Ighalo caged as Lukaku fires Chelsea past Al-Hilal into Club W’Cup final

Super Eagles forward, Odion Ighalo was in action for Al-Hilal in their 1-0 defeat to Chelsea in the Club World Cup semifinal on Wednesday.

Ighalo, who recently joined the Asian champion following a move from rivals Al-Shabaab in Saudi Arabia, was silent throughout the game.

It was Romelu Lukaku who netted the only goal of the game to see Chelsea reach the Club World Cup final.

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The Blues will now look to lift the only trophy that has evaded them across Roman Abramovich’s 19-year ownership of the club.

Boss Thomas Tuchel missed the game as he was isolating after testing positive for Covid-19.

The Premier League side will now meet Brazilian side Palmeiras in the final on Saturday.

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