SECOND HALF UNDERWAY

JOAO PEDRO OH MY GOD

JOAO PEDRO AGAINNNNN!!!

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JOAO PEDRO IS AN UNBELIEVABLE SIGNING FOR CHELSEA!

60M VERY WELL SPENT! 🤩

What a performance from JP!

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Double change. ☀️

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Fluminense were unbeaten in this tournament before tonight. 😉

Final changes.

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+6mins added time

FT: Fluminense 0-2 Chelsea

The Blues are through to the Club World Cup final! 🔵🇺🇸

Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Gusto (James 68’), Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez (Santos 86’); Neto (Madueke 68’), Nkunku (Dewsbury-Hall 86’), Palmer; Joao Pedro (Jackson 60’)

Bench: Jorgensen, Penders, Slonina, Acheampong, James, Sarr, Anselmino, Andrey Santos, Dewsbury-Hall, George, Madueke, Jackson, Guiu

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

🟨 Yellow card: Sanchez (73’)

Fluminense XI: Fabio, Ignacio, Silva, Thiago Santos, Guga, Hercules, Bernal, Nonato, Rene, Arias, Cano

Bench: Eudes, Xavier, Manoel, Fuentes, Canobbio, Soteldo, Serna, Isaque, Lezcano, Lavega, Ganso, Keno, Lima, Baya, Everaldo

🔵 G/A for Chelsea from:

Joao Pedro ⚽️ [18’]
J.Pedro ⚽️ [56’]
Enzo Fernandez 🅰️

Thoughts on the game? ⬇️

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🔵🇧🇷 Joao Pedro’s stats vs Fluminense 🟢⚪️🔴:

— 60 minutes played
— 2 goals
— 2 shots on target
— 26 touches
— 7/12 passes completed
— 3/6 ground duels won
— 1 clearance
— 2 tackles
— Superior POTM

Couldn’t have asked for a better first start! 🥇👏

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1️⃣-🔟 Rate Joao Pedro's first Chelsea start. 👇

🗣️ Enzo Maresca on Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Fluminense in the Club World Cup semi-final:

😄 𝐎𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥:

“We are very happy and very proud to play the final. The reason why is that this is the Club World Cup, the best clubs in the world are here. So for us to be there [in the final] on Sunday is something we have to be proud and happy about.”

👏 𝐎𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞’𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞:

“We started one way, they changed a little bit, so we adjusted immediately. The players dealt with all the conditions – the weather and other things – in a brilliant way.

“In some moments, we were able to maintain a high tempo; it was not possible to maintain for 95 minutes because of the weather. But they handled it in a fantastic way.”

🥇 𝐎𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 & 𝐰𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐌 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚:

“We knew against a low block that Joao was going to help us because he has quality in the last third against teams that defend deep. He showed today how good he is, but it’s just the beginning.

“We knew already how good Joao is. Today, he was playing a little deep, and we know how good he is at dropping and linking [with his team-mates]. He is very good technically in small spaces, and that’s why we decided to bring him here.”

🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝:

“Dario had a muscle problem yesterday during the session, probably he is now going to be ready for next season.”

🤞 𝐎𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧:

“Moi, twisted his ankle. When it happened, I told him, because there were just two or three minutes to go, that we could finish with 10 players. It’s important that we don’t get too worked up because we have a game on Sunday.

“He said he would try, but he felt pain. So, hopefully, he can be fit for Sunday.”

(Via chelseafc)

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@Arsenal_london have now made contact with Chelsea over signing Noni Madueke.

The north London club have agreed personal terms with the winger over a proposed five-year deal. Madueke is prioritising Arsenal over any other options.

[davidornstein - The Athletic]

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@Arsenal_london have submitted an initial bid for Chelsea’s Noni Madueke worth around £50 million, including add-ons.

The Blues are wanting more than £50 million guaranteed, with Anthony Elanga’s proposed move to Newcastle their point of reference. Talks are ongoing.

[fabrizio romano]

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Joao Felix and Ben Chilwell are part of a group of unwanted and fringe Chelsea players who have reported for training at Cobham this week.

The number who attended the club’s training base on Monday was well into double figures.

Most of the players are those who were sent on loan during last season and are expecting to join a new club before the window shuts on September 1.

This includes Joao Felix, who Chelsea signed from Benfica for £44.5million (now $60.4m) last August but loaned to AC Milan in January.

Chilwell (Crystal Palace), Lesley Ugochukwu (Southampton), Djordje Petrovic (Strasbourg), Renato Veiga (Juventus), Armando Broja (Everton), Axel Disasi (Aston Villa) and Alfie Gilchrist (Sheffield United) are among the other returning loanees taking part. Under-21 midfielders Leo Castledine (Shrewsbury Town) and Alex Matos (Oxford United) are also involved.

Rahemm Sterling, who spent the 2024-25 season on loan at Arsenal, has not yet returned but that was expected.

Monday involved taking the standard medical tests and physical examinations that always take place on the first day of pre-season to check what condition players are in. The first full session took place on Tuesday and was overseen by loan technical coach Ed Brand, with all the first-team coaching staff away at the Club World Cup in the United States.

There is also a plan for a behind-closed-doors friendly for the players who have returned to training.

[The Athletic]

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