UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

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1 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE / SEASON FC Viktoria Plzeň Group H Matchday Tuesday December.CET (. local time) AC Milan Contents Previous meetings... Match background... Match facts... Squad list... Head coach... Match officials... Fixtures and results... Matchbymatch lineups... Competition facts... Team facts... Legend...

2 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date // Stage GS Match AC Milan FC Viktoria Plzeň Result Venue Milan Goalscorers Ibrahimović (p), Cassano FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Home W D L Away W D L Final W D L W Total D L GF GA FC Viktoria Plzeň Record versus clubs from opponents' country None AC Milan Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date // // Stage R R Match UEFA Champions League Date // // UEFA Cup Date // // Stage QR QR Stage R R AC Milan AC Sparta Praha AC Sparta Praha AC Milan Match FC Slovan Liberec AC Milan AC Milan FC Slovan Liberec Match UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date // // Stage SF SF AC Sparta Praha AC Milan AC Milan AC Sparta Praha Match AC Sparta Praha AC Milan AC Milan AC Sparta Praha Record versus clubs from opponents' country Result agg: Result agg: ag Result agg: Result agg: Venue Milan Prague Venue Liberec Milan Venue Prague Milan Venue Prague Milan Goalscorers Inzaghi +, Shevchenko,, Gattuso ; Jun Goalscorers Slepička, Langer ; Inzaghi Inzaghi Goalscorers Weah, Goalscorers Chiarugi Chiarugi FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Home W D L Away W D L Final W D L W Total D L GF GA Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings

3 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) Match background FK Viktoria Plzeň welcome AC Milan to Prague looking to finish the job of wrapping up third place in UEFA Champions League Group H. With Milan already secure in second place behind FC Barcelona, the overriding question at the Stadion Eden is whether Plzeň, losers at San Siro in September, can retain their advantage over fourthplaced FC BATE Borisov and earn entry into the UEFA Europa League. Plzeň's victory in Belarus on matchday five their first in the UEFA Champions League lifted them two points above BATE and left them needing only a draw against Massimiliano Allegri's Milan to guarantee European football after Christmas for the first time. Match background This is the first home meeting with Italian opponents for Plzeň, the UEFA Champions League newcomers who are still seeking a first home victory in the competition proper. Pavel Vrba's men did post three successive wins at their own ground in the qualifying round and playoffs in July and August. Milan have not won away to Czech opposition since their first visit to the country, beating AC Sparta Praha through a Luciano Chiarugi goal in the / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semifinals en route to winning the trophy. The Rossoneri's most recent trip to the Czech Republic brought a goalless draw with Sparta in the / UEFA Champions League round of, a match featuring Gennaro Gattuso, Clarence Seedorf and unused substitutes Christian Abbiati and Massimo Ambrosini. Their overall record in the country is W D L. Team ties Antonio Nocerino and Alberto Aquilani played for Italy in a win against František Rajtoral's Czech Republic at the UEFA European Under Championship, Aquilani scoring one of the goals. Gattuso, Alessandro Nesta and Gianluca Zambrotta played in Italy's victory against the Czech Republic at the FIFA World Cup. Before switching his international allegiance to Ghana, KevinPrince Boateng was in the Germany side that beat Martin Fillo and Rajtoral's Czech Republic in a UEFA European Under Championship eliteround fixture in Zlin in May. David Limberský made four appearances in Serie A during a loan spell at Modena FC in /. He did not face the Rossoneri but did line up against Daniele Bonera in a draw with the Milan player's old side, Parma FC, on March. Plzeň's most experienced European campaigner, Pavel Horváth, has had mixed fortunes in home ties against Italian opposition with his previous clubs. With SK Slavia Praha, Horváth suffered a home defeat against Bologna FC in the / UEFA Cup second round. He then earned a win against Udinese Calcio and eventual awaygoals success in the / UEFA Cup fourth round. With Galatasaray AŞ, he sat on the bench for a home win against a Nestaskippered S.S. Lazio side in the / UEFA Champions League first group stage. Taye Taiwo scored on Czech soil for Olympique de Marseille against FK Mladá Boleslav in the / UEFA Cup first round but finished on the losing side as a defeat confirmed the French side's elimination by a aggregate score. Former Czech international Pavel Nedvěd had a spell in the youth ranks at Plzeň and later enjoyed a long and successful career in Italy with Lazio ( to ) and Juventus ( to ). He is now a member of the Juventus board. Last updated // ::CET Match background

4 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) Match facts Plzeň UEFA milestones None UEFA Champions League statistics Marián Čišovský is available after a onematch ban; Václav Pilař and Pavel Horváth will incur a suspension with their next bookings. Latest domestic information Friday December: FC Viktoria Plzeň Bohemians (Horváth pen, Rajtoral, Pilař, Darida ; Nešpor ) Čech; Rajtoral, Čišovský, Bystroň, Limberský; Horváth, Jiráček, Petržela (Darida ), Kolář (Ďuriš ), Pilař (Hora ); Bakoš Plzeň, beaten at. FK Příbram on November, went into the Czech winter break on a high with a fourth successive home league victory. František Rajtoral won the penalty converted by Horváth and struck himself two minutes later his first goal since the opening day of the league season. Vladimír Darida scored his first league goal for the club. Defender Čišovský was on target in Pribram, and has scored three goals in six. Liga matches. Marek Bakoš has scored seven times in his last ten outings. At this stage last term, Plzeň were top of the league on points more than this time around. A loss to AC Sparta Praha on August represents Plzeň's only home league defeat in games. Vrba's side beat FK Mladá Boleslav on penalties following a draw in July's Czech Super Cup. Injury news Marek Čech, out since injuring a knee on matchday three, made his comeback at FC BATE Borisov. International duty First international goals from Pilař and Petr Jiráček helped the Czech Republic book their UEFA EURO place with a aggregate victory against Montenegro in last month's playoffs. Milan UEFA milestones None UEFA Champions League statistics Alberto Aquilani serves a onegame ban on matchday six; Mark van Bommel's next booking will incur a suspension. Latest domestic information Friday December: Genoa CFC AC Milan (Ibrahimović pen, Nocerino ) Amelia; Abate, Yepes, Thiago, Antonini; Aquilani, Ambrosini (Seedorf ), Nocerino; Boateng; Robinho (El Shaarawy ), Ibrahimović Zlatan Ibrahimović took his tally to nine goals in his last eight club appearances by converting a penalty awarded after he was brought down by Kakha Kaladze, an incident that earned the exmilan defender a second yellow card. Ibrahimović scored twice taking his Serie A goal tally to as Milan beat AC Chievo Verona on November. The Diavolo have scored four goals in four of their past seven topflight games. The Rossoneri are league matches unbeaten at San Siro, since a defeat by AS Roma on December. Milan's haul of one win and two draws from their first five league games represented the worst start to a Serie A defence since SSC Napoli in /. Clarence Seedorf's goal in the win against AC Cesena on September meant the yearold has now scored in each of his campaigns as a professional. Injury news Van Bommel missed the Genoa game with a swollen knee; Pato was a late withdrawal with flu. Last updated // ::CET Match facts

5 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) Christian Abbiati has missed Milan's last two games with a dislocated shoulder. Alessandro Nesta will be out until late December after sustaining a pelvic injury on matchday five. Antonio Cassano underwent heart surgery on November to resolve the problem that caused him to suffer an ischemic stroke on the way back from the fixture against Roma on October. Philippe Mexès, out with a knee problem since April, made his comeback as a late substitute on matchday three but is now sidelined with a broken hand. Gennaro Gattuso has been diagnosed with sixth nerve palsy, a disorder associated with the dysfunction of the cranial nerve that controls eye movement. He has not played since the opening day of the season. Mathieu Flamini will miss the group stage after damaging knee ligaments in a friendly win against Juventus on August. Miscellaneous Thiago Silva, Nesta and Ibrahimović have been nominated for the FIFA FIFPro World XI, which will be announced on January. Ibrahimović was named Sweden's player of the year for a record sixth time on November. Ignazio Abate made his debut for Italy in a win against Poland on November, a day before his th birthday. Last updated // ::CET Match facts

6 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) Squad list FC Viktoria Plzeň No. Player Goalkeepers Marek Čech Michal Daněk Martin Ticháček Roman Pavlík Defenders Miloš Brezinský David Limberský Radim Řezník František Ševinský David Bystroň Marián Čišovský Midfielders Václav Pilař Petr Trapp Martin Fillo Pavel Horváth Milan Petržela Vladimír Darida Petr Jiráček Martin Sladký Daniel Kolář František Rajtoral Forwards Michal Ďuriš Michael Krmenčik Jakub Hora Marek Bakoš Coach Pavel Vrba Nat. SVK SVK SVK SVK DoB // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Age D * * QUAL Gls Current season UCL Gls League Gls Alltime UCL UEFA Gls Gls Last updated // ::CET Squad list

7 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) AC Milan No. Player Goalkeepers Marco Amelia Flavio Roma Christian Abbiati Riccardo Piscitelli Defenders Taye Taiwo Philippe Mexès Alessandro Nesta Gianluca Zambrotta Ignazio Abate Daniele Bonera Thiago Silva Mattia De Sciglio Mario Yepes Luca Antonini Midfielders Mark van Bommel Gennaro Gattuso Clarence Seedorf Alberto Aquilani Antonio Nocerino Massimo Ambrosini KevinPrince Boateng Urby Emanuelson Bryan Christante Alessio Innocenti Forwards Pato Zlatan Ibrahimović Simone Andrea Ganz Robinho Antonio Cassano Coach Massimiliano Allegri Nat. NGA FRA BRA COL NED NED GHA NED BRA SWE BRA DoB // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Age D * S QUAL Gls Current season UCL Gls League Gls Alltime UCL UEFA Gls Gls Last updated // ::CET Squad list

8 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) Head coach FC Viktoria Plzeň: Pavel Vrba Date of birth: December Nationality: Czech Playing career: FC Baník Ostrava (twice), TJ Železárny Prostějov, RH Cheb, TJ Baník Havířov, FC Přerov Coaching career: FC Přerov, FC Baník Ostrava (youth, assistant), Czech Republic Under, FK Matador Púchov, MŠK Žilina, Slovakia (assistant), FC Viktoria Plzeň The defender was part of the Czechoslovakia side that reached the final of the UEFA European Under Championship and also appeared at the FIFA U World Cup the following year; the Czechs lost in the quarterfinals to a Brazil team including Bebeto and Dunga. His club career did not hit the same highs, Vrba making a handful of appearances for Cheb and Baník before finishing his playing days in the lower leagues with hometown club Přerov. Returned to Baník as a youth coach and also went back to the U World Cup, taking charge of the Czech Republic in the edition. Became assistant at Baník and, despite a loss to SK Slavia Praha in his first match in temporary charge in May, the next season ended with Baník and Vrba celebrating the league title. That summer crossed the border into Slovakia, winning a championship as head coach of Žilina in, by which time he was also working as assistant to Ján Kocián with the country s national side. Moved on to Plzeň in, winning the Czech Cup in his second season when he was voted the country's coach of the year and the league in. Even better followed at the start of /, Plzeň claiming the scalps of Rosenborg BK and FC København en route to reaching the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time. AC Milan: Massimiliano Allegri Date of birth: August Nationality: Italian Playing career: UC Cuoiopelli, AS Livorno Calcio (twice), Pisa Calcio, AC Pavia, Pescara Calcio (twice), Cagliari Calcio, AC Perugia, Calcio Padova, SSC Napoli, AC Pistoiese, Aglianese Calcio Coaching career: Aglianese Calcio, SPAL, US Grosseto FC, US Sassuolo Calcio, Cagliari Calcio, AC Milan A creative attacking midfielder, Allegri started out in his native Tuscany with Cuoiopelli and then Livorno, his hometown club. First appeared in Serie A for Pisa against Milan in / but played only twice that season before heading back to Livorno. Returned to Serie A after helping Pescara win promotion in. The following term he scored goals under Giovanni Galeone, the coach Allegri still considers his mentor. After leaving Pescara in, had spells at Cagliari, Perugia, Padova and Napoli before hanging up his boots back in Tuscany with fourth division Aglianese in. Moved straight into coaching at Aglianese, prior to taking charge at SPAL and Grosseto. In November he won the Panchina d'oro (golden bench) as the third division's best coach having led Sassuolo to promotion. Had earlier been appointed by Cagliari whom he led to ninth place in, winning the Panchina d'oro again, this time as Serie A's best coach. Cagliari started the following season superbly but a bad run of results prompted Allegri's dismissal on April although he had already done enough to earn a twoyear contract at Milan. Allegri's first season at San Siro ended with his new club winning the Scudetto for the first time since. Last updated // ::CET Head coach

9 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) Match officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer István Vad (HUN) György Ring (HUN), Robert Kispal (HUN) Mihaly Fabian (HUN), Sandor Szabo (HUN) Tamás Bognar (HUN) Michel Pralong (SUI) Jørn West Larsen (DEN) Referee Name István Vad Date of birth // UEFA Champions League matches UEFA matches Istvan Vad is following in the family profession, with his father and sister both also referees, and had been on the scene for several years before being promoted to Category by UEFA in February. Although his first taste of international football came as a referee in qualifying for the UEFA Regions' Cup, over the next few seasons Vad would work solely as a fourth official, appearing in UEFA Champions League qualifying, the UEFA Cup and qualifying for the UEFA European Under and Under Championships. Refereed two U elite round games in /, going on to take charge of UEFA Intertoto Cup matches, plus games in qualifying for Europe's two main club competitions, later that summer. Continued to feature in U, U and U qualifying; went on to work at the U finals, taking charge of two games and acting as fourth official at three more, including Ukraine's final defeat of England. In the middle for five UEFA Europa League matches in /, a campaign which ended with Vad taking charge of Debreceni VSC's defeat of Zalaegerszegi TE in the Hungarian Cup final. Referee for two UEFA EURO qualifiers, Vad was fourth official in FC Barcelona's UEFA Champions League final victory against Manchester United FC at Wembley in May. UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No matches found Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date // // // // Competition U UCUP UCUP UCUP Stage QR GS GS GS Home Turkey SSC Napoli Juventus Club Atlético de Madrid Away Czech Republic FC Utrecht Manchester City FC Udinese Calcio Result Venue Bursa Naples Turin Madrid Last updated // ::CET Match officials

10 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) Fixtures and results FC Viktoria Plzeň Date Competition Opponent Result // UCL FC Pyunik (A) W // UCL FC Pyunik (H) W // UCL Rosenborg BK (A) W // League FC Slovan Liberec (H) D // UCL Rosenborg BK (H) W // League Bohemians (A) L // League FK Teplice (H) W // UCL FC København (A) W // League FK Dukla Praha (A) W // UCL FC København (H) W // League AC Sparta Praha (H) L // Cup. FC Karlovy Vary (A) W // League SK Sigma Olomouc (A) W // UCL FC BATE Borisov (H) D // League FK Jablonec (H) W // League SK Dynamo České Budějovice (A) D // UCL AC Milan (A) L // League FC Baník Ostrava (H) D // League. FC Slovácko (A) W // UCL FC Barcelona (A) L // League FK Viktoria Žižkov (H) W // League FC Hradec Králové (H) W // UCL FC Barcelona (H) L // League SK Slavia Praha (A) L // Cup FK Baník Sokolov (A) W // League FK Mladá Boleslav (H) W // UCL FC BATE Borisov (A) W // League. FK Příbram (A) L // League Bohemians (H) W // UCL AC Milan (H) // League FK Teplice (A) // League FK Dukla Praha (H) // League AC Sparta Praha (A) // League SK Sigma Olomouc (H) // League FK Jablonec (A) // League SK Dynamo České Budějovice (H) // League FC Baník Ostrava (A) // League. FC Slovácko (H) // League FK Viktoria Žižkov (A) // League FC Hradec Králové (A) // League SK Slavia Praha (H) // League FK Mladá Boleslav (A) // League. FK Příbram (H) // League FC Slovan Liberec (A) Goalscorers Bakoš, (p), Horváth (p), Kolář Bakoš,, Kolář +,, Pilař + Pilař Rajtoral, Bystroň Bakoš, Kolář, Petržela Jiráček Ďuriš, Pilař Ottesen (og), Pilař, Fillo Jiráček, Pilař,, Ďuriš Bakoš, Ďuriš + Ďuriš,, Kura (og), Krmenčik Bakoš,, Kolář Bakoš + Ďuriš,, Horváth (p), Kolář Jiráček Bakoš, Petržela, Kolář Petržela, Pilař, Čišovský, Bakoš Čišovský, Bakoš,, Petržela, Fukal (og) Kolář Ďuriš, Hora, Bakoš,, Jiráček Bakoš Čišovský Horváth (p), Rajtoral, Pilař, Darida Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results

11 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) Pos. Clubs AC Sparta Praha FC Slovan Liberec FC Viktoria Plzeň FK Mladá Boleslav FK Jablonec. FK Příbram FK Teplice. FC Slovácko FK Dukla Praha SK Slavia Praha FC Hradec Králové Bohemians SK Dynamo České Budějovice FC Baník Ostrava SK Sigma Olomouc FK Viktoria Žižkov W D L GF GA Pts Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results

12 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) AC Milan Date Competition Opponent Result // League S.S. Lazio (H) D // UCL FC Barcelona (A) D // League SSC Napoli (A) L // League Udinese Calcio (H) D // League AC Cesena (H) W // UCL FC Viktoria Plzeň (H) W // League Juventus (A) L // League US Città di Palermo (H) W // UCL FC BATE Borisov (H) W // League US Lecce (A) W // League Parma FC (H) W // League AS Roma (A) W // UCL FC BATE Borisov (A) D // League Calcio Catania (H) W // League ACF Fiorentina (A) D // UCL FC Barcelona (H) L // League AC Chievo Verona (H) W // League Genoa CFC (A) W // UCL FC Viktoria Plzeň (A) // League Bologna FC (A) // League AC Siena (H) // League Cagliari Calcio (A) // League Atalanta BC (A) // League FC Internazionale Milano (H) // Cup Novara Calcio (H) // League Novara Calcio (A) // League Cagliari Calcio (H) // League S.S. Lazio (A) // League SSC Napoli (H) // League Udinese Calcio (A) // League AC Cesena (A) // League Juventus (H) // League US Città di Palermo (A) // League US Lecce (H) // League Parma FC (A) // League AS Roma (H) // League Calcio Catania (A) // League ACF Fiorentina (H) Goalscorers Ibrahimović, Cassano Pato, Thiago Silva + Aquilani El Shaarawy Seedorf Ibrahimović (p), Cassano Nocerino, Robinho, Cassano Ibrahimović, Boateng Boateng,,, Yepes Nocerino,, +, Ibrahimović Ibrahimović,, Nesta Ibrahimović Ibrahimović (p), Robinho, Lodi (og), Zambrotta Ibrahimović, Boateng Thiago Silva, Ibrahimović, (p), Pato Ibrahimović (p), Nocerino Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results

13 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) Pos. Clubs Juventus AC Milan Udinese Calcio S.S. Lazio SSC Napoli US Città di Palermo Cagliari Calcio AS Roma Calcio Catania ACF Fiorentina Parma FC AC Chievo Verona Atalanta BC Genoa CFC FC Internazionale Milano Bologna FC AC Siena Novara Calcio AC Cesena US Lecce W D L GF GA Pts Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results

14 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) Matchbymatch lineups FC Viktoria Plzeň Second qualifying round (//) Pyunik Plzeň Goals: Bakoš, Horváth (pen), Bakoš (pen), Kolář FC Viktoria Plzeň: Pavlík, Pilař (Ďuriš ), Trapp, Horváth, Petržela (Fillo ), Bystroň (Ševinský ), Jiráček, Bakoš, Kolář, Rajtoral, Čišovský (//) Plzeň Pyunik (agg: ) Goals: Bakoš, Bakoš, Kolář +, E. Malakyan, Kolář, Pilař + FC Viktoria Plzeň: Pavlík, Pilař, Limberský, Horváth, Petržela (Ďuriš ), Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš (Hora ), Kolář (Darida ), Rajtoral, Čišovský Third qualifying round (//) Rosenborg Plzeň Goals: Pilař FC Viktoria Plzeň: Pavlík (Daněk ), Pilař (Ševinský ), Limberský, Horváth, Petržela (Ďuriš ), Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš, Kolář, Rajtoral, Čišovský (//) Plzeň Rosenborg (agg: ) Goals: Lustig, Bakoš, Kolář, Prica, Petržela FC Viktoria Plzeň: Daněk, Pilař, Limberský, Horváth, Petržela (Fillo ), Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš (Ďuriš ), Kolář, Rajtoral, Čišovský (Ševinský ) Playoffs (//) København Plzeň Goals: Ottesen (o.g.), Pilař, Ottesen, Fillo FC Viktoria Plzeň: M. Čech, Ďuriš (Ševinský ), Pilař (Hora +), Trapp, Limberský, Horváth, Petržela (Fillo ), Bystroň, Kolář, Rajtoral, Čišovský (//) Plzeň København (agg: ) Goals: Bolaños, Bakoš, Ďuriš + FC Viktoria Plzeň: M. Čech, Pilař, Limberský, Horváth (Trapp ), Petržela (Fillo ), Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš (Ďuriš ), Kolář, Rajtoral, Čišovský Last updated // ::CET Matchbymatch lineups

15 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) Group H Standings Club FC Barcelona AC Milan FC Viktoria Plzeň FC BATE Borisov W D L GF GA Pts Matchday (//) Barcelona Milan Goals: Pato, Pedro Rodríguez, Villa, Thiago Silva + AC Milan: Abbiati, Van Bommel (Aquilani ), Pato, Seedorf, Nesta, Zambrotta, Abate, Nocerino, Boateng (Ambrosini ), Thiago Silva, Cassano (Emanuelson ) Plzeň BATE Goals: Bakoš +, Renan Bressan FC Viktoria Plzeň: M. Čech, Pilař (Hora ), Limberský (Trapp ), Horváth, Petržela (Ďuriš ), Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš, Kolář, Rajtoral, Čišovský Matchday (//) Milan Plzeň Goals: Ibrahimović (pen), Cassano AC Milan: Abbiati, Van Bommel, Seedorf (Aquilani ), Ibrahimović, Nesta, Abate (De Sciglio ), Nocerino, Emanuelson, Thiago Silva, Antonini (Taiwo ), Cassano FC Viktoria Plzeň: M. Čech, Pilař (Fillo ), Limberský, Horváth, Petržela, Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš (Ďuriš ), Kolář (Darida +), Rajtoral, Čišovský Matchday (//) Milan BATE Goals: Ibrahimović, Boateng AC Milan: Abbiati, Taiwo, Van Bommel, Ibrahimović, Nesta (Mexès ), Aquilani, Abate, Nocerino, Bonera, Boateng (Emanuelson ), Cassano (Robinho ) Barcelona Plzeň Goals: Iniesta, Villa FC Viktoria Plzeň: M. Čech, Pilař (Fillo ), Limberský, Horváth, Petržela (Darida ), Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš (Ďuriš ), Kolář, Rajtoral, Čišovský Matchday (//) BATE Milan Goals: Ibrahimović, Renan Bressan (pen) AC Milan: Abbiati, Taiwo, Ibrahimović, Nesta (Bonera ), Aquilani (Seedorf ), Abate, Nocerino, Ambrosini, Boateng, Thiago Silva, Robinho (Ganz ) Plzeň Barcelona Goals: Messi (pen), Messi +, Fàbregas, Messi + FC Viktoria Plzeň: Pavlík, Pilař, Limberský, Horváth (Řezník ), Petržela, Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš (Ševinský ), Kolář (Ďuriš ), Rajtoral, Čišovský Matchday (//) BATE Plzeň Goals: Bakoš FC Viktoria Plzeň: M. Čech, Pilař (Řezník ), Limberský, Horváth, Petržela (Fillo ), Ševinský, Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš (Ďuriš ), Kolář, Rajtoral Milan Barcelona Goals: Van Bommel (o.g.), Ibrahimović, Messi (pen), Boateng, Xavi Hernández AC Milan: Abbiati, Van Bommel (Nocerino ), Seedorf, Ibrahimović, Nesta (Bonera ), Aquilani, Zambrotta, Abate, Boateng, Thiago Silva, Robinho (Pato ) Matchday (//) Plzeň v Milan Last updated // ::CET Matchbymatch lineups

16 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) Competition facts UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones Holders FC Barcelona 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 / and / that featured a second group stage). In /, Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten on aggregate in the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva. No team has successfully defended the UEFA Champions League trophy with AC Milan (, ) the last club to win consecutive European Cups. Milan (, ), AFC Ajax (, ), Juventus (, ) and Manchester United (, ) have all returned to the UEFA Champions League final as holders only to lose. S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta became the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League in / when he featured against Olympiacos FC on matchday one 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 / at the age of years and days. Ballotta was aged years days when he featured against Real Madrid CF on matchday six. Ryan Giggs is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged years and days, in Manchester United's draw at SL Benfica on September. 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. Peter OforiQuaye is the youngest player to have scored in the UEFA Champions League, aged years and days. He found the net in Olympiacos's defeat at Rosenborg BK on October. Barcelona and Manchester United FC have both finished as group winners on occasions, one more than Real Madrid. Four teams have recorded six successive victories in a UEFA Champions League group stage: Milan (/), Paris SaintGermain FC (/), FC Spartak Moskva (/) and Barcelona (/, first group stage). Twelve teams have gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without picking up a single point, including MŠK Žilina and FK Partizan in /. The other ten are: Maccabi Haifa FC and Debreceni VSC (/), FC Dynamo Kyiv (/), PFC Levski Sofia (/), SK Rapid Wien (/), Anderlecht (/), Spartak Moskva and Bayer Leverkusen (/, first and second group stage respectively), Fenerbahçe SK (/, first group stage) and. FC Košice (/). Manchester United scored goals in the / group stage, more than any other side has managed. Barcelona scored times in the / first group stage. MŠK Žilina conceded goals in their six outings in /, equalling the record let in during a group stage set by Debrecen (/), Dynamo Kyiv (/) and Ferencvárosi TC in /. No team has ever gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without conceding a goal. Milan (/), AFC Ajax (/), Juventus (/ and /), Chelsea FC (/), Liverpool FC (/), Villarreal CF (/) and Manchester United (/) all let in just one. Before their win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on matchday six of the / campaign, Spartak Moskva went games without a victory in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC on matchday three 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 FC Dynamo Kyiv and Bayer Leverkusen managed it in / and Liverpool in /. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed with seven points in /, a feat achieved by Rangers FC and SV Werder Bremen in /. Last updated // ::CET Competition facts

17 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) Team facts FC Viktoria Plzeň Formed: Nickname: Viktorka UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: () Czechoslovakian/Czech Cup: () Tenyear record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) /: UEFA Europa League third qualifying round /: did not take part in UEFA competition /: did not take part in UEFA competition /: did not take part in UEFA competition /: did not take part in UEFA competition /: did not take part in UEFA competition /: did not take part in UEFA competition /: did not take part in UEFA competition /: did not take part in UEFA competition /: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : Plzeň v FC Pyunik //, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg Biggest away win : FC Pyunik v Plzeň //, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg Heaviest home defeat : Plzeň v FC Barcelona //, UEFA Champions League group stage Heaviest away defeat : FC Bayern München v Plzeň //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) Biggest home win N/A Biggest away win : FC BATE Borisov v Plzeň //, group stage Heaviest home defeat : Plzeň v FC Barcelona (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat : AC Milan v Plzeň //, group stage : FC Barcelona v Plzeň //, group stage Last updated // ::CET Team facts

18 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) AC Milan Formed: Nicknames: Rossoneri (Red and Blacks), Diavoli (Devils) UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) European Champion Clubs' Cup (): (),,,,, (),, (),, (), UEFA Cup Winners' Cup ():,, () UEFA Super Cup (): (),,,,, Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: () Italian Cup: () Tenyear European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) /: round of /: round of /: UEFA Cup round of /: round of /: winners /: semifinals /: runnersup /: quarterfinals /: winners /: UEFA Cup semifinals Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : Milan v US Luxembourg //, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg Biggest away win : twice, most recently FC København v Milan //, UEFA Champions League second round first leg Heaviest home defeat : seven times, most recently v AFC Ajax //, UEFA Champions League group stage Heaviest away defeat : AFC Ajax v Milan //, UEFA Super Cup final second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) Biggest home win : twice, most recently v FC Shakhtar Donetsk //, group stage Biggest away win : three times, most recently v Fenerbahçe SK //, group stage Heaviest home defeat : four times, most recently v AFC Ajax (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat : twice, most recently Manchester United FC v Milan //, round of second leg Last updated // ::CET Team facts

19 FC Viktoria Plzeň AC Milan Tuesday December.CET (. local time) Legend ALLTIME STATISTICS The alltime record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition. UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (), the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (to date), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (). Matches in the InterCities Fairs Cup and the Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded. :: Match officials The match officials appointed to officiate the fixture. UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from / 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 official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. :: Competitions Club competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Champions League Tournament: UEFA Europa League/UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: InterCities Fairs Cup :: Competition stages F: Final GS: Group stage GS: First group stage GS: Second group stage KO: First knockout round PR: Preliminary round QF: Quarterfinals QR: Qualifying round QR: First qualifying round QR: Second qualifying round FT: Final tournament ELITE: Elite round rdpo: Thirdplace playoff GSFT: Group stage final tournament :: Statistics () : Denotes player substituted (*) : Denotes player sent off QR: Third qualifying round R: First round R: Second round R: Third round R: Fourth round SF: Semifinals R: round of R: Round of st: first leg nd: second leg PO: Playoff (Rep) : Replay PO FT: Playoff for Final Tournament Prom/rel PO: Promotion/relegation playoff National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UFRIE: Under friendly internationals U: UEFA European Under Championship U: UEFA Under Championship U: UEFA European Under Championship U: UEFA Under Championship U: UEFA European Under Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship :: Other abbreviations (aet): Match decided after extra timeno.: Number aetps: Match decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal and penalty shootout ag: Match decided on away goals (p): Penalty agg: Aggregate : Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result GA: Goals against sg: Match decided by silver goal GF: Goals for t: Match decided by toss of a coin gg: Match decided by golden goal W: Won L: Lost Y: Booked Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) N/a: Not applicable (+) : Denotes player introduced (+/) : Denotes player introduced and substituted :: Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended #: Suspended for at least one match UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and playoffs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from / season, group stage to final only UEFA: Alltime total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying :: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on Last updated // ::CET Legend