81.  Alaves played without suspended Argentine central defender Fabio Coloccini and wingback Carlos Llorens.

82.  Alaves will be without the suspended Argentine central defender Fabio Coloccini and wingback Carlos Llorens while injured midfielder Jordi Cruyff is doubtful.

83.  Also, Swedish international central defender Patrik Andersson is not match fit.

84.  Among them are central defender Juergen Kohler, who is now recovering from an injury, and midfield star Andreas Moeller.

85.  And on the day he was recalled to the national lineup, central defender Philippe Albert last week announced his retirement.

86.  Among the injured were central defenders Juergen Kohler and Julio Cesar, as well as the entire first-choice forward line of Karlheinz Riedle and Stephane Chapuisat.

87.  Andreas Jakobsson replaced Andersson as central defender and earned praise from the FC Barcelona star afterward.

88.  Another central defender, Risto Vidakovic of Betis in Spain, will also be absent because of a serious knee ligament injury.

89.  As for England, central defender Gary Neville is likely to keep his role as stand-in for Gareth Southgate, who is still battling against a knee injury.

90.  Bayern moved Markus Babbel, usually a central defender, to the role of a lateral defender.