Luis Enrique appears to grab Joao Pedro by the throat as Chelsea 3-0 PSG post-match melee turns ugly

Following the Club World Cup final, the post-match chitchat broke out.

A new signer Joao Pedro was sent off just after the final whistle in New Jersey, despite scoring Chelsea’s third goal in a 3-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final.

Cole Palmer’s two goals and Pedro’s delectable dink over Gianluigi Donnarumma just before halftime helped Chelsea easily defeat European champions PSG in East Rutherford.

In the seconds following the final whistle, the Brazilian and PSG’s Italian goalkeeper were once again in direct competition, but Pedro was sent reeling by the Parisians’ head coach Luis Enrique’s apparent interference.

Luis Enrique, surrounded by players from both sides, seemed to reach past Donnarumma and strike Pedro’s neck in the front.

For some minutes following the final whistle, there were pockets of irate incidents, but the atmosphere soon calmed down and the Blues turned their attention to their post-match festivities.

Following the appearance of his head coach prodding, poking, or grabbing Pedro’s throat, Donnarumma became involved with a number of Chelsea players.

With a commanding performance and their second trophy of the year, Enzo Maresca’s club led 3-0 at the half.

The referee was called to the VAR screen to witness PSG player Joao Neves yanking Marc Cucurella’s hair on the edge of the Chelsea box, which resulted to Neves’ dismissal as the game became increasingly choppy in the closing minutes.

The virtual reality monkey gyroscope from the 1992 Hollywood whoopee cushion The Lawnmower Man may or may not have served as the model for the Club World Cup trophy, which captain Reece James and Chelsea are still awaiting at the time of writing.

Chelsea has made a great success of Maresca’s first season as manager at Stamford Bridge, and although the competition has been vilified, there are many benefits to winning the competitions you enter.