UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUEUEFA Champions League statistics • Barcelona are 16 games unbeaten at the Camp Nou in the UEFA Champions League, winning 12 and drawing four since a 2-1 defeat

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE2012/13 SEASON

MATCH PRESS KIT

FC Spartak MoskvaFC BarcelonaGroup G - Matchday 1Camp Nou, Barcelona

Wednesday 19 September 201220.45CET (20.45 local time)

ContentsPrevious meetings.............................................................................................................2Match background.............................................................................................................4Match facts........................................................................................................................5Squad list...........................................................................................................................7Head coach.......................................................................................................................9Match officials..................................................................................................................10Fixtures and results.........................................................................................................11Match-by-match lineups..................................................................................................13Group Standings.............................................................................................................15Competition facts.............................................................................................................17Team facts.......................................................................................................................18Legend............................................................................................................................21

Previous meetingsHead to Head

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateStoichkov 34, Amor 75, Koeman 78, 80,Romário 86(p); Karpin 3

Barcelona5-1FC Barcelona - FC Spartak MoskvaGS16/03/94

Rodionov 77, Karpin 88; Stoichkov 10,Romário 66

Moscow2-2FC Spartak Moskva - FC BarcelonaGS02/03/94

TotalFinalAwayHomeGAGFLDWPldLDWPldLDWPldLDWPld370112000001010011FC Barcelona731102000010010101FC Spartak Moskva

FC Barcelona - Record versus clubs from opponents' countryUEFA Champions League

GoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateFontàs 51, Vázquez 83Barcelona2-0FC Barcelona - FC Rubin KazanGS07/12/10Noboa 30(p); Villa 60(p)Kazan1-1FC Rubin Kazan - FC BarcelonaGS29/09/10

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDate

Kazan0-0FC Rubin Kazan - FC BarcelonaGS04/11/09Ibrahimović 48; Ryazantsev 2, GökdenizKaradeniz 73

Barcelona1-2FC Barcelona - FC Rubin KazanGS20/10/09

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateF. de Boer 76Barcelona1-0FC Barcelona - FC Lokomotiv MoskvaGS23/10/02Obiorah 56; Kluivert 29, Saviola 32, 49Moscow1-3FC Lokomotiv Moskva - FC BarcelonaGS01/10/02

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateNadal 13, Beguiristáin 31; Bushmanov44, Mashkarin 57, Korsakov 60

Barcelona2-3agg: 3-4

FC Barcelona - PFC CSKA MoskvaR204/11/92

Grichine 17; Beguiristáin 58Moscow1-1PFC CSKA Moskva - FC BarcelonaR221/10/92

UEFA CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDate

Moscow0-0agg: 0-2

FC Dinamo Moskva - FC BarcelonaR204/11/87

Amarilla 10, Schuster 28Barcelona2-0FC Barcelona - FC Dinamo MoskvaR221/10/87

FC Spartak Moskva - Record versus clubs from opponents' countryUEFA Cup

GoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateNenê 19, Jonathan 78; Titov 88Vigo2-1

agg: 3-2RC Celta de Vigo - FC Spartak MoskvaR3222/02/07

Kalynychenko 65; Núñez 41Moscow1-1FC Spartak Moskva - RC Celta de VigoR3215/02/07

UEFA Intertoto CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDatePavlyuchenko 11, 36; Anderson 33,Roger García 53

Moscow2-2agg: 2-3

FC Spartak Moskva - Villarreal CFR324/07/04

Anderson 51Villarreal1-0Villarreal CF - FC Spartak MoskvaR317/07/04

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Wednesday 19 September 2012 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time)FC Barcelona - FC Spartak MoskvaCamp Nou, BarcelonaMATCH PRESS KIT

UEFA CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateSamedov 44Palma de Mallorca0-1

agg: 3-1RCD Mallorca - FC Spartak MoskvaR303/03/04

Eto'o 67, Toni González 81, Perera 85Moscow0-3FC Spartak Moskva - RCD MallorcaR326/02/04

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateSánchez 38, 46, Fábio Aurélio 78Valencia3-0Valencia CF - FC Spartak MoskvaGS12/11/02Angulo 6, Mista 71, Sánchez 85Moscow0-3FC Spartak Moskva - Valencia CFGS25/09/02

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateGeremi 47(og)Moscow1-0FC Spartak Moskva - Real Madrid CFGS07/11/00Iván Helguera 51Madrid1-0Real Madrid CF - FC Spartak MoskvaGS20/09/00

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateRaúl González 34, Sávio 66; Khlestov89

Madrid2-1Real Madrid CF - FC Spartak MoskvaGS09/12/98

Tsymbalar 72, Titov 78; Raúl González63

Moscow2-1FC Spartak Moskva - Real Madrid CFGS30/09/98

UEFA CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateGomez Diaz 87; Shirko 63, 90Valladolid1-2

agg: 1-4Real Valladolid CF - FC Spartak MoskvaR204/11/97

Tikhonov 61, Titov 85Moscow2-0FC Spartak Moskva - Real Valladolid CFR221/10/97

European Champion Clubs' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateButragueño 9; Radchenko 19, 37,Chmarov 63

Madrid1-3agg: 1-3

Real Madrid CF - FC Spartak MoskvaQF20/03/91

Moscow0-0FC Spartak Moskva - Real Madrid CFQF06/03/91

UEFA CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateSolsona 31, Moreno 84Valencia2-0

agg: 2-0Valencia CF - FC Spartak MoskvaR308/12/82

Moscow0-0FC Spartak Moskva - Valencia CFR324/11/82

European Champion Clubs' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateDíaz González 69, 79Madrid2-0

agg: 2-0Real Madrid CF - FC Spartak MoskvaQF18/03/81

Tbilisi0-0FC Spartak Moskva - Real Madrid CFQF04/03/81

UEFA Cup Winners' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateKhusainov 59; Salcedo 11, 55Moscow1-2

agg: 5-5 agFC Spartak Moskva -Club Atlético de Madrid

R208/11/72

Aragonés 79(p), Ovejero 86, Becerra90; Piskarev 39, Redin 46, 87, Bulgakov77

Madrid3-4Club Atlético de Madrid -FC Spartak Moskva

R225/10/72

Record versus clubs from opponents' country

TotalFinalAwayHomeGAGFLDWPldLDWPldLDWPldLDWPld112025512000005162046FC Barcelona372411672400008041236312FC Spartak Moskva

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Match backgroundWinners in three of the last seven seasons, FC Barcelona begin their latest bid for UEFA Champions League glorywith a Group G home fixture against FC Spartak Moskva.

• The match is Tito Vilanova's first in the UEFA Champions League as Barcelona coach and Josep Guardiola's formerNo2 has a hard act to follow given that Barcelona reached at least the semi-finals in each of Guardiola's four seasons,winning the trophy twice.

• Spartak appointed a Spanish coach, Unai Emery, in the summer. He has never led a team to victory against Barcelonabefore.

Past meetings• When the clubs met in the 1993/94 group stage, Barcelona won the section – going on to reach the final – andSpartak finished third. Spartak fought back from two down when drawing 2-2 in Moscow on 2 March 1994, Rodionov(77) and Valeri Karpin (88) cancelling out strikes by Hristo Stoichkov (10) and Romário (66).

• Karpin, now Spartak's executive director, was on target again after three minutes of the Camp Nou return a fortnightlater but Barcelona hit back to win 5-1, with Stoichkov (34), Guillermo Amor (75), Ronald Koeman (78, 80), andRomário (86 pen) all scoring.

Match background• Barcelona are unbeaten in 16 European home outings dating back to a 2-1 defeat by another Russian team, FCRubin Kazan, in October 2009.

• Barcelona's overall home record against Russian sides is W4 D0 L2. The most recent visit was from Rubin in the2010/11 group stage when Andreu Fontàs and Víctor Vázquez struck in a 2-0 win.

• Spartak's record in Spain is W4 D0 L8. Artem Dzyuba is the only survivor of their last trip, a 2-1 defeat at RC Celtade Vigo in the 2006/07 UEFA Cup round of 32, appearing as a half-time substitute as Spartak lost 3-2 on aggregate.

• Barcelona are competing in their ninth consecutive UEFA Champions League campaign and not since 2000/01 havethey failed to progress from the group stage – the last season that Spartak advanced to the last 16. The Russian clubhave fallen at this stage on their last three attempts, most recently in 2010/11.

• Spartak reached the group stage after a 3-2 aggregate play-off success over Fenerbahçe SK, drawing the secondleg in Istanbul 1-1. The Moscow club took six points on their travels in the 2010/11 group stage.

Team ties• As coach of Almería CF and Valencia CF, Unai Emery lost each of his six previous visits to the Camp Nou and isstill seeking his first win against Barcelona at the 13th attempt. Emery's Valencia suffered two Camp Nou defeats inFebruary, 2-0 in the Copa del Rey semi-final and 5-1 in the Liga. His overall record against Barcelona is W0 D5 L7.

• David Villa and Jordi Alba both played under Emery at Valencia.

• Karpin and José Pinto were team-mates at Celta from 1998 to 2002.

• While at RCD Espanyol (2008–10), Nicolás Pareja took part in their first away derby win against Barcelona in 27years, 2-1 in February 2009. He suffered a 1-0 defeat the following season.

• Kim Källström's Olympique Lyonnais went down 3-0 at Barcelona in the opening game of the 2007/08 group stageand also played in the teams' 2-2 draw in France. He faced Barcelona again in the 2008/09 round of 16, a 1-1 homedraw and 5-2 away reverse. Källström played with Éric Abidal at Lyon in 2006/07.

• Diniyar Bilyaletdinov's Russia lost twice at UEFA EURO 2008 against the Spain of Carles Puyol, Andrés Iniesta,Xavi Hernández, Cesc Fàbregas and Villa.

• Aiden McGeady was in the Republic of Ireland side beaten 4-0 by the Spain of Xavi, Iniesta, Fàbregas, Alba, GerardPiqué and Sergio Busquets at UEFA EURO 2012 . McGeady was also in the Celtic FC team eliminated by Barcelonaat the round of 16 stage in 2007/08, suffering 3-2 home and 1-0 away losses.

• José Manuel Jurado played for Real Madrid CF, Club Atlético de Madrid and RCD Mallorca.

• Javier Mascherano and Lionel Messi are colleagues of Pareja and Juan Insaurralde with Argentina. Dani Alves andAdriano play with Romulo for Brazil.

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Match factsBarcelona

UEFA Champions League statistics• Barcelona are 16 games unbeaten at the Camp Nou in the UEFA Champions League, winning 12 and drawing foursince a 2-1 defeat by FC Rubin Kazan on 20 October 2010.

• Barcelona have scored 796 goals in UEFA competition.

• Barça reached a competition record fifth consecutive UEFA Champions League semi-final last season.

• Lionel Messi has been the UEFA Champions League's top scorer for an unprecedented four successive campaigns.

International duty• Fifteen Barcelona players were on senior duty during the international break: Víctor Valdés, Gerard Piqué, JordiAlba, Sergio Busquets, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi Hernández, Cesc Fàbregas, Pedro Rodríguez, David Villa (Spain),Adriano, Daniel Alves (Brazil), Javier Mascherano, Messi (Argentina), Alexis Sánchez (Chile) and Alex Song(Cameroon).

• Fit-again Villa marked his first international appearance in ten months by converting a penalty as Spain claimed a5-0 friendly win against Saudi Arabia on 7 September. Pedro (2) and Xavi also scored.

• Messi scored Argentina's third goal in their 3-1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying win against Paraguay on 7 September.

• Gerard Deulofeu struck as Spain, already assured of a place in the play-offs, rounded off UEFA European Under-21Championship qualifying with a 6-0 victory against Croatia on 10 September.

• Piqué, Iniesta, Xavi, Fàbregas, Busquets and Alba all started Spain's 4-0 UEFA EURO 2012 final win against Italy,when Pedro came on as a substitute.

Summer transfers• InJordi Alba (Valencia CF)Alex Song (Arsenal FC)

• OutSeydou Keita (Dalian Aerbin FC)Ibrahim Afellay (FC Schalke 04, loan)

Miscellaneous• Barcelona lost on away goals to Real Madrid CF in the Spanish Super Cup in August, following a 3-2 home win witha 2-1 away defeat.

• Iniesta won the 2011/12 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award on 30 August, ahead of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

• Éric Abidal is continuing to recover after undergoing a liver transplant on 10 April.

• Marc Muniesa tore knee ligaments against Hamburger SV in pre-season and has been left out of Barcelona's UEFAChampions League squad.

• Carles Puyol returned to action against Getafe CF on Saturday, his first appearance since breaking a cheekboneon 26 August, but went off after 57 minutes having injured his left knee.

Spartak

UEFA Champions League statistics• Spartak won two of their three away games on their last appearance in the group stage, in 2010/11, beating Olympiquede Marseille (1-0) and MŠK Žilina (2-1) either side of a 4-1 defeat at Chelsea FC.

• Demy de Zeeuw serves a one-game ban on matchday one following his red card in the play-off second leg againstFenerbahçe SK.

International duty• Six Spartak players were called up for senior duty during the international break: Dmitri Kombarov (Russia), AidenMcGeady (Republic of Ireland), Marek Suchý (Czech Republic), Jano Ananidze (Georgia), Emmanuel Emenike(Nigeria) and Romulo (Brazil).

• Dmitri Kombarov made his competitive debut in Russia's 2-0 win against Northern Ireland on 7 September.

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Summer transfers• InKim Källström (Olympique Lyonnais)Juan Insaurralde (CA Boca Juniors)Romulo (CR Vasco da Gama)Ilya Kutepov (FK Akademiya Tolyatti)José Manuel Jurado (FC Schalke 04, loan)

• OutMarcos Rojo (Sporting Clube de Portugal)Aleksandr Sheshukov (FC Rostov)Aleksandr Prudnikov (FC Kuban Krasnodar)Nikolai Zabolotni (FC Rostov, loan)Aleksandr Zotov (FC Tom Tomsk, loan)

Miscellaneous• Källström and Jurado made their competitive debuts for Spartak on Saturday in a 2-2 draw with Kuban.

• New signings Romulo and Insaurralde both scored on their Spartak debuts, against FC Rubin Kazan and FC TerekGrozny respectively.

• This season Spartak won their first three league games for only the fourth time. On the previous three occasions,in 1994, 1997 and 1999, they went on to win the title.

• Sergei Parshivlyuk and Soslan Gatagov are both expected to be out until the new year after suffering knee ligamentinjuries during the summer.

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Squad listFC Barcelona

All-timeCurrent seasonUEFAUCLLeagueUCLQUAL

GlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo.Goalkeepers

-101-89-4-----3014/01/82ESPVíctor Valdés1-32-8-------3608/11/75ESPJosé Pinto13-----------2314/09/89ESPOier Olazábal31

Defenders694451-3-----2906/05/83BRADaniel Alves2647644-4-----2502/02/87ESPGerard Piqué32126211013-----3413/04/78ESPCarles Puyol5162-49-3-----2808/06/84ARGJavier Mascherano14-2-2-------2115/01/91ESPMarc Bartra15122-7-3-----2321/03/89ESPJordi Alba181111-1-----2114/04/91ESPMartín Montoya1975912322-----2726/10/84BRAAdriano21-60-56-------3311/09/79FRAÉric Abidal221212-------2214/11/89ESPAndreu Fontàs24-----------2028/03/92ESPSergi Gómez26-----------2104/03/91ESPCarles Planas29

Midfielders19711464-4-----2504/05/87ESPCesc Fàbregas4111429120-4-----3225/01/80ESPXavi Hernández6984977-3-----2811/05/84ESPAndrés Iniesta8-8-8-1-----2111/04/91ESPThiago Alcántara11-4-4-------2226/04/90MEXJonathan Dos Santos12342340-4-----2416/07/88ESPSergio Busquets16241235-1-----2509/09/87CMRAlex Song251212-------2007/02/92ESPSergi Roberto28-1-1-------1912/02/93ESPRafinha30

Forwards2767133023-----3003/12/81ESPDavid Villa721626-2-----2319/12/88CHIAlexis Sánchez9

5271516864-----2524/06/87ARGLionel Messi101437133414-----2528/07/87ESPPedro Rodríguez17-7-7-------2127/04/91ESPIsaac Cuenca23-1-1-------1813/03/94ESPGerard Deulofeu272323-3-----2111/08/91ESPTello37

Coach-1-1-------4417/09/68ESPTito Vilanova-

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FC Spartak MoskvaAll-timeCurrent season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLQUALGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo.

Goalkeepers-----------2316/12/88RUSSergei Pesyakov30-20-6-8---2-3516/07/77RUSAndriy Dykan31-----------2804/03/84RUSArtem Rebrov32

Defenders-1--13---1-2703/10/84ARGJuan Insaurralde2-----------1915/11/92RUSSergei Bryzgalov31201915---1-2819/01/84ARGNicolas Pareja5214-1-4---1-2522/01/87RUSKirill Kombarov7-15-3-------2318/03/89RUSSergei Parshivlyuk15-55-12-7---2-2429/03/88CZEMarek Suchý17-----------1929/07/93RUSIlya Kutepov18-15-6-6---2-2324/07/89RUSEvgeni Makeev34-----------1924/02/93RUSAleksandr Putsko45

Midfielders-----------2027/04/92RUSEmin Makhmudov4-9--18---2-2318/06/89BRARafael Carioca634722726---2-2604/04/86IRLAiden McGeady8546318-1-----2629/06/86ESPJosé Manuel Jurado1964726-6---2S2926/05/83NEDDemy de Zeeuw20560344-1-----3024/08/82SWEKim Källström21419-637--12-2522/01/87RUSDmitri Kombarov23529--18---2-2727/02/85RUSDiniyar Bilyaletdinov25-2--13---2-2219/09/90BRARomulo3715-215-----1910/10/92GEOJano Ananidze49-----------2011/05/92RUSDmitri Kayumov51

Forwards71425-7--12-2611/12/85BRAAri9722-1-8---2-2422/08/88RUSArtem Dzyuba10321-5-6---1-2522/10/86BRAWelliton11-5---4-----2107/04/91RUSPavel Yakovlev14-3-2-------1919/03/93RUSAleksandr Kozlov2214--28--12-2510/05/87NGAEmmanuel Emenike29-----------2008/02/92RUSVladimir Obukhov41

Coach-45-13-----2-4003/11/71ESPUnai Emery-

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Head coachFC Barcelona: Tito VilanovaDate of birth: 17 September 1968Nationality: SpanishPlaying career: FC Barcelona B, UE Figueres, RC Celta de Vigo, CD Badajoz, RCD Mallorca, UE Lleida, Elche CF,UDA GramanetCoaching career: FC Barcelona (Cadet B), FC Palafrugell, Barcelona B (assistant), Barcelona

• Began his footballing career in Barcelona's youth section, joining La Masia in 1984 and sharing a dressing roomwith the likes of Albert Ferrer, Guillermo Amor, Carles Busquets and Josep Guardiola, whom he would later assistand succeed as coach of the Blaugrana.

• Only made three friendly appearances for Barcelona's senior side in 1988/89, dropping down to the second tier forthree seasons before eventually reaching the top flight with RC Celta de Vigo.

• Began coaching career with Barcelona's Cadet B team, working with Gerard Piqué, Cesc Fàbregas and LionelMessi.

• Was asked by Guardiola to join him as an assistant with Barça's B team and together they helped earn promotionto Spanish third division. Shortly afterwards Vilanova joined his former team-mate in the senior set-up, where he wouldgo on to share in 14 trophies over a four-year period.

• Following Guardiola's resignation in summer 2012, was promoted to head coach and began his reign in style witha 5-1 defeat of Real Sociedad de Fútbol 5-1. FC Spartak Moskva: Unai EmeryDate of birth: 3 November 1971Nationality: SpanishPlaying career: Real Sociedad de Fútbol, CD Toledo, Racing de Ferrol, CD Leganés, Lorca Deportiva CFCoaching career: Lorca Deportiva CF, UD Almería, Valencia CF, FC Spartak Moskva

• The son and grandson of famous goalkeepers, Unai Emery took his first steps as a footballer in the youth ranks atReal Sociedad, where he played as a left-sided midfielder. Failed to reach the first team but carved out a career inthe lower leagues with Toledo, Ferrol, Leganés and Lorca before being forced to retire at 33 having suffered a kneeinjury.

• He was immediately offered the chance to coach Lorca – the club with whom he had ended his playing career – andtook them up to the second division in his first season in charge, 2004/05.

• After coming close to taking Lorca into the Spanish top flight the following season, was appointed by UD Almeríaahead of the 2006/07 campaign and duly won promotion to the Liga.

• Almería shone among the Spanish elite, finishing the season in eighth place while their manager's reputation soared,earning him a call to replace Ronald Koeman at Valencia, whom he guided to third place in the Liga in both 2009/10and 2010/11.

• Repeated the third-place finish in 2011/12 but stepped down at the end of the campaign, agreeing a two-year contractto take charge of Spartak in May 2012.

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Match officialsReferee Milorad Mažić (SRB)Assistant referees Milovan Ristić (SRB), Igor Radojčić (SRB)Additional assistant referees Milenko Vukadinović (SRB), Danilo Grujić (SRB)Fourth official Vladimir Jovanović (SRB)UEFA Delegate Philip C. Pritchard (WAL)UEFA Referee observer Vaclav Krondl (CZE)

RefereeUEFA matchesUEFA Champions

League matchesDate of birthName

35023/03/1973Milorad Mažić

• An international referee since 2009, Milorad Mažić has swiftly risen to the top European level, having long beenestablished as one of Serbia's finest officials.

• Given his first taste of continental action as a referee at the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, whenone of his three games was the Germany-Italy semi-final, Mažić also took charge of that year's Serbian Cup final, afeat he would repeat three years later.

• Made his refereeing breakthrough in the UEFA Europa League proper in 2010/11, taking charge of three groupmatches and the Round of 32 second leg between Liverpool FC and AC Sparta Praha.

• Was selected for the 2011 European U21 Championship in Denmark, overseeing two group games and the CzechRepublic-Belarus third-place play-off. Continued his progress with six games in the UEFA Europa League the followingseason.

• Appointed to UEFA's Elite Development category in January 2012, Mažić was in charge for two UEFA EURO 2012qualifiers and kicked off 2012/13 with the UEFA Champions League play-off between AEL Limassol FC and RSCAnderlecht.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchNo matches foundOther matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match

VenueResultAwayHomeStageCompetitionDateSandersdorf0-0SpainSwitzerlandGSU1712/05/09

St Petersburg4-2AEK Athens FCFC Zenit St PetersburgGSUCUP30/09/10Bruges1-2Villarreal CFClub Brugge KVGSUCUP15/12/10Moscow0-1Olympiacos FCFC Rubin KazanR32UCUP14/02/12

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Fixtures and resultsFC Barcelona

GoalscorersResultOpponentCompetitionDatePuyol 4, Messi 11, 16, Pedro Rodríguez 41, Villa 84Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H)League19/08/12 5-1WMessi 76, 80CA Osasuna (A)League26/08/12 2-1WAdriano 22Valencia CF (H)League02/09/12 1-0WAdriano 32, Messi 74 (p), 78, Villa 90+1Getafe CF (A)League15/09/12 4-1W

FC Spartak Moskva (H)UCL19/09/12Granada CF (H)League22/09/12Sevilla FC (A)League29/09/12SL Benfica (A)UCL02/10/12Real Madrid CF (H)League07/10/12RC Deportivo La Coruña (A)League21/10/12Celtic FC (H)UCL23/10/12Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (A)League28/10/12RC Celta de Vigo (H)League04/11/12Celtic FC (A)UCL07/11/12RCD Mallorca (A)League11/11/12Real Zaragoza (H)League18/11/12FC Spartak Moskva (A)UCL20/11/12Levante UD (A)League25/11/12Athletic Club (H)League02/12/12SL Benfica (H)UCL05/12/12Real Betis Balompié (A)League09/12/12Club Atlético de Madrid (H)League16/12/12Real Valladolid CF (A)League22/12/12RCD Espanyol (H)League06/01/13

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.123120044FC Barcelona110260134Málaga CF28350224RCD Mallorca38240224Sevilla FC47490123Club Atlético de Madrid57561124Rayo Vallecano de Madrid66571023Real Betis Balompié76570314RC Deportivo La Coruña86332024Real Valladolid CF96752024Real Sociedad de Fútbol105661214Valencia CF114452114Real Madrid CF124852114Getafe CF134852114Levante UD1441282114Athletic Club153543014RC Celta de Vigo163523014Real Zaragoza172622204Granada CF1811073104RCD Espanyol191723104CA Osasuna20

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FC Spartak MoskvaGoalscorersResultOpponentCompetitionDateEmenike 1, Grigoriev 86 (og)FC Alania Vladikavkaz (A)League21/07/12 2-1WMcGeady 69, D. Kombarov 90+1 (p)FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod (H)League29/07/12 2-1WBilyaletdinov 23, Pareja 49, Ananidze 75, Rafael Carioca90+3

FC Dinamo Moskva (A)League05/08/12 4-0W

FC Zenit St Petersburg (A)League11/08/12 0-5LRomulo 73, D. Kombarov 84 (p)FC Rubin Kazan (H)League18/08/12 2-1WEmenike 59, D. Kombarov 69Fenerbahçe SK (H)UCL21/08/12 2-1WInsaurralde 65FC Terek Grozny (A)League25/08/12 1-2LAri 6Fenerbahçe SK (A)UCL29/08/12 1-1DD. Kombarov 6FC Lokomotiv Moskva (A)League02/09/12 1-2LMcGeady 13, Emenike 53FC Kuban Krasnodar (A)League15/09/12 2-2D

FC Barcelona (A)UCL19/09/12FC Rostov (H)League23/09/12Salyut-Energia Belgorod (A)Cup26/09/12FC Amkar Perm (A)League29/09/12Celtic FC (H)UCL02/10/12PFC CSKA Moskva (H)League06/10/12FC Anzhi Makhachkala (A)League20/10/12SL Benfica (H)UCL23/10/12FC Mordovia Saransk (H)League27/10/12PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara (A)League03/11/12SL Benfica (A)UCL07/11/12FC Krasnodar (H)League10/11/12FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod (A)League17/11/12FC Barcelona (H)UCL20/11/12FC Dinamo Moskva (H)League24/11/12FC Zenit St Petersburg (H)League01/12/12Celtic FC (A)UCL05/12/12FC Rubin Kazan (A)League08/12/12FC Terek Grozny (H)League12/12/12FC Lokomotiv Moskva (H)League09/03/13

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.199121168FC Terek Grozny1186132068PFC CSKA Moskva21710171258FC Anzhi Makhachkala3166172158FC Zenit St Petersburg41611152158FC Lokomotiv Moskva51312163148FC Kuban Krasnodar61314143148FC Spartak Moskva71210124048FC Rubin Kazan8129112338FC Amkar Perm9101494138PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara1091083328FC Rostov11814134228FC Alania Vladikavkaz12813104228FC Krasnodar1341796118FC Mordovia Saransk1441886118FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod1531657018FC Dinamo Moskva16

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Match-by-match lineupsFC Spartak MoskvaPlay-offs(21/08/12)Spartak Moskva 2-1 FenerbahçeGoals: 1-0 Emenike 59, 1-1 Kuyt 65, 2-1 D. Kombarov 69FC Spartak Moskva: Dykan, Pareja, Rafael Carioca, McGeady, Ari (Dzyuba 77), Suchý, D. Kombarov, Bilyaletdinov, Emenike (Welliton 72),Makeev, Romulo (De Zeeuw 43)

(29/08/12)Fenerbahçe 1-1 Spartak Moskva (agg: 2-3)Goals: 0-1 Ari 6, 1-1 Sow 69FC Spartak Moskva: Dykan, Insaurralde, K. Kombarov (Bilyaletdinov 66), McGeady, Ari (Rafael Carioca 51), Suchý, De Zeeuw, D. Kombarov,Emenike (Dzyuba 74), Makeev, Romulo

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Group GStandings

PtsGAGFLDWPldClub0000000SL Benfica0000000FC Barcelona0000000FC Spartak Moskva0000000Celtic FC

Matchday 1 (19/09/12)Barcelona v Spartak Moskva

Matchday 2 (02/10/12)Spartak Moskva v CelticBenfica v Barcelona

Matchday 3 (23/10/12)Spartak Moskva v BenficaBarcelona v Celtic

Matchday 4 (07/11/12)Benfica v Spartak MoskvaCeltic v Barcelona

Matchday 5 (20/11/12)Spartak Moskva v Barcelona

Matchday 6 (05/12/12)Barcelona v BenficaCeltic v Spartak Moskva

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Group StandingsGroup A

PtsGAGFLDWPldClub0000000FC Dynamo Kyiv0000000GNK Dinamo Zagreb0000000FC Porto0000000Paris Saint-Germain FC

ZagrebFC PortoGNK Dinamo Zagreb18/09/12ParisFC Dynamo KyivParis Saint-Germain FC18/09/12

Group BPtsGAGFLDWPldClub0000000FC Schalke 040000000Montpellier Hérault SC0000000Arsenal FC0000000Olympiacos FC

MontpellierArsenal FCMontpellier Hérault SC18/09/12PiraeusFC Schalke 04Olympiacos FC18/09/12

Group CPtsGAGFLDWPldClub0000000RSC Anderlecht0000000Málaga CF0000000FC Zenit St Petersburg0000000AC Milan

MalagaFC Zenit St PetersburgMálaga CF18/09/12MilanRSC AnderlechtAC Milan18/09/12

Group DPtsGAGFLDWPldClub0000000Manchester City FC0000000Borussia Dortmund0000000AFC Ajax0000000Real Madrid CF

DortmundAFC AjaxBorussia Dortmund18/09/12MadridManchester City FCReal Madrid CF18/09/12

Group EPtsGAGFLDWPldClub0000000Juventus0000000FC Shakhtar Donetsk0000000FC Nordsjælland0000000Chelsea FC

DonetskFC NordsjællandFC Shakhtar Donetsk19/09/12LondonJuventusChelsea FC19/09/12

Group FPtsGAGFLDWPldClub0000000Valencia CF0000000LOSC Lille0000000FC BATE Borisov0000000FC Bayern München

Villeneuve-d'AscqFC BATE BorisovLOSC Lille19/09/12MunichValencia CFFC Bayern München19/09/12

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Group GPtsGAGFLDWPldClub0000000SL Benfica0000000FC Barcelona0000000FC Spartak Moskva0000000Celtic FC

BarcelonaFC Spartak MoskvaFC Barcelona19/09/12GlasgowSL BenficaCeltic FC19/09/12

Group HPtsGAGFLDWPldClub0000000CFR 1907 Cluj0000000Manchester United FC0000000Galatasaray AŞ0000000SC Braga

ManchesterGalatasaray AŞManchester United FC19/09/12BragaCFR 1907 ClujSC Braga19/09/12

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Competition factsUEFA Champions League: Did you know?

• Holders Chelsea FC are hoping to avoid becoming the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stagesince the UEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/2000and 2002/03 that featured a second group stage). In 1992/93, FC Barcelona were the reigning European ChampionClubs' Cup holders and lost 4-3 on aggregate in the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva.

• No team has successfully defended the UEFA Champions League trophy with AC Milan (1989, 1990) the last clubto win consecutive European Cups. Milan (1994, 1995), AFC Ajax (1995, 1996), Juventus (1996, 1997) and ManchesterUnited FC (2008, 2009) have all returned to the UEFA Champions League final as holders only to lose.

• S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta is the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League having featuredagainst Real Madrid CF on matchday six in 2007/08 aged 43 years and 252 days. Alessandro Costacurta is the oldestoutfield player; the Milan defender was 40 years and 211 days when he played against AEK Athens FC in 2006/07.

• Ryan Giggs is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 37 years and 289 days, in Manchester United's1-1 draw at SL Benfica on 14 September 2011.

• Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared; he was 16 years and 87 days when he started forRSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureşti on 23 November 1994. He was sent off in the 37th minute.

• Peter Ofori-Quaye is the youngest player to have scored in the UEFA Champions League, aged 17 years and 195days. He found the net in Olympiacos FC's 5-1 defeat at Rosenborg BK on 1 October 1997.

• Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a match in Barcelona's 7-1 win against Bayer 04 Leverkusenon 7 March 2012. Eight players, including Messi, have scored four times in a game, most recently FC Bayern München'sMario Gomez on matchday eight last season.

• Barcelona have finished as group winners on 13 occasions, one more than Manchester United and Real Madrid.

• Five teams have recorded six successive victories in a UEFA Champions League group stage: Milan (1992/93),Paris Saint-Germain FC (1994/95), FC Spartak Moskva (1995/96), Barcelona (2002/03, first group stage) and RealMadrid (2011/12).

• Fifteen teams have gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without picking up a single point, includingVillarreal CF, FC Oţelul Galaţi and GNK Dinamo Zagreb in 2011/12.

• Barcelona scored 20 goals in the 2011/12 group stage, equalling Manchester United's competition record from1998/99. Barcelona scored 19 times in the 1999/2000 first group stage, a tally matched by Real Madrid last season.

• Dinamo Zagreb conceded 22 goals in the 2011/12 group stage, a new record. The previous highest goals againsttotal was 19, shared by MŠK Žilina (2010/11), Debreceni VSC (2009/10), FC Dynamo Kyiv (2007/08) and FerencvárosiTC in 1995/96.

• No team has ever gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without conceding a goal. Milan (1992/93),Ajax (1995/96), Juventus (1996/97 and 2004/05), Chelsea (2005/06), Liverpool FC (2005/06), Villarreal (2005/06)and Manchester United (2010/11) all let in just one.

• Before their 3-1 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on matchday six of the 2006/07 campaign, Spartak Moskvawent 22 games without a victory in the competition.

• The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is seven points. The first to do it since three points for awin was introduced in 1995/96 were Legia Warszawa that same season before Dynamo Kyiv and Bayer 04 Leverkusenmanaged it in 1999/2000 and Liverpool in 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus bothprogressed with seven points in 2002/03, as did Rangers FC and SV Werder Bremen in 2005/06.

• Only two teams have ever won the UEFA Champions League on home soil: Borussia Dortmund (1997, final inMunich) and Juventus (1996, final in Rome), while Manchester United lost the 2011 final in London and 12 monthslater Bayern were beaten in the showpiece in their own stadium, the Fußball Arena München.

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Team factsFC BarcelonaFormed: 1899Nicknames: Azulgrana (Blue and Reds, Spanish), Blaugrana (Blue and Reds, Catalan)

UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• European Cup (4): (1961), (1986), 1992, (1994), 2006, 2009, 2011• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (4): (1969), 1979, 1982, 1989, (1991), 1997• UEFA Super Cup (4): (1979), (1982), (1989), 1992, 1997, (2006), 2009, 2011• European/South American Cup: (1992)

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)League title: 21 (2011)Spanish Cup: 26 (2012)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise)2011/12: semi-finals2010/11: winners2009/10: semi-finals2008/09: winners2007/08: semi-finals2006/07: round of 162005/06: winners2004/05: round of 162003/04: UEFA Cup fourth round2002/03: quarter-finals

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win8-0: twice, most recently v ŠKM Púchov15/10/03, UEFA Cup first round second leg

• Biggest away win0-7: Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC v Barcelona12/09/95, UEFA Cup first round first leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-4: twice, most recently v FC Dynamo Kyiv05/11/97, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest away defeat4-0: AC Milan v Barcelona18/05/94, European Champion Clubs' Cup final (played in Athens)4-1: Valencia CF v Barcelona02/05/00, UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg3-0 on ten occasions, most recently v AS Roma26/02/02, UEFA Champions League second group stage

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest home win7-1: Barcelona v Bayer 04 Leverkusen07/03/12, round of 16 second leg

• Biggest away win0-5: twice, most recently FC BATE Borisov v Barcelona28/09/11, group stage

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

• Heaviest away defeat4-0: AC Milan v Barcelona (see above for details)

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4-1: Valencia CF v Barcelona (see above for details)3-0 on three occasions, most recently v AS Roma (see above for details)



FC Spartak MoskvaFormed: 1922Nickname: Narodnaya Komanda (The People's Club)

UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• None

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)League title: 21 (2001)Domestic cup: 13 (2003)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise)2011/12: UEFA Europa League play-offs2010/11: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition2008/09: UEFA Cup group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round)2007/08: UEFA Cup round of 322006/07: UEFA Cup round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2005/06: did not take part in UEFA club competition2004/05: UEFA Intertoto Cup third round2003/04: UEFA Cup third round2002/03: first group stage

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win5-0: Spartak v BK Häcken20/09/07, UEFA Cup first round first leg

• Biggest away win0-5 on four occasions, most recently v PFC Litex Lovech12/08/98, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg

• Heaviest home defeat2-5: Spartak v FC Porto14/04/11, UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg1-4: Spartak v FC Dynamo Kyiv13/08/08, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round first leg0-3 on four occasions, most recently v Olympique de Marseille23/11/10, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest away defeat5-0: Liverpool FC v Spartak02/10/02, UEFA Champions League first group stage

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest home win4-1 twice, most recently v Arsenal FC22/11/00, second group stage3-0 twice, most recently v MŠK Žilina28/09/10, group stage

• Biggest away win0-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Spartak17/10/00, first group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-3 on three occasions, most recently v Olympique de Marseille (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat5-0: Liverpool FC v Spartak (see above for details)



LegendALL-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 Europa League, theUEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (1973-to date), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in theInter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA ClubWorld Cup is excluded.

:: 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.

National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football ChampionshipWC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations CupFRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationalsU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16ChampionshipU19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18ChampionshipWWC: FIFA Women's World Cup • WCHAMP: UEFA European Women'sChampionship

:: CompetitionsClub competitionsUCL: UEFA Champions LeagueECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions LeagueUEL: UEFA Europa LeagueUCUP: UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa LeagueUCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto CupICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

:: Other abbreviations:: Competition stagesNo.: Number(aet): Match decided after extra time3QR: Third qualifying roundF: Finalo.g.: Own goalaetps: Match decided after extra time

and penalty shoot-outR1: First roundGS: Group stageR2: Second roundGS1: First group stage

(P): Penaltyag: Match decided on away goalsR3: Third roundGS2: Second group stagePld: Matches playedagg: AggregateR4: Fourth roundKO1: First knockout roundPos.: PositionAP: AppearancesSF: Semi-finalsPR: Preliminary roundPts: PointsComp.: CompetitionR16: round of 16QF: Quarter-finalsR: Sent off (straight red card)D: DrawnR32: Round of 32QR: Qualifying roundRes.: ResultDoB: Date of birth1st: first legQR1: First qualifying roundsg: Match decided by silver goalGA: Goals against2nd: second legQR2: Second qualifying roundt: Match decided by toss of a coinGF: Goals forPO: Play-offFT: Final tournamentW: Wongg: Match decided by golden goal(Rep) : ReplayELITE: Elite roundY: BookedL: LostPO - FT: Play-off for Final

Tournament3rdPO: Third-place play-off

Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards)Nat.: NationalityProm/rel PO: Promotion/relegationplay-off

GS-FT: Group stage – finaltournament

N/A: Not applicable

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

:: Squad list*: Misses next match if bookedD: Disciplinary#: Suspended for at least one matchS: Suspended

UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs onlyUCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchdayUCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final onlyUEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying

:: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication,no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness.Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competitionregulations available on www.uefa.com.

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