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    Pedro brace sends Chelsea into final

    Blues' latest acquisition pays dividends, scoring twice against boyhood club to set up all-European title decider

    Updated: 2025-07-10 10:05
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    Chelsea's Brazilian forward Joao Pedro opens the scoring against Fluminense in their FIFA Club World Cup semifinal match at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Tuesday with a beautiful curling strike from the edge of the box. AFP

    EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — New signing Joao Pedro scored twice on his first start as Chelsea eased to a 2-0 win over Fluminense on Tuesday, sealing a spot in the final of the Club World Cup.

    The Brazilian striker opened the scoring in lethal fashion in the 18th minute of the semifinal clash at the MetLife Stadium, and struck again shortly before the hour mark as Chelsea set up a showdown with either Real Madrid or Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday's final.

    Signed from Brighton and Hove Albion last week for a reported 60 million ($79 million), the 23-yearold cut short a holiday and made his debut off the bench in the quarterfinal win over Palmeiras.

    He was then given his first Chelsea start up front in place of the suspended Liam Delap.

    Pedro refused to celebrate after either goal against the club at which he started his career and made 36 top-team appearances before moving to England to join Watford in 2020.

    "They (Fluminense) gave everything to me. They showed me to the world. If I'm here, it's because they believed in me," said Pedro.

    "I'm very grateful, but this is soccer — I have to be professional. I feel sorry for them, but I have to do my job.

    "Today, I think because I started, I had more time to do my stuff and I had to score. The team won, the team played well and that's important," he added in televised remarks.

    The result ends Fluminense's impressive run at the tournament, after the 2023 Copa Libertadores winner held Borussia Dortmund in the group stage, beat Inter Milan in the last 16 and knocked out Manchester City's conqueror Al Hilal in the quarterfinals.

    With its exit go the prospects of a South American winner of the first 32-team Club World Cup, with Chelsea claiming back-to-back victories against Brazilian opposition to reach the final.

    As always seemed most likely, the trophy will be claimed by one of Europe's superpowers, with the final now guaranteed to be between two of the last five winners of the UEFA Champions League.

    "It is a great achievement. It has been a fantastic season — top four in the league, (winning) the Conference League and now in the final of this competition. We are so, so happy," Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca told broadcaster DAZN.

    "Now, finally, it is the last game of the season, we can say that, and, hopefully, we can win the tournament."

    Fluminense coach Renato Portaluppi had described his team as the "ugly duckling" of the tournament, due to the enormous difference between its budget and those of the other three remaining sides.

    This game ultimately proved to be a step too far for the team, captained by 40-year-old former Chelsea centerback Thiago Silva.

    "This was a wonderful Club World Cup," said Portaluppi.

    "There is no crying over spilled milk now. We wanted to get to the final for our fans, but we leave with our heads held high, and go back to our reality stronger now than we were before."

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