Post Match Stats: Chelsea vs Benfica

Chelsea overcame Benfica last night with aggregated score of 3-1 to advance to the semi-final, where they'd meet the nemesis Bacerlona, the most offensive team this UCL season with 33 goals to boost. Let's take a look at the stats and play by play last night:

Stamford Bridge last night was packed with 37264 spectators, who saw Chelsea took the lead in first half, Benfica caught up at 85 minutes mark before Meireless closed the game with 2-1 at 91 minutes. However, the match was not what it may have seemed. Take a look at this:

It was a controversial decision when referee awarded the Blues with a penalty at 21', which was neatly executed by Lampard. Another unnecessary harsh sanction saw Pereira sent off at 40' leaving Benfica with 10 men squad. Despite that fact, Benfica was on par in terms of ball possessions with Chelsea, and better in all other stats like Free Kicks, Shot on Target, Goal Attempts and etc. If it hadn't been for spectacular of Cech in the box, Chelsea might have faced a different faith. Here is the final stats for this game:

Stay tuned folks, as the soccer madness is still far ahead, with the English Premier League reaching its climax, and semi-final of UCL approaching. I will bring you the analysis of coming match Arsenal vs Manchester City soon. At the meantime, check out odds at 36BOL and their other betting products.