Chelsea Champions League 2020-2021 Winner
When Thomas Tuchel has come and only 5 months has taken him to make desperate Chelsea win the Champions League.
Last season, Chelsea was in the UCL Group E, with Sevilla, Rennes and FC Krasnodar. In six group matches, Chelsea won the four and played a draw in two matches, finishing the group on the first place with 14 points.
In the Champions League Final Stage 1/8 final, the opponent of The Blues was Atletico Madrid. The Blues won Atleti 1-0 in Madrid, and 2-0 in London, moving the next round.
Here, Chelsea faced FC Porto, winning the 1st leg 2-0 and losing the 2nd leg 1-0, London’s club reached the semifinals of the UCL.
In semifinals, Real Madrid was waiting for Chelsea. The first match teams played a draw, 1-1, and in London Chelsea won 2-0, reaching the UEFA Champions League final for the third time in their history.
In the UCL final, Chelsea faced another English club, Manchester City, and with the only goal by Kai Havertz, won the UCL Cup for the 2nd time in their history.
Chelsea Champions League 2020-2021 Stats
Top goalscorer was Olivier Giroud: 6 goals.
The most matches played Ngolo Kante: 13 games.
Chelsea conceded the fewest goals this season: 4 conceded goals in 13 matches.
Edouard Mendy kept 9 clean sheets: 9 in 12 matches.
N’Golo Kante won Player of the Match awards 3 consecutive times.
How many times have Chelsea won the UEFA Champions League?
Chelsea have won the UCL for two times. The Blues won the first title in 2011-2012 season. In the final, Chelsea played a 1-1 draw against Bayern Munich, and won the German club with penalties: 4-3.
Second UCL title Chelsea won last season, beating Manchester City 1-0.
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