Chelsea are champions of the world!
Chelsea extended Europe’s domination of the Club World Cup by beating Palmeiras 2-1 after extra time on Saturday to win the intercontinental title for the first time.
Kai Havertz, the forward who scored Chelsea’s winner in last season’s Champions League final, proved the man for the big occasion again by converting the gameclinching penalty with three minutes left in extra time.
European champion, UEFA Super Cup winner and now club world champion. It has been quite the start to the tenure of Thomas Tuchel, who made it to the fi nal having missed the semifi nals while isolating after contracting the coronavirus.
Results:
EPL: ManC bt Norwich City 4-0. Everton bt Leeds United 3-0
Bundesliga: VFL Bochum bt Bayern Munich 4-2.
Serie A: Napoli held by Inter Milan 1-1.
LaLiga: Atletico Madrid bt Getafe 4-3; Real Madrid draw 0-0 with Villarreal.
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain bt Stade Rennais 1-0.
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