It's hard to imagine a team so dominant domestically has struggled so agonisingly on the European stage. Chelsea have won five Women's Super League titles, four FA Cups and two League Cups under manager Emma Hayes, but the Champions League is the one title that has always evaded them.
In 2021, they were 90 minutes away from finally being crowned Champions of Europe but Spanish giants Barcelona ran riot in a 4-0 win at the Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden. Chelsea weren't ready and they were cruelly punished for their inexperience at the top level.
Prior to the final two years ago, they'd reached the semi-finals on two occasions in 2018 and 2019, but were knocked out by Wolfsburg and Lyon in both of those seasons. This term, as they continue to chase down domestic success, they're potentially faced with their greatest opportunity to win the Champions League having knocked out eight-time winners Lyon at the quarter-final stage.
