LONDON (England) – Chelsea won’t have an easy life until the Club World Cup, which takes place between February 3-12 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – for which Palmeiras could be an opponent in the Grand Final. Current Champions League champions, the English will have a crucial month in January in their fight for national titles – not only in the Premier League, a competition the club hasn’t won since 2017, but also in the FA and FA Cup. League Cup.
Despite their impressive start in the Premier League, Chelsea have suffered some setbacks and have seen Manchester City’s advantage at the top of the table. Today, the difference between Pep Guardiola’s side is eight points – those led by Thomas Tuchel with 42 points, are in second place, one point behind Liverpool, but they have one game less.
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Starting in January, Chelsea kicked off a long race of decisions – five of the “classics” out of six scheduled matches.
On the second day of year (2), at home, the Blues welcome Liverpool to the English Premier League. In the same week, there are two more “decisive” matches: Tottenham face the League Cup semi-final first leg (5) and Chesterfield (8), the only match from the third round of the FA Cup.
The following week, starting on Sunday (12), they visit Tottenham for the return of the League Cup, and on Wednesday (15) they head to Manchester to determine their possible course in the Premier League, in a direct confrontation against City – only. One win interest.
To close the month (23), other London classics. Chelsea host Tottenham again, this time in the English Premier League. Tuchel, who has struggled this year’s end with back-to-back matches and the Covid outbreak within the squad, has already made clear his dissatisfaction with the calendar.
“They always make us play, even with covid. We have new injuries, and they won’t stop. We are suffering, putting pressure on our players. I have a lot of respect for what the players are doing. Today, we are making changes to the game thinking about injuries, there are no other tactical changes, But of course [Premier League] It makes us play, and we play.”
After the marathon, Chelsea begin their preparations for the Club World Cup, when they go out to the semi-finals on February 9, against the winner from Al Hilal and Al Jazira or Auckland City. If the decision is reached, the person who advances from Palmeiras and the other semi-finalist, who will come from the Al-Ahly and Monterrey duel, wait in the final on the 12th.
