CHELSEA’S Conference League victory has seen them become the first team to win every European trophy currently available.
Inspired by their brilliant talisman Cole Palmer, the Blues came from behind to beat Real Betis 4-1 in Wroclaw.
With the Conference League having only been launched in the 2021-22 season, Chelsea are just the fourth team to win it.
Enzo Maresca’s side have followed Roma, West Ham and Olympiacos in lifting the new trophy.
Of the four Conference League winners, Chelsea are the only ones to have also won the Champions League and Europa League.
Chelsea had to come from behind against their Spanish opponents to win the Conference League.
Palmer was the hero, setting up the equaliser from Enzo Fernandez and then Nicolas Jackson to put the Blues in front.
Jadon Sancho and Moises Caicedo then made sure of the result to spark incredible celebrations among the players and fans who’d travelled to Poland.
It meant another chapter was written in Chelsea’s European story.
The Blues lifted their first Champions League in 2012 after beating Bayern on penalties in Munich – they then added a second triumph in 2021 by defeating Manchester City in Porto.
Chelsea’s Europa League victories came in 2013 and 2019 under Rafael Benitez and Maurizio Sarri respectively.
The West Londoners have won the Uefa Super Cup in 1998 and 2021.
And in the latter year they also defeated Al-Hilal and Palmeiras to lift their first Club World Cup.
Domestically, the Blues have also won the lot.
Prior to Roman Abramovich’s 2003 arrival, the Blues had won the old First Division in 1955 – as well as the FA Cup in 1970, 1997 and 2000, and League Cups in 1965 and 1998.
Post 2003, Chelsea have won a further five Premier League titles, five FA Cups, and three League Cups.
In their history they have won four Community Shields.
Chelsea have also won some competitions that have since gone defunct.
The Blues won the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1971 and 1998 and the Full Members’ Cup in 1986 and 1990.
Having twice been relegated during the 1980s, Chelsea won the old Second Division in 1984 and 1989.
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