Joao Pedro marked his first Chelsea start in spectacular fashion on Tuesday, scoring twice to fire the Premier League side into the Club World Cup final with a 2-0 victory over his boyhood club Fluminense.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old Brazilian forward, signed from Brighton & Hove Albion for 60 million pounds ($81.5 million) last week, curled home a fabulous strike in the 18th minute before sealing the win with a brilliant finish following a counter-attack early in the second half.<\/p>\n
Chelsea will face Real Madrid or Paris St Germain, who meet in the second semi-final on Wednesday, in Sunday’s final.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019m pleased about everything, to be honest. It’s a great achievement,” Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca told DAZN.<\/p>\n
“It’s been a fantastic season. To finish top four in the Premier League, win the Conference League title, now in the final in the Club World Cup. We are so, so, so happy.<\/p>\n
“We knew with Joao Pedro that we have a player that is able to do what he has just done.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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