When the moment came, there was only one man Chelsea were putting forward. Jorginho was off the pitch so Kai Havertz was on the spot. All the statistical analysis suggested he was the best man for the job and so did his demeanour.
Havertz even stayed ultra-focused as a little piece of pantomime played out in front of him. With Chelsea knowing that the Palmeiras players would do anything to put them off, Cesar Azpilicueta initially took the ball so they would try to distract him. It undeniably helped Havertz, but you got the sense he didn’t need it. He still did what he was always going to do and put the ball in exactly the corner he wanted in exactly the way he wanted.
