Flamengo vs Chelsea

Friday, 20 June 2025 at 21:00Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaIván Arcides Barton Cisneros

Summary

Match report

Flamengo beat Chelsea 3-1 in the FIFA Club World Cup (Group stage - Matchday 2). Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time. Flamengo came from a goal down to win.

Flamengo’s goals came from Bruno Henrique in the 62nd minute, Danilo in the 65th minute and Wallace Yan in the 83rd minute. Chelsea’s goal came from Pedro Neto in the 13th minute. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) was sent off (68′). G. Plata was the highest-rated player on the pitch (7.9).

Player of the match

G. Plata

Flamengo89'2Rating 7.9

Key stats

All stats

52%Possession48%

13Total shots11
9Shots on target4
8Corners5
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards1

Live commentary

Full-time: Flamengo beat Chelsea 3-1. In numbers: possession Flamengo 52%, Chelsea 48%; shots 13 (9 on target) to 11 (4 on target)
90+2'
Yellow card: Gonzalo Plata (Flamengo) for time-wasting
90'
Double substitution, Flamengo: Michael makes way for G. Plata, Luiz Araújo on for Pedro
85'
Booking: Erick Pulgar (Flamengo) for a foul
83'
Goal! Wallace Yan adds another for Flamengo (3-1), set up by G. Plata
82'
Double substitution, Flamengo: Gerson replaces Wallace Yan, Wesley on for G. Varela
82'
Double substitution, Chelsea: C. Palmer replaces Marc Guiu, E. Fernández on for N. Madueke
74'
Booking: Gerson (Flamengo) for a foul
68'
Red card! Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) is sent off for a foul, and Chelsea are down to ten men
65'
Goal! Danilo puts Flamengo ahead after trailing (2-1), set up by Bruno Henrique
64'
Double substitution, Chelsea: N. Jackson makes way for L. Delap, R. James on for R. Lavia
62'
Goal! Bruno Henrique equalises for Flamengo (1-1) after a pass from G. Plata
56'
Substitution, Flamengo: G. de Arrascaeta replaces Bruno Henrique
The second half is under way
The referee blows for half-time: Chelsea lead 1-0
45+2'
Booking: Liam Delap (Chelsea) for a foul
23'
Yellow card: Pedro Neto (Chelsea) for a foul
13'
Goal! Pedro Neto opens the scoring for Chelsea (1-0)
11'
Yellow card: Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) for a foul
Kick-off! We're under way between Flamengo and Chelsea. Flamengo line up in a 4-2-3-1, Chelsea in a 4-3-3

Lineups

FlamengoCoach: Filipe Luís KasmirskiAverage rating 7.14-2-3-1

Flamengo – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

1A. RossiGoalkeeper – Rating 7.2
43WesleyDefender – Rating 7.2, On 82'
13DaniloDefender – Rating 7.2, Goal 65'
4Léo PereiraDefender – Rating 7.2
6Ayrton LucasDefender – Rating 6.6
5E. PulgarMidfielder – Rating 6.7, Yellow card 85'
21JorginhoMidfielder – Rating 7.0
8GersonMidfielder – Captain, Rating 7.7, Yellow card 74', On 82'
10G. de ArrascaetaMidfielder – Rating 7.0, On 56'
7Luiz AraújoMidfielder – Rating 6.6, On 90'
50G. PlataForward – Player of the match, Rating 7.9, Assist ×2, Yellow card 90+2', On 90'