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FC BATE Borisov - Real Madrid CF<br />
MATCH PRESS KIT<br />
Dinamo, Minsk<br />
Tuesday 25 November 2008 - 20.45CET<br />
Group H - Matchday 5<br />
1 - Match background<br />
2 - Match facts<br />
3 - Squad list<br />
4 - Head coach<br />
5 - Match officials<br />
6 - Domestic information<br />
Contents<br />
7 - UEFA information<br />
8 - Match-by-match lineups<br />
9 - Competition facts<br />
10 - Team facts<br />
11 - Legend<br />
This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Champions League match. For more detailed factual information,<br />
and in-depth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at:<br />
http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html<br />
Match background<br />
Home-and-away defeats against Juventus have jolted Real Madrid CF's confidence in their UEFA Champions League<br />
campaign but they still lie in second place in Group H and will be hoping to get back on an even keel when they travel<br />
to face FC BATE Borisov, who lie at the foot of the section with just two points.<br />
• While BATE were denied in their quest for a first UEFA Champions League victory when they lost at home to FC<br />
Zenit St. Petersburg on Matchday 4, Madrid's hopes of gaining revenge on Juventus also came unstuck on home<br />
soil. Having gone down to the Italian giants two weeks previously, Los Merengues knew they would have their work<br />
cut out in the return but it was still a huge disappointment to be on the wrong end of a 2-0 defeat. A superb goal in<br />
each half from Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero secured a place in the first knockout round for the Turin side<br />
with two matches to spare.<br />
• For the Spanish champions it was the first time they had lost successive group games since 1999/00. On that<br />
occasion Madrid lost 4-2 at home and 4-1 away against FC Bayern München in the second group stage – although<br />
they went on to finish second in Group C and ultimately lifted the trophy.<br />
• This time round Madrid can follow Juve into the next stage should they win in Belarus and the Italian side avoid<br />
defeat away to Zenit. For BATE the situation is clear: they must win or their slim qualifying chances will end.<br />
• When the teams met on Matchday 1 at the Santiago Bernabéu, Sergio Ramos and Ruud van Nistelrooy were on<br />
the scoresheet as Madrid ran out 2-0 winners. On their debut in the competition, Viktor Goncharenko's team did not<br />
offer a huge threat and were hampered by the 62nd-minute dismissal of Anri Khagush for a second yellow card,<br />
although they already trailed 2-0 by that point.<br />
• After that BATE forged 2-0 ahead against Juventus with goals from Sergei Kryvets and Igor Stasevich in the opening<br />
23 minutes on Matchday 2, but eventually had to settle for a 2-2 draw.<br />
• At least holding the 1996 UEFA Champions League winners to a draw gave the team, who last month became only<br />
the second Belarussian club to win five Vysshaya Liga titles, encouragement for the double-header with Zenit. In the<br />
first game in St Petersburg, BATE were ten minutes away from securing that elusive first victory after substitute Pavel<br />
Nekhaychik had applied a cool finish but Fatih Tekke evaded the BATE offside trap to fire past Sergei Veremko and<br />
earn Zenit a point.<br />
Last updated 23.11.2008 23:21:23CET<br />
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