Chelsea vs Benfica reside: Newest rating and updates as Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge for Champions League conflict

88 minutes: Pavlidis gestures to the travelling assist to make some noise. Benfica win a nook… it’s getting tense. The guests are pushing.

Dahl takes it, it’s headed again out to Otamendi, however his try is definitely saved by Sanchez.

Caicedo spares Chelsea’s blushes as he clears the ensuing counter. Maresca’s males reside dangerously.

85 minutes: A barely frantic last jiffy to date. Neto palms a close-range try straight into Trubin’s midriff. Ouch.

84 minutes: Benfica have numbers ahead, Ivanovic tries to cross in however it’s cleared on the sting of the world… now James does brilliantly to dash again and make the essential block as Aursnes tries to chop it again on the byline!

Otamendi claims it bounced off James’ arm as he slid ahead. He will get a reserving for the temerity; the truth is it got here off his chest.

Aursnes swings within the ensuing nook and though it’s initially cleared, Dahl performs in a very good ball… Ivanovic takes a contact however his left-footed drive drifts vast!

81 minutes: Maresca makes some extra adjustments: James and Acheampong on for Gusto and Badiashile.

79 minutes: Chelsea convey down Aursnes and now the hosts counter… Enzo is booed as he shoots, Estevao is just a few yards out as he tries to go it in on the flip – however Trubin ideas over the bar!

77 minutes: Ivanovic, Barrero and Schjelderup come on for Benfica; Lukebakio, Sudakov and Rios are hooked.

76 minutes: Joao Pedro elbows Otamendi to the bottom; the Benfica captain is clutching his face, however it appeared like he took an elbow to the chest, not the face.

He factors to his chin as he has a little bit of a debate with Pedro, who’s fortunate to have averted a warning there, already on a reserving.

73 minutes: Silva can’t proceed after that head harm and he’s changed by Tomas Araujo.

Chelsea have a nook… Enzo’s supply is flicked on by Neto and onto the roof of the online.

70 minutes: This half has been a bit scrappier… and simply as I say that, Chelsea work it ahead by means of Chalobah, Neto curls in an important cross, however Antonio Silva makes the essential defensive header to knock it behind!

The physio known as on to present the Benfica man some therapy after that heroic transfer.

65 minutes: Aursnes is subsequent into the ebook for a sliding problem on Caicedo, no hesitation there from German referee Daniel Siebert.

Gittens crosses throughout the face of aim in direction of Netro however Sudakov nearly manages to carry him off… Chelsea recycles however Estevao heads onto Barrenechea as he makes an attempt to get the ball right into a extra manageable spot. Hazard averted.