Leicester defeats Chelsea and crowns the FA Cup for the first time

Leicester City won the FA Cup for the first time in its history after its difficult 1-0 victory over Chelsea during the match that brought them together on Saturday.

Belgian Uri Telemans scored the only goal of the game in the 63rd minute in front of about 21,000 fans who were allowed to attend the final, in a test by the British government for the return of the fans to the stadiums after the improvement in health conditions due to the Corona virus pandemic.

It is Leicester City's first title in five final matches in the oldest and oldest football competition in the world (he lost 1949, 1961, 1963 and 1969), as is the first title of his Northern Irish coach Brandon Rodgers in England after leading Celtic to two league titles and the same in the Cup.

Leicester City completed its domestic titles after the League title in 2016 and the League Cup in 1964, 1997 and 2000, and put an end to the title of most clubs until the final match of the Cup competition without crowning its title.

On the other hand, the London team failed to win the title of the competition for the ninth time in its fifteenth final match in the competition, and its German coach, Thomas, was unable to win his first title with him after he moved to his technical department early this year to succeed Frank Lampard.

Chelsea have a chance to save the season after two weeks through the Champions League final match against Manchester City in Porto.

The meeting between Leicester City and Chelsea will be renewed next week in the penultimate stage of the league at "Stamford Bridge", in a very important match in the last meter race for the qualifying places for the Champions League, as they occupy the third and fourth places respectively.

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