1. REECE JAMES (8.1)
Before things took a turn for the surreal with the two-hour weather delay, this game looked comfortably well in hand, despite the narrow 1-0 lead, which came courtesy of a clever free kick by Reece James. Captain’s goal!
“When I was walking over, I spoke to the center halves, and I said ‘what do you want?’ and they just said — like a shot cross in-swing. I said ‘no problem’. And then I got to the ball and I saw the keeper’s positioning and — yeah, he showed me too much of the goal, so I just decided to shoot.”
-Reece James; source: Chelsea TV via Reddit
2. MOISÉS CAICEDO (8.0)
When in doubt, vote Moi ... who thankfully didn’t suffer any lasting damage from that second half tackle and was able to finish out the game.
3. PEDRO NETO (7.7)
Neto continues to enjoy his time in America, getting his third goal of the tournament, which is good for second in the golden boot race.
vs. BENFICA (CWC, N, W 4-1)
EXCEPTIONAL (8.5-9.5): —
EXCELLENT (7.5-8.4): James (8.1), Caicedo (8.0), Neto (7.7)
GOOD (6.5-7.4): Cucurella (7.4), Nkunku (7.1, sub), Lavia (7.1), Palmer (7.1), Dewsbury-Hall (7.1, sub), Colwill (7.0), Enzo (6.9), Tosin (6.7, sub), Chalobah (6.6, sub)
AVERAGE (5.5-6.4): Delap (6.2), Badiashile (6.1), Sánchez (6.0), Anselmino (5.9, sub)
SUBPAR (4.5-5.4): Gusto (5.3, sub)
BAD (3.5-4.4): —
TERRIBLE (2.5-3.4): —
OVERALL