Football: The 23-year-old Pedro scored in the 18th and 56th minutes in the first semi-final of the Club world cup played on tuesday and refused to celebrate any goal, showing respect to his former club.
João Pedro started for Chelsea for the first time and scored two goals against his childhood team, helping the english club beat Brazilian club Fluminense 2-0 to enter the final of the Club world cup football tournament. Chelsea's win also ensured that the winner of the Club world cup will again be a club from Europe. This is because the second semi-final will be played between paris Saint-Germain (PSG) of france and Real Madrid of Spain.
João Pedro joined Fluminense when he was 10 years old and continued to play for this club until he moved to Watford in 2020. The 23-year-old scored in the 18th and 56th minutes in the first semi-final of the Club world cup played on tuesday and refused to celebrate any of the goals out of respect for his former club. He joined Chelsea from Brighton on July 2.
Chelsea will now be eyeing to become world champions for the second time. They had earlier won the title in 2021. The final is to be played on Sunday. european teams will win their 12th consecutive title and 17th in 18 attempts. The only exception is Brazil's Corinthians' victory over Chelsea in 2012.
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