Chelsea Beat Fluminense 2-0, João Pedro Scores Twice - PSG vs Real Madrid Semifinal at 3 PM

João Pedro scores twice against boyhood club as Chelsea beat Fluminense 2-0 to reach Club World Cup final. PSG face Real Madrid at 3 PM today in second semifinal. Winner plays Chelsea on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Calaruga Shark Media. I'm Jamie Rudd with a quick update
today as we're now down to the final two at
this sweltering American experiment. Chelsea ended Fluminency's fairy tale run
yesterday and now we've got the big one this afternoon.

(00:23):
Chelsea beat Fluminency to zero at MetLife Stadium yesterday and
the story was absolutely perfect in its cruelty. Juan Pedro,
who only flew in from a Brazilian beach last week,
scored both goals against his boyhood club to send the
Blues into Sunday's final. The twenty three year old showed
no mercy whatsoever. His first goal came from a Tiago

(00:46):
silver Era, the former Chelsea defender being too casual with
a clearance in the eighteenth minute. Chuam Pedro didn't hesitate,
ripping a dipping, swerving shot past Fabio with no celebration
but plenty of clinical finishing. The second goal was even better.
Enzo Fernandez released him with a superb pass and Juan

(01:08):
Pedro still had plenty to do. He made it look easy,
cutting inside and using his right foot to send a
rising drive in off the underside of the bar. Here's
the thing that's really telling about this tournament. Chelsea are
already guaranteed over eighty million pounds for making it this far,
and they'll be approaching one hundred million pounds if they

(01:30):
win on Sunday. That's almost three liam delops, as one
report put it, for a club that's been dealing with
financial fair play issues, this is transformative money. The sporting
benefits are nice, but the cash injection is what really matters.
They're the fourth best team in England, yet they're one
win away from being crowned World champions. The heat hit

(01:53):
thirty five degrees celsius at kickoff and you could see
the difference between the teams. Chelsea's younger legs handled the
conditions better than Fluminensey, who are the oldest team in
the tournament. The Brazilians had their moments. Hercules nearly equalized
Mark Cucarella had to clear off the line, but they
couldn't sustain it in that heat. There was also the

(02:15):
usual var drama with a penalty being overturned after Trevo
Chalabar's inadvertent handball, but Chelsea were clearly the better side
throughout in today's match. It's the one we've all been
waiting for PSG, the nine man heroes who beat Bayern
Munich in the most dramatic fashion possible. Against Real Madrid,

(02:36):
with their mix of Galactico's and academy gems, the storylines
right themselves. Umbapei facing his former club for the first time,
Gonzalo Garcia looking to continue his ridiculous goal scoring run,
and Luis Enrique's adaptability philosophy against Zabie Alonzo's tactical naws.

(02:56):
PSG showed against Bayern that they can win with high
off their team sent off. Real Madrid showed against Dortmund
that they can make even comfortable wins look chaotic in
the final ten minutes. This afternoon's semi final should be
absolutely spectacular, assuming the players can stay on their feet
in the heat.