Liverpool FC v FC Girondins de Bordeaux MATCH PRESS KIT Anfield, Liverpool Tuesday, 31 October :45CET Group C - Matchday 4

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1 Anfield, Liverpool Tuesday, October 00 0:CET Group C Matchday After winning in France, Liverpool FC welcome FC Girondins de Bordeaux to Anfield aiming to confirm their progress to the knockout stages. A second victory against Bordeaux, coupled with a win for PSV Eindhoven against Galatasaray SK in Group C's other match, would do just that although a draw would be enough should PSV prevail. Liverpool lead PSV on goals scored at the top of the group after making it seven points from three matches with a 0 win at Bordeaux on October. Peter Crouch headed the only goal in the th minute, following up his double in the win against Galatasaray on Matchday, as Ricardo Gomes' side suffered a second successive UEFA Champions home defeat after a 0 reverse against PSV. Both matches on Matchday, between PSV and Liverpool and Galatasaray and Bordeaux, finished scoreless. The results leave Bordeaux bottom of the section with just one point and not a single goal scored. Three points at Liverpool would revive their hopes but a draw would be insufficient should PSV defeat Galatasaray. Home help History as well as current form suggests a tough assignment awaits the Ligue side. Liverpool's record from seven past home meetings with French opposition is impressive, with six wins and one draw. The most famous was the first, against AS SaintEtienne in the 7/77 European Champion Clubs' Cup quarterfinal. En route to their first continental crown, Liverpool came from a goal down to win on the night, on aggregate. Bordeaux have not won any of their five past matches against English opponents and their two previous journeys across the Channel have proved fruitless: the Girondins lost 0 at Aston Villa FC in the 7/ UEFA Cup first round and 0 at Manchester United FC in the /00 UEFA Champions second group stage. Anfield old boy Bordeaux midfielder Vladimír Šmicer was one of the heroes of Liverpool's 00/0 UEFA Champions triumph. The former Czech international made appearances for the Merseysiders in the competition and played a pivotal role as a substitute in their remarkable final victory against AC Milan in May 00. A rdminute replacement for Harry Kewell, Šmicer struck the second goal of Liverpool's famous fightback and also converted a penalty in the concluding shootout. After six years at Anfield, it was his final appearance. Bordeaux coach Ricardo has got the better of Liverpool in the past. He was in charge of the Paris SaintGermain FC side that beat the Reds in the /7 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semifinals, winning 0 in the first leg in Paris to set up a aggregate success. Liverpool's 0 win in Bordeaux made it a hattrick of victories for manager Rafael Benítez against the French team. As coach of Valencia CF, he oversaw two triumphs in the 00/0 UEFA Cup quarterfinals. Last updated ::CET

2 Liverpool FC Team facts UEFA club competition milestones The most successful English club in UEFA competition history, Liverpool have won the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions five times. Liverpool have also won the UEFA Cup on three occasions and the UEFA Super Cup three times, having lost only three finals: the European Champion Clubs' Cup in /, the / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the 7 UEFA Super Cup. UEFA club competition honours European Champion Clubs' Cup: 7/77, 77/7, 0/, /, 00/0 UEFA Cup: 7/7, 7/7, 000/0 UEFA Super Cup: 77, 00, 00 Tenyear record (including current season) Liverpool have qualified for the UEFA Champions for five of the past ten seasons and have only once failed to progress past the first group stage. 7/: UEFA Cup second round /: UEFA Cup third round /00: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 000/0: UEFA Cup winners 00/0: UEFA Champions quarterfinals 00/0: UEFA Cup quarterfinals (having transferred from the UEFA Champions, group stage) 00/0: UEFA Cup fourth round 00/0: UEFA Champions winners 00/0: UEFA Champions first knockout round 00/07: UEFA Champions group stage 00/0 season Domestic record: Liverpool finished in third place in the Premiership, one point behind runnersup Manchester United FC and nine adrift of champions Chelsea FC. Third spot was enough to secure a place in the third qualifying round of the 00/07 UEFA Champions. European record: Liverpool topped Group G with an unbeaten record of three wins and three draws against Chelsea FC, Real Betis Balompié and RSC Anderlecht. They then lost both legs of the first knockout round versus SL Benfica as they went out 0 on aggregate. Key facts Liverpool have played games in UEFA club competition, winning matches, drawing and losing. They have scored 0 goals and conceded 0. As you would expect from the fivetimes winners, the majority of these games have come in the European Champion Clubs' Cup. Liverpool have played matches, winning 7, drawing and losing. They have scored goals and conceded 0. In the UEFA Champions (group stage to final only), Liverpool have played matches with victories, 7 draws and eight defeats. In these matches, they have scored goals and conceded. Records Last updated ::CET

3 UEFA club competition Biggest win 0: Liverpool FC v Strømgodset IF 7.0.7, 7/7 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, first round, first leg Biggest home win 0: Liverpool FC v Strømgodset IF (see above for details) Biggest away win 0: FC Haka v Liverpool FC , 00/0 European Champion Clubs' Cup, third qualifying round, first leg 0: Crusaders FC v Liverpool FC.0.7, 7/77 European Champion Clubs' Cup, first round, second leg 0: KR Reykjavík v Liverpool FC 7.0., / European Champion Clubs' Cup, preliminary round, first leg Heaviest defeat : AFC Ajax v Liverpool FC 07.., /7 European Champion Clubs' Cup, second round, first leg Heaviest home defeat 0: Liverpool FC v SL Benfica , 00/0 UEFA Champions, first knockout round, second round 0: Liverpool FC v Celtic FC , 00/0 UEFA Cup, quarterfinals, second leg : Liverpool FC v FC Barcelona 0..00, 00/0 UEFA Champions, second group stage 0: Liverpool FC v FC Spartak Moskva 0.., / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, second round, second leg Heaviest away defeat : AFC Ajax v Liverpool FC (see above for details) UEFA Champions (group stage to final only) Biggest win 0: Liverpool FC v FC Spartak Moskva , 00/0 UEFA Champions, first group stage Biggest home win 0: Liverpool FC v FC Spartak Moskva (see above for details) Biggest away win : Bayer 0 Leverkusen v Liverpool FC , 00/0 UEFA Champions, first knockout round, second leg : FC Spartak Moskva v Liverpool FC.0.00, 00/0 UEFA Champions, group stage Heaviest defeat 0: Liverpool FC v SL Benfica (see above for details) 0: Valencia CF v Liverpool FC , 00/0 UEFA Champions, group stage : Bayer 0 Leverkusen v Liverpool FC , 00/0 UEFA Champions, quarterfinals, second leg : Liverpool FC v FC Barcelona (see above for details) Last updated ::CET

4 Heaviest home defeat 0: Liverpool FC v SL Benfica (see above for details) : Liverpool FC v FC Barcelona (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat 0: Valencia CF v Liverpool FC (see above for details) : Bayer 0 Leverkusen v Liverpool FC (see above for details) Last updated: 0 October 00 FC Girondins de Bordeaux UEFA club competition milestones Bordeaux are playing in only their fifth European Champion Clubs' Cup campaign, having returned to the UEFA Champions for the first time since their debut as French titleholders in the /00 season. They reached the second group stage in the /00 campaign but, after finishing second in the first stage with with three wins and three draws, they failed to win any of their next halfdozen games. Their best performance in the European Cup came when they reached the / semifinal before losing on aggregate to eventual winners Juventus. Bordeaux were UEFA Intertoto Cup winners in and subsequently went all the way to the / UEFA Cup final before losing to FC Bayern München. UEFA club competition honours UEFA Intertoto Cup winners: Tenyear record (including current season) Bordeaux have been away from European football for the past two seasons but a second place finish in last season's Ligue campaign provided them with automatic qualification for the UEFA Champions group stage. 7/: UEFA Cup first round /: UEFA Cup quarterfinals /00: UEFA Champions second group stage 000/0: UEFA Cup fourth round 00/0: UEFA Cup third round 00/0: UEFA Cup third round 00/0: UEFA Cup quarterfinals 00/0: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 00/0: Did not compete in UEFA club competition 00/07: UEFA Champions group stage 00/0 season Domestic record: Having finished th out of 0 clubs in 00/0, Bordeaux surprised many with their secondplace finish in the following Ligue campaign. They ended up points behind champions Olympique Lyonnais but crucially were seven points ahead of LOSC Lille Métropole in the race for the second groupstage berth on offer for for the UEFA Champions. European record: Bordeaux did not participate in UEFA club competitions last season. Last updated ::CET

5 Key facts Bordeaux have played games in the UEFA Champions (group stage to final only), winning three, drawing six and losing six. They have scored goals and conceded 0. The French side have played in European Champion Clubs' Cup matches with nine wins, draws, eight losses, goals scored and conceded. Overall, they have played matches in UEFA club competition, winning, drawing and losing. They need just four more goals to hit the 00 mark, while they have conceded times. Records UEFA club competition Biggest win 0: FC Girondins de Bordeaux v ŠKM Púchov , 00/0 UEFA Cup, first round, first leg Biggest home win 0: FC Girondins de Bordeaux v ŠKM Púchov (see above for details) Biggest away win 0: Víkingur Reykjavík v FC Girondins de Bordeaux 7.0., / UEFA Cup, first round, first leg Heaviest defeat 0: Parma AC v FC Girondins de Bordeaux.0., / UEFA Cup, quarterfinals, second leg Heaviest home defeat : FC Girondins de Bordeaux v Valencia CF.0.000, /000 UEFA Champions, second group stage Heaviest away defeat 0: Parma AC v FC Girondins de Bordeaux (see above for details) UEFA Champions (group stage to final only) Biggest win : FC Girondins de Bordeaux v Willem II.0., /000 UEFA Champions, first group stage : FC Girondins de Bordeaux v FC Sparkak Moskva.0., /000 UEFA Champions, first group stage : FC Spartak Moskva v FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0.0., /000 UEFA Champions, first group stage Biggest home win : FC Girondins de Bordeaux v Willem II (see above for details) : FC Girondins de Bordeaux v FC Sparkak Moskva (see above for details) Biggest away win : FC Spartak Moskva v FC Girondins de Bordeaux (see above for details) Last updated ::CET

6 Heaviest defeat : FC Girondins de Bordeaux v Valencia CF (see above for details) 0: Valencia CF v FC Girondins de Bordeaux.., /000 UEFA Champions, second group stage Heaviest home defeat : FC Girondins de Bordeaux v Valencia CF (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat 0: Valencia CF v FC Girondins de Bordeaux (see above for details) Last updated: 0 October 00 Last updated ::CET

7 Liverpool Match facts Although no current Liverpool player has yet reached 0 appearances in the UEFA Champions, three are closing in on the mark; Jerzy Dudek and Jamie Carragher lead the way having each featured in games, two more than John Arne Riise. Sami Hyypiä, meanwhile, is within eight games of a century of UEFA club competition appearances; the centreback has featured in games. Eight players have played in 0 or more UEFA club matches, with Robbie Fowler next in line on appearances. Four Liverpool players made their UEFA Champions debuts on Matchday ; Daniel Agger, Fabio Aurelio, Mark González and Dirk Kuyt. Peter Crouch is one of seven players on three goals in this season's competition having scored twice against Galatasaray before getting the winner against Bordeaux. Didier Drogba leads the way with four strikes. After three rounds of matches Liverpool and FC Steaua Bucuresti, with minutes each, have had possession for the shortest amount of time in this season's competition. Xabi Alonso turns on November. Liverpool ended Aston Villa FC's unbeaten start to the season on Saturday with a success at Anfield. Dirk Kuyt, Crouch and Luis García all found the net for the home side in the final minutes of the first half, rendering Gabriel Agbonlahor's strike early in the second period for Aston Villa a mere consolation. "The first half was as good as anything we have produced this season, apart maybe for the first 0 minutes against Galatasaray," said Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez. "We started with a high tempo and maintained it and the players were able to give the fans what they wanted." Kuyt recovered from a calf strain to take his place in attack at the weekend, but Fabio Aurelio was ruled out with the same problem so Riise continued at leftback. Dutch striker Kuyt's goal was his first since September for the club he joined in the summer. In contrast to their UEFA Champions form, Liverpool are suffering mixed fortunes in the Premiership. On October they lost 0 at Manchester United FC with Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand on target in front of a Premiership record crowd of 7,. The game featured an onpitch tribute to United legend Sir Bobby Charlton on the 0th anniversary of his Old Trafford debut by Liverpool heroes Ian Callaghan,Roger Hunt and Tommy Smith, while posters of glorious moments in the Anfield club's history were displayed in the away end. Captain Steven Gerrard returned to the right of midfield while Kuyt was the lone forward in place of the pair against Bordeaux, Crouch and Craig Bellamy. "It is clearly one of my most disappointing days as manager of the club," said Benítez. "It is a game I know everybody at the club and the supporters want us to win, particularly at Old Trafford. I know we are a better squad than last season but we have to prove that." Last updated ::CET 7

8 It confirmed Liverpool's worst Premiership start since /, when they had nine points from nine games to compare to eleven this term. That year Liverpool went on to finish sixth. Liverpool have scored only one away goal in the Premiership this season, a penalty against Sheffield United FC on the opening day in August. However, the goals flowed on October as Liverpool reached the Cup last with a defeat of Reading FC at Anfield. Liverpool have won the trophy a record seven times. It was the competitive first meeting of these clubs who have more than 0 years of history between them. Reading visit Anfield again in the league on November. Fowler with his first goal since that penalty at Sheffield United and Riise had given Liverpool a 0 halftime lead and Gabriel Paletta added another before Andre Bikey pulled one back. Crouch's goal on 77 minutes seemed to remove any doubt but Leroy Lita and Shane Long set up a nervous finish. Captain for the night, Fowler, took his goal tally to in Cup games. He hit the woodwork twice in the closing stages, and Kuyt also volleyed against the crossbar. Benítez said of Fowler: "It was a very good finish. I have seen him in training every day and he is very good. Only people with his quality can do this. It was a fantastic game for the people, it is normally not for the manager but for supporters." In the fourth round on November Liverpool will visit Bimingham City FC, the team they beat on penalties in the 00 final, and a venue where the Reds triumphed 70 in last season's FA Cup quarterfinals. Harry Kewell took part in the latter tie but has not appeared this season and on Thursday confirmed that he expects to miss at least another four months after treatment in his native Australia for both septic arthritis in his left foot and a persistent groin problem. "We're looking past February," he said. "I'm just itching to get back into playing but it's going to be a while. It's been hard, seven weeks so far, and I'm looking forward to going home." Liverpool have lost just once in their last games at Anfield, a 0 defeat by SL Benfica on March that ended their UEFA Champions defence in the last. Liverpool have completed a full year unbeaten at home in the league since a reverse against Chelsea FC on October 00. In that time they have recorded wins and draws. Xabi Alonso made his 00th Liverpool appearance against Villa while Steve Finnan made his 0th and Fowler his 0th. If Benítez does not deploy his starting lineup against Aston Villa FC for the Bordeaux tie he will have altered his first XI in 00 consecutive matches. Benítez said: "I suppose it will be another statistic to discuss, but it's not unusual. It's not just Liverpool, all the big clubs change their side regularly to rest their players. There are other ways to be successful, sure, but this is working. We have won four finals in two years so I'm happy with it." Gerrard has been included on the shortlist for the 00 FIFA World Player of the Year award, which will be announced in Zurich on December. Bordeaux Last updated ::CET

9 Ulrich Ramé made his 0th appearance in UEFA club competition against PSV on Matchday. He became the fourth Bordeaux player to reach his halfcentury after Johan Micoud ( games), Vladimír Šmicer () and Lilian Laslandes (). In UEFA Champions terms Stéphane Dalmat and Micoud are the most experienced members of the current Bordeaux squad having played in games, six more than Šmicer. Three Bordeaux players have scored in the UEFA Champions ; Micoud has eight goals to his name with Šmicer on four and Laslandes two. Micoud is also Bordeaux's top scorer in UEFA club competition with, nine more than both Šmicer and JeanClaude Darcheville. Bordeaux are one of three teams still awaiting their first goal; SL Benfica and FC København are the others. Geraldo Mauricio Wendel has had six shots wide so far, three fewer than Boubacar Sanogo who has had the most. Franck Jurietti, together with Diego and João Moutinho, is the most fouled player in this season's competition having been impeded on occasions. Bordeaux have had the fewest number of shots on goal in this season's competition, with only six. The French club have had the most shots wide, however, having missed the target on occasions. Joseph Enakarhire celebrates his th birthday on November. Bordeaux claimed a Ligue victory on Saturday after they came back from behind to defeat CS SedanArdennes at home. Struggling Sedan took the lead midway through the first period with a deflected shot from Nadir Belhadj. Just before halftime Wendel equalised with a freekick before Micoud put Bordeaux in front shortly after the restart and Darcheville added a third from the penalty spot. Jurietti had to be replaced by Rio Antonio Mavuba inside the final ten minutes against Sedan after suffering an ankle injury. Micoud's effort was the first time he had scored at the Stade ChabanDelmas since February 000, during his first spell at the club. "I think we've found our style," said Micoud. "We have needed time to find our feet but now we feel good on the pitch and had enjoyed playing together today." Defenders Marc Planus (foot) and Enakarhire (ankle), as well as midfielder Šmicer (thigh), all missed the game against Sedan due to injury. Midfield duo Fernando Menegazzo and Mavuba were both left out as well as youngster Pierre Ducasse played in an anchorman position. Bordeaux continued to struggle after their 0 home loss to Liverpool on October. The following weekend, as Micoud and Darcheville were sidelined with minor injuries, they were defeated in the league at FC SochauxMontbéliard. After eleven games of the 00/0 Ligue season Bordeaux had 0 points and were ranked third. Their first eleven games of the current campaign have brought points. Bordeaux are the only French team who are yet to draw a league game. Last updated ::CET

10 In the French Cup round of on October, Bordeaux secured their second victory of the season with a 0 win at AJ Auxerre. Their previous success came by the same scoreline, at FC Lorient in the second round of Ligue games. The Cup quarterfinals will take place on and 0 December with Bordeaux welcoming AS SaintEtienne. For the first time, coach Ricardo Gomes paired Gérald Cid and Enakharire in central defence. Tunisian international centreback David Jemmali missed the Auxerre encounter having been everpresent this season. Having been sidelined for more than six months with a thigh injury, Šmicer is doubtful for the return against his former side Liverpool. The Czech, who scored in the 00 UEFA Champions final for the English club and also converted a penalty in their shootout win, said recently: "The thing I missed when I left Liverpool was the chance to say farewell to the Kop." Although they lost to Liverpool, Bordeaux players and coach were happy with their new tactical system with Micoud supporting two strikers. "I think we finally found our system," said Darcheville. "It's just a question of hard work to make it more efficient." Centreback Planus, who has been sidelined with a metatarsal injury since Matchday, started jogging for the first time last week. Last updated ::CET 0

11 UEFA Champions : Did you know? Competition facts Domestic champions: This season's competition features domestic league winners from last season, but none of the eight groups comprising the 00/07 UEFA Champions features four champions. Only Group A features three 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, finished second in last season's Bundesliga, five points behind FC Bayern München. All of the remaining groups feature two domestic league winners with the exception of Group H, where Belgian side RSC Anderlecht are the only champions. Group rivals AEK Athens FC were runnersup in Greece, while LOSC Lille Métropole and AC Milan were classified in third place in Ligue and Serie A respectively. Alongside champions, there are nine runnersup and six thirdplaced finishers. Arsenal FC are the only club in the group stage to have finished in fourth place in their domestic league championship last season. Consecutive participations: This season, Manchester United FC have extended their consecutive participation in the UEFA Champions to eleven, a record in the competition. Bayern, PSV Eindhoven, Olympiacos CFP and Real Madrid CF are making their tenth consecutive appearances, one ahead of Arsenal. Knockout streak: In qualifying for the 00/0 knockout phase, Real Madrid CF equalled Manchester United FC's record of 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 /7 campaign. In those nine seasons, United won the competition once while they also advanced as far as the semifinals twice, the quarterfinals four times and the first knockout round twice in the other eight seasons. Madrid, meanwhile, have won the competition three times in the last nine years while they advanced as far as the semifinals twice and the quarterfinals twice. However, in the last two seasons their interest in the competition has ended at the first knockout round. European return: Of all clubs competing in this season's UEFA Champions, only FC Spartak Moskva and FC Girondins de Bordeaux did not participate in a UEFA club competition during the 00/0 season. Indeed, the two clubs are making their first appearance in UEFA club competition since the 00/0 season. Past masters: Four clubs competing in the 00/07 UEFA Champions were involved in the competition when it started during the / season. AC Milan were beaten finalists (losing 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 Barcelona were knocked out in the second round, the last hurdle before the group stage. Long road for debutants: Five clubs have advanced to the group stage from the European Champion Clubs' Cup second qualifying round including this season's two debutants, FC København and PFC Levski Sofia. They are joined by FC Spartak Moskva, FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Steaua Bucuresti as clubs who had to play four matches to claim their place in the group stage of the competition. A debutant has not won the competition since Juventus in /, the Italian side becoming the third club to achieve this following Olympique de Marseille (/, first UEFA Champions final) and AFC Ajax (/). No qualifiers: Of the clubs involved in the group stage, only AS Roma and FC Girondins de Bordeaux have yet to play a qualifying round match in order to reach the UEFA Champions. Roma are making their fourth appearance in the competition, while Bordeaux are involved for the second time. Last updated ::CET

12 Pedigree: Four of the former winners of the competition since it included a group stage element from the / season are not participating in this season's UEFA Champions, namely Olympique de Marseille (/), AFC Ajax (/), Juventus (/) and BV Borussia Dortmund (/7). The last ten winners of the competition, Real Madrid CF (three), Manchester United FC, FC Bayern München, AC Milan, FC Porto, Liverpool FC and FC Barcelona are involved in this season's group stage. Only three winners from the last ten UEFA Cup finals are not involved in this season's UEFA Champions group stage, namely Parma FC (/), Feyenoord (00/0) and Sevilla FC (00/0). Liverpool and Porto have won both competitions in the past decade, while the remaining UEFA Cup winners in that time are FC Internazionale Milano, Galatasaray SK, Valencia CF and PFC CSKA Moskva. UEFA Champions : Alltime records Biggest wins : AS Monaco FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (0..00) 70: Juventus v Olympiacos CFP (0..00) 7: Paris SaintGermain FC v Rosenborg BK (.0.000) 7: Olympique Lyonnais v Werder Bremen (0.0.00) 0: Olympique de Marseille v PFC CSKA Moskva (7.0.) 0: Leeds United AFC v Besiktas JK (.0.000) 0: Real Madrid CF v KRC Genk (.0.00) Monaco's record victory was achieved in part thanks to the exploits of Dado Pršo, who scored four of his seven 00/0 UEFA Champions goals that evening against Deportivo. Only one team has scored more than five goals in an away game, Manchester United FC winning at Brøndby IF in /. Most goals in a season : Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 00/0) 0: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus, 7/) 0: Mário Jardel (FC Porto, /00) 0: Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, /00) 0: Raúl González (Real Madrid CF, /00) 0: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC, 00/0) 0: Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan, 00/0) Andriy Shevchenko finished as top scorer in 00/0 with nine goals, three behind the record mark set for one season in the competition. Four goals in a match Marco van Basten (AC Milan 0 IFK Göteborg,..) Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio Olympique de Marseille,.0.000) Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC RC Deportivo La Coruña, 0..00) Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC AC Sparta Praha, 0..00) Andriy Shevchenko (Fenerbahçe SK 0 AC Milan,..00) Of these fourgoal hauls, Dado Pršo's against Deportivo was the quickest. He scored his first goal minutes into the game and his fourth just minutes later. Fastest goal in a match 0.07 secs: Gilberto (PSV Eindhoven 0 Arsenal FC,.0.00) 0. secs: Alessandro Del Piero (Manchester United FC Juventus, 0.0.7).0 secs: Clarence Seedorf (FC Schalke 0 AC Milan,.0.00).0 secs: Marek Kincl (Club Brugge KV SK Rapid Wien, 0..00). secs: Mariano Bombarda (Willem II AC Sparta Praha, 0.0.) AC Milan's joy at Clarence Seedorf's firstminute goal against FC Schalke 0 in the 00/0 group stage was shortlived Søren Larsen equalised for the home side in the third minute. Last updated ::CET

13 Fastest hattricks mins: Mike Newell (Blackburn Rovers FC Rosenborg BK, 0..) mins: Marco Simone (Rosenborg BK AC Milan,.0.) mins: Dado Pršo (AS Monaco FC RC Deportivo La Coruña, 0..00) mins: Sigurd Rushfeldt (Rosenborg BK 0 Galatasaray SK,.0.) mins: Simone Inzaghi (S.S. Lazio Olympique de Marseille,.0.000) Rosenborg conceded goals the season Mike Newell scored his rapid hattrick, three fewer than the UEFA Champions group stage record set by Hungarian side Ferencvárosi TC the same season. Youngest players to score 7 years, days: Peter Oforiquaye (Rosenborg BK Olympiacos CFP, 0.0.7) 7 years, days: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal FC Rosenborg BK, ) 7 years, days: Martin Klein (Panathinaikos FC AC Sparta Praha, ) 7 years, days: Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais Rosenborg BK, 0..00) years, days: Sammy Kuffour (FC Bayern München FC Spartak Moskva, 0..) years, 70 days: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Bayern München, 07..) 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 November aged years and 7 days. UEFA club competition and UEFA Champions : Alltime record appearances and goalscoring Appearances: UEFA club competition Note: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competitions (UEFA Champions or UEFA Cup) 0+ 0 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) Luís Figo (Sporting Clube de Portugal, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 0 Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK) 7 Oliver Kahn (Karslruher SC, FC Bayern München) Zinédine Zidane (AS Cannes, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid CF) 0 Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan) 0 7 Giuseppe Bergomi (FC Internazionale Milano) Phillip Cocu (BV Vitesse, PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona) Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Milan) Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) Roberto Carlos (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF) Stefan Reuter (. FC Nürnberg, FC Bayern München, Juventus, BV Borussia Dortmund) 0 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 0 Pavel Nedvěd (AC Sparta Praha, S.S. Lazio, Juventus) Last updated ::CET

14 000 0 Amedeo Carboni (UC Sampdoria, AS Roma, Valencia CF) 0 Vítor Baía (FC Porto, FC Barcelona) 07 Stefan Klos (BV Borussia Dortmund, Rangers FC) 07 Roar Strand (Rosenborg BK) 0 Filip De Wilde (KSK Beveren, RSC Anderlecht, Sporting Clube de Portugal) 0 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 0 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC) 0 Fernando Hierro (Real Madrid CF) 0 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, RC Celta de Vigo, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC) 0 Michel Preud'homme (R. Standard de Liège, KV Mechelen, SL Benfica) 0 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF) 0 Lilian Thuram (AS Monaco FC, Parma FC, Juventus, FC Barcelona) 0 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC) 0 Gary Neville (Manchester United FC) 0 Gert Verheyen (RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV) 0 Ciro Ferrara (SSC Napoli, Juventus) 0 Edgar Davids (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano, Tottenham Hotspur FC) 0 Bülent Korkmaz (Galatasaray SK) 0 Manuel Sanchís (Real Madrid CF) 00 Lothar Matthäus (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano) Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club Bilbao, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Bayern München) Angelo Peruzzi (AS Roma, Juventus, S.S. Lazio) 7 Francisco Gento (Real Madrid CF) 7 KarlHeinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano, Servette FC) Marc Overmars (AFC Ajax, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) Ray Clemence (Liverpool FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC) Gheorghe Hagi (CF Sportul Studentesc, FC Steaua Bucuresti, Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK) Erik Hoftun (Rosenborg BK) Appearances: UEFA Champions Note: This list considers group stage to final only; Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competition Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 0 Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF) 00 David Beckham (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 0 7 Oliver Kahn (FC Bayern München) 7 Paolo Maldini (AC Milan) Gary Neville (Manchester United FC) Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) 0 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC) 7 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC) Clarence Seedorf (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan) Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) Frank de Boer (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Galatasaray SK) Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC) 0 Zinédine Zidane (Juventus, Real Madrid CF) Last updated ::CET

15 707 7 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 7 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF) 7 Hasan Salihamidžić (FC Bayern München) 7 Alessio Tacchinardi (Juventus, Villarreal CF) 77 Guti (Real Madrid CF) 77 Iván Helguera (Real Madrid CF) 77 Míchel Salgado (Real Madrid CF) 7 Claude Makelele (FC Nantes Atlantique, Real Madrid CF, Chelsea FC) 7 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF) 7 Edgar Davids (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano) 7 Robert Pirès (Olympique de Marseille, Arsenal FC) 7 Phillip Cocu (PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona) 7 Michael Reiziger (AFC Ajax, AC Milan, FC Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven) 7 Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United FC) 7 Sylvain Wiltord (FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Arsenal FC, Olympique Lyonnais) 7 Samuel Kuffour (FC Bayern München) 7 Roy Keane (Manchester United FC) 70 Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Olympiacos CFP) Others (involved in this season's competition only) Patrick Kluivert (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona) Mehmet Scholl (FC Bayern München) Alessandro Nesta (S.S. Lazio, AC Milan) Mikaël Silvestre (FC Internazionale Milano, Manchester United FC) Patrick Vieira (Arsenal FC, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano) Alessandro Costacurta (AC Milan) Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal FC) Goals: UEFA club competition Note: Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competitions (UEFA Champions or UEFA Cup) 0+ Gerd Müller (FC Bayern München) Eusébio (SL Benfica) Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan) 0 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) 0 Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Juventus, Arsenal FC) 0 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 7 Carlos Santillana (Real Madrid CF) Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic FC, FC Barcelona) Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) Jupp Heynckes (Hannover, VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach) Goals: UEFA Champions Note: This list considers group stage to final only; Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competition Last updated ::CET

16 0+ Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan) Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC) 0 7 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan) 0 Fernando Morientes (Real Madrid CF, AS Monaco FC, Liverpool FC, Valencia CF) 0 Patrick Kluivert (AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona) David Trezeguet (AS Monaco FC, Juventus) 7 Roy Makaay (RC Deportivo La Coruña, FC Bayern München) 7 Rivaldo (FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Olympiacos CFP) Mário Jardel (FC Porto, Galatasaray SK) Giovane Elber (FC Bayern München, Olympique Lyonnais) Luís Figo (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, FC Internazionale Milano) Hernán Crespo (Parma FC, S.S. Lazio, FC Internazionale Milano, Chelsea FC, AC Milan) Jari Litmanen (AFC Ajax, Liverpool FC) Ryan Giggs (Manchester United FC) 0 Serhiy Rebrov (FC Dynamo Kyiv) 0 Paul Scholes (Manchester United FC) 0 Marco Simone (AC Milan, Paris SaintGermain FC, AS Monaco FC) Others (involved in this season's competition only) Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United FC) Goals: UEFA Champions /European Champion Clubs' Cup Note: This list considers the alltime goalscorers list in both competitions including all qualifying round matches; Players listed in bold are still involved in this season's competition 0+ Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan) 0 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 0 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) 7 Eusébio (SL Benfica) Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC) Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 7 Filippo Inzaghi (Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan) Last updated: 0 October 00 Last updated ::CET

17 UEFA information FARE Action Week The global profile of Europe's premier club competition the UEFA Champions has proved an ideal vehicle to spread the word against the evil of racism in football. Matchday saw a number of antiracist activities to support the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network Action Week against racism, intolerance and discrimination. Activities included the captains of all the teams wearing Unite Against Racism armbands, while playerescort children sported Unite Against Racism Tshirts. In addition, announcements were made to fans in stadiums over the loudspeaker systems calling for opposition to all forms of racism, and Unite Against Racism adverts were placed in matchday programmes as well as the official UEFA Champions magazine Champions. Supporters, players, clubs, associations, minority organisations, antidiscrimination groups, youth centres, schools and the sports media are all involved in campaigning work for the Action Week, which continued until 0 October. Participation by ethnic minorities and migrants, inclusion of women and girls, and action against homophobia in football are all on the agenda. UEFA staff made their onfield contribution to the Action Week last Monday with UEFA's staff side and the Genevabased HOPE team comprising players of various nationalities braved the pouring rain at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland to help spread the message that racism has no place in the game. UEFA's team ran out 7 winners in the match. Coach Educators course Speaking at last week's th UEFA Course for Coach Educators at the Italian Football Federation's (FIGC) technical centre in Coverciano, Andy Roxburgh, the UEFA technical director, offered a detailed overview of the proposed Alevel Elite Youth Diploma for coaches, which he hopes will raise the standard of youth coaching across the continent. "The whole idea of this new licence is to turn today's talents into tomorrow's heroes," said Roxburgh. "Our job is to educate the coaches because they are the ones involved in the process of turning the talents into heroes." Marcello Lippi, who led Juventus to the UEFA Champions, was a star attraction at the course and in a questionandanswer session, he recalled taking his first steps in coaching with the UC Sampdoria youth team in the 70s. "Coaching young people is a mission at least that is how I felt about it and that's what I want to say to educators who coach young people. After three years as a youth coach, I realised it was not what I wanted in the long term. But coaching youngsters should not be viewed as a stopgap." UEFA donations UEFA is to donate CHF.m (.m) to its four major Social Responsibility partners for the 00/07 campaign. The amount was approved by UEFA's Executive Committee at its recent meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The donations to be paid out of money raised from fines imposed by the UEFA disciplinary authorities on clubs, players and national teams in the 00/0 season are being made to the Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia (SOEE) body, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network, and the Danish Cross Cultures Project Association (CCPA). Last updated ::CET 7

18 Head coach profiles Rafael Benítez Date of birth: April 0 Nationality: Spanish Playing career: Real Madrid CF B, CP Parla, CD Linares Coaching career: Real Madrid CF (youth coach), Real Valladolid (assistant coach), CA Osasuna (assistant coach), CD Tenerife, CF Extremadura, Valencia CF, Liverpool FC Rafael Benítez has stamped his authority on Liverpool FC since his arrival from Spain on June 00. Former Primera División stars Xabi Alonso and Luis García blended perfectly with locals like Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher as Benítez immediately guided the Reds to UEFA Champions glory. Liverpool's recovery from 0 down against AC Milan and subsequent penalty shootout victory was one of the greatest finals ever. Although the holders were eliminated in the 00/0 first knockout round, Benítez still oversaw an FA Cup triumph. After spending his playing career in the lower leagues as a midfielder with Real Madrid CF B, Benítez coached youth players at Madrid before taking charge of CD Tenerife and CF Extremadura impressive spells which earned him his big break at Valencia CF in 00. He led the club to their first league title for years in 00, repeating the trick in 00 when they also won the UEFA Cup in Gothenburg. That 0 victory against Olympique de Marseille was his final game before being lured to Liverpool, a club starved of league honours since 0. The Reds' continental glory in 00/0 has yet to be matched in the Premiership with fifth and then thirdplaced finishes but there was an FA Cup triumph last May. Benítez again masterminded a dramatic comeback, with Liverpool recovering from a twogoal deficit against West Ham United FC to draw and then prevail on penalties. Ricardo Gomes Date of birth: December Nationality: Brazilian Playing career: Fluminense FC, SL Benfica (twice), Paris SaintGermain FC (twice) Coaching career: Paris SaintGermain FC, SC Recife, EC Vitória, Coritiba FC, EC Juventude, Fluminense FC, CR Flamengo. Ricardo Raymundo Gomes caused a few raised eyebrows when he returned to French football in summer 00 at FC Girondins de Bordeaux. The appointment of Ricardo, in the Brazil squad for the 0 and FIFA World Cups, proved justified come the end of the campaign when Les Marine et Blanc had finished second, securing direct entry into the UEFA Champions. It was the club's best finish since their / title victory and it was no surprise in September 00 when he extended his contract by two seasons. Predictably for someone who excelled as a toughtackling centreback for club and country, Ricardo instilled a strong defensive mentality at Bordeaux, who finished the season with the best defensive record in Ligue, conceding just goals in games. He also profited from his knowledge of South American players such as compatriots Carlos Henrique and Fernando Menegazzo. Ricardo himself made the trip from his homeland to Europe as a player in, having been a revelation for Fluminense FC, crowned champions in /. Ricardo helped SL Benfica win the Portuguese title in his first season in /. A second championship followed in 0/ but he then left to join Paris SaintGermain FC. A Ligue triumph was achieved in /, before he returned to Benfica, eventually retiring in. Ricardo was not out of the game for long. He became PSG coach at the start of /7 and took his side to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, where they lost 0 to FC Barcelona. In the following season, PSG won the two French cup competitions. Ricardo then headed home to improve his coaching experience, not least with the Brazil Olympic team between 00 and 00. The time was right to return when Bordeaux came calling in June 00. Last updated ::CET

19 Squad list Liverpool Alltime Current Season UEFA UCL UCL UCLQ Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld DoB Nat. Player No Goalkeepers POL Jerzy Dudek ESP Pepe Reina.0. ENG David Martin 0 Defenders IRL Steve Finnan FIN Sami Hyypiä.. DEN Daniel Agger NOR John Arne Riise.0.7 BRA Fabio Aurelio.0.7 ENG Jamie Carragher.. ENG Stephen Warnock.0. ARG Gabriel Paletta ESP Miki Roque 0.0. ENG Stephen Darby Midfielders.0.7 AUS Harry Kewell ENG Steven Gerrard.0.7 ESP Luis García CHI Mark González.. ESP Xabi Alonso 7.0. ENG Jermaine Pennant 0.0. Mohamed Sissoko.07. ENG Paul Anderson NED Boudewijn Zenden.0.7 ENG Daniel Guthrie.0. NIR Adam Hammill.. ENG Lee Peltier 7 Forwards ENG Robbie Fowler 0.0. ENG Peter Crouch WAL Craig Bellamy NED Dirk Kuyt ENG Craig Lindfield Coach ESP Rafael Benítez Last updated ::CET Liverpool FC v FC Girondins de Bordeaux

20 Squad list Bordeaux No Player Goalkeepers Kévin Olimpa Ulrich Ramé 0 Mathieu Valverde Defenders Paul Baysse Henrique Fernando Menegazzo Franck Jurietti David Jemmali Joseph Enakarhire Florian Marange Gérald Cid 7 Marc Planus Benoît Tremoulinas Bruno Ecuele Manga Midfielders Alejandro César Alonso Vladimír Šmicer Johan Micoud 7 Wendel Julien Faubert Pierre Ducasse 0 Stéphane Dalmat Rio Antonio Mavuba Abdou Traore Forwards 7 Lilian Laslandes JeanClaude Darcheville 0 Juan Pablo Francia Edixon Perea Gabriel Obertan Marouane Chamakh Cheick Tidiane Diabate Coach Ricardo Gomes Nat. BRA BRA TUN NGA GAB ARG CZE BRA MLI ARG COL MOR MLI BRA DoB Current Season UCLQ UCL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Alltime UCL UEFA Pld Gls Pld Gls Last updated ::CET 0

21 Clubs Liverpool FC PSV Eindhoven Galatasaray SK FC Girondins de Bordeaux Date.0.00 Match Galatasaray v Bordeaux Matchbymatch lineups Group C Pld W 0 0 D Results 00 L 0 0 Venue Istanbul Goals: Galatasaray: Mondragón, Tomas, Song, Necati, Hasan Şaş (Cihan 7), Ilić (Topal 7), Inamoto, Ferhat, Sabrı, Arda, Ümit Karan (Hasan Kabze ) Bordeaux: Ramé, Jurietti, Darcheville (Laslandes ' ), Jemmali, Micoud, Wendel, Faubert, Ducasse, Marange, Planus, Chamakh (Edixon Perea ' ) Referee: Roberto Rosetti (ITA) Date.0.00 Match PSV v Liverpool Results 00 Venue Eindhoven Goals: PSV: Gomes, Kromkamp, Reiziger, Alex, Simons, Arouna Koné, Méndez, Culina (Aissati ), Farfán, Afellay (Väyrynen 7), Salcido Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Agger, Fabio Aurelio (González ' ), Pennant, Bellamy (Gerrard 7' ), Kuyt, Sissoko (Xabi Alonso ' ), Carragher, Warnock, Zenden Referee: Massimo Busacca (SUI) Date Match Liverpool v Galatasaray Results Venue Liverpool Goals: 0 Crouch, 0 Luis García, 0 Crouch, Ümit Karan, Ümit Karan Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Agger, Gerrard, Luis García, Fabio Aurelio, Xabi Alonso, Crouch (Bellamy 0), Pennant (Sissoko 7), Kuyt (González ), Carragher Galatasaray: Mondragón, Tomas, Song, Orhan, Hakan Şükür, Topal (Hasan Şaş ' ), Ayhan, Cihan (Ümit Karan ' ), Ilić, Sabrı, Arda (Carrusca ' ) Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo(ESP) Date Match Bordeaux v PSV Results 0 Venue Bordeaux Goals: 0 Väyrynen Bordeaux: Ramé, Henrique, Menegazzo, Jurietti (Dalmat 7), Darcheville, Jemmali (Laslandes ), Micoud (Chamakh ), Wendel, Faubert, Enakarhire, Mavuba PSV: Gomes, Kromkamp, Alex, Simons, Väyrynen (Eric Addo 7' ), Arouna Koné, Méndez, Lamey, Afellay (Aissati 7' ), Salcido, Diego (Beerens ' ) Referee: Olegário Benquerença(POR) Date.0.00 Match Bordeaux v Liverpool Results 0 Venue Bordeaux Goals: 0 Crouch Bordeaux: Ramé, Henrique, Menegazzo, Jurietti, Laslandes (Chamakh ), Alonso (Faubert ), Darcheville (Edixon Perea 7), Jemmali, Micoud, Wendel, Mavuba Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Hyypiä, J.A. Riise, Luis García, González (Sissoko ' ), Xabi Alonso, Crouch (Kuyt ' ), Bellamy (Warnock 7' ), Carragher, Zenden Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø(NOR) Date.0.00 Match Galatasaray v PSV Goals: 0 Ilić, Kromkamp, Arouna Koné 7 Results Venue Istanbul GF 0 GA Pts 7 7 Last updated ::CET

22 Galatasaray: Mondragón, Tomas, Song, Orhan, Ayhan, Ilić (Necati 70), Inamoto, Aydın (Cihan 7), Sabrı, Arda, Ümit Karan (Hakan Şükür 70) PSV: Gomes, Kromkamp, Reiziger, Alex, Simons, Cocu, Arouna Koné, Méndez (Väyrynen ' ), Culina (Aissati ' ), Farfán, Salcido Referee: Yuri Baskakov(RUS).0.00 Liverpool v Bordeaux Liverpool.0.00 PSV v Galatasaray Eindhoven..00 Bordeaux v Galatasaray Bordeaux..00 Liverpool v PSV Liverpool Galatasaray v Liverpool Istanbul PSV v Bordeaux Eindhoven Last updated ::CET

23 Bookings list Group C FC Girondins de Bordeaux No Player Franck Jurietti Ulrich Ramé Rio Antonio Mavuba Pierre Ducasse S Y Matchday Y Y KO st nd QF st nd SF st nd F Galatasaray SK No Player Ayhan Akman Stjepan Tomas Orhan Ak Hasan Sas Y Y Matchday Y * Y Y KO st nd QF st nd SF st nd F Liverpool FC No Player Boudewijn Zenden Steve Finnan Dirk Kuyt Xabi Alonso Y Y Matchday Y Y KO st nd QF st nd SF st nd F PSV Eindhoven No Player Phillip Cocu 7 Mika Väyrynen Jan Kromkamp Michael Lamey Carlos Salcido S Y Y R Y Matchday S Y * KO st nd QF st nd SF st nd F Last updated ::CET

24 Liverpool FC (Premiership) Domestic information Cup Date Opponent v Manchester United FC (A) v Reading FC (H) v Aston Villa FC (H) Res 0 Lineups Reina, Finnan, Hyypiä, Carragher, J.A. Riise, Gerrard, Sissoko, Xabi Alonso (Crouch 70), González (Pennant ), Luis García, Kuyt Reina, Peltier (Smith 7), Paletta, Agger, Warnock, Pennant, Sissoko (Guthrie ), Zenden, J.A. Riise (Kuyt 7), Fowler, Crouch Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypiä, J.A. Riise, Gerrard (Fowler ), Xabi Alonso, Sissoko, Luis García (Zenden 77), Kuyt, Crouch (Pennant 7) Cup Date Opponent v Sheffield United FC (A) v West Ham United FC (H) v Everton FC (A) v Chelsea FC (A) v Newcastle United FC (H) v Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) v Bolton Wanderers FC (A) v Blackburn Rovers FC (H) v Manchester United FC (A) v Reading FC (H) v Aston Villa FC (H) v Reading FC (H) v Arsenal FC (A) v Middlesbrough FC (A) v Manchester City FC (H) v Portsmouth FC (H) v Wigan Athletic FC (A) v Fulham FC (H) v Charlton Athletic FC (A) v Watford FC (H) v Blackburn Rovers FC (A) v Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) v Bolton Wanderers FC (H) v Watford FC (A) v Chelsea FC (H) v West Ham United FC (A) v Everton FC (H) v Newcastle United FC (A) v Sheffield United FC (H) v Manchester United FC (H) v Aston Villa FC (A) Res Goalscorers Fowler 70(pen) Agger, Crouch Kuyt, Xabi Alonso 7 González, Kuyt 7, J.A. Riise Bellamy Fowler, J.A. Riise, Paletta 0, Crouch 77 Kuyt, Crouch, Luis García Last updated ::CET

25 Rank Clubs Manchester United FC Chelsea FC Bolton Wanderers FC Portsmouth FC Arsenal FC Everton FC Aston Villa FC Liverpool FC Fulham FC Reading FC Blackburn Rovers FC Tottenham Hotspur FC Wigan Athletic FC Middlesbrough FC Manchester City FC West Ham United FC Newcastle United FC Watford FC Sheffield United FC Charlton Athletic FC Pld W 0 D L 7 GF GA 0 Pts 0 7 Last updated ::CET