Financial rewards always come with winning of most trophies and the Champions League winner, Chelsea have been rewarded for adding
UEFA will pay Chelsea €5million (around $ 5.86million) for
winning this year’s UEFA Super Cup ahead of Villarreal
The top
European football governing body will also pay Villarreal €3million
($3.51million) for losing the UEFA Super Cup final to Chelsea, Bolavip reports.
Chelsea defeated Villarreal 6-5
on penalties in the UEFA Super Cup final Wednesday night in Belfast.
Hakim Ziyech opened scoring for
Chelsea, before Gerard Moreno restored parity for the LaLiga side as the match
ended 1-1 after 120minutes.
Kepa Arrizabalaga then came off
the bench to save two kicks during the shootout to give Thomas Tuche’s side the
UEFA Super Cup.
Chelsea will now play in the
Club World Cup in December as UEFA Champions League winners.
The Blues will kick-start their
2021/22 Premier League campaign this weekend against Crystal Palace.
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