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Facts and figures ahead of Wednesday’s matches in Champions League Groups E-H.

GROUP E

P W D L F A Pts

1. Bayern Munich 3 3 0 0 7 3 9

2. Basel 3 1 0 2 5 5 3

3. CFR Cluj 3 1 0 2 5 6 3

4. AS Roma 3 1 0 2 3 6 3

Leading scorer: Marco Borriello (Roma), Alex Frei (Basel), Ionut Rada (Cluj), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern) 2

Qualifying chances: Bayern would advance to the last 16 with a victory or draw against Cluj.

BASEL v AS ROMA

Head-to-head record

Played: 4

Wins: Basel 2, Roma 2

Previous meetings

UF: GP 14.12.05 Roma 3 Basel 1

UF: GP 17.09.09 Basel 2 Roma 0

3.12.09 Roma 2 Basel 1

CL: GP 19.10.10 Roma 1 Basel 3

* Basel, despite their surprise win in Rome last time out, have lost seven of their last nine CL matches.

* Basel beat Roma at home last season in the Europa League and also recorded a 2-1 victory over Juventus in the 2002-03 season in their only CL home game against an Italian club. Their only defeat in Basel to an Italian club was more than 40 years ago when they lost 2-1 to Bologna in the 1968-69 Fairs Cup.

* Roma have lost four of their last five European games and have not won on any of their four previous away games in Switzerland.

* Roma coach Claudio Ranieri will be taking charge in a European game for the 75th time. He has managed eight different clubs in Italy, Spain and England in European competition.

CFR CLUJ v BAYERN MUNICH

Head-to-head record

CL: GP 19.10.10 Bayern 3 Cluj 2

* Cluj, who have lost seven of their last eight European games, have lost more than half of the home games they have played altogether in Europe – five out of nine.

* Cluj have kept only one clean sheet in their nine previous Champions League matches.

* Bayern, who are unbeaten in their seven European games against Romanian teams, have won seven of their last 12 CL away games.

* Bayern have not drawn any of their last 14 European games, winning nine and losing five.

GROUP F

P W D L F A Pts

1. Chelsea 3 3 0 0 8 1 9

2. Spartak Moscow 3 2 0 1 4 2 6

3. Olympique Marseille 3 1 0 2 1 3 3

4. Zilina 3 0 0 3 1 8 0

Leading scorer: Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea) 4

Qualifying chances: Chelsea need a win against Spartak to be sure of their place in the knockout stages. A defeat by Marseille would put Zilina out of contention.

CHELSEA v SPARTAK MOSCOW

Head-to-head record

Played: 1

Wins: Chelsea 1

Previous meeting

CL: GP 19.10.10 Spartak 0 Chelsea 2

* Chelsea have lost only one of their last 23 CL home games, winning 16. They have kept 14 clean sheets in that sequence.

* Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, who has missed the first three group games through suspension and injury, has scored eight goals in his last 12 CL matches.

* Spartak are unbeaten in their last four European away games, of which they have won three, and have been victorious in their last two away matches in the Champions League.

* Spartak are playing their eighth CL game against an English team. They won their first three – but have since lost the last four.

ZILINA v OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE

Head-to-head record

CL: GP 19.10.10 Marseille 1 Zilina 0

* Zilina are still seeking their first CL point. Slovak clubs have lost 11 of 15 games played in the CL and won only one – a surprise 3-2 away win by Artmedia Bratislava over Porto five years ago.

* Zilina have won three of their last four European home games and have lost only three of the last 14.

* Marseille have lost seven of their last nine CL away games and 14 of the last 18.

* French clubs have won nine of their last 11 games against teams from Slovakia and lost just one.

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