UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

2011/12 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

Manchester United FC Group C - Matchday 4 Old Trafford, Manchester Wednesday 2 November 2011 20.45CET (19.45 local time)

FC Oelul Galai

Contents Previous meetings.............................................................................................................2 Match background.............................................................................................................3 Match facts........................................................................................................................4 Squad list...........................................................................................................................6 Head coach.......................................................................................................................8 Match officials....................................................................................................................9 Fixtures and results.........................................................................................................10 Match-by-match lineups..................................................................................................13 Competition facts.............................................................................................................14 Team facts.......................................................................................................................15 Legend............................................................................................................................17

Manchester United FC - FC Oelul Galai

Wednesday 2 November 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)

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Old Trafford, Manchester

Previous meetings
Head to Head
UEFA Champions League
Date 18/10/11 Stage GS Match FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC Home Pld Manchester United FC FC Oelul Galai 0 1 W 0 0 D 0 0 L 0 1 Pld 1 0 Result 0-2 Away W 1 0 D 0 0 L 0 0 Pld 0 0 Venue Bucharest Final W 0 0 D 0 0 L 0 0 Pld 1 1 W 1 0 Goalscorers Rooney 64(p), 90+2(p) Total D 0 0 L 0 1 GF 2 0 GA 0 2

Manchester United FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country

UEFA Champions League
Date 25/08/04 11/08/04 Stage QR3 QR3 Match Manchester United FC FC Dinamo Bucureti FC Dinamo Bucureti Manchester United FC Result 3-0 agg: 5-1 1-2 Venue Manchester Bucharest Goalscorers Smith 47, 50, Bellion 70 Dnciulescu 9; Giggs 37, Alistar 70(og)

FC Oelul Galai - Record versus clubs from opponents' country None Record versus clubs from opponents' country
Home Pld Manchester United FC FC Oelul Galai 1 1 W 1 0 D 0 0 L 0 1 Pld 2 0 Away W 2 0 D 0 0 L 0 0 Pld 0 0 Final W 0 0 D 0 0 L 0 0 Pld 3 1 W 3 0 Total D 0 0 L 0 1 GF 7 0 GA 1 2

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Manchester United FC - FC Oelul Galai

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Old Trafford, Manchester

Match background
Manchester United FC will look to continue their climb up the Group C table by claiming a second victory against FC Oelul Galai. United got their first win of this campaign by beating the tournament newcomers 2-0 in Bucharest on matchday three, Wayne Rooney scoring both goals from the penalty spot. It was a result that lifted the Red Devils into second place and left Oelul rooted to the foot of the table and still seeking their first UEFA Champions League point. Match background After needing a late equaliser to salvage a point against FC Basel 1893 in their opening home fixture, United will look to get back to winning ways at Old Trafford against Oelul. Sir Alex Ferguson's men have a formidable home record in the UEFA Champions League, with just one defeat in their last 33 outings at Old Trafford dating back to 2005. Including UEFA Intertoto Cup ties and UEFA Cup qualifying rounds, Oelul have played 11 away matches in Europe and their record reads: W2 D2 L7. Their only previous visit to a European Cup-winning side brought a 5-0 defeat at Juventus in the 1988/89 UEFA Cup first round. While the two fixtures against United are Oelul's first encounters with a team from England, United have faced Romanian opposition once before, beating FC Dinamo Bucureti in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round in 2004/05. Ryan Giggs scored United's opening goal in a 2-1 first-leg win on 11 August 2004 at Bucharest's old National Stadium. Darren Fletcher also played and, unlike Giggs, also featured in the return at Old Trafford where Alan Smith (2) and David Bellion's goals secured a 3-1 victory. Team ties Oelul may have no prior experience against English sides but their coach Dorinel Munteanu enjoyed two high-profile successes against England in his long playing career with Romania. He scored in a 3-2 success against England at UEFA EURO 2000 a result that sent Romania into the quarter-finals at England's expense. Munteanu had earlier played in his country's 2-1 defeat of the English at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Munteanu played against Giggs in Romania's 5-1 defeat of Wales in a World Cup qualifier in May 1992. The pair met again when Romania prevailed 2-1 in the Cardiff return to qualify for the finals ahead of Wales. Oelul's coach scored two goals for 1. FC Kln in an 8-0 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur FC in a UEFA Intertoto Cup tie in July 1995. Sir Alex visited Romania with Aberdeen FC in the 1981/82 UEFA Cup second round, earning a 2-2 draw and with it a 5-2 aggregate win against the club now called FC 2005 SA Arges. Chris Smalling hit an 83rd-minute winner for England as they claimed a 2-1 home victory against a Romania side including Ionu Neagu and Cornel Rp in a UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-off match in Norwich on 8 October 2010. Tom Cleverley, Phil Jones and Danny Welbeck were also in the England team who earned a 0-0 draw in the second leg in Botosani, where Rp again featured and Neagu was an unused substitute. Dimitar Berbatov scored for Tottenham in a 3-1 home win against Dinamo Bucureti in the UEFA Cup group stage in December 2006. Sorin Frunz played for FC Unirea Urziceni in their home (0-1) and away (1-3) defeats by Liverpool FC in the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League round of 32.

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Match background

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Old Trafford, Manchester

Match facts
Manchester United UEFA milestones None UEFA Champions League statistics United have committed 23 fouls, fewer than any other side in the group stage. Nemanja Vidi begins a two-game ban after his red card on matchday three. Michael Carrick's next booking will incur a suspension. Latest domestic information Saturday 29 October: Everton FC 0-1 Manchester United FC (Hernndez 19) De Gea; Jones, Vidi, Evans, Evra; Park, Fletcher, Cleverley (Nani 57), Welbeck (Valencia 73); Rooney; Hernndez (Berbatov 67) Jonny Evans returned from suspension as United claimed a third successive away win, though they were grateful to see a free-kick from the home side's Leighton Baines come back off the bar. United have scored in their last 21 games in all competitions. Manchester City FC inflicted United's heaviest Premier League defeat with a 6-1 derby success on 23 October. It was United's worst home reverse since a 5-0 loss against the same opponents in February 1955 and the first time they had conceded six or more goals at Old Trafford since going down 7-4 to Newcastle United FC on 13 September 1930. United won all but one of their Premier League home games in 2010/11 and had not lost at Old Trafford in all competitions since a 2-1 league defeat by Chelsea FC on 3 April 2010. Of the subsequent 37 matches, 33 ended in United victories. Wayne Rooney scored hat-tricks in consecutive league games, against Arsenal FC on 28 August and Bolton Wanderers FC on 10 September. He became the first player to score nine goals in the opening five games of the season in the Premier League era but has not found the net in the league since. United were 3-0 winners at fourth-tier side Aldershot Town FC in the League Cup fourth round on 25 October. They will play Crystal Palace FC in the quarter-finals in the week commencing 28 November. United scored 22 goals in their first six matches, matching Newcastle United FC's Premier League record established in 1994/95. United beat Manchester City 3-2 in the FA Community Shield on 7 August thanks to second-half goals from Chris Smalling (52) and Nani (58, 90+4). It was United's 19th win in the competition and 15th outright success. Injury news Tom Cleverley faced Aldershot on his return from a left foot injury that had kept him out since 10 September, but was withdrawn with an ankle problem shortly after half-time at Everton. On Saturday Sir Alex Ferguson revealed that Smalling (foot fracture, out for a month) and Ashley Young (toe injury, two weeks) will sit out matchday four. Rafael (shoulder) and Darron Gibson (foot) have been sidelined since August. Ryan Giggs has not played since 15 October due to a hamstring problem. Miscellaneous Javier Hernndez has signed a new five-year contract that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2016. Vidi announced his retirement from international football following Serbia's failure to qualify for UEFA EURO 2012. On 7 October, Phil Jones made his senior international debut at right-back as England drew 2-2 in Montenegro to qualify for UEFA EURO 2012. Young opened the scoring; Rooney was sent off with 16 minutes left. Fabio made his Brazil debut the same day, in a 1-0 friendly win against Costa Rica; his match ended early in the second half due to injury. Nani's Portugal face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the UEFA EURO 2012 play-offs on 11 and 15 November.

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Oelul UEFA milestones This is Oelul's maiden European Cup campaign. UEFA Champions League statistics Oelul have won six corners, the lowest total in the competition.

Old Trafford, Manchester

Milan Perendija is suspended after his matchday three dismissal; Cornel Rp and Sergiu Costin are within a booking of a ban. Latest domestic information Friday 28 October: FC Oelul Galai 1-0 CS Gaz Metan Media (Srghi 48) Grahovac; Rp, Perendija, Srghi, Slgeanu; Giurgiu, Filip; Antal (Iorga 53), Viglianti (Paraschiv 67), Ilie (Frunz 81); Punoevac Cristian Srghi, who had not scored in over a year before Oelul's 2-1 win at FCM Trgu Mure on 22 October, made it two goals in as many games as the Galati outfit claimed a third successive win. Friday's win left Oelul on 18 points from 12 games in the Romanian top flight this season; this time last term they were top of the table on 28. Gabriel Paraschiv scored the winner against Trgu Mure on 22 October and was on target again three days later as Oelul repeated their 2-1 victory against the same opponents, this time in last 16 of the Romanian Cup in Galati. Liviu Antal scored the winner on 87 minutes his first of the season moments after missing a penalty. There was still time for Ionu Neagu to be sent off, ruling him out on Friday. It is the first time Oelul have reached the Romanian Cup quarter-finals since 2006/07. Oelul have mustered just four wins in ten home matches this season, and three in seven on their travels. The Galati outfit have lost six of their last 13 games in all competitions. Dorinel Munteanu's side have been restricted to 18 goals in 18 outings in all competitions this season. On 9 September Oelul lost 4-0 to CFR 1907 Cluj, their worst home defeat since 5 November 2006 (7-0 v FC Rapid Bucureti) and worst home or away since an identical loss to FC Vaslui on 13 September 2010. Coupled with a 2-1 reverse at FC Dinamo Bucureti, it completed their first back-to-back league defeats since August 2009. Two months after wrapping up their first major trophy Oelul secured a second on 17 July, Laureniu Bu scoring the only goal against Romanian Cup holders FC Steaua Bucureti in the domestic Super Cup. Injury news Defensive midfielder Ioan Filip injured his right leg in training on 21 October, returning on Friday. Adrian Slgeanu sat out last week's Romanian Cup tie with a knee problem. Bu has not featured since 2 October because of a left ankle problem. Miscellaneous Sponsored by the club, Oelul fan Tiberiu Pintilie last week scaled the sixth highest mountain in the world, the 8,201m Cho Oyu in the Himalayas, before unfurling the Romanian champions' flag.

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Match facts

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Squad list
Manchester United FC
Current season QUAL N o . Player Nat. ESP POL DEN ENG FRA ENG ENG NIR ENG SRB BRA BRA ENG BRA WAL KOR ENG POR ENG ENG SCO ECU IRL FRA ENG ITA ENG BUL ENG MEX ENG ITA SEN ENG SCO DoB 07/11/90 20/03/82 13/04/84 10/04/90 15/05/81 21/02/92 07/11/78 02/01/88 22/11/89 21/10/81 09/07/90 09/07/90 11/08/93 13/04/88 29/11/73 25/02/81 28/07/81 17/11/86 09/07/85 12/08/89 01/02/84 04/08/85 25/10/87 15/03/93 22/07/91 05/10/91 14/12/79 30/01/81 24/10/85 01/06/88 26/11/90 22/08/91 16/12/87 11/01/93 31/12/41 Age 20 29 27 21 30 19 32 23 21 30 21 21 18 23 37 30 30 24 26 22 27 26 24 18 20 20 31 30 26 23 20 20 23 18 69 D S * Pld Gls UCL Pld 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 3 Gls 1 1 2 2 League Pld 9 1 9 10 6 9 7 2 1 8 6 5 2 10 8 5 6 4 1 4 9 9 8 Gls 1 2 1 3 2 1 9 4 3 UCL Pld 2 11 2 1 71 3 79 17 11 43 12 15 34 128 52 55 47 1 54 19 9 28 49 64 11 3 4 179 Gls 1 2 2 3 28 4 3 4 1 2 3 2 11 11 26 4 2 All-time UEFA Pld 16 11 6 1 80 3 99 17 15 58 12 15 35 144 61 56 50 12 59 19 9 63 76 66 11 3 4 254 Gls 1 2 6 3 30 5 3 4 3 2 3 2 27 32 27 4 2 -

Goalkeepers
1 David de Gea 29 Tomasz Kuszczak 34 Anders Lindegaard 40 Ben Amos

Defenders
3 Patrice Evra 4 Phil Jones 5 Rio Ferdinand 6 Jonny Evans 12 Chris Smalling 15 Nemanja Vidi 20 Fabio 21 Rafael 44 Sean McGinty

Midfielders
8 Anderson 11 Ryan Giggs 13 Park Ji-Sung 16 Michael Carrick 17 Nani 18 Ashley Young 23 Tom Cleverley 24 Darren Fletcher 25 Antonio Valencia 28 Darron Gibson 42 Paul Pogba 43 Matthew James 45 Davide Petrucci

Forwards
7 Michael Owen 9 Dimitar Berbatov 10 Wayne Rooney 14 Javier Hernndez 19 Danny Welbeck 27 Federico Macheda 32 Mame Diouf 48 William Keane

Coach
Sir Alex Ferguson

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Squad list

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Current season QUAL N o . Player Nat. ROU BIH CZE SVN ROU SRB ROU ROU ROU ROU ROU ROU ROU ROU SRB ROU ROU ROU ROU NGA ROU ROU ROU ROU ROU ROU ARG ROU SRB PER ROU ROU ROU DoB 14/07/77 08/07/83 19/07/80 13/06/89 16/01/90 04/07/82 02/06/89 27/06/88 23/11/86 21/11/78 09/04/83 09/08/92 16/04/92 25/03/92 05/01/86 20/05/89 15/06/89 27/03/78 29/03/78 16/04/86 27/08/87 26/10/89 03/09/82 09/03/92 15/06/93 26/04/92 12/09/79 17/03/88 09/07/87 08/01/88 02/05/85 19/08/93 25/06/68 Age 34 28 31 22 21 29 22 23 24 32 28 19 19 19 25 22 22 33 33 25 24 22 29 19 18 19 32 23 24 23 26 18 43 D * * S Pld Gls UCL Pld 3 1 2 1 3 2 3 2 3 3 1 3 2 1 1 3 3 2 3 3 Gls 1 League Pld 12 2 10 4 10 4 3 11 8 10 10 11 11 9 8 8 8 6 6 6 10 Gls 2 1 1 2 3 2 -

Old Trafford, Manchester

All-time UCL Pld 3 1 2 1 3 2 3 2 3 3 1 8 2 1 1 3 3 2 3 6 Gls 1 UEFA Pld 9 1 2 1 3 8 21 5 4 3 7 15 2 1 1 8 3 2 9 3 9 Gls 2 1 1 -

Goalkeepers
1 Cristian Brne 12 Branko Grahovac 22 Milo Buchta

Defenders
2 Nejc Skubi 3 Cornel Rp 5 Zoran Ljubinkovi 8 Liviu Antal 14 Silviu Ilie 16 Cristian Srghi 18 Sergiu Costin 23 Adrian Slgeanu 30 Marius G 31 Andrei Marus 32 Lucian Murgoci 55 Milan Perendija

Midfielders
4 Ioan Filip 6 Alexandru Benga 10 Gabriel Paraschiv 11 Sorin Frunz 15 John Ibeh 17 Laureniu Bu 26 Ionu Neagu 29 Gabriel Giurgiu 34 Alexandru Chebac 35 Ionu Crian 36 Iulian Negoescu 37 Gabriel Viglianti

Forwards
7 Laureniu Iorga 19 Bratislav Punoevac 21 Daniel Chvez 27 Marius Pena 38 Rzvan Smadu

Coach
Dorinel Munteanu

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Head coach
Manchester United FC: Sir Alex Ferguson
Date of birth: 31 December 1941 Nationality: Scottish Playing career: Queen's Park FC, Saint Johnstone FC, Dunfermline Athletic FC, Rangers FC, Falkirk FC (player-coach), Ayr United FC Coaching career: East Stirlingshire FC, Saint Mirren FC, Aberdeen FC, Manchester United FC Shot to prominence at Aberdeen by breaking the big Glasgow clubs' 14-year stranglehold on the Scottish title in 1980. Claimed a first European title three years later when the Dons beat Real Madrid CF to lift the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup earning him the freedom of the City of Aberdeen. Replaced Ron Atkinson at Old Trafford in November 1986, and ended United's 26-year wait for a league title in 1993. Has since added 11 more championships including the Red Devils' record 19th English crown in 2010/11 to a domestic collection which includes five FA Cups and four League Cups. Guided United to UEFA Cup Winners' Cup glory with victory against FC Barcelona in 1991, though his greatest achievements are the UEFA Champions League triumphs of 1999 and 2008. Also reached the UEFA Champions League finals in 2009 and 2011, losing to Bara on each occasion. Knighted in June 1999, Sir Alex is head of the UEFA Coaches Panel.

FC Oelul Galai: Dorinel Munteanu

Date of birth: 25 June 1968 Nationality: Romanian Playing career: Metalul Bocsa, CSM Resita, FC Olt, Inter Sibiu, FC Dinamo Bucureti, Cercle Brugge KSV, 1. FC Kln, VfL Wolfsburg, FC Steaua Bucureti, CFR 1907 Cluj, FC Arge Piteti, FC Vaslui, FC Universitatea Cluj Coaching career: CFR 1907 Cluj, FC Arge Piteti, FC Vaslui, FC Universitatea Cluj (twice), FC Steaua Bucureti, FC Oelul Galai Capped a record 134 times by Romania between 1991 and 2007 and part of the 'golden generation' that reached the quarter-finals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup and UEFA EURO 2000. Nicknamed 'The German' as a player, not only because of his Bundesliga experience but also his serious approach as a hard-working midfielder, Munteanu moved up the ranks through several smaller clubs before Dinamo signed him in 1991. Won the Romanian title the following season and spent two years at Cercle Brugge from 1993 before four seasons with both Kln and Wolfsburg. In 2003 Steaua took him back to Romania, but after a 2004/05 league title triumph he joined CFR Cluj as player-coach. In his first campaign, his team reached the UEFA Intertoto Cup final on their European debut. During 2006/07 Munteanu left to join Arge but was sacked before the end of the season as relegation loomed. Short spells at Vaslui, Universitatea Cluj, Steaua his first head coach position after he had hung up his boots and Universitatea Cluj again followed before he was appointed by Oelul Galai in 2009. In his second season in charge, Munteanu guided the club to the Romanian title for the first time in their history, also booking a place in the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League group stage.

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Match officials
Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Marijo Strahonja (CRO) Sinisa Premuzaj (CRO), Zeljko Novosel (CRO) Igor Pristovnik (CRO), Damir Batini (CRO) Ante Vuemilovi-imunovi Jr. (CRO) Miguel Galn Torres (ESP) Hugh Dallas (SCO)

Referee
Name Marijo Strahonja Date of birth 21/08/1975 UEFA Champions League matches 0 UEFA matches 53

A physical education teacher from Zagreb, Marijo Strahonja has been on the FIFA list since 2005 although by then he was already established in international competition having refereed three games and been fourth official at two more at the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in France. Involved in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup qualifying since 2004/05, Strahonja a former futsal referee who also played second-division football in Croatia had to wait until 2008/09 for his first opportunity to referee in the competition proper, taking charge of the UEFA Cup first round game between MFK Petralka and SC Braga. Having frequently worked as a fourth official, referee liaison officer and additional assistant referee, Strahonja oversaw five matches in the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League. Also took charge of two U21 qualifiers for the 2011 finals in Denmark, where he oversaw two group games. In the middle for the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifiers between Austria and Kazakhstan and Cyprus and Denmark before he made his UEFA Champions League refereeing bow on matchday four of the 2011/12 competition.

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Fixtures and results

Manchester United FC
Date 14/08/11 22/08/11 28/08/11 10/09/11 14/09/11 18/09/11 20/09/11 24/09/11 27/09/11 01/10/11 15/10/11 18/10/11 23/10/11 25/10/11 29/10/11 02/11/11 05/11/11 19/11/11 22/11/11 26/11/11 29/11/11 03/12/11 07/12/11 10/12/11 18/12/11 21/12/11 26/12/11 31/12/11 04/01/12 14/01/12 22/01/12 31/01/12 04/02/12 11/02/12 25/02/12 Competition League League League League UCL League Cup League UCL League League UCL League Cup League UCL League League UCL League Cup League UCL League League League League League League League League League League League League Opponent West Bromwich Albion FC (A) Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) Arsenal FC (H) Bolton Wanderers FC (A) SL Benfica (A) Chelsea FC (H) Leeds United AFC (A) Stoke City FC (A) FC Basel 1893 (H) Norwich City FC (H) Liverpool FC (A) FC Oelul Galai (A) Manchester City FC (H) Aldershot Town FC (A) Everton FC (A) FC Oelul Galai (H) Sunderland AFC (H) Swansea City AFC (A) SL Benfica (H) Newcastle United FC (H) Crystal Palace FC (H) Aston Villa FC (A) FC Basel 1893 (A) Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (H) Queens Park Rangers FC (A) Fulham FC (A) Wigan Athletic FC (H) Blackburn Rovers FC (H) Newcastle United FC (A) Bolton Wanderers FC (H) Arsenal FC (A) Stoke City FC (H) Chelsea FC (A) Liverpool FC (H) Norwich City FC (A) W W W W D W W D D W D W L W W Result Goalscorers 2-1 Rooney 13, Reid 81 (og) 3-0 Welbeck 61, Anderson 76, Rooney 87 8-2 Welbeck 22, Young 28, 90+1, Rooney 41, 64, 82 (p), Nani 67, Park Ji-Sung 70 5-0 Hernndez 5, 58, Rooney 20, 25, 68 1-1 Giggs 42 3-1 Smalling 8, Nani 37, Rooney 45 3-0 Owen 15, 32, Giggs 45+1 1-1 Nani 27 3-3 Welbeck 16, 17, Young 90 2-0 Anderson 68, Welbeck 87 1-1 Hernndez 81 2-0 Rooney 64 (p), 90+2 (p) 1-6 D. Fletcher 81 3-0 Berbatov 15, Owen 41, Valencia 48 1-0 Hernndez 19

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Pos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Clubs Manchester City FC Manchester United FC Newcastle United FC Chelsea FC Tottenham Hotspur FC Liverpool FC Arsenal FC Norwich City FC Aston Villa FC Swansea City AFC Stoke City FC Queens Park Rangers FC West Bromwich Albion FC Sunderland AFC Fulham FC Everton FC Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Blackburn Rovers FC Bolton Wanderers FC Wigan Athletic FC Pld 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 W 9 7 6 6 6 5 5 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 D 1 2 4 1 1 3 1 4 6 3 3 3 2 4 4 1 2 3 0 2

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L 0 1 0 3 2 2 4 3 2 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 6 8 7 GF 36 27 15 23 18 14 20 14 13 12 8 8 9 14 13 10 9 13 13 6 GA 8 12 7 15 14 10 21 15 13 15 14 17 13 12 12 13 17 23 27 17 Pts 28 23 22 19 19 18 16 13 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 8 6 6 5

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Date 25/07/11 02/08/11 14/08/11 20/08/11 28/08/11 09/09/11 14/09/11 17/09/11 20/09/11 23/09/11 27/09/11 02/10/11 14/10/11 18/10/11 22/10/11 25/10/11 28/10/11 02/11/11 06/11/11 18/11/11 22/11/11 27/11/11 04/12/11 07/12/11 10/12/11 17/12/11 Pos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Competition League League League League League League UCL League Cup League UCL League League UCL League Cup League UCL League League UCL League League UCL League League Opponent FC Petrolul Ploiesti (A) CS Concordia Chiajna (H) FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt (A) FC Braov (H) FC Dinamo Bucureti (A) CFR 1907 Cluj (H) FC Basel 1893 (A) CSU Voina Sibiu (A) FC Viitorul Rmnicu Vlcea (H) CS Mioveni (H) SL Benfica (H) FC Steaua Bucureti (A) FC Astra Ploieti (H) Manchester United FC (H) FCM Trgu Mure (A) FCM Trgu Mure (H) CS Gaz Metan Media (H) Manchester United FC (A) CS Pandurii Trgu Jiu (A) FC Sportul Studenesc Bucureti (H) FC Basel 1893 (H) FC Universitatea Cluj (A) FC Vaslui (A) SL Benfica (A) FC Rapid Bucureti (H) FC Petrolul Ploiesti (H) Pld 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 W 8 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 3 3 3 2 1 2 1 2 D 3 2 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 0 4 3 3 4 6 3 5 2 L D W W L L L W W D L L D L W W W Result 0-0 2-0 Filip 65, Pena 83 (p) 1-0 Pena 3 1-2 Costin 73 0-4 1-2 Pena 58 1-0 Paraschiv 86 Goalscorers 1-2 Punoevac 26

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3-1 Punoevac 5, 37, Iorga 90 0-0 0-1 1-2 Punoevac 15 1-1 Punoevac 40 0-2 2-1 Srghi 54, Paraschiv 58 2-1 Paraschiv 51, Antal 87 (p) 1-0 Srghi 47

Clubs FC Dinamo Bucureti CFR 1907 Cluj FC Rapid Bucureti CS Pandurii Trgu Jiu FC Universitatea Cluj FC Vaslui FC Astra Ploieti FC Oelul Galai FC Steaua Bucureti CS Gaz Metan Media FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt FC Petrolul Ploiesti FC Braov CSU Voina Sibiu FC Sportul Studenesc Bucureti CS Concordia Chiajna FCM Trgu Mure CS Mioveni

L 1 2 1 2 2 4 3 4 3 7 5 5 6 6 5 7 6 8

GF 25 26 18 18 16 20 15 11 13 18 10 12 10 8 11 7 12 8

GA 5 9 7 11 9 10 13 12 10 22 17 14 13 17 21 19 21 28

Pts 27 26 25 22 22 20 19 18 16 15 13 12 12 10 9 9 8 8

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Match-by-match lineups
Group C
Standings
Club SL Benfica Manchester United FC FC Basel 1893 FC Oelul Galai Pld 3 3 3 3 W 2 1 1 0 D 1 2 1 0 L 0 0 1 3 GF 4 6 5 1 GA 1 4 6 5 Pts 7 5 4 0

Matchday 1 (14/09/11)
Basel 2-1 Oelul Galai Goals: 1-0 F. Frei 39, 1-1 Pena 58, 2-1 A. Frei 84(pen) FC Oelul Galai: Grahovac, Rp, Filip (Viglianti 86), Antal, Ilie (Frunz 89), Ibeh, Costin, Slgeanu, Pena (Paraschiv 71), Giurgiu, Perendija Benfica 1-1 Man. United Goals: 1-0 scar Cardozo 24, 1-1 Giggs 42 Manchester United FC: Lindegaard, Evra, J. Evans, Rooney, Giggs, Smalling, Park Ji-Sung, Carrick, Fabio (Jones 78), D. Fletcher (Hernndez 69), Valencia (Nani 69)

Matchday 2 (27/09/11)
Man. United 3-3 Basel Goals: 1-0 Welbeck 16, 2-0 Welbeck 17, 2-1 F. Frei 58, 2-2 A. Frei 61, 2-3 A. Frei 76(pen), 3-3 Young 90 Manchester United FC: De Gea, Evra, Jones, Ferdinand, Anderson (Berbatov 82), Giggs (Park Ji-Sung 61), Carrick, Young, Welbeck, Fabio (Nani 69), Valencia Oelul Galai 0-1 Benfica Goals: 0-1 Bruno Csar 40 FC Oelul Galai: Grahovac, Skubi, Filip, Ljubinkovi, Antal, Ibeh (Viglianti 46), Bu (Frunz 65), Costin, Pena (Punoevac 69), Giurgiu, Perendija

Matchday 3 (18/10/11)
Oelul Galai 0-2 Man. United Goals: 0-1 Rooney 64(pen), 0-2 Rooney 90+2(pen) FC Oelul Galai: Grahovac, Rp, Filip, Antal, Frunz (Ilie 83), Costin, Punoevac (Viglianti 87), Slgeanu, Neagu (Pena 72), Giurgiu, Perendija Manchester United FC: Lindegaard, Evra, Anderson, Rooney, Smalling, Hernndez, Vidi, Carrick, Nani, Fabio (Jones 76), Valencia (J. Evans 71)

Matchday 4 (02/11/11)
Man. United v Oelul Galai

Matchday 5 (22/11/11)
Oelul Galai v Basel Man. United v Benfica

Matchday 6 (07/12/11)
Basel v Man. United Benfica v Oelul Galai

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Manchester United FC - FC Oelul Galai

Wednesday 2 November 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)

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Old Trafford, Manchester

Competition facts
UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones Holders FC Barcelona are bidding to avoid becoming the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between 1999/2000 and 2002/03 that featured a second group stage). In 1992/93, Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten 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 club to win consecutive European Cups. Milan (1994, 1995), AFC Ajax (1995, 1996), Juventus (1996, 1997) and Manchester United (2008, 2009) have all returned to the UEFA Champions League final as holders only to lose. S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta became the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League in 2007/08 when he featured against Olympiacos FC on matchday one at the age of 43 years and 168 days. The record was previously held by Alessandro Costacurta, the AC Milan defender who played against AEK Athens FC in 2006/07 at the age of 40 years and 211 days. Ballotta was aged 43 years 252 days when he featured against Real Madrid CF on matchday six. Ryan Giggs is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 37 years and 289 days, in Manchester United's 1-1 draw at SL Benfica on 14 September 2011. Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League. He was 16 years and 87 days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureti on 23 November 1994. He was then sent off in the 37th minute. Peter Ofori-Quaye is the youngest player to have scored in the UEFA Champions League, aged 17 years and 195 days. He found the net in Olympiacos's 5-1 defeat at Rosenborg BK on 1 October 1997. Barcelona and Manchester United FC have both finished as group winners on 12 occasions, one more than Real Madrid. Four teams have recorded six successive victories in a UEFA Champions League group stage: Milan (1992/93), Paris Saint-Germain FC (1994/95), FC Spartak Moskva (1995/96) and Barcelona (2002/03, first group stage). Twelve teams have gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without picking up a single point, including MK ilina and FK Partizan in 2010/11. The other ten are: Maccabi Haifa FC and Debreceni VSC (2009/10), FC Dynamo Kyiv (2007/08), PFC Levski Sofia (2006/07), SK Rapid Wien (2005/06), Anderlecht (2004/05), Spartak Moskva and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2002/03, first and second group stage respectively), Fenerbahe SK (2001/02, first group stage) and 1. FC Koice (1997/98). Manchester United scored 20 goals in the 1998/99 group stage, more than any other side has managed. Barcelona scored 19 times in the 1999/2000 first group stage. MK ilina conceded 19 goals in their six outings in 2010/11, equalling the record let in during a group stage set by Debrecen (2009/10), Dynamo Kyiv (2007/08) and Ferencvrosi TC in 1995/96. No team has ever gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without conceding a goal. Milan (1992/93), AFC Ajax (1995/96), Juventus (1996/97 and 2004/05), Chelsea FC (2005/06), Liverpool FC (2005/06), Villarreal CF (2005/06) and Manchester United (2010/11) all let in just one. Before their 3-1 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on matchday six of the 2006/07 campaign, Spartak Moskva went 22 games without a victory in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC on matchday three of the same campaign. The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is seven points. The first to do it, since three points for a win was introduced in 1995/96, were Legia Warszawa that same season before FC Dynamo Kyiv and Bayer 04 Leverkusen managed it in 1999/2000 and Liverpool in 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed with seven points in 2002/03, a feat achieved by Rangers FC and SV Werder Bremen in 2005/06.

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Competition facts

Manchester United FC - FC Oelul Galai

Wednesday 2 November 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)

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Old Trafford, Manchester

Team facts
Manchester United FC Formed: 1878 Nickname: The Red Devils UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) European Champion Clubs' Cup (3): 1968, 1999, 2008, (2009), (2011) UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1991 UEFA Super Cup (1): 1991, (1999), (2008) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 19 (2011) FA Cup: 11 (2004) League Cup: 4 (2010) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2010/11: runners-up 2009/10: quarter-finals 2008/09: runners-up 2007/08: winners 2006/07: semi-finals 2005/06: group stage 2004/05: round of 16 2003/04: round of 16 2002/03: quarter-finals 2001/02: semi-finals Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 10-0: Manchester United v RSC Anderlecht 26/09/56, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg Biggest away win 0-6: Shamrock Rovers FC v Manchester United 25/09/57, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg Heaviest home defeat 2-3: twice, most recently v RC Deportivo La Corua 17/10/01, UEFA Champions League first group stage 0-1: on six occasions, most recently v Beikta JK 25/11/09, UEFA Champions League group stage Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Manchester United 18/03/64, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) Biggest home win 7-1: Manchester United v AS Roma 10/04/07, quarter-final second leg Biggest away win 2-6: Brndby IF v Manchester United 21/10/98, group stage Heaviest home defeat 2-3: twice, most recently v RC Deportivo La Corua (see above for details) 0-1: on six occasions, most recently v Beikta JK (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat 4-0: FC Barcelona v Manchester United 02/11/94, group stage
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Manchester United FC - FC Oelul Galai

Wednesday 2 November 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)

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FC Oelul Galai Formed: 1964 Nickname: Oelarii (Ironworkers) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 1 (2011)

Old Trafford, Manchester

Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2010/11: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2007/08: UEFA Cup second qualifying round (having qualified as UEFA Intertoto Cup winners) 2006/07: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2005/06: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2004/05: UEFA Cup second qualifying round 2003/04: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2002/03: did not compete in UEFA club competition 2001/02: did not compete in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 4-0: Oelul v KS Dinamo Tirana 15/07/04, UEFA Cup first qualifying round first leg Biggest away win 1-4: KS Dinamo Tirana v Oelul 29/07/04, UEFA Cup first qualifying round second leg Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Oelul v Velje BK 25/08/98, UEFA Cup second qualifying round second leg Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Juventus v Oelul 12/10/88, UEFA Cup first round second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) Biggest home win N/A Biggest away win N/A Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Oelul v Manchester United FC 18/10/11, group stage Heaviest away defeat 2-1: FC Basel 1893 v Oelul 14/09/11, group stage

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Team facts

Manchester United FC - FC Oelul Galai

Wednesday 2 November 2011 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)

MATCH PRESS KIT

Old Trafford, Manchester

Legend
ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition. UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999), the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (1973-to date), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded. :: Match officials The match officials appointed to officiate the fixture. UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. :: Competitions Club competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Champions League Tournament: UEFA Europa League/UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship :: Other abbreviations (aet): Match decided after extra timeNo.: Number aetps: Match decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal and penalty shoot-out ag: Match decided on away goals (p): Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result GA: Goals against sg: Match decided by silver goal GF: Goals for t: Match decided by toss of a coin gg: Match decided by golden goal W: Won L: Lost Y: Booked Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) N/a: Not applicable

:: Competition stages F: Final GS: Group stage GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage KO1: First knockout round PR: Preliminary round QF: Quarter-finals QR: Qualifying round QR1: First qualifying round QR2: Second qualifying round FT: Final tournament ELITE: Elite round 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GS-FT: Group stage final tournament :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (*) : Denotes player sent off

3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round R2: Second round R3: Third round R4: Fourth round SF: Semi-finals R16: round of 16 R32: Round of 32 1st: first leg 2nd: second leg PO: Play-off (Rep) : Replay PO - FT: Play-off for Final Tournament Prom/rel PO: Promotion/relegation play-off

(+) : Denotes player introduced (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted

:: Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended #: Suspended for at least one match UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying :: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on www.uefa.com.

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