Champions League winners: Every edition's winner since 1992/93

2010/11 – Barcelona

Barcelona won their second title under Pep Guardiola in 2010/11

Barcelona again proved their greatness in 2010/11, with Pep Guardiola’s side winning their second Champions League in 3 seasons by beating Manchester United in a rematch of the 2008/09 final. United were again largely outclassed by their Spanish opposition, as goals from Pedro, Lionel Messi and David Villa offset a goal from Wayne Rooney to ensure Barca won the game 3-1 – in London, too.

Messi was the standout player throughout the tournament, plundering 12 goals to finish as top scorer, and his side only lost a single game throughout – the first leg of their round of 16 tie with Arsenal. Outside of that, Barca were perfect; Shakhtar Donetsk were smashed 6-1 in the quarters and bitter rivals Real Madrid defeated 3-1 in the semi-finals before United were dispatched in the final. Essentially, this Barca side were one of the best to ever win the famous trophy.

2011/12 – Chelsea

Chelsea won the trophy after a penalty shoot-out in 2011/12

When billionaire Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003, his long term goal for the club was always to win the Champions League. It took almost a decade, but in 2011/12 the Blues finally made good on that goal – and incredibly, it was caretaker boss Roberto Di Matteo who led them to the victory.

Not that it was easy – after a tricky route to the final, Chelsea overcame Bayern Munich – in their own stadium to boot – after a penalty shoot-out to claim the trophy, with outgoing striker Didier Drogba scoring the winning kick as well as the equaliser to ensure the game ended 1-1.

Prior to their victory in the final, Chelsea had already made a bit of history by overcoming Barcelona in the semi-finals after a titanic effort, going some way to avenge their controversial loss at the same stage in 2009.

Chelsea took a 1-0 lead into the second leg of the tie at the Nou Camp, but Barcelona took the lead 2-0 with Chelsea reduced to 10 men. But somehow the Blues hit back, and after Ramires scored, Lionel Messi missed a penalty before Fernando Torres equalised to send Chelsea through. It was a win almost as big as their one in the final itself.

2012/13 – Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich won the first all-German Champions League final in 2012/13

After missing out on the Champions League via a penalty shoot-out in 2011/12, Bayern Munich came back with a vengeance in 2012/13, winning the trophy in the tournament’s first-ever all-German final. Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund – who won the Champions League back in 1996/97 – were their opponents in the final, but an 89th-minute goal from Arjen Robben gave Bayern a 2-1 victory, and their first Champions League triumph since 2000/01.

The dominance of Bayern was summed up by their tremendous victory over Barcelona in the semi-finals, as the German side won 7-0 on aggregate – the heaviest two-legged defeat Barca had ever suffered in the competition. And that win was preceded by a 4-0 aggregate hammering of Juventus in the quarter-finals – making Jupp Heynckes’ side one of the best in Champions League history.