At the World Cup in Qatar, Kai Havertz is eliminated early with the German national team. Well recovered, he seems to be enjoying football again in the English Premier League: The former Leverkusen player leads Chelsea to victory.
Kai Havertz gave Chelsea a perfect start after the long World Cup break in the English Premier League. The German national soccer player scored in the 2-0 (2-0) home win against AFC Bournemouth in the evening for a 1-0 lead (16th minute). The former Leverkusen player also set up Mason Mount’s second goal (24′).
In the table, the Blues can close the gap to the international places again after the last three defeats in a row: Thanks to their seventh win of the season, Chelsea are in eighth place after 15 games. The gap to the Champions League positions is six points.
In addition to Havertz, team manager Graham Potter trusted six other World Cup drivers in his starting eleven. Compared to the last league game before the World Cup in Qatar, the Chelsea coach made eight changes. For example, former Gladbach professional Denis Zakaria was allowed to play in defensive midfield from the start.
In the evening (9:00 p.m. CET/Sky) Manchester United will also welcome newly promoted Nottingham Forest. It is the first league game for the English record champions after the inglorious farewell to Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo: According to reports, the 37-year-old attacking star is about to move to the Saudi football club Al-Nassr.
For two years as a player, Ronaldo should receive a mega salary of 200 million euros in Saudi Arabia. Should he then help Riyadh as an ambassador to procure the 2030 World Cup, further payments are possible. Saudi Arabia is bidding along with Greece and Egypt to host the World Cup in eight years.