Chelsea are today a major force in Europe and especially in the Premier League. The West London-based club have never been short of spectacular, but their performance in the last decade has earned them lots of praise and pride. The club has tremendously outclassed some of the very big names and bagged Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup, all courtesy of an amazing on field display. Here we revisit some classic Chelsea matches that a true ‘Blue’ would love to relive.

Bayern Munich vs Chelsea (2012 UCL Finale)

Locking horns against the highly proficient German side in Football Arena Munich or Allianz Arena --after seeing off Barcelona in the semi-finals -- Chelsea’s UCL finale ranks right up the ladder. With the likes of Ashley Cole, Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard — in the absence of John Terry – gracing the grandest stage for Chelsea and Frank Ribery, Thomas Müller and Philipp Lahm for Bayern Munich, the stakes could not have been higher.

Playing in their own backyard, Bayern made Chelsea jostle for possession and kept continuous pressure. Chelsea, however, held their backline and their keeper Petr Čech, made some amazing saves to stop Bayern Munich from scoring. The strong show from Chelsea earned them a well-deserved clean sheet at half time, with both teams settling for 0-0 after 45 minutes.

In the second half, Bayern once again started strong, but Chelsea also managed to make forward runs and pose threat. Later in the second half, both teams scored a goal each and the match ended 1-1 after the regulation period. In the extra time, Bayern had a chance to win, but Arjen Robben’s penalty was saved by Čech. Eventually, the match was decided on penalties, where Chelsea came out on top.

Chelsea vs Manchester United (2012 EFL Cup)

Facing off for a spot in the quarter-final of EFL Cup, the list of Chelsea’s greatest matches cannot afford to miss this amazing free scoring game. A nine goal thriller, embraced by Ryan Giggs and Hazard for United and Chelsea respectively, saw Chelsea overcome deficit three times, while trailing by a goal each time. The match ended 3-3 after the regulation time. However, two goals in the extra period confirmed Chelsea’s spot in the last eight, before Giggs converted a penalty, with what was virtually the last kick of the match, as it ended 5-4 after extra time.

Chelsea vs Arsenal (Wenger's 1000th Game in Charge of Arsenal)

Chelsea vs Arsenal is the London Derby you can’t afford to miss. And back in 2014, as Arsene Wenger marked his 1000th appearance as Arsenal manager, Chelsea were in no mood to let Wenger celebrate in style. Scoring four goals before the halfway mark, and adding two more before the full time whistle, Arsenal had no reply to Chelsea’s class. In their six goal frenzy, Eden Hazard, Oscar, Samuel Eto'o, Mohamed Salah and André Schürrle, all registered their names on the scoresheet. While for Arsenal, no one could force the issue, as it ended 6-0 after a humiliating 90 minutes.

Chelsea vs Manchester United (Premier League)

In the list of Chelsea’s classic matches of the past decade, features another Manchester United and Chelsea clash. More than a battle between teams, it was a game with manager’s supremacy on the line.

In the match, Chelsea opened scoring with less than a minute on the clock, and piled on the pressure to score another before halftime. United were utterly poor in their second half display and two special goals from Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante, completed Blue’s thrashing of the Red devils. The match ended 4-0 after regulation period. It was Jose Mourinho’s first visit as a United boss to Stamford Bridge, which ended the way he lest would have wanted to.

However, during the match, when Chelsea were leading by 4 goals to the good, Conte started signalling the home crowd to get behind his boys and make more noise. The act that irritated Mourinho, and he confessed post match that the directive was dis-respectful, especially because Chelsea were comfortably winning.

Manchester City vs Chelsea (Premier League)

This match from the vault is another in the list of Chelsea FC best matches. Two teams, brilliantly matched and fighting for the much craved top spot in the Premier League, saw Chelsea netting 4 goals, unfortunately one at the wrong end.

During the match, while Manchester City strung good passes and made forward runs. However, they forgot to bring their shooting boots to the ground. The team luckily went in with a lead of 1-0 at the halfway mark, after Chelsea’s defender scored an own goal.

However, the half-time team talk did wonders for Chelsea in the second half, as they perfectly executed Conte’s masterclass and scored thrice to run away with the three away points. The triumph marked eighth successive Premier League victory for the club.

Interestingly, the game is also widely remembered for the chaos in the dying minutes. As City grew frustrated at what they think was partial refereeing by Anthony Taylor, they lost their cool in the injury time. City’ forward Sergio Aguero caught defender David Luiz on the knee, and was sent off. Chelsea's Nathaniel Chalobah quickly joined in, but luckily got away, while City’s Fernandinho was sent off for pushing Cesc Fabregas, who slapped him on the face.