{"id":5399,"date":"2025-06-30T09:40:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T06:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/?p=5399"},"modified":"2025-06-30T09:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T06:40:21","slug":"chelsea-defeat-benfica-4-1-after-extra-time-thriller-to-reach-quarter-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/chelsea-defeat-benfica-4-1-after-extra-time-thriller-to-reach-quarter-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Defeat Benfica 4-1 After Extra-Time Thriller to Reach Quarter-Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Reece James, Nkunku, Neto, and Dewsbury-Hall fire Blues past 10-man Benfica in weather-delayed classic<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chelsea booked their place in the Club World Cup 2025 quarter-finals<\/strong> with a dramatic 4-1 extra-time victory over Benfica<\/strong> <\/a>at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. In a match that had everything\u2014goals, a red card, a weather delay, and tactical twists\u2014the Blues showed resilience and attacking flair to outlast the Portuguese giants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reece James Breaks the Deadlock<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After a cagey first half, Chelsea finally found the breakthrough in the 64th minute. Captain Reece James<\/strong> caught Benfica goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin off guard with a clever near-post free-kick, giving the Premier League side a deserved 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chelsea looked set to close out the win, but the match was halted in the 87th minute due to a lightning storm. The delay lasted over two hours, disrupting momentum and forcing both teams to reset mentally and physically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Di Mar\u00eda\u2019s Late Equalizer Forces Extra Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When play resumed, Benfica pushed forward and were rewarded deep into stoppage time. A VAR review penalized Malo Gusto<\/strong> for handball, and \u00c1ngel Di Mar\u00eda<\/strong> calmly converted the spot-kick in the 95th minute to level the score at 1-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Red Card Turns the Tide<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Just two minutes into extra time, Benfica\u2019s Gianluca Prestianni<\/strong> was sent off for a second yellow card after a reckless challenge on Levi Colwill. The dismissal proved costly, as Chelsea took full advantage of the extra man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chelsea\u2019s Extra-Time Blitz<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the 108th minute, Christopher Nkunku<\/strong> restored Chelsea\u2019s lead, pouncing on a rebound after Mois\u00e9s Caicedo\u2019s shot slipped under Trubin. Six minutes later, Pedro Neto<\/strong> made it 3-1 with a composed finish after breaking clear of the defense. The rout was completed in the 117th minute when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall<\/strong> fired home from the edge of the box to seal a memorable win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What\u2019s Next?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With this result, Chelsea advance to face Palmeiras<\/strong> in the quarter-finals on July 4 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. For fans tracking Club World Cup 2025 results<\/strong>, this match was a reminder of Chelsea\u2019s depth, composure under pressure, and ability to rise in big moments.

Keep It BangbetNews<\/a> For More Club World Cup Updates and Highlights!<\/em><\/strong>

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Reece James, Nkunku, Neto, and Dewsbury-Hall fire Blues past 10-man Benfica in weather-delayed classic Chelsea booked their place in the Club World Cup 2025 quarter-finals with a dramatic 4-1 extra-time victory over Benfica at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. In a match that had everything\u2014goals, a red card, a weather delay, and tactical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[522,521,432],"class_list":{"0":"post-5399","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football-news","8":"tag-chealse-4-1-benfica","9":"tag-chelsea-v-benfica","10":"tag-club-world-cup"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5399"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5407,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5399\/revisions\/5407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}