The first of the Fifa Club World Cup semi final match ups takes place on Tuesday when Fluminense clash with Chelsea
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Fluminense 4/1 Draw 27/10 Chelsea 0.68/1
Fluminense booked their semi final berth with a 2-1 win over Al-Hilal. A goal late in the first half from Martinelli saw them take a 1-0 lead into the break but the scores were level early in the second half and Hercules found the winner on 70 minutes. Hercules was also on target in the Ro16 where Fluminense turned Inter Milan over. He scored their second goal in injury time of the 2-0 win over the Italians.
Fluminense finished as runners up to Dortmund in Group G. They were unbeaten with 1 win and 2 draws and finished 1 point better off than Sundowns whilst Ulsan HD lost all 3 off their matches and finished bottom. They played out goalless draw in their first and third matches (Dortmund and Sundowns) with the latter seeing them through at the expense of the South Africans. In their second match they beat Ulsan HD 4-2.
Chelsea saw of Palmeiras 2-1 in their quarter final. Cole Palmer gave them an early lead but they were pegged back just after the break and an 83rd minute own goal saw them through. The Round of 16 clash with Benfica went to extra time after a Reece James goal was cancelled out by a Benfica penalty in injury time. Chelsea cut loose in the extra 30 minutes with goals from Nkunku, Neto and Dewsbury-Hall giving them a 4-1 win on the night.
Chelsea were runners up to Flamengo in Group D. It wasn't all plain sailing with a 2-1 defeat to the group winners in their second outing coming either side of a 2-0 win over Los Angeles and a 3-0 victory over Esperance.
The Verdict:
Fluminense have yet to taste defeat and are capable of taking Chelsea deep but the depth of this Chelsea squad leads me to believe the London side will come
out on top. With Cole Palmer on target in the quarter finals he could be worth sticking with to pop up again, any time.
Bets: Anytime Goalscorer Cole Palmer at 16/10 with Sportingbet
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