PRESS KITS. Round of 32. Thursday, 24 February :45 (local time) La Romareda - Zaragoza MATCH OFFICIALS

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1 PRESS KITS Round of 32 Thursday, 24 February :45 (local time) La Romareda - Zaragoza REAL ZARAGOZA FENERBAHÇE SK MATCH OFFICIALS Referee Assistant referees Fourth official UEFA delegate Eric J. E. Braamhaar (HOL) Wijnand Rutgers (HOL), Rob Meenhuis (HOL) Kevin B.R. Blom (HOL) Heinz Fahnler (AUT) Uphill task for Fenerbahçe MATCH BACKGROUND Real Zaragoza were one of two away winners in the first legs of the Round of 32 after defender Alvaro scored the only goal against Fenerbahçe SK in Istanbul. The win gives the Spanish club plenty of confidence that they can complete the job at La Romareda in the second leg, but the improved form of Fenerbahçe in the latter stages of the UEFA Champions League will ensure they don't rest on their laurels. Fenerbahçe travel to Spain seeking to break a Spanish hoodoo that has seen them lose all five of their previous encounters against Primera División sides. Apart from last week's defeat, their most recent disappointment came against FC Barcelona in the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League when the Spanish outfit cantered to an easy 3-0 victory at the Sükrü Saraçoglu stadium with goals from Patrick Kluivert, Patrik Andersson and Javier Saviola. The return game was much closer but Fenerbahçe suffered further misery when Rivaldo scored the only goal of the game in the final minute. It was little better six seasons earlier when the Turkish outfit lined up against Real Betis Balompié in the first round of the UEFA Cup and, ominously for Christoph Baum's side, again lost the first leg in Istanbul - this time 2-1. Fenerbahçe goalkeeper Rüstü Reçber had to pick the ball out of the net twice more in Spain as Betis eased through with a 4-1 aggregate win. Fenerbahçe entered this year's tie with some impetus, however, after picking up two wins in their final UEFA Champions League group games against AC Sparta Praha and Manchester United FC. However, Zaragoza have a fine pedigree in European competition and have already proved they are tough opposition. They won the forerunner to the UEFA Cup, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, in 1963/64 and added the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup trophy in 1994/95 after Nayim's remarkable last-gasp shot from the halfwayline against Arsenal FC. 1/7

2 PLAYERS PROFILES Real Zaragoza Goalkeepers 1 César Laínez ESP Luis García ESP Rubén Falcón ESP Jorge Zaparaín ESP Defenders 3 Agustín Aranzabal ESP Luis Cuartero ESP Alvaro BRA Gabriel Milito ARG Delio Toledo PAR César Jiménez ESP Capi ESP Luis Delgado ESP Midfielders 8 Cani ESP Juan José Camacho ESP Leonardo Ponzio ARG Óscar González ESP José María Movilla ESP David Generelo ESP David Pirri ESP Fernando Soriano ESP Alberto Zapater ESP García Granero ESP Carlos Rubén ESP Antonio Longas ESP Forwards 7 Luciano Galletti ARG David Villa ESP Sávio Bortolini BRA Goran Drulic YUG Javi Moreno ESP Pit ESP Angel Lafita ESP Coach Víctor Múñoz Manrique ESP /7

3 Fenerbahçe SK Goalkeepers 1 Volkan Demirel TUR Recep Biler TUR Rüstu Reçber TUR Defenders 2 Fábio Luciano BRA Servet Çetin TUR Mahmut Hanefi Erdogdu TUR Önder Turaci TUR Deniz Baris TUR Taylan Isildar TUR Midfielders 5 Ümit Özat TUR Mehmet Yozgatli TUR Marco Aurélio BRA Alex BRA Selçuk Sahin TUR Kemal Aslan TUR Serkan Balci TUR Gürhan Gürsoy TUR Mithat Yasar TUR Forwards 8 Murat Hacioglu TUR Serhat Akin TUR Tuncay Sanli TUR Márcio Nobre BRA Pierre van Hooijdonk HOL Semih Sentürk TUR Nicolas Anelka FRA Coach Christoph Daum GER /7

4 DOMESTIC FORMGUIDE Zaragoza seek home help (Monday, 21 February 2005) With the 32 remaining UEFA Cup hopefuls set to be reduced to 16 by the end of this week, looks at the recent domestic form of the clubs involved. Real Zaragoza v Fenerbahçe SK Zaragoza lie 13th in the Primera División after drawing 0-0 with Levante UD at the weekend. Besides the season-long absence of centre-half César Jiménez, who tore his knee ligaments against Real Madrid CF last month, they are at full strength as they look to build on the 1-0 first-leg win recorded in Turkey last week. Having lost that game, Fenerbahçe got back to winning ways in style at the weekend with a resounding 7-0 home win against Kayserispor, with Marcio Nobre scoring twice and Marco Aurelio, Alex, Ümit Özat, Tuncay Sanli and Serhat Akin also finding the net. Influential midfield Marco Aurelio returns from suspension for the second leg against Zaragoza in Spain, although goalkeeper Rüstü Reçber, Alex and Fabio Luciano all missed training on Monday with minor injuries and striker Semih Sentürk limped out of the session with a groin problem. 4/7

5 Real Zaragoza (Primera División) Results Date Match Res Getafe - Zaragoza Zaragoza - Malaga Albacete - Zaragoza Zaragoza - Barcelona Levante - Zaragoza 0-0 Date Match Fixtures Zaragoza - Villarreal Real Sociedad - Zaragoza Zaragoza - Racing Sevilla - Zaragoza Zaragoza - Atlético DOMESTIC LEAGUE DETAILS Standings R Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Barcelona Real Madrid Betis Sevilla Villarreal Valencia Espanyol Athletic Atlético Deportivo Osasuna Real Sociedad Zaragoza Malaga Getafe Levante Racing Albacete Mallorca Numancia Fenerbahçe SK (Super League) Results Date Match Res Fenerbahçe - Konyaspor Fenerbahçe - Rizespor Samsunspor - Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe - Istanbulspor Fenerbahçe - Kayserispor 7-0 Date Match Fixtures Fenerbahçe - Sebatspor Malatyaspor - Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe - Gençlerbirligi Denizlispor - Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe - Gaziantepspor Standings R Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Trabzonspor Besiktas Denizlispor Rizespor Malatyaspor Gaziantepspor Ankaraspor Konyaspor Diyarbakirspor Samsunspor Gençlerbirligi Ankaragücü Sakaryaspor Istanbulspor Kayserispor Sebatspor /7

6 REFEREE Eric J. E. Braamhaar (HOL) Date of birth: Matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match UCUP R1 Blackburn - Gençlerbirligi 1-1 Blackburn UCUP R2 M. Haifa - Valencia 0-4 Rotterdam UCUP GS Sevilla - AEK 3-2 Sevilla ALL-TIME STATISTICS Head-to-head record UCUP 1/16 Fenerbahçe - Zaragoza 0-1 Istanbul Overall record Real Zaragoza Pld: 1, W: 1, D: 0, L: 0, GS: 1, GA: 0 Fenerbahçe SK Pld: 1, W: 0, D: 0, L: 1, GS: 0, GA: 1 Home teams record versus clubs from the away teams country UCUP 1/16 Fenerbahçe - Zaragoza 0-1 Istanbul Overall record Real Zaragoza Pld: 1, W: 1, D: 0, L: 0, GS: 1, GA: 0 Away teams record versus clubs from the home teams country UCUP R1 Fenerbahçe - Betis 1-2 Istanbul UCUP R1 Betis - Fenerbahçe 2-0 Seville UCL GS1 Fenerbahçe - Barcelona 0-3 Istanbul UCL GS1 Barcelona - Fenerbahçe 1-0 Barcelona UCUP 1/16 Fenerbahçe - Zaragoza 0-1 Istanbul Overall record Fenerbahçe SK Pld: 5, W: 0, D: 0, L: 5, GS: 1, GA: 9 6/7

7 RECORD IN EUROPE Real Zaragoza European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League AP Pld W D L GF GA UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Super Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup Total Fenerbahçe SK European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League AP Pld W D L GF GA UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Super Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup Total LEGEND ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup AP: DoB: Appearances Date of birth D: Drawn GA: GF: L: Lost Pld: Nat.: No: Goals against Goals for Matches played Nationality Number W: Won F: Final(s) GS: Group stage GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage PR: Preliminary round QF: Quarter-finals QR: Qualifying round QR1: First qualifying round QR2: Second qualifying round QR3: Third qualifying round R1: First round R2: Second round R3: Third round R4: Fourth round SF: Semi-finals 7/7