4-1! 2 teams in the Club World Cup advanced: 2 dark horses were eliminated, Chelsea won overtime, and the top 8 against Brazil s big goal

On June 29, the Club World Cup held two strong 16 games. As a result, Palmeiras and Chelsea both advanced to the quarterfinals successfully, while Botafogo and Benfica two dark horses were unfortunately eliminated. Next, Chelsea will compete with Palmeiras for a top four seat. It is worth mentioning that due to the impact of thunderstorms, the second half of the game was interrupted for a long time. It took almost 4 and a half hours to finish the game.

In this game, Chelsea's opponent was Benfica from the Portuguese Super League. The latter beat Bayern in the group stage and won the first place in the group. They are also a big dark horse in this Club World Cup. Because they defeated Bayern before, Benfica was also highly anticipated by fans. Unexpectedly, facing Chelsea, they were passive in the whole game and were eventually eliminated. At the beginning of the game, Chelsea had an absolute advantage, and their attack once made Benfica feel breathless. Unfortunately, in the first half, Chelsea kept wasting opportunities and failed to break the deadlock. Fortunately, at the critical moment, James stood up. In the 64th minute of the second half, Chelsea won a free kick from the left of the frontcourt. Benfica's goalkeeper moved ahead of schedule. In the end, James made a clever shot from the corner, and the ball bounced back into the net, and Chelsea finally led 1-0. In the 79th minute, Drapp was counterattacking and pushing the empty goal, but unfortunately the goal was ineffective because of offside first. In the 85th minute, a thunderstorm occurred on the spot, and the game had to be interrupted for nearly 2 hours. The game resumed. Benfica let go and finally created a penalty opportunity in stoppage time. Di Maria scored and Benfica equalized the score 1-1.

‌Some minutes after the overtime game started, another accident occurred on the court. Stiani, who came on the bench, was sent off for getting the second yellow card because of tackles, and Benfica played one less player. Afterwards, Chelsea attacked wildly, and Nkunku finally scored a goal in the 108th minute, helping Chelsea lead 2-1 again. Afterwards, Neto and Hall scored one after another, locking the score at 4-1. Chelsea finally defeated their opponent in overtime and reached the quarterfinals with their heads held high.

In another game, Palmeiras played against Bottafogo, who defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the group stage and eventually beat Atletico Madrid to qualify for the second place. This Brazilian powerhouse is also one of the big dark horses. Unfortunately, Botafogo failed to create another miracle in the face of Brazil's old rival Palmeiras. The team

2 played fiercely for 120 minutes in this game, and finally, with Paulinho's goal in the 100th minute, Palmeiras defeated Botavgo 1-0. After this game, Palmeiras advanced to the quarterfinals, while Botafogo was unfortunately eliminated.

In the next quarter-time knockout round, Chelsea will play against Palmeiras. Facing this Brazilian giant, Chelsea must not take it lightly. In this Club World Cup, Palmeiras has remained unbeaten in four games so far, and has not conceded 3 of them, so their defensive performance is excellent. If Chelsea does not show their best form, they may not be able to reach the semi-finals smoothly.

In the first half, Chelsea is undoubtedly a favorite to advance to the semi-finals, and I hope they can seize the opportunity this time. If you advance to the semi-finals, Chelsea is expected to play against Manchester City (or Inter Milan). In this semi-district, it is likely to be a European top two final match. We will wait and see what the final result will be!