Chelsea took a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute due to a goal from João Pedro. The Brazilian shot from a distance against his old club and celebrated the goal very modestly. In the 56th minute it was again João Pedro who scored for Chelsea. Former PSV member Noni Madueke came in at Chelsea for Pedro Neto in the 68th minute.
Unique prize cabinet
Chelsea already won the Conference League this season, making it the only European club with all the major continental prices (Champions, Europe and Conference League) in the closet. Now the Londoners are also close to winning in the first major World Cup clubs, which can make their prize cabinet even more unique.
The winner of the World Cup for clubs will receive a top prize of 115 million euros of the total prize money of 850 million euros. For the first time 32 clubs from all over the world participated. There is no Dutch participant in this edition.
Real Madrid or Paris Saint-Germain
Chelsea plays the final battle in the same stadium against the winner of the other semi-final between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. This game is also on the program in New Jersey on Wednesday.