Chelsea v Manchester United: Champions League match facts
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
- The head-to-head record between the clubs in all competitions is 67 wins for United, 44 for Chelsea and 47 draws.
- Their 2008 UEFA Champions League final meeting is classed as a draw. After Cristiano Ronaldo and Frank Lampard swapped first-half goals, Didier Drogba was sent off in the 116th-minute, and United prevailed 6-5 in the penalty shootout. United's Carlos Tevez, Michael Carrick, Owen Hargreaves, Nani, Anderson and Ryan Giggs scored their penalties, as did Chelsea's Michael Ballack, Juliano Belletti, Lampard, Ashley Cole and Salomon Kalou. Ronaldo and Chelsea's Terry and Nicolas Anelka failed with their kicks, Edwin van der Sar's save from the latter securing United's triumph.
- The teams have met twice this season already. United won 3-1 in the FA Community Shield at Wembley on August 8, Antonio Valencia, Javier Hernández and Dimitar Berbatov scoring. Kalou replied for Chelsea. Chelsea came from behind to beat United 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on March 1. Wayne Rooney put the visitors ahead but David Luiz's first Chelsea goal and Lampard's penalty turned the tables before United lost Nemanja Vidic to a 90th-minute red card.
- United have enjoyed plenty of success at Stamford Bridge down the years, recording 31 wins there to Chelsea's 23 with 19 draws. Chelsea have improved their home record against United in the past decade, winning six and drawing four of the last 10 meetings in West London. United last prevailed in April 2002 when Paul Scholes, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ole Gunnar Solskjær struck in a 3-0 victory.
- The clubs first met in London in the old English second division in April 1906 – a 1-1 draw – and it took Chelsea eight attempts to record their first home win in the fixture.
MATCH BACKGROUND
- Chelsea are seeking a sixth UEFA Champions League semi-final appearance in eight seasons while United are bidding for a fourth in five seasons.
- Chelsea's quarter-final record in the competition is five wins and one defeat. United have won 11 and lost five at this stage, and went down on away goals to Bayern Munich 12 months ago.
- United have an excellent away record in the UEFA Champions League. They have won nine of their last 11 matches – including three out of four this term when they are yet to concede. Chelsea's 2010/11 home record is also three wins and one draw.
- Chelsea have more experience of all-English encounters than United, having featured in six previous two-legged ties. The Blues have won four of them, beating Manchester City in the 1970/71 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi-final, Arsenal in the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League quarter-final, and Liverpool in both the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League semi-final and the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League quarter-final.
- United won both their previous all-English European two-legged ties. They beat holders Tottenham Hotspur in the first round of the 1963/64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, overturning a 2-0 first-leg loss with a 4-1 victory at Old Trafford. United also beat Arsenal home (1-0) and away (3-1) in the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League semi-finals.
UEFA MILESTONES AND STATS
CHELSEA
- This is Chelsea's 100th game in the UEFA Champions League, group stage to final.
- Chelsea have had 81 shots wide, more than any other team ahead of the quarter-final first legs.
- The Blues have been caught offside 39 times, more than any other team still in the competition.
- Nicolas Anelka has been flagged offside on 13 occasions, more than any player still involved.
- John Obi Mikel will incur a suspension with his next booking.
MANCHESTER UNITED
- The second leg against Marseille was United's 150th win in UEFA competition; they have scored 498 goals.
- United have conceded twice, the lowest total in the competition, though they have also scored only nine goals, fewer than any other quarter-finalists.
- The English side have collected four yellow cards, the lowest total in the competition.
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