A lightning struck in the evening sky, and the game was halted for two hours. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
Perhaps that's why only lightning flashed in this match. Chelsea put Benfica under pressure, while the Portuguese team couldn't find the strength to respond, only the referee helped, and they were eliminated from the tournament in a deserving manner.
This defeat can be attributed to the entire team of Bruno Lage, but there were also those who caused significant damage in the game, eliminating the "Eagles" from the club World Championship. Let's analyze why Benfica lost to Chelsea and why they performed so poorly. Euro-football.ru evaluated what they saw and gave subjective ratings to the players on a scale of 10. We will look at the four worst players in the match between Benfica and Chelsea.
In first place is Vangelis Pavlidis, who received a score of 4.5. He was supposed to be a leader in attack, but he looked very weak in the game.
He struggled to hold the ball, losing to the opponent seven out of ten times. He lost the ball in dribbling and only made eight accurate passes.
He also used his hands a lot, receiving a yellow card in the 50th minute, which could have left him out of the quarter-finals, even if Benfica had made it there. Samuel Dal received a score of 4. He was a victim of Pedro Neto, who was Chelsea's best player in the club World Championship.
The Portuguese player defeated his opponent three times and provided three key passes. Dal tried to defend against Kyochkun but received a yellow card.
Benfica's left flank was defeated, losing a lot to Pedro Neto. Samuel lost his opponent many times and ultimately led to the defeat of the Portuguese. Gianluca Prestianni was rated at 3.5.
He came on as a substitute in the game, received two yellow cards, and was forced to leave the field. Thus, he left the team short-handed in extra time.
The Argentine player's 20 minutes were ineffective, and he couldn't control his emotions, causing harm to the team. Anatoliy Trubin was also rated at 3.5. The Ukrainian goalkeeper made two great saves in the first half, especially executing an excellent save against Cucurella's powerful shot.
However, in the middle of the second half, he failed to cover a near corner. Reece James took a shot from such a difficult position that it was hard for the goalkeeper, but Trubin was capable of saving the ball.
He let the ball go, and then in extra time, he assisted Nkunku in scoring the winning goal. As the worst players of the match, Anatoliy Trubin, Gianluca Prestianni, Samuel Dal, and Vangelis Pavlidis were highlighted. Each of them played a significant role in the team's defeat.
As a result, Benfica could not maintain its reputation in the prestigious competition.
