Chelsea defeated Benfica 4-1 in extra time in a chaotic weather-disrupted last-16 clash to book their place in the Club World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.
Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored in extra time to send Premier League side Chelsea into a quarter-final clash against Brazils Palmeiras.
Chelseas late burst of scoring settled a game that took four hours, 39 minutes to complete at Charlottes Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina after a near two-hour weather delay.
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca was left satisfied with his teams victory but slammed the delay that turned the tie into a near five-hour marathon.
I think its a joke, its not football, Maresca said.