Football: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREVIEW.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STATS

AS ROMA v REAL MADRID

AS ROMA

Serie A

Current position: 11th

P2 W0 D2 L0 F2 A2 Pts2

Last season: 1st

Last six league matches: WDDWDD

Fairs Cup winners: 1961

Record European win: 10-1 v Altay Izmir (Turkey) Fairs Cup 1st round 1962-63

Record European defeat: 0-4 v Sheffield Wednesday (England) Fairs Cup 2nd round 1961-62

0-4 v Cologne (West Germany)

Fairs Cup quarter-final 1963-64

0-4 v Carl Zeiss Jena (East Germany)

Cup Winners Cup 1st round 1980-81

Stadium: Olimpico (82,500)

Coach: Fabio Capello

Players to watch: Gabriel Batistuta, Francesco Totti, Cafu

Record scorer in Europe: Pedro Manfredini 18

Leading European scorers for club in current squad: Marco Delvecchio 10, Francesco Totti 8, Abel Balbo 6, Vincenzo Montella 6.

REAL MADRID

La Liga

Current position: 16th

P2 W0 D1 L1 F1 A2 Pts1

Last season: 1st

Last six league matches: WWDWLD

European Champions: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000 (European champions record 8 times)

UEFA Cup winners: 1985, 1986

Record European win: 9-0 v B1913 Odense (Denmark)

European Cup 2nd round 1961-62

Record European defeat: 0-5 v Kaiserslautern (West Germany)

UEFA Cup quarter-final 1981-82

0-5 v AC Milan (Italy)

European Cup semi-final 1988-89

Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu (75,000)

Coach: Vicente Del Bosque

Players to watch: Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, Raul, Record scorer in Europe:

Alfredo Di Stefano 49

Leading European scorers for club in current squad:

Raul 28, Fernando Hierro 16, Fernando Morientes 14.

DYNAMO KIEV v B. DORTMUND

DYNAMO KIEV

Ukrainian league

Current position: 4th

P6 W4 D2 L0 F11 A2 Pts14

Last season: 1st

Last six league matches: WDDWWW

Cup Winners Cup winners: 1975, 1986

Record European win: 8-0 Barry Town (Wales)

Champions League preliminary round 1998-99

Record European defeat: 0-5 v Benfica (Portugal)

Champions League group phase 1991-92

Stadium: Olympiyskyi (83,000)

Coach: Valery Lobanovsky

Players to watch: Maxim Shatskikh, Andrei Husin, Olexander Melashchenko, George Demetradze, Valentin Bielkevich

Record scorer in Europe:

Sergei Rebrov 28

Leading European scorer for club in current squad:

Maxim Shatskikh 7

Team News: Alexander Filimonov should start in goal in place of the injured Alexander Shovkovsky.

BORUSSIA DORTMUND

Bundesliga

Current league form: 2nd

P5 W4 D0 L1 F10 A2 Pts12

Last six league matches: WWWWWL

European Champions: 1997

Cup Winners Cup winners: 1966

Record European win: 8-0 v Floriana Valletta (Malta)

Cup Winners Cup 1st round 1965-66

Record European defeat: 1-6 v Manchester United (England)

Fairs Cup 2nd round 1964-65

Stadium: Westfalenstadion (68,500)

Coach: Matthias Sammer

Players to watch: Jan Koller, Marcio Amoroso, Tomas Rosicky,

Record scorer in Europe:

Stephane Chapuisat 16

Leading European scorer for club in current squad:

Lars Ricken 9, Heiko Herrlich 7

Team news: Coach Matthias Sammer can rely on all his top men.

GALATASARAY v LAZIO

GALATASARAY

Turkish League

Current position: 1st

P4 W3 D1 L0 F10 A5 Pts10

Last season: 2nd

Last six league matches: WWDWWW

Record European win: 5-0 v Neuchatel Xamax (Switzerland)

European Cup 2nd round 1988-89

Record European defeat: 0-6 v Bayern Munich (Germany)

European Cup 1st round 1972-73

Stadium: Ali Sami Yen (40,000)

Coach: Mircea Lucescu

Players to watch: Umit Davala, Arif Erdem, Suat Kaya

Record scorer in Europe:

Hakan Sukur 27

Leading European scorer for club in current squad:

Arif Erdem 12, Umit Davala 7

Team news: Galatasaray have no suspensions and no injury worries after resting several players in a 2-1 league win over Antalyaspor over the weekend.

LAZIO

Serie A

Current position: 12th

P2 W0 D2 L0 F1 A1 Pts2

Last season: 3rd

Last six league matches: WDWLDD

European Cup Winners Cup winners: 1999

Record European win: 5-0 v Boavista (Portugal)

UEFA Cup 1st round 1977-78

5-0 v Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus)

UEFA Cup 1st round 1995-96

Record European defeat: 0-6 v RC Lens (France)

UEFA Cup 2nd round 1977-78

Stadium: Olimpico (82,500)

Coach: Dino Zoff

Players to watch: Hernan Crespo, Claudio Lopez, Gaizka Mendieta, Alessandro Nesta

Record scorer in Europe:

Simone Inzaghi 12, Pavel Nedved 12

Leading European scorer in current squad:

Simone Inzaghi 12, Claudio Lopez 6, Dejan Stankovic 6.

NANTES v PSV

NANTES

Le Championnat

Current position: 18th

P6 W0 D2 L4 F3 A8 Pts2

Last season: 1st

Last six league matches: LLDLLD

Record European win: 7-0 v Cliftonville (Northern Ireland)

Cup Winners Cup 1st round 1979-80

Record European defeat: 1-5 v Cardiff City (Wales)

Cup Winners Cup 2nd round 1970-71

1-5 v Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)

UEFA Cup quarter-final 1994-95

Stadium: Beaujoire (38,000)

Coach: Raynald Denoueix

Players to watch: Stephane Ziani, Nestor Fabbri, Viorel Moldovan

Record scorer in Europe:

Nicolas Ouedec 14

Leading European scorer for club in current squad:

Viorel Moldovan 5

Team news: Viorel Moldovan, Frederic Da Rocha and Hassan Ahamada are injured.

PSV EINDHOVEN

Erie Divisie

Current position: 6th

P4 W2 D1 L1 F9 A7 Pts7

Last season: 1st

Last six league matches: WWDWLW

European Champions: 1988

UEFA Cup winners: 1978

Champions League entries: 6 - 1992-93 (quarter-final), 1997-98, 1998- 99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02

Record European win: 10-0 v Ards (N. Ireland)

Cup Winners Cup 1st round 1974-75

Record European defeat: 0-6 v St Etienne (France)

UEFA Cup 2nd round 1979-80

Stadium: Philips (33,500)

Coach: Eric Gerets

Players to watch: Mateja Kezman, Mark Van Bommel, Jan Vennegoor

Record scorer in Europe:

Willy Van der Kuylen 29

Leading European scorer for club in current squad:

Arnold Bruggink 5.

L. MOSCOW v ANDERLECHT

LOKOMOTIV MOSCOW

Russian League

Current position: 2nd

P23 W12 D6 L5 F41 A18 Pts42

Last season: 2nd

Last six league matches: LWDWDW

Record European win: 7-1 v BATE Borishov (Belarus)

UEFA Cup qualifying round 1999-2000

Record European defeat: 0-5 v Bayern Munich (Germany)

UEFA Cup 1st round 1995-96

Stadium: Saturn (16,000)

Coach: Yuri Semin

Players to watch: Igor Chugainov, Jakob Legheto

Record scorer in Europe:

Zaza Dzanashia 13

Leading European scorers for club in current squad:

Zaza Dzanashia 13, Igor Chugainov 6

Team news: Lokomotiv will be without suspended Dmitri Loskov, Russia's top scorer last season, but Ruslan Pimenov returns to the side after being suspended.

ANDERLECHT

Belgian league

Current league form: 4th

P4 W2 D2 L0 F10 A5 Pts8

Last season: 1st

Last six league matches: WWWWDD

Cup Winners Cup winners: 1976, 1978

UEFA Cup winners: 1983

Record European win: 10-1 v Haka Valkeakoski (Finland)

European Cup 1st round 1966-67

Record European defeat: 0-10 v Manchester United (England)

European Cup 1st round 1956-57

Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock (28,000)

Coach: Aime Anthuenis

Players to watch: Gilles De Bilde, Ivica Mornar, Marc Hendrikx

Record scorer in Europe:

Paul Van Himst 33

Leading European scorer for club in current squad:

Alin Stoica 8, Glen De Boeck 6

Team news; No suspensions or injury worries, except for de Boeck.

MALLORCA v ARSENAL

REAL MALLORCA

La Liga

Current position: 12th Spanish league

P2 W1 D0 L1 F1 A3 Pts 3

Last season: 3rd

Last six league matches: WWWWLW

Record European win: 4-1 v Monaco (France)

UEFA Cup 4th round 1999-2000

Record European defeat: 1-4 v Galatasaray (Turkey)

UEFA Cup quarter-final 1999-2000

Stadium: San Moix (26,500)

Coach: Bernd Krauss

Players to watch: Samuel Eto'o, Ariel Ibagaza, Vicente Engonga

Record scorer in Europe:

Jovan Stankovic 5, Diego Tristan 5

Leading European scorer for club in current squad:

Jovan Stankovic 5

Team news: Coach Bernd Krauss has no injury worries and can select from a full-strength squad for the game with Arsenal.

ARSENAL

Premier League

Current league form: 4th P4 W2 D1 L1 F10 A3 Pts7

Last season: 2nd

Last six league matches: DLWLWD

Cup Winners Cup winners: 1994

Fairs Cup winners: 1970

Record European win: 7-0 v Standard Liege (Belgium)

Cup Winners Cup 2nd round 1993-94

Record European defeat: 2-5 v Spartak Moscow (Soviet Union)

UEFA Cup 1st round 1982-83

Stadium: Highbury (38,500)

Coach: Arsene Wenger

Players to watch: Patrick Vieira, Thierry Henry, Robert Pires

Record scorer in Europe:

Ian Wright 15

Leading European scorer for club in current squad:

Thierry Henry 12

Team news: Patrick Vieira will return to the side after missing Saturday's 1-1 draw at Chelsea.

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Title Annotation:	Sport
Publication:	The Mirror (London, England)
Date:	Sep 11, 2001
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