25,000 people witnessed the plot of the World Club Cup! The draw in 95 minutes, 1-1 turned into 4-1, Chelsea advanced to the quarterfinals

After the group stage, the 2025 Club World Cup also entered the knockout stage. The 1/8 finals of this match start on the 2025 match, with Premier League giant Chelsea playing against Portuguese superpower Benfica. Under the witness of 25,929 fans, James took the lead first, Di Maria tied in stoppage time, the two teams played 1-1 in regular time, Prestiani was sent off in overtime, Nkuncu, Neto and Hall scored 3 goals in a row, 4-1, and Chelsea advanced to the quarterfinals.

Chelsea performed averagely in the group stage and was suppressed by Flamengo and advanced to the second place in Group D. In this game, Maresca set out to form 4231, Drapp played as a single arrow, Enzo, Palmer, Kesedo and Neto all played.

Benfica, who is in Group D, overturned Bayern in the last round of the group stage and overtook the top spot in the group to advance to the top 16. The coach Lager was not willing to be outdone, and Di Maria, Otamendi and Pavlidis all played.

Chelsea controlled the rhythm with skillful cooperation and formed a suppression of Benfica. Just one minute into the first half, Enzo made a wonderful pass, Neto shot from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area, and Trubin saved the ball.

In the 19th minute, the Blues completed tacit cooperation, James sent a long pass, and Drapp knocked back in the bottom triangle. Cucurella scored a spike in front of the goal in one go, and then shot hard, but unfortunately it was blocked by Antonio Silva from the goal line.

In the 21st minute, Palmer broke through on the left, accelerated to get rid of the situation and took the lead. He suddenly shot a cold arrow from a small angle, and was resolved by Benfica's goalkeeper again.

In the 38th minute, Ravia made a wonderful pass at the front of the penalty area. Kukurelia arrived, and shot with a single shot in front of the goal, hitting the lower right corner of the goal. Trubin attacked and stretched out his legs to block the ball, and Benfica escaped another disaster. In the first half, Chelsea's possession rate reached 61%, and they were far ahead of the goal 6-2, but they were unable to score, and the two teams entered the locker room with each other.

The two sides were in a stalemate after the change of sides, Palmer was severely restricted, and Chelsea's offense was stagnant. It is difficult for the Blues to tear through sports wars and can only rely on set pieces to break the deadlock.

In the 64th minute, Palmer broke through on the left and was knocked down, winning a chance to set the ball in the frontcourt. James took the penalty and directly attacked the goal from a small angle, caught Trubin off guard. The ball bounced into the ground and then drilled into the near corner. Chelsea finally ushered in the lead, 1-0!

With one ball in hand, Chelsea played more relaxed and calmly. In the 71st minute, Enzo passed the ball in the middle, and Palmer shot hard from a small angle from the left side of the penalty area, rubbing against the far post, slightly out.

Benfica was obviously unwilling to lose, and in the 70th minute, two players were replaced in one go, Prestiani and Belotti appeared on the court, and Luis and Pavlidis, who were playing in an average performance.

In the 79th minute, Orsness pushed forward from the right, attracted defense in the penalty area and knocked back in the triangle. Prestiani pushed the shot without anyone to guard, wasting an excellent opportunity.

turned around and Drapp made a direct pass, and then passed Trubin alone and sent the ball into the empty goal. Because offside was blown away first, the Blues were so happy. In the 85th minute, a thunderstorm warning appeared on the field, and the game was interrupted for 2 hours.

The game started again, and a magical plot appeared on the field. In the 5th minute of injury time, Gusto handballed in the penalty area. The referee reviewed VAR and awarded a penalty. Di Maria scored a hit. The Angels staged a good show. Benfica stubbornly dragged the game into overtime.

However, only 2 minutes after the overtime game started, Benfica suffered a major blow, Prestiani flew to Colville, and two yellows turned red and one red was sent off. In the 108th minute, Kesedo intercepted the ball in the midfield, Palmer made a wonderful pass in the counterattack. The former shot from a small angle caused Trubin to lose his hand, and Nkunku made a replacement shot, and Chelsea took the lead again, 2-1!

Benfica came out in full swing, hoping to equalize as soon as possible, but leaving more room for Chelsea. In the 114th minute, Kesedo made a direct pass to instigate a counterattack, Neto scored a single shot, and the Blues secured the victory, 3-1! In the 117th minute, it was Palmer's turn to assist, Hall scored again with one shot, Chelsea scored 2 goals in a short time, and the score was frozen at 4-1!

Chelsea achieved four consecutive victories against Benfica, and also became the second team to reach the top 8 of this Club World Cup after Palmeiras. The two teams will meet in the quarter-finals. This is another match for Chelsea since the 2021 Club World Cup final.