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Chelsea overcome long weather delay to take 1-4 victory over Benfica
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The never-ending season had the never-ending game. This was Chelsea’s 61st game of a gruelling campaign and they emerged victorious only after the competing forces of the erratic American weather and the pedantic interference of VAR dragged it into extra-time at the Bank of America Stadium.
There cannot have been a weirder denouement to a football match. There was a delay lasting close to two hours because of a thunderstorm, a contentious equalising penalty from Benfica after play resumed, a red card and, perhaps least expected of all, a winning goal from Christopher Nkunku to send Chelsea through to the last eight of the Club World Cup.
Written by Jacob Steinberg at Bank of America Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jun/29/nkunku-extra-time-goal-sees-chelsea-through-to-club-word-cup-last-eight-after-four-hour-match under the title “Nkunku extra-time goal sees Chelsea through to Club Word Cup last eight after four-hour match”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
