Chelsea vs Palmeiras, 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, Final

· FIFA Club World Cup

Chelsea

54': Romelu Lukaku
117': Kai Havertz (P)

FT - ET
2 - 1

Palmeiras

64': Raphael Veiga (P)
120'+6': Luan

Chelsea win FIFA Club World Cup after extra-time win over Palmeiras

Chelsea won the FIFA Club World Cup after a 2-1 victory over Palmeiras after extra-time at Abu Dhabi's Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
1': Marcos Rocha (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Danilo (Palmeiras).
3': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
4': Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Attempt blocked. Danilo (Palmeiras) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
4': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
5': Attempt missed. Rony (Palmeiras) with an attempt from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gustavo Scarpa with a cross following a corner.
8': Dudu (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
10': Attempt missed. Rony (Palmeiras) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
11': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
12': Foul by Zé Rafael (Palmeiras).
12': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Foul by Joaquín Piquerez (Palmeiras).
15': Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
16': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
16': Rony (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Attempt blocked. Luan Garcia (Palmeiras) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dudu with a cross.
17': Attempt saved. Rony (Palmeiras) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
22': Attempt blocked. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
22': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
22': Marcos Rocha (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt missed. Dudu (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Danilo.
25': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
26': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
27': Attempt missed. Dudu (Palmeiras) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zé Rafael following a fast break.
30': Danilo (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
31': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Mason Mount because of an injury.
32': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Christian Pulisic.
35': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
36': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Zé Rafael (Palmeiras).
37': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
38': Foul by Christian Pulisic (Chelsea).
38': Weverton (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt missed. Rony (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
43': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea).
43': Rony (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
45'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Weverton.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross following a corner.
45'+3': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marcos Rocha.
45'+4': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross following a corner.
45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Palmeiras 0.
45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Palmeiras 0.
47': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras).
49': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
50': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
50': Rony (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
52': Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras).
54': Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Dudu (Palmeiras).
54': Goal! Chelsea 1, Palmeiras 0. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
57': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
59': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
59': Zé Rafael (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, Palmeiras. Jailson replaces Zé Rafael.
61': Penalty conceded by Thiago Silva (Chelsea) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
62': VAR Decision: Penalty Palmeiras.
64': Goal! Chelsea 1, Palmeiras 1. Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
65': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
65': Jailson (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Attempt blocked. Rony (Palmeiras) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
66': Corner, Palmeiras. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
69': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
70': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
70': Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt saved. Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo.
73': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
76': Dudu (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Chelsea).
76': Substitution, Chelsea. Timo Werner replaces Romelu Lukaku.
76': Substitution, Chelsea. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
77': Substitution, Palmeiras. Wesley replaces Rony.
78': Substitution, Palmeiras. Eduard Atuesta replaces Raphael Veiga.
81': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
81': Wesley (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Offside, Palmeiras. Marcos Rocha tries a through ball, but Eduard Atuesta is caught offside.
90': Foul by Joaquín Piquerez (Palmeiras).
90': Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marcos Rocha.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
90'+3': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Marcos Rocha (Palmeiras).
90'+4': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Luan Garcia.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Palmeiras 1.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Chelsea 1, Palmeiras 1.
90': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Mateo Kovacic.
90': Substitution, Chelsea. Malang Sarr replaces Andreas Christensen.
91': Foul by Gustavo Scarpa (Palmeiras).
91': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
91': Offside, Palmeiras. Weverton tries a through ball, but Dudu is caught offside.
92': Dudu (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
92': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
94': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
94': Gustavo Scarpa (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
95': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
95': Foul by Danilo (Palmeiras).
97': Foul by Dudu (Palmeiras).
97': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
98': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
98': Attempt missed. Malang Sarr (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
99': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joaquín Piquerez.
100': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marcos Rocha.
102': Offside, Palmeiras. Marcos Rocha tries a through ball, but Jailson is caught offside.
103': Substitution, Palmeiras. Rafael Navarro replaces Dudu.
104': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
104': Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
105': Foul by Wesley (Palmeiras).
105': Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
105': Wesley (Palmeiras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
105'+1': Offside, Palmeiras. Danilo tries a through ball, but Rafael Navarro is caught offside.
105'+1': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
105'+1': Gustavo Scarpa (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, Chelsea 1, Palmeiras 1.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Chelsea 1, Palmeiras 1.
106': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
106': Joaquín Piquerez (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
108': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
108': Weverton (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
111': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
113': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Marcos Rocha.
114': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross.
114': Attempt blocked. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
114': Penalty conceded by Luan Garcia (Palmeiras) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
114': VAR Decision: Penalty Chelsea.
115': Luan Garcia (Palmeiras) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
116': Eduard Atuesta (Palmeiras) is shown the yellow card.
117': Goal! Chelsea 2, Palmeiras 1. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
118': Substitution, Palmeiras. Deyverson replaces Marcos Rocha.
118': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
119': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
119': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras).
120': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras).
120': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120'+3': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120'+3': Foul by Deyverson (Palmeiras).
120'+4': Hand ball by Jailson (Palmeiras).
120'+4': Foul by Luan Garcia (Palmeiras).
120'+4': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
120'+5': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Luan Garcia (Palmeiras).
120'+6': Luan Garcia (Palmeiras) is shown the red card.
120'+7': Second Half Extra Time ends, Chelsea 2, Palmeiras 1.
0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Palmeiras 1.

Statistics

PAL		CHE
19	Fouls	22
3	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	7
1	Saves	2
29.5	Possession	70.5
11	SHOTS	22
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.1
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
214	Accurate Passes	690
321	Passes	789
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	5
15	Crosses	25
0.2	Cross %	0.2
71	Long Balls	47
29	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	5
16	Effective Tackles	8
25	Tackles	22
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
24	Interceptions	8
27	Effective Clearances	15
27	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

Venue: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 32,871

Line-Ups

Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
16	Édouard Mendy (GK)
6	Thiago Silva
2	Antonio Rüdiger
4	Andreas Christensen
8	Mateo Kovacic
7	N'Golo Kanté
20	Callum Hudson-Odoi
28	César Azpilicueta
9	Romelu Lukaku
29	Kai Havertz
19	Mason Mount

Chelsea Substitutes:

Kenedy, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Timo Werner, Malang Sarr, Trevoh Chalobah, Marcus Bettinelli, Hakim Ziyech, Saúl Ñíguez, Marcos Alonso, Christian Pulisic, Jorginho, Ross Barkley.

Palmeiras (5-4-1)

No.	Name
21	Weverton (GK)
13	Luan
22	Joaquín Piquerez
15	Gustavo Gómez
14	Gustavo Scarpa
2	Marcos Rocha
8	Zé Rafael
28	Danilo Santos
7	Dudu
10	Rony
23	Raphael Veiga

Palmeiras Substitutes:

Wesley, Benjamín Kuscevic, Marcelo Lomba, Mateus Oliveira, Eduard Atuesta, Deyverson, Murilo, Breno, Mayke, Rafael Navarro, Jailson, Jorge.

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