John Utaka - Detailed stats in European Cups

John Utaka in RC Lens vs AC Milan (2002)

John Utaka - Matches and goals in European Cups.

Matches 1-14 with Racing Club de Lens. Matches 15-20 with Stade Rennais FC. Match #21 with Portsmouth FC. Matches #22 and #23 with Montpellier-Héraut SC.


Champions League 2002-2003
 1.  AC Milan                (A, S, 63)         1-2
 2.  Bayern München          (H, T, 90)         1-1         1 goal  (76/ 1-1)
 3.  Deportivo La Coruña     (A, T, 90)         1-3
 4.  Deportivo La Coruña     (H, T, 90)         3-1
 5.  AC Milan                (H, T, 90)         2-1         1 goal  (49/ 2-1)
 6.  Bayern München          (A, T, 90)         3-3
UEFA Cup 2002-2003
 7.  FC Porto                (A, T, 90)         0-3
 8.  FC Porto                (H, T, 90)         1-0

UEFA Cup Qual. 2003-2004
 9.  Torpedo Kutaisi         (H, T, 90)         3-0         1 goal  (82/ 2-0)
10.  Torpedo Kutaisi         (A, T, 79)         2-0
UEFA Cup 2003-2004
11.  Cementarnica Skopje     (A, S, 73)         1-0
12.  Cementarnica Skopje     (H, T, 90)         5-0         1 goal  (52p/ 3-0)
13.  Gaziantepspor           (A, S, 66)         0-3
14.  Gaziantepspor           (H, T, 90)         0-1

UEFA Cup 2005-2006
15.  CA Osasuna              (H, T, 90)         3-1
16.  CA Osasuna              (A, T, 83)         0-0
17.  VfB Stuttgart           (H, T, 90)         0-2
18.  Rapid Bucuresti         (A, T, 90)         0-2
19.  Shakhtar Donetsk        (H, T, 66)         0-1
20.  PAOK Saloniki           (A, S, 72)         1-2

UEFA Cup 2008-2009
21.  Vitoria Guimaraes       (H, T, 73)         2-0

Champions League 2012-2013
22.  Olympiakos              (H, T, 90)         1-2
23.  FC Schalke              (H, S, 67)         1-1


Results by season:
2002-2003: 3rd in the Group G in the First Group Stage of the Champions League (behind Milan and Depor and before Bayern); eliminated in the 3rd Round of the UEFA Cup.
2003-2004: eliminated in the 2nd Round of the UEFA Cup by Gaziantespor.
2005-2006: last of the Group G in UEFA Cup.
2008-2009: Portsmouth is 4th (on 5) in the Group E of the Europa League. Utaka only layed in the first round, just before the groups.
2012-2013: las tin the Group B, in Champions League.

Individual stats:
8 matches/ 2 goals in Champions League. 13 matches/ 1 goal in UEFA Cup (+ 2/ 1 in UEFA Cup Qual.).

Stats card ©  Football Yesterday & Today (blogspot)

VIDEOS

RC Lens and their Nigerian striker John Utaka had a very honourable 2002-2003 Champions League campaign even though it endend in December 2002 for them. The next videos are the highlights of  RC Lens vs Bayern Munich and RC Lens vs AC Milan, matches into which Utaka shown himself brilliant.