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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS PFC CSKA Moskva CSKA Arena - Moscow Wednesday 22 November 2017 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Group A - Matchday 5 SL Benfica Last updated 31/05/2018 02:24CET 1 Previous meetings 2 Match background 5 Squad list 8 Head coach 10 Match officials 11 Fixtures and results 12 Match-by-match lineups 15 Competition facts 17 Team facts 18 Legend 20

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Page 1: UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON...65, Vágner Love 75 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2 PFC CSKA Moskva - SL Benfica Wednesday 22 November 2017

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASONMATCH PRESS KITS

PFC CSKA Moskva

CSKA Arena - MoscowWednesday 22 November 2017

18.00CET (20.00 local time)Group A - Matchday 5 SL Benfica

Last updated 31/05/2018 02:24CET

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Previous meetings 2Match background 5Squad list 8Head coach 10Match officials 11Fixtures and results 12Match-by-match lineups 15Competition facts 17Team facts 18Legend 20

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Previous meetingsHead to HeadUEFA Champions League

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

12/09/2017 GS SL Benfica - PFC CSKA Moskva 1-2 LisbonSeferović 50; Vitinho63 (P), Zhamaletdinov71

UEFA CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

24/02/2005 R3 SL Benfica - PFC CSKA Moskva 1-1agg: 1-3 Lisbon Karadas 63;

Ignashevich 49

17/02/2005 R3 PFC CSKA Moskva - SL Benfica 2-0 Krasnodar V. Berezutski 12,Vágner Love 60

Home Away Final TotalPld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA

PFC CSKA Moskva 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 5 2SL Benfica 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 5

PFC CSKA Moskva - Record versus clubs from opponents' countryUEFA Champions League

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

26/08/2015 PO PFC CSKA Moskva - SportingClube de Portugal

3-1agg: 4-3 Khimki Doumbia 49, 72,

Musa 85; Gutiérrez 36

18/08/2015 PO Sporting Clube de Portugal -PFC CSKA Moskva 2-1 Lisbon Gutiérrez 12, Slimani

82; Doumbia 40

UEFA Europa LeagueDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

17/03/2011 R16 FC Porto - PFC CSKA Moskva 2-1agg: 3-1 Porto Hulk 1, Guarín 24; Z.

Tošić 2910/03/2011 R16 PFC CSKA Moskva - FC Porto 0-1 Moscow Guarín 70

UEFA Champions LeagueDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

21/11/2006 GS PFC CSKA Moskva - FC Porto 0-2 Moscow Quaresma 2, LuchoGonzález 61

13/09/2006 GS FC Porto - PFC CSKA Moskva 0-0 Porto

UEFA CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

18/05/2005 F Sporting Clube de Portugal - PFCCSKA Moskva 1-3 Lisbon

Rogério 29; A.Berezutski 56, Zhirkov65, Vágner Love 75

UEFA Champions LeagueDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

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24/11/2004 GS PFC CSKA Moskva - FC Porto 0-1 Moscow McCarthy 2814/09/2004 GS FC Porto - PFC CSKA Moskva 0-0 Porto

SL Benfica - Record versus clubs from opponents' countryUEFA Champions League

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

09/03/2016 R16 FC Zenit - SL Benfica 1-2agg: 1-3 St Petersburg Hulk 69; Gaitán 85,

Talisca 90+616/02/2016 R16 SL Benfica - FC Zenit 1-0 Lisbon Jonas 90+1

UEFA Champions LeagueDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

26/11/2014 GS FC Zenit - SL Benfica 1-0 St Petersburg Danny 7916/09/2014 GS SL Benfica - FC Zenit 0-2 Lisbon Hulk 5, Witsel 22

UEFA Champions LeagueDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

07/11/2012 GS SL Benfica - FC Spartak Moskva 2-0 Lisbon Cardozo 55, 69

23/10/2012 GS FC Spartak Moskva - SL Benfica 2-1 MoscowRafael Carioca 3,Jardel 43 (og); Lima33

UEFA Champions LeagueDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

06/03/2012 R16 SL Benfica - FC Zenit 2-0agg: 4-3 Lisbon Maxi Pereira 45+1,

Nélson Oliveira 90+3

15/02/2012 R16 FC Zenit - SL Benfica 3-2 St Petersburg

Shirokov 27, 88,Semak 71; MaxiPereira 20, Cardozo87

UEFA Cup Winners' CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

31/10/1996 R2 FC Lokomotiv Moskva - SLBenfica

2-3agg: 2-4 Moscow

Solomatin 9, Haras58; Panduru 47,Donizete 62, JoãoPinto 87

17/10/1996 R2 SL Benfica - FC LokomotivMoskva 1-0 Lisbon João Pinto 9

UEFA CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

08/12/1992 R3 SL Benfica - FC Dinamo Moskva 2-0agg: 4-2 Lisbon Isaías 53, Rui Costa

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25/11/1992 R3 FC Dinamo Moskva - SL Benfica 2-2 MoscowKalitvintsev 73,Derkach 84; Isaías36, 54

UEFA Champions League

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European Champions Clubs' CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

28/09/1977 R1 FC Torpedo Moskva - SL Benfica0-0

agg: 0-0 (aet, 1-4pens)

Moscow

14/09/1977 R1 SL Benfica - FC Torpedo Moskva 0-0 Lisbon

Home Away Final TotalPld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA

PFC CSKA Moskva 5 2 0 3 6 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 12 4 3 5 13 12SL Benfica 9 5 2 2 8 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 17 7 4 6 20 18

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Match backgroundPFC CSKA Moskva will need to improve their home form as SL Benfica come to Russia on the penultimate day ofaction in Group A.

• CSKA were 2-1 winners away to Benfica on matchday one and are level with FC Basel 1893 on six points – sixabove their Portuguese opponents and six behind section leaders Manchester United FC.

• The Russian side will be out if they lose and Basel beat Manchester United, due to an inferior head-to-head with theSwiss outfit.

• Benfica must win and hope Basel lose to stay in contention for a top-two place. If they fail to win they will beconfirmed in fourth.

Previous meetings• The teams were paired in the 2004/05 UEFA Cup round of 32, CSKA winning 3-1 on aggregate and going on to liftthe trophy with victory against Sporting Clube de Portugal in the Lisbon final.

• CSKA were 2-0 first-leg victors in a game played in Krasnodar, thanks to goals from Vasili Berezutski (12) andVágner Love (60). Sergei Ignashevich put CSKA in complete command with a 49th-minute goal in Lisbon, althoughsubstitute Azar Karadas ensured Benfica avoided defeat on the night.

• The line-ups at the Kuban Stadium on 17 February 2005 were:CSKA: Akinfeev, Ignashveich, A Berezutski, V Berezutski, Rahimić, Odiah, Aldonin, Daniel Carvalho, Krasić (Laizāns81), Gusev (Shershun 79), Vágner Love (Samondin 90+2).Benfica: Quim, Luisão, Petit, Geovanni (Mantorras 73), Alcides, Manuel Dos Santos, Nuno Assis (Karadas 59),Manuel Fernandes, João Pereira, Simão, Nuno Gomes (Bruno Aguiar).

• That remains Benfica's only two-legged defeat against Russian opposition in UEFA competition – they have won allfive of the other ties, most recently against FC Zenit two years ago. They have lost four of their five group meetingswith Russian sides though.

Match backgroundCSKA Moskva• CSKA have lost both home games in Group A, going down 4-1 at home to Manchester United on matchday two and2-0 against Basel in the third round of fixtures.

• CSKA won their first five European fixtures this term, the first four without conceding a goal, including triumphing 2-1at Benfica on matchday one; however, the Manchester United result was their heaviest home defeat in Europeancompetition.

• Their 2-0 first-leg victory at AEK Athens FC in the third qualifying round ended CSKA's run of ten European matcheswithout a win (D4 L6).

• The victory at Benfica was their first in the UEFA Champions League group stage since a 3-2 home win against PSVEindhoven on 30 September 2015; subsequently their record had been D4 L6.

• Victories against AEK (1-0) and BSC Young Boys (2-0) in this season's qualifying rounds are CSKA's onlysuccesses in their last nine home European matches (D3 L4). They have won all four away games this season.

• CSKA have lost all three games against Portuguese visitors in Moscow, and have yet to score in those matches.Their only home wins against a club from that country were a 3-1 win against Sporting CP in the 2015/16 UEFAChampions League play-offs and that 2005 triumph over Benfica in Krasnodar.

• CSKA claimed their sole European trophy in Portugal against a Portuguese side, however, beating Sporting CP 3-1in the 2005 UEFA Cup final in Lisbon.

• The Russian club's overall record against teams from the Portuguese Liga is W4 D3 L5.

• Russian Premier League runners-up in 2016/17, CSKA are in the group stage for an 11th time, and fifth straightseason.

• CSKA have come bottom of their group in their last four UEFA Champions League campaigns. In 2016/17, havingqualified automatically for the group phase, they finished behind AS Monaco FC, Bayer 04 Leverkusen andTottenham Hotspur FC in their section.

Benfica• Benfica have lost all four games in Group A and have been defeated in their last five European fixtures stretchingback to last season – the worst run in their history.

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• The Eagles suffered their biggest UEFA Champions League defeat on matchday two, going down 5-0 at Basel. Theirother away game was a 2-0 loss at Manchester United last time out.

• Five successive European defeats equals the worst sequence by a Portuguese team set by FC Paços de Ferreirabetween 2009 and 2013.

• Benfica have won only three of their last 15 away fixtures in Europe, losing eight. They picked up four points on theirtravels in last season's group stage.

• Benfica have won only one of their last eight European matches, home and away – the 1-0 victory against BorussiaDortmund in last season's round of 16 first leg.

• Matchday three marked the first time Benfica have lost four successive European games; they had suffered threestraight defeats on four previous occasions.

• Prior to matchday one, the Portuguese side's last encounter with Russian opposition came in the 2015/16 round of16, when they overcame Zenit 1-0 home and 2-1 away.

• Benfica have lost on four of their last five visits to Russia, where their record is W2 D2 L4.

• Portuguese double winners in 2016/17, Benfica are in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the 13th time –and the eighth season running. The Lisbon outfit got to the quarter-finals in 2015/16 and again progressed from thegroup stage last year, losing to Dortmund in the round of 16.

Coach and player links• Viktor Goncharenko was in charge of FC BATE Borisov when they faced Benfica in the 2009/10 UEFA EuropaLeague group stage, losing 2-0 away and 2-1 at home.

• Jonas scored in Valencia CF's 4-2 group stage win against Goncharenko's BATE on 7 November 2012.

• Eliseu was a second-half substitute and Pizzi an unused replacement as Portugal beat hosts Russia 1-0 at the FIFAConfederations Cup in Moscow on 21 June. Igor Akinfeev, Viktor Vasin and Aleksandr Golovin were in Russia's line-up.

• Jonas and Mário Fernandes were team-mates at Grêmio FBPA from 2009 to 2011.

• Alan Dzagoev scored past Júlio César when CSKA crashed 3-2 at home to FC Internazionale Milano in the 2011/12UEFA Champions League group stage.

• Diogo Gonçalves scored past Pavel Ovchinnikov when Benfica won 2-0 at CSKA in last season's UEFA YouthLeague quarter-finals.

Match factsCSKA Moskva• Pontus Wernbloom, Aleksandr Golovin and Bibras Natcho are all a booking away from a ban.

• CSKA have won only three of their last 11 matches in all competitions, though one of those was the 2-1 victory at FCBasel 1893 on matchday four.

• CSKA were without a win in the Russian Premier League in three matches before Saturday's 4-2 victory at SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk.

• The 2-2 draw at FC Lokomotiv Moskva on 5 November was Igor Akinfeev's 383rd league game for CSKA Moskva –a club record.

• Akinfeev has not kept a clean sheet in 43 outings in the UEFA Champions League proper, since a goalless draw atArsenal FC on 1 November 2006.

Benfica• André Almeida and Luisão are available following suspension; Eduardo Salvio is a booking away from a ban.

• Jonas has scored in nine consecutive Liga games, a feat not managed by a Benfica player since Eusébio 52 yearsago.

• Jonas has scored 13 league goals in 11 matches this season, four more than any other player in the PortugueseLiga, and needs one more to bring up a century as a Benfica player.

• Haris Seferović played in both legs of the play-off against Northern Ireland, helping Switzerland reach the World Cupfinals 1-0 on aggregate.

• Raúl Jiménez scored the only goal as Mexico beat Poland in a friendly on 13 November.

• Andreas Samaris suffered a thigh injury during Greece's 4-1 play-off first leg defeat in Croatia which ruled him out ofthe return, but he did start Saturday's 2-0 Portuguese Cup last-32 defeat of Vitória FC.

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• Filipe Augusto sustained a thigh injury during the warm-up and Alex Grimaldo was injured at Manchester United FCon matchday four. Grimaldo returned on Saturday.

• Ljubomir Fejsa suffered an injury against Vitória SC on 5 November and was withdrawn from the Serbia squad fortheir two friendly games. He did not feature on Saturday.

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Squad listPFC CSKA Moskva

Current season All-timeUCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA

No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld GlsGoalkeepers

1 Ilya Pomazun RUS 16/08/1996 21 - - - - - 2 - - - - -35 Igor Akinfeev RUS 08/04/1986 31 - 4 - 4 - 15 - 53 - 109 -44 Georgi Kyrnats RUS 22/06/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - - -

Defenders2 Mario Fernandes RUS 19/09/1990 27 - 4 - 4 - 15 - 20 - 30 -4 Sergei Ignashevich RUS 14/07/1979 38 - 2 - 2 - 12 - 79 3 137 105 Viktor Vasin RUS 06/10/1988 29 - 4 - 4 - 13 1 5 - 9 -6 Aleksei Berezutski RUS 20/06/1982 35 - 3 - 3 - 12 1 55 - 103 214 Kirill Nababkin RUS 08/09/1986 31 - - - - - 8 - 16 - 34 -24 Vasili Berezutski RUS 20/06/1982 35 - 4 - 3 - 13 1 50 3 99 542 Georgi Schennikov RUS 27/04/1991 26 - 4 1 4 - 14 2 40 - 64 1

Midfielders3 Pontus Wernbloom SWE 25/06/1986 31 * 4 1 4 1 15 2 29 2 66 118 Georgi Milanov BUL 19/02/1992 25 - 3 - 3 - 10 - 25 - 44 -10 Alan Dzagoev RUS 17/06/1990 27 - 4 2 3 1 13 2 32 7 63 1617 Aleksandr Golovin RUS 30/05/1996 21 * 4 - 4 - 14 2 11 - 16 -31 Aleksandr Makarov RUS 24/04/1996 21 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 -66 Bibras Natcho ISR 18/02/1988 29 * 4 1 3 - 16 3 23 2 93 1772 Astemir Gordyushenko RUS 30/03/1997 20 - - - - - 3 - 2 - 2 -80 Khetag Khosonov RUS 18/06/1998 19 - - - - - 3 - - - - -89 Konstantin Kuchaev RUS 18/03/1998 19 - - - 4 1 9 - 4 1 4 1

Forwards11 Vitinho BRA 09/10/1993 24 - 4 - 4 1 17 5 9 1 13 163 Fedor Chalov RUS 10/04/1998 19 - 4 - 2 - 13 - 4 - 8 -75 Timur Zhamaletdinov RUS 21/05/1997 20 - 1 - 4 1 10 1 4 1 5 199 Aaron Olanare NGA 04/06/1994 23 - 2 - 1 - 7 1 1 - 3 -

Coach- Viktor Goncharenko BLR 10/09/1977 40 - 4 - 4 - - - 4 - 8 -

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SL BenficaCurrent season All-time

UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFANo. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld GlsGoalkeepers

1 Mile Svilar BEL 27/08/1999 18 - - - 2 - 3 - 2 - 2 -12 Júlio César BRA 03/09/1979 38 - - - 1 - 2 - 64 - 67 -30 Bruno Varela POR 04/11/1994 23 - - - 1 - 6 - 1 - 1 -51 Celton Biai POR 13/08/2000 17 - - - - - - - - - - -58 Daniel Azevedo POR 12/02/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - - -98 Fábio Duarte POR 11/05/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - - -

Defenders2 Lisandro López ARG 01/09/1989 28 - - - 1 - 3 - 7 - 7 -3 Alex Grimaldo ESP 20/09/1995 22 - - - 4 - 5 - 8 - 8 -4 Luisão BRA 13/02/1981 36 - - - 3 - 11 - 60 5 126 118 Douglas BRA 06/08/1990 27 - - - 2 - - - 2 - 2 -19 Eliseu POR 01/10/1983 34 - - - 1 - 6 - 25 4 35 533 Jardel BRA 29/03/1986 31 - - - 2 - 5 - 23 - 34 234 André Almeida POR 10/09/1990 27 - - - 2 - 11 1 28 - 41 -60 Pedro Amaral POR 25/08/1997 20 - - - - - - - - - - -66 Rúben Dias POR 14/05/1997 20 - - - 2 - 5 - 2 - 2 -89 Pedro Álvaro POR 02/03/2000 17 - - - - - - - - - - -97 Francisco Ferreira POR 26/03/1997 20 - - - - - - - - - - -

Midfielders5 Ljubomir Fejsa SRB 14/08/1988 29 - - - 3 - 7 - 25 1 46 16 Filipe Augusto BRA 12/08/1993 24 - - - 2 - 8 - 3 - 10 -7 Andreas Samaris GRE 13/06/1989 28 - - - 2 - 2 1 24 - 24 -17 Andrija Živković SRB 11/07/1996 21 - - - 3 - 4 - 4 - 26 518 Eduardo Salvio ARG 13/07/1990 27 * - - 4 - 9 3 30 4 74 1421 Pizzi POR 06/10/1989 28 - - - 4 - 11 - 23 - 26 -27 Rafa Silva POR 17/05/1993 24 - - - 1 - 4 - 4 - 16 361 Florentino POR 19/08/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - - -79 João Félix POR 10/11/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - - -83 Gedson Fernandes POR 09/01/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - - -90 João Carvalho POR 09/03/1997 20 - - - - - - - - - - -

Forwards9 Raúl Jiménez MEX 05/05/1991 26 - - - 4 - 11 - 21 4 21 410 Jonas BRA 01/04/1984 33 - - - 4 - 11 13 28 10 44 1211 Gabriel Barbosa BRA 30/08/1996 21 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -14 Haris Seferović SUI 22/02/1992 25 - - - 3 1 10 4 9 1 11 222 Franco Cervi ARG 26/05/1994 23 - - - 2 - 8 1 9 2 9 270 José Gomes POR 08/04/1999 18 - - - - - - - 1 - 1 -73 João Filipe POR 30/03/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - - -84 Diogo Gonçalves POR 06/02/1997 20 - - - 2 - 5 - 2 - 2 -

Coach- Rui Vitória POR 16/04/1970 47 - - - 4 - - - 21 - 21 -

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Head coachViktor GoncharenkoDate of birth: 10 June 1977 Nationality: Belarusian Playing career: FC RUOR Minsk, FC BATE BorisovCoaching career: FC BATE Borisov, FC Kuban Krasnodar, FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast, PFC CSKA Moskva(assistant), FC Ufa, PFC CSKA Moskva

• His career as a BATE defender ended at 25 because of ruptured left knee ligaments, Goncharenko immediatelyswitched to coaching, taking over the club's reserves and guiding them to second-placed finishes in 2005 and 2006before graduating to become assistant to head coach Igor Kriushenko.

• In 2007 he replaced Kriushenko on a temporary basis when the latter developed health problems and guided BATEto five wins in his six matches in charge. When Kriushenko departed for FC Dinamo Minsk in November 2007,Goncharenko got his big break with the newly-crowned champions; won the first of five successive league titles withBATE in 2008, and took them into the UEFA Champions League group stage in 2008/09, drawing twice withJuventus.

• Added a domestic double in 2010 and Goncharenko – who lifted the 1999 and 2002 titles as a player – was alsofeted as his nation's coach of the year for three years in a row between 2008 and 2010.

• Twice reached the UEFA Europa League group stage, going on to the round of 32 in 2010/11. Added another leaguetitle in 2011 and took BATE into the UEFA Champions League group stage for second time, achieving another notabledraw against AC Milan. BATE returned to the group stage for the third time in five seasons in 2012/13, beating LOSCLille and eventual winners FC Bayern München.

• Won the 2012 Belarusian title but elected to take charge of Russian side Kuban in October 2013, saying: "Six yearsof coaching in one place is a long time. Now's it time to part ways." Lasted a year at Kuban and then six games withUral in 2015. Won the Russian title as CSKA assistant coach under Leonid Slutski and returned to the Moscow sideas head coach in December 2016 after six months at Ufa.

Rui VitóriaDate of birth: 16 April 1970Nationality: PortuguesePlaying career: Fanhões, UD Vilafranquense, Seixal Clube 1925, Casa Pia AC, GD AlcochetenseCoaching career: UD Vilafranquense, SL Benfica (Under-19), CD Fátima, FC Paços de Ferreira, Vitória SC, SLBenfica

• Born in Alverca do Ribatejo, in the Lisbon district, Rui Vitória spent the majority of his playing career as a midfielderwith clubs from the Portuguese capital's metropolitan area.

• Always plied his trade in the lower divisions and was a mainstay at Vilafranquense for nine seasons. After hangingup his boots at 32 in the middle of 2002/03, he began his coaching career immediately at the club, whilesimultaneously working as a PE teacher.

• His first association with Benfica came two seasons later, as he led the Eagles' Under-19 setup for two years, aperiod which began his steady rise in Portuguese football. The first step was taken at Fátima in 2006, where his debutseason was marked by promotion to the second division followed by immediate relegation, a journey repeated in thenext two campaigns.

• His good work led him to Paços de Ferreira in the top division. The first season ended with a seventh-place finish inthe Liga and defeat by Benfica in the 2010/11 League Cup final. Departed three games into the following season butonly took a week to find a new employer, in the shape of Guimarães.

• In four seasons at the helm of the Minho outfit, he made his name by building competitive sides with few resources,as well as detecting and developing young talents. His highlight was victory over Benfica in the 2012/13 PortugueseCup final, only the second trophy in the club's history. On 15 June 2015, he was announced as Benfica's new coachon a three-year contract, and won the Liga and League Cup in his first season and the league and Portuguese Cupdouble in 2016/17.

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Deniz Aytekin (GER)Rafael Foltyn (GER) , Markus Häcker (GER)

Tobias Stieler (GER) , Benjamin Brand (GER)Eduard Beitinger (GER)

Denis Bastari (ALB)Alain Hamer (LUX)

Match officialsRefereeAssistant refereesAdditional assistant refereesFourth officialUEFA DelegateUEFA Referee observer

Referee

Name Date of birth

UEFAChampions

Leaguematches

UEFA matches

Deniz Aytekin 21/07/1978 19 49

Deniz AytekinReferee since: 1995First division: 2008FIFA badge: 2011

Tournaments: N/A

Finals N/A

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countriesinvolved in this match

Date Competition Stagereached Home Away Result Venue

01/10/2013 UCL GS FC Zenit FK Austria Wien 0-0 St Petersburg11/12/2013 UCL GS Club Atlético de Madrid FC Porto 2-0 Madrid06/12/2016 UCL GS PSV Eindhoven FC Rostov 0-0 Eindhoven13/09/2017 UCL GS NK Maribor FC Spartak Moskva 1-1 Maribor

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved inthis match

Date Competition Stagereached Home Away Result Venue

15/09/2011 UEL GS Birmingham City FC SC Braga 1-3 Birmingham01/12/2011 UEL GS FC Lokomotiv Moskva SK Sturm Graz 3-1 Moscow20/09/2012 UEL GS FC Internazionale Milano FC Rubin 2-2 Milan14/03/2013 UEL R16 Newcastle United FC FC Anji 1-0 Newcastle01/10/2013 UCL GS FC Zenit FK Austria Wien 0-0 St Petersburg11/12/2013 UCL GS Club Atlético de Madrid FC Porto 2-0 Madrid06/12/2016 UCL GS PSV Eindhoven FC Rostov 0-0 Eindhoven13/09/2017 UCL GS NK Maribor FC Spartak Moskva 1-1 Maribor

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W 3-1L 1-3W 2-0

W 2-0

W 1-0L 1-2W 2-1W 2-1W 1-0D 0-0W 2-0L 0-1W 1-0W 2-1W 2-0L 0-1 aetD 0-0L 1-4D 0-0W 1-0L 0-2D 0-0L 0-1W 2-1D 2-2

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Fixtures and resultsPFC CSKA MoskvaDate Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers15/07/2017 League FC Anji (A) Vasin 21, Golovin 49, Natcho 79 (P)21/07/2017 League FC Lokomotiv Moskva (H) Vitinho 4225/07/2017 UCL AEK Athens FC (A) Dzagoev 45+1, Wernbloom 56

29/07/2017 League SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk(H) Golovin 4, Natcho 37 (P)

02/08/2017 UCL AEK Athens FC (H) Natcho 7406/08/2017 League FC Rubin (H) Schennikov 1309/08/2017 League FC Tosno (A) Olanare 49, Dzagoev 6212/08/2017 League FC Spartak Moskva (H) Schennikov 83, Vitinho 8415/08/2017 UCL BSC Young Boys (A) Nuhu 90+1 (og)19/08/2017 League FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (A)23/08/2017 UCL BSC Young Boys (H) Schennikov 45, Dzagoev 6427/08/2017 League FC Akhmat Grozny (H)08/09/2017 League FC Amkar Perm (A) Zhamaletdinov 5212/09/2017 UCL SL Benfica (A) Vitinho 63 (P), Zhamaletdinov 7116/09/2017 League FC Rostov (H) V. Berezutski 30, Vitinho 6820/09/2017 Cup Avangard Kursk (A)23/09/2017 League FC Dinamo Moskva (A)27/09/2017 UCL Manchester United FC (H) Kuchaev 9001/10/2017 League FC Ufa (H)14/10/2017 League FC Krasnodar (A) A. Berezutski 3818/10/2017 UCL FC Basel 1893 (H)22/10/2017 League FC Zenit (H)27/10/2017 League PFC Arsenal Tula (A)31/10/2017 UCL FC Basel 1893 (A) Dzagoev 65, Wernbloom 7905/11/2017 League FC Lokomotiv Moskva (A) Vitinho 28, Natcho 43

18/11/2017 League SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk (A) Dzagoev 12, Wernbloom 74, 83, Vitinho90+3

22/11/2017 UCL SL Benfica (H)26/11/2017 League FC Rubin (A)01/12/2017 League FC Tosno (H)05/12/2017 UCL Manchester United FC (A)10/12/2017 League FC Spartak Moskva (A)04/03/2018 League FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast (H)11/03/2018 League FC Akhmat Grozny (A)18/03/2018 League FC Amkar Perm (H)01/04/2018 League FC Rostov (A)08/04/2018 League FC Dinamo Moskva (H)15/04/2018 League FC Ufa (A)22/04/2018 League FC Krasnodar (H)29/04/2018 League FC Zenit (A)06/05/2018 League PFC Arsenal Tula (H)13/05/2018 League FC Anji (H)

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W 3-1W 1-0W 5-0D 1-1W 2-1L 1-2L 1-2W 2-0L 0-5D 1-1W 1-0L 0-1W 3-1W 1-0L 0-2W 3-1W 2-0

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts1 FC Lokomotiv Moskva 17 11 3 3 26 13 362 FC Zenit 17 9 6 2 28 9 333 PFC CSKA Moskva 17 8 5 4 21 14 294 FC Spartak Moskva 17 7 7 3 29 22 285 FC Krasnodar 17 8 3 6 25 20 276 PFC Arsenal Tula 17 7 3 7 17 18 247 FC Ufa 17 6 6 5 16 19 248 FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast 17 5 9 3 20 18 249 FC Akhmat Grozny 17 6 4 7 18 22 2210 FC Rubin 17 5 5 7 17 14 2011 FC Rostov 17 4 7 6 14 15 1912 FC Amkar Perm 17 4 6 7 9 12 1813 FC Tosno 17 4 5 8 14 24 1714 FC Anji 17 4 4 9 18 34 1615 FC Dinamo Moskva 17 3 7 7 14 18 1616 SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk 17 2 6 9 14 28 12

SL BenficaDate Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers09/08/2017 League SC Braga (H) Seferović 15, Jonas 30, Salvio 5714/08/2017 League GD Chaves (A) Seferović 90+219/08/2017 League Os Belenenses (H) Jonas 2, 90, 90+3, Salvio 28, Seferović 3326/08/2017 League Rio Ave FC (A) Jonas 67 (P)08/09/2017 League Portimonense SC (H) Jonas 60 (P), André Almeida 7812/09/2017 UCL PFC CSKA Moskva (H) Seferović 5016/09/2017 League Boavista FC (A) Jonas 723/09/2017 League FC Paços de Ferreira (H) Cervi 20, Jonas 6127/09/2017 UCL FC Basel 1893 (A)01/10/2017 League CS Marítimo (A) Jonas 214/10/2017 Cup SC Olhanense (A) Barbosa Almeida 418/10/2017 UCL Manchester United FC (H)22/10/2017 League CD Aves (A) Jonas 29 (P), 79 (P), Seferović 5027/10/2017 League CD Feirense (H) Jonas 1131/10/2017 UCL Manchester United FC (A)05/11/2017 League Vitória SC (A) Jonas 22, Samaris 76, Salvio 7918/11/2017 Cup Vitória FC (H) Cervi 25, Krovinović 8022/11/2017 UCL PFC CSKA Moskva (A)26/11/2017 League Vitória FC (H)01/12/2017 League FC Porto (A)05/12/2017 UCL FC Basel 1893 (H)09/12/2017 League Estoril Praia (H)17/12/2017 League CD Tondela (A)

03/01/2018 League Sporting Clube de Portugal(H)

06/01/2018 League Moreirense FC (A)

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14/01/2018 League SC Braga (A)20/01/2018 League GD Chaves (H)31/01/2018 League Os Belenenses (A)04/02/2018 League Rio Ave FC (H)11/02/2018 League Portimonense SC (A)18/02/2018 League Boavista FC (H)25/02/2018 League FC Paços de Ferreira (A)04/03/2018 League CS Marítimo (H)11/03/2018 League CD Aves (H)18/03/2018 League CD Feirense (A)31/03/2018 League Vitória SC (H)07/04/2018 League Vitória FC (A)15/04/2018 League FC Porto (H)22/04/2018 League Estoril Praia (A)29/04/2018 League CD Tondela (H)

06/05/2018 League Sporting Clube de Portugal(A)

13/05/2018 League Moreirense FC (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts1 FC Porto 11 10 1 0 30 4 312 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 8 3 0 24 7 273 SL Benfica 11 8 2 1 23 8 264 SC Braga 11 7 1 3 19 11 225 CS Marítimo 11 7 1 3 13 9 226 Rio Ave FC 11 5 2 4 11 8 177 Os Belenenses 11 5 1 5 13 15 168 Vitória SC 11 4 2 5 14 21 149 Boavista FC 11 4 1 6 12 14 1310 CD Tondela 11 3 3 5 15 16 1211 Portimonense SC 11 3 3 5 20 23 1212 FC Paços de Ferreira 11 3 3 5 13 21 1213 CD Feirense 11 3 2 6 10 14 1114 GD Chaves 11 3 2 6 14 19 1115 Vitória FC 11 2 4 5 12 15 1016 CD Aves 11 2 3 6 10 18 917 Moreirense FC 11 1 4 6 7 19 718 Estoril Praia 11 2 0 9 8 26 6

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Match-by-match lineupsPFC CSKA MoskvaUEFA Champions League - Third qualifying round(25/07/2017)AEK Athens FC 0-2 PFC CSKA MoskvaGoals: 0-1 Dzagoev 45+1, 0-2 Wernbloom 56PFC CSKA Moskva: Akinfeev, Mario Fernandes, Wernbloom, Vasin, A. Berezutski, Dzagoev (75 Natcho), Vitinho,Golovin (83 Milanov), V. Berezutski, Schennikov, Chalov (87 Makarov)

(02/08/2017)PFC CSKA Moskva 1-0 AEK Athens FC (agg: 3-0)Goals: 1-0 Natcho 74PFC CSKA Moskva: Akinfeev, Mario Fernandes, Wernbloom, Vasin, A. Berezutski, Dzagoev (72 Natcho), Vitinho,Golovin (81 Milanov), V. Berezutski, Schennikov, Chalov (69 Olanare)

Play-off(15/08/2017)BSC Young Boys 0-1 PFC CSKA MoskvaGoals: 0-1 Nuhu 90+1 (og)PFC CSKA Moskva: Akinfeev, Mario Fernandes, Wernbloom, Ignashevich, Vasin, Dzagoev (73 Milanov), Vitinho,Golovin, V. Berezutski, Schennikov, Chalov (54 Olanare)

(23/08/2017)PFC CSKA Moskva 2-0 BSC Young Boys (agg: 3-0)Goals: 1-0 Schennikov 45, 2-0 Dzagoev 64PFC CSKA Moskva: Akinfeev, Mario Fernandes, Wernbloom, Vasin, A. Berezutski, Dzagoev (68 Natcho), Vitinho (92Ignashevich), Golovin, V. Berezutski, Schennikov, Chalov (74 Zhamaletdinov)

Group stageGroup AClub Pld W D L GF GA PtsManchester United FC 4 4 0 0 10 1 12FC Basel 1893 4 2 0 2 8 5 6PFC CSKA Moskva 4 2 0 2 5 8 6SL Benfica 4 0 0 4 1 10 0

Matchday 1 (12/09/2017)SL Benfica 1-2 PFC CSKA MoskvaGoals: 1-0 Seferović 50, 1-1 Vitinho 63 (P) , 1-2 Zhamaletdinov 71PFC CSKA Moskva: Akinfeev, Mario Fernandes, Wernbloom, Vasin, A. Berezutski, Dzagoev (77 Natcho), Vitinho,Golovin (87 Kuchaev), V. Berezutski, Schennikov, Olanare (67 Zhamaletdinov)

Matchday 2 (27/09/2017)PFC CSKA Moskva 1-4 Manchester United FCGoals: 0-1 R. Lukaku 4, 0-2 Martial 19 (P) , 0-3 R. Lukaku 27, 0-4 Mkhitaryan 57, 1-4 Kuchaev 90PFC CSKA Moskva: Akinfeev, Mario Fernandes, Wernbloom, Ignashevich, Vasin, Dzagoev (72 Milanov), Vitinho (84Kuchaev), Golovin, V. Berezutski, Schennikov, Chalov (67 Zhamaletdinov)

Matchday 3 (18/10/2017)PFC CSKA Moskva 0-2 FC Basel 1893Goals: 0-1 Xhaka 29, 0-2 Oberlin 90PFC CSKA Moskva: Akinfeev, Mario Fernandes, Wernbloom, Ignashevich (46 Natcho), Vasin, A. Berezutski, Milanov(70 Kuchaev), Vitinho, Golovin, Schennikov, Zhamaletdinov (77 Chalov)

Matchday 4 (31/10/2017)FC Basel 1893 1-2 PFC CSKA Moskva

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Goals: 1-0 Zuffi 32, 1-1 Dzagoev 65, 1-2 Wernbloom 79PFC CSKA Moskva: Akinfeev, Mario Fernandes, Wernbloom, Vasin, A. Berezutski, Vitinho (46 Dzagoev), Golovin, V.Berezutski, Schennikov, Natcho (90 Zhamaletdinov), Kuchaev (91 Milanov)

Matchday 5 (22/11/2017)PFC CSKA Moskva-SL Benfica

Matchday 6 (05/12/2017)Manchester United FC-PFC CSKA Moskva

SL BenficaUEFA Champions League - Group stageMatchday 1 (12/09/2017)SL Benfica 1-2 PFC CSKA MoskvaGoals: 1-0 Seferović 50, 1-1 Vitinho 63 (P) , 1-2 Zhamaletdinov 71SL Benfica: Bruno Varela, Lisandro López (89 Rafa Silva), Grimaldo (77 Barbosa), Luisão, Filipe Augusto, Jonas (69Jiménez), Seferović, A. Živković, Salvio, Pizzi, André Almeida

Matchday 2 (27/09/2017)FC Basel 1893 5-0 SL BenficaGoals: 1-0 M. Lang 2, 2-0 Oberlin 20, 3-0 Van Wolfswinkel 60 (P) , 4-0 Oberlin 69, 5-0 Riveros 76SL Benfica: Júlio César, Grimaldo, Luisão, Fejsa, Jiménez, Jonas (67 Seferović), A. Živković (74 Samaris), Pizzi,Cervi (46 Salvio), Jardel, André Almeida

Matchday 3 (18/10/2017)SL Benfica 0-1 Manchester United FCGoals: 0-1 Rashford 64SL Benfica: Svilar, Grimaldo, Luisão, Fejsa, Filipe Augusto, Douglas, Jiménez, Salvio (83 Cervi), Pizzi (59 A.Živković), Rúben Dias, Diogo Gonçalves (69 Jonas)

Matchday 4 (31/10/2017)Manchester United FC 2-0 SL BenficaGoals: 1-0 Svilar 45 (og) , 2-0 Blind 78 (P)SL Benfica: Svilar, Grimaldo (64 Eliseu), Fejsa, Samaris, Douglas, Jiménez (74 Seferović), Salvio, Pizzi (78 Jonas),Jardel, Rúben Dias, Diogo Gonçalves

Matchday 5 (22/11/2017)PFC CSKA Moskva-SL Benfica

Matchday 6 (05/12/2017)SL Benfica-FC Basel 1893

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Competition facts

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Team factsPFC CSKA MoskvaFormed: 1911Nickname: Armeytsi (Army Men)

UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• UEFA Cup (1): 2005• UEFA Super Cup: (2005)

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)League title: 13 (2016)USSR/Russian Cup: 12 (2013)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise)2016/17: group stage2015/16: group stage2014/15: group stage2013/14: group stage2012/13: UEFA Europa League play-offs2011/12: round of 162010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 162009/10: quarter-finals2008/09: UEFA Cup round of 162007/08: group stage

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win5-1: CSKA v FC Lausanne-Sport02/12/10, UEFA Europa League group stage4-0: CSKA v Anorthosis Famagusta FC19/08/10, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg4-0: CSKA v AJ Auxerre 07/04/05, UEFA Cup quarter-final first leg

• Biggest away win0-3: US Città di Palermo v CSKA21/10/10, UEFA Europa League group stage0-3: FC Lausanne-Sport v CSKA16/09/10, UEFA Europa League group stage

• Heaviest home defeat1-4: CSKA v Manchester United FC27/09/17, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Olympique de Marseille v CSKA 17/03/93, UEFA Champions League group stage

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest home win3-0: CSKA v Trabzonspor AŞ18/10/11, group stage

• Biggest away win1-3: Paris Saint-Germain v CSKA07/12/04, group stage

• Heaviest home defeat1-4: CSKA v Manchester United FC (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat6-0: Olympique de Marseille v CSKA (see above for details)

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Formed: 1904Nickname: As Águias (The Eagles)

UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• European Cup (2): 1961, 1962, (1963), (1965), (1968), (1988), (1990)• UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League: (1983), (2013), (2014)

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)League title: 36 (2017)Portuguese Cup: 26 (2017)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise)2016/17: round of 162015/16: quarter-finals2014/15: group stage2013/14: UEFA Europa League runners-up (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2012/13: UEFA Europa League runners-up (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2011/12: quarter-finals2010/11: UEFA Europa League semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2009/10: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals2008/09: UEFA Cup group stage2007/08: UEFA Cup round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win10-0: Benfica v CS Stade Dudelange05/10/65, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg

• Biggest away win0-8: CS Stade Dudelange v Benfica30/09/65, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg

• Heaviest home defeat1-5: Benfica v Manchester United FC09/03/66, European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-finals second leg

• Heaviest away defeat7-0: RC Celta de Vigo v Benfica25/11/99, UEFA Cup third round first leg

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest home win3-0: Benfica v Celtic FC01/11/06, group stage

• Biggest away win0-2 three times, most recently v FC Dynamo Kyiv19/10/16, group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-2 twice, most recently Benfica v FC Zenit16/09/14, group stage

• Heaviest away defeat5-0: FC Basel 1893 v Benfica27/09/17, group stage

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

Club competitionsUCL: UEFA Champions LeagueECCC: European Champion Clubs' CupUEL: UEFA Europa LeagueUCUP: UEFA CupUCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super CupUIC: UEFA Intertoto CupICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football ChampionshipWC: FIFA World CupCONFCUP: FIFA Confederations CupFRIE: Friendly internationalsU21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationalsU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU17: UEFA Under-17 ChampionshipU16: UEFA European Under-16 ChampionshipU19: UEFA Under-19 ChampionshipU18: UEFA European Under-18 ChampionshipWWC: FIFA Women's World CupWEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship

F: Final GS: Group stageGS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First roundR2: Second round R3: Third roundR4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary roundSF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finalsR16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying roundR32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying

round2nd: second leg FT: Final tournamentPO: Play-off ELITE: Elite roundRep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-offPO - FT: Play-off for FinalTournament

GS-FT: Group stage – finaltournament

Competition stages(aet): After extra time pens: PenaltiesNo.: Number og: Own goalag: Match decided on awaygoals

P: Penaltyagg: Aggregate

Pld: Matches played AP: AppearancesPos.: Position Comp.: CompetitionPts: Points D: DrawnR: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birthRes.: Result ET: Extra Timesg: Match decided by silvergoal

GA: Goals againstt: Match decided by toss of acoin

GF: Goals for W: Wongg: Match decided by goldengoal

Y: BookedL: Lost

Y/R: Sent off (two yellowcards)

Nat.: NationalityN/A: Not applicable

f: Match forfeited

Other abbreviations

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 UEFAclub 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 theInter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, whilethe 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 officialstatistics considered valid for communicating official records.

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

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Squad listD: Disciplinary*: Misses next match if bookedS: SuspendedUCLQ: 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 currentmatchdayUCL: 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 qualifyingDisclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document isaccurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressedor implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use orinterpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations availableon UEFA.com.

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