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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE2012/13 SEASON

MATCH PRESS KIT

AC Milan(first leg: 0-2)FC BarcelonaMatchday 8 - round of 16, second leg

Camp Nou, BarcelonaTuesday 12 March 2013

20.45CET (20.45 local time)

ContentsPrevious meetings.............................................................................................................2Match background.............................................................................................................6Match facts........................................................................................................................8Squad list.........................................................................................................................10Head coach.....................................................................................................................12Match officials..................................................................................................................13Fixtures and results.........................................................................................................15Match-by-match lineups..................................................................................................19Competition facts.............................................................................................................21Team facts.......................................................................................................................22Legend............................................................................................................................25

Previous meetingsHead to Head

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateBoateng 57, Muntari 81Milan2-0AC Milan - FC BarcelonaR1620/02/13

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateMessi 11(p), 41(p), Iniesta 53; Nocerino32

Barcelona3-1agg: 3-1

FC Barcelona - AC MilanQF03/04/12

Milan0-0AC Milan - FC BarcelonaQF28/03/12Ibrahimović 20, Boateng 54; VanBommel 14(og), Messi 31(p), XaviHernández 63

Milan2-3AC Milan - FC BarcelonaGS23/11/11

Pedro Rodríguez 36, Villa 50; Pato 1,Thiago Silva 90+2

Barcelona2-2FC Barcelona - AC MilanGS13/09/11

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDate


FC Barcelona - AC MilanSF26/04/06

Giuly 57Milan0-1AC Milan - FC BarcelonaSF18/04/06

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateEto'o 37, Ronaldinho 89; Shevchenko17

Barcelona2-1FC Barcelona - AC MilanGS02/11/04

Shevchenko 31Milan1-0AC Milan - FC BarcelonaGS20/10/04

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateAlbertini 26, 39, José Marí 45; Rivaldo19, 43, 68

Milan3-3AC Milan - FC BarcelonaGS18/10/00

Coco 45, Bierhoff 71Barcelona0-2FC Barcelona - AC MilanGS26/09/00

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateMassaro 22, 45, Savićević 47, Desailly58

Athens4-0AC Milan - FC BarcelonaF18/05/94

UEFA Super CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateEvani 55Milan1-0

agg: 2-1AC Milan - FC BarcelonaF07/12/89

Amor 67; Van Basten 44(p)Barcelona1-1FC Barcelona - AC MilanF23/11/89

European Champion Clubs' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateKubala 10, 32, 69, Segarra 19, Czibor65; Ferrario 38


FC Barcelona - AC MilanR125/11/59

Verges 12, Suárez 16Milan0-2AC Milan - FC BarcelonaR104/11/59

TotalFinalAwayHomeGAGFLDWPldLDWPldLDWPldLDWPld212255616210322371236FC Barcelona222165516012332163227AC Milan

FC Barcelona - Record versus clubs from opponents' country

Previous meetings2Last updated 12/03/13 00:04:38CET

Tuesday 12 March 2013 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time)FC Barcelona - AC MilanCamp Nou, BarcelonaMATCH PRESS KIT

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDatePiqué 84Barcelona1-0

agg: 2-3FC Barcelona - FC Internazionale MilanoSF28/04/10

Sneijder 30, Maicon 48, Milito 61; PedroRodríguez 19

Milan3-1FC Internazionale Milano - FC BarcelonaSF20/04/10

Piqué 10, Pedro Rodríguez 26Barcelona2-0FC Barcelona - FC Internazionale MilanoGS24/11/09Milan0-0FC Internazionale Milano - FC BarcelonaGS16/09/09

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateEzquerro 85, Iniesta 90Udine0-2Udinese Calcio - FC BarcelonaGS07/12/05Ronaldinho 13, 32, 90(p), Deco 41;Felipe 24

Barcelona4-1FC Barcelona - Udinese CalcioGS27/09/05

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateXavi Hernández 66; Nedvěd 53,Zalayeta 114 ET

Barcelona1-2agg: 2-3 (aet)

FC Barcelona - JuventusQF22/04/03

Montero 16; Saviola 78Turin1-1Juventus - FC BarcelonaQF09/04/03Milan0-0FC Internazionale Milano - FC Barcelona2ndGS26/02/03

Saviola 7, Cocu 29, Kluivert 67Barcelona3-0FC Barcelona - FC Internazionale Milano2ndGS18/02/03

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateEmerson 61, Montella 74, Tommasi90+2

Rome3-0AS Roma - FC Barcelona2ndGS26/02/02

Kluivert 82; Panucci 57Barcelona1-1FC Barcelona - AS Roma2ndGS20/02/02

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateBressan 14, Balbo 56, 69; Luís Figo 20,Rivaldo 43, 74

Florence3-3ACF Fiorentina - FC BarcelonaGS02/11/99

Luís Figo 7, Luis Enrique 10, Rivaldo68, 70(p); Batistuta 50, Chiesa 79

Barcelona4-2FC Barcelona - ACF FiorentinaGS22/09/99

UEFA Cup Winners' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateCouto 30, Guardiola 35Florence0-2

agg: 1-3ACF Fiorentina - FC BarcelonaSF24/04/97

Nadal 43; Batistuta 63Barcelona1-1FC Barcelona - ACF FiorentinaSF10/04/97

European Champion Clubs' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateKoeman 112 ETLondon0-1

(aet)UC Sampdoria - FC BarcelonaF20/05/92

UEFA Cup Winners' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateBaggio 61Turin1-0

agg: 2-3Juventus - FC BarcelonaSF24/04/91

Stoichkov 56, 60, Goikoetxea 76;Casiraghi 12

Barcelona3-1FC Barcelona - JuventusSF10/04/91

UEFA Cup Winners' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateSalinas 4, Lopez Rekarte 80Berne2-0FC Barcelona - UC SampdoriaF10/05/89

European Champion Clubs' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDatePlatini 44; Archibald 30Turin1-1

agg: 1-2Juventus - FC BarcelonaQF19/03/86

Julio Alberto 82Barcelona1-0FC Barcelona - JuventusQF05/03/86



UEFA CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateSotil 6, Cruyff 43, Neeskens 79, Fortes82


FC Barcelona - S.S. LazioR205/11/75

Match forfeitedRome0-3f

S.S. Lazio - FC BarcelonaR222/10/75

AC Milan - Record versus clubs from opponents' countryUEFA Champions League

GoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDatePato 73; Eliseu 40Milan1-1AC Milan - Málaga CFGS06/11/12Joaquín 64Malaga1-0Málaga CF - AC MilanGS24/10/12

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateInzaghi 68, 78; Higuaín 45, Pedro León90+4

Milan2-2AC Milan - Real Madrid CFGS03/11/10

Ronaldo 13, Özil 14Madrid2-0Real Madrid CF - AC MilanGS19/10/10

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateRonaldinho 35(p); Benzema 29Milan1-1AC Milan - Real Madrid CFGS03/11/09Raúl González 19, Drenthe 76; Pirlo 62,Pato 66, 88

Madrid2-3Real Madrid CF - AC MilanGS21/10/09

UEFA Super CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateInzaghi 54, Jankulovski 61, Kaká 86;Renato 13

Monaco3-1AC Milan - Sevilla FCF31/08/07

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDatePandiani 5, Valerón 35, Luque 44, Fran76

La Coruna4-0agg: 5-4

RC Deportivo La Coruña - AC MilanQF07/04/04

Kaká 45, 49, Shevchenko 46, Pirlo 53;Pandiani 11

Milan4-1AC Milan - RC Deportivo La CoruñaQF23/03/04

Kaká 40; Jesuli 42, José Ignacio 71Milan1-2AC Milan - RC Celta de VigoGS09/12/03Vigo0-0RC Celta de Vigo - AC MilanGS01/10/03

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateRaúl González 12, 57, Guti 86; Rivaldo81

Madrid3-1Real Madrid CF - AC Milan2ndGS12/03/03

Shevchenko 40Milan1-0AC Milan - Real Madrid CF2ndGS26/11/02Tomasson 34; Tristán 58, Makaay 70Milan1-2AC Milan - RC Deportivo La CoruñaGS13/11/02Seedorf 17, Inzaghi 33, 55, 62La Coruna0-4RC Deportivo La Coruña - AC MilanGS24/09/02

UEFA Champions LeagueGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateShevchenko 86(p); Djalminha 74(p)Milan1-1AC Milan - RC Deportivo La Coruña2ndGS13/03/01Helveg 45La Coruna0-1RC Deportivo La Coruña - AC Milan2ndGS06/12/00

European Champion Clubs' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateButragueño 45Madrid1-0

agg: 1-2Real Madrid CF - AC MilanR201/11/89

Rijkaard 9, Van Basten 14Milan2-0AC Milan - Real Madrid CFR218/10/89

European Champion Clubs' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateAncelotti 17, Rijkaard 24, Gullit 45, VanBasten 49, Donadoni 60

Milan5-0agg: 6-1

AC Milan - Real Madrid CFSF19/04/89

Sánchez 41; Van Basten 77Madrid1-1Real Madrid CF - AC MilanSF05/04/89



UEFA CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDate


RCD Espanyol - AC MilanR204/11/87

Zubillaga 40, Pichi Alonso 49Lecce0-2AC Milan - RCD EspanyolR221/10/87Virdis 20, 44, Gullit 42Lecce3-0

agg: 3-1AC Milan - Real Sporting de GijónR130/09/87

Alvarez 70Gijon1-0Real Sporting de Gijón - AC MilanR116/09/87

UEFA Cup Winners' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateTosetto 34, Capello 59; Lopez 62Milan2-1

agg: 2-3AC Milan - Real Betis BalompiéR128/09/77

García Soriano 2, Eulate 58Seville2-0Real Betis Balompié - AC MilanR114/09/77

UEFA CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateCalloni 53, 83(p), Biasiolo 60;Madariaga 86(p)

Milan3-1agg: 4-5

AC Milan - Athletic ClubR308/12/76

Dani 45(p), 81(p), Carlos 48, 86; Capello25

Bilbao4-1Athletic Club - AC MilanR324/11/76

European Champion Clubs' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateLodetti 6, Altafini 46Milan2-0

agg: 3-4AC Milan - Real Madrid CFQF13/02/64

Amancio Amaro 17, Puskás 44, DiStéfano 59, Gento 64; Lodetti 83

Madrid4-1Real Madrid CF - AC MilanQF29/01/64

European Champion Clubs' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateDi Stéfano 74, Rial 79, Gento 107 ET;Schiaffino 59, Grillo 77

Brussels3-2(aet)

Real Madrid CF - AC MilanF28/05/58

European Champion Clubs' CupGoalscorersVenueResultMatchStageDateDal Monte 69, 86; Iglesias 65Milan2-1

agg: 4-5AC Milan - Real Madrid CFSF01/05/56

Rial 5, Iglesias 25, Olsen 40, Di Stéfano62; Nordahl 9, Schiaffino 30

Madrid4-2Real Madrid CF - AC MilanSF19/04/56

Record versus clubs from opponents' country

TotalFinalAwayHomeGAGFLDWPldLDWPldLDWPldLDWPld41639121940212557618241117FC Barcelona7071201218501135135422661123AC Milan



Match backgroundFC Barcelona welcome AC Milan to the Camp Nou hoping that their home form will see them through to thequarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

• Barcelona have not lost a European tie at the Camp Nou for more than three years and beat Milan in last season'squarter-finals and in the 2005/06 semi-finals. This time, however, the Italian side travel to Spain defending a 2-0 leadafter first-leg goals from Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sulley Muntari at San Siro.

• Teams have recovered from losing the first leg to go through in 28 UEFA Champions League ties, although in onlyfour did the victorious side overturn a deficit of more than one goal. No side has ever salvaged a two-goal first-legdefeat without the benefit of an away goal.

• Milan themselves hold the unenviable record for the biggest first-leg victory overturned in the UEFA ChampionsLeague era, losing 4-0 at RC Deportivo La Coruña in the 2003/04 quarter-finals having won 4-1 at home.

Previous meetings• These two famous names have now met 16 times, Barcelona recording six wins to Milan's five and scoring 22 goalsto the Italian side's 21. Barcelona's record at home against the Rossoneri reads W3 D3 L1.

• In last season's quarter-final, Milan and Barcelona drew 0-0 at San Siro before the Spanish side prevailed 3-1 in thereturn, Lionel Messi scoring two first-half penalties either side of Antonio Nocerino's 32nd-minute equaliser. AndrésIniesta cemented victory for Josep Guardiola's side with a third goal after 53 minutes.

• The lineups on 3 April were:Barcelona: Valdés, Alves, Piqué (Adriano 75), Mascherano, Puyol, Xavi (Thiago 63), Busquets, Fàbregas (Keita 78),Iniesta, Messi, Cuenca.Milan: Abbiati, Abate, Mexès, Nesta, Antonini, Nocerino, Ambrosini, Seedorf (Aquilani 61), Boateng (Pato 69; MaxiLópez 82), Robinho, Ibrahimović.

• The clubs also met in the 2011/12 group stage. Their matchday one fixture at the Camp Nou on 13 September 2011finished 2-2, Thiago Silva scoring Milan's 92nd-minute equaliser after Pedro Rodríguez and David Villa had overturnedPato's first-minute goal.

• Barcelona then won 3-2 in Milan on 23 November to consign their hosts to second place in their group. Xavi Hernándezhit a 63rd-minute winner after Zlatan Ibrahimović and Boateng had cancelled out Mark van Bommel's own goal andMessi's penalty respectively.

• Frank Rijkaard's Barcelona were 1-0 aggregate winners against Carlo Ancelotti's Milan in the 2005/06 semi-finalsen route to winning the second of their four European Cup titles. Ludovic Giuly's strike at San Siro proved decisive ina tie featuring Massimo Ambrosini for Milan and Víctor Valdés, Carles Puyol and Iniesta for Barcelona.

• Milan's first-leg win ended a run of seven matches without a victory against Barcelona going back to 20 October2004, Andriy Shevchenko getting the only goal of that group stage game. Substitute Ambrosini played for the Rossoneriwith Valdés, Puyol, Xavi and substitute Iniesta lining up for the Spanish side. Ambrosini is also a survivor of Milan'sonly win at the Camp Nou, 2-0 on 26 September 2000, with Francesco Coco and Oliver Bierhoff scoring.

• The clubs' most high-profile encounter was the 1994 UEFA Champions League final in Athens, Fabio Capello'sMilan winning 4-0 with goals from Daniele Massaro (22, 45), Dejan Savićević (47) and Marcel Desailly (58). Milanalso prevailed when the pair met in the 1989 UEFA Super Cup, winning 1-0 at home after a 1-1 away draw.

• Barcelona won the clubs' first two-legged contest 7-1 on aggregate in the first round of the 1959/60 EuropeanChampion Clubs' Cup.

Match background• Barcelona are targeting a sixth successive quarter-final appearance and are undefeated in 19 UEFA ChampionsLeague home outings, winning 15 of them, since a 2-1 reverse against FC Rubin Kazan on 20 October 2009.

• Milan have already lost on Spanish soil once this season, 1-0 at Málaga CF, but did win twice on their travels in thegroup stage – scoring three goals at both FC Zenit St Petersburg and RSC Anderlecht.

• Milan's overall away record against teams from Spain is W4 D6 L13. The Rossoneri last won in Spain in the 2009/10group stage, Pato's 88th-minute strike sealing a 3-2 victory at Real Madrid CF.

• Barcelona's overall record against Italian visitors is W11 D4 L2.

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• Barcelona have won 11 ties in UEFA competition when they have lost the first leg away from home, although theyhave gone down in the other 13, most recently in last year's semi-finals when a 1-0 away defeat at Chelsea FCpreceded a 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou. They have won five of 12 ties in which they have needed to overturn a first-legdefeat by two goals or more.

• Milan's aggregate success against Arsenal FC in last season's round of 16 ended a run of three defeats at this stage,putting them in the quarter-finals for the first time since 2006/07.

• While Milan have won 36 out of 41 UEFA competition ties in which they won the first leg at home, they have won12 out of 13 when winning 2-0 at home first. The sole exception was against FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the 1995/96UEFA Cup quarter-finals, when they went down 3-0 away.

• Barcelona's shoot-out record in UEFA club competitions is:5-4 v KKS Lech Poznań, 1988/89 European Cup Winners' Cup second round0-2 v FC Steaua Bucureşti, 1985/86 European Cup final5-4 v IFK Göteborg, 1985/86 European Cup semi-final4-1 v RSC Anderlecht, 1978/79 European Cup Winners' Cup second round3-1 v Ipswich Town FC, 1977/78 UEFA Cup third round5-4 v AZ Alkmaar, 1977/78 UEFA Cup second round

• Milan's shoot-out record is:2-3 v Liverpool FC, 2004/05 UEFA Champions League final3-2 v Juventus, 2002/03 UEFA Champions League final7-6 v FK Lokomotiva Košice, 1978/79 UEFA Cup first round

Team ties• The match marks a homecoming for Bojan Krkić, a graduate of Barcelona's La Masia academy, who played in theirfirst team from 2007 to 2011, making 104 Liga appearances and scoring 26 goals. Bojan scored five times in 28 UEFAChampions League outings but was an unused substitute in Barcelona's 2009 and 2011 final triumphs.

• Riccardo Montolivo and Ignazio Abate played in Italy's 4-0 defeat by Spain in the UEFA EURO 2012 final in Kyivlast July. Jordi Alba was among the scorers for a Spain side also featuring Gerard Piqué, Xavi, Iniesta, Cesc Fàbregas,Sergio Busquets and second-half substitute Pedro.

• Fàbregas had earlier scored in the 1-1 group stage draw against Italy in Gdansk, where the only Milan representativewas late substitute Nocerino.

• Fàbregas hit the winning penalty when Spain overcame Italy in the UEFA EURO 2008 quarter-finals and struckArsenal FC's opener in a 2-0 victory at Milan, who included Ambrosini, in the second leg of the 2007/08 round of 16at San Siro, securing an identical aggregate success. Mathieu Flamini was alongside him in Arsenal's team that nightand also played with Alex Song during his time in London.

• Messi equalised as his Argentina side came from behind to win 2-1 away to a Colombia team captained by MarioYepes in a FIFA World Cup qualifier in Barranquilla in November 2011.

• Iniesta scored the extra-time winner as Spain overcame a Netherlands side featuring Nigel de Jong in the 2010World Cup final.

• Christian Abbiati (Club Atlético de Madrid), Robinho (Real Madrid) and Cristián Zapata (Villarreal CF) have all hadspells in Spanish football. Zapata played in Villarreal's 5-0 reverse at the Camp Nou in August 2011, but Robinhowon 1-0 in Barcelona with Madrid in December 2007.

• Thiago Alcántara was born in San Pietro Vernotico in Italy, where his father Mazinho was playing for US Lecce andwhere he also represented ACF Fiorentina. Thiago made his international debut for Spain in a 2-1 loss to Italy in Bariin August 2011, Montolivo scoring for the Azzurri.

• Alexis Sánchez scored in Udinese Calcio's 4-4 draw at Milan in 2010/11. That was his solitary goal in seven leagueand cup meetings with Milan during three years in Udine which brought three wins, two draws and two defeats.

• Javier Mascherano was in the Liverpool FC team beaten 2-1 by Ambrosini's Milan in the 2007 UEFA ChampionsLeague final in Athens.

• Villa put an 82nd-minute winning penalty past Marco Amelia when Valencia CF defeated Genoa CFC 3-2 in the2009/10 UEFA Europa League group stage. The Barcelona forward struck a 95th-minute winner in the return in Italywith Amelia not playing.

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Match factsBarcelona

UEFA Champions League statistics• Xavi Hernández has completed 757 passes to date, 318 more than any other player, despite sitting out matchdaysix. He has completed 90% of the passes he has attempted.

• Lionel Messi has scored 56 UEFA Champions League goals, level with Ruud van Nistelrooy and behind only RaúlGonzález (71).

• Barcelona have enjoyed 70% of possession to date, completing 5,008 of their 5,910 attempted passes with an 85%success rate – all higher than any other side.

• The Catalan giants have committed fewer fouls (58) than any other team still involved.

• Adriano, Alex Song, Javier Mascherano and Pedro Rodríguez's next bookings will incur a suspension.

UEFA Champions League squad changes• InNone

• OutIsaac Cuenca (AFC Ajax, loan)

• Marc Muniesa damaged knee ligaments in pre-season and is not in the UEFA Champions League squad.

Miscellaneous• Barcelona had conceded at least once in each of their last 13 games in all competitions, their worst ever sequence,before Saturday's 2-0 win against RC Deportivo La Coruña.

• José Manuel Pinto made his first league appearance of the season on Saturday as Víctor Valdés began a four-matchLiga ban following his sending off after the final whistle of the 2-1 defeat by Real Madrid CF on 2 March.

• Messi has scored in a record 17 consecutive Liga games for Barcelona, surpassing the previous mark of ten set byMariano Martín (Barcelona, 1942/43-1943/44) and Ronaldo (Real Madrid, 1996/97).

• The first-leg defeat began a run of three reverses in four games; after beating Sevilla FC, Barcelona lost twice infour days to Real Madrid. The last time they suffered three defeats in four games was in April/May 2008.

• Messi's goal in the 2-1 Liga loss to Madrid was his 18th in the fixture, equalling Alfredo Di Stéfano's Clásico record.

• Before the first leg the Blaugrana had registered at least a goal in each of their previous 21 games on the road inall competitions.

• On 21 February, Éric Abidal was given the all-clear to return to action for the first time since a liver transplant on 10April 2012.

• Tito Vilanova underwent surgery and chemotherapy on a tumour in his saliva gland in December.

• Barcelona's 19-game unbeaten start to the top-flight campaign – 18 wins, one draw – ended on 19 January whenReal Sociedad de Fútbol came from two down to triumph 3-2.

• Messi scored 91 goals for club and country in 2012, surpassing Gerd Müller's calendar year record of 86 set in 1972.He collected a record fourth FIFA Ballon d'Or in January, with Andrés Iniesta third in the voting and Xavi fourth.

• Puyol won his 100th cap on 6 February as Spain beat Uruguay 3-1 in Doha.

Milan

UEFA Champions League statistics• Kevin-Prince Boateng's first-leg goal was the Rossoneri's 400th in the European Cup.

• Sulley Muntari's first-leg goal was his first in UEFA club competition on what was his 34th appearance.

• At 19 years and 342 days, Stephan El Shaarawy became Milan's youngest UEFA Champions League goalscorerwhen he found the net against FC Zenit St Petersburg on matchday two.

• Philippe Mexès, Daniele Bonera, Mathieu Flamini and Riccardo Montolivo will incur a suspension with their nextbookings.

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UEFA Champions League squad changes• InSulley Muntari, M'Baye Niang, Bakaye Traoré

• OutFrancesco Acerbi (Genoa CFC), Adrià Carmona (Real Zaragoza, loan), Urby Emanuelson (Fulham FC, loan), DjamelMesbah (Parma FC), Pato (SC Corinthians Paulista)

• Muntari picked up a knee injury playing beach football while on holiday last summer that kept him out until December.

• Milan signed Manchester City FC's Mario Balotelli in January but the Italy striker is ineligible for this competition.

• The Rossoneri also brought in defender Cristian Zaccardo from Parma and Polish Under-21 international BartoszSalamon from Brescia Calcio. Italian U21 midfielder Riccardo Saponara will join in June from Empoli FC.

Miscellaneous• Milan earned a hard-fought 2-0 win at Genoa CFC on Friday, Giampaolo Pazzini scoring the stunning opener despitestruggling with a leg injury that forced him off immediately after; Philippe Mexès went off with a muscle knock athalf-time. The visitors played the last 25 minutes with ten men after Kévin Constant was sent off.

• Pazzini, who has scored nine goals in his last 11 appearances, has been left out of the squad for the Barcelonamatch after a scan on Sunday revealed "heavy bruising and a micro-fracture to the right fibula".

• Massimiliano Allegri's side were 13th in Serie A in mid-November but a run of 11 wins in 15 league outings has liftedthem to third.

• The Rossoneri have scored at least once in each of their last nine games.

• Luca Antonini has not featured since twisting his knee on 14 February but played 90 minutes for Milan's youth sideat the weekend.

• Milan have not lost by a three-goal margin since their 3-0 defeat at Arsenal FC in last season's UEFA ChampionsLeague round of 16 second leg on 6 March 2012. They also lost 4-0 away to Manchester United FC at exactly thesame stage of the competition in 2009/10.

• The Rossoneri are unbeaten in the league in 2013, winning seven and drawing three.

• Of the 63 goals Milan have scored this season in all competitions, 44 have come after half-time.

• El Shaarawy has scored 23 goals in 41 games for club and country this term. He signed a 12-month contract extensionon 28 February tying him to the club until 2018.

• Nigel de Jong is likely to miss the rest of the season after rupturing his left Achilles tendon in December.

• Milan lost six of their first 14 Serie A fixtures, their worst start to a campaign since 1941/42.

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Squad listFC Barcelona

All-timeCurrent seasonUEFAUCLLeagueUCLQUAL

GlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo.Goalkeepers

-107-95-26-6---3114/01/82ESPVíctor Valdés1-33-9-1-1---3708/11/75ESPJosé Manuel Pinto13-----------2314/09/89ESPOier Olazábal31

Defenders799556-2115---2906/05/83BRADaniel Alves2652649219-5---2602/02/87ESPGerard Piqué321292113113-3---3413/04/78ESPCarles Puyol5168-55-21-6--*2808/06/84ARGJavier Mascherano14-4-4-4-2---2215/01/91ESPMarc Bartra1522711222215---2321/03/89ESPJordi Alba181313-9-2---2114/04/91ESPMartín Montoya19762126517-3--*2826/10/84BRAAdriano21-60-56-------3311/09/79FRAÉric Abidal22-----------2028/03/92ESPSergi Gómez26-1-1---1---2204/03/91ESPCarles Planas29

Midfielders2076156962215---2504/05/87ESPCesc Fàbregas4111489126523-6---3325/01/80ESPXavi Hernández61089108222115---2811/05/84ESPAndrés Iniesta8-9-9117-1---2111/04/91ESPThiago Alcántara11-4-4-1-----2226/04/90MEXJonathan Dos Santos12346344125-4---2416/07/88ESPSergio Busquets16247241111-6--*2509/09/87CMRAlex Song251313---1---2107/02/92ESPSergi Roberto28-2-2---1---2012/02/93ESPRafinha30

Forwards27721335719-5---3103/12/81ESPDavid Villa732131121915---2419/12/88CHIAlexis Sánchez9

57785675402757---2524/06/87ARGLionel Messi1014431340523-6--*2528/07/87ESPPedro Rodríguez17-3-3---2---1813/03/94ESPGerard Deulofeu27363641413---2111/08/91ESPCristian Tello37

Coach-7-7---7---4417/09/68ESPTito Vilanova-

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AC MilanAll-timeCurrent season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLQUALGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldDAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo.

Goalkeepers119-5-9-1---3002/04/82ITAMarco Amelia1-69-46-19-6---3508/07/77ITAChristian Abbiati32-----------2027/09/92BRAGabriel59-----------1816/08/94ITADavide Narduzzo60

Defenders-7-7-20-5---2020/10/92ITAMattia De Sciglio2279247-1715--*3030/03/82FRAPhilippe Mexès5-20-8-15-4---2630/09/86COLCristián Zapata17-25-23-18-3---2612/11/86ITAIgnazio Abate20-54-27-10-4--*3131/05/81ITADaniele Bonera25116-11-13-3---3713/01/76COLMario Yepes76122-14-6-2---3004/08/82ITALuca Antonini77

Midfielders134126-611---2827/08/84GHASulley Muntari4121113220-3---2709/04/85ITAAntonio Nocerino853042022216---2606/03/87GHAKevin-Prince Boateng10-1-1-5-1---2806/03/85MLIBakaye Traoré12158-39-11-2--*2907/03/84FRAMathieu Flamini16234119225-5--*2818/01/85ITARiccardo Montolivo18-5-5-19-5---2510/05/87GUIKévin Constant213107281-16-3---3529/05/77ITAMassimo Ambrosini23769538112-4---2830/11/84NEDNigel de Jong34-1-1-------1803/03/95ITABryan Christante36

Forwards948838216-2---2925/01/84BRARobinho78323131322-5---2802/08/84ITAGiampaolo Pazzini11-1-1-12-1---1819/12/94FRAM'Baye Niang19535531318-5---2228/08/90ESPBojan Krkić22-1-1---1---1730/06/95ITAAndrea Petagna37-1-1-------1921/09/93ITASimone Ganz562929162727---2027/10/92ITAStephan El Shaarawy92

Coach-25-25---7---4511/08/67ITAMassimiliano Allegri-

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Head coachFC Barcelona: Tito VilanovaDate of birth: 17 September 1968Nationality: SpanishPlaying career: FC Barcelona B, UE Figueres, RC Celta de Vigo, CD Badajoz, RCD Mallorca, UE Lleida, Elche CF,UDA GramanetCoaching career: FC Barcelona (Cadet B), FC Palafrugell, Barcelona B (assistant), Barcelona

• Began his footballing career in Barcelona's youth section, joining La Masia in 1984 and sharing a dressing roomwith the likes of Albert Ferrer, Guillermo Amor, Carles Busquets and Josep Guardiola, whom he would later assistand succeed as coach of the Blaugrana.

• Only made three friendly appearances for Barcelona's senior side in 1988/89, dropping down to the second tier forthree seasons before eventually reaching the top flight with RC Celta de Vigo.

• Began coaching career with Barcelona's Cadet B team, working with Gerard Piqué, Cesc Fàbregas and LionelMessi.

• Was asked by Guardiola to join him as an assistant with Barça's B team and together they helped earn promotionto Spanish third division. Shortly afterwards Vilanova joined his former team-mate in the senior set-up, where he wouldgo on to share in 14 trophies over a four-year period.

• Following Guardiola's resignation in summer 2012, was promoted to head coach and began his reign in style witha 5-1 Liga defeat of Real Sociedad de Fútbol. AC Milan: Massimiliano AllegriDate of birth: 11 August 1967Nationality: ItalianPlaying career: UC Cuoiopelli, AS Livorno Calcio (twice), Pisa Calcio, AC Pavia, Pescara Calcio (twice), CagliariCalcio, AC Perugia, Calcio Padova, SSC Napoli, AC Pistoiese, Aglianese Calcio 1923Coaching career: Aglianese Calcio 1923, SPAL 1907, US Grosseto FC, US Sassuolo Calcio, Cagliari Calcio, ACMilan

• A creative attacking midfielder, Allegri started out in his native Tuscany with Cuoiopelli and then Livorno, his hometownclub. First appeared in Serie A for Pisa against Milan in 1988/89 but played only twice that season before headingback to Livorno.

• Returned to Serie A after helping Pescara win promotion in 1992. The following term he scored 12 goals underGiovanni Galeone, the coach Allegri still considers his mentor. After leaving Pescara in 1993, had spells at Cagliari,Perugia, Padova and Napoli before hanging up his boots back in Tuscany with fourth division Aglianese in 2003.

• Moved straight into coaching at Aglianese, prior to taking charge at SPAL and Grosseto. In November 2008 he wonthe Panchina d'Oro (golden bench) as the third division's best coach having led Sassuolo to promotion.

• Had earlier been appointed by Cagliari whom he led to ninth place in 2009, winning the Panchina d'Oro again, thistime as Serie A's best coach. A bad run of results the following season prompted Allegri's dismissal on 13 April 2010– although he had already done enough to earn a two-year contract at Milan.

• Allegri's first season at San Siro ended with his new club winning the Scudetto for the first time since 2004. In January2012 he extended his contract until June 2014.

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Match officialsReferee Viktor Kassai (HUN)Assistant referees Gabor Erös (HUN), György Ring (HUN)Additional assistant referees Tamás Bognar (HUN), Mihaly Fabian (HUN)Fourth official Robert Kispal (HUN)UEFA Delegate Sune Hellströmer (SWE)UEFA Referee observer Jaap Uilenberg (NED)

RefereeUEFA matchesUEFA Champions

League matchesDate of birthName

832210/09/1975Viktor Kassai

• Viktor Kassai works as a travel agent in his native Hungary and his progress to UEFA's list of Elite referees hasensured plenty of opportunities to broaden his horizons still further.

• Born on 10 September 1975, Kassai has taken charge of more than 100 matches in the Hungarian top flight, gettinghis first taste of international action in the 2001 UEFA Regions' Cup.

• Kassai, whose principle interests are sports and film, officiated two UEFA Cup matches in 2003/04 and the followingseason brought his first UEFA Champions League engagement, the second qualifying round first leg between HNKHajduk Split and Shelbourne FC. Went on to officiate FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Under-21 Championshipgames the same season.

• In July 2005 Kassai refereed three games at the European U19 Championship in Northern Ireland and has remaineda regular in international fixtures ever since, also working at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.

• Worked as a fourth official at UEFA EURO 2008, where he was given three matches, and was a referee at thefootball tournament at the Olympic Games in Beijing later that summer, taking charge of the final as Argentina defeatedNigeria. Oversaw four games at the 2010 World Cup, including the Germany-Spain semi-final, and seven matchesin the UEFA Champions League the following season, concluding with the Wembley final between FC Barcelona andManchester United FC.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this matchVenueResultAwayHomeStageCompetitionDatePrague0-3Sevilla FCSK Slavia PrahaGSUCL12/12/07

Villarreal1-0Celtic FCVillarreal CFGSUCL30/09/08Florence1-2Olympique LyonnaisACF FiorentinaGSUCL25/11/08Lisbon2-2ACF FiorentinaSporting Clube de PortugalPOUCL18/08/09Seville1-2PFC CSKA MoskvaSevilla FCKO1UCL16/03/10Genoa3-2SV Werder BremenUC SampdoriaPOUCL24/08/10

Valencia0-1Manchester United FCValencia CFGSUCL29/09/10London3-1FC Internazionale MilanoTottenham Hotspur FCGSUCL02/11/10Milan0-1FC Bayern MünchenFC Internazionale MilanoKO1UCL23/02/11

London3-1Manchester United FCFC BarcelonaFUCL28/05/11Milan4-0Arsenal FCAC MilanKO1UCL15/02/12

Madrid2-1FC Bayern MünchenReal Madrid CFSFUCL25/04/12Brussels0-3Málaga CFRSC AnderlechtGSUCL03/10/12

Dortmund2-1Real Madrid CFBorussia DortmundGSUCL24/10/12

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Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this matchVenueResultAwayHomeStageCompetitionDateAlginet3-0BulgariaSpainQR2U1703/03/03Alcoy0-2SpainFranceQR2U1707/03/03

Pasching0-1AS Livorno CalcioSK Austria KärntenR1UCUP28/09/06Seville2-2FC Shakhtar DonetskSevilla FCR16UCUP08/03/07

Thessalonica1-0Real ZaragozaAris Thessaloniki FCR1UCUP20/09/07Getafe1-0SL BenficaGetafe CFR16UCUP12/03/08Durban0-1SpainGermanySFWC07/07/10

Granada2-1Czech RepublicSpainQREURO25/03/11Gdansk1-1ItalySpainGSEURO10/06/12Plzen2-0SSC NapoliFC Viktoria PlzeňR32UEL21/02/13

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Fixtures and resultsFC Barcelona

GoalscorersResultOpponentCompetitionDatePuyol 4, Messi 11, 16, Pedro Rodríguez 41, Villa 84Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H)League19/08/12 5-1WMessi 76, 80CA Osasuna (A)League26/08/12 2-1WAdriano 22Valencia CF (H)League02/09/12 1-0WAdriano 32, Messi 74 (p), 78, Villa 90+1Getafe CF (A)League15/09/12 4-1WTello 14, Messi 72, 80FC Spartak Moskva (H)UCL19/09/12 3-2WXavi Hernández 87, Borja Gómez 90+2 (og)Granada CF (H)League22/09/12 2-0WFàbregas 53, 89, Villa 90+3Sevilla FC (A)League29/09/12 3-2WAlexis Sánchez 6, Fàbregas 55SL Benfica (A)UCL02/10/12 2-0WMessi 31, 61Real Madrid CF (H)League07/10/12 2-2DJordi Alba 3, Tello 8, Messi 18, 43, 77RC Deportivo La Coruña (A)League20/10/12 5-4WIniesta 45, Jordi Alba 90+4Celtic FC (H)UCL23/10/12 2-1WVilla 20, Messi 48, 89, Xavi Hernández 78, Fàbregas 80Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (A)League27/10/12 5-0WVilla 40, Iniesta 51, Fàbregas 88Deportivo Alavés (A)Cup30/10/12 3-0WAdriano 21, Villa 26, Jordi Alba 61RC Celta de Vigo (H)League03/11/12 3-1WMessi 90+1Celtic FC (A)UCL07/11/12 1-2LXavi Hernández 28, Messi 44, 70, Tello 45RCD Mallorca (A)League11/11/12 4-2WMessi 16, 60, Song 28Real Zaragoza (H)League17/11/12 3-1WDaniel Alves 16, Messi 27, 39FC Spartak Moskva (A)UCL20/11/12 3-0WMessi 47, 52, Iniesta 57, Fàbregas 63Levante UD (A)League25/11/12 4-0WAdriano 35, Villa 56, 59Deportivo Alavés (H)Cup28/11/12 3-1WPiqué 22, Messi 25, 70, Adriano 45+1, Fàbregas 57Athletic Club (H)League01/12/12 5-1W

SL Benfica (H)UCL05/12/12 0-0DMessi 16, 25Real Betis Balompié (A)League09/12/12 2-1WMessi 11, 74Córdoba CF (A)Cup12/12/12 2-0WAdriano 36, Busquets 45, Messi 57, 88Club Atlético de Madrid (H)League16/12/12 4-1WXavi Hernández 43, Messi 59, Tello 90+4Real Valladolid CF (A)League22/12/12 3-1WXavi Hernández 10, Pedro Rodríguez 15, 27, Messi 29 (p)RCD Espanyol (H)League06/01/13 4-0WThiago Alcántara 17, Villa 21, 26, Alexis Sánchez 55, 85Córdoba CF (H)Cup10/01/13 5-0WMessi 27, Fàbregas 50, Thiago Alcántara 82Málaga CF (A)League13/01/13 3-1WMessi 29, Puyol 30Málaga CF (H)Cup16/01/13 2-2DMessi 7, Pedro Rodríguez 25Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A)League19/01/13 2-3LPedro Rodríguez 8, Piqué 49, Iniesta 76, Messi 80Málaga CF (A)Cup24/01/13 4-2WMessi 11, 28 (p), 56, 58, Pedro Rodríguez 40CA Osasuna (H)League27/01/13 5-1WFàbregas 50Real Madrid CF (A)Cup30/01/13 1-1DMessi 39 (p)Valencia CF (A)League03/02/13 1-1DAlexis Sánchez 6, Messi 13, Villa 58, Tello 79, Iniesta 90,Piqué 90+2

Getafe CF (H)League10/02/13 6-1W

Messi 50, 73Granada CF (A)League16/02/13 2-1WAC Milan (A)UCL20/02/13 0-2L

Villa 52, Messi 60Sevilla FC (H)League23/02/13 2-1WJordi Alba 89Real Madrid CF (H)Cup26/02/13 1-3LMessi 18Real Madrid CF (A)League02/03/13 1-2LAlexis Sánchez 38, Messi 88RC Deportivo La Coruña (H)League09/03/13 2-0W

AC Milan (H)UCL12/03/13Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (H)League17/03/13RC Celta de Vigo (A)League30/03/13RCD Mallorca (H)League07/04/13Real Zaragoza (A)League14/04/13Levante UD (H)League21/04/13Athletic Club (A)League28/04/13Real Betis Balompié (H)League05/05/13Club Atlético de Madrid (A)League12/05/13

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Real Valladolid CF (H)League19/05/13RCD Espanyol (A)League29/05/13Málaga CF (H)League01/06/13

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.713085222327FC Barcelona1582566541827Real Madrid CF2572448631827Club Atlético de Madrid3442538781227Málaga CF4443445781227Real Sociedad de Fútbol54339391041327Real Betis Balompié6424038961227Valencia CF74143361221327Rayo Vallecano de Madrid83944371061127Getafe CF93640321161027Levante UD10353435108927Real Valladolid CF113540391251027Sevilla FC12323731118827RCD Espanyol13325032135927Athletic Club14283023137727CA Osasuna15273825146727Granada CF16263825155727Real Zaragoza17245028156627RCD Mallorca18233826165627RC Celta de Vigo19175829168327RC Deportivo La Coruña20



AC MilanGoalscorersResultOpponentCompetitionDate

UC Sampdoria (H)League26/08/12 0-1LPazzini 16 (p), 77, 85Bologna FC (A)League01/09/12 3-1W

Atalanta BC (H)League15/09/12 0-1LRSC Anderlecht (H)UCL18/09/12 0-0D

El Shaarawy 54Udinese Calcio (A)League23/09/12 1-2LEl Shaarawy 15, 82Cagliari Calcio (H)League26/09/12 2-0WEl Shaarawy 50Parma FC (A)League29/09/12 1-1DEmanuelson 13, El Shaarawy 16, Hubočan 75 (og)FC Zenit St Petersburg (A)UCL03/10/12 3-2W

FC Internazionale Milano (H)League07/10/12 0-1LN. de Jong 61, El Shaarawy 79S.S. Lazio (A)League20/10/12 2-3L

Málaga CF (A)UCL24/10/12 0-1LEl Shaarawy 77Genoa CFC (H)League27/10/12 1-0WMontolivo 69, El Shaarawy 80US Città di Palermo (A)League30/10/12 2-2DEmanuelson 16, Montolivo 36, Bojan Krkić 41, El Shaarawy75, Pazzini 90+3

AC Chievo Verona (H)League03/11/12 5-1W

Pato 73Málaga CF (H)UCL06/11/12 1-1DPazzini 59ACF Fiorentina (H)League11/11/12 1-3LEl Shaarawy 44, 82SSC Napoli (A)League17/11/12 2-2DEl Shaarawy 47, Mexès 71, Pato 90+1RSC Anderlecht (A)UCL21/11/12 3-1WRobinho 31 (p)Juventus (H)League25/11/12 1-0WEl Shaarawy 53, 90+2, Boateng 56Calcio Catania (A)League30/11/12 3-1W

FC Zenit St Petersburg (H)UCL04/12/12 0-1LRobinho 40, Nocerino 53, Pazzini 61, El Shaarawy 76Torino FC (A)League09/12/12 4-2WYepes 51, Niang 79, Pazzini 81Reggina Calcio (H)Cup13/12/12 3-0WNocerino 1, Abbruscato 51 (og), Jonathas 79 (og), ElShaarawy 81

Pescara Calcio (H)League16/12/12 4-1W

Pazzini 87 (p), Bojan Krkić 88AS Roma (A)League22/12/12 2-4LBojan Krkić 67, Pazzini 80 (p)AC Siena (H)League06/01/13 2-1WEl Shaarawy 6Juventus (A)Cup09/01/13 1-2L

UC Sampdoria (A)League13/01/13 0-0DPazzini 64, 82Bologna FC (H)League20/01/13 2-1WEl Shaarawy 29Atalanta BC (A)League27/01/13 1-0WBalotelli 25, 90+4 (p)Udinese Calcio (H)League03/02/13 2-1WBalotelli 82 (p)Cagliari Calcio (A)League10/02/13 1-1DPaletta 39 (og), Balotelli 77Parma FC (H)League15/02/13 2-1WBoateng 57, Muntari 81FC Barcelona (H)UCL20/02/13 2-0WEl Shaarawy 21FC Internazionale Milano (A)League24/02/13 1-1DPazzini 40, 60, Boateng 44S.S. Lazio (H)League02/03/13 3-0WPazzini 22, Balotelli 60Genoa CFC (A)League08/03/13 2-0W

FC Barcelona (A)UCL12/03/13US Città di Palermo (H)League17/03/13AC Chievo Verona (A)League30/03/13ACF Fiorentina (A)League07/04/13SSC Napoli (H)League14/04/13Juventus (A)League21/04/13Calcio Catania (H)League28/04/13Torino FC (H)League05/05/13Pescara Calcio (A)League08/05/13AS Roma (H)League12/05/13AC Siena (A)League19/05/13



PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.621855451928Juventus1532447581528SSC Napoli2513250761528AC Milan3483350861428ACF Fiorentina4473744951428FC Internazionale Milano5473437951428S.S. Lazio64449581051328AS Roma74235361061228Calcio Catania84135377111028Udinese Calcio93536391351028Bologna FC103533351261028UC Sampdoria*11353736118928Parma FC12344835127928Cagliari Calcio133339281351028Atalanta BC*14323633912728Torino FC*15324429145928AC Chievo Verona16264227148628Genoa CFC17244029146828AC Siena*18215621193628Pescara Calcio192141231312328US Città di Palermo20

*UC Sampdoria have had 1 points deducted*Atalanta BC have had 2 points deducted*Torino FC have had 1 points deducted*AC Siena have had 6 points deducted



Match-by-match lineupsFC BarcelonaGroup stageStandings

PtsGAGFLDWPldClub135111146FC Barcelona10892136Celtic FC8552226SL Benfica31475016FC Spartak Moskva

Matchday 1 (19/09/12)Barcelona 3-2 Spartak MoskvaGoals: 1-0 Tello 14, 1-1 Daniel Alves 29(o.g.), 1-2 Romulo 59, 2-2 Messi 72, 3-2 Messi 80FC Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves (Alexis Sánchez 64), Piqué (Song 12), Fàbregas, Xavi Hernández, Messi, Mascherano, Busquets,Pedro Rodríguez, Adriano, Tello (Villa 74)

Matchday 2 (02/10/12)Benfica 0-2 BarcelonaGoals: 0-1 Alexis Sánchez 6, 0-2 Fàbregas 55FC Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Fàbregas (Iniesta 72), Puyol (Song 78), Xavi Hernández, Alexis Sánchez, Messi, Mascherano,Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez (Villa 82), Jordi Alba

Matchday 3 (23/10/12)Barcelona 2-1 CelticGoals: 0-1 Samaras 18, 1-1 Iniesta 45, 2-1 Jordi Alba 90+4FC Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Xavi Hernández, Iniesta, Alexis Sánchez (Villa 80), Messi, Mascherano, Bartra, Pedro Rodríguez (Tello 76), JordiAlba, Adriano, Song

Matchday 4 (07/11/12)Celtic 2-1 BarcelonaGoals: 1-0 Wanyama 21, 2-0 Watt 83, 2-1 Messi 90+1FC Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Xavi Hernández, Iniesta, Alexis Sánchez (Villa 65), Messi, Mascherano, Bartra (Piqué 72), PedroRodríguez, Jordi Alba, Song (Fàbregas 71)

Matchday 5 (20/11/12)Spartak Moskva 0-3 BarcelonaGoals: 0-1 Daniel Alves 16, 0-2 Messi 27, 0-3 Messi 39FC Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Piqué, Fàbregas, Xavi Hernández (Song 81), Iniesta, Messi, Mascherano, Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez(Deulofeu 85), Jordi Alba (Montoya 87)

Matchday 6 (05/12/12)Barcelona 0-0 BenficaFC Barcelona: Pinto, Puyol, Villa, Thiago Alcántara, Montoya, Adriano (Piqué 66), Song, Sergi Roberto, Planas, Rafinha (Messi 58), Tello (Deulofeu78)

Round of 16(20/02/13)Milan 2-0 BarcelonaGoals: 1-0 Boateng 57, 2-0 Muntari 81AC Milan: Abbiati, Muntari, Mexès, Boateng, Pazzini (Niang 75), Zapata, Montolivo, Abate, Constant, Ambrosini, El Shaarawy (Traoré 88)FC Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Piqué, Fàbregas (Alexis Sánchez 62), Puyol (Mascherano 88), Xavi Hernández, Iniesta, Messi,Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez, Jordi Alba

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AC MilanGroup stageStandings

PtsGAGFLDWPldClub125120336Málaga CF8672226AC Milan7963126FC Zenit St Petersburg5943216RSC Anderlecht

Matchday 1 (18/09/12)Milan 0-0 AnderlechtAC Milan: Abbiati, De Sciglio, Mexès, Nocerino, Boateng (El Shaarawy 60), Pazzini, Flamini, Bonera (Yepes 74), Emanuelson (Constant 79), N.de Jong, Antonini

Matchday 2 (03/10/12)Zenit 2-3 MilanGoals: 0-1 Emanuelson 13, 0-2 El Shaarawy 16, 1-2 Hulk 45+2, 2-2 Shirokov 49, 2-3 Hubočan 75(o.g.)AC Milan: Abbiati, Boateng (Yepes 81), Zapata, Montolivo, Abate, Bojan Krkić (Pazzini 52), Bonera, Emanuelson (Nocerino 64), N. de Jong,Antonini, El Shaarawy

Matchday 3 (24/10/12)Málaga 1-0 MilanGoals: 1-0 Joaquín 64AC Milan: Amelia, De Sciglio, Mexès, Pazzini, Acerbi (Bojan Krkić 79), Montolivo, Constant (Pato 69), Ambrosini, Bonera, Emanuelson, El Shaarawy

Matchday 4 (06/11/12)Milan 1-1 MálagaGoals: 0-1 Eliseu 40, 1-1 Pato 73AC Milan: Abbiati, Mexès, Pato, Montolivo, Abate (De Sciglio 6), Constant, Bojan Krkić, Bonera, Emanuelson (Robinho 80), N. de Jong, El Shaarawy(Boateng 62)

Matchday 5 (21/11/12)Anderlecht 1-3 MilanGoals: 0-1 El Shaarawy 47, 0-2 Mexès 71, 1-2 De Sutter 78, 1-3 Pato 90+1AC Milan: Abbiati, De Sciglio, Mexès (Zapata 79), Nocerino, Boateng, Montolivo, Constant (Emanuelson 73), Bojan Krkić (Pato 67), N. de Jong,Yepes, El Shaarawy

Matchday 6 (04/12/12)Milan 0-1 ZenitGoals: 0-1 Danny 35AC Milan: Abbiati, De Sciglio, Boateng, Pazzini, Acerbi, Mesbah (Robinho 65), Flamini (El Shaarawy 80), Zapata, Bojan Krkić (Petagna 90+1),Ambrosini, Emanuelson

Round of 16(20/02/13)Milan 2-0 BarcelonaGoals: 1-0 Boateng 57, 2-0 Muntari 81AC Milan: Abbiati, Muntari, Mexès, Boateng, Pazzini (Niang 75), Zapata, Montolivo, Abate, Constant, Ambrosini, El Shaarawy (Traoré 88)FC Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Piqué, Fàbregas (Alexis Sánchez 62), Puyol (Mascherano 88), Xavi Hernández, Iniesta, Messi,Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez, Jordi Alba

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Competition factsUEFA Champions League knockout stage: Did you know?

• Teams have recovered from a first-leg deficit to go through on 28 occasions, including SL Benfica, APOEL FC, FCBayern München and Chelsea FC in 2011/12. Only twice – AFC Ajax's defeat of Panathinaikos FC in the 1995/96semi-finals and FC Internazionale Milano's win against FC Bayern München in the 2010/11 round of 16 – has a sideprogressed after a home first-leg loss.

• The biggest losing margin a side has overturned was achieved by RC Deportivo La Coruña in the 2003/04 quarter-finalswhen they lost 4-1 at AC Milan but won 4-0 at home.

• Twenty-one ties have been decided on away goals, including six where the triumphant team lost the first leg.

• In all, 21 ties have required extra time. Eight have been decided by extra time alone: four quarter-finals, three roundof 16 encounters and the 2007/08 semi-final between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC.

• Thirteen ties have gone to penalties, including six finals – 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008 and 2012. The first two-leggedtie decided on spot kicks was PSV Eindhoven's 4-2 win against Lyon on 13 April 2005 after a 2-2 aggregate draw.

• There has never been a knockout tie ending goalless after two legs. Ten have finished 1-0 on aggregate, mostrecently Tottenham Hotspur FC's narrow victory against AC Milan in the 2010/11 round of 16.

• FC Bayern München hold the record for the biggest first-leg lead with a 5-0 success at Sporting Clube de Portugalin the 2008/09 round of 16, eventually going through 12-1 after a 7-1 home victory in the second leg. Those two gamesalso featured more goals (13) over its two legs than any UEFA Champions League knockout tie.

• FC Bayern München's 7-0 second-leg defeat of FC Basel 1893 in the 2011/12 round of 16 is the largest margin ofvictory in a UEFA Champions League knockout match.

• Clarence Seedorf is the only player to win the European Cup with three clubs (AFC Ajax 1995, Real Madrid CF1998, AC Milan 2003, 2007). Liverpool's Bob Paisley (1977, 1978, 1981) is the only coach to win three times.

• Ottmar Hitzfeld (Borussia Dortmund 1997, Bayern 2001), Ernst Happel (Feyenoord 1970, Hamburger SV 1983) andJosé Mourinho (FC Porto 2004, FC Internazionale Milano 2010) are the only coaches to win the trophy with two clubs.

• Chelsea FC have become the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFAChampions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/2000 and 2002/03 thatfeatured a second group stage). In 1992/93, FC Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holdersand lost 4-3 on aggregate in the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva.

• No team has successfully defended the UEFA Champions League trophy with AC Milan (1989, 1990) the last clubto win consecutive European Champion Clubs' Cups. Milan (1994, 1995), AFC Ajax (1995, 1996), Juventus (1996,1997) and Manchester United (2008, 2009) have all returned to the final as holders only to lose.

• Only two teams have ever won the UEFA Champions League on home soil: Borussia Dortmund (1997, final inMunich) and Juventus (1996, final in Rome), while Manchester United lost the 2011 final in London and 12 monthslater Bayern were beaten in the showpiece in their own stadium, the Fußball Arena München.

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• Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a match in FC Barcelona's 7-1 win against Bayer 04Leverkusen on 7 March 2012. Eight players, including Messi, have scored four times in a game, most recently FCBayern München's Mario Gomez on matchday eight last season.

• S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta is the oldest player to compete having been aged 43 years 252 days whenhe featured against Real Madrid CF on matchday six of the 2007/08 edition.

• Ryan Giggs is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 37 years and 289 days, in Manchester United's1-1 draw at SL Benfica on 14 September 2011.

• Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared. He was 16 years and 87 days when he started forRSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureşti on 23 November 1994. He was sent off in the 37th minute.

• Peter Ofori-Quaye is the youngest player to have scored, aged 17 years and 195 days, in Olympiacos FC's 5-1defeat at Rosenborg BK on 1 October 1997.

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Team factsFC BarcelonaFormed: 1899Nicknames: Azulgrana (Blue and Reds, Spanish), Blaugrana (Blue and Reds, Catalan)

UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• European Cup (4): (1961), (1986), 1992, (1994), 2006, 2009, 2011• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (4): (1969), 1979, 1982, 1989, (1991), 1997• UEFA Super Cup (4): (1979), (1982), (1989), 1992, 1997, (2006), 2009, 2011• European/South American Cup: (1992)

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)League title: 21 (2011)Spanish Cup: 26 (2012)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise)2011/12: semi-finals2010/11: winners2009/10: semi-finals2008/09: winners2007/08: semi-finals2006/07: round of 162005/06: winners2004/05: round of 162003/04: UEFA Cup fourth round2002/03: quarter-finals

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win8-0: twice, most recently v ŠKM Púchov15/10/03, UEFA Cup first round second leg

• Biggest away win0-7: Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC v Barcelona12/09/95, UEFA Cup first round first leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-4: twice, most recently v FC Dynamo Kyiv05/11/97, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest away defeat4-0: AC Milan v Barcelona18/05/94, European Champion Clubs' Cup final (played in Athens)4-1: Valencia CF v Barcelona02/05/00, UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg3-0 on ten occasions, most recently v AS Roma26/02/02, UEFA Champions League second group stage

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest home win7-1: Barcelona v Bayer 04 Leverkusen07/03/12, round of 16 second leg

• Biggest away win0-5: twice, most recently v FC BATE Borisov28/09/11, group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-4: Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat4-0: AC Milan v Barcelona (see above for details)

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4-1: Valencia CF v Barcelona (see above for details)3-0 on three occasions, most recently v AS Roma (see above for details)



AC MilanFormed: 1899Nicknames: Rossoneri (Red and Blacks), Diavoli (Devils)

UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• European Cup (7): (1958), 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, (1993), 1994, (1995), 2003, (2005), 2007• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (2): 1968, 1973, (1974)• UEFA Super Cup (5): (1973), 1989, 1990, (1993), 1994, 2003, 2007• European/South American Cup (3): (1963), 1969, 1989, 1990, (1993), (1994), (2003)

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)League title: 18 (2011)Italian Cup: 5 (2003)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise)2011/12: quarter-finals2010/11: round of 162009/10: round of 162008/09: UEFA Cup round of 322007/08: round of 162006/07: winners2005/06: semi-finals2004/05: runners-up2003/04: quarter-finals2002/03: winners

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win8-0: Milan v US Luxembourg12/09/62, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg

• Biggest away win0-6 twice, most recently v FC København20/10/93, UEFA Champions League second round first leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-2: seven times, most recently v AFC Ajax08/12/10, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest away defeat6-0: AFC Ajax v Milan16/01/74, 1973 UEFA Super Cup final second leg

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest home win4-0 three times, most recently v Arsenal FC15/02/12, round of 16 first leg

• Biggest away win0-4 three times, most recently v Fenerbahçe SK23/11/05, group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-2 four times, most recently v AFC Ajax (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat4-0 twice, most recently v Manchester United FC10/03/10, round of 16 second leg



LegendALL-TIME STATISTICSThe all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

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

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

National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football ChampionshipWC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations CupFRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationalsU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16ChampionshipU19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18ChampionshipWWC: FIFA Women's World Cup • WCHAMP: UEFA European Women'sChampionship

:: CompetitionsClub competitionsUCL: UEFA Champions LeagueECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions LeagueUEL: UEFA Europa LeagueUCUP: UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa LeagueUCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto CupICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

:: Other abbreviations:: Competition stagesNo.: Number(aet): Match decided after extra time3QR: Third qualifying roundF: Finalo.g.: Own goalaetps: Match decided after extra time

and penalty shoot-outR1: First roundGS: Group stageR2: Second roundGS1: First group stage

(P): Penaltyag: Match decided on away goalsR3: Third roundGS2: Second group stagePld: Matches playedagg: AggregateR4: Fourth roundKO1: First knockout roundPos.: PositionAP: AppearancesSF: Semi-finalsPR: Preliminary roundPts: PointsComp.: CompetitionR16: round of 16QF: Quarter-finalsR: Sent off (straight red card)D: DrawnR32: Round of 32QR: Qualifying roundRes.: ResultDoB: Date of birth1st: first legQR1: First qualifying roundsg: Match decided by silver goalET: Extra Time2nd: second legQR2: Second qualifying roundt: Match decided by toss of a coinGA: Goals againstPO: Play-offFT: Final tournamentW: WonGF: Goals for(Rep) : ReplayELITE: Elite roundY: Bookedgg: Match decided by golden goalPO - FT: Play-off for Final

Tournament3rdPO: Third-place play-off

Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards)L: LostProm/rel PO: Promotion/relegationplay-off

GS-FT: Group stage – finaltournament

Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards)Nat.: NationalityN/A: Not applicable

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

:: Squad list*: Misses next match if bookedD: Disciplinary#: Suspended for at least one matchS: Suspended

UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs onlyUCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchdayUCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final onlyUEFA: 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 competitionregulations available on www.uefa.com.

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