6/29/2025–|Last update: 05:40 (Mecca time)
Chelsea scored 3 goals in the second additional half to achieve an exciting victory over Benfica, 4-1 in the final round of the FIFA Club World Cup currently held in the United States.
Reese James opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 64th minute of a free kick, then the match was stopped in the 85th minute due to a thunderstorm near the “Bank of America” ​​stadium.
The long pause helped Benfica apparently to return better, and indeed he succeeded in adjusting the result in the fifth minute of stoppage time through a penalty kick by veteran Argentine striker Angel de Maria, to lead the match to additional time.
With the beginning of the extra time, Benfica received a blow to the expulsion of its player Gianluka Brestaniani after receiving a second warning, to take advantage of Chelsea the numerical deficiency in the second additional half and score 3 consecutive goals by Christopher Niconko, Pedro Nito and Kernan Diosbury.
With this victory, Chelsea strikes a date in the quarter -finals with Palmeiras, the Brazilian Miras, who beat his compatriot Botafogo with a clean goal in additional time.
