SK Slavia Praha - FC Steaua Bucureşti MATCH PRESS KIT Evzena Rošického, Prague Wednesday 19 September CET Group H - Matchday 1

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1 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Wednesday September.CET Group H Matchday Match background Match facts Squad list Head coach Match officials Domestic information Contents UEFA information 8 Matchbymatch lineups Competition facts Team facts Competition information Legend Match background On their debut appearance in the UEFA Champions League after five failed attempts to qualify, SK Slavia Praha will hark back to an earlier UEFA Cup campaign for inspiration. In the / third round they handed out a heavy defeat to visitors FC Steaua, the Romanian club with whom they renew acquaintance at the start of Group H. Eight years ago Slavia won the home leg, scoring all their goals before the hour mark and it proved ample insurance for the return game which ended thanks to Richard Dostálek's equaliser. It was the same player who had opened the scoring in the first game. That season the Prague club reached the quarterfinals where they came unstuck against Leeds United AFC, thus failing to match their best performance in Europe which came during the / UEFA Cup when they advanced to the semifinals only to lose on aggregate to FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Three weeks ago there were celebratory scenes in the Evzena Rošického Stadium as Slavia at last banished the memories of those UEFA Champions League defeats to overcome fourtime European champions AFC Ajax on aggregate in the third qualifying round. In the home leg Stanislav Vlček scored twice to build on David Kalivoda's thminute penalty winner in Amsterdam. Karel Jarolím's team will be looking to do better than their city rivals AC Sparta Praha who finished fourth in both the / and / campaigns. This time Sparta were denied a groupstage berth by Arsenal FC who won away and at home in the third qualifying round. The draw gives Slavia the chance to regain Czech Republic pride with the Londoners, who are also in Group H. Steaua are the only Romanian club to have triumphed in Europe, winning the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 8/8 by defeating FC Barcelona in a penalty shootout and they are the only team from that country who Slavia have faced in European competition. Their opponents also have a twolegged tie with Sparta in their history books, a 88/8 firstround meeting in the European Cup which brought Steaua a away win in Prague, their biggest away win in European club competition. They completed their smooth passage with a home draw. Last updated.. :8:CET Match background

2 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua It is Steaua's second successive participation in the group stage and their fifth in all they are the only Romanian club to have qualified for the group stage in three successive seasons. However, each time (/, /, / and /) they failed to qualify for the next round and it was the same last season when they finished third in the group and went into the UEFA Cup where they lost on aggregate in the Round of to eventual winners Sevilla FC the fourth team in Group H. In group matches over four campaigns the Bucharest club have only amassed four wins. They gave themselves a real boost months ago with a away win over FC Dynamo Kyiv on Matchday but it was to prove their only victory with threegoal defeats at home by Real Madrid CF and Olympique Lyonnais damaging any hopes they had of advancing to the next stage. Slavia Match facts Wednesday September.CET Vladimír Šmicer's next appearance in UEFA club competition will be his th, making him the most experienced player in the SK Slavia Praha squad. With UEFA Champions League matches to his name he is also the only player in the Prague club's squad to have appeared in the competition prior to Matchday. Daniel Pudil celebrates his nd birthday on September, one day before Martin Latka is and Rogério Botelho turns 8. Slavia dropped their first points in the league this season on Saturday when they played out a goalless draw with FC Baník Ostrava. The league leaders had several chances, the best of which fell to Stanislav Vlček, but the draw keeps them two points clear of their opponents. Martin Vaniak kept a clean sheet for the fourth time in six league games, while Vlček is still Slavia's top goalscorer with four goals. Slavia were lacking injured players Michal Švec (broken toe), Matej Krajčík (flu), Šmicer (thigh), Petr Janda (knee), Mickaël Tavares and longterm absentee Dušan Švento, who will undergo knee surgery next week. Pudil, who is on loan from FC Slovan Liberec, played his first game for Slavia. "I hope he will play better games here," said the coach Karel Jarolím. Latka appeared on the bench for the first time after a longterm thigh injury. "Our midfield played in a new way and it was the reason why we had many loose passes in the first half," said Jarolím. "We improved after the restart and created several chances but we were unable to profit from them." Slavia changed their squad markedly during the summer as they signed up no fewer than nine new players. Šmicer is the most familiar new face. The playmaker, who won both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup in a successful sixyear spell at Liverpool FC, is back at his former club after eleven seasons abroad, the last two at FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Vaniak has proved a fine signing from FK Siad Most. He kept clean sheets in four of the first six league games but truly became a local hero with his penalty shootout heroics against MŠK Žilina in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round and again versus AFC Ajax in the next stage when he was on top form, blocking a Klaas Jan Huntelaar spotkick. František Dřížďal, signed from second division FC Baník Sokolov, has proved to be one of the relevations of the season. One year ago he was working as a school cook. Erich Brabec returned home after six years abroad having played in Russia, Turkey and Austria before a spell with FC Aarau in Switzerland. Last updated.. :8:CET Match facts

3 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Zdeněk Šenkeřík signed from Turkish team Malatyaspor after one year away from the Czech Republic, where he has played for a number of clubs. Milan Ivana, who was the Czech league's top scorer in / with.fc Slovácko, has also signed. Tijani Belaid arrived from PSV Eindhoven having previously played in Serie A for FC Internazionale Milano as a teenager. Tavares signed from French second division side Tours FC. Slavia acquired Pudil just before the group stage deadline. The midfielder, who won his first senior Czech Republic cap in a friendly against Belgium in February, was loaned from Slovan until the end of season. Lukáš Jarolím, the son of the coach, left for AC Siena, while Švento and Latka are on the longterm injury list with knee and thigh injuries respectively. Slavia's eightyear stay at the Evzena Rošického Stadium will end in March when they move into their new Eden Stadium, opening with a derby against AC Sparta Praha. Slavia have made a superb start to the Czech season, winning at FK Jablonec, at home to SK Kladno, at SK Dynamo Ceské Budéjovice, against. FC Brno and at FK SIAD Most prior to the international break. Captain Vlček has enjoyed a fine scoring start to the season with four goals to date. He also struck twice against Ajax and was recalled to the Czech Republic squad along with Vaniak. Vlček was a substitute against both San Marino and the Republic of Ireland, two wins that took the Czech Republic to within sight of the UEFA EURO 8 finals from qualifying Group D. Vlček hit the post in the crucial defeat of Ireland on September, though Vaniak was in the stands for that game having remained on the bench against San Marino. Marek Suchý and Janda helped the Czech Republic reach the FIFA U World Cup final in Canada in July, though they lost out to Argentina. Steaua Petre Marin's next appearance in a UEFA club competition will be his th. Wednesday September.CET Marin celebrated his th birthday on 8 September. Vasilică Cristocea will be on September and Robinson Zapata turns three days later. Steaua could only manage a draw on Sunday at home against local rivals FC Rapid. Steaua had the best chances in the first half but neither Nicolae Dică or Bănel Nicoliţă could find a way past goalkeeper Danut Coman, while his opposite number Zapata did well to keep out Ionut Mazilu and Cesinha in the second period. Coach Gheorghe Hagi said: "We hoped to win, but let's not forget that we played against very strong opponents. It was a nice match, especially in the second half, and it's a pity there were no goals. We needed to have better movement from our forwards and to do much more in our opponents' penalty area and on the wings. We were too slow and predictable in attack." Last updated.. :8:CET Match facts

4 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Wednesday September.CET Looking ahead to the trip to Prague, he added: "We are well prepared for the Champions League group stage. It will not be a crucial match, because it is only the first and it will be an away match. We will attempt to play well and with much more courage than we showed tonight. For us it is the beginning of a very difficult month, because we have to play every three to four days in the championship, the Champions League and the Romanian Cup. We need all our players and they will all play." Steaua have not beaten Rapid at home in five years, although Rapid have only won once at the Steaua Stadium in the league in the last years. After seven rounds of Liga Steaua have picked up eleven points, six fewer than leaders CFR Cluj. It was the third successive league game in which Steaua have failed to score. They have not found the net more than once in any of their last four Liga games. The only time they have done so was on the opening day when they won against FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt. Mihaita Plesan (fibula), Mirel Radoi (knee), Sorin Ghionea and Mihai Neşu (back) were all ruled out because of injury but Victoraş Iacob made his first appearance of the season after recovering from knee surgery. It was an eventful summer for Steaua after coach Cosmin Olaroiu decided to take a job opportunity in Saudi Arabia with AlHilal. Replacing him at the helm was legendary former midfielder Hagi. Changes on the pitch meant a number of players left as Cyril Thereau joined RSC Anderlecht, Elton went to Saudi Arabian side AlNassr, Stelian Stancu to FC Politehnica Stiinta Timişoara, Sorin Paraschiv to Italian Serie B outfit Rimini Calcio and Daniel Oprita signed for Steaua's biggest rivals FC Dinamo 8. Meanwhile, young forward Razvan Ochirosii was loaned out to FC Gloria Buzau, Brazilian goalkeeper Andrey Nazario was sent to Steaua's second team and Gabriel Bostina was released. Steaua were also active in bringing in reinforcements as Ifeanyi Emeghara signed for a club record.m from Politehnica Timişoara and Adrian Neaga (from Korean Republic side Seongnam Ilhwa FC), Dorel Zaharia (CF Gloria Bistrita) and Romeo Surdu (CFR Cluj) all arrived. Eric Bicfalvi was brought in from relegated FC Jiul Petrosani,, was paid for Valentin Badoi from AFC Rapid, Pavel Golanski signed from Korona Kielce, Colombian international Zapata arrived from Club Deportivo Union San Felipe to take the No shirt. Ionut Rada came from Rapid and Plesan signed from FC Politehnica Stiinta Timişoara. Injury problems have blighted Steaua's summer and the start of the season. Emeghara has yet to make his debut due to health problems, fellow new signing Plesan suffered a fractured fibula that ruled him out until January and captain Radoi damaged cartilage in his left knee which will also keep him out until 8. More positive news concerns longterm injury absentee Ghionea, who has resumed training. Steaua began the league season with a victory against FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt on July, following it up with another home win against FC Politehnica Iasi (), while they gained three points from their trip to FC Farul Constanta () and one from the visit to Cluj (). Their first defeat of the season came in their fifth fixture as AFC Unirea Valahorum Urziceni won at home against Steaua on September thanks to a goal in added time. That reverse was the club's first of the season after eight games unbeaten in all competitions. As well as their league form, it included two successful rounds of UEFA Champions League qualifying. Last updated.. :8:CET Match facts

5 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Wednesday September.CET Five Steaua players started for Romania in the victory against Belarus in a UEFA EURO 8 qualifying Group G, which took place on 8 September in Minsk. ACF Fiorentina's Adrian Mutu scored twice either side of a Dica effort. The other Steaua players involved were Marin, Goian, Banel Nicolita and Ovidiu Petre. Romania's side for the international friendly defeat by Germany on September in Cologne also featured five Steaua players. Goian, Marin, Nicolita and Dica all started while Petre replaced the injured captain Cristian Chivu after minutes. Steaua have been boosted by the return to fitness of injured duo Iacob and Valentin Badea. Last updated.. :8:CET Match facts

6 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Squad list Wednesday September.CET Slavia No Player Goalkeepers Michal Vorel Jakub Diviš 8 Martin Vaniak Defenders Erich Brabec David Hubáček Martin Latka František Dřížďal Ondřej Šourek Midfielders Mickaël Tavares Michal Švec 8 Petr Janda Vladimír Šmicer Michel Fernando Costa Daniel Pudil Marek Suchý 8 Dušan Švento Matej Krajčík Milan Ivana Tuani Belaid Ladislav Volešák David Kalivoda Tomáš Jablonský Forwards Stanislav Vlček Milan Černý Rogério Botelho Zdeněk Šenkeřík Tomáš Necid Coach Karel Jarolím Nat. FRA BRA SVK SVK SVK FRA BRA DoB Age 8 BL Current season UCLQ UCL League Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Alltime UCL UEFA Pld Gls Pld Gls Last updated.. :8:CET Squad list

7 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Steaua No Player Nat. DoB Age BL Goalkeepers Robinson Zapata Cornel Cernea Defenders COL ROU Dorin Goian ROU..8 Pawel Golański POL..8 Ionuţ Rada ROU..8 Ifeany Emeghara NGA..8 Mihai Neşu ROU..8 Eugen Baciu ROU..8 8 Petre Marin ROU 8.. Sorin Ghionea ROU.. 8 Emanoil Bădoi ROU.. Midfielders Eric Bicfalvi ROU Ovidiu Petre ROU..8 Vasilică Cristocea ROU..8 Bănel Nicoliţă ROU..8 Florin Lovin ROU..8 Marius Croitoru ROU..8 Forwards Valentin Badea ROU..8 Nicolae Dica ROU..8 Victoraş Iacob ROU..8 Adrian Neaga ROU.. 8 Dorel Zaharia ROU..8 8 Romeo Surdu ROU..8 Coach Gheorghe Hagi ROU.. Wednesday September.CET Current season Alltime UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Last updated.. :8:CET Squad list

8 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Head coach Wednesday September.CET SK Slavia Praha: Karel Jarolím Date of birth: August Nationality: Czech Playing career: AFP Pardubice, SK Slavia Praha (three times), AC Dukla Praha, Dukla Tábor, FC Rouen, Amiens SC, FC Viktoria Žižkov, Benešov, CU Bohemians Praha, Česká Lípa Coaching career: FK Marila Příbram, SK Slavia Praha, RC Strasbourg,. FC Slovácko, Slavia Praha Karel Jarolím has SK Slavia Praha running through his veins. During his playing days with the club in the 8s he was a skilful playmaker with great passing range and superb stamina. After a spell in France he returned in the s and is now back to plot Slavia's first campaign in the UEFA Champions League after pulling off the surprise of the third qualifying round by knocking out AFC Ajax. Slavia signed the yearold Jarolím from AFP Pardubice in, but the midfielder won his only title with crosstown rivals AC Dukla Praha during his military service in. The best years of his playing career, though, were with Slavia. He scored twice in appearances for Czechoslovakia before moving to France where he played for FC Rouen then Amiens SC during a fouryear spell abroad. Jarolím returned home in and continued to play in the top flight until he was, finishing with league games and goals at that level. He began his coaching career at FK Marila Příbram in before returning to Slavia as František Cipro's assistant in. He replaced him as head coach ten games into the season and took Slavia to second place but his contract was not extended so Jarolím returned to France where he became assistant to Ivan Hašek at RC Strasbourg, helping the club to promotion. After one year back in the Czech Republic at. FC Slovácko he returned to Slavia in April. Both Jarolím's sons are professional players. The younger David plays for Hamburger SV and is a Czech international, while Lukáš moved to AC Siena in summer. FC Steaua : Gheorghe Hagi Date of birth: February Nationality: Romanian Playing career: FC Farul Constanta, FC Sportul Studentesc, FC Steaua, Real Madrid CF, Brescia Calcio, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK Coaching career: Romania, Bursaspor, Galatasaray SK, FCU Politehnica Timisoara, FC Steaua Gheorghe Hagi is the most famous player in the history of Romanian football. His genius was obvious from when he made his first division debut for hometown club FC Farul Constanta. In a career that included spells in Spain, Italy and Turkey he won three Romanian titles and Romanian Cups with FC Steaua, four Turkish championships, two Turkish Cups and the UEFA Cup at Galatasaray SK and UEFA Super Cups with both clubs, also playing in the 8 European Champion Clubs' Cup final for Steaua. Hagi made his senior Romania debut in 8 and went on to win caps, as captain, which is a national record along with his international goals. He played in three UEFA European Championships and three FIFA World Cups before retiring from the national team after UEFA EURO. After ending his career with Galatasaray in he was appointed Romania coach aged, but was sacked six months later following a World Cup playoff loss to Slovenia. In June Bursaspor took Hagi back to Turkey but he left in November, and it was only when he returned to Galatasaray the following February that he found success, winning the Turkish Cup, though he then stepped down. That November FCU Politehnica Timisoara gave Hagi his first Romanian club post, but it was another unhappy spell and he resigned in May. This summer he took over the Steaua helm and took them past Zagłębie Lubin and FC BATE Borisov into the UEFA Champions League group stage. Despite his image as a flair player during his illustrious playing career, he admits to being more pragmatic as a coach. "The most important things are the results," Hagi said. "The show can come afterwards." Last updated.. :8:CET Head coach

9 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Match officials Wednesday September.CET Referee Assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Olegário Benquerença (POR) José Cardinal (POR), Bertino Cunha Miranda (POR) Paulo Pereira (POR) David Petriashvili (GEO) Stefano Braschi (ITA) Referee Name Olegário Benquerença Nat. POR DoB 8.. UCL UEFA Olegário Benquerença is carrying on the tradition of excellent Portuguese referees of recent years, a list including such leading lights as Vítor Manuel Melo Pereira. Benquerença, a married insurance broker based in Leiria, was born on 8 October, and having made fine progress after officiating his first topflight match a draw between Campomaiorense and Leça on October he won his FIFA international badge in at the tender refereeing age of. He earned his international stripes working in each of UEFA's youth competitions Us, Us and Us before gaining further experience in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League qualifying. Benquerença's first taste of group stage action came in September as Udinese Calcio defeated Panathinaikos FC and he was also in the middle for a FIFA World Cup qualifier involving Italy, the eventual winners, and Moldova in Lecce. Other highlights include the Portuguese Cup final won by Sporting Clube de Portugal and his first UEFA EURO 8 qualifier as Romania won in Albania on September. He lists music and cycling as his hobbies UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No matches found Other matches Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Res. Venue.. UIC R. FC Slovácko Stade Rennais FC Stare Mesto.8. UCUP QR FC Rapid FK Atlantas 8 Bucharest.. QR Romania F.Y.R. Macedonia Nuneaton.. UCUP R FC Steaua PFC CSKA Sofia Bucharest.. EURO QR Albania Romania Tirana Last updated.. :8:CET Match officials

10 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Wednesday September.CET Domestic information SK Slavia Praha (Liga) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League /8/ FK Jablonec (A) Vlček League /8/ SK Kladno (H) Volešák, Šmicer 8(pen) League /8/ SK Dynamo Ceské Budéjovice (A) Kalivoda, Šenkeřík League /8/. FC Brno (H) Vlček League // FK SIAD Most (A) Vlček,, Botelho 8 Lineups: Vaniak, Dřížďal, Suchý, Brabec, Hubáček (Belaid ), Krajčík, Volešák, Tavares, Kalivoda (Jablonský ), Vlček, Šenkeřík (Botelho 8) Cup // Karlovice (A) Šenkeřík, Botelho,, Volešák Lineups: Vorel, Dřížďal, Brabec, Šourek, Hubáček, Volešák (Costa ), Tavares (Kopriva 8), Belaid, Jablonský, Šenkeřík (Černý ), Botelho League // FC Baník Ostrava (H) Lineups: Vaniak, Dřížďal, Suchý, Brabec, Hubáček, Kalivoda, Belaid, Volešák (Ivana ), Pudil (Jablonský ), Vlček, Botelho (Šenkeřík ) League // CU Bohemians Praha (A) League // FC Zlín (H) League // AC Sparta Praha (A) League // FC Viktoria Plzen (H) League // FC Slovan Liberec (A) League // FK Teplice (H) League // FK Viktoria Žižkov (A) League // SK Sigma Olomouc (H) League // FK Mladá Boleslav (H) League 8// SK Kladno (A) League //8 SK Dynamo Ceské Budéjovice (H) League //8. FC Brno (A) League //8 FK SIAD Most (H) League 8//8 FC Baník Ostrava (A) League //8 CU Bohemians Praha (H) League //8 AC Sparta Praha (H) League //8 FC Zlín (A) League //8 FC Viktoria Plzen (A) League //8 FC Slovan Liberec (H) League //8 FK Teplice (A) Pos. 8 Clubs SK Slavia Praha FK Teplice FC Baník Ostrava AC Sparta Praha FC Zlín FC Viktoria Plzen SK Kladno FK Mladá Boleslav FK Jablonec SK Sigma Olomouc. FC Brno FK Viktoria Žižkov CU Bohemians Praha SK Dynamo Ceské Budéjovice FK SIAD Most FC Slovan Liberec Pld W D L GF GA 8 Pts Last updated.. :8:CET Domestic information

11 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua FC Steaua (Divizia A) Wednesday September.CET Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League // FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt (H) Dică (pen), League /8/ FC Farul Constanta (A) Dică League /8/ FC Politehnica Iasi (H) Bicfalvi 8 League /8/ CFR Cluj (A) Lineups: Zapata, Golański (Bădoi ), Goian, Rada, Neşu, Nicoliţă, Radoi, Lovin, Plesan (Bicfalvi.), Dică, Neaga (Zaharia ) League // AFC Unirea Valahorum Urziceni (A) Lineups: Zapata, Golański, Baciu, Rada, Neşu, Petre, Lovin (Bicfalvi ), Nicoliţă (Bădoi ), Dică, Neaga, Zaharia (Surdu ) League // FC Rapid (H) Lineups: Zapata, Golański, Goian, Rada, Marin, Nicoliţă, Petre (Bicfalvi ), Lovin, Dică, Zaharia (Iacob ), Neaga (Surdu ) League // FCM UTA Arad (A) League // SC Vaslui (H) League // CS Dacia Mioveni (A) League // CF Gloria Bistrita (H) League // FC Universitatea Cluj (A) League // FC Otelul Galati (H) League // FC Politehnica Stiinta Timişoara (A) League // FC Universitatea Craiova (H) League // FC Dinamo 8 Bucuresti (H) League // FC Gloria Buzau (A) Pos. 8 8 Clubs CFR Cluj FC Rapid SC Vaslui AFC Unirea Valahorum Urziceni FC Politehnica Stiinta Timişoara CF Gloria Bistrita FC Steaua FC Dinamo 8 Bucuresti CS Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt FC Otelul Galati FCM UTA Arad FC Politehnica Iasi CS Dacia Mioveni FC Farul Constanta FC Gloria Buzau FC Universitatea Cluj FC Universitatea Craiova Pld W D L GF GA 8 8 Pts 8 Last updated.. :8:CET Domestic information

12 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua UEFA information Wednesday September.CET Solidarity payments UEFA is distributing.m in solidarity payments from the / UEFA Champions League to the top leagues of UEFA's member associations. Leagues with participants in the / UEFA Champions League will receive a total of m, while leagues without participants in last season's competition will receive.m. The payment is being made by UEFA as part of the solidarity scheme associated with the UEFA Champions League, Europe's most prestigious club competition. It is aimed at supporting youth development activities in professional football, and complements other UEFA initiatives such as club licensing and the introduction of rules on locallytrained players. Coaching licence London will be the setting as UEFA celebrates the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the European Coaching Licence. The seventh UEFA Symposium for Coach Education Directors, which will take place on September at the Grange City Hotel, will focus on events that have taken place in the decade since six UEFA member associations France, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain and Italy were the first to sign the UEFA Convention on the Mutual Recognition of Coaching Qualifications. Highprofile guests and speakers including Gérard Houllier, Fabio Capello and Sir Trevor Brooking, will contribute. Coaches forum Many of the top coaches in Europe were at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on September for the ninth UEFA Elite Club Coaches Forum. Illustrious names such as José Mourinho, Arsène Wenger, Ottmar Hitzfeld and Gérard Houllier joined senior UEFA officials at the forum, an essential component within UEFA's annual calendar. The coaches have an ideal opportunity at the gathering, away from the pressures of competition, to debate matters of mutual interest and to stimulate thoughts on the development of the game. The forum/seminar focused on technical trends, tactical tracking systems to assist coaches, refereeing issues and toplevel training methods. In previous years the meetings have produced various recommendations which UEFA has taken on board for the overall benefit of the European club game. Safety summit UEFA, in cooperation with the Dutch National Football Information Point (CIV), brought together various parties in Amsterdam earlier this month to discuss safety and security aspects related to international football matches. The meeting was attended by representatives of the European police and governmental bodies, security officers of UEFA and the national football associations, and security officials of the clubs taking part in this season's UEFA Champions League. "The event provided an opportunity to initiate the security planning for the UEFA Champions League group stage matches, to exchange information about the participating clubs and to share experiences and highlight good and bad practices," said UEFA. Referee guidance Europe's referees have been given clear instructions for action on penaltyarea jostling and stopping play for player injuries. The instructions came during a twoday summer gathering of Europe's top referees and assistants at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. "UEFA continues to work with Europe's top referees and assistants, in particular focusing on certain aspects which are harming the image of the modern game," said the European body in a statement. Key dates The /8 UEFA Champions League group stage will be played over six matchdays 8/ September, / October, / October, / November, /8 November and / December. The first knockout round will follow over two legs on / 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 8/ April before the semifinals on / and 8/ April. The 8 UEFA Champions League final will be played in Moscow on May, before UEFA EURO 8 kicks off in Austria and Switzerland on June. Last updated.. :8:CET UEFA information

13 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Wednesday September.CET Matchbymatch lineups Group H Club FC Steaua Arsenal FC SK Slavia Praha Sevilla FC Pld W D L GF GA Pts Date Match Arsenal Sevilla Slavia Steaua Steaua Arsenal Sevilla Slavia Sevilla Steaua Arsenal Slavia Steaua Sevilla Slavia Arsenal Sevilla Arsenal Steaua Slavia Arsenal Steaua Slavia Sevilla Result Stadium, Venue Arsenal Stadium, London Steaua Stadium, Bucharest Ramón SánchezPizjuán, Sevilla Ramón SánchezPizjuán, Sevilla Arsenal Stadium, London Steaua Stadium, Bucharest Ramón SánchezPizjuán, Sevilla Steaua Stadium, Bucharest Arsenal Stadium, London Last updated.. :8:CET

14 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Competition facts Wednesday September.CET UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones Holders AC Milan will be keen to avoid 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 /, FC Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten on aggregate in the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva. Alessandro Costacurta set the UEFA Champions League oldest player record against AEK Athens FC on Matchday of the / season at years and days, days older than previous record holder, Club Brugge KV goalkeeper Dany Verlinden when he played the full minutes against AFC Ajax on December. 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 CFP on October. Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League. He was years and 8 days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucuresti on November. He was then sent off in the th minute. In /, 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 /8. Only five other teams have ever gone through a single group stage campaign without picking up a point namely SK Rapid Wien (/), RSC Anderlecht (/), FC Spartak Moskva and Bayer Leverkusen (/, first and second group stage respectively) and Fenerbahçe SK (/, 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 / 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 Leverkusen managed it in / and Liverpool FC in /. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed with seven points in /, a feat achieved by Rangers FC and Werder Bremen in /. 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.. :8:CET Competition facts

15 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Knockout streak: In qualifying for the / knockout stage, Real Madrid CF surpassed Manchester United FC's record of nine consecutive seasons (which ended in /) 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 / season. Past masters: Six clubs competing in the /8 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 Bucuresti, 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 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 (/). 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 (8/) and Feyenoord (/). 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 : Juventus v Olympiacos CFP (..) : Manchester United FC v AS Roma (..) : Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (..) : Leeds United AFC v Beşiktaş JK (..) : Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk (..) Wednesday September.CET Most goals in a game 8: AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (..) : Paris SaintGermain FC v Rosenborg BK (..) : Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (8..) Only one team has scored more than five goals in an away game, Manchester United FC, winning at Brøndby IF in 8/. Last updated.. :8:CET Competition facts

16 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Leading scorer in a season : Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, /) Kaká finished as top scorer in / with ten goals for AC Milan. Wednesday September.CET Four goals in a match Marco van Basten (AC Milan IFK Göteborg,..) Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio Olympique de Marseille,..) Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8 RC Deportivo La Coruña,..) Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC AC Sparta Praha,..) Andriy Shevchenko (Fenerbahçe SK AC Milan,..) 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. secs: Roy Makaay (FC Bayern München Real Madrid CF,..). secs: Gilberto (PSV Eindoven Arsenal FC,..). secs: Alessandro Del Piero (Manchester United FC Juventus,..). secs: Clarence Seedorf (FC Schalke AC Milan, 8..). secs: Marek Kincl (Club Brugge KV SK Rapid Wien,..) Fastest hattricks mins: Mike Newell (Blackburn Rovers FC Rosenborg BK,..) mins: Marco Simone (Rosenborg BK AC Milan,..) mins: Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8 RC Deportivo La Coruña,..) mins: Sigurd Rushfeldt (Rosenborg BK Galatasaray SK,..8) mins: Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio Olympique de Marseille,..) Youngest players to score years, days: Peter Oforiquaye (Rosenborg BK Olympiacos CFP,..) years, 8 days: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal FC Rosenborg BK,..) years, days: Martin Klein (Panathinaikos FC AC Sparta Praha,..) years, days: Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais Rosenborg BK,..) 8 years, days: Sammy Kuffour (FC Bayern München FC Spartak Moskva,..) 8 years, days: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Bayern München,..) 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 8 days. Appearances: UEFA Champions League Note: This list considers group stage to final only; 8 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF) Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München) 8 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC) Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC) Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC) Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan) 8 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 8 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC) Goals: UEFA Champions League Last updated.. :8:CET Competition facts

17 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua 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) 8 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan) Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) Appearances: UEFA club competition 8 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) Luís Figo (Sporting, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München) Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK) KarlHeinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC) Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, UC Sampdoria, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan) Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF) Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan) Phillip Cocu (SBV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona) Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK) Goals: UEFA club competition Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan) Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 8 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) Eusébio (SL Benfica) Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC) Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Helsingborgs IF) 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) Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) Eusébio (SL Benfica) Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC) Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan) Last updated:.. Wednesday September.CET Last updated.. :8:CET Competition facts

18 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Team facts Wednesday September.CET SK Slavia Praha UEFA club competition milestones SK Slavia Praha were infrequent participants in UEFA club competition during the existence of Czechoslovakia, but since the formation of the Czech Republic they have not failed to qualify to participate in UEFA club competition. This season marks their th consecutive appearance. The Czech side's best performance in Europe came during the / UEFA Cup when they advanced to the semifinals only to lose on aggregate to FC Girondins de Bordeaux. UEFA Champions League milestones N/A UEFA club competition honours N/A Tenyear record /: UEFA Cup first round /: UEFA Cup Round of (having transferred from European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round) /: UEFA Cup second qualifying round /: UEFA Cup second round (having transferred from European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round) /: UEFA Cup fourth round /: UEFA Cup first round (having transferred from European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round) /: UEFA Cup fourth round (having transferred from European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round) /: UEFA Cup quarterfinals 8/: UEFA Cup second round /8: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarterfinals / season Domestic record: Slavia pushed AC Sparta Praha all the way but had to settle for the runnersup position having finished the season four points adrift. Their 8point haul was matched by FK Mladá Boleslav and SK Slovan Liberec but Slavia took second place because of their superior record in headtohead matches. It was enough to earn them a place in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. European record: Slavia began in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round and dispatched FK Karvan Evlakh of Azerbaijan on aggregate. However, they were eliminated in the first round by the same margin at the hands of English club Tottenham Hotspur FC. Key facts UEFA club competition Pld: 8 W: 8 D: L: 8 GF: GA: 8 UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) N/A European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League Pld: 8 W: 8 D: L: 8 GF: GA: Last updated.. :8:CET Team facts

19 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Records UEFA club competition Biggest win : SK Slavia Praha v NK Osijek.., UEFA Cup third round second leg : SK Slavia Praha v R. Excelsior Mouscron.., UEFA Cup first round second leg : SK Slavia Praha v FK Partizan.., UEFA Cup second round second leg : Cork City FC v SK Slavia Praha.8., UEFA Cup preliminary round second leg Wednesday September.CET Biggest home win : SK Slavia Praha v NK Osijek (see above for details) : SK Slavia Praha v R. Excelsior Mouscron (see above for details) : SK Slavia Praha v FK Partizan (see above for details) Biggest away win : Cork City FC v SK Slavia Praha (see above for details) Heaviest defeat : GrasshopperClub v SK Slavia Praha.8., European Champion Clubs' Cup qualifying round Heaviest home defeat : SK Slavia Praha v Bologna FC..8, UEFA Cup second round second leg : SK Slavia Praha v RSC Anderlecht.8., European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round second leg : SK Slavia Praha v FC Shakhtar Donetsk.8., European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round second leg : SK Slavia Praha v AS Monaco FC.., UEFA Cup group stage Heaviest away defeat : GrasshopperClub v SK Slavia Praha (see above for details) UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) N/A Last updated:.8. FC Steaua UEFA club competition milestones Steaua are the only Romanian club to have triumphed in Europe, winning the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 8/8 by defeating FC Barcelona in a penalty shootout. They then followed up that success with the UEFA Super Cup, winning against FC Dynamo Kyiv. Steaua reached the final of European club football's premier competition again in 88/8 but could not repeat the glory of three years earlier as they succumbed to a defeat at the hands of AC Milan. UEFA Champions League milestones Last updated.. :8:CET Team facts

20 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Steaua are the only Romanian club to have qualified for the group stage in three successive seasons. However, each time (/, / and /) they failed to qualify for the next round. These were their only involvements before their return in /. UEFA club competition honours European Champion Clubs' Cup: 8/8 UEFA Super Cup: 8 Tenyear record /: UEFA Cup Round of (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) /: UEFA Cup semifinals (having transferred from European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round) /: UEFA Cup Round of /: UEFA Cup second round /: Did not compete in UEFA club competition /: UEFA Cup first round (having transferred from European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round) /: Did not compete in UEFA club competition /: UEFA Cup third round 8/: UEFA Cup first round (having transferred from European Champion Clubs' Cup second qualifying round) /8: UEFA Cup third round (having transferred from European Champion Clubs' Cup second qualifying round) / season Domestic record: Steaua's domination in Romania in the previous two seasons ended as they finished six points behind champions FC Dinamo 8. They also lost in the semifinals of the Romanian Cup. European record: Steaua overcame NK Gorica (agg: ) and R. Standard de Liège (agg: ) in the second and third qualifying rounds respectively to take their place in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time since /. By finishing third in Group E, behind Olympique Lyonnais and Real Madrid CF but ahead of FC Dynamo Kyiv, Steaua transferred to the UEFA Cup. They were unfortunate to come up against holders and eventual winners Sevilla FC in the Round of, losing on aggregate. Key facts UEFA club competition Pld: W: D: L: GF: 88 GA: UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) Pld: W: D: L: GF: GA: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League Pld: W: D: L: GF: GA: 8 Records UEFA club competition Biggest win : CSA Steaua Bucuresti v BSC Young Boys.., UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg Biggest home win : CSA Steaua Bucuresti v BSC Young Boys (see above for details) Biggest away win : TJ Sparta CKD Praha v CSA Steaua Bucuresti..88, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg Wednesday September.CET Last updated.. :8:CET Team facts

21 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Heaviest defeat : Paris SaintGermain FC v CSA Steaua Bucuresti.8., European Champion Clubs' Cup second qualifying round second leg : Montpellier Hérault SC v CSA Steaua Bucuresti.., UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round first leg Heaviest home defeat : FC Steaua v Real Madrid CF.., UEFA Champions League group stage : FC Steaua v Olympique Lyonnais.., UEFA Champions League group stage : CSA Steaua Bucuresti v BV Borussia Dortmund.., UEFA Champions League group stage : CSA Steaua Bucuresti v Montpellier Hérault SC.., UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg : CSA Steaua Bucuresti v PSV Eindhoven.., UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg Heaviest away defeat : Paris SaintGermain FC v CSA Steaua Bucuresti (see above for details) : Montpellier Hérault SC v CSA Steaua Bucuresti (see above for details) UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) Biggest win : FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Steaua.., UEFA Champions League group stage : HNK Hajduk Split v CSA Steaua Bucuresti.., UEFA Champions League group stage Biggest home win : CSA Steaua Bucuresti v RTS Widzew Lódz.., UEFA Champions League group stage : CSA Steaua Bucuresti v Rangers FC.., UEFA Champions League group stage Biggest away win : FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Steaua Bucuresti (see above for details) : HNK Hajduk Split v CSA Steaua Bucuresti (see above for details) Heaviest defeat : Club Atlético de Madrid v CSA Steaua Bucuresti.., UEFA Champions League group stage Heaviest home defeat : FC Steaua Bucuresti v Real Madrid CF (see above for details) : FC Steaua Bucuresti v Olympique Lyonnais (see above for details) : CSA Steaua Bucuresti v BV Borussia Dortmund (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat : Club Atlético de Madrid v CSA Steaua Bucuresti (see above for details) Last updated:.8. Wednesday September.CET Last updated.. :8:CET Team facts

22 SK Slavia Praha FC Steaua Competition information Wednesday September.CET UEFA's most prestigious club competition was originally created as the European Champion Clubs' Cup for the / season, before its revamping as the UEFA Champions League in. Format: The UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on August saw the teams divided into eight groups of four. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each club plays one home and one away match against each other club in its group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a defeat. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following 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 previous five seasons. The eight groupwinners and eight runnersup of the group stage qualify for the first knockout round, to be played over two legs on / February and / March. The clubs that finish this stage in third position in their group move into the Round of of the UEFA Cup. The clubs that finish this stage in fourth position in their group are eliminated from UEFA club competition for the season. This year's UEFA Champions League final is in Moscow on May 8. Locallytrained players rule: In February, UEFA announced the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA club competitions will continue to be limited to players, and from season /8, at least six places will be reserved for players trained by the club's own football academy of which half can be players trained by other clubs from within the same association of the said club. The 'B' list will also continue to exist involving an unlimited number of Under players who have been at the club for two seasons. In /, the number of locallytrained players required began at four but the current six will rise to eight in 8/, with up to half of each figure allowed to be association trained. A clubtrained player is defined as a player who has been registered for a minimum of three seasons with the club between the age of and, whereas an associationtrained player is one who has been registered for at least three seasons by the club or by other clubs affiliated to the same association between the age of and. 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 clubs from simply 'hoarding' players in squads and creating a system whereby locallytrained players would be given a greater opportunity to play regularly in club sides ensuring a large reservoir of talent for national teams as a consequence. Player registration: UEFA regulations state that for all UEFA Champions League matches from the start of the first knockout round, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players within their squad of for the remaining matches in the current competition. Such registration must be completed by February at the latest. One player from the above quota of three who has played UEFA club competition matches for another competing club in the current season may exceptionally be registered, provided that the player has not been fielded by another club in the UEFA Champions League this season. 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. Last updated.. :8:CET Competition information