CHELSEA made history by becoming the first team to win all four major European honours after securing the UEFA Europa Conference League last season.
The Blues have a stacked trophy cabinet, winning every trophy possible for an English club to win.
What are Chelsea being awarded?
When Chelsea came from behind to beat Real Betis 4-1 on May 29, they became the first club ever to win all four main UEFA competitions.
Their Conference League victory guaranteed Enzo Maresca’s side automatic qualification into the UEFA Europa League.
But because they finished fourth in the Premier League they will play their football in the UEFA Champions League this campaign.
They will find out their eight league phase opponents in the draw taking place tonight.
The preamble to tonight’s draw will involve a special award being handed to Chelsea.
This is for their achievement of “winning it all” after the Conference League completed their UEFA collection.
Co-owner Todd Boehly is set to be in attendance in Monaco to witness Chelsea be presented with the one-of-a-kind award.
What European trophies have Chelsea won?
Chelsea first tasted European success all the way back in 1971, defeating Real Madrid in the final of the European Cup Winners’ Cup.
They repeated this feat in 1998, qualifying for and winning the UEFA Super Cup as a result.
Their next European trophy was their first Champions League title in 2012 – historically beating Bayern Munich 4-3 on penalties.
The Blues repeated this accomplishment under Thomas Tuchel in 2021 when Kai Havertz netted the only goal in an all English final between them and Manchester City.
This qualified them into the Super Cup once again, in which they secured a second title by beating Villarreal 6-5 on pens.
In terms of the Europa League, Chelsea have taken home the trophy twice, most recently in 2019 when they thrashed Arsenal in the final 4-1.
Finally, they made history last season by beating Real Betis in the Conference League final after a second half come-back.
- 2 UEFA Champions League titles: 2012, 2021
- 2 UEFA Europa League titles: 2013, 2019
- 1 UEFA Conference League title: 2025
- 2 UEFA Super Cup titles: 1998, 2021
How to watch the Champions League draw?
Alternatively, SunSport will bring you every team’s full league phase schedule as it happens.
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