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After three epic encounters what new thrills does the fourth episode of the FC Barcelona v Chelsea FC heavyweightduel hold in store? In another eagerly-awaited confrontation the Spanish side hold a 2-1 advantage but with thesetwo outstanding teams nothing can be predicted with any great certainty.

Two own-goals• At Stamford Bridge on Matchday 7, Chelsea made light of their numerical disadvantage to take the lead through anown goal.That was swiftly wiped out as John Terry glanced a Ronaldinho free-kick into his own net before a tumultuousclimax ensued with the visitors pressing hard for a winner. Lionel Messi hit the bar and Terry twice cleared off the linebefore Samuel Eto'o had the travelling supporters dancing with delight as a late far-post header divided the teams.

Another 2-1 lead• Twelve months ago Barcelona had also ended the first leg of the first knockout round tie with a 2-1 lead but thedifference was that they then had to go away to defend that advantage. This time the second game is at Camp Nouand Frank Rijkaard's team will be confident of gaining revenge for their 5-4 aggregate defeat last time.

Eto'o's a winner• It was Eto’o who had also been responsible for their lead at the halfway stage 12 months before. Two weeks agothere were echoes of what had taken place then in the fact that Chelsea lost a man before half-time to a red card –Didier Drogba in Barcelona, Asier Del Horno in London – and also in the occurrence of own goals. Last year JulianoBelletti was the fall-guy in the first game as Chelsea took a surprise lead. Then substitute Maxi López inspired afightback, scoring the equaliser and laying on Eto'o's winner.

One win apiece• Aside from this season and last, the teams were drawn together in the 1999/00 UEFA Champions Leaguequarter-finals, with Barcelona coming out on top. On that occasion a 5-1 victory at Camp Nou with two extra-timegoals scored by Rivaldo and Patrick Kluivert earned them a 6-4 aggregate victory. The defeat remains Chelsea'sbiggest in 97 matches in UEFA club competition.

Formidable at home• The result also strengthened Barcelona’s home record against English visitors. In 20 matches they have only onceconceded ground, in the 1975/76 UEFA Cup semi-final when Liverpool FC won 1-0. Since losing 2-1 to Juventus inthe Camp Nou in the 2002/03 quarter-final second leg they have won six and drawn one of seven UEFA ChampionsLeague home games.

Impressive statistics• Three of those wins came in the group stage of this season’s competition. It was a comfortable passage for theSpanish champions as they finished with a nine-point advantage in Group C, their 16 goals establishing them as themost free-scoring team in the initial phase. At home they scored four against Udinese Calcio, five against PanathinaikosFC and three against Werder Bremen.

Last-eight regulars• If Chelsea go out it will be the first time in four seasons of UEFA Champions League combat that they have failedto reach the quarter-final stage. Last year they progressed to the semi-finals for the second successive year, losingto eventual winners Liverpool by a single goal on aggregate.

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FC Barcelona v Chelsea FCMATCH PRESS KITCamp Nou, BarcelonaTuesday, 7 March 2006 - 20:45 CETFirst knockout round - Matchday 8

• This season the English rivals faced each other again after they were paired together in Group G. Two goallessdraws ensued but it was Liverpool who won the group with Chelsea finishing as runners-up, a single point behind.That was largely down to a 1-0 defeat in Spain, their last visit to the country, against Real Betis Balompié on Matchday3.

Poor away• Recent away games in the competition give the London side cause for concern in the Camp Nou, in a match thatwill be their 50th in the European Champion Clubs' Cup.

• They have won only one of their last seven - five of which have ended in defeat – which came on this season'sMatchday 5, a 2-0 victory at RSC Anderlecht.

Only win in Spain• And their record in Spain is not of great comfort either. Before this season's visit to face Betis they had played fivegames and lost all but one. Their only success was against Betis in the quarter-finals of the 1997/98 UEFA CupWinners' Cup when they recorded a 2-1 victory.

Knockout format• Clubs play two matches against each other on a home and away basis, with the team scoring the greater aggregateof goals qualifying for the next round. In the event of both teams scoring the same number of goals, the team whichscores more goals away qualifies. If this proves inconclusive, extra time of two periods of 15 minutes is played afterthe second match. If during extra time both teams score the same number of goals, the away goals count double (ie.the visiting team advances). If no goals are scored during extra time, the winner is decided by penalty kicks.

Match facts

• Carles Puyol is the only Barcelona player to have played every minute of their UEFA Champions League campaignto date.

• Giovanni van Bronckhorst is the only other Barça player to have featured in all seven matches, having been deniedhis perfect record by his substitution in the 69th minute on Matchday 7.

• Deco needs just two more games for his half-century in the UEFA Champions League, and one more for his 75thappearance in UEFA club competition.

• Xavi Hernández requires one more appearance to make it 75 in UEFA club competition.

• Henrik Larsson needs four more goals to hit the 50-mark in UEFA club competition.

• Samuel Eto'o will turn 25 on Friday, exactly a week after Albert Jorquera celebrated his 27th birthday. Ronaldinhowill mark his 26th birthday on 21 March.

• Ronaldinho, along with David Trezeguet, has scored five goals in this season's UEFA Champions League. AndriyShevchenko is the competition's leading scorer with seven. Eto'o is joint third with four goals.

• Shevchenko has had the most shots on goal (18) of any player in this season's competition. Eto'o has 13 whileRonaldinho and Frank Lampard have 12.

• Ronaldinho has provided three assists, only Johan Micoud and Steven Pienaar (four) have a better record.


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• Deco is the third most fouled player in this season's competition, having suffered 25 fouls, four fewer than JoséAntonio Reyes and one behind Ricardo Quaresma.

• The 3-2 victory against RC Deportivo La Coruña on Saturday night included Ronaldinho's 14th league goal of theseason, and his third this campaign from a free-kick.

• The Brazilian's last goal from a free-kick was against Udinese Calcio in the UEFA Champions League on 27September.

• Eto'o's goal against Deportivo was his first in four league games since arriving back from the African Cup of Nationsearly last month.

• Rafael Márquez played his 100th official match for Barcelona in the 2-0 win at Real Zaragoza on 25 February. Hemade his Barça debut on 3 September 2003.

• Barcelona currently top the Spanish fair play rankings with just 54 points, followed by Deportivo Alavés (62) andValencia CF (65).

• Last Wednesday featured a host of international friendlies, although Ronaldinho did not travel with Brazil to playin Russia as he was resting a sprain to his left ankle.

• Edmílson, another Brazilian international, did appear in the 1-0 victory in Moscow.

• Netherlands duo Mark van Bommel and Giovanni van Bronckhorst both played the full 90 minutes of the 1-0victory against Ecuador.

• Carles Puyol, the only Barcelona player in the Spain squad, appeared for 45 minutes of the 3-2 defeat of IvoryCoast in Valladolid.

• Lionel Messi played the whole game and scored Argentina's second goal in their 3-2 defeat by Croatia.

• Henrik Larsson played 78 minutes of Sweden's 3-0 defeat in Dublin by the Republic of Ireland.

• Deco played the first half of Portugal's game against Saudi Arabia, with the European side winning 3-0 in a matchplayed in Dusseldorf, Germany.

• Andrés Iniesta played all 90 minutes of Spain's Under-21 side's 1-0 defeat by Poland on 28 February.

• Ricardo Carvalho, John Terry and Frank Lampard are the only Chelsea players to have played every minute oftheir UEFA Champions League campaign this season.

• William Gallas and Michael Essien were the other players to have featured in all six group games, although thelatter is suspended, along with Asier Del Horno, for the trip to Barcelona.

• Chelsea manager José Mourinho is one match away from his 50th game in charge in UEFA club competition.

• Lampard has one match to go before his 50th game in UEFA club competition, while Ricardo Carvalho is twomatches away from his half-century of appearances.

• Maniche needs five more games to get to the same mark.

• Claude Makelele needs two matches to reach 75 games in the UEFA Champions League.



• Damien Duff celebrated his 27th birthday last Thursday, while Lassana Diarra turns 21 this Friday, the day beforeDidier Drogba turns 28.

• Chelsea are mourning the death last Wednesday of Stamford Bridge great Peter Osgood, who scored the winninggoal in their 1970/71 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup success against Real Madrid CF. Osgood, 59, died of a heart attackwhile attending a family funeral.

• Mourinho said: "I have only been at Chelsea a short time but of course I know Peter Osgood was a legend atStamford Bridge; he was one of the greats of Chelsea and will be missed."

• Saturday's 2-1 victory at West Brom was their 100th away win in the Premiership.

• Terry's appearance at West Brom kept up his run of playing every minute of every Premiership game this season.

• The match at West Brom was Mourinho's 100th game in charge of Chelsea in all competitions. He has won 72games, drawn 17 and lost eleven.

• It was the 50th start of Drogba's Chelsea career.

• Lampard has scored 14 domestic league goals this season and needs one more goal to be the outright top scorerof goals from midfield in a single Premiership season.

• Chelsea, along with Manchester City FC, have fielded fewer players (23) in Premiership matches this season thanany other club.

• Four Chelsea players scored on international duty last Wednesday: Joe Cole (England), Damien Duff (Republicof Ireland), Robert Huth (Germany) and Maniche (Portugal).

• Cole was man of the match for England as they came from behind to beat Uruguay 2-1 at Anfield. He set up thefirst for Peter Crouch before scoring the winner deep into added time, from a cross by Chelsea team-mateShaun Wright-Phillips, a second-half substitute.

• Lampard missed the game with a tight hamstring, which also kept him out for Chelsea against West Brom. Terryplayed the first half while Wayne Bridge, on loan at Fulham FC, was carried off after half an hour with ankle ligamentdamage.

• Duff scored the opener for Ireland in their 3-0 home win against Sweden in Dublin.

• Huth's goal was a late consolation as Germany fell to a 4-1 defeat by Italy in Florence while Maniche struck justbefore half-time of Portugal's 3-0 win against Saudi Arabia, in a match played in Germany, with Paulo Ferreira comingon for the last 15 minutes.

• Arjen Robben played a full 90 minutes and provided the only goal of the game for Dirk Kuijt as the Netherlandswere 1-0 winners against Ecuador.

• Although Ivory Coast and Argentina each scored twice in 3-2 defeats by Spain and Croatia respectively, neitherDidier Drogba and Hernán Crespo, captaining his country for the first time, were on target.

• Petr Čech conceded twice as the Czech Republic drew 2-2 in Turkey, Claude Makelele failed to get off the benchas France lost 2-1 at home to Slovakia while Michael Essien played the whole 90 minutes of Ghana's 1-0 defeat byMexico in the United States.



• In a friendly played on Tuesday, Eidur Gudjohnsen played 72 minutes of Iceland's 2-0 defeat by Trinidad andTobago in London.

• Glen Johnson returned to the England Under-21 side for their 3-1 defeat of Norway, playing 64 minutes.Lassana Diarra was on the bench for France U21s in their 2-1 success against Slovakia.

Team facts

• FC Barcelona are competing in their eighth UEFA Champions League campaign in the past nine seasons. In the2003/04 season the Catalan club were involved in the UEFA Cup until elimination in the fourth round.

• Since their 4-0 defeat by AC Milan in the 1993/94 European Champion Clubs' Cup final, Barça have advanced tothe semi-finals of the competition twice, namely during the 1999/00 and 2001/02 seasons, where they lost on bothoccasions to Spanish opponents. The former came against Valencia CF who defeated Barça 5-3 on aggregate, whilethe latter was against Real Madrid CF who won 2-0 in Barcelona before drawing 1-1 at home to advance to the final.

• In total, Barça have appeared in four European Champion Clubs' Cup finals, winning the 1991/92 competition againstUC Sampdoria thanks to a 112th-minute Ronald Koeman free-kick. Previously, Barça lost on penalties to CSA SteauaBucuresti in the 1985/86 season and 3-2 to SL Benfica in the 1960/61 season.

• In the 2004/05 domestic season, Barça won the Spanish Primera División by four points from Real Madrid CF.Villarreal CF and Real Betis Balompié followed in third and fourth place, 19 and 22 points behind the championsrespectively. It meant automatic qualification for the UEFA Champions League group stage.

• To date, Barça have played 95 matches in the UEFA Champions League. In that time, they have won 52, drawn 22and lost 21 with 186 goals scored and 113 conceded.

• Samuel Eto'o's winner against Chelsea FC on Matchday 7 was Barcelona's 300th goal in the European ChampionClubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League. To date, they have played 155 matches with 87 wins, 34 draws and 34 losseswith 300 goals scored and 169 conceded.

• Of the 32 teams competing in this season's UEFA Champions League, they are second only to Real Madrid CF interms of total matches played in UEFA club competition with 329 games in which they have won 178, drawn 75 andlost 76 with 637 goals scored and 343 goals conceded.

• Chelsea are competing in their third successive UEFA Champions League campaign having reached the semi-finalstage in each of the past two seasons.

• In the 2003/04 campaign, AS Monaco FC denied the London club a place in the final as Chelsea first lost 3-1 in thePrincipality against a team that played the vast majority of the second half with ten men following Akis Zikos’ dismissalafter 53 minutes. By then, the match was delicately poised as Dado Pršo had given Monaco the lead after 17 minutesonly for Hernán Crespo to equalise five minutes later. Although Chelsea were then expected to make their numericadvantage count, it was Monaco who scored two goals in the last 12 minutes through Fernando Morientes (78) andShabani Nonda (83). It took Chelsea 44 minutes of the return leg to rectify the situation thanks to goals from JesperGronkjær (22) and Frank Lampard (44), but once more the English side failed to capitalise as Monaco grabbed a goalin first half added time through Hugo Ibarra before Morientes equalised on the hour mark.

• Then, last season, Chelsea again came up short, on this occasion against the eventual winners, Liverpool FC. Thetwo sides shared a tense scoreless draw at Stamford Bridge in the opening leg before Liverpool made home advantagepay with a fourth-minute goal from Luis García that proved enough to book their place in the final.



• Overall, this is Chelsea's fourth time in the competition, and to date, every appearance has resulted in qualificationfor the knockout stages.

• Chelsea have won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup on two occasions. Their first victory came at the end of the 1970/71season where they defeated Real Madrid CF 2-1 in a final replay in Athens after the sides had shared a 1-1 draw twodays before. Peter Osgood had put Chelsea ahead after 56 minutes in the first match only for Madrid to level in thelast minute through Ignacio Zoco. But Chelsea got the upper hand in the replay as goals from John Dempsey (31)and Osgood (39) provided them with an interval lead that Madrid were unable to overcome, although they halved thedeficit with 15 minutes to go through Sebastián Fleitas.

• Chelsea won the competition 17 years later when overcoming VfB Stuttgart 1-0 thanks to Gianfranco Zola's 70th-minutegoal at Stockholm’s Råsunda stadium.

• In their 2004/05 domestic season, Chelsea won their first league title for 50 years by 12 points from Arsenal FC withManchester United FC a further six points behind in third place. It meant automatic entry into the UEFA ChampionsLeague group stage.

• To date, Chelsea have played 45 matches in the UEFA Champions League, winning 22 with eleven draws and 12defeats. In that time, 67 goals have been scored with 40 conceded.

• Their overall European Champion Clubs' Cup record (including all qualifying round matches) reads, played 49, won25, drawn twelve and lost 12 with 75 goals scored and 40 conceded.

• Overall in UEFA club competition, Chelsea have played 97 matches with 53 wins, 23 draws, 21 defeats, scoring168 goals while conceding 78.

Competition facts

• UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

Knockout streak: In qualifying for the knockout phase, Real Madrid CF have tied Manchester United FC's record ofnine consecutive seasons in advancing past the group stage. While United's streak came to an end this season,Madrid have featured in the knockout phase every time since the 1996/97 campaign. Regarding other teams in thisseason's knockout phase, both AC Milan and Juventus have qualified for the last four knockout stages, one aheadof Arsenal FC, FC Bayern München, Chelsea FC and Olympique Lyonnais.

No qualifiers: Arsenal are the only club in this season's knockout phase never to have played a UEFA ChampionsLeague qualifying-round match.To date, all of Arsenal's matches have been restricted to the group stage and beyond.

Debutants: Villarreal CF are the only debutants to advance to this season's knockout phase as FC Artmedia, FCThun, Real Betis Balompié and Udinese Calcio all failed to advance beyond the group stage.To date, three debutantshave won the competition Olympique de Marseille (1992/93, first UEFA Champions League final), AFC Ajax (1994/95)and Juventus (1995/96).

Key dates: The draws for the quarter-finals (to be played on 28/29 March and 4/5 April), semi-finals (18/19 & 25/26April) and final are scheduled for Paris on 10 March 2006. This season’s showpiece will be played at the city's Stadede France on Wednesday 17 May 2006.

• UEFA Champions League: All-time records



Biggest 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 Nistelrooij (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 Nistelrooij (Manchester United FC, 2001/02)10: Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan, 2002/03)Ruud van Nistelrooij has finished UEFA Champions League top goalscorer in three of the past four seasons, withFernando Morientes (then with AS Monaco FC) pipping him to that feat with nine in 2003/04.

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 Nistelrooij (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 Eindoven 0-4 Arsenal FC, 25.09.2002)20.12 secs: Alessandro Del Piero (Manchester United FC 3-2 Juventus, 01.10.1997)21.20 secs: Clarence Seedorf (FC Schalke 04 2-2 AC Milan, 28.09.2005)25.40 secs: Marek Kincl (Club Brugge KV 3-2 SK Rapid Wien, 02.11.2005)28.21 secs: Mariano Bombardo (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 was short-lived - Søren Larsen equalisedfor 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)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: This list contains players still involved in this season's competition156 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)127 Luís Figo (FC Internazionale Milano)123 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München)121 Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid CF)115 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)113 Phillip Cocu (PSV Eindhoven)108 Pavel Nedvěd (Juventus)108 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)108 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF)107 Stefan Klos (Rangers FC)106 David Beckham (Real Madrid CF)105 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)105 Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan)103 Claude Makelele (Chelsea FC)101 Lilian Thuram (Juventus)100 Alessio Tacchinardi (Villarreal CF)98 Bixente Lizarazu (FC Bayern München)97 Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC)



Appearances: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only and contains players still involved in this season's competition100 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)98 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF)96 David Beckham (Real Madrid CF)93 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München)93 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)88 Luís Figo (FC Internazionale Milano)79 Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid CF)78 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)77 Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan)76 Míchel Salgado (Real Madrid CF)76 Iván Helguera (Real Madrid CF)75 Hasan Salihamidžić (FC Bayern München)75 Alessio Tacchinardi (Villarreal CF)74 Fernando Morientes (Liverpool FC)74 Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan)73 Guti (Real Madrid CF)73 Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC)73 Claude Makelele (Chelsea FC)71 Phillip Cocu (PSV Eindhoven)70 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF)70 Michael Reiziger (PSV Eindhoven)68 Gianluca Pessotto (Juventus)68 Robert Pirès (Arsenal FC)67 Sylvain Wiltord (Olympique Lyonnais)

Appearances: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only and contains other players who played in this season's competitionbut who are no longer involved92 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)87 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)84 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)71 Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United FC)67 Rivaldo (Olympiacos CFP)66 Roar Strand (Rosenborg BK)



Appearances:UEFA club competitionNote: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competitions, either UEFA Champions League or UEFACup156 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)127 Luís Figo (Sporting Clube de Portugal, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)123 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München)121 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF)117 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano)115 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)113 Phillip Cocu (BV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona)112 Stefan Reuter (1. FC Nürnberg, FC Bayern München, Juventus, BV Borussia Dortmund)109 Amedeo Carboni (UC Sampdoria, AS Roma, Valencia CF)108 Vítor Baía (FC Porto, FC Barcelona)108 Pavel Nedvěd (AC Sparta Praha, S.S. Lazio, Juventus)108 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)108 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF)107 Stefan Klos (BV Borussia Dortmund, Rangers FC)107 Roar Strand (Rosenborg BK)106 Filip De Wilde (KSK Beveren, RSC Anderlecht, Sporting Clube de Portugal)106 Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid CF)106 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)105 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)105 Michel Preud'homme (R. Standard de Liège, KV Mechelen, SL Benfica)105 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan)104 Gert Verheyen (RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV)103 Ciro Ferrara (SSC Napoli, Juventus)103 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, RC Celta de Vigo, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC)102 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)102 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)101 Bülent Korkmaz (Galatasaray SK)101 Manuel Sanchís (Real Madrid CF)100 Edgar Davids (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano)100 Lothar Matthäus (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano)101 Lilian Thuram (AS Monaco FC, Parma FC, Juventus)100 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF)98 Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club Bilbao, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Bayern München)98 Angelo Peruzzi (AS Roma, Juventus, S.S. Lazio)97 Francisco Gento (Real Madrid CF)97 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)97 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC)96 Marc Overmars (AFC Ajax, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona)95 Ray Clemence (Liverpool FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC)95 Gheorghe Hagi (CF Sportul Studentesc, FC Steaua Bucuresti, Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)95 Erik Hoftun (Rosenborg BK)



Goals: UEFA club competitionNote: This list contains players still involved in this season's competition54 Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan)53 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)48 Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC)48 Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan)46 Henrik Larsson (FC Barcelona)45 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)35 Hernán Crespo (Chelsea FC)35 Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF)34 David Trezeguet (Juventus)33 Fernando Morientes (Liverpool FC)30 Roy Makaay (FC Bayern München)30 Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal FC)29 Pavel Nedvěd (Juventus)28 Luís Figo (FC Internazionale Milano)

Goals: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only and contains players still involved in this season's competition51 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)41 Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan)40 Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC)37 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)30 Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan)27 Fernando Morientes (Liverpool FC)27 Roy Makaay (FC Bayern München)27 David Trezeguet (Juventus)24 Luís Figo (FC Internazionale Milano)23 Hernán Crespo (Chelsea FC)

Goals: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only and contains other players who played in this season's competitionbut who are no longer involved43 Ruud van Nistelrooij (Manchester United FC)27 Rivaldo (Olympiacos CFP)21 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)

Goals: UEFA club competitionNote: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competitions, either UEFA Champions League or UEFACup62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München)56 Eusébio (SL Benfica)54 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan)53 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)48 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)48 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan)47 Carlos Santillana (Real Madrid CF)47 Ruud van Nistelrooij (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC)46 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona)45 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)45 Jupp Heynckes (Hannover 96, VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach)

Last updated: 5 March 2006



Head coach profiles

Frank RijkaardIf Frank Rijkaard's second season at FC Barcelona was anything to go by – a Spanish title and some memorableperformances in the UEFA Champions League – there is no reason why he cannot steer one of Europe's grandestclubs to even greater glory.

Perhaps it is no coincidence that his mentor as a youngster was Johan Cruyff. The Dutch legend groomed Rijkaardat AFC Ajax in 1979 where the defender progressed so quickly that he was pulling on the Netherlands shirt aged just19. In 1987, Rijkaard left the Amsterdam club and had brief spells in Portugal and Spain before committing the keyyears of his career to AC Milan with whom he twice won the European Champion Clubs' Cup. Highly versatile, Rijkaardplayed in midfield for Milan but in central defence for his country as they lifted the 1988 UEFA European Championship.

He returned to Ajax in 1993 and helped them, ironically, defeat Milan in the 1995 UEFA Champions League final inVienna. When he eventually hung up his boots, heads turned as Rijkaard was appointed coach of his country beforeUEFA EURO 2000™. A semi-final place followed but Rijkaard left his post to pursue a career in club management.His first stint ended poorly, as he resigned from Sparta Rotterdam in May 2002 when they were relegated from theDutch Eredivisie for the first time, although Barça were not put off and have since seen their faith repaid handsomely.

José MourinhoTactically astute and a superb motivator, José Mourinho has rapidly emerged to carve a reputation as the best andmost scientific young coach in Europe. In 2005 he was declared a high officer of the Order of Infante Dom Henriqueby Portuguese president Jorge Sampaio. The Order is the highest honour that can be bestowed upon a Portuguesecitizen, recognising his achievements as manager of FC Porto and Chelsea FC.

Born in 1963, Mourinho started his working life as a teacher before being lured into football by Sir Bobby Robson aspart of his staff at Sporting Clube de Portugal, Porto and FC Barcelona. After a brief nine-game spell at SL Benficaand a highly successful tenure at UD Leiria he became Porto coach in January 2002 and immediately transformedthe club's fortunes. In his first full season at the Estádio das Antas, 2002/03, he won the UEFA Cup and a domesticdouble. The next year Porto retained their league title and sensationally scooped the UEFA Champions League bydefeating AS Monaco FC 3-0 in Gelsenkirchen.

Identified by Chelsea as the man to replace Claudio Ranieri, Mourinho moved to Stamford Bridge on 2 June 2004and went on to mastermind the club's first domestic title in 50 years with a record points total and just one Premiershiploss, adding the League Cup with a final victory against Liverpool FC.The Portuguese agreed a new five-year contractin May 2005.



All-time statistics

Head-to-head recordVenueResMatchStageComp.DateLondon3-1Chelsea FC - FC BarcelonaQFUCL05.04.2000Barcelona5-1FC Barcelona - Chelsea FCQFUCL18.04.2000Barcelona2-1FC Barcelona - Chelsea FC1/8UCL23.02.2005London4-2Chelsea FC - FC Barcelona1/8UCL08.03.2005London1-2Chelsea FC - FC Barcelona1/8UCL22.02.2006

Overall recordGAGFLDWPld10122035FC Barcelona12103025Chelsea FC

Home team's record versus clubs from the away team's countryVenueResMatchStageComp.DateBarcelona4-0FC Barcelona - Wolverhampton Wanderers

FCQFUCL10.02.1960

Wolverhampton2-5Wolverhampton Wanderers FC - FC BarcelonaQFUCL02.03.1960Leeds2-1Leeds United AFC - FC BarcelonaSFUCL09.04.1975Barcelona1-1FC Barcelona - Leeds United AFCSFUCL23.04.1975Barcelona0-1FC Barcelona - Liverpool FCSFUCUP30.03.1976Liverpool1-1Liverpool FC - FC BarcelonaSFUCUP14.04.1976Ipswich3-0Ipswich Town FC - FC BarcelonaR3UCUP23.11.1977Barcelona3-0*(3-1)FC Barcelona - Ipswich Town FCR3UCUP07.12.1977Birmingham2-2Aston Villa FC - FC BarcelonaQFUCUP01.03.1978Barcelona2-1FC Barcelona - Aston Villa FCQFUCUP15.03.1978Ipswich2-1Ipswich Town FC - FC BarcelonaQFUCWC07.03.1979Barcelona1-0FC Barcelona - Ipswich Town FCQFUCWC21.03.1979Nottingham1-0Nottingham Forest FC - FC BarcelonaFSCUP30.01.1980Barcelona1-1FC Barcelona - Nottingham Forest FCFSCUP05.02.1980London1-1Tottenham Hotspur FC - FC BarcelonaSFUCWC07.04.1982Barcelona1-0FC Barcelona - Tottenham Hotspur FCSFUCWC21.04.1982Barcelona1-0FC Barcelona - Aston Villa FCR1SCUP19.01.1983Birmingham3-0Aston Villa FC - FC BarcelonaR1SCUP26.01.1983Barcelona2-0FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCQFUCWC07.03.1984Manchester3-0Manchester United FC - FC BarcelonaQFUCWC21.03.1984Rotterdam2-1Manchester United FC - FC BarcelonaFUCWC15.05.1991Manchester2-2Manchester United FC - FC BarcelonaGSUCL19.10.1994Barcelona4-0FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCGSUCL02.11.1994Newcastle3-2Newcastle United FC - FC BarcelonaGSUCL17.09.1997Barcelona1-0FC Barcelona - Newcastle United FCGSUCL26.11.1997Manchester3-3Manchester United FC - FC BarcelonaGSUCL16.09.1998Barcelona3-3FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCGSUCL25.11.1998Barcelona1-1FC Barcelona - Arsenal FCGS1UCL29.09.1999London2-4Arsenal FC - FC BarcelonaGS1UCL19.10.1999London3-1Chelsea FC - FC BarcelonaQFUCL05.04.2000Barcelona5-1FC Barcelona - Chelsea FCQFUCL18.04.2000Barcelona4-0FC Barcelona - Leeds United AFCGS1UCL13.09.2000Leeds1-1Leeds United AFC - FC BarcelonaGS1UCL24.10.2000Barcelona0-0FC Barcelona - Liverpool FCSFUCUP05.04.2001Liverpool1-0Liverpool FC - FC BarcelonaSFUCUP19.04.2001



VenueResMatchStageComp.DateLiverpool1-3Liverpool FC - FC BarcelonaGS2UCL20.11.2001Barcelona0-0FC Barcelona - Liverpool FCGS2UCL13.03.2002Barcelona3-1FC Barcelona - Newcastle United FCGS2UCL11.12.2002Newcastle0-2Newcastle United FC - FC BarcelonaGS2UCL19.03.2003Barcelona2-1FC Barcelona - Chelsea FC1/8UCL23.02.2005London4-2Chelsea FC - FC Barcelona1/8UCL08.03.2005London1-2Chelsea FC - FC Barcelona1/8UCL22.02.2006

Overall recordGAGFLDWPld547312121842FC Barcelona

Away team's record versus clubs from the home team's countryVenueResMatchStageComp.DateAthens1-1Chelsea FC - Real Madrid CFFUCWC19.05.1971Athens1-2Real Madrid CF - Chelsea FCFUCWC21.05.1971Zaragoza3-0Real Zaragoza - Chelsea FCSFUCWC06.04.1995London3-1Chelsea FC - Real ZaragozaSFUCWC20.04.1995Sevilla1-2Real Betis Balompié - Chelsea FCQFUCWC05.03.1998London3-1Chelsea FC - Real Betis BalompiéQFUCWC19.03.1998Monaco0-1Real Madrid CF - Chelsea FCFSCUP28.08.1998London1-1Chelsea FC - RCD MallorcaSFUCWC08.04.1999Palma de Mallorca1-0RCD Mallorca - Chelsea FCSFUCWC22.04.1999London3-1Chelsea FC - FC BarcelonaQFUCL05.04.2000Barcelona5-1FC Barcelona - Chelsea FCQFUCL18.04.2000Barcelona2-1FC Barcelona - Chelsea FC1/8UCL23.02.2005London4-2Chelsea FC - FC Barcelona1/8UCL08.03.2005London4-0Chelsea FC - Real Betis BalompiéGSUCL19.10.2005Sevilla1-0Real Betis Balompié - Chelsea FCGSUCL01.11.2005London1-2Chelsea FC - FC Barcelona1/8UCL22.02.2006

Overall recordGAGFLDWPld232762816Chelsea FC



UEFA club competition record

FC BarcelonaGAGFLDWPld169300343388155European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions

League8717817185085UEFA Cup Winners' Cup7514921174078UEFA Cup10934310UEFA Super Cup000000UEFA Intertoto Cup211001European/South American Cup

3436377672181329Total

Chelsea FCGAGFLDWPld407512122549European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions

League28816102339UEFA Cup Winners' Cup10113148UEFA Cup010011UEFA Super Cup000000UEFA Intertoto Cup000000European/South American Cup

7816821235397Total

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) record

FC BarcelonaGAGFLDWPld11318621225295UEFA Champions League

Chelsea FCGAGFLDWPld406712112245UEFA Champions League



Squad list

FC BarcelonaAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo.

Goalkeepers-25-18-26-6--14.01.82ESPVictor Valdés1-1-1---1--03.03.79ESPAlbert Jorquera25----------22.06.84ESPRubén Martinez28

Defenders-34-13-16-5--20.06.76BRAJuliano Belletti2-23-14-21-4--13.02.79MEXRafael Márquez4-64-52126-7--13.04.78ESPCarles Puyol5780442-13-7--05.02.75NEDGiovanni van Bronckhorst12141136-22-4--10.07.76BRAEdmílson15234219117-1--12.04.74BRASylvinho16-19-15-24-6--02.02.80ESPOleguer Presas23-1-1------17.08.84ESPRodri26----------28.07.83ESPCarlos Peña29

Midfielders32922318-4--28.08.82BRAThiago Motta3374257-12-4--25.01.80ESPXavi Hernández61630913152256--21.03.80BRARonaldinho1085833521614--22.04.77NEDMark van Bommel17645633-613--10.02.79ESPGabri García181674114832026--27.08.77PORDeco20120117-2316--11.05.84ESPAndrés Iniesta24----------24.11.83ESPPitu27161661715--24.06.87ARGLionel Messi30-1-1------05.05.83ESPJoan Verdú31

Forwards468662171815--20.09.71SWEHenrik Larsson71655525519-3--10.07.76FRALudovic Giuly81531920192345--10.03.81CMRSamuel Eto'o91212-2----03.04.84ARGMaxi López116201101714--14.12.76ESPSantiago Ezquerro14

Coach-22-14---6--30.09.62NEDFrank Rijkaard



Squad list

Chelsea FCAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo.

Goalkeepers-33-29-26-6--20.05.82CZEPetr Čech1-20-13-2-1--06.09.73ITACarlo Cudicini23----------07.02.84ENGLenny Pidgeley40----------31.01.86BELYves Ma-Kalambay41

Defenders115-13-3----23.08.84ENGGlen Johnson2312-4119-4--19.01.81ESPAsier Del Horno3348338-1727--18.05.78PORRicardo Carvalho6250236226-6--17.08.77FRAWilliam Gallas13217216------05.08.80ENGWayne Bridge18-38-25-14-5--18.01.79PORPaulo Ferreira20637429228-7--07.12.80ENGJohn Terry26110-7-9-2--18.08.84GERRobert Huth29

Midfielders4103173-23-5--18.02.73FRAClaude Makelele4524524-23-6--03.12.82GHAMichael Essien5645320-3----11.11.77PORManiche71549931142617--20.06.78ENGFrank Lampard822822162415--08.11.81ENGJoe Cole10430325321-5--02.03.79IRLDamien Duff11139135211-2--20.12.78CMRGeremi14422420622-5--23.01.84NEDArjen Robben16-2-2-1-2--10.03.85FRALassana Diarra19112-6-21-6--25.10.81ENGShaun Wright-Phillips24----------04.06.87ENGAnthony Grant42----------08.01.88ENGMichael Mancienne44----------07.01.87ENGJames Smith46

Forwards3570235392124--05.07.75ARGHernán Crespo9-2-2-7-2--12.10.83ENGCarlton Cole12

1731112182116--11.03.78CIVDidier Drogba15835424223-5--15.09.78ISLEidur Gudjohnsen22

Coach-49-35---7--26.01.63PORJosé Mourinho



Bookings list

FC BarcelonaFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNo.*YYRafael Márquez4*YYCarles Puyol5

YXavi Hernández6*YYMark van Bommel17

YDeco20*YYOleguer Presas23

Chelsea FCFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNo.SRYAsier Del Horno3

YClaude Makelele4SSMichael Essien5

YRicardo Carvalho6*YYFrank Lampard8

YJoe Cole10YDamien Duff11

YWilliam Gallas13YDidier Drogba15

*YYArjen Robben16SYYYShaun Wright-Phillips24

*YYJohn Terry26



Player statistics

FC BarcelonaFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNo.Goalkeepers

------90-9090909090Victor Valdés1-------90-----Albert Jorquera25-------------Rubén Martinez28

Defenders-------9016(+)-909046(-)Juliano Belletti2------90-74(-)-90-90Rafael Márquez4------90909090909090Carles Puyol5------69(-)909090909090Giovanni van Bronckhorst12------9090-90--44(+)Edmílson15------21(+)------Sylvinho16------90909090-9090Oleguer Presas23-------------Rodri26-------------Carlos Peña29-------------Damiá Abella32

Midfielders------66(-)-9039(+)34(+)--Thiago Motta3---------71(-)76(-)9079(-)Xavi Hernández6------90-9090909090Ronaldinho10---------61(-)56(-)62(-)11(+)Mark van Bommel17-------75(-)77(-)29(+)---Gabri García18------85(-)9090-909090Deco20------5(+)15(+)13(+)51(-)14(+)28(+)-Andrés Iniesta24-------------Pitu27------90--9023(+)70(-)24(+)Lionel Messi30-------------Joan Verdú31

Forwards------24(+)9090-67(-)9(+)-Henrik Larsson7-------9065(-)---66(-)Ludovic Giuly8------90--909081(-)90Samuel Eto'o9-------------Maxi López11-------9025(+)19(+)-20(+)-Santiago Ezquerro14



Player statistics

Chelsea FCFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNo.Goalkeepers

------90909090-9090Petr Čech1----------90--Carlo Cudicini23-------------Lenny Pidgeley40-------------Yves Ma-Kalambay41

Defenders-------------Glen Johnson2------3744(+)90-90--Asier Del Horno3------90909090909090Ricardo Carvalho6-------909090909090William Gallas13-------------Wayne Bridge18------9046(-)-90-9090Paulo Ferreira20------90909090909090John Terry26-----------1(+)1(+)Robert Huth29-------------Steven Watt32

Midfielders------90--9076(-)9090Claude Makelele4-------909090909089(-)Michael Essien5-------------Maniche7------90909090909090Frank Lampard8------40(-)-63(-)46(-)90-13(+)Joe Cole10-------73(-)9025(+)-75(-)77(-)Damien Duff11------50(+)-12(+)----Geremi14------78(-)73(-)-65(-)-65(-)68(-)Arjen Robben16--------27(+)-14(+)--Lassana Diarra19------12(+)17(+)-44(+)67(-)25(+)22(+)Shaun Wright-Phillips24-------------Anthony Grant42-------------Michael Mancienne44-------------James Smith46

Forwards------46(-)-86(-)-44(+)15(+)-Hernán Crespo9-------17(+)4(+)----Carlton Cole12------44(+)90-44(+)46(-)89(-)90Didier Drogba15------909078(-)46(-)23(+)--Eidur Gudjohnsen22



Match officials

Markus Merk (GER)RefereeChristian Schräer (GER), Jan-Hendrik Salver (GER)Assistant refereesFelix Brych (GER)Fourth officialJanis Mežeckis (LAT)UEFA DelegatePierluigi Pairetto (ITA)UEFA Referee observerGraham Turner (ESP)UEFA Media Officer

Referee

UEFAUCLDoBNat.Name674315.03.1962GERMarkus Merk

Markus Merk has a wealth of experience behind him, not least UEFA Champions League and UEFA EuropeanChampionship finals.

Merk, a dentist, was born in Kaiserslautern on 15 March 1962. He has been a referee since his teens, made hisGerman Bundesliga bow in 1988 and came on to the FIFA international list in 1992. His first major internationaltournament appearance came at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, and in the same year he officiated his first UEFAChampions League match.

His many prestigious assignments since have included the 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final between FC Barcelonaand Paris Sant-Germain FC, and a UEFA Intertoto Cup final later that year, the 2003 UEFA Champions League finalinvolving Juventus FC and AC Milan - Merk won the UEFA Fair Play prize for his display in Manchester - and theUEFA EURO 2004™ decider between Greece and Portugal, having had a UEFA EURO 2000™ semi-final. His othermajor tournaments have included the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Merk is also well-known for his humanitarian work. He was instrumental in a project to help children enjoy a betterlife on the Indian sub-continent, setting up a special village and school facilities for the under-privileged local youngstersin the area of the city of Trichy, launching agricultural projects and taking care of medical health in the immediateregion. In addition, the German referee was a UEFA EURO 2004™ ambassador for the UEFA/International Committeeof the Red Cross (ICRC) campaign to highlight the plight of children in war, along with colleagues Pierluigi Collina,Anders Frisk and Ľuboš Micheľ. Before the final tournament, Merk travelled to Sierra Leone on a field trip to experiencethe ICRC’s activities for himself

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchVenueResMatchStageComp.DateTurin1-0Juventus-Manchester United FCGSUCL11.09.1996Amsterdam1-1AFC Ajax-Club Atlético de MadridQFUCL05.03.1997Kiev3-0FC Dynamo Kyiv-FC BarcelonaGSUCL22.10.1997Milan3-1FC Internazionale Milano-Real Madrid CFGSUCL25.11.1998Haifa0-2Hapoel Haifa FC-Valencia CFQR3UCL11.08.1999Barcelona1-1FC Barcelona-Arsenal FCGS1UCL29.09.1999Madrid3-0Real Madrid CF-Olympiacos CFPGS1UCL26.10.1999Florence1-0ACF Fiorentina-Valencia CFGS2UCL01.03.2000London3-1Chelsea FC-FC BarcelonaQFUCL05.04.2000Barcelona4-0FC Barcelona-Leeds United AFCGS1UCL13.09.2000Eindhoven3-1PSV Eindhoven-Manchester United FCGS1UCL26.09.2000Athens0-0Panathinaikos FC-Valencia CFGS2UCL06.12.2000Athens1-1Olympiacos CFP-RC Deportivo La CoruñaGS1UCL31.10.2001Barcelona2-2FC Barcelona-Galatasaray SKGS2UCL05.12.2001Madrid1-0Real Madrid CF-FC PortoGS2UCL19.02.2002



VenueResMatchStageComp.DateManchester3-2Manchester United FC-RC Deportivo La

CoruñaQFUCL10.04.2002

Rome0-3AS Roma-Real Madrid CFGS1UCL17.09.2002Turin0-3Juventus-Manchester United FCGS2UCL25.02.2003Milan1-0FC Internazionale Milano-Valencia CFQFUCL09.04.2003Amsterdam1-0AFC Ajax-RC Celta de VigoGS1UCL22.10.2003London1-2Arsenal FC-Chelsea FCQFUCL06.04.2004Porto0-0FC Porto-RC Deportivo La CoruñaSFUCL21.04.2004Manchester3-0Manchester United FC-FC Dinamo 1948

BucurestiQR3UCL25.08.2004

Glasgow1-3Celtic FC-FC BarcelonaGSUCL14.09.2004Turin2-0Juventus-Real Madrid CF1/8UCL09.03.2005Madrid2-1Real Madrid CF-Olympiacos CFPGSUCL28.09.2005Paris1-0LOSC Lille Métropole-Manchester United FCGSUCL02.11.2005

UEFA Champions League Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.DateVilnius0-2FK Žalgiris Vilnius-PSV EindhovenR1UCL30.09.1992Geneva1-1Servette FC-FC Steaua BucurestiQRUCL24.08.1994Athens1-2AEK Athens FC-AFC AjaxGSUCL28.09.1994Brussels0-0RSC Anderlecht-HNK Hajduk SplitGSUCL02.11.1994Glasgow3-1Rangers FC-FC Alania VladikavkazQRUCL07.08.1996Turin2-2Juventus-Galatasaray SKGSUCL16.09.1998Zagreb3-1NK Dinamo Zagreb-FC PortoGSUCL04.11.1998Athens1-1Olympiacos CFP-JuventusQFUCL17.03.1999Glasgow0-0Rangers FC-Galatasaray SKGS1UCL17.10.2000Istanbul0-2Fenerbahçe SK-FeyenoordQR3UCL27.08.2002Kiev2-0FC Dynamo Kyiv-FeyenoordGS1UCL23.10.2002Amsterdam2-1AFC Ajax-AS RomaGS2UCL10.12.2002Manchester0-0*(2-3)Juventus-AC MilanFUCL28.05.2003Istanbul3-0Galatasaray SK-PFC CSKA SofiaQR3UCL13.08.2003Rome1-1S.S. Lazio-Besiktas JKGS1UCL26.11.2003Milan4-1AC Milan-AC Sparta Praha1/8UCL10.03.2004Athens1-0Olympiacos CFP-AS Monaco FCGSUCL03.11.2004Paris1-3Paris Saint-Germain FC-PFC CSKA MoskvaGSUCL07.12.2004Milan0-3FC Internazionale Milano-AC MilanQFUCL12.04.2005Amsterdam3-1AFC Ajax-Brøndby IFQR3UCL24.08.2005Bratislava0-0FC Artmedia-FC PortoGSUCL06.12.2005

Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.DateMechelen3-0Belgium-CyprusQRU2122.04.1992Berne0-2Switzerland-BulgariaR1FRIE.28.04.1992Eindhoven2-3Netherlands-ItalyR1FRIE.09.09.1992Poznan1-0Poland-TurkeyQRWC23.09.1992

2-1Portugal-ScotlandQRU2127.04.1993Tallinn0-1Estonia-MaltaQRWC12.05.1993Brondby2-0Brøndby IF-Dundee United FCR1UCUP15.09.1993Aberdeen1-2Aberdeen FC-Torino CalcioR2UCWC03.11.1993Naples0-1Italy-FranceR1FRIE.16.02.1994Coimbra2-0Portugal-PolandQFU2123.03.1994Zaragoza2-0Real Zaragoza-FeyenoordQFUCWC16.03.1995Dublin1-3Rep. of Ireland-AustriaPREURO11.06.1995Lausanne0-1Switzerland-ItalyR1FRIE.19.06.1995



VenueResMatchStageComp.Date0-2R. Charleroi SC-BursasporGS - FTUIC09.07.1995

Zagreb0-2NK Osijek-ŠK Slovan BratislavaPRUCUP22.08.1995Sevilla2-0Sevilla FC-PFC Botev PlovdivR1UCUP12.09.1995Lyon2-1Olympique Lyonnais-S.S. LazioR2UCUP17.10.1995Moscow3-1Russia-FinlandPREURO15.11.1995

1-0Portugal-ItalyQFU2113.03.1996La Coruna0-1RC Deportivo La Coruña-Paris Saint-Germain

FCSFUCWC04.04.1996

London3-0England-HungaryR1FRIE.18.05.19960-0RSC Anderlecht-Vitória SCR2UCUP29.10.1996

Santa Cruz deTenerife

4-1Spain-SlovakiaQRWC13.11.1996

0-2Boavista FC-FC Internazionale MilanoR3UCUP03.12.1996Oslo1-1Norway-FinlandQRWC30.04.1997Rotterdam1-0FC Barcelona-Paris Saint-Germain FCFUCWC14.05.1997

3-2Olympique Lyonnais-Montpellier Hérault SCFUIC26.08.1997Solna1-0Sweden-LatviaQRWC10.09.1997Rome2-1S.S. Lazio-Vitória SCR1UCUP30.09.1997Madrid1-0Club Atlético de Madrid-NK Dinamo ZagrebR3UCUP09.12.1997Moscow2-1FC Lokomotiv Moskva-AEK Athens FCQFUCWC19.03.1998

2-3Austria-HungaryR1FRIE.25.03.1998Milan2-1FC Internazionale Milano-FC Spartak MoskvaSFUCUP31.03.1998Thessalonika0-0PAOK FC-Rangers FCQR2UCUP25.08.1998Kiev3-2Ukraine-RussiaPREURO05.09.1998Chorzow0-1Poland-SwedenPREURO31.03.1999Bologna1-1Bologna FC-Olympique de MarseilleSFUCUP20.04.1999Oslo1-0Norway-GreecePREURO04.09.1999Amsterdam2-2Netherlands-BrazilR1FRIE.09.10.1999

2-2Netherlands-BrazilR1FRIE.19.10.1999Lisbon1-1SL Benfica-RC Celta de VigoR3UCUP09.12.1999London0-0England-ArgentinaR1FRIE.23.02.2000Leeds3-0Leeds United AFC-SK Slavia PrahaQFUCUP16.03.2000Brussels2-1Belgium-SwedenGS - FTEURO10.06.2000Amsterdam1-2Slovenia-SpainGS - FTEURO18.06.2000Amsterdam0-0*(3-1)Italy-NetherlandsSFEURO29.06.2000Reykjavik1-0Iceland-Northern IrelandQRWC11.10.2000Rome0-2AS Roma-Liverpool FCR4UCUP15.02.2001Vigo3-2RC Celta de Vigo-FC BarcelonaQFUCUP15.03.2001Copenhagen2-1Denmark-Czech RepublicQRWC02.06.2001

1-1Uruguay-ArgentinaQRWC14.11.2001Milan1-1FC Internazionale Milano-Valencia CFQFUCUP14.03.2002Yokohama1-0Japan-RussiaGS - FTWC09.06.2002Niigata0-3Denmark-England1/8WC15.06.2002Athens0-2Greece-SpainQREURO07.09.2002Liverpool0-2Liverpool FC-Celtic FCQFUCUP20.03.2003Budapest3-1Hungary-LatviaQREURO07.06.2003Saint-Etienne2-2Brazil-TurkeyQR1CONFCUP23.06.2003Lyon1-0Cameroon-ColombiaSFCONFCUP26.06.2003Milan4-0Italy-WalesQREURO06.09.2003Zagreb1-1Croatia-SloveniaP-OEURO15.11.2003Lisbon2-1France-EnglandGS - FTEURO13.06.2004Porto2-2Denmark-SwedenGS - FTEURO22.06.2004Lisbon0-1Portugal-GreeceFEURO04.07.2004Amsterdam2-0Netherlands-Czech RepublicQRWC08.09.2004



VenueResMatchStageComp.DateTel-Aviv1-1Israel-FranceQRWC30.03.2005Istanbul0-0Turkey-GreeceQRWC04.06.2005

1-2Hungary-ArgentinaR1FRIE.17.08.2005Moscow0-0Russia-PortugalQRWC07.09.2005Dublin0-0Rep. of Ireland-SwitzerlandQRWC12.10.2005Bratislava1-1Slovakia-SpainP-OWC16.11.2005



Domestic news

Despite victories for FC Barcelona and Chelsea FC in their most recent domestic engagements, both coaches havethings to ponder ahead of their teams' meeting at Camp Nou on Tuesday.

FC Barcelona 3-2 RC Deportivo La CoruñaRonaldinho's brilliant free-kick after just two minutes gave the home side the lead, but Frank Rijkaard's team paiddearly for losing concentration as defensive lapses allowed Deportivo to turn the match on its head and lead 2-1.Swedish striker Henrik Larsson quickly headed in a Ronaldinho corner to equalise, however, and after the break yetanother Ronaldinho set-piece led to Barça's third goal as Samuel Eto'o converted his corner. Rijkaard decided to restLionel Messi after the teenager played the full 90 minutes for Argentina during the week. Gabri García was alsomissing from the squad having pulled his right calf muscle while Xavi Hernández is still recovering from a knee ligamentinjury, although Ronaldinho had fully recovered from the ankle problem which prevented him from playing for Brazilin the week.

Rijkaard said: "It was a curious match because all the goals came from set-pieces. I congratulate the players becausethe second half was much better and we deserved to win. It's an important victory but we do have to pay attention toa few things." The previous week Rijkaard's team had settled a score with Real Zaragoza, the team that eliminatedthem from the Copa del Rey, with a 2-0 victory that consolidated their position at the top of the table.

West Bromwich Albion FC 1-2 Chelsea FCThe English champions warmed up for their visit to the Camp Nou with an away victory against West Brom on Saturday.Second-half goals from Didier Drogba and Joe Cole set Chelsea on their way despite the loss of Arjen Robben to ared card, with Nwankwo Kanu's late goal insufficient to deny the visitors three points. The victory, in José Mourinho's100th game in charge, was preceded by a minute's silence for former Chelsea striker Peter Osgood who died on 1March. Defender John Terry admitted his side had ground out the result, saying: "We got a bit of a telling-off athalf-time, it was what we needed."

The win was Chelsea's second since the first leg against Barcelona following a 2-0 home victory against PortsmouthFC on 25 February. Since then a number of Chelsea players have been in international action, with Cole creatingone and scoring another for England in their win against Uruguay and Damien Duff on target for the Republic ofIreland. English international Frank Lampard, who sat out the trip to West Brom with a hamstring injury, has declaredhis fitness while French defender William Gallas returned to the lineup on Saturday and is likely to play at left-backin Barcelona as Asier Del Horno is suspended.



Domestic league details

FC Barcelona (Primera División)

LineupsResOpponentDateValdés, Belletti (Gabri 64), Puyol, Edmílson, Sylvinho,Oleguer, Ronaldinho, Deco, Iniesta (Motta 69),Larsson (Messi 75), Eto'o

5-1v Real Betis Balompié (H)18.02.2006

Valdés, Belletti, Edmílson, Márquez, Puyol, Sylvinho,Deco, Messi (Larsson 70), Motta (Van Bommel 54),Ronaldinho (Iniesta 86), Eto'o

2-0v Real Zaragoza (A)25.02.2006

Valdés, Belletti (Oleguer 74), Márquez, Puyol,Edmílson, Sylvinho, Ronaldinho, Deco, Iniesta (VanBommel 46), Larsson (Giuly 63), Eto'o

3-2v RC Deportivo La Coruña (H)04.03.2006

GoalscorersResOpponentDate0-0v Deportivo Alavés (A)27.08.2005

Eto'o (2)2-0v RCD Mallorca (H)11.09.2005Eto'o1-2v Club Atlético de Madrid (A)18.09.2005Giuly, Deco2-2v Valencia CF (H)21.09.2005Ezquerro, Van Bommel, Eto'o (2)4-1v Real Betis Balompié (A)24.09.2005Ronaldinho (pen), Eto'o2-2v Real Zaragoza (H)01.10.2005Ronaldinho (pen), Eto'o, Ronaldinho3-3v RC Deportivo La Coruña (A)15.10.2005Eto'o (2), Giuly3-0v CA Osasuna (H)22.10.2005Ronaldinho (pen), Larsson2-0v Málaga CF (H)26.10.2005Ronaldinho (2), Puyol, Larsson, Van Bommel5-0v Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H)30.10.2005Eto'o, Motta, Giuly3-1v Getafe CF (A)06.11.2005Eto'o, Ronaldinho (2)3-0v Real Madrid CF (A)19.11.2005Eto'o, Sylvinho, Messi, Ronaldinho (pen)4-1v Real Racing Club Santander (H)27.11.2005Deco, Ronaldinho2-0v Villarreal CF (A)04.12.2005Eto'o, Ronaldinho2-1v Sevilla FC (H)11.12.2005Eto'o, Giuly, Eto'o (pen)3-1v Cádiz CF (A)17.12.2005Eto'o (2)2-0v RC Celta de Vigo (H)20.12.2005Deco, Eto'o2-1v RCD Espanyol (A)07.01.2006Ronaldinho (pen), Messi2-1v Athletic Club Bilbao (H)15.01.2006Larsson, Messi2-0v Deportivo Alavés (H)22.01.2006Messi (2), Giuly3-0v RCD Mallorca (A)29.01.2006Larsson1-3v Club Atlético de Madrid (H)05.02.2006

0-1v Valencia CF (A)12.02.2006Own goal (2), Ronaldinho, Messi, Larsson5-1v Real Betis Balompié (H)18.02.2006Larsson, Ronaldinho (pen)2-0v Real Zaragoza (A)25.02.2006Ronaldinho, Larsson, Eto'o3-2v RC Deportivo La Coruña (H)04.03.2006

v CA Osasuna (A)12.03.2006v Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A)19.03.2006v Getafe CF (H)22.03.2006v Málaga CF (A)26.03.2006v Real Madrid CF (H)02.04.2006



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank612363341926FC Barcelona1512650731626Real Madrid CF2512137391426Valencia CF3462933841426CA Osasuna4452529931426RC Celta de Vigo5442734851326Sevilla FC6422536691126Villarreal CF7403036871126RC Deportivo La Coruña8382536881026Club Atlético de Madrid9363536612826Real Zaragoza10343334107926Getafe CF11292923911626Real Racing Club Santander12274125136726RCD Espanyol13264126128626RCD Mallorca14253823137626Real Betis Balompié15253520137626Cádiz CF16255134154726Real Sociedad de Fútbol17233728138526Athletic Club Bilbao18234428138526Deportivo Alavés19214428156526Málaga CF20



Domestic league details

Chelsea FC (Premiership)

LineupsResOpponentDateČech, Geremi (Carlton Cole 45), Carvalho, Terry,Gallas (Maniche 17), Eidur Gudjohnsen, Essien,Lampard, Robben, Crespo, Joe Cole (Wright-Phillips45)

0-3v Middlesbrough FC (A)11.02.2006

Čech, Ferreira, Huth, Terry, Del Horno (Duff 31),Wright-Phillips (Makelele 60), Joe Cole (EidurGudjohnsen 60), Essien, Lampard, Robben, Drogba

2-0v Portsmouth FC (H)25.02.2006

Čech, Ferreira, Terry, Huth, Gallas, Essien, Makelele,Eidur Gudjohnsen (Geremi 73), Robben, Drogba(Wright-Phillips 85), Duff (Joe Cole 63)

2-1v West Bromwich Albion FC (A)04.03.2006

GoalscorersResOpponentDateCrespo1-0v Wigan Athletic FC (A)14.08.2005Drogba1-0v Arsenal FC (H)21.08.2005Lampard (2), Joe Cole, Drogba4-0v West Bromwich Albion FC (H)24.08.2005Del Horno, Duff2-0v Tottenham Hotspur FC (A)27.08.2005Geremi, Drogba2-0v Sunderland AFC (H)10.09.2005Crespo, Robben2-0v Charlton Athletic FC (A)17.09.2005Lampard, Lampard (pen)2-1v Aston Villa FC (H)24.09.2005Geremi, Duff, Joe Cole, Lampard (pen)4-1v Liverpool FC (A)02.10.2005Eidur Gudjohnsen, Drogba (2), Lampard (2)5-1v Bolton Wanderers FC (H)15.10.2005Lampard1-1v Everton FC (A)23.10.2005Drogba, Lampard (pen), Own goal, Lampard4-2v Blackburn Rovers FC (H)29.10.2005

0-1v Manchester United FC (A)06.11.2005Duff, Crespo, Joe Cole3-0v Newcastle United FC (H)19.11.2005Lampard (pen), Crespo2-0v Portsmouth FC (A)26.11.2005Terry1-0v Middlesbrough FC (H)03.12.2005Terry1-0v Wigan Athletic FC (H)10.12.2005Joe Cole, Robben2-0v Arsenal FC (A)18.12.2005Crespo, Gallas, Lampard3-2v Fulham FC (H)26.12.2005Joe Cole1-0v Manchester City FC (A)28.12.2005Crespo, Robben2-0v Birmingham City FC (H)31.12.2005Lampard, Crespo, Drogba3-1v West Ham United FC (A)02.01.2006Crespo, Robben2-1v Sunderland AFC (A)15.01.2006Eidur Gudjohnsen1-1v Charlton Athletic FC (H)22.01.2006Robben1-1v Aston Villa FC (A)01.02.2006Gallas, Crespo2-0v Liverpool FC (H)05.02.2006

0-3v Middlesbrough FC (A)11.02.2006Lampard, Robben2-0v Portsmouth FC (H)25.02.2006Joe Cole, Drogba2-1v West Bromwich Albion FC (A)04.03.2006

v Tottenham Hotspur FC (H)11.03.2006v Fulham FC (A)19.03.2006v Manchester City FC (H)25.03.2006v Birmingham City FC (A)01.04.2006v West Ham United FC (H)09.04.2006



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank721756232328Chelsea FC1551733571628Liverpool FC2542752461626Manchester United FC34926405101328Tottenham Hotspur FC44422431051328Arsenal FC54334361141328Blackburn Rovers FC6422733691126Bolton Wanderers FC7423641961227West Ham United FC84032381241228Manchester City FC94034321141227Wigan Athletic FC103930291161128Newcastle United FC113736211341128Everton FC123637321261028Charlton Athletic FC133435331010828Aston Villa FC14344436117927Middlesbrough FC15324337145928Fulham FC16264225165728West Bromwich Albion FC17233822165627Birmingham City FC18184818186428Portsmouth FC19105119224228Sunderland AFC20



General 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.

• Financial information: UEFA has estimated that the gross budgeted income for the 2005/06 UEFA ChampionsLeague will be €598m - higher than the revenue obtained last season. Based on those amounts, €453m would go tothe 32 clubs, including €22.5m for the professional leagues of the participating associations, and €145m to UEFA forEuropean football. Clubs in the group stage will receive a starting fee of €1.6m and a bonus of €321,000 per match.Performance bonuses will involve €321,000 for a win and €161,000 for a draw in the group stage. The 16 teamsplaying in the first knockout round will receive €1.6m each, the eight quarter-finalists €1.9m each and the foursemi-finalists €2.6m.The Champions League winners will receive €6.4m, and the runners-up €3.9m.This means thata total minimum amount of €3.5m per club is guaranteed for the group stage. A club could receive, at best, up to€18m, not counting the TV market pool share and gate receipts.

• Deadlines: UEFA Champions League press kits are provided to media by uefa.com. For every UEFA ChampionsLeague match, two press kits are issued in English: Sunday at 22:00CET with a match preview update on Mondayat 22:00CET for Tuesday's matches. For Wednesday's matches, the press kit is issued on Monday at 22:00CET withthe match preview update version published on Tuesday at 22:00CET. Multilingual versions of press kits, determinedon a match-by-match basis, are also issued with similar deadlines.

• Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this press kit 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.

UEFA information

A new UEFA Champions League trophy will make its first public appearance at the traditional handover ceremony inParis on Friday.

The new trophy – engraved with the names of the 50 previous winners – will be presented by Real Madrid CF'sFrancisco 'Paco' Gento, a member of the first team to lift the European Champion Clubs' Cup. Madrid's 4-3 victoryagainst Stade de Reims Champagne - also in Paris, at the Parc des Princes in 1956 - was the first of the Spanishside's nine triumphs, with Gento playing a part in six of them. The ceremony will take place from 12.00CET in theSalle des Fêtes at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris.

Gento will be joined on stage by Steven Gerrard, the last captain to claim the old trophy after Liverpool FC's thrillingvictory against AC Milan last season.The silverware in Liverpool’s permanent possession was, fittingly, the fifth modelto be cast in the competition’s history. The original was awarded to Real Madrid CF following their sixth victory in1966. Other multiple-winners Milan (six), FC Bayern München and AFC Ajax (both four) own the other trophies.

Gerrard and Gento, embracing the competition's half-century, will then present the new cup to UEFA Chief ExecutiveLars-Christer Olsson, who will in turn hand it to the Lord Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë, for safekeeping and displayto the public until this season's final at the Stade de France on 17 May - maintaining a tradition dating back to the1997 showpiece in Munich.

After the ceremony, the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals will be made in the host city of a final for the firsttime. No teams will be seeded, and sides from the same country may play each other. Mr Olsson will be assisted bythis year's UEFA Champions League final ambassador, Laurent Blanc, who was in the France team that won the1998 FIFA World Cup at the Stade de France and triumphed at UEFA EURO 2000™.



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. The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is not regarded as a UEFA competition but statistics areseparately included for information purposes.

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.

:: CompetitionsECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions LeagueUCUP: UEFA CupUCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super CupUIC: UEFA Intertoto CupEURO: UEFA European Football ChampionshipU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipWC: FIFA World CupCONFCUP: FIFA Confederations CupFRIE: A International friendly matchesU21 FRIE: Under-21 international friendly matches

:: 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: NationalityNo: 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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