Olympique de Marseille - Liverpool FC MATCH PRESS KIT Vélodrome, Marseille Tuesday 11 December CET Group A - Matchday 6

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1 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Group A Matchday Match background Match facts Squad list Head coach Match officials Domestic information Contents UEFA information Matchbymatch lineups Competition facts 0 Team facts Competition information Legend Match background Matchday at the Stade Vélodrome has become a straight knockout, winnertakesall tie. Olympique de Marseille and Liverpool FC are level on seven points and whoever comes out on top will be celebrating a place in the UEFA Champions League last. Group A is particularly competitive with just two points separating leaders FC Porto and Beşiktaş JK in fourth place and those two teams meeting in the section's other game at the Estádio do Dragão. For Marseille and Liverpool the qualifying odds favour the French club because a draw, coupled with a Porto win, would send Marseille through on account of their victory at Anfield on October. Yet should Beşiktaş triumph then a draw would be enough for Liverpool. In that instance the Turkish side would finish as winners of the section while Porto, Liverpool and Marseille would all have eight points with the English side progressing by virtue of their superior record against the other two teams. That would be a heavy blow to the French side who must have thought they had the edge over the Merseyside club having won at Anfield in Erik Gerets' first game in charge thanks to a Mathieu Valbuena strike minutes from time. It was their second successive victory and gave them top spot in the section. However, since then Marseille have gained only one point at home to Porto and have lost their last two games at Porto and Beşiktaş by the same scoreline. When Marseille and Liverpool met in the 00/0 UEFA Cup fourth round it was the French club who came out on top, winning the home leg after the game at Anfield had ended. Several Liverpool players were involved in those games who are likely to take part in the reunion: Steve Finnan, Jamie Carragher, Sami Hyypiä, John Arne Riise, Steven Gerrard and Harry Kewell. Marseille went on to reach the final that season where they lost 0 to a Valencia CF team managed by current Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez. Mohamed Sissoko came on for the Spanish side late on in the game. In the semifinals Marseille had also dismissed English club Newcastle United FC, winning the home leg 0. In total the inaugural UEFA Champions League winners in / have faced English opponents on six occasions in European competition and have won every home match. Their last fixture came in the 00/0 UEFA Cup Round of when they beat Bolton Wanderers FC. Last updated ::CET Match background

2 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Last season Gerets was in charge of Galatasaray AS and masterminded a victory against Liverpool in Istanbul on Matchday. The away game had also ended, this time in favour of the English side. Two succesive wins, scoring goals and conceding only one, has put the Merseyside outfit in position to claim a qualifying place for the fourth successive season. After starting with a draw and two defeats they then beat Beşiktaş 0 and Porto. The Merseyside club's last encounter with a French team came in this season's third qualifying round where they overcame Toulouse FC 0 away thanks to an Andriy Voronin goal before a 0 win at Anfield with two late goals from Dirk Kuyt to add to Peter Crouch and Hyypiä's earlier strikes. The fivetime European Champion Clubs' Cup winners also took on opponents from across the English Channel in last season's group stage, winning 0 away to FC Girondins de Bordeaux and 0 at home. Crouch scored in the away leg and Gerrard in the home game. Those victories against Bordeaux and Toulouse have improved Liverpool's record in France which showed only one win and six defeats in their first seven visits. That lone success came against AJ Auxerre in the UEFA Cup fourth round in February 00, via a ndminute Hyypiä strike. For Liverpool fans there could be be two familiar faces lining up in the opposition ranks. Djibril Cissé made appearances in three years for the Anfield club, scoring goals, and Boudewijn Zenden, who appeared times and swapped Merseyside for Marseille in the summer. Marseille Match facts Djibril Cissé and Mamadou Niang are both within a yellow card of suspension. André Ayew celebrates his th birthday on December. Marseille extended their unbeaten run to five Ligue games on Saturday with a 0 victory at home to AS Monaco FC as they moved ever closer to the top half of the table. Former Monaco midfielder Julien Rodriguez broke the deadlock on minutes, tapping in from close range after Benoît Cheyrou's longrange strike had rattled the crossbar. Lorik Cana sealed the points minutes later, heading in a Boudewijn Zenden cross. Coach Erik Gerets said: "We edged the first half but the second was all ours. We were well organised and created a handful of chances. There might be one team change for Liverpool but I still have to reflect on that. Liverpool are back in the mix and it will be a challenge to repeat our away win. Yet in these surroundings, in Marseille, anything is possible." Samir Nasri, who was injured in training the day before the Beşiktaş match, sat out the game and the preceding match against LOSC Lille Métropole with a calf injury but resumed training last Thursday. On December, Niang was also injured at training, with Gerets explaining that "he has hip and adductor pains after a bad fall". Further scans revealed nothing serious, however, and he started against Monaco, as did Karim Ziani following a slight knee injury. Cédric Carasso has been sidelined since August with a ruptured Achilles. Monaco have now won only once away to Marseille in years. Last updated ::CET Match facts

3 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Marseille had stretched their unbeaten Ligue streak to four matches with a draw at Lille on December. Niang earned a point in the nd minute by cancelling out Patrick Kluivert's thminute opener with his ninth goal in nine games. The result left Marseille th in Ligue, two points above the relegation zone. Gerets said: "After our opponents scored my players reacted strongly. In the second half, we really wanted to score the second goal although at the end Lille were dominant as we were a bit tired. They could have taken the points so a draw was a fair result. The team has been more spirited in the last couple of weeks and now we just need the three or four players who are not at the level of the others to raise their games." Marseille are mourning former defender Edouard Kula, who died aged on November after a long illness. Kula, who made more than 00 appearances for the club between 0 and, was part of the side that won the French league and cup double in / having also won the Ligue title a year earlier. In his first Ligue season Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda has been voted fourth in a poll of the best French goalkeepers, organised by sports newspaper L'Equipe. Grégory Coupet (Olympique Lyonnais), Mickaël Landreau (Paris SaintGermain FC) and Sébastien Frey (ACF Fiorentina) occupied the first three places. Following the Lille draw, Gerets granted his squad an additional day of rest, "so that we are at full strength for the final games before winter break". Cissé used the time to visit a young ill girl in hospital near Paris, while Ronald Zubar travelled to his homeland of Guadeloupe. Liverpool Two Liverpool players have appeared in all seven UEFA Champions League games so far this season, including qualifying: Pepe Reina and Sami Hyypiä. Daniel Agger celebrates his rd birthday on December, the day after the Marseille match. Ryan Babel is on December. Liverpool have no players suspended or within a yellow card of a ban. Liverpool have had shots on goal so far, more than any other club. They have also scored goals in their first five games, the highest total of the teams in the group stage. Liverpool suffered their first defeat of the Premier League season at Reading FC on Saturday evening, falling behind in the th minute as Jamie Carragher brought down Brynjar Gunnarsson and Stephen Hunt rolled in the penalty. Fernando Torres set up Steven Gerrard to equalise eleven minutes later with his 0th league goal for the club but Kevin Doyle restored Reading's advantage on the hour mark and the home side wrapped up the win seven minutes later as James Harper sprang the offside trap to round Reina and roll in the third. "It was a strange game, we had some chances and didn't take them" said manager Rafael Benítez. "You can't change the result, we have to think about the positives you don't have too many when you lose but we didn't get any injuries or yellow cards. Today we had three or four chances but couldn't take any of them. I like to think about one game at a time and it's an important week for us. We will try to beat Marseille and hopefully we will take more confidence from that." Liverpool gave a first league start to Jack Hobbs, who replaced Hyypiä in central defence, while Benítez fielded a threeman attack of Torres, Peter Crouch and Andriy Voronin. Carragher recovered from bruised ribs to play but Daniel Agger, Xabi Alonso (both metatarsal), Fábio Aurélio (calf) and Jermaine Pennant (broken leg) were all still sidelined. Last updated ::CET Match facts

4 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET The Reading defeat brought to an end Liverpool's fivematch winning streak in all competitions and was their first in league matches since a 0 loss at Fulham FC on May. Prior to their trip to the Madejski Stadium Liverpool collected points from a possible in their first seven away matches in the Premier League this season. In addition, their total of 0 points from matches represented their best start to a season in five years. Hunt's goal was the first Liverpool had conceded in minutes of league football. Reina is the only Liverpool player to have played all,0 minutes of Liverpool's league campaign to date, while Crouch made his 0th Premier League start for the club at Reading. On December Liverpool claimed a 0 defeat of Bolton Wanderers FC at Anfield. Hyypiä headed the home side in front in the th minute with his first goal of the season before Torres doubled the lead on the cusp of halftime. Secondhalf strikes from Gerrard, a penalty, and substitute Babel completed an impressive victory. With Xabi Alonso and Agger both still sidelined with metatarsal injuries and Fábio Aurélio also ruled out, Lucas Leiva made his second league start for Liverpool and Harry Kewell also continued his comeback with a second Premier League start of the campaign. Carragher was substituted as a precaution midway through the second half after bruising his ribs. "It wasn't a fantastic performance but we scored four goals, could have had a lot more and must be pleased," said Benítez. "To score four goals against a tough team is really good and in Torres we have a player who keeps defenders very busy. We are much closer now to the top of the table than we have been in recent years and we have a much better squad. We are scoring a lot of goals and can still improve. We have a lot of confidence and need to keep our form going and see if the other teams drop points. December and January are important months because we have to play a lot of games, but I have confidence in my team and we will be stronger in the second half of the season." Liverpool face a trip to Luton Town FC or twotime European champions Nottingham Forest FC in the third round of the English FA Cup. The tie will be played on January. Last updated ::CET Match facts

5 Squad list Marseille Alltime Current season UEFA UCL League UCL UCLQ Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld BL Age DoB Nat. Player No Goalkeepers 0.. Cédric Carrasso 0.. Sébastien Hamel.0. Steve Mandanda 0.0. Sébastien Mate Brice Krizman Defenders.0. NGA Taye Taiwo 0.0. Julien Rodriguez.0. Jacques Faty 0.0. Ronald Zubar.. Laurent Bonnart.0. Anthony Marin 0.0. Gaël Givet Midfielders.0. Karim Ziani 0.0. Benoît Cheyrou NGA Wilson Oruma.0. NED Boudewijn Zenden Modeste M'Bami.0. Vincent Gragnic.0. ALB Lorik Cana Samir Nasri.0. Mathieu Valbuena 0.0. Thing Kouang Lao 0.0. Gaëtan D'Acunto 0.0. Daouda Haïdara.. Olivier Cano Forwards 0 *.0. Djibril Cissé 0 *.0. SEN Mamadou Niang.0. Fabrice Fiorèse.0. Salim Arrache.0. SEN Mame Ndiaye.. André Ayew.0. Daniel Gbaguidi 0.. Guy Gnabouyou Coach.0. BEL Erik Gerets Last updated ::CET Squad list Tuesday December CET Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC

6 Liverpool Alltime Current season UEFA UCL League UCL UCLQ Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld BL Age DoB Nat. Player No Goalkeepers.0. ESP Pepe Reina 0.. Charles Itandje 0.0. ENG David Martin 0 Defenders 0.0. IRL Steve Finnan FIN Sami Hyypiä.. DEN Daniel Agger.0.0 NOR John Arne Riise.0. BRA Fábio Aurélio 0.0. ESP Álvaro Arbeloa.0. ENG Jamie Carragher 0.0. ENG Stephen Darby.0. ENG Jack Hobbs Midfielders.0. AUS Harry Kewell ENG Steven Gerrard ISR Yossi Benayoun.. ESP Xabi Alonso.0. ENG Jermaine Pennant 0.0. ARG Javier Mascherano BRA Lucas Leiva.0. Mohamed Sissoko 0.0. ARG Sebastian Leto.. ENG Jay Spearing 0.0. ENG Raymond Putterill 0.0. SCO Ryan Flynn Forwards 0.0. ESP Fernando Torres 0.0. UKR Andriy Voronin ENG Peter Crouch.0.0 NED Dirk Kuyt 0.. NED Ryan Babel Coach.0.0 ESP Rafael Benítez Last updated ::CET Squad list Tuesday December CET Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC

7 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Head coach Olympique de Marseille: Erik Gerets Date of birth: May Nationality: Belgian Playing career: R. Standard de Liège, AC Milan, MVV Maastricht, PSV Eindhoven Coaching career: RFC de Liège, K. Lierse SK, Club Brugge KV, PSV Eindhoven,. FC Kaiserslautern, VfL Wolfsburg, Galatasaray SK, Olympique de Marseille Revered as one of Belgium's greatest players, Erik Gerets has displayed similar acumen as a coach since hanging up his boots in, picking up five championships with four different teams. A stout defensive presence during his playing days, Gerets' name is synonymous with R. Standard de Liège, for whom he played over 00 games in seasons after joining as an yearold. He won two league titles and the cup with the Belgian side but, following brief spells with AC Milan and MVV Maastricht, it was with PSV Eindhoven that he really stocked his trophy cabinet. Gerets was inspirational in a side that won six league titles in seven years, also adding three Dutch Cups and their crowning glory, defeating SL Benfica on penalties to claim the / European Champion Clubs' Cup. Toughtackling Gerets, who won international caps, retired four years later and moved straight into management with RFC de Liège. Two years later he was at K. Lierse SK and, in, led them to the Belgian title their first in years. A year later he repeated the feat at Club Brugge KV, before returning to PSV where he led the club to two league trophies in four years. Following a barren spell in Germany with. FC Kaiserslautern and VfL Wolfsburg, Gerets was on the move again and in 00, at the end of his first season, guided Galatasaray SK to the Turkish Süper Lig title. However, he left at the end of the following campaign after failing to retain the crown, being hired as Marseille coach after Albert Emon was moved aside in September 00. Liverpool FC: Rafael Benítez Date of birth: April 0 Nationality: Spanish Playing career: Real Madrid CF B, CP Parla, CD Linares Coaching career: Real Madrid CF (youth coach), Real Valladolid (assistant coach), CA Osasuna (assistant coach), CD Tenerife, CF Extremadura, Valencia CF, Liverpool FC Rafael Benítez has stamped his authority on Liverpool FC since his arrival from Spain on June 00. Former Primera División stars Xabi Alonso and Luis García blended perfectly with locals such as Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher as Benítez guided the Reds to UEFA Champions League glory in his first season in charge. Liverpool's recovery from 0 down against AC Milan and their subsequent penalty shootout victory was one of the greatest finals. Although the holders were eliminated in the 00/0 first knockout round, Benítez still oversaw an FA Cup triumph and they returned to the UEFA Champions League final in 00/0, though Milan had their revenge with a win in Athens. After spending his playing career in the lower leagues as a midfielder with Real Madrid CF B, Benítez coached youth players at Madrid before taking charge of CD Tenerife and CF Extremadura, impressive spells which earned him his big break at Valencia CF in 00. He led the club to their first league title for years in 00, repeating the trick in 00 when they also won the UEFA Cup in Gothenburg. That 0 victory against Olympique de Marseille was his final game before being lured to Liverpool, a club starved of league honours since 0. The Reds' UEFA Champions League triumph in 00/0 was followed by winning the FA Cup in 00 when Liverpool recovered from a twogoal deficit against West Ham United FC in the final to draw and then prevail on penalties. The highlight of last term was the UEFA Champions League run, Chelsea FC again overcome in the semifinals. Last updated ::CET Head coach

8 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Match officials Referee Assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Terje Hauge (NOR) Steinar Holvik (NOR), Jan Petter Randen (NOR) Tommy Skjerven (NOR) Sofoklis Pilavios (GRE) Volker Roth (GER) Referee Name Terje Hauge Nat. NOR DoB 0.0. UCL UEFA Terje Hauge became the first Norwegian to referee a UEFA Champions League final when he took charge of the 00 meeting of FC Barcelona and Arsenal FC in Paris. The Bergenborn official began his refereeing career as a teenager in, was taking charge of topflight matches by 0, and joined the FIFA international list in. A health official by profession, he has also been working as a referee consultant in his local football association. His rise began with the UEFA European Under Championship in Spain in, and was followed in by the UEFACAF Meridian Cup in Portugal and the FIFA U World Cup. A UEFA EURO 000 fourth official, he was on board for the 00 finals in Portugal having also travelled to the 00 FIFA World Cup. A regular in UEFA club competition since 00, he also took charge of the 00 UEFA Super Cup. At home, he has been regarded as one of his nation s shining lights since the Norwegian FA Cup final between FK Bodø/Glimt and Tromsø IL in October. Seven years later, he assumed control of his second domestic cup final between Bodø/Glimt and Rosenborg BK before being asked to be the man in the middle for the Ukrainian Cup final in May 00. He was also awarded the 00 FIFA U0 World Cup final in the Netherlands, when Argentina overcame Nigeria. UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue.0. UCL GS AS Monaco FC K. Lierse SK Monaco.0. UCL GS AC Sparta Praha FC Girondins de Bordeaux 00 Prague UCL GS Manchester United FC RSC Anderlecht Manchester UCL GS Leeds United AFC FC Barcelona Leeds.0.00 UCL QR Liverpool FC FC Haka Liverpool UCL GS FC Nantes Atlantique S.S. Lazio 0 Nantes..00 UCL GS RC Deportivo La Coruña Arsenal FC 0 La Coruna.0.00 UCL GS BV Borussia Dortmund AJ Auxerre Dortmund UCL GS Liverpool FC Valencia CF 0 Liverpool..00 UCL GS Manchester United FC RC Deportivo La Coruña 0 Manchester.0.00 UCL GS Bayer 0 Leverkusen Newcastle United FC Leverkusen.0.00 UCL GS Chelsea FC S.S. Lazio London UCL GS AS Monaco FC RC Deportivo La Coruña Monaco.0.00 UCL QF FC Porto Olympique Lyonnais 0 Porto.0.00 UCL GS Liverpool FC AS Monaco FC 0 Liverpool.0.00 UCL GS Chelsea FC Real Betis Balompié 0 London.0.00 UCL / Chelsea FC FC Barcelona London UCL QF AC Milan Olympique Lyonnais Milan.0.00 UCL F FC Barcelona Arsenal FC Paris..00 UCL GS Real Madrid CF Olympique Lyonnais Madrid UCL GS FC Steaua Bucureşti Arsenal FC 0 Bucharest Last updated ::CET Match officials

9 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Other matches Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue.0. QR England Belgium 0.0. UCUP R FC Avenir Beggen RC Lens 0 Beggen.0. UIC GS FF Jaro EA Guingamp R Rep of Guinea France Lourinha.. UCUP R FC Twente AJ Auxerre 0 Enschede.0.00 UCUP QF Celtic FC Liverpool FC Glasgow WC QR England Wales 0 Manchester WC QR Switzerland France Berne Last updated ::CET Match officials

10 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Domestic information Olympique de Marseille (Ligue ) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 0/0/0 RC Strasbourg (A) 00 League /0/0 Stade Rennais FC (H) 00 League /0/0 Valenciennes FC (A) Ziani League /0/0 AS NancyLorraine (H) Niang, Cissé 0 League /0/0 SM Caen (A) Rodriguez, Niang League /0/0 OGC Nice (H) 0 League 0/0/0 Paris SaintGermain FC (A) Cissé League /0/0 Toulouse FC (H) Zubar 0 League /0/0 AJ Auxerre (A) 0 League 0/0/0 AS SaintEtienne (A) 0 League /0/0 RC Lens (H) 0 Zenden League /0/0 FC SochauxMontbéliard (A) Niang Cup 0/0/0 FC Metz (H) Niang, Cissé 0 League 0//0 FC Lorient (H) 00 League //0 Olympique Lyonnais (A) Niang 0(pen), League //0 FC Metz (H) Zenden, Niang, 0 Lineups: Mandanda, Faty, Zubar, Bonnart, Givet, Cheyrou, Zenden, M'Bami (Ziani 0), Nasri, Valbuena, Niang (Cissé ) League 0//0 LOSC Lille Métropole (A) Niang Lineups: Mandanda, Taiwo, Rodriguez, Bonnart, Givet, Ziani (Cissé ), Cheyrou (M'Bami ), Cana, Valbuena, Niang, Ayew (Arrache ) League 0//0 AS Monaco FC (H) 0 Rodriguez, Cana Lineups: Mandanda, Taiwo, Rodriguez, Bonnart, Givet, Ziani (Gragnic ), Cheyrou, Zenden, Cana, Valbuena (Oruma ), Niang (Cissé ) League //0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux (A) League //0 Le Mans UC (H) League /0/0 Stade Rennais FC (A) League /0/0 Valenciennes FC (H) League /0/0 AS NancyLorraine (A) League /0/0 SM Caen (H) League 0/0/0 OGC Nice (A) League /0/0 Paris SaintGermain FC (H) League /0/0 Toulouse FC (A) League 0/0/0 AJ Auxerre (H) League 0/0/0 AS SaintEtienne (H) League /0/0 RC Lens (A) League /0/0 FC SochauxMontbéliard (H) League 0/0/0 FC Lorient (A) League 0/0/0 Olympique Lyonnais (H) League /0/0 FC Metz (A) League /0/0 LOSC Lille Métropole (H) League /0/0 AS Monaco FC (A) League 0/0/0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux (H) League 0/0/0 Le Mans UC (A) Last updated ::CET Domestic information

11 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Pos. 0 0 Clubs Olympique Lyonnais AS NancyLorraine FC Girondins de Bordeaux Le Mans UC Valenciennes FC AS SaintEtienne OGC Nice SM Caen Stade Rennais FC RC Strasbourg FC Lorient AS Monaco FC Olympique de Marseille Toulouse FC RC Lens AJ Auxerre Paris SaintGermain FC LOSC Lille Métropole FC SochauxMontbéliard FC Metz Pld W D L GF GA 0 0 Pts 0 0 Last updated ::CET Domestic information

12 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Liverpool FC (Premier League) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League /0/0 Aston Villa FC (A) Own goal, Gerrard League /0/0 Chelsea FC (H) Torres League /0/0 Sunderland AFC (A) 0 Sissoko, Voronin League 0/0/0 Derby County FC (H) 0 Alonso,, Babel, Torres,, Voronin League /0/0 Portsmouth FC (A) 00 League /0/0 Birmingham City FC (H) 00 Cup /0/0 Reading FC (A) Benayoun, Torres 0,, League /0/0 Wigan Athletic FC (A) 0 Benayoun League 0/0/0 Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) Voronin, Torres 0 League 0/0/0 Everton FC (A) Kuyt (pen), 0(pen) League /0/0 Arsenal FC (H) Gerrard Cup /0/0 Cardiff (H) El Zhar, Gerrard League 0//0 Blackburn Rovers FC (A) 00 League 0//0 Fulham FC (H) 0 Torres, Gerrard (pen) League //0 Newcastle United FC (A) 0 Gerrard, Kuyt, Babel Lineups: Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypiä, Arbeloa, Gerrard (Crouch 0), Lucas Leiva, Sissoko, Kewell (Babel ), Torres, Kuyt (Riise ) League 0//0 Bolton Wanderers FC (H) 0 Hyypiä, Torres, Gerrard (pen), Babel Lineups: Reina, Arbeloa, Hyypiä, Carragher (Hobbs ), Riise, Benayoun, Gerrard, Lucas Leiva, Kewell (Babel ), Torres (Kuyt ), Crouch League 0//0 Reading FC (A) Gerrard Lineups: Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher (Hyypiä ), Hobbs, Riise, Gerrard (Babel ), Mascherano, Sissoko, Voronin, Torres (Kewell ), Crouch League //0 Manchester United FC (H) League //0 Portsmouth FC (H) League //0 Derby County FC (A) League 0//0 Manchester City FC (A) League 0/0/0 Wigan Athletic FC (H) League /0/0 Middlesbrough FC (A) League /0/0 Aston Villa FC (H) League /0/0 West Ham United FC (A) League 0/0/0 Sunderland AFC (H) League 0/0/0 Chelsea FC (A) League /0/0 Middlesbrough FC (H) League 0/0/0 Bolton Wanderers FC (A) League 0/0/0 Newcastle United FC (H) League /0/0 Reading FC (H) League /0/0 Manchester United FC (A) League /0/0 Everton FC (H) League 0/0/0 Arsenal FC (A) League /0/0 Blackburn Rovers FC (H) League /0/0 Fulham FC (A) League /0/0 Birmingham City FC (A) Last updated ::CET Domestic information

13 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Pos. 0 0 Clubs Arsenal FC Manchester United FC Chelsea FC Liverpool FC Portsmouth FC Manchester City FC Everton FC Aston Villa FC Blackburn Rovers FC West Ham United FC Newcastle United FC Reading FC Tottenham Hotspur FC Bolton Wanderers FC Birmingham City FC Middlesbrough FC Fulham FC Sunderland AFC Wigan Athletic FC Derby County FC Pld W 0 D L 0 GF GA 0 Pts Last updated ::CET Domestic information

14 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET UEFA information UEFA wants fans to unite Michel Platini has requested that national supporter groups take the opportunity to create a coherent paneuropean independent organisation in order to improve communication channels with UEFA. The UEFA President took the opportunity to encourage this development during the first meeting between European football's governing body and various national supporter groups at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. "I want to hear from you how we can protect the game," Mr Platini said. "You are the base of football. We know that fans are the only ones who show fidelity to a club or team basically from birth to death. There are those who have official roles who come and go, either presidents or coaches or players or whoever, and they sometimes forget the true identity of the club for which they are responsible. They often have different objectives, take what they want from the club and then leave." Invitation to supply matchballs UEFA has launched an ISO (invitation to submit offer) process to supply the official matchballs to be used in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup for three seasons from 00/0. All matches in those competitions will be played with a specific ball. While an agreement is already in place for all UEFA Champions League and UEFA Super Cup games in the 00/0 cycle, a UEFA Cup ball will be introduced from 00 too. Qualified parties (international sporting goods companies) may request the ISO document from TEAM Marketing AG, UEFA's exclusive marketing agent for the exploitation of commercial rights for the above mentioned events. The ISO can be requested either via on officialballiso@team.ch or via fax The deadline for the receipt of the response to the ISO from qualified parties is Tuesday February 00 at.00cet. Marketing rights UEFA today launched the sponsorship rights sales process for the new marketing cycle of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup, commencing from 00/0 for three seasons. The UEFA Champions League format for the new cycle includes a number of significant modifications: the centralised marketing approach now includes the third qualifying round; the extension of the first knockout round matches over four matchweeks, instead of two; the final to be played on a Saturday at 0.CET; UEFA Super Cup will be included in the UEFA Champions League rights package; the sponsorship approach for 00 will continue with the successful and proven sixsponsor concept which is recognised as the industry benchmark. UEFA's Marketing Director, Philippe Le Floc'h, said: "With the development to the UEFA Champions League competition and marketing concept, we expect to enhance the experience for fans and further promote the UEFA Champions League on a global level. For the UEFA Cup, the increased marketing centralisation is an important step in building the brand equity of UEFA's largest club competition. Together with the new clarity of the format, the full media centralisation and the new sponsorship approach, we are ready to return the UEFA Cup to its rightful place within the European sports landscape." Key dates The 00/0 UEFA Champions League group stage is played over six Matchdays / September, / October, / October, / November, / November and / December, although Group D concluded on December. The first knockout round will follow over two legs on /0 February and / March after the draw in Nyon on December. The draw for the quarterfinals, semifinals and final will be staged on March. The last eight will be played on / and / April before the semifinals on / and /0 April. The 00 UEFA Champions League final will be held in Moscow on May, before UEFA EURO 00 kicks off in Austria and Switzerland on June. Last updated ::CET UEFA information

15 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Matchbymatch lineups Group A Club FC Porto Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Beşiktaş JK Pld W D 0 L GF GA Pts Date Match Result Stadium, Venue.0.00 Marseille Beşiktaş 0 Goals: 0 Rodriguez, 0 Cissé 0+ Marseille: Mandanda, Taiwo, Rodriguez, Faty, Ziani, Cissé, Zenden (Valbuena ), Niang (Gragnic ), Cana, Nasri (M'Bami ), Bonnart.0.00 Porto Liverpool Estádio do Dragão, Porto Goals: 0 Lucho González, Kuyt Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Hyypiä, Gerrard, Torres (Voronin ), Pennant, Arbeloa, Kuyt, Babel (Fábio Aurélio ), Mascherano, Carragher Liverpool Marseille 0 Anfield, Liverpool Goals: 0 Valbuena Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Hyypiä, Gerrard, Torres, Benayoun, Fábio Aurélio (Voronin 0), Crouch (Kuyt ), Sissoko, Carragher, Leto (Riise ) Marseille: Mandanda, Taiwo, Rodriguez, Ziani, Cheyrou, Zenden (Arrache ), Niang (Cissé 0), Cana, Bonnart, Valbuena (Oruma ), Givet Beşiktaş Porto Goals: 0 Quaresma 0+ 0 Inönü, Istanbul.0.00 Beşiktaş Liverpool Inönü, Istanbul Goals: 0 Hyypiä (o.g.), 0 Bobo, Gerrard Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Hyypiä (Crouch ), Riise, Gerrard, Voronin, Pennant (Benayoun ), Kuyt, Babel, Mascherano (Lucas Leiva ), Carragher.0.00 Marseille Porto Goals: 0 Niang, Lucho González Marseille: Mandanda, Faty, Cheyrou, Cissé (Ayew ), Zenden (Arrache ), Niang, Zubar, Cana, Bonnart, Valbuena, Givet (Taiwo ) Liverpool Beşiktaş 0 Anfield, Liverpool Goals: 0 Crouch, 0 Benayoun, 0 Benayoun, 0 Benayoun, 0 Gerrard, 0 Babel, 0 Babel, 0 Crouch Liverpool: Reina, Hyypiä, Riise, Gerrard (Lucas Leiva ), Voronin (Kewell ), Benayoun, Fábio Aurélio (Babel ), Crouch, Arbeloa, Mascherano, Carragher Porto Marseille Estádio do Dragão, Porto Goals: 0 Sektioui, Niang, Lisandro Marseille: Mandanda, Taiwo, Rodriguez, Niang (Cissé ), M'Bami (Cheyrou ), Cana, Nasri, Bonnart, Valbuena, Ayew (Arrache ), Givet Last updated ::CET

16 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET..00 Beşiktaş Marseille Inönü, Istanbul Goals: 0 Tello, Taiwo, Bobo Marseille: Mandanda, Rodriguez, Cheyrou, Zenden (Ayew ), Niang, Zubar (Taiwo ), Cana, Nasri (Cissé ), Bonnart, Valbuena, Givet..00 Liverpool Porto Anfield, Liverpool Goals: 0 Torres, Lisandro, Torres, Gerrard, Crouch Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Hyypiä, Gerrard, Torres, Voronin (Kewell ), Benayoun (Crouch ), Arbeloa, Babel (Kuyt ), Mascherano, Carragher Marseille Liverpool Porto Beşiktaş Estádio do Dragão, Porto Last updated ::CET

17 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones Competition facts Holders AC Milan have avoided becoming the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between /00 and 00/0 that featured a second group stage). In /, FC Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten on aggregate in the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva. S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta became the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League when he featured against Olympiacos on Matchday at the age of years and days. The record was previously held by Alessandro Costacurta, the AC Milan defender who played against AEK Athens FC in the 00/0 season at the age of 0 years and days. Ballotta was aged years days when he featured against Olympiacos CFP on Matchday. Laurent Blanc is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged years and days, having found the net for Manchester United FC in their defeat of Olympiacos on October 00. Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League. He was years and days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureşti on November. He was then sent off in the th minute. In 00/0, PFC Levski Sofia joined. FC Košice in being the only team to have played in the UEFA Champions League and never picked up a point. The Slovakian side have not returned to the competition since losing all six games in their only campaign to date in /. Only five other teams have ever gone through a single group stage campaign without picking up a point namely SK Rapid Wien (0/0), RSC Anderlecht (0/0), FC Spartak Moskva and Bayer 0 Leverkusen (0/0, first and second group stage respectively) and Fenerbahçe SK (0/0, first group stage). Levski also conceded goals in their six outings last term, just two short of the record number let in during a group stage set by Ferencvárosi TC () in the / campaign. Before their win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on Matchday of the 00/0 campaign, FC Spartak Moskva went games without a win in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC on Matchday of the same campaign. The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is seven points. The first to do it, since three points for a win was introduced in /, were Legia Warszawa that same season before Bayer 0 Leverkusen managed it in /00 and Liverpool FC in 00/0. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed with seven points in 00/0, a feat achieved by Rangers FC and Werder Bremen in 00/0. UEFA Champions League: Did you know? Domestic champions: This season's competition features domestic league winners from last season, but only Group G of the eight groups features four domestic titleholders namely PSV Eindhoven, FC Internazionale Milano, Fenerbahçe SK and PFC CSKA Moskva. Alongside the champions, there are ten runnersup and six thirdplaced finishers. The holders AC Milan, Arsenal FC, Valencia CF are the only clubs in the group stage to have finished in fourth place in their domestic league championship. Consecutive participations: This season, Manchester United FC have extended their consecutive participation in the UEFA Champions League to, a record in the competition. PSV Eindhoven, Olympiacos CFP and Real Madrid CF are making their eleventh consecutive appearances, one ahead of Arsenal FC. Last updated ::CET Competition facts

18 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Knockout streak: In qualifying for the 00/0 knockout stage, Real Madrid CF surpassed Manchester United FC's record of nine consecutive seasons (which ended in 00/0) in advancing past the group stage. Madrid have featured in the knockout phase every time since the / campaign. Madrid, have won the competition three times in the last ten years while they advanced as far as the semifinals twice and the quarterfinals twice. However, in the last three seasons their interest in the competition has ended at the first knockout round. European return: Of all clubs, S.S. Lazio, Rosenborg BK and VfB Stuttgart did not participate in a UEFA club competition during the 00/0 season. Past masters: Six clubs competing in the 00/0 UEFA Champions League were involved in the competition when it started during the / season. Olympique de Marseille were champions, beating AC Milan in the final, while PSV Eindhoven, PFC CSKA Moskva, FC Porto and Rangers FC all participated in the group stage. In addition, VfB Stuttgart, AEK Athens FC and FC Barcelona were knocked out in the two rounds preceding the group stage that marked the competition proper. Long road for debutants: Six clubs have advanced to the group stage from the European Champion Clubs' Cup second qualifying round including one of this season's two debutants, SK Slavia Praha. They are joined by Rangers, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Steaua Bucureşti, Beşiktaş JK and Rosenborg as clubs who had to play four matches to claim their place in the group stage of the competition. A debutant has not won the competition since Juventus in /, the Italian side becoming the third club to achieve this following Olympique de Marseille (/, first UEFA Champions League final) and AFC Ajax (/). Sevilla FC join Slavia in competing in the UEFA Champions League for the first time, although both clubs have previous experience of the European Champion Clubs' Cup. No qualifiers: Of the clubs involved in the group stage, only AS Roma and FC Schalke 0 have yet to play a qualifying round match in order to reach the UEFA Champions League. Roma are making their fifth appearance in the competition, Schalke their third. Pedigree: Four of the former winners of the competition since it included a group stage element from the / season are not participating in this season's UEFA Champions League, namely AFC Ajax (/), Juventus (/), BV Borussia Dortmund (/) and FC Bayern München (000/0). Of the last ten winners of the competition, Real Madrid CF (three), Manchester United FC, AC Milan (two), FC Porto, Liverpool FC and FC Barcelona, only FC Bayern München are not involved. Only two winners from the last ten UEFA Cup finals are not involved in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage, namely Parma FC (/) and Feyenoord (00/0). Liverpool and Porto have won both competitions in the past decade, while the remaining UEFA Cup winners in that time are FC Internazionale Milano, Galatasaray SK, Valencia CF, PFC CSKA Moskva and Sevilla FC (two). UEFA Champions League: Alltime records Biggest wins 0: Liverpool FC v Beşiktaş JK (0..00) 0: Arsenal FC v SK Slavia Praha (.0.00) 0: Juventus v Olympiacos CFP (0..00) : Manchester United FC v AS Roma (0.0.00) 0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (.0.) 0: Leeds United AFC v Beşiktaş JK (.0.000) 0: Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk (.0.00) Most goals in a game : AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (0..00) : Paris SaintGermain FC v Rosenborg BK (.0.000) : Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (0.0.00) Only one team has scored more than five goals in an away game, Manchester United FC, winning at Brøndby IF in /. Last updated ::CET Competition facts

19 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Leading scorer in a season : Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 00/0) Kaká finished as top scorer in 00/0 with ten goals for AC Milan. Four goals in a match Marco van Basten (AC Milan 0 IFK Göteborg,..) Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio Olympique de Marseille,.0.000) Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC RC Deportivo La Coruña, 0..00) Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC AC Sparta Praha, 0..00) Andriy Shevchenko (Fenerbahçe SK 0 AC Milan,..00) Of these fourgoal hauls, Dado Pršo's against Deportivo was the quickest. He scored his first goal minutes into the game and his fourth just minutes later. Fastest goal in a match 0.0 secs: Roy Makaay (FC Bayern München Real Madrid CF, ) 0.0 secs: Gilberto (PSV Eindoven 0 Arsenal FC,.0.00) 0. secs: Alessandro Del Piero (Manchester United FC Juventus, 0.0.).0 secs: Clarence Seedorf (FC Schalke 0 AC Milan,.0.00).0 secs: Marek Kincl (Club Brugge KV SK Rapid Wien, 0..00) Fastest hattricks mins: Mike Newell (Blackburn Rovers FC Rosenborg BK, 0..) mins: Marco Simone (Rosenborg BK AC Milan,.0.) mins: Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC RC Deportivo La Coruña, 0..00) mins: Sigurd Rushfeldt (Rosenborg BK 0 Galatasaray SK,.0.) mins: Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio Olympique de Marseille,.0.000) Youngest players to score years, days: Peter Oforiquaye (Rosenborg BK Olympiacos CFP, 0.0.) years, days: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal FC Rosenborg BK, 0..00) years, days: Martin Klein (Panathinaikos FC AC Sparta Praha,.0.00) years, days: Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais Rosenborg BK, 0..00) years, days: Sammy Kuffour (FC Bayern München FC Spartak Moskva, 0..) years, 0 days: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Bayern München, 0..) Peter Oforiquaye became the youngest player to score, but Celestine Babayaro is still the youngest to appear, having begun RSC Anderlecht's game against FC Steaua Bucuresti on November, aged years and days. Appearances: UEFA Champions League Note: This list considers group stage to final only; Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK) 0 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) 0 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 0 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München) 00 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 00 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan) Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC) Gary Neville (Manchester United FC) Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC) Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC) Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF) Last updated ::CET Competition facts

20 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Goals: UEFA Champions League Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan) Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) Appearances: UEFA club competition 0 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) Luís Figo (Sporting, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München) Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, UC Sampdoria, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan) 0 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK) KarlHeinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC) Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK) Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF) Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan) Phillip Cocu (SBV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona) Goals: UEFA club competition Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan) Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) 0 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 0 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) Eusébio (SL Benfica) Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Helsingborgs IF) Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 0 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) Carlos Santillana (Real Madrid CF) Goals: UEFA Champions League/European Champion Clubs' Cup Note: This list considers the alltime goalscorers list in both competitions including all qualifying round matches. Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) Eusébio (SL Benfica) Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan) Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) Last updated: Last updated ::CET Competition facts

21 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Team facts Olympique de Marseille UEFA club competition milestones The only French club to win the European Champion Clubs' Cup, Marseille have been involved in continental action since the first round of the /0 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. As well as their / triumph, they lost the 0/ European Cup final on penalties to FK Crvena Zvezda, while they have suffered two UEFA Cup final defeats, in / and 00/0. UEFA Champions League milestones Winners of the first edition with a 0 defeat of AC Milan in Munich, Marseille did not return until the /00 season. Their only other involvement came in the 00/0 campaign. UEFA club competition honours European Champion Clubs' Cup: / UEFA Intertoto Cup: 00, 00 Tenyear record 00/0: UEFA Cup first round (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) 00/0: UEFA Cup Round of (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) 00/0: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 00/0: UEFA Cup runnersup (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 00/0: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 00/0: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 000/0: Did not compete in UEFA club competition /00: UEFA Champions League second group stage /: UEFA Cup runnersup /: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 00/0 season Domestic record: Marseille finished second in Ligue, six points ahead of Toulouse FC but behind champions Olympique Lyonnais. For the second year running, they lost the final of the French Cup, this time on penalties to FC SochauxMontbéliard after a draw. European record: Marseille entered the UEFA Cup second qualifying round after a second successive UEFA Intertoto Cup triumph. They drew on aggregate with BSC Young Boys but went into the first round on away goals. In the competition proper they were ousted at the first hurdle, losing over two legs to FK Mladá Boleslav. Key facts UEFA club competition Pld: W: D: L: GF: 0 GA: UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) Pld: 0 W: D: L: GF: GA: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League Pld: W: 0 D: L: GF: 0 GA: Last updated ::CET Team facts

22 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Records UEFA club competition Biggest win : Olympique de Marseille v US Luxembourg 0.0., UEFA Cup first round second leg 0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva.0., UEFA Champions League group stage Biggest home win : Olympique de Marseille US Luxembourg (see above for details) 0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (see above for details) Biggest away win 0: US Luxembourg v Olympique de Marseille.0., UEFA Cup, first round first leg 0: Glentoran FC v Olympique de Marseille.0., UEFA Champions League first round first leg 0: US Luxembourg v Olympique de Marseille.0., European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg Heaviest defeat 0:. FC Köln v Olympique de Marseille 0.., UEFA Cup second round second leg Heaviest home defeat 0: Olympique de Marseille v AFC Ajax 0.0., UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semifinal first leg Heaviest away defeat 0:. FC Köln v Olympique de Marseille (see above for details) UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) Biggest win 0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (see above for details) Biggest home win 0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (see above for details) Biggest away win 0: Liverpool FC v Olympique de Marseille , UEFA Champions League group stage : NK Croatia Zagreb v Olympique de Marseille.0., UEFA Champions League first group stage 0: Club Brugge KV v Olympique de Marseille.0., UEFA Champions League group stage Heaviest defeat : S.S. Lazio v Olympique de Marseille.0.000, UEFA Champions League second group stage Heaviest home defeat 0: Olympique de Marseille v S.S Lazio.., UEFA Champions League second group stage Last updated ::CET Team facts

23 Olympique de Marseille Liverpool FC Tuesday December CET Heaviest away defeat : S.S. Lazio v Olympique de Marseille (see above for details) Last updated:..00 Liverpool FC UEFA club competition milestones The most successful English club in UEFA competition history, Liverpool have won the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League five times. Liverpool have also won the UEFA Cup on three occasions and the UEFA Super Cup three times, having lost only four finals: the European Champion Clubs' Cup in / and 00/0, the / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. UEFA Champions League milestones Winners in 00/0, with a shootout victory against AC Milan after a draw in Istanbul, Liverpool were beaten by the Rossoneri in the 00/0 showpiece in Athens. Only once since their bow in 00/0 have they failed to get beyond the group stage. UEFA club competition honours European Champion Clubs' Cup: /, /, 0/, /, 00/0 UEFA Cup: /, /, 000/0 UEFA Super Cup:, 00, 00 Tenyear record (including current season) 00/0: UEFA Champions League runnersup 00/0: UEFA Champions League first knockout round 00/0: UEFA Champions League winners 00/0: UEFA Cup fourth round 00/0: UEFA Cup quarterfinals (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League group stage) 00/0: UEFA Champions League quarterfinals 000/0: UEFA Cup winners /00: Did not compete in UEFA club competition /: UEFA Cup third round /: UEFA Cup second round 00/0 season Domestic record: Liverpool again finished in third place in the Premier League. They were points behind secondplaced Chelsea FC and six points further adrift of the champions Manchester United FC. Third spot was enough to secure a place in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. They relinquished the FA Cup with a home thirdround defeat by Arsenal FC. European record: The English side recorded four victories and a draw from their six outings to top Group C, three points clear of PSV Eindhoven, six ahead of FC Girondins de Bordeaux and nine in front of Galatasaray SK. They eliminated holders FC Barcelona in the first knockout round, going through on away goals after a aggregate draw. It was more comfortable in the quarterfinals as PSV were dispatched 0 over two legs before a meeting with old foes Chelsea in the last four. A draw after 0 minutes of football led to penalties at Anfield, which Liverpool won. They fell short in the final, however, as Milan gained revenge for the 00 defeat with a success in Athens. Key facts UEFA club competition Pld: W: D: L: GF: GA: Last updated ::CET Team facts