{"id":8877,"date":"2025-06-29T02:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T00:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/benfica-1-4-chelsea-blue-thrashing-in-an-endless-match_313292_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:35:08","slug":"benfica-1-4-chelsea-blue-thrashing-in-an-endless-match_313292_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/club-world-cup\/benfica-1-4-chelsea-blue-thrashing-in-an-endless-match_313292_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Benfica 1-4 Chelsea: thrashing and ‘blue’ qualification in an endless match"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chelsea thrashed Benfica (1-4) to advance to the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup. The match lasted almost 5 hours, after an interruption due to a storm threat and a dramatic extension<\/h2> \r\n
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Chelsea<\/a> will be the rival of Brazilian Palmeiras in the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup. After 4 hours and 40 minutes due to a forced stop (due to storm threat)<\/strong> and 120 minutes, including extra time, Enzo Maresca’s team liquidated Benfica<\/a> (1-4) with three goals in the second half of extra time.<\/p>

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Chelsea was better in the first half, with Marc Cucurella and Cole Palmer doing a lot of damage on the flanks<\/strong>. Otamendi saved a clear goal from Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez with a timely clearance inside the area in the 18th minute, while Ant\u00f3nio did the same by heading away a shot from Cucurella on the line.<\/p>

The Catalan was close to scoring again in the 43rd minute, with a one-on-one sent to the corner by Trubin with a saving hand. With many difficulties, Bruno Lage’s team kept the score at zero until halftime<\/strong>, barely showing up once in the rival area.<\/p>

Chelsea had the game in their pocket, but the weather stoppage arrived<\/h2>

After halftime, the dynamic was identical to the first half. Total siege from Chelsea, with Benfica retreating near their area. Finally, in the 64th minute, the Portuguese resistance fell<\/strong> due to a huge mistake by Trubin.<\/p>

The Ukrainian goalkeeper was expecting a cross to the heart of the area in a free kick from the left wing by Reece James<\/strong>. However, the English international caught the goalkeeper out of position<\/strong> and ended up scoring with a shot adjusted to the near post. <\/p>

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With the 1-0, Benfica had no choice but to go for the tie. Prestianni had the first clear chance for the ‘eagles’ in the 78th minute, after a good overflow on the left that ended in a deflected shot.<\/p>

Chelsea was holding the lead without suffering too much, but in the 85th minute the unexpected happened: forecast of an electrical storm and, according to protocol, the match was stopped until further notice<\/strong>. Although not a drop fell on the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, the weather threat kept the match in suspense for almost 2 hours.<\/p>