- Chelsea eased into the last-16 of the competitors with a victory over ES Tunis
- They may face Benfica within the subsequent spherical after Bayern Munich win on Wednesday
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Followers have been left all saying the identical factor after Chelsea certified for the last-16 of the Membership World Cup.
The Blues wanted only a draw to succeed in the knockout levels in the US, with Enzo Maresca’s males incomes a 3-0 win over Tunisian facet ES Tunis in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Tosin Adarabioyo and Liam Delap had been on the scoresheet earlier than Tyrique George added a late third after Maresca rotated his facet from the shock 3-1 defeat by Flamengo, with the Italian making eight adjustments however nonetheless seeing a snug win for his facet of their third recreation of the match.
Their win means they may face Portuguese facet Benfica within the last-16, with Flamengo successful the group earlier than a ball was kicked on matchday three.
Coming second within the group, nevertheless, could also be a blessing in disguise for the Premier League facet. It means they’ve averted a recreation towards German champions Bayern Munich after they got here second in Group C – with Flamengo as an alternative set to face Vincent Kompany’s males.
And that’s one thing followers on social media have been eager to level out, suggesting that, regardless of the Blues successful on Wednesday, they’ve been handed a neater draw.
Followers have been left saying the identical factor after Chelsea certified for the last-16 of the Membership World Cup
The Blues will not, nevertheless, face Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich after they misplaced on Wednesday
Followers had been eager to level out that the 2 sides have averted one another – both of them successful their group would have resulted in a match-up
‘Chelsea escaped Bayern,’ one fan posted on X, accompanied by a heartbroken emoji and a photograph of a footballer crying.
One other added: ‘Out path to the semi-final is now Benfica after which both Palmeiras or Botafogo. We have escaped each PSG and Bayern. We have Delap and a star studded squad.’
A 3rd, in the meantime, posted: ‘I wished Bayern vs Chelsea.’
A win over Benfica would certainly imply Chelsea would tackle both Palmeiras or Botafogo within the quarter-finals, which means they’d be favourites to succeed in the last-four.
It was a blended group stage for the Blues, who beat LAFC 2-0 of their first recreation earlier than falling to defeat by the hands of Flamengo within the second recreation.
Bayern, in the meantime, had been heading in the right direction to prime their group till they suffered a shock 1-0 defeat by the hands of Benfica.
