FC Bayern Munich Schedule

Champions League - September 17th 2:00pm

Location:  Allianz Arena 

• Chelsea is back in the Champions League, after a 2-year absence, by winning last season's UEFA Conference League and FIFA Club World Cup.
• FC Bayern have won four of their last five encounters with Chelsea across competitions.
• Chelsea have only lost more Champions League matches against Barcelona (four) than against the German record champions (three).
• Chelsea go into the game on the back of a bad result, as they conceded late to drop two points against Brentford at the weekend.
• On the other hand, Bayern Munich have been perfect so far this season and won 5-0 at the weekend against Hamburger SV.
• UEFA have announced the referee for the fixture. José María Sánchez from Spain will be the man with the whistle when Chelsea takes on Bayern Munich this week.
• Sanchez has never refereed a game involved Chelsea before this. But it is worth mentioning that no senior English team has lost with him as the referee. That record stands at 8 wins and 3 draws from 11 games.
• Bayern holds a strong record against English teams at home, winning eight of their last ten matches against them (D1 L1).
• Manuel Neuer holds the record for the most Champions League clean sheets (60), surpassing Iker Casillas.
• Harry Kane became the English player with the most total goals in Champions League history with 39 goals in 55 appearances for Tottenham and Bayern.
• Kane has scored 19 goals in 25 Champions League appearances for Bayern.
•  He recently achieved the milestone of becoming the second English player to reach 50 Champions League goal contributions (goals and assists).
• Nicolas Jackson, who joined Bayern Munich on loan from Chelsea this summer, is eligible to face his parent club under UEFA rules.