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.
