Enzo Maresca labelled the decision to suspend Chelsea’s Club World Cup last-16 tie with Benfica for two hours “a joke” even as his side eventually ran out 4-1 winners.
The tie took almost five hours to complete after the teams were forced inside, with the Blues 1-0 up with four minutes remaining thanks to Reece James’ free-kick, due to “the risk of lightning in the vicinity of Bank of America Stadium”.
