Manchester United
The Red Devils came through Group F, which included Roma, Sporting Lisbon and Dynamo Kyiv. United met Lyon in the first knock out round winning 2-1 on an aggregate score with the first leg being tied 1-1 in France. United clinched it at Old Trafford with a clinical 1-0 win.
United then trashed Roma 3-0 over two legs with Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo smashing two goals in Rome to effectively end the tie in the first leg itself. Manchester United won the second leg 1-0.
A mouth-watering semi-final against Barcelona ended in a 0-0 draw at the Nou Camp, but a brilliant goal from Paul Scholes sealed the game at Old Trafford.
Chelsea
Chelsea came through Group B, which also included Schalke, Rosenborg and Valencia. The London club topped the group and met Greek side Olympiakos in the first knock out round where they won 3-0 aggregate. The first leg in Greece ended in a 0-0 draw, but goals from Michael Ballack, Frank Lampard and Salomon Kalou sealed it for the Blues at home.
In the quarterfinal, Chelsea overcame Fenerbahce 3-2 on aggregate despite suffering a 2-1 reverse in Turkey in the first leg. Ballack and Lampard scored again to guide their team to the semi-finals.
Against Liverpool, Chelsea showed a determination not to lose a third time at the same stage. The Stamford Bridge outfit beat the Reds 4-3 on aggregate with the first leg being drawn 1-1. A brace from Didier Drogba and a goal from Lampard helped nullify goals from Torres and Babel in the second leg to give Chelsea a 3-2 win.
Stars to watch out for
As one pundit said, Manchester United have winners all over the pitch. However all eyes will be on Portuguese goal machine Cristiano Ronaldo, who may leave for Spain after this season.
Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez, Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs will be others to watch out for. Giggs may break the record of Bobby Charlton should he feature in this game.
For Chelsea Peter Cech will be the key as will Didier Drogba, John Terry, Michael Ballack and Frank Lampard. Watch out for surprises from Michael Essien and Juliano Belleti.
Team News
Wayne Rooney is expected to feature after recovering from a hip injury that kept him out of the last couple of Premiership games. Nemanja Vidic has also recovered from a concussion.
Drogba and Terry have regained fitness with the latter recovering from a dislocated elbow.
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