Champions League, Group B match
Date: Tuesday, 18 September
Kick-off: 1945 BST
Venue: Stamford Bridge
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Chelsea will be without striker Didier Drogba and midfielder Frank Lampard. Drogba's knee injury continues to cause him pain, while Lampard has a thigh injury, with Peruvian Claudio Pizarro also missing out due to a calf problem. Rosenborg, who are only lying fifth this season, will be without key midfielder Roar Strand. Former Tottenham striker Steffen Iversen and ex-Liverpool defender Bjorn Tore Kvarme are included in the Norwegian champions' squad. Date: Tuesday, 18 September
Kick-off: 1945 BST
Venue: Stamford Bridge
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BIG MATCH STATS Definitions of terms used:- Champions League (CL) - only group phase matches and beyond of this competition which began in 1992-93.
Champions Cup/Champions League - all matches played since it began in 1955-56 including qualification matches.
European matches - all matches played in the major European tournaments (Fairs Cup, Uefa Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Champions Cup, Champions League).
Uefa Super Cups, Intertoto Cups and the old Intercontinental Cup competition are excluded. Head-to-heads Chelsea and Rosenborg have never met in European competition. Rosenborg have faced English clubs in the Champions League twice before and lost both away matches; in 1995-96 they succumbed 4-1 at Blackburn Rovers and in 2004-05 they went down 5-1 at Arsenal. European history Chelsea's biggest successes in European competition are their two Cup Winners' Cup victories. They won the trophy in 1971 and 1998. They also won the European Super Cup in 1998. In the Champions League, Chelsea have reached the semi-final three times in 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2006-07. This year marks the 11th Champions League participation for Rosenborg. Their best European result was reaching the CL quarter-finals in 1996-97 when they were eliminated by losing finalists Juventus. Current European form Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six Champions League home matches. Their last home defeat came on 22 February 2006 against FC Barcelona. Rosenborg qualified for the main tournament by eliminating FK Astana (10-2 on aggregate) and Tampere United (5-0 on aggregate). The Norwegians have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 15 CL matches and their last 19 CL away matches. Player and disciplinary info Andriy Shevchenko is Chelsea's most seasoned squad member, having featured in 89 CL matches. He is also the leading career marksman in the Chelsea squad, having netted 46 times in the Champions League; but only three of those goals have been as a Chelsea player. Chelsea's Claudio Pizarro and Ricardo Carvallo can make their 50th CL appearances. Roar Strand is Rosenborg's leading appearance maker (66 matches) and top scorer (11 goals) in the Champions League. Other miscellaneous facts Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho will be making his 50th appearance as a coach in the Champions League; he has led FC Porto in 17 matches and Chelsea in 32, prior to this. Rosenborg coach Knut Torum will make his debut in the Champions League. At 36 years-old, Torum is the youngest head coach in this season's Champions League. Big Match Stats source: Infostrada Sports
Champions Cup/Champions League - all matches played since it began in 1955-56 including qualification matches.
European matches - all matches played in the major European tournaments (Fairs Cup, Uefa Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, Champions Cup, Champions League).
Uefa Super Cups, Intertoto Cups and the old Intercontinental Cup competition are excluded. Head-to-heads Chelsea and Rosenborg have never met in European competition. Rosenborg have faced English clubs in the Champions League twice before and lost both away matches; in 1995-96 they succumbed 4-1 at Blackburn Rovers and in 2004-05 they went down 5-1 at Arsenal. European history Chelsea's biggest successes in European competition are their two Cup Winners' Cup victories. They won the trophy in 1971 and 1998. They also won the European Super Cup in 1998. In the Champions League, Chelsea have reached the semi-final three times in 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2006-07. This year marks the 11th Champions League participation for Rosenborg. Their best European result was reaching the CL quarter-finals in 1996-97 when they were eliminated by losing finalists Juventus. Current European form Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six Champions League home matches. Their last home defeat came on 22 February 2006 against FC Barcelona. Rosenborg qualified for the main tournament by eliminating FK Astana (10-2 on aggregate) and Tampere United (5-0 on aggregate). The Norwegians have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 15 CL matches and their last 19 CL away matches. Player and disciplinary info Andriy Shevchenko is Chelsea's most seasoned squad member, having featured in 89 CL matches. He is also the leading career marksman in the Chelsea squad, having netted 46 times in the Champions League; but only three of those goals have been as a Chelsea player. Chelsea's Claudio Pizarro and Ricardo Carvallo can make their 50th CL appearances. Roar Strand is Rosenborg's leading appearance maker (66 matches) and top scorer (11 goals) in the Champions League. Other miscellaneous facts Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho will be making his 50th appearance as a coach in the Champions League; he has led FC Porto in 17 matches and Chelsea in 32, prior to this. Rosenborg coach Knut Torum will make his debut in the Champions League. At 36 years-old, Torum is the youngest head coach in this season's Champions League. Big Match Stats source: Infostrada Sports
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