Club World Cup, Chelsea in the round of 16 against Benfica. Bayern, there is Flamengo. The scoreboard
The three goals scored by Chelsea against the Tunisians of Esperance are worth the pass to the round of 16. Where the Blues will meet Benfica , who beat Bayern Munich 1-0 or advance to the round together with the Germans. The teams qualified for the second phase of the Club World Cup become ten: between today and tomorrow the names of the other six teams will arrive that will be included in the knockout table that will lead to the final on July 13 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Chelsea and Flamengo advance, LAFC eliminatedClear victory for Maresca's team, who beat Esperance Tunis 3-0 thanks to three goals in injury time between the first and second half. Already at half-time, two assists by Enzo Fernandez for Adarabioyo and Delap had made things easier: the third in the 97th minute with 2006 Tyrique George . Victory that allows the Blues to finish Group D in second place , behind Flamengo , held to a 1-1 draw by Los Angeles FC: the Londoners will face Benfica in the round of 16, while the Brazilians will face Bayern Munich. The Los Angeles team of former Milan player Olivier Giroud were eliminated, with just one point in three games.
Benfica's 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich, who had already qualified and had their second string players on the pitch, was worth the Portuguese team's pass to the round of 16. The deciding goal was Schjelderup 's, also the object of Como's desire, which came in the 13th minute: the Germans tried to turn the score around in the second half, but were met with great saves from Ukrainian goalkeeper Trubin. With the three points earned, Benfica finished in first place, meeting Chelsea in the round of 16, while Bayern will face Flamengo. The Portuguese victory made the match between Boca Juniors and Auckland City useless, which in any case will be remembered for a long time by New Zealand amateurs: the 1-1 draw sounds like a victory for a team that, in the first two games, had conceded 16 goals without scoring a single one. In the match in Nashville, suspended due to bad weather and then restarted, Auckland's goal was scored by Christian Gray.
Four out of eight matches have already been decided. Palmeiras will face Botafogo in the Brazilian derby, while going down the scoreboard we find Benfica against Chelsea . The European champion PSG will face Messi's Inter Miami , while Flamengo will try to beat Bayern Munich , amazing in the first two matches but defeated by Benfica in the third. Tonight at 3 the standings of group E will be decided: Inter will face River Plate at 3 , a match that guarantees the passage of the round to the Nerazzurri with two results out of three, but with Monterrey still in the running. The first-placed team will face the second-placed team in group F, whose matches will be played tonight at 21:00: Borussia Dortmund will take on the field against the Koreans of Ulsan Hd and Fluminense against the South Africans of Mamelodi Sundowns . This last match will be the most balanced of the evening: the Brazilians have two results out of three available, the South Africans must win to advance to the round.
Juventus and Manchester City for first placeThe teams from groups G and H complete the scoreboard. In the first, everything will be decided in the direct clash between Juventus and Manchester City on Thursday at 9pm, with the Bianconeri having two results out of three available by virtue of the better goal difference. In the round of 16, the first will be paired with the second from group H (matches at 3am on Friday), which sees Real Madrid, Salzburg and Inzaghi's Al Hilal in the running for qualification. The Blancos are first together with the Austrians with 4 points, while Inzaghi's Saudis are third with 2 points: on the last day they will face Pachuca, while the first two will clash for the top spot. Real, who have the advantage of goal difference, could settle for a draw to secure the top spot: however, a lot will depend on the result of Al-Hilal.
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