Al Hilal defeated Al Jazira to face Chelsea in Club World Cup semifinals

Al Hilal came from behind to beat Al Jazira (6-1) and advance to the semifinals of the Club World Cup, where they will face Chelsea. The Riyadh-based side, winners of the Asian Champions League, coached by Portuguese Leonardo Jardim, turned around a game that went awry on the quarter-hour mark when the home side took the lead.

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Al Jazira Abu Dhabi, who beat AS Pirae in the first round, took advantage of their first clear chance to open the scoring and take the lead. It was thanks to Mali's Abdoulay Diaby that Dutch coach Marcel Keizer's side took the lead.

Al Jazira did not count on the attacking power of the Saudi Arabian team

It didn't take Al Hilal long to put things right and close the gap between the teams. In three minutes, they turned the score around. They equalized thanks to Nigeria's Odion Ighalo in the 37th minute and in the 40th minute it was Brazil's Matheus Pereira who put the visitors ahead.

With the score in their favor, Jardim's team did not lose control of the match despite Al Jazira's enthusiasm, which began to wane in the second half. At the hour mark, Mohamed Kanno took advantage of a pass from Pereira to score the third and seal qualification. And in the 78th minute, it was Salem Al Dawsari who added to the scoreline after receiving a ball from Moussa Marega, who scored the fifth with two minutes to go.

Peruvian Andre Carrillo rounded off the scoring with a penalty in stoppage time. Al Hilal's victory completed the semifinals of the Club World Cup. The Riyadh-based side will face Chelsea on Wednesday at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium. On Tuesday, Al Ahly will face Palmeiras.

Chelsea arrived in Abu Dhabi without Tuchel

After being crowned Champions League winners last season, Chelsea earned an automatic ticket to the Club World Cup, a competition that is currently being played in Abu Dhabi.

And after a long wait, the moment has arrived for the Blues. The expedition traveled to the United Arab Emirates and this Sunday trained in a facility in preparation for the start of the tournament.

The one who could not be with his players was Thomas Tuchel, who had to stay in London after testing positive for coronavirus. According to 'MD', the club hopes that the German will be able to be there next week if they advance to the final.

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