Overview

• Joao Pedro completed a £60 million move from Brighton and Hove Albion and was registered by the July 3 deadline to bolster Chelsea’s attack.
• Eighteen-year-old Estêvão Willian will feature for Palmeiras in his final match before officially joining Chelsea after the tournament.
• Chelsea will be without midfielder Moises Caicedo due to a yellow-card suspension, while Palmeiras must cope without captain Gustavo Gomez following a red card.
• Both teams reached the last eight via extra-time dramatic wins: Chelsea beat Benfica 4-1 and Palmeiras edged Botafogo thanks to Paulinho’s late strike.
• The quarter-final kicks off at 9 p.m. ET on Friday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, with the winner set to face Fluminense or Al-Hilal in the semi-finals.