2014-15 Europa League Quarter-Final: Chelsea vs Sevilla

Lore & Background

Chelsea won their first European title in 1971, defeating Real Madrid in the final to win the European Cup Winners' Cup. In 2012, they won the UEFA Champions League, becoming the fifth English team and the first and only team from London to date to win the competition. A year later, they won the UEFA Europa League and became the fourth club to win all three main UEFA club competitions at the time. In 2021, they won their second Champions League title, becoming the only club to have won all of UEFA's three main club competitions more than once. After winning the UEFA Conference League in 2025, they became the first club to win all four major UEFA men's club competitions.

In Their Own Story

The humid air of Seville hung heavy over the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán on that Tuesday night. Inside the stadium, the roar of the local faithful felt like a physical force, pressing against the Chelsea defense. José Mourinho paced the technical area, his expressions tight with calculation as the clock ticked past the 90th minute. The silence from the traveling Blue contingent was deafening; they had come expecting a tense, low-scoring affair, not the sudden eruption of Spanish flair that turned their lead into a nightmare.

Reader's Guide

Chelsea's biggest European win is 13–0, which came against Jeunesse Hautcharage in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1971. Their 21–0 aggregate win over the same opposition is a joint-record in European football. John Terry holds the club's record for the most European appearances, with 124, while Didier Drogba holds the record for the most goals scored, with 36.

Did You Know?

• Chelsea held both the Champions League and Europa League trophies simultaneously in 2013, the only side to ever do so.
• Chelsea were the first club to win all four major UEFA men's club competitions after winning the UEFA Conference League in 2025.