Chelsea defeated Palmeiras 2-1 in Philadelphia thanks to a late own goal from defender Agustin Giay, which sent the Premier League team to the Club World Cup quarterfinals.Richard Rios and Giay of Palmeiras deflected a shot by Malo Gusto of Chelsea’s right side. Weverton, the goalie, failed to save the caroming ball before it entered the net.
Cole Palmer gave Chelsea the lead in the 16th minute of the competition, but Estevao, who will sign with Chelsea after the tournament, leveled the score in the 53rd.
Palmer led the squad in shots on goal during the competition, but the Chelsea supporters criticized him for his lack of output.
He demonstrated his value on the goal by dribbling from just outside the box to 15 yards out after receiving a ball from Trevoh Chalobah, then finishing with a left-footed effort.
“I’ve been working on … the shot in training. I just saw the space and went there,” Palmer told DAZN after the match.
“The manager just said to keep calm and do lots of passes, and we should be all right.”
“You can see he [Estevao] is a top player, so we are excited for him to join Chelsea after the tournament,” Palmer said of his soon-to-be teammate.
Two days after his Premier League transfer from Brighton & Hove Albion was announced, Joao Pedro made his Chelsea debut in the 54th minute.
Last season, the Brazilian scored ten goals and provided six assists for Brighton.
On Saturday, Paris-Saint-Germain will play Bayern Munich in the other quarterfinal, while Real Madrid will play Borussia Dortmund.
Here’s the key video highlight from Chelsea’s thrilling 2–1 quarter-final win over Palmeiras:
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Title: Cole Palmer & Chelsea Send Estêvão & Palmeiras Home
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Summary: Features Palmer’s opening goal, the stunning Estêvão equalizer, and the decisive own goal that sealed Chelsea’s progression youtube.com+13reuters.com+13youtube.com+13reuters.com+4youtube.com+4youtube.com+4.
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