Spain may lead the all-time winners list in total titles, but no country has produced more individual Champions League-winning clubs than England. Six different English sides have lifted the trophy across the competition’s history, and in the last two decades alone, English clubs have won it five times. 

So far this season, six Premier League clubs have made it through to the knockout rounds, which means the Champions League latest odds could well be pointing towards another English winner before long. Let’s take a look at the last five English teams to lift the trophy.

Manchester City, 2023

City’s wait for a first European title ended in Istanbul, of all places. It was on the same ground where Liverpool had pulled off their famous comeback against Milan in 2005, and the occasion felt just as significant for City’s supporters. Rodri’s second-half strike was enough to beat Inter Milan 1-0 and complete the treble under Pep Guardiola.

It had taken City years to get over the line in Europe, having come close on several occasions, and the relief among their supporters was clear. It also completed one of the great modern trebles alongside the Premier League title and the FA Cup.

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Chelsea, 2021

Chelsea became only the third club to win the Champions League twice when they beat Manchester City 1-0 in Porto. Kai Havertz, signed the previous summer, ran through to chip the ball over Ederson after a brilliant through ball from Mason Mount.

It was a controlled, disciplined performance from Thomas Tuchel’s side, who had only taken charge in January and turned Chelsea’s season around completely. City, who had been chasing a historic treble, were kept quiet throughout and never really threatened to find an equaliser.

Liverpool, 2019

Jurgen Klopp had come close before, losing the 2018 final to Real Madrid in Kyiv. A year later in Madrid, Liverpool made no mistake. Mohamed Salah converted a penalty inside two minutes, and Divock Origi sealed it late on to give Klopp’s side a comfortable 2-0 win against Tottenham.

It was Liverpool’s sixth European Cup and their first in 14 years. The journey to get there included one of the great Champions League nights at Anfield, where they beat Barcelona 4-0 to overturn a 3-0 first-leg deficit without Salah or Roberto Firmino.

Chelsea, 2012

Few Champions League wins have felt as unlikely as Chelsea’s in Munich. Roberto Di Matteo had taken over as manager just weeks before, and Chelsea were widely expected to fall short against Bayern on their opponents’ home ground. 

They were a goal down with time running out when Didier Drogba headed an equaliser in the 88th minute. Bayern had a penalty saved by Petr Cech in extra time, and then Drogba stepped up in the shootout to score the winning kick himself. It was one of the most dramatic nights in the competition’s history, and it gave Chelsea their first European Cup.

Manchester United, 2008

Sir Alex Ferguson’s second Champions League triumph came in Moscow, where United faced Chelsea in the first all-English final. Cristiano Ronaldo gave United the lead with a towering header before Frank Lampard levelled things up before half-time. Neither side could find a winner in extra time, so penalties decided it.

Edwin van der Sar saved Nicolas Anelka’s kick to hand United the trophy. It was a fitting end to a season in which they also won the Premier League, and it remains Ronaldo’s only Champions League winners’ medal as a United player.