Philadelphia, USA – Na so e be as FIFA Club World Cup quarter-finals don land, and everybody don dey sharpen their knives and forks for the big matches wey dey come. Chelsea, the only remaining club from England, go face Brazilian side Palmeiras for Saturday, July 5 (02:00 BST).
How we go take forget say Chelsea gbe their way reach this stage after dem gree carry Benfica for extra time? Wetin come make am sweeter na the two-hour rain wahala wey casi spoil the party. Talk am any how, but wetin make rain no go dey when the game dey hot? (Naim be the vex wey dey make our wahala sweet, abi?)
Al-Hilal too don dey shine as dem go face Fluminense after dem gree drop Manchester City for extra time. E no easy oh! Dem sabi how to handle those European heavyweights, no be small.
Meanwhile, the big boys, Paris St-Germain, go clash with Bayern Munich – na re-match of the 2020 Champions League final, and everybody dey yarn say na ‘who go fit win this time?’ You fit believe say dem two dey ready to give us real show?
Real Madrid just manage chop Juventus for one nil and dem dey prepare for Borussia Dortmund next. Na real electric matches we go sabi gree see after all the group stage drama wey don pass.
As for Chelsea, dem don already meet their opponent, Palmeiras, wey dey show serious things for Brazil. Their young star, Estevao Willian, go land for Chelsea after this tournament — as e don dey rookie wahala. E go sweet to watch dem face off in Philadelphia.
For the Club World Cup knockout stage, e go bad if dem no step up and show why dem be the European champions. If Chelsea fit carry palm for mah, dem go face either Al-Hilal or Fluminense for semi-finals on Tuesday, July 8 (20:00 BST).
The final of this koko go happen for MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, on Sunday, July 13 (20:00 BST). Abeg, make anybody wey no wan miss this match come carry their waist dey shake for stadium. Na there dem go settle who go carry the trophy go home.
No third-place playout dey, na winner-takes-all we dey talk here. So make we sit tight and enjoy the show wey dey come. Na so football be, sweet and sometimes, wahala. Make we go dey watch, who go carry the rice and who go carry the beans, but most importantly, who go win!
