Chelsea and Palmeiras .. The search for the first title in the World Cup clubs
The English champions Chelsea, the Champions League, and the Brazilian Palmeiras, the Copa Libertadores champion, are looking for the first title absent from the two teams’ coffers, when they meet in the FIFA Club World Cup “UAE 2021” tomorrow at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Al Jazira Club.
Palmeiras qualified after defeating Al-Ahly of Egypt 2-0 during the semi-final match, while Chelsea qualified after beating Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia with a goal free of charge.
Chelsea hopes to add the first title of the Club World Cup to its coffers after the last European title it won, the European Champions League.
Chelsea's most prominent championships reached 10 championships, the Champions League twice, the European League twice, and the English Premier League 6 times, while it won the silver medal in the Club World Cup 2012.
Chelsea is armed with a number of stars, most notably Senegalese goalkeeper Eduardo Mendy, who returned from winning the African Nations Cup for the first time with his country, Belgium's Romelu Lukaku, Italian Jorginho, French N'Golo Kante and Moroccan Hakim Ziyech.
As for the second party of the final, Palmeiras, it enters the meeting aspiring to achieve the title for the first time as well, as fourth place was the best for it in its previous participation in the Club World Cup.
The most prominent Brazilian club championships reached 17 titles: the Brazilian League 10 times, the Brazilian Cup 4 times, and the Copa Libertadores Cup 3 times.
The team is armed with a number of stars, most notably the Brazilian trio Rafael Vega, Dudu, and Deverson, in addition to the Paraguayan Gustavo Gomez.
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