Enzo Maresca’s side came into the knockout stages of the Club World Cup with a point to prove after a mixed group stage, and after almost five hours of football in Charlotte, North Carolina, they did just that. A weather warning prompted a two-hour delay to the game with 86 minutes on the clock and the Blues leading 1-0 thanks to Reece James’ free kick, but when play restarted, Benfica were given a penalty at the death with Malo Gusto adjudged to have handled a Nicolas Otamendi knockdown.
