Chelsea are in the Club World Cup final

The Londoners prevailed 1-0 (1-0) in the semi-final against the Saudi club Al Hilal, the winner of the Asian Champions League. Romelu Lukaku (31st minute) shot his team into the final in Abu Dhabi, where the Blues will face Copa Libertadores winner Palmeiras Sao Paulo on Saturday (17.30:XNUMX p.m.). As with the arduous FA Cup win against Middlesbrough (2-1) on Saturday, Chelsea also had a hard time against outsiders Al Hilal. The Blues, without the corona-positive coach Thomas Tuchel, controlled the game for long stretches, but were too harmless and only rarely had good chances. Lukaku's goal after half an hour was preceded by a mistake by his opponent Yasser al-Shahrani. In the second half, Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa held on to the result with strong saves. Coach Tuchel tested positive for the corona virus at the weekend and was therefore unable to fly with the team to the United Arab Emirates. The Blues are still hoping that the coach can travel to Abu Dhabi for the final of the Club World Cup on Saturday. In the semi-final, the 48-year-old was represented on the sidelines by his assistant Zsolt Löw. Chelsea had already reached the final of the Club World Cup in 2012, but lost 0-1 to the then Copa Libertadores winner Corinthians Sao Paulo from Brazil, the arch-rival of current final opponent Palmeiras. The Londoners have never won the Club World Cup.

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Chelsea are in the Club World Cup final

Champions League winners Chelsea reached the final of the Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.

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