Chelsea lost the Europa League Final five times : 1963 and 1990 against Milan , 1965 against Inter Milan , 1968 against Manchester United , and 1988 against PSV Eindhoven .
Previous appearances include back-to-back victories in the 1961 and 1962 European Cup showpieces ( 3–2 against Barcelona and 5–3 against Real Madrid , respectively ) and unsuccessful presences in four other European Cup finals – 1963 ( 1–2 to Milan ) , 1965 ( 0–1 to Inter Milan ) , 1968 ( 1–4 to Manchester United ) and 1988 ( 0–0 , 5–6 on penalties to PSV Eindhoven ) – and one UEFA Cup final in 1983 ( 1–2 on aggregate to Anderlecht ) .Before this season , Chelsea had never reached a final of the UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League .
2013 UEFA Europa League Final