Bayern Fall to Benfica Shock; Chelsea Beat Rivals 3-0 with Delap’s First Goal

Transfer of the match as big upset Benfica defeats German giants Bayern Munich in the FIFA Club World Cup, 2025. This match was played on 25th June in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

Andreas Scheldrup’s decisive goal

Benfica’s Norwegian winger Andreas Scheldrup carried the day by firing what stood to be the only and winning goal of the match in the 13th minute. Scheldrup converted a cross sent in from the right by Frederik Orsness.

Slow start of Bayern

Bayern Munich gave out a B team because they had already qualified. These consequences were transferred to their game: in the first half, they made no shots on goal.

Harry Kane was offside and missed the chance

Josua Kimmich had a solid effort on goal ahead of the 60-minute mark but it was ruled out for Harry Kane- being offside position.

Weather and pitch became an issue

Bayern head coach Vincent Kompany conceded that it was partly the heat and bad pitch conditions that had hampered his side’s performance. “I suspected already that conditions were not going to be normal,” he said.

Benfica went for the kill

Benfica started quickly and kept up the pressure on Bayern in the first half. Their high-pressing game plus quick passing made Bayern think on their feet.

Bayern looked tired in body language:

Bayern players never looked lively or aggressive during the match. It was evident to see in the way they behaved: they were not putting in 100%.

A Chelsea rout

In game two, Chelsea thrashed their rivals by beating them 3-nil. The highlight of this match was the first goal of Delap that saw the fans go into ecstasy.

Delap opened the account

Chelsea prodigy Liam Delap scored his first goal in the match to lead his team towards an emphatic win which placed a bright start to his career.

Excitement in the tournament kicked up a notch

Such outcomes have increased the level of anticipation of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 even more. The fact that Benfica won this game pointed out that even large teams could lose; Chelsea has proved that they will be a good candidate to reach the final.