Champions League Winner Chelsea: The Road to Success

 

The Blues managed to raise the trophy of the Champions League for the second time in their history, and obtained a reward of 19 million euros, plus the pass to other competitions.

Chelsea became the winner of the Champions League 2020/21 season, after beating Manchester City 1-0 with a goal from Haiz Havertz. The Blues managed to lift the trophy for the second time in their history, and this achievement not only gave them glory in Europe, but also both financial and sporting awards.

 

In addition to achieving sporting glory, Chelsea earned 19 million euros, which are awarded by UEFA. However, throughout the competition, the teams obtain more economic prizes that are added in case of reaching the final. As a result, the English club got a total of 82 million euros.

 

City, coached by Spaniard Pep Guardiola, failed to overcome the London team's defense. The entry into the last section of the duel by Argentine Sergio Agüero did not even serve to equalize the score, despite the desperate attempts of City in the last minutes of the game.

 

The clear superiority shown in the first half by Chelsea was finally enough to win the championship. The physical and defensive deployment of N'Golo Kanté were decisive in sustaining the team coached by German Thomas Tuchel in the second half.

 

After this glorious victory, the tactical work of Thomas Tuchel has been recognized by most sports analysts as one of the keys to the strength that Chelsea has shown this season and that has ended up taking him to the top in the UEFA Champions League.

The competitions to which you qualify by winning the UEFA Champions League

By raising the Champions League trophy, Chelsea qualified for the Club World Cup (it will be played between 8 and 18 December this year) and will play the European Super Cup against Villareal, who won the Europa League.

 

Kante, the best player of the Champions League final Chelsea vs Manchester City

N'Golo, one of the figures of the French World Champion team in Russia 2018, was chosen the best player of the tournament. Besides, N’Golo Kante won Player of the Match awards 3 consecutive times. Overall, he played the most matches: 13, and the top goalscorer was Olivier Giroud with six goals.

Thomas Tuchel, unique: Chelsea manager's incredible Champions League record

The German became the first manager in history to reach two consecutive Champions League finals with two different teams. First with PSG and now with the Blues, with whom he became champion.

 

Champions League All Winners

So far, the competition has seen 22 different teams winning the desired trophy. Real Madrid is dominant here with 13 overall UCL titles. Next come AC MIlan with seven titles, Bayern Munich and Liverpool with six UEFA Champions League titles. Find the complete list of the Champions League Winners.