Chelsea downs Fluminense in Club World Cup semifinal
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Chelsea reached the 2025 Club World Cup final with a 2-0 win over Fluminense at MetLife Stadium. Enzo Maresca's side are now just one game away from glory, a ch
The first of the FIFA Club World Cup quarter-finals came to life just before half-time as the Brazilians of Fluminense edged out Al Hilal
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Al Jazeera on MSNHercules the hero as Fluminense beat Al Hilal in Club World Cup quartersMartinelli put Fluminense in front in the 40th minute with a brilliant strike. His first touch took Gabriel Fuentes’s pass beyond a charging Al Hilal defender, and his second unleashed a ferocious left-footed shot that beat goalkeeper Yassine Bounou to the top right corner from about 15 yards (14 metres).
Goals from Martinelli and Hercules sent Fluminense through to the semi-final of the Club World Cup as they edged past Al-Hilal.
Enzo Maresca's side reached the Club World Cup final after their effective pressing in a 4-3-3 shape left their opponents with no answer
Chelsea are one step away from the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final, with only Brazilian giants Fluminense standing in the way as they meet in the semifinal on Tuesday in East Rutherford.