Hello, welcome and thanks for joining our live coverage of Chelsea against Benfica at the FIFA Club World Cup. It’s the second match of the first day of the round of 16 at the United States-hosted tournament. Benfica topped their group with Bayern Munich finishing second, while Chelsea slipped to second behind Flamengo in their group.

Benfica head coach Bruno Lage singled out Pedro Neto for special praise following the side’s Club World Cup defeat to Chelsea, pointing to the winger’s constant threat in ‘one-on-one’ duels.

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