Bordeaux

UEFA milestones
• Michaël Ciani's goal at Olympiacos was Bordeaux's 50th in the European Champion Clubs' Cup.

UEFA Champions League statistics
• Bordeaux have kept four successive clean sheets and not conceded since Ciani's own goal against FC Bayern München on Matchday 3, a run of 444 minutes. Their total of two goals against is the lowest in the competition.

• Wendel has provided four assists, the joint highest total in the competition ahead of the first knockout round second legs.

• Marc Planus and Ciani will incur a suspension with their next bookings.

Latest domestic information
• Saturday 13 March: AS Monaco FC 0-0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Carrasso; Sané, Ciani, Fernando, Trémoulinas; Diarra, Sertic (Jussiê 68), Plašil; Gouffran, Bellion (Chamakh 69), Wendel (Gourcuff 69).

• Laurent Blanc made six changes to the side beaten 2-1 by AJ Auxerre on 10 March, with the injured Marc Planus replaced by Fernando and regulars Matthieu Chalmé, Jussiê, Yoann Gourcuff, Marouane Chamakh and Fernando Cavenaghi either rested or starting on the bench.

• Bordeaux were unable to provide their title defence with a notable boost, despite winning 4-3 and 6-0 in their previous two trips to Monaco. They have now taken just two points in their last three Ligue 1 outings.

• The stalemate was nonetheless enough to keep Blanc's men top of the division, level on points with Montpellier Hérault SC but ahead on goal difference.

• For Jaroslav Plašil, the Monaco trip represented a reunion with the side he helped reach the 2004 UEFA Champions League final.

• Bordeaux's fixture at strugglers Le Mans UC 72 on 27 February was postponed due to inclement weather, so they had to wait until 7 March and a 1-1 draw against title rivals Montpellier before returning to Ligue 1 action following the first leg with Olympiacos.

• In an action-packed encounter, Ciani was sent off after 32 minutes and Cédric Carrasso saved two penalties before Chamakh broke the deadlock close to the hour mark. It remained 1-0 until deep into added time, when Carrasso allowed Alberto Costa's free-kick to creep in.

• Seven penalties have been awarded against Bordeaux in Ligue 1 this season but only three have been converted.

• Chamakh scored with a low shot against Montpellier; seven of his nine league goals this term have been headers.

• Bordeaux again conceded late on three days later as Auxerre came from behind to win a rearranged fixture 2-1, Ireneusz Jeleń scoring in the 64th and 83rd minutes.

• Benoît Trémoulinas had broken the deadlock with seven minutes gone, a massive deflection giving him his maiden Ligue 1 goal and first in all competitions since 11 November 2008, when he struck in a 4-2 League Cup victory over EA Guingamp.

• Chalmé captained the side for the first time in the meeting with Auxerre; Ulrich Ramé, Alou Diarra and Planus have also worn the armband this term.

• The Auxerre reverse was Bordeaux's second home defeat in 47 Ligue 1 fixtures since succumbing 3-1 to Olympique Lyonnais on 7 October 2007. Their other home defeat during that run was a 1-0 loss to Valenciennes FC on 21 November.

• Blanc's side have lost three of their 21 home games in all competitions this season, winning 15 and drawing three.

• Bordeaux had not lost after going ahead since their 4-3 defeat by Galatasaray AŞ on 26 February 2009.

• The French titleholders kept clean sheets in 15 of their first 23 games this season but have recorded only five shutouts in 17 subsequent outings.

• Holders Bordeaux will face Olympique de Marseille in the League Cup final at the Stade de France on 27 March.

UEFA Champions League squad
• In
None

• Out
Paul Lasne (LB Châteauroux, loan)

Injury news
• Henrique – out 9 October to 23 January (knee)
• Alou Diarra – out 26 January to 2 February and 6 February to 10 March (hamstring)
• Marc Planus – out since 10 March (knee)

Miscellaneous
• Ciani made his international debut on 3 March as France lost 2-0 to Spain in Paris.

• On 26 February, Grégory Sertic agreed a two-year contract extension, tying him to Bordeaux until 2014. Chalmé signed a similar deal on 16 February.

Olympiacos

UEFA milestones
• Matchday 7 marked Olympiacos's 200th game in UEFA club competition.

UEFA Champions League statistics
• Olympiacos have scored four goals, fewer than any other side in the first knockout round.

• Dudu and Raúl Bravo will incur a suspension with their next bookings.

Latest domestic information
• Saturday 13 March: Olympiacos FC 2-2 PAS Giannina FC (Derbyshire 38, LuaLua 45; A. Papadopoulos 37og, Mellberg 54og)
Nikopolidis; Mellberg, Torosidis, A. Papadopoulos, Raúl Bravo (Leonardo 71); Ledesma (G. Papadopoulos 78), Maresca (Stoltidis 71), Zairi; LuaLua, Derbyshire, Mitroglou.

• Own goals from Avraam Papadopoulos and Olof Mellberg – both from deflected shots – prevented Olympiacos from getting back on track with a win in the Greek Super League, despite Matt Derbyshire's fifth strike in 11 league outings this term and Lomana LuaLua's third since returning to the club in January.

• Mellberg almost scored the winner with a late header against a post, but his side have now secured only three victories in their last seven home outings in all competitions, three of those matches having ended in defeat.

• Olympiacos slipped to third in the standings, behind Panathinaikos FC and PAOK FC, with a 1-0 loss to Iraklis FC on 7 March. Bogdan Mara scored the only goal from the penalty spot after six minutes.

• It was the club's fourth league reverse of the season, their worst tally since losing six in 2005/06. On that occasion they drew just once, however, and took the title by three points.

• Three of Olympiacos's four league losses have come against Salonika sides, the Piraeus outfit having succumbed 1-0 at home to PAOK and by the same scoreline away to Aris Thessaloniki FC and Iraklis.

• Club top scorer Kostas Mitroglou was on target (90+4) as Olympiacos beat Atromitos FC 2-0 on 28 February. Half of Mitroglou's 12 goals in all competitions this season have come in the last ten minutes of games; the earliest he has scored is the 38th minute.

• Vassilis Torosidis has plundered three league goals this season – already his highest haul in eight campaigns with Skoda Xanthi FC and Olympiacos.

• Losses either side of the winter break to Aris and AEK Athens FC represented Olympiacos's first back-to-back league defeats since April 2006.

• Urko Pardo made his Super League debut for Olympiacos in the 5-1 win against Levadiakos FC on 7 February after the injured Antonis Nikopolidis was forced to sit out only his eighth top-flight match since joining Olympiacos in summer 2004.

• The Greek champions have kept 19 clean sheets in 38 fixtures this term, although only one in their last seven games.

• Ten of the 17 league goals they have conceded have come in the final 15 minutes of each half.

• A point clear of Panathinaikos in mid-December after an unbeaten start to the Super League season, two defeats and one draw in four outings led to them losing the lead and, on 19 January, coach Zico. Božidar Bandović was appointed the next day.

• Holders Olympiacos were knocked out of the Greek Cup at the first hurdle on 27 October when they lost their last-32 tie 3-1 at second-tier Panserraikos FC – only the second time they have been eliminated by lower-league opposition.

UEFA Champions League squad
• In
Jesús Alberto Dátolo (SSC Napoli, loan)
Lomana LuaLua (Al-Arabi SC)

• Out
Luciano Galletti
Giannis Papadopoulos
Georgios Katsikogiannis (OFI Crete FC, loan)

• On 12 January, Olympiacos revealed that Galletti has been ruled out indefinitely because of a kidney condition.

• LuaLua joined on a free transfer on 1 January. Olympiacos have the option of extending his six-month deal until summer 2012 at the end of the season.

Injury news
• Enzo Maresca – out 26 February to 7 March (right hamstring)
• Kostas Mitroglou – out 7-13 March (broken nose)
• Dudu – out 20 December to 24 January and since 31 January (right foot)
• Diogo – out 7-17 October, 17 October to 20 December (left ankle) and since 20 February (torn hamstring)
• Óscar González – out since 25 February (right knee tendonitis)
• Jesús Alberto Dátolo – out since 28 February (left hamstring)
• Didier Domi – out since 2 March (right foot)
• Michał Żewłakow – out since 5 March (groin)

• Mitroglou enjoyed a return to the starting lineup against PAS, playing without the protective mask he had worn all week during training.

• Óscar González and Michał Żewłakow were both unused substitutes in the same game.

Miscellaneous
• Kyriakos Papadopoulos and Giannis Papadopoulos – the latter no longer in the UEFA Champions League squad – scored Greece's goals in a 2-1 away win against England in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying on 3 March. Mitroglou was also in the starting lineup.

• Mellberg became the seventh Sweden player to win 100 international caps when his side defeated Wales 1-0 on 3 March.

• Olympiacos celebrated their 85th anniversary on 10 March.