UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEASON 2009/10 MATCH PRESS KIT FC Internazionale Milano Chelsea FC Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Wednesday 24 February 2010 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Matchday 7 - First knockout round, first leg Contents Match background.........................................................................................2 Match facts....................................................................................................5 Squad list.......................................................................................................7 Head coach....................................................................................................9 Match officials...............................................................................................10 Fixtures and results......................................................................................12 Match-by-match lineups...............................................................................16 Competition facts..........................................................................................18 Team facts....................................................................................................19 Legend.........................................................................................................21 This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Champions League match. For more detailed factual information, and in-depth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html FC Internazionale Milano - Chelsea FC Wednesday 24 February 2010 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Match background Previous meetings None FC Internazionale Milano - record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 11/03/09 KO1 Manchester United FC - 2-0 Manchester Vidić 4, Cristiano Ronaldo 49 FC Internazionale Milano agg: 2-0 24/02/09 KO1 FC Internazionale Milano - 0-0 Milan Manchester United FC UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 11/03/08 KO1 FC Internazionale Milano - Liverpool FC 0-1 Milan Torres 64 agg: 0-3 19/02/08 KO1 Liverpool FC - FC Internazionale Milano 2-0 Liverpool Kuyt 85, Gerrard 90 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 25/11/03 GS FC Internazionale Milano - Arsenal FC 1-5 Milan Vieri 33; Henry 25, 85, Ljungberg 49, Edu 88, Pirès 89 17/09/03 GS Arsenal FC - FC Internazionale Milano 0-3 London Cruz 22, Van der Meyde 24, Martins 41 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 11/03/03 2ndGS FC Internazionale Milano - 2-2 Milan Vieri 47, Córdoba 61; Shearer 42, 49 Newcastle United FC 27/11/02 2ndGS Newcastle United FC - 1-4 Newcastle Solano 72; Morfeo 2, Almeyda 35, FC Internazionale Milano Crespo 45+1, Recoba 81 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 06/12/01 R3 FC Internazionale Milano - 4-1 Milan Vieri 19, 34, 71, Kallon 46; Armstrong Ipswich Town FC agg: 4-2 79(p) 22/11/01 R3 Ipswich Town FC - 1-0 Ipswich Armstrong 81 FC Internazionale Milano UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 17/03/99 QF FC Internazionale Milano - 1-1 Milan Ventola 63; Scholes 88 Manchester United FC agg: 1-3 03/03/99 QF Manchester United FC - 2-0 Manchester Yorke 7, 45 FC Internazionale Milano UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 29/09/94 R1 Aston Villa FC - FC Internazionale Milano 1-0 Birmingham Houghton 41 agg: 1-1 (4-3aetps) 15/09/94 R1 FC Internazionale Milano - Aston Villa FC 1-0 Milan Bergkamp 76(p) UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 08/12/93 R3 FC Internazionale Milano - 1-0 Milan Bergkamp 88 Norwich City FC agg: 2-0 24/11/93 R3 Norwich City FC - 0-1 Norwich Bergkamp 81(p) FC Internazionale Milano Last updated 24/02/10 9:54:34CET Match background 2 FC Internazionale Milano - Chelsea FC Wednesday 24 February 2010 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 07/11/90 R2 FC Internazionale Milano - Aston Villa FC 3-0 Milan Klinsmann 6, Berti 61, Bianchi 73 agg: 3-2 24/10/90 R2 Aston Villa FC - FC Internazionale Milano 2-0 Birmingham Nielsen 15, Platt 67 European Champion Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 12/05/65 SF FC Internazionale Milano - Liverpool FC 3-0 Milan Corso 8, Joaquín Peiró 9, Facchetti 60 agg: 4-3 04/05/65 SF Liverpool FC - FC Internazionale Milano 3-1 Liverpool Hunt 4, Callaghan 34, St. John 75; Mazzola 10 European Champion Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 25/09/63 PR FC Internazionale Milano - Everton 1-0 Milan Jair 47 agg: 1-0 18/09/63 PR Everton - FC Internazionale Milano 0-0 Liverpool Chelsea FC - record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 10/03/09 KO1 Juventus - Chelsea FC 2-2 Turin Iaquinta 19, Del Piero 74(p); Essien agg: 2-3 45+1, Drogba 83 25/02/09 KO1 Chelsea FC - Juventus 1-0 London Drogba 12 04/11/08 GS AS Roma - Chelsea FC 3-1 Rome Panucci 34, Vučinić 48, 58; Terry 75 22/10/08 GS Chelsea FC - AS Roma 1-0 London Terry 77 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 04/11/03 GS S.S. Lazio - Chelsea FC 0-4 Rome Crespo 15, Gudjohnsen 70, Duff 75, Lampard 80 22/10/03 GS Chelsea FC - S.S. Lazio 2-1 London Lampard 57, Mutu 65; Inzaghi 38 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 22/03/00 2ndGS Chelsea FC - S.S. Lazio 1-2 London Poyet 44; Inzaghi 54, Mihajlović 66 07/12/99 2ndGS S.S. Lazio - Chelsea FC 0-0 Rome 26/10/99 GS AC Milan - Chelsea FC 1-1 Milan Bierhoff 74; Wise 77 15/09/99 GS Chelsea FC - AC Milan 0-0 London UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 16/04/98 SF Chelsea FC - Vicenza Calcio 3-1 London Poyet 34, Zola 50, Hughes 76; Luiso 32 agg: 3-2 02/04/98 SF Vicenza Calcio - Chelsea FC 1-0 Vicenza Zauli 16 Record versus clubs from opponents' country Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Internazionale Milano 11 6 3 2 11 3 1 7 0 0 0 0 22 9 4 9 26 24 Chelsea FC 6 4 1 1 6 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 12 5 4 3 16 11 During his three seasons in charge of Chelsea FC, José Mourinho was unable to lead them to the UEFA Champions League title and as coach of FC Internazionale Milano he is now aiming to end his former side's hopes of realising their dream. • The tie also holds great resonance for Mourinho's opposite number, Carlo Ancelotti, who makes a swift return to the city where for eight years he held the reins at Inter's fierce rivals AC Milan, twice guiding the Rossoneri to UEFA Champions League glory. Previous meetings Last updated 24/02/10 9:54:34CET Match background 3 FC Internazionale Milano - Chelsea FC Wednesday 24 February 2010 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan • Although this is the first time the clubs have met in UEFA competition they did lock horns last summer in a pre-season friendly in the United States. Chelsea won 2-0 thanks to goals from Didier Drogba and a Frank Lampard penalty. Match background • Inter have lost in the first knockout round in the last three seasons, being eliminated by English opposition for the last two years. The Italian champions lost 2-0 on aggregate to Manchester United FC in 2008/09, the first leg in Milan ending goalless. • That stalemate continued the Italian side's poor home run against English visitors, Arsenal FC winning 5-1 at San Siro in the 2003/04 group stage before Liverpool FC's 1-0 triumph that completed a 3-0 aggregate success in the 2007/08 first knockout round. Inter have lost four of their last five matches against English sides, home and away. • Chelsea visited Italy twice last season, losing 3-1 at AS Roma in the group stage before a 2-2 draw at Juventus in the first knockout round completed a 3-2 aggregate win. • In knockout contests against Serie A sides Chelsea have two triumphs from two ties but have won only once in six visits to Italy, a 4-0 group-stage success at S.S. Lazio in 2003/04. The London side's only previous visit to San Siro ended in a 1-1 draw against Milan in the 1999/2000 first group stage. • That campaign was the first time Chelsea had reached the last eight of the competition although they have competed in the semi-finals in four of the last five seasons. Only once (2007/08) have they made it to the final with two of their semi-final defeats coming during Mourinho's tenure – in 2005 and 2007, Liverpool their conquerors each time. • Mourinho's Inter won only two games in finishing second in Group F, two points behind FC Barcelona. Just one of those came in San Siro, against FC Rubin Kazan. • Chelsea topped Group D with 14 points, remaining unbeaten and winning twice on their travels, against APOEL FC and eventual runners-up FC Porto. Since a 2-1 defeat at Fenerbahçe SK in the 2007/08 quarter-final first leg Chelsea have played ten away games – not including their defeat on penalties in the 2008 final in Moscow against Manchester United FC – drawing six with three wins and just that one defeat, at Roma. Team ties • While in charge of Milan, Ancelotti won ten of 18 competitive games against Inter, losing five. Two of the three draws were in the 2002/03 UEFA Champions League semi-final, Milan progressing on away goals after drawing 1-1 in Inter's home leg and going on to lift the trophy to give Ancelotti his first UEFA Champions League crown as a coach.