The captain of London's Chelsea team, Reece James, was injured and left the field before the start of the Club World Cup quarter-final match. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
Defender James was included in the starting lineup, but he was withdrawn at the last minute due to an injury sustained during the warm-up, journalist Ben Jacobs reports. Andre Santos replaced him on the field.
The text broadcast of the match between Chelsea and Palmeiras is ongoing on LiveResult.uz. In the 16th minute of the game, the London team opened the scoring with a goal from Cole Palmer.
The winner of this match will face the Brazilian team Fluminense in the semi-finals. Fluminense had previously defeated Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal team 2-1.
Thus, the injury of the captain in this important match has become a significant problem for Chelsea. Now they will have to take the field with new tactics and conditions.
This game will have a major impact on the team's future success. Additionally, football fans are looking forward to this match with great interest.
The results of the game will be closely monitored.
