FIFA Club World Cup

FT Saturday, June 28, 2025
Chelsea WWWLW 4
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Benfica DLDWW 1
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CHE01034
SLB01001
Bank of America Stadium · 25,929 att. · DAZN

Match Report

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Chelsea outlast Benfica, weather delay to reach WCW quarterfinal

Chelsea scored three times in the second period of extra time to beat 10-man Benfica 4-1 in their weather-affected last 16 Club World Cup clash.

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Team Stats

21
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
1
4
Offsides
7
10
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
7
64
Possession
36
22
SHOTS
8
12
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
723
Accurate Passes
379
790
Passes
450
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
21
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.4
38
Long Balls
52
17
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
8
21
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
12
10
Effective Clearances
21
10
Clearances
21

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-0

Lineups

SLB · 4-3-3

  1. 1Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 4António SilvaCD-R
  4. 26Samuel DahlLB
  5. 8Fredrik AursnesRB
  6. 61FlorentinoCM
  7. 10Orkun KökçüLM
  8. 18Leandro BarreiroRM
  9. 14Vangelis PavlidisF
  10. 21Andreas SchjelderupLF
  11. 11Ángel Di MaríaRF

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Benoît BadiashileCD-L
  3. 6Levi ColwillCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 24Reece JamesRB
  6. 8Enzo FernándezAM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoLM
  8. 45Romeo LaviaRM
  9. 9Liam DelapF
  10. 10Cole PalmerAM-L
  11. 7Pedro NetoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
  2. 50' Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 61' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 63' Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 64' Goal! Benfica 0, Chelsea 1. Reece James (Chelsea) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 70' Substitution, Chelsea. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Benoît Badiashile because of an injury.
  7. 70' Substitution, Benfica. Andrea Belotti replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  8. 70' Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni replaces Florentino.
  9. 80' Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Reece James.
  10. 81' Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Liam Delap.
  11. 81' Substitution, Chelsea. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall replaces Enzo Fernández.
  12. 83' Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 85' Substitution, Benfica. João Veloso replaces Orkun Kökçü.
  14. 86' Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Roméo Lavia.
  15. 86' Substitution, Benfica. Tiago Gouveia replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
  16. 90'+2' António Silva (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+5' Goal! Benfica 1, Chelsea 1. Ángel Di María (Benfica) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  18. 90'+6' Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Benfica 1, Chelsea 1.
  20. 92' Second yellow card to Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) for a bad foul.
  21. 92' Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  22. 102' Levi Colwill (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  23. 105'+2'
  24. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Benfica 1, Chelsea 1.
  25. 108' Goal! Benfica 1, Chelsea 2. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
  26. 114' Goal! Benfica 1, Chelsea 3. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo following a fast break.
  27. 117' Goal! Benfica 1, Chelsea 4. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a through ball following a fast break.
  28. 118' Substitution, Chelsea. Aarón Anselmino replaces Levi Colwill.
  29. 120'+1' Tiago Gouveia (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  30. 120'+2' Second Half Extra Time ends, Benfica 1, Chelsea 4.

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