Di Maria scored a stoppage goal but couldn t save her, Chelsea scored three goals in overtime, eliminating Benfica 4-1

The Club World Cup 1/8 final ushered in a wonderful goal battle. Chelsea, the second-place in Group D, defeated Benfica, the first-place in Group C, 4-1 in overtime, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup. Neither side scored a goal in the first half. James scored a free kick in the second half. Di Maria tied the opponent with a penalty kick in stoppage time, dragging the game into overtime. In the overtime stage, Nkunku, Neto and Hall each scored a goal. In the end, Chelsea defeated their opponent 4-1 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup. In the next quarter-finals, they will face Palmeiras who eliminated Botafogo. In the group stage of the Club World Cup, Chelsea defeated Tunisia Hope and Los Angeles, but lost to Flamengo and won second in the group with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss; Benfica defeated Bayern Munich and Oakland City, drew with Boca Youth, and advanced to the group with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss.

Chelsea's starting lineup is goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, defenders Cucurella, Badiacile, Colewell and Rees James, back midfielder Kesedo and Lavia, front midfielder Palmer, Enzo and Neto, forward Drapp, 11 players have a total value of 577 million euros, with an average age of 23.8 years old, and there are Nkunku, Maduaike and Hall on the bench.

Benfica's starting lineup is goalkeeper Trubin, defenders Dahl, Otamendi, Antonio Silva and Orsnes, midfielders Barrero, Luis and Kirkqu, forwards Sheldrup, Pavlidis and Di Maria, with a total value of 11 players of 207 million euros, with an average age of 26.4 years. Alvaro Fernandez, who may transfer to Real Madrid, sat on the bench and did not make a appearance in the whole game.

In the first half, Chelsea had a clear advantage, but Neto, Palmer and Cucurella's shots were blocked by Benfica goalkeeper Trubin, and both sides ended the first half 0-0. The sultry weather forced the referee to pause the game in the 30th minute and let the players on both sides replenish their hydration. In the 64th minute of the second half, Chelsea got a direct free kick opportunity. Captain Rees James took the free kick. His shot hit the ground and rebounded into the goal. Trubin was helpless about it. Chelsea finally broke the deadlock 1-0. In the 82nd minute, Drapp scored another goal, but the goal was invalid because of offside. In the 88th minute, because a thunderstorm was about to arrive at the game, the referee had to suspend the game for the safety of the players and the audience's lives. Nearly two hours later, the game started again after the bad weather passed. In the 4th minute of stoppage time, when Chelsea was about to end the game with a score of 1-0, Gusto, the defender who appeared in the bench, played in the penalty area. The referee called a penalty after watching VAR. Di Maria calmly hit the penalty and tied the score in the last minute of stoppage time. Subsequently, Benfica's 19-year-old young player Prestini tackled Colewell in the 70th minute and was sent off after being shown the second yellow card, which also led to Benfica's play one less player in overtime. In the overtime stage, Benfica's entire team was overdrawn and could no longer stop Chelsea's attack. In the 108th minute, after Trubin saved and blocked the ball, Nkunku scored a goal through the back point, and Chelsea led Benfica 2-1. In the 114th minute, Kesedo assisted Neto to expand the score to 3-1. In the 117th minute, Hall scored another goal and locked the score at 4-1.

In the end, Chelsea defeated Benfica 4-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup. What they will face next is Palmeiras, who defeated Bottafogo 1-0 in the Brazilian derby.

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