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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL
Kick-off: 1945 BST
Date: Wed 5 May
Venue: Stamford Bridge
First leg: Monaco 3-1 Chelsea
Chelsea defender William Gallas has declared himself fit for Wednesday's Champions League semi-final, second leg against Monaco at Stamford Bridge.
Claude Makelele and Marcel Desailly are suspended, while Damien Duff and Adrian Mutu are injured.
For Monaco, winger Jerome Rothen (groin) and Croatian midfielder Dado Prso (toe) look unlikely to play.
Defender Sebastien Squillaci, who has been struggling with a thigh problem, could return to Didier Deschamps side.
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Head to Head
The only previous meeting between these clubs is Monaco's 3-1 home win a fortnight ago.
On 20 April, Dado Prso opened the scoring only to see Chelsea draw level through Hernan Crespo. Fernando Morientes and substitute Shabani Nonda provided the French club with the advantage.
AS Monaco have played seven matches against English opponents and lost only the first of them. In the Uefa Cup first round in 1995/1996, the French club were eliminated 3-1 on aggregate by Leeds United.
In the 1996/1997 Uefa Cup quarter-finals AS Monaco took revenge by trouncing Newcastle United 4-0 on aggregate.
A season later, they claimed Manchester United's scalp in the Champions League quarter-finals. A goalless draw in Monte Carlo was followed by a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford sending Monaco through on the away goals rule.
Chelsea have played French opponents once, prior to this current tie. In the second group phase of the 1999/2000 Champions League, they exchanged 1-0 home victories with Olympique Marseille.
European history
There are milestones approaching for AS Monaco. They have scored 199 goals in European competitions, of which 98 have come in the Champions Cup/CL. They have conceded 149 European goals.
This marks the sixth time AS Monaco have reached the semi-finals of a European competition and the third time they have reached this stage in the Champions League.
Only once in their five previous semi-final appearances, have AS Monaco reached the final. In the 1991/1992 Cup Winners' Cup they were runners-up to Germany's Werder Bremen.
This is the sixth time Chelsea have been in the last four of a European competition, but it's their first excursion into the penultimate round of the Champions League.
On each of the two previous occasions (1970/1971 and 1997/1998 Cup Winners' Cup) that Chelsea managed to survive the semi-finals they went on to win the trophy.
Monaco have not won in their last four Champions League away matches. Their only European triumph on the road this season came in the opening match - a 2-1 win at PSV.
Player and disciplinary info
Christian Panucci, Emmanuel Petit, George Weah and Glenn Hoddle are all players who have been on the staff of both clubs.
Chelsea's French connection of Claude Makelele and Marcel Desailly are suspended. For Desailly, it is the first of a two match ban.
Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu, John Terry and goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini will be suspended upon receiving another booking.
All AS Monaco players on the pitch on Wednesday can afford at least another yellow before they face suspension.
Monaco are without Andreas Zikos who was sent off in the first leg a fortnight ago.
AS Monaco's Julien Rodriguez has featured in the full 990 minutes of his club's 2003/2004 CL campaign.
The same goes for Chelsea's Claude Makelele, but that run ceases due to his enforced absence.
With 15 goals between them, Morientes (eight) and Prso (seven) are by far the most lethal striking partnership in the Champions League this season. No two Chelsea players have scored more than five between them.
Morientes is the leading goalscorer in the current CL edition. The only other players remaining in contention who have scored more than four goals in the competition are Prso (seven) and Deportivo La Coruña's Walter Pandiani (six).
Other miscellaneous facts
AS Monaco trainer Didier Deschamps captained Marseille to their Champions League title in 1992/1993.
Defeat in the first leg to Monaco was only Chelsea's second reverse in the competition this season. On 1 October 2003 they lost 2-0 to Besiktas at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea were unbeaten in the eight subsequent Champions League encounters, prior to the defeat in Monaco.
Chelsea have drawn each of their last three CL home matches. The competition record stands at five.
AS Monaco trail leaders Olympique Lyon by two points in the French League with four matches remaining.
Monaco recorded a 2-1 away victory at Nice at the weekend with Dado Prso and Ludovic Giuly contributing a goal each.
Chelsea are second in the Premiership behind newly crowned champions Arsenal. They have a four point lead over third placed Manchester United with two games remaining.
On Saturday, the Blues trounced Southampton 4-0, courtesy of a Saints' own goal, a brace by Frank Lampard and a late goal by Glen Johnson.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL
Kick-off: 1945 BST
Date: Wed 5 May
Venue: Stamford Bridge
First leg: Monaco 3-1 Chelsea
Chelsea defender William Gallas has declared himself fit for Wednesday's Champions League semi-final, second leg against Monaco at Stamford Bridge.
Claude Makelele and Marcel Desailly are suspended, while Damien Duff and Adrian Mutu are injured.
For Monaco, winger Jerome Rothen (groin) and Croatian midfielder Dado Prso (toe) look unlikely to play.
Defender Sebastien Squillaci, who has been struggling with a thigh problem, could return to Didier Deschamps side.
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Head to Head
The only previous meeting between these clubs is Monaco's 3-1 home win a fortnight ago.
On 20 April, Dado Prso opened the scoring only to see Chelsea draw level through Hernan Crespo. Fernando Morientes and substitute Shabani Nonda provided the French club with the advantage.
AS Monaco have played seven matches against English opponents and lost only the first of them. In the Uefa Cup first round in 1995/1996, the French club were eliminated 3-1 on aggregate by Leeds United.
In the 1996/1997 Uefa Cup quarter-finals AS Monaco took revenge by trouncing Newcastle United 4-0 on aggregate.
A season later, they claimed Manchester United's scalp in the Champions League quarter-finals. A goalless draw in Monte Carlo was followed by a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford sending Monaco through on the away goals rule.
Chelsea have played French opponents once, prior to this current tie. In the second group phase of the 1999/2000 Champions League, they exchanged 1-0 home victories with Olympique Marseille.
European history
There are milestones approaching for AS Monaco. They have scored 199 goals in European competitions, of which 98 have come in the Champions Cup/CL. They have conceded 149 European goals.
This marks the sixth time AS Monaco have reached the semi-finals of a European competition and the third time they have reached this stage in the Champions League.
Only once in their five previous semi-final appearances, have AS Monaco reached the final. In the 1991/1992 Cup Winners' Cup they were runners-up to Germany's Werder Bremen.
This is the sixth time Chelsea have been in the last four of a European competition, but it's their first excursion into the penultimate round of the Champions League.
On each of the two previous occasions (1970/1971 and 1997/1998 Cup Winners' Cup) that Chelsea managed to survive the semi-finals they went on to win the trophy.
Monaco have not won in their last four Champions League away matches. Their only European triumph on the road this season came in the opening match - a 2-1 win at PSV.
Player and disciplinary info
Christian Panucci, Emmanuel Petit, George Weah and Glenn Hoddle are all players who have been on the staff of both clubs.
Chelsea's French connection of Claude Makelele and Marcel Desailly are suspended. For Desailly, it is the first of a two match ban.
Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu, John Terry and goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini will be suspended upon receiving another booking.
All AS Monaco players on the pitch on Wednesday can afford at least another yellow before they face suspension.
Monaco are without Andreas Zikos who was sent off in the first leg a fortnight ago.
AS Monaco's Julien Rodriguez has featured in the full 990 minutes of his club's 2003/2004 CL campaign.
The same goes for Chelsea's Claude Makelele, but that run ceases due to his enforced absence.
With 15 goals between them, Morientes (eight) and Prso (seven) are by far the most lethal striking partnership in the Champions League this season. No two Chelsea players have scored more than five between them.
Morientes is the leading goalscorer in the current CL edition. The only other players remaining in contention who have scored more than four goals in the competition are Prso (seven) and Deportivo La Coruña's Walter Pandiani (six).
Other miscellaneous facts
AS Monaco trainer Didier Deschamps captained Marseille to their Champions League title in 1992/1993.
Defeat in the first leg to Monaco was only Chelsea's second reverse in the competition this season. On 1 October 2003 they lost 2-0 to Besiktas at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea were unbeaten in the eight subsequent Champions League encounters, prior to the defeat in Monaco.
Chelsea have drawn each of their last three CL home matches. The competition record stands at five.
AS Monaco trail leaders Olympique Lyon by two points in the French League with four matches remaining.
Monaco recorded a 2-1 away victory at Nice at the weekend with Dado Prso and Ludovic Giuly contributing a goal each.
Chelsea are second in the Premiership behind newly crowned champions Arsenal. They have a four point lead over third placed Manchester United with two games remaining.
On Saturday, the Blues trounced Southampton 4-0, courtesy of a Saints' own goal, a brace by Frank Lampard and a late goal by Glen Johnson.