This Wednesday afternoon, begins the decision to know who the other finalist of the Club World Cup. Al-Hilal and Chelsea enter the field at 1:30 pm (GMT), at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi, and whoever advances faces the Al Ahly/Palmeiras in the final.
Favorites in the duel but not in their best phase, the English will not have coach Thomas Tuchel on the sidelines. The commander has tested positive for covid-19 and is in isolation. If the result is negative after the recovery period, he will travel to the United Arab Emirates later.
Chelsea come from a classification suffered in the FA Cup against Plymouth Argyle. At the time, the team drew 1-1 in the regulation stage and Marcos Alonso was the hero, scoring the winning goal in extra time. With the score, the Blues advanced to the fifth round of the competition.
The English team arrives to dispute its second World Cup. The first time, in 2012, he found Corinthians, but ended up with the runner-up.
The great curiosity in the squad is the player Kenedy, ex-Flamengo. The forward has been entered in the tournament as a defender and will be used by the coach as a left-back.
The Egyptian club is coming from a quiet victory and will have the mission to break the favoritism of their opponent. To find out who would face Chelsea in the semifinals, Al Hilal faced Al Jazira and secured a spot in the 6-1 rout. The score was the biggest in the history of the competition in its current format.
The club, commanded by the Portuguese Leonardo Jardim, has Marega and Pereira as offensive highlights and are the main hopes to swing the net. In January of this year, the team strengthened itself with the signing of strikers Odion Ighalo and Michael, ex-Flamengo.
Monterrey and Al Jazeera vie for fifth place
On the same day, Wednesday, but earlier, Monterrey and Al Jazira duel to dispute the fifth place and say goodbye to the World Cup. The match takes place at 10:30 am at Al Nahyan Stadium.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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