Here are a few facts relating to the Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea, which will be played Wednesday in Moscow:

— The all-English final will be the third same-country final in the Champions League following the all-Spanish clash between Real Madrid and Valencia in Paris in 2000, which Real won 3-0, and the all-Italian match between AC Milan and Juventus in Manchester in 2003, which Milan won 3-2 on penalty kicks after a 0-0 tie.

— The final will be the 53rd since the competition began in 1955-56 and England are guaranteed an 11th success, bringing them equal with Italy and Spain as the most successful countries. They will also win a 29th success in the three European club competitions — equalling Spain’s record.

— It is the fourth successive season that England have been represented in the final following Liverpool’s success in 2005, Arsenal’s defeat in 2006 and Liverpool’s defeat last season.

— Moscow will host the Champions League final for the first time — nine years after it staged the UEFA Cup final between Parma and Olympique Marseille, which Parma won 3-0.

— Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson will become the 16th man to win the European Cup more than once if United triumph, following his success in 1999. He would also set a record of winning longevity in European club competition—he won his first European trophy, the Cup Winners’ Cup, with Aberdeen in 1983.

— Ferguson will become, at 66, the second-oldest man to win the trophy if United triumph. The oldest is Belgian Raymond Goethals, who was 71 when Marseille won in 1993.

— Chelsea coach Avram Grant would become the first Israeli, either as a coach or player, to win the tournament. Chelsea defender Tal Ben-Haim would become the first Israeli to be on the winning team if he gets any playing time.

— Six players in the two squads will be looking to win the European Cup with a second club. United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar won it with Dutch club Ajax in 1995, while Owen Hargreaves won it with Bayern Munich in 2001.

— Chelsea’s four previous winners are Ricardo Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira (both with Porto 2004), Andriy Shevchenko (with AC Milan 2003) and Claude Makelele (with Real Madrid 2002).

— Ryan Giggs will beat Bobby Charlton’s all-time club appearance record of 758 games for United if he plays and could also win the trophy for a second time. He and Gary Neville were on United’s winning 1999 team, while Wes Brown was a non-playing substitute. Paul Scholes, who is expected to play in the final, was suspended in 1999.

— Wednesday’s match will be the third major final between the two clubs. Manchester United beat Chelsea, 4-0, in the FA Cup final in 1994, while Chelsea beat United 1-0 in last season’s FA Cup final.

— Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand of Manchester United and Joe Cole, Frank Lampard and Shaun Wright-Phillips of Chelsea have all played at the Luzhniki Stadium this season for England. Rooney gave England a first-half lead against Russia in a Euro 2008 qualifier Oct. 17, but Russia ended up winning, 2-1.

— If Chelsea triumph, they would be the first club from London to win the European Cup.

— London’s old Wembley Stadium staged more finals than any other stadium, hosting the final in 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978 and 1992.