UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Arsenal FC Arsenal Stadium - London Wednesday 19 October 2016 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Group A - Matchday 3 PFC Ludogorets 1945 Last updated 20/04/2018 15:46CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 5 Head coach 8 Match officials 9 Fixtures and results 10 Match-by-match lineups 14 Competition facts 16 Team facts 17 Legend 19 1
Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams Arsenal FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Arsenal FC have not played against a club from their opponents' country PFC Ludogorets 1945 - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 26/11/2014 GS 16/09/2014 GS PFC Ludogorets Razgrad - Liverpool FC Liverpool FC - PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 2-2 Sofia 2-1 Liverpool Dani Abalo 3, Terziev 88; Lambert 8, Henderson 37 Balotelli 82, Gerrard 90+3 (P); Dani Abalo 90+1 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PFC Ludogorets 1945 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 2
Match background Arsenal FC take on Bulgarian opponents for the first time in UEFA competition looking to maintain their unbeaten start with a second win, while PFC Ludogorets Razgrad seek a belated lift-off for their Group A challenge. Match background Arsenal The Gunners began their 19th successive group stage campaign with a 1-1 draw away to Paris Saint-Germain where Olivier Giroud was sent off in added time. They then beat FC Basel 1893 at home with an early pair of Theo Walcott goals. In each of the last six seasons Arsenal have fallen in the round of 16, going down 5-1 on aggregate to FC Barcelona in 2015/16 (0-2 home, 1-3 away). In their group home matches last term they first lost 3-2 to Olympiacos FC before beating FC Bayern München 2-0 and GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3-0. The Barcelona reverse means Arsenal have lost seven and won eight of their last 16 home games in the competition proper. Ludogorets Their only previous visit to England ended in a 2-1 defeat at Liverpool FC in the 2014/15 group stage, their only previous appearance at this stage. Dani Abalo equalised in added time (90+1) only for Steven Gerrard to pop up with the winner from the penalty spot two minutes later. Ludogorets lost all three away games in that campaign. The reverse fixture with Liverpool ended 2-2, a key result as the Reds failed to reach the round of 16. Ludogorets' second UEFA Champions League group stage campaign began with a 1-1 draw in Basel. Two weeks later they lost 3-1 at home to Paris in both games they had taken the lead before being pegged back. After winning the Bulgarian title for the fifth season in a row, Ludogorets scored 15 goals in the qualifying campaign to book their return to the group stage. They first beat FK Mladost Podgorica 2-0 at home and 3-0 away. Against FK Crvena zvezda they followed a 2-2 draw at home with a 4-2 extra-time win away. Wanderson scored three of the goals in the away leg. In the play-offs a 2-0 home win over FC Viktoria Plzeň set up a 4-2 aggregate victory. Coach and player links Claidiu Keșerü was a team-mate of Laurent Koscielny and Giroud at French second division side Tours FC in 2008/09. Igor Plastun and Lucas Pérez were team-mates at Ukrainian side FC Karpaty Lviv during 2012/13. Match facts Arsenal Olivier Giroud is available after serving a one-game ban on matchday two. Arsenal are ten matches unbeaten since the 4-3 loss to Liverpool on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. The Gunners had not conceded in 409 minutes prior to Gylfi Sigurdsson's effort for Swansea City FC in Saturday's 3-2 victory for the Gunners. Alexis Sánchez has scored five goals in his last eight outings for Arsenal. Giroud suffered a recurrence of his foot problem on duty with France and is expected to be sidelined until the end of the month. Aaron Ramsey has not played since the opening day of the season because of a hamstring problem. Granit Xhaka captained Switzerland for the first time as they won 2-1 in Andorra on 10 October in the European Qualifiers. He was sent off against Swansea. Alex Iwobi scored his first international goal with a volley as Nigeria won 2-1 in Zambia on 9 October in a FIFA World Cup qualifier. Nacho Monreal won his first cap in three years as Spain beat Albania 2-0 the same day. Arsène Wenger marked 20 years as Arsenal boss on 1 October. Captain Per Mertesacker is not in Arsenal's group stage squad because of a knee injury. A similar problem is likely 3
to keep Danny Welbeck out until 2017. Ludogorets Natanael is a yellow card away from a one-match ban. The Bulgarian champions are seven matches unbeaten away from home. Ludogorets have kept one clean sheet in their last ten outings, conceding 13 goals in that time. Ludogorets have lost just one of their last 12 matches in all competitions, winning eight of them. Jonathan Cafú has scored five goals in his last six appearances. 4
Squad list Arsenal FC Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 13 David Ospina COL 31/08/1988 28 - - - 2 - - - 8-10 - 26 Emiliano Martínez ARG 02/09/1992 24 - - - - - - - 2-2 - 33 Petr Čech CZE 20/05/1982 34 - - - - - 8-111 - 126-50 Deyan Iliev BUL 25/02/1995 21 - - - - - - - - - - - 53 Hugo Keto FIN 09/02/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Mathieu Debuchy FRA 28/07/1985 31 - - - - - - - 22-47 1 3 Kieran Gibbs ENG 26/09/1989 27 - - - 1-3 - 35 1 38 2 5 Gabriel BRA 26/11/1990 25 - - - - - - - 4-12 - 6 Laurent Koscielny FRA 10/09/1985 31 - - - 2-7 2 35 2 39 2 16 Rob Holding ENG 20/09/1995 21 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 18 Nacho Monreal ESP 26/02/1986 30 - - - 2-8 - 20-32 - 20 Shkodran Mustafi GER 17/04/1992 24 - - - 2-5 - 7-13 - 24 Héctor Bellerín ESP 19/03/1995 21 - - - 2-8 - 12-12 - 25 Carl Jenkinson ENG 08/02/1992 24 - - - - - - - 8-13 - 38 Marc Bola ENG 09/12/1997 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 39 Tolaji Bola ENG 04/01/1999 17 - - - - - - - - - - - 42 Kristopher Da Graca SWE 16/01/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 51 Chiori Johnson ENG 05/10/1997 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 8 Aaron Ramsey WAL 26/12/1990 25 - - - - - 1-39 8 46 11 11 Mesut Özil GER 15/10/1988 28 - - - 2-7 3 63 7 85 8 15 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ENG 15/08/1993 23 - - - 2-6 1 24 3 26 3 19 Santi Cazorla ESP 13/12/1984 31 - - - 2-8 2 37-84 9 29 Granit Xhaka SUI 27/09/1992 24 - - - 2-7 1 17-39 4 31 Jeff Reine-Adélaïde FRA 17/01/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 34 Francis Coquelin FRA 13/05/1991 25 - - - 1-6 - 16-21 1 35 Mohamed Elneny EGY 11/07/1992 24 - - - 2-4 - 14 1 40 3 37 Krystian Bielik POL 04/01/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - 1-40 Gedion Zelalem GER 26/01/1997 19 - - - - - - - 1-1 - 46 Charlie Gilmour SCO 11/02/1999 17 - - - - - - - - - - - 55 Ainsley Maitland-Niles ENG 29/08/1997 19 - - - - - - - 1-1 - 58 Marcus McGuane ENG 02/02/1999 17 - - - - - - - - - - - 60 Savvas Mourgos GRE 16/03/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 65 Ben Sheaf ENG 05/02/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 68 Chris Willock ENG 31/01/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Forwards 7 Alexis Sánchez CHI 19/12/1988 27 - - - 2 1 8 4 40 10 52 11 9 Lucas Pérez ESP 10/09/1988 28 - - - - - 2 - - - 18 4 5
Arsenal FC Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA 12 Olivier Giroud FRA 30/09/1986 30 - - - 1-3 - 24 10 29 12 14 Theo Walcott ENG 16/03/1989 27 - - - 1 2 8 5 54 13 62 16 17 Alex Iwobi ENG 03/05/1996 20 - - - 2-6 - 4-4 - 22 Yaya Sanogo FRA 27/01/1993 23 - - - - - - - 3 1 7 1 32 Chuba Akpom ENG 09/10/1995 21 - - - - - - - - - - - 41 Josh Dasilva ENG 23/10/1998 17 - - - - - - - - - - - 44 Aaron Eyoma ENG 22/09/1997 19 - - - - - - - - - - - 48 Kaylen Hinds ENG 28/01/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 57 Stephy Mavididi ENG 31/05/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 64 Tyrell Robinson ENG 16/09/1997 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Coach - Arsène Wenger FRA 22/10/1949 66 - - - 2 - - - 172-230 - 6
PFC Ludogorets 1945 Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Milan Borjan CAN 23/10/1987 28 - - - - - 4-1 - 1-21 Vladislav Stoyanov BUL 08/06/1987 29-6 - 2-5 - 7-58 - 90 Ivan Atanasov BUL 06/08/1999 17 - - - - - - - - - - - 91 Vasil Simeonov BUL 04/02/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 4 Cicinho BRA 26/12/1988 27-1 - - - 4 1 - - 2-5 José Luis Palomino ARG 05/01/1990 26-3 - 2-7 - 2-5 - 6 Natanael BRA 25/12/1990 25 * 6-2 1 6-2 1 8 1 25 Yordan Minev BUL 14/10/1980 36-5 - 2-4 - 7 1 46 1 27 Cosmin Moţi ROU 03/12/1984 31-6 2 2-5 2 8-66 3 32 Igor Plastun UKR 20/08/1990 26-5 - 1-5 1 1-6 - 55 Georgi Terziev BUL 18/04/1992 24 - - - - - 2-4 1 9 1 77 Vitinha POR 11/02/1986 30 - - - 1-4 - 1-4 - Midfielders 8 Lucas Sasha ITA 01/03/1990 26-6 - 1-7 1 1-16 3 10 Gustavo Campanharo BRA 04/04/1992 24-2 - - - 6 - - - 2-12 Anicet Abel MAD 16/03/1990 26-3 - 2-5 - 6-22 1 18 Svetoslav Dyakov BUL 31/05/1984 32-6 - 2-5 - 8-38 1 98 Svetoslav Kovachev BUL 14/03/1998 18 - - - - - 1 - - - - - Forwards 11 Júnior Quixadá BRA 12/12/1985 30-3 - - - 7 1 2-15 3 22 Jonathan Cafú BRA 10/07/1991 25-6 2 2 1 7 4 2 1 8 3 28 Claudiu Keșerü ROU 02/12/1986 29-6 2 1-7 4 1-16 7 80 Denislav Aleksandrov BUL 19/07/1997 19 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 84 Marcelinho BUL 24/08/1984 32-6 - 2-8 4 8 1 38 7 88 Wanderson BRA 02/01/1988 28-6 4 2-8 4 6-16 6 92 Jody Lukoki NED 15/11/1992 23-3 3 1-6 - 5-12 4 93 Virgil Misidjan NED 24/07/1993 23-3 2 2-7 1 7-29 4 Coach - Georgi Dermendzhiev BUL 04/01/1955 61-6 - 2 - - - 2-8 - 7
Head coach Arsène Wenger Date of birth: 22 October 1949 Nationality: French Playing career: AS Mutzig, FC Mulhouse, AS Vauban, RC Strasbourg Coaching career: RC Strasbourg (assistant coach), AS Cannes (assistant coach), AS Nancy-Lorraine, AS Monaco FC, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Arsenal FC Not the most successful of players, Arsène Wenger has more than made up for that as a coach, turning Arsenal into one of Europe's top teams. Born in Strasbourg, Wenger worked at Strasbourg and Cannes before Nancy-Lorraine offered him his big break. He impressed sufficiently to be offered the job as coach of Monaco in 1987. Within a year Monaco scooped the French title and Wenger the Coach of the Year award. He led the side to 1991 French Cup glory, then the 1992 European Cup Winners' Cup final where they lost to SV Werder Bremen. After reportedly turning down France and FC Bayern München, he moved on to Japan and enjoyed huge success with Grampus Eight. Appointed by Arsenal in September 1996, Wenger became the first non-briton to win the Premier League, in 1998, adding the first of six FA Cup triumphs. The Gunners lost the 2000 UEFA Cup final to Galatasaray AŞ but claimed another domestic double in 2002, and in 2003/04 played some thrilling attacking football en route to becoming the first team since 1889 to negotiate an English top-flight season unbeaten. Wenger nearly topped all his achievements by taking Arsenal to the 2006 UEFA Champions League final, only for FC Barcelona to come from behind to win 2-1. Arsenal's move to their new stadium later that year was instigated by Wenger, who ended nine years without a trophy by guiding Arsenal to the 2014 FA Cup and retained the trophy a year later, the club's 12th triumph in the competition setting a new record that was equalled by Manchester United FC 12 months later. Georgi Dermendzhiev Date of birth: 4 January 1955 Nationality: Bulgarian Playing career: PFC Slavia Sofia, PFC Yantra Gabrovo, PFC Spartak Plovdiv Coaching career: PFC Spartak Plovdiv, OFC Sliven 2000, PFC Ludogorets Razgrad As a defender, Dermendzhiev won the Bulgarian Cup with Slavia Sofia in 1980. While with the Whites, he lined up alongside some of the country's greatest players such as Andrey Zhelyzkov and Chavdar Tsvetkov. Gained his first coaching experience in 1995/96 with Spartak Plovdiv, but could not keep the club in the top flight. Between 1999 and 2008, Dermendzhiev was assistant coach at PFC Litex Lovech, working under Ljupko Petrović, who led FK Crvena zvezda to victory in the 1991 European Champion Clubs' Cup final. Of Petrović, Dermendzhiev once said: "I have worked under many coaches, but Petrović was the most impressive. He is unique, his work methodical. He knows what he wants and how to do it." Took charge of Sliven for 2008/09, guiding the club to a 12th-place A PFG finish. Dermendzhiev arrived at Ludogorets in 2011, serving as assistant coach and then youth academy director before succeeding Stoicho Stoev on 1 August 2014. Dermendzhiev had been in charge for just 51 top-flight matches throughout his career prior to taking the top job at Ludogorets, who qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time after a remarkable penalty shoot-out victory against FC Steaua Bucureşti in the 2014/15 play-offs. Stepped down in May 2015 having won the league but returned that November, adding another domestic championship in 2015/16 and engineering a return to the UEFA Champions League group stage at the start of the following campaign. 8
Match officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Artur Dias (POR) Rui Tavares (POR), Paulo Soares (POR) Tiago Martins (POR), João Pinheiro (POR) Nuno Pereira (POR) Bjorn Vassallo (MLT) Eugen Strigel (GER) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA Champions League matches UEFA matches Artur Dias 14/07/1979 5 45 Artur Dias Referee since: 1996 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2010 Tournaments: 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2013 UEFA Regions' Cup, 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Finals 2013 UEFA Regions' Cup UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 12/05/2011 U17 SF Netherlands England 1-0 Novi Sad 31/05/2012 U21 QR Bulgaria Scotland 2-2 Lovech 26/05/2014 U19 ELITE England Scotland 2-1 Burton-on-Trent 01/10/2015 UEL GS AS Monaco FC Tottenham Hotspur FC 1-1 Monaco 10/10/2015 EURO QR Croatia Bulgaria 3-0 Zagreb 18/02/2016 UEL R32 FC Midtjylland Manchester United FC 2-1 Herning 18/08/2016 UEL PO FC Astra Giurgiu West Ham United FC 1-1 Giurgiu 9
Fixtures and results Arsenal FC Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 14/08/2016 League Liverpool FC (H) 20/08/2016 League Leicester City FC (A) 27/08/2016 League Watford FC (A) Walcott 31, Oxlade-Chamberlain 64, L 3-4 Chambers 75 D 0-0 W 3-1 10/09/2016 League Southampton FC (H) W 2-1 Koscielny 29, Santi Cazorla 90+4 (P) 13/09/2016 UCL Paris Saint-Germain (A) D 1-1 Alexis Sánchez 78 17/09/2016 League Hull City AFC (A) 20/09/2016 Cup Nottingham Forest FC (A) W 4-1 W 4-0 24/09/2016 League Chelsea FC (H) W 3-0 Alexis Sánchez 11, Walcott 14, Özil 40 28/09/2016 UCL FC Basel 1893 (H) W 2-0 Walcott 7, 26 02/10/2016 League Burnley FC (A) W 1-0 Koscielny 90+3 Santi Cazorla 9 (P), Alexis Sánchez 40, Özil 45+1 Alexis Sánchez 17, 83, Walcott 55, Xhaka 90+2 Xhaka 23, Lucas Pérez 60 (P), 71, Oxlade- Chamberlain 90+3 15/10/2016 League Swansea City AFC (H) W 3-2 Walcott 26, 33, Özil 57 19/10/2016 UCL PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (H) 22/10/2016 League Middlesbrough FC (H) 25/10/2016 Cup Reading FC (H) 29/10/2016 League Sunderland AFC (A) 01/11/2016 UCL PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (A) 06/11/2016 League Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) 19/11/2016 League Manchester United FC (A) 23/11/2016 UCL Paris Saint-Germain (H) 27/11/2016 League AFC Bournemouth (H) 03/12/2016 League West Ham United FC (A) 06/12/2016 UCL FC Basel 1893 (A) 10/12/2016 League Stoke City FC (H) 13/12/2016 League Everton FC (A) 18/12/2016 League Manchester City FC (A) 26/12/2016 League West Bromwich Albion FC (H) 01/01/2017 League Crystal Palace FC (H) 03/01/2017 League AFC Bournemouth (A) 14/01/2017 League Swansea City AFC (A) 22/01/2017 League Burnley FC (H) 31/01/2017 League Watford FC (H) 04/02/2017 League Chelsea FC (A) 11/02/2017 League Hull City AFC (H) 25/02/2017 League Southampton FC (A) 04/03/2017 League Liverpool FC (A) 11/03/2017 League Leicester City FC (H) 18/03/2017 League West Bromwich Albion FC (A) 01/04/2017 League Manchester City FC (H) 04/04/2017 League West Ham United FC (H) 10
Arsenal FC 08/04/2017 League Crystal Palace FC (A) 15/04/2017 League Middlesbrough FC (A) 22/04/2017 League Sunderland AFC (H) 29/04/2017 League Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) 06/05/2017 League Manchester United FC (H) 13/05/2017 League Stoke City FC (A) 21/05/2017 League Everton FC (H) Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Manchester City FC 8 6 1 1 19 8 19 2 Arsenal FC 8 6 1 1 19 9 19 3 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 5 3 0 13 4 18 4 Liverpool FC 8 5 2 1 18 10 17 5 Chelsea FC 8 5 1 2 15 9 16 6 Everton FC 8 4 3 1 12 6 15 7 Manchester United FC 8 4 2 2 13 8 14 8 Southampton FC 8 3 3 2 10 7 12 9 Crystal Palace FC 8 3 2 3 11 9 11 10 Watford FC 8 3 2 3 13 13 11 11 AFC Bournemouth 8 3 2 3 12 12 11 12 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 2 4 2 9 8 10 13 Leicester City FC 8 2 2 4 8 14 8 14 Burnley FC 8 2 1 5 6 12 7 15 West Ham United FC 8 2 1 5 9 17 7 16 Hull City AFC 8 2 1 5 8 20 7 17 Middlesbrough FC 8 1 3 4 7 11 6 18 Stoke City FC 8 1 3 4 7 16 6 19 Swansea City AFC 8 1 1 6 8 15 4 20 Sunderland AFC 8 0 2 6 6 15 2 PFC Ludogorets 1945 Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 13/07/2016 UCL FK Mladost Podgorica (H) W 2-0 Moţi 13 (P), Lukoki 26 19/07/2016 UCL FK Mladost Podgorica (A) W 3-0 Lukoki 39, 64, Wanderson 48 26/07/2016 UCL FK Crvena zvezda (H) D 2-2 Jonathan Cafú 43, Keșerü 76 02/08/2016 UCL FK Crvena zvezda (A) 06/08/2016 League PFC Botev Plovdiv (H) 13/08/2016 League PFC Levski Sofia (A) W 4-2 W 4-1 L 0-1 Jonathan Cafú 24, Wanderson 40, 92 ET, 97 ET Cicinho 9, Marcelinho 19, Keșerü 44 (P), Júnior Quixadá 53 17/08/2016 UCL FC Viktoria Plzeň (H) W 2-0 Moţi 51 (P), Misidjan 64 20/08/2016 League PFC Montana 1921 (H) W 2-0 Shokolarov 4, Keșerü 55 23/08/2016 UCL FC Viktoria Plzeň (A) D 2-2 Misidjan 17, Keșerü 90+5 28/08/2016 League PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 (A) D 2-2 Plastun 54, Keșerü 73 09/09/2016 League PFC Cherno More Varna (A) W 3-1 Wanderson 58, Marcelinho 75, 84 11
PFC Ludogorets 1945 13/09/2016 UCL FC Basel 1893 (A) D 1-1 Jonathan Cafú 45 17/09/2016 League PFC Slavia Sofia (H) 20/09/2016 Cup OFC Botev Vratsa (A) 23/09/2016 League Vereya (A) W 3-1 W 4-0 W 5-1 28/09/2016 UCL Paris Saint-Germain (H) L 1-3 Natanael 16 02/10/2016 League PFC Neftochimic Burgas (H) W 3-1 Wanderson 13, Sasha 56, Keșerü 70 14/10/2016 League OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad (A) 19/10/2016 UCL Arsenal FC (A) 22/10/2016 League Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (H) 25/10/2016 Cup PFC Montana 1921 (A) 28/10/2016 League FC Dunav Ruse (A) 01/11/2016 UCL Arsenal FC (H) 05/11/2016 League PFC CSKA-Sofia (H) 16/11/2016 League PFC Beroe Stara Zagora (A) 19/11/2016 League PFC Beroe Stara Zagora (H) 23/11/2016 UCL FC Basel 1893 (H) 26/11/2016 League PFC Botev Plovdiv (A) 30/11/2016 League PFC Levski Sofia (H) 06/12/2016 UCL Paris Saint-Germain (A) 10/12/2016 League PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 (H) 14/12/2016 League PFC Cherno More Varna (H) 17/12/2016 League PFC Montana 1921 (A) 18/02/2017 League PFC Slavia Sofia (A) 25/02/2017 League Vereya (H) 01/03/2017 League PFC Neftochimic Burgas (A) 04/03/2017 League OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad (H) 11/03/2017 League Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa (A) 18/03/2017 League FC Dunav Ruse (H) 01/04/2017 League PFC CSKA-Sofia (A) W 3-1 Moţi 12 (P), Wanderson 44, Jonathan Cafú 75 Sasha 33, Campanharo 45, Terziev 60, Anicet Abel 90+3 (P) Misidjan 13, Jonathan Cafú 29, 68, Wanderson 49, Marcelinho 71 Moţi 7 (P), Jonathan Cafú 23, Bashliev 79 (og) Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 PFC Levski Sofia 10 7 3 0 19 4 24 2 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 9 7 1 1 25 9 22 3 FC Dunav Ruse 10 5 3 2 12 6 18 4 PFC CSKA-Sofia 10 5 3 2 16 6 18 5 PFC Botev Plovdiv 10 5 2 3 18 15 17 6 PFC Cherno More Varna 10 5 2 3 12 11 17 7 PFC Beroe Stara Zagora 9 4 1 4 8 11 13 8 OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad 10 4 1 5 11 15 13 9 PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 10 3 3 4 18 19 12 12
Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 10 PFC Slavia Sofia 10 3 1 6 14 20 10 11 Vereya 10 3 1 6 9 18 10 12 Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa 10 2 2 6 9 17 8 13 PFC Neftochimic Burgas 10 2 1 7 9 18 7 14 PFC Montana 1921 10 1 2 7 6 17 5 13
Match-by-match lineups Arsenal FC UEFA Champions League - Group stage Group A Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Arsenal FC 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 Paris Saint-Germain 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 FC Basel 1893 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 Matchday 1 (13/09/2016) Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Arsenal FC Goals: 1-0 Cavani 1, 1-1 Alexis Sánchez 78 Arsenal FC: Ospina, Koscielny, Alexis Sánchez, Özil (85 Elneny ), Oxlade-Chamberlain (63 Giroud), Iwobi, Monreal, Santi Cazorla, Mustafi, Bellerín, Coquelin (71 Xhaka) Matchday 2 (28/09/2016) Arsenal FC 2-0 FC Basel 1893 Goals: 1-0 Walcott 7, 2-0 Walcott 26 Arsenal FC: Ospina, Koscielny, Alexis Sánchez, Özil, Walcott (70 Oxlade-Chamberlain), Iwobi (70 Elneny ), Monreal (75 Gibbs), Santi Cazorla, Mustafi, Bellerín, Xhaka Matchday 3 (19/10/2016) Arsenal FC-PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Matchday 4 (01/11/2016) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad-Arsenal FC Matchday 5 (23/11/2016) Arsenal FC-Paris Saint-Germain Matchday 6 (06/12/2016) FC Basel 1893-Arsenal FC PFC Ludogorets 1945 UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (13/07/2016) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 2-0 FK Mladost Podgorica Goals: 1-0 Moţi 13 (P), 2-0 Lukoki 26 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Stoyanov, Cicinho, Natanael, Júnior Quixadá (81 Sasha), Dyakov (93 Anicet Abel), Jonathan Cafú, Moţi, Plastun, Marcelinho, Wanderson (80 Keșerü), Lukoki (19/07/2016) FK Mladost Podgorica 0-3 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (agg: 0-5) Goals: 0-1 Lukoki 39, 0-2 Wanderson 48, 0-3 Lukoki 64 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Stoyanov, Natanael, Sasha (84 Anicet Abel), Dyakov, Jonathan Cafú, Minev, Moţi, Plastun, Marcelinho (76 Prepeliţă), Wanderson (65 Keșerü), Lukoki Third qualifying round (26/07/2016) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 2-2 FK Crvena zvezda Goals: 1-0 Jonathan Cafú 43, 1-1 Katai 48, 1-2 Kanga 66, 2-2 Keșerü 76 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Stoyanov, Natanael, Sasha (75 Júnior Quixadá), Dyakov, Jonathan Cafú, Minev, Moţi, Plastun, Marcelinho, Wanderson, Lukoki (67 Keșerü) (02/08/2016) 14
FK Crvena zvezda 2-4 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (agg: 4-6) Goals: 1-0 Donald 17, 1-1 Jonathan Cafú 24, 1-2 Wanderson 40, 2-2 Ibáñez 62 (P), 2-3 Wanderson 92 ET, 2-4 Wanderson 97 ET PFC Ludogorets 1945: Stoyanov, Natanael, Anicet Abel, Dyakov, Jonathan Cafú (70 Misidjan), Minev, Moţi, Keșerü (46 Palomino), Plastun, Marcelinho (11 Sasha), Wanderson Play-off (17/08/2016) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 2-0 FC Viktoria Plzeň Goals: 1-0 Moţi 51 (P), 2-0 Misidjan 64 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Stoyanov, Palomino, Natanael, Sasha, Dyakov, Jonathan Cafú (93 Júnior Quixadá), Minev, Moţi, Marcelinho, Wanderson (90 Campanharo), Misidjan (81 Keșerü) (23/08/2016) FC Viktoria Plzeň 2-2 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (agg: 2-4) Goals: 1-0 Ďuriš 7, 1-1 Misidjan 17, 2-1 Matějů 64, 2-2 Keșerü 90+5 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Stoyanov, Palomino, Natanael, Sasha, Dyakov (80 Campanharo), Jonathan Cafú, Minev, Moţi, Marcelinho, Wanderson (85 Plastun), Misidjan (76 Keșerü) Group stage Matchday 1 (13/09/2016) FC Basel 1893 1-1 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Goals: 0-1 Jonathan Cafú 45, 1-1 Steffen 79 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Stoyanov, Palomino, Natanael (80 Vitinha), Anicet Abel, Dyakov (91 Sasha), Jonathan Cafú, Minev, Moţi, Marcelinho, Wanderson (85 Plastun), Misidjan Matchday 2 (28/09/2016) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 1-3 Paris Saint-Germain Goals: 1-0 Natanael 16, 1-1 Matuidi 41, 1-2 Cavani 56, 1-3 Cavani 60 PFC Ludogorets 1945: Stoyanov, Palomino, Natanael, Anicet Abel, Dyakov, Jonathan Cafú, Minev, Moţi, Marcelinho, Wanderson (88 Keșerü), Misidjan (74 Lukoki) Matchday 3 (19/10/2016) Arsenal FC-PFC Ludogorets Razgrad Matchday 4 (01/11/2016) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad-Arsenal FC Matchday 5 (23/11/2016) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad-FC Basel 1893 Matchday 6 (06/12/2016) Paris Saint-Germain-PFC Ludogorets Razgrad 15
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Team facts Arsenal FC Formed: 1886 Nickname: The Gunners UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) UEFA Champions League: (2006) UEFA Cup: (2000) UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): (1980), 1994, (1995) UEFA Super Cup: (1994) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 13 (2004) FA Cup: 12 (2015) League Cup: 2 (1993) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: round of 16 2014/15: round of 16 2013/14: round of 16 2012/13: round of 16 2011/12: round of 16 2010/11: round of 16 2009/10: quarter-finals 2008/09: semi-finals 2007/08: quarter-finals 2006/07: round of 16 Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 7-0: Arsenal v SK Slavia Praha 23/10/07, UEFA Champions League group stage Biggest away win 0-7: R. Standard de Liège v Arsenal 03/11/93, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg Heaviest home defeat 2-5: Arsenal v FC Spartak Moskva 29/09/82, UEFA Cup first round second leg 0-3: Arsenal v FC Internazionale Milano 17/09/03, UEFA Champions League group stage Heaviest away defeat 5-1: FC Bayern München v Arsenal 04/11/15, UEFA Champions League group stage 4-0: AC Milan v Arsenal 15/02/12, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) Biggest home win 7-0: Arsenal v SK Slavia Praha (see above for details) Biggest away win 1-5: FC Internazionale Milano v Arsenal 25/11/03, group stage 0-4: PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal 25/09/02, first group stage Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Arsenal v FC Internazionale Milano (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat 5-1: FC Bayern München v Arsenal (see above for details) 17
4-0: AC Milan v Arsenal (see above for details) FC Ludogorets Razgrad Formed: 1945 Nickname: The Eagles from Razgrad UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 5 (2016) Bulgarian Cup: 2 (2014) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: second qualifying round 2014/15: group stage 2013/14: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2012/13: second qualifying round 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 4-0: Ludogorets v F91 Dudelange 16/07/14, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg Biggest away win 0-3: FK Mladost Podgorica v Ludogorets 19/07/16, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Ludogorets v Valencia CF 13/03/14, UEFA Europa League round of 16 first leg Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Real Madrid CF v Ludogorets 09/12/14, UEFA Champions League group stage 4-0: FC Basel 1893 v Ludogorets 04/11/14, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) Biggest home win 1-0: Ludogorets v FC Basel 1893 22/10/14, group stage Biggest away win N/A Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Ludogorets v Paris Saint-Germain 28/09/16, group stage Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Real Madrid CF v Ludogorets (see above for details) 4-0: FC Basel 1893 v Ludogorets (see above for details) 18
Legend ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition. UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded. Match officials 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 official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. Competitions Club competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Competition stages F: Final GS: Group stage GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round R2: Second round R3: Third round R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off PO - FT: Play-off for Final Tournament GS-FT: Group stage final tournament Statistics National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted 19
Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 20