Chelsea is one step away from completing its collection. They only need one trophy to fill the only free space in their showcases. A title that awaits them in Abu Dhabi. Palmeiras is his last obstacle towards eternityalthough they do not want to fall into the Brazilian trap again.
“Winning the Club World Cup for the first time is huge, but we know it will be difficult. We lost in 2012 and it hurt a lot. It is the only competition that I have not achieved and I am very motivated”, confessed César Azpilicueta. Only the captain survives in the blues of the defeat against Corinthians in the Yokohama final a decade ago (1-0). They were the last European team who did not lift the title, a disappointment that they want to correct by debuting in the tournament.
“We have a great opportunity to win an extraordinary title,” said a Thomas Tuchel who is still recovering from COVID-19. Since he arrived at Bridge a little over a year ago, the German coach has been in all the finals to which he has opted for blue. Last year he reached the FA Cup -defeat (0-1) against Leicester- and the Champions League triumphing (0-1) against Manchester City.
This season they already have the ticket for the battle for the Carabao Cup at Wembley against Liverpool (February 27), they are alive in the FA Cup and the Champions League and today they will step on the Bin Zayed in search of making history. “It’s a unique opportunity,” Havertz said.hero with his goal in Do Dragao.
If the blues win, they will have a full record like Bayern, Ajax, Manchester United and Juventus. Barcelona won three Fairs Cups, a chronological precursor to UEFA, but the European body does not homologate it as such. they would have raised already Premier (6), FA Cup (8), League Cup (5), Community Shield (4), Champions (2), Europa League (2), Cup Winners’ Cup (2), European Super Cup (2) and World Cup ( one)[[ver gráfico]. A success driven by Roman Abramovich. Chelsea had 11 titles before 2003 and 20 since his arrival after spending 2,340 million euros on transfers.
Palmeiras wants to avoid it. “It’s a David against Goliath”, warned Abel Ferreira. The champion of the last two Libertadores wants revenge after being left without a final against Tigres in 2021.
