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At 0:30 Beijing time on February 10, a match in the semi-final of the Club World Cup was contested, and Chelsea challenged Riyadh Crescent away. Although Chelsea were pulled away by Manchester City at the top of the league, they were not badly ranked, 3rd and quite ahead of the teams behind them. At the same time, in the major cups, Chelsea is also very smooth, the Champions League into 1/8 of the ass, the Premier League Cup into the final, the FA Cup also entered the 5th round. This time in the Club World Cup, Chelsea's opponent is riyadh Crescent in the Saudi League. The total value of the Riyadh Crescent is only 60.43 million euros, which is not comparable to Chelsea's 883 million euros. Against opponents of this level, Chelsea won, although the score was only 1-0.
In this game, Tuchel lined up in a 3421 formation. Kepa served as the starting goalkeeper. Rudiger, Thiago Silva and Christensen are paired at 3 backs. Marcos Alonso, Mateo Kovacic, Jorginho and Azpilicueta make up the 4 midfield. The offensive trident combination of Havertz, Ziyech and Lukaku joined forces. Werner, Hudson-Odoi, Pulisic, Mount, Kante and Mendy are all on the bench.
In the first half, Chelsea had an overwhelming advantage and formed a siege, with Thiago Silva, Ziyech, Alonso and Lukaku attacking riyadh's new moon gate in succession. It wasn't until the 31st minute that Chelsea scored when Lukaku took advantage of a low-level mistake from his opponent to complete the goal. It was also the only goal scored in the first half. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time. Chelsea had 62% possession in the first half, scoring 1 goal with 10 shots on target and 3 shots on target. Riyadh Crescent only had four shots on goal in the first half, one on target, and failed to score.
Shortly after the start of the second half, Chelsea had the opportunity to extend the score, but Havertz's small angle shot was rejected by the upright. The backward Riyadh Crescent was unwilling to sit still and had to step up its attack in a back-to-back battle, and indeed created a very threatening shooting opportunity. Among them, Marega's one-knife shot was blocked by Kepa, and Kanu's explosive shot was also defused by Kepa. Kepa's heroic performance in key moments kept Chelsea from conceding a goal. Chelsea have never been able to score another goal. The final score was set at 1-0, with Chelsea eliminating Riyadh Crescent to advance to the final. Chelsea will storm the first Club World Cup trophy in team history. Tuchel was a miracle, and he led Chelsea to the final five times in just 379 days after taking over the team. The final match is also out, with Chelsea taking on Palmeiras.
Chelsea had 53 per cent of the ball in this game and scored 1 goal in 15 shots. Riyadh Crescent did not score in 12 shots on goal. In the post-match sofascore rating, Ziyech scored a game-high 7.8 points, and although he did not score four shots, he had 3 key passes, 4 successful passes, and was extremely active in the front. Lukaku, who was charging up to 100 million euros, scored 7.1 points, and Lukaku only had two shots on goal, but scored 1 goal and 2 key passes. Kepa made a crucial 3 saves and scored 7.5 points.