Chelsea is back in the Club World Cup final after 10 years. This time, The Blues don’t want to fail again.
Chelsea stepped into the 2021 Club World Cup final after eliminating Asian Champions League champions, Al Hilal, in the semifinals. The Blues 1-0 win over the Saudi Arabian club thanks to a single goal by Romelu Lukaku.
Thomas Tuchel’s men will next face Brazil’s Palmeiras in the Club World Cup final. Palmeiras, who won the Copa Libertadores, got rid of Al Ahly in the semifinals.
This will be the first meeting between Chelsea and Palmeiras. However, Chelsea has experience facing Brazilian clubs in the Club World Cup final.
That happened when Chelsea faced Corinthians in the 2012 Club World Cup final. Unfortunately, the match ended sadly for Chelsea who had to admit Corinthians’ superiority with a score of 0-1.
Now Chelsea has the opportunity to win the title that had failed to be won 10 years ago when they faced Palmeiras in the Club World Cup final, Saturday (12/2/2022) night WIB, at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Chelsea will also be more motivated because they have never won this competition.
“First, we have recovered from the semi-finals. The game was difficult. We only have three days before the final, so you don’t have much time to hone tactics and make plans for Palmeiras,” said Chelsea defender Thiago Silva as reported by the club’s official website.
“They have one more day to prepare but that is no excuse. We have prepared well and I hope when this is over we will return to London with this trophy.”
“It was a great week spent together and we have the opportunity to win a great trophy, especially since Chelsea have never won it.”
“This is very important for me, the club, the team and the staff and we have prepared ourselves as well as possible to bring this trophy to London,” said Thiago Silva.
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