UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

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1 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE / SEASON CF Group E day Tuesday November.CET (. local time) Bayer Contents Previous meetings... background... facts... Squad list... Head coach... officials... Fixtures and results... bymatch lineups... Competition facts... Team facts... Legend...

2 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) Previous meetings Head to Head // Bayer CF Schürrle, Sam ; Jonas CF Bayer Home W D L Away W D L Final W D L W Total D L GF GA CF Record versus clubs from opponents' country // // R R UEFA Europa League // // R R FC Schalke CF CF FC Schalke // // UEFA Intertoto Cup // // SV Werder Bremen CF CF SV Werder Bremen CF FC Schalke FC Schalke CF // // F F CF Hamburger SV Hamburger SV CF // CF SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen CF // // UEFA Cup // // // // F QF QF R R FC Bayern München CF CF FC Bayern München FC Bayern München CF CF FC Schalke FC Schalke CF FC Bayern München CF CF FC Bayern München agg: agg: ag agg: aet (pens) agg: agg: Gelsenkirchen Bremen Gelsenkirchen Hamburg Bremen Milan Munich Gelsenkirchen Munich Farfán, +, Gavranović ; Ricardo Costa Soldado ; Raúl González Hugo Almeida, Frings (p), Marin, Pizarro ; Villa,,, Juan Mata Juan Mata ; Frings (p) Villa Barbarez Valdez, + Klose, Charisteas ; Vicente Effenberg (p); Mendieta (p) Ilie ; Effenberg (p) Elber ; Gerard Poyatos ; Mulder Linke, Wilmots Ziege Engonga, Javier Lopez, Karpin Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings

3 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) UEFA Cup // // R R Karlsruher SC CF CF Karlsruher SC agg: Karlsruhe Schmitt,,,, Schütterle, Chmarov, Bilić Mijatović, Penev, ; Kiryakov UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // R R CF FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena CF agg: Jena Botubot Sengewald, Schnuphase (p), Trocha ; Morena UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // QF QF FC Bayern München CF CF FC Bayern München agg: Munich Müller Vilar ; Mestre (og) Bayer Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League // // // // UEFA Cup // // R R QF QF Villarreal CF Bayer Bayer Villarreal CF Bayer Club Atlético de Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid Bayer // // CA Osasuna Bayer Bayer CA Osasuna // // nd nd Real Madrid CF Bayer Bayer Real Madrid CF // // // // // F nd nd FC Barcelona Bayer Bayer FC Barcelona Bayer Real Madrid CF RC Deportivo La Coruña Bayer Bayer RC Deportivo La Coruña FC Barcelona Bayer Bayer FC Barcelona agg: agg: Villarreal Madrid Pamplona Madrid Barcelona Glasgow La Coruna Barcelona Santi Cazorla, Rossi ; Derdiyok M. Kadlec, Castro ; Rossi, Nilmar, + Helmes ; Mérida Simão (p); Derdiyok Juanlu Gómez Cuéllar, David López, Webó Raúl González ; Berbatov Krzynówek, França, Berbatov Saviola, F. de Boer Berbatov ; Saviola, Overmars Lúcio ; Raúl González, Zidane Tristán ; Ballack, Schneider, Neuville Zé Roberto, Neuville, Ballack Kluivert, Luis Enrique ; Ramelow Yıldıray Baştürk, Neuville ; Luis Enrique Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings

4 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) // Real Madrid CF Bayer // Bayer Real Madrid CF // QF Real Madrid CF Bayer // QF Bayer Real Madrid CF UEFA Cup // F Bayer RCD Espanyol // F RCD Espanyol Bayer // QF FC Barcelona Bayer // QF Bayer FC Barcelona agg: agg: aet (pens) agg: Madrid Madrid Barcelona Barcelona Cologne Guti,, Iván Helguera, Raúl González, Figo (p); Brdaric, Kirsten, Rink Schneider, Ballack ; Roberto Carlos,, Guti Karembeu, Morientes, Hierro Beinlich ; Karembeu Tita, Götz, Cha Losada,, Soler Tita Record versus clubs from opponents' country CF Bayer Home W D L Away W D L Final W D L W Total D L GF GA Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings

5 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) background Defeat at Bayer on matchday three has left CF playing catchup in Group E and the Spanish side are in urgent need of a first win in the section as the teams meet again at Mestalla. The game at the BayArena on October was the first meeting between the sides, coming from a goal down to win and record a second successive home victory. opened with draws at KRC Genk () and at home to Chelsea FC (). bounced back from a matchday one loss at Chelsea with a home victory against Genk, their subsequent defeat of giving them a fourpoint cushion in second place. background 's record against German clubs is W D L. At home the statistics are W D L and they have never won a fixture against German visitors. Their last four games have ended all square and there have been six draws in the last seven contests. 's progress in last season's competition their seventh participation came to a halt against FC Schalke in the round of. They drew at Mestalla with Schalke winning the second leg in Germany. lost at home to Manchester United FC in the group stage but won their other two home games in style, beating Rangers FC and Bursaspor. were beaten by FC Bayern München in the final, losing a penalty shootout at San Siro after a draw. had not won in their last seven games against Liga opponents before matchday three and their full record is W D L. Their previous victory came in the / group stage, a defeat of Real Madrid CF, who had beaten in the final in Glasgow. In Spain have two victories to their name from visits. Their last success came at RC Deportivo La Coruña in a / second group stage fixture which they won with Michael Ballack on the scoresheet. The Werkself won their only major European trophy to date by beating RCD Espanyol on penalties in the twolegged UEFA Cup final, each game finishing in favour of the home side. This is 's seventh participation. In their latest group campaign seven years ago they lost at FC Dynamo Kyiv before drawing at both AS Roma and Real Madrid, finishing top of the section with points. They failed to progress from the round of, however, losing both home and away against Liverpool FC. Team ties Ricardo Costa played for VfL Wolfsburg between and but only faced on two occasions, in / when his team recorded a draw and a defeat. He scored a rdminute own goal in the draw at the BayArena on April. Jonas and Renato Augusto have both made their debuts for Brazil this year and played together in the friendly defeat of Scotland on March. Mehmet Topal was part of the Galatasaray AŞ team beaten by in the away leg of a / UEFA Cup round of encounter after the game in Turkey had ended goalless. Stefan Kiessling scored 's second goal. Topal was part of the Turkey team who lost the UEFA EURO semifinal against a Germany team including Simon Rolfes and Ballack. Ballack was in the Chelsea side who faced in the / quarterfinal. The London outfit won in Spain after drawing the home game. Miguel and David Albelda played for, all three players appearing in both legs. Ballack scored for Germany in a friendly international against a Netherlands side featuring Hedwiges Maduro in Rotterdam in August. His goal began Germany's comeback for a draw after the hosts had taken a twogoal lead. Last updated // ::CET background

6 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) facts UEFA milestones None statistics David Albelda and Éver Banega will incur a suspension with their next bookings. Latest domestic information Saturday October: CF Getafe CF (Feghouli, Aduriz ; Castro ) Guaita; Miguel, Rami, Víctor Ruíz, Mathieu; Pablo Hernández, Albelda, Banega, Feghouli (Alba ); Jonas (Piatti ), Soldado (Aduriz ) Sofiane Feghouli scored his first league goals for, who moved onto points from ten league games; four more than at the same stage last season. It is only the third time in outings this season that have scored more than one goal. drew with Athletic Club on October, Roberto Soldado scoring an thminute equaliser. Three days later Jordi Alba's ndminute strike earned Unai Emery's men a triumph at Real Zaragoza. Soldado has registered times in his last outings, a run that started on April when he scored all 's goals in a victory at former club Getafe, although he has only three goals in his last games. Emery's charges picked up points from their last Liga games in /, their best second half to a season since accruing the same tally in their championshipwinning campaign of. will play thirdtier side Cádiz CF in the Copa del Rey round of on and December. Injury news Sergio Canales is expected to be sidelined for up to six months after partially tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee against Athletic. Hedwiges Maduro is likely to be out of action until February after tearing ankle ligaments while training with the Netherlands at the start of October. Miscellaneous Alba made his Spain debut in their UEFA EURO qualifying victory against Scotland on October. UEFA milestones Jonas's goal on matchday three was the th have conceded in the, group stage to final. statistics Stefan Kiessling has committed fouls, the joint highest total in the competition along with Didier Zokora. Latest domestic information Friday October: SC Freiburg Bayer (Ballack ) Leno; Schwaab, Toprak, Friedrich, Kadlec; Bender, Castro, Ballack (Rolfes ), Sam, Schürrle (Reinartz ); Derdiyok (Kiessling ) Gonzalo Castro started on his return from a onematch ban as Robin Dutt oversaw victory at the club he coached for four seasons before taking the reins at this summer. Michael Ballack scored his first Bundesliga goal since the last day of /, on May, when he struck for FC Bayern München in a draw with Borussia Dortmund. The Freiburg win marked only 's second clean sheet in ten matches. followed up victory on matchday three with a home defeat by FC Schalke. Injury news Ballack went off on minutes against Freiburg after breaking his nose in a challenge with Jan Rosenthal. Last updated // ::CET facts

7 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) Renato Augusto was ruled out for "several weeks" after undergoing knee surgery in late October. Summer signing Michael Ortega had an operation after injuring his left knee on September. Bastian Oczipka, out since breaking an ankle on loan at FC St Pauli on February, has been an unused substitute for 's past three games. Firstchoice goalkeeper René Adler has been sidelined since undergoing knee surgery in midjuly. Understudy Fabian Giefer suffered concussion against. FSV Mainz on August, but has since played three times for the reserves. Tranquillo Barnetta could be out of the group stage after undergoing another operation on his right knee to correct complications which arose during the summer. Miscellaneous Kadlec, who has scored five goals in his last four internationals, is likely to be on duty on and November when the Czech Republic face Montenegro in the UEFA EURO playoffs. Kadlec extended his contract by two years, until, on October. Lars Bender made his Germany debut as a substitute in a friendly draw in Poland on September. Last updated // ::CET facts

8 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) Squad list CF No. Player Goalkeepers Diego Alves Vicente Guaita Adrián Lluna Cristiano Pereira Defenders Bruno Saltor Adil Rami Antonio Barragán Ángel Dealbert Jordi Alba Víctor Ruiz Ricardo Costa Jérémy Mathieu Miguel Midfielders Hedwiges Maduro Mehmet Topal David Albelda Sofiane Feghouli Éver Banega Sergio Canales Pablo Hernández Daniel Parejo Tino Costa Juan Bernat Cristian Portugués Forwards Jonas Roberto Soldado Aritz Aduriz Pablo Piatti Paco Alcácer Coach Unai Emery Nat. BRA POR FRA POR FRA POR NED TUR FRA ARG ARG BRA ARG DoB // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Age D * * QUAL Gls Current season UCL Gls League Gls Alltime UCL UEFA Gls Gls Last updated // ::CET Squad list

9 Bayer Alltime Current season UEFA UCL League UCL QUAL Gls Gls Gls Gls Gls D Age DoB Nat. Player No. Goalkeepers // René Adler // David Yelldell // Bernd Leno // Patrick Nettekoven // Fabrice Vollborn // Fabian Giefer // Niklas Lomb Defenders // Daniel Schwaab // Stefan Reinartz // Bastian Oczipka // Manuel Friedrich // Tobias Haitz // Danny da Costa // TUR Ömer Toprak // CZE Michal Kadlec // Gonzalo Castro // Rico Weiler // Gerrit Nauber // Patrick Koronkiewicz // Sascha Eichmeier Midfielders // Simon Rolfes // SUI Tranquillo Barnetta // Lars Bender // BRA Renato Augusto // Michael Ballack // Hanno Balitsch // Julius Biada // COL Michael Ortega // Sidney Sam // Niko Opper // Erik Zenga // Julian Riedel // Oliver Lanwer // Karim Bellarabi Forwards // André Schürrle // Stefan Kiessling // SUI Eren Derdiyok // DEN Nicolai Jørgensen // Sven Kreyer Coach // Robin Dutt Squad list Last updated // ::CET Tuesday November.CET (. local time) CF Bayer

10 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) Head coach CF: Unai Emery of birth: November Nationality: Spanish Playing career: Real Sociedad de Fútbol, CD Toledo, Racing de Ferrol, CD Leganés, Lorca Deportiva CF Coaching career: Lorca Deportiva CF, UD Almería, CF The son and grandson of famous goalkeepers, Unai Emery took his first steps as a footballer in the youth ranks at Real Sociedad, where he played as a leftsided midfielder. Failing to shine with the first team at Real, Emery went on to carve out a career in the lower leagues with Toledo, Ferrol, Leganés and Lorca but was eventually forced to retire at having suffered a knee injury. He was immediately offered the chance to coach Lorca the club with whom he had ended his playing career and took them up to the second division in his first season in charge, /. After coming close to taking Lorca into the Spanish top flight the following season, was appointed by UD Almería ahead of the / campaign and duly won promotion to the Liga. Almería shone among the Spanish elite, finishing the season in eighth place while their manager's reputation soared, earning him a call to replace Ronald Koeman at, whom he guided to third place in the Liga in both / and /. Bayer : Robin Dutt of birth: January Nationality: German Playing career: SpVgg Hirschlanden, TSV Korntal (twice), TSV Münchingen, FV Zuffenhausen, SKV Rutesheim, TSG Leonberg Coaching career: TSG Leonberg (playercoach), TSF Ditzingen, Stuttgarter Kickers (reserves), Stuttgarter Kickers, SC Freiburg, Bayer One of the new breed of German coaches whose second career has eclipsed modest playing days, Dutt rose through the ranks of several clubs in southern Germany as he methodically learned his trade. From to he was playercoach at nonleague Leonberg, whom he led to promotion before taking over Ditzingen's reserves, becoming coach of their first team, then in the fourth tier, in. Two years later accepted the offer to take charge of the reserve side of former Bundesliga outfit Stuttgarter Kickers, stepping up to the third tier and the first team a year later. Awarded the UEFA Pro Licence as top of his class in, the same year he guided Stuttgarter Kickers to the first of successive victories in the regional Württemberg Cup. Thus qualified for the first round of the national trophy, his side duly knocked out Hamburger SV in September. Having already been linked with several higherprofile clubs, Dutt took over Freiburg in summer, finishing fifth in the. Bundesliga in his first season before winning the division, and promotion to the top flight, a year later. Took Freiburg to th position in the Bundesliga in / and led the club to sixth place at the halfway stage of the following campaign; they eventually finished ninth, earning Dutt the chance to take charge of. Last updated // ::CET Head coach

11 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Jonas Eriksson (SWE) Stefan Wittberg (SWE), Fredrik Nilsson (SWE) Markus Strömbergsson (SWE), Tobias Mattsson (SWE) Martin Strömbergsson (SWE) Eggert Magnusson (ISL) Sergey Zuev (RUS) Referee Name Jonas Eriksson of birth // UEFA Champions League matches UEFA matches Jonas Eriksson started out as a referee in, making his topflight debut in his native Sweden six years later and first appearing in UEFA competition as the fourth official in the UEFA Cup firstround second leg between FK Crvena Zvezda and FC Arsenal Kyiv in September. The following summer he took charge of three games at the UEFA European Under Championship and was fourth official as Switzerland beat France in the final. A former sales director who became a fulltime referee at the start of, Eriksson's star continued to rise as he earned his FIFA badge in and featured at the UEFACAF Meridian Cup, subsequently making regular appearances across UEFA competitions as a fourth official. Eriksson, who lists music and travelling among his hobbies and is based in Sigtuna, oversaw three games at the UEFA European Under Championship and took charge of two UEFA EURO qualifiers. Made his groupstage debut as a referee in December for the day meeting between Real Madrid CF and FC Zenit St. Petersburg, one of three games he oversaw in that season's competition. Refereed the same number again in /, also overseeing three FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and was in the middle for three matches in both the and UEFA Europa League in /. matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match // // // // // Competition UCL UCL UCL UCL UCL KO Home Real Madrid CF Rangers FC FC Barcelona FC Schalke Olympique de Marseille Away FC Zenit St Petersburg Sevilla FC FC Rubin Kazan CF Borussia Dortmund Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Competition U U U U UCUP U U UCUP UCUP UCUP WC UCUP UCUP UCUP UCUP QR QR QR SF R QR R R Home Germany Northern Ireland Germany Germany FC Lokomotiv Moskva Scotland Spain Bayer Bayer SC Braga Estonia VfL Wolfsburg AC Milan VfL Wolfsburg Borussia Dortmund Away Hungary Spain Slovakia Poland RCD Espanyol Spain Austria FC Sion Toulouse FC FC Bayern München Spain sc Heerenveen SV Werder Bremen FC Rubin Kazan Paris SaintGermain FC Madrid Glasgow Barcelona Gelsenkirchen Marseille Slagelse Lurgan Trnava Cottbus Moscow Pobiedziska Wronki Braga Tallinn Wolfsburg Milan Wolfsburg Dortmund Last updated // ::CET officials

12 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) Fixtures and results CF Competition Opponent // League Real Racing Club (H) W // League Club Atlético de Madrid (H) W // UCL KRC Genk (A) D // League Real Sporting de Gijón (A) W // League FC Barcelona (H) D // League Sevilla FC (A) L // UCL Chelsea FC (H) D // League Granada CF (H) W // League RCD Mallorca (A) D // UCL Bayer (A) L // League Athletic Club (H) D // League Real Zaragoza (A) W // League Getafe CF (H) W // UCL Bayer (H) // League Levante UD (A) // League Real Madrid CF (H) // UCL KRC Genk (H) // League Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (A) // League RCD Espanyol (H) // UCL Chelsea FC (A) // League Real Betis Balompié (A) // Cup Cádiz CF (A) // League Málaga CF (H) // Cup Cádiz CF (H) // League Villarreal CF (A) // League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H) // League CA Osasuna (A) // League Real Racing Club (A) // League Club Atlético de Madrid (A) // League Real Sporting de Gijón (H) // League FC Barcelona (A) // League Sevilla FC (H) // League Granada CF (A) Soldado,,, Rami Soldado Soldado Abidal (og), Pablo Hernández Soldado (p) Canales Rami Jonas Soldado Jordi Alba Feghouli,, Aduriz Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results

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

14 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) Bayer Competition Opponent // Cup. FC Dynamo Dresden (A) L // League. FSV Mainz (A) L // League SV Werder Bremen (H) W // League VfB Stuttgart (A) W // League Borussia Dortmund (H) D // League FC Augsburg (A) W // UCL Chelsea FC (A) L // League. FC Köln (H) L // League FC Bayern München (A) L // UCL KRC Genk (H) W // League VfL Wolfsburg (H) W // League VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) D // UCL CF (H) W // League FC Schalke (H) L // League SC Freiburg (A) W // UCL CF (A) // League Hamburger SV (H) // League. FC Kaiserslautern (A) // UCL Chelsea FC (H) // League Hertha BSC Berlin (A) // League TSG Hoffenheim (H) // UCL KRC Genk (A) // League Hannover (A) // League. FC Nürnberg (H) // League. FSV Mainz (H) // League SV Werder Bremen (A) // League VfB Stuttgart (H) // League Borussia Dortmund (A) // League FC Augsburg (H) // League. FC Köln (A) // League FC Bayern München (H) // League VfL Wolfsburg (A) // League VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) // League FC Schalke (A) // League SC Freiburg (H) Derdiyok, Sam, Schürrle M. Kadlec Kiessling Sam,, Kiessling, Derdiyok Rolfes Bender, Ballack + Castro, Derdiyok, Kiessling Reinartz, Schürrle Schürrle, Sam Ballack Pos. Clubs FC Bayern München FC Schalke Borussia Dortmund SV Werder Bremen VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach VfB Stuttgart Hannover Bayer TSG Hoffenheim Hertha BSC Berlin. FC Köln VfL Wolfsburg. FC Kaiserslautern. FC Nürnberg. FSV Mainz Hamburger SV FC Augsburg SC Freiburg W D L GF GA Pts Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results

15 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) bymatch lineups Group E Standings Club Chelsea FC Bayer CF KRC Genk W D L GF GA Pts day (//) Chelsea Goals: David Luiz, Juan Mata + Bayer : Leno, Reinartz, Rolfes, Bender (Balitsch ), Schürrle, Kiessling, Ballack (Renato Augusto ), Sam (Derdiyok ), Toprak, M. Kadlec, Castro Genk CF: Diego Alves, Rami, Mehmet Topal, Feghouli (Pablo Hernández ), Soldado, Éver Banega, Piatti (Canales ), Víctor Ruiz, Parejo (Aduriz ), Mathieu, Miguel day (//) Chelsea Goals: Lampard, Soldado (pen) CF: Diego Alves, Rami, Albelda, Soldado, Éver Banega (Jonas ), Canales, Jordi Alba, Víctor Ruiz, Pablo Hernández (Feghouli ), Mathieu (Piatti ), Miguel Genk Goals: Bender, Ballack + Bayer : Leno, Reinartz, Rolfes, Bender, Schürrle, Renato Augusto (Balitsch ), Kiessling (Derdiyok +), Sam, Toprak, M. Kadlec (Ballack ), Castro day (//) Goals: Jonas, Schürrle, Sam Bayer : Leno, Reinartz (M. Friedrich ), Rolfes, Bender, Schürrle, Kiessling (Derdiyok ), Ballack, Sam (Schwaab +), Toprak, M. Kadlec, Castro CF: Diego Alves, Rami, Albelda (Aduriz ), Jonas, Soldado, Éver Banega, Jordi Alba (Canales ), Víctor Ruiz, Pablo Hernández (Feghouli ), Mathieu, Miguel day (//) v day (//) v Chelsea v Genk day (//) Chelsea v Genk v Last updated // ::CET bymatch lineups

16 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) Competition facts : 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 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 trophy with AC Milan (, ) the last club to win consecutive European Cups. Milan (, ), AFC Ajax (, ), Juventus (, ) and Manchester United (, ) have all returned to the final as holders only to lose. S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta became the oldest player to compete in the 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. 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, 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 group stage: Milan (/), Paris SaintGermain FC (/), FC Spartak Moskva (/) and Barcelona (/, first group stage). Twelve teams have gone through a 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 (/, 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 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 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 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) Team facts CF Formed: Nickname: Blanquinegros (White and Blacks) UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) European Champion Clubs' Cup: (), () UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (): UEFA Cup (): UEFA Super Cup ():, UEFA Intertoto Cup (): Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: () Spanish Cup: () Tenyear European record ( unless indicated otherwise) /: round of /: UEFA Europa League quarterfinals /: UEFA Cup round of /: group stage /: quarterfinals /: UEFA Intertoto Cup final matches /: UEFA Cup round of (having transferred from the group stage) /: UEFA Cup winners /: quarterfinals /: UEFA Cup quarterfinals Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : twice, most recently v Bursaspor //, group stage : v FC Chernomorets Novorossyisk //, UEFA Cup first round second leg Biggest away win : SK Sturm Graz v //, second group stage Heaviest home defeat : twice, most recently v FC Internazionale Milano //, group stage Heaviest away defeat : Karlsruher SC v //, UEFA Cup second round second leg (group stage to final only) Biggest home win : v Bursaspor (see above for details) Biggest away win : SK Sturm Graz v (see above for details) Heaviest home defeat : v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat : Real Madrid CF v //, final (neutral venue) : Manchester United FC v //, second group stage Last updated // ::CET Team facts

18 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) Bayer Formed: Nickname: Werkself (Factory Team) UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) : () UEFA Cup: Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) German Cup: () Tenyear European record( unless indicated otherwise) /: UEFA Europa League round of /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: UEFA Cup quarterfinals /: UEFA Cup quarterfinals /: UEFA Cup first round /: round of /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: second group stage /: runnersup Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : v FC Dinamo Tbilisi //, second qualifying round first leg : twice, most recently v FC Baník Ostrava //, third qualifying round first leg Biggest away win : JK Tervis Pärnu v //, UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage : FC Zürich v //, UEFA Cup group stage Heaviest home defeat : v FC Zenit St Petersburg //, UEFA Cup quarterfinals first leg : v CA Osasuna //, UEFA Cup quarterfinals first leg Heaviest away defeat : Olympiacos FC v //, group stage : twice, most recently vjuventus //, second group stage (group stage to final only) Biggest home win : v Sporting Clube de Portugal //, group stage : on three occasions, most recently v FC Dynamo Kyiv //, group stage Biggest away win : RC Deportivo La Coruña v //, second group stage : on four occasions, most recently v Maccabi Haifa FC //, first group stage Heaviest home defeat : v Olympique Lyonnais Last updated // ::CET Team facts

19 CF Bayer Tuesday November.CET (. local time) //, first group stage : twice, most recently v Liverpool FC //, round of second leg : v FC Internazionale Milano //, second group stage Heaviest away defeat : Olympiacos FC v (see above for details) : twice, most recently v Juventus (see above for details) Last updated // ::CET Team facts

20 CF Bayer Tuesday November.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, 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 (). es 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. :: officials The match officials appointed to officiate the fixture. UCL: Total matches officiated in the from / season, group stage to final only. es 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. es 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: / Tournament: UEFA Europa League/ ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/ UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: InterCities Fairs Cup :: Competition stages F: Final : Group stage : First group stage : 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 FT: 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): decided after extra timeno.: Number aetps: decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal and penalty shootout ag: decided on away goals (p): Penalty agg: Aggregate : es played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: of birth Res.: GA: Goals against sg: decided by silver goal GF: Goals for t: decided by toss of a coin gg: 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 appearances in the qualifying rounds and playoffs only UCL: Current season total appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the 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