Chelsea vs Benfica LIVE: Club World Cup match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

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·28 de junho de 2025

Chelsea vs Benfica LIVE: Club World Cup match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Premier League side need to make a statement as knockout stages commence

Enzo Maresca’s side come into the knockout stages of the Club World Cup with a point to prove after a mixed group stage. The Blues won two of their three games in Group D, beating Esperance de Tunis and LAFC, but they were stunned by Flamengo, who capitalised on a poor performance to take a shock 3-1 victory.

Summer signing Liam Delap scored his first goal in west London blue against the Tunisian side last time out, as Maresca shuffled his pack slightly, expecting perhaps to face Bayern Munich in this round, rather than Benfica, who defeated Vincent Kompany’s Bundesliga champions 1-0.

Tonight should prove to be an entertaining game, with Bruno Lage’s team a tricky opponent at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Follow the Club World Cup last 16 action LIVE below with Standard Sport's dedicated match blog, with expert input from Chelsea reporter Dom Smith!