At 0:30 a.m. Beijing time on February 13, the highly anticipated Club World Cup final will be staged, with 2020-21 Champions League champions Chelsea against South American Copa Libertadores champions Palmeiras.
The Toyota Cup (Intercontinental Cup) is the predecessor of the Club World Cup, and once a year, European champions and South American champions staged a summit showdown, and FIFA created the Club World Cup in order to get the top clubs on six continents to participate. The Toyota Cup and the Club World Cup went hand in hand for a period of time, and were officially merged in 2005.
The expansion of the Club World Cup is nothing more than an increase in the number of matches and attention, and it is still the European champions and South American champions who finally enter the final. After winning the Champions League in 2012, Chelsea participated in the Club World Cup for the first time in their history, but lost to Corinthians in the final and missed the title.
Palmeiras is a traditional Brazilian powerhouse, and on November 27, 2021, in the final of the Copa Libertadores, Palmeiras defeated flamenco 2:1 to win the championship. This is also the second consecutive year that Palmeiras has won the Copa Libertadores. In the last Club World Cup, Palmeiras lost 0:1 in the semi-finals to the Tigers of mexico's Nuevo León Autonomous University, and missed the championship.
In this Club World Cup, Chelsea's semi-final against AFC Champions League champions Riyadh Crescent, with Lukaku's goal, Chelsea beat Riyadh Crescent 1:0 to reach the final.
In another semi-final, Palmeiras defeated the Cairo Nationals 2-0 to reach the Club World Cup final for the first time in its history.
Chelsea and Palmeiras, who will play in the final of this club world cup, both teams are the first time in the history of the team to reach the club world cup final, so who can finally lift the club world cup championship trophy for the first time in the history of the team?
Chelsea have won 5, drawn 4 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches in all competitions, with the only defeat coming from a 1-0 away defeat to 1-0 away to Manchester City in the 22nd round of the Premier League.
Palmeiras are unbeaten in their last 10 matches in all competitions with 6 wins and 4 draws.
Chelsea and Palmeiras have no record of meeting in official matches.
Chelsea and Palmelas staged the European and South American summit finals, Blues defender Thiago Silva said in an interview that Palmeiras is a difficult opponent to deal with, but Chelsea has enough motivation to win the Club World Cup trophy.
In terms of overall strength and recent conditions, Chelsea have a better chance of winning, and there is only one game left before the first Club World Cup title trophy in their team's history!