Chelsea take on Mexican side Monterrey in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup on Thursday. Interim manager Rafael Benitez has already stated that Chelsea will take the competition seriously and a win against Monterrey will ensure our passage into the finals of this tournament.
The format of the Club World Cup is such that both the European champions (Chelsea) and South American champions (Corinthians) get a bye into the semi-finals of the tournament. Corinthians won their match against Egyptian side Al Ahly 1-0 and are through to the finals. Should Chelsea lose, the team will have to contest the 3rd place play-off against Al Ahly.
Monterrey qualified for the tournament as the winners of the CONCACAF Champions League by beating Santos Laguna over 2 legs. The Mexicans had to qualify for the semi-final via the group stages and will no doubt be up for the match against the Champions of Europe.
Chelsea will be without the services of skipper John Terry for the tournament. Expect Frank Lampard to captain the side if he starts tomorrow, otherwise Petr Cech will have the honour of leading out Chelsea in their first ever Club World Cup campaign.
Key stats:
1) Rafael Benitez has previously won the competition with Inter Milan in 2010.
2) Should Chelsea win the tournament, we will become only the 2nd English team to win it after Manchester United.
Hope we grab our first win of the CWC!
I’m hoping for the best.
I like the new look of the site, kinda used to the old one though, buh this is great. I’m sure we’d book a place in the finals with Corinthians. KTBFFH
Thank you so much Shyke Bob. Really appreciated and its amazing to find out that you like the new portal!
Shaurya I love a good read and consistent pieces being published. I get it from this blog and I hope you guys will keep it up. Well,I might get difficult with a few people (mainly Ervin) but that’s only because I love our club,our Chelsea. In the end,no hard feelings. Keep up the good work!
Thanks mate! At the end of the day everyone has different opinions. No hard feelings. Its a pleasure to know you enjoy our content.
KTBFFH!
At first I thought I’m on the wrong site! Awesome new look though! Big ups!
Zane thank you so much! As far as I know you are one of our most consistent reader! Its really a pleasure to know that you like it.
Chelsea wil win d trophy by God grace
Well, it looks dicey bcos chelsea form is deep so u cn’t b sure of wat to expect till d match is played. I have a premonition it will b a tricky one against corinthians n I hope we can jst nick dis to add to our history bcos some teams in d world will never have dis priviledge n so we need take d advantage as it is here. Liverpool has never won dis n we can only b a step ahead of dem in one trophy by clinching dis. God help us!!
Shaurya I love a good read and consistent pieces being published. I get it from this blog and I hope you guys will keep it up. Well,I might get difficult with a few people (mainly Ervin) but that’s only because I love our club,our Chelsea. In the end,no hard feelings. Keep up the good work!