Bayern rematch revives Dons' memories

Memories of Aberdeen FC's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup success of 1983 will be revived as FC Bayern München visit Pittodrie in the UEFA Cup.

• The two teams met in the quarter-finals of the 1982/83 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, with Aberdeen, under Sir Alex Ferguson, beating Pál Csernai's Bayern 3-2 on aggregate.

• The first leg in Munich on 2 March 1983 finished goalless, with Aberdeen twice coming from behind to win 3-2 in the return leg at Pittodrie.

• Klaus Augenthaler opened the scoring for Bayern but Neil Simpson brought the hosts level before the interval. Hans Pflüger restored Bayern's advantage after 62 minutes but Alex McLeish and substitute John Hewitt struck in the 76th and 77th minutes to seal a win.

• Aberdeen went on to beat Alfredo di Stéfano's Real Madrid CF 2-1 in the final in Gothenburg, with Hewitt scoring the winner in extra time.

• One of the stars of that Aberdeen side, Mark McGhee, would later try his luck in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV in the 1984/85 season. He now manages Aberdeen's Scottish Premier League rivals Motherwell FC.

• In total, Aberdeen have played 18 games against German sides, winning five, drawing five and losing eight. At home, they have won five, drawn three and lost once.

• Bayern have played 15 matches against Scottish opponents, winning seven, drawing five and losing three. In Scotland, they have won twice, drawn twice and lost three times, but are unbeaten in their last four games on Scottish soil.

• Bayern's Luca Toni is the joint top scorer in the UEFA Cup with six goals, along with Helsingborg IF's Henrik Larsson and Razak Omotoyossi.

• Jimmy Calderwood's Aberdeen qualified for the Round of 32 by finishing third in Group B. Bayern finished top of Group F.

• Aberdeen are unbeaten in their last five home games in European competition.

• Bayern are unbeaten in their last four European away games, winning two and drawing two.

• Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld announced during the winter break that he would be standing down at the end of the season when his contract expired. Jürgen Klinsmann will replace him.

• Aberdeen's Michael Hart celebrated his 28th birthday on 10 February. Team-mate Scott Severin turns 29 on 15 February.

• Bayern host the second leg in Munich on 21 February. The aggregate winners will meet the victors of the tie between RSC Anderlecht and FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the Round of 16 on 6 and 12/13 March, playing the second leg at home.

• Winter UEFA Cup registrations
Aberdeen: In - Dave Bus, Joshua Walker, Alan Maybury, Jonathan Crawford.
Out – Michael Hart, Christopher Clark, Jonathan Kurrant, Neil McVitie, Michael Paton, Stuart Smith.
Bayern: In - Breno.
Out – Valérien Ismaël, Mats Hummel.