Chelsea will meet Brazilian side Palmeiras in the Club World Cup final after edging past Al-Hilal at the Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Romelu Lukaku scored the only goal in the first half.

The Blues will now look to lift the only trophy that has evaded them across Roman Abramovich's 19-year ownership of the club.

Boss Thomas Tuchel missed the game as he was isolating after testing positive for Covid-19.

Chelsea dominated from the start against the Saudi Arabian side, and their breakthrough came from Lukaku just after the half-hour mark.

Kai Havertz's left-wing cross was inadvertently headed into the Belgian's path by Yasser Al Shahrani, and he rifled home from point-blank range.

It was Lukaku's ninth goal of the season and ended a six-game drought, after he missed a couple of opportunities earlier in the match.

Two minutes after the break, Havertz burst through on goal and clipped the post from a tight angle, despite having Lukaku and Hakim Ziyech for support in the area.

Asian Champions Al-Hilal barely threatened until Mohamed Kanno shot over from distance after combining well with former West Bromwich Albion midfielder Matheus Pereira.

Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga then denied Moussa Marega from eight yards out, while Odion Ighalo and Kanno saw shots blocked as Chelsea struggled to put the game to bed.

But the European Champions held on in the end and, in Saturday's final, will have the chance to avenge defeat in this competition a decade after their last appearance.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60307726

Congratulations to them in advance.

The forbidden Lukaku helped Chelsea secure a Win, after they'll start bashing him, this kind club and Their yeye fans sef

So without Lukaku,
Una for play 0-0 against All hilal
Al hilallllll ohhhh
Club wet Man u go trash 3-0 first half

Instead of shame to catch their fans. They are here busy making noise..

Chelsea is yet to have a good striker.
I don’t know if is Lukaku new style of play or the coach is yet to know how to use him.

Always raising his hand like a Naija Politicians canvassing for vote.

I hope and pray we win this tournament.
We deserve the CUP.

wunmi590:


Congratulations to them in advance.

them fit no win if them meet all those Brazilian clubs

Really ?

MITCHELL96:
The forbidden Lukaku helped Chelsea secure a Win, after they'll start bashing him, this kind club and Their yeye fans sef

he is useless

Cfc to the world

Up the chels

They won't win the cup.
Chelsea isn't good this season

Re

Chelsea For Life
Chelsea for the CWC

Ighalo no play?

Not happy with the victory even though I be Chelsea fan. Club wey Chelsea suppose beat like small pikin. I bin dey expect 4-0.

Na chelsea get am nau ... Forget final match formality...

Blues


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This is what we need in Nigeria and Africa at large.. let’s be our brothers’ keepers..

Up Blues

Chelsea my Chelsea, up Chelsea

Chelsea Keeper try today

Up Blues!

Weldone guys. Blue is the colour.

He played complete 90 mins

duality:
Ighalo no play?

The fifa club world cup is biased and designed to make sure European and South America teams always comes out top

Which world club? How can a tornament played by a selected few be called a world club? How many African club team features?

If them like make chelsea play PK. THEY MUST WIN OOO.

WIN ALL AVAILABLE TROPHY

Remman:
Which world club? How can a tornament played by a selected few be called a world club? How many African club team features?

African team na club? Which African team u de fan

False Prophet, tell us what do you see about Lukaku scoring? Is it a bad omen on what is to come?