He Chelsea It is already in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup After overcoming Benfica in the Eighth Qualifier. The goals of Reece James, Nkunku, Pedro Neto y Kiernan Dewsbury-Hallthe latter in the extension, gave the classification to the English. Those of London will be measured in the following tie Palm trees, which eliminated a Botafogo in a duel that was decided in extra time. The meeting stopped an hour and 55 minutes when the storm protocol was activated.
He Chelsea won a game in which it was better than a Benfica that decided that Álvaro Carreras I was not going to play a single minute in this round of 16. Curious, at least. The English dominated the meeting, which was never especially vibrant, from beginning to end, and had the best occasions, especially with Cucurella, who enjoyed two great opportunities to advance the British. But first he ran into António Silvawho pulled the ball under sticks, and then with an excellent hand of Trubin. The Lusos survived and left at rest with the conviction that the best was the result.
Storm behind the rays
In the second half, Chelsea continued to be superior. He dominated and created, but he didn't find the goal. Until finally justice was done after the game time. At 64 minutes, Reece James executed a foul shot from the side that cheated on Trubin, Who was not expected to enter his stick, and ended inside the goal.
He Benfica He tried timidly with the figure of Pavlidis, But the Lusos were not good and were not able to find the tie. Meanwhile, the Chelsea He was close to sentence the game, but the goal of Delap It was canceled offside. Until the match had to stop in the absence of six minutes for the 90s, when the protocol is activated by Electric Storm. After an hour and 55 minutes in which everything stopped, both teams returned to the grass, and the real storm unleashed.
An extension of madness
He Benfica He sought the tie determined and found it when a ball hit the extended hand of a bad taste in the discount time. Di María did not fail from eleven meters, drawing a meeting that left, against prognosis, to the extension.
In extra time there were also strong emotions, when Prestianni He committed a very hard foul two minutes from the extension and saw the second yellow. Benfica had to face 28 minutes with one less, but through the cons put a visibly blocked Chelsea on a check.
After the rest of the extension, the logic prevailed again. Nkunku, After a dried play, he found the way of the goal to put the London ahead and close, this time, the classification for the round of 16 of the Club World Cup. Pedro Neto y Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall They signed the sentence in the final stretch of extra time.
