UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE / SEASON Chelsea FC Group F Matchday Wednesday November.CET (. local time) FC Spartak Moskva Contents Previous meetings... Match background... Match facts... Squad list... Head coach... Match officials... Fixtures and results... Matchbymatch lineups... Competition facts... Team facts... Legend... This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Champions League match. For more detailed factual information, and indepth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html
Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday November.CET (. local time) Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League // GS Match FC Spartak Moskva Chelsea FC Moscow Zhirkov, Anelka Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Home W D L Away W D L Final W D L W Total D L GF GA Chelsea FC Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Match // GS PFC CSKA Moskva Chelsea FC // GS Chelsea FC PFC CSKA Moskva Moscow London Robben Terry, Gudjohnsen + FC Spartak Moskva Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup // GS Match UEFA Champions League // // GS GS Tottenham Hotspur FC FC Spartak Moskva Match UEFA Champions League // // UEFA Cup // // ndgs ndgs R R FC Spartak Moskva Liverpool FC Liverpool FC FC Spartak Moskva Match Arsenal FC FC Spartak Moskva FC Spartak Moskva Arsenal FC Match UEFA Champions League // // GS GS Leeds United AFC FC Spartak Moskva FC Spartak Moskva Leeds United AFC Match UEFA Cup Winners' Cup // // UEFA Cup // // R R R R FC Spartak Moskva Blackburn Rovers FC Blackburn Rovers FC FC Spartak Moskva Match Liverpool FC FC Spartak Moskva FC Spartak Moskva Liverpool FC Match Aston Villa FC FC Spartak Moskva FC Spartak Moskva Aston Villa FC agg: ag agg: agg: London Moscow Liverpool London Moscow Leeds Sofia Moscow Blackburn Liverpool Moscow Birmingham Moscow Modrić, Huddlestone ; Dzyuba, Danishevski ; Owen,, + Heskey,, Cheyrou, Hyypiä, Diao Henry Marcão,, Titov, Robson ; Sylvinho Radebe Shirko, Robson ; Kewell Alenichev, Nikiforov, Mamedov Yuran Radchenko, Piatnitsky Pisarev, Karpin, (p), Ledyakhov ; Wright, McManaman Withe ; Cherenkov, Gavrilov, (p); Gibson, Walters Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings
Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday November.CET (. local time) UEFA Cup // // R R Match Arsenal FC FC Spartak Moskva FC Spartak Moskva Arsenal FC agg: London Moscow Whyte, Chapman ; Schvetsov, Rodionov, Cherenkov,, Gess Schvetsov, Gavrilov (p), ; Robson, Chapman Record versus clubs from opponents' country Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Home W D L Away W D L Final W D L W Total D L GF GA Last updated // ::CET Previous meetings
Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday November.CET (. local time) Match background Two weeks after their winning return to the Luzhniki Stadium, the venue where they lost the / UEFA Champions League final on penalties, Chelsea FC play host to FC Spartak Moskva looking to further strengthen their hold on Group F. Both teams won their first two games, against MŠK Žilina and Olympique de Marseille, before meeting in Russia on Matchday. It was the visitors who came out on top in Moscow thanks to firsthalf goals from Yuri Zhirkov and Nicolas Anelka. Previous meetings Chelsea had only previously faced one team from Russia, beating PFC CSKA Moskva at home in the / UEFA Champions League group stage and away two weeks later. John Terry was on the scoresheet at Stamford Bridge. Before Spartak had a superb record in England in competitive matches, winning their first four matches beginning with a triumph at Arsenal FC in the / UEFA Cup first round. A reverse at Leeds United AFC in the UEFA Cup third round in December began a run of three successive defeats, including a loss at Liverpool FC in the / UEFA Champions League group stage, before a draw in London against Tottenham Hotspur FC in the / UEFA Cup group stage on their last trip. Match background Chelsea, who in five of the last seven campaigns have finished as group winners, began their latest bid for continental glory in typically imperious fashion. On Matchday they greeted debutants Žilina to the group stage with a win in Slovakia, Anelka scoring twice and Michael Essien and Daniel Sturridge also finding the net. They then faced Marseille at home and eased to a win, Terry and Anelka supplying the firsthalf goals. That win extended Chelsea's run of unbeaten home games in the group stage to, including wins and six draws with goals scored and only six conceded, since a reverse against Beşiktaş JK on October. In the knockout stages, the London club lost at home to FC Barcelona in / and FC Internazionale Milano last season, both in the round of. Before that Inter defeat they were unbeaten in home UEFA Champions League games, including victories. Spartak also took maximum points from their first two games. They began on Matchday by creating a slice of history as a late own goal by Marseille defender César Azpilicueta gave the Russian side their first win on French soil at the th attempt. Two weeks later at the Luzhniki Stadium they continued Žilina's woes with a triumph courtesy of two Ari goals and a late strike from Ibson. The Moscow club have won their last two away games in the UEFA Champions League, beating Sporting Clube de Portugal in their final match on the road in their previous campaign, in /, when they finished third in the group. Team ties Zhirkov spent five years in Moscow with PFC CSKA Moskva, winning the / UEFA Cup, before his move to Chelsea in. His first participation in an official game for CSKA came against Spartak in the Russian Super Cup. Branislav Ivanović spent two years at FC Lokomotiv Moskva between and, before his move to west London. As the coach of AC Milan, Carlo Ancelotti masterminded home and away wins against Lokomotiv in the / UEFA Champions League second group stage. Milan went on to lift the trophy that season the first of Ancelotti's two coaching triumphs in the competition beating Juventus on penalties at Old Trafford. Valeri Karpin won all four of his club matches in England as a player, helping Spartak to a win at Liverpool FC in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg in November to complete a aggregate win. Karpin scored twice in the first leg. He also helped RC Celta de Vigo to two victories at Aston Villa FC, winning in the / UEFA Cup second round second leg overall before another victory at Liverpool in the next stage, at Anfield after a firstleg success in which Karpin had scored. Karpin's Celta were back at Villa for the UEFA Intertoto Cup semifinal second leg, winning on the night and on aggregate. Last updated // ::CET Match background
Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday November.CET (. local time) Match facts Chelsea UEFA milestones Matchday was Chelsea's th European Champion Clubs' Cup victory. Chelsea have scored goals in the UEFA Champions League, group stage to final, and in UEFA competition. UEFA Champions League statistics None Latest domestic information Saturday October: Blackburn Rovers FC Chelsea FC (Benjani ; Anelka, Ivanović ) Čech; Ivanović, Alex, Terry, Cole; Essien, Mikel, Zhirkov; Anelka (Ferreira ), Drogba, Malouda (Sturridge ) For the first time this season Carlo Ancelotti's team came from behind to win, Branislav Ivanović's first goal since October securing three points at Ewood Park. Chelsea are unbeaten in six matches in all competitions, winning five. Benjani's goal was only the third the Blues have conceded in the league this season. The west London club had not conceded in minutes, keeping five successive clean sheets in all competitions, since Carlos Tévez's goal for Manchester City FC on September, before Benjani's opener for Blackburn. Aston Villa FC striker John Carew was the last visiting player to score a Premier League goal at Stamford Bridge, nine games and minutes ago. Chelsea went minutes without conceding in the league between Gareth Bale's effort in the defeat at Tottenham Hotspur FC on April and Scott Parker's late consolation for West Ham United FC on September. They scored times in between a Premier League record. Ancelotti's team have scored goals in their last league games, conceding seven. Only Manchester City and Aston Villa have stopped them scoring in their last Premier League outings. The English champions lost to Manchester United FC in the FA Community Shield on August. Injury news Frank Lampard has not played since a hernia operation at the end of August while Ramires has been sidelined since October with an ankle problem. Before starting at Blackburn on Saturday, Alex has not played since October due to a thigh injury. Before coming on as a late substitute at Aston Villa on October, José Bosingwa had not featured suffering a knee injury on October, also at Villa. Yossi Benayoun is expected to be out of action until April with a torn Achilles tendon. Miscellaneous Didier Drogba has been shortlisted for the FIFA Ballon d'or, the winner of which will be announced in Zurich on January. Ancelotti is one of ten nominees for the coach's award. Ramires and Alex have been named in Brazil's squad for their friendly against Argentina in Doha on November. A statue of former Chelsea striker Peter Osgood, who died in, was unveiled outside the West Stand at Stamford Bridge on October. Osgood scored goals for the Blues and was part of the FA Cupwinning side, finding the net in every round of the competition. John Battersby, Chelsea's club secretary between and, died on October aged. Spartak UEFA milestones Spartak have scored and conceded goals in the European Champion Clubs' Cup. The Russian side have scored goals in UEFA competition. UEFA Champions League statistics None Last updated // ::CET Match facts
Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday November.CET (. local time) Latest domestic information Saturday October: FC Spartak Moskva FC Rostov (Welliton, McGeady +pen; Khagush ) Dykan; Stranzl, Sheshukov, Ivanov, Pareja; Ibson, Khodyrev, McGeady, Dmitri Kombarov (Bazhenov ), Ananidze (Kozlov ); Welliton Marek Suchý and Evgeni Makeev were both suspended as Spartak extended their unbeaten run to eight league outings. Anton Khodyrev,, made his league debut. Valeri Karpin's side had not conceded a league goal in minutes before being breached against Rostov. Spartak have kept five clean sheets in their last seven games. Dmitri Kombarov's penalty two minutes from time earned Spartak a victory at home to FC Zenit St. Petersburg on October, the leaders' first league defeat of the season. Welliton, who hit backtoback hattricks in August, has scored goals in league appearances this season. Spartak will face FC Sibir Novosibirsk in the last of the Russian Cup on March. Injury news Nikita Bazhenov's late substitute appearance against Rostov was his first action since picking up an injury in training prior to Matchday. Alex has not played since tearing a thigh muscle against FC Alania Vladikavkaz on October. Ari suffered a similar injury to his left thigh against Zenit and is expected to be out for a fortnight. Sergei Parshivlyuk has been ruled out for the rest of the group stage after suffering knee ligament damage in the second half of the draw at Sibir on October. Kirill Kombarov has been training separately as he recovers from an ankle injury that has kept him out of action since July. Nikola Drinčić made his Spartak debut against Alania on October. He joined during the winter break but fractured his tibia in January. Last updated // ::CET Match facts
Squad list Chelsea FC Alltime Current season UEFA UCL League UCL QUAL D Age DoB Nat. Player No. Goalkeepers // CZE Petr Čech // Ross Turnbull // POR Hilário // Samuel Walker // CZE Jan Sebek Defenders // SRB Branislav Ivanović // Ashley Cole // POR José Bosingwa // POR Paulo Ferreira // John Terry // BRA Alex // NED Patrick van Aanholt // NED Jeffrey Bruma // Billy Clifford // SLE Aziz DeenConteh // Adam Phillip Midfielders // GHA Michael Essien // BRA Ramires // Frank Lampard // ISR Yossi Benayoun // NGA John Obi Mikel // FRA Florent Malouda // Yuri Zhirkov // FRA Gaël Kakuta // Joshua McEachran // IRL Conor Clifford // POR Aliu Djalo // Rohan Ince // Jacob Mellis // ITA Jacopo Sala // George Saville // Michael Woods Forwards // CIV Didier Drogba // CIV Salomon Kalou // Daniel Sturridge // FRA Nicolas Anelka // ITA Fabio Borini // SWE Marko Mitrovic // Daniel Philliskirk Coach // ITA Carlo Ancelotti Squad list Last updated // ::CET Wednesday November.CET (. local time) Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva
FC Spartak Moskva Alltime Current season UEFA UCL League UCL QUAL D Age DoB Nat. Player No. Goalkeepers // Nikolai Zabolotni // Sergei Pesyakov // Aleksandr Belenov // UKR Andriy Dykan Defenders // AUT Martin Stranzl // Aleksandr Sheshukov // Sergei Parshivlyuk // Evgeni Makeev // CZE Marek Suchý // Andrei Ivanov // ARG Nicolas Pareja Midfielders // ARG Christian Maidana // Renat Sabitov // BRA Ibson // MNE Nikola Drinčić // BRA Alex // Aleksandr Zotov // Igor Kireev // Anton Khodyrev // GEO Jano Ananidze // Dmitri Malyaka // Dmitri Kayumov // CRO Filip Ozobić // IRL Aiden McGeady // Kirill Kombarov // Dmitri Kombarov Forwards // BRA Ari // BRA Welliton // Nikita Bazhenov // Vladimir Obukhov // Aleksandr Kozlov // Aleksandr Prudnikov Coach // Valeri Karpin Squad list Last updated // ::CET Wednesday November.CET (. local time) Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva
Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday November.CET (. local time) Head coach Chelsea FC: Carlo Ancelotti of birth: June Nationality: Italian Playing career: Parma FC, AS Roma, AC Milan Coaching career: AC Reggiana, Parma FC, Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea FC One of only six people the others being Miguel Muñoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff, Frank Rijkaard and Josep Guardiola to have lifted the European Champion Clubs' Cup as both a player and coach. A combative midfielder, he helped Roma win the Serie A title and four Italian Cups before joining Milan in where he added two more league championships, as well as backtoback European Cup triumphs in and, to his tally. Began coaching in with a year at Reggiana, earning them promotion from Serie B, before spending two seasons at Parma. Replaced Marcello Lippi at Juventus in February and returned to San Siro as coach of Milan in. During eight seasons in charge, won the UEFA Champions League in and, but lost the final on penalties to Liverpool FC after leading. Milan also won a Serie A title, a Coppa Italia and the FIFA Club World Cup. Resigned on May and was named as Chelsea's new manager the following day. His first season in London ended with the club winning the league and cup double for the first time. FC Spartak Moskva: Valeri Karpin of birth: February Nationality: Russian Playing career: SK Tallinna Sport, PFC CSKA Moskva, FC Fakel Voronezh, FC Spartak Moskva, Real Sociedad de Fútbol (twice), Valencia CF, RC Celta de Vigo Coaching career: FC Spartak Moskva Born in Estonia, Karpin established himself as a key midfielder in the Spartak side in the early s, winning three Russian Premier League titles between and. Moved to Spain in, spells at Real Sociedad and Valencia preceding a fiveyear stint at Celta Vigo, where he and fellow Russian Aleksandr Mostovoi helped the club enjoy one of the most successful periods in their history, reaching three UEFA Cup quarterfinals in succession and the Copa del Rey final. Karpin, who also holds Estonian and Spanish passports, won one cap for Commonwealth of Independent States and added a further for Russia, scoring goals. Appeared in EURO ' and the and FIFA World Cups. Rejoined Real Sociedad in, hanging up his boots three years later. Stayed in Spain to pursue business interests but returned to Russia in August, replacing Sergei Shavlo as Spartak CEO. Succeeded Michael Laudrup as the club's head coach on April, leading Spartak to second place in that year's Russian top flight and earning a place in the / UEFA Champions League group stage. Last updated // ::CET Head coach
Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday November.CET (. local time) Match officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referee Additional assistant referee Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Cüneyt Çakır (TUR) Bahattin Duran (TUR), Tarik Ongun (TUR) Halis Özkahya (TUR) Hüseyin Göçek (TUR) Süleyman Abay (TUR) Henk Kesler (NED) Pierluigi Collina (ITA) Referee Name Cüneyt Çakır of birth // UEFA Champions League matches UEFA matches One of Turkey's most promising match officials, Cüneyt Çakir has enjoyed a rapid rise up the ladder since his UEFA debut as the fourth official in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round game between Skonto FC and Sliema Wanderers FC in July. Took charge of two matches at the UEFA European Under Championship in Austria and was also the referee for two UEFA EURO qualifying fixtures. Çakir, who lives with his wife in Istanbul and works in insurance, made his refereeing debut in the UEFA Cup proper in /, taking charge of two games including the group stage fixture between FC Twente and FC Schalke in December. He has been in the middle for more than matches in the Turkish Süper Lig and was selected for the U finals in Sweden in, taking charge of three games including England's penalty shootout win against the hosts in the semifinals. Oversaw Fulham's secondleg win against Hamburger SV in the / UEFA Europa League semifinals, one of seven matches he refereed in total in the competition that season. UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match // Competition UCL GS Home FC Rubin Kazan Away FC Barcelona Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match // // // // // // Competition UIC WC U U UCUP UCUP R QR GS SF PO SF Home Aston Villa FC Andorra England England CD Nacional Fulham FC Away Odense BK England Finland Sweden FC Zenit St. Petersburg Hamburger SV Kazan Birmingham Barcelona Halmstad Gothenburg Funchal London Last updated // ::CET Match officials
Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday November.CET (. local time) Fixtures and results Chelsea FC Competition Opponent // League West Bromwich Albion FC (H) W // League Wigan Athletic FC (A) W // League Stoke City FC (H) W // League West Ham United FC (A) W // UCL MŠK Žilina (A) W // League Blackpool FC (H) W // Cup Newcastle United FC (H) L // League Manchester City FC (A) L // UCL Olympique de Marseille (H) W // League Arsenal FC (H) W // League Aston Villa FC (A) D // UCL FC Spartak Moskva (A) W // League Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (H) W // League Blackburn Rovers FC (A) W // UCL FC Spartak Moskva (H) // League Liverpool FC (A) // League Fulham FC (H) // League Sunderland AFC (H) // League Birmingham City FC (A) // UCL MŠK Žilina (H) // League Newcastle United FC (A) // League Everton FC (H) // UCL Olympique de Marseille (A) // League Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) // League Manchester United FC (H) // League Arsenal FC (A) // League Bolton Wanderers FC (H) // League Aston Villa FC (H) // League Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (A) // League Blackburn Rovers FC (H) // League Bolton Wanderers FC (A) // League Sunderland AFC (A) // League Liverpool FC (H) // League Fulham FC (A) Malouda,, Drogba,,, Lampard Malouda, Anelka,, Kalou,, Benayoun + Malouda, Drogba (p) Essien,, Kalou Essien, Anelka,, Sturridge Kalou, Malouda,, Drogba Van Aanholt, Anelka, (p) Terry, Anelka (p) Drogba, Alex Zhirkov, Anelka Malouda, Kalou Anelka, Ivanović Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results
Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday November.CET (. local time) Pos. Clubs Chelsea FC Arsenal FC Manchester United FC Manchester City FC Tottenham Hotspur FC West Bromwich Albion FC Newcastle United FC Everton FC Blackpool FC Fulham FC Bolton Wanderers FC Sunderland AFC Liverpool FC Aston Villa FC Birmingham City FC Stoke City FC Wigan Athletic FC Blackburn Rovers FC Wolverhampton Wanderers FC West Ham United FC W D L GF GA Pts Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results
Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday November.CET (. local time) FC Spartak Moskva Competition Opponent // League FC Dinamo Moskva (H) L // League FC Zenit St. Petersburg (A) D // League FC Lokomotiv Moskva (H) W // League FC Tom Tomsk (A) D // League FC Terek Grozny (H) W // League FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast (A) D // League PFC Spartak Nalchik (H) D // League FC Amkar Perm (A) W // League FC Anzhi Makhachkala (H) W // League FC Alania Vladikavkaz (A) L // League FC Rostov (A) L // Cup Metallurg Lipetsk (A) W // League FC Rubin Kazan (H) L // League FC Sibir Novosibirsk (H) W // League PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara (A) D // League PFC CSKA Moskva (H) L // League FC Lokomotiv Moskva (A) W // League FC Tom Tomsk (H) W // League FC Terek Grozny (A) L // League FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast (H) W // UCL Olympique de Marseille (A) W // League PFC Spartak Nalchik (A) W // League FC Amkar Perm (H) D // UCL MŠK Žilina (H) W // League FC Anzhi Makhachkala (A) W // League FC Alania Vladikavkaz (H) W // UCL Chelsea FC (H) L // League FC Sibir Novosibirsk (A) D // League FC Zenit St. Petersburg (H) W // League FC Rostov (H) W // UCL Chelsea FC (A) // League FC Rubin Kazan (A) // League PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara (H) // League PFC CSKA Moskva (A) // UCL Olympique de Marseille (H) // League FC Dinamo Moskva (A) // UCL MŠK Žilina (A) // Cup FC Sibir Novosibirsk (H) Welliton Suchý, Ari Welliton, Ibson António Ferreira (og), Welliton Ari, Welliton Welliton,, Alex Welliton, Florescu (og) Alex (p) Ari,, Ananidze,, Jiránek V. Berezutski (og) Welliton,, Welliton,,, Alex Welliton, Azpilicueta (og) Ari, Welliton, McGeady Ari,, Ibson Sheshukov Ari, Alex, I. Ivanov (og) D. Kombarov (p) Welliton, McGeady + (p) Pos. Clubs FC Zenit St. Petersburg FC Rubin Kazan PFC CSKA Moskva FC Spartak Moskva FC Lokomotiv Moskva PFC Spartak Nalchik FC Dinamo Moskva FC Rostov FC Terek Grozny FC Tom Tomsk FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara FC Anzhi Makhachkala FC Alania Vladikavkaz FC Amkar Perm FC Sibir Novosibirsk W D L GF GA Pts Last updated // ::CET Fixtures and results
Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday November.CET (. local time) Matchbymatch lineups Group F Standings Club Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Olympique de Marseille MŠK Žilina W D L GF GA Pts Matchday (//) Marseille Spartak Moskva Goals: Azpilicueta (o.g.) FC Spartak Moskva: Dykan, Sheshukov (Ari ), Ibson, Welliton, Alex (Stranzl ), Parshivlyuk, Makeev, Suchý, Pareja, McGeady (Sabitov ), D. Kombarov Žilina Chelsea Goals: Essien, Anelka, Anelka, Sturridge, Oravec Chelsea FC: Čech, Ivanović, Essien, Benayoun (McEachran ), Mikel, Malouda (Van Aanholt ), Zhirkov, Sturridge (Kakuta ), Terry, Alex, Anelka Matchday (//) Spartak Moskva Žilina Goals: Ari, Ari, Ibson FC Spartak Moskva: Dykan, Sheshukov (Sabitov ), Ari, Welliton (Ibson ), Alex, Parshivlyuk, Makeev, Suchý, Pareja, McGeady, D. Kombarov (Maidana ) Chelsea Marseille Goals: Terry, Anelka (pen) Chelsea FC: Čech, Ivanović, A. Cole, Essien, Mikel (McEachran ), Malouda, Zhirkov (Sturridge ), Terry, Alex, Anelka, Kakuta (Ramires ) Matchday (//) Spartak Moskva Chelsea Goals: Zhirkov, Anelka FC Spartak Moskva: Dykan, Sheshukov, Ibson, Ari (Ananidze ), Welliton, Parshivlyuk, Makeev, Suchý, Pareja, McGeady, D. Kombarov Chelsea FC: Čech, Ivanović, A. Cole (Van Aanholt ), Essien, Mikel, Malouda (Kakuta ), Zhirkov, Ferreira, Kalou (McEachran ), Terry, Anelka Matchday (//) Chelsea v Spartak Moskva Matchday (//) Spartak Moskva v Marseille Chelsea v Žilina Matchday (//) Marseille v Chelsea Žilina v Spartak Moskva Last updated // ::CET Matchbymatch lineups
Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday November.CET (. local time) Competition facts UEFA Champions League: Group stage milestones Holders FC Internazionale Milano are looking to avoid becoming the first defending champions to fail to get through a group stage since the UEFA Champions League began. (This record, like the others, includes the seasons between / and / that featured a second group stage). In /, FC Barcelona were the reigning European Champion Clubs' Cup holders and were beaten on aggregate in the second round by PFC CSKA Moskva. S.S. Lazio goalkeeper Marco Ballotta became the oldest player to compete in the UEFA Champions League in / when he featured against Olympiacos FC on Matchday at the age of years and days. The record was previously held by Alessandro Costacurta, the AC Milan defender who played against AEK Athens FC in / at the age of years and days. Ballotta was aged years days when he featured against Real Madrid CF on Matchday. Javier Zanetti is the oldest player to score in the competition, aged years and days, having found the net for FC Internazionale Milano in their defeat of Tottenham Hotspur FC on October. Celestine Babayaro is the youngest player to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League. He was years and days when he started for RSC Anderlecht against FC Steaua Bucureşti on November. He was then sent off in the th minute. Barcelona and Manchester United have both finished as group winners on occasions, one more than Milan and Real Madrid. Four teams have recorded six successive victories in a UEFA Champions League group stage: Milan (/), Paris SaintGermain FC (/), FC Spartak Moskva (/) and Barcelona (/, first group stage). Ten teams have gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without picking up a single point, including Maccabi Haifa FC and Debreceni VSC in /. The other eight are: FC Dynamo Kyiv (/), PFC Levski Sofia (/), SK Rapid Wien (/), RSC Anderlecht (/), FC Spartak Moskva and Bayer Leverkusen (/, first and second group stage respectively), Fenerbahçe SK (/, first group stage) and. FC Košice (/). Manchester United scored goals in the / group stage, more than any other side has managed. Barcelona scored times in the / first group stage. Debrecen conceded goals in their six outings in /, equalling the record let in during a group stage set by Dynamo Kyiv (/) and Ferencvárosi TC in /. No team has ever gone through a UEFA Champions League group stage without conceding a goal. Milan (/), AFC Ajax (/), Juventus (/ and /), Chelsea FC (/), Liverpool FC (/) and Villarreal CF (/) all let in just one. Before their win against Sporting Clube de Portugal on Matchday of the / campaign, FC Spartak Moskva went games without a victory in the competition, surpassing the unwanted record set by AEK Athens FC on Matchday of the same campaign. The lowest total for a team qualifying from the group stage is seven points. The first to do it, since three points for a win was introduced in /, were Legia Warszawa that same season before FC Dynamo Kyiv and Bayer Leverkusen managed it in / and Liverpool in /. FC Lokomotiv Moskva and eventual finalists Juventus both progressed with seven points in /, a feat achieved by Rangers FC and Werder Bremen in /. Last updated // ::CET Competition facts
Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday November.CET (. local time) Team facts Chelsea FC Formed: Nickname: The Blues UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) European Champion Clubs' Cup: () UEFA Cup Winners' Cup ():, UEFA Super Cup (): Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: () FA Cup: () League Cup: () Tenyear European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) /: round of /: semifinals /: runnersup /: semifinals /: round of /: semifinals /: semifinals /: UEFA Cup first round /: UEFA Cup second round /: UEFA Cup first round Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : Chelsea v FC Jeunesse Hautcharage //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round second leg Biggest away win : FC Jeunesse Hautcharage v Chelsea //, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg Heaviest home defeat : Chelsea v Beşiktaş JK //, UEFA Champions League group stage Heaviest away defeat : FC Barcelona v Chelsea //, UEFA Champions League quarterfinals second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) Biggest home win : Chelsea v Club Atlético de Madrid //, group stage : Chelsea v FC Girondins de Bordeaux //, group stage : Chelsea v Real Betis Balompié //, group stage Biggest away win : Galatasaray SK v Chelsea //, first group stage Heaviest home defeat : Chelsea v Beşiktaş JK (see above for details) Heaviest away defeat : FC Barcelona v Chelsea (see above for details) Last updated // ::CET Team facts
Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday November.CET (. local time) FC Spartak Moskva Formed: Nickname: The People's Club UEFA club competition honours (runnersup in brackets) None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: () National Cup: () Tenyear European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) /: Did not take part in UEFA club competition /: UEFA Cup group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) /: UEFA Cup round of /: UEFA Cup round of (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) /: Did not take part in UEFA club competition /: UEFA Intertoto Cup third round /: UEFA Cup third round /: first group stage /: first group stage /: second group stage Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win : Spartak v BK Häcken //, UEFA Cup first round first leg Biggest away win on four occasions, most recently v FC Litex //, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg Heaviest home defeat : Spartak v FC Dynamo Kyiv //, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round first leg on three occasions, most recently v RCD Mallorca //, UEFA Cup third round first leg Heaviest away defeat : Liverpool FC v Spartak //, UEFA Champions League first group stage UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) Biggest home win : Spartak v Arsenal FC //, second group stage : Spartak v Rosenborg BK //, group stage : on two occasions, most recently v MŠK Žilina, //, group stage Biggest away win : Sporting Clube de Portugal v Spartak //, first group stage Heaviest home defeat : Spartak v Valencia CF //, first group stage : Spartak v FC Bayern München //, second group stage Heaviest away defeat : Liverpool FC v Spartak (see above for details) Last updated // ::CET Team facts
Chelsea FC FC Spartak Moskva Wednesday November.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 UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (), the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (to date), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (). Matches 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. :: Match officials The match officials appointed to officiate the fixture. UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from / season, group stage to final only. Matches 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. Matches 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 UCL: UEFA Champions League/UEFA Champions League UEL: UEFA Europa League/UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: InterCities Fairs Cup :: Competition stages F: Final GS: Group stage GS: First group stage GS: Second group stage KO: First knockout round PR: Preliminary round QF: Quarterfinals QR: Qualifying round QR: First qualifying round QR: Second qualifying round FT: Final tournament ELITE: Elite round PO rd: Third place playoff GS FT: Group stage Final tournament :: Statistics () : Denotes player substituted (*) : Denotes player sent off 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 QR: Third qualifying round (aet): Match decided after extra timeno.: Number R: First round aetps: Match decided after extra timeo.g.: Own goal R: Second round and penalty shootout R: Third round ag: Match decided on away goals (p): Penalty R: Fourth round agg: Aggregate : Matches played SF: Semifinals AP: Appearances Pos.: Position R: Round of Comp.: Competition Pts: Points R: Round of D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) st: first leg DoB: of birth Res.: nd: second leg GA: Goals against sg: Match decided on "Silver Goal" PO: Playoff GF: Goals for t: Match decided by toss of coin (R) : Replay gg: Match decided on "Golden Goal"W: Won PO FT: Playoff for Final L: Lost Y: Booked Tournament Nat.: Nationality Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Prom/Rel PO: Promotion/RelegationN/a: Not applicable playoff (+) : 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 UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and playoffs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League 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 www.uefa.com. Last updated // ::CET Legend