UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2011/12 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

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1 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 0/ SEASON Chelsea FC day Semifinals, first leg Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) FC Contents Previous meetings... background... facts... Squad list...0 Head coach... officials... Fixtures and results... bymatch lineups... Competition facts... Team facts... Legend...

2 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) Previous meetings Head to Head 0/0/0 /0/0 Chelsea FC FC FC Chelsea FC agg: ag 00 Essien ; Iniesta 0+ /0/0 /0/0 FC Chelsea FC Chelsea FC FC 0 Deco, Gudjohnsen ; Lampard, Drogba 0+ Drogba 0/0/0 /0/0 R R FC Chelsea FC Chelsea FC FC agg: Ronaldinho ; Lampard 0+(p) Thiago Motta (og); Terry (og), Eto'o 0 0/0/0 /0/0 R R Chelsea FC FC FC Chelsea FC agg: Gudjohnsen, Lampard, Duff, Terry ; Ronaldinho (p), Maxi López, Eto'o ; Belletti (og) /0/00 0/0/00 FC Chelsea FC Chelsea FC FC agg (aet) Rivaldo, ET(p), Figo, Dani García, Kluivert 0 ET; Flo 0 Zola 0, Flo, ; Figo Chelsea FC FC Home W D L 0 Away W D 0 L 0 0 Final W D L W Total D L GF GA Chelsea FC Record versus clubs from opponents' country 0// /0/ 0//0 /0/0 Chelsea FC Valencia CF Valencia CF Chelsea FC //0 0/0/0 Club Atlético de Madrid Chelsea FC Chelsea FC Club Atlético de Madrid 0/0/0 0/0/0 Chelsea FC Valencia CF Valencia CF Chelsea FC Valencia CF Chelsea FC Chelsea FC Valencia CF agg: Valencia Madrid Valencia Valencia Drogba,, Ramires Soldado (p); Lampard Agüero, 0+; Drogba, Kalou,, Lampard, Perea 0+(og) Villa ; J. Cole, Drogba Morientes ; Shevchenko, Essien 0 Drogba ; Silva 0 Last updated /0/ ::CET Previous meetings

3 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) 0//0 /0/0 Real Betis Balompié Chelsea FC Chelsea FC Real Betis Balompié 0 0 Seville Dani Drogba, Carvalho, J. Cole, Crespo UEFA Cup Winners' Cup /0/ 0/0/ RCD Mallorca Chelsea FC Chelsea FC RCD Mallorca 0 agg: Palma de Mallorca Biagini Flo 0; Dani García UEFA Super Cup /0/ F Real Madrid CF Chelsea FC 0 Monaco Poyet UEFA Cup Winners' Cup /0/ 0/0/ Chelsea FC Real Betis Balompié Real Betis Balompié Chelsea FC agg: Seville Sinclair 0, Di Matteo 0, Zola 0; Finidi 0 Alfonso Pérez ; Flo, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 0/0/ 0/0/ Chelsea FC Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza Chelsea FC agg: 0 Zaragoza Furlong, Sinclair, Stein ; Aragón Pardeza, Esnaider, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup /0/ /0/ F F Real Madrid CF Chelsea FC Chelsea FC Real Madrid CF agg: Athens Athens Fleitas ; Dempsey, Osgood Osgood ; Zoco 0 FC Record versus clubs from opponents' country /0/ 0/0/ /0/ F R R 0/0/0 /0/0 FC Manchester United FC FC Arsenal FC Arsenal FC FC /0/0 FC Arsenal FC Arsenal FC FC /0/0 /0/0 F FC Manchester United FC Manchester United FC FC FC Manchester United FC agg: agg: 0 0 agg: 0 00 Rome Manchester Pedro Rodríguez, Messi, Villa ; Rooney Messi +, (p), Xavi Hernández ; Busquets (og) Van Persie, Arshavin ; Villa Messi,,, ; Bendtner Walcott, Fàbregas (p); Ibrahimović, Eto'o 0, Messi 0 Scholes Last updated /0/ ::CET Previous meetings

4 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) 0/0/0 /0/0 R R Liverpool FC FC FC Liverpool FC 0 agg: ag Liverpool Gudjohnsen Deco ; Bellamy, John Arne Riise /0/0 F FC Arsenal FC Paris Eto'o, Belletti ; Campbell /0/0 //0 nd nd Newcastle United FC FC FC Newcastle United FC 0 Newcastle Kluivert 0, Thiago Motta Dani García, Kluivert, Thiago Motta ; Ameobi /0/0 0//0 nd nd FC Liverpool FC Liverpool FC FC 00 Liverpool Owen ; Kluivert, Rochemback, Overmars UEFA Cup /0/0 0/0/0 Liverpool FC FC FC Liverpool FC 0 agg: 0 00 Liverpool McAllister (p) /0/00 /0/00 Leeds United AFC FC FC Leeds United AFC 0 Leeds Bowyer ; Rivaldo 0 Rivaldo 0, F. de Boer 0, Kluivert, /0/ /0/ Arsenal FC FC FC Arsenal FC Bergkamp, Overmars ; Rivaldo (p), Luis Enrique, Figo, Cocu Luis Enrique ; Kanu // /0/ FC Manchester United FC Manchester United FC FC Manchester Anderson, Rivaldo, ; Yorke,, Cole Giggs, Scholes, Beckham ; Anderson, Giovanni (p), Luis Enrique 0(p) // /0/ FC Newcastle United FC Newcastle United FC FC 0 Newcastle Giovanni Asprilla (p),, ; Luis Enrique, Figo 0// /0/ FC Manchester United FC Manchester United FC FC 0 Manchester Stoichkov,, Romário, Ferrer Hughes, Sharpe ; Romário, Bakero UEFA Cup Winners' Cup /0/ F Manchester United FC FC Rotterdam Hughes, ; Koeman Last updated /0/ ::CET Previous meetings

5 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) UEFA Cup Winners' Cup /0/ 0/0/ UEFA Super Cup /0/ /0/ R R Manchester United FC FC FC Manchester United FC UEFA Cup Winners' Cup /0/ 0/0/ UEFA Super Cup 0/0/0 0/0/0 Aston Villa FC FC FC Aston Villa FC FC Tottenham Hotspur FC Tottenham Hotspur FC FC UEFA Cup Winners' Cup /0/ 0/0/ UEFA Cup /0/ 0/0/ 0// // UEFA Cup /0/ 0/0/ F F R R FC Nottingham Forest FC Nottingham Forest FC FC FC Ipswich Town FC Ipswich Town FC FC FC Aston Villa FC Aston Villa FC FC FC Ipswich Town FC Ipswich Town FC FC European Champion Clubs' Cup /0/ 0/0/ Liverpool FC FC FC Liverpool FC European Champion Clubs' Cup 0/0/0 0/0/0 FC Leeds United AFC Leeds United AFC FC Wolverhampton Wanderers FC FC FC Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 agg: 0 0 agg (aet) 0 0 agg: agg: 0 0 agg: ag agg: 0 agg: aet (pens) 0 agg: 0 agg: agg: 0 Manchester Birmingham Nottingham Ipswich Birmingham Ipswich Liverpool Leeds Wolverhampton Robson, 0, Stapleton Hogg (og), Rojo 0 Shaw 0, Cowans 00 ET(p), McNaught 0 ET Marcos Alonso Simonsen Roberts ; Olmo 0 Roberto (p); Burns George Migueli Gates, ; Vigo Benítez Migueli, Asensi ; Little McNaught, Deehan ; Cruyff 0, Zuviria 0 Cruyff 0,, Rexach (p) Gates, Whymark, Talbot Thompson ; Rexach Toshack Clares ; Lorimer Bremner 0, Clarke ; Asensi Murray, Mason ; Martinez, Kocsis,,, Villaverde Villaverde, 0, Kubala, Evaristo Record versus clubs from opponents' country Chelsea FC FC Home W D L Away W D L Final W D L 0 W Total D L 0 GF GA 0 Last updated /0/ ::CET Previous meetings

6 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) background Chelsea FC have a score to settle when they welcome FC to Stamford Bridge for the first leg of the sides' semifinal a rematch of their meeting at this same stage in 00, when the Blaugrana prevailed on away goals. For this is their fifth straight semifinal as they look to become the first team since AC Milan in 0 to win backtoback European Cups. Chelsea are still in pursuit of their first continental crown going into their sixth semifinal in nine years. will start as favourites but Chelsea have a 00% winning record at home in this term's competition and are unbeaten in the clubs' last five encounters. Previous meetings The teams have faced each other ten times in UEFA competition with three wins apiece and four draws. They last met on a night of high drama at Stamford Bridge on May 00. After a goalless first leg in the semifinal, Michael Essien gave Chelsea a ninthminute lead in the return and then lost Éric Abidal to a red card. However, Andrés Iniesta's addedtime equaliser sent the Spanish side through. The lineups that night were: Chelsea: Čech, Bosingwa, Alex, Terry, Cole, Lampard, Essien, Ballack, Anelka, Drogba (Belletti ), Malouda. : Valdés, Alves, Touré, Piqué, Abidal, Busquets (Bojan ), Xavi, Keita, Messi, Eto'o (Sylvinho 0), Iniesta (Gudjohnsen 0). have won three of the clubs' four previous twolegged contests in the. Roberto Di Matteo and Josep Guardiola were on opposing sides for the first of these contests in /000. Di Matteo was a stminute substitute in Chelsea's home quarterfinal win when Guardiola remained on the bench, while both featured from the start in 's secondleg success after extra time, Chelsea's heaviest defeat in UEFA competition. Also involved were Carles Puyol, who appeared in both games, and Xavi Hernández, a starter in the first leg but on the bench for the return. The teams also met in the semifinals of the / InterCities Fairs Cup, trading 0 home wins before ran out 0 winners in a third match played at the Camp Nou. background Chelsea have been in irresistible form at home in Europe this season, recording five straight victories with goals scored and just two conceded, but face their toughest test yet against. The visitors posted four straight wins, scoring times, prior to their 00 draw at AC Milan in the quarterfinal first leg. The club are undefeated against Spanish opponents, home and away, in competitive fixtures. It was who inflicted Chelsea's last defeat by a Liga team, winning at Stamford Bridge in the 00/0 UEFA Champions League round of. That was Chelsea's only setback against Spanish visitors on home soil; their record is W D L. Chelsea have already beaten one Spanish side at home this term, defeating Valencia CF 0 on matchday six. Chelsea's full record against Spanish clubs is W D0 L. In twolegged ties with Spanish clubs in UEFA competition, their record is W L. 's last visit to was for last May's final defeat of Manchester United FC. Their overall record against English clubs is W D L, but their away record is less positive: W D L. 's record in twolegged ties against English clubs in UEFA competition is W0 L. Chelsea have lost their three previous UEFA competition semifinals against Spanish opponents. Aside from the 00 defeat by, they lost to RCD Mallorca in the / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and Real Zaragoza in the same competition four years earlier. have won two and lost four semifinals against English teams, one of those defeats coming in this competition against Manchester United in 00/0. Chelsea won their first European honour by beating Real Madrid CF in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in Athens, prevailing in the replay after a draw. lost the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final to Manchester United but defeated Arsenal in the 00 final and United in the 00 and 0 finals. Chelsea have won one of their five previous semifinals: Last updated /0/ ::CET background

7 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) 00/0,, lost on away goals (00 away, home) 00/0 Liverpool FC, won ( away, home) 00/0 Liverpool FC,, lost on pens (0 home, 0 away) 00/0 Liverpool FC, lost 0 (00 home, 0 away) 00/0 AS Monaco FC, lost ( away, home) have won six of the previous semifinals they have contested: 00/ Real Madrid CF, won (0 away, home) 00/0 FC Internazionale Milano, lost ( away, 0 home) 00/0 Chelsea,, won on away goals (00 home, away) 00/0 Manchester United FC, lost 0 (00 home, 0 away) 00/0 AC Milan, won 0 (0 away, 00 home) 00/0 Real Madrid CF, lost (0 home, away) /000 Valencia CF, lost ( away, home) / FC Porto, won 0 (home) / IFK Göteborg,, won on pens (0 away, 0 home) / Leeds United AFC, lost AFC ( away, home) 0/ Hamburger SV, won 0 (replay) (0 home, away) /0 Real Madrid CF, lost ( away, home) The Spanish side advanced to the / final as group winners. The winners will face FC Bayern München or Real Madrid CF in the final in Munich on May. Team ties coach Guardiola has won the European Cup as a player and coach at Wembley but his record playing away against English sides was W D L. Fernando Torres scored seven goals in ten league appearances for Club Atlético de Madrid against, helping Atlético earn four wins and four draws along with two losses. He twice scored doubles in victories at the Camp Nou but was also on the receiving end of a 0 home defeat on his last appearance against in 00. Juan Mata also suffered a 0 reverse against during his time with Valencia in 00/0. He did not taste a single victory in seven Liga meetings with but did score twice in a Spanish Cup semifinal win in 00/0 to secure a aggregate triumph. Oriol Romeu made league appearances for 's B team between 00 and 0. For the senior side he played twice once in the Liga, and another time in the Spanish Super Cup. Torres and Javier Mascherano were teammates at Liverpool (000); Mata and David Villa played together for Valencia (000); Cole and Cesc Fàbregas were Arsenal colleagues (000). Abidal was a teammate of Essien and Florent Malouda at Olympique Lyonnais in 00/0. Mascherano played against Chelsea in the with Liverpool winning the 00/0 semifinal, losing at the same stage in 00/0 and in the last eight in 00/0. His overall record for Liverpool against the club was W D L. Fàbregas took on Chelsea times during his eight years as an Arsenal FC player, recording three wins, four draws and nine defeats in Premier League and cup matches. He scored twice, including on his last Arsenal appearance against the Blues, a league win in December 00. Gerard Piqué spent four seasons in England with Manchester United from 00 to 00 but did not face Chelsea. Iniesta scored Spain's goal in a 0 friendly win against Frank Lampard's England at Old Trafford in February 00. The Spanish side that day also included Puyol, Xavi, Fàbregas and Villa. Lampard hit England's winner Wembley against Spain in the countries' most recent friendly encounter last November. Puyol, Piqué, Sergio Busquets, Xavi, Fàbregas, Iniesta and Villa were in the Spain team, while Cole was also playing for England. Villa broke the Spanish national team scoring record with two goals past Czech Republic's Petr Čech in a UEFA EURO 0 qualifier in March 0. Villa scored a late winner for Spain against Raul Meireles' Portugal in the last of the 00 FIFA World Cup. Daniel Sturridge faced Thiago Alcántara and Martín Montoya in England's draw with Spain at the UEFA European Under Championship last June. Last updated /0/ ::CET background

8 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) facts Chelsea UEFA milestones Chelsea have conceded goals in both the, group stage to final, and the European Cup. statistics Chelsea have scored fewer goals than any other semifinalist with, and conceded the most with nine. The Blues have had shots on goal and won corners, both lower than any other team still involved. Defenders Branislav Ivanović, David Luiz and Ashley Cole, plus Raul Meireles, will incur suspensions with their next yellow cards. Latest domestic information Sunday April: Tottenham Hotspur FC Chelsea FC (Bale ; Drogba, Mata, Ramires, Lampard, Malouda 0+) Čech; Bosingwa, Luiz (Cahill ), Terry, Cole; Mikel, Lampard; Ramires (Malouda ), Mata, Kalou; Drogba (Torres ) Chelsea, who have lifted the FA Cup in three of the past six seasons, beat Tottenham to book a final against Liverpool FC on May. They have lost only two of their last FA Cup matches one of those was on penalties. On March Fernando Torres scored his first Premier League goal in,0 minutes as Chelsea won at Aston Villa FC. Torres scored twice in a home win against Leicester City FC in the FA Cup quarterfinals on March, ending a run of club matches without a goal. Chelsea's fourmatch winning run in all competitions was ended by a draw at Fulham FC on April. The Blues are unbeaten in seven games. Eighteen of the league goals Chelsea have conceded this season have come in the final minutes. The Blues are unbeaten in games at Stamford Bridge in 0, winning eight. Chelsea have won only six of their last Premier League fixtures. Chelsea have failed to convert five of their ten spot kicks this season. Chelsea dismissed manager André VillasBoas on March. His assistant Roberto Di Matteo was placed in charge until the end of the season and has overseen nine victories, two draws and a defeat at Manchester City FC in the matches since he took over. Frank Lampard this season became the first player to score ten or more in nine successive Premier League campaigns with his goal against Bolton Wanderers FC on February. Daniel Sturridge has scored ten Premier League goals this season, two more than his previous best return set while on loan at Bolton last term. Injury news David Luiz was carried off on a stretcher early in the second half on Sunday having suffered a hamstring injury; his replacement Gary Cahill took a knock late on. Ashley Cole twisted an ankle in the quarterfinal second leg against SL Benfica but returned to action on Sunday. Ryan Bertrand (calf) and Oriol Romeu (illness) were ruled out on Sunday. John Terry suffered two cracked ribs in the first leg at Benfica. Both Terry and Lampard, who suffered a knock to his thigh muscle in the second game with Benfica, missed the home win against Wigan Athletic FC on April but returned to play 0 minutes at Fulham two days later and also featured against Tottenham. Miscellaneous Chelsea signed Kevin De Bruyne from KRC Genk in January, although the winger will spend the rest of the season back on loan at the Belgian club before moving to in the summer. Last updated /0/ ::CET facts

9 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) UEFA milestones have scored goals in UEFA competition; AC Milan's goal in the quarterfinal second leg was the 00th they have conceded. Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a match in the round of second leg against Bayer 0 Leverkusen. statistics scored 0 goals in the group stage, equalling a record set by Manchester United FC in /; their tenmatch total of goals is more than any other club in this season's competition. Barça have had more shots wide () and won more corners () than any other team in the last four. They have committed the fewest fouls () and collected the fewest yellow cards (). Messi is the competition's top scorer with goals, setting a new record for a season. The previous best was, set by Ruud van Nistelrooy in 00/0 and matched by Messi last term. Messi has also had more shots on goal () and more attempts off target () than any other player. Carles Puyol and Javier Mascherano's next bookings will incur a suspension. Latest domestic information Saturday April: Levante UD FC (Barkero pen; Messi pen) Valdés; Puyol, Mascherano, Adriano; Thiago, Busquets, Xavi (Cuenca ), Fàbregas; Alexis Sánchez (Alves ), Messi, Pedro (Iniesta ) Messi scored in his tenth consecutive league outing to ensure the visitors remained within four points of leaders Real Madrid CF. The victory at the Estadi Ciutat de València, where Andrés Iniesta made his 00th appearance for, was the Blaugrana's th in succession in the top flight. have also beaten Real Zaragoza () and Getafe CF (0) since their quarterfinal triumph over AC Milan. Messi has scored goals in his last appearances for club and country and in games this term; his for is ten more than he managed in 00/. Josep Guardiola's side are games unbeaten at the Camp Nou, winning since a 0 loss to Hércules CF on September 00. The Catalan side have scored goals in all competitions this term, more than in the whole of last season. Barça have lost two of their last games at CA Osasuna on February, 0 at Getafe on November. Messi's Liga goals this season is a new club record, surpassing Ronaldo's goal mark from /. The yearold became 's leading scorer on 0 March, moving two goals beyond César Rodríguez (). Guardiola's charges will play Athletic Club in the Copa del Rey final in Madrid on May. Barça have won three trophies this season: the UEFA Super Cup (0 v Porto), Spanish Super Cup ( on agg v Real Madrid CF) and FIFA Club World Cup (0 v Santos FC). Injury news Gerard Piqué has not featured since straining his left thigh against Milan on April, although he was an unused substitute on Saturday. Daniel Alves, who sustained a similar injury against Zaragoza on April, made his return on Saturday when he replaced Alexis Sánchez minutes from time. Seydou Keita missed the trip to Levante after complaining of discomfort in his right thigh. Éric Abidal underwent a liver transplant on 0 April. Ibrahim Afellay, who suffered a knee ligament injury in September, is available again. David Villa could miss the rest of the season after breaking his left leg at the Club World Cup on December. Andreu Fontàs will not feature until 0/ after tearing knee ligaments on January. Miscellaneous Puyol moved past Migueli on the club's alltime list of appearances when he started his 0th official game for Barça in the quarterfinal second leg against Milan. Xavi leads the way on. Last updated /0/ ::CET facts

10 Squad list Chelsea FC Alltime Current season UEFA League QUAL Gls Gls Gls Gls Gls D Age DoB Nat. Player No. Goalkeepers 0 0/0/ CZE Petr Čech 0/0/ Ross Turnbull /0/ Jamal Blackman Defenders * /0/ SRB Branislav Ivanović 0 * 0//0 Ashley Cole 0 0 * /0/ BRA David Luiz /0/ POR José Bosingwa /0/ POR Paulo Ferreira // Gary Cahill 0 0//0 John Terry 0/0/ Ryan Bertrand // Nathaniel Chalobah /0/ Billy Clifford /0/ SLE Aziz DeenConteh /0/ Todd Kane 0// Archange Nkumu 0// GHA Daniel Pappoe Midfielders 0 0// GHA Michael Essien 0 /0/ Oriol Romeu /0/ BRA Ramires 0 0/0/ Frank Lampard 0 /0/ NGA John Obi Mikel /0/0 FRA Florent Malouda * /0/ POR Raul Meireles 0 0/0/ IRL Conor Clifford 0// Rohan Ince 0/0/ James Ashton 0/0/ George Saville Forwards 0 0/0/ Fernando Torres /0/ Juan Mata 0 /0/ CIV Didier Drogba 0 0/0/ CIV Salomon Kalou 0 0/0/ Daniel Sturridge /0/ SWE Marko Mitrovic Coach /0/0 ITA Roberto Di Matteo Squad list 0 Last updated /0/ ::CET Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) Chelsea FC FC

11 FC Alltime Current season UEFA League QUAL Gls Gls Gls Gls Gls D Age DoB Nat. Player No. Goalkeepers 0 /0/ Víctor Valdés 0// José Pinto /0/ Rubén Miño /0/ Oier Olazábal Defenders 0/0/ BRA Daniel Alves 0/0/ Gerard Piqué 0 * /0/ Carles Puyol 0 /0/ FRA Éric Abidal // Andreu Fontàs 0 /0/ Marc Muniesa /0/ Marc Bartra 0 /0/ Sergi Gómez /0/ Martín Montoya Midfielders 0/0/ Cesc Fàbregas 0 0 /0/0 Xavi Hernández /0/ Andrés Iniesta /0/ Thiago Alcántara 0 * 0/0/ ARG Javier Mascherano /0/0 MLI Seydou Keita 0 /0/ Sergio Busquets /0/ BRA Adriano /0/0 MEX Jonathan Dos Santos /0/ Martí Riverola 0 0/0/ Sergi Roberto 0 /0/ Rafinha Forwards 0 0 0// David Villa 0 // CHI Alexis Sánchez /0/ ARG Lionel Messi 0 /0/ Pedro Rodríguez 0/0/ NED Ibrahim Afellay 0 /0/ Gerard Deulofeu 0 0 /0/ Tello 0/0/ Kiko Femenía 0 /0/ Isaac Cuenca Coach 0 /0/ Josep Guardiola Squad list Last updated /0/ ::CET Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) Chelsea FC FC

12 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) Head coach Chelsea FC: Roberto Di Matteo of birth: May 0 Nationality: Italian Playing career: FC Schaffhausen, FC Zürich, FC Aarau, S.S. Lazio, Chelsea FC Coaching career: MK Dons FC, West Bromwich Albion FC, Chelsea FC (assistant, caretaker) Born in the Swiss city of Schaffhausen, Di Matteo started his career with the local club, scoring two goals in 0 league appearances over three seasons before moving to Zürich in. Won the Swiss league title with Aarau in /, his sole season with the club, going on to a threeyear spell at Lazio. Became Chelsea's record signing in and paid back a chunk of that.m fee with goals in their FA Cup after seconds, then the fastest in the final's history and English League Cup final victories. Scored the only goal of another FA Cup final triumph in /000, the last final at the old Wembley. Having won caps for Italy, Di Matteo sustained a triple leg fracture in a UEFA Cup tie against FC St Gallen early in the 000/0 campaign and was forced to retire in February 00. Thenmanager Claudio Ranieri asked him to lead out the team for the 00 FA Cup Final, which Chelsea lost to Arsenal FC. Took charge of MK Dons in July 00 and, having finished third in the English third tier, was appointed by West Brom the following summer. In his first season, led the club to second place in the Championship and promotion to the Premier League but sacked in February 0. That June Di Matteo returned to Chelsea as assistant manager to André VillasBoas and, following the Portuguese coach's dismissal on March 0, was appointed as interim firstteam coach for the remainder of the season. FC : Josep Guardiola of birth: January Nationality: Spanish Playing career: FC, Brescia Calcio (twice), AS Roma, AlAhly Club, Dorados de Sinola Coaching career: FC B, FC Known as 'Pep', he came up through 's youth ranks to win six Spanish Liga titles, one European Champion Clubs' Cup, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and two Copa del Rey trophies from 0 to 00. Also had spells with Brescia, Fabio Capello's Roma, AlAhly in Doha and Mexico's Dorados de Sinola before ending his playing career in 00. Won 0 caps and Olympic footballing gold with Spain in, but missed the and 00 FIFA World Cup tournaments through injury. Having coached 's B team, became the th Catalanborn boss of the senior team in 00 and won the, Spanish Liga and Copa del Rey in his first season in charge. Success in the 00/0 final made Guardiola the sixth man to lift the European Cup as a player and a coach. followed up with victories in the Spanish and UEFA Super Cups at the start of 00/0, going on to win the FIFA Club World Cup and retain the Liga title. Steered the Azulgrana to a third successive Liga crown and their fourth European Cup in 00/. Last updated /0/ ::CET Head coach

13 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Felix Brych (GER) Mike Pickel (GER), Mark Borsch (GER) Florian Meyer (GER), Deniz Aytekin (GER) Manuel Gräfe (GER) Sune Hellströmer (SWE) Jozef Marko (SVK) Referee Name Felix Brych of birth 0/0/ UEFA Champions League matches UEFA matches Born in Munich on August, Felix Brych has enjoyed a rapid rise to the top of the refereeing tree, being awarded his FIFA badge in 00. A financial lawyer for a bank in his home city, Brych began refereeing in Germany's amateur leagues in, stepping up to the. Bundesliga two years later and reaching the top flight in 00. He was fourth official in the BelarusCroatia game at the 00 UEFA European Under Championship and subsequently regularly filled that role in the group stage and UEFA Cup. Brych was given his first refereeing assignments in UEFA club competition at the start of 00/0 and was also entrusted with the round of second leg between Panathinaikos FC and eventual runnersup Rangers FC in the UEFA Cup. In October 00 Brych made his bow as a referee in UEFA EURO 00 qualifying as Romania won 0 in Luxembourg to reach the finals. His group stage debut as a referee followed in 00/0 when he was awarded the matchday two fixture between Liverpool FC and PSV Eindhoven and he took charge of a further six matches in the competition proper in 00/0 and five the following season, including the Real Madrid CFTottenham Hotspur FC quarterfinal first leg. matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match 0/0/0 /0/0 /0/0 0//0 /0/0 0//0 /0/ 0/0/ /0/ /0/ /0/ Competition PO KO KO KO Home Liverpool FC Panathinaikos FC ACF Fiorentina AC Milan PFC CSKA Moskva Valencia CF Olympique de Marseille Real Madrid CF FC Oţelul Galaţi Chelsea FC APOEL FC Away PSV Eindhoven Club Atlético de Madrid Liverpool FC Real Madrid CF Sevilla FC Rangers FC Manchester United FC Tottenham Hotspur FC Manchester United FC SSC Napoli Real Madrid CF Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match 0/0/0 /0/0 /0/0 Competition UCUP UCUP UCUP QR R Home FK Vojvodina Udinese Calcio PFC CSKA Moskva Away Club Atlético de Madrid Tottenham Hotspur FC Aston Villa FC Liverpool Athens Florence Milan Moscow Valencia Marseille Madrid Bucharest Nicosia Novi Sad Udine Moscow Last updated /0/ ::CET officials

14 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) Fixtures and results Chelsea FC Competition Opponent /0/ League Stoke City FC (A) D 00 0/0/ League West Bromwich Albion FC (H) W /0/ League Norwich City FC (H) W 0/0/ League Sunderland AFC (A) W /0/ Bayer 0 Leverkusen (H) W 0 /0/ League Manchester United FC (A) L /0/ Cup Fulham FC (H) D 00 aet (P) /0/ League Swansea City AFC (H) W /0/ Valencia CF (A) D 0/0/ League Bolton Wanderers FC (A) W /0/ League Everton FC (H) W /0/ KRC Genk (H) W 0 /0/ League Queens Park Rangers FC (A) L 0 /0/ Cup Everton FC (A) W aet /0/ League Arsenal FC (H) L 0// KRC Genk (A) D 0// League Blackburn Rovers FC (A) W 0 0// League Liverpool FC (H) L // Bayer 0 Leverkusen (A) L // League Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (H) W 0 // Cup Liverpool FC (H) L 0 0// League Newcastle United FC (A) W 0 0// Valencia CF (H) W 0 // League Manchester City FC (H) W // League Wigan Athletic FC (A) D // League Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) D // League Fulham FC (H) D // League Aston Villa FC (H) L 0/0/ League Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (A) W 0/0/ Cup Portsmouth FC (H) W 0 /0/ League Sunderland AFC (H) W 0 /0/ League Norwich City FC (A) D 00 /0/ Cup Queens Park Rangers FC (A) W 0 /0/ League Swansea City AFC (A) D 0/0/ League Manchester United FC (H) D /0/ League Everton FC (A) L 0 /0/ Cup Birmingham City FC (H) D /0/ SSC Napoli (A) L /0/ League Bolton Wanderers FC (H) W 0 0/0/ League West Bromwich Albion FC (A) L 0 0/0/ Cup Birmingham City FC (A) W 0 0/0/ League Stoke City FC (H) W 0 /0/ SSC Napoli (H) W aet /0/ Cup Leicester City FC (H) W /0/ League Manchester City FC (A) L /0/ League Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) D 00 /0/ SL Benfica (A) W 0 /0/ League Aston Villa FC (A) W 0/0/ SL Benfica (H) W 0/0/ League Wigan Athletic FC (H) W 0/0/ League Fulham FC (A) D Anelka, Malouda Bosingwa, Lampard (p), Juan Mata 0+ Terry, Sturridge 0 David Luiz, Juan Mata 0+ Torres Torres, Ramires,, Drogba 0+ Lampard Sturridge,, Lampard,, Sturridge, Terry +, Ramires Raul Meireles, Torres,, Ivanović, Kalou Kalou, Sturridge ET Lampard, Terry, Juan Mata 0 Ramires Lampard Sturridge Drogba Terry, Sturridge, Juan Mata Drogba, Kalou, Sturridge 0+ Drogba,, Ramires Raul Meireles, Lampard (p) Sturridge Sturridge Juan Mata Drogba (p) Ramires, Lampard Juan Mata, Ramires,, Lampard 0+ Lampard Juan Mata (p) N. Taylor 0+ (og) J. Evans (og), Juan Mata, David Luiz 0 Sturridge Juan Mata David Luiz, Drogba, Lampard Juan Mata, Raul Meireles 0 Drogba Drogba, Terry, Lampard (p), Ivanović 0 ET Cahill, Kalou, Torres,, Raul Meireles 0+ Cahill 0 Kalou Sturridge, Ivanović,, Torres 0+ Lampard (p), Raul Meireles 0+ Ivanović, Juan Mata 0+ Lampard (p) Last updated /0/ ::CET Fixtures and results

15 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) /0/ Cup Tottenham Hotspur FC W /0/ /0/ /0/ /0/ 0/0/ 0/0/ 0/0/ /0/ League League League Cup League League FC (H) Arsenal FC (A) FC (A) Queens Park Rangers FC (H) Newcastle United FC (H) Liverpool FC Liverpool FC (A) Blackburn Rovers FC (H) Drogba, Juan Mata, Ramires, Lampard, Malouda 0+ Pos. 0 0 Clubs Manchester United FC Manchester City FC Arsenal FC Tottenham Hotspur FC Newcastle United FC Chelsea FC Everton FC Liverpool FC Sunderland AFC Fulham FC Norwich City FC Swansea City AFC West Bromwich Albion FC Stoke City FC Aston Villa FC Wigan Athletic FC Queens Park Rangers FC Bolton Wanderers FC Blackburn Rovers FC Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 0 D L 0 0 GF GA Pts Last updated /0/ ::CET Fixtures and results

16 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) FC Competition Opponent /0/ SCUP FC Porto (H) W 0 /0/ League Villarreal CF (H) W 0 0/0/ League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A) D /0/ AC Milan (H) D /0/ League CA Osasuna (H) W 0 /0/ League Valencia CF (A) D /0/ League Club Atlético de Madrid (H) W 0 /0/ FC BATE Borisov (A) W 0 0/0/ League Real Sporting de Gijón (A) W 0 /0/ League Real Racing Club (H) W 0 /0/ FC Viktoria Plzeň (H) W 0 /0/ League Sevilla FC (H) D 00 /0/ League Granada CF (A) W 0 /0/ League RCD Mallorca (H) W 0 0// FC Viktoria Plzeň (A) W 0 0// League Athletic Club (A) D 0// Cup CE L'Hospitalet (A) W 0 // League Real Zaragoza (H) W 0 // AC Milan (A) W // League Getafe CF (A) L 0 // League Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (H) W 0 0// League Levante UD (H) W 0 0// FC BATE Borisov (H) W 0 0// League Real Madrid CF (A) W // Cup CE L'Hospitalet (H) W 0 0/0/ Cup CA Osasuna (H) W 0 0/0/ League RCD Espanyol (A) D /0/ Cup CA Osasuna (A) W /0/ League Real Betis Balompié (H) W /0/ Cup Real Madrid CF W /0/ League Málaga CF (A) W /0/ Cup Real Madrid CF (H) D /0/ League Villarreal CF (A) D 00 0/0/ Cup Valencia CF (A) D 0/0/ League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H) W 0/0/ Cup Valencia CF (H) W 0 /0/ League CA Osasuna (A) L /0/ Bayer 0 Leverkusen (A) W /0/ League Valencia CF (H) W /0/ League Club Atlético de Madrid (A) W 0/0/ League Real Sporting de Gijón (H) W 0/0/ Bayer 0 Leverkusen (H) W /0/ League Real Racing Club (A) W 0 /0/ League Sevilla FC (A) W 0 0/0/ League Granada CF (H) W /0/ League RCD Mallorca (A) W 0 /0/ AC Milan (A) D 00 /0/ League Athletic Club (H) W 0 0/0/ AC Milan (H) W 0/0/ League Real Zaragoza (A) W 0/0/ League Getafe CF (H) W 0 Messi, Fàbregas Thiago Alcántara, Fàbregas, Alexis Sánchez, Messi, Xavi Hernández 0, Fàbregas Pedro Rodríguez, Villa 0 Messi,,, Fàbregas, Villa,, Rovérsio 0 (og), Xavi Hernández Pedro Rodríguez, Fàbregas Villa, Miranda (og), Messi,, 0+ A. Volodko (og), Pedro Rodríguez, Messi,, Villa 0 Adriano Messi,, Xavi Hernández Iniesta 0, Villa Xavi Hernández Messi (p),, 0, Isaac Cuenca 0, Daniel Alves 0+ Messi (p), +, 0+, Fàbregas Fàbregas, Messi 0+ Iniesta Piqué, Messi, Puyol, Villa Van Bommel (og), Messi (p), Xavi Hernández Alexis Sánchez,, Villa, Messi 0 Fàbregas,, Isaac Cuenca, Messi, Alexis Sánchez Sergi Roberto, Montoya 0, Pedro Rodríguez, (p) Alexis Sánchez 0, Xavi Hernández, Fàbregas Pedro Rodríguez (p), Iniesta, Thiago Alcántara, (p), Xavi Hernández, Tello,, Isaac Cuenca, Fàbregas,, Messi, 0+ Fàbregas Alexis Sánchez, Sergi Roberto Xavi Hernández 0, Messi, (p), Alexis Sánchez Puyol, Abidal Messi,,, Alexis Sánchez Pedro Rodríguez, Daniel Alves + Puyol Tello, Messi Fàbregas, Xavi Hernández Alexis Sánchez, Tello Alexis Sánchez,, Messi Messi,,,, Xavi Hernández 0+ Daniel Alves, Messi Iniesta, Keita, Xavi Hernández Messi,,,,, Tello, Messi, (p) Xavi Hernández, Messi Xavi Hernández, Messi,,, Tello Messi, Piqué Iniesta 0, Messi (p) Messi (p), (p), Iniesta Puyol, Messi, (p), Pedro Rodríguez 0+ Alexis Sánchez,, Messi, Pedro Rodríguez Last updated /0/ ::CET Fixtures and results

17 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) /0/ League Levante UD (A) W Messi, (p) /0/ Chelsea FC (A) /0/ League Real Madrid CF (H) /0/ Chelsea FC (H) /0/ League Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (A) 0/0/ League Málaga CF (H) 0/0/ League RCD Espanyol (H) /0/ League Real Betis Balompié (A) /0/ Cup Athletic Club Pos. 0 0 Clubs Real Madrid CF FC Valencia CF Málaga CF Levante UD CA Osasuna Athletic Club Club Atlético de Madrid Sevilla FC RCD Espanyol Getafe CF Real Betis Balompié RCD Mallorca Rayo Vallecano de Madrid Real Sociedad de Fútbol Villarreal CF Granada CF Real Zaragoza Real Sporting de Gijón Real Racing Club W D 0 0 L 0 GF GA Pts 0 0 Last updated /0/ ::CET Fixtures and results

18 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) bymatch lineups Chelsea FC Group stage Standings Club Chelsea FC Bayer 0 Leverkusen Valencia CF KRC Genk W 0 D L GF GA Pts 0 day (/0/) Chelsea 0 Leverkusen Goals: 0 David Luiz, 0 Juan Mata 0+ Chelsea FC: Čech, Ivanović, A. Cole, David Luiz (Alex ), Torres, Juan Mata, Mikel, Malouda, Raul Meireles (Lampard ), Bosingwa, Sturridge (Anelka ) day (/0/) Valencia Chelsea Goals: 0 Lampard, Soldado (pen) Chelsea FC: Čech, A. Cole, David Luiz, Ramires (Raul Meireles ), Lampard (Kalou ), Torres (Anelka ), Juan Mata, Mikel, Malouda, Bosingwa, Terry day (/0/) Chelsea 0 Genk Goals: 0 Raul Meireles, 0 Torres, 0 Torres, 0 Ivanović, 0 Kalou Chelsea FC: Čech, Ivanović, A. Cole (Ferreira ), David Luiz, Oriol Romeu, Lampard (Kalou ), Torres, Malouda, Raul Meireles, Bosingwa (Alex ), Anelka day (0//) Genk Chelsea Goals: 0 Ramires, Vossen Chelsea FC: Čech, Ivanović, A. Cole, David Luiz, Oriol Romeu (Juan Mata ), Ramires (Lampard ), Torres, Malouda, Raul Meireles, Bosingwa, Anelka (Sturridge ) day (//) Leverkusen Chelsea Goals: 0 Drogba, Derdiyok, M. Friedrich 0+ Chelsea FC: Čech, Ivanović, David Luiz (Alex ), Ramires, Lampard, Juan Mata (Malouda ), Drogba, Raul Meireles (Mikel 0), Bosingwa, Sturridge, Terry day (0//) Chelsea 0 Valencia Goals: 0 Drogba, 0 Ramires, 0 Drogba Chelsea FC: Čech, Ivanović, A. Cole, David Luiz, Oriol Romeu, Ramires (Mikel ), Juan Mata (Malouda ), Drogba (Torres ), Raul Meireles, Sturridge, Terry Round of (/0/) Napoli Chelsea Goals: 0 Juan Mata, Lavezzi, Cavani +, Lavezzi Chelsea FC: Čech, Ivanović, David Luiz, Ramires, Juan Mata, Drogba, Malouda (Lampard 0), Raul Meireles (Essien 0), Bosingwa (A. Cole ), Sturridge, Cahill (/0/) Chelsea Napoli (agg: (aet)) Goals: 0 Drogba, 0 Terry, Inler, Lampard (pen), Ivanović 0 ET Chelsea FC: Čech, Ivanović, A. Cole, David Luiz, Essien, Ramires, Lampard, Juan Mata (Malouda ET), Drogba, Sturridge (Torres ), Terry (Bosingwa ET) Quarterfinals (/0/) Benfica 0 Chelsea Goals: 0 Kalou Chelsea FC: Čech, A. Cole, David Luiz, Ramires, Torres, Juan Mata, Mikel, Raul Meireles (Lampard ), Ferreira (Bosingwa 0), Kalou (Sturridge ), Terry Last updated /0/ ::CET bymatch lineups

19 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) (0/0/) Chelsea Benfica (agg: ) Goals: 0 Lampard (pen), Javi García, Raul Meireles 0+ Chelsea FC: Čech, Ivanović, A. Cole, David Luiz, Ramires, Lampard, Torres (Drogba ), Juan Mata (Raul Meireles ), Mikel, Kalou, Terry (Cahill 0) Semifinals (/0/) Chelsea v (/0/) v Chelsea Last updated /0/ ::CET bymatch lineups

20 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) FC Group stage Standings Club FC AC Milan FC Viktoria Plzeň FC BATE Borisov W 0 D L 0 GF 0 GA Pts day (/0/) Milan Goals: 0 Pato, Pedro Rodríguez, Villa 0, Thiago Silva 0+ FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Xavi Hernández, Villa (Afellay ), Iniesta (Fàbregas ), Messi, Mascherano, Keita (Puyol ), Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez, Abidal day (/0/) BATE 0 Goals: 0 A. Volodko (o.g.), 0 Pedro Rodríguez, 0 Messi, 0 Messi, 0 Villa 0 FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Puyol, Xavi Hernández (Fàbregas 0), Villa, Messi, Thiago Alcántara, Mascherano, Keita, Pedro Rodríguez (Maxwell ), Abidal (Adriano ) day (/0/) 0 Plzeň Goals: 0 Iniesta 0, 0 Villa FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Xavi Hernández, Villa (Isaac Cuenca ), Iniesta (Keita ), Messi, Mascherano, Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez, Adriano, Abidal day (0//) Plzeň 0 Goals: 0 Messi (pen), 0 Messi +, 0 Fàbregas, 0 Messi 0+ FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves (Maxwell ), Piqué, Fàbregas, Puyol, Messi, Thiago Alcántara, Busquets (Keita ), Adriano, Abidal (Alexis Sánchez ), Isaac Cuenca day (//) Milan Goals: 0 Van Bommel (o.g.), Ibrahimović 0, Messi (pen), Boateng, Xavi Hernández FC : Víctor Valdés, Fàbregas (Pedro Rodríguez 0), Puyol, Xavi Hernández, Villa (Alexis Sánchez ), Messi, Thiago Alcántara (Dos Santos 0+), Mascherano, Keita, Busquets, Abidal day (0//) 0 BATE Goals: 0 Sergi Roberto, 0 Montoya 0, 0 Pedro Rodríguez, 0 Pedro Rodríguez (pen) FC : José Pinto, Thiago Alcántara, Pedro Rodríguez, Maxwell, Fontàs, Dos Santos (Marc Muniesa ), Sergi Roberto (Riverola ), Bartra, Rafinha (Deulofeu 0), Montoya, Isaac Cuenca Round of (/0/) Leverkusen Goals: 0 Alexis Sánchez, M. Kadlec, Alexis Sánchez, Messi FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Fàbregas, Puyol, Iniesta (Thiago Alcántara ), Alexis Sánchez (Isaac Cuenca ), Messi, Mascherano, Busquets, Adriano (Pedro Rodríguez 0), Abidal (0/0/) Leverkusen (agg: 0) Goals: 0 Messi, 0 Messi, 0 Messi, 0 Tello, 0 Messi, 0 Tello, 0 Messi, Bellarabi 0+ FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Piqué, Fàbregas, Xavi Hernández (Keita ), Iniesta (Tello ), Messi, Mascherano, Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez, Adriano (Marc Muniesa ) Quarterfinals (/0/) Milan 00 FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Piqué, Puyol, Xavi Hernández, Iniesta (Tello ), Alexis Sánchez (Pedro Rodríguez ), Messi, Mascherano, Keita, Busquets Last updated /0/ ::CET 0 bymatch lineups

21 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) (0/0/) Milan (agg: ) Goals: 0 Messi (pen), Nocerino, Messi (pen), Iniesta FC : Víctor Valdés, Daniel Alves, Piqué (Adriano ), Fàbregas (Keita ), Puyol, Xavi Hernández (Thiago Alcántara ), Iniesta, Messi, Mascherano, Busquets, Isaac Cuenca Semifinals (/0/) Chelsea v (/0/) v Chelsea Last updated /0/ ::CET bymatch lineups

22 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) Competition facts knockout stage: Did you know? Teams have recovered from a firstleg deficit to go through on occasions, including SL Benfica, APOEL FC, FC Bayern München and Chelsea FC in this season's round of. Only twice AFC Ajax's defeat of Panathinaikos FC in the / semifinals and FC Internazionale Milano's win against FC Bayern München in the 00/ round of has a side progressed after a home firstleg loss. The biggest losing margin a side has overturned was achieved by RC Deportivo La Coruña in the 00/0 quarterfinals when they lost at AC Milan but won 0 at home. Twentyone ties have been decided on away goals, including six where the triumphant team lost the first leg. In all, ties have required extra time. Eight have been decided by extra time alone: four quarterfinals, three round of encounters and the 00/0 semifinal between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC. Eleven ties have gone to penalties, including five finals, 00, 00, 00 and 00. The first twolegged tie decided on spot kicks was PSV Eindhoven's win against Lyon on April 00 after a aggregate draw. There has never been a knockout tie ending goalless after two legs. Ten have finished 0 on aggregate, most recently Tottenham Hotspur FC's narrow victory against AC Milan in the 00/ round of. FC Bayern München hold the record for the biggest firstleg lead with a 0 success at Sporting Clube de Portugal in the 00/0 first knockout round, eventually going through after a home victory in the second leg. Those two games also featured more goals () over its two legs than any knockout tie. FC Bayern München's 0 secondleg defeat of FC Basel in the 0/ round of is the largest margin of victory in a knockout match. The biggest winning margin in a semifinal game is three goals. AFC Ajax defeated FC Bayern München in / second leg, while there were victories for Juventus (/ and /) and Valencia CF (/000). Six teams have won 0, most recently Bayern's defeat of Olympique Lyonnais in 00/0. That win for Juventus against AS Monaco FC in / was part of the biggest aggregate semifinal score. The principality club won in their home return to make it ten goals in the tie. Bayern's 0 defeat of Lyon in 00/0 is the joint biggest aggregate win in a semifinal, equalling Juventus' victory against Ajax in /. Madrid's 0 secondleg win against FC Zürich in / is the biggest European Champion Clubs' Cup semifinal victory. Eintracht Frankfurt's success against Rangers FC in /0 is the biggest aggregate total. Clarence Seedorf is the only player to win the European Cup with three clubs (AFC Ajax, Real Madrid CF, AC Milan 00, 00). Liverpool's Bob Paisley (,, ) is the only coach to win three times. Ottmar Hitzfeld (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern 00), Ernst Happel (Feyenoord 0, Hamburger SV ) and José Mourinho (FC Porto 00, FC Internazionale Milano 00) are the only coaches to win the trophy with two clubs. No team has successfully defended the trophy with AC Milan (, 0) the last club to win consecutive European Champion Clubs' Cups. Milan (, ), AFC Ajax (, ), Juventus (, ) and Manchester United (00, 00) have all returned to the final as holders only to lose. Only two teams have ever won the on home soil: Borussia Dortmund (, final in Munich) and Juventus (, final in Rome), while Manchester United FC lost the 0 final in. Five teams won Champion Clubs' Cup finals on home soil: Real Madrid CF (), FC Internazionale Milano (), Manchester United FC (), AFC Ajax () and Liverpool FC (), while Stade de Reims Champagne (), AS Roma () and FC () all lost finals in their own country. : Did you know? Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a match in FC 's win against Bayer 0 Leverkusen on March 0. Eight players, including Messi, have scored four times in a game, most recently FC Bayern München's Mario Gomez on matchday eight this season. S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta is the oldest player to compete in the having been aged years days when he featured against Real Madrid CF on matchday six of the 00/0 edition. Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared. He was years and days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureşti on November. He was sent off in the th minute. Last updated /0/ ::CET Competition facts

23 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) Team facts Chelsea FC Formed: 0 Nickname: The Blues UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) European Champion Clubs' Cup: (00) UEFA Cup Winners' Cup ():, UEFA Super Cup (): Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: (00) FA Cup: (00) League Cup: (00) Tenyear European record ( unless indicated otherwise) 00/: quarterfinals 00/0: round of 00/0: semifinals 00/0: runnersup 00/0: semifinals 00/0: round of 00/0: semifinals 00/0: semifinals 00/0: UEFA Cup first round 00/0: UEFA Cup second round Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 0: Chelsea v FC Jeunesse Hautcharage /0/, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg Biggest away win 0: FC Jeunesse Hautcharage v Chelsea /0/, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg Heaviest home defeat 0: Chelsea v Beşiktaş JK 0/0/0, group stage Heaviest away defeat : FC v Chelsea /0/00, quarterfinal second leg (group stage to final only) Biggest home win 0: Chelsea v KRC Genk /0/, group stage Biggest away win 0: Galatasaray AŞ v Chelsea 0/0/, first group stage Heaviest home defeat 0: Chelsea v Beşiktaş JK (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat : FC v Chelsea (see above for details) Last updated /0/ ::CET Team facts

24 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) FC Formed: Nicknames: Azulgrana (Blue and Reds, Spanish), Blaugrana (Blue and Reds, Catalan) UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) European Champion Clubs' Cup (): (), (),, (), 00, 00, 0 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (): (),,,, (), UEFA Super Cup (): (), (), (),,, (00), 00, 0 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: (0) Spanish Cup: (00) Tenyear European record ( unless indicated otherwise) 00/: winners 00/0: semifinals 00/0: winners 00/0: semifinals 00/0: round of 00/0: winners 00/0: round of 00/0: UEFA Cup fourth round 00/0: quarterfinals 00/0: semifinals Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 0: twice, most recently v ŠKM Púchov /0/0, UEFA Cup first round second leg Biggest away win 0: Hapoel BeerSheva FC v /0/, UEFA Cup first round first leg Heaviest home defeat 0: twice, most recently v FC Dynamo Kyiv 0//, group stage Heaviest away defeat 0: AC Milan v /0/, European Champion Clubs' Cup final (played in Athens) : Valencia CF v 0/0/00, semifinal first leg 0: on ten occasions, most recently v AS Roma (/0/0, second group stage) (group stage to final only) Biggest home win : v Bayer 0 Leverkusen 0/0/, round of second leg Biggest away win 0: twice, most recently FC BATE Borisov v /0/, group stage Heaviest home defeat 0: v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat 0: AC Milan v (see above for details) : Valencia CF v (see above for details) 0 on three occasions, most recently v AS Roma (see above for details) Last updated /0/ ::CET Team facts

25 Chelsea FC FC Wednesday April 0 0.CET (. local time) Legend ALLTIME STATISTICS The alltime record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition. UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (0), the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (to date), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (000). es in the InterCities Fairs Cup and the Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded. :: officials The match officials appointed to officiate the fixture. : Total matches officiated in the from / season, group stage to final only. es where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. es where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. :: Competitions Club competitions : / Tournament: UEFA Europa League/ ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/ UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: InterCities Fairs Cup :: Competition stages F: Final : Group stage : First group stage : Second group stage KO: First knockout round PR: Preliminary round : Quarterfinals QR: Qualifying round QR: First qualifying round QR: Second qualifying round FT: Final tournament ELITE: Elite round rdpo: Thirdplace playoff FT: Group stage final tournament :: Statistics () : Denotes player substituted (*) : Denotes player sent off QR: Third qualifying round R: First round R: Second round R: Third round R: Fourth round : Semifinals R: round of R: Round of st: first leg nd: second leg PO: Playoff (Rep) : Replay PO FT: Playoff for Final Tournament Prom/rel PO: Promotion/relegation playoff National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UFRIE: Under friendly internationals U: UEFA European Under Championship U: UEFA Under Championship U: UEFA European Under Championship U: UEFA Under Championship U: UEFA European Under Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship :: Other abbreviations (aet): decided after extra timeno.: Number aetps: decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal and penalty shootout ag: decided on away goals (P): Penalty agg: Aggregate : es played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: of birth Res.: GA: Goals against sg: decided by silver goal GF: Goals for t: decided by toss of a coin gg: decided by golden goal W: Won L: Lost Y: Booked Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) N/a: Not applicable (+) : Denotes player introduced (+/) : Denotes player introduced and substituted :: Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended #: Suspended for at least one match Q: Current season total appearances in the qualifying rounds and playoffs only : Current season total appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday : Total appearances in the from / season, group stage to final only UEFA: Alltime total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying :: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on Last updated /0/ ::CET Legend