The Chelsea English, in a balanced final, beat the Brazilian 2-1 this Saturday palm treestwo-time champion of the Copa Libertadores, and won the title of the Club World Cupa decade after losing it to another Brazilian rival.
The goals of the monarch of the Champions League of Europe were converted by the Belgian Romelu Lukaku and the german Kai Havertzfrom a penalty, while Raphael Veiga, also from 11 meters, discounted for Palmeiras.
Chelsea had fallen in 2012 just before the Brazilian Corinthianshistorical rival of Palmeiras, while the “Verdao” of Sao Paulo, who was eliminated in the semifinal last year, lost in 1999 against the English Manchester United on the Intercontinental Cupwhich was replaced by the Club World Cup.
For this final, Chelsea could count on the German coach on the bench Thomas Tuchelwho served a quarantine after having tested positive for covid-19 in London, recovered and managed to arrive in the Emirati capital the day before.
The Senegalese goalkeeper Edward Mendywho played and won with his country the African Cup of Nationsrejoined the team and was lined up as a starter, replacing the Spanish Kepa Arrizabalagawho played in the semi-final (1-0) against the Saudi team Al-Hilal from Riyadh, Asian champion.
Tuchel, in addition to the change of goalkeeper, lined up Mason Mount, Callum Hudson–Odoi and to french N’Golo Kantú in the places of the Italian-Brazilian jorginhofrom Moroccan Hakim Ziyech and from Spanish Mark Alonso.
For Palmeiras, the Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira kept the same 11 starters that beat the Egyptian club 2-0 in the semi-final Al-Ahly from Cairo, African champion.
The game, with the majority of Palmeiras fans in the stands, started off moving, with attacks and responses from both sides, but as the minutes went by, Chelsea looked looser, mainly due to the push from the front line of the experienced Brazilian defender Thiago Silva and on free throws.
But Palmeiras was not shy and also risked counterattacks, almost always driven by the power of the striker Ronwhich he failed to define.
In the first half, Chelsea lost due to injury to Mountwho was relieved by the American creative Christian Pulisic.
At the beginning of the second half, when the teams settled down again, Hudson-Odoi was projected from the left and Lukaku jumped past Luan to connect with a header to make it 1-0 in the 54th minute.
The São Paulo team did not lower their guard and in an attack the rival defense Thiago Silva he deflected a ball with his hand that would go to the Paraguayan defender and captain Gustavo Gomez. With the support of the VAR, the Australian referee Chris Beath sanctioned the penalty that was converted by Raphael Veiga at minute 63.
In extra time, at 98 minutes, Chelsea’s German reserve Timo Wermer crashed a shot into the crossbar of the goal defended by Wéverton.
The winning goal for the “Blues” also came via VAR, which alerted the referee Beath about a questionable hand in the area of Luan and in the collection Havertz decreed 2-1 after 116 minutes of play.
With another VAR intervention, defender Luan was sent off after 120 minutes for a malicious foul on Havertz.
The Uruguayan acted in the South American team for 120 minutes Joaquin Piquerez Y Gómezwhile the Colombian Eduard Atuesta entered in the final minutes.
Thiago Silva and Spaniard César Azpilicueta were starters for the English team. the also spanish Saul Niguez He came into action for the second half.
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