The boys were separated from the men in the quarter-finals stage of the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup, staged in the United States of America.
In the first of four games, the Brazilian side, Fluminese showed enough grit to beat Al Hilal, who had earlier beaten tournament favorites Man City, in a seven-goal thriller some days ago.
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Martinelli and Hercules were on the scoresheet for the Rio de Janeiro based club while Marcos Leonardo grabbed the consolation for the Arabians, but it wasn’t enough as they lost the duel.
Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea showed their supremacy over Palmeiras by beating them 2-1.
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In other games, PSG continued their dominance in the tournament by upstaging Bavarian Giants, Bayern Munich. French duo, Desire Doue and yet to be named Ballon D’Or winner, Ousmane Dembele, grabbed the goals for the Parisians.
Real Madrid beat Dortmund in the other quarter-final pairings to set up a semi-final duel against Champions League holders, PSG.
QUARTER FINALS
Fluminense 2-1 Al Hilal
[Martinelli, Hercules – Marcos Leonardo]
Palmerias 1-2 Chelsea
[Estevao – C.Palmer, Weverton (og)]
PSG 2-0 Bayern
[D.Doue, O.Dembele]
Real Madrid 3-2 Dortmund
[G.Garcia, F.Garcia, K.Mbappe – M.Beier, S.Guirassy]
