UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

2011/12 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

FC Oelul Galai Group C - Matchday 3 National Arena, Bucharest Tuesday 18 October 2011 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

Manchester United FC

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..................................................................................................12 Competition facts.............................................................................................................13 Team facts.......................................................................................................................14 Legend............................................................................................................................16

FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC

Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

MATCH PRESS KIT

National Arena, Bucharest

Previous meetings
Head to Head None FC Oelul Galai - Record versus clubs from opponents' country None 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)

Record versus clubs from opponents' country

Home Pld FC Oelul Galai Manchester United FC 0 1 W 0 1 D 0 0 L 0 0 Pld 0 1 Away W 0 1 D 0 0 L 0 0 Pld 0 0 Final W 0 0 D 0 0 L 0 0 Pld 0 2 W 0 2 Total D 0 0 L 0 0 GF 0 5 GA 0 1

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Previous meetings

FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC

Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

MATCH PRESS KIT

National Arena, Bucharest

Match background
Manchester United FC will go in search of their first victory in Group C at the third attempt when they visit FC Oelul Galai on matchday three. The last time United failed to win either of their first two games in a UEFA Champions League group phase was in 1998/99 when they ended up lifting the trophy for the first time under Sir Alex Ferguson. Then as now, they drew their opening two fixtures, including a 3-3 home draw with FC Barcelona the same scoreline United had against FC Basel 1893 last time out. As for Oelul, the tournament newcomers continue their quest to claim their first points in the competition, having lost narrowly at Basel (1-2) and at home against SL Benfica (0-1). Match background After conceding four goals in their two fixtures so far, United will look to rediscover the defensive meanness they displayed on their travels last term the eventual runners-up did not concede a single goal in 540 minutes of away action en route to the final. This is Oelul's first encounter with a team from England while United have faced Romanian opposition only 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 Lia Manoliu Stadium, on the same site that the new National Arena now stands. 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. Patrice Evra played at the new National Arena in France's goalless draw with Romania in a UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier on 6 September. 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

FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC

Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

MATCH PRESS KIT

National Arena, Bucharest

Match facts
Oelul UEFA milestones This is Oelul's maiden European Cup campaign. UEFA Champions League statistics Adrian Slgeanu is available against after a one-game ban following his red card on matchday one. Latest domestic information Friday 14 October: FC Oelul Galai 1-1 FC Astra Ploieti (Punoevac 40; Fatai 46) Grahovac; Rp, Perendija, Costin, Slgeanu; Neagu, Giurgiu, Frunz, Filip (Pena 54); Iorga (Antal 46), Punoevac (Paraschiv 75) Oelul have won only one of their last five home games in all competitions losing two of them, and have mustered just two victories in seven home matches this season. The Galati outfit have lost five of their last nine games in all competitions. Dorinel Munteanu's side have been restricted to 13 goals in 14 outings in all competition this season. Friday's draw left the Galati outfit on 12 points from ten games in the Romanian top flight this season; this time last term they were top of the table on 22. Liviu Antal was relegated to the reserve team at the end of September for disciplinary reasons, but Munteanu welcomed him back to the senior squad on 10 October and he came on as a substitute on Friday. Seven of the 11 league goals Oelul have conceded this season have come in the last half-hour. On 8 October goals from Gabriel Giurgiu (26) and Laureniu Bu (90+3) earned Oelul a 2-0 friendly win at home to Moldovan side FC Tiraspol. 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. Oelul will face FCM Trgu Mure at home in the last 16 of the Romanian Cup on 26 October. Two months after wrapping up their first major trophy Oelul secured a second on 17 July, Bu scoring the only goal against Romanian Cup holders FC Steaua Bucureti in the domestic Super Cup. Injury news Cornel Rp (right thigh, out since 17 September) and Gabriel Paraschiv (adductors, 23 September) returned to action on Friday. International duty No Oelul players were on international duty last week. Manchester United UEFA milestones None UEFA Champions League statistics Ryan Giggs has set up two goals so far, the joint highest total in the competition. Latest domestic information Saturday 15 October: Liverpool FC 1-1 Manchester United FC (Gerrard 68; Hernndez 81) De Gea; Smalling, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra; Park (Rooney 69), Fletcher, Jones (Hernndez 76), Giggs, Young (Nani 69); Welbeck Javier Hernndez's late equaliser ensured United ended a run of three successive league defeats at Anfield. United have won eight of their 12 matches in all competitions this season and have scored in their last 17 games. 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.

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Match facts

FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC

Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

MATCH PRESS KIT

National Arena, Bucharest

United will visit fourth-tier side Aldershot Town FC in the League Cup fourth round on 25 October. United beat Manchester City FC 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 Jonny Evans started at Anfield after recovering from an ankle injury that ruled him out of international duty. Nemanja Vidi (calf) had been out of action since 14 August before playing for Serbia on 11 October, although he sat out the Liverpool game. Rafael is expected to be sidelined until November after undergoing surgery on a shoulder injury suffered in training in mid-August. Darron Gibson has also been out since August, with a foot problem, while Tom Cleverley suffered ligament damage to his left foot on 10 September. International duty Vidi had a penalty saved as Serbia lost 1-0 in Slovenia on 11 October, ending hopes of qualifying for UEFA EURO 2012. Patrice Evra helped France to a 1-1 home draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina the same night as Laurent Blanc's side booked their finals place. On 7 October Ashley Young opened the scoring as England drew 2-2 in Montenegro to qualify for UEFA EURO 2012; Phil Jones made his debut at right-back while Rooney was sent off with 16 minutes left. Danny Welbeck appeared as a substitute. Nani scored twice in Portugal's 5-3 home win against Iceland on 7 October, although the subsequent 2-1 defeat in Denmark means they will have to qualify for UEFA EURO 2012 through the play-offs. Fabio made his debut for Brazil in a 1-0 friendly win against Costa Rica on 7 October, although his match ended early in the second half due to injury. Miscellaneous On 10 October Cleverley signed a new contract that will keep him at Old Trafford until the end of the 2014/15 season. Giggs has been chosen as the winner of the 2011 Golden Foot award in Monaco, a prize for footballers aged 29 and over, and will have a permanent mould of his footprint on the Champions Promenade in the principality.

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Match facts

FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC

Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

MATCH PRESS KIT

National Arena, Bucharest

Squad list
FC Oelul Galai
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 21 29 19 18 19 32 23 24 23 26 18 43 D Pld Gls UCL Pld 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 Gls 1 League Pld 10 2 8 4 8 2 1 10 6 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 9 Gls 1 1 1 3 2 UCL Pld 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 7 2 1 2 2 1 2 5 Gls 1 All-time UEFA Pld 8 1 1 1 2 7 20 4 3 2 7 14 2 1 7 2 1 9 2 8 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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Squad list

FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC

Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

MATCH PRESS KIT 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 29 21 21 18 23 37 30 30 24 26 22 27 26 23 18 20 20 31 30 25 23 20 20 23 18 69 D Pld Gls UCL Pld 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 Gls 1 1 2 League Pld 7 1 7 8 5 7 6 1 1 7 6 4 2 8 7 4 4 3 1 3 7 7 6 -

National Arena, Bucharest

All-time UCL Pld 2 11 1 1 70 2 79 16 10 42 11 15 33 128 52 54 46 1 54 18 9 28 49 63 10 3 4 178 Gls 1 2 2 3 28 4 3 4 1 2 3 2 11 11 24 4 2 UEFA Pld 16 11 5 1 79 2 99 16 14 57 11 15 34 144 61 55 49 12 59 18 9 63 76 65 10 3 4 253 Gls 1 2 6 3 30 5 3 4 3 2 3 2 27 32 25 4 2 Gls 1 2 1 3 2 9 3 3 -

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

FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC

Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

MATCH PRESS KIT

National Arena, Bucharest

Head coach
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.

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.

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Head coach

FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC

Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

MATCH PRESS KIT

National Arena, Bucharest

Match officials
Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Felix Brych (GER) Thorsten Schiffner (GER), Mark Borsch (GER) Christian Dingert (GER), Tobias Welz (GER) Peter Gagelmann (GER) Steen Dahrup (DEN) Vaclav Krondl (CZE)

Referee
Name Felix Brych Date of birth 03/08/1975 UEFA Champions League matches 13 UEFA matches 35

Born in Munich on 3 August 1975, Felix Brych has enjoyed a rapid rise to the top of the refereeing tree, being awarded his FIFA badge in 2007. A financial lawyer for a bank in his home city, Brych began refereeing in Germany's amateur leagues in 1999, stepping up to the 2. Bundesliga two years later and reaching the top flight in 2004. He was fourth official in the Belarus-Croatia game at the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and subsequently regularly filled that role in the UEFA Champions League group stage and UEFA Cup. Brych was given his first refereeing assignments in UEFA club competition at the start of 2007/08 and was also entrusted with the round of 32 second leg between Panathinaikos FC and eventual runners-up Rangers FC in the UEFA Cup. In October 2007 Brych made his bow as a referee in UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying as Romania won 2-0 in Luxembourg to reach the finals. His group stage debut as a UEFA Champions League referee followed in 2008/09 when he was awarded the matchday two fixture between Liverpool FC and PSV Eindhoven and he took charge of a further six matches in the competition proper in 2009/10 and five the following season, including the Real Madrid CF-Tottenham Hotspur FC quarter-final first leg.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match
Date 01/10/08 29/09/09 23/02/11 05/04/11 Competition UCL UCL UCL UCL Stage GS GS KO1 QF Home Liverpool FC ACF Fiorentina Olympique de Marseille Real Madrid CF Away PSV Eindhoven Liverpool FC Manchester United FC Tottenham Hotspur FC Result 3-1 2-0 0-0 4-0 Venue Liverpool Florence Marseille Madrid

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match
Date 17/10/07 23/10/08 26/02/09 Competition EURO UCUP UCUP Stage QR GS R32 Home Luxembourg Udinese Calcio PFC CSKA Moskva Away Romania Tottenham Hotspur FC Aston Villa FC Result 0-2 2-0 2-0 Venue Luxembourg Udine Moscow

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Match officials

FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC

Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

MATCH PRESS KIT

National Arena, Bucharest

Fixtures and results

FC Oelul Galai
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 05/11/11 19/11/11 22/11/11 26/11/11 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 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 W 8 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 D 1 3 3 2 3 2 4 3 3 0 2 2 4 5 5 4 1 3 L 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 4 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 7 6 GF 25 15 16 22 17 16 12 13 8 15 12 9 7 11 10 6 7 4 GA 5 5 8 7 11 9 10 10 11 20 14 11 14 15 18 15 25 17 Pts 25 21 21 20 18 17 16 15 12 12 11 11 10 8 8 7 7 6 L D W W L L L W W D L L D 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 3-1 Punoevac 5, 37, Iorga 90 0-0 0-1 1-2 Punoevac 15 1-1 Punoevac 40 Goalscorers 1-2 Punoevac 26

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

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FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC

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MATCH PRESS KIT 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 03/12/11 07/12/11 10/12/11 17/12/11 21/12/11 26/12/11 31/12/11 04/01/12 14/01/12 21/01/12 31/01/12 Pos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Competition League League League League UCL League Cup League UCL League League UCL League Cup League UCL League League UCL League League UCL 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) 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) Pld 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 W 7 6 6 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 W W W W D W W D D W D Result Goalscorers

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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

Clubs Manchester City FC Manchester United FC Chelsea FC Newcastle United FC Liverpool FC Tottenham Hotspur FC Stoke City FC Aston Villa FC Norwich City FC Arsenal FC Queens Park Rangers FC West Bromwich Albion FC Swansea City AFC Fulham FC Everton FC Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Sunderland AFC Bolton Wanderers FC Wigan Athletic FC Blackburn Rovers FC

D 1 2 1 4 2 1 3 5 2 1 3 2 2 4 1 1 3 0 2 2

L 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 5 4 6 5 5

GF 27 25 20 11 11 13 6 10 10 12 6 7 7 10 7 6 10 12 6 9

GA 6 6 9 6 9 12 8 9 11 17 14 10 12 9 11 12 10 22 14 18

Pts 22 20 19 16 14 13 12 11 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5

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FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC

Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

MATCH PRESS KIT

National Arena, Bucharest

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

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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Match-by-match lineups

FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC

Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

MATCH PRESS KIT

National Arena, Bucharest

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 11 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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FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC

Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

MATCH PRESS KIT

National Arena, Bucharest

Team facts
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) 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 0-1: Oelulv SL Benfica 27/09/11, group stage Heaviest away defeat 2-1: FC Basel 1893 v Oelul 14/09/11, group stage

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FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC

Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

MATCH PRESS KIT

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

National Arena, Bucharest

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FC Oelul Galai - Manchester United FC

Tuesday 18 October 2011 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time)

MATCH PRESS KIT

National Arena, Bucharest

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 on "Silver Goal" GF: Goals for t: Match decided by toss of a coin gg: Match decided on "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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