English giants Chelsea capped off their 2024-25 season with a thumping 4-1 win over Real Betis to win the UEFA Europa Conference League in Wroclaw, Poland on Wednesday, making them the first club to win all three major European Championships.
Earlier, Chelsea won both the UEFA Champions League (2012 and 2021) and the UEFA Europa League (2013 and 2019) on two occasions. The Blues are also the first side to win all five of UEFA’s men’s senior club competitions, which include the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup (now defunct). In addition, the club with a rich history have also claimed the FIFA Club World Cup in 2021.
The win on Wednesday was the story of two halves, where Chelsea were put under extreme pressure by Betis after a 9th-minute goal by Abde Ezzalzouli. But a host of goals in the second half by Enzo Fernández in the 65th, Nicolas Jackson in the 70th, followed by an 83rd-minute goal by Jadon Sancho and an extra-time goal by Moisés Caicedo to make it 4-1 after trailing 1-0 for nearly two-thirds of the game.
The silverware came at the back of a 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the last game of the Premier League, which fired Chelsea to the fourth spot behind title winners Liverpool, second-placed Arsenal and Manchester City in third. The win also denied Forest a ticket to the Champions League, but the Enzo Maresca side secured their UCL ticket after that win.
“It’s a great feeling. As the game went on, we grew into it, and thankfully, we scored four goals in the second half,” said Chelsea captain Reece James after the match to TNT. “Coming into this competition, it was something we had to win. Next season we go again in the Champions League,” he added.
CHELSEA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD
| Championship | Titles | Years |
| Champions League | 2 | 2012, 2021 |
| Europa League | 2 | 2013, 2019 |
| Cup Winners’ Cup | 2 | 1971, 1998 |
| Europa Conference League | 1 | 2025 |
| Super Cup | 2 | 1998, 2021 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 1 | 2021 |
