The scene, as Chelsea’s players flocked to Estevao at the final whistle at Lincoln Financial Field, was telling. There was a language barrier between them, but Cole Palmer and Liam Delap asked their Portuguese team-mate Dario Essugo to tell the Brazilian teenager just what they thought of him.

Chelsea's win over Fluminense confirmed the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final will be an all-European affair. Chelsea used a pair of Joao Pedro goals to get past the Brazilian side and set up a Sunday meeting with either Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.

João Pedro scores twice against his boyhood team as the Blues triumph 2-0 and will face Paris Saint-Germain or Real Madrid for the title Sunday.