Post by Salem6 on Apr 6, 2005 11:06:04 GMT
Chelsea must do without coach Jose Mourinho for the quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich after Uefa banned him from the touchline.
QUARTER-FINAL FIRST LEG
Weds, 6 April | Stamford Bridge | 1945 BST | Live on Five Live
Assistant coach Steve Clarke will handle the team, who will have striker Mikael Forssell back on the bench after recovering from a knee injury.
Chelsea will also be without full-back Paulo Ferreira, who has a broken foot.
Bayern Munich striker Claudio Pizarro is out with a thigh injury, while Roy Makaay is struggling to be fit.
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Head-to-head
Chelsea and Bayern Munich have never met before in European competition.
Chelsea have, however, hosted a German club on three previous occasions, winning two and drawing once.
The Blues have also yet to concede a goal at home to German opposition.
In total, Chelsea have played seven matches against German teams, winning four, drawing two and losing one.
Their sole defeat was at Hertha BSC in the 1999/2000 Champions League where they went down 2-1.
Bayern Munich have visited an English club on 14 previous occasions, winning two, drawing seven and losing five.
Their two victories in England were a 5-1 win at Nottingham Forest in March 1996 and a 1-0 win at Manchester United in April 2001.
In total, Bayern have played 31 matches against English clubs winning 11, drawing 12 and losing eight.
The most recent were the two matches against Arsenal in the last round.
European history
This is Chelsea's third season in the Champions League and they have reached at least the last eight every time.
Chelsea's best performance in the competition was last season when they lost to AS Monaco in the semi-finals.
This is Chelsea's 14th season in European competition.
The Londoner's best European performances were both in the Cup Winners' Cup which they won twice.
In 1970/1971, Chelsea beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a replay (first match ended 1-1) to win the Cup Winners' Cup.
27 years later, in 1997/1998, VfB Stuttgart were beaten in the final of the same competition, 1-0.
Chelsea have never been knocked out of European competition by a German club.
This is Bayern Munich's ninth season in the Champions League and their seventh appearance in the last eight.
However, it is their first appearance in the quarter-finals since 2001/2002.
Bayern also played in the Champions Cup on 13 occasions and only failed to reach the last eight once, on their first appearance in 1969/1970.
Bayern's best performance in the competition came in 2000/2001 when they won it, beating Valencia on penalties in the final.
Bayern Munich are currently enjoying their 37th season of European competition.
In total, the Bavarian club has won six European competitions including four Champions Cup/Champions League titles.
English clubs have knocked Bayern out of European competition on seven previous occasions, the last being Manchester United's dramatic injury time victory in the 1998/1999 Champions League final.
The others were Liverpool (1970/1971 Fairs Cup quarter-final and 1980/1981 Champions Cup semi-final), Aston Villa (1981/1982 Champions Cup final), Tottenham Hotspur (1983/1984 Uefa Cup last 16), Everton (1984/1985 Cup Winners' Cup semi-final) and Norwich City (1993/1994 Uefa Cup last 16).
Current European form
Chelsea are unbeaten in the Champions League for nine home matches since their defeat by Besiktas (0-2) in October 2003.
Chelsea won Group H and beat Barcelona 5-4 on aggregate in the first of the knockout rounds.
Bayern Munich have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six Champions League matches.
Bayern's last European defeat by more than a single goal was in April 2002 when Real Madrid beat them 2-0.
Bayern Munich finished second in Group C behind Juventus before knocking out Arsenal at the last 16 stage with a 3-2 aggregate score.
Player and disciplinary info
Chelsea's Mateja Kezman and Bayern's Martin Demichelis will both be suspended for this match.
Glen Johnson and Alexei Smertin (Chelsea) along with Bayern's Michael Ballack, Robert Kovac and Hasan Salihamidzic will be suspended for the second leg if they are shown a yellow card in the first leg.
Chelsea's William Gallas, Frank Lampard and Damien Duff have played in all eight of their club's Champions League fixtures this season.
Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele is their most experienced player in the Champions League with 64 appearances to his name.
Bayern Munich's Croatian defender Robert Kovac will celebrate his 31st birthday on the day of this match.
Oliver Kahn is Bayern Munich's only ever-present in this season's Champions League. He has also played every minute of the competition for this club this season.
If he participates, Kahn will be the most experienced player on the pitch with 85 Champions League appearances to his name.
Roy Makaay is the player in the Munich squad with the most Champions League career goals (25).
Makaay scored seven of his 25 Champions League career goals this season, which ranks him second (jointly with Inter's Adriano) on this season's top scorer list just behind Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy (eight).
Seven of Bayern's squad have played at least 50 matches in the Champions League compared to Chelsea's one.
Other miscellaneous facts
Chelsea trainer Jose Mourinho has won a European trophy in each of the last two seasons - the 2002/2003 Uefa Cup and 2003/2004 Champions League, both with FC Porto.
Chelsea have played 48 matches this season whilst Bayern Munich have played seven fewer.
Chelsea have lost just four of their 48 matches in all competitions under Mourinho.
A 1-0 Premiership defeat at Manchester City, 1-0 FA Cup defeat at Newcastle United and 2-1 Champions League defeats at FC Porto and FC Barcelona make up that quartet.
In these 48 matches, Chelsea have scored 91 goals and have conceded only 24 goals.
On Saturday, 2 April, Chelsea won 3-1 at Southampton with Eidur Gudjohnsen scoring two goals.
Chelsea lead the Premiership by 13 points from Arsenal and Manchester United.
Bayern Munich need to score four goals to record 150 in the Champions League.
The second leg of this match will be Bayern Munich's 100th Champions League match.
They will be the third club to reach this milestone after Real Madrid (111) and Manchester United (109), both of whom are out of this season's competition.
On Saturday, 2 April, Bayern Munich won at Wolfsburg (3-0) but both strikers Pizarro and Makaay were injured. Pizarro will definitely miss the match against Chelsea.
Bayern Munich lead the Bundesliga on goal difference from Schalke 04.
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QUARTER-FINAL FIRST LEG
Weds, 6 April | Stamford Bridge | 1945 BST | Live on Five Live
Assistant coach Steve Clarke will handle the team, who will have striker Mikael Forssell back on the bench after recovering from a knee injury.
Chelsea will also be without full-back Paulo Ferreira, who has a broken foot.
Bayern Munich striker Claudio Pizarro is out with a thigh injury, while Roy Makaay is struggling to be fit.
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Head-to-head
Chelsea and Bayern Munich have never met before in European competition.
Chelsea have, however, hosted a German club on three previous occasions, winning two and drawing once.
The Blues have also yet to concede a goal at home to German opposition.
In total, Chelsea have played seven matches against German teams, winning four, drawing two and losing one.
Their sole defeat was at Hertha BSC in the 1999/2000 Champions League where they went down 2-1.
Bayern Munich have visited an English club on 14 previous occasions, winning two, drawing seven and losing five.
Their two victories in England were a 5-1 win at Nottingham Forest in March 1996 and a 1-0 win at Manchester United in April 2001.
In total, Bayern have played 31 matches against English clubs winning 11, drawing 12 and losing eight.
The most recent were the two matches against Arsenal in the last round.
European history
This is Chelsea's third season in the Champions League and they have reached at least the last eight every time.
Chelsea's best performance in the competition was last season when they lost to AS Monaco in the semi-finals.
This is Chelsea's 14th season in European competition.
The Londoner's best European performances were both in the Cup Winners' Cup which they won twice.
In 1970/1971, Chelsea beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a replay (first match ended 1-1) to win the Cup Winners' Cup.
27 years later, in 1997/1998, VfB Stuttgart were beaten in the final of the same competition, 1-0.
Chelsea have never been knocked out of European competition by a German club.
This is Bayern Munich's ninth season in the Champions League and their seventh appearance in the last eight.
However, it is their first appearance in the quarter-finals since 2001/2002.
Bayern also played in the Champions Cup on 13 occasions and only failed to reach the last eight once, on their first appearance in 1969/1970.
Bayern's best performance in the competition came in 2000/2001 when they won it, beating Valencia on penalties in the final.
Bayern Munich are currently enjoying their 37th season of European competition.
In total, the Bavarian club has won six European competitions including four Champions Cup/Champions League titles.
English clubs have knocked Bayern out of European competition on seven previous occasions, the last being Manchester United's dramatic injury time victory in the 1998/1999 Champions League final.
The others were Liverpool (1970/1971 Fairs Cup quarter-final and 1980/1981 Champions Cup semi-final), Aston Villa (1981/1982 Champions Cup final), Tottenham Hotspur (1983/1984 Uefa Cup last 16), Everton (1984/1985 Cup Winners' Cup semi-final) and Norwich City (1993/1994 Uefa Cup last 16).
Current European form
Chelsea are unbeaten in the Champions League for nine home matches since their defeat by Besiktas (0-2) in October 2003.
Chelsea won Group H and beat Barcelona 5-4 on aggregate in the first of the knockout rounds.
Bayern Munich have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six Champions League matches.
Bayern's last European defeat by more than a single goal was in April 2002 when Real Madrid beat them 2-0.
Bayern Munich finished second in Group C behind Juventus before knocking out Arsenal at the last 16 stage with a 3-2 aggregate score.
Player and disciplinary info
Chelsea's Mateja Kezman and Bayern's Martin Demichelis will both be suspended for this match.
Glen Johnson and Alexei Smertin (Chelsea) along with Bayern's Michael Ballack, Robert Kovac and Hasan Salihamidzic will be suspended for the second leg if they are shown a yellow card in the first leg.
Chelsea's William Gallas, Frank Lampard and Damien Duff have played in all eight of their club's Champions League fixtures this season.
Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele is their most experienced player in the Champions League with 64 appearances to his name.
Bayern Munich's Croatian defender Robert Kovac will celebrate his 31st birthday on the day of this match.
Oliver Kahn is Bayern Munich's only ever-present in this season's Champions League. He has also played every minute of the competition for this club this season.
If he participates, Kahn will be the most experienced player on the pitch with 85 Champions League appearances to his name.
Roy Makaay is the player in the Munich squad with the most Champions League career goals (25).
Makaay scored seven of his 25 Champions League career goals this season, which ranks him second (jointly with Inter's Adriano) on this season's top scorer list just behind Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy (eight).
Seven of Bayern's squad have played at least 50 matches in the Champions League compared to Chelsea's one.
Other miscellaneous facts
Chelsea trainer Jose Mourinho has won a European trophy in each of the last two seasons - the 2002/2003 Uefa Cup and 2003/2004 Champions League, both with FC Porto.
Chelsea have played 48 matches this season whilst Bayern Munich have played seven fewer.
Chelsea have lost just four of their 48 matches in all competitions under Mourinho.
A 1-0 Premiership defeat at Manchester City, 1-0 FA Cup defeat at Newcastle United and 2-1 Champions League defeats at FC Porto and FC Barcelona make up that quartet.
In these 48 matches, Chelsea have scored 91 goals and have conceded only 24 goals.
On Saturday, 2 April, Chelsea won 3-1 at Southampton with Eidur Gudjohnsen scoring two goals.
Chelsea lead the Premiership by 13 points from Arsenal and Manchester United.
Bayern Munich need to score four goals to record 150 in the Champions League.
The second leg of this match will be Bayern Munich's 100th Champions League match.
They will be the third club to reach this milestone after Real Madrid (111) and Manchester United (109), both of whom are out of this season's competition.
On Saturday, 2 April, Bayern Munich won at Wolfsburg (3-0) but both strikers Pizarro and Makaay were injured. Pizarro will definitely miss the match against Chelsea.
Bayern Munich lead the Bundesliga on goal difference from Schalke 04.
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