Chelsea won big but still lost the top spot at the last minute

TPO - This morning in the final match of the group stage, Chelsea won a resounding victory. Unfortunately, they still could not take the top spot because Flamengo preserved their advantage in the last minute.

Having lost 1-3 to Flamengo in the second round, Chelsea had to win big against ES Tunis and hope the Brazilian club lost in the match at the same time. To achieve the necessary condition, Chelsea entered the match with the mindset of completely dominating the opponent from Tunisia.

However, in the first minutes, they encountered some difficulties when the opponent played fiercely. Chelsea created a few dangerous opportunities but overall, they did not really bring much hope of a goal in the first half.

It seemed like the first half would end in a draw, but in the last 2 minutes, 2 goals came. In the 3rd minute of extra time, Adarabioyo headed the opening goal for Chelsea. In the final seconds, rookie Delap fired a shot that easily defeated goalkeeper Ben Said, Chelsea ended the first half with a 2-0 advantage.

Leading 2-0, The Blues brought the match back to a stalemate. This was understandable as Chelsea were sure of victory, while ES Tunis could not get the ball to launch an attack. Despite their best efforts, the Tunisian club could barely get into the penalty area. Not only could they not score an honorary goal, they also conceded another goal in the 7th minute of injury time. George was the one to put his name on the scoreboard.

In the match at the same time, Flamengo encountered many difficulties against a determined Los Angeles. Although eliminated, the American club tried to achieve a good result to thank the fans.

And in the 84th minute, they succeeded when Bouanga opened the score for Los Angeles. This score pushed Flamengo down to 2nd place and Chelsea rose to take the top spot when the 2 teams were equal on points and goal difference but Chelsea had a better number of goals scored. Unfortunately, Chelsea's joy only lasted for 2 minutes. In the 86th minute, Flamengo equalized, making the match inconclusive.

Thus, Group D ended with Flamengo in first place. But unfortunately for them, in the next round, they had to face Bayern Munich while Chelsea advanced with second place but were considered to have a wide open door to go far.

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Dang Lai

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