Matchday 3 of the 2008/2009 Champions League takes place on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 October – here are some leading statistics regarding this year’s Champions League participants:
Top scorers 2008/2009 Champions League
| Player | Nation | Club | Goals | Apps | All-time Goals | All-time Apps |
| Steven Gerrard | ENG | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 15 | 56 |
| Sergio Agüero | ARG | Atlético Madrid | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Dimitar Berbatov | BUL | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 9 | 27 |
| Vincenzo Iaquinta | ITA | Juventus | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | NED | Real Madrid | 2 | 2 | 55 | 70 |
| Lionel Messi | ARG | FC Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| Robin van Persie | NED | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 8 | 28 |
| Alberto Gilardino | ITA | AC Milan | 2 | 2 | 6 | 28 |
| Emmanuel Adebayor | TOG | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 6 | 33 |
| Julio Baptista | BRA | AS Roma | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Juan Culio | ARG | CFR 1907 Cluj | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Head-to-heads in major European Cup competitions
Group A Girondins Bordeaux – CFR 1907 Cluj
No previous encounters
Group A Chelsea – AS Roma
| Fairs Cup | 22 Sep 1965 | Chelsea | AS Roma | 4 – 1 |
| Fairs Cup | 06 Oct 1965 | AS Roma | Chelsea | 0 – 0 (0 – 0) |
Group B Internazionale – Anorthosis Famagusta
No previous encounters
Group B Panathinaikos – Werder Bremen
| UEFA Champions League | 27 Sep 2005 | Panathinaikos | Werder Bremen | 2 – 1 (2 – 1) |
| UEFA Champions League | 07 Dec 2005 | Werder Bremen | Panathinaikos | 5 – 1 (3 – 0) |
Group C FC Basel – FC Barcelona
No previous encounters
Group C Shakhtar Donetsk – Sporting CP
No previous encounters
Group D Atlético Madrid – Liverpool
No previous encounters
Group D PSV – Olympique Marseille
No previous encounters
Group E Villarreal CF – AaB
No previous encounters
Group E Manchester United – Celtic
| UEFA Champions League | 13 Sep 2006 | Manchester United | Celtic | 3 – 2 (2 – 2) |
| UEFA Champions League | 21 Nov 2006 | Celtic | Manchester United | 1 – 0 (0 – 0) |
Group F Bayern München – Fiorentina
No previous encounters
Group F Steaua Bucuresti – Olympique Lyon
| UEFA Champions League | 26 Sep 2006 | Steaua Bucuresti | Olympique Lyon | 0 – 3 (0 – 1) |
| UEFA Champions League | 06 Dec 2006 | Olympique Lyon | Steaua Bucuresti | 1 – 1 (1 – 1) |
Group G Fenerbahçe – Arsenal
| Cup Winners Cup | 19 Sep 1979 | Arsenal | Fenerbahçe | 2 – 0 (1 – 0) |
| Cup Winners Cup | 03 Oct 1979 | Fenerbahçe | Arsenal | 0 – 0 (0 – 0) |
Group G FC Porto – Dynamo Kyiv
| Champions Cup | 08 Apr 1987 | FC Porto | Dynamo Kyiv | 2 – 1 (0 – 0) |
| Champions Cup | 22 Apr 1987 | Dynamo Kyiv | FC Porto | 1 – 2 (1 – 2) |
Group H Zenit St. Petersburg – BATE Borisov
No previous encounters
Group H Juventus – Real Madrid
| Champions Cup | 14 Feb 1962 | Juventus | Real Madrid | 0 – 1 (0 – 0) |
| Champions Cup | 21 Feb 1962 | Real Madrid | Juventus | 0 – 1 (0 – 1) |
| Champions Cup | 28 Feb 1962 | Real Madrid | Juventus | 3 – 1 (1 – 1) |
| Champions Cup | 22 Oct 1986 | Real Madrid | Juventus | 1 – 0 (1 – 0) |
| Champions Cup | 05 Nov 1986 | Juventus | Real Madrid | 1 – 0 (1 – 0) a.e.t |
| UEFA Champions League | 06 Mar 1996 | Real Madrid | Juventus | 1 – 0 (1 – 0) |
| UEFA Champions League | 20 Mar 1996 | Juventus | Real Madrid | 2 – 0 (1 – 0) |
| UEFA Champions League | 20 May 1998 | Real Madrid | Juventus | 1 – 0 (0 – 0) |
| UEFA Champions League | 06 May 2003 | Real Madrid | Juventus | 2 – 1 (1 – 1) |
| UEFA Champions League | 14 May 2003 | Juventus | Real Madrid | 3 – 1 (2 – 0) |
| UEFA Champions League | 22 Feb 2005 | Real Madrid | Juventus | 1 – 0 (1 – 0) |
| UEFA Champions League | 09 Mar 2005 | Juventus | Real Madrid | 2 – 0 (0 – 0) a.e.t |
Statistic of the week — Basel and ManU love to rotate
FC Basel and Manchester United have already used 20 players after only two match days, more than any other team in the 2008/2009 Champions League.
Most players used after two matches in 2008/2009 CL season
| # | Club |
| 20 | FC Basel |
| 20 | Manchester United |
| 19 | AS Roma |
| 19 | Juventus |
| 18 | Chelsea |
| 18 | Girondins Bordeaux |
| 18 | Internazionale |
| 18 | Real Madrid |
Streak of the week — Longest running streak of not conceding a CL goal by goalkeepers active this season
| Minutes | Name | Club | Last player to score |
| 274 | Petr Cech | Chelsea | Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) |
| 255 | Edwin van der Sar | Manchester United | Frank Lampard (Chelsea) |
| 243 | Diego López | Villarreal CF | Maksim Shatskykh (Dynamo Kyiv) |
| 201 | Gianluigi Buffon | Juventus | Thierry Henry (Arsenal) |
| 186 | Hilário | Chelsea | Eidur Gudjohnsen (FC Barcelona) |
Top ten of the week — Most goals per nation in 2008/2009 Champions League
| Goals | Nation | Players (goals) |
| 11 | Brazil | Julio Baptista (2), Jadson, Ilsinho, Fernandinho, Mancini, Maicon, Adriano, Lino, Zé Roberto, Derlei |
| 10 | Argentina | Agüero (3), Culio (2), Messi (2), Abraham, López, González |
| 6 | France | Anelka, Malouda, Piquionne, Benzema, Gallas, Gourcuff |
| 6 | England | Gerrard (3), Lampard, Cole, Rooney |
| 6 | Italy | Gilardino (2), Iaquinta (2), Panucci, Del Piero |
| 6 | Netherlands | Ruud van Nistelrooy (2), Robin van Persie (2), Dirk Kuyt, Danny Koevermans |
| 5 | Spain | Raúl GarcÃa, Marcos Senna, Daniel Güiza, Sergio Ramos, Xavi |
| 3 | Portugal | Maniche, Tonel, Danny |
| 2 | Belarus | Kryvets, Stasevich |
| 2 | Bulgaria | Berbatov (2) |
| 2 | Togo | Adebayor (2) |
This week’s milestones
> Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere can become the third youngest player in the history of the Champions League if he makes an appearance against Fenerbahçe. He is 16 years and 294 days old on the day of the match.
> Bayern München’s Mark van Bommel can play his 50th Champions League match.
> Chelsea’s Petr Cech and Florent Malouda can play their 50th Champions League match.
> Edwin van der Sar can play his 75th Champions League match. He played 38 matches for Ajax, six for Juventus and 24 for ManU.
> Juventus have lost 49 matches in European Champions Cup/Champions League.
> Fenerbahçe need one goal to record their 100th goal in the Champions Cup/Champions League.
> Internazionale need two goals for their 100th Champions League goal.
> Real Madrid have conceded 99 goals in away matches in the Champions League.
> Manchester United can record their 50th home win in the CL.
> United need one goal to become the second team, after Real Madrid, to score 250 Champions League goals.
> Anorthosis are two goals shy of conceding their 150th goal in all European competitions.
> Werder Bremen are two goals shy of conceding their 200th goal in all European competitions.