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Contents7 - UEFA information1 - Match background8 - Match-by-match lineups2 - Match facts9 - Competition facts3 - Squad list10 - Team facts4 - Head coach11 - Legend5 - Match officials

6 - Domestic information

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Match background

Recent history suggests Manchester United FC will face an awkward evening when they visit Arsenal FC for thesecond leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final. Defending champions United have won just one of their lastten visits to Arsenal and face opponents with a long unbeaten home record in the competition.

• United, however, have a slender but precious advantage for this trip to north London in the shape of John O'Shea's17th-minute strike in the first leg. The holders might have added to their advantage but Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tévezand Cristiano Ronaldo were all denied by first-half stops from Manuel Almunia while Ronaldo saw a swerving 30-metreeffort strike the crossbar midway through the second period.

• Arsène Wenger's men can nevertheless take heart from their fine home form, having not lost in 24 matches in theUEFA Champions League proper – be it at their old Highbury home or the Arsenal Stadium – since going down 2-1to Chelsea FC in a quarter-final second leg in April 2004.

• The Gunners have four wins and a draw at home in this season's competition – and have not shipped a goal to avisiting team in the UEFA Champions League for 514 minutes. You have to go back to the previous time they welcomedPremier League opposition here in the competition for the last time they conceded – scored by Liverpool FC's DirkKuyt 26 minutes into last season's 1-1 draw in the quarter-final first leg.

• United, however, have not conceded in their last four away games in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage,since a 1-1 draw at Olympique Lyonnais in the 2007/08 first knockout round. Since then, the holders have recordeda 2-0 win at AS Roma, goalless draws at FC Barcelona and FC Internazionale Milano and a 1-0 win at FC Porto.

• Ominously for Arsenal, they have managed to prevail only once in the eight UEFA club competition ties in whichthey lost the first leg away from home, defeating HNK Hajduk Split on away goals in the 1978/79 UEFA Cup secondround after a 2-1 away loss was followed by a 1-0 home win. Two recent UEFA Champions League campaigns havebeen ended in the first knockout round following an away defeat; against PSV Eindhoven in 2006/07 (0-1 away, 1-1home) and FC Bayern München a year earlier (1-3 away, 1-0 home).

• Arsenal have lost all four of the ties in which they have suffered a 1-0 away defeat in the first leg. Aside from thePSV defeat, the London club also lost to KFC Winterslag in the 1981/82 UEFA Cup second round (0-1 away, 2-1home), FK Crvena Zvezda in the 1978/79 UEFA Cup third round (0-1 away, 1-1 home) and PAOK FC in the 1997/98UEFA Cup first round (0-1 away, 1-1 home).

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• United, by contrast, have won all bar five of the 21 UEFA club competition ties in which they have won the first legat home. However, on the last occasion, against AC Milan in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, a3-2 win at Old Trafford was followed by a 3-0 away defeat.

• Perhaps more worryingly, United have lost two of three ties in which they won 1-0 at home in the first leg, that solesuccess coming en route to the club's first European triumph in 1967/68 when a semi-final defeat of Real Madrid CFin Manchester was followed by a 3-3 draw in Spain. United lost to Juventus in the 1976/77 UEFA Cup second round(1-0 home, 0-3 away) and Hungary's Székesfehérvári Videoton SC in the quarter-finals of the same competition in1984/85 (1-0 home, 0-1 away, 4-5 pens).

• While Wenger is seeking to guide Arsenal to a second final in four seasons, Sir Alex Ferguson's aim is to retain thetrophy United won by defeating another Premier League adversary, Chelsea FC, in last season's final.

• It looks like a case of the unstoppable force meeting the immovable object given that United have not lost away fromhome in the competition for more than two years. This eleven-match run dates back to their semi-final loss at ACMilan on 2 May 2007 and includes two wins and three draws on their travels this term.

• Arsenal beat Villarreal CF in the quarter-finals (1-1 away, 3-0 home) after the drama of a penalty shoot-out victoryagainst Roma in the previous round (1-0 home, 0-1 away, 7-6 pens). They had earlier finished second in Group Gwith a record of W3 D2 L1.

• United reached the semi-finals with a 3-2 aggregate victory against Porto (2-2 home, 1-0 away). They had previouslyovercome Inter (0-0 away, 2-0 home) after finishing top of Group E with a record of W2 D4 L0.

• This is United's eleventh semi-final in the competition and their record is W3 L7:2007/08 FC Barcelona 1-0 won (0-0 away, 1-0 home)2006/07 Milan 3-5 lost (3-2 home, 0-3 away)2001/02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-3 lost (2-2 home, 1-1 away)1998/99 Juventus 4-3 won (1-1 home, 3-2 away)1996/97 BV Borussia Dortmund 0-2 lost (0-1 away, 0-1 home)1968/69 Milan 1-2 lost (0-2 away, 1-0 home)1967/68 Real Madrid CF 4-3 won (1-0 home, 3-3 away)1965/66 FK Partizan 1-2 lost (0-2 away, 1-0 home)1957/58 Milan 2-5 lost (2-1 home, 0-4 away)1956/57 Madrid 3-5 lost (1-3 away, 2-2 home)

• This is Arsenal's second semi-final, their solitary past appearance having brought victory against Villarreal in 2005/06(1-0 home, 0-0 away).

• Aside from last week's first leg, United won on the only previous occasion they have faced another English club inthe UEFA Champions League – last season's final against Chelsea in Moscow. Sir Alex's men prevailed 6-5 onpenalties after Ronaldo and Frank Lampard had traded first-half goals.

• Looking further back, they won their sole previous all-English two-legged European tie, defeating then holdersTottenham Hotspur FC in the first round of the 1963/64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. United overturned a 2-0 first-legloss with a 4-1 victory at Old Trafford.

• Arsenal will be hoping for third time lucky when it comes to facing compatriot clubs in Europe following earlier lossesto Chelsea and Liverpool. The Gunners went down 5-3 on aggregate to Liverpool in last season's UEFA ChampionsLeague quarter-finals (1-1 home, 2-4 away) having previously lost at the same stage to Chelsea in the 2003/04competition (1-1 away, 1-2 home).

• United and Arsenal have met 205 times in all competitions. The head-to-head record is 83 United wins, 77 Arsenalvictories and 45 draws.

• The respective managers are the two longest-serving in the English Premier League, Sir Alex having arrived inManchester in 1986 and Wenger in London in 1996. Their rivalry has provided no shortage of intrigue and their clubs'full head-to-head record since the 1996/97 season is 14 wins for Arsenal, 14 for United and ten draws, although twoof those drawn matches were settled in a shoot-out.

• Arsenal won the 2005 FA Cup final 5-4 on penalties following a 0-0 draw, Robin van Persie converting for the Gunnersand Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney doing likewise for United. Paul Scholes was the only player to fail from the spot.

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• United did emerge triumphant in the 2003 FA Community Shield match between the teams, winning 4-3 on penaltieswith Scholes and Rio Ferdinand among the successful takers.

• Arsenal were 2-1 winners the last time they hosted the Premier League titleholders in November. Samir Nasri (22,48) struck twice for the Gunners before a late reply by Rafael (90).

• The teams that day were:Arsenal: Manuel Almunia (Łukasz Fabiański 78), Bacary Sagna, William Gallas, Mikaël Silvestre, Gaël Clichy, TheoWalcott (Alexandre Song 77), Cesc Fàbregas, Denilson, Samir Nasri, Abou Diaby (Kolo Touré 86), Nicklas Bendtner.Manchester United: Edwin van der Sar, Gary Neville (Rafael 63), Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidić, Patrice Evra,Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson (Ryan Giggs 72), Michael Carrick, Ji-Sung Park, Wayne Rooney (Carlos Tévez 77),Dimitar Berbatov.

• Arsenal also prevailed the last time United travelled to face them in a cup competition – a 4-0 League Cup third-roundwin in November 2001. Sylvain Wiltord scored a hat-trick that evening, although United defender O'Shea is the solesurvivor from that game in either squad.

• United have never won at Arsenal's new stadium, their last success in this fixture a 4-2 victory at Highbury on 1February 2005. United came from behind twice – and overcame the sending-off of Mikaël Silvestre, now an Arsenalplayer – to win through goals from Ryan Giggs, Ronaldo (2) and O'Shea.

• Each of the three fixtures between the clubs at Arsenal's new stadium has produced a 90th-minute goal.

• United have never lost a semi-final meeting with Arsenal – including two successes for Sir Alex over Wenger. Theclubs' record in semi-final duels is:FA Cup 2003/04, United W 1-0FA Cup 1998/99 United D 0-0, W 2-1 (replay, AET)FA Cup 1982/83 United W 2-1League Cup 1982/83 United W 4-2 (a), W 2-1 (h)

• Two of United's old guard have scored semi-final winners against Arsenal: Scholes in the FA Cup in 2004, and RyanGiggs, with a famous extra-time solo effort, in their 1999 FA Cup semi-final replay.

• Arsenal's home record against United is: W55 D17 L24. However, they have not achieved a result that would beenough to take them into the final since a 3-1 league victory in November 2001, eight matches ago.

• Thirty of Arsenal's 55 home wins against United have nevertheless come by a margin that would be enough to winthis tie outright, while the Gunners have also recorded six 1-0 victories.

• The teams first came up against each other in London in the old English second division on 30 March 1895, Arsenalrunning out 3-2 winners.

• Arsenal's biggest win in the fixture is a 5-0 success in the FA Cup in January 1937.

• United's biggest victory away to Arsenal came in November 1990 when they shocked an Arsenal side with theleague's best defence with a 6-2 triumph in the League Cup fourth round, Lee Sharpe scoring a hat-trick.

• The highest scoring match between the teams in London was a 5-4 victory for United on 1 February 1958. It wasthe last game Matt Busby's team played in England before eight of them lost their lives in the Munich air tragedy fivedays later.

• Arsenal defender Silvestre scored United's goal in the sides' 1-1 draw in the 2003 Community Shield – a contestUnited won 4-3 on spot-kicks. Silvestre spent nine years at Old Trafford between 1999 and 2008 and collected a cleansweep of domestic medals, playing his part in four Premier League successes as well as victories in the FA Cup andLeague Cup.

• This semi-final will reunite plenty of current international colleagues as United's Ferdinand, Rooney and Wes Browncome up against Theo Walcott, while Patrice Evra has played alongside the injured William Gallas, Bacary Sagnaand Nasri for France. Edwin van der Sar and Van Persie were part of the Netherlands squad at UEFA EURO 2008™.

• A less known international connection is that United midfielder Anderson played alongside Arsenal's Denilson forthe Brazil team that finished runners-up at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru in 2005. Another Arsenal player, CarlosVela, scored the opening goal for winners Mexico in their 3-0 final triumph.



• The winners will advance to a final against Barcelona or Chelsea at Rome's Stadio Olimpico on 27 May.

Match facts

Arsenal

UEFA milestones• Jack Wilshere became the youngest player to represent Arsenal in UEFA club competition when he came on as asubstitute in the 1-0 win against FC Dynamo Kyiv on Matchday 5 aged 16 years and 329 days. Wilshere also becamethe fifth youngest player to appear in the UEFA Champions League, a record held by Celestine Babayaro who was16 years and 87 days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureşti in 1994.

• Robin van Persie's next game in UEFA club competition will be his 50th.

• Arsenal have won 49 matches in the UEFA Champions League, group stage to final.

UEFA Champions League statistics• Arsenal have had 62 shots on goal, the joint-lowest total of the teams left in the competition along with Chelsea FC.

• The London club have been caught offside 44 times, more than any other semi-finalist. Emmanuel Adebayor alonehas been flagged offside 21 times, more than any other player.

Disciplinary information• Van Persie, Samir Nasri, Alexandre Song and Abou Diaby will incur a suspension with their next yellow cards.

Latest domestic information• Saturday 2 May: Portsmouth FC 0-3 Arsenal FC (Bendtner 13 41pen, Vela 56)Arsenal ensured they will finish at least fourth in the Premier League as three points at Fratton Park built up anunassailable advantage over fifth-placed Aston Villa FC. Having profited from David James' fumble to put the visitorsahead with a header, Nicklas Bendtner added another from the penalty spot after Sean Davis was adjudged to havebrought down Arsenal's stand-in captain Andrei Arshavin. Carlos Vela added a third on the counterattack, Portsmouth'smisery compounded by the dismissal of Noë Pamarot (78).

• Arsène Wenger made eight changes to the team that started at Old Trafford, with only Song, Theo Walcott andBacary Sagna retaining their places. None of the other eight were even on the bench, all rested with the exception ofthe injured Mikaël Silvestre, while none of Arsenal's seven substitutes had started aleague game.

• "We have a style of play that runs through the whole squad," said Wenger. "We showed quality, started well andthough we had a difficult moment at the start of the second half, overall it was a good win. We combined two thingstoday: we gave a breather to some players and we kept our unbeaten run to secure fourth place."

• Vela's goal was his first in the Premier League. The 20-year-old has struck five cup goals this season, however –all at the Arsenal Stadium – including a hat-trick in the 6-0 League Cup victory against Sheffield United FC in September.

• Amaury Bischoff made his first Premier League appearance as a second-half replacement for Walcott. Mark Randallalso came on in place of Aaron Ramsey late on, his first league game of the season.

• Arsenal have scored at least three goals in each of their last five away league games, equalling a club record setunder Herbert Chapman in 1932.

• Arsenal have won 12 and drawn nine of their last 21 top-flight matches – the longest unbeaten run in the PremierLeague this season.

• Arsenal have won 13 of their last 17 home games in all competitions, and recorded victories in their last six matches.The Gunners have lost only twice in 29 home matches this season.

• The Gunners have conceded once in 12 matches at the Arsenal Stadium in 2009, and have kept eight successiveclean sheets at home in the Premier League. The last visiting player to score a league goal at Arsenal was RobbieKeane, who struck in the 42nd minute of Liverpool FC's 1-1 draw there on 21 December – 768 minutes ago.

• Arsenal have kept clean sheets in eight of their last 12 league games. The north London club have let in only nineleague goals in 2009 – all away from home – fewer than any other club in the English top flight.

• Seventeen of the 32 league goals the Gunners have conceded this season have come in the last 30 minutes.



Injury news• Mikaël Silvestre – out 3 January to 11 April (thigh muscle) and since 29 April (groin)• Emmanuel Adebayor – out 18-26 April (hamstring)• Manuel Almunia – out 7-26 April (ankle)• Johan Djourou – out 11-26 April (knee)• Eduardo da Silva – out 1-29 April and since 29 April (groin)• Robin van Persie – out 28 March to 11 April (hamstring) and since 18 April (groin)• Tomáš Rosický – out since 26 January 2008 (hamstring)• William Gallas – out since 7 April (knee)• Gaël Clichy – out since 7 April (back)

• Rosický will not play this campaign due to a long-standing problem with his left hamstring, undergoing operationson a tendon injury in May and November.

• Gallas is also out for the rest of the season after damaging medial ligaments in his right knee during the second halfof the first leg against Villarreal CF.

• Eduardo scored twice on his comeback after a year out with a compound fracture of the left fibula and dislocatedankle as the Gunners won 4-0 against Cardiff City FC in an FA Cup replay on 16 February. He subsequently pickedup hamstring and groin injuries but returned as a substitute in the first leg with United, only to aggravate a groin injury.He is not expected to play again this season.

• Silvestre also picked up a groin injury at Old Trafford and missed the trip to Portsmouth, as did Van Persie. The pairwill have fitness tests ahead of the second leg with United. Wenger has already ruled out Clichy.

Miscellaneous• Fàbregas celebrates his 22nd birthday on 4 May.

• Arshavin agreed a "long-term contract" with Arsenal in January, but is ineligible for the UEFA Champions Leagueas he was ever-present for FC Zenit St. Petersburg in the group stage.

Manchester United

UEFA milestones• United extended the record for the longest unbeaten run in UEFA Champions League history with their first-legvictory against Arsenal. The holders last lost in the competition at AC Milan on 2 May 2007 and have won 14 of theirsubsequent 24 games, drawing ten. AFC Ajax (14 September 1994 to 3 April 1996) and FC Bayern München (14March 2001 to 10 April 2002) shared the previous record of 19 matches without defeat.

• The holders have conceded 248 goals in 261 matches in UEFA club competition.

• Cristiano Ronaldo made his 50th appearance in the UEFA Champions League on Matchday 11, when Edwin vander Sar featured in his 125th UEFA club competition game.

UEFA Champions League statistics• Ronaldo has had more shots on target (26) and off target (18) than any other player still in the competition. He hasalso been fouled 32 times, again the most of any player still involved.

• United have conceded (5) and scored (15) fewer goals than any of the other semi-finalists.

• United have collected only eleven yellow cards, fewer than any other side in the last four.

Disciplinary information• Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tévez and Patrice Evra will incur a ban with their next yellow cards.

Latest domestic information• Saturday 2 May: Middlesbrough FC 0-2 Manchester United FC (Giggs 25, Park 51)United moved a step closer to retaining their Premier League title with a comfortable win at the Riverside Stadium.The relegation-threatened hosts started brightly, but United weathered the storm and took the lead when Ryan Giggs'low drive found the bottom corner. Ji-Sung Park made it 2-0 after the restart, collecting a reverse pass from Rooneyand firing in as Sir Alex Ferguson's team made it five wins in as many league outings.



• "It's a big step forward with only four games left now," said Sir Alex. "You whittle the games away. Eventually thereare none left and hopefully we will be in that position at the top of the league. It was a very good performance, theyall worked their socks off and once we got a hold of the ball we always looked a danger."

• Sir Alex made seven changes to the team that had lined up against Arsenal at Old Trafford, John O'Shea, NemanjaVidić, Evra and Rooney the only players to keep their places. Edwin van der Sar, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcherand the injured Rio Ferdinand were omitted from the squad entirely.

• Giggs' strike was his second in the league this campaign. The Welshman has registered in the top flight in each ofhis 19 seasons with the club and is the only player to find the net in all 17 seasons of the Premier League era.

• United have gone 18 matches without a league draw, since their game at Tottenham Hotspur FC on 13 Decemberended goalless. They have won 16 out of the 18 since, the run spoiled only by losses to Liverpool FC on 14 Marchand Fulham FC eight days later – their first back-to-back league defeats since April 2005.

• United have won 14 league matches this year, more than any other side, and have the most victories in the Englishtop flight in 2008/09 with 25.

• The 2-0 win was United's fifth clean sheet in six matches in all competitions, but only their second in nine leaguegames since their run of 14 shut-outs was ended.

• Van der Sar has kept 19 clean sheets in the league in 2008/09, more than any other goalkeeper.

• Giggs made his 800th United appearance in the first leg against Arsenal. "Ryan is the most respected player at theclub," Sir Alex said of United's record appearance holder. "What he has achieved is an example for everyone. Whenyou think of Danny Welbeck and Federico Macheda, Ryan made his debut about the time they were born. It'sunbelievable. Whatever accolades he gets, he deserves them."

• Paul Scholes, meanwhile, played in his 600th United game in the 2-0 win against Portsmouth FC on 22 April; onlyGiggs, Sir Bobby Charlton (758) and Bill Foulkes (688) have made more appearances for the club. "In my time, hewould been in the top six or seven players, without question," said Sir Alex. "He's got that wonderful velvet touch onthe ball. Funnily enough we've never had one enquiry for Paul Scholes, because they all know he would never leave."

Injury news• Wes Brown – out 25 October to 27 January and since 31 January (ankle)• Gary Neville – out since 22 April (right foot)• Rafael – out 21 February to 19 April (ankle)• Rio Ferdinand – out 21 March to 1 April (back/groin), 1-15 April (groin) and since 29 April (ribs)

• Ferdinand was replaced with two minutes left of the first leg against Arsenal after a collision with Van der Sar. Asubsequent scan allayed fears of broken ribs, Sir Alex adding: "There was some bruising to his lung, which is why hecoughed up blood on the night."

• Owen Hargreaves has dropped out of United's UEFA Champions League squad and is not expected to play againthis season having been sidelined since 21 September due to a knee injury.

Miscellaneous• O'Shea celebrated his 28th birthday on 30 April.

• On 26 April Giggs was named Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year, claiming the prize for thefirst time having been awarded the Young Player of the Year title in 1992 and 1993. Giggs was one of six Unitedplayers in the Premier League Team of the Year, along with Van der Sar, Ferdinand, Vidić, Evra and Ronaldo.

• In January United paid a reported €17m to FK Partizan for Serbian duo Zoran Tošić and Adam Ljajić, with the latterreturning to the Belgrade club on loan for the rest of the season. Tošić is ineligible for the UEFA Champions League.

• United will tour Asia in July, with games in China, Korea Republic, Indonesia and Malaysia. They will also join Milan,CA Boca Juniors and Bayern in a four-team tournament in Munich on 29 and 30 July.

• United became the first English club to win the FIFA Club World Cup with a 1-0 defeat of LDU de Quito in Yokohama,Japan on 21 December, Rooney scoring the only goal.



Squad list

ArsenalAll-timeCurrent season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldBLAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo.

Goalkeepers-29-24-32-9-2-3119.05.1977ESPManuel Almunia1-11-3-4-3---2418.04.1985POLŁukasz Fabiański21-----------2102.03.1988ITAVito Mannone24-----------1918.04.1990POLWojciech Szczęsny53

Defenders-37-13-32-6-2-2614.02.1983FRABacary Sagna3264260126-8---2819.03.1981CIVKolo Touré55743572231722-3117.08.1977FRAWilliam Gallas10282276213-6---3109.08.1977FRAMikaël Silvestre18-12-8-15-5-2-2218.01.1987SUIJohan Djourou20-33-29131-8-2-2326.07.1985FRAGaël Clichy22144132326-8-2-2504.06.1983CIVEmmanuel Eboué27-----------1722.05.1991ENGKyle Bartley34-----------1809.03.1991ENGThomas Cruise36-----------1827.12.1990ENGJay Thomas38

Midfielders32031522117--*2211.05.1986FRAAbou Diaby2

1047642319-8-1-2204.05.1987ESPCesc Fàbregas41059939-------2804.10.1980CZETomáš Rosický7237-12627-811*2126.06.1987FRASamir Nasri8-17-14334-10-2-2116.02.1988BRADenilson151615-915-1-1826.12.1990WALAaron Ramsey1611611412819-1*2109.09.1987CMRAlexandre Song17-2-2-1-2---1701.01.1992ENGJack Wilshere19-1---1-----2231.03.1987FRAAmaury Bischoff28-----------1918.09.1989ENGJames Dunne37-3-3-5-3---1926.09.1989ENGKieran Gibbs40-----------1904.03.1990ESPFran Mérida43-2-1-1-1-1-1928.09.1989ENGMark Randall47-----------1710.01.1992ENGEmmanuel Frimpong56-----------1708.09.1991ENGConor Henderson57

Forwards102727---2---2625.02.1983CROEduardo91149103392547-2*2506.08.1983NEDRobin van Persie11-7-7113-7---2001.03.1989MEXCarlos Vela125244202192712-2016.03.1989ENGTheo Walcott14

145193710255612-2526.02.1984TGOEmmanuel Adebayor254173158281912-2116.01.1988DENNicklas Bendtner26-----------1806.11.1990ENGRhys Murphy44-----------1814.02.1991ENGSanchez Watt55

Coach-167-116---11-2-5922.10.1949FRAArsène Wenger-

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Man. UnitedAll-timeCurrent season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldBLAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo.

Goalkeepers-125-80-30-8---3829.10.1970NEDEdwin van der Sar1-1-1-2-1---2603.04.1983ENGBen Foster12-7-7-3-2---2720.03.1982POLTomasz Kuszczak29-----------1910.04.1990ENGBen Amos40

Defenders21142103-15-4---3418.02.1975ENGGary Neville2156147-25-9--*2715.05.1981FRAPatrice Evra3283263-24-9---3007.11.1978ENGRio Ferdinand516015717-2---2913.10.1979ENGWes Brown663922443117---2721.10.1981SRBNemanja Vidić15-----------1809.07.1990BRAFabio20-3-3114-3---1809.07.1990BRARafael21266260-27110---2830.04.1981IRLJohn O'Shea22-9-9-14-7---2103.01.1988NIRJonny Evans23-----1-----2012.03.1989ENGRichard Eckersley42

Midfielders-20-19-15-7---2113.04.1988BRAAnderson8

261292411322519---3529.11.1973WALRyan Giggs11242133222-7---2825.02.1981KORJi-Sung Park13232231326-7---2728.07.1981ENGMichael Carrick16127124112-7---2217.11.1986PORNani17

2311821107219-5---3416.11.1974ENGPaul Scholes18----12-----1826.11.1990ENGDaniel Welbeck19-43-38323-7---2501.02.1984SCODarren Fletcher24-2-2-2-2---2125.10.1987IRLDarron Gibson28-----2-----2013.02.1989BRARodrigo Possebon34-----------1705.10.1991ITADavide Petrucci43

Forwards145613501730210---2405.02.1985PORCristiano Ronaldo73260113392947---2830.01.1981BULDimitar Berbatov9164615441227411--*2324.10.1985ENGWayne Rooney1062462032628--*2505.02.1984ARGCarlos Tévez32----23-----1722.08.1991ITAFederico Macheda41

Coach-227-151---11---6731.12.1941SCOSir Alex Ferguson-

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Head coach

Arsenal FC: Arsène WengerDate of birth: 22 October 1949Nationality: FrenchPlaying career: AS Mutzig, FC Mulhouse, AS Vauban, RC StrasbourgCoaching career: RC Strasbourg (assistant coach), AS Cannes (assistant coach), AS Nancy-Lorraine, AS MonacoFC, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Arsenal FC

Arsène Wenger was never covered in glory as a player, but has more than made up for that lack of success in histime as a coach, turning Arsenal FC into one of Europe's top teams thanks to his incredible eye for a bargain and anastute footballing mind.

Born in Strasbourg, Wenger worked at RC Strasbourg and AS Cannes before AS Nancy-Lorraine offered him his bigbreak. He impressed sufficiently to be offered the job as coach of AS Monaco FC in 1987. Within a year Monacoscooped the French championship and Wenger the Manager of the Year award. He reportedly turned down Franceand FC Bayern München to continue at Monaco, although he did subsequently move on to Japan and enjoy tremendoussuccess with Nagoya Grampus Eight.

Appointed by Arsenal in September 1996, Wenger became the first foreigner to win the Premiership in 1998, addingthe first of four FA Cup triumphs to boot. The Gunners lost the 2000 UEFA Cup final to Galatasaray SK but claimedanother double in 2002, and in 2004 played some thrilling attacking football en route to becoming the first team since1889 to negotiate a top-flight season unbeaten. Wenger, given the freedom of Islington for his domestic success innorth London, nearly topped all of his achievements by taking Arsenal to the 2006 UEFA Champions League final,only for FC Barcelona to come from behind to win 2-1. Arsenal's move to their new stadium later that year was alsoinstigated by Wenger. Manchester United FC: Sir Alex FergusonDate of birth: 31 December 1941Nationality: ScottishPlaying career: Queen's Park FC, Saint Johnstone FC, Dunfermline Athletic FC, Rangers FC, Falkirk FC, Ayr UnitedFCCoaching career: Falkirk FC, East Stirlingshire FC, Saint Mirren FC, Aberdeen FC, Manchester United FC

Sir Alex Ferguson has enjoyed almost three decades at the top, cementing Manchester United FC in a position asone of Europe's foremost clubs. He helped to nurture a group of young players including David Beckham, Paul Scholesand Gary Neville who formed the backbone of United's treble-winning side of 1999, and the latter two were still servingthe club as the UEFA Champions League was regained in 2008, at the end of a season in which the Scotsman alsoclinched his tenth English title. The esteem in which he is held by his peers is reflected in his position as head of theUEFA Coaches Panel.

Sir Alex enjoyed a relatively successful playing career that featured a spell at Rangers FC before becoming player-coachat Falkirk FC. He then managed East Stirlingshire FC and Saint Mirren FC before shooting to prominence at AberdeenFC. In 1980, the club won the Scottish title to break the Old Firm's 14-year stranglehold, a dominance that has returnedsince Aberdeen's last championship in 1985. But his greatest glory with the Dons came in 1983 when they beat RealMadrid CF to lift the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

United appointed Sir Alex in 1986 and, after a difficult start, he led the Old Trafford team to their longest period ofsustained success. Their first trophy was the 1990 FA Cup, followed the next season by a UEFA Cup Winners' Cuptriumph. In 1993 came the first of ten Premier League titles, to which five FA Cups have been added. Ferguson'sfinest hour arrived in 1999, when two stoppage-time goals gave United a 2-1 UEFA Champions League final victoryagainst FC Bayern München. After failing to get beyond the 2005/06 group stage and also finishing as Premier Leaguerunners-up, Sir Alex hit the heights again with the 2006/07 league crown. This was retained in the following campaignbefore United defeated Chelsea FC in Moscow to claim the UEFA Champions League for the third time in their history.

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Match officials

Roberto Rosetti (ITA)RefereePaolo Calcagno (ITA), Stefano Ayroldi (ITA)Assistant refereesNicola Rizzoli (ITA)Fourth officialRoland Tis (BEL)UEFA DelegateHugh Dallas (SCO)UEFA Referee observer

Referee

UEFAUCLDate of birthNat.Name341918.09.1967ITARoberto Rosetti

Since first tasting UEFA competition with the UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals back in April 2002,Roberto Rosetti has enjoyed a rapid rise to the very highest levels of football. That was underlined when he was oneof the European referees chosen for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was given four appointments in Germany, includingthe second-round meeting between Spain and France, and at 1.90m was the tallest official at the finals.

The Turin-based hospital manager, who enjoys playing tennis in his spare time, has been a highly-regarded matchofficial in Italy for some years and earned his FIFA international badge in 2002. One of his first major continental clubappointments came when he took charge of the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup final between FC Schalke 04 and FC SlovanLiberec. Rosetti, who speaks English and French as well as his native Italian, worked at the 2003 FIFA U-20 WorldCup and then, in summer 2005, had three games at the FIFA Confederations Cup, which served as an ideal warm-upfor the World Cup the following year.

He followed that with two UEFA Champions League matches in the 2005/06 campaign, along with three in the UEFACup. When relaxing away from sport, Rosetti enjoys reading and watching movies, and took charge of four UEFAChampions League matches in 2006/07, including Liverpool FC's 1-0 defeat of PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-finalsecond leg. He ended the following club season by taking charge of the UEFA Champions League semi-final secondleg between Chelsea FC and Liverpool and opened UEFA EURO 2008™, Rosetti opened the tournament by takingcharge of the first match between co-hosts Switzerland and the Czech Republic. He also refereed the quarter-finalbetween Turkey and Croatia and was then awarded the final, when Spain beat Germany 1-0.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchVenueRes.MatchStageComp.DateKiev1-1Maccabi Haifa FC - Liverpool FCQR3UCL22.08.2006London2-1Chelsea FC - FC Porto1/8UCL06.03.2007Liverpool1-0Liverpool FC - PSV EindhovenQFUCL11.04.2007Valencia1-2Valencia CF - Chelsea FCGSUCL03.10.2007Liverpool4-1Liverpool FC - FC PortoGSUCL28.11.2007Manchester1-0Manchester United FC - Olympique Lyonnais1/8UCL04.03.2008London3-2Chelsea FC - Liverpool FCSFUCL30.04.2008London0-0Arsenal FC - Fenerbahçe SKGSUCL05.11.2008Villarreal0-0Villarreal CF - Manchester United FCGSUCL25.11.2008Madrid0-1Real Madrid CF - Liverpool FC1/8UCL25.02.2009

Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this matchVenueRes.MatchStageComp.DateHvidovre0-0England - DenmarkGS - FT01.05.2002Birmingham3-0Aston Villa FC - FC ZürichR3UIC27.07.2002Athens0-1Panionios GSS - Newcastle United FCGSUCUP21.10.2004Basel2-0FC Basel 1893 - Middlesbrough FCQFUCUP30.03.2006Zagreb2-0Croatia - EnglandQREURO11.10.2006

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Domestic information

Arsenal FC (Premier League)GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.Nasri 41-0West Bromwich Albion FC (H)16/08/08League

0-1Fulham FC (A)23/08/08LeagueVan Persie 18(pen), 41, Denilson 593-0Newcastle United FC (H)30/08/08LeagueVan Persie 8, Adebayor 45, 81(pen), 904-0Blackburn Rovers FC (A)13/09/08LeagueEboué 26, Bendtner 27, Denilson 873-1Bolton Wanderers FC (A)20/09/08LeagueBendtner 31, 42, Vela 44, 50, 87, Wilshere 576-0Sheffield United FC (H)23/09/08CupOwn goal 511-2Hull City AFC (H)27/09/08LeagueFàbregas 901-1Sunderland AFC (A)04/10/08LeagueNasri 48, Van Persie 70, Walcott 903-1Everton FC (H)18/10/08LeagueOwn goal 75, Adebayor 902-0West Ham United FC (A)26/10/08LeagueSilvestre 37, Gallas 46, Adebayor 64, Van Persie68

4-4Tottenham Hotspur FC (H)29/10/08League

Clichy 901-2Stoke City FC (A)01/11/08LeagueNasri 22, 482-1Manchester United FC (H)08/11/08LeagueSimpson 42, 66, Vela 703-0Wigan Athletic FC (H)11/11/08Cup

0-2Aston Villa FC (H)15/11/08League0-3Manchester City FC (A)22/11/08League

Van Persie 59, 622-1Chelsea FC (A)30/11/08League0-2Burnley (A)02/12/08Cup

Adebayor 161-0Wigan Athletic FC (H)06/12/08LeagueAdebayor 171-1Middlesbrough FC (A)13/12/08LeagueVan Persie 241-1Liverpool FC (H)21/12/08LeagueDenilson 40, Diaby 492-2Aston Villa FC (A)26/12/08LeagueGallas 811-0Portsmouth FC (H)28/12/08LeagueVan Persie 47, 85, Bendtner 503-1Plymouth (H)03/01/09CupBendtner 841-0Bolton Wanderers FC (H)10/01/09LeagueAdebayor 30, Nasri 82, Bendtner 863-1Hull City AFC (A)17/01/09League

0-0Cardiff (A)25/01/09CupVan Persie 901-1Everton FC (A)28/01/09League

0-0West Ham United FC (H)31/01/09League0-0Tottenham Hotspur FC (A)08/02/09League

Eduardo 20, 60(pen), Bendtner 34, Van Persie89

4-0Cardiff (H)16/02/09Cup

0-0Sunderland AFC (H)21/02/09League0-0Fulham FC (H)28/02/09League

Bendtner 4, 44, Touré 383-1West Bromwich Albion FC (A)03/03/09LeagueVela 25, Eduardo 51, Eboué 843-0Burnley (H)08/03/09CupOwn goal 2, Arshavin 65, Eboué 87, 90(pen)4-0Blackburn Rovers FC (H)14/03/09LeagueVan Persie 74, Gallas 842-1Hull City AFC (H)17/03/09CupBendtner 57, Diaby 64, Nasri 673-1Newcastle United FC (A)21/03/09LeagueAdebayor 8, 492-0Manchester City FC (H)04/04/09LeagueWalcott 61, Silvestre 71, Arshavin 90, Song 904-1Wigan Athletic FC (A)11/04/09LeagueWalcott 181-2Chelsea FC (H)18/04/09CupArshavin 36, 67, 70, 904-4Liverpool FC (A)21/04/09League

Lineups: Fabiański, Sagna, Touré, Silvestre, Gibbs, Arshavin, Song, Fàbregas, Denilson (Walcott 65), Nasri, Bendtner(Diaby 90)

Fàbregas 26, 672-0Middlesbrough FC (H)26/04/09LeagueLineups: Almunia, Eboué, Touré, Silvestre (Djourou 46), Gibbs, Walcott (Diaby 68), Denilson, Fàbregas (Adebayor68), Nasri, Arshavin, Bendtner

Bendtner 13, 41(pen), Vela 563-0Portsmouth FC (A)02/05/09League

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GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.Lineups: Fabiański, Sagna, Song, Djourou, Eboué, Walcott (Bischoff 64), Denilson, Ramsey (Randall 82), Arshavin,Bendtner (Mérida 77), Vela

Chelsea FC (H)10/05/09LeagueManchester United FC (A)16/05/09LeagueStoke City FC (H)24/05/09League

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.802363452534Manchester United FC17726692112235Liverpool FC2742159582235Chelsea FC36832635111935Arsenal FC45844519101635Aston Villa FC55636509111535Everton FC64838391391335West Ham United FC74746561651435Manchester City FC847313512111235Fulham FC94741421481335Tottenham Hotspur FC104238311491134Wigan Athletic FC113951401861135Bolton Wanderers FC123950331691035Stoke City FC133853351511935Portsmouth FC143758381610935Blackburn Rovers FC15354831188935Sunderland AFC163460371710835Hull City AFC173156371613635Newcastle United FC183151251810735Middlesbrough FC19286433217735West Bromwich Albion FC20



Manchester United FC (Premier League)GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.

0-0Portsmouth FC (H)10/08/08CupFletcher 241-1Newcastle United FC (H)17/08/08LeagueFletcher 321-0Portsmouth FC (A)25/08/08LeagueTévez 31-2Liverpool FC (A)13/09/08LeaguePark 181-1Chelsea FC (A)21/09/08LeagueCristiano Ronaldo 25, Giggs 79, Nani 903-1Middlesbrough FC (H)23/09/08CupCristiano Ronaldo 60(pen), Rooney 772-0Bolton Wanderers FC (H)27/09/08LeagueBrown 31, Rooney 642-0Blackburn Rovers FC (A)04/10/08LeagueRooney 56, Cristiano Ronaldo 69, Berbatov 71,Nani 90

4-0West Bromwich Albion FC (H)18/10/08League

Fletcher 221-1Everton FC (A)25/10/08LeagueCristiano Ronaldo 14, 302-0West Ham United FC (H)29/10/08LeagueCristiano Ronaldo 3, 44, Carrick 29, Vidić 574-3Hull City AFC (H)01/11/08LeagueRafael 901-2Arsenal FC (A)08/11/08LeagueTévez 76(pen)1-0QPR (H)11/11/08CupCristiano Ronaldo 3, 89, Carrick 45, Berbatov 49,Welbeck 84

5-0Stoke City FC (H)15/11/08League

0-0Aston Villa FC (A)22/11/08LeagueRooney 421-0Manchester City FC (A)30/11/08LeagueTévez 36, 51(pen), 54, 90, Nani 405-3Blackburn Rovers FC (H)03/12/08CupVidić 901-0Sunderland AFC (H)06/12/08League

0-0Tottenham Hotspur FC (A)13/12/08LeagueTévez 831-0Stoke City FC (A)26/12/08LeagueBerbatov 691-0Middlesbrough FC (H)29/12/08LeagueWelbeck 20, Nani 48(pen), Gibson 813-0Southampton FC (A)04/01/09Cup

0-1Derby County FC (A)07/01/09CupVidić 45, Rooney 63, Berbatov 873-0Chelsea FC (H)11/01/09LeagueRooney 11-0Wigan Athletic FC (H)14/01/09LeagueBerbatov 901-0Bolton Wanderers FC (A)17/01/09LeagueNani 16, O'Shea 22, Tévez 34, Cristiano Ronaldo89(pen)

4-2Derby County FC (H)20/01/09Cup

Scholes 35, Berbatov 362-1Tottenham Hotspur FC (H)24/01/09CupBerbatov 22, Tévez 44, Vidić 60, CristianoRonaldo 65, 73

5-0West Bromwich Albion FC (A)27/01/09League

Cristiano Ronaldo 44(pen)1-0Everton FC (H)31/01/09LeagueGiggs 621-0West Ham United FC (A)08/02/09LeagueNani 29, Gibson 44, Cristiano Ronaldo 48,Welbeck 81

4-1Derby County FC (A)15/02/09Cup

Scholes 12, Berbatov 30, Rooney 633-0Fulham FC (H)18/02/09LeagueRooney 23, Cristiano Ronaldo 602-1Blackburn Rovers FC (H)21/02/09League

0-0Tottenham Hotspur FC (H)01/03/09CupRooney 20, Berbatov 562-1Newcastle United FC (A)04/03/09LeagueTévez 20, 35, Rooney 50, Park 814-0Fulham FC (A)07/03/09CupCristiano Ronaldo 23(pen)1-4Liverpool FC (H)14/03/09League

0-2Fulham FC (A)21/03/09LeagueCristiano Ronaldo 14, 80, Macheda 903-2Aston Villa FC (H)05/04/09LeagueScholes 19, Macheda 762-1Sunderland AFC (A)11/04/09League

0-0Everton FC (H)19/04/09CupRooney 9, Carrick 822-0Portsmouth FC (H)22/04/09League

Lineups: Van der Sar, G. Neville (O'Shea 13, Rafael 52), Vidić, Evans, Evra, Fletcher, Scholes, Anderson (Carrick76), Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney

Cristiano Ronaldo 57(pen), 68, Rooney 67, 71,Berbatov 79

5-2Tottenham Hotspur FC (H)25/04/09League



GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.Lineups: Van der Sar, Rafael (O'Shea 70), Ferdinand, Vidić, Evra, Cristiano Ronaldo, Carrick, Fletcher (Scholes 61),Nani (Tévez 46), Berbatov, Rooney

Giggs 25, Park 512-0Middlesbrough FC (A)02/05/09LeagueLineups: Foster, O'Shea, Vidić, Evans, Evra (Rafael 78), Park (Nani 74), Scholes, Giggs, Rooney, Berbatov, Macheda(Tévez 55)

Manchester City FC (H)10/05/09LeagueWigan Athletic FC (A)13/05/09LeagueArsenal FC (H)16/05/09LeagueHull City AFC (A)24/05/09League

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.802363452534Manchester United FC17726692112235Liverpool FC2742159582235Chelsea FC36832635111935Arsenal FC45844519101635Aston Villa FC55636509111535Everton FC64838391391335West Ham United FC74746561651435Manchester City FC847313512111235Fulham FC94741421481335Tottenham Hotspur FC104238311491134Wigan Athletic FC113951401861135Bolton Wanderers FC123950331691035Stoke City FC133853351511935Portsmouth FC143758381610935Blackburn Rovers FC15354831188935Sunderland AFC163460371710835Hull City AFC173156371613635Newcastle United FC183151251810735Middlesbrough FC19286433217735West Bromwich Albion FC20



UEFA information

Sir Bobby Charlton honouredMichel Platini praised Sir Bobby Charlton's impact on the world of football last Wednesday when he presented himwith the UEFA President's Award. The UEFA President made the presentation to the legendary Manchester UnitedFC and England player at a lunch at Old Trafford ahead of the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg betweenholders United and Arsenal FC. A survivor of the 1958 Munich air disaster, Sir Bobby was voted European Footballerof the Year after helping inspire England to the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Two years later he scored two of United's goalsin the 4-1 defeat of SL Benfica at Wembley as they became the first English winners of the European ChampionClubs' Cup. "Around Europe, Bobby Charlton's name means respect," said Michel Platini. "He showed great respectfor his opponents and for the public in his conduct."

"This is a beautiful trophy and it flatters me no end," said Sir Bobby. "I appreciate that the first trophy was given toAlfredo Di Stéfano, who happened to be my favourite footballer." Sir Alex Ferguson added to the plaudits, saying: "Itis well-deserved for his fantastic career and life in football. As a person he has never changed. He has kept his humility,he has kept his dignity at all times and if you ally that to his playing career, he is a very special man."

UEFA EURO 2012™ host citiesThe host cities for UEFA EURO 2012™ will be chosen at the UEFA Executive Committee's meeting in Bucharest on12 and 13 May. The committee, chaired by UEFA President Michel Platini, will take its decision following a finalevaluation of the host city candidates, undertaken after a recent visit to Poland and Ukraine by a senior UEFAdelegation. The visit enabled UEFA officials to receive updates from the host associations and host countries aboutthe ongoing preparations for UEFA EURO 2012™. Preparations are ongoing for the final tournament in three summers'time, and the committee will hear a report on the work being done. The recent visit to Poland and Ukraine includeda tour of both the Kiev Olympic Stadium and the Warsaw National Stadium. Topics discussed during the visit includedthe political and economic situation and outlook in the host countries, the latest developments undertaken by the hostcity candidates and discussions on open issues concerning the stadia and infrastructure in Poland and Ukraine.

UEFA EURO 2016™ candidatesThe road to UEFA EURO 2016™ has taken an important step forward with the first workshop for the four biddingcandidates who have signalled their interest in staging the event. Representatives of the associations of France, Italy,joint bidders Sweden/Norway and Turkey were present at UEFA headquarters in Nyon to hear UEFA give a generaloverview of the organisation of a UEFA European Championship final tournament, and to learn more about bidrequirements. The four candidates expressed their interest in hosting the 2016 tournament – the first to feature 24teams following a UEFA Executive Committee decision last autumn – by the deadline of 9 March.

Discussions took place on a one-to-one basis and in plenary sessions, with UEFA experts providing the bidders withinitial information on areas such as the bid process, stadiums, safety and security, accommodation, ground transportand airports, host city promotion and fan zones, legal matters, information technology and broadcasting matters.Further briefings will be held, and the candidates will be able to develop their bid dossiers, which they will have topresent to UEFA by 15 February 2010. This will be followed by an evaluation phase, during which UEFA will conducta series of official visits to the various bidders. The UEFA administration, and experts appointed by UEFA, will thenexamine the bid dossiers and prepare written evaluation reports for submission to the UEFA National Team CompetitionsCommittee. UEFA's Executive Committee will take a final decision on or about 27 May 2010.

Only A Game? exhibition endsThe UEFA-driven Only A Game? exhibition ended its successful run at the World Museum Liverpool on 26 April. Theinteractive exhibition had been in residence in Liverpool since 11 October. With admission free, Only A Game? invitedits many visitors to plunge into the emotions of football, inspired by a selection of prestigious artefacts, trophies andmemorabilia, covering in particular the last 50 years of European football. Only A Game? first showed in Brussels in2007, and explores the links between the development of European society and the growth of its most popular sport.

Accreditation informationThe deadline for media accreditation applications for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup finals is 8 May.Non-broadcast media who are already registered with UEFA via the FAME portal on uefa.com must apply usinghttp://media.fame.uefa.com. Non-rights holding radio and non-rights holding television applicants must use thehttp://broadcasters.fame.uefa.com portal. Media representatives who are not yet familiar with UEFA's FAME portalsare welcome to contact the media accreditation team via the email: [email protected].

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Match-by-match lineups - Arsenal FC

Group stagePtsGAGFLDWPldClub12892046FC Porto115111236Arsenal FC8442226FC Dynamo Kyiv21144206Fenerbahçe SK

Stadium/VenueResultMatchDateValeri Lobanovskiy, Kiev1-1Dynamo Kyiv - Arsenal17.09.2008

Goals: 1-0 Bangoura 64 (pen) , 1-1 Gallas 88Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna (Eboué 78), Fàbregas, Touré, Gallas, Van Persie (Vela 84), Walcott, Denilson, Song(Bendtner 70), Clichy, Adebayor

Arsenal Stadium, London4-0Arsenal - Porto30.09.2008Goals: 1-0 Van Persie 31, 2-0 Adebayor 40, 3-0 Van Persie 48, 4-0 Adebayor 71 (pen)Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Fàbregas, Touré, Nasri (Eboué 65), Gallas, Van Persie (Bendtner 65), Walcott (Vela 72),Denilson, Clichy, Adebayor

Sükrü Saraçoglu, Istanbul2-5Fenerbahçe - Arsenal21.10.2008Goals: 0-1 Adebayor 10, 0-2 Walcott 11, 1-2 Silvestre 19 (o.g.) , 1-3 Diaby 22, 1-4 Song 49, 2-4 Güiza 78, 2-5 Ramsey90+4Arsenal: Almunia, Diaby (Ramsey 73), Fàbregas, Nasri, Walcott (Djourou 84), Denilson, Song, Silvestre, Clichy,Adebayor (Vela 86), Eboué

Arsenal Stadium, London0-0Arsenal - Fenerbahçe05.11.2008Goals: -Arsenal: Fabiański, Fàbregas, Touré, Nasri, Van Persie, Denilson, Ramsey (Diaby 60), Silvestre (Song 83), Djourou,Clichy, Bendtner (Vela 60)

Arsenal Stadium, London1-0Arsenal - Dynamo Kyiv25.11.2008Goals: 1-0 Bendtner 87Arsenal: Almunia, Fàbregas, Gallas, Van Persie, Vela (Wilshere 77), Denilson, Ramsey (Bendtner 69), Song, Silvestre,Djourou, Clichy

Estádio do Dragão, Porto2-0Porto - Arsenal10.12.2008Goals: 1-0 Bruno Alves 39, 2-0 Lisandro 54Arsenal: Almunia, Diaby (Gibbs 60), Gallas, Vela, Denilson, Ramsey (Wilshere 59), Song (Randall 79), Silvestre,Djourou, Bendtner, Eboué

First knockout round, first leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateArsenal Stadium, London1-0Arsenal - Roma24/02/09

Goals: 1-0 Van Persie 37 (pen)Arsenal: Almunia, Diaby (Song 62), Sagna, Touré, Nasri, Gallas, Van Persie, Denilson, Clichy, Bendtner (Vela 67),Eboué (Ramsey 82)

First knockout round, second leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateStadio Olimpico, Rome1-0 (6-7p)Roma - Arsenal11/03/09

Goals: 1-0 Juan 9Penalty Shoot-out: Eduardo 0-0 missed, Pizarro 1-0, Van Persie 1-1, Vučinić 1-1 missed, Walcott 1-2, Baptista 2-2,Nasri 2-3, Montella 3-3, Denilson 3-4, Totti 4-4, Touré 4-5, Aquilani 5-5, Sagna 5-6, Riise 6-6, Diaby 6-7, Tonetto 6-7missedArsenal: Almunia, Diaby, Sagna, Touré, Nasri, Gallas, Van Persie, Denilson, Clichy, Bendtner (Eduardo 85), Eboué(Walcott 75)

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Quarter-finals, first leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateEl Madrigal, Villarreal1-1Villarreal - Arsenal07/04/09

Goals: 1-0 Senna 10, 1-1 Adebayor 66Arsenal: Almunia (Fabiański 28), Sagna, Fàbregas, Touré, Nasri, Gallas (Djourou 43), Walcott (Eboué 78), Denilson,Song, Clichy, Adebayor

Quarter-finals, second leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateArsenal Stadium, London3-0Arsenal - Villarreal15/04/09

Goals: 1-0 Walcott 10, 2-0 Adebayor 60, 3-0 Van Persie 69 (pen)Arsenal: Fabiański, Fàbregas, Touré, Nasri, Van Persie (Diaby 77), Walcott (Denilson 77), Song, Silvestre, Adebayor(Bendtner 83), Eboué, Gibbs

Semi-finals, first leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateOld Trafford, Manchester1-0Man. United - Arsenal29/04/09

Goals: 1-0 O'Shea 17Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand (Evans 88), Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson (Giggs 67), Rooney, Vidić,Carrick, O'Shea, Fletcher, Tévez (Berbatov 67)Arsenal: Almunia, Diaby, Sagna, Fàbregas, Touré, Nasri, Walcott (Bendtner 71), Song, Silvestre, Adebayor (Eduardo83), Gibbs



Match-by-match lineups - Manchester United FC

Group stagePtsGAGFLDWPldClub10390426Manchester United FC9791326Villarreal CF61492316Aalborg BK5743216Celtic FC

Stadium/VenueResultMatchDateOld Trafford, Manchester0-0Man. United - Villarreal17.09.2008

Goals: -Man. United: Van der Sar, G. Neville, Evra, Hargreaves (Anderson 62), Ferdinand, Rooney, Park (Cristiano Ronaldo62), Nani, Evans, Fletcher, Tévez (Giggs 81)

Aalborg, Aalborg0-3AaB - Man. United30.09.2008Goals: 0-1 Rooney 22, 0-2 Berbatov 55, 0-3 Berbatov 79Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Berbatov, Rooney (Tévez 59), Vidić, Nani, Scholes(Giggs 16), Rafael (Brown 66), O'Shea

Old Trafford, Manchester3-0Man. United - Celtic21.10.2008Goals: 1-0 Berbatov 30, 2-0 Berbatov 51, 3-0 Rooney 76Man. United: Van der Sar, G. Neville (Brown 60), Cristiano Ronaldo (Park 82), Anderson, Berbatov (Tévez 60),Rooney, Vidić, Nani, O'Shea, Evans, Fletcher

Celtic Park, Glasgow1-1Celtic - Man. United05.11.2008Goals: 1-0 McDonald 13, 1-1 Giggs 84Man. United: Foster, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Giggs, Vidić, Carrick, Nani (Berbatov 46), Rafael (Evra 66),O'Shea, Fletcher, Tévez (Rooney 71)

El Madrigal, Villarreal0-0Villarreal - Man. United25.11.2008Goals: -Man. United: Kuszczak, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson, Rooney, Carrick (Tévez 86), Nani (Park 84),O'Shea, Evans, Fletcher (Gibson 80)

Old Trafford, Manchester2-2Man. United - AaB10.12.2008Goals: 1-0 Tévez 3, 1-1 Jakobsen 31, 1-2 Curth 45+2, 2-2 Rooney 52Man. United: Kuszczak, G. Neville (Rafael 77), Ferdinand, Anderson, Rooney, Giggs (Scholes 46), Nani, O'Shea,Evans, Gibson (Park 46), Tévez

First knockout round, first leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateStadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan0-0Internazionale - Man. United24/02/09

Goals: -Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Berbatov, Giggs, Park (Rooney 84), Carrick, O'Shea,Evans, Fletcher

First knockout round, second leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateOld Trafford, Manchester2-0Man. United - Internazionale11/03/09

Goals: 1-0 Vidić 4, 2-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 49Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Berbatov, Rooney (Park 84), Giggs, Vidić, Carrick,Scholes (Anderson 70), O'Shea



Quarter-finals, first leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateOld Trafford, Manchester2-2Man. United - Porto07/04/09

Goals: 0-1 Rodríguez 4, 1-1 Rooney 15, 2-1 Tévez 85, 2-2 Mariano 89Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney, Park (Giggs 59), Vidić, Carrick, Scholes (Tévez 72),O'Shea, Evans (G. Neville 72), Fletcher

Quarter-finals, second leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateEstádio do Dragão, Porto0-1Porto - Man. United15/04/09

Goals: 0-1 Cristiano Ronaldo 6Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson (Scholes 78), Berbatov (Nani 68), Rooney,Giggs, Vidić, Carrick, O'Shea

Semi-finals, first leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateOld Trafford, Manchester1-0Man. United - Arsenal29/04/09

Goals: 1-0 O'Shea 17Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand (Evans 88), Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson (Giggs 67), Rooney, Vidić,Carrick, O'Shea, Fletcher, Tévez (Berbatov 67)Arsenal: Almunia, Diaby, Sagna, Fàbregas, Touré, Nasri, Walcott (Bendtner 71), Song, Silvestre, Adebayor (Eduardo83), Gibbs



Competition facts

UEFA Champions League knockout stage: Did you know?

• Teams have recovered from a first-leg deficit to go through to the next stage on 21 occasions, although only once– AFC Ajax's defeat of Panathinaikos FC in the 1995/96 semi-finals – has a side gone through after losing the firstleg at home. The biggest losing margin a side has overturned was achieved by RC Deportivo La Coruña in the 2003/04quarter-finals when they fought back from a 4-1 defeat at AC Milan to win 4-0 at home.

• Sixteen ties have been decided on the away goals rule, including five where the triumphant team lost the first leg.

• FC Bayern München hold the record for the biggest first-leg lead with a 5-0 success at Sporting Clube de Portugalin this season's first knockout round, eventually going through 12-1 after a 7-1 home victory in the second leg.

• Ten ties have now gone to penalties, including the game between Arsenal FC and AS Roma in the 2008/09 firstknockout round. Five of these were finals – 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2008. The first two-legged tie decided onspot-kicks was PSV Eindhoven's 4-2 win against Olympique Lyonnais on 13 April 2005 after a 2-2 aggregate draw.

• In all, 17 ties have required extra time. So far seven ties have been decided by extra time alone: four quarter-finals,two first knockout round encounters and last season's semi-final between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC.

• The 2008/09 first knockout round encounter between Bayern and Sporting featured more goals (13) over its twolegs than any previous UEFA Champions League knockout tie, Bayern prevailing 12-1.

• There has never been a knockout tie ending goalless after two legs. Nine have finished 1-0 on aggregate, mostrecently Manchester United's narrow victory against FC Barcelona in the 2007/08 semi-finals.

• England has three teams in the semi-finals for the third year in a row, the fourth time one country has provided threeof the last four in European football's premier club competition since 1992/93.

The full breakdown is:1999/00: Spain (Valencia CF, Barcelona, Real Madrid)2002/03: Italy (Milan, FC Internazionale Milano, Juventus)2006/07: England (Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea; winners Milan)2007/08: England (Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea)

• Teams from the same country have contested the final on three previous occasions. Madrid overcame Valencia 3-0in Paris in 2000, three years later Milan defeated Juventus 3-2 on penalties after a goalless draw at Old Trafford, andUnited beat Chelsea, also on spot-kicks, after a 1-1 draw in Moscow last May.

• The biggest winning margin in a semi-final game is three goals. AFC Ajax beat Bayern 5-2 in the 1994/95 secondleg, while there have been three 4-1 victories. Juventus did it twice at home against Ajax (second leg) and AS MonacoFC (first leg) in 1996/97 and 1997/98 respectively, and Valencia at home to Barcelona (first leg) in 1999/00. Fiveteams have won 3-0, most recently Milan's defeat of Manchester United in the 2006/07 semi-final second leg.

• That 4-1 win for Juventus against Monaco in 1997/98 was part of the biggest aggregate semi-final score. Theprincipality club won 3-2 in their home return to make it ten goals in the tie.

• Madrid's 6-0 second-leg win against FC Zürich in 1963/64 is the biggest win in a European Champion Clubs' Cupsemi-final. Eintracht Frankfurt's 12-4 aggregate defeat of Rangers FC in 1959/60 is the biggest two-leg total.

• Clarence Seedorf is the only player to win the European Champion Clubs' Cup with three clubs (AFC Ajax 1995,Madrid 1998, Milan 2003, 2007). Liverpool's Bob Paisley (1977, 1978, 1981) is the only coach to win three times.

• Ottmar Hitzfeld (BV Borussia Dortmund 1997, Bayern 2001) and Ernst Happel (Feyenoord 1970, Hamburger SV1983) are the only coaches to win the trophy with two clubs.

• Only five capital cities have been home to teams that have won the European Cup: Madrid (Real Madrid), Belgrade(FK Crvena Zvezda), Bucharest (FC Steaua Bucureşti), Amsterdam (Ajax) and Lisbon (SL Benfica).

• Rome was awarded the 2009 UEFA Champions League final after a decision by the UEFA Executive Committeeat its meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia in October 2006. The Stadio Olimpico, home of AS Roma and S.S. Lazio, previouslyheld European Cup finals in 1977, 1984 and 1996 and was also the venue for the 1990 FIFA World Cup final betweenWest Germany and Argentina.

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Team facts

Arsenal FC

UEFA club competition milestones• In the 2005/06 season, Arsenal advanced to the European Champion Clubs' Cup final for the first time althoughthey had previously been involved in both UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Cup finals.

• Arsenal played in three UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals, triumphing in the 1993/94 season when they overcameParma FC 1-0 thanks to Alan Smith's 22nd-minute goal. The other finals ended in narrow defeats by Valencia CF andReal Zaragoza in 1979/80 and 1994/95 respectively.

• Following their elimination from the 1999/2000 UEFA Champions League at the end of the group stage, Arsenaladvanced to the UEFA Cup final only to lose on penalties to Galatasaray SK at Copenhagen's Parken Stadium.

UEFA Champions League milestones• Their finest UEFA Champions League campaign culminated on 17 May 2006 with a 2-1 defeat by FC Barcelona,after Sol Campbell had given the London club the lead in Paris.

UEFA club competition honours• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1993/94

Ten-year record2007/08: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals2006/07: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round2005/06: UEFA Champions League – runners-up2004/05: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round2003/04: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals2002/03: UEFA Champions League – second group stage2001/02: UEFA Champions League – second group stage2000/01: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals1999/00: UEFA Cup – finalists (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League first group stage)1998/99: UEFA Champions League – group stage

2007/08 seasonDomestic record: Arsenal finished third in the English Premier League, four points behind champions ManchesterUnited FC – and seven ahead of fourth-placed Liverpool FC – although the Gunners had topped the table for muchof the season. It was, however, an improvement on their last two campaigns where they had come fourth. They wereeliminated in the fifth round of the FA Cup after a 4-0 loss to United.

European record: The English club comprehensively defeated AC Sparta Praha in the UEFA Champions Leaguethird qualifying round to make the group stage for the tenth season in succession. After winning their first three games,Arsenal recorded a draw followed by an away loss to Sevilla FC and finished second in Group H to their Spanishrivals. They met AC Milan in the first knockout round and had to settle for a goalless draw in London but won 2-0 inItaly to set up a quarter-final meeting with fellow English side Liverpool FC. Arsène Wenger's men then went down5-3 on aggregate after a dramatic second leg at Anfield.

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win7-0: Arsenal FC v SK Slavia Praha23.10.2007, UEFA Champions League group stage0-7: R. Standard de Liège v Arsenal FC03.11.1993, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg

• Biggest home win7-0: Arsenal FC v SK Slavia Praha (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-7: R. Standard de Liège v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

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• Heaviest defeat0-3: Arsenal FC v FC Internazionale Milano17.09.2003, UEFA Champions League group stage4-1: FC Spartak Moskva v Arsenal FC22.11.2000, UEFA Champions League second group stage3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Arsenal FC07.11.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage2-5: Arsenal FC v SK Spartak Moskva29.09.1982, UEFA Cup first round second leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: Arsenal FC v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details)2-5: Arsenal FC v SK Spartak Moskva (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat4-1: FC Spartak Moskva v Arsenal FC (see above for details)3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win7-0: Arsenal FC v SK Slavia Praha (see above for details)

• Biggest home win7-0: Arsenal FC v SK Slavia Praha (see above for details)

• Biggest away win1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC25.11.2003, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League group stage0-4: PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal FC25.09.2002, 2002/03 UEFA Champions League first group stage

• Heaviest defeat4-1: FC Spartak Moskva v Arsenal FC (see above for details)3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Arsenal FC (see above for details)0-3: Arsenal FC v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: Arsenal FC v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat4-1: FC Spartak Moskva v Arsenal FC (see above for details)3-0: FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

Manchester United FC

UEFA club competition milestones• United have been crowned champions of Europe three times, having defeated English Premier League rivals ChelseaFC on penalties in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League final. United also won the competition in 1998/99, overturninga one-goal deficit against FC Bayern München with goals from Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær in addedtime, and in 1967/68, running out 4-1 winners over SL Benfica after extra time.

UEFA Champions League milestones• No club has taken part more times than United (14), although FC Porto also share this achievement. United's firstentry came in 1994/95 and they last missed out in 1995/96, meaning this is their 13th campaign in a row. No team ison as good a run, with Real Madrid CF, Olympiacos CFP and PSV Eindhoven (12) their closest rivals.

UEFA club competition honours• European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1967/68, 1998/99, 2007/08• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1990/91• European/South American Cup: 1999• UEFA Super Cup: 1991



Ten-year record (including current season)2007/08: UEFA Champions League – winners2006/07: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals2005/06: UEFA Champions League – group stage2004/05: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round2003/04: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round2002/03: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals2001/02: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals2000/01: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals1999/00: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals1998/99: UEFA Champions League – winners

2007/08 seasonDomestic record: United retained the title by two points from Chelsea on the final day of the Premier League season,having also finished one place above the London club the previous campaign. It was their tenth championship sincethe Premier League began in 1992. In all-time records since 1889, United have 17 titles, just one fewer than LiverpoolFC. They were knocked out of the FA Cup at Old Trafford in the quarter-final 1-0 by eventual winners Portsmouth FC.

European record: United won five of their six Group F matches to finish five points clear of AS Roma at the summit.They then completed a narrow 2-1 aggregate triumph over Olympique Lyonnais in the first knockout round beforemeeting Roma in the quarter-finals for the second consecutive season, prevailing 3-0 overall. A lone Paul Scholesgoal was enough to see of the challenge of FC Barcelona over two legs in the semi-final, to send United through toa final against Chelsea which they won 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes.

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win10-0: Manchester United FC v RSC Anderlechtois26.09.1956, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg

• Biggest home win10-0: Manchester United FC v RSC Anderlechtois (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-6: Shamrock Rovers FC v Manchester United FC25.09.1957, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg

• Heaviest defeat5-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Manchester United FC18.03.1964, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals second leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-1: Manchester United FC v AC Milan23.02.2005, UEFA Champions League first knockout round first leg2-3: Manchester United FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña17.10.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage0-1: Manchester United FC v FC Bayern München03.04.2001, UEFA Champions League quarter-finals first leg2-3: Manchester United FC v Real Madrid CF19.04.2000, UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg0-1: Manchester United FC v BV Borussia Dortmund23.04.1997, UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg0-1: Manchester United FC v Juventus20.11.1996, UEFA Champions League group stage0-1: Manchester United FC v Fenerbahçe SK30.10.1996, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest away defeat5-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Manchester United FC (see above for details)



UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win7-1: Manchester United FC v AS Roma10.04.2007, UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg

• Biggest home win7-1: Manchester United FC v AS Roma (see above for details)

• Biggest away win2-6: Brøndby IF v Manchester United FC21.10.1998, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest defeat4-0: FC Barcelona v Manchester United FC02.11.1994, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-1: Manchester United FC v AC Milan (see above for details)2-3: Manchester United FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (see above for details)0-1: Manchester United FC v FC Bayern München (see above for details)2-3: Manchester United FC v Real Madrid CF (see above for details)0-1: Manchester United FC v BV Borussia Dortmund (see above for details)0-1: Manchester United FC v Juventus (see above for details)0-1: Manchester United FC v Fenerbahçe SK (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat4-0: FC Barcelona v Manchester United FC (see above for details)



Legend

:: All-time statisticsThe all-time 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 asthe European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999), the UEFA Cup, the UEFA SuperCup (1973 - ), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in the Inter-Cities' Fairs Cup and the 1972Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

:: 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 the current matchday.Current season - League: Total league appearances based on the date press kit was last updatedAll-time - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from the 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. These are the officialstatistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.All-time - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competition (as defined above) including all qualifying round matches. These are the officialstatistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.Age: based on the date press kit was last updatedBL: Booking list (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended, #: suspended for at least one match)

:: 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 hasacted 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. Matches where the official has acted as the fourthofficial are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.

:: CompetitionsClub competitionsECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions LeagueUCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto CupICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football ChampionshipWC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation CupFRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationalsU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16ChampionshipU19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18Championship

:: Other Abbreviations:: Competition stagesNo.: NumberAP: AppearancesQR3: Third qualifying roundF: FinalPld: Matches playedComp.: CompetitionR1: First roundGS: Group stagePos.: PositionD: DrawnR2: Second roundGS1: First group stagePts: PointsDoB: Date of birthR3: Third roundGS2: Second group stageR: Sent off (red card)GA: Goals againstR4: Fourth roundKO1: First knockout roundRes.: ResultGF: Goals forSF: Semi-finalsPR: Preliminary roundW: WonL: Lost1/8: Eighth-finalsQF: Quarter-finalsY: BookedNat.: Nationality1/16: Sixteenth-finalsQR: Qualifying roundY/R: Sent off (yellow card then directred)

N/a: Not Applicable1st: first legQR1: First qualifying round2nd: second legQR2: Second qualifying roundP-O: Play-offFT: Final tournament

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

:: 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 competitionregulations available on www.uefa.com.

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