FIFA Club World Cup

Al Hilal vs Chelsea 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, Semifinals

Al Hilal
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    Chelsea
    • 32': Romelu Lukaku

    Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku nets winner to beat Al Hilal and reach Club World Cup final

    Chelsea earned a 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal at on Wednesday to book their place in the final of the Club World Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 32': Goal! Al-Hilal 0, Chelsea 1. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
    • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté replaces Jorginho.
    • 66': Gustavo Cuéllar (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Hakim Ziyech.
    • 81': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Substitution, Al-Hilal. André Carrillo replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
    • 82': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Michael replaces Matheus Pereira.
    • 84': Ali Al Bulayhi (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card.
    • 87': Substitution, Chelsea. Malang Sarr replaces Marcos Alonso.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Club World Cup

    Venue: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
    Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    Attendance: 19,175

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    6 Offsides 2
    9 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 4
    53.5 Possession 46.5
    15 SHOTS 12
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    402 Accurate Passes 333
    478 Passes 420
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 3
    18 Crosses 9
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    40 Long Balls 51
    22 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    14 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    12 Interceptions 7
    8 Effective Clearances 19
    8 Clearances 19

    Line-Ups

    HIL Al Hilal (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf (GK)
    5 Ali Al-Bulayhi Yellow Card
    20 Jang Hyun-Soo
    6 Gustavo Cuéllar Yellow Card
    12 Yasser Al-Shahrani
    2 Mohammed Al-Burayk
    15 Matheus Pereira
    28 Mohamed Kanno
    29 Salem Al-Dawsari
    17 Moussa Marega
    9 Odion Ighalo
    Substitutes:
    Saleh Al-Shehri, Musab Al-Juwayr, Al Mufarrij, Saud Abdulhamid, Michael Delgado, Hamad Al-Yami, Abdullah Al-Jadani, André Carrillo, Mohammed Al-Owais, Mohammed Jahfali, Abdulrahman Al-Obaid.

    CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
    6 Thiago Silva
    2 Antonio Rüdiger
    4 Andreas Christensen
    8 Mateo Kovacic Yellow Card
    5 Jorginho
    3 Marcos Alonso
    28 César Azpilicueta
    9 Romelu Lukaku
    29 Kai Havertz
    22 Hakim Ziyech
    Substitutes:
    Marcus Bettinelli, Saúl Ñíguez, Ross Barkley, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Malang Sarr, Édouard Mendy, Mason Mount, N'Golo Kanté, Trevoh Chalobah, Kenedy, Christian Pulisic, Timo Werner.

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