Some believe that big men step up and deliver when the going gets tougher, and Kai Havertz certainly is a living proof of that saying after scoring the game-winning goal for Chelsea against Palmeiras in the FIFA Club World Cup.
The German footballer took the responsibility of taking a crucial penalty kick in the dying minutes of extra time for the Blues, which would eventually turn into the game-winning goal for Thomas Tuchel's side. Havertz survived the pressure of scoring the penalty moments after the ref granted it due to an intervention by the Video Assistant Referee.
As you may remember, Havertz was also responsible for getting Chelsea here, and that fact alone has helped him make his way into an elite list of players that have been decisive in both the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup.
2 - Kai Havertz is the first player to score the match-winning goal in the both the UEFA Champions League final and then the subsequent FIFA Club World Cup final since Lionel Messi for Barcelona in 2011. Occasion. pic.twitter.com/HD9YOX9U9y
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Only two players have scored for a Premier League club in a Champions League final and a Club World Cup final:
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Wayne Rooney
Kai Havertz
Ice cool. pic.twitter.com/adFbY3QtY9
Kai Havertz is the first player to score the winning goal for a Premier League club in a Champions League final and in a Club World Cup final.
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King Kai with the crowing moment (again). pic.twitter.com/z1rOJka2sC
Have a look at Havert's clever finish from the spot to give Chelsea the title (Image might be geo-restricted).
KAI HAVERTZ CAPITALIZES ON A PENALTY IN EXTRA TIME FOR @ChelseaFCinUSA TO TAKE THE LEAD! pic.twitter.com/vNBp1DX1Na
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