A 4-1 game caused huge controversy! Chelsea coach bombarded: This is not football, Di Maria cried

On June 29, after the second knockout match of the Club World Cup, Premier League giant Chelsea finally defeated Benfica with a score of 4-1 and entered the top 8. Next, they will face the challenge of the Brazilian League powerhouse Palmeiras, who ended up in overtime and defeated Botavo, also from Brazil 1-0.

A brief review of the plot of Chelsea's game. In the first half, Cucurella scored a shot of similar quality, but unfortunately she was cleared by Silva's goal line, and both sides 0-0. After the change of sides, Rees James scored directly through a free kick to help Chelsea take the lead. However, there was an accident in the subsequent game. The 86th minute was interrupted due to weather reasons and it only recovered after nearly 2 hours. This was a torment for both players.

returned to the game, Gusto gave a stoppage time, which allowed Benfica to see the bright light. Di Maria stood in front of 12 yards, calmly took the penalty and dragged into overtime. In the subsequent overtime, Benfica player Prestiani pedaled yellow, and two yellows turned red and one red was sent off, and Chelsea beat one more person. However, in the first half of overtime, neither side scored a goal, but the situation suddenly changed in the 15th minute of the second half. The "Blue Army" relied on its number advantage to destroy the city and scored efficiently and fatally. In just 9 minutes, Nkunku, Neto and Hall scored one after another.

In this way, Chelsea eliminated Benfica 4-1 and advanced to the top 8 of the Club World Cup without any danger. The whole game took nearly 5 hours, and the factors were full, and there were interruptions, draws and red. Veteran Di Maria left tears of sadness, which made people feel distressed.

Although he advanced to the quarterfinals, Chelsea coach Maresca was still angry. He fired directly after the game, saying that the Club World Cup was simply a joke, and it was not football. "I understand that the game was interrupted for safety reasons, but this kind of place may not be suitable for such a football match!" These words also quickly sparked heated discussions, making people start to worry about whether the US, Canada and Mexico World Cup will be in this situation next year.