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1 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE / SEASON Group A day Tuesday September.CET (. local time) Manchester City FC Contents Previous meetings... background... facts... Squad list... Head coach... officials... Fixtures and results... bymatch lineups... Competition facts... Team facts... Legend...

2 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) Previous meetings Head to Head None Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League // // UEFA Cup // Manchester United FC Manchester United FC UEFA Champions League // // // // R R Bolton Wanderers FC UEFA Champions League // // nd nd UEFA Super Cup // Chelsea FC Chelsea FC Arsenal FC Arsenal FC Manchester United FC Manchester United FC UEFA Champions League // // // // F nd nd Liverpool FC UEFA Champions League // // // F Manchester United FC Manchester United FC Arsenal FC Arsenal FC Manchester United FC Manchester United FC Manchester United FC agg: ag agg: agg: agg: Manchester London London Manchester Monaco Manchester London Barcelona Manchester Gibson, Nani, ; Olić, Robben Ribéry, Olić +; Rooney Podolski, ; Gardner, Davies Pizarro, Guerrero, Scholl +; Lampard, Drogba J. Cole, Lampard,, Drogba ; Schweinsteiger, Ballack +(p) Henry Pizarro,, Salihamidžić ; K. Touré Paulo Sérgio ; Van Nistelrooy Salihamidžić, Jancker ; John Arne Riise, Heskey, Owen Elber, Scholl ; Giggs Paulo Sérgio Elber Henry, Kanu ; Tarnat, Scholl Sheringham +, Solskjær +; Basler Keane ; Salihamidžić Elber, ; Yorke, Scholes Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings

3 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) UEFA Cup // // Nottingham Forest FC Nottingham Forest FC agg: Nottingham Stone ; Ziege, Strunz, Klinsmann,, Papin Klinsmann, Scholl ; Chettle UEFA Cup // // R R Norwich City FC Norwich City FC agg: Norwich Goss ; Valencia Nerlinger ; Goss, Bowen UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // SF SF Everton FC Everton FC agg: Liverpool Sharp, Gray, Steven ; Hoeness UEFA Cup // // R R Tottenham Hotspur FC Tottenham Hotspur FC agg: London Archibald, Falco Rummenigge UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // R R Tottenham Hotspur FC Tottenham Hotspur FC agg: London Hoeness, Horsmann, Breitner, Rummenigge ; Hughton Archibald ; Breitner European Champion Clubs' Cup // F Aston Villa FC Rotterdam Withe European Champion Clubs' Cup // // SF SF Liverpool FC Liverpool FC agg: ag Liverpool Rummenigge ; Kennedy European Champion Clubs' Cup // F Leeds United AFC Paris Roth, Müller UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // R R Liverpool FC Liverpool FC agg: Liverpool Müller,, Hoeness ; Evans Manchester City FC Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup // // // Manchester City FC Hamburger SV Hamburger SV Manchester City FC FC Schalke Manchester City FC agg: Manchester Hamburg Gelsenkirchen Elano (p), Caicedo ; Guerrero Mathijsen, Trochowski (p), Guerrero ; Ireland Benjani, Ireland Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings

4 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) UEFA Cup // // UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // SF SF VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Manchester City FC Manchester City FC VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Manchester City FC FC Schalke FC Schalke Manchester City FC agg: agg: Monchengladbach Manchester Manchester Gelsenkirchen Kulik, Bruns, Del'haye ; Deyna Channon ; Lienen Doyle, Young,, Lee, Bell ; Libuda Libuda Record versus clubs from opponents' country Manchester City FC Pld Home W D L Pld Away W D L Pld Final W D L Pld W Total D L GF GA Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings

5 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) background Having opened their UEFA Champions League campaign with a fine away win, host Manchester City FC on matchday two hoping to maintain their impressive home record against English opposition. This is the first meeting between the Group A rivals with Bayern holding the early advantage in the section thanks to a win at Villarreal CF on September, when City were held at home by SSC Napoli. background Including their playoff success against FC Zürich, Bayern have won eight of their last nine UEFA Champions League home outings. The only blip was their defeat by FC Internazionale Milano in last season's round of. Bayern's last English visitors were Manchester United FC for a / quarterfinal in which the Bavarian side snatched a victory through Franck Ribéry () and Ivica Olić (+). City will hope to succeed where United have failed in four attempts by winning at Bayern, yet the fourtime European champions have a strong home record against English opposition with nine wins and just one defeat against Norwich City FC in in matches. Olić was in the Hamburger SV team that were winners on City's last trip to Germany, for a / UEFA Cup quarterfinal. Of their starting lineup that night, only Micah Richards, Nedum Onuoha and Pablo Zabaleta remain in City's UEFA Champions League squad. Earlier that same season City beat a FC Schalke side including Manuel Neuer and Rafinha in the group stage to record their first win in Germany. City's overall record away to Bundesliga opposition is W D L. Bayern lifted the European Champion Clubs' Cup with a final triumph against Leeds United AFC in, although they lost finals to Aston Villa FC (, ) and Manchester United (, ). Team ties As a player, Jupp Heynckes was involved with VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach in the European Cup's first penalty shootout against Everton FC in the / second round. He converted his kick but Mönchengladbach lost. Heynckes suffered even greater heartache against Liverpool FC with defeats in the / UEFA Cup final despite his two secondleg goals and the / Champions' Cup final. The next year he lost out to the Anfield club again in the European Cup semifinals, his final European outing as a player. This will be Heynckes' first meeting with English opposition as a coach after UEFA club competition matches. Roberto Mancini faced Bayern as FC Internazionale Milano coach in the / group stage, finishing second behind them after a home loss and draw in Bavaria. His Inter side also drew in Germany in the / group stage, holding an SV Werder Bremen team they defeated at home. Mancini scored for Italy against Germany in a draw at the UEFA European Championship. For UC Sampdoria in the / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round he struck in a draw at Borussia Dortmund en route to a aggregate victory, and the next season scored in a aggregate first round win against. FC Kaiserslautern. Bayern's Daniel Van Buyten made five league appearances for City on loan from Olympique de Marseille in / while Jérôme Boateng spent last season with City, making topflight outings. He played for Hamburg in Manchester in the clubs' / UEFA Cup quarterfinal. From to Boateng, Olić, Nigel de Jong and Vincent Kompany were teammates at Hamburg. Ribéry and Samir Nasri were colleagues at Marseille from to and play together for France. Kompany was part of the RSC Anderlecht side eliminated from the UEFA Champions League after a defeat at Bayern in their final / group stage fixture. Boateng, Philipp Lahm, Neuer, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Müller and substitute Toni Kroos all featured in Germany's win against an Argentina side including Carlos Tévez and substitute Sergio Agüero in the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals. David Silva was part of the Spain selection that beat Bayern's Germany contingent in the UEFA EURO final and World Cup semifinal. Owen Hargreaves, who is not in City's UEFA Champions League squad, was part of the Bayern side that won the competition in /. Last updated // ::CET background

6 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) facts Bayern UEFA milestones day one was Bayern's th game in the UEFA Champions League, group stage to final they have scored goals and th European Cup game. The German side have conceded European Cup goals and scored in UEFA competition. UEFA Champions League statistics Mario Gomez was caught offside five times on matchday one, more than any other player. Bayern committed fouls on matchday one, the joint highest total along with Bayer Leverkusen. Latest domestic information Saturday September: Bayer Leverkusen (T Müller, Van Buyten, Robben ) Neuer; Rafinha, Van Buyten, Badstuber, Lahm; Tymoshchuk, Schweinsteiger; T Müller, Kroos (Robben ), Ribéry (Alaba ); Gomez (Luiz Gustavo ) Jupp Heynckes's side have won nine successive games in all competitions, since a loss to VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach on August. That is also the only goal they have conceded in ten matches this season; they were last breached minutes ago and have since scored unanswered goals. Summer signing Nils Petersen scored his first goal for Bayern in the defeat of SC Freiburg on September. Eight days later he scored on his first start as Bayern won at FC Schalke. Thomas Müller was also on target with his first league strike this term, promptly adding another against Leverkusen. Gomez, who struck a hattrick in the win against. FC Kaiserslautern on August and four against Freiburg, has scored nine goals in his last six appearances. Bayern rose to the top of the table for the first time since May after their win at Kaiserslautern. Bayern will host second tier FC Ingolstadt in the German Cup second round on October. Injury news Gomez started against Leverkusen having been out since suffering a recurrence of an adductor problem at Villarreal CF. The original injury kept him out of international duty at the beginning of the month. Daniel Van Buyten also started on Saturday after recovering from an Achilles problem suffered against Villarreal. Luiz Gustavo, who was withdrawn at Schalke with a right ankle knock, replaced Gomez against Leverkusen. Arjen Robben (pelvic problem), who had not played since a win against Hamburger SV on August, came off the bench and scored his second Bundesliga goal this term. Ivica Olić has not played since injuring his hip scoring in that win against Hamburg in August. Breno has not featured since undergoing knee surgery on May. Summer transfers In Manuel Neuer (FC Schalke ) Jérôme Boateng (Manchester City FC) Rafinha (Genoa CFC) Nils Petersen (FC Energie Cottbus) Takashi Usami (Gamba Osaka, loan) Out Miroslav Klose (S.S. Lazio) Hamit Altıntop (Real Madrid CF) Thomas Kraft (Hertha BSC Berlin) Andreas Ottl (Hertha BSC Berlin) Mehmet Ekici (SV Werder Bremen) Miscellaneous On September Franck Ribéry's wife Wahiba gave birth to a son. The couple already have two daughters. Last updated // ::CET facts

7 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) Manchester City UEFA milestones None UEFA Champions League statistics Mario Balotelli serves the second of a threematch ban following his red card against FC Dynamo Kyiv in last season's UEFA Europa League round of second leg. Latest domestic information Saturday September: Manchester City FC Everton FC (Balotelli, Milner ) Hart; Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy; Nasri (Savić ), Barry; Y Touré, Silva, Agüero (Milner ); Džeko (Balotelli ) Balotelli and James Milner came off the bench to score as City clinched their eighth successive home Premier League victory. Balotelli had not registered in the league since February; it was Milner's first league goal since August, when he was an Aston Villa FC player. Having recorded their seventh successive league win against Wigan Athletic FC on September, equalling the club's topflight record set in /, City were held at Fulham FC eight days later. Sergio Agüero has scored eight goals in six league appearances for City. By scoring five times in his first five matches he equalled the Premier League record set by Coventry City FC's Micky Quinn. The Blues have conceded just two goals in their last games at the City of Manchester Stadium since March. Edin Džeko scored six times in City's first three league matches, including four in a win at Tottenham Hotspur FC on August, but has not found the net in five matches for club and country since. Džeko also registered as City lost to neighbours Manchester United FC in the FA Community Shield at Wembley on August despite leading at halftime. City won against holders Birmingham City FC in the League Cup third round on September. Owen Hargreaves marked his City debut with the opening goal, his first since April on his first appearance since November. Costel Pantilimon also made his City debut while there were first starts for Stefan Savić and Abdul Razak. Roberto Mancini's side will visit Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in the League Cup fourth round on / October. Injury news Nigel de Jong has not played since injuring his ankle against Swansea City FC on August. Milner suffered concussion against Wigan on September, returning against Birmingham. Summer transfers In Gaël Clichy (Arsenal FC) Stefan Savić (FK Partizan) Sergio Agüero (Club Atlético de Madrid) Costel Pantilimon (FC Timişoara) Samir Nasri (Arsenal FC) Owen Hargreaves (free agent) Out Jô (SC Internacional) Jerome Boateng () Shay Given (Aston Villa FC) Shaun WrightPhillips (Queens Park Rangers FC) Craig Bellamy (Liverpool FC) Michael Johnson (Leicester City FC, loan) Roque Santa Cruz (Real Betis Balompié, loan) Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur FC, loan) Dedryck Boyata (Bolton Wanderers FC, loan) Miscellaneous On September City unveiled plans for a youth development and firstteam academy, which would include space for young players, youth pitches, four firstteam pitches and a stadium with a capacity of,. Last updated // ::CET facts

8 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) Squad list No. Player Goalkeepers Manuel Neuer Jörg Butt Maximilian Riedmüller Rouven Sattelmaier Defenders Breno Daniel Van Buyten Rafinha Jérôme Boateng Philipp Lahm Diego Contento Holger Badstuber Cüneyt Köz Midfielders Franck Ribéry Arjen Robben Takashi Usami Danijel Pranjić David Alaba Luiz Gustavo Bastian Schweinsteiger Emre Can Bastian Müller Toni Kroos Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Forwards Nils Petersen Ivica Olić Thomas Müller Mario Gomez Coach Jupp Heynckes Nat. BRA BEL BRA FRA NED JPN CRO AUT BRA UKR CRO DoB // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Age D QUAL Pld Gls Current season Pld Gls League Pld Gls Alltime UEFA Pld Gls Pld Gls Last updated // ::CET Squad list

9 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) Manchester City FC No. Player Goalkeepers Stuart Taylor Joe Hart Costel Pantilimon Eirik Holmen Johansen Defenders Micah Richards Vincent Kompany Pablo Zabaleta Joleon Lescott Aleksandar Kolarov Stefan Savić Gaël Clichy Nedum Onuoha Kolo Touré Greg Cunningham Tom Smith Sean Tse Frédéric Veseli Reece Wabara Jérémy Hélan Joan Roman Midfielders James Milner Adam Johnson Gareth Barry Samir Nasri Nigel de Jong Yaya Touré Chris Chantler Forwards Edin Džeko Sergio Agüero David Silva Carlos Tévez Alex Nimely Mario Balotelli Harry Bunn Bradley Robinson Coach Roberto Mancini Nat. ROU NOR BEL ARG SRB MNE FRA CIV IRL SUI FRA ESP FRA NED CIV BIH ARG ESP ARG ITA ITA DoB // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // Age D S QUAL Pld Gls Current season Pld Gls League Pld Gls Alltime UEFA Pld Gls Pld Gls Last updated // ::CET Squad list

10 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) Head coach : Jupp Heynckes of birth: May Nationality: German Playing career: VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (twice), Hannover Coaching career: VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (twice), (three times), Athletic Club (twice), Eintracht Frankfurt, CD Tenerife, Real Madrid CF, SL Benfica, FC Schalke, Bayer Leverkusen One of the best strikers in Bundesliga history, Heynckes hit goals in games for Mönchengladbach and Hannover from to ; won four titles and a German Cup with Mönchengladbach and was the league's top scorer in ( goals) and (). Aged, replaced Udo Lattek as Mönchengladbach coach in ; mentored the young Lothar Matthäus but failed to win any trophies, losing to in the / German Cup final and reaching the UEFA Cup semifinals three seasons later. Replaced Lattek again in, this time at Bayern, winning and titles; club general manager Uli Hoeness called his decision to sack Heynckes in October "the biggest mistake of my career". Moved to Spain, earning Athletic Club a place in the / UEFA Cup. His Tenerife side then reached / UEFA Cup semifinals, earning Heynckes a season as Madrid coach; led Los Merengues to UEFA Champions League glory in / but left that summer. Following a lean spell, stepped in as caretaker manager at Bayern in April following Jürgen Klinsmann's dismissal; replaced Bruno Labbadia as Leverkusen coach the same summer, beginning with German record run of unbeaten Bundesliga games. His side finished second to Borussia Dortmund in /, Heynckes leaving to take charge of Bayern for a third time at the end of the campaign. Manchester City FC: Roberto Mancini of birth: November Nationality: Italian Playing career: Bologna FC, UC Sampdoria, S.S. Lazio, Leicester City FC Coaching career: ACF Fiorentina, S.S. Lazio, FC Internazionale Milano, Manchester City FC Spent the majority of his playing career in Italy, winning Serie A titles and UEFA Cup Winners' Cups with both Sampdoria and Lazio as well as six editions of the Coppa Italia, four with Sampdoria and two with Lazio. Capped times by Italy, the forward was a bronze medallist at the FIFA World Cup. Started his coaching career as assistant to SvenGöran Eriksson at Lazio before replacing Fatih Terim at Fiorentina in. After leading Fiorentina to the Coppa Italia, he returned to Lazio and repeated that feat as well as steering the Roman club into the UEFA Champions League and to the UEFA Cup semifinals in /. Became coach of Inter in July, replacing Alberto Zaccheroni one day after terminating his contract with Lazio; led the Nerazzurri to Coppa Italia glory in his debut season, Inter's first domestic honour since the Scudetto. After Juventus were stripped of their / title and AC Milan suffered a points penalty, Inter were finally crowned champions of Italy again. Mancini repeated that success in /. Left Inter in May despite winning another title. Mancini replaced Mark Hughes as manager of Manchester City midway through the / Premier League season, signing a threeanda half year deal. City finished fifth in his first season and third in his second, when they also won the FA Cup, their first trophy in years. Last updated // ::CET Head coach

11 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Viktor Kassai (HUN) Gabor Erös (HUN), György Ring (HUN) Tamás Bognar (HUN), Mihaly Fabian (HUN) Zsolt Szabó (HUN) Roland Tis (BEL) Manuel Diaz Vega (ESP) Referee Name Viktor Kassai of birth // UEFA Champions League matches UEFA matches Viktor Kassai works as a travel agent in his native Hungary and his progress to UEFA's list of Elite referees has ensured plenty of opportunities to broaden his horizons still further. Born on September, Kassai has taken charge of more than matches in the Hungarian top flight, getting his first taste of international action in the UEFA Regions' Cup. Kassai, whose principle interests are sports and film, officiated two UEFA Cup matches in / and the following season brought his first UEFA Champions League engagement, the second qualifying round first leg between HNK Hajduk Split and Shelbourne FC. Went on to officiate FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Under Championship games the same season. In July Kassai refereed three games at the UEFA European U Championship in Northern Ireland and has remained a regular in international fixtures ever since, also working at the FIFA U World Cup in Canada. Worked as a fourth official at UEFA EURO, where he was given three matches, and was a referee at the football tournament at the Olympic Games in Beijing later that summer, taking charge of the final as Argentina defeated Nigeria. Oversaw four games at the World Cup, including the GermanySpain semifinal, and seven matches in the UEFA Champions League the following season, concluding with the Wembley final between FC Barcelona and Manchester United FC. UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match // // // // // // // // // // Competition PO KO F Home FC Dynamo Kyiv SV Werder Bremen Manchester United FC VfB Stuttgart UC Sampdoria Valencia CF Tottenham Hotspur FC SC Braga FC Internazionale Milano FC Barcelona Away Manchester United FC Panathinaikos FC VfL Wolfsburg FC Unirea Urziceni SV Werder Bremen Manchester United FC FC Internazionale Milano Arsenal FC Manchester United FC Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match // // // // // // // // // // // // Competition U UIC U U UCUP U UCUP WC UCUP UCUP WC EURO QR R SF R QR R QR R SF QR Home Ukraine Hamburger SV Armenia Serbia APOEL FC Greece Hertha BSC Berlin Finland Hamburger SV VfL Wolfsburg Germany England Away England FK Pobeda England England Hertha BSC Berlin Germany Odense BK Germany Galatasaray AŞ Fulham FC Spain Bulgaria Kyiv Bremen Manchester Stuttgart Genoa Valencia London Braga Milan London Celje Hamburg Ballymena Lurgan Nicosia Warendorf Berlin Helsinki Hamburg Wolfsburg Durban London Last updated // ::CET officials

12 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) Fixtures and results Competition Opponent // Cup TSV Eintracht Braunschweig (A) W // League VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) L // League VfL Wolfsburg (A) W // FC Zürich (H) W // League Hamburger SV (H) W // FC Zürich (A) W // League. FC Kaiserslautern (A) W // League SC Freiburg (H) W // Villarreal CF (A) W // League FC Schalke (A) W // League Bayer Leverkusen (H) W // Manchester City FC (H) // League TSG Hoffenheim (A) // League Hertha BSC Berlin (H) // SSC Napoli (A) // League Hannover (A) // Cup FC Ingolstadt (H) // League. FC Nürnberg (H) // SSC Napoli (H) // League FC Augsburg (A) // League Borussia Dortmund (H) // Villarreal CF (H) // League. FSV Mainz (A) // League SV Werder Bremen (H) // Manchester City FC (A) // League VfB Stuttgart (A) // League. FC Köln (H) // League VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) // League VfL Wolfsburg (H) // League Hamburger SV (A) // League. FC Kaiserslautern (H) Gomez (p), Schweinsteiger (p), T. Müller Luiz Gustavo + Schweinsteiger, Robben Van Buyten, Ribéry, Robben, Gomez, Olić Gomez Gomez (p),, Gomez,,, (p), Ribéry,, Petersen Kroos, Rafinha Petersen, T. Müller T. Müller, Van Buyten, Robben Pos. Clubs SV Werder Bremen VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach TSG Hoffenheim FC Schalke Hannover VfB Stuttgart Borussia Dortmund. FC Nürnberg. FC Köln Bayer Leverkusen Hertha BSC Berlin VfL Wolfsburg. FSV Mainz. FC Kaiserslautern FC Augsburg SC Freiburg Hamburger SV Pld W D L GF GA Pts Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results

13 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) Manchester City FC Competition Opponent // League Swansea City AFC (H) W // League Bolton Wanderers FC (A) W // League Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) W // League Wigan Athletic FC (H) W // SSC Napoli (H) D // League Fulham FC (A) D // Cup Birmingham City FC (H) W // League Everton FC (H) W // (A) // League Blackburn Rovers FC (A) // League Aston Villa FC (H) // Villarreal CF (H) // League Manchester United FC (A) // Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (A) // League Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (H) // Villarreal CF (A) // League Queens Park Rangers FC (A) // League Newcastle United FC (H) // SSC Napoli (A) // League Liverpool FC (A) // League Norwich City FC (H) // (H) // League Chelsea FC (A) // League Arsenal FC (H) // League Stoke City FC (H) // League West Bromwich Albion FC (A) // League Sunderland AFC (A) // League Liverpool FC (H) Džeko, Agüero, +, Silva Silva, Barry, Džeko Džeko,,, +, Agüero Agüero,, Kolarov Agüero, Hargreaves, Balotelli Balotelli, Milner Pos. Clubs Manchester United FC Manchester City FC Chelsea FC Newcastle United FC Liverpool FC Tottenham Hotspur FC Stoke City FC Aston Villa FC Norwich City FC Queens Park Rangers FC Everton FC Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Arsenal FC Sunderland AFC Wigan Athletic FC Swansea City AFC Fulham FC Blackburn Rovers FC West Bromwich Albion FC Bolton Wanderers FC Pld W D L GF GA Pts Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results

14 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) bymatch lineups Playoffs (//) Bayern Zürich Goals: Schweinsteiger, Robben : Neuer, Ribéry, Robben, Rafinha, Boateng, Lahm, Badstuber, Luiz Gustavo, Schweinsteiger, Gomez, Kroos (T. Müller ) (//) Zürich Bayern (agg: ) Goals: Gomez : Neuer, Van Buyten, Ribéry, Boateng, Lahm, T. Müller (Alaba ), Badstuber, Luiz Gustavo, Schweinsteiger, Gomez (Petersen ), Kroos (Tymoshchuk ) Last updated // ::CET bymatch lineups

15 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) Group A Standings Club SSC Napoli Manchester City FC Villarreal CF Pld W D L GF GA Pts day (//) Man. City Napoli Goals: Cavani, Kolarov Manchester City FC: Hart, Kompany, Zabaleta, Lescott, Džeko (Tévez ), Kolarov (Clichy ), Agüero, Barry, Nasri (A. Johnson ), Silva, Yaya Touré Villarreal Bayern Goals: Kroos, Rafinha : Neuer, Van Buyten (Rafinha ), Ribéry, Boateng, Lahm, T. Müller, Badstuber, Schweinsteiger, Gomez (Petersen ), Kroos (Luiz Gustavo ), Tymoshchuk day (//) Bayern v Man. City day (//) Napoli v Bayern Man. City v Villarreal day (//) Bayern v Napoli Villarreal v Man. City day (//) Napoli v Man. City Bayern v Villarreal day (//) Man. City v Bayern Last updated // ::CET bymatch lineups

16 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) Competition facts UEFA Champions League: 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 League 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 League 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 League final as holders only to lose. S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta became the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League 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 League. 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 League, 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 League group stage: Milan (/), Paris SaintGermain FC (/), FC Spartak Moskva (/) and Barcelona (/, first group stage). Twelve teams have gone through a UEFA Champions League 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 League 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 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) Team facts Formed: Nickname: Die Bayern (The Bavarians) UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) European Champion Clubs' Cup ():,,, (), (), (),, () UEFA Cup (): UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (): UEFA Super Cup: () Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: () German Cup: () Tenyear European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) /: round of /: runnersup /: quarterfinals /: UEFA Cup semifinals /: quarterfinals /: round of /: quarterfinals /: round of /: first group stage /: quarterfinals Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : Bayern v Anorthosis Famagusta FC //, UEFA Cup first round second leg Biggest away win : Five times, most recently v Sporting Clube de Portugal //, UEFA Champions League first knockout round first leg Heaviest home defeat on three occasions, most recently v FC Girondins de Bordeaux //, UEFA Champions League group stage Heaviest away defeat : FC København v Bayern //, UEFA Cup second round first leg Five other defeats by a fourgoal margin, most recently v FC Barcelona (//, UEFA Champions League quarterfinals first leg) UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) Biggest home win : Bayern v Sporting Clube de Portugal //, first knockout round second leg Biggest away win : Sporting Clube de Portugal v Bayern (see above for details) Heaviest home defeat : Bayern v FC Girondins de Bordeaux (see above for details) : Bayern v AC Milan //, quarterfinals second leg Heaviest away defeat : FC Barcelona v Bayern (see above for details) Last updated // ::CET Team facts

18 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.CET (. local time) Manchester City FC Formed: Nickname: The Citizens UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (): Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: () FA Cup: () League Cup: () Tenyear European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) /: UEFA Europa League round of /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: UEFA Cup quarterfinals /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: UEFA Cup second round /: did not take part in UEFA club competition /: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : Manchester City v The New Saints FC //, UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg : Manchester City v K. Lierse SK //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg Biggest away win : K. Lierse SK v Manchester City //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round first leg Heaviest away defeat on four occasions, most recently v KKS Lech Poznań //, UEFA Europa League group stage on four occasions, most recently vfc Dynamo Kyiv //, UEFA Europa League round of first leg Heaviest home defeat : Manchester City v FC Midtjylland //, UEFA Cup second qualifying round first leg : Manchester City v Chelsea FC //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semifinal second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) Biggest home win N/A Biggest away win N/A Heaviest home defeat N/A Heaviest away defeat N/A Last updated // ::CET Team facts

19 Manchester City FC Tuesday September.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 League, 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. : Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League 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 : UEFA Champions League/UEFA Champions League Tournament: UEFA Europa League/UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League 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 : 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 Pld: 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 on "Silver Goal" GF: Goals for t: decided by toss of a coin gg: 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 Q: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and playoffs only : Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday : Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League 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