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An impressive first Chelsea start from Andrey Santos, who will only get better and better. πŸ‡§πŸ‡·
FT: Palmeiras 1-2 Chelsea

The Blues are through to the Club World Cup semi-final and will face Fluminense! πŸ”΅πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella, Santos (Essugo 91’), Fernandez (C), Neto (Dewsbury-Hall 87’), Palmer, Nkunku (Madueke 54’), Delap (J.Pedro 54’)

Bench: Jorgensen, Penders, Slonina, Acheampong, Tosin, Anselmino, Sarr, Essugo, Dewsbury-Hall, Madueke, George, Joao Pedro, Guiu, Jackson

NOTE: Andrey Santos replaced Reece James in the starting XI due to injury.

Unused substitutes: Jorgensen, Penders, Slonina, Acheampong, Tosin, Anselmino, Sarr, George, Guiu, Jackson

🟨 Yellow cards: Gusto (40’), Delap (47’), Colwill (85’)

Palmeiras XI: Weverton, Giay, Micael, Fuchs, Vanderlan, Rios, Martinez, Estevao, Allan, Torres, Roque

Bench: Lomba, Oliveira, Naves, Benedetti, Rocha, Mayke, Veiga, Moreno, Evangelista, Anderson, Mauricio, Thalys, Lopez, Luighi, Paulinho

πŸ”΅ G/A for Chelsea from:

Cole Palmer ⚽️ [16’]
Trevoh Chalobah πŸ…°οΈ
Weverton ⚽️❌ [OG, 82’]

🟒βšͺ️ Goal for Palmeiras from:

EstΓͺvΓ£o Willian ⚽️ [52’]

Thoughts on the game? ⬇️

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🚨FIFA MOTM: Estevao.
Jamie Gittens is here πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
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🚨UPDATE: FIFA Club World Cup Money: πŸ’°

βœ… Β£29.6M ~ Participation package
βœ… + Β£3M ~ 2 wins)
βœ… + Β£5.8M ~ R16, Knockout
βœ… + 10.2M ~ Quarter Final
πŸ†• + Β£16.3M ~ Semi-Final

β‰ˆ Β£64.9M for Chelsea Football Club
Your thoughts on that Joao Pedro cameo?
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STARTING XI:

Sanchez - 4 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 - 5: First dangerous shot on goal and he has his positioning completely wrong.

Cucurella - 8.5: Didn’t invert today, but was an absolute rock at the back.

Chalobah - 7: Very solid defending and won all of his aerial duels.

Colwill - 7: Did very well at the back and like Chalobah also won all aerial duels. Advanced the ball very well.

Gusto - 7: Quite sloppy at times, but did produce the winning goal. Inverted role doesn’t suit him.

Santos - 7: Good first start. Tackling and duel ability is impressive.

Nkunku - 5.5: Wasn’t really involved and lacked will and passion.

Palmer - 8.5: Trademark goal from him and contributed well to the attack.

Neto - 7.5: Very difficult game for him, given Jota’s unfortunate passing. Crossing and dribbling was very sharp and was unlucky to not contribute to a goal.

Enzo - 7: Good game. Didn’t really stand out, but didn’t put a foot wrong too.

Delap - 5.5: Silly booking, going to miss the next game. Difference between him and Pedro was clear to see.

SUBSTITUTES:

J.Pedro - 8: Looked very confident and fit, considering he was on holiday three days ago and only trained a few times with us.

Madueke - 7.5: Played like he wanted to stay, unlucky to not get a goal

Dewsbury-Hall - N/A

Esseugo - N/A

Thoughts? πŸ”΅β¬‡οΈ

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πŸ—£οΈEnzo Maresca on Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Palmeiras in the Club World Cup quarter-final:

πŸ’™ 𝐎𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐒𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐑𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐒𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐒𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 & 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐒𝐨𝐭 𝐃𝐒𝐨𝐠𝐨 π‰π¨π­πš:

β€œWe spoke with Pedro yesterday, this morning and this afternoon and it was completely his personal decision whether to play or not to play.

β€œHe made a fantastic effort to play this game, to be with his team-mates, and we really appreciate what he has done.

β€œI just said to the players that this win is especially for him because we know how close he was [with Jota] and the effort that he has done.

β€œSo no doubt that we really appreciate what he decided in the end.”

🀝 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐑𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞:

β€œPersonally, I think in the first half we were in control of the game. We didn’t concede anything.

β€œWe scored the goal and we could have scored some more goals and then they were better than us and they scored.

β€œThe game changed a bit, the dynamic changed, but then I think in the last 20 to 25 minutes we were in control again and I think we deserved to win the game without being lucky.”

🧠 𝐎𝐧 π‚π‘πžπ₯π¬πžπšβ€™π¬ 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐚π₯ 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐒𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐑𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫:

β€œSince we started this competition, we have a new structure in corners. The reason why is because we are always looking to improve things and offensively during the Premier League, I think we need to improve things.

β€œSo since the Club World Cup started, we have a new structure. Most of the time we try to play short, but also we have the long option.”

On Andrey Santos replacing Reece James in the warm up:

β€œReece felt something during the warm-up. We think it’s tightness and we prefer not to take any risks with him.”

(Via ChelseaFC)
JoΓ£o Pedro is set to meet his boyhood club when Chelsea face Fluminense on Tuesday πŸ€©πŸ‡§πŸ‡·

The Brazilian’s Chelsea debut in numbers:

- 36 minutes
- 11/13 successful passes
- 2 chances created
- 2/2 successful take-ons
- 8 touches inside the first opposition box
- 3 successful ball recoveries
- 3/6 duels won

Should he start over Jackson on Tuesday with Liam Delap suspended?

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2025/07/05 12:35:52
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