2009-10 (UCL) Glasgow Rangers-Unirea Urziceni

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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUESEASON 2009/10

MATCH PRESS KIT

FC Unirea UrziceniRangers FC

Ibrox, Glasgow

Tuesday 20 October 2009 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)

Group G - Matchday 3

Contents

Match background.........................................................................................2Match facts....................................................................................................3Squad list.......................................................................................................5Head coach....................................................................................................7Match officials................................................................................................8Fixtures and results.......................................................................................9Match-by-match lineups...............................................................................11

Competition facts..........................................................................................12Team facts....................................................................................................13Legend......................................................................................................... 15

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That sequence included ten wins and nine draws, the only reverse coming in their previous home game before thestart of this campaign, a 3-0 defeat by Olympique Lyonnais which consigned them to third in the 2007/08 group stage.

In the UEFA Champions League, qualifying rounds included, Rangers have lost two of their last 13 home encounters,winning five and drawing six.

Team ties

Unirea coach Dan Petrescu played for Romania at Hampden Park, Glasgow, in a 1992 UEFA European Championshipqualifier in September 1990. Scotland triumphed 2-1 with current Rangers assistant manager McCoist scoring thewinner. Petrescu also played in the return fixture eleven months later, a 1-0 win for Romania in Bucharest.

Petrescu scored for Chelsea FC in a 3-1 victory over Everton FC at Stamford Bridge in May 1999, during Smith'sfirst season in charge of the Merseyside club.

Smith got a measure of revenge in 2000/01 as Everton beat a Bradford City AFC side featuring Petrescu 1-0 atValley Parade in November 2000.

For the past two summers Unirea have had a pre-season tour of Scotland. This year they played Celtic FC behindclosed doors, drawing 1-1, and defeated Greenock Morton FC 3-1. Elsewhere on that tour Unirea lost 2-1 to Englishside Plymouth Argyle FC at Balgray Playing Fields in Glasgow and beat Ayr United FC 2-1.

In 2008 Unirea drew 2-2 with Celtic and 1-1 with Livingston FC, as well as beating Saint Johnstone FC 4-0 andMotherwell FC 2-1.

Match facts

Rangers

UEFA milestones Matchday 3 marks Rangers' 150th game in the European Champion Clubs' Cup.

Adriano's goal on Matchday 2 was the 200th Rangers have conceded in the European Cup.

UEFA Champions League statistics

NoneLatest domestic information Saturday 17 October: Saint Johnstone FC 1-2 Rangers FC (Samuel 17; Boyd 40, Papac 83)McGregor; Whittaker, Weir, Papac; Smith (Naismith 61); Davis, McCulloch, Thomson, Rothen (Novo 74); Boyd (Miller81), Lafferty.

Walter Smith made four changes to the side that defeated Celtic FC before the international break, with Lee McCulloch,Kevin Thomson, Jrme Rothen and Kyle Lafferty making his first start of the season for the club coming into thestarting XI. Madjid Bougherra was omitted from the matchday squad after returning late from international duty, whilePedro Mendes was rested due to a thigh strain.

The St Johnstone victory maintained Rangers' unbeaten away record in 2009. Papac's goal was only his second in78 league games for the club and his first in all competitions since breaking the deadlock in a 4-0 Scottish Cup victory

at Forfar FC on 18 February. Rangers beat rivals Celtic 2-1 on 4 October thanks to two goals from former Hoops forward Kenny Miller. Miller'sopening goal was Rangers' first Scottish Premier League goal in 301 minutes.

The 4-1 defeat by Sevilla FC on Matchday 2 was Rangers' first loss since Celtic's extra-time victory in last season'sLeague Cup final on 15 March they had been 20 matches unbeaten.

Rangers will face second-tier Dundee FC in the League Cup quarter-finals on 27 October.

Injury news Kyle Lafferty out 5 September to 4 October (knee) Madjid Bougherra out from 4-10 October (flu) Kevin Thomson out 4-17 October (knee) Lee McCulloch out 4-17 October (flu) Kris Boyd out 4-17 October (eye) Steven Naismith out 4-17 October (hamstring) Kirk Broadfoot out since 15 March (foot)

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Maurice Edu out since 24 May (knee) Andrew Little out since 4 October (hamstring)

Little made his first start for Rangers against Celtic but lasted just 14 minutes before injury forced him off.

International newsFIFA World Cup qualifying unless otherwise stated.

Saturday 10 OctoberPortugal 3-0 Hungary Pedro MendesScotland 1-0 Belarus, U21 Rory Loy (sub)Japan 2-0 Scotland, friendly Steven Whittaker

Sunday 11 OctoberAlgeria 3-1 Rwanda Madjid Bougherra

Wednesday 14 OctoberPortugal 4-0 Malta Pedro MendesCzech Republic 0-0 Northern Ireland Steven Davis

Portugal earned a place in November's World Cup play-offs.

Miscellaneous Sir David Murray stepped down after 20 years as Rangers chairman in August. Alastair Johnston succeeded him.

Unirea

UEFA milestones The Romanian champions are yet to win in UEFA competition, having drawn two and lost two.

UEFA Champions League statistics Ricardo Vilana has been fouled eleven times so far, more than any other player.

Vasile Maftei's next booking will incur a one-match suspension.

Latest domestic information Friday 16 October: FC Unirea Urziceni 1-2 SC Vaslui (Onofra 7; Gerlem 52, Wesley 72)

Arlauskis; Nicu, Galamaz, Mehmedovi, Bordeanu; Pdureu (Blan 64), Paraschiv (Semedo 76), Todoran (Brandn22); Frunz, Onofra, Dnlache.

Fit-again Giedrius Arlauskis returned in goal as Marius Onofra scored the opener on his first start of the season.Onofra had been drafted into the team in place of Serban Dacian Varga who, along with Iulian Apostol and Maftei,was rested following international duty.

It was Unirea's first home defeat in all competitions this season, their first at home in the league in 17 matches sincelosing 1-0 to FC Politehnica Iai on 6 October 2008.

A goalless draw at AS Gaz Metan Medias on 3 October left Unirea without a win in three away games.

Injury news Iulian Apostol out 29 September to 10 October (knee) Giedrius Arlauskis out 29 September to 16 October (leg) Raul Rusescu out since 1 October (knee)

Dinu Todoran was replaced by Pablo Brandn on 22 minutes against Vaslui after suffering a head injury. He initiallylost feeling in the left side of his body but regained it a few hours later.

International newsFIFA World Cup qualifying unless otherwise stated.

Saturday 10 OctoberSerbia 5-0 Romania Vasile Maftei, Serban Dacian Varga, Iulian Apostol

Wednesday 14 OctoberRomania 3-1 Faroe Islands Iulian Apostol (goal), Serban Dacian Varga, George Galamaz (sub)

Miscellaneous Daniel Munteanu (from Vaslui) and Laurentiu Marinescu (FC Petrolul Ploieti) joined Unirea during the summer butneither were included in their UEFA Champions League squad.

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Head coach

Rangers FC: Walter SmithDate of birth: 24 February 1948

Nationality:Scottish

Playing career: Dundee United FC (twice), Dumbarton FCCoaching career: Rangers FC (twice), Everton FC, Scotland

Former defender Smith assisted Jim McLean as Dundee United won the 1982/83 Scottish title and was Sir AlexFerguson's deputy as Scotland reached the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals.

Came home from Mexico to a new job as Graeme Souness's assistant at Rangers and was given sole commandof the club he supported as a boy in April 1991, winning the Scottish title in each of his first seven seasons in charge,including a domestic treble in 1993.

He managed Everton from summer 1998 until March 2002, then briefly assisted Sir Alex at Manchester United FCbefore becoming Scotland coach in December 2004.

Having helped Scotland rise 70 places in the FIFA rankings, he returned to Rangers in January 2007, leading them

to defeat by FC Zenit St. Petersburg in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup final before winning a league and Scottish Cup doublein 2008/09.

His haul over two spells at Rangers comprises eight league titles, five Scottish Cups and four Scottish League Cups.

FC Unirea Urziceni: Dan PetrescuDate of birth: 22 December 1967Nationality: RomanianPlaying career: FC Steaua Bucureti, FC Olt Scorniceti, US Foggia, Genoa CFC, Sheffield Wednesday FC, ChelseaFC, Bradford City AFC, Southampton FC, FC National BucuretiCoaching career: FC Rapid Bucureti, FC Sportul Studenesc, Wisa Krakw, AFC Unirea Urziceni

The left-back won a Romanian title with Steaua in 1985/86 and then domestic doubles in both subsequent campaigns,

playing in their 4-0 1988/89 European Champion Clubs' Cup final defeat by AC Milan.

After a season with Genoa, a good 1994 FIFA World Cup campaign saw him move from Italy to England, where heshone at Sheffield Wednesday prior to a five-season spell at Chelsea, who he joined in 1995.

Petrescu's Stamford Bridge haul included an FA Cup and a League Cup as well as the 1997/98 UEFA Cup Winners'Cup and the UEFA Super Cup; he named one of his three daughters Chelsea in the club's honour.

Having played well into his 30s, the 95-times capped Petrescu had a brief spell as Rapid coach, led Bucharestneighbours Sportul Studenesc for a while and finished second in Poland with Wisa in 2005/06.

Hired by promoted Unirea in 2006, his side who he nicknamed 'the Chelsea of Ialomita County' were beatenRomanian Cup finalists in 2007/08 before romping to the 2008/09 title.

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Match-by-match lineups

Group G

Standings

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1521102Rangers FC

Matchday 1 (16/09/09)VfB Stuttgart 1-1 Rangers FCGoals: 1-0 Pogrebnyak 18, 1-1 Bougherra 77Rangers FC: McGregor, Mendes, Papac, McCulloch, Davis, Thomson, Rothen, Naismith, Whittaker, Miller (Novo 90+3), Bougherra

Sevilla FC 2-0 FC Unirea UrziceniGoals: 1-0 Luis Fabiano 45+1, 2-0 Renato 70FC Unirea Urziceni:Arlauskis, Mehmedovi, Galamaz, Bilasco, Varga (Semedo 73), Ricardo Vilana (Onofra 81), Brandn, Blan (Paraschiv65), Maftei, Frunz, Apostol

Matchday 2 (29/09/09)FC Unirea Urziceni 1-1 VfB StuttgartGoals: 0-1 Tasci 5, 1-1 Varga 48FC Unirea Urziceni:Arlauskis, Galamaz, Bilasco (Rusescu 64), Varga (Pdureu 90), Nicu, Ricardo Vilana, Brandn, Blan (Frunz 46), BrunoFernandes, Maftei, Apostol

Rangers FC 1-4 Sevilla FCGoals: 0-1 Konko 50, 0-2 Adriano 64, 0-3 Luis Fabiano 72, 0-4 Kanout 74, 1-4 Novo 88Rangers FC: McGregor, Weir, Mendes, Papac, McCulloch (Boyd 73), Davis, Thomson, Rothen (Novo 73), Naismith, Whittaker, Bougherra

Matchday 3 (20/10/09)Rangers FC v FC Unirea Urziceni

Matchday 4 (04/11/09)FC Unirea Urziceni v Rangers FC

Matchday 5 (24/11/09)Rangers FC v VfB StuttgartFC Unirea Urziceni v Sevilla FC

Matchday 6 (09/12/09)VfB Stuttgart v FC Unirea UrziceniSevilla FC v Rangers FC

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Competition facts

UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones

Holders FC Barcelona are looking 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 1999/00 and2002/03 that featured a second group stage).

In 1992/93, Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten 4-3 on aggregatein the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva.

S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta became the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League in 2007/08when he featured against Olympiacos CFP on Matchday 1 at the age of 43 years and 168 days. The record waspreviously held by Alessandro Costacurta, the AC Milan defender who played against AEK Athens FC in the 2006/07season at the age of 40 years and 211 days. Ballotta was aged 43 years 252 days when he featured against RealMadrid CF on Matchday 6.

Laurent Blanc is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged 36 years and 339 days, having found the net forManchester United FC in their 3-2 defeat of Olympiacos CFP on 23 October 2002.

Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League. He was 16 years and87 days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureti on 23 November 1994. He was then sentoff in the 37th minute.

Barcelona, Manchester United and Milan have all finished as group winners on ten occasions, one more than RealMadrid and Juventus.

Four teams have recorded six successive victories in a UEFA Champions League group stage: Milan (1992/93), ParisSaint-Germain FC (1994/95), FC Spartak Moskva (1995/96) and Barcelona (2002/03, first group stage).

In 2006/07, PFC Levski Sofia joined 1. FC Koice in being the only team to have played in the UEFA ChampionsLeague and never picked up a point. The Slovakian side have not returned to the competition since losing all sixgames in their only campaign to date in 1997/98. Six other teams have gone through a single group stage campaignwithout picking up a point: FC Dynamo Kyiv (2007/08), SK Rapid Wien (2005/06) and RSC Anderlecht (2004/05) plus

Spartak Moskva and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2002/03, first and second group stage respectively) and Fenerbahe SK(2001/02, first group stage).

Manchester United scored 20 goals in the 1998/99 group stage, more than any other side has managed. Barcelonascored 19 times in the 1999/2000 first group stage.

Dynamo conceded 19 goals in their six outings in 2007/08, equalling the record let in during a group stage set byFerencvrosi TC in the 1995/96 campaign.

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) and VillarrealCF (2005/06) all let in just one.

Before their 3-1 win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on Matchday 6 of the 2006/07 campaign, FC Spartak Moskva

went 22 games without a victory in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC onMatchday 3 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 awin was introduced in 1995/96, were Legia Warszawa that same season before Bayer Leverkusen managed it in1999/2000 and Liverpool in 2001/02. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed withseven points in 2002/03, a feat achieved by Rangers FC and Werder Bremen in 2005/06.

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Team facts

Rangers FCFormed: 1873Nicknames: The Gers, The Teddy Bears, The Light Blues

UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) UEFA Cup: (2008) UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1972, (1961), (1967)

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)League title: 52 (2009)Scottish Cup: 33 (2009)League Cup: 25 (2007)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise)2008/09: second qualifying round2007/08: UEFA Cup final2006/07: UEFA Cup Round of 16

2005/06: first knockout round2004/05: UEFA Cup group stage (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round)2003/04: group stage2002/03: UEFA Cup first round2001/02: UEFA Cup fourth round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round)2000/01: UEFA Cup third round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League first group stage)1999/00: UEFA Cup third round (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League first group stage)

RecordsUEFA club competition Biggest home win10-0: Rangers v Valletta FC28/09/83, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg

Biggest away win0-8: Valletta FC v Rangers14/09/83, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg

Heaviest home defeat0-4: Rangers v Juventus01/11/95, UEFA Champions League group stage

Heaviest away defeat5-0: 1. FC Kln v Rangers03/11/82, UEFA Cup second round second leg6-1: Eintracht Frankfurt v Rangers13/04/60, European Champion Clubs' Cup semi-finals first leg

UEFA Champions League(group stage to final only) Biggest home win5-0: Rangers v SK Sturm Graz12/09/00, first group stage

Biggest away win0-3: Olympique Lyonnais v Rangers02/10/07, group stage

Heaviest home defeat0-4: Rangers v Juventus (see above for details)

Heaviest away defeat

4-1:AFC Ajax v Rangers16/10/96, group stage4-1: Juventus v Rangers18/10/95, group stage

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Rangers have lost 3-0 on two occasions, most recently v Manchester United FC (04/11/03, group stage)

FC Unirea UrziceniFormed: 1954Nickname: Lupii din Baragan (The Wolves of Baragan)UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)

None

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)League title: 1 (2009)

Ten-year record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise)2008/09: UEFA Cup first round2007/08: did not compete in UEFA club competition2006/07: did not compete in UEFA club competition2005/06: did not compete in UEFA club competition2004/05: did not compete in UEFA club competition2003/04: did not compete in UEFA club competition2002/03: did not compete in UEFA club competition

2001/02: did not compete in UEFA club competition2000/01: did not compete in UEFA club competition1999/00: did not compete in UEFA club competition

RecordsUEFA club competition Biggest home winNone

Biggest away winNone

Heaviest home defeat0-2: Unirea v Hamburger SV

02/10/08, UEFA Cup first round second leg Heaviest away defeat2-0: Sevilla FC v Unirea16/09/09, UEFA Champions League group stage

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) Biggest home winNone

Biggest away winNone

Heaviest home defeatNone

Heaviest away defeat2-0: Sevilla FC v Unirea (see above)

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Legend

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

UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as

the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999), the UEFA Europa League, theUEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (1973-to date), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in theInter-Cities' Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFAClub World Cup is excluded.

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

National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football ChampionshipWC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: Confederation CupFRIE: Friendly internationals U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals

U21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU17: UEFA Under-17 Championship U16: UEFA European Under-16ChampionshipU19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18ChampionshipWWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WCHAMP: UEFA European Women'sChampionship

:: CompetitionsClub competitionsECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions LeagueUCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto CupICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

:: Other Abbreviations:: Competition stagesNo.: Numberaet: Match decided after extra timeQR3: Third qualifying roundF: Finalo.g.: Own goalaetps: Match decided after extra time

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

(p): Penaltyag: Match decided on away goalsR3: Third roundGS2: Second group stagePld: Matches playedagg: AggregateR4: Fourth roundKO1: First knockout roundPos.: PositionAP: AppearancesSF: Semi-finalsPR: Preliminary roundPts: PointsComp.: CompetitionR16: Second knockout roundQF: Quarter-finals

R: Sent off (red card)D: DrawnR32: Round of 32QR: Qualifying roundRes.: ResultDoB: Date of birth1st: first legQR1: First qualifying roundt: Match decided by toss of coinGA: Goals against2nd: second legQR2: Second qualifying roundW: WonGF: Goals forP-O: Play-offFT: Final tournament

Y: BookedL: Lost(R) : ReplayELITE: Elite roundY/R: Sent off (yellow card then directred)

Nat.: NationalityPO - FT: Play-off for FinalTournament

P-O 3rd: Third place play-off

N/a: Not ApplicableProm/Rel P-O: Promotion/Relegationplay-off

GS - FT: Group stage - Finaltournament

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

:: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication,no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness.Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competitionregulations available on www.uefa.com.

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