Fluminense vs Chelsea LIVE SCORE: Joao Pedro hits TWO stunners for Blues against his boyhood club in Club World Cup semi
Pedro is making his first Blues start and against his boyhood club and he has scored two stunners to give the Premier League one foot in the final.
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PSG or Real Madrid await in the final with their semi-final on tomorrow night.
Kick-off time:
8pm BST
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Fluminense XI:
Fabio, Ignacio, Thiago Silva, Santos, Guga, Hercules, Bernal, Gustavo, Rene, Arias, Cano.
Chelsea XI:
Sanchez, Gusto, Chaloba, Tosin, Cucurella, Caicedo, Enzo, Nkunku, Palmer, Neto, Joao Pedro.
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