Thanks to this second affiliate victory, which follows the 10-0 inflicted on the amateurs of Auckland FC, the defending German champion can no longer be caught by these two teams in group C, which he dominates with 6 points ahead of Benfica (4), in favorable ballot to also pass this tower. Boca (2 pts) can still achieve it, but no longer has its destiny in hand.
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Flamengo Terrasse Chelsea and qualifies for the 8th
Flamengo created a new feeling by terraging Chelsea (3-1) during the shock of group D of the World Cup, obtaining its qualification for the round of 16 on Friday in Philadelphia.
Certainly, this World Cup never ceases to smile at Brazilian training. In the aftermath of Botafogo’s success against the Paris European champion (1-0), it was another Rio team who brought the dust to an illustrious European representative, winner of the Conference League this season.
This result, combined with the defeat of Los Angeles FC of Olivier Giroud and Hugo Lloris against the Hope of Tunis (1-0), propels the Cariocas in the next round.
Chelsea, 4th in the Premier League, was seriously abused by the prestigious Rio club, which saw legends passing in its ranks such as Garrincha, Zico, Romario or Bebeto.
Despite the opening of the rapid score of Portuguese Pedro Neto, author of his second goal of the tournament after a loss of the ball in the middle of the young defender Wesley França (21), Flamengo managed to start back after the break thanks to Bruno Henrique (62nd), before doubling the bet through the Brazilian rear Danilo, a former Real Madrid and Juventus Turin (65th).
The exclusion of Nicolas Jackson side Chelsea then greatly facilitated his task (68th), Wallace Yan definitively sealing the fate of the meeting (83rd).
The outcome is logical for the current leader of the Brazilian championship which has been much more dangerous, deploying a licked game and resolutely turned towards the offensive.
For Chelsea, the ticket for the round of 16 will now go through a good result against the Hope of Tunis on Wednesday, while Flamengo can at the same time quietly rotate his workforce against Los Angeles, already eliminated.
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Los Angeles FC comes out through the small door after a second defeat
A very dull Los Angeles FC, where the former Blues Hugo Lloris and Olivier Giroud are playing in particular, was eliminated Friday in his second match of the World Cup after a new defeat, this time against Espérance Tunis in Nashville (1-0).
A second setback, after the one against Chelsea (2-0), who describes Flamengo, winner of his first two games, including a surprise victory against the English club on Friday (3-1).
In a deserted stadium or almost by the public in Nashville – except Nicole Kidman -, the two teams have delivered an inexpensive match, enhanced only by a few inspirations from the Tunisian attackers and the responses of Hugo Lloris.
But in the 70th, he finally gave up against Youcef Belaili. The striker took revenge on a yellow card for simulation received a few minutes earlier by sliding the ball between Lloris’s legs, after hooking in a closed angle to refocus.
The copy rendered by the LAFC was indigent, but the Americans almost be miraculous on a penalty obtained at the end of the stoppages. Las! Goalkeeper Bechir Ben Said plunged brilliantly to push Denis Bouanga’s shot, catastrophic on Friday.
The LAFC, qualified in favor of a fate, the cancellation of Leon’s participation, ousted by FIFA for having violated the regulations on multiple ownership, could not make this opportunity grow.
