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Contents 7 - UEFA information 1 - Match background 8 - Match-by-match lineups 2 - Match facts 9 - Competition facts 3 - Squad list 10 - Team facts 4 - Head coach 11 - Legend 5 - Match officials 6 - Domestic information This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Champions League match. For more detailed factual information, and in-depth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html Match background One of the most absorbing rivalries in English football assumes a European dimension when Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United FC take on Arsène Wenger's Arsenal FC in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. These two long-serving managers have been seeking to outwit one another for the past 13 seasons and there is little between them going into this first ever European contest between the clubs with Wenger having overseen 14 wins against his rival's 13 from a total of 37 matches played. • While Wenger is seeking to guide Arsenal to a second final in four seasons, Sir Alex's aim is to retain the trophy United won by defeating another Premier League adversary, Chelsea FC, in last season's final. The only side yet to lose a game in this season's UEFA Champions League, United enter the semi-finals unbeaten in 23 games in the competition dating back to their May 2007 semi-final loss at AC Milan. They are also protecting a 20-match unbeaten run at Old Trafford in the UEFA Champions League. • Arsenal, for their part, are seeking only a second away victory in the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League. That solitary win was the 5-2 success at Fenerbahçe SK on Matchday 3 in October although they can take confidence from having prevailed in their one previous meeting this season with United in the Premier League. • United reached the semi-finals with a 3-2 aggregate victory against FC Porto (2-2 home, 1-0 away). They had previously overcome FC Internazionale Milano (0-0 away, 2-0 home) after finishing top of Group E with a record of W2 D4 L0. • Arsenal beat Villarreal CF in the quarter-finals (1-1 away, 3-0 home) after the drama of a penalty shoot-out victory against AS Roma in the previous round (1-0 home, 0-1 away, 7-6 pens). They had earlier finished second in Group G with a record of W3 D2 L1. • This is United's eleventh semi-final in the competition and their record is W3 L7: 2007/08 FC Barcelona 1-0 won (0-0 away, 1-0 home) 2006/07 Milan 2-5 lost (3-2 home, 0-3 away) 2001/02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-3 lost (2-2 home, 1-1 away) 1998/99 Juventus 4-3 won (1-1 home, 3-2 away) 1996/97 BV Borussia Dortmund 0-2 lost (0-1 away, 0-1 home) 1968/69 Milan 1-2 lost (0-2 away, 1-0 home) 1967/68 Real Madrid CF 4-3 won (1-0 home, 3-3 away) 1965/66 FK Partizan 1-2 lost (0-2 away, 1-0 home) 1957/58 Milan 2-5 lost (2-1 home, 0-4 away) 1956/57 Madrid 3-5 lost (1-3 away, 2-2 home) Match background 1 www.uefa.com Last updated 27.04.2009 23:32:09CET Manchester United FC - Arsenal FC MATCH PRESS KIT Old Trafford, Manchester Wednesday 29 April 2009 - 20.45CET Matchday 11 - Semi-finals, first leg

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

6 - Domestic information

This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Champions League match. For more detailed factual information, and in-depth competitionstatistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html

Match background

One of the most absorbing rivalries in English football assumes a European dimension when Sir Alex Ferguson'sManchester United FC take on Arsène Wenger's Arsenal FC in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. These twolong-serving managers have been seeking to outwit one another for the past 13 seasons and there is little betweenthem going into this first ever European contest between the clubs with Wenger having overseen 14 wins against hisrival's 13 from a total of 37 matches played.

• While Wenger is seeking to guide Arsenal to a second final in four seasons, Sir Alex's aim is to retain the trophyUnited won by defeating another Premier League adversary, Chelsea FC, in last season's final. The only side yet tolose a game in this season's UEFA Champions League, United enter the semi-finals unbeaten in 23 games in thecompetition dating back to their May 2007 semi-final loss at AC Milan. They are also protecting a 20-match unbeatenrun at Old Trafford in the UEFA Champions League.

• Arsenal, for their part, are seeking only a second away victory in the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League. That solitarywin was the 5-2 success at Fenerbahçe SK on Matchday 3 in October although they can take confidence from havingprevailed in their one previous meeting this season with United in the Premier League.

• United reached the semi-finals with a 3-2 aggregate victory against FC Porto (2-2 home, 1-0 away). They hadpreviously overcome FC Internazionale Milano (0-0 away, 2-0 home) after finishing top of Group E with a record ofW2 D4 L0.

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

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

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Manchester United FC - Arsenal FCMATCH PRESS KITOld Trafford, ManchesterWednesday 29 April 2009 - 20.45CETMatchday 11 - Semi-finals, first leg

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

• United won on the only previous occasion they have faced another English club in the UEFA Champions League –last season's final against Chelsea in Moscow. Sir Alex's men prevailed 6-5 on penalties after Cristiano Ronaldo andFrank Lampard had traded first-half goals.

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

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

• United and Arsenal have met 204 times in all competitions. The head-to-head record is 82 United wins, 77 Arsenalvictories and 45 draws.

• The respective managers are the two longest-serving in the English Premier League, Sir Alex having arrived inManchester in 1986 and Wenger in London in 1996. Rivals since the 1996/97 season, their clubs' full head-to-headrecord in that time is 14 wins for Arsenal, 13 for United and ten draws, although two of those drawn matches weresettled in a shoot-out. Arsenal won the 2005 FA Cup final 5-4 on penalties following a goalless draw, Robin van Persieconverting for the Gunners and Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney doing likewise for United, although Paul Scholes wasthe only player to fail from the spot.

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

• Arsenal were 2-1 winners in the teams' most recent meeting in north London in November. Samir Nasri (22, 48)struck twice for the Gunners before a late reply by Rafael (90).

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

• United won the sides' last encounter at Old Trafford on 13 April last year. They fought back from Emmanuel Adebayor'sopener (48) for Arsenal through goals from Ronaldo (54 pen) and Owen Hargreaves (72).

• United also won their most recent cup encounter – 4-0 in the FA Cup fifth round in February last year. Rooney (16),Darren Fletcher (20, 74) and Nani (38) got the goals.

• Arsenal's last victory at Old Trafford came on 17 September 2006, Adebayor scoring the only goal of the leaguegame four minutes from time.

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

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

• United have a strong home record against Arsenal: W55 D24 L17.

• The teams first met in Manchester in the old second division on 13 October 1894 and the game finished 3-3.

• United's biggest win in the fixture is 6-1 – a result they managed for the first time in a league meeting at Old Traffordon 26 April 1952. They repeated the feat in February 2001 in a Premier League match that featured Wes Brown, GaryNeville, Scholes and – in the red of United – Mikaël Silvestre.

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• Arsenal's biggest away victory at United was 4-1 in the 1908/09 season. But at Old Trafford, where United movedin 1910, their biggest winning margin is two goals:3-1, English first division 1970/712-0, English first division 1978/792-0, FA Cup 2002/03

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

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

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

• The second leg will take place at the Arsenal Stadium on 5 May with the winners advancing to a final againstBarcelona or Chelsea at Rome's Stadio Olimpico on 27 May.

Match facts

Manchester United

UEFA milestones• United extended the record for the longest unbeaten run in UEFA Champions League history with victory away toFC Porto. The holders last lost in the competition at AC Milan on 2 May 2007 and have won 13 of their subsequent23 games, drawing ten. AFC Ajax (14 September 1994 to 3 April 1996) and FC Bayern München (14 March 2001 to10 April 2002) shared the previous record of 19 matches without defeat.

• The second leg against Porto was United's 150th match in the UEFA Champions League, group stage to final.

• The holders have conceded 248 goals in 260 matches in UEFA club competition.

• Cristiano Ronaldo's next UEFA Champions League appearance will be his 50th match in the competition.

UEFA Champions League statistics• Ronaldo has had more shots on target (22) and off target (16) than any other player still in the competition. He hasalso been fouled 31 times, again the most of any player still involved.

• United have conceded (5) and scored (14) fewer goals than any of the other semi-finalists. They have, however,managed 75 shots wide, more than any other team left in the competition.

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

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

Latest domestic information• Saturday 25 April: Manchester United FC 5-2 Tottenham Hotspur FC(Ronaldo 57pen 68, Rooney 67 71, Berbatov 79; Bent 29, Modrić 32)United mustered a sterling comeback to defeat Tottenham, who had looked set for a first league victory at Old Traffordsince December 1989 after goals from Darren Bent and Luka Modrić. A penalty awarded for a challenge by visitinggoalkeeper Heurelho Gomes on former Tottenham midfielder Michael Carrick proved the turning point, however,Ronaldo converting the resulting spot-kick. Rooney then quickly scored twice and Ronaldo added his second, beforeanother former Tottenham player, Dimitar Berbatov, crowned United's day.

• "We were too slow, too casual in the first half," said Sir Alex Ferguson, who hailed the impact of half-time substituteCarlos Tévez. "We needed to speed up in the second half and Tévez was responsible for that. He got the rest of theteam playing. We had to get the first goal quite early. It wasn't a foregone conclusion after that by any means but itgave us impetus."

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• The United manager selected Rafael at right-back, with Rio Ferdinand returning to the starting lineup having beenrested in midweek.

• United have won 13 league matches this year, more than any other side, and have the most victories in the Englishtop flight with 24.

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

• United had kept three successive clean sheets in all competitions prior to the visit of Tottenham.

• United have won all bar four of their 27 home games this season in all competitions, drawing three and losing toLiverpool FC.

• United's 4-1 loss to Liverpool on 14 March was their first at Old Trafford since 8 March 2008. It was their first athome in the Premier League since a 2-1 defeat by Manchester City FC on 10 February 2008, and their heaviest homeor away since a 3-0 loss at AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg on 2 May 2007. Unitedhad not lost by a three-goal margin at Old Trafford since a 3-0 reverse against Chelsea FC on 1 December 2001.

• Despite losses to Liverpool and then Fulham FC on 21 March – their first back-to-back league defeats since April2005 – the English champions have won 15 of their last 17 Premier League matches.

• The English champions remained on course for a third successive league title with a 2-0 home win against PortsmouthFC on 22 April thanks to goals from Rooney (9) and Carrick (82).

• The match marked Paul Scholes' 600th appearance for United – only Ryan Giggs (799 appearances), Sir BobbyCharlton (758) and Bill Foulkes (688) have played more games for the club. "In my time, he would been in the top sixor seven players, without question, for his contribution, quality and some of the fantastic goals he's scored," said SirAlex. "He's got that wonderful velvet touch on the ball. Funnily enough we've never had one enquiry for Paul Scholes,because they all know he would never leave."

• Giggs' next appearance for United will be the 800th of his illustrious career. "Ryan is the most respected player atthe club," Sir Alex said of United's record appearance holder. "What he has achieved is an example for everyone.When you think of Danny Welbeck and Federico Macheda, Ryan made his debut about the time they were born. It'sunbelievable. Whatever accolades he gets, he deserves them."

• Giggs registered the only goal in United's win at West Ham United FC on 8 February, meaning he has scored aleague goal in each of his 19 seasons with the club. The Welshman is also the only player to find the net in all 17seasons of the Premier League era.

• United's hopes of completing a clean sweep of trophies were ended by defeat against Everton FC in the FA Cupsemi-finals at Wembley on 19 April. After a goalless 120 minutes, former United goalkeeper Tim Howard saved hisold club's first two kicks of the shoot-out, from Berbatov and Rio Ferdinand, as United went down 4-2 on penalties.

• "Anyone can lose in a penalty shoot-out; I've lost many," said Sir Alex, who tasted defeat in an FA Cup semi-finalfor the first time following wins in 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2005 and 2007. "I'd won the last two or three,but my first win in a major one was in Moscow really. It's not easy to take but we've got to move on. We've done it inthe past and we'll do it again."

Injury news• Wes Brown – out 25 October to 27 January and since 31 January (ankle)• Gary Neville – out since 22 April (right foot)• Rafael – out 21 February to 19 April (ankle)• Rio Ferdinand – out 21 March to 1 April (back/groin) and 1-15 April (groin)• Darren Fletcher – out 11-22 April (hamstring)

• United's win against Portsmouth was marred by injuries to Neville, who limped off after 13 minutes, and his replacementJohn O'Shea, who himself had to be substituted for Rafael seven minutes into the second half after suffering an ankleinjury. The Irishman was fit to come on in the second half against Tottenham, however.

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

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

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

• On Monday Rafael signed a two-year contract extension which will keep him at Old Trafford until 2013.

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

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

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

Arsenal

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

• Mikaël Silvestre made his 75th UEFA Champions League appearance on Matchday 10.

• Emmanuel Adebayor played in his 50th game in UEFA club competition in the second leg with Villarreal. Robin vanPersie will bring up the same landmark when he next features.

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

UEFA Champions League statistics• Denilson is the only member of Arsenal's squad to have played all 12 games in the competition this season, includingqualifying. Indeed, the Brazilian midfielder is the only player to have featured in all ten games in the competition proper.

• Arsenal have had 57 shots wide, the lowest total of the teams left in the competition.

• The London club have been caught offside 42 times, more than any other semi-finalist. Adebayor alone has beenflagged offside 19 times, more than any other player.

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

Latest domestic information• Sunday 26 April: Arsenal FC 2-0 Middlesbrough FC (Fàbregas 26 67)A goal in either half from Cesc Fàbregas ensured Arsenal will travel to Old Trafford on the back of a sixth successivehome win in all competitions. The Gunners' captain applied the finishing touch to Andrei Arshavin's low left-wing cross,and then rounded Middlesbrough goalkeeper Brad Jones to roll a clinching second into an unguarded net.

• "Overall it was a very good game against a Middlesbrough team who played in a very positive way," said ArsèneWenger. "We dominated and made some brilliant passing today, some brilliant combinations. The first goal wasabsolutely outstanding and you could see that the team enjoy the way we play and loved the game. [Fàbregas] getssharper and sharper. He was out for three months and you don't come back at your best straight away. But now hegets better in every game."

• The Arsenal manager welcomed back Manuel Almunia after an ankle injury, with Emmanuel Eboué taking BacarySagna's place at right-back. Song made way for Theo Walcott in midfield.

• The victory was Arsenal's 350th in the Premier League since the competition started in 1992.

• Walcott made his 100th Arsenal appearance against Middlesbrough.

• The north London club have kept clean sheets in seven of their last eleven league games, conceding just sevengoals in that time. Arsenal have let in only nine league goals in 2009 – all away from home – fewer than any otherclub in the English top flight.

• Arsenal have won eleven and drawn nine of their last 20 Premier League matches – the longest unbeaten run inthe division this season.

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

• Arsenal's five-game winning run in the league ended on 21 April despite a remarkable Arshavin display at Anfield.The Russian international gave Arsenal 36th-minute lead and, after Fernando Torres (49) and Yossi Benayoun (56)had turned the game in Liverpool FC's favour, completed his hat-trick with further goals (67, 70). Arshavin's 90th-minutestrike looked to have given Arsenal all three points, but there was still time for Benayoun to level again in added time.

• Arshavin became the first visiting player to score four goals in a league game at Anfield since Dennis Wescottachieved the feat for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in 1946.

• Arsenal have scored 12 goals in their last four away matches in all competitions, and have won ten of their 25 awaygames in all competitions this season, although there have also been six defeats.

• Arsenal's FA Cup challenge was ended at the semi-final stage by Chelsea FC, who ran out 2-1 winners at Wembleyon 18 April despite falling behind to Walcott's 18th-minute opener. Goals from Florent Malouda (33) and Didier Drogba(84) turned the tie around.

• The Chelsea defeat was only Arsenal's second loss in 26 matches in all competitions, a run that included 14 winsand stretched back to a 2-0 loss at FC Porto on Matchday 6.

Injury news• Mikaël Silvestre – out 3 January to 11 April (thigh muscle)• Bacary Sagna – out 12-21 April (virus)• Emmanuel Adebayor – out 18-26 April (hamstring)• Manuel Almunia – out 7-26 April (ankle)• Johan Djourou – out 11-26 April (knee)• Robin van Persie – out 28 March to 11 April (hamstring) and since 18 April (groin)• Tomáš Rosický – out since 26 January 2008 (hamstring)• Eduardo da Silva – out since 1 April (groin)• William Gallas – out since 7 April (knee)• Gaël Clichy – out since 7 April (back)

• Silvestre was replaced by Djourou at half-time against Middlesbrough after suffering back spasms, with Wengersaying he is "50-50" for Wednesday's game.

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

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

• Eduardo scored twice on his comeback after a year out as the Gunners won 4-0 against Cardiff City FC in an FACup replay on 16 February. "This was the best day of my life because I've proved I can play football again," saidEduardo, whose career was threatened by the compound fracture of the left fibula and dislocated ankle he sufferedat Birmingham City FC on 23 February 2008. He subsequently picked up hamstring and groin injuries but returnedto the substitutes' bench against Chelsea.

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

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

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Squad list

Man. UnitedAll-timeCurrent season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldBLAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo.

Goalkeepers-124-79-30-7---3829.10.1970NEDEdwin van der Sar1-1-1-1-1---2603.04.1983ENGBen Foster12-7-7-3-2---2720.03.1982POLTomasz Kuszczak29-----------1910.04.1990ENGBen Amos40

Defenders21142103-15-4---3418.02.1975ENGGary Neville2155146-24-8--*2715.05.1981FRAPatrice Evra3282262-24-8---3007.11.1978ENGRio Ferdinand516015717-2---2913.10.1979ENGWes Brown663822343016---2721.10.1981SRBNemanja Vidić15-----------1809.07.1990BRAFabio20-3-3113-3---1809.07.1990BRARafael21165159-26-9---2730.04.1981IRLJohn O'Shea22-8-8-13-6---2103.01.1988NIRJonny Evans23-----1-----2012.03.1989ENGRichard Eckersley42

Midfielders-19-18-15-6---2113.04.1988BRAAnderson8

261282411212418---3529.11.1973WALRyan Giggs11242133121-7---2825.02.1981KORJi-Sung Park13231230326-6---2728.07.1981ENGMichael Carrick16127124111-7---2217.11.1986PORNani17

2311821107218-5---3416.11.1974ENGPaul Scholes18----12-----1826.11.1990ENGDaniel Welbeck19-42-37323-6---2501.02.1984SCODarren Fletcher24-2-2-2-2---2125.10.1987IRLDarron Gibson28-----2-----2013.02.1989BRARodrigo Possebon34-----------1705.10.1991ITADavide Petrucci43

Forwards14551349173029---2405.02.1985PORCristiano Ronaldo73259113292846---2830.01.1981BULDimitar Berbatov9164515431226410--*2324.10.1985ENGWayne Rooney1062361932527---2505.02.1984ARGCarlos Tévez32----22-----1722.08.1991ITAFederico Macheda41

Coach-226-150---10---6731.12.1941SCOSir Alex Ferguson-

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ArsenalAll-timeCurrent season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldBLAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo.

Goalkeepers-28-23-32-8-2-3119.05.1977ESPManuel Almunia1-11-3-3-3---2418.04.1985POLŁukasz Fabiański21-----------2102.03.1988ITAVito Mannone24-----------1918.04.1990POLWojciech Szczęsny53

Defenders-36-12-31-5-2-2614.02.1983FRABacary Sagna3263259126-7---2819.03.1981CIVKolo Touré55743572231722-3117.08.1977FRAWilliam Gallas10281275213-5---3109.08.1977FRAMikaël Silvestre18-12-8-14-5-2-2218.01.1987SUIJohan Djourou20-33-29131-8-2-2326.07.1985FRAGaël Clichy22144132325-8-2-2504.06.1983CIVEmmanuel Eboué27-----------1722.05.1991ENGKyle Bartley34-----------1809.03.1991ENGThomas Cruise36-----------1827.12.1990ENGJay Thomas38

Midfielders31931422116--*2211.05.1986FRAAbou Diaby2

1046641319-7-1-2104.05.1987ESPCesc Fàbregas41059939-------2804.10.1980CZETomáš Rosický7236-11627-711*2126.06.1987FRASamir Nasri8-17-14333-10-2-2116.02.1988BRADenilson151615-815-1-1826.12.1990WALAaron Ramsey1611511312718-1*2109.09.1987CMRAlexandre Song17-2-2-1-2---1701.01.1992ENGJack Wilshere19-1---------2231.03.1987FRAAmaury Bischoff28-----------1918.09.1989ENGJames Dunne37-2-2-5-2---1926.09.1989ENGKieran Gibbs40-----------1904.03.1990ESPFran Mérida43-2-1---1-1-1928.09.1989ENGMark Randall47-----------1710.01.1992ENGEmmanuel Frimpong56-----------1708.09.1991ENGConor Henderson57

Forwards102626---1---2625.02.1983CROEduardo91149103392547-2*2506.08.1983NEDRobin van Persie11-7-7-12-7---2001.03.1989MEXCarlos Vela125234192182612-2016.03.1989ENGTheo Walcott14

145093610255512-2526.02.1984TGOEmmanuel Adebayor254163146271812-2116.01.1988DENNicklas Bendtner26-----------1806.11.1990ENGRhys Murphy44-----------1814.02.1991ENGSanchez Watt55

Coach-166-115---10-2-5922.10.1949FRAArsène Wenger-

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Head coach

Manchester United FC: Sir Alex FergusonDate of birth: 31 December 1941Nationality: ScottishPlaying career: Queen's Park FC, Saint Johnstone FC, Dunfermline Athletic FC, Rangers FC, Falkirk FC, Ayr UnitedFCCoaching career: Falkirk FC, East Stirlingshire FC, Saint Mirren FC, Aberdeen FC, Manchester United FC

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

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

United appointed Sir Alex in 1986 and, after a difficult start, he led the Old Trafford team to their longest period ofsustained success. Their first trophy was the 1990 FA Cup, followed the next season by a UEFA Cup Winners' Cuptriumph. In 1993 came the first of ten Premier League titles, to which five FA Cups have been added. Ferguson'sfinest hour arrived in 1999, when two stoppage-time goals gave United a 2-1 UEFA Champions League final victoryagainst FC Bayern München. After failing to get beyond the 2005/06 group stage and also finishing as Premier Leaguerunners-up, Sir Alex hit the heights again with the 2006/07 league crown. This was retained in the following campaignbefore United defeated Chelsea FC in Moscow to claim the UEFA Champions League for the third time in their history. Arsenal FC: Arsène WengerDate of birth: 22 October 1949Nationality: FrenchPlaying career: AS Mutzig, FC Mulhouse, AS Vauban, RC StrasbourgCoaching career: RC Strasbourg (assistant coach), AS Cannes (assistant coach), AS Nancy-Lorraine, AS MonacoFC, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Arsenal FC

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

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

Appointed by Arsenal in September 1996, Wenger became the first foreigner to win the Premiership in 1998, addingthe first of four FA Cup triumphs to boot. The Gunners lost the 2000 UEFA Cup final to Galatasaray SK but claimedanother double in 2002, and in 2004 played some thrilling attacking football en route to becoming the first team since1889 to negotiate a top-flight season unbeaten. Wenger, given the freedom of Islington for his domestic success innorth London, nearly topped all of his achievements by taking Arsenal to the 2006 UEFA Champions League final,only for FC Barcelona to come from behind to win 2-1. Arsenal's move to their new stadium later that year was alsoinstigated by Wenger.

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Match officials

Claus Bo Larsen (DEN)RefereeHenrik Sonderby (DEN), Anders Norrestrand (DEN)Assistant refereesPeter Rasmussen (DEN)Fourth officialJacques Antenen (SUI)UEFA DelegateEugen Strigel (GER)UEFA Referee observer

Referee

UEFAUCLDate of birthNat.Name572728.10.1965DENClaus Bo Larsen

Very little gets past Danish referee Claus Bo Larsen although you would expect little else from a man who works asa customs clearance manager by profession.

Born on 28 October 1965 in Odense, Larsen blew his first whistle at the age of 16, made his domestic debut in 1991and earned his FIFA badge in 1996. He cut his international teeth working in qualifiers for youth championships andpresided over games in all UEFA club competitions including the now defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Having takencharge of the 1998 Danish Cup final in which Brøndby IF defeated FC København 4-1, the following summer he jettedoff to Nigeria for the FIFA U-20 World Cup before impressing as the man in the middle when Australia took on NewZealand in Adelaide in a typically heated encounter. A keen table-tennis player who officiated at the 2004 OlympicGames in Athens, Larsen enjoyed a high-profile assignment during the 2004/05 season – the UEFA Cup semi-finalbetween AZ Alkmaar and Sporting Clube de Portugal.

The married father-of-three continued where he left off in 2005/06, flying to Montevideo for the FIFA World Cup play-offmatch between Uruguay and Australia and has since established himself as a regular in the UEFA Champions Leagueand UEFA Cup, also featuring frequently in UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying. He again took charge of the Danish Cupfinal, between Brøndby and Esbjerg fB, in 2008, and refereed five UEFA Champions League games including thequarter-final first leg between Fenerbahçe SK and Chelsea FC. He then refereed FC Zenit St. Petersburg's victoryagainst Manchester United FC in the 2008 UEFA Super Cup.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchVenueRes.MatchStageComp.DateMunich0-1TSV 1860 München - Leeds United AFCQR3UCL23.08.2000Newcastle3-1Newcastle United FC - Bayer 04 LeverkusenGS2UCL26.02.2003Manchester1-1Manchester United FC - FC Basel 1893GS2UCL12.03.2003London0-0Chelsea FC - AC Sparta PrahaGS1UCL26.11.2003Monaco1-0AS Monaco FC - Liverpool FCGSUCL23.11.2004London3-1Arsenal FC - Hamburger SVGSUCL21.11.2006Istanbul2-1Beşiktaş JK - Liverpool FCGSUCL24.10.2007Manchester2-1Manchester United FC - Sporting Clube de

PortugalGSUCL27.11.2007

London0-0Arsenal FC - AC Milan1/8UCL20.02.2008Istanbul2-1Fenerbahçe SK - Chelsea FCQFUCL02.04.2008Madrid1-1Club Atlético de Madrid - Liverpool FCGSUCL22.10.2008London1-0Arsenal FC - AS Roma1/8UCL24.02.2009Liverpool1-3Liverpool FC - Chelsea FCQFUCL08.04.2009

Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this matchVenueRes.MatchStageComp.DateWycombe1-0England - MoldovaQRU2109.09.1997Bucharest2-0FC Steaua Bucureşti - West Ham United FCR2UCUP21.10.1999Birmingham4-1Aston Villa FC - FC Basel 1893FUIC21.08.2001Monaco1-2Manchester United FC - FC Zenit St. PetersburgFSCUP29.08.2008

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Domestic information

Manchester United FC (Premier League)GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

0-0Everton FC (H)19/04/09CupLineups: Foster, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidić, Fabio (Evra 63), Welbeck, Gibson, Anderson, Park (Scholes 67), Tévez,Macheda (Berbatov 91)

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

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

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

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

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

Middlesbrough FC (A)02/05/09LeagueManchester City FC (H)10/05/09LeagueWigan Athletic FC (A)13/05/09LeagueArsenal FC (H)16/05/09LeagueHull City AFC (A)24/05/09League

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.772361452433Manchester United FC17426662112134Liverpool FC2712056582134Chelsea FC36532605111834Arsenal FC45544509101534Aston Villa FC55336489111434Everton FC647283411111234Fulham FC74538381391234West Ham United FC84445531651334Manchester City FC94441411481234Tottenham Hotspur FC104138311481133Wigan Athletic FC113949331591034Stoke City FC123851401851134Bolton Wanderers FC133850351411934Portsmouth FC143755371510934Blackburn Rovers FC15354631178934Sunderland AFC163459371610834Hull City AFC173153371513634Newcastle United FC183149251710734Middlesbrough FC19286333207734West Bromwich Albion FC20

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lineups: Fabiański, Eboué, Touré, Silvestre, Gibbs, Walcott, Fàbregas, Diaby, Denilson (Nasri 86), Van Persie(Arshavin 75), Adebayor (Bendtner 83)

Arshavin 36, 67, 70, 904-4Liverpool FC (A)21/04/09LeagueLineups: Fabiański, Sagna, Touré, Silvestre, Gibbs, Arshavin, Song, Fàbregas, Denilson (Walcott 65), Nasri, Bendtner(Diaby 90)

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

Portsmouth FC (A)02/05/09LeagueChelsea FC (H)10/05/09LeagueManchester United FC (A)16/05/09League

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GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.Stoke City FC (H)24/05/09League

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.772361452433Manchester United FC17426662112134Liverpool FC2712056582134Chelsea FC36532605111834Arsenal FC45544509101534Aston Villa FC55336489111434Everton FC647283411111234Fulham FC74538381391234West Ham United FC84445531651334Manchester City FC94441411481234Tottenham Hotspur FC104138311481133Wigan Athletic FC113949331591034Stoke City FC123851401851134Bolton Wanderers FC133850351411934Portsmouth FC143755371510934Blackburn Rovers FC15354631178934Sunderland AFC163459371610834Hull City AFC173153371513634Newcastle United FC183149251710734Middlesbrough FC19286333207734West Bromwich Albion FC20

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UEFA information

Trophy handover in RomeThe city of Rome received the UEFA Champions League trophy in the traditional handover ceremony last Tuesday.The ceremony, now an established fixture on the European football calendar, sees the previous season's UEFAChampions League winners formally return the trophy to UEFA, who then hand the silverware to the host city to beput on display until the final at Rome's Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday 27 May. It was a special day for Rome, asaccording to legend, the city was founded on 21 April 753 BC. The handover ceremony at the Sala Protomoteca atthe Campidoglio began with Manchester United FC CEO David Gill and former striking hero Ole Gunnar Solskjærreturning the trophy to UEFA President Michel Platini. The UEFA President announced an initiative for the victims ofthe recent earthquake in L'Aquila, in which children from the stricken Italian area will be invited to take part in theactivities for the Rome final. Mr Platini then passed the trophy over to the Mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno.

Istanbul warms up for finalIstanbul was the setting for the last-ever UEFA Cup handover ceremony last Thursday as a delegation from 2008trophy winners FC Zenit St. Petersburg returned the silverware to UEFA – and President Michel Platini – in the hostcity of this season's final. As has become tradition, the UEFA President received the trophy from the holders and thenhanded it over to the Mayor of Istanbul, Kadir Topbaş, for safekeeping during a ceremony at the Turkish city's historicalEsma Sultan Yalısı mansion, overlooking the Bosphorus. Mr Platini said Istanbul was a fitting venue for what will bethe last UEFA Cup final – taking place at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium on Wednesday 20 May – before the famouscompetition becomes the UEFA Europa League next season. "It is a very nice feeling to stage such an event in acountry that has truly passionate fans," he said. "I am sure it will be a fantastic final."

President visits Poland and UkraineA delegation of UEFA officials, led by UEFA President Michel Platini, has undertaken a two-day visit to Ukraine andPoland, including a tour of both the Kiev Olympic Stadium and the Warsaw National Stadium. The visit enabled UEFAofficials to receive updates from the host associations and host countries about the ongoing preparations for UEFAEURO 2012™. The political and economic situation and outlook in the host countries, the latest developmentsundertaken by the host city candidates, as well as discussions on open issues concerning the stadia and infrastructuresituation in Poland and Ukraine, were some of the topics addressed during the meetings held with the UEFA delegation.The UEFA Executive Committee will proceed with the selection of the host cities for the tournament at its 13 Maymeeting in Bucharest, Romania.

Pobeda decision applaudedUEFA President Michel Platini welcomed the decision of the governing body's Control and Disciplinary Body earlierthis month to ban FYR Macedonia club FK Pobeda from participating in UEFA competitions for eight years, and thelife ban imposed on both the club president and one player. "I very much welcome the firm stance taken by the Controland Disciplinary Body to severely punish any club or individual involved in manipulating the outcome of footballmatches. This punishment sends a clear and strong signal that UEFA will not tolerate any fraudulent activity aimedat influencing the result of matches. No one should be in any doubt that UEFA will do its utmost to ensure the integrityof football matches in Europe and will deploy all necessary measures to do so."

African Trophy Tour endsA resoundingly successful UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour 2009, presented by Heineken, came to a closewith fans in Johannesburg, South Africa, getting the opportunity to get close to the silverware coveted by the world'stop footballers. Over the weekend, around 13,000 football fans made their way to the Montecasino. Almost 5,500 ofthem took home a picture with the trophy and the memory of an unforgettable day. Mozambique-born Portugal legendEusébio, an ambassador for the South Africa leg of the tour, proudly unveiled the trophy for the press. AlongsideEusébio was co-ambassador Lucas Radebe, the former Leeds United AFC captain who helped the English club reachthe UEFA Champions League semi-finals in 2001, and former South Africa strike ace Shaun Bartlett. The TrophyTour this spring has taken the silverware to Nigeria, Algeria, Egypt and South Africa.

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

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Match-by-match lineups - Manchester United FC

Group stagePtsGAGFLDWPldClub10390426Manchester United FC9791326Villarreal CF61492316Aalborg BK5743216Celtic FC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Quarter-finals, first leg

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Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateOld Trafford, Manchester2-2Man. United - Porto07/04/09

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

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

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

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Match-by-match lineups - Arsenal FC

Group stagePtsGAGFLDWPldClub12892046FC Porto115111236Arsenal FC8442226FC Dynamo Kyiv21144206Fenerbahçe SK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Competition facts

UEFA Champions League knockout stage: Did you know?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Team facts

Manchester United FC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• 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)

Arsenal FC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Legend

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

UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined asthe European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999), the UEFA Cup, the UEFA SuperCup (1973 - ), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in the Inter-Cities' Fairs Cup and the 1972Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

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

:: Match officialsThe match officials appointed to officiate the fixture.UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official hasacted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourthofficial are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.

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

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

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

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

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

:: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication,no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness.Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competitionregulations available on www.uefa.com.

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