21.   Ten minutes remained when Valencia thought it had equalized through Mista but French referee Claude Colombo disallowed the goal for offside.

22.   The champion staggered back, crashed to the floor and pulled himself up at the nine count before French referee Alfred Azaro stopped the fight.

23.   The game was briefly interrupted by French referee Gilles Veissiere because of flares and fireworks set off by fans.

24.   The French referee sent Abdul-Aziz off.

25.   The French referee, Marc Batta, gave Abdul-Aziz a red card, prompting el-Zamalik to withdraw and leave the stadium in protest.

26.   The game was briefly interrupted by French referee Gilles Veissiere because of flares and fireworks set off by supporters.

27.   The penalty was awarded by French referee Marc Batta on a dubious foul by defender Michael Nilsson on flashy Italian international Marco Simone.

28.   His assistant referees will be Frederic Arnault of France and Evzen Amler of the Czech Republic, while the fourth official is experienced French referee Gilles Veissiere.

29.   In the first leg, French referee Marc Batta waved eight yellow cards -- five for Dortmund.

30.   At the other end French referee Gilles Veissiere correctly ruled against a penalty when Rivaldo tumbled under a challenge by Candela.