Chelsea defeated Benfica in the UEFA Champions League, League Phase, Matchday 2, on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at Stamford Bridge.

 

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Chelsea has triumphed in all four competitive encounters with Benfica, scoring a total of 9 goals to 3 on aggregate. Their most recent victory was earlier this year during the FIFA Club World Cup, where they won 4-1 in the round of 16.

This match marks the first time Chelsea and Benfica will meet in the group or league stage of a competition, as their previous four clashes occurred in knockout rounds: the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, the 2012/13 UEFA Europa League final, and this year's FIFA Club World Cup round of 16, all of which Chelsea won.

Benfica has struggled against English teams, failing to win any of their last eight matches (D3 L5), with their last victory over an English side occurring over ten years ago against Tottenham in the UEFA Europa League (3-1 in the first leg of the round of 16). Additionally, they have not managed to keep a clean sheet in their last 18 matches against English teams, with their last shutout being a 2-0 win over Everton in November 2009, also in the UEFA Europa League.

Benfica's manager, José Mourinho, has only secured four wins in 14 matches against Chelsea across all competitions (D3 L7), and he has not won any of their last seven meetings (D3 L4), with the most recent match dating back to February 2018, where Manchester United defeated Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League.

Currently, Chelsea is experiencing their longest losing streak in the UEFA Champions League, having lost three consecutive matches. However, they have not lost a home game in the group or league stage of the competition since September 2019, when they fell 0-1 to Valencia, remaining unbeaten in their last 11 home matches since then (W7 D4).

CHELSEA FC (ENG) - SL BENFICA (POR)
21:00 CET - London (Stamford Bridge)

Referee: Daniel Siebert GER.
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Siedel GER.
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER.
Fourth Official: Sascha Stegemann GER.
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL.
UEFA Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO.
UEFA Delegate: Lennart Vestervall SWE.



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✅ Click the video to watch Chelsea 1 - 0 Benfica highlights on Tuesday 30 September 2025