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1 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE / SEASON FC Barcelona Group H Matchday Wednesday October.CET (. local time) FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.CET (. local time) Previous meetings Head to Head None FC Barcelona Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions Date // // Stage ndgs ndgs Match European Champion Clubs' Cup Date // // Stage R (GS) R (GS) AC Sparta Praha FC Barcelona FC Barcelona AC Sparta Praha Match European Champion Clubs' Cup Date // // Stage R R AC Sparta Praha FC Barcelona FC Barcelona AC Sparta Praha Match UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date // // Stage R R FC Barcelona AC Sparta Praha AC Sparta Praha FC Barcelona Match European Champion Clubs' Cup Date // // Stage QF QF FC Barcelona. FK Příbram. FK Příbram FC Barcelona Match FC Hradec Králové FC Barcelona FC Barcelona FC Hradec Králové Result Result Result agg: ag Result agg: Result agg: Venue Prague Barcelona Venue Prague Barcelona Venue Barcelona Prague Venue Barcelona Pribram Venue Prague Barcelona Goalscorers Svoboda ; Gabri, Kluivert,, Luis Enrique,, Guardiola Goalscorers Siegl Amor, Laudrup, Bakero ; Vrabec, Němeček Goalscorers Griga Calta ; Clos, Goalscorers Schuster,, Tente Sánchez, Simonsen Kozák Goalscorers Zikán ; Suárez Tejada,, Evaristo, Kubala (p) FC Viktoria Plzeň Record versus clubs from opponents' country None Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.CET (. local time) Match background It is a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire for UEFA Champions newcomers FC Viktoria Plzeň who, after defeat at San Siro last time out, now face another daunting trip to take on holders FC Barcelona. Barcelona shrugged off the frustrations of their opening home draw with AC Milan by overwhelming FC BATE Borisov in Belarus on matchday two. The joint Group H leaders will aim to build on that victory in their double header against the firsttime Czech champions, who have one point to their name having followed a home draw against BATE with a loss in Milan. Match background Barcelona are unbeaten in European home matches dating back to a defeat by FC Rubin Kazan on October. Their sequence of results at the Camp Nou since comprises nine wins and two draws. Pavel Vrba's Plzeň side are making their first visit to Spain yet prior to losing to Milan, they had produced some impressive away results in the qualifying rounds winning at FC Pyunik (), Rosenborg BK () and FC København (). That sequence was all the more impressive given their inexperience, the Czech side having only played two European away games prior to this campaign, losing both and conceding nine goals. Josep Guardiola was on the scoresheet when Barcelona last welcomed Czech opposition to the Camp Nou, scoring the third goal in a defeat of AC Sparta Praha in the / UEFA Champions second group stage. Guardiola also appeared in Barcelona's victory in the return fixture as well as in both matches against Sparta in the group stage of the / European Champion Clubs' Cup a home victory and away defeat. Barcelona's home record against Czech visitors is W D L. Their overall record reads W D L. Team ties David Villa became Spain's alltime leading scorer after hitting both goals in their home win against the Czech Republic in a UEFA EURO qualifier last March. Gerard Piqué, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi Hernández and Sergio Busquets also featured in the triumph in Granada. In the return fixture, played on October, Xavi, Busquets and Piqué all played minutes, while Villa and Carles Puyol came on in a win for Spain. Daniel Kolář and Petr Jiráček started for the Czech Republic while Milan Petržela was an unused substitute. Villa made his debut in UEFA club competition for Real Zaragoza in a twolegged victory against SK Sigma Olomouc in the / UEFA Cup first round. He will have less happy memories of facing SK Slavia Praha in the / UEFA Europa while at Valencia CF. Villa appeared as a ndminute substitute in that tie on October but was sent off minutes later. Daniel Alves helped Sevilla FC earn home and away wins against Slavia in the / UEFA Champions group stage, scoring in a win in the Czech capital. Seydou Keita and Adriano featured alongside him in the home success. Cesc Fàbregas scored twice as his Arsenal FC side defeated Slavia at home in the same group on October. Fàbregas had already found the net twice that season against Arsenal's third qualifying round opponents, Sparta Praha, striking in both legs of the London club's aggregate success. Ibrahim Afellay played for PSV Eindhoven in a home win against Sparta in the / UEFA Europa. Pavel Horváth is still seeking a first win against Spanish opposition in UEFA club competitions. He was in the Slavia Praha side beaten on aggregate by Valencia CF in the / UEFA Cup second round, and faced Real Madrid CF with Sporting Clube de Portugal in the / UEFA Champions first group stage, earning a home draw. Sergi Gómez and Gerard Deulofeu were part of the Spain team that beat a Czech Republic side including Plzeň's Martin Sladký after extra time in the final of the UEFA European Under Championship in Romania. Last updated // ::CET Match background

4 FC Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.CET (. local time) Match facts Barcelona UEFA milestones Matchday two was Barcelona's th game in UEFA competition; they have conceded goals in that time. UEFA Champions statistics Barcelona have scored more goals () and won more corners () than any other side, while their total of shots on goal is the joint highest total in the competition along with Real Madrid CF and Chelsea FC. Daniel Alves will incur a suspension with his next booking. Latest domestic information Saturday October: FC Barcelona Real Racing Club (Messi, Xavi ) Valdés; Alves, Piqué (Abidal ), Puyol, Maxwell; Thiago, Xavi, Iniesta (Keita ); Pedro (Adriano ), Messi, Villa Lionel Messi moved ahead of László Kubala into second place on the club's alltime scoring list with his two goals against Racing. Messi has registered times for Barça and is now chasing César Rodríguez, who scored club goals between and. Xavi Hernández scored his third goal of the campaign a rare header equalling his tallies for each of the last two seasons after just seven league appearances. Barcelona are games unbeaten in all competitions, since a loss at Real Sociedad de Fútbol on April. Barça have struck goals in their opening games this season, more than they scored after as many encounters last term. Víctor Valdés broke Andoni Zubizarreta's club goalkeeping record of Liga appearances on October against Real Sporting de Gijón. Valdés has kept four successive clean sheets for his club. Adriano's goal in the win at Sporting means Barça have scored in consecutive Liga away games, a Spanish topflight record. Madrid set the previous mark in /. Cesc Fàbregas has found the net seven times in appearances for club and country since joining Barcelona. He did not score in his last games as an Arsenal FC player. Barcelona have already collected two trophies this season, beating FC Porto in the UEFA Super Cup on August having already wrapped up a aggregate victory against Real Madrid CF in the Spanish Super Cup. Josep Guardiola has now led Barça to titles one more than Johan Cruyff's haul between and. Xavi has won more trophies () than any player in the club's history. Barça will play third tier CD L'Hospitalet in the Copa del Rey round of on November and December. Injury news Gerard Piqué, who missed seven games with a torn calf in August and September, limped off after nine minutes with a hamstring problem on Saturday it was his th appearance for the club. Andrés Iniesta started against Racing after recovering from a hamstring problem that had kept him out since September. Fàbregas (out since October) and Alexis Sánchez ( September) are sidelined by torn hamstrings. Ibrahim Afellay is likely to be out until next year after suffering a knee ligament injury in training last month. International duty Messi scored as Argentina opened their FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with a win against Chile on October. He and Javier Mascherano both played in the loss in Venezuela four days later. Seydou Keita was in action as Mali qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations with a draw against Liberia on October. David Villa struck his th goal for Spain in their home win against Scotland last Tuesday. Valdés made his first competitive start in goal for the Roja. Xavi became Spain's mostcapped outfield player when he made his rd international appearance in the win against Liechtenstein on September. Xavi,, is bettered only by Iker Casillas () and Zubizarreta (). Last updated // ::CET Match facts

5 FC Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.CET (. local time) Miscellaneous On Monday Andreu Fontàs signed a new contract that will keep him at Barcelona until summer. Viktoria Plzeň UEFA milestones None UEFA Champions statistics Plzeň have collected six yellow cards so far, the joint highest total in the competition. Latest domestic information Friday October:. FC Slovácko FC Viktoria Plzeň (Ondřejka ; Bakoš, Petržela, Kolář ) Čech; Rajtoral, Čišovský, Bystroň, Limberský; Horváth, Jiráček (Ševinský ), Petržela (Fillo ), Kolář (Trapp ), Ďuriš; Bakoš Milan Petržela scored his first league goal of the season as Pavel Vrba's side claimed their first win in four games. None of Daniel Kolář's eight goals this season have come earlier than firsthalf added time. At this stage last term, Plzeň were unbeaten and top of the First on points ten more than this time around. Plzeň's draw with SK Dynamo České Budějovice on September was their first goalless stalemate in league games. A defeat by AC Sparta Praha on August represents Plzeň's only home league defeat in their last games. Vrba's side began the domestic season with victory in the Czech Super Cup, beating Czech Cup holders FK Mladá Boleslav on penalties following a draw. Injury news Václav Pilař missed Friday's win after suffering concussion and a head wound in the Czech Republic's win in Lithuania. Roman Pavlík has not played since injuring a knee at Rosenborg BK on July; Plzeň signed Marek Čech,, from FC ZhemchuzhinaSochi as cover. International duty Kolář, Petr Jiráček and Pilař, making his first competitive international start, helped the Czech Republic to a win in Lithuania on October and a place in next month's UEFA EURO playoffs; they will face Montenegro. Jiráček made his international debut on September as the Czech Republic drew with Scotland. Last updated // ::CET Match facts

6 Squad list FC Barcelona Alltime Current season UEFA UCL UCL QUAL Gls Gls Gls Gls Gls D Age DoB Nat. Player No. Goalkeepers // Víctor Valdés // José Pinto // Rubén Miño // Oier Olazábal Defenders * // BRA Daniel Alves // Gerard Piqué // Carles Puyol // BRA Maxwell // FRA Éric Abidal // Andreu Fontàs // Marc Muniesa // Marc Bartra // Sergi Gómez // Martín Montoya Midfielders // Cesc Fàbregas // Xavi Hernández // Andrés Iniesta // Thiago Alcántara // ARG Javier Mascherano // MLI Seydou Keita // Sergio Busquets // NED Ibrahim Afellay // BRA Adriano // MEX Jonathan Dos Santos // Martí Riverola // Sergi Roberto // Rafinha Forwards // David Villa // CHI Alexis Sánchez // ARG Lionel Messi // Pedro Rodríguez // Gerard Deulofeu // Kiko Femenía // Isaac Cuenca Coach // Josep Guardiola Squad list Last updated // ::CET Wednesday October.CET (. local time) FC Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň

7 FC Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.CET (. local time) 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 Vladimir 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 Gls Alltime UCL UEFA Gls Gls Last updated // ::CET Squad list

8 FC Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.CET (. local time) Head coach FC Barcelona: Josep Guardiola Date of birth: January Nationality: Spanish Playing career: FC Barcelona, Brescia Calcio (twice), AS Roma, AlAhly Club, Dorados de Sinaloa Coaching career: FC Barcelona B, FC Barcelona Known as 'Pep', he came up through Barcelona's youth ranks to win six Spanish Liga titles, one European Champion Clubs' Cup, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and two Copa del Rey trophies from to. Also had spells with Brescia, Fabio Capello's Roma, AlAhly in Doha and Mexico's Dorados de Sinola before ending his playing career in. Won caps and Olympic footballing gold with Spain in, but missed the and FIFA World Cup tournaments through injury. Having coached Barcelona's B team, became the th Catalanborn boss of the senior team in and won the UEFA Champions, Spanish Liga and Copa del Rey in his first season in charge. Success in the / final made Guardiola the sixth man to lift the European Cup as a player and a coach. Barcelona followed up with victories in the Spanish and UEFA Super Cups at the start of /, going on to win the FIFA Club World Cup and retain the Liga title. Steered the Azulgrana to a third successive Liga crown and their fourth European Cup in /. 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 group stage for the first time. Last updated // ::CET Head coach

9 FC Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.CET (. local time) Match officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD) Marjan Kirovski (MKD), Ljubomir Krstevski (MKD) Dimitar Meckarovski (MKD), Goran Spirkoski (MKD) Dejan Jakimovksi (MKD) Rudolf Zavrl (SVN) Marc Batta (FRA) Referee Name Aleksandar Stavrev Date of birth // UEFA Champions matches UEFA matches Aleksandar Stavrev has been involved in international games since autumn, when he was fourth official at three UEFA European Under Championship qualifiers; went on to referee three games, and be fourth official at another two, at the U finals. Selected as a UEFA category referee in January, Stavrev has since made steady progress, stepping up to the first category in June. Got his first taste of UEFA Cup refereeing action in / qualifying and also stepped up to the UEFA Champions the following season, which ended with him being selected for the European U Championship in the Czech Republic. Oversaw one UEFA EURO qualifier and two for UEFA EURO, also taking charge of five UEFA Europa matches in / and /, including the first leg of the round of tie between FC Basel and FC Spartak Moskva in the latter campaign. Ended / by refereeing three games at the U finals in Denmark and started the next season with two games in qualifying for both the UEFA Europa and UEFA Champions, making his group stage bow as a referee in the latter competition on matchday three. UEFA Champions 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 U U UCUP UCUP UCUP Stage SF GS GS R GS PO Home Spain Czech Republic Spain FC Baník Ostrava MŠK Žilina Stabæk Fotball Away Czech Republic England Hungary FC Spartak Moskva SK Slavia Praha Valencia CF Result Venue Ettelbruck Jablonec nad Nisou Pribram Ostrava Zilina Oslo Last updated // ::CET Match officials

10 FC Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.CET (. local time) Fixtures and results FC Barcelona Date Competition Opponent Result // SCUP FC Porto (H) W // Villarreal CF (H) W // Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A) D // UCL AC Milan (H) D // CA Osasuna (H) W // Valencia CF (A) D // Club Atlético de Madrid (H) W // UCL FC BATE Borisov (A) W // Real Sporting de Gijón (A) W // Real Racing Club (H) W // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // UCL UCL Cup UCL UCL Cup FC Viktoria Plzeň (H) Sevilla FC (H) Granada CF (A) RCD Mallorca (H) FC Viktoria Plzeň (A) Athletic Club (A) CE L'Hospitalet (A) Real Zaragoza (H) AC Milan (A) Getafe CF (A) Levante UD (H) FC BATE Borisov (H) Real Madrid CF (A) Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (H) CE L'Hospitalet (H) RCD Espanyol (A) Real Betis Balompié (H) Málaga CF (A) Villarreal CF (A) Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H) Goalscorers Messi, Fàbregas Thiago Alcántara, Fàbregas, Alexis Sánchez, Messi, Xavi Hernández, Fàbregas Pedro Rodríguez, Villa Messi,,, Fàbregas, Villa,, Rovérsio (og), Xavi Hernández Pedro Rodríguez, Fàbregas Villa, Miranda (og), Messi,, + A. Volodko (og), Pedro Rodríguez, Messi,, Villa Adriano Messi,, Xavi Hernández Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results

11 FC Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.CET (. local time) Pos. Clubs FC Barcelona Levante UD Real Madrid CF Sevilla FC Valencia CF Málaga CF Real Betis Balompié Club Atlético de Madrid Real Zaragoza RCD Espanyol Athletic Club RCD Mallorca Real Sociedad de Fútbol Villarreal CF CA Osasuna Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Getafe CF Granada CF Real Racing Club Real Sporting de Gijón W D L GF GA Pts Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results

12 FC Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.CET (. local time) FC Viktoria Plzeň Date Competition Opponent Result // UCL FC Pyunik (A) W // UCL FC Pyunik (H) W // UCL Rosenborg BK (A) W // FC Slovan Liberec (H) D // UCL Rosenborg BK (H) W // Bohemians (A) L // FK Teplice (H) W // UCL FC København (A) W // FK Dukla Praha (A) W // UCL FC København (H) W // AC Sparta Praha (H) L // Cup. FC Karlovy Vary (A) W // SK Sigma Olomouc (A) W // UCL FC BATE Borisov (H) D // FK Jablonec (H) W // SK Dynamo České Budějovice (A) D // UCL AC Milan (A) L // FC Baník Ostrava (H) D //. FC Slovácko (A) W // UCL FC Barcelona (A) // FK Viktoria Žižkov (H) // FC Hradec Králové (H) // UCL FC Barcelona (H) // SK Slavia Praha (A) // FK Mladá Boleslav (H) //. FK Příbram (A) // UCL FC BATE Borisov (A) // Bohemians (H) // UCL AC Milan (H) // FK Teplice (A) // FK Dukla Praha (H) // AC Sparta Praha (A) // SK Sigma Olomouc (H) // FK Jablonec (A) // SK Dynamo České Budějovice (H) // FC Baník Ostrava (A) //. FC Slovácko (H) // FK Viktoria Žižkov (A) // FC Hradec Králové (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 Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results

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

14 FC Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.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 Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.CET (. local time) Group H Standings Club AC Milan FC Barcelona FC BATE Borisov FC Viktoria Plzeň W D L GF GA Pts Matchday (//) Barcelona Milan Goals: Pato, Pedro Rodríguez, Villa, Thiago Silva + FC Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Xavi Hernández, Villa (Afellay ), Iniesta (Fàbregas ), Messi, Mascherano, Keita (Puyol ), Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez, Abidal 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 (//) BATE Barcelona Goals: A. Volodko (o.g.), Pedro Rodríguez, Messi, Messi, Villa FC Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Puyol, Xavi Hernández (Fàbregas ), Villa, Messi, Thiago Alcántara, Mascherano, Keita, Pedro Rodríguez (Maxwell ), Abidal (Adriano ) Milan Plzeň Goals: Ibrahimović (pen), Cassano FC Viktoria Plzeň: M. Čech, Pilař (Fillo ), Limberský, Horváth, Petržela, Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš (Ďuriš ), Kolář (Darida +), Rajtoral, Čišovský Matchday (//) Barcelona v Plzeň Matchday (//) Plzeň v Barcelona Matchday (//) BATE v Plzeň Milan v Barcelona Matchday (//) Barcelona v BATE Plzeň v Milan Last updated // ::CET Matchbymatch lineups

16 FC Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.CET (. local time) Competition facts UEFA Champions : Group stage milestones Holders FC Barcelona are bidding to avoid becoming the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions 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 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 final as holders only to lose. S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta became the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions 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. 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, 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 group stage: Milan (/), Paris SaintGermain FC (/), FC Spartak Moskva (/) and Barcelona (/, first group stage). Twelve teams have gone through a UEFA Champions 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 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 Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.CET (. local time) Team facts FC Barcelona Formed: Nicknames: Azulgrana (Blue and Reds, Spanish), Blaugrana (Blue and Reds, Catalan) 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) title: () Spanish Cup: () Tenyear European record (UEFA Champions unless indicated otherwise) /: winners /: semifinals /: winners /: semifinals /: round of /: winners /: round of /: UEFA Cup fourth round /: quarterfinals /: semifinals Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : twice, most recently v ŠKM Púchov //, UEFA Cup first round second leg Biggest away win : Hapoel BeerSheva FC v Barcelona //, UEFA Cup first round first leg Heaviest home defeat : twice, most recently v FC Dynamo Kyiv //, UEFA Champions group stage Heaviest away defeat : AC Milan v Barcelona //, European Champion Clubs' Cup final (played in Athens) : Valencia CF v Barcelona //, UEFA Champions semifinal first leg : on ten occasions, most recently v AS Roma (//, UEFA Champions second group stage) UEFA Champions (group stage to final only) Biggest home win : Five times, most recently v PFC Levski Sofia //, group stage Biggest away win : twice, most recently FC BATE Borisov v Barcelona //, group stage Heaviest home defeat : Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat : AC Milan v Barcelona (see above for details) : Valencia CF v Barcelona (see above for details) on three occasions, most recently v AS Roma (see above for details) Last updated // ::CET Team facts

18 FC Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.CET (. local time) FC Viktoria Plzeň Formed: Nickname: Viktorka UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) title: () Czechoslovakian/Czech Cup: () Tenyear record (UEFA Champions unless indicated otherwise) /: UEFA Europa 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 second qualifying round second leg Biggest away win : FC Pyunik v Plzeň //, UEFA Champions second qualifying round first leg Heaviest home defeat : Plzeň v FC Bayern München //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg Heaviest away defeat : FC Bayern München v Plzeň //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg UEFA Champions (group stage to final only) Biggest home win N/A Biggest away win N/A Heaviest home defeat N/A Heaviest away defeat : AC Milan v Plzeň //, group stage Last updated // ::CET Team facts

19 FC Barcelona FC Viktoria Plzeň Wednesday October.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, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (), the UEFA Europa, 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 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 /UEFA Champions Tournament: UEFA Europa /UEFA Champions ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions 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 on "Silver Goal" GF: Goals for t: Match decided by toss of a coin gg: Match decided on "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 appearances in the qualifying rounds and playoffs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions 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