FC Bayern München v FC Internazionale Milano · 2006-12-04 · Both FC Bayern München and FC...

Both FC Bayern München and FC Internazionale Milano have qualified from Group B so the only question remainsas to who will occupy first place. The advantage lies with the home team as they have a two-point advantage overtheir Italian visitors and only need a draw at the Fußball Arena München to go one better than their achievement ineach of the three previous campaigns when they ended the group stage as runners-up.

• Three successive wins have arrested a disappointing start to Inter's fifth group campaign in a row after they lost boththeir opening fixtures, including the Matchday 2 game at home to Bayern. Claudio Pizarro's 81st-minute opener andLukas Podolski's goal in added time gave the German side a notable success. Inter also lost their discipline as ZlatanIbrahimović and Fabio Grosso both received late red cards.

Away victories• Before that game the teams had only met on one occasion in UEFA club competition, in the 1988/89 UEFA Cupthird round. Both enjoyed notable away victories, although Bayern were the happier at the end of the second leg,progressing on away goals after trumping Inter's 2-0 victory in Germany with a 3-1 success in Milan. That was theirlast win in Italy before that 27 September success.

• Bayern have played nine home games against Italian visitors in European competition and they will consider justthree wins, three draws and three defeats a disappointing return.

• When Inter won at Bayern in 1988 it was part of three successive wins in Germany. They are unbeaten in their lastfour visits (three draws and a win) and their record should give them confidence with only two defeats suffered in 12away games, which include six draws and four wins.

Magnificent start• While Inter's fortunes in this campaign have received a sizeable boost, Bayern's form has dipped a little after theirmagnificent start when they won their first three games, the same as a year ago, without conceding a goal. OnMatchday 4 they dropped their first points while maintaining their defensive prowess in a 0-0 home draw with SportingClube de Portugal.

• Three weeks later they conceded their first goals of the tournament in a 2-2 draw at FC Spartak Moskva. ClaudioPizarro scored twice to give the German champions the lead after Maxym Kalynychenko's early free-kick had put thehome team ahead. Radoslav Kováč found the net with 18 minutes remaining to earn the Russian side their secondpoint in five games.

• Qualification was secured for the Nerazzurri by Hernán Crespo's first UEFA Champions League goal in just undera year which put paid to Sporting's own hopes of advancing at the San Siro two weeks ago. If they win in Bavariathey will be going through as group winners for the fourth time in the last five editions. In the other game in the section,Sporting require a draw at home to Spartak to enter the UEFA Cup.

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FC Bayern München v FC Internazionale MilanoMATCH PRESS KITFußball Arena München, MunichTuesday, 5 December 2006 - 20:45CETGroup B - Matchday 6

Team facts

FC Bayern München

UEFA club competition milestones• Bayern are chasing their first appearance in the European Champion Clubs' Cup final - and their eighth overall -since their penalty shoot-out defeat of Valencia CF at the end of the 2000/01 season having recovered from theheartbreak of conceding two goals in added time against Manchester United FC in the final two years previously.

• The German side, together with AFC Ajax, dominated the European football landscape during the 1970s with threesuccessive victories in the competition against Club Atlético de Madrid (1973/74), Leeds United AFC (1974/75) andAS Saint-Etienne (1975/76). They also played in the 1981/82 and 1986/87 finals, but lost out to Aston Villa FC (1-0)and FC Porto (2-1) respectively.

• Both Bayern and Juventus hold the distinct record of being the only teams to compete in the European ChampionClubs' Cup final in each of the last four decades. Bayern's record is as follows:2000/01: FC Bayern München 1-1 Valencia CF (5-4 on penalties after extra time)1998/99: Manchester United FC 2-1 FC Bayern München1986/87: FC Bayern München 1-2 FC Porto1981/82: Aston Villa FC 1-0 FC Bayern München1975/76: FC Bayern München 1-0 AS Saint-Etienne1974/75: FC Bayern München 2-0 Leeds United AFC1973/74: Club Atlético de Madrid 0-4 FC Bayern München (final replay after the two sides drew 1-1 in the final).

UEFA club competition honours• European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1973/74, 1974/75, 1975/76, 2000/01• UEFA Cup: 1995/96• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1966/67• European/South American Cup: 1976, 2001

Ten-year record (including current season)• Bayern are competing in their tenth successive UEFA Champions League having won the competition in the 2000/01season. The German side have advanced to the knockout stage in the past nine seasons with the exception of their2002/03 campaign.

1997/98: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals1998/99: UEFA Champions League - runners-up1999/00: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals2000/01: UEFA Champions League - winners2001/02: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals2002/03: UEFA Champions League - first group stage2003/04: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round2004/05: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals2005/06: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage

2005/06 seasonDomestic record: Bayern retained their Bundesliga crown in fine style, although had just a five-point margin onWerder Bremen as opposed to their 14-point lead over FC Schalke 04 in the previous campaign. It was Bayern'sseventh Bundesliga title in ten seasons and their 19th since the current league format came into being at the start ofthe 1963/64 campaign. It was enough, of course, to earn an automatic group-stage berth in the UEFA ChampionsLeague.


FC Bayern München v FC Internazionale MilanoMATCH PRESS KIT

European record: Bayern finished second behind Juventus in their group, having traded 2-1 home wins with theItalian club. Having beaten SK Rapid Wien at home and away, and Club Brugge KV in Munich, it was an away drawagainst the latter club that ultimately cost Bayern top spot. That proved costly as they met AC Milan in the first knockoutround and a 4-1 second-leg defeat saw them eliminated 5-2 on aggregate.

Key facts• Bayern have played 211 matches overall in the European Champion Clubs' Cup and the UEFA Champions Leaguecombined. In that time, Bayern won 114, drew 53 and lost 44 times with 393 goals scored and 206 conceded.

• They have played 312 matches overall in all UEFA club competition. Bayern have won 169, drawn 75 and lost 68times with 586 goals scored against 316 conceded.

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win10-0: FC Bayern München v Anorthosis Famagusta FC28.09.1983, 1983/84 UEFA Cup, first round, second leg

• Biggest home win10-0: FC Bayern München v Anorthosis Famagusta FC (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-5: FC Lokomotiv Moskva v FC Bayern München26.09.1995, 1995/96 UEFA Cup, first round, second leg0-5: Køge BK v FC Bayern München15.09.1976, 1976/77 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg0-5: AS Jeunesse Esch v FC Bayern München17.09.1975, 1975/76 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg

• Heaviest defeat6-2: FC København v FC Bayern München22.10.1991, 1991/92 UEFA Cup, second round, first leg5-1: Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Bayern München22.04.1980, 1979/80 UEFA Cup, semi-finals, second leg4-0: Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Bayern München23.11.1977, 1977/78 UEFA Cup, third round, first leg4-0: AFC Ajax v FC Bayern München07.03.1973, 1972/73 European Champion Clubs' Cup, quarter-finals, first leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-2: FC Bayern München v FC Internazionale23.11.1988, 1988/89 UEFA Cup, third round, first leg

• Heaviest away defeat6-2: FC København v FC Bayern München (see above for details)5-1: Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Bayern München (see above for details)4-0: Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Bayern München (see above for details)4-0: AFC Ajax v FC Bayern München (see above for details)



UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win4-0: FC Bayern München v FC Spartak Moskva12.09.2006, 2006/07 UEFA Champions League, group stage5-1: FC Bayern München v Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC23.11.2004, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League, group stage5-1: FC Bayern München v FC Spartak Moskva17.10.2001, 2001/02 UEFA Champions League, first group stage0-4: 1. FC Kaiserslautern v FC Bayern München17.03.1999, 1998/99 European Champion Clubs' Cup, quarter-finals, second leg5-1: FC Bayern München v Paris Saint-Germain FC22.10.1997, 1997/98 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Biggest home win4-0: FC Bayern München v FC Spartak Moskva (see above for details)5-1: FC Bayern München v Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (see above for details)5-1: FC Bayern München v FC Spartak Moskva (see above for details)5-1: FC Bayern München v Paris Saint-Germain FC (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-4: 1. FC Kaiserslautern v FC Bayern München (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat4-1: AC Milan v FC Bayern München08.03.2006, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League, first knockout round, second leg3-0: Olympique Lyonnais v FC Bayern München06.03.2001, 2000/01 UEFA Champions League, second group stage5-2: AFC Ajax v FC Bayern München19.04.1995, 1994/95 UEFA Champions League, semi-finals, second leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-1: FC Bayern München v Juventus03.11.2004, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League, group stage1-2: FC Bayern München v Olympique Lyonnais05.11.2003, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League, group stage2-3: FC Bayern München v RC Deportivo La Coruña18.09.2002, 2002/03 UEFA Champions League, group stage0-1: FC Bayern München v IFK Göteborg10.12.1997, 1997/98 UEFA Champions League, group stage0-1: FC Bayern München v Paris Saint-Germain FC23.11.1994, 1994/95 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Heaviest away defeat4-1: AC Milan v FC Bayern München (see above for details)3-0: Olympique Lyonnais v FC Bayern München (see above for details)5-2: AFC Ajax v FC Bayern München (see above for details)

Last updated: 24 November 2006

FC Internazionale Milano



UEFA club competition milestones• To date, Inter have won the European Champion Clubs' Cup on two occasions from four final appearances. Thefirst came in the 1963/64 competition when Real Madrid CF were beaten 3-1 in Vienna. Sandro Mazzola scored ineach half, either side of a goal from Aurelio Milani. Rafael Bautista scored for Madrid. Inter retained the trophy in thefollowing campaign, beating SL Benfica 1-0 at the Giuseppe Meazza thanks to Jair's winner just before half-time.

• Inter lost the 1966/67 and 1971/72 finals to Celtic FC (2-1) and AFC Ajax (2-0) respectively.

• Since the UEFA Champions League started in the 1992/93 season, Inter have been more closely involved with thedestiny of the UEFA Cup, playing in three finals and winning two of them.

UEFA club competition honours• European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1963/64, 1964/65• European/South American Cup: 1964/65, 1965/66• UEFA Cup: 1990/91, 1993/94, 1997/98

Ten-year record (including current season)• Inter are competing in their fifth successive UEFA Champions League group stage. Prior to this season, Inter hadqualified for the knockout stages in three of the past four seasons, their best performance coming in the 2002/03campaign when they advanced to the semi-finals only to lose out on away goals to AC Milan.

1997/98: UEFA Cup - winners1998/99: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals1999/00: Did not compete in UEFA club competitions2000/01: UEFA Cup - fourth round (having transferred from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, third qualifyinground)2001/02: UEFA Cup - semi-finals2002/03: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals2003/04: UEFA Cup - quarter-finals (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, group stage)2004/05: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals2005/06: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage

2005/06 seasonDomestic record: Inter were awarded their first title since 1988/89 following the Italian sporting fraud investigation,and the punishments handed out to Juventus, AC Milan and ACF Fiorentina. Inter finished seven points ahead of ASRoma, who moved up to second. It meant Inter were given an automatic group-stage berth in the UEFA ChampionsLeague. The club also won the Italian Cup after defeating Roma 4-2 on aggregate.

European record: After overcoming FC Shakhtar Donetsk in qualifying, Inter won their group by six points fromsecond-placed Rangers FC following a record of four victories, one draw and a defeat with nine goals scored andfour conceded. Inter won their three home matches, while their only defeat came away to bottom-placed FC Porto(2-0) on Matchday 3. They then beat AFC Ajax 3-2 on aggregate in the first knockout round before losing on awaygoals after a 2-2 aggregate scoreline in the quarter-finals against Villarreal CF.

Key facts• Inter have played 55 UEFA Champions League matches winning 27 and drawing 15, with 80 goals scored and 60conceded.

• Their overall European Champion Clubs' Cup record (including all qualifying round matches) reads, played 116,won 59, drawn 33 and lost 24 with 171 goals scored and 103 conceded; Marco Caneira's winner for Sporting Clubede Portugal on Matchday 1 this season was the 100th time the Inter goal has been breached in the competition.



• In UEFA club competition, their overall record reads: played 282, won 141, drawn 72, lost 69 with 421 goals scoredand 242 conceded.

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win6-0: FC Internazionale Milano v CS Dinamo Bucuresti11.11.1964, 1964/65 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg

• Biggest home win6-0: FC Internazionale Milano v CS Dinamo Bucuresti (see above for details)

• Biggest away win1-5: Valencia CF v FC Internazionale Milano20.10.2004, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Heaviest defeat1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC25.11.2003, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League, group stage5-1: Real Madrid CF v FC Internazionale Milano16.04.1986, 1985/86 UEFA Cup, semi-finals, second leg

• Heaviest home defeat1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat5-1: Real Madrid CF v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win1-5: Valencia CF v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details)

• Biggest home win4-0: FC Internazionale Milano v FC Artmedia23.11.2005, 2005/06 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Biggest away win1-5: Valencia CF v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details)

• Heaviest defeat1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest home defeat1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat3-0: FC Lokomotiv Moskva v FC Internazionale Milano21.10.2003, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League, group stage3-0: FC Barcelona v FC Internazionale Milano18.02.2003, 2002/03 UEFA Champions League, second group stage

Last updated: 24 November 2006



Match facts

Bayern

• Five FC Bayern München players have featured in all five UEFA Champions League matches to date: Oliver Kahn,Willy Sagnol, Daniel Van Buyten, Hasan Salihamidžić and Claudio Pizarro. Of those, Kahn, Sagnol and VanBuyten have played all 450 minutes so far.

• Kahn will make his 100th UEFA Champions League appearance should he feature against Inter on Matchday 6.The Bayern goalkeeper would become the fourth player to achieve that feat after Raúl González, Roberto Carlos andDavid Beckham while Paolo Maldini could also bring up his century on Matchday 6.

• Roque Santa Cruz, meanwhile, is on 48 games in the competition although he could bring up his half-century inUEFA club competition against Inter. The Paraguayan striker's only appearance in a UEFA competition outside theUEFA Champions League came against Liverpool FC in the 2001 UEFA Super Cup in Monaco.

• At the other end of the scale, summer signing Lukas Podolski made his UEFA Champions League debut onMatchday 1. It was also the striker's first appearance in UEFA club competition and he subsequently scored his firstgoal against Inter on Matchday 2.

• Julio dos Santos made his first appearance in UEFA club competition as a second-half substitute in Lisbon onMatchday 4 while Christian Lell started for the first time in the reverse fixture in Munich and kept his place on Matchday5.

• Only three Bayern players have reached double figures in goals in the UEFA Champions League; Roy Makaayleads the way with 27 ahead of Pizarro (14) and Mehmet Scholl (12). Salihamidžić is next with nine.

• Pizarro has scored four goals in the first five games, one fewer than top scorers Didier Drogba, Kaká and FernandoMorientes. Bastian Schweinsteiger, meanwhile, is one of 22 players who have scored twice in this season'scompetition.

• Schweinsteiger and Makaay have both had six shots on goal, six fewer than Kaká who has had the most.

• Mark van Bommel has committed 15 fouls to date, five fewer than Brandão who has been penalised the mostfrequently.

• The German champions conceded for the first time in this season's group stage in Moscow on Matchday 5.

• Despite scoring nine times so far only Inter, with 13, and FC København (14) have had fewer corners than Bayern'stotal of 15.

• Bayern have been caught offside only four times in the UEFA Champions League to date, the joint lowest in thecompetition.

• Mats Hummels celebrates his 18th birthday on 16 December, four days before Martín Demichelis is 26.

• Bayern could only manage a 1-1 draw at home against VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday despitedominating much of the match. Midway through the first half the German champions were in front after a Schweinsteigerfree-kick was headed in by Demichelis. Michael Delura equalised for the visitors before the break however, anddespite controlling the play in the second period Bayern failed to create enough chances to win.

• Lúcio returned to the Bayern starting lineup at the weekend meaning Demichelis was switched into a midfield role.



• Bayern remained fourth in the Bundesliga standings with 27 points from 15 games. It is the smallest points total theclub have amassed at this stage of a season since the 2000/01 campaign.

• Felix Magath said: "Mönchengladbach played well and not like a team trying to avoid relegation. After we had takenthe lead we, yet again, lacked urgency to score a second goal. I cannot fault our effort in the second half, we put alot of pressure on our opponents, but just didn't score. We have lost two points and it will now be very difficult to betop when the winter break arrives."

• "It's nice to be on top of the league at the winter break, but it is much more important to be on top at the end of theseason," said Sebastian Deisler. "There are still so many matches to be played, we still have time."

• Only Kahn, Lahm, Schweinsteiger and Van Buyten have played in all 15 Bundesliga games this season for Bayern.

• Bayern once again came from behind to win 2-1 at Hamburger SV 2-1 on 25 November. The home side had takenthe lead thanks to a Rafael van der Vaart penalty but Makaay's eighth goal of the season levelled matters after theinterval. Pizarro then got a deserved late winner for a Bayern team who had dominated the second half. The visitorswere inspired by a brilliant performance from Deisler who, playing his second Bundesliga match after returning fromeight months out with a serious knee injury, came on at half-time to set up both goals.

• Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has vowed not to put any extra pressure on Deisler after his fine display: "Thepoor guy has eight difficult months behind him, and now he has played one superb half. But he won’t get any pressurefrom us, he will be able to fully recover."

• Brazilian defender Lucio also came on at half-time following a ligament injury to his left foot. He had been absentsince the 3-1 Bundesliga defeat at Werder Bremen on 21 October.

• Demichelis's place in central defence might be under threat now that Lucio has returned but the centre-back isunconcerned, saying: "You'll have to ask the coach about that. I can only say I am pleased with Van Buyten, he ispleased with me. We have a good sense of positioning, we are reacting to each others' signals. I hope to be able tokeep my place. It is my aim to stay at Bayern for ten years. That's only achieved by the greats like Kahn or Scholl."

• Van Buyten celebrated his 75th Bundesliga game against his former club Hamburg, for whom he made 61 of thoseappearances.

• Makaay's goal against Hamburg was his eighth of the season. "You can see that he is determined to finish as theleading scorer in the Bundesliga after twice finishing second," said Magath.

• The loss to then bottom side Hannover 96 on 8 November was Bayern's fourth Bundesliga defeat of the campaign,one more than they suffered in the whole of last season.

• Three wins in a row subsequently brought Bayern's Bundesliga campaign back on track. However, in all of three ofthose games the Munich club had to come from behind.

• "We can definitely say we've got our act together and moved on in November," said Magath. "The first half of theseason has proved as tough as we expected, because of the World Cup and our limited preparation time. I'd like usto recover top spot in the league, go through to the next round in the German Cup, and take at least a point from ourChampions League meeting with Inter so we finish top of our group."

• Bayern continue to be without Owen Hargreaves, who broke his leg on 16 September in the match against DSCArminia Bielefeld. "His bone took longer to heal than we had expected, but he is now on his way back," said Magath.Valérien Ismaël is also on the sidelines after breaking his leg back in August.



• Hargreaves started light training last week but recently suffered a new setback after learning that his bone has nothealed entirely. He will take a break from light training for two weeks.

• Podolski returned to training on 29 November after a four-week absence with an ankle injury. He has last playedon 21 October in the 3-1 defeat at Bremen. "He is looking good, but we have to wait and see when he will return tothe squad," said Magath.

• While it remains to be seen if any new arrivals will come in over the winter, Bayern have revealed plans to make amajor signing next summer. Rummenigge said: "He has to be a great footballer as well as having a great personality.A signing like this would be new in Germany, but we can't do it before summer, because the kind of players availablein winter are not what we need right now."

• Bayern are intending to offer Pizarro a new contract as his existing deal is due to expire next summer. "We will talkto his agent at the end of this year or the beginning of next year to see if he wants to stay," said general managerUli Hoeness.

Inter

• Five Inter players have featured in all five UEFA Champions League matches to date: Iván Córdoba, Javier Zanetti,Maicon, Dejan Stanković and Olivier Dacourt. Of those, Córdoba, Maicon and Dacourt have played all 450 minutesso far.

• Having made his 100th UEFA club competition appearance against Sporting Clube de Portugal a fortnight ago,Zanetti could feature for the 50th time in the UEFA Champions League in Munich. Stanković brought up his half-centuryin the competition on Matchday 5.

• Zanetti was the second member of the Inter squad to bring up a century of UEFA club games; Luís Figo leads theway on 133 matches and is also the most experienced member of the squad in UEFA Champions League terms with94.

• Zanetti became the second player to achieve the landmark of 100 UEFA club competition appearances while withInter after Giuseppe Bergomi, who featured 117 times in Europe for the Italian club. Córdoba is level with formerInter goalkeeper Walter Zenga on 71 European appearances in the table, with Giacinto Facchetti andGiuseppe Baresi joint third in the standings on 73 matches each.

• Marco Materazzi made his 50th appearance in UEFA club competition in Moscow, a mark Zlatan Ibrahimovićreached against Sporting a fortnight ago.

• In a squad packed with UEFA Champions League experience, two Inter players made their competition debuts inthe Matchday 1 defeat at Sporting: defender Fabio Grosso and midfielder Mariano González.

• Figo's next UEFA Champions League goal will be his 25th; the former Portuguese international has also scored 28times in UEFA club competition as a whole, while Adriano needs one more goal for 20 in UEFA competition.

• Hernán Crespo is the top scorer in UEFA competition in the Inter ranks with 36 goals in 74 games, and has struck24 in 57 UEFA Champions League matches.

• Julio Cruz is one of ten players who have scored three goals in the four five matches, two fewer than Didier Drogba,Fernando Morientes and Kaká, who are the competition's top scorers.

• Ibrahimović has managed eight shots on goal to date, four fewer than Kaká.



• Crespo has been caught offside seven times to date, six fewer than Francesco Totti and Mohamed Tchite, whohave been caught behind the last defender more than anyone else.

• Figo has committed 13 fouls to date, seven fewer than the most penalised player, Brandão. Dacourt has givenaway 12 free-kicks.

• Zanetti has been fouled 13 times, four fewer than Ronaldinho and Florent Malouda.

• Inter are the only side to have had three players sent off to date; Patrick Vieira was dismissed in Lisbon on Matchday1 while Ibrahimović and Grosso both saw red in the first game against Bayern. Inter have also collected ten yellowcards, six fewer than FC Shakhtar Donetsk, who have picked up the most bookings.

• Inter have had only 17 shots wide in the first five games, more only than Celtic FC who have missed the target oneight occasions.

• Inter have also won the fewest corners of the 32 teams in the group stage with 13.

• Inter coach Roberto Mancini celebrated his 42nd birthday on 27 November, the day before Grosso turned 29.Francesco Toldo was 35 on 2 December.

• Serie A leaders Inter made it eleven wins in a row in all competitions with a 2-0 home defeat of AC Siena on Saturday.Nicolás Burdisso, in for the injured Córdoba (thigh), gave the Nerazzurri the lead after 12 minutes, heading inStanković's left-wing corner. Siena reacted well and created several opportunities to equalise. Their best chance tolevel matters came with a penalty award early in the second half but Júlio César saved from Mario Frick. Inter thenwrapped up the victory when Crespo dribbled through before sending a lofted right-foot shot into the net.

• Esteban Cambiasso's comeback from a calf injury continued with his first start since 9 September as he replacedDacourt in midfield, with the Frenchman out with a thigh injury since Matchday 5. Cruz (knee) and Adriano (back)were also absent but Alvaro Recoba was back on the bench, having been out since 25 October with a calf problem.

• Mancini said: "I knew it was a difficult game for us. Siena are in great form and caused us a few problems. Weshould have played better after taking an early lead but the pitch was not in great condition and it was not easy toplay with the ball on the ground. However, we are not conceding many goals as we were at the beginning of theseason. I congratulate my players for this because we have improved a lot in this sense."

• Burdisso's goal was his first for Inter in Serie A but his third in three days, having struck twice in the Coppa Italiasuccess against FC Messina Peloro on Wednesday.

• Júlio César's penalty save was his second in quick succession, having stopped a spot-kick in the 2-0 win againstAscoli Calcio 1898 on 5 November.

• It was the seventh consecutive win in Serie A for Inter. The overall record is eleven, which was set by Roma lastseason. Inter scored for the 26th consecutive time at home in Serie A. The Nerazzurri have also not been breachedat home since the 4-1 win against AS Livorno Calcio on 25 October.

• In all competitions Inter have won 13 of their last 14 games.

• Four days after defeating Sporting on 22 November, Inter won 2-1 at US Città di Palermo. Ibrahimović opened thescoring with a powerful right foot shot from long range. Although Amauri equalised just before half-time, Vieira scoredthe winner after the break with a right-foot shot.

• Mancini surprisingly decided to start with Adriano as Ibrahimović's partner up front with Crespo on the bench.Cruz (knee) and Recoba (back) were both unavailable.



• "I'm very happy with the performance of my players," said Mancini. "We knew it was going to be a difficult gamebut our display was extraordinary, especially in the first half. However, I think Palermo and Roma are two great sidesand we will have to fight them until the end of the season to win the Scudetto."

• Vieira's goal against Palermo was his first in an Inter shirt. The French midfielder joined the Nerazzurri from Juventuslast summer.

• Adriano made his first start since 15 October against Calcio Catania. He set up both Inter goals but is yet to scorehis first goal for the Nerazzurri this season.

• With the win against Palermo, Inter recorded a ninth successive victory in all competitions which eclipses theirprevious record set in 1939/40 and equalled in 1988/89 and 1997/98.

• Three days later Inter made it ten by defeating Messina 4-0 in the second leg of the Coppa Italia round of 16 toprogress 5-0 on aggregate. Burdisso scored twice with headers from Figo corners and went close to a third in thesame way, but his team-mate Marco Andreolli was the last player to touch the ball before it crossed the line. Gonzálezalso found the net with a header from a Santiago Solari cross.

• "We did not start very well," said Mancini. "Then we scored and everything became easier. It is a very good periodfor us as we are very relaxed."

• Once again Adriano failed to score his first goal of the season. and has not found the net since the UEFA ChampionsLeague game against Villarreal CF on 29 March. "He is not yet fully fit," Mancini said. "But he is definitely going inthe right direction."

• Burdisso, González and Andreolli all scored their first goal for the Nerazzurri against Messina.

• Burdisso's second on the night was Inter's 300th in the history Coppa Italia.

• Simone Fautario made his Inter debut against Messina. "I have played for Inter's youth teams since I started playingfootball and so making my debut at the Giuseppe Meazza was very special for me," said the 19-year-old defender.

• Inter have announced they will go on a tour in Bahrain at the beginning of 2007. The tour will include a friendly gameagainst the Bahrain national team in Manama.

• Inter have conceded six of their 14 league goals this season in the last 15 minutes of games.

• As one of the three top scorers at the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals Crespo - who struck three goals in Germany asArgentina reached the quarter-finals - will be presented with an award at the FIFA World Player of the Year gala inZurich on 18 December.



Competition facts

• UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones

Holders FC Barcelona are not having an easy ride this time around. Failure to beat Werder Bremen would make themthe first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions League began. (Thisrecord, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/00 and 2002/03 that featured a second group stage)

In 1992/93, Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten 4-3 on aggregatein the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva.

Manchester United FC could become the first team to win their first three games in a group stage and still not progressif they fail to pick up at least a point against SL Benfica.

Alessandro Costacurta will extend the UEFA Champions League oldest player record he set on Matchday 5 to 40years and 226 days if he features against LOSC Lille Métropole. Against AEK Athens FC on Matchday 5, the veterandefender was 40 years and 211 days, 94 days older than previous record holder, Club Brugge KV goalkeeper DanyVerlinden when he played the full 90 minutes against AFC Ajax on 9 December 2003. Laurent Blanc is currently theoldest player to score in the competition, aged 36 years and 339 days having found the net for Manchester UnitedFC in their 3-2 defeat of Olympiacos CFP on 23 October 2002.

For those already-qualified clubs considering giving a chance to young players, Celestine Babayaro is the youngestplayer to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League. He was 16 years and 87 days when he started for RSCAnderlecht against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994. He was then sent off in the 37th minute.

PFC Levski Sofia have double incentive for wanting to do well at Chelsea FC. They are aiming to avoid joining 1. FCKošice in being the only team to have played in the UEFA Champions League and never picked up a point. TheSlovakian side did just that in their maiden campaign in 1997/98, and have not returned to the competition since. Onlyfive other teams have ever gone through a single group stage campaign without picking up a point namely SK RapidWien (05/06), RSC Anderlecht (04/05), FC Spartak Moskva and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (02/03, first and second groupstage respectively) and Fenerbahçe SK (01/02, first group stage).

Levski have also shipped 15 goals in their first five outings this term, just four short of the record number let in duringa group stage set by Ferencvárosi TC (19) in the 1995/96 campaign.

Spartak have not won in their last 22 games in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK AthensFC on Matchday 3 this season. AEK ended their run of 21 games without a win with a 1-0 home victory against LOSCLille Métropole on Matchday 4.

Spartak extended their sequence without a win to 22 games with the 2-2 home draw against FC Bayern München onMatchday 5. Those 22 games are made up of 17 defeats and five draws. The last time Spartak won was 22 November2000 with a 4-1 second group stage victory at home against Arsenal FC. Interestingly, Spartak’s last away win wasat Sporting Clube de Portugal, their Matchday 6 opponents, when they won 3-0 in Lisbon on 17 October 2000. Theyhave not won in their last 12 away games in Europe’s premier club competition.

For all their defensive solidity, CSKA have only scored two goals in the first five games. They can take comfort fromthe achievement of Villarreal CF last season and AS Roma in the 2002/03 first group stage, as both clubs advancedto the next phase with just three goals to their name. Villarreal are a particularly noteworthy example, as they madeit all the way to the semi-finals in their debut campaign in the competition.



AEK and AS Roma can still go through with seven points. The first to do it since three points for a win was introducedin 1995/96 were Legia Warszawa that season before Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed it in 1999/00 and Liverpool FCin 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed with seven points in 2002/03, afeat achieved by Rangers FC and Bremen last term.

• 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 season.

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 to appear, havingbegun RSC Anderlecht's game against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994 aged 16 years and 87 days.

• 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+162 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)129 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München)122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF)121 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)

110-119117 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano)117 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan)116 Phillip Cocu (BV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona)114 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)114 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 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC)108 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, RC Celta de Vigo, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC)108 Vítor Baía (FC Porto, FC Barcelona)107 Stefan Klos (BV Borussia Dortmund, Rangers 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 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)105 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)105 Lilian Thuram (AS Monaco FC, Parma FC, Juventus, FC Barcelona)104 Gert Verheyen (RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV)103 Ciro Ferrara (SSC Napoli, Juventus)102 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)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)100 Lothar Matthäus (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano)100 Javier Zanetti (FC internazionale Milano)

95-9999 Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club Bilbao, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Bayern München)99 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)99 Edwin van der Sar (AFC Ajax, Juventus, Fulham FC, Manchester United FC)99 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)98 Angelo Peruzzi (AS Roma, Juventus, S.S. Lazio)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+106 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)104 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF)101 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)

90-9999 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München)99 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)95 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)94 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)



80-8989 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)89 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)87 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan)83 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)83 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)81 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)80 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF)80 Hasan Salihamidžić (FC Bayern München)80 Zinédine Zidane (Juventus, Real Madrid CF)

70-7979 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)79 Guti (Real Madrid CF)79 Iván Helguera (Real Madrid CF)78 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC)78 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF)77 Míchel Salgado (Real Madrid CF)76 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)72 Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Olympiacos CFP)71 Roy Keane (Manchester United FC)

Others (involved in this season's competition only)69 Mehmet Scholl (FC Bayern München)68 Patrick Kluivert (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona)67 Mikaël Silvestre (FC Internazionale Milano, Manchester United FC)67 Patrick Vieira (Arsenal FC, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano)66 Alessandro Nesta (S.S. Lazio, AC Milan)65 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)62 Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal FC)62 Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona)61 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)51 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)50 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC)



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)47 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)32 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 Hernán Crespo (Parma FC, S.S. Lazio, FC Internazionale Milano, Chelsea FC, AC Milan)24 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)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)51 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)



UEFA information

First knockout round drawThe 2006/07 UEFA Champions League first knockout round draw will take place from 12.00CET on Friday 15 Decemberat UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight group winners will be drawn against the eight runners-up intotwo-legged ties to be played on 20/21 February and 6/7 March. Clubs from the same country cannot be drawn againsteach other while teams who met in the group stage will also be kept apart. Group runners-up must play the first legat home. The quarter-finals will follow on 3/4 and 10/11 April, with the semi-finals on 24/25 April and 1/2 May. Thefinal will be played in Athens on 23 May. The full visual identity for the showpiece event will be unveiled during thedraw. Media representatives wishing to attend have to apply via email to [email protected] before midday on14 December.

Player registrationThe 2006/07 UEFA Champions League regulations state that for all matches from the start of the first knockout round,a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players for the remaining matches in the current competition.Such registration must be completed by 1 February. One player from the above quota of three who has played inUEFA club competition matches for another competing club in the current season may be exceptionally registered,provided that the player has not been fielded in the same competition for another club and/or for another club that iscurrently in the same competition.

UEFA Executive CommitteeThe UEFA Executive Committee holds its final meeting of a hectic year at the House of European Football in Nyon,Switzerland on Thursday and Friday. The UEFA club competition access list for the 2007/08 season will be examined,together with requests by the associations of San Marino and Andorra for one place in the UEFA Champions League.Terms of reference for the new European Professional Football Strategy Forum promoting and developing dialogueon the European club game will also be discussed.

European Union affairsConcerted co-operation between UEFA and the European political authorities, and the protection of sport's specificnature in future EU legislation, are crucial for football's wellbeing. This was the message from the fourth UEFA Seminaron European Union Affairs held last Thursday and Friday at the Belgian FA headquarters in Brussels, attended bysenior EU officials, members of the European parliament and representatives of UEFA's 52 member associations.The seminar put particular focus on the Independent European Sport Review, which has UEFA's full endorsement,and which contains key recommendations for football's wellbeing. The Brussels gathering also gave an update onthe current state of UEFA's essential dialogue with the European authorities, and on developments in EU policies andwhat these mean for European football.

Medical symposiumAlso last week, UEFA vice-president Senes Erzik welcomed medical experts from across the sporting world to thefourth UEFA Medical Symposium in Istanbul. In his opening address, he said: "Sports medicine plays an increasinglyessential role in modern football. Players now play more matches than ever before and in doing so they place theirbodies under excessive physical strain. As the demands on top level players intensify, greater importance is placedappropriate and specific medical support. It is this increase in importance and the constantly changing nature of sportsmedicine that makes a football specific medical symposium necessary."



Head coach profiles

Felix MagathDate of birth: 26 July 1953Nationality: GermanPlaying career: Hamburger SVCoaching career: Hamburger SV, 1. FC Nürnberg, Werder Bremen, Eintracht Frankfurt, VfB Stuttgart, FC BayernMünchen.

An elegant creative midfielder for Hamburger SV and West Germany, Felix Magath has added steel and discipline tohis methods. He has more than proved himself equal to the task of replacing Ottmar Hitzfeld at FC Bayern München,helping the Bavarian giants achieve domestic dominance. Under Magath, Bayern have won the double for the pasttwo seasons.

Magath, the son of a Puerto Rican soldier in the US Army and German mother, enjoyed a glittering internationalcareer, his 43 caps encompassing victory in the 1980 UEFA European Championship in Italy and the 1982 and 1986FIFA World Cups, both of which saw the midfielder collect runners-up medals. A one-club man, Magath scored 46times in 306 Bundesliga matches during a ten-year playing career at Hamburg, scoring the only goal of the 1983European Champion Clubs' Cup final against Juventus, Hamburg's only continental title.

He started at Hamburg, before moving on to 1. FC Nürnberg, Werder Bremen, Eintracht Frankfurt and VfB Stuttgart,where he enjoyed four fruitful seasons. In 2002/03, Magath was voted coach of the year after guiding his team tosecond. He switched to Munich in summer 2004, and won the title at the first attempt having set a Bundesliga recordof 15 successive wins. The German Cup was also acquired and Magath repeated the league and cup triumph in the2005/06 campaign. European success has been harder to come by, with the 2004/05 UEFA Champions Leaguequarter-finals his best achievement to date at Bayern. With a contract extended until 2008, there is still plenty of time.

Roberto ManciniDate of birth: 27 November 1964Nationality: ItalianPlaying career: Bologna FC, UC Sampdoria, S.S. Lazio, Leicester City FCCoaching career: ACF Fiorentina, S.S. Lazio, FC Internazionale Milano

Roberto Mancini became FC Internazionale Milano's eleventh coach since 1995 on 7 July 2004, replacing AlbertoZaccheroni one day after terminating his contract with S.S. Lazio, and is already considered one of the most stylishand promising trainers in Italy despite his age. As a player Mancini made his Serie A debut on 13 September 1981for Bologna FC, going on to play for Sampdoria UC, S.S. Lazio and Leicester City FC.

He won two Italian first division titles (one each with Sampdoria and Lazio) six Coppa Italias (four with Sampdoria,two with Lazio) and two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups (one with Sampdoria, one with Lazio). For the Italian national team,Mancini won 36 caps and scored four goals. He then started his coaching career as assistant to future Englandmanager Sven-Göran Eriksson at Lazio before replacing Fatih Terim at ACF Fiorentina in spring 2001. After leadingFiorentina to the Coppa Italia, he returned to Lazio and repeated that feat as well as steering the Roman club into theUEFA Champions League and the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup.

Inter saw him as the man to end a Serie A title drought stretching back to the 1988/89 season and for the secondtime, having done so when appointed at Lazio, Mancini replaced Zaccheroni. He immediately led the Nerazzurri toCoppa Italia glory, Inter's first domestic honour since that 1989 Scudetto. Then, after Juventus were stripped of their2005/06 title and AC Milan suffered a points penalty, Inter were finally crowned champions of Italy again. Mancini willlook to repeat that success in more conventional fashion in the 2006/07 domestic and European campaigns.



Squad list

BayernAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-129-99-15-5--15.06.69GEROliver Kahn1-1-1------14.05.84GERMichael Rensing22----------02.11.66GERBernd Dreher29----------22.07.88GERThomas Kraft33

Defenders-72-60114-5--18.03.77FRAWilly Sagnol2343341-10-3--08.05.78BRALucio3539111-15-5--07.02.78BELDaniel Van Buyten5221221213-3--20.12.80ARGMartín Demichelis6-2-2------31.01.82GERAndreas Görlitz18121-15115-4--11.11.83GERPhilipp Lahm21542315------28.09.75FRAValérien Ismaël25-2-2-2-2--29.08.84GERChristian Lell30----------16.12.88GERMats Hummels32----------29.12.78GHAChristian Saba37

Midfielders18871269-6-3--16.10.70GERMehmet Scholl71515-6-2--08.11.78IRNAli Karimi8867344312-4--22.04.77NEDMark van Bommel17-2-2-3-2--07.05.83PARJulio dos Santos19

119498011315--01.01.77BHZHasan Salihamidžić20-40-37-2-1--20.01.81ENGOwen Hargreaves23328320-3----05.01.80GERSebastian Deisler2632232211524--01.08.84GERBastian Schweinsteiger31----------11.09.87GERStephan Fürstner36-4-4113-4--01.03.85GERAndreas Ottl39

Forwards30642756814-3--09.03.75NEDRoy Makaay1013131713--04.06.85GERLukas Podolski11

2262144451445--03.10.78PERClaudio Pizarro14749748-1214--16.08.81PARRoque Santa Cruz24-----2----16.08.82AUTStefan Maierhofer34

Coach-54-31---5--26.07.53GERFelix Magath



Squad list

InternazionaleAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-80-46-1-1--02.12.71ITAFrancesco Toldo1-11-9-13-4--03.09.79BRAJúlio César12----------12.08.72ITAPaolo Orlandoni22----------21.06.88ITAPaolo Tornaghi35

Defenders171139-12-5--11.08.76COLIván Córdoba24100149113-5--10.08.73ARGJavier Zanetti4130-23-4----27.08.81BRAMaxwell6-23-4111-4--28.11.77ITAFabio Grosso11221112-13-5--26.07.81BRAMaicon13-13-1014-3--12.04.81ARGNicolás Burdisso16151-34211-4--19.08.73ITAMarco Materazzi23357-39110-2--23.03.78ARGWalter Samuel25----------12.02.87ITASimone Fautario36----------25.01.88ITADennis Esposito46-1-1------10.06.86ITAMarco Andreolli77

Midfielders1782750413-5--11.09.78SCGDejan Stanković5281332494-12-4--04.11.72PORLuís Figo7387267111-3--23.06.76FRAPatrick Vieira14262-19-11-5--25.09.74FRAOlivier Dacourt15-38-3223-1--18.08.80ARGEsteban Cambiasso19767754-8-2--07.10.76ARGSantiago Solari21----------07.05.89ITAFrancesco Bolzoni47----------28.01.88ITARoberto De Filippis48----------05.09.87FRATuani Belaid52----------03.08.89ITAGabriele Puccio54111-2-6-2--05.05.81ARGMariano Gonzalez91

Forwards1250942512-4--03.10.81SWEZlatan Ibrahimović8175316352532--10.10.74ARGJulio Cruz919321219-6-3--17.02.82BRAAdriano103674245761313--05.07.75ARGHernán Crespo181354326-2-1--17.03.76URUAlvaro Recoba20----------28.04.88FRAJonathan Biabiany58

Coach-54-30---5--27.11.64ITARoberto Mancini



Match-by-match lineups - Group B

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubs11290235FC Bayern München9442035FC Internazionale Milano5322215Sporting Clube de Portugal21043205FC Spartak Moskva

VenueResultsMatchDateLisbon1-0Sporting v Internazionale12.09.2006

Goals: 1-0 Caneira 64Sporting: Ricardo, Polga, Caneira, Tonel, Nani (Tello 83), Yannick, Veloso, João Moutinho, Romagnoli (Alecsandro66), Liedson, AbelInternazionale: Toldo, Córdoba, Stanković, Figo (Gonzalez 66' ), Ibrahimović, Adriano (Crespo 71' ), Grosso (Zanetti80' ), Maicon, Vieira, Dacourt, SamuelReferee: Alain Hamer (LUX)

VenueResultsMatchDateMunich4-0Bayern v Spartak Moskva12.09.2006

Goals: 1-0 Pizarro 48, 2-0 Santa Cruz 52, 3-0 Schweinsteiger 71, 4-0 Salihamidžić 84Bayern: Kahn, Sagnol, Lucio, Van Buyten, Podolski, Pizarro (Salihamidžić 70), Van Bommel (Scholl 74), Lahm,Hargreaves, Santa Cruz (Karimi 81), SchweinsteigerSpartak Moskva: Kowalewski, Geder, Stranzl, Titov, Pavlyuchenko, Jiránek (Shishkin 31' ), Kováč (Bazhenov 62' ),Rodríguez, V. Bystrov, Mozart, Covalciuc (Torbinskiy 77' )Referee: Alberto Undiano(ESP)

VenueResultsMatchDateMoscow1-1Spartak Moskva v Sporting27.09.2006

Goals: 1-0 Boyarintsev 5, 1-1 Nani 59Spartak Moskva: Kowalewski, Geder, Stranzl, Boyarintsev, Titov, Pavlyuchenko (Owusu-Abeyie 80), Jiránek, Kováč,V. Bystrov, Mozart (Rebko 80), ShishkinSporting: Ricardo, Polga, Tello, Caneira, Tonel (Paredes 58' ), Miguel Garcia (Alecsandro 46' ), Nani, Yannick (JoãoAlves 82' ), Veloso, João Moutinho, LiedsonReferee: Martin Hansson (SWE)

VenueResultsMatchDateMilan0-2Internazionale v Bayern27.09.2006

Goals: 0-1 Pizarro 81, 0-2 Podolski 91Internazionale: Júlio César, Córdoba, Zanetti, Stanković (Solari 77), Figo (Gonzalez 67), Ibrahimović, Grosso, Maicon,Dacourt, Crespo (Adriano 77), MaterazziBayern: Kahn, Sagnol, Lucio, Van Buyten, Makaay (Santa Cruz 82' ), Pizarro (Podolski 89' ), Van Bommel, Salihamidžić(Scholl 70' ), Lahm, Schweinsteiger, OttlReferee: Stephen Bennett(ENG)

VenueResultsMatchDateMilan2-1Internazionale v Spartak Moskva18.10.2006

Goals: 1-0 Cruz 1, 2-0 Cruz 9, 2-1 Pavlyuchenko 54Internazionale: Júlio César, Córdoba, Zanetti, Stanković, Figo (Adriano 69), Cruz (Samuel 90), Maicon, Vieira,Dacourt, Recoba (Burdisso 58), MaterazziSpartak Moskva: Kowalewski, Geder, Boyarintsev, Titov, Pavlyuchenko, Jiránek, Kováč, Rodríguez, V. Bystrov(Kalynychenko 75' ), Mozart (Owusu-Abeyie 46' ), ShishkinReferee: Bertrand Layec (FRA)

VenueResultsMatchDateLisbon0-1Sporting v Bayern18.10.2006

Goals: 0-1 Schweinsteiger 19



Sporting: Ricardo, Polga, Carlos Martins (Yannick 46), Tello, Caneira, Tonel, Nani, Alecsandro (Carlos Bueno 57),Veloso (Paredes 70), João Moutinho, LiedsonBayern: Kahn, Sagnol, Lucio, Van Buyten, Podolski (Dos Santos 65' ), Pizarro, Van Bommel, Lahm, Santa Cruz(Salihamidžić 50' ), Schweinsteiger, Ottl (Demichelis 46' )Referee: Terje Hauge (NOR)

VenueResultsMatchDateMoscow0-1Spartak Moskva v Internazionale31.10.2006

Goals: 0-1 Cruz 1Spartak Moskva: Kowalewski, Stranzl, Boyarintsev, Titov, Pavlyuchenko, Jiránek, Kováč, Rodríguez (Cavenaghi46), V. Bystrov (Covalciuc 54), Mozart, ShishkinInternazionale: Júlio César, Córdoba, Zanetti, Stanković, Figo (Grosso 72' ), Ibrahimović, Cruz (Solari 84' ), Maicon,Dacourt, Burdisso, MaterazziReferee: Claus Bo Larsen (DEN)

VenueResultsMatchDateMunich0-0Bayern v Sporting31.10.2006

Goals: -Bayern: Kahn, Sagnol, Van Buyten, Demichelis, Makaay, Pizarro, Salihamidžić, Lahm, Santa Cruz (Karimi 80), Lell(Dos Santos 46), OttlSporting: Ricardo, Polga, Carlos Martins (Nani 46' ), Tello, Caneira, Tonel, Yannick (Alecsandro 78' ), Custódio, JoãoMoutinho, Liedson, Paredes (Farnerud 52' )Referee: Massimo Busacca (SUI)

VenueResultsMatchDateMoscow2-2Spartak Moskva v Bayern22.11.2006

Goals: 1-0 Kalynychenko 16, 1-1 Pizarro 22, 1-2 Pizarro 39, 2-2 Kováč 72Spartak Moskva: Zuev, Geder (Rebko 87), Stranzl, Titov, Pavlyuchenko, Jiránek, Kováč, V. Bystrov, Mozart,Kalynychenko, ShishkinBayern: Kahn, Sagnol, Van Buyten, Demichelis, Makaay, Pizarro, Van Bommel, Salihamidžić (Scholl 84' ), Lell,Schweinsteiger, OttlReferee: Grzegorz Gilewski (POL)

VenueResultsMatchDateMilan1-0Internazionale v Sporting22.11.2006

Goals: 1-0 Crespo 36Internazionale: Júlio César, Córdoba, Zanetti, Stanković, Ibrahimović, Grosso (Cambiasso 82), Maicon, Vieira,Dacourt (Burdisso 90), Crespo, MaterazziSporting: Ricardo, Polga, Tello, Caneira (Abel 15' ), Tonel, Nani, Alecsandro, Farnerud (Carlos Martins 57' ), Custódio,João Moutinho, ParedesReferee: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)

Lisbon-Sporting v Spartak Moskva05.12.2006Munich-Bayern v Internazionale05.12.2006



Bookings list - Group B

FC Bayern MünchenFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYMehmet Scholl7

YMark van Bommel17YWilly Sagnol2

YDaniel Van Buyten5YLucio3

SRBastian Schweinsteiger31YMartín Demichelis6

*YYAndreas Ottl39YJulio dos Santos19

FC Internazionale MilanoFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYLuís Figo7

YFrancesco Toldo1SRPatrick Vieira14

YDejan Stankovic5YMarco Materazzi23

YIván Córdoba2SRZlatan Ibrahimovic8SRFabio Grosso11

YMaicon13

FC Spartak MoskvaFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYMartin Stranzl3

YSMaxym Kalynychenko25YClemente Rodríguez17

*YYVladimir Bystrov23YMozart24

Sporting Clube de PortugalFSFQFKO1Matchday

2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNoYTonel13

*YYCustódio27YCarlos Paredes76



FSFQFKO1Matchday2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st654321PlayerNo

YTello11*YYMiguel Veloso24

YJoão Moutinho28SYYYLiedson31YNani18



Domestic information

FC Bayern München (Bundesliga)

LineupsResOpponentDateKahn, Lahm, Sagnol, Van Buyten,Demichelis, Ottl, Salihamidžić,Schweinsteiger (Lell 72), Van Bommel,Makaay (Deisler 90), Pizarro (Santa Cruz89)

2-1v VfB Stuttgart (H)18.11.2006League

Kahn, Sagnol, Van Buyten, Lahm,Demichelis (Lucio 46), Van Bommel,Salihamidžić, Schweinsteiger, Ottl (Deisler46), Makaay (Santa Cruz 89), Pizarro

2-1v Hamburger SV (A)25.11.2006League

Kahn, Lahm, Lucio, Sagnol, Van Buyten,Demichelis (Deisler 46), Salihamidžić(Santa Cruz 70), Schweinsteiger, VanBommel, Makaay, Pizarro

1-1v VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (H)02.12.2006League

GoalscorersResOpponentDate0-0v FC Schalke 04 (H)02.08.2006Cup0-2v Werder Bremen (A)05.08.2006Cup

Makaay 24, Schweinsteiger 552-0v BV Borussia Dortmund (H)11.08.2006LeagueMakaay 42, Lahm 652-1v VfL Bochum 1848 (A)20.08.2006League

0-0v 1. FC Nürnberg (H)26.08.2006LeaguePodolski 46, Own goal2-1v FC St. Pauli (A)09.09.2006CupVan Bommel 31-2v DSC Arminia Bielefeld (A)16.09.2006LeaguePizarro 39, Van Bommel 552-1v TSV Alemannia Aachen (H)23.09.2006League

0-1v VfL Wolfsburg (A)30.09.2006LeagueMakaay 9, Sagnol 15, Pizarro 53, Podolski78

4-2v Hertha BSC Berlin (H)14.10.2006League

Makaay 371-3v Werder Bremen (A)21.10.2006LeagueOttl 501-0v 1. FC Kaiserslautern (H)25.10.2006CupMakaay 24, Van Bommel 292-0v Eintracht Frankfurt (H)28.10.2006LeagueOttl 45, Makaay 522-2v FC Schalke 04 (A)05.11.2006League

0-1v Hannover 96 (H)08.11.2006LeagueSalihamidžić 33, Demichelis 83, Pizarro 863-2v Bayer 04 Leverkusen (A)11.11.2006LeagueMakaay 27, Pizarro 362-1v VfB Stuttgart (H)18.11.2006LeagueMakaay 57, Pizarro 792-1v Hamburger SV (A)25.11.2006LeagueDemichelis 231-1v VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (H)02.12.2006League

v FC Energie Cottbus (H)09.12.2006Leaguev 1. FSV Mainz 05 (A)16.12.2006League



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank30193933915Werder Bremen130162533915FC Schalke 04228192734815VfB Stuttgart327182443815FC Bayern München424222636615Hertha BSC Berlin522161937515BV Borussia Dortmund621172246515DSC Arminia Bielefeld720212038415Eintracht Frankfurt81915182103151. FC Nürnberg919222464515Bayer 04 Leverkusen1019121047415VfL Wolfsburg1119221464515Hannover 961216221774415FC Energie Cottbus1315292383415TSV Alemannia Aachen1415292083415VfL Bochum 18481514201292415VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach1611191368115Hamburger SV17102510771151. FSV Mainz 0518



Domestic information

FC Internazionale Milano (Serie A)

LineupsResOpponentDateJúlio César, Maicon, Córdoba (Samuel 65),Materazzi, Grosso, Solari (Cambiasso 82),Vieira, Zanetti, Stanković, Ibrahimović(Crespo 48), Adriano

2-1v US Città di Palermo (A)26.11.2006League

Toldo, Maxwell, Andreolli, Burdisso,Samuel, Figo, Cambiasso (Fautario 85),Solari, Maaroufi (Filkor 81), Gonzalez,Adriano (Slavkowski 87)

4-0v FC Messina Peloro (H)29.11.2006Cup

Júlio César, Burdisso, Maicon, Materazzi,Zanetti, Grosso (Samuel 58), Cambiasso,Vieira, Stanković (Maxwell 87), Crespo(Figo 79), Ibrahimović

2-0v AC Siena (H)02.12.2006League



GoalscorersResOpponentDateCambiasso 11, 42, Ibrahimović 613-2v ACF Fiorentina (A)09.09.2006LeagueOwn goal1-1v UC Sampdoria (H)16.09.2006LeagueCrespo 441-0v AS Roma (A)20.09.2006LeagueCrespo 11, 70, Samuel 57, Stanković 644-3v AC Chievo Verona (H)24.09.2006LeagueGrosso 381-1v Cagliari Calcio (A)01.10.2006LeagueStanković 29, 762-1v Calcio Catania (H)15.10.2006League

0-0v Udinese Calcio (A)22.10.2006LeagueOwn goal, Materazzi 13, Ibrahimović 71,Cruz 78

4-1v AS Livorno Calcio (H)25.10.2006League

Crespo 17, Stanković 22, Ibrahimović 47,Materazzi 68

4-3v AC Milan (A)28.10.2006League

Zanetti 41, Own goal2-0v Ascoli Calcio 1898 (H)05.11.2006LeagueCruz 401-0v FC Messina Peloro (A)09.11.2006CupIbrahimović 15, Cruz 902-1v Parma FC (A)12.11.2006LeagueCrespo 41-0v Reggina Calcio (H)19.11.2006LeagueIbrahimović 7, Vieira 602-1v US Città di Palermo (A)26.11.2006LeagueBurdisso 27, 81, Gonzalez 36, Andreolli 614-0v FC Messina Peloro (H)29.11.2006CupBurdisso 11, Crespo 542-0v AC Siena (H)02.12.2006League

v Empoli FC (A)10.12.2006Leaguev FC Messina Peloro (H)17.12.2006Leaguev S.S. Lazio (A)20.12.2006Leaguev Atalanta BC (H)23.12.2006Leaguev Torino FC (A)14.01.2007Leaguev ACF Fiorentina (H)21.01.2007Leaguev UC Sampdoria (A)28.01.2007Leaguev AS Roma (H)04.02.2007Leaguev AC Chievo Verona (A)11.02.2007Leaguev Cagliari Calcio (H)18.02.2007Leaguev Calcio Catania (A)25.02.2007Leaguev Udinese Calcio (H)28.02.2007Leaguev AS Livorno Calcio (A)04.03.2007Leaguev AC Milan (H)11.03.2007Leaguev Ascoli Calcio 1898 (A)18.03.2007Leaguev Parma FC (H)01.04.2007Leaguev Reggina Calcio (A)07.04.2007Leaguev US Città di Palermo (H)15.04.2007Leaguev AC Siena (A)22.04.2007Leaguev Empoli FC (H)29.04.2007League



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank361429031114FC Internazionale Milano1321132221014AS Roma228182741914US Città di Palermo320262045514Calcio Catania420151545514AS Livorno Calcio519101237414Empoli FC618132253614S.S. Lazio717222155414Atalanta BC817151455414Udinese Calcio917161346414AC Siena1017171055414Torino FC1116212164414UC Sampdoria1215141339214Cagliari Calcio1314221665314FC Messina Peloro1412141445514AC Milan1510191384214AC Chievo Verona169271293214Parma FC178152152714ACF Fiorentina18621986014Ascoli Calcio 1898192191555414Reggina Calcio20



Match officials

Luis Medina Cantalejo (ESP)RefereeJuan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (ESP), Gutiérrez Pérez (ESP)Assistant refereesCésar Muñiz Fernández (ESP)Fourth officialGerhard Kapl (AUT)UEFA Delegate

Referee

UEFAUCLDoBNat.Name21901.03.1964ESPLuis Medina Cantalejo

Luis Medina Cantalejo is relishing taking charge of the game’s biggest names after his accession to the UEFA éliteranks as the latest in a long line of excellent Spanish referees. Already in the 2006/07 campaign, he had the honourof being in the middle for Liverpool FC's dramatic 3-2 victory against Galatasaray SK on Matchday 2.

Medina Cantalejo was born in Seville on 1 March 1964, 34 years before making his Primera División debut. Awardedhis FIFA badge at the start of 2002, early appointments in youth tournament qualifiers, the UEFA Cup and UEFAChampions League qualifying ties aided his development. He lists an FC Barcelona-Real Madrid CF clash from 2002as one of his career highlights, while another came in 2004 when he was rewarded for some sterling displays at theUEFA European Under-21 Championship with the final won 3-0 by Italy against Serbia and Montenegro.

He gained élite status after the tournament in Germany and justified that promotion with more controlled performancesat the pinnacle of European football – earning an August 2005 date in Russia for a Premier-Liga match between PFCCSKA Moskva and FC Zenit St. Petersburg. The 2005/06 season was particularly memorable as Medina Cantalejotook charge of the Spanish Cup final, three UEFA Champions League ties and a FIFA World Cup play-off betweenAustralia and Uruguay before travelling to the competition proper in Germany where his third and final game wasFrance’s quarter-final victory against Brazil.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchVenueResMatchStageComp.DateBrussels1-1RSC Anderlecht-FC Bayern MünchenGS1UCL30.09.2003Munich5-1FC Bayern München-Maccabi Tel-Aviv FCGSUCL23.11.2004Bruges1-2Club Brugge KV-JuventusGSUCL14.09.2005Gelsenkirchen2-0FC Schalke 04-Fenerbahçe SKGSUCL01.11.2005Brussels0-1RSC Anderlecht-AC MilanGSUCL17.10.2006

UEFA Champions League Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.DateVienna0-1FK Austria Wien-Olympique de MarseilleQR3UCL13.08.2003Liverpool0-1Liverpool FC-Grazer AKQR3UCL24.08.2004London1-1Arsenal FC-Panathinaikos FCGSUCL02.11.2004Eindhoven1-0PSV Eindhoven-AS Monaco FC1/8UCL22.02.2005Manchester3-0Manchester United FC-Debreceni VSCQR3UCL09.08.2005Amsterdam1-2AFC Ajax-Arsenal FCGSUCL27.09.2005Moscow2-1FC Spartak Moskva-FC Slovan LiberecQR3UCL23.08.2006Liverpool3-2Liverpool FC-Galatasaray SKGSUCL27.09.2006

Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.DateGenk4-1Belgium-GreeceIRU1910.04.2002Borisov0-0FC BATE Borisov-Bologna FCR3UIC27.07.2002Dublin1-3Shamrock Rovers FC-Djurgårdens IF FFQRUCUP15.08.2002



VenueResMatchStageComp.DateSmederevo0-1FK Smederevo-Ipswich Town FCR1UCUP03.10.2002Smederevo3-3Serbia-FinlandQRU2115.10.2002Kilmarnock2-2Scotland-GermanyQRU2106.06.2003Rome1-0AS Roma-HNK Hajduk SplitR2UCUP06.11.2003Montbeliard2-2FC Sochaux-Montbéliard-FC Internazionale

MilanoR3UCUP26.02.2004

Oberhausen3-2Serbia-CroatiaGS - FTU2127.05.2004Mannheim1-2Germany-SwedenGS - FTU2130.05.2004Bochum3-0Italy-SerbiaFU2108.06.2004Trabzon1-1Turkey-GeorgiaQRWC04.09.2004Bucharest0-2Romania-NetherlandsQRWC26.03.2005Moscow4-0PFC CSKA Moskva-AJ AuxerreQFUCUP07.04.2005Celje2-3Slovenia-NorwayQRWC03.09.2005Manchester1-0England-AustriaQRWC08.10.2005Marseille0-1Olympique de Marseille-FC Zenit St.

Petersburg1/8UCUP09.03.2006

Bucharest0-0FC Steaua Bucuresti-AFC Rapid BucurestiQFUCUP06.04.2006Frankfurt am Main0-0Netherlands-ArgentinaGS - FTWC21.06.2006Kaiserslautern1-0Italy-Australia1/8WC26.06.2006Frankfurt am Main0-1Brazil-FranceQFWC01.07.2006Stuttgart1-0Germany-Republic of IrelandQREURO02.09.2006



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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