Pedro Neto has explained his goal celebration for Chelsea against LAFC, insisting that such feisty exchanges are “part of the game”.
The Portuguese winger was arguably the Blues’ best player as they opened their Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over Major League Soccer (MLS) opposition at a sparsely-populated Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday night, getting the breakthrough in the first half as he raced onto a through ball from Nicolas Jackson and checked inside with a brilliant turn before firing past Hugo Lloris and into the bottom corner.
