Chelsea FC have made a cautious start to their campaign with a 1-0 home win against RSC Anderlecht, followed by a scoreless draw at Anfield against holders Liverpool FC. But they will be aware of the improvement of newcomers Real Betis Balompié, who overcame opening-day nerves in a 2-1 home defeat by Liverpool, to win at Anderlecht to keep the group wide open.

Previous meeting • Betis had previously only met one English club in UEFA club competition before their fixture against Liverpool last month, and that tie took place against Chelsea in the 1997/98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals.

• Chelsea took early command through two early goals in Seville from Tore André Flo, and although Alfonso Pérez narrowed the gap, Chelsea won 2-1. However, that lead was cancelled out at Stamford Bridge when Finidi George levelled the tie on 20 minutes.

Frank Sinclair restored Chelsea's advantage in the tie and second-half goals from Roberto Di Matteo and Gianfranco Zola ensured a 5-2 aggregate win. Chelsea also hope for a repeat this season, for after previously beating Betis, they went on to collect the trophy.

Classic meeting with Barcelona • Chelsea find themselves playing Spanish opposition shortly after a superb encounter with FC Barcelona in last season's Round of 16. Barcelona won at home with second-half goals from Maximiliano López and Samuel Eto'o, after Juliano Belletti's own goal had put Chelsea in front.

But in the return, Chelsea prevailed. Eidur Gudjohnsen, Frank Lampard and Damien Duff opened up a 3-0 lead after 19 minutes, only for Ronaldinho to claw back two goals before half-time. But John Terry claimed the winner to erase memories of Chelsea's defeat by Barcelona five years earlier.

Previous Barça meeting • In the 1999/00 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals Chelsea won 3-1 at home but were eliminated after losing 5-1 at Barcelona.

Unbeaten at home • Chelsea are unbeaten at Stamford Bridge against Spanish clubs in UEFA competition with four wins and a 1-1 draw against RCD Mallorca in the 1998/99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals, which was followed by 1-0 away defeat. The goals difference in the home matches is 14-6.

• In their seven Spanish ties, Chelsea have also met Real Madrid CF on two significant occasions. They played in the 1970/71 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup final in Athens, with

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Match facts: Chelsea v Betis

Chelsea winning the replay 2-1 after a 1-1 draw. They then met in the 1998 UEFA Super Cup, with Chelsea winning 1-0.

• Meanwhile, Betis are unbeaten away from home in their first UEFA Champions League season. A 2-2 draw in the third qualifying round at AS Monaco FC took the Spanish club to the group stage where they won 1-0 at Anderlecht in their opening away game.

Chelsea key facts • Chelsea are competing in their third successive UEFA Champions League campaign having reached the semi-final stage in each of the past two seasons.

• In the 2003/04 campaign, AS Monaco FC denied the London club a place in the final as Chelsea first lost 3-1 in the Principality against a team that played the vast majority of the second half with ten men following Akis Zikos’ dismissal after 53 minutes. By then, the match was delicately poised as Dado Pršo had given Monaco the lead after 17 minutes only for Hernán Crespo to equalise five minutes later. Although Chelsea were then expected to make their numeric advantage count, it was Monaco who scored two goals in the last 12 minutes through Fernando Morientes (78) and Shabani Nonda (83). It took Chelsea 44 minutes of the return leg to rectify the situation thanks to goals from Jesper Gronkjær (22) and Frank Lampard (44), but once more the English side failed to capitalise as Monaco grabbed a goal in first half added time through Hugo Ibarra before Morientes equalised on the hour mark.

• Then, last season, Chelsea again came up short, on this occasion against the eventual winners, Liverpool FC. The two sides shared a tense scoreless draw at Stamford Bridge in the opening leg before Liverpool made home advantage pay with a fourth-minute goal from Luis García that proved enough to book their place in the final.

• Overall, this is Chelsea’s fourth time in the competition, and to date, every appearance has resulted in qualification for the knockout stages.

• To date, Chelsea have played 40 matches in the competition, winning 50 per cent of them with ten draws and ten defeats. Sixty goals have been scored in that time with 37 conceded.

• Chelsea won the English Premiership for the first time by 12 points from Arsenal FC with Manchester United FC a further six points behind in third place.

• With an automatic entry into the UEFA Champions League group stages guaranteed, Chelsea opened their season with a hard-fought 1-0 victory against RSC Anderlecht at Stamford Bridge with Frank Lampard on target after 19 minutes.

• The Londoners locked horns with Liverpool once more on Matchday 2, and took away a scoreless draw from Anfield.

• Chelsea have won the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup on two occasions. Their first victory

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came at the end of the 1970/71 season where they defeated Real Madrid CF 2-1 in a final replay in Athens after the sides had shared a 1-1 draw two days before. Peter Osgood had put Chelsea ahead after 56 minutes in the first match only for Madrid to level in the last minute through Ignacio Zoco. But Chelsea got the upper hand in the replay as goals from John Dempsey (31) and Osgood (39) provided them with an interval lead that Madrid were unable to overcome, although they halved the deficit with 15 minutes to go through Sebastián Fleitas.

• Chelsea won the competition 17 years later when overcoming VfB Stuttgart 1-0 thanks to Gianfranco Zola’s 70th-minute goal at Stockholm’s Råsunda stadium.

• In the Premiership on Saturday, Chelsea's 5-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers FC was their ninth successive league win, a new club record.

• Chelsea have scored 23 goals in their first nine league fixtures. At the same point last season they had scored just eight times.

• With his two goals against Bolton, Frank Lampard now has eight for the season from eleven games in all competitions. He is the club's top scorer ahead of Didier Drogba, who has five.

• Lampard has now made 155 consecutive FA Premiership appearances, just five short of England goalkeeper David James' record. He is scheduled to break the record on 3 December, when Middlesbrough FC visit Stamford Bridge.

• Having been introduced as a substitute against Bolton, Carlton Cole got just his second taste of Premiership action for Chelsea since May 2003. He spent the last two seasons on loan at Charlton Athletic FC and Aston Villa FC.

• Defender William Gallas has played in every position across the back four this season. The Frenchman started in his preferred role at centre-back, before shifting over to the left to cover for the injured Asier Del Horno. More recently, he has been preferred to Paulo Ferreira at right-back.

• Winger Damien Duff has undergone surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his knee following the Republic of Ireland’s defeat of Cyprus in recent FIFA World Cup action. The Irish international is expected back in around four weeks.

• Chelsea have four players on the shortlist for FIFA World Player of the Year. Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Frank Lampard and Arjen Robben are all up for the award, which is presented on 19 December.

• Chelsea players from nine different nations are in contention for a place at the FIFA World Cup. Michael Essien of Ghana and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba were instrumental in helping their nations qualify for the first time, while the club also boast players from the more established countries of England, Portugal, Germany, France and Argentina.

• Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Čech and Spain left­back Asier Del Horno will have to 

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negotiate a two­legged play­off if they are to also reach the finals in Germany next summer. 

• While his players were away on international duty, José Mourinho went on holiday with his family to Disneyland Paris. "My kids loved it, so did my wife and I," he said. "Armageddon was fantastic ­ water, fire, bouncing around, wheeeee! I felt like Bruce Willis." 

Betis key facts • Since the start of the UEFA Champions League in the 1992/93 season, Real Betis Balompié’s participation in UEFA club competition has involved three seasons in the UEFA Cup and one UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup campaign. 

• Their best performance in that spell came with qualification to the quarter­finals of the Cup Winners’ Cup as their exploits in the UEFA Cup each season ended at the third round stage. 

• In the quarter­finals of the 1997/98 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, Betis overcame Budapesti VSC and FC København before losing 5­2 on aggregate to the eventual winners of the competition, Chelsea. 

• To date, Betis have played 38 matches in UEFA club competition winning 21, drawing six and losing eleven with 53 goals scored against 36 conceded. 

• Betis finished fourth in last season's Spanish Primera División, 22 points behind champions FC Barcelona. Betis trailed second­placed Real Madrid CF and third­placed Villarreal CF by 18 and three points respectively. 

• Nevertheless, the third qualifying round beckoned with AS Monaco FC providing the opposition. Betis defeated the 2003/04 finalists at the Manuel Ruíz de Lopera stadium thanks to Edu’s 90th­minute goal and though they took the lead in the return leg at Stade Louis II through Ricardo Oliveira’s 17th­minute strike, Monaco proved stubborn opponents until the end. The home side levelled on the night through Gerard López after 33 minutes before Toifilou Maoulida put them ahead after 63 minutes. In search of a third goal to advance to the group stage, Monaco were punished by a fantastic second goal from Oliveira after 77 minutes. 

• Competing in the UEFA Champions League is already tough, but having your first match against the defending champions, Liverpool FC, provided additional spice to the contest especially given the English side’s Spanish links through manager Rafael Benítez and a number of his playing staff. Liverpool played like defending champions as they raced to a two­goal lead in Seville inside 14 minutes through Florent Sinama­Pongolle (2) and Luis García (14). Although Arzu reduced arrears six minutes into the second half, Liverpool held on for a valuable win. 

• But Betis did not have to wait long for their first victory in the group stage as Oliveira scored the only goal of the game after 69 minutes away to RSC Anderlecht at the Constant Vanden Stock stadium in Brussels. 

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• Prior to qualification to the UEFA Champions League group stage, Betis’ best performances in Europe were two appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup quarter­finals. The first occasion came in the 1977/78 season when FC Dinamo Moskva prevailed 3­0 on aggregate while 20 years later it was Chelsea’s turn to deny the Spanish side, once more by a three­goal margin, but this time 5­2 on aggregate.

• Current Spain coach Luis Aragonés was in charge when Betis and Chelsea last met in UEFA club competition. 

• Betis’ biggest European win came in the UEFA Cup on 29 September 1998, when Danish visitors Velje BK were beaten 5­0. Iván Pérez grabbed a hat­trick, the first and, to date, only Betis player to do so in UEFA club competition. 

• Alfonso Pérez remains the club’s top scorer in UEFA club competition with eight goals. 

• Betis have collected three pieces of domestic silverware – the Primera División title in 1934/35 and two Copa del Rey victories from the 1976/77 and 2004/05 seasons. 

• The club has several nicknames including Los Verdiblancos (the green and whites), Los Heliopolitanos and Los Trianeros.

• Current coach Llorenç Serra Ferrer is the longest serving manager with 167 league games under his belt from two spells. Prior to his return in 2004, he spent four seasons with Betis from 1993/94 until 1996/97 winning promotion to the Primera División in his first season in charge. 

• Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, after whom the club’s stadium is named, has been club chairman for 13 seasons. 

• Juanito Gutiérrez has already met half of his goal tally from last season. The centre­back has found the net twice – both headers against Real Sociedad de Fútbol and FC Barcelona. 

• Ricardo Oliveira tops the club's domestic scoring table with three strikes following two penalties against Getafe CF and CA Osasuna while he also scored against RC Deportivo La Coruña. 

• Right winger Joaquín Sánchez missed Sunday’s league meeting with Getafe CF due to a throat infection – it was the first match he has missed since 9 November 2003. The Spain international had clocked up 71 successive matches with the Verdiblancos. 

• Midfielder Juanlu entered Serra Ferrer’s weekend plans for the first time this season against Getafe. 

• Centre­back Nano played his first game against former club Getafe on Sunday. 

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Chelsea FC

All-time statistics

Head-to-head record

Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue

05.03.1998 UCWC QF Real Betis Balompié - Chelsea FC 1-2 Sevilla

19.03.1998 UCWC QF Chelsea FC - Real Betis Balompié 3-1 London

19.10.2005 UCL GS Chelsea FC - Real Betis Balompié 4-0 London

Overall record

Pld W D L GF GA

Chelsea FC 3 3 0 0 9 2

Real Betis Balompié 3 0 0 3 2 9

Home team's record versus clubs from the away team's country

Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue

19.05.1971 UCWC F Chelsea FC - Real Madrid CF 1-1 Athens

21.05.1971 UCWC F Real Madrid CF - Chelsea FC 1-2 Athens

06.04.1995 UCWC SF Real Zaragoza - Chelsea FC 3-0 Zaragoza

20.04.1995 UCWC SF Chelsea FC - Real Zaragoza 3-1 London

05.03.1998 UCWC QF Real Betis Balompié - Chelsea FC 1-2 Sevilla

19.03.1998 UCWC QF Chelsea FC - Real Betis Balompié 3-1 London

28.08.1998 SCUP F Real Madrid CF - Chelsea FC 0-1 Monaco

08.04.1999 UCWC SF Chelsea FC - RCD Mallorca 1-1 London

22.04.1999 UCWC SF RCD Mallorca - Chelsea FC 1-0 Palma de Mallorca

05.04.2000 UCL QF Chelsea FC - FC Barcelona 3-1 London

18.04.2000 UCL QF FC Barcelona - Chelsea FC 5-1 Barcelona

23.02.2005 UCL 1/8 FC Barcelona - Chelsea FC 2-1 Barcelona

08.03.2005 UCL 1/8 Chelsea FC - FC Barcelona 4-2 London

19.10.2005 UCL GS Chelsea FC - Real Betis Balompié 4-0 London

Overall record

Pld W D L GF GA

Chelsea FC 14 8 2 4 26 20

Away team's record versus clubs from the home team's country

Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue

05.03.1998 UCWC QF Real Betis Balompié - Chelsea FC 1-2 Sevilla

19.03.1998 UCWC QF Chelsea FC - Real Betis Balompié 3-1 London

13.09.2005 UCL GS Real Betis Balompié - Liverpool FC 1-2 Sevilla

19.10.2005 UCL GS Chelsea FC - Real Betis Balompié 4-0 London

Overall record

Pld W D L GF GA

Real Betis Balompié 4 0 0 4 3 11

UEFA club competition record

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Real Betis Balompié

Chelsea FC

Real Betis Balompié

Pld W D L GF GA

European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League 45 24 11 10 72 37

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 39 23 10 6 81 28

UEFA Cup 8 4 1 3 11 10

UEFA Super Cup 1 1 0 0 1 0

UEFA Intertoto Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 93 52 22 19 165 75

Pld W D L GF GA

European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions League 5 2 1 2 5 8

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 12 5 3 4 15 13

UEFA Cup 22 14 2 6 33 19

UEFA Super Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0

UEFA Intertoto Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 39 21 6 12 53 40

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) club record

Pld W D L GF GA

UEFA Champions League 41 21 10 10 64 37

Pld W D L GF GA

UEFA Champions League 3 1 0 2 2 6

KEY: All-time statisticsComp. - Competition, Res - Result Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup)(NOTE: For matches in the UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) club record, the fixtures played in the 1992/93 and 1993/94 first and second rounds are included in the statistics calculation)Current club names used for all clubs listed in these tablesGoals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined.Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out..

European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA CupUEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Super CupUEFA Intertoto CupUEFA European Football ChampionshipFIFA World Cup

ECCC:

UCUP:UCWC:SCUP:UIC:EURO:WC:

AppearancesFinalGroup stageFirst group stageSecond group stagePreliminary roundQuarter-finals Qualifying roundFirst qualifying round

AP::GS:GS1:GS2:PR:QF:QR:QR1:

Second qualifying roundThird qualifying roundFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundSemi-finals Eighth-finals Sixteenth-finals

QR2:QR3:R1:R2:R3:R4:SF:1/8:1/16:

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Chelsea FCSquad list

Current Season All-time

UCLQ1 UCL2 League UCL3 UEFA4

No. Player Nat. DoB Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls

Goalkeepers1 Petr Ä Œech CZE 20.05.82 - - 2 - 8 - 25 - 29 -23 Carlo Cudicini ITA 06.09.73 - - 1 - 1 - 13 - 20 -40 Lenny Pidgeley ENG 07.02.84 - - - - - - - - - -41 Yves Ma-Kalambay BEL 31.01.86 - - - - - - - - - -Defenders2 Glen Johnson ENG 23.08.84 - - - - 1 - 13 - 15 13 Asier Del Horno ESP 19.01.81 - - 1 - 7 1 1 - 9 36 Ricardo Carvalho POR 18.05.78 - - 3 1 4 - 34 2 44 213 William Gallas FRA 17.08.77 - - 3 - 9 - 33 2 47 218 Wayne Bridge ENG 05.08.80 - - - - - - 16 2 17 220 Paulo Ferreira POR 18.01.79 - - 2 - 6 - 22 - 35 -26 John Terry ENG 07.12.80 - - 3 - 9 - 25 4 33 629 Robert Huth GER 18.08.84 - - 2 - 2 - 7 - 10 132 Steven Watt SCO 01.05.85 - - - - - - - - - -Midfielders4 Claude Makelele FRA 18.02.73 - - 3 - 8 - 71 1 99 45 Michael Essien GHA 03.12.82 - - 3 - 8 - 21 5 21 58 Frank Lampard ENG 20.06.78 - - 3 1 9 7 27 9 45 1510 Joe Cole ENG 08.11.81 - - 2 1 7 2 18 2 25 211 Damien Duff IRL 02.03.79 - - 2 - 8 2 22 3 27 414 Geremi CMR 20.12.78 - - - - 2 2 33 1 36 116 Arjen Robben NED 23.01.84 - - 2 - 7 1 17 4 19 419 Lassana Diarra FRA 10.03.85 - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 -24 Shaun Wright-Phillips ENG 25.10.81 - - 3 - 8 - 3 - 9 142 Anthony Grant ENG 04.06.87 - - - - - - - - - -44 Michael Mancienne ENG 08.01.88 - - - - - - - - - -Forwards9 Hernán Crespo ARG 05.07.75 - - 2 1 7 2 51 22 68 3412 Carlton Cole ENG 12.10.83 - - - - 1 - - - - -15 Didier Drogba CIV 11.03.78 - - 3 1 9 5 18 11 28 1722 Eidur Gudjohnsen ISL 15.09.78 - - 1 - 5 1 20 4 31 8Coach

José Mourinho POR 26.01.63 - - 3 - - - 31 - 45 -

KEY: Squad listSquad list is ordered by position and then numericallyNo - Number, Nat. - Nationality DoB - Date of birth, Pld - Matches played, Gls - Goals

Total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds onlyTotal UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchdayTotal appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only

(NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition) Total appearances in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches

(NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup)

1 - UCLQ:2 - UCL:3 - UCL:

4 - UEFA:

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Real Betis BalompiéSquad list

Current Season All-time

UCLQ1 UCL2 League UCL3 UEFA4

No. Player Nat. DoB Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls

Goalkeepers1 Pedro Contreras ESP 07.01.72 - - - - 3 - - - 16 -13 Antonio Doblas ESP 05.08.80 2 - 3 - 5 - 3 - 5 -Defenders2 Luis Fernández ESP 27.09.72 2 - - - 2 - - - 15 -3 Alejandro Lembo URU 15.02.78 - - - - - - - - - -4 Juanito Gutiérrez ESP 23.07.76 2 - 3 - 6 2 3 - 8 -5 David Rivas ESP 02.12.78 2 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 10 -16 Nano ESP 07.07.80 1 - 1 - 4 - 1 - 2 -22 Paolo Castellini ITA 25.03.79 - - - - 2 - - - 4 -27 Melli ESP 06.06.84 2 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 6 -Midfielders7 Fernando Varela ESP 01.09.79 1 - 3 - 6 - 3 - 10 -8 Arzu GarcÃa ESP 17.03.81 1 - 1 1 2 - 1 1 6 19 Fernando Fernández ESP 02.06.79 1 - 2 - 4 - 2 - 9 -10 Juan José Cañas ESP 17.05.72 - - - - - - - - 15 214 Capi ESP 26.03.77 - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 5 -15 Miguel Õ ngel Lozano ESP 16.09.78 1 - 2 - 5 - 2 - 12 -18 Alberto Rivera ESP 16.02.78 2 - 2 - 6 - 5 - 7 -19 Óscar López ESP 11.05.80 - - 3 - 6 - 3 - 9 -20 Marcos Assunção BRA 25.07.76 2 - 3 - 6 - 12 - 29 124 Edu BRA 10.01.79 2 1 1 - 4 - 2 1 19 525 Juanlu ESP 08.05.80 - - - - 1 - - - - -Forwards6 Dani MartÃn ESP 16.09.81 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 2 -12 Ricardo Oliveira BRA 06.05.80 1 2 3 1 6 3 3 1 10 417 JoaquÃn Sánchez ESP 21.07.81 2 - 3 - 6 - 3 - 10 121 Xisco Muñoz ESP 05.09.80 2 - 3 - 7 - 5 - 16 -26 Israel Bascón ESP 16.03.87 - - - - 3 - - - - -Coach

Lorenzo Serra Ferrer ESP 05.03.53 2 - 3 - - - 9 - 19 -

KEY: Squad listSquad list is ordered by position and then numericallyNo - Number, Nat. - Nationality DoB - Date of birth, Pld - Matches played, Gls - Goals

Total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds onlyTotal UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchdayTotal appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only

(NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition) Total appearances in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches

(NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup)

1 - UCLQ:2 - UCL:3 - UCL:

4 - UEFA:

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Match-by-match lineups - Group G

Clubs Pld W D L GF GA PtsChelsea FC 3 2 1 0 5 0 7Liverpool FC 3 2 1 0 3 1 7Real Betis Balompié 3 1 0 2 2 6 3RSC Anderlecht 3 0 0 3 0 3 0

Date Match Res Lineups13/09/2005 Chelsea FC v RSC

Anderlecht1-0 Chelsea: Ä Œech, Makelele, Essien (Huth 91), Carvalho, Lampard, Duff

(Joe Cole 77), Gallas, Drogba, Robben (Wright-Phillips 68), Ferreira, TerryAnderlecht: ZÃtka, Deschacht, Vanderhaeghe (Delorge 90), Juhász, Å»ewÅ‚akow (JeÅ¡trović 82), Mbo Mpenza, Goor, Serhat (Wilhelmsson 70), Tihinen, De Man, Vanden Borre

13/09/2005 Real Betis Balompié v Liverpool FC

1-2 Betis: Doblas, Juanito (Xisco 46), Rivas, Varela, Arzu (Capi 72), Fernando (Dani 36), Oliveira, JoaquÃn, Óscar López, Assunção, MelliLiverpool: Reina, Hyypiä, Luis GarcÃa, Xabi Alonso, Crouch (Cissé 58), Josemi, Traoré, Sissoko, Carragher, Pongolle (Gerrard 74), Zenden (Riise 66)

28/09/2005 Liverpool FC v Chelsea FC

0-0 Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Hyypiä, Gerrard, Cissé (Pongolle 78), Luis GarcÃa, Xabi Alonso, Crouch, Hamann, Traoré, Carragher Chelsea: Ä Œech, Makelele, Essien, Carvalho, Lampard, Duff (Crespo 75), Gallas, Drogba (Huth 91), Robben (Wright-Phillips 65), Ferreira, Terry

28/09/2005 RSC Anderlecht v Real Betis Balompié

0-1 Anderlecht: Proto, Deschacht, Vanderhaeghe (Baseggio 86), JeÅ¡trović, Mbo Mpenza, Goor, Wilhelmsson, Zetterberg, Tihinen (Serhat 80), De Man, Vanden BorreBetis: Doblas, Juanito, Rivas (Nano 73), Varela, Oliveira, Miguel Õ ngel, JoaquÃn (Assunção 91), Rivera, Óscar López, Xisco (Fernando 77), Melli

19/10/2005 RSC Anderlecht v Liverpool FC

0-1 Anderlecht: Proto, Deschacht (Serhat 75), Vanderhaeghe (Baseggio 61), JeÅ¡trović, Mbo Mpenza, Goor, Wilhelmsson, Zetterberg, Tihinen (Traoré 50), De Man, Vanden BorreLiverpool: Reina, Hyypiä, Riise (Warnock 88), Cissé (Kewell 75), Luis GarcÃa, Xabi Alonso, Hamann, Josemi, Traoré, Sissoko (Zenden 82), Carragher

19/10/2005 Chelsea FC v Real Betis Balompié

4-0 Chelsea: Cudicini, Del Horno, Makelele (Diarra 76), Essien, Carvalho, Lampard, Joe Cole, Gallas, Drogba (Crespo 46), Wright-Phillips (Eidur Gudjohnsen 67), TerryBetis: Doblas, Juanito, Rivas, Varela, Oliveira, Miguel Õ ngel (Assunção 57), JoaquÃn, Rivera, Óscar López (Xisco 46), Edu, Melli

01/11/2005 Liverpool FC v RSC Anderlecht

01/11/2005 Real Betis Balompié v Chelsea FC

23/11/2005 RSC Anderlecht v Chelsea FC

23/11/2005 Liverpool FC v Real Betis Balompié

06/12/2005 Chelsea FC v Liverpool FC

06/12/2005 Real Betis Balompié v RSC Anderlecht

KEY: Match-by-match lineups

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Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against, Pts - Points (NOTE: In the group stage, the group winners and runners-up advance to the UEFA Champions League knockout stage, the eight third-placed teams move into the UEFA Cup third round, and the eight fourth-placed teams are eliminated.)

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Chelsea FC

Liverpool FC

Real Betis Balompié

RSC Anderlecht

Booking list - Group G

04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group PhaseNo. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD64 Claude Makelele Y8 Frank Lampard Y13 William Gallas Y16 Arjen Robben Y24 Shaun Wright-Phillips Y Y *26 John Terry Y

04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group PhaseNo. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD614 Xabi Alonso Y Y *23 Jamie Carragher Y25 José Manuel Reina Y Y *

04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group PhaseNo. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD64 Juanito Gutiérrez Y5 David Rivas Y Y *7 Fernando Varela Y Y *17 JoaquÃn Sánchez Y18 Alberto Rivera Y Y Y19 Óscar López Y21 Xisco Muñoz Y

04/05 QF1 QF2 QF3 Group PhaseNo. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD64 Yves Vanderhaeghe Y24 Serhat Akın Y99 Marius Mitu 1

KEY: Booking listY - Booked, R - Sent off, Y/R - Yellow + Direct Red

- Suspension, ### - Suspension for at least 1 match, * - Misses next match if booked NOTE: this list is destined for the press. It is given to the competing clubs for information purposes only and therefore has no legal value. In the event of any discrepancy, only the correspondence addressed directly to the clubs will be considered as the authoritative version.

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Chelsea FCPlayer statistics

QF1 QF2 QF3 Group PhaseNo. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6

Goalkeepers1 Petr Ä Œech - - - - - - 90 90 - - - -23 Carlo Cudicini - - - - - - - - 90 - - -40 Lenny Pidgeley - - - - - - - - - - - -41 Yves Ma-Kalambay - - - - - - - - - - - -Defenders2 Glen Johnson - - - - - - - - - - - -3 Asier Del Horno - - - - - - - - 90 - - -6 Ricardo Carvalho - - - - - - 90 90 90 - - -13 William Gallas - - - - - - 90 90 90 - - -18 Wayne Bridge - - - - - - - - - - - -20 Paulo Ferreira - - - - - - 90 90 - - - -26 John Terry - - - - - - 90 90 90 - - -29 Robert Huth - - - - - - 1(+) 1(+) - - - -32 Steven Watt - - - - - - - - - - - -Midfielders4 Claude Makelele - - - - - - 90 90 76(-) - - -5 Michael Essien - - - - - - 89(-) 90 90 - - -8 Frank Lampard - - - - - - 90 90 90 - - -10 Joe Cole - - - - - - 13(+) - 90 - - -11 Damien Duff - - - - - - 77(-) 75(-) - - - -14 Geremi - - - - - - - - - - - -16 Arjen Robben - - - - - - 68(-) 65(-) - - - -19 Lassana Diarra - - - - - - - - 14(+) - - -24 Shaun Wright-Phillips - - - - - - 22(+) 25(+) 67(-) - - -42 Anthony Grant - - - - - - - - - - - -44 Michael Mancienne - - - - - - - - - - - -Forwards9 Hernán Crespo - - - - - - - 15(+) 44(+) - - -12 Carlton Cole - - - - - - - - - - - -15 Didier Drogba - - - - - - 90 89(-) 46(-) - - -22 Eidur Gudjohnsen - - - - - - - - 23(+) - - -

KEY: LineupsLineups are ordered by position and then numericallyNo - Jersey number (-) - Denotes player substituted (+) - Denotes player introduced (*) - Denotes player dismissed (+/-) - Denotes player introduced and substituted

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Real Betis BalompiéPlayer statistics

QF1 QF2 QF3 Group PhaseNo. Player 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6

Goalkeepers1 Pedro Contreras - - - - - - - - - - - -13 Antonio Doblas - - - - 90 90 90 90 90 - - -Defenders2 Luis Fernández - - - - 65(-) 90 - - - - - -3 Alejandro Lembo - - - - - - - - - - - -4 Juanito Gutiérrez - - - - 90 90 46(-) 90 90 - - -5 David Rivas - - - - 90 90 90 73(-) 90 - - -16 Nano - - - - - 31(+) - 17(+) - - - -22 Paolo Castellini - - - - - - - - - - - -27 Melli - - - - 90 90 90 90 90 - - -Midfielders7 Fernando Varela - - - - - 33(+) 90 90 90 - - -8 Arzu GarcÃa - - - - 33(+) - 72(-) - - - - -9 Fernando Fernández - - - - 90 - 36(-) 13(+) - - - -10 Juan José Cañas - - - - - - - - - - - -14 Capi - - - - - - 18(+) - - - - -15 Miguel Õ ngel Lozano - - - - - 31(+) - 90 57(-) - - -18 Alberto Rivera - - - - 90 77(-) - 90 90 - - -19 Óscar López - - - - - - 90 90 46(-) - - -20 Marcos Assunção - - - - 57(-) 57(-) 90 1(+) 33(+) - - -24 Edu - - - - 77(-) 59(-) - - 90 - - -25 Juanlu - - - - - - - - - - - -Forwards6 Dani MartÃn - - - - 90 - 54(+) - - - - -12 Ricardo Oliveira - - - - - 90 90 90 90 - - -17 JoaquÃn Sánchez - - - - 90 90 90 89(-) 90 - - -21 Xisco Muñoz - - - - 25(+) 90 44(+) 77(-) 44(+) - - -26 Israel Bascón - - - - - - - - - - - -

KEY: LineupsLineups are ordered by position and then numericallyNo - Jersey number (-) - Denotes player substituted (+) - Denotes player introduced (*) - Denotes player dismissed (+/-) - Denotes player introduced and substituted

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José Mourinho

Llorenç Serra Ferrer

Head coach profiles

Tactically astute and a superb motivator, José Mourinho has rapidly emerged to carve a reputation as the best and most scientific young coach in Europe. In 2005 he was declared a high officer of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique by Portuguese president Jorge Sampaio. The Order is the highest honour that can be bestowed upon a Portuguese citizen, recognising his achievements as manager of FC Porto and Chelsea FC.

Born in 1963, Mourinho started his working life as a teacher before being lured into football by Sir Bobby Robson as part of his staff at Sporting Clube de Portugal, Porto and FC Barcelona. After a brief nine-game spell at SL Benfica and a highly successful tenure at UD Leiria he became Porto coach in January 2002 and immediately transformed the club's fortunes. In his first full season at the Estádio das Antas, 2002/03, he won the UEFA Cup and a domestic double. The next year Porto retained their league title and sensationally scooped the UEFA Champions League by defeating AS Monaco FC 3-0 in Gelsenkirchen.

Identified by Chelsea as the man to replace Claudio Ranieri, Mourinho moved to Stamford Bridge on 2 June 2004 and went on to mastermind the club's first domestic title in 50 years with a record points total and just one Premiership loss, adding the League Cup with a final victory against Liverpool FC. The Portuguese agreed a new five-year contract in May 2005.

Llorenç Serra Ferrer played for various clubs on his home island, Mallorca, before taking over as coach of regional side UD Poblense, gaining promotion to the Segunda División B during his five-year tenure. During his first season in charge of RCD Mallorca's reserves in 1984/85, he was called on to help an ailing first team, then struggling in the middle order of the top flight, although he was unable to steer the team clear of relegation following his appointment at Christmas.

He was back in charge the following season, restoring the team's Primera División status within 12 months. Mallorca under Ferrer spent the following seven seasons oscillating between Spain's top two divisions until Real Betis Balompié asked him to help their promotion push in 1993/4. Taking over while the team was in mid-table, a late rally saw them finish Segunda División runners-up. Ferrer remained for the next three years and took the team to the 1997 Copa del Rey final and an extra-time defeat against FC Barcelona.

He replaced Louis van Gaal as Barça coach in summer 2000, but had been dismissed by the following April. Following a period of inactivity, he accepted another opportunity to coach Betis and rewarded their faith by winning the Copa del Rey in 2005 and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time.

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UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match

Match officials

Referee Terje Hauge (NOR)

Assistant referees Arild Sundet (NOR), Steinar Holvik (NOR)

Fourth official Tom Henning Øvrebø (NOR)

UEFA Delegate Theodore Theodoridis (GRE)

RefereeName Nat. DoB UCL1 UEFA2

Terje Hauge NOR 05.10.1965 29 51

Born in Bergen, Norway on 5 October 1965, Terje Hauge began his refereeing career as a teenager in 1982, was taking charge of Norwegian top-flight matches by 1990, and joined the FIFA international list in 1993. A health official by profession, he has also been working as a referee consultant in his local football association in Bergen, giving advice and helping the development of match officials of all standards.

The Norwegian's international rise began with the UEFA European Under-18 Championship in Spain in 1994, and was followed by the UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup in Portugal and the FIFA World Youth Championship, both in 1997. Hauge was named as a fourth official for UEFA EURO 2000™, and went to the FIFA World Youth Championship the following year, taking charge of the quarter-final between Argentina and France.

From 2001, Hauge has regularly been appointed for UEFA European Championship and UEFA Champions League fixtures, and he was one of the officials in Korea/Japan for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Portugal for UEFA EURO 2004™ where he took charge of the games between Russia and Portugal and Germany and Czech Republic. He also had the honour of taking charge of the 2004 UEFA Super Cup between FC Porto and Valencia CF, having previously been on duty at Stade Louis II when AS Monaco FC plundered eight goals against RC Deportivo La Coruña - a UEFA Champions League record.

Hauge also oversaw one of last season's finest games, AC Milan's passage to the UEFA Champions League final despite a 3-1 loss at PSV Eindhoven, before getting this campaign going in earnest by overseeing FIFA World Cup qualifiers involving France, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Romania.

Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue27.08.1997 UCL QR2 Skonto FC - FC Barcelona 0-1 Liepaja13.09.2000 UCL GS1 Manchester United FC - RSC Anderlecht 5-1 Manchester24.10.2000 UCL GS1 Leeds United AFC - FC Barcelona 1-1 Leeds21.08.2001 UCL QR3 Liverpool FC - FC Haka 4-1 Liverpool26.09.2001 UCL GS1 Real Madrid CF - RSC Anderlecht 4-1 Madrid21.11.2001 UCL GS2 RC Deportivo La Coruña - Arsenal FC 2-0 La Coruna

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UEFA Champions League Other matches

Other matches

03.04.2002 UCL QF Panathinaikos FC - FC Barcelona 1-0 Athens30.10.2002 UCL GS1 Liverpool FC - Valencia CF 0-1 Liverpool11.12.2002 UCL GS2 Manchester United FC - RC Deportivo La

Coruña2-0 Manchester

18.02.2003 UCL GS2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Newcastle United FC

1-3 Leverkusen

06.05.2003 UCL SF Real Madrid CF - Juventus 2-1 Madrid22.10.2003 UCL GS1 Chelsea FC - S.S. Lazio 2-1 London05.11.2003 UCL GS1 AS Monaco FC - RC Deportivo La Coruña 8-3 Monaco10.12.2003 UCL GS1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol - Galatasaray SK 1-1 San Sebastian24.02.2004 UCL 1/8 FC Bayern München - Real Madrid CF 1-1 Munich15.09.2004 UCL GS Liverpool FC - AS Monaco FC 2-0 Liverpool29.09.2004 UCL GS FC Barcelona - FC Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 Barcelona23.11.2004 UCL GS Olympiacos CFP - RC Deportivo La Coruña 1-0 Athens14.09.2005 UCL GS Werder Bremen - FC Barcelona 0-2 Bremen19.10.2005 UCL GS Chelsea FC - Real Betis Balompié 4-0 London

Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue22.10.1997 UCL GS AS Monaco FC - K. Lierse SK 5-1 Monaco12.08.1998 UCL QR2 FC Bayern München - FK Obilic 4-0 Munich28.07.1999 UCL QR2 ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar - MTK Hungária FC 0-2 Vestmannaeyjar15.09.1999 UCL GS1 AC Sparta Praha - FC Girondins de

Bordeaux0-0 Prague

19.10.1999 UCL GS1 NK Maribor - S.S. Lazio 0-4 Maribor08.08.2000 UCL QR3 SK Sturm Graz - Feyenoord 2-1 Graz23.10.2001 UCL GS1 Fenerbahçe SK - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-2 Istanbul30.10.2001 UCL GS1 FC Nantes Atlantique - S.S. Lazio 1-0 Nantes26.02.2002 UCL GS2 FC Bayern München - Boavista FC 1-0 Munich28.08.2002 UCL QR3 Club Brugge KV - FC Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1*(4-1) Bruges25.09.2002 UCL GS1 BV Borussia Dortmund - AJ Auxerre 2-1 Dortmund08.04.2003 UCL QF AFC Ajax - AC Milan 0-0 Amsterdam13.08.2003 UCL QR3 FK Vardar - AC Sparta Praha 2-3 Skopje23.03.2004 UCL QF FC Porto - Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 Porto15.03.2005 UCL 1/8 FC Internazionale Milano - FC Porto 3-1 Milan04.05.2005 UCL SF PSV Eindhoven - AC Milan 3-1 Eindhoven23.08.2005 UCL QR3 Udinese Calcio - Sporting Clube de Portugal 3-2 Udine

Date Comp. Stage Match Res Venue05.10.1993 U18 PR Iceland - Estonia 7-013.03.1994 WCHAMP QR England - Belgium 6-024.07.1994 U18 GS - FT Spain - Russia 4-2 Almendralejo28.07.1994 U18 GS - FT Portugal - Netherlands 1-0 Merida23.08.1994 UCUP PR Aberdeen FC - Skonto FC 1-1 Aberdeen12.10.1994 EURO PR Scotland - Faroe Islands 5-1 Glasgow15.08.1995 U21 QR Iceland - Switzerland 2-4 Hafnarfjordur

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27.09.1995 UCUP R1 FC Avenir Beggen - RC Lens 0-7 Beggen31.10.1995 U18 PR Wales - Rep. of Ireland 0-323.06.1996 UIC GS FF Jaro - EA Guingamp 0-022.08.1996 UCWC QR Myllykosken Pallo-47 - FK Karabakh 1-1 Anjalankoski31.08.1996 WC QR Faroe Islands - Slovakia 1-2 Toftir16.10.1996 UCUP R2 Hamburger SV - FC Spartak Moskva 3-002.02.1997 MCUP R1 Rep of Guinea - France 4-3 Lourinha07.02.1997 MCUP SF Portugal - Nigeria 0-207.06.1997 WC QR Portugal - Albania 2-0 Porto15.11.1997 FRIE. R1 England - Cameroon 2-0 London25.11.1997 UCUP R3 FC Twente - AJ Auxerre 0-1 Enschede02.06.1998 FRIE. R1 Sweden - Italy 1-0 Gothenburg05.08.1998 UIC SF Samsunspor - Werder Bremen 0-3 Samsun05.09.1998 EURO PR Wales - Italy 0-2 Liverpool15.09.1998 UCUP R1 FC Schalke 04 - SK Slavia Praha 1-0 Gelsenkirchen03.11.1998 UCUP R2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol - FC Dinamo

Moskva3-0 San Sebastian

08.12.1998 UCUP R3 Parma FC - Rangers FC 3-1 Parma27.03.1999 EURO PR Armenia - Russia 0-3 Yerevan13.11.1999 U21 P-O Portugal - Croatia 2-0 Faro25.11.1999 UCUP R3 RC Deportivo La Coruña - Panathinaikos FC 4-2 La Coruna07.03.2000 UCUP R4 Udinese Calcio - SK Slavia Praha 2-1 Udine27.05.2000 FRIE. R1 Netherlands - Romania 2-1 Amsterdam11.10.2000 WC QR Rep. of Ireland - Estonia 2-0 Dublin23.11.2000 UCUP R3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - AEK Athens FC 4-4 Leverkusen01.09.2001 WC QR Andorra - Portugal 1-7 Lleida06.10.2001 WC QR Scotland - Latvia 2-1 Glasgow06.06.2002 WC GS - FT Cameroon - Saudi Arabia 1-0 Saitama07.09.2002 EURO QR Belgium - Bulgaria 0-2 Brussels13.03.2003 UCUP QF Celtic FC - Liverpool FC 1-1 Glasgow07.06.2003 EURO QR Slovakia - Turkey 0-1 Bratislava10.09.2003 EURO QR Spain - Ukraine 2-1 Elche15.11.2003 EURO P-O Scotland - Netherlands 1-0 Glasgow06.05.2004 UCUP SF Valencia CF - Villarreal CF 1-0 Valencia16.06.2004 EURO GS - FT Russia - Portugal 0-2 Lisbon23.06.2004 EURO GS - FT Germany - Czech Republic 1-2 Lisbon27.08.2004 SCUP F FC Porto - Valencia CF 1-2 Monaco09.10.2004 WC QR England - Wales 2-0 Manchester30.03.2005 WC QR Georgia - Turkey 2-5 Tbilisi17.08.2005 FRIE. R1 Netherlands - Germany 2-2 Rotterdam03.09.2005 WC QR Romania - Czech Republic 2-0 Constanta08.10.2005 WC QR Switzerland - France 1-1 Berne

KEY: Match officialsNat. - Nationality, DoB - Date of birth Comp. - Competition, Res - Result 1 - UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. Matches where the match official has acted as a fourth official are not included in this statistic.)2 - UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competitions including all qualifying round matches (NOTE: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competitions defined as the European Champion

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Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup. International matches or matches where the match official has acted as a fourth official are not included in this statistic.)

European Champions Clubs' Cup / UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA CupUEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Super CupUEFA Intertoto CupUEFA European Football ChampionshipFIFA World Cup

Confederation CupFriendly matches

ECCC:

UCUP:UCWC:SCUP:UIC:EURO:WC:CONFCUP:FRIE.:

AppearancesFinalGroup stageFirst group stageSecond group stagePreliminary roundQuarter-finals Qualifying roundFirst qualifying round

AP::GS:GS1:GS2:PR:QF:QR:QR1:

Second qualifying roundThird qualifying roundFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundSemi-finals Eighth-finals Sixteenth-finals

QR2:QR3:R1:R2:R3:R4:SF:1/8:1/16:

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Betis back in business(Sunday, 16 October 2005)

Domestic news

All four Group G teams secured league wins at the weekend, with Chelsea FC providing fireworks in a 5-1 victory against Bolton Wanderers FC. Fans of Liverpool FC, RSC Anderlecht and Real Betis Balompié had to sweat, as all three teams prevailed by a single goal to nil.

Liverpool FC 1-0 Blackburn Rovers FC

The European champions claimed only their second Premiership win of the season, in their seventh outing, against opponents reduced to ten men from the 33rd minute. In the end, it took a 75th-minute strike from Djibril Cissé, after Xabi Alonso had touched a free-kick to him, to save the day at Anfield. The recalled Cissé had hitherto endured a frustrating afternoon up front alongside Peter Crouch.

The Liverpool side showed five changes from the 4-1 league defeat by Chelsea on 2 October. Josemi, Stephen Warnock, Mohamed Sissoko, Boudewijn Zenden and Cissé all returned, with Steven Gerrard, who has a shin injury, Sami Hyypiä, Dietmar Hamann, John Arne Riise and Luis García making way. Jamie Carragher took over the captaincy from Gerrard.

Manager Rafael Benítez said: "It's always important for a striker to score and Cissé did well. He worked hard, scored a good goal and set up other chances. We knew we would be playing a tough team and it would be difficult to break them down. They played with ten men in the second half and made it tough for us but we tried to play football. We could have won by more and [substitute] Fernando Morientes could have had two goals but the most important thing was we won."

Chelsea FC 5-1 Bolton Wanderers FC

Chelsea stormed back from a goal down to claim their ninth successive Premiership win. Trailing at half-time, the English champions produced a second-half masterclass that included four goals in nine minutes and two each for Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba. They remain nine points clear in the Premiership with a perfect winning record.

Stylianos Giannakopoulos put the visitors ahead on four minutes as Chelsea struggled in the opening period. They came out after the break transformed, Drogba equalising on 52 minutes. Lampard quickly scored twice and Drogba added a fourth just after the hour. Bolton defender Ricardo Gardner received a red card, and Eidur Gudjohnsen completed the scoring on 74 minutes.

"I went in early for half-time to prepare what I was going to say to them," said manager José Mourinho. "They did what I wanted in the second half, they were fantastic."

Chelsea were without winger Damien Duff, who faces a four-week lay-off following knee surgery. Fellow wide-man Arjen Robben was rested after suffering a knock playing for the Netherlands. England duo Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips started on the flanks

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in their stead. Left-back Asier Del Horno was removed at half-time, making way for forward Carlton Cole as Chelsea chased the game.

KSV Beveren 0-1 RSC Anderlecht

Anderlecht enjoyed a slender victory to keep up the pressure on R. Standard de Liège in the title race. Frank Vercauteren's team have 24 points from ten Belgian First Division games. The visitors were often on the back foot against a skilful Beveren side, and Silvio Proto saved impressively from Moussa Sanogo before Nenad Ještrović scored his eighth goal of the season five minutes from half­time. Ještrović's first­time effort rounded off a fine counterattack. Proto then made the points safe in the second half. 

"You have to win hard matches too, and it can be tough against a team like Beveren," Vercauteren said. "We allowed them into our half to a certain point. We didn't want them to get into our area, and our young defence coped admirably. We then took advantage of the space they left behind them, but it will be very different against Liverpool. They play very direct football and have strong players in every position," added the coach, who started with Bart Goor and Pär Zetterberg on the bench. 

Defender Vincent Kompany was unavailable with a back injury and is doubtful for the Liverpool game. Striker Serhat Akin also has back trouble, while Hannu Tihinen (bronchitis), Roland Juhász (foot) and Oleg Iachtchouk (knee) are the other walking wounded. 

Real Betis Balompié 1­0 Getafe CF 

A Ricardo Oliveira penalty was enough for Real Betis Balompié to inflict Getafe CF's first defeat of the season, preventing them from regaining top spot in the Primera División. Betis took the lead on 17 minutes after Oliveira was brought down by Getafe goalkeeper Luis García. The Brazilian forward picked himself up and fired the resultant penalty into the top­left corner. The visitors dominated, but Betis came close to doubling their lead when set­piece specialist Marcos Assunção saw his free­kick rebound back off the crossbar. Getafe's challenge effectively ended when midfielder Diego Rivas was sent off late on. 

Betis coach Llorenç Serra Ferrer rested right winger Joaquín Sánchez, who is suffering from a throat infection, but Fernando Varela covered admirably for the Spanish international. Paolo Castellini occupied the left­back slot in place of Luis Fernández (knee). Left­sided midfielder Xisco Muñoz went off at half­time through injury and attacking midfielder Fernando is still out (groin). 

"The first half was evenly balanced but we had enough chances to score then later Getafe controlled the game, although we could have sealed the victory with a few counterattacks," said Ferrer. "We had to defeat a side that was unbeaten up until today and for that I am proud of my players." 

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Chelsea FC (Barclaycard Premiership)Domestic league details

Date Opponent Res Lineups24.09.2005 v Aston Villa FC (H) 2-1 Čech, Ferreira, Terry, Carvalho (Wright­Phillips 57), 

Gallas, Makelele, Duff, Lampard, Essien, Robben (Eidur Gudjohnsen 62), Crespo (Drogba 57)

02.10.2005 v Liverpool FC (A) 4­1 Čech, Carvalho, Terry, Gallas, Del Horno (Huth 83), Makelele, Joe Cole (Robben 67), Lampard, Essien, Duff (Geremi 76), Drogba

15.10.2005 v Bolton Wanderers FC (H) 5­1 Čech, Gallas, Carvalho, Terry, Del Horno (Eidur Gudjohnsen 46), Makelele, Joe Cole (Ferreira 59), Lampard, Essien, Wright­Phillips (Carlton Cole 74), Drogba

Date Opponent Res Goalscorers14.08.2005 v Wigan Athletic FC (A) 1­0 Crespo21.08.2005 v Arsenal FC (H) 1­0 Drogba24.08.2005 v West Bromwich Albion FC (H) 4­0 Lampard (2), Joe Cole, Drogba27.08.2005 v Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) 2­0 Del Horno, Duff10.09.2005 v Sunderland AFC (H) 2­0 Geremi, Drogba17.09.2005 v Charlton Athletic FC (A) 2­0 Crespo, Robben24.09.2005 v Aston Villa FC (H) 2­1 Lampard, Lampard (pen)02.10.2005 v Liverpool FC (A) 4­1 Geremi, Duff, Joe Cole, Lampard (pen)15.10.2005 v Bolton Wanderers FC (H) 5­1 Eidur Gudjohnsen, Drogba (2), Lampard (2)06.11.2005 v Manchester United FC (A)19.11.2005 v Newcastle United FC (H)26.11.2005 v Portsmouth FC (A)03.12.2005 v Middlesbrough FC (H)10.12.2005 v Wigan Athletic FC (H)

Rank Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts1 Chelsea FC 11 10 1 0 28 6 312 Wigan Athletic FC 10 7 1 2 11 5 223 Tottenham Hotspur FC 11 5 5 1 13 7 204 Bolton Wanderers FC 11 6 2 3 13 11 205 Charlton Athletic FC 10 6 1 3 15 10 196 Manchester United FC 10 5 3 2 15 11 187 Arsenal FC 10 5 2 3 13 7 178 Manchester City FC 10 5 2 3 11 8 179 West Ham United FC 10 4 3 3 14 10 1510 Newcastle United FC 11 4 3 4 11 10 1511 Middlesbrough FC 11 4 3 4 15 15 1512 Blackburn Rovers FC 11 4 2 5 11 14 1413 Liverpool FC 9 3 4 2 7 8 1314 Portsmouth FC 11 2 4 5 11 13 1015 Fulham FC 11 2 3 6 10 15 916 Aston Villa FC 10 2 3 5 9 16 917 West Bromwich Albion FC 11 2 2 7 9 21 818 Everton FC 10 2 1 7 3 12 719 Birmingham City FC 11 1 3 7 7 16 620 Sunderland AFC 11 1 2 8 10 21 5KEY: Domestic league details- , Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against, Pts - Points

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Real Betis Balompié (Primera División)Domestic league details

Date Opponent Res Lineups24.09.2005 v FC Barcelona (H) 1-4 Doblas, Juanito, Rivas (Israel 70), Varela, Óscar López,

Fernando (Xisco 68), Joaquín, Rivera, Assunção, Miguel Ángel, Oliveira

02.10.2005 v Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A) 1-1 Contreras, Juanito, Varela (Capi 78), Nano, Óscar López, Melli, Joaquín, Assunção, Miguel Ángel (Arzu 46), Edu, Xisco (Fernando 65)

16.10.2005 v Getafe CF (H) 1-0 Doblas, Juanito, Varela (Miguel Ángel 66), Nano, Óscar López, Castellini, Rivera, Assunção, Edu, Oliveira (Dani 71), Xisco (Juanlu 46)

Date Opponent Res Goalscorers27.08.2005 v Valencia CF (A) 0-110.09.2005 v CA Osasuna (H) 1-0 Oliveira (pen)18.09.2005 v Real Zaragoza (H) 0-021.09.2005 v RC Deportivo La Coruña (A) 1-1 Oliveira24.09.2005 v FC Barcelona (H) 1-4 Juanito02.10.2005 v Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A) 1-1 Juanito16.10.2005 v Getafe CF (H) 1-0 Oliveira (pen)06.11.2005 v Real Racing Club Santander

(A)20.11.2005 v Sevilla FC (A)27.11.2005 v Cádiz CF (H)04.12.2005 v RC Celta de Vigo (A)11.12.2005 v RCD Espanyol (H)

Rank Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts1 Real Madrid CF 10 6 0 4 21 11 182 CA Osasuna 9 6 0 3 12 10 183 Getafe CF 9 5 2 2 16 12 174 RC Celta de Vigo 10 5 2 3 12 10 175 FC Barcelona 9 4 4 1 19 10 166 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 9 5 1 3 15 14 167 Villarreal CF 9 4 3 2 16 11 158 Sevilla FC 9 4 3 2 9 5 159 Valencia CF 9 4 3 2 14 13 1510 RC Deportivo La Coruña 9 3 4 2 12 11 1311 Club Atlético de Madrid 9 4 1 4 10 9 1312 Cádiz CF 9 3 3 3 7 9 1213 Málaga CF 9 3 1 5 13 12 1014 Real Zaragoza 9 1 6 2 11 13 915 Real Racing Club Santander 9 2 3 4 4 6 916 Real Betis Balompié 10 2 3 5 7 17 917 RCD Espanyol 9 2 2 5 6 11 818 RCD Mallorca 9 2 2 5 8 17 819 Deportivo Alavés 9 1 4 4 8 14 720 Athletic Club Bilbao 10 1 3 6 10 15 6KEY: Domestic league details- , Pld - Matches played, W - Won, D - Drawn, L - Lost, GF - Goals for, GA - Goals against, Pts - Points

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The week in UEFAUEFA information

• UEFA supports FARE Action Week As part of UEFA's concerted anti-racism campaign, European football's governing body is using this week's UEFA Champions League games to make a stand against racism. The campaign, which is part of the Action Week organised by the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network, will take place at all 16 Matchday 3 games played on Tuesday and Wednesday, where Europe's biggest stars are supporting the message against racism.

Each team will be accompanied on to the pitch by children wearing 'Unite Against Racism' T-shirts, and tannoy announcements will be made before each match. For its Action Week, the FARE network is co-ordinating activities that will involve supporters groups, football clubs from 35 countries, national associations, community and migrant organisations, anti-discrimination initiatives and schools.

• Out-of-competition doping controls UEFA is undertaking out-of-competition doping controls for the first time in this season's UEFA Champions League. The move - whereby any player can be tested outside of the regular random post-match testing - is part of UEFA's reinforcement of its anti-doping activities.

These campaigns have seen an increase in the number of drug tests in its competitions, greater financial outlay in the sector, the creation of an anti-doping unit within the UEFA administration, as well as an expert anti-doping panel and an education programme aimed at the broad spectrum of the European football community.

• Opening action draws big crowds The UEFA Champions League remains a top-draw attraction, with some excellent attendances recorded on the opening two Matchdays. A total of 513,066 fans watched the action on Matchday 1, with many stadiums packed either to full, or almost full capacity. A sell-out at the Stade Gerland (40,309) watched Olympique Lyonnais defeat Real Madrid CF, while Werder Bremen's Weserstadion was 99 per cent full (37,001) for the visit of FC Barcelona.

Two capacity crowds were registered in Germany on Matchday 2 - at the Fussball Arena München (66,000) for the FC Bayern München-Club Brugge KV encounter, and at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen (53,993) for the match between FC Schalke 04 and AC Milan. Old Trafford was 99 per cent full (66,112) for Manchester United FC's match with SL Benfica. Swiss side FC Thun's first home game at the nearby Stade de Suisse in Berne brought a 30,783 crowd (98 per cent of capacity) for the visit of AC Sparta Praha. A total of 634,335 fans attended games on Matchday 2.

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Competition summaryGeneral competition information

UEFA's most prestigious club competition was originally created as the European Champion Clubs' Cup for the 1955/56 season, before its revamping as the UEFA Champions League in 1992.

• Competition format: The UEFA Champions League is open to each national association's domestic champions, as well as clubs who finish just behind them in their respective domestic championship. The number of clubs that can be entered by an association and their entry point in the competition depends on the association’s position in UEFA's coefficient ranking list. The current format was introduced in 2003/04. After three qualifying rounds, 32 teams contest the group stage, divided into eight groups of four. The group winners and runners-up advance to the knockout stage, the eight third-placed teams move into the UEFA Cup third round, and the eight fourth-placed teams are eliminated.

A draw determines who each of the 16 clubs will play in the first knockout stage, with ties decided over two matches on a home and away basis. The club that scores the greater aggregate of goals advances, or in the event of both teams scoring the same number of goals, the team which scores more away goals. If the away-goals rule proves inconclusive, extra time of two periods of 15 minutes is played after the second match. Away goals count double in that period, with penalty kicks coming into play if needed. The same rules apply to subsequent rounds with a one-off final match deciding the winners.

• Key dates: The draw for the first knockout round will take place in Nyon on 16 December with matches being played on 21/22 February and 7/8 March. The draws for the quarter-finals (to be played on 28/29 March and 4/5 April), semi-finals (18/19 & 25/26 April) and final are scheduled for 17 March 2006. This season’s showpiece will be played at the Stade de France, Paris on Wednesday 17 May 2006.

• Financial information: UEFA has estimated that the gross budgeted income for the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League will be €598m - higher than the revenue obtained last season. Based on those amounts, €453m would go to the 32 clubs, including €22.5m for the professional leagues of the participating associations, and €145m to UEFA for European football. Clubs in the group stage will receive a starting fee of €1.6m and a bonus of €321,000 per match.

Performance bonuses will involve €321,000 for a win and €161,000 for a draw in the group stage. The 16 teams playing in the first knockout round will receive €1.6m each, the eight quarter-finalists €1.9m each and the four semi-finalists €2.6m. The Champions League winners will receive €6.4m, and the runners-up €3.9m. This means that a total minimum amount of €3.5m per club is guaranteed for the group stage. A club could receive, at best, up to €18m, not counting the TV market pool share and gate receipts.

• Record holders/new faces: Real Madrid CF are the most successful side in the history of the competition with nine triumphs (three coming in the new era) followed by

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six for AC Milan and five for current champions Liverpool FC. FC Bayern München and AFC Ajax have each lifted the famous trophy on four occasions, while, in contrast, FC Artmedia, FC Thun, Real Betis Balompié, Udinese Calcio and Villarreal CF are all competing in the group stage for the first time this season.

• Deadlines: UEFA Champions League press kits are provided to media by uefa.com. For every UEFA Champions League match, two press kits are issued: Sunday at 22:00CET with a match preview update on Monday at 22:00CET for Tuesday's matches. For Wednesday's matches, the press kit is issued on Monday at 22:00CET with the match preview update version published on Tuesday at 22:00CET.

• Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this press kit is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein.

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