Chelsea beat Palmerias to set up Fluminense Club World Cup semi

Chelsea bushed Palmeiras 2-1 to scope the semifinals of the FIFA Club World Cup wherever they volition look Fluminense.

A precocious ain extremity disconnected Palmeiras defender Agustin Giay lifted Chelsea to a 2-1 victory successful Philadelphia, sending the Premier League broadside into the Club World Cup semifinals.

A changeable by Chelsea’s Malo Gusto from the close broadside deflected disconnected Palmeiras’ Richard Rios and Giay. Goalkeeper Weverton was incapable to power the caroming shot earlier it went into the net.

Chelsea volition play Fluminense connected Tuesday successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Brazilian broadside defeated Al Hilal 2-1 earlier connected Friday.

Palmeiras’ Weverton scores Chelsea 2nd with an ain extremity [Susana Vera/Reuters]

Cole Palmer scored his archetypal of the tourney successful the 16th infinitesimal for Chelsea earlier Estevao, who volition articulation Chelsea aft the tournament, tied it successful the 53rd minute.

Palmer had been criticised by the Chelsea fans for his deficiency of accumulation contempt starring the squad successful shots connected extremity during the tournament.

He proved his worthy connected the goal, taking a walk from Trevoh Chalobah and dribbling from conscionable extracurricular the container to 15 yards retired earlier scoring with a left-footed strike.

“I’ve been moving connected … the changeable successful training. I conscionable saw the abstraction and went there,” Palmer told DAZN aft the match.

“The manager conscionable said to support calm and bash tons of passes, and we should beryllium each right.”

Chelsea fans didn’t cognize whether to cheer oregon cry, however, erstwhile Estevao tied it with a brilliant, tight-angle changeable for the equaliser.

Estevao of Palmeiras scores his team’s archetypal extremity past Robert Sanchez of Chelsea during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 quarterfinal [Carl Recine/FIFA via Getty Images]

He made a verbal statement with Chelsea successful May 2024 but was not permitted to determination to England until helium turned 18 connected April 24, delaying his transportation to the existent window.

The clubs arranged that helium would stay with Palmeiras until their tourney tally ended.

“You tin spot helium [Estevao] is simply a apical player, truthful we are excited for him [to articulation Chelsea aft the tournament],” Palmer said of his soon-to-be teammate.

Joao Pedro made his Chelsea debut successful the 54th minute, 2 days aft his signing from Brighton & Hove Albion of the Premier League was confirmed.

The Brazilian had 10 goals and six assists for Brighton past season.

Chelsea’s Cole Palmer scores their archetypal extremity of the crippled [Lee Smith/Reuters]

Pedro’s caller manager astatine Chelsea, Enzo Maresca, was glowing astir each aspects of the win.

“It has been a pugnacious game, arsenic we expected,” the Blues brag told DAZN.

“We needed tons of energy. At the end, congratulations to the players due to the fact that they were precise good.

“I’m blessed due to the fact that we won, and besides blessed due to the fact that Estevao scored. The cleanable night.”

Real Madrid look Borussia Dortmund, portion Paris-Saint Germain instrumentality connected Bayern Munich successful the different quarterfinals connected Saturday.

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