaguev FC Porto (A)18.03.2007Leaguev SC Beira-Mar (H)01.04.2007Leaguev SC Braga (A)07.04.2007Leaguev CS Marítimo (H)15.04.2007Leaguev A. Naval 1° Maio (H)22.04.2007Leaguev SL Benfica (A)29.04.2007Leaguev Vitória FC (H)06.05.2007Leaguev A. Académica de Coimbra (A)13.05.2007Leaguev CF Os Belenenses (H)20.05.2007League



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank2572311810FC Porto12371712710Sporting Clube de Portugal217111032510UD Leiria317121332510SC Braga416101141510CS Marítimo51612193159SL Benfica61681024410A. Naval 1° Maio716101741510CD Nacional813141134310FC Paços de Ferreira911141152310Boavista FC1011673238CF Os Belenenses1110141244210A. Académica de Coimbra12913753210Vitória FC137211254110SC Beira-Mar14517872110CD Das Aves1541537119CF Estrela da Amadora16



Match officials

Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)RefereeMark Simons (BEL), Peter Hermans (BEL)Assistant refereesJohny Ver Eecke (BEL)Fourth officialLars-Åke Lagrell (SWE)UEFA Delegate

Referee

UEFAUCLDoBNat.Name412001.07.1966BELFrank De Bleeckere

Belgian referee Frank De Bleeckere is carrying on a family tradition which has endured for more than four decades.De Bleeckere's grandfather was a referee in Belgium in the 1950s and 1960s, and his father René a top-flight matchofficial in the domestic game some 20 years ago.

The third generation of the De Bleeckere dynasty was born in Oudenaarde on 1 July 1966. A PR manager, he speaksEnglish, Flemish, French and German and is married with a daughter. He started refereeing in 1984, oversaw his firstBelgian top-flight match in 1995, and received his FIFA badge in 1998. The same year he officiated at his first UEFAtournament, the UEFA European Under-16 Championship in Scotland, and quickly graduated to UEFA ChampionsLeague and UEFA Cup duties.

He sandwiched UEFA EURO 2004™, where he was one of four specialist fourth officials, with appearances at the2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru, where he refereedthe final between Mexico and Brazil. De Bleeckere had earlier overseen a showpiece closer to home, the 2005 BelgianCup final between Club Brugge KV and KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen.

De Bleeckere was in the middle for six UEFA Champions League matches in 2004/05, including the quarter-final firstleg between Liverpool FC and Juventus, and four in 2005/06 before travelling to the FIFA World Cup where he tookcharge of four matches culminating in Italy's quarter-final defeat of Ukraine. He was soon back in the rarified air ofthe UEFA Champions League, beginning the 2006/07 campaign with Manchester United FC's 1-0 win at SL Benficaon Matchday 2.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchVenueResMatchStageComp.DateMilan3-0FC Internazionale Milano-Rosenborg BKGS1UCL30.10.2002Valencia0-3Valencia CF-AS RomaGS2UCL26.02.2003Milan1-1FC Internazionale Milano-FC Lokomotiv

MoskvaGS1UCL05.11.2003

Milan4-0AC Milan-FC Shakhtar DonetskGSUCL24.11.2004Liverpool2-1Liverpool FC-JuventusQFUCL05.04.2005Lisbon0-1SL Benfica-Villarreal CFGSUCL02.11.2005Munich1-1FC Bayern München-AC Milan1/8UCL21.02.2006Lisbon0-1SL Benfica-Manchester United FCGSUCL26.09.2006

UEFA Champions League Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.DateBratislava1-1ŠK Slovan Bratislava-Anorthosis Famagusta

FCQR2UCL04.08.1999

Kaunas0-0FBK Kaunas-Rangers FCQR2UCL02.08.2000Kutaisi1-1FC Kutaisi Torpedo-FC KøbenhavnQR2UCL25.07.2001Istanbul0-1Fenerbahçe SK-Olympique LyonnaisGS1UCL25.09.2001Munich5-1FC Bayern München-FC Spartak MoskvaGS1UCL17.10.2001



VenueResMatchStageComp.DateNewcastle4-0Newcastle United FC-NK ŽeljeznicarQR3UCL28.08.2002Auxerre0-1AJ Auxerre-Arsenal FCGS1UCL02.10.2002Barcelona3-1FC Barcelona-Newcastle United FCGS2UCL11.12.2002Dortmund3-0BV Borussia Dortmund-FC Lokomotiv MoskvaGS2UCL12.03.2003Prague2-0SK Slavia Praha-RC Celta de VigoQR3UCL27.08.2003La Coruna1-0RC Deportivo La Coruña-AS Monaco FCGS1UCL21.10.2003Kiev1-2FC Dynamo Kyiv-TrabzonsporQR3UCL10.08.2004La Coruna0-0RC Deportivo La Coruña-Olympiacos CFPGSUCL15.09.2004Manchester6-2Manchester United FC-Fenerbahçe SKGSUCL28.09.2004Bremen0-3Werder Bremen-Olympique Lyonnais1/8UCL23.02.2005Nicosia1-2Anorthosis Famagusta FC-Rangers FCQR3UCL09.08.2005Athens0-0Panathinaikos FC-FC BarcelonaGSUCL18.10.2005Madrid1-1Real Madrid CF-Olympique LyonnaisGSUCL23.11.2005Donetsk1-0FC Shakhtar Donetsk-Legia WarszawaQR3UCL09.08.2006London1-0Chelsea FC-FC BarcelonaGSUCL18.10.2006

Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.Date

2-0Croatia-UkraineGS - FTU1626.04.1998Stirling1-0Republic of Ireland-SpainGS - FTU1630.04.1998Perth2-0Republic of Ireland-PortugalSFU1605.05.1998Bucharest3-0FC National 2000 Bucuresti-Iraklis FCR2UIC11.07.1998Yerevan1-2FC Araks Ararat-FC Lausanne-SportQRUCWC27.08.1998Cremona1-0Italy-SwitzerlandQRU2109.10.1998Beltinci0-2Slovenia-ScotlandPRU1821.10.1998Saarbrucken2-0Germany-SerbiaQRU1626.11.1998Gentofte0-3FC København-KSP Polonia WarszawaR2UIC04.07.1999Glasgow2-0Celtic FC-Hapoel Tel-Aviv FCR1UCUP16.09.1999Turin1-1Juventus-PFC Levski SofiaR2UCUP04.11.1999Drnovice0-01. FK Drnovice-TSV 1860 MünchenR1UCUP12.09.2000Porto0-1Boavista FC-AS RomaR2UCUP26.10.2000Bari0-1Cameroon-ItalyGS - FTMCUP27.01.2001Bisceglie2-2Mali-PortugalGS - FTMCUP31.01.2001Nicosia0-4Cyprus-Republic of IrelandQRWC24.03.2001Solna2-0AIK Solna-Odense BKR2UIC07.07.2001Chisinau0-3Moldova-TurkeyQRWC06.10.2001Leeds2-2Leeds United AFC-Grasshopper-ClubR3UCUP06.12.2001Lyon1-1Olympique Lyonnais-FC Slovan LiberecR4UCUP21.02.2002Riga0-0Latvia-SwedenQREURO07.09.2002Glasgow1-1Celtic FC-Boavista FCSFUCUP10.04.2003Athens1-0Greece-UkraineQREURO11.06.2003Skopje1-2F.Y.R. Macedonia-EnglandQREURO06.09.2003Brondby0-1Brøndby IF-FC BarcelonaR3UCUP26.02.2004Villarreal2-0Villarreal CF-AS RomaR4UCUP11.03.2004Celje1-0Slovenia-ItalyQRWC09.10.2004Yerevan1-1Armenia-RomaniaQRWC17.11.2004Solna3-0Sweden-BulgariaQRWC03.09.2005Copenhagen1-0Denmark-GreeceQRWC08.10.2005Istanbul4-2Turkey-SwitzerlandP-OWC16.11.2005Udine0-0Udinese Calcio-PFC Levski Sofia1/8UCUP09.03.2006Hamburg2-1Argentina-Ivory CoastGS - FTWC10.06.2006Nuremberg0-0Japan-CroatiaGS - FTWC18.06.2006Stuttgart1-0England-Ecuador1/8WC25.06.2006Hamburg3-0Italy-UkraineQFWC30.06.2006



VenueResMatchStageComp.DateBelfast3-2Northern Ireland-SpainQREURO06.09.2006



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.

• Locally-trained players rule: In February 2005, UEFA announced that the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA clubcompetitions will continue to be limited to 25 players, and from season 2006/07, at least four places on this list willbe reserved for players trained by the club's own football academy of which half can be players trained by other clubsfrom within the same association of the said club.

The 'B' list will also continue to exist - involving an unlimited number of Under-21 players who have been at the clubfor two seasons. In 2007/08, the number of locally-trained players in a squad will increase to six before rising to eightin 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.

UEFA is concerned some clubs are not training enough of their own players, but simply taking them from elsewhere.The proposed measures have the objective of creating a better balance in domestic competitions, preventing clubsfrom simply 'hoarding' players in squads and creating a system whereby locally-trained players would be given agreater opportunity to play regularly in club sides - ensuring a large reservoir of talent for national teams as aconsequence.

• Financial information: UEFA says the estimated budgeted income for the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League is€750m – higher than the 2005/06 campaign revenue which amounted to CHF943m (approx. €610m).

Under the 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 clubs 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 centof the revenue received from new media contracts concluded by UEFA will also be available for distribution to theclubs, and the remaining 50 per cent will be allocated to the above-mentioned European football portion/quota.

The gross income for 2006/07 is estimated at €750m, and according to projections, will be made up of € 743.3m fromTV and commercial contracts and €6.7m from new media contracts.

The fixed amount to the clubs is €276.6m. Each of the 32 clubs in the group stage will receive a starting bonus of€2m. In addition, they will receive a match bonus of €400,000 per match. Performance bonuses will amount to €600,000for a win and €300,000 for a draw in the group stage. The 16 teams playing in the first knockout round will receive€2.2m, the eight quarter-finalists €2.5m each and the four semi-finalists €3m each. The UEFA Champions Leaguewinners will receive €7m, and the runners-up €4m.

This means that a total minimum amount of €4.4m per club is guaranteed for the group stage. A club could receive,at best, up to €22.7m, not counting the market pool share and gate receipts.

The remaining €270.4m will be distributed according to the proportional value of each TV market represented by theclubs taking part in the UEFA Champions League, and to be split among the number of teams – four, three, two orone – participating from a given association.



• Format: The UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 24 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 20 February and 7 March 2007. The clubs that finish this stage in third position in their group moveinto the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. The clubs that finish this stage in fourth position in their group are eliminatedfrom UEFA club competition for the season.

• Deadlines: UEFA Champions League matchday stats packs and match-by-match press kits are provided to mediaby uefa.com. For every matchday, a global stats pack is created and issued once matches from the previous matchdayhave been completed and the data verified. For every UEFA Champions League match, two press kits are issued inEnglish: Sunday at 22:00CET with a match preview update on Monday at 22:00CET for Tuesday's matches. ForWednesday's matches, the press kit is issued on Monday at 22:00CET with the match preview update version publishedon Tuesday at 22:00CET. Multilingual versions of press kits, determined on a match-by-match basis, are also issuedwith similar deadlines.

• 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.



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 UEFAclub competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA CupWinners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (from the 1973 competition), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and theEuropean/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities’ Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only forinformation 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 isdetermined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out after a tieended 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 thecurrent matchday.All-time - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from the 1992/93 season, group stage to finalonly. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.All-time - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competitions (as defined above) including all qualifying roundmatches. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

:: Bookings listThe current disciplinary situation in the competition.*: Misses next match if booked#: Suspended for at least one match+: Provisionally suspendedR: Sent off (red card)S: SuspendedY: Booked (yellow card)Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct red)R*: Sent off (red card) in the UEFA CupS*: Suspended following cautions received in the UEFA CupY*: Booked (yellow card) in the UEFA CupY/R*: Sent off (yellow card then direct red) in the UEFA Cup

Note: The bookings list is destined for the press. It is given to the competing clubs for information purposes only andtherefore has no legal value. In the event of any discrepancy, only the correspondence addressed directly to the clubswill be considered as the authoritative version.

:: 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 has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the officialstatistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.



UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches. Matches wherethe official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics consideredvalid for communicating official records in the competition.

:: CompetitionsClub competitionsECCC: European Champion 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 European Under-21 ChampionshipWC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations CupFRIE: A International friendly matches • U21 FRIE: Under-21 international friendly matchesU19: UEFA European Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 ChampionshipU17: UEFA European Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 ChampionshipRCUP: UEFA Regions' Cup • MERI: UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup

:: Competition stagesF: FinalGS: Group stageGS1: First group stageGS2: Second group stageKO1: First knockout roundPR: Preliminary roundQF: Quarter-finalsQR: Qualifying roundQR1: First qualifying roundQR2: Second qualifying roundQR3: Third qualifying roundR1: First roundR2: Second roundR3: Third roundR4: Fourth roundSF: Semi-finals1/8: Eighth-finals1/16: Sixteenth-finals1st: First leg2nd: Second leg



:: Other abbreviationsAP: AppearancesComp: CompetitionD: DrawnDoB: Date of birthGA: Goals againstGF: Goals forL: LostNat: NationalityN/a: Not applicableNo: NumberPld: Matches playedPos: PositionPts: PointsR: Sent off (red card)Res: ResultW: WonY: Booked (yellow card)Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct red)

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



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