- It was a football masterclass from Thomas Tuchel’s side as they outwitted and outplayed a brilliant Man City side to win the biggest prize in club football.
PUBLISHED ON MAY 30, 2021 08:32 AM IST
Chelsea secured their second-ever UEFA Champions League on Saturday after defeating Manchester City 1-0 in the final in Liston, Portugal. It was a football masterclass from Thomas Tuchel’s side as they outwitted and outplayed a brilliant Man City side to win the biggest prize in club football. Kai Havertz scored the only goal of the match when he put the ball in the net after rounding off City’s goalkeeper Ederson before half-time. Guardiola’s City only had one shot on target in the whole game.
It is natural for the Chelsea players to celebrate hard after victory at such a big stage. Footage has emerged of hilarious celebrations among the players in the Chelsea dressing room.
Ecstatic Chelsea fans erupted with joy after their team clinched the Champions League title in Porto’s Dragao Stadium on Saturday, in a match that brought happiness to the winners but angered locals worried it could fuel a spike in COVID-19 cases.
“It’s the best day of my life,” said a thrilled Chelsea fan leaving the stadium soon after the London side lifted the trophy, their second Champions League title. “I don’t believe it.”
Some 16,500 fans were allowed into the stadium but many others travelled to the Portuguese city of Porto to support their teams from the sidelines. Dozens of packed planes touched down at the city’s airport on Saturday morning.
In the few days leading up to the match, big crowds of English fans, who were largely maskless and did not socially distance, took over Porto’s riverside area to drink and chant team slogans. In Portugal, masks are still mandatory outside if people cannot observe social distancing.
(with agency inputs)
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