Chelsea Surprise Defeat Benfica Throw Auckland City Away

The teams that had not conceded a point or a goal in the first round of matches met at Lincoln Financial Field. The Londoners took the lead in the 13th minute after Pedro Neto made an individual play. The Brazilian league leaders had much more possession of the ball, but in that period they could not find a way to beat Robert Sanchez.

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After the break, the Flamengo team attacked with even greater energy and scored two goals within three minutes (62nd and 65th). Substitute Bruno Henrique was involved in both goals. He scored the first one and assisted the second one by Danilo.

Moments later, London striker Nicolas Jackson, shortly after coming on, was shown a red card for a brutal tackle. The Brazilian team took advantage of their numerical advantage, and Wallace Yan sealed the result late in the game.

After Botafogo's earlier victory over the Champions League winners, Paris Saint-Germain, the second Brazilian team defeated the established company from the Old Continent. This time, the winner of the Conference League lost. Chelsea must beat Esperance Tunis to advance to the 1/8 finals.

The Auckland team is the only participant from the Oceania zone in the tournament. In the previous round, Ivan Vicelich's team was crushed 10-0 by Bayern Munich.

Benfica had a clear advantage in the first half, but could not score for a long time. It was not until the eighth minute of added time that Angel Di Maria converted a penalty. This put an end to the growing frustration of the Portuguese vice-champion players after a series of wasted chances and 18 shots in the first half.

Due to the violent storm that raged over Florida, the referee did not resume play for a long time after the break. When he did, the Portuguese team's advantage was beyond dispute. The next goals were only a matter of time. Bruno Nascimento's team won 6-0, and Di Maria scored a hat-trick. The Argentine ended the second half similarly to the first, using the penalty.

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