The Blues midfielder Mount watched the final victory over Bayern Munich with his family and is relishing the chance to make his debut in the competition.
As he prepares for a potential Champions League debut against Valencia on Tuesday night, Mason Mount has revealed how he is inspired by Chelsea’s 2012 triumph in the competition.
Chelsea overcame Bayern Munich in a penalty shoot-out in the final seven years ago after Didier Drogba’s 88th-minute header from a Frank Lampard corner cancelled out Thomas Muller’s goal.
Mount was then a 13-year-old wearing his Chelsea shirt at home and watching the game with his family as Drogba dispatched the winning penalty.
"It is a historic night in the club’s history, I was at home with my family watching it," Mount said of the final. "I remember every part of the game, Drogba scoring the header and then the winning pen, brilliant night.
"Watching that as a kid, it gives you the extra fire and the goal to want to play in the Champions League because you have seen what the club has done before. I might have had my Chelsea top on. As soon as the game had finished, [it was] straight to bed because I probably had school the next day.
"I just remember all the family watching it and how excited we were, what a game, and you see all the celebrations after and how much it means to everyone, it means so much, and that is something in the history books for Chelsea.
"We have got to start this one off with a win. You have always got to set goals and that was definitely one of my goals to start this season. It was always to come back to Chelsea and work hard to get into the team.
"I knew the Champions League games were coming up so you have always got to set goals and I think you have got to work very hard to try and achieve that. It has been going well and hopefully I can start the next game.
"It is a dream to play in the Champions League and, for me playing in it with Chelsea, it is a massive game. You always want to get that first game under your belt and get that first three points."