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They may have missed out on a place in the knockout stage but there will be more than pride at stake when FC SteauaBucuresti and FC Dynamo Kyiv cross swords in the Romanian capital on Matchday 5.

• With Olympique Lyonnais and Real Madrid CF assured the top two places in Group E, the aim for Steaua andDynamo is to secure third place and, with it, entry into the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Steaua are the better placed ofthe two, with three points to Dynamo's none, and they need just a draw to confirm their return to a tournament in whichthey were semi-finalists last season.

• Both teams were on the wrong end of 1-0 results on Matchday 4. A 70th-minute own goal from Banel Nicolitaconsigned Cosmin Olaroiu's Steaua side to a narrow reverse at Real Madrid CF, while Karim Benzema's 14th-minutegoal for Olympique Lyonnais inflicted a fourth consecutive defeat on Dynamo.

Steaua shine in Kiev• For Anatoli Demianenko's men, the campaign began disastrously when Steaua won 4-1 in Kiev on 13 September.It took Sorin Ghionea just three minutes to put the visitors in front and although Serhiy Rebrov equalised (16), goalsfrom Valentin Badea (24) and Nicolae Dica (43) ensured the Romanian champions were in a commanding positionby the break. Dica gilded the lily with his second goal eleven minutes from time.

• Steaua have not managed a single point since then and were well beaten at home by Lyon (0-3) and Madrid (1-4)on Matchdays 2 and 3. Dynamo suffered even heavier defeats on those nights, losing first at Madrid (1-5) and thenagainst visiting Lyon (0-3).

• This is the fifth game between these sides and so far Steaua hold the edge, having recorded two wins, one drawand one defeat.

Monaco meeting• Steaua were reigning European champions when they won their first encounter with Dynamo, then holders of theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup, in the 1986 edition of the UEFA Super Cup. Gheorghe Hagi settled the match, which wasactually played in February 1987 in Monaco, with a goal after 44 minutes. Demianenko was part of the Dynamo lineup.

• The teams next met in the third qualifying round of the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League. Dynamo won the firstleg 4-2 in Bucharest – with Valentin Belkevich scoring twice – before a 1-1 draw in the return.

• Belkevich is one of six survivors in the Dynamo squad from that previous visit to Bucharest. Goran Gavrančić, AndriyNesmachniy and Vladyslav Vaschuk also started the match for Dynamo, while Florin Cernat and Maksim Shatskikhwere on the bench. Mirel Radoi and Sorin Paraschiv were in Steaua's starting XI.

• Steaua have yet to win at home to Ukrainian opposition while Dynamo have yet to lose in Romania.

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Team facts

FC Steaua Bucuresti

UEFA club competition milestones• Steaua are the only Romanian club to have triumphed in Europe, winning the UEFA European Champion Clubs'Cup in 1986 by defeating FC Barcelona on penalties. They then followed up that success with the UEFA Super Cup,winning 1-0 against FC Dynamo Kyiv.

• Steaua reached the final of European club football's premier competition again in 1989, but could not repeat theglory of three years earlier as they succumbed to a 4-0 defeat at the hands of AC Milan. Meanwhile, a period ofsuccess also saw them reach the semi-finals in 1988, losing 2-0 over two legs against SL Benfica.

• Since the creation of the UEFA Champions League Steaua are the only Romanian club to have qualified for thegroup stage in three successive seasons. However, each time (1994/95, 1995/96 and 1996/97) they failed to qualifyfor the next round.

UEFA club competition honours• UEFA European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1985/86• UEFA Super Cup: 1986

Ten-year record (including current season)• Steaua overcame NK Gorica (agg: 5-0) and R. Standard de Liège (agg: 4-3) in the second and third qualifying roundsrespectively to take their place in the group stage for the first time since the 1996/97 season.

1997/98: UEFA Cup - third round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, second qualifying round)1998/99: UEFA Cup - first round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, second qualifying round)1999/2000: UEFA Cup - third round2000/01: Did not compete in UEFA club competition2001/02: UEFA Cup - first round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round)2002/03: Did not compete in UEFA club competition2003/04: UEFA Cup - second round2004/05: UEFA Cup - round of 162005/06: UEFA Cup - semi-finals (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round)2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage

2005/06 seasonDomestic record: Steaua's domination in Romania over the years was reflected as they won their 23rd title and theirsecond in a row. The championship was only decided on the last day of fixtures however with Steaua edging out AFCRapid Bucuresti by five points. In the Romanian Cup they were less successful though, being eliminated in the firstround.

European record: After narrowly missing qualification for the UEFA Champions League group stage – losing 4-3 onaggregate against Rosenborg BK - Steaua became the first Romanian side to qualify for a European semi-final in 16years. Moving over to the UEFA Cup they defeated another Norwegian team, Vålerenga IF, to make it into the groupstage where they progressed without conceding at the top of Group C. Victories against SC Heerenveen and RealBetis Balompié in the next two knockout rounds set up a local derby between Steaua and Rapid in the quarter-finals,which Steaua edged on away goals. Their path to the final was finally blocked by Middlesbrough FC though, with alast-minute goal from Massimo Maccarone putting the English side through 4-3 over two legs.

Key facts• Steaua have played 197 matches in UEFA club competition with 76 victories, 54 draws and 67 defeats. In that time,the Romanian side had scored 279 goals with 257 conceded.


FC Steaua Bucuresti v FC Dynamo KyivMATCH PRESS KIT

• In the European Champion Clubs' Cup, Steaua have played 95 matches, recording 38 wins, 24 draws and 33 defeatswith 146 goals scored and 133 conceded.

• In their 22 matches to date in the UEFA Champions League (group stage to final), Steaua have won four, drawnseven, lost eleven, scored 19 goals and conceded 35.

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win6-0: CSA Steaua Bucuresti v BSC Young Boys03.10.1979, 1979/80 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, first round, second leg

• Biggest home win6-0: CSA Steaua Bucuresti v BSC Young Boys (see above for details)

• Biggest away win1-5: TJ Sparta CKD Praha v CSA Steaua Bucuresti07.09.1988, 1988/89 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg

• Heaviest defeat5-0: Paris Saint-Germain FC v CSA Steaua Bucuresti27.08.1997, 1997/98 European Champion Clubs' Cup, second qualifying round, second leg5-0: Montpellier Hérault SC v CSA Steaua Bucuresti24.10.1990, 1990/91 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, second round, first leg

• Heaviest home defeat1-4: FC Steaua Bucuresti v Real Madrid CF17.10.2006, 2006/07 UEFA Champions League, group stage0-3: FC Steaua Bucuresti v Olympique Lyonnais26.09.2006, 2006/07 UEFA Champions League, group stage0-3: CSA Steaua Bucuresti v BV Borussia Dortmund25.09.1996, 1996/97 UEFA Champions League, group stage0-3: CSA Steaua Bucuresti v Montpellier Hérault SC07.11.1990, 1990/91 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, second round, second leg0-3: CSA Steaua Bucuresti v PSV Eindhoven04.11.1970, 1970/71 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, second round, second leg

• Heaviest away defeat5-0: Paris Saint-Germain FC v CSA Steaua Bucuresti (see above for details)5-0: Montpellier Hérault SC v CSA Steaua Bucuresti (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Steaua Bucuresti13.09.2006, 2006/07 UEFA Champions League, group stage1-4: HNK Hajduk Split v CSA Steaua Bucuresti07.12.1994, 1994/95 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Biggest home win1-0: CSA Steaua Bucuresti v RTS Widzew Lódz16.10.1996, 1996/97 UEFA Champions League, group stage1-0: CSA Steaua Bucuresti v Rangers FC13.09.1995, 1995/96 UEFA Champions League, group stage



• Biggest away win1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Steaua Bucuresti (see above for details)1-4: HNK Hajduk Split v CSA Steaua Bucuresti (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat4-0: Club Atlético de Madrid v CSA Steaua Bucuresti11.09.1996, 1996/97 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Heaviest home defeat1-4: FC Steaua Bucuresti v Real Madrid CF (see above for details)0-3: FC Steaua Bucuresti v Olympique Lyonnais (see above for details)0-3: CSA Steaua Bucuresti v BV Borussia Dortmund (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat4-0: Club Atlético de Madrid v CSA Steaua Bucuresti (see above for details)

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FC Dynamo Kyiv

UEFA club competition milestones• Dynamo Kyiv have reached the semi-finals of the European Champion Clubs' Cup on three occasions. The first timecame in the 1976/77 campaign, losing 2-1 on aggregate to VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach. They then lost 4-2 overtwo legs to FC Porto in the 1986/87 season.

• The third time Dynamo reached the last four came in the 1998/99 UEFA Champions League. After a 3-3 draw athome against FC Bayern München, Dynamo missed out on the final with a 1-0 loss in Germany.

• Dynamo have twice won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, in the 1974/75 and 1985/86 seasons, recording a 3-0 victoryeach time. They beat Ferencvárosi TC in Basel and then Club Atlético de Madrid in Lyon.

UEFA club competition honours• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1974/75, 1985/86• UEFA Super Cup: 1975

Ten-year record (including current season)• Dynamo return to the group stage after a one-year absence following their elimination at the second qualifying roundstage to FC Thun at the start of the 2005/06 season. They booked their place in the group stage with a 5-3 aggregatesuccess against Fenerbahçe SK having earlier negotiated the second qualifying round thanks to an 8-1 aggregatedefeat of FHK Liepajas Metalurgs.

1997/98: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals1998/99: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals1999/00: UEFA Champions League - second group stage2000/01: UEFA Champions League - first group stage2001/02: UEFA Champions League - first group stage2002/03: UEFA Cup - third round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, first group stage)2003/04: UEFA Champions League - group stage2004/05: UEFA Cup - round of 32 (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, group stage)2005/06: UEFA Champions League - second qualifying round2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage



2005/06 seasonDomestic record: Eleven-time champions of Ukraine since 1992, Dynamo finished level on 75 points with FC ShakhtarDonetsk, which meant a play-off was required to determine the champions. Shakhtar won 2-1 after extra time. Dynamoclaimed the Ukrainian Cup with a 1-0 win against FC Metalurh Zaporizhya.

European record: Dynamo had an aborted campaign in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League, losing at the firsthurdle. They were beaten 3-2 on aggregate in the second qualifying round, which meant they did not even transferto the UEFA Cup.

Key facts• To date, Dynamo have played 170 games in the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League, winning78 matches, drawing 34 and losing 58. They had scored 253 goals and conceded 197. In the UEFA ChampionsLeague (group stage to final only), they have been involved in 70 matches, with 22 victories, 14 draws, 34 losses, 94goals scored and 105 conceded.

• In total, the Ukrainian side have played a total of 237 games in the UEFA club competition. They had won 112,drawn 51 and lost 74, scoring 364 goals and conceding 257.

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win8-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Barry Town AFC22.07.1998, 1998/99 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first qualifying phase, first leg

• Biggest home win8-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Barry Town AFC (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-5: Beşiktaş JK v FC Dinamo Kiev14.03.1987, 1986/87 European Champion Clubs' Cup, quarter-finals, first leg1-6: Coleraine FC v FC Dinamo Kiev02.09.1965, 1965/66 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, preliminary round, first leg

• Heaviest defeat5-0: Juventus v FC Dynamo Kyiv24.09.2002, 2002/03 UEFA Champions League, group stage5-0: SL Benfica v FC Dinamo Kiev01.04.1992, 1991/92 European Champion Clubs' Cup, final round, group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Olympique Lyonnais17.10.2006, 2006/07 UEFA Champions League, group stage1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Steaua Bucuresti13.09.2006, 2006/07 UEFA Champions League, group stage1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Juventus18.03.1998, 1997/98 UEFA Champions League, quarter-finals, second leg1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Bayern München07.12.1994, 1994/95 UEFA Champions League, group stage0-3: FC Dynamo Kyiv v RSC Anderlecht04.11.1992, 1992/93 UEFA Cup, second round, second leg0-3: FC Dinamo Kiev v Hamburger SV02.03.1983, 1982/83 European Champion Clubs' Cup, quarter-finals, first leg



• Heaviest away defeat5-0: Juventus v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)5-0: SL Benfica v FC Dinamo Kiev (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win4-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v RSC Anderlecht26.09.2000, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, first group stage

0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv05.11.1997, 1997/98 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Biggest home win4-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v RSC Anderlecht (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat5-0: Juventus v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Olympique Lyonnais (see above for details)1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Steaua Bucuresti (see above for details)1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v Juventus (see above for details)1-4: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Bayern München (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat5-0: Juventus v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)




Match facts

Steaua

• Nicolae Dica, Banel Nicolita, Florin Lovin, Daniel Oprita and Valentin Badea are the only Steaua players whohave featured in all eight matches in the competition, including qualifying, this season.

• Petre Marin and Gabriel Bostina made their debuts in the UEFA Champions League proper against Lyon onMatchday 2 while Gigel Coman featured for the first time in Madrid three weeks ago.

• Eugen Baciu, Iulian Ochirosii and Victoras Iacob all featured in qualifying but are yet to take their bow in thegroup stage while Cornel Cernea featured for the first time on Matchday 4.

• In contrast Ovidiu Petre and Cyril Thereau did not appear in qualifying but have featured in all four group gamesto date.

• Iacob and Dica are Steaua's top scorers in UEFA club competition with eleven goals each.

• Although only Petre had played in the UEFA Champions League before this season, eight members of the Steauasquad have played more than 30 games in UEFA club competition. Marin and Sorin Paraschiv lead the way on 40appearances, three more than Bostina and Oprita. Mirel Radoi (35 appearances), Sorin Ghionea (34), Dica (32)and Lovin (30) have also passed the 30-match mark.

• Dica and Badea are two of 12 players who have scored twice in this season's competition. Didier Drogba and Kakálead the way having managed five goals each before Matchday 5.

• Nicolita committed 15 fouls in his first four games, two fewer than Florent Malouda.

• Only PFC Levski Sofia and Dynamo (both 13 goals), FC Shakhtar Donetsk and Hamburger SV (both ten) haveconceded more goals than Steaua's nine.

• Shakhtar have collected 16 bookings in the first four games, and are the only team to exceed Steaua's total of 12cautions.

• Steaua have committed 89 fouls in the first four games, the most in the competition.

• Steaua have had the ball for an average of 23 minutes in each match, the lowest average in this season's competition.

• Carlos Fernandes celebrates his 27th birthday on 6 December.

• On Saturday Steaua drew 0-0 away against CS Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu, a result that kept them second in theRomanian First Division standings on 32 points, eleven less than leaders FC Dinamo 1948 Bucuresti. Steaua had toplay over half an hour with only ten men after defender Dorin Goian was sent off.

• Goian's dismissal was the seventh for a Steaua player this season in the league and his second after receiving ared card on 1 October against FC Politehnica Iasi. It was the fourth league dismissal of his career.

• The match gave Steaua their fourth consecutive clean sheet in the league. The last goal they conceded was on 22October when FC Otelul Galati's Emil Jula scored in a 2-1 defeat for Steaua.

• Cosmin Olaroiu decided to rest defender Marin and midfielder Petre after both were involved in midweek internationalaction. Mihai Nesu and Iacob were also absent through injury. Radoi only featured in the second half of the game.



• Olaroiu said: "I am very upset because my players did not show the necessary commitment today - the tempo wastoo slow and we were too predictable. I am especially upset because I told them Pandurii are a highly motivated andvery ambitious team, so we should have been prepared."

• Steaua's run of not winning any of their domestic matches immediately following UEFA Champions League group-stagefixtures continued on 5 November as they were held 0-0 at FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt, with Cernea making two superbsaves to ensure a point for the visitors.

• With Radoi, Iacob, Vasilica Cristocea and Nesu still injured there was only one change to the team that lost 1-0in Madrid with striker Thereau replacing Badea. Nicolita captained the side for the first time as coach Olariou andhis Steaua team-mates looked to cheer him up after his own goal against Madrid ended Steaua's hopes of progress.

• Olaroiu said: "We had to win, but did not and wouldn't have deserved to because we played very badly. We losttwo important points in the struggle for the championship." The only consolation was that leaders Dinamo droppedpoints for the first time this season, losing 2-1 at CFR Ecomax Cluj-Napoca.

• Four days later Steaua moved into the Romanian Cup quarter-finals by defeating second division FC Unirea AlbaIulia 2-1 at home. With Dica,Goian, Marin and Petre all rested, Ghionea put Steaua ahead midway through the firstperiod but the visitors equalised before half-time. Cristocea came on early in the second half for his first appearancesince rupturing a leg muscle two months ago and within seconds had claimed the winner.

• Things were not quite as close on the following Sunday as Steaua saw off struggling neighbours FC National Bucuresti6-0 to stay within eleven points of Dinamo. Cristocea continued his happy comeback with a first-half goal and Thereauthen helped himself to a hat-trick before the interval. Steaua captain Radoi made his first appearance of the seasonfollowing cartilage and knee ligament surgery as a late substitute in place of stand-in skipper Paraschiv, reclaimedthe armband, was promptly fouled in the box and converted the resulting penalty. Stelian Stancu struck the sixth inadded time.

• Steaua supplied five players - more than any other team - to the Romanian squad for the friendly in Spain lastWednesday. Marin and Petre played the full 90 minutes of the 1-0 win in Cadiz, while Dica also started, and Goianand Ghionea were late substitutes.

• Klemi Saban was in the Israel squad for the UEFA EURO 2008™ Group E qualifier against Croatia but did not takepart in the 4-3 defeat.

• Radoi, who has been out with a foot injury, revealed during a chat with the fans on Steaua's official website that hewill not be in the starting lineup against Dynamo. He said: "I have recovered, I resumed individual training two monthsago, but only my physical condition will decide when I will be able to play 90 minutes. For the moment, this is not thecase. I can play in every match, but I need several games in order to regain my strength. After the surgery, I feel likeI have another foot and I don't want to take any risks. Not even the smallest."

• Also out against Dynamo are Iacob, who will not return from a knee problem until 2007, and left-back Nesu with aknee injury suffered on 1 October against Poli Iasi. Nesu did return for the cup tie against Iulia but after playing 90minutes felt pains in his knee and underwent tests at the private clinic in Bologna that treated Radoi and Iacob,revealing ligament damage.

Dynamo

• Only two Dynamo players have featured in all eight of their games in the competition this season, including qualifying:Oleh Gusev and Maksim Shatskikh.

• Ruslan Rotan, Vitaliy Mandzyuk and Maris Verpakovskis all featured in qualifying but are yet to appear in thecompetition proper while Florin Cernat made his group-stage debut at Lyon.



• Taras Lutsenko, Rodolfo, Andriy Nesmachniy, Harrison Otalvaro, Kleber, José Moreno and Olexandr Aliyevhave all appeared in the competition proper this season having sat out qualifying.

• Olexandr Shovkovskiy is the most experienced member of the Dynamo squad in UEFA Champions League termswith 56 appearances to his name. Valentin Belkevich is next on the list with 45.

• Lutsenko, Olexandr Rybka, Rodrigo, Marjan Marković, Corrêa, Taras Mikhalik, Harrison Otalvaro, José Morenoand Aliyev have all also made their debuts in the UEFA Champions League this season.

• The Matchday 3 meeting with Lyon was Shatskikh's 60th appearance in UEFA club competition. Shovkovskiy (87appearances), Belkevich (73), Serhiy Rebrov (67) and Vladyslav Vaschuk (61) have also passed a half-centuryof European games while Andriy Nesmachniy has made 46 appearances to date.

• Rebrov is the most prolific member of the Dynamo squad in the UEFA Champions League having scored 20 goals.Shatskikh's next goal in the competition will be his tenth.

• Rebrov is also Dynamo's top scorer in UEFA club competition with 30 goals; Shatskikh is second with 20 whileBelkevich (12 goals) and Diogo Rincón (ten) are also in double figures.

• Artem Milevskiy has been fouled 12 times in the first four games, two fewer than Shunsuke Nakamura andRonaldinho.

• Dynamo have conceded 13 goals in their first three games, the most in the competition together with PFC LevskiSofia.

• Ayila Yussuf turned 22 on 4 November.

• Dynamo recorded a fine 5-2 victory against capital rivals FC Arsenal Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League on Fridaynight. Visitors Arsenal led twice but Dynamo showed their resilience to come back through Mikhalik and Kleber andthen found themselves with a numerical advantage following a red card late in the first half. Dynamo made the mostof the extra man with Belkevich, Nesmachniy and Shatskikh all on target after the break.

• The three points secured Dynamo the league leadership in the first half of the Ukrainian championship, with onlyone match remaining before the winter break. They lead the standings by four points from Shakhtar and remainunbeaten in the league after 15 games.

• Defender Marjan Marković and midfielder Badr El Kaddouri were both rested for the match while Goran Gavrančićwas a second-half substitute, replacing Mikhalik after he had to come off with an ankle injury. Diogo Rincón alsoappeared as a substitute after three weeks out injured, while Milos Ninkovic was included in the squad for the firsttime since he broke his leg in the Ukrainian Super Cup against Shakhtar on 16 July.

• Despite the win Anatoli Demianenko said: "I was very unhappy with the first half. We had lots of chances but allof the things I said to the players about the counterattacking skills of our opponents were ignored. In the second halfwe scored quickly and it became easier to play. The need to get a result every time adds to the pressure and it ishard for the boys to give 100 per cent in every match."

• Rebrov will miss the trip to Romania after picking up a knock against Arsenal, while Mikhalik is also a doubt afterbeing carried off with an ankle injury. "Rebrov is out for two or three weeks and I can't say anything definite aboutMikhalik," said Demianenko. "His ankle is swollen and he needs to undergo tests."

• Five days after their UEFA Champions League challenge ended at Lyon, Dynamo set themselves up to return tothe competition next year with a 1-0 defeat of arch-rivals Shakhtar. Dynamo were three points ahead at kick-off andthat doubled when substitute Belkevich set up Shatskikh to volley the only goal inside the final 20 minutes.



• Demianenko opted for a 4-4-2 formation and held it until Milevskiy was dismissed for a second booking just pastthe hour. Shakhtar had already lost defender Dmytro Chygrynskiy and coach Mircea Lucescu to red cards just beforehalf-time and Darijo Srna was sent off after the final whistle.

• Demianenko said: "Today I am proud of my team as they managed to score the winning goal while playing with tenagainst ten. We deserved to win. When we scored we dropped back because it was tough and the boys wanted tokeep the lead. But we still had some nice attacking moves that we could not finish off."

• On 11 November, Dynamo's lead over Shakhtar was reduced to four points as they were held 1-1 at mid-table FCKarpaty Lviv. Shatskikh scored his fifth goal of the season as he headed in a cross from Rebrov on the half-hourbut the hosts equalised late on through Batista.

• Regular forwards Kleber and Milevskiy were left out so Shatskikh was deployed as a lone striker in a 4-5-1 formationwith Mikhalik, Rebrov and Yussuf in central midfield. Carlos Corrêa was rested and Gusev was taken off early inthe second period for the same reason.

• Demianenko said: "It was a tough match, while we were still tired after beating Shakhtar. We were not brilliant butthere was a reason for that. Our team has a very tight schedule. We also have certain problems with psychology.Myself and the players have some issues to talk through after this."

• With Shovkovskiy in mixed form, Dynamo have now lost their No2 goalkeeper Rybka to a broken nose, concussionand facial cuts which required stitches suffered while playing in the first division for Dynamo's reserve side againstFC CSKA Kyiv. Rybka was caught in the face with a stray boot for an opponents and the goalkeeper was actuallysent off for his retaliation.

• Rybka, who also sustained concussion against Madrid earlier in the group stage, is expected to be out until the endof the year through injury but has also been banned for the rest of the season, though Dynamo have launched anappeal. CSKA coach Yuriy Maxymov received a similar suspension.

• Milevskiy was involved in a car accident while driving to club's training ground last week. "I was hurrying to morningtraining when I collided with another car and my car got thrown to the side of the road," said 21-year-old who sufferedonly minor injuries. He was in training the next day and is fully fit to play against Steaua.

• Shatskikh helped Uzbekistan to qualify for the next year's AFC Asian Cup finals in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailandand Vietnam as the former Soviet republic defeated Group F winners Qatar 2-0 to secure second place in the sectionahead of Hong Kong. However Shatskikh himself was sent off on the hour together with Qatar defender WesamAbdulmajid with his team already two up.

• Marković played 45 minutes for Serbia in their 1-1 friendly draw against Norway last Wednesday but fellow Dynamodefender Goran Gavrančić was omitted once again by Javier Clemente.

• Defender David Imedashvili, who was called up to the Georgia squad for a friendly against Uruguay, did not makeit on to the bench. Striker Otar Martsvaladze also missed the 2-0 win through injury.



Competition facts

• UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones

Olympique Lyonnais are on target for a record-breaking conclusion to their group-stage campaign in advance of theirMatchday 5 trip to Real Madrid CF. They are two wins away from becoming only the fifth team – and the first sinceFC Barcelona in 2002/03 – to win all six games in a group stage. The first to manage it were AC Milan in the inaugural1992/93 edition of the UEFA Champions League. Since then Paris Saint-Germain FC (1994/95) and FC SpartakMoskva (1995/96) have matched the achievement, before that Barça success in the last season before the competitionwas revamped into its current format.

Unwanted recordBarcelona are not having such an easy ride this time around. A draw or defeat for the title-holders at PFC Levski Sofiaand a Werder Bremen victory over Chelsea FC would make the Camp Nou side the first defending champions to failto get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes thefour seasons that featured a second group stage between 1999/00 and 2002/03.)

Clean sheetsLyon are also going for another UEFA Champions League first. No team has negotiated a group stage withoutconceding a goal but Lyon, along with FC Bayern München and PFC CSKA Moskva, could yet change that havingmanaged four clean sheets to date. In contrast FC Dynamo Kyiv and Levski Sofia have both shipped 13 goals in theirfirst four outings this term, just six short of the record number let in by Ferencvárosi TC in the 1995/96 campaign.

Shot shyFor all their defensive solidity, CSKA have only scored two goals so far. They can take comfort from the achievementof Villarreal CF last season and AS Roma in the 2002/03 first group stage, as both clubs advanced to the next phasewith just three goals to their name. Villarreal are a particularly noteworthy example, as they made it all the way to thesemi-finals in their debut campaign in the competition.

Seven enoughThe good news for those who have made a slow start but are still in contention is that seven sides have successfullynegotiated a group with only seven points. The first to do it were Legia Warszawa in 1995/96 before Bayer 04Leverkusen managed it in 1999/00 and Liverpool FC in 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and Juventus both progressedwith seven points in 2002/03, a feat most recently achieved by Rangers FC and Bremen last term.

Freescoring UnitedThe record for most goals scored in a group stage was established by Manchester United FC in 1998/99 when theyfound the net 20 times en route to lifting the trophy. It is a mark that is unlikely to be challenged this year, with theclosest contenders being Spanish rivals Real Madrid CF and Valencia CF who have ten goals each to their name.

• UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

Domestic champions: This season's competition features 16 domestic league winners from last season, but noneof the eight groups comprising the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League features four champions. Only Group A featuresthree league winners from the last campaign with England, Spain and Bulgaria represented by their champions,namely Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona and PFC Levski Sofia. The fourth club in the group, Werder Bremen, finishedsecond in last season's Bundesliga, five points behind FC Bayern München. All of the remaining groups feature twodomestic league winners with the exception of Group H, where Belgian side RSC Anderlecht are the only champions.Group rivals AEK Athens FC were runners-up in Greece, while LOSC Lille Métropole and AC Milan were classifiedin third place in Ligue 1 and Serie A respectively. Alongside 16 champions, there are nine runners-up and six third-placedfinishers. Arsenal FC are the only club in the group stage to have finished in fourth place in their domestic leaguechampionship last season.



Consecutive participations: This season, Manchester United FC have extended their consecutive participation inthe UEFA Champions League to eleven, a record in the competition. Bayern, PSV Eindhoven, Olympiacos CFP andReal Madrid CF are making their tenth consecutive appearances, one ahead of Arsenal.

Knockout streak: In qualifying for the 2005/06 knockout phase, Real Madrid CF equalled Manchester United FC'srecord of nine consecutive seasons in advancing past the group stage. While United's streak came to an end lastseason, Madrid have featured in the knockout phase every time since the 1996/97 campaign. In those nine seasons,United won the competition once while they also advanced as far as the semi-finals twice, the quarter-finals four timesand the first knockout round twice in the other eight seasons. Madrid, meanwhile, have won the competition threetimes in the last nine years while they advanced as far as the semi-finals twice and the quarter-finals twice. However,in the last two seasons their interest in the competition has ended at the first knockout round.

European return: Of all 32 clubs competing in this season's UEFA Champions League, only FC Spartak Moskvaand FC Girondins de Bordeaux did not participate in a UEFA club competition during the 2005/06 season. Indeed,the two clubs are making their first appearance in UEFA club competition since the 2003/04 season.

Past masters: Four clubs competing in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League were involved in the competition whenit started during the 1992/93 season. AC Milan were beaten finalists (losing to Olympique de Marseille), while PSVEindhoven, PFC CSKA Moskva and FC Porto all participated in the group stage. In addition, AEK Athens FC and FCBarcelona were knocked out in the second round, the last hurdle before the group stage.

Long road for debutants: Five clubs have advanced to the group stage from the European Champion Clubs' Cupsecond qualifying round including this season's two debutants, FC København and PFC Levski Sofia. They are joinedby FC Spartak Moskva, FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Steaua Bucuresti as clubs who had to play four matches to claimtheir place in the group stage of the competition. A debutant has not won the competition since Juventus in 1995/96,the Italian side becoming the third club to achieve this following Olympique de Marseille (1992/93, first UEFA ChampionsLeague final) and AFC Ajax (1994/95).

No qualifiers: Of the 32 clubs involved in the group stage, only AS Roma and FC Girondins de Bordeaux have yetto play a qualifying round match in order to reach the UEFA Champions League. Roma are making their fourthappearance in the competition, while Bordeaux are involved for the second time.

Pedigree: Four of the former winners of the competition since it included a group stage element from the 1992/93season are not participating in this season's UEFA Champions League, namely Olympique de Marseille (1992/93),AFC Ajax (1994/95), Juventus (1995/96) and BV Borussia Dortmund (1996/97). The last ten winners of the competition,Real Madrid CF (three), Manchester United FC, FC Bayern München, AC Milan, FC Porto, Liverpool FC and FCBarcelona are involved in this season's group stage. Only three winners from the last ten UEFA Cup finals are notinvolved in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage, namely Parma FC (1998/99), Feyenoord (2001/02)and Sevilla FC (2005/06). Liverpool and Porto have won both competitions in the past decade, while the remainingUEFA Cup winners in that time are FC Internazionale Milano, Galatasaray SK, Valencia CF and PFC CSKA Moskva.

• UEFA Champions League: All-time recordsBiggest wins8-3: AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (05.11.2003)7-0: Juventus v Olympiacos CFP (10.12.2003)7-2: Paris Saint-Germain FC v Rosenborg BK (24.10.2000)7-2: Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (08.03.2005)6-0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (17.03.1993)6-0: Leeds United AFC v Besiktas JK (26.09.2000)6-0: Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk (25.09.2002)Monaco's record victory was achieved in part thanks to the exploits of Dado Pršo, who scored four of his seven2003/04 UEFA Champions League goals that evening against Deportivo. Only one team has scored more than fivegoals in an away game, Manchester United FC winning 6-2 at Brøndby IF in 1998/99.



Most goals in a season12: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 2002/03)10: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus, 1997/98)10: Mário Jardel (FC Porto, 1999/00)10: Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, 1999/00)10: Raúl González (Real Madrid CF, 1999/00)10: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 2001/02)10: Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan, 2002/03)Andriy Shevchenko finished as top scorer in 2005/06 with nine goals, three behind the record mark set for one seasonin the competition.

Four goals in a matchMarco van Basten (AC Milan 4-0 IFK Göteborg, 25.11.1992)Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000)Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003)Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC 4-1 AC Sparta Praha, 03.11.2004)Andriy Shevchenko (Fenerbahçe SK 0-4 AC Milan, 23.11.2005)Of these four-goal hauls, Dado Pršo's against Deportivo was the quickest. He scored his first goal 26 minutes intothe game and his fourth just 23 minutes later.

Fastest goal in a match20.07 secs: Gilberto (PSV Eindhoven 0-4 Arsenal FC, 25.09.2002)20.12 secs: Alessandro Del Piero (Manchester United FC 3-2 Juventus, 01.10.1997)21.20 secs: Clarence Seedorf (FC Schalke 04 2-2 AC Milan, 28.09.2005)25.40 secs: Marek Kincl (Club Brugge KV 3-2 SK Rapid Wien, 02.11.2005)28.21 secs: Mariano Bombarda (Willem II 3-4 AC Sparta Praha, 20.10.1999)AC Milan's joy at Clarence Seedorf's first-minute goal against FC Schalke 04 in the 2005/06 group stage was short-lived- Søren Larsen equalised for the home side in the third minute.

Fastest hat-tricks9 mins: Mike Newell (Blackburn Rovers FC 4-1 Rosenborg BK, 06.12.1995)19 mins: Marco Simone (Rosenborg BK 1-4 AC Milan, 25.09.1996)19 mins: Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC 8-3 RC Deportivo La Coruña, 05.11.2003)21 mins: Sigurd Rushfeldt (Rosenborg BK 3-0 Galatasaray SK, 21.10.1998)21 mins: Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio 5-1 Olympique de Marseille, 14.03.2000)Rosenborg conceded 16 goals the season Mike Newell scored his rapid hat-trick, three fewer than the UEFA ChampionsLeague group stage record set by Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC the same season.

Youngest players to score17 years, 195 days: Peter Oforiquaye (Rosenborg BK 5-1 Olympiacos CFP, 01.10.1997)17 years, 218 days: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal FC 5-1 Rosenborg BK, 07.12.2004)17 years, 241 days: Martin Klein (Panathinaikos FC 2-1 AC Sparta Praha, 27.02.2002)17 years, 353 days: Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais 2-1 Rosenborg BK, 06.12.2005)18 years, 61 days: Sammy Kuffour (FC Bayern München 2-2 FC Spartak Moskva, 02.11.1994)18 years, 70 days: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-4 FC Bayern München, 07.12.1994)Peter Oforiquaye became the youngest player to score, but Celestine Babayaro is still the youngest player to appear,having begun RSC Anderlecht's game against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994 aged 16 years and 87days.

• UEFA club competition and UEFA Champions League: All-time record appearances and goalscoring

Appearances: UEFA club competitionNote: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competitions (UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup)



120+161 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)133 Luís Figo (Sporting Clube de Portugal, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)128 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München)122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF)120 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)

110-119117 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano)116 Phillip Cocu (BV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona)116 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan)113 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)113 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF)112 Stefan Reuter (1. FC Nürnberg, FC Bayern München, Juventus, BV Borussia Dortmund)111 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)110 Pavel Nedvěd (AC Sparta Praha, S.S. Lazio, Juventus)

100-109109 Amedeo Carboni (UC Sampdoria, AS Roma, Valencia CF)108 Vítor Baía (FC Porto, FC Barcelona)107 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC)107 Stefan Klos (BV Borussia Dortmund, Rangers FC)107 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, RC Celta de Vigo, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC)107 Roar Strand (Rosenborg BK)106 Filip De Wilde (KSK Beveren, RSC Anderlecht, Sporting Clube de Portugal)106 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)106 Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid CF)105 Michel Preud'homme (R. Standard de Liège, KV Mechelen, SL Benfica)105 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF)105 Lilian Thuram (AS Monaco FC, Parma FC, Juventus, FC Barcelona)104 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)104 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)104 Gert Verheyen (RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV)103 Ciro Ferrara (SSC Napoli, Juventus)101 Edgar Davids (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano, Tottenham Hotspur FC)101 Bülent Korkmaz (Galatasaray SK)101 Manuel Sanchís (Real Madrid CF)101 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)100 Lothar Matthäus (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano)



95-9999 Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club Bilbao, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Bayern München)99 Javier Zanetti (FC internazionale Milano)98 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)98 Angelo Peruzzi (AS Roma, Juventus, S.S. Lazio)98 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)98 Edwin van der Sar (AFC Ajax, Juventus, Fulham FC, Manchester United FC)97 Francisco Gento (Real Madrid CF)97 Patrick Kluivert (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United FC, Valencia CF)97 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC)96 Marc Overmars (AFC Ajax, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona)96 Michael Reiziger (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, FC Barcelona, Middlesbrough FC, PSV Eindhoven)95 Ray Clemence (Liverpool FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC)95 Rui Costa (SL Benfica, AC Fiorentina, AC Milan)95 Gheorghe Hagi (CF Sportul Studentesc, FC Steaua Bucuresti, Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)95 Erik Hoftun (Rosenborg BK)

Appearances: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only; Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competition

100+105 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)103 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF)101 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)

90-9998 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München)98 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)94 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)94 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)

80-8988 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)88 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)86 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan)82 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)82 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)81 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)80 Zinédine Zidane (Juventus, Real Madrid CF)



70-7979 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)79 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)79 Hasan Salihamidžić (FC Bayern München)78 Guti (Real Madrid CF)78 Iván Helguera (Real Madrid CF)78 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF)77 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC)77 Míchel Salgado (Real Madrid CF)75 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF)74 Phillip Cocu (PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona)74 Edgar Davids (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano)74 Robert Pirès (Olympique de Marseille, Arsenal FC)74 Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United FC)74 Sylvain Wiltord (FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Arsenal FC, Olympique Lyonnais)73 Michael Reiziger (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, FC Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven)72 Samuel Kuffour (FC Bayern München)71 Roy Keane (Manchester United FC)71 Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Olympiacos CFP)

Others (involved in this season's competition only)68 Patrick Kluivert (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona)68 Mehmet Scholl (FC Bayern München)67 Mikaël Silvestre (FC Internazionale Milano, Manchester United FC)66 Alessandro Nesta (S.S. Lazio, AC Milan)66 Patrick Vieira (Arsenal FC, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano)64 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)61 Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal FC)61 Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona)60 Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona)

Goals: UEFA club competitionNote: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competitions (UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup)

50+62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München)56 Eusébio (SL Benfica)56 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)56 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)55 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan)50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)50 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC)50 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)

45-4947 Carlos Santillana (Real Madrid CF)46 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona)45 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)45 Jupp Heynckes (Hannover 96, VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach)

Goals: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only; Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competition



40+54 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)46 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)43 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan)42 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)

30-3937 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)35 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)31 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)

20-2929 Patrick Kluivert (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona)28 David Trezeguet (AS Monaco FC, Juventus)27 Roy Makaay (RC Deportivo La Coruña, FC Bayern München)27 Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Olympiacos CFP)25 Mário Jardel (FC Porto, Galatasaray SK)24 Giovane Elber (FC Bayern München, Olympique Lyonnais)24 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)23 Hernán Crespo (Parma FC, S.S. Lazio, FC Internazionale Milano, Chelsea FC, AC Milan)23 Jari Litmanen (AFC Ajax, Liverpool FC)21 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)20 Serhiy Rebrov (FC Dynamo Kyiv)20 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)20 Marco Simone (AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain FC, AS Monaco FC)

Others (involved in this season's competition only)19 Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United FC)

Goals: UEFA Champions League/European Champion Clubs' CupNote: This list considers the all-time goalscorers list in both competitions including all qualifying round matches;Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competition

50+54 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)52 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan)50 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)

40-4949 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)47 Eusébio (SL Benfica)42 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)

36-3938 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)37 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan)




UEFA information

Puskás rememberedHungarian and European football mourned the loss of an all-time great on Friday when Ferenc Puskás died in Budapestat the age of 79 after a long illness. Puskás won league titles in his homeland with Kispest Honvéd FC and in Spainwith Real Madrid CF, with whom he also lifted the European Champion Clubs' Cup, memorably scoring four goals inthe 7-3 defeat of Eintracht Frankfurt in 1960. On the international stage, Puskás and his Hungary team-mates capturedgold at the 1952 Olympic Games and followed that up with victories such as the 6-3 defeat of England at Wembleyon 25 November 1953.

UEFA President Lennart Johansson said: "I knew about his illness and thought that I was prepared to receive theultimate bad news. But I wasn't. Realisation that I will never see Ferenc Puskás again gives me a sense of emptinessthat, I am sure, a lot of other people are experiencing. The footballer had long since become a legend. With that leftfoot which could be velvet or pure steel, he broke all sorts of records. He went into the annals of UEFA as the onlyplayer to have scored four goals and the only one to record two hat-tricks in European finals.

"Behind the remarkable statistics was a remarkable man. In his humble way, he would deny that he had a profoundinfluence on the development of European football. But he did. What's more, his career and his life held a mirror tothe history of our continent... Ferenc Puskás once said that he loved football more than he loved life. Sadly, his lifeis now over. But football will never stop loving Ferenc Puskás."

Athens designUEFA has unveiled the new visual identity created for the 2007 UEFA Champions League final in Athens at a specialceremony in the Greek capital. The event design to be used around the UEFA Champions League final at Athens'sOlympic Stadium on 23 May was revealed at the Ceremonies Hall within the City Hall in Kotzia Square on 9 November.The UEFA Champions League final has, in recent years, been given an identity of its own with a unique logo, a designconcept and an overall theme. The objective is to help promote the final and enhance the prestige of one of the world'sbiggest sporting events.

Independent European Sports ReviewEuropean law has continued to have a major impact on sport in recent years, although the cases are less celebratedthan the 1995 Bosman case that drastically altered football. One of these was the Meca-Medina case, in whichjudgement was handed down by the European Court of Justice in a case involving two swimmers who had failed adoping test.

In a summary article and longer background essay, published on uefa.com, UEFA's director of legal affairs GianniInfantino looks at this case and related questions, especially in view of the findings of the newly-published IndependentEuropean Sports Review. The review supports recognition of sport's specific nature in European Union legislation,and the preservation and protection of the present European sports model, and asks if the Meca-Medina verdict is astep backwards for the European sports model and sports specificity.



Head coach profiles

Cosmin OlaroiuDate of birth: 10 June 1969Nationality: RomanianPlaying career: FC National 2000 Bucuresti, FC Universitatea Craiova, Suwon Bluewings FC, JEF United IchiharaCoaching career: FC National 2000 Bucuresti, FCU Politehnica Timisoara, FC Steaua Bucuresti

An average player for FC National 2000 Bucuresti, FC Universitatea Craiova and in the Far East, Cosmin Olaroiucuts a much more distinctive figure in the dugout. He became the youngest coach in Romanian First Division historywhen he took the helm at National and he has gone from strength to strength since, eventually landing at FC SteauaBucuresti, whom he guided to the final four of the UEFA Cup last season. Middlesbrough FC blocked their path tothe final then but Olaroiu could at least take consolation in having guided the capital club to the title.

A studious and dedicated coach out of the mould of Liverpool FC legend Bob Paisley, much of Olaroiu's determinationis a result of the three-year spell he had in Japan and the Korean Republic towards the end of his playing career. Heturned out for Suwon Bluewings FC and JEF United Ichihara between 1997 and 2000, bringing the curtain down ona career that began with Steaua when he turned down a promising basketball career to concentrate on football andsubsequently spending much of his playing days on the fringes of the teams at National and Universitatea Craiova.

Olaroiu quickly rose to prominence as a coach, however, pushing National to within one win of the title in 2001/02.He had short spells at Steaua, National and FCU Politehnica Timisoara before he was sacked by the latter in November2005. Within days he was back at Steaua and after a successful UEFA Cup campaign he capped an excellent seasonwith the league title.

Anatoli DemianenkoDate of birth: 19 January 1959Nationality: UkrainianPlaying career: FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, FC Dynamo Kyiv, 1. FC Magdeburg, RTS Widzew LódzCoaching career: FC Dynamo Kyiv

Anatoli Demianenko began his playing career with his hometown club FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, though his greatesttriumphs came with FC Dynamo Kyiv, where he first moved in 1979. He won the Soviet championship in his firstseason and capped a fine campaign with a starring role at the 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship as theUSSR team conceded just once in six matches on their way to the title. He has since described the achievement, inwhich he played at the heart of the defence, as "unforgettable".

Demianenko won the first of his 80 senior caps the following year, going on to represent USSR in three FIFA WorldCups and the 1988 UEFA European Championship, where he played a pivotal role as his team reached the finalbefore losing to the Netherlands. The centre-back won four more league titles and four cups at Dynamo, as well asthe 1986 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. After spells in Germany and Poland, he returned to Dynamo and in 1992 helpedthem to their first championship since Ukrainian independence.

Demianenko joined the club's coaching staff before taking over as head coach in September 2005, moving up froman assistant's role after Dynamo failed to reach the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in nineyears. Demianenko flourished immediately, putting the advice he has received down the years from the likes of JozsefSzabo, Valeriy Lobanovskiy and Leonid Buryak into practice. He won his first trophy as a coach in May 2006 asDynamo lifted the Ukrainian Cup, although FC Shakhtar Donetsk denied the Kiev club a domestic double by claimingthe league title a few days later.



Squad list

SteauaAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-6-1-7-1-122.04.76ROMCornel Cernea12-13-3-9-3-306.12.79PORCarlos Fernandes13----------15.05.86ROMMarius Toma31

Defenders622-4-12-4-312.12.80ROMDorin Goian3-----1----12.04.83ROMDaniel Panait4335--12----22.03.81ROMMirel Radoi6-25-2-6-2-419.02.83ROMMihai Nesu15-12---9---325.05.80ROMEugen Baciu17141-3-11-31308.09.73ROMPetre Marin18-8-2-5-2-117.02.80ISRRahamin Klemi Saban231351411414-311.05.79ROMSorin Ghionea24-1-1110-1--22.09.81ROMStelian Stancu27

Midfielders-16-8-9-4--22.03.82ROMOvidiu Petre8

1133241016241409.05.80ROMNicolae Dica10237-2112-21422.05.77ROMGabriel Bostina11-8-129-1-427.09.80ROMVasilica Cristocea14425-4214-4-407.01.85ROMBanel Nicolita16-30-4-10-4-411.02.82ROMFlorin Lovin20441-4112-41317.06.81ROMSorin Paraschiv22-13-1-9-1--04.10.78ROMGigel Coman2812---4--1213.03.89ROMIulian Ochirosii30

Forwards438-4515-4-410.08.81ROMDaniel Oprita74824215242423.10.82ROMValentin Badea91126---2--2214.10.80ROMVictoras Iacob19-4-459-4--24.04.83FRACyril Thereau21

Coach-16-4---4-410.06.69ROMCosmin Olaroiu



Squad list

Dynamo KyivAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-87-56-9-3-302.01.75UKROlexandr Shovkovskiy1-1-1-2-1--01.02.74UKRTaras Lutsenko21-2-1-2-1-110.04.87UKROlexandr Rybka55

Defenders-13-719-3--23.10.82BRARodolfo4-30-1415-1-204.08.79CROGoran Sabljić6-46-3119-2--28.02.79UKRAndriy Nesmachniy26361239------02.01.75UKRVladyslav Vaschuk27342125-7-31302.08.78SCGGoran Gavrančić32----------02.07.87UKRDenys Dedechko39-6-2210-2-327.08.80BRARodrigo44-32-2-11-2-228.09.81SCGMarjan Marković81

Midfielders17-3411-31429.12.80BRACarlos Corrêa7

127344515-3-327.01.73BLSValentin Belkevich8533218-6-1-210.03.80ROMFlorin Cernat10320--13--2329.10.81UKRRuslan Rotan14

103051859-33218.04.80BRADiogo Rincón15-5-3211-3-228.10.83UKRTaras Mikhalik17226-14112-4-425.04.83UKROleh Gusev20-1---3---124.01.86UKRVitaliy Mandzyuk29-17-916-2-431.01.81MORBadr El Kaddouri3021518213-41304.11.84NGAAyila Yussuf37-1-1---1--28.02.86COLHarrison Otalvaro40

Forwards3067203829131403.06.74UKRSerhiy Rebrov5-11-735-2--12.08.83BRAKleber9-1-1---1--10.09.81COLJosé Moreno11

2061937614-43430.08.78UZBMaksim Shatskikh166281415--1315.10.79LATMaris Verpakovskis2315141613-112.01.85UKRArtem Milevskiy25----------20.04.88UKRVolodymyr Lysenko78-2-1-1-1--03.02.85UKROlexandr Aliyev88

Coach-11-4---4-419.02.59UKRAnatoli Demianenko



Match-by-match lineups - Group E

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubs12090044Olympique Lyonnais94101034Real Madrid CF3953014FC Steaua Bucuresti01324004FC Dynamo Kyiv

VenueResultsMatchDateKiev1-4Dynamo Kyiv v Steaua13.09.2006

Goals: 0-1 Ghionea 3, 1-1 Rebrov 16, 1-2 Badea 24, 1-3 Dica 43, 1-4 Dica 79Dynamo Kyiv: Shovkovskiy, Rodolfo, Rebrov (Harrison Otalvaro 73), Corrêa (Belkevich 59), Diogo Rincón, Shatskikh,Gusev, Nesmachniy, Yussuf, Rodrigo, Marković (José Moreno 61)Steaua: Carlos Fernandes, Goian, Badea (Thereau 70' ), Dica (O. Petre 82' ), Cristocea (Oprita 74' ), Nesu, Nicolita,Lovin, Paraschiv, Saban, GhioneaReferee: Paul Allaerts (BEL)

VenueResultsMatchDateLyon2-0Lyon v Real Madrid13.09.2006

Goals: 1-0 Fred 11, 2-0 Tiago 31Lyon: Coupet, Cris, Müller, Juninho (Källström 73), Malouda, Fred (Wiltord 78), Réveillère, Govou (Clerc 82), Abidal,Tiago, ToulalanReal Madrid: Casillas, Roberto Carlos, Sergio Ramos, Cannavaro, Diarra, Raúl (Robinho 69' ), Emerson, Cicinho,Van Nistelrooy, Cassano (Reyes 46' ), Beckham (Guti 55' )Referee: Wolfgang Stark (GER)

VenueResultsMatchDateMadrid5-1Real Madrid v Dynamo Kyiv26.09.2006

Goals: 1-0 Van Nistelrooy 20, 2-0 Raúl 27, 3-0 Reyes 46, 3-1 Milevskiy 47, 4-1 Raúl 61, 5-1 Van Nistelrooy 70Real Madrid: Casillas, Roberto Carlos, Sergio Ramos, Cannavaro, Diarra, Raúl (Robinho 84), Emerson, Guti, VanNistelrooy (Ronaldo 72), Reyes (Beckham 46), MejíaDynamo Kyiv: Shovkovskiy, Sabljić, Corrêa (Mikhalik 74' ), Belkevich (Rybka 70' ), Diogo Rincón (Aliyev 81' ),Shatskikh, Gusev, Milevskiy, Nesmachniy, Gavrančić, YussufReferee: Graham Poll (ENG)

VenueResultsMatchDateBucharest0-3Steaua v Lyon26.09.2006

Goals: 0-1 Fred 43, 0-2 Tiago 55, 0-3 Benzema 89Steaua: Carlos Fernandes, Goian, Badea, Dica, Bostina (Oprita 55), Nesu, Nicolita, Marin, Lovin (Thereau 76),Paraschiv (O. Petre 57), GhioneaLyon: Coupet, Clerc, Cris, Müller, Juninho, Malouda, Fred (Benzema 85' ), Abidal (Réveillère 76' ), Tiago (Källström82' ), Wiltord, ToulalanReferee: Howard Webb (ENG)

VenueResultsMatchDateBucharest1-4Steaua v Real Madrid17.10.2006

Goals: 0-1 Sergio Ramos 9, 0-2 Raúl 34, 0-3 Robinho 56, 1-3 Badea 64, 1-4 Van Nistelrooy 76Steaua: Carlos Fernandes, Goian, Badea, Dica, Bostina, Nicolita, Marin, Lovin (O. Petre 62), Paraschiv (Oprita 78),Saban (Thereau 59), GhioneaReal Madrid: Casillas, Roberto Carlos, Sergio Ramos, Cannavaro, Diarra, Raúl, Emerson, Robinho, Guti (Beckham71' ), Van Nistelrooy (Ronaldo 78' ), HelgueraReferee: Roberto Rosetti (ITA)

VenueResultsMatchDateKiev0-3Dynamo Kyiv v Lyon17.10.2006

Goals: 0-1 Juninho 31, 0-2 Källström 38, 0-3 Malouda 50



Dynamo Kyiv: Lutsenko, Rodolfo, Rebrov (Shatskikh 46), Corrêa (Gusev 46), Diogo Rincón, Mikhalik, Milevskiy(Kleber 85), El Kaddouri, Gavrančić, Yussuf, MarkovićLyon: Vercoutre, Clerc, Cris, Källström, Juninho (Toulalan 58' ), Malouda, Fred, Diarra (Tiago 80' ), Abidal (Réveillère69' ), Wiltord, SquillaciReferee: Domenico Messina (ITA)

VenueResultsMatchDateMadrid1-0Real Madrid v Steaua01.11.2006

Goals: 1-0 Nicolita 70Real Madrid: Casillas, Roberto Carlos, Sergio Ramos, Cannavaro, Diarra (Beckham 59), Raúl, Emerson, Robinho(Reyes 87), Guti, Van Nistelrooy (Ronaldo 74), HelgueraSteaua: Cernea, Goian, Oprita (Coman 84' ), O. Petre, Badea (Lovin 79' ), Dica, Nicolita, Marin, Paraschiv (Thereau79' ), Ghionea, StancuReferee: Konrad Plautz (AUT)

VenueResultsMatchDateLyon1-0Lyon v Dynamo Kyiv01.11.2006

Goals: 1-0 Benzema 14Lyon: Coupet, Clerc, Cris, Juninho (Källström 79), Malouda, Govou (Diarra 88), Benzema (Wiltord 75), Abidal, Tiago,Toulalan, SquillaciDynamo Kyiv: Shovkovskiy, Rodolfo, Rebrov (Shatskikh 66' ), Kleber, Cernat (Belkevich 77' ), Mikhalik, Gusev,Milevskiy, El Kaddouri, Gavrančić (Rodrigo 46' ), YussufReferee: Pieter Vink (HOL)

Bucharest-Steaua v Dynamo Kyiv21.11.2006Madrid-Real Madrid v Lyon21.11.2006Kiev-Dynamo Kyiv v Real Madrid06.12.2006Lyon-Lyon v Steaua06.12.2006



Bookings list - Group E

FC Dynamo KyivFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoSROlexandr Shovkovskiy1

SGoran Sabljic6YMaksim Shatskikh16

YArtem Milevskiy25YBadr El Kaddouri30YOleh Gusev20

YAyila Yussuf37

Olympique LyonnaisFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYAnthony Réveillère12

YKim Källström6*YYFlorent Malouda10

YJérémy Toulalan28

Real Madrid CFFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYRoberto Carlos3YFabio Cannavaro5YMahamadou Diarra6

*YYSergio Ramos4

FC Steaua BucurestiFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoSPetre Marin18YSorin Ghionea24

YNicolae Dica10*YYOvidiu Petre8

YMihai Nesu15YDaniel Oprita7

*YYDorin Goian3*YYBanel Nicolita16

YCornel Cernea12YCarlos Fernandes13



Domestic information

FC Steaua Bucuresti (Divizia A)

LineupsResOpponentDateCernea, Stancu (Coman 59), Goian,Ghionea, Marin, Nicolita, Paraschiv, O.Petre (Badea 68), Oprita, Dica, Thereau

0-0v FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt (A)05.11.2006League

Cernea, Stancu, Goian (Badea 66),Ghionea, Coman, Oprita, O. Petre,Paraschiv (Radoi 82), Cristocea (Ochirosii63), Dica, Thereau

6-0v FC National 2000 Bucuresti (H)12.11.2006League

Cernea, Stancu, Goian, Ghionea, Coman,Cristocea (Oprita 46), Paraschiv, Lovin(Radoi 66), Nicolita (Badea 74), Dica,Thereau

0-0v CS Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu (A)18.11.2006League

GoalscorersResOpponentDate0-0v FCU Politehnica Timisoara (A)29.07.2006League

Paraschiv 33, Oprita 41, Dica 553-0v FC Universitatea Craiova (H)05.08.2006LeagueCristocea 19, Dica 35, 663-0v FC UTA Arad (A)13.08.2006LeagueBadea 45, Dica 48(pen), 67(pen)3-1v SC Vaslui (H)19.08.2006LeagueNicolita 25, Oprita 38, 533-0v FC Farul Constanta (H)26.08.2006LeagueDica 851-0v FC 2005 SA Arges (A)09.09.2006LeagueOprita 801-1v AFC Rapid Bucuresti (H)17.09.2006League

0-1v FC Dinamo 1948 Bucuresti (A)20.09.2006LeagueBostina 41(pen), Oprita 782-1v AFC Gloria 1922 Bistrita (H)23.09.2006LeagueDica 75(pen)1-1v FC Politehnica Iasi (A)01.10.2006LeagueGhionea 6, Dica 43, 73(pen), Thereau 454-2v CFR Ecomax Cluj-Napoca (H)13.10.2006LeagueThereau 581-2v FC Otelul Galati (A)22.10.2006LeagueOprita 48, Lovin 72, Bostina 833-0v Forex Brasov (A)25.10.2006CupBadea 57, Nicolita 60, Dica 703-0v AFC Unirea Valahorum Urziceni (H)28.10.2006League

0-0v FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt (A)05.11.2006LeagueCristocea 29, Thereau 33, 42, 45, Radoi83(pen), Stancu 90

6-0v FC National 2000 Bucuresti (H)12.11.2006League

0-0v CS Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu (A)18.11.2006Leaguev CS Jiul Petrosani (H)25.11.2006League



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank431035111416FC Dinamo 1948 Bucuresti13293125916FC Steaua Bucuresti232113025916AFC Rapid Bucuresti32991635816FCU Politehnica Timisoara429233452916CFR Ecomax Cluj-Napoca526172262816AFC Gloria 1922 Bistrita625292271816FC Otelul Galati722291964616FC Universitatea Craiova821262073616SC Vaslui921161473616CS Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu1020221665516FC Politehnica Iasi1120191682616FC UTA Arad1219192074516FC Farul Constanta1317211292516FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt1417181192516AFC Unirea Valahorum Urziceni15132212111416FC 2005 SA Arges16102711104216FC National 2000 Bucuresti178217105116CS Jiul Petrosani18



Domestic information

FC Dynamo Kyiv (Premier League)

LineupsResOpponentDateShovkovskiy, Rodolfo, Rebrov(Nesmachniy 90), Kleber (Shatskikh 62),Gusev (Belkevich 67), Milevskiy, ElKaddouri, Yussuf, Rodrigo, Marković,Mikhalik

1-0v FC Shakhtar Donetsk (H)06.11.2006League

Shovkovskiy, Rodolfo, Nesmachniy, ElKaddouri, Rodrigo, Marković, Gusev(Belkevich 54), Mikhalik, Yussuf, Rebrov(Farkas 73), Shatskikh

1-1v FC Karpaty Lviv (A)11.11.2006League

Shovkovskiy, Gusev, Rodrigo, Rodolfo,Nesmachniy, Yussuf (Diogo Rincón 74),Mikhalik (Gavrančić 67), Cernat, Belkevich,Milevskiy (Shatskikh 65), Kleber

5-2v FC Arsenal Kyiv (H)17.11.2006League



GoalscorersResOpponentDateRodrigo 12, Corrêa 45, Yussuf 54,Shatskikh 68

4-1v FC Chornomorets Odesa (H)21.07.2006League

Yussuf 21, Diogo Rincón 48, 66,Verpakovskis 74, Corrêa 85

5-0v FC Metalurh Zaporizhya (A)29.07.2006League

El Kaddouri 4, Corrêa 24, Rotan 773-1v FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (H)05.08.2006LeagueCorrêa 7, Rodrigo 722-1v FC Zorya Luhansk (A)19.08.2006LeagueRebrov 35(pen), Gusev 512-0v FC Metalist Kharkiv (H)27.08.2006LeagueDiogo Rincón 541-1v FC Metalurh Donetsk (A)09.09.2006LeagueSabljić 421-0v FC Illychivets Mariupil (H)17.09.2006LeagueMandzyuk 10, 45, Oliynyk 71, Vaschuk 854-0v OLKOM (A)20.09.2006CupDiogo Rincón 74(pen)1-1v FC Vorskla Poltava (A)22.09.2006LeagueRodolfo 30, Shatskikh 492-1v SC Tavriya Simferopol (H)01.10.2006LeagueMilevskiy 21, Diogo Rincón 602-0v FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (A)14.10.2006LeagueMikhalik 20, Rebrov 60(pen), Kleber 843-1v FC Stal Alchevsk (H)21.10.2006LeagueMikhalik 34, Cernat 522-0v FC Kharkiv (A)25.10.2006CupKleber 79, Shatskikh 872-0v FC Kharkiv (A)28.10.2006LeagueShatskikh 751-0v FC Shakhtar Donetsk (H)06.11.2006LeagueShatskikh 321-1v FC Karpaty Lviv (A)11.11.2006LeagueMikhalik 10, Kleber 39, Belkevich 46,Nesmachniy 52, Shatskikh 76

5-2v FC Arsenal Kyiv (H)17.11.2006League

v FC Arsenal Kyiv (H)18.11.2006Leaguev FC Chornomorets Odesa (A)26.11.2006Leaguev FC Metalurh Zaporizhya (H)04.03.2007Leaguev FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (A)11.03.2007Leaguev FC Zorya Luhansk (H)18.03.2007Leaguev FC Metalist Kharkiv (A)01.04.2007Leaguev FC Metalurh Donetsk (H)07.04.2007Leaguev FC Illychivets Mariupil (A)15.04.2007Leaguev FC Vorskla Poltava (H)22.04.2007Leaguev SC Tavriya Simferopol (A)29.04.2007Leaguev FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (H)06.05.2007Leaguev FC Stal Alchevsk (A)13.05.2007Leaguev FC Kharkiv (H)20.05.2007Leaguev FC Shakhtar Donetsk (A)26.05.2007Leaguev FC Karpaty Lviv (H)10.06.2007Leaguev FC Arsenal Kyiv (A)17.06.2007League

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank391035031215FC Dynamo Kyiv135635221115FC Shakhtar Donetsk226131735715FC Metalist Kharkiv32381328515FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk421141463615SC Tavriya Simferopol521161636514FC Arsenal Kyiv620201855515FC Chornomorets Odesa720151355515FC Metalurh Donetsk820181738415FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih919141054514FC Karpaty Lviv1016161274415FC Vorskla Poltava111616857315FC Metalurh Zaporizhya1212201293315FC Illychivets Mariupil1312231376215FC Zorya Luhansk1410271394215FC Kharkiv1592010103215FC Stal Alchevsk16



Match officials

Jaroslav Jára (CZE)RefereeMiroslav Zlámal (CZE), Antonin Kordula (CZE)Assistant refereesRadek Kocian (CZE)Fourth officialAndreas Akkelides (CYP)UEFA Delegate

Referee

UEFAUCLDoBNat.Name21121.02.1964CZEJaroslav Jára

Jaroslav Jára has made his way into the top bracket of European referees with some fine displays. As well as hisprogress on the continental circuit, such as taking control of the October 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championshipplay-off match between Germany and England, which the latter won 2-0 in Leverkusen to earn a finals place, intriguingdomestic appointments have steadily come the way of the keen cyclist and skier. He has not been restricted to hisnative Czech Republic either but has also worked in the Slovakian top flight.

Based in Plzen, Jára earned his FIFA badge in 1998 and has steadily established his reputation. His first UEFAappointment was Greece's 4-0 win against Malta in a UEFA European U16 Championship qualifier in March 1998and various youth appointments followed until his first senior international. That was F.Y.R. Macedonia's 3-1 homewin against Liechtenstein in a UEFA EURO 2004™ qualifier in June 2003, and he then took charge of two subsequentFIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

The 2005/06 Matchday 6 encounter between SK Rapid Wien and Juventus, which the Italian team won 3-1, was hisfirst appointment in the UEFA Champions League proper, having previously officiated at a first qualifying round matchbetween FC BATE Borisov and Bohemian FC in July 2003. The 2006/07 season then marked his return to thecompetition with PFC Levski Sofia's third qualifying round 2-0 defeat of AC Chievo Verona on 8 August while he alsohad the honour of taking charge of the UEFA Cup group-stage match between US Città di Palermo and NewcastleUnited FC on 2 November, which the visiting English club won 1-0.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchNo matches found

UEFA Champions League Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.DateBorisov1-0FC BATE Borisov-Bohemian FCQR1UCL16.07.2003Vienna1-3SK Rapid Wien-JuventusGSUCL07.12.2005Sofia2-0PFC Levski Sofia-AC Chievo VeronaQR3UCL09.08.2006

Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.DateLimassol0-4Malta-GreeceQRU1605.03.1998

0-1Germany-DenmarkSFWU1824.06.1998Torshavn2-0HB Tórshavn-VPS VaasaQR1UCUP22.07.1998

2-0Norway-EnglandQRWCHAMP15.08.1998Dublin5-1Republic of Ireland-CyprusPRU1805.10.1998Dublin1-0Russia-CyprusPRU1807.10.1998Tirana1-1Albania-SloveniaQRU2108.06.1999Tel-Aviv3-1Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC-FBK KaunasQRUCUP12.08.1999

3-2Norway-PolandPRU1815.09.1999Auxerre3-1AJ Auxerre-FC RostovR3UIC22.07.2000Lucerne3-1Switzerland-RussiaQRU2101.09.2000



VenueResMatchStageComp.DateHeraklion6-0OFI Crete FC-FK NapredakR1UCUP28.09.2000Horby4-4Sweden-ScotlandPRU1806.10.2000Eslov3-2Serbia-SwedenPRU1810.10.2000Toftir0-6Faroe Islands-SerbiaQRWC06.06.2001Ventspils0-1FK Ventspils-HJK HelsinkiQRUCUP23.08.2001Boras1-6IF Elfsborg-Legia WarszawaR1UCUP27.09.2001Hamm2-1Germany-RussiaQRU1707.11.2001Gent2-0KAA Gent-Saint Patrick's Athletic FCR2UIC06.07.2002Farosund0-0Poland-SwedenQR1U1907.09.2002Visby2-3Belarus-SwedenQR1U1909.09.2002Kiev1-1Ukraine-GreeceQRU2111.10.2002Skopje3-1F.Y.R. Macedonia-LiechtensteinQREURO07.06.2003Shkoder0-2KS Vllaznia-Dundee FCQRUCUP14.08.2003Budapest1-1Ferencvárosi TC-FC KøbenhavnR1UCUP24.09.2003Opalenica1-0Poland-CyprusQR1U1910.10.2003Pobiedziska0-1Norway-PolandQR1U1912.10.2003Sarajevo1-2NK Željeznicar-PFC Litex LovechQR2UCUP12.08.2004Boras0-0IF Elfsborg-NK Dinamo ZagrebR1UCUP30.09.2004Luxembourg0-4Luxembourg-LiechtensteinQRWC13.10.2004Dnepropetrovsk3-2FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk-Club Brugge KVGSUCUP21.10.2004Amsterdam1-0AFC Ajax-AJ Auxerre1/16UCUP16.02.2005Hull2-2England-GermanyQRU2125.03.2005La Coruna2-0RC Deportivo La Coruña-Olympique de

MarseilleFUIC09.08.2005

Lens3-0France-Faroe IslandsQRWC03.09.2005Graz0-2Grazer AK-RC StrasbourgR1UCUP15.09.2005Bucharest0-1FC Steaua Bucuresti-SC Heerenveen1/16UCUP23.02.2006Kiev3-2Ukraine-GeorgiaQREURO06.09.2006Trabzon2-2Trabzonspor-CA OsasunaR1UCUP14.09.2006Leverkusen0-2Germany-EnglandP-OU2110.10.2006Palermo0-1US Città di Palermo-Newcastle United FCGSUCUP02.11.2006



Competition information

UEFA's most prestigious club competition was originally created as the European Champion Clubs' Cup for the1955/56 season, before its revamping as the UEFA Champions League in 1992.

• Locally-trained players rule: In February 2005, UEFA announced that the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA clubcompetitions will continue to be limited to 25 players, and from season 2006/07, at least four places on this list willbe reserved for players trained by the club's own football academy of which half can be players trained by other clubsfrom within the same association of the said club.

The 'B' list will also continue to exist - involving an unlimited number of Under-21 players who have been at the clubfor two seasons. In 2007/08, the number of locally-trained players in a squad will increase to six before rising to eightin 2008/09, with up to half of each figure allowed to be association trained.

A club-trained player is defined as a player who has been registered for a minimum of three seasons with the clubbetween the age of 15 and 21, whereas an association-trained player is one who has been registered for at leastthree seasons by the club or by other clubs affiliated to the same association between the age of 15 and 21.

UEFA is concerned some clubs are not training enough of their own players, but simply taking them from elsewhere.The proposed measures have the objective of creating a better balance in domestic competitions, preventing clubsfrom simply 'hoarding' players in squads and creating a system whereby locally-trained players would be given agreater opportunity to play regularly in club sides - ensuring a large reservoir of talent for national teams as aconsequence.

• Financial information: UEFA says the estimated budgeted income for the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League is€750m – higher than the 2005/06 campaign revenue which amounted to CHF943m (approx. €610m).

Under the competition regulations, 75 per cent of the total revenue received from television and commercial contractsconcluded by UEFA, up to a maximum of €530m will go to the 32 clubs taking part in the group stage of Europe'spremier club competition. The remaining 25 per cent is earmarked for European football and remains with UEFA tocover organisational and administrative costs, as well as for solidarity payments to associations, clubs and leagues.

It is also stipulated that participating clubs will receive 82 per cent of any revenue received from the same stream inexcess of € 530m, with the remaining 18 per cent allocated to UEFA for European football. In addition, 50 per centof the revenue received from new media contracts concluded by UEFA will also be available for distribution to theclubs, and the remaining 50 per cent will be allocated to the above-mentioned European football portion/quota.

The gross income for 2006/07 is estimated at €750m, and according to projections, will be made up of € 743.3m fromTV and commercial contracts and €6.7m from new media contracts.

The fixed amount to the clubs is €276.6m. Each of the 32 clubs in the group stage will receive a starting bonus of€2m. In addition, they will receive a match bonus of €400,000 per match. Performance bonuses will amount to €600,000for a win and €300,000 for a draw in the group stage. The 16 teams playing in the first knockout round will receive€2.2m, the eight quarter-finalists €2.5m each and the four semi-finalists €3m each. The UEFA Champions Leaguewinners will receive €7m, and the runners-up €4m.

This means that a total minimum amount of €4.4m per club is guaranteed for the group stage. A club could receive,at best, up to €22.7m, not counting the market pool share and gate receipts.

The remaining €270.4m will be distributed according to the proportional value of each TV market represented by theclubs taking part in the UEFA Champions League, and to be split among the number of teams – four, three, two orone – participating from a given association.



• Format: The UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 24 August saw the 32 teams divided intoeight groups of four. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. Each club plays onehome and one away match against each other club in its group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for adraw and no points for a defeat. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, thefollowing criteria are applied to determine the rankings.

a) higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;b) superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;c) higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;d) superior goal difference from all group matches played;e) higher number of goals scored;f) higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question as well as its association, over the previousfive seasons.

The eight group-winners and eight runners-up of the group stage qualify for the first knockout round, to be playedover two legs on 20 February and 7 March 2007. The clubs that finish this stage in third position in their group moveinto the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. The clubs that finish this stage in fourth position in their group are eliminatedfrom UEFA club competition for the season.

• Deadlines: UEFA Champions League matchday stats packs and match-by-match press kits are provided to mediaby uefa.com. For every matchday, a global stats pack is created and issued once matches from the previous matchdayhave been completed and the data verified. For every UEFA Champions League match, two press kits are issued inEnglish: Sunday at 22:00CET with a match preview update on Monday at 22:00CET for Tuesday's matches. ForWednesday's matches, the press kit is issued on Monday at 22:00CET with the match preview update version publishedon Tuesday at 22:00CET. Multilingual versions of press kits, determined on a match-by-match basis, are also issuedwith similar deadlines.

• Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document isaccurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressedor implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the useor interpretation of information contained herein.



Legend

:: All-time statisticsThe all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competitions: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFAclub competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA CupWinners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (from the 1973 competition), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and theEuropean/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities’ Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only forinformation purposes as these competitions were not held under UEFA auspices.

Goals for/against: Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result isdetermined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out after a tieended in a draw.

:: Squad listThe eligible list of players ordered first by playing position and then numeric order.

Current season - UCLQ: Total UEFA Champions League appearances in qualifying rounds only.Current season - UCL: Total UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to thecurrent matchday.All-time - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from the 1992/93 season, group stage to finalonly. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.All-time - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competitions (as defined above) including all qualifying roundmatches. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.

:: Bookings listThe current disciplinary situation in the competition.*: Misses next match if booked#: Suspended for at least one match+: Provisionally suspendedR: Sent off (red card)S: SuspendedY: Booked (yellow card)Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct red)R*: Sent off (red card) in the UEFA CupS*: Suspended following cautions received in the UEFA CupY*: Booked (yellow card) in the UEFA CupY/R*: Sent off (yellow card then direct red) in the UEFA Cup

Note: The bookings list is destined for the press. It is given to the competing clubs for information purposes only andtherefore has no legal value. In the event of any discrepancy, only the correspondence addressed directly to the clubswill be considered as the authoritative version.

:: Match officialsThe match officials appointed to officiate the fixture.

UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only.Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the officialstatistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.



UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches. Matches wherethe official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics consideredvalid for communicating official records in the competition.

:: CompetitionsClub competitionsECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions LeagueUCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup

National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football Championship • U21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipWC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations CupFRIE: A International friendly matches • U21 FRIE: Under-21 international friendly matchesU19: UEFA European Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 ChampionshipU17: UEFA European Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 ChampionshipRCUP: UEFA Regions' Cup • MERI: UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup

:: Competition stagesF: FinalGS: Group stageGS1: First group stageGS2: Second group stageKO1: First knockout roundPR: Preliminary roundQF: Quarter-finalsQR: Qualifying roundQR1: First qualifying roundQR2: Second qualifying roundQR3: Third qualifying roundR1: First roundR2: Second roundR3: Third roundR4: Fourth roundSF: Semi-finals1/8: Eighth-finals1/16: Sixteenth-finals1st: First leg2nd: Second leg



:: Other abbreviationsAP: AppearancesComp: CompetitionD: DrawnDoB: Date of birthGA: Goals againstGF: Goals forL: LostNat: NationalityN/a: Not applicableNo: NumberPld: Matches playedPos: PositionPts: PointsR: Sent off (red card)Res: ResultW: WonY: Booked (yellow card)Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct red)

:: Statistics(-): Denotes player substituted(+): Denotes player introduced(*): Denotes player dismissed/sent off(+/-): Denotes player introduced and substituted



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