WITH Chelsea’s favorable Conference league Draw, the blues are now clear favorites to win the competition.
Enzo Maresca Side will defend the lead of 2-1 first leg against FC Copenhagen in the last 16 years, while playing either Molda or Legia Warsaw if they make the quarterfinals.
One of the fighters, Rapid Vienna, Paphos or Djurgarden, will be their opponents in the semifinals, and the showdown against Fiorentine or Real Betis is potentially in front of them in the finals, held in the Polish city of Wroclaw.
This may not Champions LeagueBut Mareca will be willing to end with the first trophy season in the cabinet ahead of 2025/26 Premier league campaign.
At the time of writing, side of the Stamford Bridge takes fifth place in TableJust a point behind Manchester City in fourth place.
If they are going to a solid ride between now and May, they could provide the Champions League berth for next season. Some of the best club nights have arrived in the competition over the years, while enjoying performing on the continent at other competitions.
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Here we looked at some of the best European games in the history of the club.
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Chelsea 2-1 Benfica
Europa League final (2012/13)
Chelsea entered the 2012/13 season as the Champions League owner. However, they could only finish third in group stages, landing in the knockout rounds of the Europa League.
Rafa Benitez replaced Roberto di Matteo as a manager and led the blues to victory over Sparta Prague, Steaua Bucharest, Rubin Kazan and Basel to reach the finals.
The statement was finely placed at 1-1 before Branislav Ivanovic scored a late winner during the time of injury in which he saw Chelsea Request your first Europa League crown.
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Chelsea 3-1 Barcelona
First League League Champions League (1999/00)
Chelsea’s Maiden Champions League campaign was certainly impressive. Two draws against Milan, a stunning 5-0 victory over Galatasaray and a victory over Hertha Berlin secured its passage to the second group phase.
There they saw the challenges of Feyenoord and Marseille to book a quarterfinal date with Barcelona.
The Barcelona team, despite the rival and Luís Figu, were cracked from the water in West London, and the goals came from the Gianfranco Zola and two efforts of Tore Andre Flo. Figo withdrew the crucial goal because the Catalan giants won the other leg at an additional time, but it was still a stunning victory on the bridge.
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Chelsea 4-1 arsenal
Europa League final (2018/19)
Six years after winning the European secondary competition for the first time, Chelsea made the finals again, playing London’s Rival Arsenal this time.
Maurizio Sarri endured the difficult season at the club, but his side split the weapon to Grandma, claiming a beautiful 4-1 victory.
Two goals of Eden Hazard and one by piece of Pedro and Olivier Giroud meant that it was a rather direct victory, with the extra pleasure knowing that the rifles had missed the Champions League football next season.
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Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea
Quarter-final 2. League of Champions League (2003/04)
Arsenal started the undefeated Premier League season, while the Champions League probably represented the best chance that the Blues win silver accessories while lagging behind Gunner in the league.
For two months, they lost to Gunner in Fa Cup, while the northern London residents won both league matches 2-1. The odds were stacked aside by Claudio Ranieri.
Running 1-1 to Stamford Bridge in the first part of their quarterfinals meant Arsenal had an advantage. Jose Antonio Reyes put the home side in front of the half, but Chelsea returned, reaching twice in the second half to ensure a amazing triumph. The late Wayne Bridge strike will live in memory for a long time.
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Stuttgart 0-1 Chelsea
UEFA Cup Winners (1997/98)
In 1997, the FA Cup Chelsea triumph ensured that they qualified for the Cup Winners Cup for the 1997/98 season.
The victory over Slovan Bratislav, Tromso, Real Betis and Vicenza set the finals against Stuttgart in Sweden. Blues won the 1-0 match thanks to the Zola goal, securing only their second European trophy.
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Chelsea 4-1 Napoli
Champions League Last-16 2. Leg (2011/12)
After the turbulent start of the season under Andre Villas-Boas, Chelsea was far from the pace. European football was a welcome disturbance because they qualified for the last 16 Champions League as the winners of the group.
However, they suffered a loss of 3-1 from Napoli in the first part of their last 16 conflict. To the other legs, Villas-Boas was fired, and Roberto di Matteo was in charge.
Goals of Didier Drogba and John Terry leveled to equalize on the aggregate before sending a tinge on both sides at an extra time. Ivanovic scored a goal for sending the club in the quarterfinals.
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Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool
Semi -final 2. Champions League legs (2007/08)
Liverpool prevailed over Chelsea in two previous semi -finals of the Champions League challenged in 2005 and 2007, but in 2008 it was different.
A 1-1 draw on Anfield meant that Chelsea had a thin advantage on the eve of another leg. Another 1-1 draw sent a relationship to an extra time, where Frank Lampard and Drogba achieved a club at the edge of the finals.
Ryan Babel imprinted late comfort, but Blues Vio that he first reached the Champions League final.
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Chelsea 4-2 Barcelona
Champions League Last-16 2. Leg (2004/05)
Jose Mourinho was just manager Roman Abramovich that Chelsea should have taken to the next level. In the first season he would run the club to the Premier League and League Cup, although European fame invented them.
In the first knockout 2004/05., The Blues were 2-1 with their first leg against Barcelona, but on an amazing night the drama ran into a 3-0 lead after only 19 minutes.
Ronaldinho reached a penalty before throwing out an incredible toe out of the frame to further reduce the backward. Terry saved the day by powering home from the corner to send Chelsea to the quarterfinals.
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Chelsea 2-1 Real Madrid
Finale of the European Cup winner (1970/71)
The first European Chelsea trophy was defeated in 1971. The club beat Leeds United in the 1970 FA Cup final to secure its place in the Cup Winners Cup.
They reached the semifinals thanks to victories over Aris Solun, Csko Sofia and Club Brugge. Manchester City waited in the semifinals, where two wins 1-0 took them to the finals against Real Madrid.
Madrid won six European Cups and were clear favorites to win. A 1-1 draw meant that the finals went to play in Athens, where goals in the first half of John Dempsey and Peter Osgood Blues firmly controlled.
It was right with the remaining 15 minutes, but Chelsea endured to win his first major European trophy. They knew a little that it would be 27 years before the next one.
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Barcelona 2-2 Chelsea
Semi -final 2. Champions League legs (2011/12)
This will descend as one of the best nights in the history of the club. After securing a top-notch victory of 1-0 in the first part over Barcelona holders at Stamford Bridge, they went to Camp Nou with the lead to defense.
Sergio Busquets straightened the tie before John Terry was fired. When Andrés Iniesta made 2-0, all hopes appeared lost.
Ramires then put the blues forward on goals with a famous chip, and Chelsea somehow survived a tough attack while Barca sneaking their goal – with Lionel Messi even missing a penalty.
Their place in the finals was secured by a wonderful solo goal Fernando Torres, who rounded off Victor Valdes to withdraw the miraculous victory. We all know what happened next.
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Man City 0-1 Chelsea
Champions League final (2020/21)
The second title of Chelsea’s Champions League followed during the 2020/21 campaign. Thomas Tuchel took over from Frank Lampard In January 2021, and the rest of the season was supposed to see that German settlement in the 2021/22 campaign.
Atlético Madrid, Porto and Real Madrid won on their way to the finals in Porto, where the club would take over Man City.
It was expected to be the Gariol Crown in City, but the goal of Kai Havertza just before halftime was enough to see the Stamford Bridge side demanded their second Champions League title.
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Bayern Munich 1-1 Chelsea (3-4 on penalties)
Champions League final (2011/12)
There is no doubt that the Champions League finals are the biggest night, European or otherwise, in the history of the Chelsea football club.
Entering the game as a massive underdogs against Bayern Munich, who not only played at his home stadium, but also a team that sent Real Madrid packing in the semifinals.
Bayern scored the final phase of the usual time by the kindness of Thomas Müller, but Didier Drogba managed to score from the corner to take the match up to extra time.
Peter Cech saved the day for the blues. Not only did he save the sentence from Arjen Robben at an additional time, but the Czech star from Bayern retained two more efforts in the criminal shooting, and Chelsea beat 4-3.
Despite the fact that John Terry suspended as a result of sending against Barcelona, Blues secured his biggest triumph, nine years after Abramovich took over the club.
Win in the Conference League this season means that Chelsea would become the first team to win the Champions League, the Europa League, the Cup winner Cup and the Conference League.
