English Chelsea and Brazilian Palmeiras will seek their first Club World Cup title this Saturday in Abu Dhabi, after losing the only finals of the tournament they played before.
The match will be played this Saturday, February 12, 2022 from 11:30 (Ecuador time), Chelsea current champion of the Champions League and Palmeiras, current champion of the Copa Libertadores.
The English, under the command of German Thomas Tuchel, suffered to beat the Saudi Al-Hilal of Riyadh, Asian champion, in the semifinals 1-0, with a solitary goal from the Belgian Romelu Lukaku, the main reference in the attack of the London team .
For its part, Palmeiras, champion of the last two editions of the Copa Libertadores, won 2-0 against the Egyptian Al-Ahly from Cairo, the African representative, with goals from Raphael Veiga and Dudú, in a match in which the South Americans dominated from start to finish.
The “Verdao” of Sao Paulo, led by the Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira, played the 2020 Qatar Club World Cup, which due to the pandemic was played in 2021 and stayed in the semifinal, while Chelsea was defeated in the 2012 final , in Japan, precisely against the Brazilian Corinthians, Palmeiras’ historic backyard rival.
The Brazilian team also bears the defeat of 1999, when in the now defunct Intercontinental Cup, which was replaced by the current format of the Club World Cup, they fell 1-0 in the final against Manchester United, also from England.
For this Club World Cup final, Chelsea is awaiting whether Tuchel will be able to sit on the bench, who is already in Abu Dhabi after having overcome the coronavirus, although awaiting further analysis.
At what time does the Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Palmeiras play?
- Mexico – 10:30 a.m.
- Peru – 11:30 a.m.
- Colombia – 11:30 a.m.
- Ecuador – 11:30 a.m.
- Venezuela – 12:30 pm
- bolivia – 12:30 pm
- Argentina – 1:30 p.m.
- chili – 1:30 p.m.
- Paraguay – 1:30 p.m.
- Uruguay – 1:30 p.m.
- Brazil – 1:30 p.m.
- Spain – 5:30 pm
- U.S – 8:30 a.m. Los Angeles time
- U.S – 11:30 a.m. Miami time
TV and streaming channels to watch the Club World Cup final between Palmeiras and Chelsea?
- Ecuador: ECDF (The Soccer Channel).
- Argentina: TNT Sports
- Brazil: Band, NOW NET and Claro, BandSports, GUIGO
- chili: TNT Sports.
- International: YouTube (Countries that did not get television rights, for example Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru)
- Mexico: TNT Go, TNT Sports
- Central America: TNT.
- Spain: Movistar+
- U.S: FOX Sports, Fox Sports 2, FOX Sports App, Foxsports.com
- Venezuela: Your TV (TLT)
- Uruguay: TV Plus.
Possible line-ups of Chelsea and Palmeiras for the final of the Fifa Club World Cup
– Chelsea (UK): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Andreas Christensen, Thiago Silva, Antonio Rudiger; Cesar Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic, Marcos Alonso; Hakim Ziyech, Kai Havertz and Romelu Lukaku
Trainer: Thomas Tuchel
– Palmeiras (BRA): Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Gómez, Luan, Joaquín Piquerez; Danilo, Ze Rafael, Gustavo Scarpa; Raphael Veiga, Dudu and Rony.
Trainer: Abel Ferrera.
Data of the match between Chelsea and Palmeiras
Referee: The Australian Chris Beath, assisted on the wings by his compatriots Anton Shchetinin and Ashley Beecham.
Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed from Abu Dhabi.
Hour: 8:30 p.m. local time (4:30 p.m. GMT).
Source: Eluniverso
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