Chelsea learn path to Club World Cup final as possible opponents confirmed

Chelsea are slightest 180 minutes distant from the Club World Cup last and they volition person eyes connected their 2nd portion of silverware successful arsenic galore months aft winning the UEFA Conference League. Barring their blip against Flamengo successful the radical stage, Enzo Maresca's broadside person overcame each hurdle that has travel their way.

The Blues overcame a weather-affected Round of 16 tie against Portuguese giants Benfica to triumph 4-1 aft extra-time. The Stamford Bridge broadside led, done Reece James, until the 5th infinitesimal of second-half stoppage clip earlier Angel Di Maria sent the crippled beyond 90 minutes.

Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall were connected people successful extra-time arsenic Chelsea fired location 3 quickfire goals to instrumentality the crippled beyond the 10-men of Benfica.

There person besides been shocks passim the tourney and successful peculiar the knockout stages. Al-Hilal knocked retired Manchester City successful a 4-3 triumph aft other clip to extremity their hopes of returning to the acme of satellite football.

Fluminense besides stunned a European elephantine arsenic they downed the beaten Champions League finalists Inter Milan successful the circular of 16 with a 2-0 triumph successful Charlotte.

The Blues person a fewer days earlier they measurement ft onto the transportation successful Philadelphia but successful airy of Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund wins successful the archetypal knockout round, Chelsea's way to the last has present go clearer up of the showpiece brushwood successful New York connected July 13.

Chelsea volition instrumentality connected Brazilian outfit Palmeiras, who bushed rivals Botafogo astatine the extremity of June, and they volition look the winners of Fluminense and Al-Hilal successful the semi-final, who play anterior to kick-off successful North Carolina.

Their clip successful the United States hasn't been without controversy. The Blues caput manager was near furious aft their triumph implicit Benfica successful the last-16 was delayed for 4 hours and 39 minutes - finishing successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday morning.

"I deliberation it's a joke, to beryllium honest," said Maresca.

"It's not football. It's wholly thing new; I conflict to understand.

"I tin recognize if it's information reasons but if you suspend 7 oregon 8 games past it's astir apt not the close spot to bash the competition.

"It's not mean to suspend the game. In a World Cup, however galore games are suspended? Zero probably. In Europe however galore games get suspended? Zero.

"We've been present 2 weeks and they've already suspended six oregon 7 games. There is immoderate problems for maine personally."

In the different broadside of the draw, determination are 2 blockbuster all-European ties with reigning Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain taking connected Bundesliga title-winners Bayern Munich.

The Parisiens brushed speech Inter Miami 4-0, portion Vincent Kompany's broadside eliminated Flamengo with erstwhile Chelsea foe Harry Kane scoring doubly successful their 4-2 triumph.

Real Madrid, freshly bolstered by the accomplishment of Trent Alexander-Arnold, volition beryllium looking to person a repetition effect of the 2024 Champions League last against Borussia Dortmund.

Jude Bellingham volition not travel up against brother, Jobe, pursuing his summertime determination to the Westfalenstadion aft picking up a suspension during their 2-1 triumph implicit Monterrey successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday morning.

Chelsea's way to the Club World Cup final

Quarter-final vs Palmeiras - July 5, 8pm.

Semi-final vs Al-Hilal/Fluminense - July 8, 8pm oregon July 9, 8pm.

Final vs PSG/Bayern Munich/Real Madrid/Borussia Dortmund - July 13, 8pm.

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