UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 2011/12 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

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1 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE / SEASON Group I Matchday Thursday October.CET (. local time) Contents Previous meetings... Match background... Team facts... Squad list... Fixtures and results... Matchbymatch lineups... Match officials... Legend... This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Europa League match. For more detailed factual information, and indepth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at:

2 Thursday October.CET (. local time) Previous meetings Head to Head None Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Match // GS FC Barcelona Udine // GS FC Barcelona Barcelona Ezquerro, Iniesta Ronaldinho,, (p), Deco ; Felipe Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Super Cup // UEFA Cup // // // // UEFA Cup // // F QF QF Match FC Internazionale Milano Match Parma FC Parma FC AS Roma AS Roma Match UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // UEFA Cup // // R R S.S. Lazio S.S. Lazio Match Parma FC Parma FC Match European Champion Clubs' Cup // // R R ACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina Match UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // F F Cagliari Calcio Cagliari Calcio Match ACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina Record versus clubs from opponents' country agg: agg: agg: agg: ag agg: aet (pens) agg: agg: Monaco Parma Madrid Rome Madrid Rome Madrid Parma Madrid Perugia Madrid Madrid Cagliari Stuttgart Glasgow Reyes, Agüero Balbo, Chiesa ; Roberto Juninho ; Chiesa,, Crespo Delvecchio ; Aguilera, Roberto José Marí, Roberto ; Di Biagio Jugović Juan Sabas Luis García ; Asprilla, Buso Baltazar Aragonés, (p), Riva, Gori ; Aragonés Jones, Jorge Mendonça, Joaquín Peiró Joaquín Peiró ; Hamrin Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings

3 Thursday October.CET (. local time) Home W D L Away W D L Final W D L W Total D L GF GA Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings

4 Thursday October.CET (. local time) Match background The top two in UEFA Europa League Group I meet on matchday three with and Club Atlético de Madrid taking four points each from their opening games. Previous meetings The sides are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition. In Udinese's only games against a Spanish team, they lost away and at home against FC Barcelona in the / UEFA Champions League group stage. Atlético's games against Italian sides ended W D L (W D L in Italy). Atlético beat ACF Fiorentina after a replay in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, and overcame FC Internazionale Milano in the UEFA Super Cup. Match background Udinese won all three of their UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage home fixtures, having won both of their Stadio Friuli games (against Tottenham Hotspur FC and GNK Dinamo Zagreb) in /. Atlético are unbeaten in five European away games three wins and two draws. Their record in six UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage away games is W D L. Team facts Atlético are within two goals of conceding their th in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League. This is their th game in the two competitions, their first being a September contest with Panionios GSS, when they ran out victors. Udinese midfielder Almen Abdi celebrates his th birthday the day after the game. Atlético's Brazilian midfielder Diego played in Italy with Juventus in the / season. He made a cameo appearance in a Serie A home win against Udinese. Atlético's Tiago Mendes played for Juventus from to. He featured in a home defeat by Udinese in the / season. Udinese boss Francesco Guidolin spent the bulk of his playing career with HellasVerona FC, representing the Veneto club in four separate spells. His coaching career included a stint in France as AS Monaco FC boss in /. Since then he has been in charge of US Città di Palermo () and Parma FC (), taking over for a second spell at Udinese in, years after his first. Udinese are one of five clubs Guidolin has led in Europe along with Vicenza Calcio, Bologna FC, Monaco and Palermo. He successfully guided Monaco through the / UEFA Cup group stage but missed the cut with Palermo the following season. A coach since his late s, Atlético boss Gregorio Manzano's most tangible achievement in football was leading RCD Mallorca to the / Spanish Cup. He took over at Atlético for a second time in the summer after a spell at Sevilla FC, who gave him a belated first taste of UEFA competition in the / season. Last updated // ::CET Match background

5 Thursday October.CET (. local time) Team facts Formed: Nicknames: Bianconeri (Whiteandblacks), Zebrette (Little zebras) UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) UEFA Intertoto Cup: Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) None Tenyear European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless otherwise stated) /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: quarterfinals /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: round of (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) /: first round /: first round /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : Udinese v RC Lens //, UEFA Cup round of first leg : Udinese v Panathinaikos FC //, UEFA Champions League group stage : Udinese v RTS Widzew Łódź //, UEFA Cup first round second leg Biggest away win : BV Borussia Dortmund v Udinese //, UEFA Cup first round first leg Heaviest home defeat : Udinese v BV Borussia Dortmund //, UEFA Cup first round second leg : Udinese v FC Barcelona //, UEFA Champions League group stage Heaviest away defeat : FC Barcelona v Udinese //, UEFA Champions League group stage : PAOK FC v Udinese //, UEFA Cup second round second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League Biggest home win twice, most recently v RC Lens (see above) Biggest away win : BV Borussia Dortmund v Udinese (see above) Heaviest home defeat : Udinese v BV Borussia Dortmund (see above) Heaviest away defeat : PAOK FC v Udinese (see above) Last updated // ::CET Team facts

6 Thursday October.CET (. local time) Formed: Nickname: Los Colchoneros (The Mattress Makers) UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) European Champion Clubs' Cup: () UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup ():, (), () UEFA Super Cup (): UEFA Intertoto Cup ():, () Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: () Spanish Cup: () Tenyear European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) /: group stage /: winners (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) /: UEFA Champions League first knockout round /: round of /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: UEFA Intertoto Cup final /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition /: did not compete in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : Atlético v Drumcondra FC //, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg Biggest away win : Kayseri Erciyesspor v Atlético //, UEFA Cup first round second leg Heaviest home defeat : Atlético v FC Porto //, UEFA Champions League group stage Heaviest away defeat : Atlético v Tottenham Hotspur FC //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final (played in Rotterdam) : Chelsea FC v Atlético //, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup Biggest home win on two occasions, most recently v Kayseri Erciyesspor //, first round first leg Biggest away win : Kayseri Erciyesspor v Atlético (see above) Heaviest home defeat : Atlético v Parma FC //, semifinal first leg Heaviest away defeat : Boavista FC v Atlético //, first round first leg on two occasions, most recently v FC Groningen //, first round second leg Last updated // ::CET Team facts

7 Thursday October.CET (. local time) Squad list No. Player Goalkeepers Samir Handanovič Daniele Padelli Rafael Romo Defenders Danilo Dušan Basta Maurizio Domizzi Neuton Daniel Bello Medhi Benatia Joel Ekstrand Pablo Armero Simone Sbardella Simone Deana Luca Corrado Midfielders Mauricio Isla Emmanuel AgyemangBadu Christian Battocchio Kwadwo Asamoah Almen Abdi Thierry Doubaï Roberto Pereyra Mattia Bedin Gianluca Migliorini Luca Baldassin Marco Piscopo Giampiero Pinzi Forwards Paulo Barreto Antonio Di Natale Diego Fabbrini Davide Marsura Antonio Floro Flores Coach Francesco Guidolin Nat. SVN VEN BRA SRB BRA MAR SWE COL CHI GHA ARG GHA SUI CIV ARG BRA DoB // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Age D QUAL Gls Current season Tournament Gls League Gls Alltime Tournament UEFA Gls Gls Last updated // ::CET Squad list

8 Alltime Current season UEFA Tournament League Tournament QUAL Gls Gls Gls Gls Gls D Age DoB Nat. Player No. Goalkeepers // Joel // BEL Thibaut Courtois // Sergio Asenjo // David Gil Defenders // URU Diego Godín // Antonio López // BRA Filipe Luis // POR Silvio // Álvaro Domínguez // Luis Perea // BRA Miranda // Jorge Pulido // Ángel Propin // Luis Ruiz Sayago // Miguel Linares // Adrián Formigo Pérez // Andrés // SEN Gallas Midfielders // Mario Suárez // POR Tiago // José Antonio Reyes // TUR Arda Turan // BRA Paulo Assunção // Gabi // POR Pizzi // Koke // SEN Papa Ibrahima Diatta // Pedro Astray // Sergio Cidoncha // Sergio Marcos // Saúl Ñiguez Forwards // Adrián López // ARG Eduardo Salvio // COL Falcao // Juanfran // BRA Diego // FRA Abdelkader Oueslati // SEN Ndoye Momar // Domenech Fernández // Pedro Martín // EQG Juanjo Muko Coach // Gregorio Manzano Squad list Last updated // ::CET Thursday October.CET (. local time)

9 Thursday October.CET (. local time) Fixtures and results Competition Opponent // UCL Arsenal FC (A) L // UCL Arsenal FC (H) L // League US Lecce (A) W // UEL Stade Rennais FC (H) W // League ACF Fiorentina (H) W // League AC Milan (A) D // League Cagliari Calcio (A) D // UEL Celtic FC (A) D // League Bologna FC (H) W // League Atalanta BC (A) D // UEL (H) // League Novara Calcio (H) // League SSC Napoli (A) // League US Città di Palermo (H) // UEL (A) // League AC Siena (H) // League Parma FC (A) // League AS Roma (H) // UEL Stade Rennais FC (A) // League FC Internazionale Milano (A) // League AC Chievo Verona (H) // UEL Celtic FC (H) // League S.S. Lazio (A) // League Juventus (H) // League AC Cesena (H) // League Genoa CFC (A) // League Calcio Catania (H) // League Juventus (A) // League US Lecce (H) // League ACF Fiorentina (A) Di Natale Basta, Di Natale Di Natale, Armero Di Natale (p), Isla Di Natale Abdi (p) Benatia, Di Natale (p) Pos. Clubs Juventus Cagliari Calcio S.S. Lazio SSC Napoli US Città di Palermo AC Chievo Verona Calcio Catania Parma FC ACF Fiorentina Genoa CFC AS Roma AC Milan AC Siena Atalanta BC Novara Calcio FC Internazionale Milano Bologna FC US Lecce AC Cesena W D L GF GA Pts Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results

10 Thursday October.CET (. local time) Competition Opponent // UEL Strømsgodset TF (H) W // UEL Strømsgodset TF (A) W // UEL Vitória SC (H) W // UEL Vitória SC (A) W // League CA Osasuna (H) D // League Valencia CF (A) L // UEL Celtic FC (H) W // League Real Racing Club (H) W // League Real Sporting de Gijón (H) W // League FC Barcelona (A) L // UEL Stade Rennais FC (A) D // League Sevilla FC (H) D // League Granada CF (A) D // UEL (A) // League RCD Mallorca (H) // League Athletic Club (A) // League Real Zaragoza (H) // UEL (H) // League Getafe CF (A) // League Levante UD (H) // League Real Madrid CF (A) // UEL Celtic FC (A) // League Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (H) // Cup Albacete Balompié (A) // League RCD Espanyol (A) // UEL Stade Rennais FC (H) // League Real Betis Balompié (H) // Cup Albacete Balompié (H) // League Málaga CF (A) // League Villarreal CF (H) // League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A) // League CA Osasuna (A) // League Valencia CF (H) Reyes, Adrián López, Reyes + Elías, Gabi (p), Adrián López,, Salvio Falcao, Diego Falcao, (p),, Adrián López Lora (og), Álvaro Domínguez, Falcao, Juanfran Pos. Clubs FC Barcelona Levante UD Real Madrid CF Sevilla FC Valencia CF Málaga CF Real Betis Balompié 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

11 Thursday October.CET (. local time) Matchbymatch lineups UEFA Champions League Qualifying Playoffs (//) Arsenal Udinese Goals: Walcott : Handanovič, Isla, Danilo, AgyemangBadu, Di Natale, Neuton (Pasquale ), Benatia, Asamoah, Ekstrand, Armero, Pinzi (Abdi ) (//) Udinese Arsenal (agg: ) Goals: Di Natale, Van Persie, Walcott : Handanovič, Isla (Denis ), Danilo, AgyemangBadu, Di Natale, Neuton, Benatia (Pasquale ), Asamoah, Ekstrand, Armero, Pinzi (Fabbrini ) UEFA Europa League Qualifying Third qualifying round (//) Atlético Strømsgodset Goals: Reyes, Reyes, Storflor : Joel, Tiago (Raúl García ), Filipe Luis, Forlán (Salvio ), Adrián López, Gabi, Silvio, Álvaro Domínguez, Reyes, Juanfran (Perea ), Miranda (//) Strømsgodset Atlético (agg: ) Goals: Adrián López, Reyes + : Joel, Antonio López, Forlán, Adrián López (Filipe Luis ), Paulo Assunção, Gabi (Raúl García ), Salvio (Juanfran ), Silvio, Álvaro Domínguez, Reyes, Perea Playoffs (//) Atlético Vitória SC Goals: Elías, Elías : Joel, Mario Suárez (Juanfran ), Tiago, Filipe Luis, Adrián López, Reyes (Antonio López ), Gabi, Salvio (Elías ), Silvio, Álvaro Domínguez, Perea (//) Vitória SC Atlético (agg: ) Goals: Gabi (pen), Adrián López, Adrián López, Salvio : Courtois, Mario Suárez (Koke ), Tiago (Elías ), Filipe Luis, Adrián López (Juanfran ), Reyes, Gabi, Salvio, Silvio, Perea, Miranda Last updated // ::CET Matchbymatch lineups

12 Thursday October.CET (. local time) Group I Standings Club Stade Rennais FC Celtic FC W D L GF GA Pts Matchday (//) Udinese Rennes Goals: Hadji, Di Natale, Armero : Handanovič, Isla, Danilo, AgyemangBadu, Di Natale (Barreto ), Neuton (Domizzi ), Benatia, Abdi, Armero, Doubaï, Fabbrini (Asamoah ) Atlético Celtic Goals: Falcao, Diego : Courtois, Godín, Antonio López, Mario Suárez, Falcao, Arda Turan, Gabi (Adrián López ), Koke (Reyes ), Perea, Diego (Tiago ), Miranda Matchday (//) Celtic Udinese Goals: Ki SungYong (pen), Abdi (pen) : Handanovič, Danilo, AgyemangBadu, Basta (Benatia ), Neuton, Battocchio, Abdi, Ekstrand, Doubaï, Fabbrini (Armero ), Pereyra (Isla ) Rennes Atlético Goals: Montaño, Juanfran : Courtois, Mario Suárez, Filipe Luis, Adrián López (Salvio ), Falcao, Arda Turan (Juanfran ), Gabi (Reyes ), Álvaro Domínguez, Perea, Diego, Miranda Matchday (//) Udinese v Atlético Matchday (//) Atlético v Udinese Matchday (//) Rennes v Udinese Celtic v Atlético Matchday (//) Udinese v Celtic Atlético v Rennes Last updated // ::CET Matchbymatch lineups

13 Thursday October.CET (. local time) Match officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Alon Yefet (ISR) Danny Krasikow (ISR), Dvir Shimon (ISR) Meir Levi (ISR), Eitan Tabrizi (ISR) Orel Grinfeld (ISR) Wolfgang Thierrichter (AUT) Michel Vautrot (FRA) Referee Name Alon Yefet of birth // UEFA Europa League matches UEFA matches UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match // // // // // // // // // // // Competition R R R R GS R R GS GS QR GS Home Parma FC FC Spartak Moskva FK Austria Wien Aris Thessaloniki FC Eintracht Frankfurt FC Girondins de Bordeaux Empoli FC PFC CSKA Moskva BSC Young Boys ŠK Slovan Bratislava Away Wisła Kraków RCD Mallorca Athletic Club AS Roma US Città di Palermo CA Osasuna FC Zürich RC Deportivo La Coruña GNK Dinamo Zagreb Athletic Club Athletic Club Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match // // // // // // // // // Competition U U EURO UIC U U EURO UCL WC PR QR GS GS QR GS QR Home Spain Portugal Spain FC Nantes Italy Italy Spain Valencia CF Italy Away Croatia Italy Armenia AC Perugia Belgium Denmark Latvia Rosenborg BK Cyprus Parma Moscow Vienna Thessalonica Frankfurt am Main Bordeaux Empoli Moscow Udine Berne Bratislava Middlesbrough Aprilia Leon Niort Aarau Aveiro Oviedo Valencia Parma Last updated // ::CET Match officials

14 Thursday October.CET (. local time) Legend :: Competitions Club competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Champions League Tournament: UEFA Europa League/UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League : 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 GT: Group stage final tournament :: Statistics () : Denotes player substituted (*) : Denotes player sent off :: Squad list D: Disciplinary S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers QR: Third qualifying round R: First round R: Second round R: Third round R: Fourth round : 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: of birth Res.: 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 *: Misses next match if booked #: Suspended for at least one match UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, 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