In the early morning of February 13, Beijing time, in the final of the Club World Cup, Chelsea won the championship for the first time in the history of the team through a 2-1 victory over Palmeiras in extra time. In the 54th minute, Hudson-Odoi's cross from the left was broken by Lukaku's header, and Palmeiras equalised on a penalty nine minutes later. In the 117th minute of extra time, captain Azpilicueta's shot hit the defender's arm, the referee awarded a penalty through VAR, and Havertz completed the kill in one fell swoop! In extra time, Luan Garcia, who had just sent points, shoveled Havertz red and left the field.
How long does it take from reaching the club world cup final for the first time to finally being crowned? Abu debuted at Chelsea in Europe in 10 years, conquering this supposedly easy and happy intercontinental champion, but almost spent another 10 years, and it is no wonder that when Drogba and Terry came to the scene before the game, the fans would suddenly turn back the clock and sigh that the People of Sri Lanka were gone.
Still facing a final opponent from Brazil, this time, the Blues, who are also a bit busy, did not repeat the mistakes of the past, and the 120-minute bitter victory was witnessed by the redemption of three key people: Lukaku, who had been boycotted by the ball and public opinion, Havertz, who had previously lost the final, and the only veteran captain in the team who had played in the 9-year club cup, Azpilicueta, the third crown of the Tuchel era, which is obviously more significant to the three.
"Twisted melon is not sweet" - just before the start of the Club World Cup, Lukaku once again posted a photo of white and black characters with only one sentence on social media, which was also regarded as a "Warcraft" questioning Tuchel's platoon. But compared with the suspicious Blues No. 9, the germans continued to make Lukaku start, and to some extent reduced the latter's fulcrum task. Facts have proved that in this chaotic war in which both sides are somewhat lacking in discipline, Lukaku, who has too many confrontation tasks, can still form a dimensionality reduction strike.
After gradually adjusting to the atmosphere of the game in the first 45 minutes, Lukaku opened the scoring with a header in the second half, not only winning both Club World Cup games, but also making him the first player in the Blues to score in doubles on all fronts this season. For 10 consecutive years, the Belgians have done just that, although the efficiency of 10 goals in 27 games is not much better than his last year at Manchester United. Despite his efficiency and only playing for more than 70 minutes before being replaced, Lukaku not only became the first Belgian player to score in the Club World Cup final, but also became the third Premier League player to score in the final after Wayne Rooney and Firmino.
Compared with Lukaku, who gradually came out of his heart, Havertz, who played the whole game, proved that he was indispensable in the final. In the first half, the German, who did not have a large range of activities, was equally silent, but gradually pressed down as his opponent fell behind, and Havertz, who had gained space, began to find feelings. In extra time, the German single-handedly shattered Palmelas's upset thoughts.
When Australian referee Beas looked back at VAR and awarded a penalty, Chelsea's top two handlers, Jorginho and Lukaku, one did not play and one had been replaced, and Havertz, as the third penalty shooter, did not fail in his mission, with a simplified version of Jonginho's penalty, fooled Weaverton. Although there was no shortage of goalscoring in the finals, Havrtz's memories of the last final on 12 yards were not perfect, when his penalty was guessed by Villarreal goalkeeper Lully, if it were not for Kepa's two points in a row, Chelsea would have the good fortune of winning three titles in 9 months? In the long stoppage time, Havertz completed the repair again, forming a single knife, he was put down behind Luan, who had previously sent points, who was sent by Zhihong, and the suspense of the game was gone.
But the real end of the battle is obviously the captain Azpilicueta, the 32-year-old Espanyol who first played in the Club World Cup nine years ago, waited until the end of the game with only 7 minutes left, and then Cahill was sent off by Chakir, the red-eyed Blues, the beastly palmeras at the end of the game this morning. At that time, Azpilicueta, who had only been with the team for 4 months, was only a small role in the squad, but after 9 years, cech, Lampard, Torres and Ashley Cole, who started at that time, had retired, Oscar, Ramirez and Moses had faded out of the mainstream vision, and only Hazard and Mata were still playing in the giants.
It is also from the resentment of 9 years and 2 months ago, the blues captain will lead by example to the limit: in extra time, both sides of the physical performance are overdrawn, the Blues No. 28 who has assisted the front court many times, continuing the way the FA Cup took over the battle, the blues' hard-earned penalty originated from Azpilicueta's shot in the penalty area hitting Luan's arm, and in the long review process of Bees, compared to the excited opposing coach Ferreira, and the Palmeiras players who surrounded the referee, The Spanish veteran is much calmer until the penalty is confirmed and does not dwell too much on the penalty. And when Palmeiras pressed hard at the end of the game and frequently launched an attack through long passes, the captain of the Blue Army, who repeatedly fought with the opposing high school striker De Verson to fight high balls, was still the true color of the fighting soul. And his tenacity also consumed the hearts and minds of his opponents to the greatest extent: Palmeiras, who committed five fouls in the front of the field in the final stage, did not even make one shot on goal.
At the final whistle, the Blues filled the only gap in the team's championship showroom, and Azpilicueta, who also added seven crowns, also became the first Full Slam winner in team history, like Chelsea's version of Alves. Participating in the 7 crowns throughout the whole process is not only a miracle that the two legends of the Blues in the stands have not been able to reach, but also enough to make Spanish pioneers such as Alonso, Torres, Renner, Fabregas and other Spanish pioneers who broke into the Premier League envy. However, after the game, holding the Club World Cup continuous selfies, the mood is too good to repeat the "AZP", and the Blues contract is only the last 4 and a half months left, in the case of the player's delay in starting the contract renewal, the rumor has reached a preliminary agreement with Barca, will he start a new journey without regrets?
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