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Luke Thrower

Chelsea fans will love what has happened to Stamford Bridge after Club World Cup final victory

Chelsea have updated the front of Stamford Bridge to include their Club World Cup title after winning the competition last Saturday.

The Blues qualified for the tournament when they were crowned European champions last summer, where Kai Havertz's chip past Ederson was enough to secure the Champions League for a second time in the club’s history.

It was far from plain sailing to become the Champions of the World though, having lost in the final in their one other appearance in the competition against Corinthians in 2012.

Thomas Tuchel had to navigate a semi-final against Al-Hilal from home, where he was self-isolating, before joining up with the squad for the final against Palmeiras.

The Brazilian side stifled and frustrated the Blues, who were trying their best to break down their stubborn defence.

It took until the second half for Tuchel ’s men to open the scoring, Romelu Lukaku managed to poke home to give his side the lead.

However, that didn’t last for long as Palmeiras were soon back into it, scoring a penalty courtesy of Raphael Veiga just 10 minutes later.

The game played out until extra-time was needed to separate the two sides, where a penalty would change the tie again. Havertz stepped up and calmly scored from the spot in the 117th minute, scoring yet another decisive goal in a final for Chelsea.

After the game, Tuchel was quick to praise his compatriot, but pushed him to perform consistently, saying to the official FIFA website : “He’s very important for us. You can never bask in these things, live off scoring the winning goal in a huge game.

"You have to go and do it again and again and again."

The win goes down as a first Club World Cup victory for the side, who have marked the occasion in style.

The outside of Stamford Bridge now shows all of the trophies that the club have won, with the Club World Cup fitting symmetrically on the bottom right as their most recent honour.

A tweet from Twitter user Matt Debono shows just how the outside of the ground now looks with the update.

However, it may not be long before it needs yet another update, with the Blues playing in the Carabao Cup final later this month against Liverpool, while the Premier League and FA Cup are still up for grabs this season.

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