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Contents7 - UEFA information1 - Match background8 - Match-by-match lineups2 - Match facts9 - Competition facts3 - Squad list10 - Team facts4 - Head coach11 - Competition information5 - Match officials12 - Legend6 - Domestic information

Match background

Sporting Clube de Portugal will welcome back a trio of old faces when Manchester United CF visit the Portuguesecapital for their opening Group F fixture. United's squad features two former Sporting players in Portugal wingersCristiano Ronaldo and Nani while Sir Alex Ferguson’s assistant Carlos Queiroz had a spell as coach there in themid-90s. However, a Sporting side aiming to improve on last term's disappointing European campaign will know it isnot just their former charges who could damage their prospects among a visiting team who were UEFA ChampionsLeague semi-finalists in 2006/07.

• Ronaldo had one season in Sporting’s first team after graduating from the junior ranks, making 25 appearances andscoring three goals during the 2002/03 campaign. He subsequently joined United for a fee of more than €18m.

• Nani, who left Sporting in a €25.5m transfer in May, made 59 league appearances and scored nine goals for Sportingbetween 2005 and 2007. He featured in all six of their UEFA Champions League games last term, scoring once.

• Queiroz held the reins at Sporting between 1994-96 and led the club to victory in the Portuguese Cup.

• United are aiming for their 100th victory in the European Champion Clubs' Cup.

• Sporting – who qualified automatically for the group stage as second-placed finishers in Portugal - will hope toimprove on last term's showing in Europe where they finished bottom of a section also containing FC Bayern München,FC Internazionale Milano and Spartak Moskva. They opened their campaign with a 1-0 home win over Inter but losttheir two remaining home games and registered just two points (and two goals) more.

• Premier League winners United enjoyed their best UEFA Champions League campaign since 2001/02 last season.After finishing top of their group – ahead of Celtic FC, SL Benfica and FC København – they overcame LOSC LilleMétropole and AS Roma before falling 5-3 on aggregate to AC Milan in the semi-finals.

• Despite their long run in the competition, United’s away form was mixed as they won two and lost four of theirmatches. Looking further back, Sir Alex Ferguson’s team go into his fixture having won just two of their last 14 UEFAChampions League matches on the road.

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• The Old Trafford outfit have won three, drawn one and lost four of their previous games in Portugal. On their mostrecent visit last September they beat Sporting's rivals SL Benfica 1-0 through a Louis Saha goal.

• The clubs' only previous encounter came in the 1963/64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals and it ended happilyfor Sporting who recovered from a 4-1 first-leg deficit with a spectacular 5-0 victory in the return. The Lisbon club wenton to lift the trophy with a 1-0 final replay victory over MTK Budapest.

• Sporting have never lost at home to English opponents, recording four victories and one draw. They ran out 4-1winners against their most recent visitors from the Premier League, Newcastle United FC, in the second leg of a UEFACup quarter-final tie in 2004/05.

• The match could mark a quick return to the Estádio José Alvalade for United defender Nemanja Vidić who was dueto appear there for Serbia against Portugal in a UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifier on 12 September.

Match facts

Sporting

• Marián Had celebrated his 25th birthday three days before the United game, on 16 September, and Marat Izmailovturns 25 on 21 September.

• Celsinho celebrated his 19th birthday on 25 August.

• Sporting enjoyed success in the Portuguese Liga on Sunday as they won 2-0 at CF Estrela da Amadora. PauloBento's men took the lead after just eight minutes, when Milan Purović supplied Liedson, before doubling theiradvantage in the 29th minute when Simon Vukčević made no mistake from Abel's cross.

• Coach Bento said: "It wasn't a great match but we were clinical in the first half while in the second we controlled thegame. We could have made it easier on ourselves if we had scored from some of our chances. It was a very importantwin which marks the start of an important period for us."

• "The game against Manchester United will be very exciting and we will try to get three points against opponents whohave some great players," he added. "But they are human beings like us."

• Sporting were without Pedro Silva after surgery on 7 September having twisted his left knee during training, aninjury that rules him out for at least six months.

• Derlei was also missing after tearing cruciate ligaments during training on 5 September. He underwent surgery onhis left knee eight days later but despite a "satisfactory" outcome he will also be sidelined for a minimum of six months.

• Had is yet to feature for the Lisbon outfit because of a left thigh problem sustained during a training session on 31August.

• Purović made his first start in Sporting's weekend victory, while Vukčević's goal was his first since signing in thesummer.

• Sporting made sweeping changes over the summer, signing nine new players. Five arrivals came from Russia, asIzmailov, Had and Celsinho arrived from FC Lokomotiv Moskva on year-long loan deals, Derlei from FC DinamoMoskva on a six-month loan, and Vukčević on a permanent contract from FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast.

• Vladimir Stojković and Purović agreed five-year contracts, while Vukčević and Pedro Silva penned four- andthree-year deals respectively.

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• There were a number of departures as well, the most significant of which was Nani, who joined Manchester Unitedin €25.5m deal.

• Sporting lost three defensive players as goalkeeper and captain Ricardo moved to Spain to join Real Betis Balompié,Marco Caneira returned to Valencia CF and Rodrigo Tello signed for Beşiktaş JK.

• Alecsandro and Carlos Bueno returned to Cruzeiro EC and Paris Saint-Germain FC respectively after one-yearloans. Also departing were Carlos Martins (RC Recreativo de Huelva), Custódio (Dinamo Moskva), Miguel Garcia(Reggina Calcio), João Alves (Vitória SC).

• João Moutinho agreed a six-year contract extension, while Tiago accepted a new one-year deal.

• Paulo Bento also agreed to sign a new contract, committing until the summer of 2009.

• Following Ricardo's departure, João Moutinho was appointed the club's new captain, Sporting's youngest everskipper. "I didn't think I could be captain of a club of such standing at the age of 20 but I'm aware of the responsibility,"he said. "I will remain the same person."

• Stojković, from FC Nantes Atlantique, is the tallest player in the Liga at 1.95m.

• João Moutinho and Miguel Veloso played all four of Portugal's games at the UEFA European Under-21Championship this summer as they were eliminated in the group stage and lost to Italy in a play-off for the OlympicGames. Miguel Veloso scored twice in the tournament.

• Rui Patrício, Paulo Renato and Bruno Pereirinha helped Portugal to reach the last 16 at the FIFA U-20 WorldCup in July.

• Sporting players have also been on senior international duty. Stojković played in Serbia's 3-2 defeat in Belgium inUEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying Group A on 22 August, while Vukčević and Purović were involved as Montenegrodrew 1-1 against Slovenia in a friendly.

• The club endured a mixed pre-season as defeat against SL Benfica in the Torneio Internacional do Guadiana (1-0)was offset by victories against LOSC Lille Métropole (3-0) and champions FC Porto in the Super Cup, Izmailov scoringthe only goal late in the second half.

• Pedro Silva had to come off just eleven minutes into his debut in the Super Cup after twisting his left knee andremains on the sidelines.

• Sporting began their Liga campaign with a 4-1 win against A. Académica de Coimbra on 17 August withDerlei, Liedson, Tonel and João Moutinho, a late penalty, supplying the goals.

• They followed up by playing Porto again and this time losing 1-0 – a result that ended a run of 26 unbeaten matchesin all competitions stretching back to defeat against FC Spartak Moskva in UEFA Champions League group stage on5 December 2006.

• Sporting were back to winning ways in the third league game on 2 September however as a late Liedson headerproved enough for a 1-0 home win against CF Os Belenenses.

• The match against Belenenses included a missed penalty by João Moutinho. It was the sixth spot-kick Sportinghad missed in the league in 13 attempts since Paulo Bento became coach in October 2005.

• Adrien Silva captained Portugal's Under-19 side in a 1-0 friendly win against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on4 September. Two days later he came off the bench at the interval in a 3-1 friendly victory against the same opponents.




• Miguel Veloso started Portugal's qualifier for the 2009 European U21 Championship against the Republic of Irelandon 7 September. He scored the second goal in the 2-0 victory in Cork. Patrício and Pereirinha were unused substitutes.

• Four days later Miguel Veloso played all 90 minutes of Portugal's 4-0 win against Montenegro in Group 3. Vukčevićmissed the game due to a back problem sustained in training with Montenegro. Patrício stayed on the bench onceagain but Pereirinha came on for the last ten minutes.

• Yannick Djaló was also called up but suffered a right thigh injury during training with Portugal and was withdrawnfrom the squad.

• Vukčević started Montenegro's 3-0 home defeat to England's U21 side in Podgorica on 7 September, although hewas substituted in Sofia after 73 minutes. The midfielder had previously scored the first ever goal for his country atU21 level during the 2-1 away win against Bulgaria on 5 June.

• Had started Slovakia's 1-0 friendly defeat at home to France on 22 August but was replaced after 67 minutes.

• João Moutinho came off the bench to play the last nine minutes of Portugal's 2-2 draw with Poland in UEFA EURO2008™ qualifying Group A on 8 September - his 21st birthday. Four days later he came on as a 77th-minute substitutein the 1-1 home draw against Serbia.

• Stojković started both of Serbia's Group A games in September, the goalless draw at home to Finland on 8 Septemberand the 1-1 draw in Lisbon against Portugal four days later.

• Purović was a late substitute as Montenegro lost 2-1 in a friendly against Sweden in Podgorica on 12 September.

• Gladstone was an unused substitute in the two friendly matches played by Brazil in the United States. Dunga'steam won 4-2 against the hosts on 9 September and three days later defeated Mexico 3-1.

• Sporting have been drawn away to Vitória SC in the third round of the Portuguese League Cup, a new competitionthat starts this season. The match will be played on 26 September.

Manchester United

• Mikaël Silvestre is one appearance short of 75 in UEFA club competition while John O'Shea's next Europeanmatch will be his 50th.

• A late header by Nemanja Vidić proved enough to earn United a 1-0 victory against Everton FC at Goodison Parkon Saturday. The Serbian defender struck the only goal in the 82nd minute.

• The victory put United top of the table for 45 minutes, although Liverpool FC and then Arsenal FC replaced thembefore the end of the day.

• The win was United's first away from Old Trafford this season following defeat against Manchester City FC anddraws against Portsmouth FC.

• It was their third consecutive 1-0 victory and kept up a run in which they have not scored more than once in any oftheir last nine league fixtures, going back to a 4-2 win against Everton on 28 April.

• United have the longest run in the Premier League since losing by more than a single goal – 46 matches since a3-0 reverse by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 29 April 2006.

• United have won more Premier League games than any other club (370).




• Wayne Rooney was in the United squad against Everton but did not feature in the matchday 16. The striker hasnot played since breaking a bone in his left foot on the opening weekend of the Premier League season againstReading FC on 12 August.

• Darren Fletcher and O'Shea were both absent against Everton having suffered knee injuries on international dutyfor Scotland and the Republic of Ireland respectively in midweek, while Owen Hargreaves missed out again due tothe thigh injury that forced him to miss England's internationals against Israel and Russia. Cristiano Ronaldo, however,returned to the starting lineup after serving a three-game suspension incurred by his red card at Portsmouth.

• Gary Neville has not played since 17 March due to a calf problem, while Ji Sung Park is likely to be out until thenew year having had knee surgery in April and Ben Foster will be sidelined until January after suffering cruciateligament damage in his right knee in June.

• Silvestre was carried off on a stretcher five minutes before half-time after suffering a knee injury at Goodison Park.It was later confirmed he had sustained cruciate ligament damage in his right knee and is likely to miss the remainderof the season.

• "We are determined, we have a good team ethic, a good shape and we had good passing," said Sir Alex Ferguson."We will work away and this is a very good result."

• Last week Fletcher helped Scotland defeat Lithuania 3-1 and win 1-0 in France to go top of UEFA EURO 2008™qualifying Group B, although injury forced his substitution midway through the first half in the latter encounter.Patrice Evra was an unused substitute as France drew 0-0 in Italy and lost to the Scots to slip to third position.

• Rio Ferdinand scored England's third goal in the 3-0 Group E win against Russia at Wembley Stadium on 12September having helped his side beat Israel by an identical score four days earlier. O'Shea featured in both GroupD games as the Republic of Ireland drew 2-2 in Slovakia and lost 1-0 away against the Czech Republic, with injuryforcing his replacement before half-time in Prague, while Jonny Evans appeared in two Group F games as NorthernIreland lost in Latvia (1-0) and Iceland (2-1).

• Edwin van der Sar kept clean sheets as the Netherlands defeated Bulgaria 2-0 and Albania 1-0 in Group G, whileRonaldo and Vidić were on opposing sides in Group A on 12 September as Portugal drew 1-1 with Serbia. Fourdays earlier Ronaldo had scored Portugal's second goal in their 2-2 home draw with Poland.

• Carlos Tévez was replaced late on as Argentina overcome Australia 1-0 in a friendly international in Melbourne on11 September.

• Premier League champions United opened the English season with another trophy, taking a measure of revengeon Chelsea FC for their FA Cup final defeat in May by claiming the FA Community Shield. Giggs gave United thelead and, although Florent Malouda equalised before half-time, Van der Sar saved all three kicks he faced in theensuing penalty shoot-out with Ferdinand, Michael Carrick and Rooney all converting as United won 3-0.

• United failed to carry that winning form into their first two Premier League games, however, being held to a goallesshome draw by Reading in their first game before a 1-1 draw at Portsmouth - in which Ronaldo was sent off - thatpreceded a 1-0 derby loss at Manchester City FC. The champions got their first league win of the season at the fourthtime of asking as Nani's first goal for his new club earned a 1-0 home win against Tottenham Hotspur FC. SunderlandAFC were then defeated by the same scoreline at Old Trafford, Saha getting the only goal.

• Sir Alex completed the majority of his summer spending by early July, paying FC Bayern München €25m forHargreaves and acquiring Anderson and Nani from FC Porto and Sporting for a combined fee in the region of €45m.Tomasz Kuszczak made his loan move from West Bromwich Albion FC permanent. The move to acquire Tévez fromWest Ham United FC was more complicated, but eventually went through on 10 August.




• Gabriel Heinze moved to Real Madrid CF for €12m, Alan Smith left for Newcastle United FC for €9m,Giuseppe Rossi signed for Villarreal CF for a similar fee and Sunderland paid €8m for Kieran Richardson.

• Ole Gunnar Solskjær has announced his retirement at the age of 34 due to a persistent knee injury. The formerNorway striker joined United from Molde FK in 1996 and went on to win six Premier League titles and two FA Cupsand scored the winning goal in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final. He will remain at the club as a coach.

• On 6 June Wes Brown and Fletcher helped England and Scotland to crucial UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying awayvictories against Estonia and the Faroe Islands respectively. Five days earlier Brown had also featured in England's1-1 friendly draw against Brazil, the first international at the new Wembley Stadium.

• Anderson and Tévez experienced contrasting emotions at the Copa América as the former's Brazil side overcomeTévez's Argentina 3-0 in the final while Dong Fangzhuo was part of China's squad at the AFC Asian Cup.

• Nani represented Portugal at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands, though he wasunable to help his side overcome Italy in the Olympic Games play-off after both teams had failed to make the semi-finalshaving finished third in their respective groups.

• A number of United players were in UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying action on 22 August, Ronaldo scoring Portugal'sdraw in their 1-1 draw in Armenia while, also in Group A, Vidić featured in Serbia's 3-2 defeat against Belgium. Infriendlies, Ferdinand was replaced by Brown in England's 2-1 home loss to Germany in which Carrick also featured,O'Shea appeared in the Republic of Ireland's 4-0 win in Denmark, Fletcher created the only goal of Scotland's 1-0win against South Africa and Evra played 90 minutes as France overcame Slovakia 1-0.

• Giggs was a made an Officer of the order of the British Empire for services to football in the Queen's birthday honourslist in June. Last season he won a record ninth Premier League title and became only the second player in United'shistory to pass the 700 appearance benchmark after Sir Bobby Charlton.

• United had begun pre-season with a tour of Asia, opening with a 2-2 draw against Urawa Reds before defeating FCSeoul 4-0 and Shenzen FC 6-0, Nani scoring on his United debut in the latter match.




Squad list

SportingAll-timeCurrent season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldBLAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-----------1915.02.1988PORRui Patrício1-11-1-------3216.04.1975PORTiago16-10---4-----2428.07.1983SRBVladimir Stojković34-----------1712.10.1989PORAndré Martins50

Defenders-----------2625.04.1981BRAPedro Silva2-----------2516.09.1982SVKMarián Had3-24-6-4-----2809.02.1979BRAAnderson Polga4-1-1-4-----2111.05.1986BRARonny8-9-614-----2713.04.1980PORTonel13-----------2229.01.1985ITAGladstone26-----------2014.05.1987PORPaulo Renato44-----------1704.06.1990PORMichael Santos46-----------1829.03.1989PORJorge Abreu52-----------1804.09.1989PORRui Figueiredo54-----------1815.06.1989PORTiago Pedrosa56-6-2-4-----2822.12.1978PORAbel78

Midfielders130-16-------3116.07.1976PARCarlos Paredes5-----1-----1815.03.1989PORAdrien Silva6432216-2-----2421.09.1982RUSMarat Izmailov7312---2-----2207.05.1985MNEMilan Purović9217--14-----2129.01.1986MNESimon Vukčević10321110-2-----2704.06.1980SWEPontus Farnerud21-5-5-4-----2111.05.1986PORMiguel Veloso24-----2-----1902.03.1988PORBruno Pereirinha25-19-614-----2108.09.1986PORJoão Moutinho28-1-1-4-----2617.03.1981ITALeandro Romagnoli30-----------1721.02.1990PORDiogo Jorge Rosado40-----------1721.01.1990PORAndre

Renato Soares Martins42

-----------1721.01.1990PORDiogo Amado43-----------1722.02.1990PORDiogo Viana45-----------1802.03.1989PORAndré Santos49-----------1804.03.1989PORBruno Matias51-----------1925.08.1988BRACelsinho88

Forwards153431313-----3214.07.1975BRADerlei11-5-5-4-----2105.05.1986PORYannick Djaló20

1124-534-----2917.12.1977BRALiedson31-----------1708.07.1990PORWilson Eduardo41-----------1810.05.1989PORMarco Matias53-----------1828.06.1989PORVivaldo57-----------1719.12.1989ESPLuís Paez58

Coach-----------3820.06.1969PORPaulo Bento-

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Man. UnitedAll-timeCurrent season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldBLAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-106-62-6-----3629.10.1970NEDEdwin van der Sar1-----------2520.03.1982POLTomasz Kuszczak29-----------2115.04.1986ENGThomas Heaton38-----------1812.02.1989GERRon-Robert Zieler41

Defenders2108298-------3218.02.1975ENGGary Neville2136128-6-----2615.05.1981FRAPatrice Evra3162143-6-----2807.11.1978ENGRio Ferdinand5147145-6-----2713.10.1979ENGWes Brown64221816-----2521.10.1981SRBNemanja Vidić15-1-1-1-----2002.02.1987ESPGerard Piqué19149144-4-----2630.04.1981IRLJohn O'Shea22-----------1903.01.1988NIRJohnny Evans23-----------2004.01.1987ENGDaniel Simpson25-5-2-------2228.06.1985ENGPhil Bardsley26274268-2-----3009.08.1977FRAMikaël Silvestre27-----------1922.06.1988ENGKieran Lee35-----------1904.05.1988SCODavid Gray36-----------2207.09.1985ENGAdam Eckersley40

Midfielders-44-41-3-----2620.01.1981ENGOwen Hargreaves4-3-3-1-----1913.04.1988BRAAnderson8

251112395-5-----3329.11.1973WALRyan Giggs11213212-5-----2628.07.1981ENGMichael Carrick16181616-----2017.11.1986PORNani17

22105209516-----3216.11.1974ENGPaul Scholes18-29-25-3-----2301.02.1984SCODarren Fletcher24-----------1925.10.1987IRLDarron Gibson28-2-1-4-----2119.11.1985ENGChris Eagles33

Forwards435329-3-----2205.02.1985PORCristiano Ronaldo7

133641412-----2908.08.1978FRALouis Saha9823722-1-----2124.10.1985ENGWayne Rooney10-----------2223.01.1985CHNDong Fangzhuo21-1---------2009.02.1987ENGLee Martin30-3---5-----2305.02.1984ARGCarlos Tévez32-----1-----2013.09.1987ENGFrazier Campbell39

Coach-202-127-------6531.12.1941SCOAlex Ferguson-

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Head coach

Sporting Clube de Portugal: Paulo BentoDate of birth: 20 June 1969Nationality: PortuguesePlaying career: CF Estrela da Amadora, Vitória SC, SL Benfica, Real Oviedo CF, Sporting Clube de PortugalCoaching career: Sporting Clube de Portugal

A former international midfielder who made an instant impact upon rising to the top job at Sporting Clube de Portugalin October 2005, Paulo Bento has been a winner throughout his footballing life. He began his playing career at CFEstrela da Amadora, helping them win the Portuguese Cup in 1989/90. He then moved on to Vitória SC before aswitch to SL Benfica brought him another cup triumph in 1995/96. He then spent four seasons in Spain with RealOviedo CF.

He returned to Portuguese football and Sporting for the 2000/01 campaign, and a season later helped them win thePortuguese double. He retired from playing at the end of 2003/04, and quickly accepted a role in the Sporting coachingsetup where he guided the youth team to the national title in 2004/05. In October 2005 he was promoted to first-teamcoach after the sacking of José Peseiro, and quickly improved the side's fortunes, leading Sporting on a run of tenstraight victories between January and April 2006.

Overall, in his 27 league games in charge in 2005/06, he achieved 18 wins and six draws, although a 1-0 defeatagainst FC Porto in a decisive meeting meant a second-place finish. Sporting also lost to Porto on a penalty shoot-outin the Portuguese Cup semi-finals but the club had seen enough for the future. He was rewarded for his efforts inensuring a 2006/07 UEFA Champions League group-stage berth with a two-year contract in May 2006. The followingcampaign Sporting were again just pipped to the title by Porto but glory did come with a 1-0 win against CF OsBelenenses in the Portuguese Cup final. The 2007/08 season was Paulo Bento's first as a fully qualified coach forUEFA club competition purposes. Manchester United FC: Sir Alex FergusonDate of birth: 31 December 1941Nationality: ScottishCoaching 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, restoring Manchester United FC to their position asone of Europe's foremost clubs. He helped nurture a group of young players including David Beckham, Paul Scholesand Gary Neville who formed the backbone of United's treble-winning side in 1999. The esteem in which his peershold him is reflected by his position as head of the UEFA Coaches Panel.

Ferguson enjoyed a relatively successful playing career that included a spell at Rangers FC before becomingplayer-coach at Falkirk FC. He then managed East Stirlingshire FC and Saint Mirren FC before shooting to prominenceat Aberdeen FC. In 1980 the club won the Scottish title to break the Old Firm's 14-year stranglehold, a dominancewhich has returned since Aberdeen's last title in 1985. Ferguson's greatest success with the Dons came in 1983,when they beat Real Madrid CF to win the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

United appointed Ferguson in 1986 and after a difficult start the Scot led the club to their longest period of sustainedsuccess. Their first trophy was the 1990 FA Cup, followed next season by Cup Winners' Cup glory. In 1993 came thefirst of nine Premier League titles, to which five FA Cups were added. Ferguson's finest moment came in 1999, whentwo added-time goals gave United a 2-1 UEFA Champions League final victory against FC Bayern München. Afterfailing to get beyond the 2005/06 group stage and finishing runners-up behind Premiership champions Chelsea FC,Ferguson hit the heights again with the 2006/07 league title and a place in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.

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Match officials

Herbert Fandel (GER)RefereeCarsten Kadach (GER), Volker Wezel (GER)Assistant refereesPeter Gagelmann (GER)Fourth officialIvan Borissov Lekov (BUL)UEFA DelegateHans Reijgwart (NED)UEFA Referee observer

Referee

UEFAUCLDoBNat.Name452409.03.1964GERHerbert Fandel

Whether performing a classical piano piece for an appreciative audience, or refereeing football's superstars in frontof a packed crowd, Herbert Fandel keeps cool and delivers. Stage fright is out of the question. The German, who tookcharge of Sevilla FC's 4-0 UEFA Cup final defeat of Middlesbrough FC in May 2006 a year before orchestrating the2007 UEFA Champions League showpiece when AC Milan beat Liverpool FC 2-1 in Athens, is used to the big occasion,both as a full-time pianist - with his own highly successful music school - and as one of Europe's leading referees.

Fandel, a father of two who lives in Kyllburg, close to the Luxembourg border, became the first German to take chargeof a one-off UEFA Cup final in Eindhoven. Having started his refereeing career in 1989, he joined the élite band ofBundesliga officials in 1996 and earned his FIFA badge two years later. His break on the international stage came atthe UEFA European Under-16 Championship in 1998 before he travelled to the 1999 UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup inSouth Africa. Appointments at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship and Sydney Olympics followed in 2000ahead of the step up to FIFA World Cup qualifying in 2002. He also did the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup on homesoil before taking took charge of his second German Cup final in three campaigns, with FC Bayern München liftingthe 2005/06 trophy after a 1-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt. He has also been a UEFA EURO 2008™ regular.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchVenueRes.StageComp.DateManchester2-3Manchester United FC - RC Deportivo La

CoruñaGS1UCL17.10.2001

Valencia2-0Valencia CF - Liverpool FCGS1UCL17.09.2002Rome3-1S.S. Lazio - SL BenficaQR3UCL13.08.2003Porto2-1FC Porto - Manchester United FC1/8UCL25.02.2004London3-1Chelsea FC - FC PortoGSUCL29.09.2004Eindhoven1-1PSV Eindhoven - Arsenal FCGSUCL24.11.2004Milan1-0AC Milan - Manchester United FC1/8UCL08.03.2005Porto1-1FC Porto - Rangers FCGSUCL23.11.2005London0-0Chelsea FC - Liverpool FCGSUCL06.12.2005Turin0-0Juventus - Arsenal FCQFUCL05.04.2006Manchester3-1Manchester United FC - SL BenficaGSUCL06.12.2006Liverpool0-1Liverpool FC - FC Barcelona1/8UCL06.03.2007Rome2-1AS Roma - Manchester United FCQFUCL04.04.2007Athens2-1AC Milan - Liverpool FCFUCL23.05.2007

Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this matchVenueRes.StageComp.DateSundsvall0-2Sweden - EnglandQRU2104.09.1998Cape Town2-2Portugal - NigeriaR101.02.1999Heerenveen1-3FK Partizan - Leeds United AFCR1UCUP14.09.1999Bratislava2-0Italy - EnglandGS - FTU2127.05.2000Bratislava0-2England - SlovakiaGS - FTU2101.06.2000Eindhoven0-4Middlesbrough FC - Sevilla FCFUCUP10.05.2006

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Domestic information

Sporting Clube de Portugal (SuperLiga)GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.Derlei 26, Liedson 45, Tonel 69, JoãoMoutinho 90(pen)

4-1A. Académica de Coimbra (H)17/08/07League

0-1FC Porto (A)26/08/07LeagueLineups: Stojković, Abel (Yannick Djaló 76), Tonel, Polga, Ronny (Pereirinha 76), Miguel Veloso, João Moutinho,Izmailov (Vukčević 62), Romagnoli, Derlei, Liedson

Liedson 801-0CF Os Belenenses (H)02/09/07LeagueLineups: Stojković, Abel, Tonel (Yannick Djaló 66), Polga, Ronny, Miguel Veloso (Vukčević 57), Izmailov (Purović66), João Moutinho, Romagnoli, Derlei, Liedson

Liedson 8, Vukčević 292-0CF Estrela da Amadora (A)16/09/07LeagueLineups: Stojković, Abel, Tonel, Polga, Ronny, Miguel Veloso, João Moutinho, Vukčević (Pereirinha 87), Romagnoli(Farnerud 60), Liedson, Purović (Yannick Djaló 74)

Vitória FC (H)23/09/07LeagueSL Benfica (A)30/09/07LeagueVitória SC (H)07/10/07LeagueCD Nacional (A)28/10/07LeagueA. Naval 1° Maio (H)04/11/07LeagueSC Braga (A)11/11/07LeagueLeixões SC (A)25/11/07LeagueUD Leiria (H)02/12/07LeagueCS Marítimo (A)16/12/07LeagueFC Paços de Ferreira (H)23/12/07LeagueBoavista FC (A)06/01/08LeagueA. Académica de Coimbra (A)13/01/08LeagueFC Porto (H)27/01/08LeagueCF Os Belenenses (A)03/02/08LeagueCF Estrela da Amadora (H)17/02/08LeagueVitória FC (A)24/02/08LeagueSL Benfica (H)02/03/08LeagueVitória SC (A)09/03/08LeagueCD Nacional (H)16/03/08LeagueA. Naval 1° Maio (A)30/03/08League

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Manchester United FC (Premier League)

GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.0-0Reading FC (H)12/08/07League

Scholes 151-1Portsmouth FC (A)15/08/07League0-1Manchester City FC (A)19/08/07League

Nani 681-0Tottenham Hotspur FC (H)26/08/07LeagueLineups: Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidić, Evra, Nani, Hargreaves, Carrick (Eagles 57), Scholes, Giggs, Tévez(Fletcher 77)

Saha 721-0Sunderland AFC (H)01/09/07LeagueLineups: Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidić, Evra, Eagles (Fletcher 66), Hargreaves, Scholes, Nani (O'Shea 84),Anderson (Saha 46), Tévez

Vidić 831-0Everton FC (A)15/09/07LeagueLineups: Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidić, Silvestre (Nani 41, Piqué 85), Cristiano Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes,Evra, Giggs (Saha 63), Tévez

Chelsea FC (H)23/09/07LeagueBirmingham City FC (A)29/09/07LeagueWigan Athletic FC (H)06/10/07LeagueAston Villa FC (A)20/10/07LeagueMiddlesbrough FC (H)27/10/07LeagueArsenal FC (A)03/11/07LeagueBlackburn Rovers FC (H)10/11/07LeagueBolton Wanderers FC (A)24/11/07LeagueFulham FC (H)01/12/07LeagueDerby County FC (H)08/12/07LeagueLiverpool FC (A)15/12/07LeagueEverton FC (H)22/12/07LeagueSunderland AFC (A)26/12/07LeagueWest Ham United FC (A)29/12/07LeagueBirmingham City FC (H)01/01/08LeagueNewcastle United FC (H)12/01/08LeagueReading FC (A)19/01/08LeaguePortsmouth FC (H)30/01/08LeagueTottenham Hotspur FC (A)02/02/08LeagueManchester City FC (H)10/02/08League




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UEFA information

Solidarity paymentsUEFA is distributing €43.2m in solidarity payments from the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League to the top leagues ofUEFA's member associations. Leagues with participants in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League will receive a totalof €36m, while leagues without participants in last season's competition will receive €7.2m. The payment is beingmade by UEFA as part of the solidarity scheme associated with the UEFA Champions League, Europe's mostprestigious club competition. It is aimed at supporting youth development activities in professional football, andcomplements other UEFA initiatives such as club licensing and the introduction of rules on locally-trained players.

Coaching licenceLondon will be the setting as UEFA celebrates the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the European CoachingLicence. The seventh UEFA Symposium for Coach Education Directors, which will take place on 24-26 Septemberat the Grange City Hotel, will focus on events that have taken place in the decade since six UEFA member associations- France, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain and Italy - were the first to sign the UEFA Convention on the MutualRecognition of Coaching Qualifications. High-profile guests and speakers including Gérard Houllier, Fabio Capelloand Sir Trevor Brooking, will contribute.

Coaches forumMany of the top coaches in Europe were at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 6-7 September for theninth UEFA Elite Club Coaches Forum. Illustrious names such as José Mourinho, Arsène Wenger, Ottmar Hitzfeldand Gérard Houllier joined senior UEFA officials at the forum, an essential component within UEFA's annual calendar.The coaches have an ideal opportunity at the gathering, away from the pressures of competition, to debate mattersof mutual interest and to stimulate thoughts on the development of the game. The forum/seminar focused on technicaltrends, tactical tracking systems to assist coaches, refereeing issues and top-level training methods. In previous yearsthe meetings have produced various recommendations which UEFA has taken on board for the overall benefit of theEuropean club game.

Safety summitUEFA, in co-operation with the Dutch National Football Information Point (CIV), brought together various parties inAmsterdam earlier this month to discuss safety and security aspects related to international football matches. Themeeting was attended by representatives of the European police and governmental bodies, security officers of UEFAand the national football associations, and security officials of the clubs taking part in this season's UEFA ChampionsLeague. "The event provided an opportunity to initiate the security planning for the UEFA Champions League groupstage matches, to exchange information about the participating clubs and to share experiences and highlight goodand bad practices," said UEFA.

Referee guidanceEurope's referees have been given clear instructions for action on penalty-area jostling and stopping play for playerinjuries. The instructions came during a two-day summer gathering of Europe's top referees and assistants at UEFA'sheadquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. "UEFA continues to work with Europe's top referees and assistants, in particularfocusing on certain aspects which are harming the image of the modern game," said the European body in a statement.

Key datesThe 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage will be played over six matchdays - 18/19 September, 2/3 October,23/24 October, 6/7 November, 27/28 November and 11/12 December. The first knockout round will follow over twolegs on 19/20 February and 4/5 March after the draw in Nyon on 21 December. The draw for the quarter-finals,semi-finals and final will be staged on 14 March. The last eight will be played on 1/2 and 8/9 April before the semi-finalson 22/23 and 28/29 April. The 2008 UEFA Champions League final will be played in Moscow on 21 May, before UEFAEURO 2008™ kicks off in Austria and Switzerland on 7 June.

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Match-by-match lineups - Group F

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Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateStadio Olimpico, Rome-Roma - Dynamo Kyiv19.09.2007José Alvalade, Lisbon-Sporting - Man. United19.09.2007Old Trafford, Manchester-Man. United - Roma02.10.2007NSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Kiev-Dynamo Kyiv - Sporting02.10.2007NSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Kiev-Dynamo Kyiv - Man. United23.10.2007Stadio Olimpico, Rome-Roma - Sporting23.10.2007Old Trafford, Manchester-Man. United - Dynamo Kyiv07.11.2007José Alvalade, Lisbon-Sporting - Roma07.11.2007NSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Kiev-Dynamo Kyiv - Roma27.11.2007Old Trafford, Manchester-Man. United - Sporting27.11.2007Stadio Olimpico, Rome-Roma - Man. United12.12.2007José Alvalade, Lisbon-Sporting - Dynamo Kyiv12.12.2007

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Competition facts

• UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones

Holders AC Milan will be keen to avoid becoming the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stagesince the UEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/00 and2002/03 that featured a second group stage)

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

Alessandro Costacurta set the UEFA Champions League oldest player record against AEK Athens FC on Matchday5 of the 2006/07 season at 40 years and 211 days, 94 days older than previous record holder, Club Brugge KVgoalkeeper Dany Verlinden when he played the full 90 minutes against AFC Ajax on 9 December 2003. Laurent Blancis the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 36 years and 339 days having found the net for ManchesterUnited FC in their 3-2 defeat of Olympiacos CFP on 23 October 2002.

Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League. He was 16 years and87 days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucuresti on 23 November 1994. He was then sentoff in the 37th minute.

In 2006/07, PFC Levski Sofia joined 1. FC Košice in being the only team to have played in the UEFA ChampionsLeague and never picked up a point. The Slovakian side have not returned to the competition since losing all sixgames in their only campaign to date in 1997/98. Only five other teams have ever gone through a single group stagecampaign without picking up a point namely SK Rapid Wien (05/06), RSC Anderlecht (04/05), FC Spartak Moskvaand Bayer 04 Leverkusen (02/03, first and second group stage respectively) and Fenerbahçe SK (01/02, first groupstage).

Levski also conceded 17 goals in their six outings last term, just two short of the record number let in during a groupstage set by Ferencvárosi TC (19) in the 1995/96 campaign.

Before their 3-1 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on Matchday 6 of the 2006/07 campaign, FC Spartak Moskvawent 22 games without a win in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC on Matchday3 of the same campaign.

The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is seven points. The first to do it, since three points for awin was introduced in 1995/96, were Legia Warszawa that same season before Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed it in1999/00 and Liverpool FC in 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed withseven points in 2002/03, a feat achieved by Rangers FC and Werder Bremen in 2005/06.

• UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

Domestic champions: This season's competition features 13 domestic league winners from last season, but onlyGroup G of the eight groups features four domestic title-holders - namely PSV Eindhoven, FC Internazionale Milano,Fenerbahçe SK and PFC CSKA Moskva. Alongside the 13 champions, there are ten runners-up and six third-placedfinishers. The holders AC Milan, Arsenal FC, Valencia CF are the only clubs in the group stage to have finished infourth place in their domestic league championship.

Consecutive participations: This season, Manchester United FC have extended their consecutive participation inthe UEFA Champions League to 12, a record in the competition. PSV Eindhoven, Olympiacos CFP and Real MadridCF are making their eleventh consecutive appearances, one ahead of Arsenal FC.

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Knockout streak: In qualifying for the 2006/07 knockout stage, Real Madrid CF surpassed Manchester United FC'srecord of nine consecutive seasons (which ended in 2005/06) in advancing past the group stage. Madrid have featuredin the knockout phase every time since the 1996/97 campaign. Madrid, have won the competition three times in thelast ten years while they advanced as far as the semi-finals twice and the quarter-finals twice. However, in the lastthree seasons their interest in the competition has ended at the first knockout round.

European return: Of all 32 clubs, S.S. Lazio, Rosenborg BK and VfB Stuttgart did not participate in a UEFA clubcompetition during the 2006/07 season.

Past masters: Six clubs competing in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League were involved in the competition whenit started during the 1992/93 season. Olympique de Marseille were champions, beating AC Milan in the final, whilePSV Eindhoven, PFC CSKA Moskva, FC Porto and Rangers FC all participated in the group stage. In addition, VfBStuttgart, AEK Athens FC and FC Barcelona were knocked out in the two rounds preceding the group stage thatmarked the competition proper.

Long road for debutants: Six clubs have advanced to the group stage from the European Champion Clubs' Cupsecond qualifying round including one of this season's two debutants, SK Slavia Praha. They are joined by Rangers,FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Steaua Bucuresti, Beşiktaş JK and Rosenborg as clubs who had to play four matches toclaim their place in the group stage of the competition. A debutant has not won the competition since Juventus in1995/96, the Italian side becoming the third club to achieve this following Olympique de Marseille (1992/93, first UEFAChampions League final) and AFC Ajax (1994/95).

Sevilla FC join Slavia in competing in the UEFA Champions League for the first time, although both clubs have previousexperience of the European Champion Clubs' Cup.

No qualifiers: Of the 32 clubs involved in the group stage, only AS Roma and FC Schalke 04 have yet to play aqualifying round match in order to reach the UEFA Champions League. Roma are making their fifth appearance inthe competition, Schalke their third.

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 AFC Ajax (1994/95), Juventus(1995/96), BV Borussia Dortmund (1996/97) and FC Bayern München (2000/01). Of the last ten winners of thecompetition, Real Madrid CF (three), Manchester United FC, AC Milan (two), FC Porto, Liverpool FC and FC Barcelona,only FC Bayern München are not involved. Only two winners from the last ten UEFA Cup finals are not involved inthis season's UEFA Champions League group stage, namely Parma FC (1998/99) and Feyenoord (2001/02). Liverpooland Porto have won both competitions in the past decade, while the remaining UEFA Cup winners in that time areFC Internazionale Milano, Galatasaray SK, Valencia CF, PFC CSKA Moskva and Sevilla FC (two).

• UEFA Champions League: All-time recordsBiggest wins7-0: Juventus v Olympiacos CFP (10.12.2003)7-1: Manchester United FC v AS Roma (10.04.2007)6-0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (17.03.1993)6-0: Leeds United AFC v Beşiktaş JK (26.09.2000)6-0: Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk (25.09.2002)

Most goals in a game8-3: AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (05.11.2003)7-2: Paris Saint-Germain FC v Rosenborg BK (24.10.2000)7-2: Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (08.03.2005)Only one team has scored more than five goals in an away game, Manchester United FC, winning 6-2 at Brøndby IFin 1998/99.




Leading scorer in a season12: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 2002/03)Kaká finished as top scorer in 2006/07 with ten goals for AC Milan.

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 match10.03 secs: Roy Makaay (FC Bayern München 2-1 Real Madrid CF, 07.03.2006)20.07 secs: Gilberto (PSV Eindoven 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)

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)

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.

Appearances: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only;108 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)107 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF)105 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)103 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)103 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München)98 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)97 Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)95 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)95 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)94 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan)89 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)85 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)

Goals: UEFA Champions League




56 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)49 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)46 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)42 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)38 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)37 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)

Appearances: UEFA club competition

168 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)136 Luís Figo (Sporting, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)133 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München)130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)127 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC)125 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, UC Sampdoria, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan)122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF)121 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)121 Phillip Cocu (SBV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona)119 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF, Fenerbahçe SK)

Goals: UEFA club competition

62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München)59 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan)59 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)58 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)56 Eusébio (SL Benfica)53 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)50 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Helsingborgs IF)47 Carlos Santillana (Real Madrid CF)

Goals: UEFA Champions League/European Champion Clubs' CupNote: This list considers the all-time goalscorers list in both competitions including all qualifying round matches.

56 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)55 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)53 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)49 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)47 Eusébio (SL Benfica)42 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC)42 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)

Last updated: 13.09.2007




Team facts

Sporting Clube de Portugal

UEFA club competition milestones• Of Portugal's 'big three', Sporting are the only club never to have won the European Champion Clubs' Cup. Theydid lift the 1963/64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup though, with a 4-3 aggregate win against MTK Budapest.

• Sporting's most recent shot at European success came in the 2004/05 UEFA Cup, when they got all the way to thefinal at their own Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon only to lose 3-1 to PFC CSKA Moskva. Their best European Cuprun came in reaching the 1982/83 quarter-finals but they lost 2-1 on aggregate to Real Sociedad de Fútbol despitewinning the first leg 1-0 at home.

UEFA Champions League milestones• All three of the club's previous campaigns - in 1997/98, 2000/01 and 2006/07 - have ended in the group stage.

UEFA club competition honours• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1963/64

Ten-year record2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage2005/06: UEFA Cup - first round (having transferred from European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round)2004/05: UEFA Cup - runners-up2003/04: UEFA Cup - second round2002/03: UEFA Cup - first round (having transferred from European Champion Clubs' Cup third qualifying round)2001/02: UEFA Cup - third round2000/01: UEFA Champions League - first group stage1999/00: UEFA Cup - first round1998/99: UEFA Cup - first round1997/98: UEFA Champions League - group stage2006/07 seasonDomestic record: Sporting again finished second to champions FC Porto, but this time they were just a point behindrather than seven adrift, as they had been in 2005/06. They were also a point ahead of third-placed SL Benfica andhad the satisfaction of winning the Portuguese Cup for the 14th time with a 1-0 defeat of CF Os Belenenses.

European record: Sporting failed to shine in Group B, winning just one fixture as they finished bottom of the section.That success came on Matchday 1, a 1-0 home defeat of FC Internazionale Milano, who won by the same scorelinein the return contest. Sporting also had a draw and a defeat against both FC Spartak Moskva and FC Bayern München.

Key factsUEFA club competition• Pld: 193 W: 80 D: 42 L: 71 GF: 309 GA: 246

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final)• Pld: 18 W: 3 D: 5 L: 10 GF: 17 GA: 32

European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League• Pld: 52 W: 13 D: 12 L: 27 GF: 63 GA: 86

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RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win16-1: Sporting Clube de Portugal v APOEL FC13.11.1963, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg

• Biggest home win16-1: Sporting Clube de Portugal v APOEL FC (see above for details)

• Biggest away win0-9: ÍA Akranes v Sporting Clube de Portugal17.09.1986, UEFA Cup first round first leg

• Heaviest defeat5-0: Celtic FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal02.11.1983, UEFA Cup second round second leg6-1: Hibernian FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal27.09.1972, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg5-0: Vasas SC v Sporting Clube de Portugal05.10.1966, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Gençlerbirligi SK27.11.2003, UEFA Cup second round second leg0-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v FC Spartak Moskva17.10.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage

• Heaviest away defeat5-0: Celtic FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details)6-1: Hibernian FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details)5-0: Vasas SC v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details)

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest win3-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v AS Monaco FC17.09.1997, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Biggest home win3-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v AS Monaco FC (see above for details)

• Biggest away winNo away victories recorded to date in the competition

• Heaviest defeat4-0: Real Madrid CF v Sporting Clube de Portugal25.10.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v FC Spartak Moskva (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat4-0: Real Madrid CF v Sporting Clube de Portugal (see above for details)





Manchester United FC

UEFA club competition milestones• United have twice been crowned champions of Europe. Their last success came in the 1998/99 UEFA ChampionsLeague final when they overturned a one-goal deficit against FC Bayern München with goals from Teddy Sheringhamand Ole Gunnar Solskjær in added time. United also won the 1967/68 European Champion Clubs' Cup final againstSL Benfica, running out 4-1 winners after extra time.

UEFA Champions League milestones• No club has taken part more times than United (13), although FC Porto also share this achievement. After sittingout the first two campaigns, United's first entry came in the 1994/95 season. They last missed out in 1995/96 - meaningthis is their 12th campaign in a row. No team is on as good a run, with Real Madrid CF, Olympiacos CFP and PSVEindhoven (eleven) their closest rivals.

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

Ten-year record (including current season)2006/07: 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 - winners1997/98: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals

2006/07 seasonDomestic record: United went one better than the previous Premier League campaign by finishing as champions,six points ahead of Chelsea FC. It was their first title since 2002/03 but the ninth overall since the Premier Leaguebegan in 1992. In all-time records since 1889, United have 16 titles, two fewer than Liverpool FC. They were beaten1-0 by Chelsea in the FA Cup final.

European record: United recorded four wins, including home and away triumphs against SL Benfica, to top GroupF although they did lose 1-0 to FC København and Celtic FC on Matchdays 4 and 5. LOSC Lille Métropole (2-0 onaggregate) were dispatched in the first knockout round before a resounding 7-1 home win against AS Roma sealedan 8-3 aggregate against the Italian side in the quarter-finals. However, eventual winners AC Milan proved too strongin the last four, winning 5-3 including a 3-0 success in the San Siro second leg.

Key factsUEFA club competition• Pld: 236 W: 123 D: 61 L: 52 GF: 429 GA: 235

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final)• Pld: 127 W: 65 D: 31 L: 31 GF: 226 GA: 128




European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League• Pld: 180 W: 99 D: 41 L: 40 GF: 352 GA: 181

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)





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.

• Format: The UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 31 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 19/20 February and 4/5 March 2007. The clubs that finish this stage in third position in their groupmove into the Round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. The clubs that finish this stage in fourth position in their group areeliminated from UEFA club competition for the season. This year's UEFA Champions League final is in Moscow on21 May 2008.

• Locally-trained players rule: In February 2005, UEFA announced the 'A' list that teams submit for UEFA clubcompetitions will continue to be limited to 25 players, and from season 2007/08, at least six places will be reservedfor players trained by the club's own football academy of which half can be players trained by other clubs from withinthe same association of the said club. The 'B' list will also continue to exist - involving an unlimited number of Under-21players who have been at the club for two seasons. In 2006/07, the number of locally-trained players required beganat four but the current six will rise to eight in 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. UEFAis concerned some clubs are not training enough of their own players, but simply taking them from elsewhere. Theproposed measures have the objective of creating a better balance in domestic competitions, preventing clubs fromsimply 'hoarding' players in squads and creating a system whereby locally-trained players would be given a greateropportunity to play regularly in club sides - ensuring a large reservoir of talent for national teams as a consequence.

• Player registration: UEFA regulations state that for all UEFA Champions League matches from the start of the firstknockout round, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players within their squad of 25 for the remainingmatches in the current competition. Such registration must be completed by 1 February at the latest. One player fromthe above quota of three who has played UEFA club competition matches for another competing club in the currentseason may exceptionally be registered, provided that the player has not been fielded by another club in the UEFAChampions League this season.

• 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.

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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 UEFA club competitions definedas the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (fromthe 1973 competition), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities’ Fairs Cup and the 1972 SuperCup are included only for information 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 is determined). Goals totals donot include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended 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 the current matchday.All-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 competitions (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)

:: 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 competitions including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as thefourth official 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 Cup

National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football Championship • U21: UEFA EuropeanUnder-21 ChampionshipWC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation CupFRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationalsU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU19: UEFA European Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA EuropeanUnder-18 Championship

:: Competition stagesQR3: Third qualifying roundF: FinalR1: First roundGS: Group stageR2: Second roundGS1: First group stageR3: Third roundGS2: Second group stageR4: Fourth roundKO1: First knockout roundSF: Semi-finalsPR: Preliminary round1/8: Eighth-finalsQF: Quarter-finals1/16: Sixteenth-finalsQR: Qualifying round1st: first legQR1: First qualifying round2nd: second legQR2: Second qualifying roundP-O: Play-offFT: Final tournament

:: Other AbbreviationsNo: NumberAP: AppearancesPld: Matches playedComp.: CompetitionPos.: PositionD: DrawnPts: PointsDoB: Date of birthR: Sent off (red card)GA: Goals againstRes.: ResultGF: Goals forW: WonL: LostY: BookedNat.: NationalityY/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct red)N/a: Not Applicable

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

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