Palmeiras vs Chelsea, 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Quarterfinals
· FIFA Club World CupLate own goal sends Chelsea past Palmeiras into CWC semifinals
Chelsea secured their spot in the Club World Cup semifinals after a 2-1 win over Palmeiras thanks to Malo Gusto's deflected 83rd-minute goal..
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner,Palmeiras. Conceded by Andrey Santos.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fuchs (Palmeiras) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 2': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Emiliano Martínez (Palmeiras).
- 4': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Weverton (Palmeiras). Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 5': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Vanderlan.
- 8': Delay in match because of an injury Allan (Palmeiras).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Corner,Palmeiras. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 12': Andrey Santos (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Estêvão (Palmeiras).
- 12': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Agustín Giay (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 16': Goal! Palmeiras 0, Chelsea 1. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 18': Foul by Vitor Roque (Palmeiras).
- 18': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Micael.
- 19': Attempt saved. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Weverton (Palmeiras).
- 20': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Weverton (Palmeiras). Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 21': Delay in match (Chelsea).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Foul by Estêvão (Palmeiras).
- 22': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Estêvão (Palmeiras).
- 24': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Attempt missed. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández following a set piece situation.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Weverton (Palmeiras).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Allan (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 31': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Allan (Palmeiras).
- 32': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Emiliano Martínez (Palmeiras).
- 33': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Bruno Fuchs.
- 34': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 35': Hand ball by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 36': Estêvão (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 36': Offside, Palmeiras. Facundo Torres is caught offside.
- 37': Offside, Palmeiras. Allan is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 38': Richard Ríos (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Micael (Palmeiras).
- 39': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Emiliano Martínez (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 41': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt saved. Vanderlan (Palmeiras) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Agustín Giay with a cross.
- 44': Bruno Fuchs (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 44': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
- 44': Richard Ríos (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Liam Delap (Chelsea).
- 45'+2': Richard Ríos (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Liam Delap (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Palmeiras 0, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Palmeiras 0, Chelsea 1.
- 46': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 46': Vitor Roque (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Offside, Palmeiras. Bruno Fuchs is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Bruno Fuchs (Palmeiras).
- 47': Liam Delap (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Allan (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 49': Foul by Emiliano Martínez (Palmeiras).
- 49': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Allan (Palmeiras) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Richard Ríos (Palmeiras) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Giay.
- 53': Goal! Palmeiras 1, Chelsea 1. Estêvão (Palmeiras) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Richard Ríos with a cross.
- 54': Substitution, Chelsea. João Pedro replaces Liam Delap.
- 54': Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Christopher Nkunku.
- 55': Emiliano Martínez (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 56': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Agustín Giay.
- 57': Attempt missed. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Allan (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 60': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Richard Ríos (Palmeiras).
- 62': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 62': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Bruno Fuchs.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Andrey Santos (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Vanderlan.
- 64': Attempt missed. Allan (Palmeiras) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vitor Roque.
- 66': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Levi Colwill.
- 67': Substitution, Palmeiras. Paulinho replaces Facundo Torres.
- 67': Substitution, Palmeiras. Maurício replaces Allan.
- 71': Corner,Palmeiras. Conceded by Levi Colwill.
- 73': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Bruno Fuchs.
- 74': Attempt missed. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Pedro following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Palmeiras. Aníbal Moreno replaces Emiliano Martínez.
- 76': Substitution, Palmeiras. José López replaces Vitor Roque.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Estêvão (Palmeiras) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maurício.
- 77': Foul by Micael (Palmeiras).
- 77': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Richard Ríos (Palmeiras) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 82': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Maurício.
- 83': Own Goal by Agustín Giay, Palmeiras. Palmeiras 1, Chelsea 2.
- 85': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Palmeiras) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Micael.
- 85': Substitution, Palmeiras. Raphael Veiga replaces Richard Ríos.
- 86': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 86': José López (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Chelsea. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Pedro Neto.
- 88': Foul by Estêvão (Palmeiras).
- 88': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Chelsea. Dário Essugo replaces Andrey Santos.
- 90'+2': Foul by Aníbal Moreno (Palmeiras).
- 90'+2': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
- 90'+3': Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Weverton (Palmeiras). Assisted by João Pedro.
- 90'+3': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Weverton.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Weverton (Palmeiras). Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 90'+4': Corner,Chelsea. Conceded by Weverton.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Palmeiras 1, Chelsea 2.
- 0': Match ends, Palmeiras 1, Chelsea 2.
Statistics
 CHE |
PAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 62.7 | Possession | 37.3 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 435 | Accurate Passes | 233 |
| 500 | Passes | 292 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 24 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 13 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Club World Cup
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 65,782
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 65,782
Line-Ups
Palmeiras (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Weverton (GK) |
| 13 | Micael |
| 3 | Bruno Fuchs |
| 6 | Vanderlan |
| 4 | Agustín Giay |
| 41 | Estêvão |
| 32 | Emiliano Martínez |
| 8 | Richard Ríos |
| 9 | Vitor Roque |
| 17 | Facundo Torres |
| 40 | Allan Elias |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 6 | Levi Colwill  |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 10 | Cole Palmer |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 17 | Andrey Santos |
| 9 | Liam Delap |
| 18 | Christopher Nkunku |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
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