Cesar Azpilicueta will impress on Chelsea’s youngsters that they cannot afford to miss this opportunity to win the World Club Cup here in Abu Dhabi after he lost the 2012 final and then had to wait ten years to have another chance.
The Chelsea captain came off the bench the last and only time Chelsea competed to be world champions but couldn’t prevent them suffering a 1-0 defeat to Brazilian club Corinthians in Toyko ten years ago.
Now he leads the team against Al-Hilal, the Asian Champions League winners from Saudi Arabia, in Wednesday’s semi-final, with the winner likely to take on Palmeiras in the final.