Who: Chelsea vs BenficaWhat: FIFA Club World Cup round of 16Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina, United StatesWhen: Saturday, June 28 at 4pm (21:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 1pm local (18:00 GMT) ahead of our live text commentary stream.
Chelsea and Benfica meet in the second round of 16 tie at the FIFA Club World Cup in an all-European affair, which could easily have been a fixture straight from the UEFA Champions League.
Between them, the clubs have lifted Europe’s premier club competition on nine occasions, with seven of those titles going to Portuguese giants, Benfica.
Al Jazeera Sport looks ahead to the match that comes with a significant headache for the English club following their late slip-up in the group stage.
What is Chelsea’s annoyance heading into the Benfica tie?
Chelsea are facing a logistical headache at the Club World Cup after finishing second in their group, forcing an unexpected trip to Charlotte for their last 16 match instead of staying in Miami, where the club thought they would be based for the knockout stage.
Travel, accommodation and training arrangements were, a source told the news agency Reuters, all made with the assumption that the West Londoners would top Group D and play their round of 16 match at Hard Rock Stadium.
View of the 11 host cities staging the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 (Al Jazeera)
The detour to Charlotte means reorganising bookings and schedules at short notice, but the club still intends to return to its Miami base after the match, adding more miles to an already hectic itinerary. Advertisement
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