English club Chelsea defeated Brazilian side Fluminense 2-0 in an entertaining FIFA Club World Cup semifinal clash on Tuesday night.
New signing Joao Pedro was the star of the game as he scored a brace against his former club to send Chelsea to the final.
Pedro, 23, scored the first in the 18th minute after defender Thiago Silva failed to clear Pedro Neto’s cross.
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He scored his second, a powerful shot which went in off the bar in the 56th minute, to seal victory. The win ensures Chelsea add £22m to the £60m already earned at the competition.
Fluminense were stunned when the referee overturned his own decision to give a first-half penalty for a handball by Trevoh Chalobah after a VAR intervention.
The Blues will now go on to face either Real Madrid or Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday’s final at the same venue.
