Kai Havertz, 22, already had a Champions League title goal on his resume. It was he who defined Chelsea’s 1-0 victory over Manchester City in the last European final. Even so, faced with the possibility of deciding the World Cup against Palmeiras, the young German felt his leg heavy.
Asked how he was so calm and not nervous, he interrupted the question: “I was, I was, to be honest, I was.” “It was an important penalty. But I kept my nerves in place somehow,” he said.
The penalty committed by defender Luan, in a hand touch caught on video, was only taken in the 12th minute of the second half of extra time. Havertz hit the right corner of Weverton, who jumped the other way and saw the score go 2-1.
“It was incredible. It’s an incredible feeling. We were champions of Europe and now we are champions of the world”, smiled the attacking midfielder, who is third in the hierarchy of Chelsea’s scouts – the two in front of him were not on the field.
The feeling wasn’t so amazing for Luan. He had already committed the penalty that defined the defeat of Palmeiras in the semifinal of the previous World Cup, against Tigres. Against Chelsea, he still lost the dispute with Lukaku in the first goal of the English team.
“It’s bad, it’s hard, it’s difficult, but let it serve as a lesson to learn and grow,” said the beque, who was defended by Gustavo Gómez, his defense partner. “Football is like that, it can happen to anyone. Luan is mature, he knows he played for c…”, said the captain.
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