As The prestigious FIFA Club World Cup final between Chelsea vs Palmeiras takes place today Feb 12, 2022 5:30pm Nigeria Time, we bring you top 10 facts about this Titanic Battle.

1. This will be the fourth FIFA Club World Cup final to be contested between an English and a Brazilian side, making it the most commonly contested final by teams from two specific nations. Indeed, three of the four previous FIFA Club World Cup finals involving an English side have seen them come up against Brazilian opposition (W1 L2).

2. Brazilian sides have won three of their four games against English opposition at the FIFA Club World Cup (L1), the only exception being a 1-0 defeat for Flamengo against Liverpool in the 2019 final.

3. This will be the fifth occasion an English team has competed in the FIFA Club World Cup final, with those sides winning two (Man Utd in 2008 & Liverpool in 2019) and losing two (Liverpool in 2005 & Chelsea in 2012) of the previous four.

4. Palmeiras are looking to become the fifth Brazilian winners of the FIFA Club World Cup and first such side since Corinthians in 2012, who beat Chelsea 1-0 (Grêmio in 2017 & Flamengo in 2019 losing finalists since then).

5.Chelsea’s participation in this year’s FIFA Club World Cup final means the UEFA Champions League winners have made it to the competition’s showcase in 17 of the 18 editions of the tournament, with Manchester United in 2000 being the only exception.

6. Palmeiras head into Saturday’s final on a 10-game unbeaten run in all competitions (W7 D3), with their last defeat coming back in November against Fortaleza in the league.

7. On the day of this game, Thomas Tuchel will have been in charge of Chelsea for 382 days. He has already led the Blues to the final of the FA Cup (runners up), UEFA Champions League (winners), UEFA Super Cup (winners), League Cup (upcoming on 27th February) and FIFA Club World Cup.

8. Following his winner in the semi-final against Al-Hilal, Romelu Lukaku is Chelsea’s joint-top scorer this season alongside Jorginho (9 goals). A goal in this game would see the Belgian striker reach double figures for goals at club level for a 10th consecutive season.

9. Chelsea duo César Azpilicueta and Mateo Kovacic could both feature in their second FIFA Club World Cup finals; Azpilicueta was a losing finalist with Chelsea in 2012 and Mateo Kovacic won the tournament with Real Madrid in 2016.

10. Dudu, who scored Palmeiras’ second goal against Al Ahly in the semi-final, has scored three goals in his last four appearances, as many as in his previous 20 games for the Brazilian side beforehand.


Source: https://www.goal.com/en-ng/match/chelsea-v-palmeiras/dcf93lmid1pe56s5wx7rmfdw4

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