Arsenal v Man Utd
Uefa Champions League, Semi-final second leg
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Date: Tuesday, 5 May Kick-off: 1945 BST (台灣時間 5/6 02:45)
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Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is expected to play in the Champions
League semi-final against Arsenal after shaking off a rib injury.
The centre-back, who was taken off with the problem in the 1-0 first-leg win,
should partner Nemanja Vidic. Patrice Evra is also set to be passed fit.
Arsenal have leading scorer Robin van Persie back after a groin problem, but
Mikael Silvestre (groin) is a doubt.
Andrey Arshavin is cup-tied and Eduardo and Gael Clichy are both injured.
Arsenal (from):
Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Djourou, Gibbs, Nasri, Song, Fabregas, Walcott,
van Persie, Adebayor, Fabianski, Denilson, Silvestre, Diaby, Eboue,
Bendtner, Ramsey.
Man Utd (from):
Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak
O'Shea, Rafael, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Fabio
Ronaldo, Anderson, Fletcher, Carrick, Scholes, Nani, Park, Giggs
Rooney, Tevez, Berbatov
Referee Roberto Rosetti (ITA)
BIG MATCH STATS
- Earlier this season on 8 November 2008, Arsenal beat Manchester United 2-1
at the Emirates Stadium courtesy of two goals by Samir Nasri. After that
match, United went on a streak of 14 consecutive clean sheets in the Premier
League.
- Arsenal have never progressed from a European tie against another English
club. They lost 3-2 on aggregate against Chelsea in a 2003-04 CL
quarter-final and lost 5-3 on aggregate to Liverpool at the same stage last
season.
- Manchester United however, have never been knocked out of European
competition by an English club. They previously knocked out Tottenham
Hotspur (1963-64, Cup Winners' Cup) and Everton (1964-65, Fairs Cup) and
won last year's Champions League by beating Chelsea after penalties in the
final.
- This is the 39th meeting between Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger. Both
managers have won 15 and eight matches were drawn.
CLUB FORM
- Reached a Champions League semi-final for the sixth time and for the third
year in succession. AC Milan and FC Barcelona are the only other clubs to
have reached six CL semi-finals.
- Lost three of their last five CL semi-finals, and nine of their 13 previous
semi-finals in European competition.
- Can become the first defending champions to reach the CL final since
Juventus in 1996-97. Ajax (1995-96) and AC Milan (1994-95) are the other
CL holders that reached the final in the next season.
- No club has ever retained the CL crown. The last team to win back-to-back
Champions Cups were AC Milan (1989-90).
- Historically, 58% of teams that won the first leg of a European tie at home
by 1-0, have progressed.
- Unbeaten in 24 CL matches since losing 3-0 at AC Milan in the semi-finals
two years ago, a record for the competition.
- Kept a clean sheet in each of their last three away matches in the Champions
League.
- Scored 15 goals in 11 CL matches, the fewest of the four remaining clubs. FC
Barcelona lead this list with 29 goals, followed by Chelsea (19) and Arsenal
(16).
KEY PLAYER NOTES
- Robin VAN PERSIE, Alexandre SONG, Abou DIABY and Samir NASRI will be
suspended if they receive a yellow card.
- Wayne ROONEY is the only member of Manchester United's squad to have played
in all 11 CL matches this season.
- ROONEY, Carlos TEVEZ and Patrice EVRA will be suspended if they receive a
yellow card.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8010853.stm
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