Joao Pedro scored two stunning goals in his first beginning for Chelsea as they beat Fluminense 2-0 to reach the finals of the club World Cup.
The signing of 60 million pounds from Brighton became the first starter for Chelsea and he would like to see him sink to the Brazilian side where he started his career and set a final meeting with real Madrid or Parid Saint-Germain.
Chelsea has endured several fears in keeping the first half, Marc Cucurella will clean the ball from the line after Hercules beat Roberta Sanchez with her shot. Trevor Chalobah was then that the judge initially assigned a sentence against him.
The ball hit the Chelsea Defender on hand after free wing, but VAR audit saw that the official changed that the arm of England international hand was in a natural position. Fluminense players were furious with call.
In the covered heat of the murse, fear for Chelsea was that they could fall under pressure. But as Fluminense persecuted the equalizer, they were punished at the break of that man Joao Pedro. His powerful strike sent Chelsea in the weekly final.
Match player: Joao Pedro
Chelsea has already earned almost 60 million pounds in participation and rewarded money to reach a semifinal phase of the tournament and they made another 22 million pounds with their victory on Fluminense. About 29 million pounds are on the line in the finals over the weekend.
In other words, Joao Pedro quickly paid a piece of his fee with this amazing full debut. The new signing of Chelsea did not achieve outside the box in 70 games for its previous Club Brighton, but it took him only 18 minutes to twist the ball here.
If that effort showed his class, his second half strike pointed out other property – his ability of a ball bracket on a counter attack, his dribble threat and strength of his shooting. It was an accentuated goal of Brazilians to all, but hopes for FLUMINANSE.
Nicolas Jackson wore the weight of responsibility to keep a line for Chelsea last season, but with Liamo Delap, encouraging the start of Career with the Club, this play Joao Pedra offered further proof that the blues strengthened.
His liquid movement makes him a different proposal and at the other end contributed to the pouring of the crucial header in defense in the first half. He did not celebrate against the former Fluminense club. But there will be many celebrations coming.
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Who did Chelsea play next time?
Chelsea will face either Paris St-Germain or Real Madrid In the World Cup Club Final at Metlifea Stadium in New Jersey. The winners of the Champions League lay on Wednesday evening in the same place.