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Adam Newson & Danyal Khan

What Thomas Tuchel said to Roman Abramovich after historic Chelsea Club World Cup win revealed

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has sent his congratulations to Blues owner Roman Abramovich after the club won their first FIFA Club World Cup title by defeating Brazilian side Palmeiras 2-1 after extra time.

The Blues completed the full sweep of trophies under the Abramovich era as Tuchel gifted his own boss exactly what he was looking for.

Romelu Lukaku had put the Blues 1-0 up in the 55th minute with his powerful header from a Callum Hudson-Odoi cross but they were pegged back minutes later through a controversial penalty conceded by Thiago Silva.

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