UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 2011/12 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

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1 UEFA EUROPA EAGUE / SEASON FC Schalke (first leg: ) Matchday Round of, second leg Thursday February.CET (. local time) FC Viktoria Plzeň Contents Previous meetings... Match background... Team facts... Squad list... Fixtures and results... Matchbymatch lineups... Match officials... egend... This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Europa match. For more detailed factual information, and indepth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at:

2 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.CET (. local time) Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa Date // Stage R Match FC Viktoria Plzeň FC Schalke Venue Plzen Goalscorers Darida ; Huntelaar FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Home W D Away W D Final W D W Total D GF GA FC Schalke Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Intertoto Cup Date // // Stage F F UEFA Intertoto Cup Date // // UEFA Cup Date // // Stage SF SF Stage R R Match FC Slovan iberec FC Schalke FC Schalke FC Slovan iberec Match FC Slovan iberec FC Schalke FC Schalke FC Slovan iberec Match UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date // // Stage QF QF SK Slavia Praha FC Schalke FC Schalke SK Slavia Praha Match AC Sparta Praha FC Schalke FC Schalke AC Sparta Praha agg: agg: agg: aet (pens) agg: Venue iberec Gelsenkirchen Venue iberec Gelsenkirchen Venue Prague Gelsenkirchen Venue Prague Gelsenkirchen FC Viktoria Plzeň Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date // // Stage R R Match FC Bayern München FC Viktoria Plzeň FC Viktoria Plzeň FC Bayern München agg: Venue Munich Plzen Goalscorers Ailton Ailton, Asamoah ; Zápotočný Goalscorers Trojan, Asamoah ; Koloušek Goalscorers Dostálek Wilmots Goalscorers Jurkanin, Kara, Barton Ehmke, Rüssman ; Barton Goalscorers Müller, (p), Krauthausen, Hoffmann,, Roth ; Bican Sühnholz Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Home W D Away W D Final W D W Total D GF GA ast updated // ::CET Previous meetings

3 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.CET (. local time) Match background FC Schalke will look to set up a UEFA Europa round of tie with FC Steaua Bucureşti or FC Twente as they bring FC Viktoria Plzeň back to Gelsenkirchen with the tie level at. KlaasJan Huntelaar struck () to deny the Czech champions a firstleg home win after Vladimír Darida's volley () looked set to reward an enterprising performance. Previous meetings Schalke's nine games against Czech sides have ended W D (W D at home). Plzeň captain Pavel Horváth featured in Schalke's last defeat by a Czech club. His AC Sparta Praha team traded home wins with Schalke before winning the / UEFA Cup first round tie on penalties, Horváth converting the first of them. Huub Stevens, then as now, was Schalke coach it was his first encounter with a Czech club with Plzeň assistant coach Jíří Skála also on the pitch for Sparta. Stevens' Roda JC team got the better of FC Slovan iberec in the UEFA Intertoto Cup third round, prevailing on away goals following home () and away () draws. Plzeň's only previous game against German opponents was a dispiriting encounter with FC Bayern München in the first round of the / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup; they lost at home and in Munich, still their heaviest defeat in UEFA competition. Match background UEFA Champions semifinalists last season, Schalke last played in the round of in this competition in /, beating RCD Espanyol en route to losing to Sevilla FC in the semifinals. They had lost to FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the round of the previous season. Schalke are unbeaten in eight European games five wins and three draws since a shock loss at HJK Helsinki in the playoff first leg. This is Plzeň's second UEFA Europa campaign; they were eliminated at the first hurdle in last season's third qualifying round by Beşiktaş JK. It is also the Czech champions' first experience of playing European football in the spring. Team facts Plzeň's Jakub Hora turns on the day of the game, while Schalke's Kyriakos Papadopoulos celebrates his th birthday. Horváth faced Hans Sarpei when his Sparta Praha side lost to Bayer everkusen in the / group stage. Raúl González played in Real Madrid CF's win at Sparta in the / UEFA Champions second group stage. Huub Stevens replaced Ralf Rangnick as Schalke coach after matchday one. The Dutchman coached Schalke from to, winning the UEFA Cup and German Cups in and. Originally a defender for Fortuna Sittard and PSV Eindhoven, the Dutchman was named by fans as the coach of Schalke's team of the century in. Czech pair Jiří Němec and Radoslav átal both featured in Stevens' Schalke side that won the UEFA Cup. Plzeň's Pavel Vrba had a modest career as a defender, but as a coach worked his way up from the youth department at FC Baník Ostrava to first team assistant. He then led FK Matador Púchov and MŠK Žilina, where he won a Slovakian title, and joined Plzeň in, winning the Czech Cup in / and the club's maiden league title the following season. Round of The winners of this tie will take on Steaua or Twente in the round of on and March, playing the second leg at home. Plzeň have met neither of their potential opponents in UEFA competition. Schalke have met both; they took on Steaua in this season's group stage, drawing in Romania then winning at home, and played Twente in the / UEFA Cup group stage, losing in Enschede. Competition statistics An updated version of the UEFA Europa Statistics Handbook is available here: ast updated // ::CET Match background

4 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.CET (. local time) ast updated // ::CET Match background

5 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.CET (. local time) Team facts FC Schalke Formed: Nickname: S, Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues), Die Knappen (The Miners) UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) UEFA Cup: UEFA Intertoto Cup:, Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) title: () German Cup: () Tenyear European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa unless indicated otherwise) /: UEFA Champions semifinals /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: group stage(having transferred from UEFA Champions third qualifying round) /: UEFA Champions quarterfinals /: first round /: semifinals (having transferred from UEFA Champions group stage) /: round of (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) /: second round (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) /: third round /: UEFA Champions first group stage Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : Schalke v HJK Helsinki //, UEFA Europa playoff second leg : Schalke v FK Vardar //, UEFA Intertoto Cup third round first leg Biggest away win : AEK arnaca FC v Schalke //, UEFA Europa group stage Heaviest home defeat : Schalke v Wisla Kraków //, UEFA Cup third round second leg Heaviest away defeat : Manchester City FC v Schalke //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semifinal second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa Biggest home win : Schalke v HJK Helsinki (see above) Biggest away win : AEK arnaca FC v Schalke (see above) Heaviest home defeat : Schalke v Wisła Kraków (see above) Heaviest away defeat :. FC Magdeburg v Schalke //, second round first leg : AS Nancyorraine v Schalke //, first round second leg : HJK Helsinki v Schalke //, playoff first leg ast updated // ::CET Team facts

6 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.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 Cup/ UEFA Europa unless indicated otherwise) /: 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 Barcelona //, UEFA Champions group stage Heaviest away defeat : FC Bayern München v Plzeň //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa Biggest home win none Biggest away win none Heaviest home defeat none Heaviest away defeat : Beşiktaş JK v Plzeň //, third qualifying round second leg ast updated // ::CET Team facts

7 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.CET (. local time) Squad list FC Schalke No. Player Goalkeepers Mathias Schober Timo Hildebrand ars Unnerstall Defenders Hans Sarpei Sergio Escudero Benedikt Höwedes Tim Hoogland Kyriakos Papadopoulos Christoph Metzelder Atsuto Uchida Alban Sabah Nils Zander Midfielders Alexander Baumjohann Marco Höger Jermaine Jones José Manuel Jurado Christian Fuchs Peer Kluge Christoph Moritz evan Kenia Julian Draxler Joel Matip Manuel Torres Alexander anglitz Forwards Raúl González Ciprian Marica ewis Holtby Jefferson Farfán Chinedu Obasi KlaasJan Huntelaar Andreas Wiegel Philipp Hofmann Coach Huub Stevens Nat. GHA ESP GRE JPN USA ESP AUT GEO CMR ESP ESP ROU PER NGA NED NED DoB // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Age D * QUA Gls Current season Tournament Gls Gls Alltime Tournament UEFA Gls Gls ast updated // ::CET Squad list

8 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.CET (. local time) FC Viktoria Plzeň No. Player Goalkeepers Aleš Mandous Marek Čech Michal Daněk Roman Pavlík Defenders Adam Beránek David imberský Radim Řezník František Ševinský Václav Procházka Marián Čišovský Midfielders David Kůžel Václav Pilař Petr Trapp Pavel Horváth Milan Petržela Tomáš Berger Vladimír Darida Daniel Kolář František Rajtoral David Štípek Martin Hoffmann Forwards Michal Ďuriš Jakub Hora Tomáš Wágner Marek Bakoš Coach Pavel Vrba Nat. SVK SVK SVK DoB // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Age D * S * UC Gls Current season Tournament Gls Gls Alltime Tournament UEFA Gls Gls ast updated // ::CET Squad list

9 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.CET (. local time) Fixtures and results FC Schalke Date Competition Opponent // Cup FC Teningen (A) W // VfB Stuttgart (A) //. FC Köln (H) W // UE HJK Helsinki (A) //. FSV Mainz (A) W // UE HJK Helsinki (H) W // Vf Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) W // Vf Wolfsburg (A) // UE FC Steaua Bucureşti (A) D // FC Bayern München (H) // SC Freiburg (H) W // UE Maccabi Haifa FC (H) W // Hamburger SV (A) W //. FC Kaiserslautern (H) // UE AEK arnaca FC (A) W // Bayer everkusen (A) W // Cup Karlsruher SC (A) W // TSG Hoffenheim (H) W // UE AEK arnaca FC (H) D // Hannover (A) D //. FC Nürnberg (H) W // Borussia Dortmund (A) // UE FC Steaua Bucureşti (H) W // FC Augsburg (H) W // Hertha BSC Berlin (A) W // UE Maccabi Haifa FC (A) W // SV Werder Bremen (H) W // Cup Vf Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) // VfB Stuttgart (H) W //. FC Köln (A) W //. FSV Mainz (H) D // Vf Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) // UE FC Viktoria Plzeň (A) D // Vf Wolfsburg (H) W // // // // // // // // // // // // // UE FC Viktoria Plzeň (H) FC Bayern München (A) SC Freiburg (A) Hamburger SV (H). FC Kaiserslautern (A) Bayer everkusen (H) TSG Hoffenheim (A) Hannover (H). FC Nürnberg (A) Borussia Dortmund (H) FC Augsburg (A) Hertha BSC Berlin (H) SV Werder Bremen (A) Goalscorers Huntelaar,,,, Papadopoulos, Raúl González,, Holtby,, Gavranović, Huntelaar (p),,, Holtby, Raúl González Huntelaar, Höwedes, Matip, Fuchs Huntelaar (p),, (p),, Papadopoulos, Draxler Raúl González Raúl González Farfán, Huntelaar, Holtby, Raúl González Fuchs,, Jurado Huntelaar, Huntelaar (p) Holtby, Huntelaar,, Matip, Draxler Farfán Huntelaar, Matip Raúl González, Huntelaar (p), Pukki, Huntelaar,, Raúl González, Holtby Papadopoulos, Raúl González Huntelaar, Fuchs, Raúl González Huntelaar, Pukki Buljat (og), Marica, Wiegel + Raúl González,,, Papadopoulos, Huntelaar Draxler Matip, Papadopoulos, Draxler Marica,, Huntelaar (p), Höger Obasi Huntelaar Raúl González, Huntelaar,, Matip ast updated // ::CET Fixtures and results

10 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.CET (. local time) Pos. Clubs Borussia Dortmund Vf Borussia Mönchengladbach FC Bayern München FC Schalke SV Werder Bremen Bayer everkusen Hannover Vf Wolfsburg VfB Stuttgart TSG Hoffenheim Hamburger SV. FC Nürnberg. FSV Mainz. FC Köln Hertha BSC Berlin. FC Kaiserslautern FC Augsburg SC Freiburg W D GF GA Pts ast updated // ::CET Fixtures and results

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

12 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.CET (. local time) Pos. Clubs AC Sparta Praha FC Slovan iberec FC Viktoria Plzeň FK Mladá Boleslav FK Jablonec. FK Příbram FK Teplice FK Dukla Praha. FC Slovácko SK Slavia Praha FC Hradec Králové Bohemians SK Dynamo České Budějovice FC Baník Ostrava SK Sigma Olomouc FK Viktoria Žižkov W D GF GA Pts ast updated // ::CET Fixtures and results

13 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.CET (. local time) Matchbymatch lineups FC Schalke Playoffs (//) HJK Schalke Goals: Pukki, Pukki FC Schalke : Fährmann, Höwedes, Marica (Gavranović ), Holtby (Baumjohann ), Höger, Papadopoulos, Morávek (Jurado ), Uchida, Huntelaar, Draxler, Matip (//) Schalke HJK (agg: ) Goals: Huntelaar (pen), Pukki, Huntelaar, Huntelaar (pen), Papadopoulos, Huntelaar, Draxler FC Schalke : Fährmann, Höwedes, Raúl González, Holtby, Höger (Uchida ), Papadopoulos, Farfán (Marica ), Fuchs, Huntelaar, Draxler (Morávek ), Matip Group stage Standings Club FC Schalke FC Steaua Bucureşti Maccabi Haifa FC AEK arnaca FC W D GF GA Pts Matchday (//) Steaua Schalke FC Schalke : Fährmann, Höwedes, Raúl González, Marica (Draxler ), Holtby, Papadopoulos, Farfán (Baumjohann ), Uchida, Fuchs, Huntelaar, Matip Matchday (//) Schalke M. Haifa Goals: Fuchs, Vered, Fuchs, Jurado FC Schalke : Fährmann, Höwedes, Raúl González, Holtby (Jurado ), Höger, Farfán, Metzelder, Fuchs, Huntelaar, Draxler (Jones ), Matip (Papadopoulos ) Matchday (//) AEK arnaca Schalke Goals: Holtby, Huntelaar, Matip, Draxler, Huntelaar FC Schalke : Unnerstall, Höwedes, Raúl González (Morávek ), Holtby, Jones (Höger ), Papadopoulos, Farfán, Fuchs (Sarpei ), Huntelaar, Draxler, Matip Matchday (//) Schalke AEK arnaca FC Schalke : Unnerstall, Marica (Farfán ), Höger, Papadopoulos, Morávek, Jurado (Holtby ), Uchida (Baumjohann ), Fuchs, Huntelaar, Draxler, Matip Matchday (//) Schalke Steaua Goals: Papadopoulos, Rusescu, Raúl González FC Schalke : Unnerstall, Raúl González, Holtby (Moritz ), Baumjohann (Draxler ), Höger, Jones, Papadopoulos, Jurado, Fuchs, Huntelaar (Marica ), Matip Matchday (//) M. Haifa Schalke Goals: Buljat (o.g.), Marica, Wiegel + FC Schalke : Hildebrand, Escudero, Höwedes (Sabah ), Marica, Baumjohann, Höger, Jurado (anglitz ), Metzelder, Uchida, Moritz, Draxler (Wiegel ) ast updated // ::CET Matchbymatch lineups

14 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.CET (. local time) Knockout phase Round of (//) Plzeň Schalke Goals: Darida, Huntelaar FC Viktoria Plzeň: M. Čech, Pilař, imberský, Horváth, Petržela (Ďuriš ), Darida, Procházka, Bakoš (Berger ), Kolář (Wágner ), Rajtoral, Čišovský FC Schalke : Unnerstall, Höwedes, Raúl González (Marica ), Höger, Jones, Papadopoulos, Obasi (Farfán ), Fuchs, Huntelaar, Draxler, Matip (//) Schalke v Plzeň ast updated // ::CET Matchbymatch lineups

15 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.CET (. local time) FC Viktoria Plzeň UEFA Champions qualifying 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, imberský, 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 ), imberský, Horváth, Petržela (Ďuriš ), Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš, Kolář, Rajtoral, Čišovský (//) Plzeň Rosenborg (agg: ) Goals: ustig, Bakoš, Kolář, Prica, Petržela FC Viktoria Plzeň: Daněk, Pilař, imberský, 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, imberský, Horváth, Petržela (Fillo ), Bystroň, Kolář, Rajtoral, Čišovský (//) Plzeň København (agg: ) Goals: Bolaños, Bakoš, Ďuriš + FC Viktoria Plzeň: M. Čech, Pilař, imberský, Horváth (Trapp ), Petržela (Fillo ), Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš (Ďuriš ), Kolář, Rajtoral, Čišovský UEFA Champions Group stage Standings Club FC Barcelona AC Milan FC Viktoria Plzeň FC BATE Borisov W D GF GA Pts Matchday (//) Plzeň BATE Goals: Bakoš +, Renan Bressan FC Viktoria Plzeň: M. Čech, Pilař (Hora ), imberský (Trapp ), Horváth, Petržela (Ďuriš ), Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš, Kolář, Rajtoral, Čišovský Matchday (//) Milan Plzeň Goals: Ibrahimović (pen), Cassano FC Viktoria Plzeň: M. Čech, Pilař (Fillo ), imberský, Horváth, Petržela, Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš (Ďuriš ), Kolář (Darida +), Rajtoral, Čišovský Matchday (//) Barcelona Plzeň Goals: Iniesta, Villa FC Viktoria Plzeň: M. Čech, Pilař (Fillo ), imberský, Horváth, Petržela (Darida ), Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš (Ďuriš ), Kolář, Rajtoral, Čišovský Matchday (//) Plzeň Barcelona Goals: Messi (pen), Messi +, Fàbregas, Messi + FC Viktoria Plzeň: Pavlík, Pilař, imberský, Horváth (Řezník ), Petržela, Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš (Ševinský ), Kolář (Ďuriš ), Rajtoral, Čišovský ast updated // ::CET Matchbymatch lineups

16 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.CET (. local time) Matchday (//) BATE Plzeň Goals: Bakoš FC Viktoria Plzeň: M. Čech, Pilař (Řezník ), imberský, Horváth, Petržela (Fillo ), Ševinský, Bystroň, Jiráček, Bakoš (Ďuriš ), Kolář, Rajtoral Matchday (//) Plzeň Milan Goals: Pato, Robinho, Bystroň, Ďuriš + FC Viktoria Plzeň: M. Čech, Pilař (Hora ), imberský, Horváth, Petržela, Bystroň, Jiráček (Darida ), Bakoš, Kolář (Ďuriš ), Rajtoral, Čišovský UEFA Europa Knockout phase Round of (//) Plzeň Schalke Goals: Darida, Huntelaar FC Viktoria Plzeň: M. Čech, Pilař, imberský, Horváth, Petržela (Ďuriš ), Darida, Procházka, Bakoš (Berger ), Kolář (Wágner ), Rajtoral, Čišovský FC Schalke : Unnerstall, Höwedes, Raúl González (Marica ), Höger, Jones, Papadopoulos, Obasi (Farfán ), Fuchs, Huntelaar, Draxler, Matip (//) Schalke v Plzeň ast updated // ::CET Matchbymatch lineups

17 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.CET (. local time) Match officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Alan Kelly (IR) Damien MacGraith (IR), Marc Douglas (IR) Padraig Sutton (IR), Tomas Connolly (IR) Neil Doyle (IR) Christian Kofoed (DEN) William Young (SCO) Referee Name Alan Kelly Date of birth // UEFA Europa matches UEFA matches UEFA Europa matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date // // // // // // Competition UCUP UCUP UCUP UCUP UCUP UCUP Stage QR GS GS R GS GS Home FK Viktoria Žižkov FK Mladá Boleslav IF Elfsborg FC Zürich Hertha BSC Berlin Rosenborg BK Away FC Astana Panathinaikos FC FK Mladá Boleslav Hamburger SV FK Ventspils Bayer everkusen Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date // // // Competition UC WC UC Stage QR QR GS Home FC Sheriff Azerbaijan Bayer everkusen Away SK Slavia Praha Germany KRC Genk Venue Prague Mlada Boleslav Boras Zurich Berlin Trondheim Venue Tiraspol Baku everkusen ast updated // ::CET Match officials

18 FC Schalke FC Viktoria Plzeň Thursday February.CET (. local time) egend :: Competitions Club competitions UC: 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 EITE: Elite round rdpo: Thirdplace playoff GSFT: Group stage final tournament :: Statistics () : Denotes player substituted (*) : Denotes player sent off :: Squad list D: Disciplinary S: Suspended QUA: All UEFA qualifiers 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.: GA: Goals against sg: Match decided by silver goal GF: Goals for t: Match decided by toss of a coin gg: Match decided by golden goal W: Won : ost Y: Booked Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) N/a: Not applicable (+) : Denotes player introduced (+/) : Denotes player introduced and substituted *: Misses next match if booked #: Suspended for at least one match UE: Current season total UEFA Europa appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UE: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa, 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 ast updated // ::CET egend