Benfica are winless in their last seven games against English opponents (D3 L4) since a 3-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League in March 2014. Benfica manager Bruno Lage speaking to Dazn: "There are two ways to be confident - one is about the work we are doing every day and the other one comes from that Bayern Munich game.

Christopher Nkunku scored off a rebound in extra time and Chelsea went on to beat Benfica 4-1 in a Club World Cup Round of 16 match at Bank of America Stadium that was delayed for two hours due to lightning and took nearly five hours to complete.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca called the two-hour weather delay in his team's Club World Cup win against Benfica 'a joke'