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Sporting Clube de Portugal mark their return to the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in six years with a match at the Estádio José Alvalade against an FC Internazionale Milano team that have a habit of making strong starts in this competition. The kick-off will be preceded by a minute's silence for Giacinto Facchetti, the former Inter great and club president who died aged 64 on 4 September. Sporting return • As runners-up behind Portuguese Liga winners FC Porto, Sporting earned automatic qualification for the group stage, while punishments handed out to Juventus, AC Milan and ACF Fiorentina meant Coppa Italia winners Inter were promoted from third to first in Serie A and avoid any potentially tricky qualifying ties. • The Italian outfit are old hands at this level while the last time Sporting graced this stage they carved out a 2-0 lead in their opening game against Real Madrid CF but could not maintain that standard, neither for the rest of the 90 minutes and nor for the group as a whole. The Madrid contest eventually ended 2-2, one of only two points Sporting collected in six matches as they finished bottom of the section. Past meetings • In their third UEFA Champions League campaign, and in a section that also includes FC Bayern München and FC Spartak Moskva, the Portuguese club will be looking for their first win against Inter, home or away. The teams have met on two previous occasions, in the 1990/91 UEFA Cup semi-final and the third qualifying round for the 2002/03 UEFA Champions League. • The four games to date have produced matching results in Lisbon (0-0) and Milan (2-0 to Inter), with Uruguayan forward Alvaro Recoba on target the last time the sides met. • Sporting's record against Italian teams in general is also disappointing. In nine home games they have managed just two wins with five draws and two defeats. And in double-headers they have come off second best in each of the last five contests. Memorable meeting • Inter's last visit to Portugal came in the group stage of last season's UEFA Champions League when they lost 2-0 to FC Porto. They tend to find winning in Portugal a difficult exercise, having lost half their eight previous games there and are yet to win. Their most memorable fixture against Portuguese opponents was their first, the 1964/65 European Champion Clubs' Cup Final when they beat SL Benfica 1-0 in a match played at their own stadium, the Giuseppe Meazza. • The Nerazzurri are competing in their fifth successive UEFA Champions League group stage and have qualified for the knockout rounds in three of the past four seasons, winning their group on each occasion. They are traditionally strong starters with opening-game wins in the last three editions, all without the concession of a goal, with two wins coming away from home. Last Updated 11.9.2006 12:49:12CET uefa.com 1 Sporting Clube de Portugal v FC Internazionale Milano MATCH PRESS KIT José Alvalade, Lisbon Tuesday, 12 September 2006 - 20:45CET Group B - Matchday 1
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Sporting Clube de Portugal mark their return to the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in sixyears with a match at the Estádio José Alvalade against an FC Internazionale Milano team that have a habit of makingstrong starts in this competition. The kick-off will be preceded by a minute's silence for Giacinto Facchetti, the formerInter great and club president who died aged 64 on 4 September.

Sporting return• As runners-up behind Portuguese Liga winners FC Porto, Sporting earned automatic qualification for the groupstage, while punishments handed out to Juventus, AC Milan and ACF Fiorentina meant Coppa Italia winners Interwere promoted from third to first in Serie A and avoid any potentially tricky qualifying ties.

• The Italian outfit are old hands at this level while the last time Sporting graced this stage they carved out a 2-0 leadin their opening game against Real Madrid CF but could not maintain that standard, neither for the rest of the 90minutes and nor for the group as a whole. The Madrid contest eventually ended 2-2, one of only two points Sportingcollected in six matches as they finished bottom of the section.

Past meetings• In their third UEFA Champions League campaign, and in a section that also includes FC Bayern München and FCSpartak Moskva, the Portuguese club will be looking for their first win against Inter, home or away. The teams havemet on two previous occasions, in the 1990/91 UEFA Cup semi-final and the third qualifying round for the 2002/03UEFA Champions League.

• The four games to date have produced matching results in Lisbon (0-0) and Milan (2-0 to Inter), with Uruguayanforward Alvaro Recoba on target the last time the sides met.

• Sporting's record against Italian teams in general is also disappointing. In nine home games they have managedjust two wins with five draws and two defeats. And in double-headers they have come off second best in each of thelast five contests.

Memorable meeting• Inter's last visit to Portugal came in the group stage of last season's UEFA Champions League when they lost 2-0to FC Porto. They tend to find winning in Portugal a difficult exercise, having lost half their eight previous games thereand are yet to win. Their most memorable fixture against Portuguese opponents was their first, the 1964/65 EuropeanChampion Clubs' Cup Final when they beat SL Benfica 1-0 in a match played at their own stadium, the GiuseppeMeazza.

• The Nerazzurri are competing in their fifth successive UEFA Champions League group stage and have qualified forthe knockout rounds in three of the past four seasons, winning their group on each occasion. They are traditionallystrong starters with opening-game wins in the last three editions, all without the concession of a goal, with two winscoming away from home.

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Sporting Clube de Portugal v FC Internazionale MilanoMATCH PRESS KITJosé Alvalade, LisbonTuesday, 12 September 2006 - 20:45CETGroup B - Matchday 1

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Team facts

Sporting

UEFA club competition milestones• Of Portugal's 'big three', Sporting are the only club never to have won the European Champion Clubs' Cup. Theyhave won a major trophy though, lifting the 1963/64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with a 4-3 aggregate victory againstMTK 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 run in the European Cup came in the 1982/83 campaign. Sporting progressed to the quarter-finals but,despite winning the first leg 1-0 at home, lost 2-1 on aggregate to Real Sociedad de Fútbol.

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

Ten-year record (including current season)• Sporting have returned to the group stage this campaign for the first time since 2000/01, having twice fallen at thethird qualifying round hurdle in the previous four seasons.

1997/98: UEFA Champions League - group stage1998/99: UEFA Cup - first round1999/00: UEFA Cup - first round2000/01: UEFA Champions League - first group stage2001/02: UEFA Cup - third round2002/03: UEFA Cup - first round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round)2003/04: UEFA Cup - second round2004/05: UEFA Cup - runners-up2005/06: UEFA Cup - first round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League, third qualifying round)2006/07: UEFA Champions League - group stage

2005/06 seasonDomestic record: Sporting finished seven points behind Portuguese Liga winners FC Porto but their second-placefinish was enough to earn them automatic qualification for the group stage. They were five points ahead of previouschampions SL Benfica.

European record: Sporting had a miserable experience last season. Their hopes of reaching the UEFA ChampionsLeague group stage were dashed by a 4-2 aggregate defeat in the third qualifying round at the hands of UdineseCalcio. After moving across to the UEFA Cup, they then exited in the first round on away goals after a 4-4 draw withSwedish side Halmstads BK.

Key facts• Sporting will pass the 50-game mark in the European Champion Clubs' Cup this season. They have played 46games, winning 12, drawing ten and losing 24. They have scored 60 goals and conceding 80.

• Overall, Sporting have played 187 matches in UEFA club competition, winning 79, drawing 40 and losing 68. Theyhave scored 306 goals and conceded 240.

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest win

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16-1: Sporting Clube de Portugal v APOEL FC13.11.1963, 1963/64 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, 1986/87 UEFA Cup, first round, first leg

• Heaviest defeat5-0: Celtic FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal02.11.1983, 1983/84 UEFA Cup, second round, second leg6-1: Hibernian FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal27.09.1972, 1972/73 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, first round, second leg5-0: Vasas SC v Sporting Clube de Portugal05.10.1966, 1966/67 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, first leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Gençlerbirligi SK27.11.2003, 2003/04 UEFA Cup, second round, second leg0-3: Sporting Clube de Portugal v FC Spartak Moskva17.10.2000, 2000/01 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 Monaco17.09.1997, 1997/98 UEFA Champions League, group stage

• Biggest home win3-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v AS Monaco (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, 2000/01 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)

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Internazionale

UEFA club competition milestones• To date, Internazionale have won the European Champion Clubs' Cup on two occasions from four final appearances.

• The first came in the 1963/64 competition when Real Madrid CF were beaten 3-1 in Vienna. Sandro Mazzola scoredin each half, either side of a goal from Aurelio Milani. Rafael Bautista scored for Madrid. Inter retained the trophy inthe following campaign, beating SL Benfica 1-0 at the Giuseppe Meazza thanks to Jair's winner just before half-time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Key facts• To date, Inter have played 50 matches in the UEFA Champions League winning 24, drawing 15 and losing elevenwith 76 goals scored and 56 conceded.

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• Their overall European Champion Clubs' Cup record (including all qualifying round matches) reads, played 111,won 56, drawn 33 and lost 22 with 167 goals scored and 99 conceded.

• In UEFA club competition, their overall record reads: played 277, won 138, drawn 72, lost 67 with 417 goals scoredand 238 conceded.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Last updated: 27 August 2006

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Match facts

Group B

• Aside from Sporting and Inter, FC Bayern München and FC Spartak Moskva meet in Munich on Matchday 1. Interand Sporting are scheduled to do battle again in Italy on Matchday 5 (22 November), when Spartak will play host toBayern. On Matchday 2 (27 September), Bayern travel to Inter while Spartak receive Sporting, with those gamesbeing reversed on Matchday 6 (5 December). Inter take on Spartak on Matchdays 3 (18 October) and 4 (31 October)in Italy and Russia respectively, the same nights as Sporting meet Bayern at home and then away.

Sporting

• Only five players in the squad have previous experience of the UEFA Champions League, namelyRicardo, Tiago, Marco Caneira, Pontus Farnerud and Carlos Paredes. Ricardo has played most games in thecompetition (15).

• Only Farnerud has previously scored in the UEFA Champions League, finding the net on 27 September 2000 inAS Monaco FC's 5-0 win against SK Sturm Graz.

• Ricardo is the only player to have passed a half-century of UEFA club competition appearances, with 56 to hisname.

• João Moutinho left his teenage years behind when he turned 20 last Friday.

• Liedson has the best UEFA club competition goalscoring record in the squad, with 12 goals in 19 matches. No otherplayer has passed double figures in European action.

• Sporting made it two wins in two on Saturday as Nani's early strike proved enough to earn a 1-0 victory at CDNacional. The 19-year-old scored his second of the season with an adroit chip after collecting Carlos Bueno'swell-weighted through-ball. From then on Sporting were seldom pressed and Nacional's hopes of an equaliser all butvanished when Fernando Cardozo was dismissed with seven minutes remaining.

• By that time Alecsandro had come on as a substitute, one of two debutants along with Miguel Veloso. Veloso wasin the side due to the absences of defensive midfielders Paredes, Custódio and Carlos Martins, with the latter pairboth ruled out for the next fortnight with thigh injuries. Miguel Garcia made his first league appearance of the season,displacing Abel as right-back.

• Sporting coach Paulo Bento was pleased with the resolve his side showed. "It was a fair result," he said. "We hadour problems in the first half but we were very tight in the second period, playing more as a team. We missed numerouschances and suffered a little bit in the end. Nacional are a very good side."

• The win was Sporting's second of the season following their opening-day victory against Boavista FC. Nani wasagain on target and Deivid scored twice in a 3-2 victory.

• The Boavista match marked João Moutinho's 50th Portuguese Liga appearance for the club. He was ever-presentlast season and has missed only three competitive matches since making his senior debut in the 3-0 win against GilVicente FC in January 2005.

• Gil Vicente will have happy memories for goalkeeper Ricardo, who scored against them while playing for Boavistain May 2003. He is now at Sporting, of course, and made his 98th league appearance against his former club beforemoving on to 99 against Nacional. He could reach his century against FC Paços de Ferreira on Sunday.

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• Having scored twice against Boavista, Brazilian striker Deivid left Sporting, moving to Turkish side Fenerbahçe SK.The Portuguese side quickly moved to replace him, bringing in 25-year-old Alecsandro from Cruzeiro EC on loan.Alecsandro is the brother-in-law of FC Barcelona's Deco.

• Nani capped a fine start to the season by making his international debut on 1 September as Portugal lost 4-2 toDenmark. He soon notched up his first goal – direct from a corner – and started the side's UEFA EURO 2008™qualifier against Finland five days later.

• Nani was one of four Sporting players involved in Portugal's draw against Finland. Goalkeeper Ricardo and defenderMarco Caneira were also in the starting XI while João Moutinho came on as a second-half substitute.

Inter

• Dejan Stanković, who, like Francesco Toldo, needs five more appearances to make it 50 in the UEFA ChampionsLeague, turned 28 on Monday.

• Javier Zanetti is six games away from his half-century in Europe's premier club competition having scored one goalin his first 44 matches.

• Luís Figo is the most experienced player in the squad. He has played 129 times in UEFA club competition, with 90of those games coming in the UEFA Champions League.

• Figo has scored more goals (24) than any other player in the squad in the UEFA Champions League. Hernán Crespo(23) is his nearest rival, averaging more than one every two games after 54 appearances.

• Marco Materazzi needs three more appearances to make it 50 in UEFA club competition, while Zlatan Ibrahimovićis four away from the half-century.

• Inter started their Serie A campaign with a 3-2 win at ACF Fiorentina on Saturday. Argentinian midfielderEsteban Cambiasso scored twice in the first half and set up the third for Ibrahimović as the Nerazzurri dominateduntil just after the hour. Last season's Serie A top scorer Luca Toni scored twice for the home side but Inter held onto earn three points.

• Roberto Mancini started with a 4-3-1-2 formation with Luís Figo just behind Ibrahimović and Crespo and Adrianoon the bench. Olivier Dacourt was preferred to Dejan Stanković in a solid midfield which also included Cambiassoand Patrick Vieira. Left-back Fabio Grosso started on the bench as Javier Zanetti switch from right-back to left withBrazilian Maicon starting.

• Mancini was delighted with his team's performance until Toni made it 3-1 and was determined to stay positive. "Itwas important to start with a victory and we did," he said. "When we were 3-0 up we lost concentration and Fiorentinacame close to salvaging a point. We dominated until they scored. Toni used the space we gave him well. We knewwe couldn't afford to make mistakes against him. I'm concentrating on the positives though. We defeated a very goodside."

• Inter were awarded the 2005/06 Scudetto during the summer despite finishing third, after Juventus and AC Milanwere found guilty in a sporting fraud trial. It is the 14th time the Nerazzurri have been crowned Italian champions.

• As Italian champions and Coppa Italia winners, Inter faced losing cup finalists AS Roma in the Italian Super Cup on26 August and added to their silverware after a stunning comeback. The Milan side found themselves 3-0 down atone point but recovered to win 4-3 after extra time. New signings Ibrahimović and Vieira both started for Inter, withVieira making it 3-1 before half-time. Second-half substitute Crespo - a summer signing from Chelsea FC - scoredthe second and Vieira equalised before Figo sealed victory.

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• Ibrahimović, Vieira and Crespo arrived in a busy summer of transfer activity for Inter. Maicon, Maxwell, Grossoand Dacourt also moved to the Giuseppe Meazza before they completed the catalogue of new faces by bringing inMariano Gonzalez on loan from US Città di Palermo on deadline day.

• The same day, Inter secured the services of defender Nicolás Burdisso until 2009. The Argentinian internationalfeatured three times at this summer's FIFA World Cup.

• Inter mourned the death of president Giacinto Facchetti on 4 September. The former Nerazzurri captain was a keymember of the Inter side that won the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1964 and 1965, four Scudettos and theCoppa Italia. Facchetti, who revolutionised the role of full-back, scoring 59 league goals during his career, had beenthe club president since 2004.

• Grosso was called up to the Italy squad for the UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifiers on 2 and 6 September as the worldchampions drew 1-1 at home to Lithuania before losing 3-1 in France. Materazzi missed both games due to suspension.

• Ibrahimović was in action for Sweden as they beat Latvia 1-0 in Riga in their Group F opener. In the run up to theLiechtenstein game on 6 September, however, the striker was sent home from the Sweden camp alongside team-matesOlof Mellberg and Christian Wilhelmsson for reporting back late from a night out. "I think the decision was tough butI apologise," Ibrahimović said.

• Vieira played a key role as France enjoyed a dream start to their Group B campaign, winning 3-0 in Georgia on 2September and defeating Italy 3-1 four days later. Dejan Stanković also played twice as Serbia defeated 1-0 Azerbaijanand drew 1-1 in Poland in Group A.

• Maicon and Walter Samuel came on as second-half substitutes in the friendly between Brazil and Argentina inLondon on 3 September as their side prevailed 3-0. Two days later Maicon started as they beat 2-0 Wales at WhiteHart Lane.

• Centre-back Marco Andreolli was on duty for Italy Under-21s against Iceland and Austria as the Azzurrini qualifiedfor the UEFA Under-21 European Championships play-offs in October. Italy won both games 1-0.

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Competition facts

• UEFA Champions League: Did you know?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Most goals in a season12: Ruud van Nistelrooij (Manchester United FC, 2002/03)10: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus, 1997/98)10: Mário Jardel (FC Porto, 1999/00)10: Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, 1999/00)10: Raúl González (Real Madrid CF, 1999/00)10: Ruud van Nistelrooij (Manchester United FC, 2001/02)10: Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan, 2002/03)Andriy Shevchenko top scored with nine goals at the end of the 2005/06 campaign, three behind the record mark setfor one season in the competition.

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

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

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

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

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

Appearances: UEFA club competitionNote: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competitions (UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup)159 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)130 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)129 Luís Figo (Sporting Clube de Portugal, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano)124 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München)122 Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF)120 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan)

117 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano)114 Phillip Cocu (BV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona)112 Stefan Reuter (1. FC Nürnberg, FC Bayern München, Juventus, BV Borussia Dortmund)112 Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan)110 Pavel Nedvěd (AC Sparta Praha, S.S. Lazio, Juventus)

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109 Amedeo Carboni (UC Sampdoria, AS Roma, Valencia CF)109 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)109 Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF)108 Vítor Baía (FC Porto, FC Barcelona)107 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)107 Stefan Klos (BV Borussia Dortmund, Rangers FC)107 Roar Strand (Rosenborg BK)106 Filip De Wilde (KSK Beveren, RSC Anderlecht, Sporting Clube de Portugal)106 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)106 Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid CF)105 Michel Preud'homme (R. Standard de Liège, KV Mechelen, SL Benfica)105 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF)104 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC)104 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, RC Celta de Vigo, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC)104 Gert Verheyen (RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV)103 Ciro Ferrara (SSC Napoli, Juventus)103 Lilian Thuram (AS Monaco FC, Parma FC, Juventus, FC Barcelona)102 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)102 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)101 Bülent Korkmaz (Galatasaray SK)101 Manuel Sanchís (Real Madrid CF)100 Edgar Davids (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano)100 Lothar Matthäus (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano)

99 Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club Bilbao, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Bayern München)98 Angelo Peruzzi (AS Roma, Juventus, S.S. Lazio)97 Francisco Gento (Real Madrid CF)97 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC)96 Marc Overmars (AFC Ajax, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona)95 Ray Clemence (Liverpool FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC)95 Gheorghe Hagi (CF Sportul Studentesc, FC Steaua Bucuresti, Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK)95 Erik Hoftun (Rosenborg BK)

Appearances: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only101 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)99 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF)97 David Beckham (Real Madrid CF)96 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)94 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München)92 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC)90 Luís Figo (FC Internazionale Milano)

87 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)84 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC)82 Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan)80 Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid CF)

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79 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)79 Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC)79 Andriy Shevchenko (Chelsea FC)78 Alessio Tacchinardi (Villarreal CF)77 Míchel Salgado (Real Madrid CF)76 Iván Helguera (Real Madrid CF)75 Fernando Morientes (Valencia CF)75 Hasan Salihamidžić (FC Bayern München)74 Guti (Real Madrid CF)74 Claude Makelele (Chelsea FC)74 Robert Pirès (Arsenal FC)72 Phillip Cocu (PSV Eindhoven)71 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF)71 Michael Reiziger (PSV Eindhoven)71 Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United FC)70 Sylvain Wiltord (Olympique Lyonnais)

68 Gianluca Pessotto (Juventus)67 Rivaldo (Olympiacos CFP)66 Roar Strand (Rosenborg BK)

Goals: UEFA club competitionNote: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competitions (UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup)62 Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München)56 Eusébio (SL Benfica)56 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)54 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan)53 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)50 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)

49 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC)47 Carlos Santillana (Real Madrid CF)47 Ruud van Nistelrooij (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)46 Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona)45 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)45 Jupp Heynckes (Hannover 96, VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach)

Goals: UEFA Champions LeagueNote: This list considers group stage to final only51 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)43 Andriy Shevchenko (Chelsea FC)43 Ruud van Nistelrooij (Real Madrid CF)41 Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC)

37 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)34 Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan)

28 David Trezeguet (Juventus)27 Fernando Morientes (Valencia CF)27 Roy Makaay (FC Bayern München)27 Rivaldo (Olympiacos CFP)24 Luís Figo (FC Internazionale Milano)23 Hernán Crespo (FC Internazionale Milano)21 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC)

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Goals: UEFA Champions League/European Champion Clubs' CupNote: This list considers the all-time goalscorers list in both competitions including all qualifying round matches;Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competitions (UEFA Champions League or UEFA Cup)52 Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC)51 Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)

49 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF)47 Eusébio (SL Benfica)47 Ruud van Nistelrooij (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF)41 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC)

38 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)36 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan)

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UEFA and Europe's major clubs ended two days of European Club Forum discussions last Wednesday, with thepledge to seek common ground and unity. The talks focused among other things, on the future structure of UEFA'sclub competitions, the relationship between UEFA and the clubs, stadium matters and commercial matters related tothe European club competitions. UEFA's professional football director Giorgio Marchetti said: "I would welcome thismeeting as the dawning of a new period of positive relations with the clubs."

Crucial advice to help clubs tackle racism on and off the pitch is the focal point of a new publication produced onUEFA's behalf by its partner, the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network. Tackling Racism in Club Football- A Guide For Clubs has been issued initially in English to herald the start of the new UEFA club competition seasonand is the latest step in the concerted campaign being waged to rid the game of racism and discrimination.

UEFA has asked referees to clamp down on dissent after the UEFA Referees' Committee, together with top officials,discussed various refereeing issues at their fourth annual gathering. Following the outcome of the discussions in Nyona fortnight ago, UEFA wants to emphasise that it has asked match officials to take immediate action by cautioningplayers in the case of the following offences: waving of an imaginary card to have an opponent booked; crowdingaround the referee, when at least one player should be cautioned and not only the initiator; and dissent by gestureor running towards to referee.

UEFA has completed three new media rights agreements covering China guaranteeing what the European body sayswill be "an unprecedented breadth and quality of coverage" of European football's major club competition. CCTV,China's free to air national broadcaster which is present in 350 million television homes, will show extensive highlightsof each match night for the next three seasons. UEFA's long-term partner across Asia, ESPN Star, will show morethan 45 matches live in China per season as well as delayed matches, highlights and magazine programmes, whileSina.com, China's leading internet portal with 60 million page views per day, will show delayed match coverage andestablish its own UEFA Champions League mobile service.

UEFA has paid tribute to the late Giacinto Facchetti, the FC Internazionale Milano president who died aged 64 lastMonday after a battle with cancer. Facchetti, who as a player with Inter twice won the European Champion Clubs'Cup. He was a valued part of the UEFA family, having served the UEFA Fair Play Committee and UEFA's TechnicalDevelopment Committee. Back in March, UEFA presented Facchetti with a Champions of Europe award amidcelebrations to mark 50 years of European Cup finals. Andy Roxburgh, the UEFA technical director. "He was a fantasticperson – he was an absolute gentleman." As a mark of respect, Inter have retired Facchetti's No3 shirt, with currentplayer Nicolás Burdisso switching to No16.

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Head coach profiles

Paulo BentoDate of birth: 20 June 1969Playing 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 football life. He began his playing career at CF Estrelada Amadora, helping them win the Portuguese Cup in 1989/90. He then moved on to Vitória SC before a switch toSL Benfica brought him another cup triumph in 1995/96. He then spent four seasons in Spain with Real Oviedo 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. He has yetto complete the UEFA professsional coaching course, and will be assisted by Carlos Pereira.

Carlos PereiraDate of birth: 23 February 1949Playing career: Sporting Clube de Portugal, Vitória FC, GD Estoril-Praia, CF Os BelenensesCoaching career: Alverca Futebol, Sporting Clube de Portugal (youth coach, assistant coach)

Carlos Pereira's long association with Sporting Clube de Portugal goes back to his teenage years, having joined theclub as a 13-year-old. A left-back, he had to move away from Sporting to carve out a career at senior level with VitóriaFC, GD Estoril-Praia and CF Os Belenenses before he turned his hand to coaching.

Pereira started with Alverca Futebol in the second division, but his talents were quickly noticed by Carlos Queiroz,who brought him back to the Estádio José Alvalade in 1995 to oversee the youth teams. He would go back to Alverca,but once more returned to Sporting as assistant to Paulo Bento when the ex-Portuguese international took the helmduring the 2005/06 season.

Pereira's brother, Aurélio, also has a long association with the club as he was responsible for the development ofyoung talents such as Luís Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Quaresma.

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

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

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

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

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Squad list

SportingAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-56-15-2----11.02.76PORRicardo1-11-1------16.04.75PORTiago16----------15.02.88PORRui Patrício22

Defenders-18---2----09.02.79BRAAnderson Polga4----------11.05.86BRARonny8-24-4-1----09.02.79PORMarco Caneira12-3---2----13.04.80PORTonel13110---1----04.02.83PORMiguel Garcia15----------11.05.86PORMiguel Veloso24----------04.08.88PORDaniel Carriço46----------17.01.88PORMarco Lança52----------15.06.89PORTiago Pedrosa57----------01.02.88PORTiago Pinto58-4---1----22.12.78PORAbel78

Midfielders-9--------29.04.82PORCarlos Martins10-17---1----14.10.79CHITello11-2--22----17.11.86PORNani1831918------04.06.80SWEPontus Farnerud21313---1----24.05.83PORCustódio27-13---2----08.09.86PORJoão Moutinho28-----2----17.03.81ITALeandro Romagnoli30-2---1----18.08.80PORJoão Alves34----------15.03.89PORAdrien Silva40----------02.03.89PORAndré Santos42----------13.03.88PORAndré Pires44----------30.06.88PORJoão Martins48----------18.01.88PORJoão Gonçalves49----------14.06.89PORRui Lopes55125-11------16.07.76PARCarlos Paredes76

Forwards----------04.02.81BRAAlecsandro19----------05.05.86PORYannick20

1219---2----17.12.77BRALiedson31----------04.03.89PORBruno Matias45-----1----15.02.88PORFábio Paím47----------10.05.89PORMarco Matias51----------23.06.88PORRicardo Nogueira53----------28.06.89PORVivaldo59-----2----10.05.80URUCarlos Bueno80

Coach----------23.02.49PORCarlos Pereira

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Squad list

InternazionaleAll-timeCurrent Season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDoBNat.PlayerNo

Goalkeepers-79-45-1----02.12.71ITAFrancesco Toldo1-7-5------03.09.79BRAJúlio César12----------12.08.72ITAPaolo Orlandoni22----------21.06.88ITAPaolo Tornaghi35

Defenders166134-1----11.08.76COLIván Córdoba2495144-1----10.08.73ARGJavier Zanetti4130-23------27.08.81BRAMaxwell6-19---1----28.11.77ITAFabio Grosso1121617-1----26.07.81BRAMaicon13-10-7------12.04.81ARGNicolás Burdisso16147-30-1----19.08.73ITAMarco Materazzi23355-37-1----23.03.78ARGWalter Samuel25----------12.02.87ITASimone Fautario36----------25.01.88ITADennis Esposito46-1-1------10.06.86ITAMarco Andreolli77

Midfielders1777745-1----11.09.78SCGDejan Stanković5281292490-1----04.11.72PORLuís Figo7384264-1----23.06.76FRAPatrick Vieira14257-14-1----25.09.74FRAOlivier Dacourt15-37-3121----18.08.80ARGEsteban Cambiasso19765752------07.10.76ARGSantiago Solari21----------07.05.89ITAFrancesco Bolzoni47----------28.01.88ITARoberto De Filippis48----------05.09.87FRATuani Belaid52----------03.08.89ITAGabriele Puccio5419--------05.05.81ARGMariano Gonzalez91

Forwards124693811----03.10.81SWEZlatan Ibrahimović814511333------10.10.74ARGJulio Cruz919291216------17.02.82BRAAdriano1035712354-1----05.07.75ARGHernán Crespo181353325------17.03.76URUAlvaro Recoba20----------28.04.88FRAJonathan Biabiany58

Coach-49-25------27.11.64ITARoberto Mancini

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Domestic information

Sporting Clube de Portugal (SuperLiga)

LineupsResOpponentDateRicardo, Abel (Ronny 46), Romagnoli,Liedson, Caneira, Tonel, Polga, CarlosMartins, Custódio (Nani 46), JoãoMoutinho, Carlos Bueno (Deivid 59)

3-2v Boavista FC (H)26.08.2006League

Ricardo, Polga, Ronny, Tonel, MiguelGarcia, Fábio Paím, Nani, João Moutinho(João Alves 90), Romagnoli (Tello 62),Liedson, Carlos Bueno (Alecsandro 70)

1-0v CD Nacional (A)09.09.2006League

GoalscorersResOpponentDateDeivid (2), Nani3-2v Boavista FC (H)26.08.2006LeagueNani1-0v CD Nacional (A)09.09.2006League

v FC Paços de Ferreira (H)16.09.2006Leaguev CD Das Aves (A)24.09.2006Leaguev UD Leiria (H)01.10.2006Leaguev CF Estrela da Amadora (A)15.10.2006Leaguev FC Porto (H)22.10.2006Leaguev SC Beira-Mar (A)29.10.2006Leaguev SC Braga (H)05.11.2006Leaguev CS Marítimo (A)19.11.2006Leaguev A. Naval 1° Maio (A)26.11.2006Leaguev SL Benfica (H)03.12.2006Leaguev Vitória FC (A)10.12.2006Leaguev A. Académica de Coimbra (H)17.12.2006Leaguev CF Os Belenenses (A)14.01.2007Leaguev Boavista FC (A)28.01.2007Leaguev CD Nacional (H)04.02.2007Leaguev FC Paços de Ferreira (A)18.02.2007Leaguev CD Das Aves (H)25.02.2007Leaguev UD Leiria (A)04.03.2007Leaguev CF Estrela da Amadora (H)11.03.2007Leaguev FC Porto (A)18.03.2007League

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank6130022SC Braga16240022Sporting Clube de Portugal26150022FC Porto36140022A. Naval 1° Maio43331012FC Paços de Ferreira53221012CS Marítimo63020011CF Os Belenenses73351012Boavista FC81220101SC Beira-Mar91321102A. Académica de Coimbra101321102CD Das Aves111311102Vitória FC120211001UD Leiria130502002CF Estrela da Amadora140301001SL Benfica150202002CD Nacional16

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FC Internazionale Milano (Serie A)

LineupsResOpponentDateToldo, Córdoba, Maicon, Materazzi(Samuel 59), Zanetti, Vieira (Stanković 76),Dacourt, Figo, Cambiasso (Grosso 84),Crespo, Ibrahimović

3-2v ACF Fiorentina (A)09.09.2006League

GoalscorersResOpponentDateIbrahimović, Cambiasso (2)3-2v ACF Fiorentina (A)09.09.2006League

v UC Sampdoria (H)16.09.2006Leaguev AS Roma (A)20.09.2006Leaguev AC Chievo Verona (H)24.09.2006Leaguev Cagliari Calcio (A)01.10.2006Leaguev Calcio Catania (H)15.10.2006Leaguev Udinese Calcio (A)22.10.2006Leaguev AS Livorno Calcio (H)25.10.2006Leaguev AC Milan (A)29.10.2006Leaguev Ascoli Calcio 1898 (H)05.11.2006Leaguev Parma FC (A)12.11.2006Leaguev Reggina Calcio (H)19.11.2006Leaguev US Città di Palermo (A)26.11.2006Leaguev AC Siena (H)03.12.2006Leaguev Empoli FC (A)10.12.2006Leaguev FC Messina Peloro (H)17.12.2006Leaguev S.S. Lazio (A)20.12.2006Leaguev Atalanta BC (H)23.12.2006Leaguev Torino FC (A)14.01.2007Leaguev ACF Fiorentina (H)21.01.2007Leaguev UC Sampdoria (A)28.01.2007League

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsRank3130011Atalanta BC13020011AS Roma23230011FC Internazionale Milano33120011AC Siena43340011US Città di Palermo53010011FC Messina Peloro63120011Empoli FC73010011Calcio Catania81110101Parma FC91110101Torino FC100211001AC Chievo Verona110101001Udinese Calcio120101001Cagliari Calcio130211001UC Sampdoria140311001Ascoli Calcio 1898150201001AS Livorno Calcio16-5120011AC Milan17-11211001S.S. Lazio18-15431001Reggina Calcio19-19321001ACF Fiorentina20

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Match officials

Alain Hamer (LUX)RefereeFrancis Crelo (LUX), Eric Castellani (FRA)Assistant refereesFredy Fautrel (FRA)Fourth officialMark Blackbourne (ENG)UEFA Delegate

Referee

UEFAUCLDoBNat.Name481510.12.1965LUXAlain Hamer

Having only started refereeing in 1982, Alain Hamer was taking charge of top-flight matches in his native Luxembourgbefore the turn of the next decade. Since 2002, Hamer has worked at the highest UEFA level, but he is keen to keepon progressing. "Everyone has the right to dream and I hope one day I can be the best," he said.

An account manager from the town of Waldbillig, he was awarded his FIFA badge in 1993 and went on to form partof the refereeing teams at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. In addition to covering league games in his homeland, Hamer also experienceddomestic football in France and Belgium. Back home, the official was established at the top of the refereeing tree atthe age of 34, with his first major domestic appointment being the 1999 Luxembourg Cup final.

At the end of the 2003/04 campaign he was selected to travel to the UEFA European Championship in Portugal asone of four fourth officials. He also took charge of seven qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In 2005/06, he workedat three UEFA Champions League games including the first knockout round meeting of Villarreal FC and RangersFC, as well as the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final between FC Steaua Bucuresti and Middlesbrough FC.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchVenueResMatchStageComp.DateMolde0-1Molde FK-FC PortoGS1UCL15.09.1999Milan3-1AC Milan-NK Dinamo ZagrebQR3UCL09.08.2000Moscow3-1FC Spartak Moskva-Sporting Clube de

PortugalGS1UCL27.09.2000

Turin1-0Juventus-Maccabi Tel-Aviv FCGSUCL28.09.2004Donetsk0-2FC Shakhtar Donetsk-FC Internazionale

MilanoQR3UCL10.08.2005

UEFA Champions League Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.DateMozyr3-2FC Slavia Mozyr-FC TiraspolQR1UCL30.07.1997Belgrade3-1FK Partizan-HNK RijekaQR2UCL28.07.1999Graz1-0SK Sturm Graz-NK Dinamo ZagrebGS1UCL19.10.1999Trondheim1-2Rosenborg BK-FC Dynamo KyivGS2UCL08.03.2000London4-2Arsenal FC-AC Sparta PrahaGS1UCL25.10.2000Prague1-2SK Slavia Praha-Panathinaikos FCQR3UCL08.08.2001Leverkusen2-1Bayer 04 Leverkusen-Fenerbahçe SKGS1UCL10.10.2001Prague0-1AC Sparta Praha-FC Bayern MünchenGS1UCL31.10.2001London4-1Arsenal FC-Bayer 04 LeverkusenGS2UCL27.02.2002Graz3-3SK Sturm Graz-Maccabi Haifa FCQR3UCL28.08.2002Liverpool5-0Liverpool FC-FC Spartak MoskvaGS1UCL02.10.2002Barcelona1-0FC Barcelona-FC Lokomotiv MoskvaGS1UCL23.10.2002Moscow3-1FC Lokomotiv Moskva-FC Shakhtar DonetskQR3UCL27.08.2003Athens2-2Olympiacos CFP-Real Sociedad de FútbolGS1UCL25.11.2003

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VenueResMatchStageComp.DateLa Coruna3-0RC Deportivo La Coruña-Shelbourne FCQR3UCL24.08.2004Manchester4-1Manchester United FC-AC Sparta PrahaGSUCL03.11.2004Madrid1-1Real Madrid CF-Bayer 04 LeverkusenGSUCL23.11.2004Villarreal1-1Villarreal CF-Rangers FC1/8UCL07.03.2006

Other matchesVenueResMatchStageComp.Date

2-1Iceland-NetherlandsQRWCHAMP26.09.19932-0Italy-FranceQRWCHAMP20.11.19930-0Germany-BelgiumIRU1813.04.1994

Akranes2-0ÍA Akranes-Bangor City FCPRUCUP24.08.1994Moscow4-0Russia-San MarinoPREURO12.10.1994

1-0F.Y.R. Macedonia-CyprusQRU2117.12.1994Neuchatel0-2Switzerland-TurkeyQRU2125.04.1995

3-2FC Luzern-Östers IFGS - FTUIC01.07.1995Trabzon0-1Azerbaijan-SlovakiaPREURO16.08.1995

11-0Czech Republic-EstoniaQRWCHAMP17.09.1995Bremen5-0Werder Bremen-Glenavon FCR1UCUP27.09.1995Ljubljana3-2Slovenia-UkrainePREURO11.10.1995Lisbon2-0Sporting Clube de Portugal-SK Rapid WienR2UCWC19.10.1995

1-3Germany-NorwayQRWCHAMP02.05.19961-4Cliftonville FC-VfB StuttgartGSUIC06.07.19964-0HNK Segesta-Örebro SKSFUIC27.07.19966-0Wales-San MarinoQRWC31.08.19960-3Estonia-NorwayPRU1806.09.19961-1FC Internazionale Milano-EA GuingampR1UCUP24.09.1996

Bergen2-1SK Brann-PSV EindhovenR2UCWC17.10.1996Helsinki3-0Finland-AzerbaijanQRWC08.06.1997

0-1FK Hajduk Kula-Halmstads BKGSUIC21.06.1997Lillestrom1-0Lillestrøm SK-FC Dinamo MinskQR2UCUP26.08.1997Bratislava0-2ŠK Slovan Bratislava-Chelsea FCR1UCWC02.10.1997Vejle1-1AGF Århus-FC TwenteR2UCUP21.10.1997Bucharest1-0Norway-SwedenQFU2124.05.1998Bucharest0-1Romania-GermanyP-OU2126.05.1998Chorzow1-0KS Ruch Chorzów-Debreceni VSCSFUIC29.07.1998Sofia2-0PFC CSKA Sofia-Molde FKQR2UCUP25.08.1998Vigo7-0RC Celta de Vigo-FC 2005 SA ArgesR1UCUP29.09.1998Parma2-1Parma FC-Wisla KrakówR2UCUP03.11.1998Tbilisi1-1Georgia-SloveniaPREURO27.03.1999Geneva0-0Switzerland-ItalyQRU2110.06.1999Bruges3-4Belgium-FinlandR1FRIE.18.08.1999Tirana3-3Albania-LatviaPREURO04.09.1999Teplice3-0Czech Republic-GreeceP-OU2113.11.1999Udine0-1Udinese Calcio-Bayer 04 LeverkusenR3UCUP23.11.1999Graz1-1Austria-SwedenR1FRIE.29.03.2000Copenhagen0-1Denmark-SwedenR1FRIE.26.04.2000Bratislava2-0Slovakia-F.Y.R. MacedoniaQRWC03.09.2000Rome1-0AS Roma-Hamburger SVR3UCUP23.11.2000Vitoria3-3Deportivo Alavés-FC Internazionale MilanoR4UCUP15.02.2001Tirana1-3Albania-EnglandQRWC28.03.2001Ramenskoye0-1FC Lokomotiv Moskva-Hapoel Tel-Aviv FCR3UCUP04.12.2001Helsinki3-0Finland-AzerbaijanQREURO12.10.2002Istanbul3-1Besiktas JK-FC Dynamo KyivR3UCUP28.11.2002Porto1-0Boavista FC-Hertha BSC BerlinR4UCUP27.02.2003

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VenueResMatchStageComp.DateTallinn0-1Estonia-CroatiaQREURO11.06.2003

2-0Austria-Costa RicaR1FRIE.20.08.2003Belgrade1-1Serbia-ItalyQREURO10.09.2003Rome2-0AS Roma-GaziantepsporR3UCUP03.03.2004Newcastle4-1Newcastle United FC-RCD MallorcaR4UCUP11.03.2004Reykjavik1-3Iceland-BulgariaQRWC04.09.2004Baku0-1Azerbaijan-EnglandQRWC13.10.2004Zaragoza2-2Real Zaragoza-FK Austria Wien1/8UCUP17.03.2005Padova0-0Italy-IcelandR1FRIE.30.03.2005Moscow3-0PFC CSKA Moskva-Parma FCSFUCUP05.05.2005Helsinki0-4Finland-NetherlandsQRWC08.06.2005Oslo1-2Norway-ScotlandQRWC07.09.2005Zenica3-0Bosnia-Herzegovina-San MarinoQRWC08.10.2005Sevilla4-1Sevilla FC-FC Zenit St. PetersburgQFUCUP30.03.2006Bucharest1-0FC Steaua Bucuresti-Middlesbrough FCSFUCUP20.04.2006

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Competition information

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

:: CompetitionsECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions LeagueUCUP: UEFA CupUCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super CupUIC: UEFA Intertoto CupEURO: UEFA European Football ChampionshipU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipWC: FIFA World CupCONFCUP: FIFA Confederations CupFRIE: A International friendly matchesU21 FRIE: Under-21 international friendly matches

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

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

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

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