UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON

Real Madrid CF - SSC NapoliWednesday 15 February 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time)Match press kitEstadio Santiago Bernabéu, MadridMatch backgroundHolders Real Madrid continue the defence of their UEFA Champions League title by welcoming SSC Napoli for thefirst leg of their round of 16 tie. Napoli qualified as winners of Group B, while Madrid finished runners-up to Borussia Dortmund in Group F. This is a tie which brings two former Madrid players back to the Santiago Bernabéu – 2012 Spanish championshipwinners Raúl Albiol and José Callejón.Previous meetings Leo Beenhakker's Madrid overcame Napoli 3-1 on aggregate in the sides' only past encounter, in the first round ofthe 1987/88 European Champion Clubs' Cup. Madrid won the first leg 2-0 through goals from Míchel (penalty) and Miguel Tendillo, before earning a 1-1 draw atthe Stadio San Paolo where Emilio Butragueño – now a club director – cancelled out Giovanni Francini's opener for aNapoli team coached by Ottavio Bianchi and captained by Diego Maradona.Match backgroundReal Madrid Unbeaten in the group stage, Madrid are looking to reach the quarter-finals for the seventh successive year – andhave their sights set on becoming the first club to retain the trophy in the UEFA Champions League era. The Merengues were on an eight-match winning streak in European home fixtures prior to their 2-2 draw withBorussia Dortmund on matchday six. Overall, they have won 28 of their last 33 UEFA Champions League home games, losing just once – 4-3 against FCSchalke 04 in the 2014/15 round of 16. Although Madrid beat AS Roma (2-0 a, 2-0 h) at this stage of the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League, they hadpreviously lost eight consecutive two-legged knockout ties against Italian opposition, including a semi-final againstJuventus in 2014/15. Madrid have won 22 of their 31 home matches against Italian opponents (D3 L6).Napoli This is only Napoli's second appearance in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League and they are seeking tomake the quarter-finals for the first time. They lost to Chelsea FC at this stage in 2011/12, letting slip a 3-1 first-leghome win with a 4-1 extra-time defeat in London. Maurizio Sarri's men took seven of their 11 points in Group B on the road, having posted 2-1 victories at both FCDynamo Kyiv and SL Benfica either side of a 1-1 draw at Beşiktaş JK. Their only European away reverse in seven games since the start of last term (W5 D1 L1) was in Spain – a 1-0 lossat Villarreal CF in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 on 18 February 2016 (1-2 agg). Marek Hamšík, who scored the second goal, and Christian Maggio are the only two survivors of Napoli's last victoryin Spain – 2-0 at Villarreal in the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League group stage. Napoli's overall record away to Spanish opponents is W2 D0 L4. They have not won in their last four matchesagainst Liga sides, home and away (D2 L2).Coach and player links Zinédine Zidane spent five seasons in Italy with Juventus (1996–2001), lifting two Serie A titles. He was unbeaten insix fixtures against Napoli (W3 D3), scoring in a 1-1 home draw in November 1996 and a 2-1 away victory inNovember 1997. With France, Zidane won the UEFA EURO 2000 final against Italy but lost the 2006 FIFA World Cup final against theAzzurri – a game in which he scored France's goal from the penalty spot but was later sent off. A product of Madrid's youth system, Callejón struck 21 goals in 42 league outings for their B team, Castilla (2006–08). After three seasons at RCD Espanyol (P3 L3 v Madrid), he returned to the Spanish capital for a two-year stay inthe Merengues' first team, notching eight goals in 55 Liga appearances. Albiol played 81 Liga matches, scoring one goal, for Real Madrid between 2009 and 2013. He had previouslyrepresented Getafe CF and Valencia CF (W4 D1 L5 v Madrid). Albiol registered his first top-flight goal in a 2-1 Getafewin over Madrid in March 2005 but was sent off for Valencia in a 5-1 home defeat by Madrid in October 2007. Pepe Reina did not beat Madrid in seven attempts with FC Barcelona and Villarreal (D3 L4) but got the better ofthem as a Liverpool FC player in the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League round of 16, keeping two clean sheets (1-0 a,8

Real Madrid CF - SSC NapoliWednesday 15 February 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time)Match press kitEstadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid4-0 h). Mateo Kovačić did not beat Napoli in four attempts (D2 L2) during two and a half seasons with FC InternazionaleMilano (2013–15). Álvaro Morata faced Napoli four times during two campaigns in Italy with Juventus (W3 L1), without scoring. Morata, Sergio Ramos and Lucas Vázquez were in the Spain side beaten 2-0 by an Italy team including EmanueleGiaccherini and substitute Lorenzo Insigne in the last 16 of UEFA EURO 2016. Toni Kroos, with a penalty converted in a 6-5 shoot-out success, helped Germany edge out Giaccherini andInsigne's Italy in the UEFA EURO 2016 quarter-finals. Insigne and Giaccherini converted their spot kicks. In another EURO quarter-final shoot-out, Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe's Portugal ousted Arkadiusz Milik's Poland 53, both Ronaldo and Milik scoring their penalties. Insigne was in the Italy team dispatched 4-2 by the Spain of Isco and Morata in the final of the 2013 UEFA EuropeanUnder-21 Championship. Players from the same national team:Ramos, Dani Carvajal, Nacho, Vázquez, Isco, Morata & Reina, Albiol, Callejón (Spain)Kovačić, Modrić & Rog, Strinić (Croatia)Match factsReal Madrid The match will be preceded by a minute of silence in memory of Madrid board member and former president LuisGómez Montejano, who passed away on 5 February aged 94. Madrid have won eight of their 12 fixtures since drawing with Dortmund on matchday six. During that time they lifted the FIFA Club World Cup and set a Spanish record of 40 games unbeaten in allcompetitions, a run that ended with a 2-1 defeat at Sevilla FC on 15 January. Three days after the Sevilla reverse, the Whites lost 2-1 at home to RC Celta de Vigo in the first instalment of theirCopa del Rey quarter-final. They drew the second leg 2-2. The Merengues have scored in their past 40 matches in all competitions, dating back to the 0-0 draw againstManchester City FC in the first leg of last season's semi-final. Ronaldo registered a hat-trick as Zidane's men triumphed 4-2 after extra time against Kashima Antlers in the FIFAClub World Cup final on 18 December.UEFA Champions League squad changes In: Abner, Achraf Hakimi Out: Martin Ødegaard, Borja SánchezNapoli Kalidou Koulibaly is a booking away from a ban. Napoli are 18 games unbeaten in all competitions, winning 12 of them. Partenopei will play Juventus – the last team to beat them in all competitions on 29 October – in the Coppa Italiasemi-finals, the first leg taking place on 28 February With 16 Serie A goals to his name, Dries Mertens is enjoying his most productive campaign in a Napoli shirt. He isfive goals shy of equalling his career-best total for a league season, set with PSV Eindhoven in 2011/12. Mertens has scored three hat-tricks this term, all of them since mid-December. Mertens and Hamšík were both on target three times in the 7-1 win at Bologna FC on 4 February – the first timeNapoli have scored seven in an away fixture. Hamšík has 109 goals for Napoli, six behind leader Diego Maradona on the club's all-time top scorers' list. Milik was an unused substitute against Bologna and Genoa, his first appearances in a matchday squad sinceundergoing knee surgery in October. Koulibaly scored his side's first penalty but Senegal lost 5-4 on spot kicks to eventual champions Cameroon in theAfrica Cup of Nations quarter-finals. Faouzi Ghoulam's Algeria failed to progress beyond the group stage. Napoli signed Leonardo Pavoletti from Genoa on 3 January.UEFA Champions League squad changesIn: Leonardo Pavoletti9

Real Madrid CF - SSC NapoliMatch press kitWednesday 15 February 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time)Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, MadridOut: Manolo Gabbiadini, Roberto InsigneUEFA makes new donation of 100,000 to ICRCUEFA will mark a decade of helping Afghan landmine victims prior to the game, when Real Madrid defender SergioRamos presents a cheque for 100,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)."I would like to pay tribute to the ICRC, who have been working relentlessly to help landmine victims, many of whomare children. Their programme in Afghanistan, which has been in place for several years, shows that football can offerreal hope in challenging times," said UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin."I am glad that UEFA can help this cause, and that the sport we love can have a positive impact on the rehabilitationprocess of so many people in this troubled region," he added.The donation supports the ICRC's physical rehabilitation programme for landmine victims and other people withdisabilities in Afghanistan – providing artificial limbs, physiotherapy, vocational training and access to the rehabilitationcentre's football team. About a third of patients are children."The people benefiting from the ICRC programme in Afghanistan are an inspiration to us, as they set an example ofhow to approach life in a positive manner despite the problems that they face," the Real Madrid captain said.Sergio Ramos was chosen to hand over the cheque after receiving the most votes in UEFA.com's Team of the Year,which was published in January, and added that it is "a privilege" to be "a source of motivation" to so many people."They don't stop dreaming, and they fight to make their dreams come true. As key figures in this sport, it's a trueprivilege for us footballers to be a source of motivation in their day-to-day lives, and to help them out," he said.Over the course of a partnership lasting almost 20 years, UEFA has donated in excess of 3.5m to the ICRC to helpdisadvantaged p

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Real Madrid CF Estadio Santiago Bernabéu - Madrid Wednesday 15 February 2017 20.45CET (20.45 local .