With a penalty goal from German Kai Havertz in extra time (117′), Chelsea won the Club World Cup for the first time in its history after beating Palmeiras 2-1 this Saturday in Abu Dhabi.
In the 90 minutes, the Belgian Romelu Lukaku put the English ahead at the beginning of the second half (54), but Raphael Veiga equalized from the penalty spot 10 minutes later for the Copa Libertadores champion.
The Brazilians’ dream vanished just a few minutes from the end, when the Australian referee Chris Beath consulted the VAR for a possible handball inside the box by Luan Garcia, who ended up signaling the penalty converted by Havertz. A move that went far beyond the young German’s charge, as captain César Azpilicueta influenced without even kicking the ball.
The ‘key’ to victory
At the time of the sanction of the penalty in favor of Chelsea, César Azpilicueta, the experienced captain of the ‘blue’ team, took the ball and prepared himself as if he were going to kick the ball.
To make him feel pressure, the Palmeiras footballers surrounded the Spaniard and began to annoy him with comments.
What no one expected is that after receiving that load, Azpilicueta would move away from the area and let the young Kai Havertz, 22, make the launch with all the calm in the world.
“To be honest, I was a bit nervous. It was decisive. Crazy, but I’ve tried to keep calm and now I’m very happy.”Havertz said when asked about his feelings before launching the decisive maximum penalty in extra time. In the end, his shot was successful and Chelsea came out champion.
With this victory, Chelsea maintains dominance in Europe in this tournament, which they lost for the last time in 2012, when the English team fell to another Brazilian rival, Corinthians.
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*With AFP
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