Emirates News Agency – Aston Villa beat Chelsea in a friendly match in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, 11th December, 2020 (WAM) — The English team, Aston Villa, won the “Challenge Cup” title at the expense of Chelsea, with a free goal, which was held at Al Nahyan Stadium in the capital, Abu Dhabi, this evening.

The match comes within the training camp of the two teams held in Abu Dhabi, in preparation for the resumption of the English Premier League matches following the conclusion of the 2022 World Cup matches.

The only goal of the match came by John McCain in the 7th minute of the match.

The Chelsea team participated in the meeting amid a number of absences, while the most prominent was the participation of a large number of the team’s academy players, in contrast to the Aston Villa team, which participated in the meeting with the participation of the majority of the main players.
After returning to the Premier League matches, Chelsea will meet Bournemouth in the seventeenth round of the competition, while Aston Villa will meet Liverpool in the same round.
It is worth noting that Chelsea ranks eighth in the English Premier League table with 21 points, while Aston Villa is in twelfth place with 18 points.

Emad Al-Ali / Ahmed Mustafa

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