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Chelsea advanced thrillingly, with the Club World Cup bonus exceeding 384 million

10:03pm, 1 July 2025【Football】

Recommended Network reported on June 29 that the Club World Cup knockout stage ushered in a focus match. The favorite to win the championship, Chelsea defeated Portuguese powerhouse Benfica 4-1 in a thrilling overtime battle, successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, and continued to steadily move towards the goal of winning the championship.

Chelsea performed ups and downs in the group stage. After defeating Los Angeles 2-0 in the first game, they unexpectedly lost to the Brazilian League team Flamenco 1-3 in the second round and withdrew from the group first competition early. Fortunately, he defeated the African team Tunisia Hope 3-0 in the last round and advanced to the top 16. Chelsea, who qualified as the second in the group, faced Benfica, who won the first place in Group C in the 1/8 finals. In the

game, Chelsea took the initiative at the beginning, but failed to score in the first half. In the second half, Rees James scored a free kick and broke the deadlock. However, the game was interrupted by thunderstorm for nearly two hours. After recovery, Chelsea encountered a penalty in injury stoppage time, Benfica equalized the score and the game entered overtime. In overtime, Nkunku, Neto and Hall scored goals one after another, and Chelsea won 4-1 in the end.

After advancing to the quarterfinals, Chelsea received a prize of US$13.12 million, with a cumulative prize of US$53.62 million, equivalent to approximately RMB 384 million. If you win the championship, the prize can reach US$115 million, equivalent to RMB 822 million. Chelsea will face Brazilian League team Palmeiras in the quarter-finals and are expected to continue to advance.

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