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New Indian Express
2 hours ago
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- New Indian Express
Club World Cup: Benfica beats Bayern Munich in scorching heat to win Group C
CHARLOTTE: Andreas Schjelderup scored in the 13th minute to give Benfica a 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich in scorching heat on Tuesday, sending the Portuguese club to the top of Group C in the Club World Cup. The loss dropped Bayern Munich to second place as Boca Juniors was eliminated. The game was played in a 97 degree temperature (36 Celsius). Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni was attended by the medical staff in the 25th minute due to heat-related issues and was replaced in the 55th. Schjelderup ran onto a cross from Fredrik Aursnes and scored with a right-footed shot from near the penalty spot. Bayern's Joshua Kimmich put the ball in the net in the 61st minute but the goal was disallowed because Harry Kane was in an offside position in the line of sight of goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin. Bayern lost its first match of the tournament as it struggled to find a rhythm ahead of the knockout stages later this week, despite a late attacking effort including a disallowed goal.
New Straits Times
2 hours ago
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- New Straits Times
Boss Lage urges belief in Benfica as they stun Bayern to top Club World Cup group
Benfica manager Bruno Lage urged fans to have more faith in his team after they pulled off a surprise 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Tuesday to secure top spot in Group C at the Club World Cup. Andreas Schjelderup's 13th-minute goal sealed the win to put Benfica top of the group with seven points, one ahead of the Bundesliga champions. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT After a 2–2 draw in their opener against Boca Juniors and a shaky first half in a 6–0 win over Auckland City, Benfica earned their first win in 14 official matches against Bayern Munich. With their first-place finish at the revamped FIFA tournament, the Portuguese league runners-up are set to face either Chelsea or Esperance de Tunis in the round of 16. Lage: "We went into this game with a lot of confidence. The first half was very good, we created the best chances to score. We wanted to be aggressive and we finished first in the group and the feeling is good. "We finished first and it means a lot for us. People need to believe more in the work we are doing. They were speaking about Boca needing to win by a lot of goals (to advance) and they forgot about this game. No one believed we were going to win against Bayern. "We have a very good group, we are evaluated every three days by the result, but when we win we are not the best and when we do not win we are not the worst. "Now we have to stay humble, recover, rest as much as possible, understand who our opponents will be and go into the game with the same ambitions."
India Today
3 hours ago
- Sport
- India Today
Club World Cup: Benfica stun Bayern Munich, Delap opens account in Chelsea's 3-0 win
Benfica took the spotlight after their win over Bayern Munich in the FIFA Club World Cup fixture held at Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday, June 25. Andreas Schjelderup, the Norwegian winger for the Portuguese club, scored the only goal to beat the German giants. The goal came in the 13th minute of the match, when full-back Fredrik Aursnes put in a cross from the right side, which the winger managed to come in and find the back of the had put up a second-string side after they had already secured their position in the next stage of the tournament. The side clearly struggled to compete in the first half as they failed to have a shot on goal. Joshua Kimmich thought he had given his side the equaliser, but the striker, Harry Kane, was caught in an offside position during the hour on the performance, head coach Vincent Kompany had suspicions that his side would struggle to perform, considering the heat and the pitch that was used. "I think our first half wasn't good at all. With the pitch and the heat, I just feared this wouldn't go as fluid as normal," Kompany commented."It's football. If you have chances and don't take them, you pay the price... (against Flamengo) it's going to be a tough game. We know we can create chances," he will look to make the most out of their five-day break as they are set to take on the Brazilian side, Flamengo, for the round of 16 clash in Miami. Meanwhile, Benfica, who have also secured qualification, will be up against DELAP OPENS ACCOUNT FOR CHELSEAChelsea's latest signing, Liam Delap, scored his first goal for the club. The London-based club went on to pick up a dominant 3-0 win over the Tunisian club ES Fernandez was on song for the club as his set-piece provided the first goal, as Tosin Adarabioyo provided the finish during stoppage time in the first half. Delap went on to double the lead just a few minutes later, thanks to another assist by Tunisian club hardly created any chances, ending the game without a single shot on goal. In the final minutes of the game, Tyrique George provided the third goal as they went on to register a dominant victory.- Ends
Al Jazeera
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Al Jazeera
Chelsea and Benfica record wins to enter FIFA Club World Cup knockouts
Chelsea have entered the FIFA Club World Cup knockouts after beating Esperance of Tunisia 3-0 and will play their last-16 tie against Benfica, who defeated Bayern Munich 1-0 earlier in searing heat. Chelsea eased through with a clinical 3-0 win over Esperance at Lincoln Financial Field in Group D in Philadelphia on Tuesday. New signing Liam Delap opened his account for the club with a deftly taken finish in stoppage time at the end of the first half, just moments after Tosin Adarabioyo had headed the Blues in front. Teenage talent Tyrique George added Chelsea's third deep into injury time at the end of the game with a low shot that crept under Esperance goalkeeper Bechir Ben Said. Flamengo, who had already assured themselves of top spot in the section after wins over Chelsea and Esperance, wrapped up their first-round campaign with a 1-1 draw against already eliminated LAFC in Orlando. Los Angeles forward Denis Bouanga threatened to give the MLS side an upset win in their final game of the tournament after a cool finish in the 84th minute, only for Wallace Yan to equalise for Flamengo two minutes later. In Charlotte, Andreas Schjelderup scored the only goal for Benfica in their Group C clash with Bayern in front of 33,287 fans, finishing first-time from a cutback by his fellow Norwegian Fredrik Aursnes in the 13th minute. The German champions, who left the likes of Harry Kane and Michael Olise on the bench at kickoff, were unable to come back in sweltering afternoon conditions in heatwave-hit North Carolina. Kane and Olise came on at half-time, and Bayern did then look more dangerous, but Leroy Sane was denied when clean through by Benfica's Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin. A draw would have allowed Bayern to top the section, but a Kimmich effort that found the net was ruled out for offside, and Trubin denied Sane again while Kane mistimed a header late on. It was Benfica's first-ever win in 14 competitive meetings with Bayern, and it meant they finished first and will next play Group D runners-up Chelsea in Charlotte in the last 16 on Saturday. 'Tiny club with a huge heart' That result meant whatever Boca did against Auckland City in Nashville would not be enough to qualify, but the Argentinian giants were still expected to do better than draw 1-1 against the tournament minnows from New Zealand. Auckland had lost 10-0 to Bayern and 6-0 to Benfica, but this time they recovered from falling behind in the first half when goalkeeper Nathan Garrow palmed a Lautaro Di Lollo header into his own net. Christian Gray equalised with a header in the second half to earn the sole representatives from Oceania a remarkable point. 'You can't say we haven't learned from the experience of being at the tournament. I'm thrilled for the players and the club; it's wonderful. It's something to go home with,' said City coach Paul Posa. 'We're a tiny club with a huge heart, and that's evident for all to see.' The game was the fifth so far at the tournament to be suspended due to a weather warning, with play stopping for almost an hour. When the action restarted, not a drop of rain had fallen at Geodis Park. Elsewhere on Tuesday, FIFA opened a disciplinary investigation into Pachuca's Gustavo Cabral after allegations he made a racist comment to Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger. The incident came towards the end of Sunday's game between the two teams, which Real won 3-1.
Eyewitness News
5 hours ago
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- Eyewitness News
Chelsea through to Club World Cup knockouts, Benfica beat Bayern
PHILADELPHIA - Chelsea beat Esperance of Tunisia 3-0 on Tuesday to set up a Club World Cup last-16 tie against Benfica, who defeated Bayern Munich 1-0 earlier in searing heat. Elsewhere minnows Auckland City claimed a memorable draw against Boca Juniors while Los Angeles FC bowed out of the tournament with a stalemate against Flamengo. In Charlotte, Andreas Schjelderup scored the only goal for Benfica in their Group C clash with Bayern in front of 33,287 fans, finishing first-time from a cutback by his fellow Norwegian Fredrik Aursnes in the 13th minute. The German champions, who left the likes of Harry Kane and Michael Olise on the bench at kick-off, were unable to come back in sweltering afternoon conditions in heatwave-hit North Carolina. Kane and Olise came on at half-time and Bayern did then look more dangerous, but Leroy Sane was denied when clean through by Benfica's Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin. A draw would have allowed Bayern to top the section but a Kimmich effort that found the net was ruled out for offside and Trubin denied Sane again while Kane mistimed a header late on. It was Benfica's first ever win in 14 competitive meetings with Bayern and it meant they finished first and will next play Group D runners-up Chelsea in Charlotte in the last 16 on Saturday. "I think this was a very fair and important win, historic really," said Benfica coach Bruno Lage. "We were as straightforward and assertive as we should be and I think we were very effective in delivering our strategy today." Bayern finished second and so will go to Miami on Sunday to take on Brazilian giants Flamengo, with a potential quarter-final against European champions Paris Saint-Germain awaiting. "You could see that it was really tough conditions so respect to both teams for that," said Bayern coach Vincent Kompany. "Our first half was not good enough for sure, the second half was definitely more the level that we expected and good enough to score one or two or three goals." ANOTHER WEATHER DELAY That result meant whatever Boca did against Auckland City in Nashville would not be enough to qualify, but the Argentine giants were still expected to do better than draw 1-1 against the tournament minnows from New Zealand. Auckland had lost 10-0 to Bayern and 6-0 to Benfica but this time they recovered from falling behind in the first half when goalkeeper Nathan Garrow palmed a Lautaro Di Lollo header into his own net. Christian Gray equalised with a header in the second half to earn the sole representatives from Oceania a remarkable point. "You can't say we haven't learned from the experience of being at the tournament, I'm thrilled for the players and the club, it's wonderful. It's something to go home with," said City coach Paul Posa. "We're a tiny club with a huge heart and that's evident for all to see." DELAP OFF MARK The game was the fifth so far at the tournament to be suspended due to a weather warning, with play stopping for almost an hour - when the action restarted not a drop of rain had fallen at Geodis Park. Chelsea eased through to their meeting with Benfica with a clinical 3-0 win over Esperance at Lincoln Financial Field in Group D in Philadelphia. New signing Liam Delap opened his account for the club with a deftly-taken finish in stoppage time at the end of the first half, just moments after Tosin Adarabioyo had headed the Blues in front. Teeenage talent Tyrique George added Chelsea's third deep into injury time at the end of the game with a low shot that crept under Esperance goalkeeper Bechir Ben Said. Flamengo, who had already assured themselves of top spot in the section after wins over Chelsea and Esperance, wrapped up their first-round campaign with a 1-1 draw against already-eliminated LAFC in Orlando. Los Angeles forward Denis Bouanga threatened to give the MLS side an upset win in their final game of the tournament after a cool finish in the 84th minute, only for Wallace Yan to equalise for Flamengo two minutes later. Elsewhere on Tuesday, FIFA opened a disciplinary investigation into Pachuca's Gustavo Cabral after allegations he made a racist comment to Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger. The incident came towards the end of Sunday's game between the two teams which Real won 3-1.
