UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON...The coaches • Schalke coach Markus Weinzierl progressed to last season's UEFA Europa League round of 32 with Augsburg, whom he had led since

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASONMATCH PRESS KITS

FC Schalke 04

(First leg: 0-2)Arena AufSchalke - Gelsenkirchen

Thursday 20 April 201721.05CET (21.05 local time)Quarter-finals, Second leg

AFC Ajax

Last updated 20/04/2017 12:10CET

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Previous meetings 2Match background 6Team facts 8Squad list 11Fixtures and results 13Match-by-match lineups 17Match officials 21Legend 22

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Previous meetingsHead to HeadUEFA Europa League

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers13/04/2017 QF AFC Ajax - FC Schalke 04 2-0 Amsterdam Klaassen 23 (P), 52

Home Away Final TotalPld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA

FC Schalke 04 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2AFC Ajax 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0

FC Schalke 04 - Record versus clubs from opponents' countryUEFA Europa League

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

15/03/2012 R16 FC Schalke 04 - FC Twente 4-1agg: 4-2 GelsenkirchenHuntelaar 29, 56 (P),81, Jones 71;Janssen 14

08/03/2012 R16 FC Twente - FC Schalke 04 1-0 Enschede L. de Jong 61 (P)

UEFA CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

03/12/2008 GS FC Twente - FC Schalke 04 2-1 Enschede Wielaert 2, Perez 54;Asamoah 77

UEFA Champions LeagueDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

23/11/2005 GS FC Schalke 04 - PSV Eindhoven 3-0 Gelsenkirchen Kobiashvili 18 (P), 72,79 (P)

13/09/2005 GS PSV Eindhoven - FC Schalke 04 1-0 Eindhoven Vennegoor ofHesselink 33


01/12/2004 GS Feyenoord - FC Schalke 04 2-1 Rotterdam Kalou 32, 40; Hanke 6


24/09/1996 R1 Roda JC - FC Schalke 04 2-2agg: 2-5 KerkradeVurens 25, Sibon 75;Wagner 15, Wilmots72

10/09/1996 R1 FC Schalke 04 - Roda JC 3-0 Gelsenkirchen Wilmots 8, Mulder 14,Anderbrügge 74

AFC Ajax - Record versus clubs from opponents' country

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FC Schalke 04 - AFC Ajax Thursday 20 April 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time)Match press kit Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen

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21/11/2012 GS AFC Ajax - Borussia Dortmund 1-4 AmsterdamHoesen 87; Reus 8,Götze 36,Lewandowski 41, 67

18/09/2012 GS Borussia Dortmund - AFC Ajax 1-0 Dortmund Lewandowski 87


27/11/2008 GS Hamburger SV - AFC Ajax 0-1 Hamburg Leonardo 77


22/02/2007 R3 AFC Ajax - SV Werder Bremen 3-1agg: 3-4 AmsterdamLeonardo 4, Huntelaar60, Babel 74; HugoAlmeida 14

14/02/2007 R3 SV Werder Bremen - AFC Ajax 3-0 Bremen Mertesacker 48,Naldo 54, Frings 71


08/12/2004 GS AFC Ajax - FC Bayern München 2-2 Amsterdam Galásek 38, Mitea 64;Makaay 9, Ballack 78

28/09/2004 GS FC Bayern München - AFC Ajax 4-0 Munich Makaay 28, 44, 51(P), Zé Roberto 55


11/12/1997 R3 VfL Bochum 1848 - AFC Ajax 2-2agg: 4-6 BochumHofmann 58, Mamić69; S. Arveladze 52,Dani 73

25/11/1997 R3 AFC Ajax - VfL Bochum 1848 4-2 Amsterdam

M. Laudrup 34, 36, S.Arveladze 38, F. deBoer 45; Reis 20,Wałdoch 24


20/03/1996 QF AFC Ajax - Borussia Dortmund 1-0agg: 3-0 Amsterdam Musampa 75

06/03/1996 QF Borussia Dortmund - AFC Ajax 0-2 Dortmund Davids 8, Kluivert 83


19/04/1995 SF AFC Ajax - FC Bayern München 5-2agg: 5-2 Amsterdam

Litmanen 11, 47,George 41, R. deBoer 44, Overmars88; Witeczek 36,Scholl 75 (P)

05/04/1995 SF FC Bayern München - AFC Ajax 0-0 Munich

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08/12/1992 R3 1. FC Kaiserslautern - AFC Ajax 0-1agg: 0-3 Kaiserslautern Alflen 40

24/11/1992 R3 AFC Ajax - 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2-0 Amsterdam Davids 1, Jonk 83


06/11/1991 R2 AFC Ajax - FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt 3-0agg: 5-1 DusseldorfPettersson 27, Blind58, Van Loen 85

23/10/1991 R2 FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt - AFC Ajax 1-2 Erfurt Schulz 39; Jonk 46,Bergkamp 78

UEFA Cup Winners' CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

04/11/1987 R2 AFC Ajax - Hamburger SV 2-0agg: 3-0 Amsterdam Mühren 12, Meijer 82

21/10/1987 R2 Hamburger SV - AFC Ajax 0-1 Hamburg Meijer 52

UEFA Cup Winners' CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

13/05/1987 F AFC Ajax - 1. FC LokomotiveLeipzig 1-0 Athens Van Basten 20

European Champions Clubs' CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

05/11/1980 R2 AFC Ajax - FC Bayern München 2-1agg: 3-6 AmsterdamWiggemansen 16,Rijkaard 18; K-H.Rummenigge 81

22/10/1980 R2 FC Bayern München - AFC Ajax 5-1 Munich

Dürnberger 45, K-H.Rummenigge 52, 83,D. Hoeness 81, 90+2;Arnesen 36


05/11/1975 R2 AFC Ajax - Hertha BSC Berlin 4-1agg: 4-2 AmsterdamBrokamp 24, 76,Geels 28 (P), Meijer85; Kostedde 41

22/10/1975 R2 Hertha BSC Berlin - AFC Ajax 1-0 Berlin Kostedde 49


21/03/1973 QF FC Bayern München - AFC Ajax 2-1agg: 2-5 MunichKrol 30 (og), G. Müller39; Keizer 8

07/03/1973 QF AFC Ajax - FC Bayern München 4-0 Amsterdam Haan 53, 69, Mühren68, Cruyff 89

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29/09/1971 R1 1. FC Dynamo Dresden - AFCAjax0-0

agg: 0-2 Dresden

15/09/1971 R1 AFC Ajax - 1. FC DynamoDresden 2-0 Amsterdam Swart 2, Keizer 24


02/10/1968 R1 AFC Ajax - 1. FC Nürnberg 4-0agg: 5-1 AmsterdamSwart 22, 52, Groot85 (P), Cruyff 90

18/09/1968 R1 1. FC Nürnberg - AFC Ajax 1-1 Nuremberg Volkert 6; Cruyff 80


27/11/1957 R1 AFC Ajax - FC Wismut Aue 1-0agg: 4-1 Amsterdam Ouderland 79

20/11/1957 R1 FC Wismut Aue - AFC Ajax 1-3 Aue Müller 87; van der Kuil5, 62, Bleijenberg 17

Home Away Final TotalPld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA

FC Schalke 04 3 3 0 0 6 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 9 3 1 5 14 11AFC Ajax 16 14 1 1 16 6 4 6 1 1 0 0 33 21 5 7 58 34

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Match backgroundTwo Davy Klaassen goals have given Ajax the upper hand as they visit Schalke for their UEFA Europa Leaguequarter-final decider.

Previous meetings• Ajax won 2-0 when the sides met for the first time in UEFA competition in the first leg. The average age of theirsquad on the night was just 22.

• Schalke's nine games against Dutch sides have ended W3 D1 L5 (W3 D0 L0 at home). Encouragingly, all three ofthose home wins were by three-goal margins.

• Ajax's 33 games against German sides have ended W21 D5 L7 (W6 D4 L6 in Germany). Those games include thefinal of the 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup in Athens, where they beat Leipzig 1-0.

Form guide• Schalke are unbeaten in five European home games this season: three wins by two-goal margins in the group stagefollowed by two 1-1 draws in the knockout phase.

• Ajax's record in seven European away games this season is W2 D3 L2. They have not won any of their most recentfour on the road (D3 L1).

• Schalke lost 6-4 on aggregate to Athletic Club in their most recent quarter-final, in the 2011/12 UEFA EuropaLeague.

• Ajax have appeared in all eight UEFA Europa League campaigns – the only club to do so – but this is the first timethey have reached the quarter-finals. In overcoming København 2-0 at home, they became the first Dutch club to wina UEFA Europa League knockout phase tie after losing the first leg.

• Ajax have not reached a major European quarter-final since bowing out to AC Milan in the 2002/03 UEFAChampions League, and last got to a semi-final in the 1996/97 edition of the same competition, succumbing toJuventus.

Links and trivia• The journey from Amsterdam to Gelsenkirchen is around 175km.

• Schalke's Thilo Keher is serving a one-match suspension after being booked in the first leg.

• Misses next match if bookedAjax: Davy Klaassen, André Onana, Davinson Sánchez, Kenny Tete, Nick ViergeverSchalke: Abdul Baba Rahman, Johannes Geis, Leon Goretzka, Matija Nastasić, Benjamin Stambouli• This is a meeting of two former winners – Ajax lifted the trophy in 1991/92, Schalke in 1996/97.

• Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar spent three years at Ajax (January 2006 to January 2009), scoring more than100 goals.

• Huntelaar played under Ajax boss Peter Bosz while on loan at De Graafschap in 2003.

• Ajax have a former Schalke man in their ranks: reserve defender Heiko Westermann made 123 appearances inthree seasons with the Royal Blues between 2007 and 2010.

• Ajax's German winger Amin Younes spent his formative years at Borussia Mönchengladbach, the side Schalkeknocked out in the round of 16.

The coaches• Schalke coach Markus Weinzierl progressed to last season's UEFA Europa League round of 32 with Augsburg,whom he had led since 2012. His playing career peaked when he spent a season with the first-team squad at BayernMünchen in 1998/99, though he never played a senior match.

• A Dutch title winner as a midfielder with Feyenoord, Bosz returned from Israel to take charge of Ajax in May 2016.Bosz has managed Heracles and Vitesse in the Netherlands, also briefly coaching Maccabi Tel-Aviv.

Penalty shoot-outs• Schalke's record in four UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W2 D2:W 4-1 A v FC Porto (2007/08 UEFA Champions League round of 16)L 3-1 A v Brøndby IF (2003/04 UEFA Cup second round)L 5-4 A v SK Slavia Praha (1998/99 UEFA Cup first round) W 4-1 A v FC Internazionale Milano (1996/97 UEFA Cup final)

• Ajax's record in five UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W1 L4:

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L 4-2 A v Steaua (2012/13 UEFA Europa League round of 32)L 4-2 N v Juventus (1995/96 UEFA Champions League final)W 4-3 N v Grêmio (1995 European/South American Cup)L 4-2 A v Bohemians Praha (1984/85 UEFA Cup second round)L 5-3 A v Levski (1975/76 UEFA Cup third round)

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Team factsFC Schalke 04Formed: 1904Nickname: S04, Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues), Die Knappen (The Miners)UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• UEFA Cup: 1997• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)League title: 7 (1958)German Cup: 5 (2011)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise)2015/16: round of 322014/15: UEFA Champions League round of 162013/14: UEFA Champions League round of 162012/13: UEFA Champions League round of 162011/12: quarter-finals2010/11: UEFA Champions League semi-finals2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition2008/09: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round)2007/08: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals2006/07: first roundRecords UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-1: Schalke v HJK Helsinki25/08/11, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg5-0: Schalke v Vardar17/07/04, UEFA Intertoto Cup third round first leg

• Biggest away win 0-5: AEK Larnaca v Schalke20/10/11, UEFA Europa League group stage

• Heaviest home defeat 1-6: Schalke v Real Madrid26/02/14, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg0-5: Schalke v Chelsea25/11/14, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Manchester City v Schalke15/04/70, European Cup Winners' Cup semi-final second leg4-0: Atlético Madrid v Schalke27/08/08, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round second leg

UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup• Biggest home win6-1: Schalke v HJK Helsinki (see above)• Biggest away win0-5: AEK Larnaca v Schalke (see above)• Heaviest home defeat1-4: Schalke v Wisła Kraków 10/12/02, third round second leg0-3: Schalke v Shakhtar Donetsk25/02/16, round of 32 second leg

• Heaviest away defeat4-2: Magdeburg v Schalke02/11/77, second round first leg

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3-1: Nancy v Schalke28/09/06, first round second leg2-0 twice, most recently AFC Ajax v Schalke13/04/17, quarter-final first leg

AFC Ajax Formed: 1900Nickname: Godenzonen (Sons of the Gods)UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• European Cup (4): (1969), 1971, 1972, 1973, 1995, (1996)• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1987, (1988)• UEFA Cup (1): 1992• UEFA Super Cup (2): 1973, (1987), 1995• European/South American Cup (2): 1972, 1995

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)League title: 33 (2014)Dutch Cup: 18 (2010)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise)2015/16: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round)2014/15: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2013/14: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2012/13: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2011/12: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2010/11: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2009/10: round of 322008/09: round of 162007/08: first round (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round)2006/07: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round)RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win14-0: Ajax v Red Boys Differdange03/10/84, UEFA Cup first round second leg

• Biggest away win1-8: HJK Helsinki v Ajax19/09/79, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-4: Ajax v Real Madrid 23/11/10, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest away defeat5-1: Bayern München v Ajax22/10/80, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round first leg4-0 on four occasions, most recently v Barcelona18/09/13, UEFA Champions League group stage

UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup• Biggest home win14-0: Ajax v Red Boys Differdange (see above)• Biggest away win0-6: Gent v Ajax12/09/00, first round first leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: Ajax v Salzburg21/02/14, round of 32 first leg0-3 (aet): Ajax v Austria Wien27/09/1989, first round second leg

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4-1: Budapest Honvéd v Ajax22/11/78, third round first leg3-0 on three occasions, most recently v Spartak Moskva17/03/11, round of 16 second leg

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Squad listFC Schalke 04

Current season All-timeUEL League UEL UEFA

No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld GlsGoalkeepers

1 Ralf Fährmann GER 27/09/1988 28 - 10 - 29 - 21 - 33 -30 Timon Wellenreuther GER 03/12/1995 21 - - - - - - - 2 -35 Alexander Nübel GER 30/09/1996 20 - - - - - - - - -

Defenders4 Benedikt Höwedes GER 29/02/1988 29 - 10 1 27 - 24 1 65 66 Sead Kolašinac BIH 20/06/1993 23 - 7 - 21 3 13 - 22 -14 Abdul Baba Rahman GHA 02/07/1994 22 * 6 1 13 - 6 1 10 122 Atsuto Uchida JPN 27/03/1988 29 - 1 - - - 7 - 40 124 Holger Badstuber GER 13/03/1989 28 - 1 - 7 - 1 - 40 127 Sascha Riether GER 23/03/1983 34 - 2 - 2 - 16 - 22 -28 Joshua Bitter GER 01/01/1997 20 - - - - - - - - -29 Naldo GER 10/09/1982 34 - 7 - 18 1 48 8 86 1331 Matija Nastasić SRB 28/03/1993 24 * 9 - 20 - 9 - 20 -40 Phil Neumann GER 08/07/1997 19 - - - - - - - - -

Midfielders2 Daniel Caligiuri GER 15/01/1988 29 - 4 - 12 2 15 1 23 25 Johannes Geis GER 17/08/1993 23 * 4 - 17 - 12 1 14 17 Max Meyer GER 18/09/1995 21 - 8 1 26 1 15 2 33 38 Leon Goretzka GER 06/02/1995 22 * 8 2 26 5 15 2 21 210 Nabil Bentaleb FRA 24/11/1994 22 - 8 2 27 5 19 2 20 213 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting CMR 23/03/1989 28 - 5 - 23 3 16 4 28 615 Dennis Aogo GER 14/01/1987 30 - 5 1 6 - 33 1 48 217 Benjamin Stambouli FRA 13/08/1990 26 * 10 - 18 - 16 1 23 120 Thilo Kehrer GER 21/09/1996 20 S 8 - 14 1 8 - 8 -21 Alessandro Schöpf AUT 07/02/1994 23 - 10 1 26 5 12 1 12 132 Bernard Tekpetey GHA 03/09/1997 19 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -38 Alper Ademoglu BEL 10/04/1998 19 - - - - - - - - -

Forwards9 Franco Di Santo ARG 07/04/1989 28 - 2 - 10 - 9 5 12 511 Yevhen Konoplyanka UKR 29/09/1989 27 - 8 2 16 1 43 8 61 1419 Guido Burgstaller AUT 29/04/1989 27 - 4 2 13 6 13 3 21 325 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar NED 12/08/1983 33 - 4 1 12 1 47 30 83 5033 Donis Avdijaj KOS 25/08/1996 20 - 2 - 6 1 2 - 3 136 Breel Embolo SUI 14/02/1997 20 - 2 - 7 2 14 2 26 4

Coach- Markus Weinzierl GER 28/12/1974 42 - 10 - - - 18 - 18 -

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AFC AjaxCurrent season All-time

UCL UEL League UEL UEFANo. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld GlsGoalkeepers24 Andre Onana CMR 02/04/1996 21 * - - 10 - 29 - 10 - 10 -33 Diederik Boer NED 24/09/1980 36 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 3 -41 Stan van Bladeren NED 01/10/1997 19 - - - - - - - - - - -47 Peter Leeuwenburgh NED 23/03/1994 23 - - - - - - - - - - -48 Norbert Alblas NED 12/12/1994 22 - - - - - - - - - - -

Defenders2 Kenny Tete NED 09/10/1995 21 * 3 - 5 1 4 - 10 1 17 13 Joël Veltman NED 15/01/1992 25 - 4 - 7 - 28 - 16 - 32 -4 Jairo Riedewald NED 09/09/1996 20 - 4 - 5 1 14 - 13 1 24 15 Davinson Sanchez COL 12/06/1996 20 * 1 - 8 - 30 5 8 - 9 -16 Heiko Westermann GER 14/08/1983 33 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 8 1 21 126 Nick Viergever NED 03/08/1989 27 * 3 - 8 1 27 2 36 4 53 436 Matthijs de Ligt NED 12/08/1999 17 - - - 5 - 9 2 5 - 5 -40 Carel Eiting NED 11/02/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - - -42 Deyovaisio Zeefuik NED 11/03/1998 19 - - - - - 1 - - - - -

Midfielders8 Daley Sinkgraven NED 04/07/1995 21 - - - 7 - 24 1 13 - 17 -10 Davy Klaassen NED 21/02/1993 24 * 4 4 9 2 30 13 22 3 41 1111 Amin Younes GER 06/08/1993 23 - 3 - 11 2 28 3 19 2 22 217 Václav Černý CZE 17/10/1997 19 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 2 1 4 120 Lasse Schöne DEN 27/05/1986 30 - 2 - 8 1 26 7 24 3 45 821 Frenkie De Jong NED 12/05/1997 19 - - - 3 - 2 - 3 - 3 -22 Hakim Ziyech MAR 19/03/1993 24 - - - 9 2 27 7 9 2 13 230 Donny van de Beek NED 18/04/1997 20 - 1 - 6 - 16 - 8 1 9 134 Abdelhak Nouri NED 02/04/1997 20 - - - 3 - 7 - 3 - 3 -

Forwards9 Bertrand Traoré BFA 06/09/1995 21 - 2 - 9 2 22 9 9 2 13 219 Mateo Cassierra COL 13/04/1997 20 - 4 - 5 - 16 1 5 - 9 -25 Kasper Dolberg DEN 06/10/1997 19 - 4 1 9 4 26 14 9 4 13 544 Pelle Clement NED 19/05/1996 20 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -45 Justin Kluivert NED 05/05/1999 17 - - - 3 - 11 1 3 - 3 -77 David Neres BRA 03/03/1997 20 - - - 2 - 5 3 2 - 2 -

Coach- Peter Bosz NED 21/11/1963 53 - 4 - 11 - - - 11 - 19 -

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Fixtures and resultsFC Schalke 04Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers

20/08/2016 Cup FC 08 Villingen (A) Aogo 10, Embolo 19, Geis 75, Huntelaar8627/08/2016 League Eintracht Frankfurt (A)09/09/2016 League FC Bayern München (H)15/09/2016 UEL OGC Nice (A) Baba Rahman 7518/09/2016 League Hertha BSC Berlin (A)21/09/2016 League 1. FC Köln (H) Huntelaar 3625/09/2016 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (A) Choupo-Moting 4

29/09/2016 UEL FC Salzburg (H) Goretzka 15, Ćaleta-Car 47 (og), Höwedes58

02/10/2016 League VfL BorussiaMönchengladbach (H)Choupo-Moting 52 (P), Embolo 56, 83,Goretzka 58

15/10/2016 League FC Augsburg (A) Bentaleb 6520/10/2016 UEL FC Krasnodar (A) Konoplyanka 1123/10/2016 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (H) Bentaleb 23, 61, Meyer 4826/10/2016 Cup 1. FC Nürnberg (A) Konoplyanka 20, 44, Huntelaar 3129/10/2016 League Borussia Dortmund (A)03/11/2016 UEL FC Krasnodar (H) Júnior Caiçara 25, Bentaleb 2806/11/2016 League SV Werder Bremen (H) Schöpf 35, 63, Bentaleb 3819/11/2016 League VfL Wolfsburg (A) Goretzka 8224/11/2016 UEL OGC Nice (H) Konoplyanka 14, Aogo 80 (P)

27/11/2016 League SV Darmstadt 98 (H) Kolašinac 26, Choupo-Moting 60, Schöpf9003/12/2016 League RB Leipzig (A) Kolašinac 3108/12/2016 UEL FC Salzburg (A)11/12/2016 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (H)17/12/2016 League SC Freiburg (H) Konoplyanka 7420/12/2016 League Hamburger SV (A) Avdijaj 9021/01/2017 League FC Ingolstadt 04 (H) Burgstaller 90+227/01/2017 League Eintracht Frankfurt (H)04/02/2017 League FC Bayern München (A) Naldo 13

08/02/2017 Cup SV Sandhausen (A) Schöpf 38, Caligiuri 43, Naldo 45+1,Konoplyanka 7111/02/2017 League Hertha BSC Berlin (H) Burgstaller 41, Goretzka 6216/02/2017 UEL PAOK FC (A) Burgstaller 27, Meyer 81, Huntelaar 8919/02/2017 League 1. FC Köln (A) Schöpf 222/02/2017 UEL PAOK FC (H) Schöpf 2326/02/2017 League TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (H) Schöpf 501/03/2017 Cup FC Bayern München (A)

04/03/2017 League VfL BorussiaMönchengladbach (A) Bentaleb 38 (P), Goretzka 82

09/03/2017 UEL VfL BorussiaMönchengladbach (H) Burgstaller 25

12/03/2017 League FC Augsburg (H) Burgstaller 4, 29, Caligiuri 34

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16/03/2017 UEL VfL BorussiaMönchengladbach (A) Goretzka 54, Bentaleb 68 (P)

19/03/2017 League 1. FSV Mainz 05 (A) Kolašinac 5001/04/2017 League Borussia Dortmund (H) Kehrer 7704/04/2017 League SV Werder Bremen (A)08/04/2017 League VfL Wolfsburg (H) Burgstaller 6, 77, Goretzka 23, Caligiuri 4813/04/2017 UEL AFC Ajax (A)16/04/2017 League SV Darmstadt 98 (A) Coke 7520/04/2017 UEL AFC Ajax (H)23/04/2017 League RB Leipzig (H)28/04/2017 League Bayer 04 Leverkusen (A)07/05/2017 League SC Freiburg (A)13/05/2017 League Hamburger SV (H)20/05/2017 League FC Ingolstadt 04 (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts1 FC Bayern München 29 21 6 2 71 15 692 RB Leipzig 29 19 4 6 55 30 613 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 29 14 12 3 56 31 544 Borussia Dortmund 29 15 8 6 62 33 535 Hertha BSC Berlin 29 13 4 12 37 35 436 SC Freiburg 29 12 5 12 36 51 417 1. FC Köln 29 10 10 9 42 36 408 SV Werder Bremen 29 11 6 12 46 49 399 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 29 11 6 12 37 41 3910 Eintracht Frankfurt 29 10 8 11 29 33 3811 FC Schalke 04 29 10 7 12 38 34 3712 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 29 10 6 13 42 44 3613 VfL Wolfsburg 29 9 6 14 30 42 3314 Hamburger SV 29 9 6 14 29 53 3315 1. FSV Mainz 05 29 9 5 15 37 47 3216 FC Augsburg 29 8 8 13 28 46 3217 FC Ingolstadt 04 29 8 4 17 31 50 2818 SV Darmstadt 98 29 5 3 21 21 57 18

AFC AjaxDate Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers26/07/2016 UCL PAOK FC (H) Dolberg 5803/08/2016 UCL PAOK FC (A) Klaassen 45+1 (P), 8807/08/2016 League Sparta Rotterdam (A) Klaassen 5, Sinkgraven 54, Cassierra 6513/08/2016 League Roda JC (H) Dolberg 8, 4416/08/2016 UCL FC Rostov (H) Klaassen 38 (P)20/08/2016 League Willem II (H) Klaassen 124/08/2016 UCL FC Rostov (A) Klaassen 84 (P)28/08/2016 League Go Ahead Eagles (A) Klaassen 24, 35 (P), Gudelj 6211/09/2016 League Vitesse (H) Viergever 55

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15/09/2016 UEL Panathinaikos FC (A) Traoré 33, Riedewald 6718/09/2016 League Heracles Almelo (A) Klaassen 66, Gudelj 76

21/09/2016 Cup Willem II (H) Bazoer 13, De Ligt 25, Ziyech 72, Schöne82, Nouri 8924/09/2016 League PEC Zwolle (H) Sanchez 8, 38, Dolberg 55, 64, Traoré 5929/09/2016 UEL R. Standard de Liège (H) Dolberg 2802/10/2016 League FC Utrecht (H) Leeuwin 47 (og), Schöne 79 (P), Ziyech 8716/10/2016 League ADO Den Haag (A) Klaassen 20, Traoré 5220/10/2016 UEL RC Celta de Vigo (A) Ziyech 22, Younes 7123/10/2016 League Feyenoord (A) Dolberg 55

26/10/2016 Cup Kozakken Boys (A) Cassierra 25, 33, El Ghazi 29, Černý 41,Clement 51, 8929/10/2016 League SBV Excelsior (H) Ziyech 4803/11/2016 UEL RC Celta de Vigo (H) Dolberg 41, Ziyech 68, Younes 7106/11/2016 League AZ Alkmaar (A) Traoré 47, Klaassen 6220/11/2016 League NEC Nijmegen (H) Dolberg 19, 24, 37, Traoré 55, Schöne 5724/11/2016 UEL Panathinaikos FC (H) Schöne 40, Tete 5027/11/2016 League sc Heerenveen (A) Klaassen 7104/12/2016 League FC Groningen (H) Sanchez 9, Ziyech 72 (P)08/12/2016 UEL R. Standard de Liège (A) El Ghazi 2711/12/2016 League FC Twente (A)15/12/2016 Cup SC Cambuur (A) Clement 6718/12/2016 League PSV Eindhoven (H) Klaassen 4815/01/2017 League PEC Zwolle (A) Schöne 54 (P), Ziyech 55, 8022/01/2017 League FC Utrecht (A) Schöne 8329/01/2017 League ADO Den Haag (H) Ziyech 11, Schöne 34, Dolberg 7605/02/2017 League Roda JC (A) Klaassen 53, Younes 90+312/02/2017 League Sparta Rotterdam (H) Traoré 45, Dolberg 4916/02/2017 UEL Legia Warszawa (A)19/02/2017 League Vitesse (A) Klaassen 2623/02/2017 UEL Legia Warszawa (H) Viergever 49

26/02/2017 League Heracles Almelo (H) Dolberg 23, De Ligt 56, Sanchez 60,Traoré 9005/03/2017 League FC Groningen (A) Klaassen 8209/03/2017 UEL FC København (A) Dolberg 3212/03/2017 League FC Twente (H) Younes 55, Dolberg 67, 90+116/03/2017 UEL FC København (H) Traoré 23, Dolberg 45+2 (P)19/03/2017 League SBV Excelsior (A) Kluivert 3202/04/2017 League Feyenoord (H) Schöne 1, Neres Campos 36

05/04/2017 League AZ Alkmaar (H) Traoré 16, Sanchez 71, Schöne 82 (P),Younes 88

08/04/2017 League NEC Nijmegen (A) Golla 4 (og), Neres Campos 8, Traoré 32,60, Ziyech 7813/04/2017 UEL FC Schalke 04 (H) Klaassen 23 (P), 52

16/04/2017 League sc Heerenveen (H) Viergever 24, De Ligt 32, Klaassen 42,Dolberg 68 (P), Neres Campos 8320/04/2017 UEL FC Schalke 04 (A)

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23/04/2017 League PSV Eindhoven (A)07/05/2017 League Go Ahead Eagles (H)14/05/2017 League Willem II (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts1 Feyenoord 31 24 4 3 81 21 762 AFC Ajax 31 23 6 2 72 21 753 PSV Eindhoven 31 20 9 2 62 21 694 FC Utrecht 31 15 8 8 49 36 535 Vitesse 31 14 6 11 48 37 486 AZ Alkmaar 31 11 13 7 51 46 467 FC Twente 31 12 9 10 44 42 458 sc Heerenveen 31 11 7 13 52 49 409 Heracles Almelo 31 10 7 14 46 51 3710 FC Groningen 31 8 12 11 46 45 3611 Willem II 31 9 9 13 28 39 3612 ADO Den Haag 31 9 5 17 32 54 3213 PEC Zwolle 31 8 8 15 35 60 3214 SBV Excelsior 31 7 10 14 38 56 3115 Roda JC 31 6 12 13 25 47 3016 Sparta Rotterdam 31 7 7 17 38 59 2817 NEC Nijmegen 31 7 7 17 28 57 2818 Go Ahead Eagles 31 6 5 20 29 63 23

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Match-by-match lineupsFC Schalke 04UEFA Europa League - Group stageGroup IClub Pld W D L GF GA PtsFC Schalke 04 6 5 0 1 9 3 15FC Krasnodar 6 2 1 3 8 8 7FC Salzburg 6 2 1 3 6 6 7OGC Nice 6 2 0 4 5 11 6

Matchday 1 (15/09/2016)OGC Nice 0-1 FC Schalke 04Goals: 0-1 Baba Rahman 75FC Schalke 04: Fährmann, Höwedes, Goretzka (91 Kolašinac), Bentaleb, Choupo-Moting, Baba Rahman, Stambouli(58 Meyer), Schöpf (53 Konoplyanka), Naldo, Nastasić, Embolo

Matchday 2 (29/09/2016)FC Schalke 04 3-1 FC SalzburgGoals: 1-0 Goretzka 15, 2-0 Ćaleta-Car 47 (og) , 3-0 Höwedes 58, 3-1 Jonatan Soriano 72FC Schalke 04: Fährmann, Höwedes, Geis, Kolašinac (80 Baba Rahman), Meyer (89 Stambouli), Goretzka (67Konoplyanka), Bentaleb, Schöpf, Naldo, Nastasić, Embolo

Matchday 3 (20/10/2016)FC Krasnodar 0-1 FC Schalke 04Goals: 0-1 Konoplyanka 11FC Schalke 04: Fährmann, Júnior Caiçara, Höwedes, Meyer (77 Huntelaar), Di Santo (93 Kehrer), Konoplyanka (67Schöpf), Baba Rahman, Aogo, Stambouli, Naldo, Nastasić

Matchday 4 (03/11/2016)FC Schalke 04 2-0 FC KrasnodarGoals: 1-0 Júnior Caiçara 25, 2-0 Bentaleb 28FC Schalke 04: Fährmann, Júnior Caiçara, Höwedes, Bentaleb (58 Goretzka), Konoplyanka (82 Schöpf), Choupo-Moting, Baba Rahman (69 Kolašinac), Aogo, Stambouli, Naldo, Nastasić

Matchday 5 (24/11/2016)FC Schalke 04 2-0 OGC NiceGoals: 1-0 Konoplyanka 14, 2-0 Aogo 80 (P)FC Schalke 04: Fährmann, Júnior Caiçara, Meyer (46 Reese), Konoplyanka (61 Bentaleb), Baba Rahman, Aogo,Stambouli, Kehrer, Riether, Naldo, Tekpetey

Matchday 6 (08/12/2016)FC Salzburg 2-0 FC Schalke 04Goals: 1-0 Schlager 22, 2-0 Radošević 90+4FC Schalke 04: Giefer, Júnior Caiçara, Höwedes, Konoplyanka (75 Sam), Baba Rahman, Aogo, Reese (58 Schöpf),Stambouli, Kehrer, Riether (83 Uchida), Avdijaj

Round of 32Matchday 7 (16/02/2017)PAOK FC 0-3 FC Schalke 04Goals: 0-1 Burgstaller 27, 0-2 Meyer 81, 0-3 Huntelaar 89FC Schalke 04: Fährmann, Caligiuri (79 Konoplyanka), Höwedes, Kolašinac, Meyer, Goretzka, Stambouli, Burgstaller(84 Huntelaar), Schöpf (46 Kehrer), Naldo, Nastasić

Matchday 8 (22/02/2017)FC Schalke 04 1-1 PAOK FC (agg: 4-1)Goals: 1-0 Schöpf 23, 1-1 Nastasić 25 (og)FC Schalke 04: Fährmann, Höwedes, Geis, Kolašinac, Meyer, Bentaleb (84 Kehrer), Choupo-Moting (56 Goretzka),

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Schöpf, Huntelaar, Naldo (72 Badstuber), Nastasić

Round of 16Matchday 9 (09/03/2017)FC Schalke 04 1-1 VfL Borussia MönchengladbachGoals: 0-1 J. Hofmann 15, 1-1 Burgstaller 25FC Schalke 04: Fährmann, Caligiuri, Höwedes, Geis, Kolašinac, Goretzka, Stambouli (55 Bentaleb), Burgstaller (84Di Santo), Kehrer, Schöpf (72 Choupo-Moting), Nastasić

Matchday 10 (16/03/2017)VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-2 FC Schalke 04 (agg: 3-3)Goals: 1-0 A. Christensen 26, 2-0 Dahoud 45+2, 2-1 Goretzka 54, 2-2 Bentaleb 68 (P)FC Schalke 04: Fährmann, Caligiuri (88 Schöpf), Höwedes, Geis (46 Meyer), Kolašinac, Goretzka, Bentaleb (79Stambouli), Choupo-Moting, Burgstaller, Kehrer, Nastasić

Quarter-finalsMatchday 11 (13/04/2017)AFC Ajax 2-0 FC Schalke 04Goals: 1-0 Klaassen 23 (P) , 2-0 Klaassen 52FC Schalke 04: Fährmann, Caligiuri (83 Konoplyanka), Höwedes, Meyer (59 Stambouli), Goretzka, Bentaleb, Aogo,Burgstaller, Kehrer, Schöpf (71 Huntelaar), Nastasić

Matchday 12 (20/04/2017)FC Schalke 04-AFC Ajax

AFC AjaxUEFA Champions League - Third qualifying round(26/07/2016)AFC Ajax 1-1 PAOK FCGoals: 0-1 Djalma Campos 27, 1-1 Dolberg 58AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Tete, Veltman, Riedewald, El Ghazi (88 Černý), Klaassen, Cassierra (58 Younes), Dolberg,Viergever, Van de Beek (77 Schöne), Dijks

(03/08/2016)PAOK FC 1-2 AFC Ajax (agg: 2-3)Goals: 1-0 Athanasiadis 4, 1-1 Klaassen 45+1 (P) , 1-2 Klaassen 88AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Tete, Veltman, Riedewald, Klaassen, Westermann, Cassierra, Dolberg (63 El Ghazi), Viergever,Gudelj, Dijks

Play-off(16/08/2016)AFC Ajax 1-1 FC RostovGoals: 0-1 Noboa 13, 1-1 Klaassen 38 (P)AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Veltman, Riedewald, Sanchez, Bazoer, El Ghazi, Traoré (82 Dolberg), Klaassen, Younes (68Cassierra), Gudelj, Dijks

(24/08/2016)FC Rostov 4-1 AFC Ajax (agg: 5-2)Goals: 1-0 Azmoun 34, 2-0 Erokhin 52, 3-0 Noboa 60, 4-0 Poloz 66, 4-1 Klaassen 84 (P)AFC Ajax: Cillessen, Tete, Veltman, Riedewald, Bazoer (58 Dolberg), El Ghazi (46 Schöne), Traoré, Klaassen,Younes (77 Cassierra), Viergever, Gudelj

UEFA Europa League - Group stageGroup GClub Pld W D L GF GA PtsAFC Ajax 6 4 2 0 11 6 14RC Celta de Vigo 6 2 3 1 10 7 9R. Standard de Liège 6 1 4 1 8 6 7

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Panathinaikos FC 6 0 1 5 3 13 1

Matchday 1 (15/09/2016)Panathinaikos FC 1-2 AFC AjaxGoals: 1-0 Berg 5, 1-1 Traoré 33, 1-2 Riedewald 67AFC Ajax: Onana, Veltman, Riedewald, Sanchez, Traoré (73 Dolberg), Klaassen (89 Schöne), Younes (86Sinkgraven), Ziyech, Viergever, Gudelj, Dijks

Matchday 2 (29/09/2016)AFC Ajax 1-0 R. Standard de LiègeGoals: 1-0 Dolberg 28AFC Ajax: Onana, Veltman, Sanchez, Sinkgraven, Traoré, Klaassen, Younes (85 El Ghazi), Schöne (62 Riedewald),Dolberg (69 Cassierra), Viergever, Gudelj

Matchday 3 (20/10/2016)RC Celta de Vigo 2-2 AFC AjaxGoals: 0-1 Ziyech 22, 1-1 Fontàs 29, 1-2 Younes 71, 2-2 Orellana 82AFC Ajax: Onana, Veltman, Sanchez, Sinkgraven, Traoré, Klaassen, Younes (77 Cassierra), Ziyech (77 Bazoer),Dolberg, Viergever, Gudelj

Matchday 4 (03/11/2016)AFC Ajax 3-2 RC Celta de VigoGoals: 1-0 Dolberg 41, 2-0 Ziyech 68, 3-0 Younes 71, 3-1 Guidetti 79, 3-2 Aspas 86AFC Ajax: Onana, Veltman, Riedewald, Sanchez, Sinkgraven, Traoré, Klaassen, Younes, Schöne, Ziyech (77Gudelj), Dolberg (83 Cassierra)

Matchday 5 (24/11/2016)AFC Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos FCGoals: 1-0 Schöne 40, 2-0 Tete 50AFC Ajax: Onana, Tete, Younes (62 Clement), Westermann, Černý, Cassierra, Schöne (68 De Jong), Van de Beek,Nouri, Dijks, De Ligt

Matchday 6 (08/12/2016)R. Standard de Liège 1-1 AFC AjaxGoals: 0-1 El Ghazi 27, 1-1 Raman 85AFC Ajax: Boer, Tete, Riedewald, El Ghazi, Klaassen, Younes (66 Dolberg), Cassierra, Van de Beek, Nouri (79Ziyech), Dijks, De Ligt

Round of 32Matchday 7 (16/02/2017)Legia Warszawa 0-0 AFC AjaxAFC Ajax: Onana, Tete, Sanchez, Sinkgraven, Traoré (73 Kluivert), Klaassen, Younes, Schöne, Ziyech (81 Van deBeek), Dolberg, Viergever

Matchday 8 (23/02/2017)AFC Ajax 1-0 Legia Warszawa (agg: 1-0)Goals: 1-0 Viergever 49AFC Ajax: Onana, Veltman, Riedewald, Sanchez, Traoré, Klaassen, Younes, Schöne, Ziyech, Dolberg (81 Nouri),Viergever

Round of 16Matchday 9 (09/03/2017)FC København 2-1 AFC AjaxGoals: 1-0 Falk 1, 1-1 Dolberg 32, 2-1 Cornelius 60AFC Ajax: Onana, Tete, Sinkgraven, Traoré (77 Neres), Klaassen, Younes, Schöne, Dolberg, Viergever, Van deBeek (77 Ziyech), De Ligt

Matchday 10 (16/03/2017)AFC Ajax 2-0 FC København (agg: 3-2)Goals: 1-0 Traoré 23, 2-0 Dolberg 45+2 (P)AFC Ajax: Onana, Veltman (20 Tete), Sanchez, Traoré (81 Kluivert), Younes, Schöne, Ziyech, Dolberg, Viergever,

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Van de Beek (75 De Jong), De Ligt

Quarter-finalsMatchday 11 (13/04/2017)AFC Ajax 2-0 FC Schalke 04Goals: 1-0 Klaassen 23 (P) , 2-0 Klaassen 52AFC Ajax: Onana, Veltman, Sanchez, Sinkgraven (46 De Ligt), Traoré, Klaassen, Younes, Ziyech, Viergever, Van deBeek (87 De Jong), Kluivert (74 Neres)

Matchday 12 (20/04/2017)FC Schalke 04-AFC Ajax

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Ovidiu Haţegan (ROU)Octavian Șovre (ROU) , Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)

Radu Petrescu (ROU) , Sebastian Colţescu (ROU)Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)

Mike Riley (ENG)

Match officialsRefereeAssistant refereesAdditional assistant refereesFourth officialUEFA Referee observer

Referee

Name Date of birthUEFA Europa

Leaguematches

UEFA matches

Ovidiu Haţegan 14/07/1980 25 68

Ovidiu HaţeganReferee since: 1996First division: 2006FIFA badge: 2008

Tournaments: 2016 Olympic Games, UEFA EURO 2016, 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Finals N/A

UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countriesinvolved in this match

Date Competition Stagereached Home Away Result Venue

03/11/2011 UEL GS FC Twente Odense BK 3-2 Enschede02/10/2014 UEL GS VfL Wolfsburg LOSC Lille 1-1 Wolfsburg19/02/2015 UEL R32 AS Roma Feyenoord 1-1 Rome

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved inthis match

Date Competition Stagereached Home Away Result Venue

11/10/2008 U19 QR Germany Lithuania 5-0 Salmrohr03/11/2011 UEL GS FC Twente Odense BK 3-2 Enschede07/11/2012 UCL GS FC Bayern München LOSC Lille 6-1 Munich12/06/2013 U21 GS-FT Spain Netherlands 3-0 Petah Tikva15/06/2013 U21 SF Italy Netherlands 1-0 Petah Tikva02/10/2014 UEL GS VfL Wolfsburg LOSC Lille 1-1 Wolfsburg19/02/2015 UEL R32 AS Roma Feyenoord 1-1 Rome08/10/2016 WC QR Germany Czech Republic 3-0 Hamburg

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-: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced*: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted

Club competitionsUCL: UEFA Champions LeagueECCC: European Champion Clubs' CupUEL: UEFA Europa LeagueUCUP: UEFA CupUCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super CupUIC: UEFA Intertoto CupICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football ChampionshipWC: FIFA World CupCONFCUP: FIFA Confederations CupFRIE: Friendly internationalsU21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationalsU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU17: UEFA Under-17 ChampionshipU16: UEFA European Under-16 ChampionshipU19: UEFA Under-19 ChampionshipU18: UEFA European Under-18 ChampionshipWWC: FIFA Women's World CupWEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship

F: Final GS: Group stageGS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First roundR2: Second round R3: Third roundR4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary roundSF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finalsR16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying roundR32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying

round2nd: second leg FT: Final tournamentPO: Play-off ELITE: Elite roundRep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-offPO - FT: Play-off for FinalTournament

GS-FT: Group stage – finaltournament

Competition stages(aet): After extra time pens: PenaltiesNo.: Number og: Own goalag: Match decided on awaygoals

P: Penaltyagg: Aggregate

Pld: Matches played AP: AppearancesPos.: Position Comp.: CompetitionPts: Points D: DrawnR: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birthRes.: Result ET: Extra Timesg: Match decided by silvergoal

GA: Goals againstt: Match decided by toss of acoin

GF: Goals for W: Wongg: Match decided by goldengoal

Y: BookedL: Lost

Y/R: Sent off (two yellowcards)

Nat.: NationalityN/A: Not applicable

f: Match forfeited

Other abbreviations

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Statistics

Squad listD: Disciplinary*: Misses next match if bookedS: SuspendedQUAL: All UEFA qualifiersUEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the currentmatchdayUEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final onlyUEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifyingDisclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document isaccurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressedor implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use orinterpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations availableon UEFA.com.

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