You can read a full match report from Chelsea versus Benfica here, after goals from Reece James, Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall helped us reach the final eight out in the United States.

Here, we will be taking a statistical look at the match in North Carolina, highlighting some of the standout performers during our Club World Cup campaign so far.

- Chelsea’s 4-1 win over Benfica was the fourteenth time across all competitions that we have scored four-plus goals in a game under Enzo Maresca; the most by any Premier League team since the Italian’s first match in charge in August 2024.

Chelsea's expected goals map from our game with Benfica

- The match was just the second time the Blues have won an extra-time contest by a margin of three goals, also defeating Swindon Town (5-2) after extra time in a first-round replay in the 1915 FA Cup.

- Chelsea attempted 22 shots against Benfica, their highest total in a single match in the Club World Cup.

- Pedro Neto has scored in three consecutive matches for the first time in his senior club career. Before scoring in each of his first three matches at this year’s Club World Cup, he had scored three goals in his previous 30 appearances in all competitions.

Key statistics from Benfica versus Chelsea

- Neto's goal against Benfica means he is currently the Blues' top scorer in the competition and the joint second top goalscorer at the Club World Cup, with Angel Di Maria's penalty versus the Blues moving him clear on four.

- Chelsea have scored four goals via substitutes in the Club World Cup, no team has more, with Palmeiras and Manchester City also on four.

- Enzo Fernandez is one of 11 players who have recorded a tournament-leading two assists at the Club World Cup thus far.

Chelsea's average position map and touches against Benfica

- Robert Sánchez has saved 76 per cent of opposition shots on target at the Club World Cup (13/17). Indeed, based on the xG of attempts on target faced, the Chelsea stopper has prevented three goals across his three appearances in the current tournament (+3.1 – four conceded from 7.1 xG on target).

- The Blues also attempted 790 passes in this game, their highest total in a single match in the competition - although we did have the additional 30 minutes of extra-time on in this fixture.

Moises Caicedo's heat map versus Benfica

- Moisés Caicedo leads all Chelsea players at this year’s Club World Cup for times winning possession (20), tackles (12) and duels won (22).

- Against Benfica last time out, Caicedo became the first Chelsea midfielder to win possession 10-plus times (10) and complete 100-plus passes (116) in a game since Jorginho in December 2021, versus Everton in a Premier League match.

- And Moisés Caicedo's 128 attempted passes versus the Eagles was the highest total for a Chelsea player in the competition.

Caicedo's pass map from Saturday's game

- Of the teams who have played four games in the Club World Cup, Chelsea are the only side who have scored in all four contests, finding the net on ten occasions so far.

- Chelsea currently lead the Club World Cup rankings for attempted passes with 2,601 and completed passes with 2,377, although the next six teams below us in each list have played a game less.

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