Chelsea, Joao Pedro and PSG
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Former Chelsea midfielder Andy Townsend has praised Joao Pedro and explained the difference between him and Nicolas Jackson.
Chelsea caused an upset in the Club World Cup final, dispatching PSG at the MetLife Stadium - here we break down the action.
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FourFourTwo on MSNChelsea look to offload unwanted striker after Joao Pedro arrival: reportChelsea want to offload one of their strikers following the arrival of João Pedro. Pedro, 23, signed from Brighton and Hove Albion during the Club World Cup and would even go on to score in the final against PSG, earning his first piece of silverware as a Blue in the process.
“It doesn’t make sense for Brazil to try to compete with European clubs in terms of finances,” Fluminense coach Renato Gaúcho said through a translator. “Brazilian clubs trade players and sell them to Europe so they can survive, and that’s been true even since I was a player.”
The Brazilian, who started his career with Fluminense before moving to Britain, scored with a brilliant finish from outside the area in the first half and then calmed his celebration against his former club. That finish was followed by a thumping second-half goal to secure a final against Real Madrid or Paris Saint-Germain.
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Chelsea News on MSNThree Chelsea stars picked for Team of the Tournament – but Joao Pedro misses on a technicalityChelsea have won the Club World Cup and return to London in glory.The Blues really swept all before them in the end, bar one wobble against Flamengo. Their relatively easy run to the final convinced