Chelsea will get another chance to win the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time after beating Al Hilal 1-0 on Wednesday to set up a meeting with Palmeiras in the final. (More Football News)
✅Romelu Lukaku’s close-range goal in the 32nd minute settled a match between the European and Asian champions.
✤A European team has won 13 of the last 14 finals in the intercontinental competition. The last to lose was Chelsea, beaten by Corinthians in 2012.
💫Another Brazilian team in Palmeiras, the South American champion, awaits on Saturday and Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel should be in Abu Dhabi for that.
⛎Tuchel missed the game against Al Hilal because he is isolating after contracting the coronavirus, and is hoping to be able to travel out for the final.
💜Lukaku’s goal was his first in six appearances and came after Al Hilal defender Yasser Al-Shahrani failed to clear a cross by Kai Havertz. The Belgium striker crashed home a finish from the edge of the six-yard box.
