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From famine to a feast - having not won in the UEFA Champions League for 21 games, AEK Athens FC have puttogether back-to-back victories and are well placed to take the second qualifying place in Group H behind AC Milan.A point better off than LOSC Lille Métropole, AEK visit RSC Anderlecht knowing they need only match the Frenchteam's result in Italy to continue while the Belgian champions can still qualify for the UEFA Cup.

• To achieve their goal Anderlecht need to beat AEK and hope that Milan win - a scenario which would leave themand Lille level on six points with Franky Vercauteren's team boasting the better head-to-head record. If AEK lose andLille draw those teams will finish level on seven points and the French club would advance because of superiorhead-to-head results. Anderlecht's departure from the competition at the group stage for the fourth season in a rowwas confirmed two weeks ago despite two fine Mbo Mpenza equalisers at the Stade Félix-Bollaert to peg back a Lilleside given the advantage through first Peter Odemwingie and then Nicolas Fauvergue.

Matchday 2 draw• Anderlecht were left disappointed after the game between these teams on Matchday 2 having led in the Greek capitalthrough a Nicolas Frutos goal in the 25th minute. It took Lorenzo Serra Ferrer's men only three minutes to draw levelthrough Júlio César and the visitors held on for their second successive 1-1 draw.

• The 1-0 home victory against Milan two weeks ago was a wonderful fillip for AEK's qualifying hopes. Again they hadJúlio César to thank for the goal, a splendid 32nd-minute free-kick, but they were also indebted to the excellentgoalkeeping of Stefano Sorrentino. It was Milan's first defeat in the section and their first away from home in thecompetition in seven games - although the Rossoneri still booked their qualifying place as Group H winners.

• AEK could progress with seven points if Milan beat Lille and would join a select bunch taking the minimal route tothe next phase. The first to do it were Legia Warszawa in 1995/96 before Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed it in 1999/00and Liverpool FC in 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed with seven pointsin 2002/03, a feat most recently achieved by Rangers FC and Werder Bremen last term.

Historical connections• These teams had not met prior to their 26 September fixture. In three previous home European games with Greekopponents, Anderlecht had only conceded one goal, while scoring seven. Their first such match came in the 1974/75European Champion Clubs' Cup second round against Olympiacos CFP with the Brussels team winning 5-1 at home,which proved just enough insurance for a 3–0 away defeat.

• They then had two ties against Panathinaikos FC: in the 1991/92 European Cup both Group 1 games ended goallesswhile eleven years later in the UEFA Cup fourth round, Anderlecht lost 3-0 away with a 2-0 home win not quite enough.

• Three of AEK's games with Belgian opponents have ended in draws. In the 1977/78 UEFA Cup second round theyfollowed a 2-2 home draw with R. Standard de Liège with a 4-1 away defeat. In the 2002/03 UEFA Champions Leaguethey fought out a goalless game at KRC Genk with the Greek side then coming from behind to force a 1-1 draw inthe return, current midfielder Vassilios Lakis scoring the equaliser.

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RSC Anderlecht v AEK Athens FCMATCH PRESS KITConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, BrusselsWednesday, 6 December 2006 - 20:45CETGroup H - Matchday 6

Team facts

RSC Anderlecht

UEFA club competition milestones• Anderlecht have regularly participated in the European Champion Clubs' Cup since its inception in the 1955/56season.

• Although they have never reached a European Cup final, they have won major honours on four occasions. Theirbest year to date in UEFA club competition came in 1976 when they beat West Ham United FC 4-2 to win the UEFACup Winners' Cup before beating FC Bayern München 5-3 on aggregate in the UEFA Super Cup.

• They also reached the finals of the 1976/77 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and 1983/84 UEFA Cup but lost to HamburgerSV and Tottenham Hotspur FC respectively.

UEFA club competition honours• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1975/76, 1977/78• UEFA Cup: 1982/83• UEFA Super Cup: 1976

Ten-year record (including current season)• Anderlecht have yet to reach the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League, but at least ended a run of 12consecutive defeats in the competition by beating Real Betis Balompié on Matchday 6 last season. This is their fourthsuccessive entry into the group stage.

1997/98: UEFA Cup - second round1998/99: UEFA Cup - first round1999/00: UEFA Cup - second round2000/01: UEFA Champions League - second group stage2001/02: UEFA Champions League - first group stage2002/03: UEFA Cup - fourth round2003/04: UEFA Champions League - group stage2004/05: UEFA Champions League - group stage2005/06: UEFA Champions League - group stage2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage

2005/06 seasonDomestic record: Anderlecht lifted the Belgian title by five points from R. Standard de Liège to guarantee their placein the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Claiming the championship back from Club Brugge KV, it wastheir fourth in seven seasons and a record 28th overall.

European record: Anderlecht were eliminated at the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the third seasonin a row. In a tough pool alongside Liverpool FC, Chelsea FC and Betis they lost each of their opening five fixtureswithout scoring a goal. The Belgian side did win their final game however, away against Betis 1-0, but it was notenough to prevent them finishing bottom.

Key facts• Anderlecht have played 53 matches in the UEFA Champions League (group stage to final), winning ten games,drawing 13 and losing 30. They have scored 45 goals and conceded 95.

• Overall, Anderlecht have played 289 times in UEFA club competition. They have won 134 matches, drawn 57 andlost 98. They have scored 470 and conceded 364. In the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League,their total record reads: played 157, won 61, drawn 33, lost 63 with 225 goals scored and 236 conceded.


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RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win1-10: Haka v RSC Anderlechtois14.09.1966, 1966/67 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg9-0: RSC Anderlechtois v Derry City FC23.11.1965, 1965/66 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg

• Biggest home win9-0: RSC Anderlechtois v Derry City FC (see above for details)

• Biggest away win1-10: Haka v RSC Anderlechtois (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat5-0: FC Bayern München v RSC Anderlecht04.03.1987, 1986/87 European Champion Clubs' Cup, quarter-finals, first leg6-1: Real Madrid CF v RSC Anderlecht12.12.1984, 1984/85 UEFA Cup, third round, second leg

• Heaviest home defeat1-5: RSC Anderlecht v FC Lokomotiv Moskva24.10.2001, 2001/02 UEFA Champions League, first group stage

• Heaviest away defeat5-0: FC Bayern München v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details)6-1: Real Madrid CF v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win2-0: RSC Anderlecht v Real Madrid CF14.03.2001, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, second group stage4-2: RSC Anderlecht v FC Dynamo Kyiv18.10.2000, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, first group stage

• Biggest home win2-0: RSC Anderlecht v Real Madrid CF (see above for details)4-2: RSC Anderlecht v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-1: Real Betis Balompié v RSC Anderlecht06.12.2005, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League, group stage2-3: PSV Eindhoven v RSC Anderlecht08.11.2000, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, first group stage

• Heaviest defeat5-1: Werder Bremen v RSC Anderlecht02.11.2004, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League, group stage1-5: RSC Anderlecht v FC Lokomotiv Moskva (see above for details)4-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v RSC Anderlecht26.09.2000, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, first group stage

• Heaviest home defeat1-5: RSC Anderlecht v FC Lokomotiv Moskva (see above for details)



• Heaviest away defeat5-1: Werder Bremen v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details)4-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details

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UEFA club competition milestones• AEK have participated in Europe 35 times - eight in the European Champion Clubs’ Cup, four in the UEFA ChampionsLeague, six in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and 17 times in the UEFA Cup.

UEFA club competition honours• No participations recorded in a UEFA club competition final.

Ten-year record (including current season)• AEK are playing in their third UEFA Champions League campaign in five seasons and reached this stage by defeatingHeart of Midlothian FC in the third qualifying round.1997/98: UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup - quarter-finals1998/99: UEFA Cup - second round1999/00: UEFA Cup - third round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round)2000/01: UEFA Cup - fourth round2001/02: UEFA Cup - fourth round2002/03: UEFA Cup - fourth round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League, group stage)2003/04: UEFA Champions League - group stage2004/05: UEFA Cup - group stage2005/06: UEFA Cup - first round2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage

2005/06 seasonDomestic record: After a strong start AEK's title dreams ended after they lost twice to Olympiacos CFP. Despite alate charge by Panathinaikos FC, AEK held firm to snatch second and a place in the UEFA Champions League thirdqualifying round. Level on points, a better head-to-head record gave them the upper hand.

European record: AEK stumbled at the first hurdle in European competition, as they were eliminated by FC ZenitSt.Petersburg in the UEFA Cup first round. Despite earning themselves a creditable goalless draw away in Russiathey were denied in the 88th minute of the second leg when Andrei Arshavin scored from long range.

Key facts• AEK have played 59 games in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, including qualifying. They have won16 times, drawn 19 and lost 24, scoring 68 goals and conceding 90. In the UEFA Champions League (group stageto final only), AEK's record reads: two wins, eleven draws, ten defeats, 15 goals scored and 34 conceded.

• The Greek side have played a total of 157 games in UEFA club competition, winning 56, drawing 36 and losing 65.They have scored 216 goals and conceded 231.

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win6-0: AEK Athens FC v CS Grevenmacher09.08.2001, 2001/02 UEFA Cup, qualifying round, first leg

• Biggest home win6-0: AEK Athens FC v CS Grevenmacher (see above for details)



• Biggest away win1-4: Maccabi Haifa FC v AEK Athens FC12.12.2002, 2002/03 UEFA Cup, third round, second leg

• Heaviest defeat5-0: FC Barcelona v AEK Athens FC22.02.2001, 2000/01 UEFA Cup, fourth round, second leg5-0: Real Madrid CF v AEK Athens FC02.10.1985, 1985/86 UEFA Cup, first round, second leg5-0: 1. FC Köln v AEK Athens FC06.10.1982, 1982/83 UEFA Cup, first round, second leg7-2: AS Monaco v AEK Athens FC18.09.1963, 1963/64 European Champion Clubs' Cup, preliminary round, first leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: AEK Athens FC v Paris Saint-Germain FC20.03.1997, 1996/97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, quarter-finals, second leg

• Heaviest away defeat5-0: FC Barcelona v AEK Athens FC (see above for details)5-0: Real Madrid CF v AEK Athens FC (see above for details)5-0: 1. FC Köln v AEK Athens FC (see above for details)7-2: AS Monaco v AEK Athens FC (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win1-0: AEK Athens FC v AC Milan21.11.2006, 2006/07 UEFA Champions League, group stage1-0: AEK Athens FC v LOSC Lille Métropole01.11.2006, 2006/07 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Biggest home win1-0: AEK Athens FC v AC Milan (see above for details)1-0: AEK Athens FC v LOSC Lille Métropole (see above for details)

• Biggest away winNo victories recorded to date in the competition

• Heaviest defeat4-0: AS Monaco FC v AEK Athens FC30.09.2003, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Heaviest home defeat1-3: AEK Athens FC v SV Austria Salzburg23.11.1994, 1994/95 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Heaviest away defeat4-0: AS Monaco FC v AEK Athens FC (see above for details)

Last updated: 24 November 2006



Match facts

Anderlecht

• Six Anderlecht players have featured in all five UEFA Champions League matches to date: Olivier Deschacht,Anthony Vanden Borre, Lucas Biglia, Bart Goor, Mohamed Tchite and Mbark Boussoufa. Of those, Deschacht,Goor and Tchite have played all 450 minutes so far.

• Yves Vanderhaeghe is the member of the Anderlecht squad who has the most experience in the UEFA ChampionsLeague with 29 matches to his name. Goor featured in the competition for the 23rd time against Lille, a game in whichDeschacht made his 22nd appearance.

• Vanderhaeghe brought up his half-century of UEFA club appearances against Milan at San Siro and also featuredaway to Lille a fortnight ago. Goor has played 67 times in total in UEFA club competition, the most in the Anderlechtsquad.

• Jelle Van Damme is suspended for the game against AEK Athens FC.

• Six Anderlecht players have made their group-stage debuts this season: Nicolas Pareja, Biglia, Cristian Leiva,Tchite, Boussoufa and Nicolas Frutos.

• Only five Anderlecht players have scored in the UEFA Champions League proper; Pareja, Frutos and Goor allhave a solitary strike to their names, the first two finding the net on Matchday 1 and 2 respectively. Roland Juhász,meanwhile, scored in Milan on Matchday 4 before Mbo Mpenza's double against Lille a fortnight ago.

• Mpenza is one of 22 players to have scored twice in the first five games, with Didier Drogba, Fernando Morientesand Kaká leading the way ahead of Matchday 6 with five goals each.

• Boussoufa has provided the assists for two of Anderlecht's five goals so far, and is one of 18 players to set up twogoals. Ahead of Matchday 6, Juninho Pernambucano (five) has created the most goals in the competition.

• Ahmed Hassan has had six shots wide, six less than Boubacar Sanogo and Robin van Persie, who have missedthe target most frequently.

• Tchite has been caught offside 13 times in this season's competition, together with Francesco Totti the most in thefirst five games.

• Tchite has committed 13 fouls so far, one more than Biglia and seven fewer than Brandão.

• Hassan, meanwhile, has been fouled on 15 occasions, twice fewer than the two most fouled players in the competition,Florent Malouda and Ronaldinho.

• With an average of 26 minutes of possession per game, Anderlecht have a higher total only than FC Steaua Bucuresti,who have enjoyed 22 minutes of the ball per game over the first five matches. In addition, the Belgian side have hadthe ball for an average of 47 per cent of the time so far, more only than Steaua's 46 per cent.

• Mpenza celebrated his 30th birthday on 4 December, while Sébastien Siani turns 20 on 21 December.

• Anderlecht could only draw at KSK Beveren on 1 December. Boussoufa's early goal from long range seemed tohave secured the three points for the visitors. However, deep into added time Biglia lost the ball and MahamadouDissa slotted past Daniel Zítka to make it 1-1.



• The result meant that Anderlecht dropped two valuable points in their bid to stay in touch with leaders KRC Genk.They now trail Genk by six points.

• Frutos replaced Mpenza towards the end of the game, having recovered from his muscle injury. Boussoufa playedjust behind the strikers on Friday while Vanden Borre was at right-back with Pareja and Mark De Man the centre-backs.Van Damme was only named as a substitute.

• "It is a real pity, as we could have stolen a win here - but to be honest it would have been a robbery because we didnot deserve the victory," said coach Frank Vercauteren. "When you want to win the league, you need to steal theodd win sometimes, but we did not. There was not enough quality and we were not playing as a team. We won't winmatches like that."

• Defender Deschacht is the only man to have played in every minute of Anderlecht's 15 league games this season.Biglia, Boussoufa, Tchite and Zítka have also featured in every match.

• Anderlecht have taken Brazilian defender Felipe on loan from FC Guarani for the next six months. "We want to seeif Felipe can adjust here; if he can, we will offer him a longer contract," said general manager Herman Van Holsbeek.

• On 26 November Anderlecht won 3-2 at home to KSV Roeselare. Boussoufa, who returned to the starting lineuphaving been a substitute against Lille, celebrated with an unusual opening goal early on from an indirect free-kick thatcounted after opposing goalkeeper Jurgen Sierens touched it. Boussoufa then set up Mpenza's header before thehalf-hour to restore the lead after Sébastien Dufoor had equalised. Tchite made it 3-1 early in the second half beforeMaxime Annys pulled one back before the end.

• Mpenza made it three goals in two games after his double at Lille, a remarkable return for the striker who has onlystarted six times in the league this season. "It really feels that it has become my week," he said. "After my two importantgoals at Lille, I also managed to score here at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium. I have put the tough times behindme, but I always kept on working hard. It was ready when the coach needed me, and now it pays off."

• Tchite is the club's top scorer with nine league goals.

• The Anderlecht team of 1974-80 has been voted the best Belgian club team ever by national sport journalists. In1976 they won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup under coach Hans Croon and repeated the feat two years later underRaymond Goethals; each time they then lifted the UEFA Super Cup. Current coach Vercauteren was one of the starsof the team, together with players like Robbie Rensenbrink, Arie Haan, Hugo Broos and Luco Coeck.

• Silvio Proto is close to returning after eight months out with a knee injury. The Belgian international goalkeepersaid: "Physically I feel totally fine. I take part in everything in training. The only thing missing is playing in the games.I do not know yet when I will get the green light, but it is no longer a question of months."

• Argentinian striker Frutos has also returned to training after a thigh muscle injury.

• Ivorian midfielder Cheik Tioté has undergone minor surgery on a left thigh muscle. The 20-year-old has been outsince July with the injury and after being close to returning last month suffered a relapse. Tioté is expected to be fitto participate in winter break training.

• Vercauteren's 24-year-old son Andy has started a role giving media training to young players at Anderlecht.

• Boussoufa is cooperating with the Minister of Culture, Youth and Audiovisual Policy of the French-speakingCommunity of Belgium, Fadila Laanan, in programmes to assist deprived areas of Brussels. The Anderlecht strikerintroduced his project during a film festival at the Botanique hall in Brussels. Boussoufa, of Dutch Moroccan origin, issetting an example for young people to show them that through effort and hard work it is possible to achieve something."I am prepared to act as a mediator," Boussoufa said.



AEK

• Three AEK players have featured in all seven UEFA Champions League matches to date, including qualifying:Bruno Cirillo, Nikos Liberopoulos and Júlio César. In addition, Stefano Sorrentino and Dániel Tőzsér have alsoplayed all five Group H games so far. Of those five, Sorrentino and Cirillo have played all 450 minutes in the groupstage.

• Liberopoulos is the AEK player with the most experience in the UEFA Champions League, having featured 36times in the competition proper, seven more than team-mate Emerson. Only Akis Zikos (20), Júlio César (14),Vassilios Lakis (12) and Traianos Dellas (ten) have also made ten or more appearances.

• Although AEK are appearing in the group stage for the first time in three years, a number of players have widespreadexperience in UEFA club competition. Liberopoulos leads the way on 69 appearances with Zikos (58) second in thelist. Lakis, meanwhile, could make his 50th European appearance this season as he has 48 to his name to date.

• Unsurprisingly Liberopoulos is AEK's top scorer in UEFA club competition with 15 goals to his name, including thewinner against Lille on Matchday 4 that gave the Greek side a first ever UEFA Champions League victory. That wasonly his third goal in the competition, however, the same as both Emerson and Andrija Delibašić.

• Three AEK players have scored in this season's UEFA Champions League: Vladimir Ivić, Júlio César andLiberopoulos.

• Twelve AEK players have had their first taste of action in the UEFA Champions League proper this season: Sorrentino,Cirillo, Martin Pautasso, Stavros Tziortziopoulos, Socratis Papastathopoulos, Ifeanyi Udeze, Ilias Kiriakidis,Panagiotis Lagos, Hetemaj, Tözsér , Pantelis Kapetanos and Gustavo Manduca.

• AEK have not recorded an away victory in the UEFA Champions League in eleven attempts.

• Papastathopoulos made his debut at Lille before he had played for AEK in the Greek Super League.

• César is one of 22 players to have scored twice in the first five rounds of matches; Didier Drogba, Fernando Morientesand Kaká are the top scorers going into Matchday 6 with five goals each.

• César has had six shots on goal so far, half the total of Kaká, who has had the most in the competition.

• Liberopoulos has been caught offside six times so far, seven fewer than Francesco Totti and Mohamed Tchite.

• Liberopoulos has committed 12 fouls in his first five games, eight fewer than the most penalised player afterMatchday 5, Brandão. The AEK striker has also been impeded 14 times, with Ronaldinho and Florent Malouda leadingthe way in that regard with 17.

• Only FC Shakhtar Donetsk, with 16, and FC Steaua Bucuresti, 14, have collected more yellow cards than AEK'stotal of 13.

• With an average of 26 minutes of possession per game, AEK have an higher total only than FC Steaua Bucuresti,who have enjoyed 22 minutes of the ball per game over the first five matches.

• Perparim Hetemaj celebrates his 20th birthday on 12th December.

• On Saturday AEK recorded a 2-0 home victory against Ionikos FC. César scored the opener with a close-rangeshot after being set up by Lakis. César added a second as the pair combined again in the second half. AEK are nowthree points behind leaders Olympiacos CFP.



• Vladan Ivić, Emerson, Manduca, Cirillo, Lagos and the suspended Kiriakidis and Leonidas Kabantais were allmissing from the lineup.

• At the beginning of the second half, Papastathopoulos replaced Dellas, who was suffering from a calf problem.He was subsequently ruled out for the trip to Belgium. Coach Lorenzo Serra Ferrer said: "I trust that we can find theadequate alternative and that his absence won’t show on the pitch."

• Following the Ionikos victory, Ferrer had said: "This encounter was tricky because our opponents were in desperateneed of points. My players were focused and managed to secure the victory. In the first half we were more motivatedand we had several chances to score. In the second our pace dropped, though we still managed to control the game."

• AEK's win against Ionikos was their eighth consecutive win in the Super League.

• It was also AEK's tenth victory in their last eleven games in all competitions. Their only defeat came in the GreekCup, with their elimination at the hands of second division AO Chaidari FC.

• Julio César has scored his seven league goals this season in AEK's last seven encounters. In total, he has scored13 goals in 54 league games since joining AEK in January 2005. He is AEK's joint top scorer in the league, along withLiberopoulos.

• Winger Julio César and striker Liberopoulos are the only AEK players to have featured in all 21 games that theyhave played this season in all competitions.

• Four days after defeating Milan, AEK won 2-1 at Egaleo FC. Both goals were scored by Julio César from the penaltyspot.

• Emerson picked up an injury in the first half against Egaleo and had to be substituted.

• Manduca suffered a thigh injury and was replaced by Vassilios Pliatsikas, while Cirillo also injured his left thigh.Both players were considered doubts for the Anderlecht game but took part in training on the Sunday before the tripto Belgium.

• Against Egaleo, AEK were reduced to ten men in the first half when Cirillo was sent off for violent conduct. Towardsthe end, they were reduced to nine players after Leonidas Kabantais was sent off for a second bookable offence.

• Papastathopoulos made his Super League debut against Egaleo. He came on towards the end of the game,replacing Julio César to become the 26th player to be used by Serra Ferrer in the domestic league this season.

• AEK have the best attack in the Super League having scored 27 goals in 13 games and the second meanest defencewith eight goals conceded.

• AEK have the fewest defeats in the Super League with just one in 13 matches - against Olympiacos.

• AEK have been awarded the most penalties out of any side in the Super League and have converted all five of them.

• Emerson suffered a groin injury against Egaleo and will be sidelined for three more weeks.

• Lagos has been sidelined for an indefinite period of time after picking up an achilles tendon injury during Greece'sfriendly international against France in Paris on 15 November.



• After the victory against Milan, Serra Ferrer said: "When we started our matches in the group stage, we hadn'trecorded a single victory in the competition and so it was only logical that we were not really considered to be contendersfor one of the two top spots in the group. After our three first matches, we had just one point but remained calm andnow, with seven points in five encounters, we are favourites for a second-place finish. It is in our own hands."

• Match-winner Julio César added: "To be honest, we were not expecting to beat Milan. However we were in greatform, were optimistic and had self-confidence. We knew that if we stuck to what our coach was telling us we couldproduce a surprise result."

• Liberopoulos spoke to the uefa.com Magazine about his side's injury worries, saying: "These are very importantabsences indeed. However, our side has proved this season that nobody is irreplaceable. The mentality of our coachis that every player in the AEK squad can play at any given time, fill the void left by a team-mate and help the sidewin."



Competition facts

• UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones

Holders FC Barcelona are not having an easy ride this time around. Failure to beat Werder Bremen would make themthe first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions League began. (Thisrecord, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/00 and 2002/03 that featured a second group stage)

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

Manchester United FC could become the first team to win their first three games in a group stage and still not progressif they fail to pick up at least a point against SL Benfica.

Alessandro Costacurta will extend the UEFA Champions League oldest player record he set on Matchday 5 to 40years and 226 days if he features against LOSC Lille Métropole. Against AEK Athens FC on Matchday 5, the veterandefender was 40 years and 211 days, 94 days older than previous record holder, Club Brugge KV goalkeeper DanyVerlinden when he played the full 90 minutes against AFC Ajax on 9 December 2003. Laurent Blanc is currently theoldest player to score in the competition, aged 36 years and 339 days having found the net for Manchester UnitedFC in their 3-2 defeat of Olympiacos CFP on 23 October 2002.

For those already-qualified clubs considering giving a chance to young players, Celestine Babayaro is the youngestplayer to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League. He was 16 years and 87 days when he started for RSCAnderlecht against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994. He was then sent off in the 37th minute.

PFC Levski Sofia have double incentive for wanting to do well at Chelsea FC. They are aiming to avoid joining 1. FCKošice in being the only team to have played in the UEFA Champions League and never picked up a point. TheSlovakian side did just that in their maiden campaign in 1997/98, and have not returned to the competition since. Onlyfive other teams have ever gone through a single group stage campaign without picking up a point namely SK RapidWien (05/06), RSC Anderlecht (04/05), FC Spartak Moskva and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (02/03, first and second groupstage respectively) and Fenerbahçe SK (01/02, first group stage).

Levski have also shipped 15 goals in their first five outings this term, just four short of the record number let in duringa group stage set by Ferencvárosi TC (19) in the 1995/96 campaign.

Spartak have not won in their last 22 games in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK AthensFC on Matchday 3 this season. AEK ended their run of 21 games without a win with a 1-0 home victory against LOSCLille Métropole on Matchday 4.

Spartak extended their sequence without a win to 22 games with the 2-2 home draw against FC Bayern München onMatchday 5. Those 22 games are made up of 17 defeats and five draws. The last time Spartak won was 22 November2000 with a 4-1 second group stage victory at home against Arsenal FC. Interestingly, Spartak’s last away win wasat Sporting Clube de Portugal, their Matchday 6 opponents, when they won 3-0 in Lisbon on 17 October 2000. Theyhave not won in their last 12 away games in Europe’s premier club competition.

For all their defensive solidity, CSKA have only scored two goals in the first five games. They can take comfort fromthe achievement of Villarreal CF last season and AS Roma in the 2002/03 first group stage, as both clubs advancedto the next phase with just three goals to their name. Villarreal are a particularly noteworthy example, as they madeit all the way to the semi-finals in their debut campaign in the competition.



AEK and AS Roma can still go through with seven points. The first to do it since three points for a win was introducedin 1995/96 were Legia Warszawa that season before Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed it in 1999/00 and Liverpool FCin 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed with seven points in 2002/03, afeat achieved by Rangers FC and Bremen last term.

• UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



Pedigree: Four of the former winners of the competition since it included a group stage element from the 1992/93season are not participating in this season's UEFA Champions League, namely Olympique de Marseille (1992/93),AFC Ajax (1994/95), Juventus (1995/96) and BV Borussia Dortmund (1996/97). The last ten winners of the competition,Real Madrid CF (three), Manchester United FC, FC Bayern München, AC Milan, FC Porto, Liverpool FC and FCBarcelona are involved in this season's group stage. Only three winners from the last ten UEFA Cup finals are notinvolved in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage, namely Parma FC (1998/99), Feyenoord (2001/02)and Sevilla FC (2005/06). Liverpool and Porto have won both competitions in the past decade, while the remainingUEFA Cup winners in that time are FC Internazionale Milano, Galatasaray SK, Valencia CF and PFC CSKA Moskva.

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

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

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

Fastest goal in a match20.07 secs: Gilberto (PSV Eindhoven 0-4 Arsenal FC, 25.09.2002)20.12 secs: Alessandro Del Piero (Manchester United FC 3-2 Juventus, 01.10.1997)21.20 secs: Clarence Seedorf (FC Schalke 04 2-2 AC Milan, 28.09.2005)25.40 secs: Marek Kincl (Club Brugge KV 3-2 SK Rapid Wien, 02.11.2005)28.21 secs: Mariano Bombarda (Willem II 3-4 AC Sparta Praha, 20.10.1999)AC Milan's joy at Clarence Seedorf's first-minute goal against FC Schalke 04 in the 2005/06 group stage was short-lived- Søren Larsen equalised for the home side in the third minute.



Fastest hat-tricks9 mins: Mike Newell (Blackburn Rovers FC 4-1 Rosenborg BK, 06.12.1995)19 mins: Marco Simone (Rosenborg BK 1-4 AC Milan, 25.09.1996)19 mins: Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003)21 mins: Sigurd Rushfeldt (Rosenborg BK 3-0 Galatasaray SK, 21.10.1998)21 mins: Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000)Rosenborg conceded 16 goals the season Mike Newell scored his rapid hat-trick, three fewer than the UEFA ChampionsLeague group stage record set by Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC the same season.

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

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

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

120+162 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)133 Luís Figo (Sporting Clube de Portugal, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)129 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München)122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF)121 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)

110-119117 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano)117 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan)116 Phillip Cocu (BV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona)114 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)114 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF)112 Stefan Reuter (1. FC Nürnberg, FC Bayern München, Juventus, BV Borussia Dortmund)111 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)110 Pavel Nedvěd (AC Sparta Praha, S.S. Lazio, Juventus)



100-109109 Amedeo Carboni (UC Sampdoria, AS Roma, Valencia CF)108 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC)108 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, RC Celta de Vigo, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC)108 Vítor Baía (FC Porto, FC Barcelona)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 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)106 Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid CF)105 Michel Preud'homme (R. Standard de Liège, KV Mechelen, SL Benfica)105 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF)105 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)105 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)105 Lilian Thuram (AS Monaco FC, Parma FC, Juventus, FC Barcelona)104 Gert Verheyen (RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV)103 Ciro Ferrara (SSC Napoli, Juventus)102 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)101 Edgar Davids (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano, Tottenham Hotspur FC)101 Bülent Korkmaz (Galatasaray SK)101 Manuel Sanchís (Real Madrid CF)100 Lothar Matthäus (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano)100 Javier Zanetti (FC internazionale Milano)

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

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

100+106 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)104 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF)101 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)

90-9999 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München)99 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)95 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)94 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)



80-8989 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)89 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)87 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan)83 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)83 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)81 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)80 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)80 Hasan Salihamidžić (FC Bayern München)80 Zinédine Zidane (Juventus, Real Madrid CF)

70-7979 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)79 Guti (Real Madrid CF)79 Iván Helguera (Real Madrid CF)78 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC)78 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF)77 Míchel Salgado (Real Madrid CF)76 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF)74 Phillip Cocu (PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona)74 Edgar Davids (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano)74 Robert Pirès (Olympique de Marseille, Arsenal FC)74 Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United FC)74 Sylvain Wiltord (FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Arsenal FC, Olympique Lyonnais)73 Michael Reiziger (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, FC Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven)72 Samuel Kuffour (FC Bayern München)72 Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Olympiacos CFP)71 Roy Keane (Manchester United FC)

Others (involved in this season's competition only)69 Mehmet Scholl (FC Bayern München)68 Patrick Kluivert (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona)67 Mikaël Silvestre (FC Internazionale Milano, Manchester United FC)67 Patrick Vieira (Arsenal FC, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano)66 Alessandro Nesta (S.S. Lazio, AC Milan)65 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)62 Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal FC)62 Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona)61 Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona)

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

50+62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München)56 Eusébio (SL Benfica)56 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)56 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)55 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan)51 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)50 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC)



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

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

40+54 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)47 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)43 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan)42 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)

30-3937 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)35 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)32 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)

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

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

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

50+54 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)52 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan)51 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)

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



UEFA information

First knockout round drawThe 2006/07 UEFA Champions League first knockout round draw will take place from 12.00CET on Friday 15 Decemberat UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight group winners will be drawn against the eight runners-up intotwo-legged ties to be played on 20/21 February and 6/7 March. Clubs from the same country cannot be drawn againsteach other while teams who met in the group stage will also be kept apart. Group runners-up must play the first legat home. The quarter-finals will follow on 3/4 and 10/11 April, with the semi-finals on 24/25 April and 1/2 May. Thefinal will be played in Athens on 23 May. The full visual identity for the showpiece event will be unveiled during thedraw. Media representatives wishing to attend have to apply via email to [email protected] before midday on14 December.

Player registrationThe 2006/07 UEFA Champions League regulations state that for all matches from the start of the first knockout round,a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players for the remaining matches in the current competition.Such registration must be completed by 1 February. One player from the above quota of three who has played inUEFA club competition matches for another competing club in the current season may be exceptionally registered,provided that the player has not been fielded in the same competition for another club and/or for another club that iscurrently in the same competition.

UEFA Executive CommitteeThe UEFA Executive Committee holds its final meeting of a hectic year at the House of European Football in Nyon,Switzerland on Thursday and Friday. The UEFA club competition access list for the 2007/08 season will be examined,together with requests by the associations of San Marino and Andorra for one place in the UEFA Champions League.Terms of reference for the new European Professional Football Strategy Forum promoting and developing dialogueon the European club game will also be discussed.

European Union affairsConcerted co-operation between UEFA and the European political authorities, and the protection of sport's specificnature in future EU legislation, are crucial for football's wellbeing. This was the message from the fourth UEFA Seminaron European Union Affairs held last Thursday and Friday at the Belgian FA headquarters in Brussels, attended bysenior EU officials, members of the European parliament and representatives of UEFA's 52 member associations.The seminar put particular focus on the Independent European Sport Review, which has UEFA's full endorsement,and which contains key recommendations for football's wellbeing. The Brussels gathering also gave an update onthe current state of UEFA's essential dialogue with the European authorities, and on developments in EU policies andwhat these mean for European football.

Medical symposiumAlso last week, UEFA vice-president Senes Erzik welcomed medical experts from across the sporting world to thefourth UEFA Medical Symposium in Istanbul. In his opening address, he said: "Sports medicine plays an increasinglyessential role in modern football. Players now play more matches than ever before and in doing so they place theirbodies under excessive physical strain. As the demands on top level players intensify, greater importance is placedappropriate and specific medical support. It is this increase in importance and the constantly changing nature of sportsmedicine that makes a football specific medical symposium necessary."



Head coach profiles

Frank VercauterenDate of birth: 28/10/1956Nationality: BelgianCoaching career: CS Braine (youth) KV Mechelen (youth then head coach), RSC Anderlecht (assistant then headcoach)

Born in Brussels, Frank Vercauteren spent his career as a left-sided midfielder who played 368 matches in 12 seasonsfor RSC Anderlecht, scoring 92 goals and winning the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1976 and 1978, and the UEFACup in 1983. He won Belgium's Player of the Year award in 1983, and also played for FC Nantes Atlantique and RWDMolenbeek, where he ended his career in 1993.

Vercauteren was a dynamic midfielder who made a key contribution to the Anderlecht side that was considered asone of the best teams in Europe at the time. He was also a pillar of the Belgian national team, winning 63 caps andscoring nine goals. He was a member of the squads for the 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cups, as well as for the 1984UEFA European Championship.

In 1998, he returned to Anderlecht as assistant coach to Arie Haan. Together with former team-mate Jean Dockx,they took over from Haan that September, and led the club from bottom of the table to a European place. He thenbecame assistant again to Aimé Anthuenis and Hugo Broos as Anderlecht added titles in 2000, 2001, 2004. He tookover on a temporary basis from Broos in early February 2005 before signing a two-year contract in April. Althoughhis first UEFA Champions League campaign was a disappointment, he made up for that by securing the Belgian title.

Lorenzo Serra FerrerDate of birth: 5 March 1953Nationality: SpanishCoaching career: UD Poblense, RCD Mallorca, Real Betis Balompié, FC Barcelona, AEK Athens FC

Like Arrigo Sacchi and Arsène Wenger, Lorenzo Serra Ferrer is one of the rare breed of top coaches never to haveplayed at a high level. The Spaniard spent his playing days on the lower rungs of the footballing ladder in Mallorcabefore turning his attention to coaching as his career began to wind down. Starting at UD Poblense, he guided themto promotion to the Segunda B División before switching to RCD Mallorca in 1983.

Always on the brink of the Primera División, Mallorca were immersed in a cycle of relegation and promotion duringSerra Ferrer's decade in charge as they battled to establish themselves in the Spanish top flight. They finished animpressive sixth in 1986/87, and in 1993 their coach moved to Segunda División team Real Betis Balompié. He guidedthem to promotion in his debut season and they soon began to make waves, finishing third ahead of FC Barcelonain their first season back and reaching the Copa del Rey final two years later, where they were unlucky to lose 3-2 toBarça.

The Catalan giants were clearly impressed by Serra Ferrer, however, and coaxed him to the Camp Nou in 1997 totake a role as youth coach under Louis van Gaal. When the Dutchman was sacked in 2000, it was the Mallorcan thatwas handed the reins until April 2001 when he reverted to his youth-team role. He returned to top-flight coaching in2004 and guided Betis to the best season in their history, winning the Copa del Rey and finishing fourth in the leagueto earn a UEFA Champions League place. There they defeated much-fancied Chelsea FC but it was a rare high in apoor season. When AEK Athens FC offered Serra Ferrer a fresh challenge during summer 2006 he accepted.



Squad list

AnderlechtAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-36-15-15-4--20.06.75CZEDaniel Zítka1-6-4------23.05.83BELSilvio Proto13-3-3-1-1--28.02.78BELDavy Schollen22-4-1------04.07.72BELJan Van Steenberghe25----------05.07.88BELSamir Ujkani35

Defenders-32-22-15-5--16.02.81BELOlivier Deschacht3-16-13-12-3--10.10.83BELJelle Van Damme611317-814--01.07.83HUNRoland Juhász231313-813--19.01.84ARGNicolas Pareja26-9-7-7-3--27.04.83BELMark De Man31----------31.03.89BELCor Gillis32----------10.04.89BELHervé Kage33----------26.02.88BELSven Kums34-19-13-14-5--24.10.87BELAnthony Vanden Borre37----------21.02.89BELVadis Odjidja Ofoe39-1-1------21.06.86CIVCheik Ismael Tiote41----------19.09.88BELMichael Kone44

Midfielders151-29-9-4--30.01.70BELYves Vanderhaeghe4-5-5-15-5--30.01.86ARGLucas Biglia5-1-1-5-1--26.09.77ARGCristian Leiva8225-9413-4--02.05.75EGYAhmed Hassan10969123414-5--09.04.73BELBart Goor14----------02.03.89BELGérard Lifondja30----------21.12.86CMRSébastien Siani42----------02.02.90BELCédric Ciza43----------04.09.87BELThomas Weydisch45----------20.03.89BELJean-Baptiste Yakassongo46

Forwards-11-5915-5--31.01.84CGOMohamed Tchite772621521022--04.12.76BELMbo Mpenza9-11-5415-5--15.08.84MORMbark Boussoufa11-----2----22.11.85CGODieudonné Mbokani Bezua17----------28.05.86GERSami Allagui18327-15-7-2--05.06.81TURSerhat Akın2412124712--10.05.81ARGNicolas Frutos29-4-4-10-3--13.04.87BELJonathan Legear36-----1----31.12.87BELRoland Lamah38----------18.10.87BELRegis Lacroix40

Coach-15-11---5--28.10.56BELFrank Vercauteren



Squad list

AEKAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-23-8-1---104.06.77GREDionisis Chiotis22-8-5-12-5-128.03.79ITAStefano Sorrentino28----------28.05.84GREIoannis Arabatzis84

Defenders-12-8-9-4--26.08.81GREEvangelos Moras4-16-5-12-5-221.03.77ITABruno Cirillo5-3-116-1-217.05.79ARGMartin Pautasso13113-215-2-215.08.78GREStavros Tziortziopoulos14-2-2-2-2--09.06.88GRESocratis Papastathopoulos15130-2-3-2--21.07.80NGAIfeanyi Udeze24-24-7-11-3-227.12.76GRENikolaos Georgeas31125-1017-3-231.01.76GRETraianos Dellas55

Midfielders-5-4-3-4--05.08.85GREIlias Kiriakidis7-----3----26.07.87GREPanagiotis Kone10258-20-8-3--01.06.74GREAkis Zikos1693714-512-207.05.77SCGVladimir Ivić17-4-2110-2-218.07.85GREPanagiotis Lagos1974811227-2-210.09.76GREVassilios Lakis23339329-10-4-212.04.72BRAEmerson25-3-3-5-3--12.12.86FINPerparim Hetemaj56115-517-5-112.05.85HUNDániel Tőzsér88

Forwards6183819-3--24.04.81SCGAndrija Delibašić915-239-2--08.06.80BRAGustavo Manduca11

1569336713151204.08.75GRENikos Liberopoulos3316-3-4-31208.06.83GREPantelis Kapetanos35620314713252226.02.80BRAJúlio César99

Coach-33-17---5-205.03.53ESPLorenzo Serra Ferrer



Match-by-match lineups - Group H

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubs10281135AC Milan7742125AEK Athens FC6561315LOSC Lille Métropole3952305RSC Anderlecht

VenueResultsMatchDateBrussels1-1Anderlecht v Lille13.09.2006

Goals: 1-0 Pareja 41, 1-1 Fauvergue 80Anderlecht: Zítka, Deschacht, Vanderhaeghe, Biglia (Juhász 68), Van Damme, Tchite, Ahmed Hassan, Boussoufa,Goor, Pareja, Vanden BorreLille: Sylva, Rafael, Cabaye (Fauvergue 60' ), Bastos (Youla 60' ), Bodmer, Odemwingie (Lichtsteiner 88' ), Makoun,Tafforeau, Chalmé, Keita, PlestanReferee: Stuart Dougal (SCO)

VenueResultsMatchDateMilan3-0Milan v AEK13.09.2006

Goals: 1-0 Inzaghi 17, 2-0 Gourcuff 41, 3-0 Kaká 76Milan: Dida, Cafu, Maldini, Oliveira (Seedorf 71), Gattuso, Inzaghi, D. Šimić, Favalli (Jankulovski 79), Gourcuff, Kaká,Brocchi (Ambrosini 75)AEK: Sorrentino, Moras, Cirillo, Delibašić, Pautasso, Tziortziopoulos, Emerson (Tőzsér 70' ), Liberopoulos, Kapetanos(Lagos 46' ), Dellas (Ivić 55' ), Júlio CésarReferee: Mike Riley(ENG)

VenueResultsMatchDateAthens1-1AEK v Anderlecht26.09.2006

Goals: 0-1 Frutos 25, 1-1 Júlio César 28AEK: Sorrentino, Moras, Cirillo, Kiriakidis, Lagos, Udeze, Georgeas, Kapetanos (Liberopoulos 46), Hetemaj (Delibašić70), Tőzsér, Júlio César (Lakis 55)Anderlecht: Zítka, Deschacht, Biglia, Van Damme, Tchite, Leiva, Boussoufa (Legear 81' ), Goor, Pareja, Frutos,Vanden BorreReferee: Claus Bo Larsen (DEN)

VenueResultsMatchDateLens0-0Lille v Milan26.09.2006

Goals: -Lille: Sylva, Tavlaridis (Rafael 85), Bodmer, Fauvergue (Cabaye 62), Odemwingie, Makoun, Tafforeau, Chalmé,Vitakić, Keita, PlestanMilan: Dida, Cafu, Kaladze, Gattuso, Seedorf, Gilardino (Inzaghi 76' ), Nesta, Jankulovski, Pirlo, Kaká, AmbrosiniReferee: Manuel Mejuto González(ESP)

VenueResultsMatchDateLens3-1Lille v AEK17.10.2006

Goals: 1-0 M. Robail 64, 1-1 Ivić 68, 2-1 Gygax 82, 3-1 Makoun 91Lille: Sylva, Tavlaridis, Cabaye (Mirallas 64), Bodmer, Odemwingie (Youla 78), Makoun, M. Robail (Gygax 78),Tafforeau, Chalmé, Keita, PlestanAEK: Sorrentino, Cirillo, Papastathopoulos, Zikos, Lakis (Delibašić 71' ), Udeze, Emerson, Georgeas, Liberopoulos,Tőzsér (Ivić 56' ), Júlio CésarReferee: Florian Meyer (GER)

VenueResultsMatchDateBrussels0-1Anderlecht v Milan17.10.2006

Goals: 0-1 Kaká 58Anderlecht: Zítka, Deschacht, Vanderhaeghe (Ahmed Hassan 70), Biglia, Tchite, Boussoufa (Serhat 84), Goor,Juhász, Frutos, De Man, Vanden Borre (Legear 84)



Milan: Dida, Kaladze, Oliveira (Cafu 50' ), Gattuso, Inzaghi (Gilardino 72' ), Seedorf (Brocchi 81' ), Nesta, Jankulovski,Pirlo, Kaká, BoneraReferee: Luis Medina Cantalejo(ESP)

VenueResultsMatchDateAthens1-0AEK v Lille01.11.2006

Goals: 1-0 Liberopoulos 74AEK: Sorrentino, Moras, Cirillo, Zikos, Emerson (Kapetanos 47), Georgeas, Liberopoulos, Dellas, Hetemaj (Kiriakidis88), Tőzsér, Júlio César (Manduca 58)Lille: Sylva, Tavlaridis, Cabaye, Bodmer, Odemwingie (Youla 57' ), Makoun (Fauvergue 77' ), M. Robail (Debuchy57' ), Tafforeau, Chalmé, Keita, PlestanReferee: Stephen Bennett(ENG)

VenueResultsMatchDateMilan4-1Milan v Anderlecht01.11.2006

Goals: 1-0 Kaká 6, 2-0 Kaká 22, 3-0 Kaká 56, 3-1 Juhász 61, 4-1 Gilardino 88Milan: Dida, Maldini, Oliveira (Pirlo 73), Seedorf, Gilardino, Nesta (Cafu 19), D. Šimić, Jankulovski, Gourcuff (Gattuso66), Kaká, BrocchiAnderlecht: Zítka, Deschacht, Vanderhaeghe (Serhat 39' ), Biglia, Tchite, Ahmed Hassan, Boussoufa (Mbo Mpenza80' ), Goor, Juhász, De Man, Vanden Borre (Legear 85' )Referee: Herbert Fandel (GER)

VenueResultsMatchDateLens2-2Lille v Anderlecht21.11.2006

Goals: 1-0 Odemwingie 28, 1-1 Mbo Mpenza 38, 2-1 Fauvergue 47, 2-2 Mbo Mpenza 48Lille: Sylva, Rafael, Bodmer, Fauvergue (Bastos 71), Odemwingie (Mirallas 75), Makoun, M. Robail (Debuchy 55),Tafforeau, Chalmé, Keita, PlestanAnderlecht: Schollen, Deschacht, Biglia (Juhász 93' ), Van Damme, Tchite, Mbo Mpenza (Boussoufa 66' ), AhmedHassan (Vanderhaeghe 83' ), Goor, Pareja, De Man, Vanden BorreReferee: Tom Henning Øvrebø(NOR)

VenueResultsMatchDateAthens1-0AEK v Milan21.11.2006

Goals: 1-0 Júlio César 32AEK: Sorrentino, Cirillo, Manduca, Tziortziopoulos (Moras 78), Papastathopoulos, Zikos, Emerson, Liberopoulos,Dellas, Tőzsér (Kiriakidis 66), Júlio César (Hetemaj 86)Milan: Dida (Kalac 78' ), Maldini, Costacurta (Jankulovski 46' ), Oliveira (Borriello 70' ), Inzaghi, Seedorf, Gourcuff,Pirlo, Kaká, Bonera, BrocchiReferee: Eric Braamhaar(HOL)

Brussels-Anderlecht v AEK06.12.2006Milan-Milan v Lille06.12.2006



Bookings list - Group H

AEK Athens FCFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYTraianos Dellas55

YNikos Liberopoulos33YEmerson25YIfeanyi Udeze24

YStavros Tziortziopoulos14*YYBruno Cirillo5

SNikolaos Georgeas31YDániel Tozsér88

*YYJúlio César99YPantelis Kapetanos35

YEvangelos Moras4YSocratis Papastathopoulos15

RSC AnderlechtFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNo*YYBart Goor14*YYAhmed Hassan10SRJelle Van Damme6*YYAnthony Vanden Borre37

YMohamed Tchite7YMbark Boussoufa11

YNicolas Pareja26YLucas Biglia5

LOSC Lille MétropoleFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoSRYEfstathios Tavlaridis4

YNicolas Plestan25YSouleymane Youla11

YGrégory Tafforeau20YJean II Makoun17

SYYYYohan Cabaye7*YYKader Keita23

YMatthieu Robail18

AC Milan



FSFQFKO1Matchday2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNo

YPaolo Maldini3YClarence Seedorf10

YMarek Jankulovski18YKakha Kaladze4

YGennaro Gattuso8YAlberto Gilardino11SRDaniele Bonera25

YRicardo Oliveira7



Domestic information

RSC Anderlecht (League)

LineupsResOpponentDateZítka (Schollen 46), De Man, Deschacht,Van Damme, Vanden Borre, Biglia,Boussoufa, Goor, Ahmed Hassan, MboMpenza (Serhat 51), Tchite

1-2v KAA Gent (A)18.11.2006League

Zítka, De Man, Deschacht, Pareja, VanDamme, Vanden Borre, Biglia, Boussoufa,Goor, Mbo Mpenza, Tchite

3-2v KSV Roeselare (H)26.11.2006League

Zítka, De Man, Deschacht, Pareja, VandenBorre, Biglia, Boussoufa, Goor, AhmedHassan (Legear 57), Mbo Mpenza (Frutos78), Tchite (Vanderhaeghe 88)

1-1v KSK Beveren (A)01.12.2006League



GoalscorersResOpponentDateGoor 52, Own goal, Tchite 89, 904-2v K. Sint-Truidense VV (A)30.07.2006LeagueAhmed Hassan 51(pen)1-0v KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen

(H)05.08.2006League

Tchite 15, 24, 61, Frutos 72(pen)4-3v KVC Westerlo (A)20.08.2006LeagueTchite 551-0v Club Brugge KV (H)27.08.2006LeagueGoor 471-1v R. Excelsior Mouscron (A)09.09.2006LeagueFrutos 45, Ahmed Hassan 512-0v KSC Lokeren OV (H)16.09.2006LeagueGoor 901-1v R. Charleroi SC (A)22.09.2006LeagueBoussoufa 661-4v KRC Genk (H)30.09.2006LeagueFrutos 23, 30, Tchite 59, Goor 634-0v SV Zulte Waregem (A)14.10.2006LeagueFrutos 17(pen), Ahmed Hassan 30, Tchite38, 40, Serhat 41

5-1v Dessel Sport (H)21.10.2006Cup

Ahmed Hassan 38, 522-0v K. Lierse SK (H)28.10.2006League0-0v R. Standard de Liège (A)05.11.2006League

Mbo Mpenza 16, Boussoufa 682-0v Cercle Brugge KSV (H)11.11.2006LeagueTchite 191-2v KAA Gent (A)18.11.2006LeagueBoussoufa 10, Mbo Mpenza 29, Tchite 543-2v KSV Roeselare (H)26.11.2006LeagueBoussoufa 51-1v KSK Beveren (A)01.12.2006League

v FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek(A)

10.12.2006League

v RAEC Mons (H)16.12.2006Leaguev K. Sint-Truidense VV (H)20.01.2007Leaguev KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen(A)

27.01.2007League

v KVC Westerlo (H)03.02.2007Leaguev Club Brugge KV (A)10.02.2007Leaguev R. Excelsior Mouscron (H)17.02.2007Leaguev KSC Lokeren OV (A)24.02.2007Leaguev R. Charleroi SC (H)03.03.2007Leaguev KRC Genk (A)10.03.2007Leaguev SV Zulte Waregem (H)17.03.2007Leaguev K. Lierse SK (A)31.03.2007Leaguev R. Standard de Liège (H)07.04.2007Leaguev Cercle Brugge KSV (A)14.04.2007Leaguev KAA Gent (H)21.04.2007Leaguev KSV Roeselare (A)28.04.2007Leaguev KSK Beveren (H)05.05.2007Leaguev FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek(H)

12.05.2007League

v RAEC Mons (A)19.05.2007League



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank371134041115KRC Genk131162824915RSC Anderlecht230143133915Club Brugge KV327162643815R. Standard de Liège427222443815KAA Gent526151935715R. Charleroi SC624202253715KVC Westerlo722201954615KFC Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen819272564515KSV Roeselare918252156415R. Excelsior Mouscron1016242091515K. Sint-Truidense VV1116221474415KSK Beveren1216181557315FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek1316171257315KSC Lokeren OV1415231766315SV Zulte Waregem1514181392415Cercle Brugge KSV1613201284315RAEC Mons172317132015K. Lierse SK18



Domestic information

AEK Athens FC (Ethniki Kategoria)

LineupsResOpponentDateSorrentino, Cirillo, Dellas, Tziortziopoulos,Pliatsikas (Delibašić 68), Zikos, Emerson,Manduca (Kone 56), Kampantais,Liberopoulos, Júlio César (Tőzsér 66)

4-1v Kerkira FC (H)18.11.2006League

Sorrentino, Georgeas, Dellas, Cirillo,Tziortziopoulos, Zikos, Emerson (Tőzsér23), Manduca (Pliatsikas 29), Júlio César(Papastathopoulos 82), Kampantais,Liberopoulos

2-1v Egaleo FC (A)25.11.2006League

Sorrentino, Moras, Pautasso, Dellas(Papastathopoulos 46), Tziortziopoulos,Hetemaj, Tőzsér, Zikos, Lakis, Júlio César(Kone 85), Liberopoulos (Delibašić 79)

2-0v Ionikos FC (H)02.12.2006League

GoalscorersResOpponentDate0-0v PAOK FC (H)19.08.2006League

Delibašić 321-1v OFI Crete FC (A)27.08.2006LeaguePautasso 861-1v Atromitos FC (A)09.09.2006LeagueLiberopoulos 5, 54, Lakis 903-0v Iraklis FC (H)18.09.2006League

0-1v Olympiacos CFP (A)23.09.2006LeagueLiberopoulos 21, Tőzsér 51, Lakis 843-1v Ergotelis FC (H)30.09.2006LeagueManduca 28(pen), Dellas 762-1v Panathinaikos FC (A)23.10.2006LeagueJúlio César 281-0v Apollon Kalamarias FC (H)28.10.2006LeagueLiberopoulos 58, Júlio César 70,Kampantais 78

3-1v Aris Thessaloniki FC (A)05.11.2006League

0-0v Haidari (A)09.11.2006CupManduca 10, Liberopoulos 57, Lagos 85,Tziortziopoulos 87, Kampantais 90

5-0v Larissa FC (H)12.11.2006League

Júlio César 23, Liberopoulos 30(pen), 48,Manduca 41(pen)

4-1v Kerkira FC (H)18.11.2006League

Júlio César 31(pen), 73(pen)2-1v Egaleo FC (A)25.11.2006LeagueJúlio César 37, 752-0v Ionikos FC (H)02.12.2006League

v Skoda Xanthi FC (A)10.12.2006Leaguev Panionios NFC (H)17.12.2006Leaguev PAOK FC (A)07.01.2007Leaguev OFI Crete FC (H)14.01.2007Leaguev Atromitos FC (H)21.01.2007Leaguev Iraklis FC (A)28.01.2007Leaguev Olympiacos CFP (H)11.02.2007Leaguev Ergotelis FC (A)18.02.2007Leaguev Panathinaikos FC (H)25.02.2007Leaguev Apollon Kalamarias FC (A)04.03.2007Leaguev Aris Thessaloniki FC (H)11.03.2007Leaguev Larissa FC (A)18.03.2007Leaguev Kerkira FC (A)01.04.2007Leaguev Egaleo FC (H)15.04.2007Leaguev Ionikos FC (A)22.04.2007Leaguev Skoda Xanthi FC (H)29.04.2007Leaguev Panionios NFC (A)13.05.2007League



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank33626201113Olympiacos CFP13082713913AEK Athens FC228122231913Panathinaikos FC32291534613PAOK FC41891153513Skoda Xanthi FC517151445413OFI Crete FC616121137313Aris Thessaloniki FC716151154413Egaleo FC816201254413Larissa FC91513963413Kerkira FC1015161446313Atromitos FC111314947213Panionios NFC1212141073313Ergotelis FC1312181173313Iraklis FC1411171065213Apollon Kalamarias FC15621792213Ionikos FC16



Match officials

Peter Fröjdfeldt (SWE)RefereeFredrik Nilsson (SWE), Stefan Wittberg (SWE)Assistant refereesMartin Ingvarsson (SWE)Fourth officialAdrian Titcombe (ENG)UEFA Delegate

Referee

UEFAUCLDoBNat.Name23914.11.1963SWEPeter Fröjdfeldt

Peter Fröjdfeldt has made a lasting impression since his elevation to join Europe's top-ranked referees. TheEskilstuna-based official reached the higher Swedish levels in the mid-1990s, made his top-flight bow in 1997, andhas now comfortably passed the 100-match mark in the élite Swedish domestic game. His FIFA international badgefollowed at the start of 2001.

Early years of picking up experience was followed by his UEFA Champions League debut in September 2003 withthe meeting of FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Lokomotiv Moskva. Fröjdfeldt's promotion to UEFA Elite status came inJanuary 2005, and he continued to get regular appointments at the highest club and international levels, including sixFIFA World Cup qualifiers.

The 2005/06 campaign saw Fröjdfeldt become a regular face in the UEFA Champions League. After one qualifyingappointment, he was in charge for four fixtures including two in the knockout stages. Back in Sweden, Fröjdfeldt hasbecome the main man in the middle following Anders Frisk's decision to quit the game and – and has taken chargeof a number of important Allsvenskan fixtures. He also took charge of the 2006 Scandinavian Royal League final inApril that year which FC København won by beating Lillestrøm SK 1-0

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchVenueResMatchStageComp.DateLisbon1-0SL Benfica-RSC AnderlechtQR3UCL10.08.2004Athens4-1Panathinaikos FC-PSV EindhovenGSUCL07.12.2004Athens1-4Olympiacos CFP-Olympique LyonnaisGSUCL01.11.2005Bremen5-1Werder Bremen-Panathinaikos FCGSUCL07.12.2005

UEFA Champions League Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.DateKiev2-0FC Dynamo Kyiv-FC Lokomotiv MoskvaGS1UCL17.09.2003Bratislava0-0FC Artmedia-FK PartizanQR3UCL10.08.2005Paris0-0LOSC Lille Métropole-Villarreal CFGSUCL27.09.2005Milan1-0FC Internazionale Milano-AFC Ajax1/8UCL14.03.2006London2-0Arsenal FC-JuventusQFUCL28.03.2006Wals-Siezenheim1-0FC Salzburg-Valencia CFQR3UCL09.08.2006Hamburg1-2Hamburger SV-Arsenal FCGSUCL13.09.2006Donetsk2-2FC Shakhtar Donetsk-Valencia CFGSUCL31.10.2006

Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.DateKiev1-0Ukraine-BelarusQRU2123.03.2001Wolfsburg4-3VfL Wolfsburg-FC Dinamo MinskR3UIC14.07.2001Minsk0-0FC Belshina Bobruisk-MFK RužomberokQRUCUP23.08.2001Puchov0-0FK Matador Púchov-SC FreiburgR1UCUP11.09.2001Eschen1-1Northern Ireland-SlovakiaPRU1914.10.2001



VenueResMatchStageComp.DateVaduz0-1Liechtenstein-Northern IrelandPRU1916.10.2001Ventspils3-0FK Ventspils-FC LuganoQRUCUP15.08.2002Liberec3-0Czech Republic-BelarusQRU2116.10.2002Prague1-0AC Sparta Praha-DenizlisporR2UCUP31.10.2002Innsbruck5-0Austria-BelarusQREURO11.06.2003Heerenveen1-2SC Heerenveen-Villarreal CFFUIC12.08.2003GrodziskWielkopolski

0-0Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski-ManchesterCity FC

R2UCUP27.11.2003

Sofia2-4PFC Levski Sofia-Liverpool FCR3UCUP03.03.2004St Petersburg4-0FC Zenit St. Petersburg-FK Crvena ZvezdaR1UCUP16.09.2004Skopje2-2F.Y.R. Macedonia-NetherlandsQRWC09.10.2004Brussels0-2Belgium-SerbiaQRWC17.11.2004Vienna1-1FK Austria Wien-Real Zaragoza1/8UCUP10.03.2005Tallinn1-2Estonia-SlovakiaQRWC26.03.2005Warsaw1-0Poland-Northern IrelandQRWC30.03.2005Lisbon4-1Sporting Clube de Portugal-Newcastle United

FCQFUCUP14.04.2005

Copenhagen3-1Denmark-AlbaniaQRWC08.06.2005Porto3-0Portugal-LatviaQRWC12.10.2005Nicosia1-1Cyprus-GermanyQREURO15.11.2006



Competition information

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

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

The 'B' list will also continue to exist - involving an unlimited number of Under-21 players who have been at the clubfor two seasons. In 2007/08, the number of locally-trained players in a squad will increase to six before rising to eightin 2008/09, with up to half of each figure allowed to be association trained.

A club-trained player is defined as a player who has been registered for a minimum of three seasons with the clubbetween the age of 15 and 21, whereas an association-trained player is one who has been registered for at leastthree seasons by the club or by other clubs affiliated to the same association between the age of 15 and 21.

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

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

Under the competition regulations, 75 per cent of the total revenue received from television and commercial contractsconcluded by UEFA, up to a maximum of €530m will go to the 32 clubs taking part in the group stage of Europe'spremier club competition. The remaining 25 per cent is earmarked for European football and remains with UEFA tocover organisational and administrative costs, as well as for solidarity payments to associations, clubs and leagues.

It is also stipulated that participating clubs will receive 82 per cent of any revenue received from the same stream inexcess of € 530m, with the remaining 18 per cent allocated to UEFA for European football. In addition, 50 per centof the revenue received from new media contracts concluded by UEFA will also be available for distribution to theclubs, and the remaining 50 per cent will be allocated to the above-mentioned European football portion/quota.

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

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

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

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



• Format: The UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 24 August saw the 32 teams divided intoeight groups of four. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each club plays onehome and one away match against each other club in its group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for adraw and no points for a defeat. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, thefollowing criteria are applied to determine the rankings.

a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;b) superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;c) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;d) superior goal difference from all group matches played;e) higher number of goals scored;f) higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question as well as its association, over the previousfive seasons.

The eight group-winners and eight runners-up of the group stage qualify for the first knockout round, to be playedover two legs on 20 February and 7 March 2007. The clubs that finish this stage in third position in their group moveinto the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. The clubs that finish this stage in fourth position in their group are eliminatedfrom UEFA club competition for the season.

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

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



Legend

:: All-time statisticsThe all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competitions: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFAclub competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA CupWinners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (from the 1973 competition), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and theEuropean/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities’ Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only forinformation purposes as these competitions were not held under UEFA auspices.

Goals for/against: Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result isdetermined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out after a tieended in a draw.

:: Squad listThe eligible list of players ordered first by playing position and then numeric order.

Current season - UCLQ: Total UEFA Champions League appearances in qualifying rounds only.Current season - UCL: Total UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to thecurrent matchday.All-time - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from the 1992/93 season, group stage to finalonly. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.All-time - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competitions (as defined above) including all qualifying roundmatches. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

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

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

:: Match officialsThe match officials appointed to officiate the fixture.

UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only.Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the officialstatistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.



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

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

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

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



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

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



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