Pedro Neto made the opening goal after more than half an hour of play. The Portuguese was deeply sent by Nicolas Jackson, cut out his opponent and shot in the short corner.
The substitute Enzo Fernandez decided the match ten minutes before time in favor of The Blues. The captain checked a cross from Liam Delap deep in the penalty area and worked in cool. Among the Americans, Oiivier Giroud, former player of Chelsea, still came in the lines, but the 38-year-old Frenchman was unable to score against his old club.
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In the night from Monday to Tuesday (Dutch time), the other two teams from the Chelsea group come into action at 3 am. The Brazilian flamengo is facing the Tunisian Esperance Tunis.