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1 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 202/ SEASON day Semifinals, first leg Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) FC Contents Previous meetings...2 background... facts... Squad list... Head coach... officials...4 Fixtures and results... bymatch lineups...20 Competition facts...24 Team facts...2 Legend...2

2 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) Previous meetings Head to Head 4/04/0 0/04/0 FC FC agg: 40 Ribéry 4; Keita Messi,, Eto'o 2, Henry 4 04// 2/0/ FC FC 2 0 Giovanni 2(p); Zickler 4, Salihamidžić Effenberg 4 UEFA Cup /04/ 02/04/ FC FC 2 agg: 4 22 De la Peña ; Babbel, Witeczek Witeczek 2, Scholl ; Oscar García, Hagi FC Pld Home W D 2 0 L 0 2 Pld Away W D L Pld 0 0 Final W D L 0 0 Pld W Total D L 2 2 GF GA Record versus clubs from opponents' country 20//2 /0/2 2/04/2 /04/2 22// 4/0/ UEFA Cup 0/04/0 0/04/0 Valencia CF Valencia CF Real Madrid CF Real Madrid CF Villarreal CF Villarreal CF 0/0/0 20/02/0 R R Getafe CF Getafe CF Real Madrid CF Real Madrid CF 2 2 agg: ( aetps) 2 02 agg: 44 ag (aet) 2 agg: 44 ag Valencia Madrid Villarreal Getafe Madrid Feghouli ; T. Müller 2 Schweinsteiger, Kroos ; Valdez 0+ Ronaldo (p), 4; Robben 2(p) Ribéry, Gomez 0; Özil Ribéry,, Gomez 2; De Guzmán 0 Kroos, Rafinha Contra 44, Casquero ET, Braulio ET; Ribéry, Toni ET, 20 ET Toni 2; Contra 0 Makaay, Lúcio ; Van Nistelrooy (p) Raúl González 0, 2, Van Nistelrooy 4; Lúcio 2, Van Bommel 2 Previous meetings

3 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) 0/0/04 24/02/04 R R Real Madrid CF Real Madrid CF 0 agg: 2 Madrid Zidane Makaay ; Roberto Carlos 2/0/02 /0/02 RC Deportivo La Coruña RC Deportivo La Coruña 2 2 La Coruna Víctor 4, Makaay ; Santa Cruz Salihamidžić, Elber 4; Makaay 2, 4+, 0/04/02 02/04/02 Real Madrid CF Real Madrid CF 20 agg: 2 Madrid Iván Helguera, Guti Effenberg 2, Pizarro ; Geremi 2/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 F Valencia CF Real Madrid CF Real Madrid CF (4 aetps) 2 agg: 0 Milan Madrid Effenberg 0(p); Mendieta 2(p) Elber, Jeremies 4; Luís Figo Elber 0/0/00 0/0/00 0/0/00 2/02/00 20/0/ 2/0/ 2nd 2nd Real Madrid CF Real Madrid CF Real Madrid CF Real Madrid CF Valencia CF Valencia CF 2 agg: Madrid Madrid Valencia Jancker 2, Elber 4; Anelka Anelka 4, Jeremies (og) Scholl 4, Elber, Zickler, 0; Iván Helguera Morientes 2, Raúl González 4; Scholl 2, Effenberg 24, Fink, Paulo Sérgio Ilie ; Effenberg (p) Elber ; Gerard 0 UEFA Cup 24/0/ 0/0/ R R Valencia CF Valencia CF 0 agg: Valencia Ziege Engonga (p), Javier Lopez 2, Karpin 4 European Champion Clubs' Cup /0/ 02/0/ Real Madrid CF Real Madrid CF 20 agg: 4 Madrid Jankovic 2, Míchel 4 Pflügler, Eder 4, Wohlfarth 4; Butragueño, Sánchez 0 European Champion Clubs' Cup 22/04/ 0/04/ Real Madrid CF Real Madrid CF 0 agg: 24 4 Madrid Santillana 2 Augenthaler, Matthäus (p), (p), Wohlfarth ; Butragueño 4 European Champion Clubs' Cup 4/04/ /0/ Real Madrid CF Real Madrid CF 20 agg: Madrid Müller, Martínez ; Müller 42 Previous meetings

4 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) European Champion Clubs' Cup /0/4 /0/4 F F Club Atlético de Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid 04 (Rep) Brussels Brussels Hoeness 2, 2, Müller, Schwarzenbeck 20 ET; Aragonés 4 ET UEFA Cup Winners' Cup /0/ 4/02/ Valencia CF Valencia CF 0 agg: 2 Valencia Müller Vilar ; Mestre (og) FC Record versus clubs from opponents' country 0/0/2 4/02/2 R R /0/0 2/02/0 R R FC Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen FC 0/04/0 0/04/0 2/2/0 02/0/0 FC VfB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart FC 0/2/0 2/0/0 FC FC Schalke 04 FC Schalke 04 FC FC VfB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart FC 22//0 4/0/0 FC SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen FC /0/0 2//02 2nd 2nd FC SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen FC /0/0 2/0/0 FC Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen FC /0/00 2// 2nd 2nd FC Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen FC FC Hertha BSC Berlin Hertha BSC Berlin FC agg: agg: 0 agg: Leverkusen Stuttgart Gelsenkirchen Stuttgart Bremen Bremen Leverkusen Leverkusen Berlin Messi 2, 42, 4,, 4, Tello, 2; Bellarabi 0+ Kadlec 2; Alexis Sánchez 4,, Messi Messi, 0, Pedro Rodríguez 22, Bojan Krkić Cacau 2; Ibrahimović 2 Y. Touré 4 Bojan Krkić 2 Dos Santos, Eto'o, Ronaldinho ; Da Silva Puyol, Messi Ronaldinho, Gudjohnsen Puyol (og); Messi Gabri 4, Ronaldinho 2, Larsson ; Borowski 22(p) Deco, Ronaldinho (p) Saviola, F. de Boer 4 Berbatov ; Saviola 4, Overmars Kluivert 2, Luis Enrique ; Ramelow Yıldıray Baştürk 2, Neuville ; Luis Enrique 22 Xavi Hernández, Gabri 4, Kluivert ; Alex Alves Michalke ; Luis Enrique 4 4 Previous meetings

5 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) UEFA Super Cup /0/ 0/0/ F F Borussia Dortmund FC FC Borussia Dortmund agg: 20 Dortmund Heinrich 4; Giovanni Luis Enrique, Rivaldo 0(p) UEFA Super Cup 0/0/ 0/02/ F F FC SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen FC 2 agg: Bremen Stoichkov, Goikoetxea 4; Rufer (p) Allofs ; Salinas European Champion Clubs' Cup 0// 2/0/ 02/0/ /0/ R2 R2 R R. FC Kaiserslautern FC FC. FC Kaiserslautern FC Hansa Rostock FC FC FC Hansa Rostock agg: ag 20 0 agg: Kaiserslautern Rostock Hotic, 4, Goldbæk ; Bakero Beguiristáin 42, 2 Spies Laudrup 24, 4, Goikoetxea 2 UEFA Cup /0/ 02/0/ FC Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen FC 0 agg: 0 00 Cologne Tita UEFA Cup 0/2/ 2// R R FC KFC Uerdingen 0 KFC Uerdingen 0 FC 20 agg: Krefeld Roberto 2, Roberto, Hughes UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 2/0/ 4/0/ R R FC. FC Magdeburg. FC Magdeburg FC 20 agg: Magdeburg Quini 22, 0 Pommerenke ; Schuster 2, Maradona,, 0(p), Perico Alonso 0 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup /0/2 0/0/2 FC BSG Chemie Leipzig BSG Chemie Leipzig FC 2 agg: 42 0 Leipzig Moran ; Kühn 42, Bornschein 4 Quini 0, Moran, Simonsen UEFA Cup 0//0 22/0/0 R2 R2 FC. FC Köln. FC Köln FC 04 agg: 4 0 Cologne Strack 4, Engels, Littbarski, Müller Quini 44 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup /0/ F FC Fortuna Düsseldorf 4 (aet) Basel Tente Sánchez, Asensi 4, Rexach 0 ET, Krankl ET; Allofs, Seel 4, 4 ET UEFA Cup Winners' Cup /04/ 02/04/ FC. FC Köln. FC Köln FC 4 agg: 22 Cologne Marti Filosia, Fusté,, 0; Rühl Löhr, Rühl ; Zaldúa 2, Fusté Previous meetings

6 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) UEFA Cup Winners' Cup /2/ /2/ 20// R R R FC Hamburger SV Hamburger SV FC FC Hamburger SV 2 (Rep) 00 agg: 44 ag 44 Lausanne Hamburg Kocsis 2, 4; Bähre 2, Seeler, Pereda 24, Fusté (p), 2, Zaballa 0; Seeler,, Dörfel, Silvestre Graells (og) European Champion Clubs' Cup 0/0/ 2/04/ 2/04/ FC Hamburger SV Hamburger SV FC FC Hamburger SV 0 (Rep) 2 agg: 22 0 Brussels Hamburg Evaristo 42 Wulf, Seeler ; Kocsis 0 Evaristo 4 Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC Pld Home W D 4 L Pld Away W D L 0 Pld Final W D 2 2 L 0 0 Pld 4 W 20 2 Total D L 2 GF GA 0 Previous meetings

7 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) background For the second season running take on a Spanish powerhouse in the semifinal. Last year they overcame Real Madrid CF; now they are looking to do the same to FC. Bayern, the 202 runnersup, have lost only once in their 20 home meetings with Spanish opposition but a tough challenge awaits against a side competing in a record sixth successive semifinal. Both clubs are chasing a fifth European crown and have another connection in Josep Guardiola. A UEFA Champions League winner with as player and coach, he left the Camp Nou last summer after overseeing their 200 and 20 European triumphs. He will replace Jupp Heynckes once coach of Madrid at Bayern this summer. Past meetings were aggregate winners in the 200/0 quarterfinals. They effectively decided the outcome in the first leg, sweeping in four firsthalf goals through Lionel Messi (, ), Samuel Eto'o (2) and Thierry Henry (4). Bayern earned a draw against that season's eventual champions in the return, Franck Ribéry (4) and Seydou Keita () scoring. With Guardiola serving a onematch ban, Tito Vilanova was on the touchline in. The lineups in on April 200 were: Bayern: Butt, Lell, Lúcio, Demichelis, Lahm, Sosa (Hamit Altıntop ), Van Bommel, Ottl, Zé Roberto (Borowski ), Ribéry, Toni. : Valdés, Alves, Puyol, Piqué, Abidal, Xavi, Touré, Keita, Messi, Eto'o, Iniesta (Hleb ). Ottmar Hitzfeld's Bayern beat Louis van Gaal's home and away in the / group stage en route to reaching that season's final. Stefan Effenberg (4) earned a 0 victory in while at the Camp Nou, Alexander Zickler (4) and Hasan Salihamidžić () struck to overturn Giovanni's 2thminute penalty. Bayern won the clubs' only previous semifinal 4 on aggregate on their way to lifting the / UEFA Cup. The first leg in Germany finished 22, Gheorghe Hagi hitting 's thminute equaliser after Marcel Witeczek (2) and Mehmet Scholl () had overturned Óscar García's strike (). Otto Rehhagel's Bayern came out on top at the Camp Nou, Markus Babbel () and Witeczek () scoring before Iván de la Peña's reply () for Johan Cruyff's team. 's lineup included Guardiola and goalkeeper Carles Busquets, father of Sergio. background Bayern have won of their last games on home turf, including last season's final, a playoff victory over FC Zürich and a 2 success against Madrid in last year's semifinal first leg. They beat Valencia CF 2 in September to maintain an excellent home record against Spanish sides: W4 D L. The solitary defeat was a loss to RC Deportivo La Coruña in 2002/0. are looking to extend an eightmatch unbeaten sequence on German soil, which has featured five wins and three draws. Their most recent trip was for a victory at FC Bayer 04 Leverkusen in last season's last they went on to win the second leg. Leverkusen were the last team to beat in Germany, inflicting a 2 defeat in the 200/02 group stage; that was also their last defeat home and away against Bundesliga clubs. Of the subsequent matches, have won 4 and drawn three. 's record away to German teams, including in two twolegged UEFA Super Cup ties, is W D0 L. 's record against German sides in twolegged contests in UEFA competition is W L4; Bayern's record against Spanish opponents is W L. Bayern's European Cup semifinal record is nine wins and five defeats: 20/2 Real Madrid CF, won on penalties (2 h, 2 a) 200/0 Olympique Lyonnais, won 40 (0 h, a) 2000/0 Real Madrid CF, won (0 a, 2 h) /2000 Real Madrid CF, lost 2 (02 a, 2 h) / FC Dynamo Kyiv, won 4 ( a, 0 h) 4/ AFC Ajax, lost 2 (00 h, 2 a) 0/ FK Crvena zvezda, lost 4 (2 h, 22 a) /0 AC Milan 22, lost on away goals (0 a, 2 h) / Real Madrid CF, won 42 (4 h, 0 a) /2 PFC CSKA Sofia, won 4 (4 a, 40 h) 0/ Liverpool FC,, lost on away goals (00 a, h) / Real Madrid CF, won ( a, 20 h) 4/ AS SaintÉtienne, won 20 (00 a, 20 h) /4 Újpest FC, won 4 ( a, h) background

8 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) have won six of their previous semifinals: 20/2 Chelsea FC, lost 2 (0 a, 22 h) 200/ Real Madrid CF, won (20 a, h) 200/0 FC Internazionale Milano, lost 2 ( a, 0 h) 200/0 Chelsea FC, won on away goals (00 h, a) 200/0 Manchester United FC, lost 0 (00 h, 0 a) 200/0 AC Milan, won 0 (0 a, 00 h) 200/02 Real Madrid CF, lost (02 h, a) /2000 Valencia CF, lost (4 a, 2 h) /4 FC Porto, won (h) / IFK Göteborg,, won 4 on penalties (0 a, h) 4/ Leeds United AFC, lost 2 (2 a, h) 0/ Hamburger SV, won replay 0 (0 h, 2 a) /0 Real Madrid CF, lost 2 ( a, h) * The Spanish side advanced to the /2 final as group winners. Bayern have twice overcome Spanish opposition in European Cup finals, beating Club Atlético de Madrid after a replay in /4 and Valencia on penalties in 2000/0. beat Fortuna Düsseldorf to win the European Cup Winners' Cup final in and have defeated Borussia Dortmund () and SV Werder Bremen () to win the UEFA Super Cup. The winners will face Dortmund or Madrid in the final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 2 May. Team ties Heynckes suffered two defeats against in his solitary campaign as Madrid coach in /, losing at home and away in a season where the Merengues finished fourth and first. However, he did steer Madrid to that season's title, their first for years. Heynckes also had spells coaching Athletic Club (24 and 2000) and CD Tenerife (/). His combined Liga record against is P2 W4 D L. Bayern's 20/2 semifinal victory against Madrid was Heynckes' first in twolegged European ties against Spanish opposition as a coach. His four defeats include a 0 loss at RC Celta de Vigo with SL Benfica in the /2000 UEFA Cup and an incredible / UEFA Cup tie with VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach where his side beat Madrid at home but still lost on away goals after a 40 defeat in Spain. As a Mönchengladbach player, Heynckes scored four goals in a 2 aggregate victory against Real Zaragoza in the 4/ UEFA Cup third round. In the following season's European Cup quarterfinals, he scored against Madrid yet lost on away goals. Arjen Robben was a Madrid player from 2000, winning one Liga title and scoring against in a 4 Liga win on May 200. While at Chelsea, the Dutchman suffered last elimination against in 200/0. Robben was in the Netherlands side beaten by Spain in the 200 FIFA World Cup final. Gerard Piqué, Carles Puyol, Busquets, Xavi Hernández, Andrés Iniesta, David Villa, Pedro Rodríguez and Cesc Fàbregas all featured for Spain. Puyol headed the only goal of Spain's 200 World Cup semifinal past Manuel Neuer. Germany's team also featured Philipp Lahm, Mario Gomez, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos. For Lahm, Gomez and Schweinsteiger it was an unhappy repeat of their UEFA EURO 200 final loss to a Spain side including Puyol, Iniesta, Xavi and Fàbregas. Thomas Müller scored in Germany's 40 win against Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano's Argentina in the 200 World Cup quarterfinals. Mario Mandžukić was in the Croatia team eliminated from UEFA EURO 202 after losing 0 to Spain in their final group fixture. Javi Martínez is an international teammate of 's Spain contingent. With Athletic, Martínez faced times but was never on the winning team, suffering Copa del Rey final defeats in 200 and 202. background

9 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) facts Bayern statistics David Alaba's quarterfinal, firstleg opener was timed at 2.02 seconds, the seventh fastest goal in UEFA Champions League history. The German club have conceded goals in UEFA competition. Bayern have won corners, the highest total in this season's competition. Their total of 0 shots on goal is lower than the other three semifinalists, and they have had shots wide; more than any other club. Bayern have committed fouls and collected 24 yellow cards, both more than any team still involved. Claudio Pizarro's minute hattrick against LOSC Lille on matchday four was the third fastest in UEFA Champions League history. Manuel Neuer has played every minute of Bayern's campaign; Dante and Thomas Müller have featured in all ten matches. Mario Mandžukić serves a onematch suspension in the first leg while Luiz Gustavo, Dante and Philipp Lahm will incur a ban with their next yellow cards. Miscellaneous Bayern won at Hannover on Saturday, their 2th topflight victory this season a Bundesliga record for one campaign. They have already equalled the league best for clean sheets (), while their haul of points matches the record for an entire season set by Borussia Dortmund last term. There are still four games left. Jupp Heynckes' side have won out of in the Bundesliga in 20, a record for consecutive victories in the German top flight within one season. They have won of their last 20 matches in all competitions. Bayern sealed their 2rd German title (. FC Nürnberg are next highest on nine) with a record six games to spare on April. Bayern have won 4 out of on their travels in the Bundesliga this season, surpassing the record for most away victories in a campaign that had stood at. They have conceded just three times in the process. Bayern are on course for their first treble after a late sevenminute hattrick from substitute Mario Gomez wrapped up a German Cup semifinal win against VfL Wolfsburg on April. They will meet VfB Stuttgart on June in what is their th showpiece, bidding for a th title (SV Werder Bremen are the second most successful with six wins). Pierre Højbjerg, at years and 2 days, became Bayern's youngest ever Bundesliga player on April when he made his club debut in the 40 win against Nürnberg. He surpassed Alaba's record by four days. Emre Can made his league debut in the same game while Franck Ribéry wore the captain's armband for the first time at Bayern. Pizarro became only the second player in Bundesliga history to have been involved in six goals in a single game he scored four and got two assists in Bayern's 2 home defeat of Hamburger SV on March. He did not feature next time out, in the first leg against Juventus. Müller has scored 44 Bundesliga goals for Bayern the same number as Franz Beckenbauer and Michael Ballack. On January Bayern announced that Josep Guardiola will succeed Heynckes on a threeyear deal this summer. Bayern secured the title of autumn champions (the side top of the Bundesliga after matches going into the winter break) with three games to spare no team has ever achieved it earlier. Toni Kroos (adductor injury, out since 2 April) and Holger Badstuber (ruptured knee ligaments, December) could miss the remainder of the season. Jan Kirchhoff, a 22yearold who can play at the back or as a holding midfielder, will link up with Bayern from. FSV Mainz 0 this summer on a threeyear deal. Bayern's eight straight Bundesliga victories at the start of the season was a new record, surpassing the mark of seven set by themselves (/),. FC Kaiserslautern (200/02) and Mainz (200/). Bayern started the season with nine straight victories in all competitions the last time they began with even six, in 2000/0, they claimed the. facts

10 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) statistics are appearing in a record sixth consecutive semifinal. Xavi Hernández, who sat out matchday six, has completed,00 passes, 40 more than any other player and at least twice as many as all but five players in the competition. He has completed % of his attempted passes. Lionel Messi has scored goals and is behind only Raúl González (). Messi is the only player to have featured in all ten matches. have enjoyed % of possession, completing, of their,2 attempted passes with an % success rate all, by a distance, higher than any other side. Adriano is suspended after collecting his third yellow card in the quarterfinal second leg. Jordi Alba, Alex Song and Gerard Piqué's next bookings will incur a ban. Miscellaneous enjoyed 0% possession against Levante UD on Saturday but, after David Villa had failed to convert a thminute penalty, it was still 00 with six minutes remaining before Cesc Fàbregas scored the only goal. Fàbregas struck his first professional hattrick as beat RCD Mallorca 0 on April. It is the first time a Spanish player has scored three in a Liga game for the club since Luis Enrique in 200. Éric Abidal came on as a substitute against Mallorca, his first appearance since having a liver transplant on 0 April 202 (his last game was on 2 February 202). He started on Saturday for the first time since returning. Messi has scored in a record consecutive Liga appearances for, surpassing the previous mark of ten set by Mariano Martín (, 42/44/44) and Ronaldo (, /). He is the first player to score against every other Liga side consecutively, but has missed the last three league games with a hamstring injury. Javier Mascherano has not featured since tearing knee ligaments away to Paris SaintGermain FC on 2 April while Carles Puyol has been out since undergoing surgery on his right knee on March. have lost once in 2 home games this season, going down to Real Madrid CF in the Copa del Rey on 2 February. They have won 2 and drawn four. had conceded at least once in each of their last games in all competitions, their worst ever sequence, before the 20 win against RC Deportivo La Coruña on March. 's game unbeaten start to the topflight campaign wins, one draw ended on January when Real Sociedad de Fútbol came from two down to triumph. Messi scored goals for club and country in 202, surpassing Gerd Müller's calendar year record of set in 2. He collected a record fourth FIFA Ballon d'or in January. Marc Muniesa damaged knee ligaments in preseason and is not in the squad, though he returned to action in February. 0 facts

11 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) Squad list No. Player Goalkeepers Manuel Neuer 22 Tom Starke 24 Maximilian Riedmüller 2 Leopold Zingerle Lukas Raeder Defenders 4 Dante Daniel Van Buyten Rafinha Jérôme Boateng 2 Philipp Lahm 2 Diego Contento 2 Holger Badstuber Daniel Wein Midfielders Franck Ribéry Javi Martínez 0 Arjen Robben Xherdan Shaqiri 2 Thomas Müller 2 David Alaba Luiz Gustavo Bastian Schweinsteiger 4 Pierre Højbjerg Emre Can Toni Kroos 44 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Forwards Mario Mandžukić 4 Claudio Pizarro 20 Patrick Weihrauch Mario Gomez Kevin Friesenbichler Coach Jupp Heynckes Nat. BRA BEL BRA FRA NED SUI AUT BRA DEN UKR CRO PER AUT DoB 2/0/ /0/ 04/0/ 0/04/4 /2/ /0/ 0/02/ 0/0/ 0/0/ // 0/0/0 /0/ 0/02/4 0/04/ 02/0/ 2/0/4 0/0/ /0/ 24/0/2 2/0/ 0/0/4 0/0/ 2/0/4 04/0/0 /0/ 2/0/ 0/0/ 0/0/4 0/0/ 0/0/4 0/0/4 Age D * * * S QUAL Pld Gls Current season Pld Gls League Pld Gls Alltime UEFA Pld Gls Pld Gls Squad list

12 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) FC No. Player Goalkeepers Víctor Valdés José Manuel Pinto Oier Olazábal Defenders 2 Daniel Alves Gerard Piqué Carles Puyol 4 Javier Mascherano Marc Bartra Jordi Alba Martín Montoya 2 Adriano 22 Éric Abidal 2 Sergi Gómez 2 Carles Planas Midfielders 4 Cesc Fàbregas Xavi Hernández Andrés Iniesta Thiago Alcántara 2 Jonathan Dos Santos Sergio Busquets 2 Alex Song 2 Sergi Roberto Rafinha Forwards David Villa Alexis Sánchez 0 Lionel Messi Pedro Rodríguez 2 Gerard Deulofeu Cristian Tello Coach Tito Vilanova Nat. BRA ARG BRA FRA MEX CMR CHI ARG DoB 4/0/2 0// 4/0/ 0/0/ 02/02/ /04/ 0/0/4 /0/ 2/0/ 4/04/ 2/0/4 /0/ 2/0/2 04/0/ 04/0/ 2/0/0 /0/4 /04/ 2/04/0 /0/ 0/0/ 0/02/2 2/02/ 0/2/ /2/ 24/0/ 2/0/ /0/4 /0/ /0/ Age D * * S * QUAL Pld Gls Current season Pld Gls League Pld Gls Alltime UEFA Pld Gls Pld Gls Squad list

13 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) Head coach : Jupp Heynckes of birth: May 4 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 04, Bayer 04 Leverkusen One of the best strikers in Bundesliga history, Heynckes hit 220 goals in games for Mönchengladbach and Hannover between 4 and ; won four titles and a German Cup with Mönchengladbach and was the league's top scorer in 4 ( goals) and (2). Aged 4, replaced Udo Lattek as Mönchengladbach coach in ; mentored the young Lothar Matthäus but failed to win any trophies, losing to in the /4 German Cup final and reaching the UEFA Cup semifinals three seasons later. Replaced Lattek again in, this time at Bayern, winning and 0 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 a place in the 4/ UEFA Cup. His Tenerife side reached / UEFA Cup semifinals, earning Heynckes a season at Madrid, whom he led to glory in the / but left that summer. Stepped in as caretaker manager at Bayern in April 200 following Jürgen Klinsmann's dismissal; replaced Bruno Labbadia as Leverkusen coach that summer and began season with a German record run of 24 Bundesliga games unbeaten. His side finished second to Borussia Dortmund in 200/ before Heynckes left to take charge of Bayern for a third time, reaching the 202 final at their Fußball Arena München but losing 4 to Chelsea FC on penalties. Guided Bayern to an emphatic Bundesliga title win in 202/. FC : Tito Vilanova of birth: September Nationality: Spanish Playing career: FC B, UE Figueres, RC Celta de Vigo, CD Badajoz, RCD Mallorca, UE Lleida, Elche CF, UDA Gramanet Coaching career: FC (Cadet B), FC Palafrugell, B (assistant), Began his footballing career in 's youth section, joining La Masia in 4 and sharing a dressing room with the likes of Albert Ferrer, Guillermo Amor, Carles Busquets and Josep Guardiola, whom he would later assist and succeed as coach of the Blaugrana. Only made three friendly appearances for 's senior side in /, dropping down to the second tier for three seasons before eventually reaching the top flight with RC Celta de Vigo. Began coaching career with 's Cadet B team, working with Gerard Piqué, Cesc Fàbregas and Lionel Messi. Was asked by Guardiola to join him as an assistant with Barça's B team and together they helped earn promotion to Spanish third division. Shortly afterwards Vilanova joined his former teammate in the senior setup, where he would go on to share in 4 trophies over a fouryear period. Following Guardiola's resignation in summer 202, was promoted to head coach and began his reign in style with a Liga defeat of Real Sociedad de Fútbol. Took a break that December for treatment after a relapse of a cancer in the salivary gland, returning for the quarterfinal victory against Paris SaintGermain FC in April 20. Head coach

14 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Viktor Kassai (HUN) Robert Kispal (HUN), Gabor Erös (HUN) Tamás Bognar (HUN), Mihaly Fabian (HUN) György Ring (HUN) Jim Stjerne Hansen (DEN) Bertrand Layec (FRA) Referee Name Viktor Kassai of birth 0/0/ UEFA Champions League matches 2 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 0 September, Kassai has taken charge of more than 00 matches in the Hungarian top flight, getting his first taste of international action in the 200 UEFA Regions' Cup. Kassai, whose principle interests are sports and film, officiated two UEFA Cup matches in 200/04 and the following season brought his first engagement, the second qualifying round first leg between HNK Hajduk Split and Shelbourne FC. Went on to officiate FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Under2 Championship games the same season. In July 200 Kassai refereed three games at the European U Championship in Northern Ireland and has remained a regular in international fixtures ever since, also working at the 200 FIFA U20 World Cup in Canada. Worked as a fourth official at UEFA EURO 200, 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 200 World Cup, including the GermanySpain semifinal, and seven matches in the the following season, concluding with the Wembley final between FC and Manchester United FC. matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match 2/2/0 /0/0 04//0 /0/0 0/2/0 /0/0 24/0/0 2/0/0 2/02/ 2/0/ 2/0/ 2// 2/04/2 0/0/2 24/0/2 2/0/ Competition KO PO KO F KO Home SK Slavia Praha Villarreal CF SV Werder Bremen Manchester United FC VfB Stuttgart Sevilla FC UC Sampdoria Valencia CF FC Internazionale Milano FC Bayer 04 Leverkusen Real Madrid CF RSC Anderlecht Borussia Dortmund FC Away Sevilla FC Celtic FC Panathinaikos FC VfL Wolfsburg FC Unirea Urziceni PFC CSKA Moskva SV Werder Bremen Manchester United FC Manchester United FC Manchester City FC Chelsea FC Málaga CF Real Madrid CF AC Milan Prague Villarreal Bremen Manchester Stuttgart Seville Genoa Valencia Milan London Leverkusen Madrid Brussels Dortmund 4 officials

15 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Competition Home Away 0/0/0 U QR2 Spain Bulgaria Alginet 0/0/0 U QR2 France Spain 02 Alcoy 02/0/0 UIC R2 Hamburger SV FK Pobeda 4 Hamburg /0/0 UCUP R APOEL FC Hertha BSC Berlin 0 Nicosia /0/0 U QR Greece Germany 2 Warendorf 4/0/0 UCUP R Hertha BSC Berlin Odense BK 22 Berlin 0/0/0 UCUP R Sevilla FC FC Shakhtar Donetsk 22 Seville 20/0/0 UCUP R Aris Thessaloniki FC Real Zaragoza 0 Thessalonica 2/0/0 UCUP R Getafe CF SL Benfica 0 Getafe 0/0/0 WC QR Finland Germany Helsinki 2/0/0 UCUP R Hamburger SV Galatasaray AŞ Hamburg 0/04/0 UEL VfL Wolfsburg Fulham FC 0 Wolfsburg 0/0/0 WC Germany Spain 0 Durban 2/0/ EURO QR Spain Czech Republic 2 Granada /0/2 UEL R FC Schalke 04 FC Twente 4 Gelsenkirchen 0/0/2 EURO Spain Italy Gdansk 2/0/ WC QR France Spain 0 Paris officials

16 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) Fixtures and results Competition Opponent 20/0/2 Cup SSV Jahn Regensburg (A) W 40 2/0/2 League SpVgg Greuther Fürth (A) W 02/0/2 League VfB Stuttgart (H) W /0/2 League. FSV Mainz 0 (H) W /0/2 Valencia CF (H) W 2 22/0/2 League FC Schalke 04 (A) W 20 2/0/2 League VfL Wolfsburg (H) W 2/0/2 League SV Werder Bremen (A) W 20 02/0/2 FC BATE Borisov (A) L 0/0/2 League TSG Hoffenheim (H) W 20 20/0/2 League Fortuna Düsseldorf (A) W 0 2/0/2 LOSC Lille (A) W 0 2/0/2 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (H) L 2 /0/2 Cup. FC Kaiserslautern (H) W 40 0//2 League Hamburger SV (A) W 0//2 LOSC Lille (H) W 0//2 League Eintracht Frankfurt (H) W 20 //2 League. FC Nürnberg (A) D 20//2 Valencia CF (A) D 24//2 League Hannover (H) W 0 2//2 League SC Freiburg (A) W 20 0/2/2 League Borussia Dortmund (H) D 0/2/2 FC BATE Borisov (H) W 4 0/2/2 League FC Augsburg (A) W 20 4/2/2 League VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) D /2/2 Cup FC Augsburg (A) W 20 /0/ League SpVgg Greuther Fürth (H) W 20 2/0/ League VfB Stuttgart (A) W 20 02/02/ League. FSV Mainz 0 (A) W 0/02/ League FC Schalke 04 (H) W 40 /02/ League VfL Wolfsburg (A) W 20 /02/ Arsenal FC (A) W 2/02/ League SV Werder Bremen (H) W 2/02/ Cup Borussia Dortmund (H) W 0 0/0/ League TSG Hoffenheim (A) W 0 0/0/ League Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) W /0/ Arsenal FC (H) L 02 /0/ League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (A) W 2 /0/ League Hamburger SV (H) W 2 02/04/ Juventus (H) W 20 0/04/ League Eintracht Frankfurt (A) W 0 0/04/ Juventus (A) W 20 /04/ League. FC Nürnberg (H) W 40 /04/ Cup VfL Wolfsburg (H) W 20/04/ League Hannover (A) W 2/04/ 2/04/ 0/0/ 04/0/ League League FC (H) SC Freiburg (H) FC (A) Borussia Dortmund (A) Mandžukić, 0, Shaqiri 0, Pizarro T. Müller 4, Mandžukić, Kleine (og) T. Müller, 4, Kroos, Luiz Gustavo 4, Mandžukić 4, Schweinsteiger Mandžukić 2, Schweinsteiger, Kroos 0+2 Schweinsteiger, Kroos Kroos, T. Müller Schweinsteiger 24, Mandžukić, Luiz Gustavo, Mandžukić Ribéry 0+ Ribéry, 4 Mandžukić 2, Luiz Gustavo, T. Müller,, Rafinha T. Müller 20 (p) Mandžukić Pizarro,, Robben 4, Schweinsteiger, T. Müller 4, Kroos Schweinsteiger, Pizarro, 2,, Robben 2, Kroos Ribéry 44, Alaba (p) Mandžukić T. Müller 2 Javi Martínez, Kroos 24, Ribéry, Dante, Gomez T. Müller 2 (p), Tymoshchuk Kroos Gomez 22, T. Müller 4, Shaqiri, Alaba T. Müller (p), Gomez Shaqiri Gomez 2, Shaqiri Mandžukić 2, Mandžukić 0, T. Müller 2 T. Müller 4, Mandžukić 0, Alaba (p),, Schweinsteiger, Gomez Mandžukić, Robben 0+2 Kroos, T. Müller 2, Mandžukić Robben 2, Javi Martínez 2, Gebre Selassie 4 (og), Gomez,, Ribéry Robben 4 Gomez T. Müller 4, Ribéry 4, Boateng Gomez, Wollscheid (og) Shaqiri, Schweinsteiger, Pizarro, 4,,, Robben, 4, Ribéry Alaba, T. Müller Schweinsteiger 2 Mandžukić 4, Pizarro 0+ Boateng, Gomez, Rafinha 24, Shaqiri Mandžukić, Robben, Shaqiri 0, Gomez 0,, Stindl (og), Ribéry 2, Gomez 40, 2, Pizarro, Fixtures and results

17 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) /0/ /0/ 0/0/ League League Cup FC Augsburg (H) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) VfB Stuttgart Pos Clubs Borussia Dortmund Bayer 04 Leverkusen FC Schalke 04 SC Freiburg Eintracht Frankfurt VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach Hamburger SV. FSV Mainz 0 VfB Stuttgart Hannover. FC Nürnberg VfL Wolfsburg SV Werder Bremen Fortuna Düsseldorf FC Augsburg TSG Hoffenheim SpVgg Greuther Fürth Pld W D 0 L GF GA Pts Fixtures and results

18 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) FC Competition Opponent /0/2 League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H) W 2/0/2 League CA Osasuna (A) W 2 02/0/2 League Valencia CF (H) W 0 /0/2 League Getafe CF (A) W 4 /0/2 FC Spartak Moskva (H) W 22/0/2 League Granada CF (H) W 20 2/0/2 League Sevilla FC (A) W 02/0/2 SL Benfica (A) W 20 0/0/2 League Real Madrid CF (H) D 22 20/0/2 League RC Deportivo La Coruña (A) W 4 2/0/2 Celtic FC (H) W 2 2/0/2 League Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (A) W 0 /0/2 Cup Deportivo Alavés (A) W 0//2 League RC Celta de Vigo (H) W 0//2 Celtic FC (A) L 2 //2 League RCD Mallorca (A) W 42 //2 League Real Zaragoza (H) W 20//2 FC Spartak Moskva (A) W 2//2 League Levante UD (A) W 40 2//2 Cup Deportivo Alavés (H) W 0/2/2 League Athletic Club (H) W 0/2/2 SL Benfica (H) D 00 0/2/2 League Real Betis Balompié (A) W 2 2/2/2 Cup Córdoba CF (A) W 20 /2/2 League Club Atlético de Madrid (H) W 4 22/2/2 League Real Valladolid CF (A) W 0/0/ League RCD Espanyol (H) W 40 0/0/ Cup Córdoba CF (H) W 0 /0/ League Málaga CF (A) W /0/ Cup Málaga CF (H) D 22 /0/ League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A) L 2 24/0/ Cup Málaga CF (A) W 42 2/0/ League CA Osasuna (H) W /0/ Cup Real Madrid CF (A) D 0/02/ League Valencia CF (A) D 0/02/ League Getafe CF (H) W /02/ League Granada CF (A) W 2 20/02/ AC Milan (A) L 02 2/02/ League Sevilla FC (H) W 2 2/02/ Cup Real Madrid CF (H) L 02/0/ League Real Madrid CF (A) L 2 0/0/ League RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) W 20 2/0/ AC Milan (H) W 40 /0/ League Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (H) W /0/ League RC Celta de Vigo (A) D 22 02/04/ Paris SaintGermain FC (A) D 22 0/04/ League RCD Mallorca (H) W 0 0/04/ Paris SaintGermain FC (H) D 4/04/ League Real Zaragoza (A) W 20/04/ League Levante UD (H) W 0 2/04/ 2/04/ 0/0/ 0/0/ 2/0/ League League League (A) Athletic Club (A) (H) Real Betis Balompié (H) Club Atlético de Madrid (A) Puyol 4, Messi,, Pedro Rodríguez 4, Villa 4 Messi, 0 Adriano 22 Adriano, Messi 4 (p),, Villa 0+ Tello 4, Messi 2, 0 Xavi Hernández, Borja Gómez 0+2 (og) Fàbregas,, Villa 0+ Alexis Sánchez, Fàbregas Messi, Jordi Alba, Tello, Messi, 4, Iniesta 4, Jordi Alba 0+4 Villa 20, Messi 4,, Xavi Hernández, Fàbregas 0 Villa 40, Iniesta, Fàbregas Adriano 2, Villa 2, Jordi Alba Messi 0+ Xavi Hernández 2, Messi 44, 0, Tello 4 Messi, 0, Song 2 Daniel Alves, Messi 2, Messi 4, 2, Iniesta, Fàbregas Adriano, Villa, Piqué 22, Messi 2, 0, Adriano 4+, Fàbregas Messi, 2 Messi, 4 Adriano, Busquets 4, Messi, Xavi Hernández 4, Messi, Tello 0+4 Xavi Hernández 0, Pedro Rodríguez, 2, Messi 2 (p) Thiago Alcántara, Villa 2, 2, Alexis Sánchez, Messi 2, Fàbregas 0, Thiago Alcántara 2 Messi 2, Puyol Messi, Pedro Rodríguez 2 Pedro Rodríguez, Piqué 4, Iniesta, Messi 0 Messi, 2 (p),,, Pedro Rodríguez 40 Fàbregas 0 Messi (p) Alexis Sánchez, Messi, Villa, Tello, Iniesta 0, Piqué 0+2 Messi 0, Villa 2, Messi 0 Jordi Alba Messi Alexis Sánchez, Messi Messi, 40, Villa, Jordi Alba 0+2 Villa 2, Messi 40, Tello 4, Messi Messi, Xavi Hernández (p) Fàbregas 20,, 4, Alexis Sánchez 22, Pedro Rodríguez Thiago Alcántara 20, Tello, Fàbregas 4 Fixtures and results

19 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) /0/ 2/0/ 0/0/ League League League Real Valladolid CF (H) RCD Espanyol (A) Málaga CF (H) Pos Clubs FC Real Madrid CF Club Atlético de Madrid Real Sociedad de Fútbol Valencia CF Málaga CF Real Betis Balompié Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Getafe CF RCD Espanyol Sevilla FC Levante UD Real Valladolid CF Athletic Club CA Osasuna RC Deportivo La Coruña Granada CF RCD Mallorca RC Celta de Vigo Real Zaragoza Pld W D 0 0 L GF GA Pts Fixtures and results

20 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) bymatch lineups Group stage Standings Club Valencia CF FC BATE Borisov LOSC Lille Pld W D 0 0 L 4 GF 2 4 GA Pts day (/0/2) Bayern 2 Valencia Goals: 0 Schweinsteiger, 20 Kroos, 2 Valdez 0+ : Neuer, Dante, Ribéry (T. Müller 4), Javi Martínez (Luiz Gustavo ), Robben, Pizarro (Mandžukić ), Boateng, Lahm, Badstuber, Schweinsteiger, Kroos day 2 (02/0/2) BATE Bayern Goals: 0 Pavlov 2, 20 Rodionov, 2 Ribéry 0+, Renan Bressan 0+4 : Neuer, Dante, Ribéry, Javi Martínez (Shaqiri ), Mandžukić (Pizarro ), Boateng, Lahm, T. Müller, Badstuber (Schweinsteiger ), Luiz Gustavo, Kroos day (2/0/2) LOSC 0 Bayern Goals: 0 T. Müller 20(pen) : Neuer, Dante, Ribéry (Shaqiri 4), Javi Martínez, Mandžukić, Boateng, Lahm, T. Müller (Alaba 4), Badstuber, Schweinsteiger, Kroos (Luiz Gustavo ) day 4 (0//2) Bayern LOSC Goals: 0 Schweinsteiger, 20 Pizarro, Robben 2, 40 Pizarro 2, 0 Pizarro, Kalou, Kroos : Neuer, Dante, Ribéry (Shaqiri 2), Javi Martínez, Robben, Pizarro, Boateng, Lahm, T. Müller (Kroos ), Alaba, Schweinsteiger (Tymoshchuk ) day (20//2) Valencia Bayern Goals: 0 Feghouli, T. Müller 2 : Neuer, Dante, Ribéry (Gomez ), Javi Martínez, Pizarro (Mandžukić ), Lahm, T. Müller, Alaba, Badstuber, Schweinsteiger, Kroos (Shaqiri ) day (0/2/2) Bayern 4 BATE Goals: 0 Gomez 22, 20 T. Müller 4, Shaqiri, 40 Alaba, 4 Filipenko : Neuer, Van Buyten, Shaqiri, Rafinha, Boateng, T. Müller (Dante ), Contento, Schweinsteiger (Ribéry 2), Gomez, Kroos (Alaba 4), Tymoshchuk Round of (/02/) Arsenal Bayern Goals: 0 Kroos, 02 T. Müller 2, 2 Podolski, Mandžukić : Neuer, Dante, Van Buyten, Ribéry (Robben ), Javi Martínez, Mandžukić (Gomez ), Lahm, T. Müller, Alaba, Schweinsteiger, Kroos (Luiz Gustavo ) (/0/) Bayern 02 Arsenal (agg: ag) Goals: 0 Giroud, 02 Koscielny : Neuer, Dante, Van Buyten, Javi Martínez, Mandžukić (Gomez ), Robben, Lahm, T. Müller, Alaba, Luiz Gustavo, Kroos (Tymoshchuk ) Quarterfinals (02/04/) Bayern 20 Juventus Goals: 0 Alaba, 20 T. Müller : Neuer, Dante, Van Buyten, Ribéry (Shaqiri 0+), Mandžukić (Gomez 0+), Lahm, T. Müller, Alaba, Luiz Gustavo, Schweinsteiger, Kroos (Robben ) 20 bymatch lineups

21 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) (0/04/) Juventus 02 Bayern (agg: 04) Goals: 0 Mandžukić 4, 02 Pizarro 0+ : Neuer, Dante, Van Buyten (Boateng ), Ribéry (Luiz Gustavo 0), Javi Martínez, Mandžukić (Pizarro ), Robben, Lahm, T. Müller, Alaba, Schweinsteiger Semifinals (2/04/) Bayern v (0/0/) v Bayern 2 bymatch lineups

22 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) FC Group stage Standings Club FC Celtic FC SL Benfica FC Spartak Moskva Pld W 4 2 D 2 0 L 2 2 GF GA 4 Pts 0 day (/0/2) Spartak Moskva Goals: 0 Tello 4, Daniel Alves 2(o.g.), 2 Romulo, 22 Messi 2, Messi 0 FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves (Alexis Sánchez 4), Piqué (Song 2), Fàbregas, Xavi Hernández, Messi, Mascherano, Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez, Adriano, Tello (Villa 4) day 2 (02/0/2) Benfica 02 Goals: 0 Alexis Sánchez, 02 Fàbregas FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Fàbregas (Iniesta 2), Puyol (Song ), Xavi Hernández, Alexis Sánchez, Messi, Mascherano, Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez (Villa 2), Jordi Alba day (2/0/2) 2 Celtic Goals: 0 Samaras, Iniesta 4, 2 Jordi Alba 0+4 FC : Víctor Valdés, Xavi Hernández, Iniesta, Alexis Sánchez (Villa 0), Messi, Mascherano, Bartra, Pedro Rodríguez (Tello ), Jordi Alba, Adriano, Song day 4 (0//2) Celtic 2 Goals: 0 Wanyama 2, 20 Watt, 2 Messi 0+ FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Xavi Hernández, Iniesta, Alexis Sánchez (Villa ), Messi, Mascherano, Bartra (Piqué 2), Pedro Rodríguez, Jordi Alba, Song (Fàbregas ) day (20//2) Spartak Moskva 0 Goals: 0 Daniel Alves, 02 Messi 2, 0 Messi FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Piqué, Fàbregas, Xavi Hernández (Song ), Iniesta, Messi, Mascherano, Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez (Deulofeu ), Jordi Alba (Montoya ) day (0/2/2) 00 Benfica FC : Pinto, Puyol, Villa, Thiago Alcántara, Montoya, Adriano (Piqué ), Song, Sergi Roberto, Planas, Rafinha (Messi ), Tello (Deulofeu ) Round of (20/02/) Milan 20 Goals: 0 Boateng, 20 Muntari FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Piqué, Fàbregas (Alexis Sánchez 2), Puyol (Mascherano ), Xavi Hernández, Iniesta, Messi, Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez, Jordi Alba (2/0/) 40 Milan (agg: 42) Goals: 0 Messi, 20 Messi 40, Villa, 40 Jordi Alba 0+2 FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Piqué, Xavi Hernández, Villa (Alexis Sánchez ), Iniesta, Messi, Mascherano (Puyol ), Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez (Adriano 4), Jordi Alba Quarterfinals (02/04/) PSG 22 Goals: 0 Messi, Ibrahimović, 2 Xavi Hernández (pen), 22 Matuidi 0+4 FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Piqué, Xavi Hernández, Villa (Tello ), Iniesta, Alexis Sánchez, Messi (Fàbregas 4), Mascherano (Bartra 4), Busquets, Jordi Alba 22 bymatch lineups

23 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) (0/04/) PSG (agg: ag) Goals: 0 Pastore 0, Pedro Rodríguez FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Piqué, Fàbregas (Messi 2), Xavi Hernández, Villa (Song 4), Iniesta, Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez, Jordi Alba, Adriano (Bartra 2) Semifinals (2/04/) Bayern v (0/0/) v Bayern 2 bymatch lineups

24 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) Competition facts knockout stage: Did you know? Teams have recovered from a firstleg deficit to go through on occasions, including FC and Málaga CF in this season's round of. Only twice AFC Ajax's defeat of Panathinaikos FC in the / semifinals and FC Internazionale Milano's win against in the 200/ round of has a side progressed after a home firstleg loss. The biggest losing margin a side has overturned was achieved by RC Deportivo La Coruña in the 200/04 quarterfinals when they lost 4 at AC Milan but won 40 at home. Twentythree ties have been decided on away goals, including six where the triumphant team lost the first leg. In all, 2 ties have required extra time. Eight have been decided by extra time alone: four quarterfinals, three round of encounters and the 200/0 semifinal between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC. Thirteen ties have gone to penalties, including six finals, 200, 200, 200, 200 and 202. The first twolegged tie decided on spot kicks was PSV Eindhoven's 42 win against Lyon on April 200 after a 22 aggregate draw. There has never been a knockout tie ending goalless after two legs. Ten have finished 0 on aggregate, most recently Tottenham Hotspur FC's narrow victory against AC Milan in the 200/ round of. hold the record for the biggest firstleg lead with a 0 success at Sporting Clube de Portugal in the 200/0 round of, eventually going through 2 after a home victory in the second leg. Those two games also featured more goals () over its two legs than any knockout tie. 's 0 secondleg defeat of FC Basel in the 20/2 round of is the largest margin of victory in a knockout match. The biggest winning margin in a semifinal game is three goals. AFC Ajax defeated 2 in 4/ second leg, while there were 4 victories for Juventus (/ and /) and Valencia CF (/2000). Six teams have won, most recently Bayern's defeat of Olympique Lyonnais in 200/0. That 4 win for Juventus against AS Monaco FC in / was part of the biggest aggregate semifinal score. The principality club won in their home return to make it ten goals in the tie. Bayern's 40 defeat of Lyon in 200/0 is the joint biggest aggregate win in a semifinal, equalling Juventus' 2 victory against Ajax in /. Madrid's 0 secondleg win against FC Zürich in /4 is the biggest European Cup semifinal victory. Eintracht Frankfurt's 24 success against Rangers FC in /0 is the biggest aggregate total. Clarence Seedorf is the only player to win the European Cup with three clubs (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan 200, 200). Liverpool's Bob Paisley (,, ) is the only coach to win three times. Ottmar Hitzfeld (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern 200), Ernst Happel (Feyenoord 0, Hamburger SV ) and José Mourinho (FC Porto 2004, FC Internazionale Milano 200) are the only coaches to win the trophy with two clubs. This season Chelsea FC became the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions League began. In 2/, FC were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and lost 4 on aggregate in the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva. No team has successfully defended the trophy with AC Milan (, 0) the last club to win consecutive European Champion Clubs' Cups. Milan (4, ), AFC Ajax (, ), Juventus (, ) and Manchester United (200, 200) have all returned to the final as holders only to lose. Only two teams have ever won the on home soil: Borussia Dortmund (, final in ) and Juventus (, final in Rome), while Manchester United lost the 20 final in London and 2 months later Bayern were beaten in the showpiece in their own stadium, the Fußball Arena München. : Did you know? Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a match in FC 's win against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on March 202. Eight players, including Messi, have scored four times in a game, most recently FC Bayern München's Mario Gomez on matchday eight last season. 24 Competition facts

25 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) Team facts Formed: 00 Nickname: Die Bayern (The Bavarians) UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) European Cup (4): 4,,, (2), (), (), 200, (200), (202) UEFA Cup (): UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (): UEFA Super Cup: (), (), (200) European/South American Cup (2):, 200 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (20) German Cup: (200) Tenyear European record ( unless indicated otherwise) 20/2: runnersup 200/: round of 200/0: runnersup 200/0: quarterfinals 200/0: UEFA Cup semifinals 200/0: quarterfinals 200/0: round of 2004/0: quarterfinals 200/04: round of 2002/0: first group stage Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 00: Bayern v Anorthosis Famagusta FC 2/0/, UEFA Cup first round second leg Biggest away win 0: on five occasions, most recently v Sporting Clube de Portugal 2/02/0, first knockout round first leg Heaviest home defeat 02 on four occasions, most recently v Arsenal FC /0/, round of second leg Heaviest away defeat 2: FC København v Bayern 22/0/, UEFA Cup second round first leg : Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern 22/04/0, UEFA Cup semifinals first leg 40 on four occasions, most recently v FC 0/04/0, quarterfinals first leg (group stage to final only) Biggest home win 0: Bayern v FC Basel /0/2, round of second leg Biggest away win 0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Bayern (see above for details) Heaviest home defeat 02 on three occasions, most recently v Arsenal FC (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat 40: FC v Bayern (see above for details) 2 Team facts

26 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 local time) FC Formed: Nicknames: Azulgrana (Blue and Reds, Spanish), Blaugrana (Blue and Reds, Catalan) UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) European Cup (4): (), (), 2, (4), 200, 200, 20 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (4): (),, 2,, (), UEFA Super Cup (4): (), (2), (), 2,, (200), 200, 20 European/South American Cup: (2) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (20) Spanish Cup: 2 (202) Tenyear European record ( unless indicated otherwise) 20/2: semifinals 200/: winners 200/0: semifinals 200/0: winners 200/0: semifinals 200/0: round of 200/0: winners 2004/0: round of 200/04: UEFA Cup fourth round 2002/0: quarterfinals Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 0: twice, most recently v ŠKM Púchov /0/0, UEFA Cup first round second leg Biggest away win 0: Hapoel BeerSheva FC v 2/0/, UEFA Cup first round first leg Heaviest home defeat 04: twice, most recently v FC Dynamo Kyiv 0//, group stage Heaviest away defeat 40: AC Milan v /0/4, European Champion Clubs' Cup final (played in Athens) 4: Valencia CF v 02/0/00, semifinal first leg on ten occasions, most recently v AS Roma 2/02/02, second group stage (group stage to final only) Biggest home win : v Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0/0/2, round of second leg Biggest away win 0: twice, most recently v FC BATE Borisov 2/0/, group stage Heaviest home defeat 04: v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat 40: AC Milan v (see above for details) 4: Valencia CF v (see above for details) on three occasions, most recently v AS Roma (see above for details) 2 Team facts

27 FC Tuesday 2 April CET (20.4 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 (0), the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (to date), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (02004). es in the InterCities Fairs Cup and the 2 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 from 2/ 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 : ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/ UEL: UEFA Europa League UCUP: UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League 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 2: Second group stage KO: First knockout round PR: Preliminary round : Quarterfinals QR: Qualifying round QR: First qualifying round QR2: 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 National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals U2FRIE: Under2 friendly internationals U2: UEFA European Under2 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 QR: Third qualifying round (aet): decided after extra timeno.: Number R: First round aetps: decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal R2: Second round and penalty shootout R: Third round ag: decided on away goals (P): Penalty R4: Fourth round agg: Aggregate Pld: es played : Semifinals AP: Appearances Pos.: Position R: round of Comp.: Competition Pts: Points R: Round of D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) st: first leg DoB: of birth Res.: 2nd: second leg ET: Extra Time sg: decided by silver goal PO: Playoff GA: Goals against t: decided by toss of a coin (Rep) : Replay GF: Goals for W: Won PO FT: Playoff for Final gg: decided by golden goal Y: Booked Tournament L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Prom/rel PO: Promotion/relegation Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) playoff 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 appearances in the qualifying rounds and playoffs only : Current season total appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday : Total appearances in the from 2/ 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 2 Legend

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