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\"ChelseaChelsea could be seen as something of a Johnny-come-lately when it comes to major football honours. Of their top flight titles, five have been won since 2004, and six of their eight FA Cups<\/a> have been won since 2000. It\u2019s a similar story in Europe, with their two Champions Leagues and two Europa Leagues coming from 2012 onwards. To be fair, they won a couple of Cup Winners\u2019 Cups in the 20th century. In this article, though, we\u2019ll be focussing on Chelsea\u2019s successes and failures in the Champions League and its forerunner, the European Cup.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Chelsea qualified for the inaugural European Cup after winning the Division One title in the 1954\/55 season. Alas, the Football League urged them to withdraw and their first chance at European glory was halted before it really began (we\u2019ll go into more detail about that later in the article).<\/p>\n

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When Did Chelsea Last Win the Champions League?<\/h2>\n

Chelsea last won the Champions League at the end of the 2020\/21 season when they beat fellow Premier League side, Manchester City, 1-0 in the final. It took place at the Est\u00e1dio do Drag\u00e3o in Porto in front of just 14,110 fans (which was reduced due to the global health crisis at the time). German attacking midfielder, Kai Havertz, scored the only goal of the game. It was the second time they had won the tournament having also triumphed in 2012.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Champions League Finals<\/h2>\n

As well as winning the Champions League twice, Chelsea also made it to the final in 2008 when they lost to Manchester United on penalties (more on that major disappointment later). Winning two out of three finals isn\u2019t a bad return, and their pair of victories puts them in joint-ninth position on the all-time list, level with Juventus, Benfica, Nottingham Forest and Porto. Interestingly, there is quite a contrast between these double UCL winning sides, with Juventus making nine finals and Porto and Forest just two!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>\nOpponent<\/th>\nResult<\/th>\nScore<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2021<\/td>\nManchester City<\/td>\nWon<\/td>\n1-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nBayern Munich<\/td>\nWon<\/td>\n1-1 (AET and 4-3 on penalties)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nManchester United<\/td>\nLost<\/td>\n1-1 (AET and 6-5 on penalties)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Stage of Elimination<\/h2>\n

Chelsea have competed in the Champions League 18 times, and all of those were in the Champions League rather than the European Cup (as it was known before the 1992\/93 season). Of those 18 attempts to conquer Europe, they\u2019ve only failed to make it past the Group Stage of the tournament once, back in 2012\/13 (more of that below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Stage<\/th>\nNumber of Times<\/th>\nPercentage<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Won<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Runner Up<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Semi Final<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quarter Final<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round of 16<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n33%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Group Stage<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note that the information provided is correct at the start of the 2022\/23 season. Note also that the percentages are rounded and hence do not total 100%.
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Times Chelsea Won the Champions League<\/h2>\n
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Here we\u2019ll outline how Chelsea won the Champions League in 2012 and 2021, with both games needing extra time and penalties.<\/p>\n

2021 \u2013 Blues Out-Battle Pep\u2019s City<\/h3>\n

Both Chelsea and Man City certainly deserved to be in the 2021 Champions League final. Pep\u2019s City had overcome Borussia Dortmund in the quarters and PSG in the semis. More pertinently for us, Thomas Tuchel\u2019s Blues had got the better of Atletico, Porto and Real Madrid on their journey to the final in Porto. Going into the game, City were the strong favourites with bookies, pundits and neutrals alike. Many people thought it was \u2018Pep\u2019s time\u2019 to lead his Man City team to European glory and finally lift another Champions League. Chelsea, of course, had other ideas.<\/p>\n

Played in front of a reduced crowd, the final wasn\u2019t overly high on quality as Chelsea successfully nullified many of City\u2019s attacking options. Out-muscling their opponents and defending deeply, Chelsea limited the opportunities for City and managed to carve out a crucial goal just before half time when Kai Havertz rounded Ederson after a Mason Mount through ball.<\/p>\n

After the break, City weren\u2019t exactly brimming with attacking ideas and the injury in the second half to Kevin De Bruyne didn\u2019t help their cause. Even the introduction of Sergio Aguero for his last game for City couldn\u2019t change things and Chelsea battled their way to their second Champions League triumph against the odds.<\/p>\n

2012 \u2013 Drogba Leads Charge for Glory<\/h3>\n

Former Chelsea player, Roberto Di Matteo, had only been in the manager\u2019s role for a couple of months when his side were suddenly facing Bayern Munich in the Champions League final\u2026 in Munich! Di Matteo had been installed as caretaker boss when Andre Villas-Boas was sacked in March 2012, seemingly \u2013 at least in part \u2013 due to the Blues losing their Round of 16 first leg match at Napoli 3-1. Whether the trigger-happy board thought their side had no chance of progressing after that, or it was a master stroke to motivate the team to achieve something remarkable, we don\u2019t know. What we do know is that Chelsea won the second leg 4-1 after extra time to sneak through to the quarters.<\/p>\n

They won home and away against Benfica to set up a mouth-watering tie against Barcelona in the semis. A disciplined and assured display say Chelsea earn a 1-0 home win in the first leg, Didier Drogba scoring the only goal of the game. It was a little less assured in the second leg in Catalonia, but Chelsea came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 and book their place in the final.<\/p>\n

As with their final in 2021, Chelsea went into the game as underdogs, not least because Munich were playing on their own patch. But on the night there was not much to pick between the sides and it looked as though the match might end goalless. That is until Thomas M\u00fcller put Bayern into the lead in the 83rd minute. There seemed insufficient time for Chelsea to respond against a side, managed by Jupp Heynckes, who were rather stubborn defensively. But Didier Drogba pounced on a Juan Mata corner and headed in the equaliser.<\/p>\n

There were no further goals in extra time and, just like when Chelsea lost against Man United in 2008, the Champions League would be decided on spot-kicks. Penalties against a German side don\u2019t usually end well, but this time around it was the English team who prevailed thanks to missed kicks from Ivica Olic and the usually rock-solid Bastian Schweinsteiger. Guess who nailed the winning spot-kick for the Blue? Yep, that man Didier Drogba.<\/p>\n

Chelsea’s Worst Upsets<\/h2>\n
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Although Chelsea have only won the tournament twice, they haven\u2019t completely capitulated many times and so they don\u2019t have as many disappointments as some teams. Having said that, there have been a couple of occasions that Chelsea fans won\u2019t want to be reminded about (so look away now, Blues fans).<\/p>\n

Group Stage Failure \u2013 2012\/13<\/h3>\n

The only time Chelsea have played in the Champions League but failed to make it out of the group was in the 2012\/13 season when they went into the tournament as defending champions. They were drawn into a relatively straightforward group too, alongside Italian giants Juventus (fair enough, never an easy nut to crack), Ukrainian side, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Danish minnows, FC Nordsj\u00e6lland.<\/p>\n

With former Chelsea player, Roberto Di Matteo, in the manager\u2019s hot seat after leading his side to European glory just a few months earlier, the Blues were very much expected to progress. But things didn\u2019t go to plan this time around. The west Londoners started very well in their opening group game when they hosted Juventus and put themselves 2-0 up after around half an hour of the match. Unfortunately, they let the lead slip and the game ended 2-2.<\/p>\n

The Blues followed up with a convincing 4-0 drubbing of Nordsj\u00e6lland but then, disappointingly, lost 2-1 when travelling to Donetsk. They got their revenge when Shakhtar visited Stamford Bridge as the Blues ran out 3-2 victors. They then suffered a comprehensive 3-0 defeat to Juve in Turin. That cost Di Matteo his job and by the time Chelsea hammered Nordsj\u00e6lland 6-1, former Liverpool boss, Rafael Benitez, was in charge. But, as it turned out, their results were only good enough to finish level on points with Shakhtar, who progressed ahead of Chelsea because of the better head-to-head away goals record!<\/p>\n

Captain Fantastic Fluffs It Up \u2013 2008<\/h3>\n

When it comes to Champions League disappointments, it\u2019s hard to top Chelsea\u2019s 2008 defeat to Manchester United in the final in Moscow. With John Terry of all people messing up royally! Chelsea had made it to the semi finals in three of the previous four years in the Champions League and they felt in a strong position to go all the way in 2008. They\u2019d beaten another English club, Liverpool, in the semis (4-3 on aggregate) and had a team that was packed with top-class players. As well as English stars, John Terry, Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole, others in the starting line-up for the final included Dider Drogba, Michael Ballack, Claude Makelele and Michael Essien. Chelsea were formidable, with a spine of warriors and leaders that was very hard to beat.<\/p>\n

Having said that, Man United had their fair share of stars too, with their much-vaunted front three of Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo all starting for the Red Devils. With so much attacking talent on the pitch, it was perhaps surprising that there were only two goals scored in 120 minutes of football. Ronaldo got the first just before the half hour, while Lampard equalised on the stroke of half time.<\/p>\n

As always, penalties can prove something of a lottery. And, the unexpected certainly happened when none other than Ronaldo missed his spot-kick to give Chelsea fans plenty of hope that it was finally their year. (Well, to be fair to Ronnie Cech saved it\u2026 with his face!). Everyone else scored and up stepped Mr Reliable himself, club legend John Terry, to stroke in the winning penalty and lead his side to European glory\u2026 except he misread the script and promptly slipped as he took his kick and ballooned it onto the post! Nani, Anderson and Ryan Giggs scored their pens before Nicolas Anelka\u2019s weak attempt was saved by Edwin van der Sar and Chelsea had to wait a while longer for their first taste of Champions League glory.<\/p>\n