Chelsea beat Benfica just and added her first three points in the Champions League

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Chelsea defeated 1-0 to Benfica This Tuesday at the Stadium Stamford Bridgeby date 2 of the League phase UEFA Champions League 2025-2026in a very even match that It was not defined until the final moment and had the Argentine Alejandro Garnacho as the protagonist of the only goal.

The procedure was very disputed throughout the match, with two teams that demonstrated from the beginning that they had intentions to attack with frankness.

The first Clara was Chelseain a play in which The three Argentines participated: he recovered Alto Facundo Buonanotte, Alejandro Garnacho put her towards the middle and Enzo Fernándezfrom the crescent, shot at the bow, Hold on another albiceleste, Enzo Barrenechea. It came out, anyway, a strong shot that was just wide.

The team led by Mourinho replied with a very clear chance. At seven minutesthe Belgian Dodi Lukebakio shot from the left area of ​​the area, after a good wall with the Ukrainian Georgiy Sudakov, and, Between the goalkeeper of Chelsea, Robert Sánchez, and the stick, avoided the opening of the scoreboard of the visit.

At 17 minutes came the scoreboard. Long pass from Pedro Neto to GARNACHOthat was Well involved in the left area of ​​the area. The Argentine gave first and from the floor the pass back and the Colombian Richard Ríoswho had been closing, He took it on and put the goal against.

That incidence, the most important that football has, did not modify anything in the development of the game. Because they blues, although with few lights in the elaboration, he continued to go forward, while the Portuguese team was never resigned to the defeat and searched by all the means to write down the tie.

The second half continued along the same lines, so the show was very first level.

Two sets guided by Victoria’s thirst continued to bullfight. Newly In the last minutes, Chelsea backed away a few meters with the aim of closing the triumph. So, Benfica burned the ships and went forward. He lacked football but no ambition.

Deserved more. But, we know it, Football does not know of merits.