
“Chelsea” head coach Enzo Mareska commented on his team's participation in the quarter-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup against Brazilian “Palmeiras” (2:1). This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In the 16th minute of the match, Palmeiras opened the scoring, but in the 53rd minute, Estevao Villian responded with an accurate shot. At the end of the game, an own goal by a Palmeiras player gave the London team a path to the semi-finals.
Mareska stated that the game was not easy and that they were prepared for it. He mentioned that the team exerted a lot of effort, but congratulated the players for their excellent performance as a result.
After the match, he emphasized that this result was important for the team. Now “Chelsea” will face “Fluminense” in the semi-finals.
The coach said that they need to take this game seriously and focus on every minute. The team aims to achieve the best result in the next stage as well.