It's simple and clean. But while Chelsea may not have touched the heights, their rejuvenation under caretaker Di Matteo continues as they now contemplate another semi-final to go with their FA Cup date with Tottenham at Wembley.It is a brutal reality, however, that they will have to display infinitely greater quality than this to trouble Pep Guardiola's Catalan superstars as they battle for a place in next month's final in Munich.The visitors opened with ambition as they chased down the deficit from the first leg in Lisbon, with the gifted Pablo Aimar prominent.The early momentum was halted, however, by the concession of a needless penalty after 21 minutes when Garcia barged Ashley Cole to the ground. Benfica (Portugal - Liga ZON Sagres) check team statistics, table position, top players, top scorers, standings and schedule for team. All statistics are with charts. [IMG] 2011/2012 Benfica Home Jersey I like it.

Chelsea survive a late fightback to overcome 10-man Benfica and set up a Champions League semi-final against holders Barcelona. Borussia Dortmund and Germany midfielder Julian Weigl will join Portuguese champions Benfica in the January transfer window, the Bundesliga club said on Tuesday.... more » 27.11.2019 23:08 27/03/2012. And it was red for visiting captain Pereira five minutes before the interval when, having been booked for protesting about the penalty, he received a second yellow for an ugly lunge at Mikel.Even then, it took a fine save from Petr Cech to prevent Benfica drawing level moments after the restart, the Blues keeper showing great agility to claw away Cardozo's effort.The game became increasingly stretched as Benfica's need for a goal became more urgent and seconds after Yannick Djalo's shot was deflected narrowly off target at one end, keeper Artur was forced to block at Kalou's feet at the other.The visitors' threat finally brought a goal, courtesy of Garcia's glancing header in the 85th minute, but just as the prospect of a dramatic turnaround materialised, so it promptly disappeared. See how Atlético claimed UEFA Europa League glory in Lyon.See the strikes by Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan as Manchester United claimed glory in Stockholm.See how Sevilla made it three UEFA Europa League titles in-a-row with victory at St. Jakob-Park in Basel.See the goals from a dramatic final in Warsaw as Sevilla won the trophy for a record fourth time.Watch the shoot-out that decided the final in Sevilla's favour against Benfica.Watch the best moments from a dramatic final in Amsterdam as Chelsea claimed last-gasp glory.See how Atlético overcame their Spanish rivals in Bucharest, with Radamel Falcao putting in another showstopping final display.Watch as a Radamel Falcao strike proved enough to see Porto triumph in Dublin.Watch all the action from Hamburg where Atlético triumphed 2-1 thanks to a Diego Forlán double.Jádson's extra-time strike proved decisive for Shakhtar in Istanbul as they claimed UEFA Cup glory.Watch the best of the action from Glasgow as Sevilla made it back-to-back UEFA Cup successes.The best of the action as Sevilla claimed their first UEFA Cup crown in emphatic style in Eindhoven.See how CSKA Moskva triumphed against Sporting in their own home city of Lisbon.Watch the best of a thrilling final as José Mourinho's Porto triumphed in Seville.The best of an epic thriller as the Reds won with an extra-time golden goal in Dortmund.Galatasaray became the first Turkish team to win a major European trophy in Copenhagen.Ronaldo was on the scoresheet in Paris as Internazionale overcame their Italian rivals.See Dino Baggio score for Parma in their 2-1 aggregate win in this all-Italian final.Goals from Nicola Berti and Wim Jonk guided Internazionale to their second UEFA Cup success.See how Atlético claimed UEFA Europa League glory in Lyon.See the strikes by Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan as Manchester United claimed glory in Stockholm.See how Sevilla made it three UEFA Europa League titles in-a-row with victory at St. Jakob-Park in Basel.See the goals from a dramatic final in Warsaw as Sevilla won the trophy for a record fourth time.Watch the shoot-out that decided the final in Sevilla's favour against Benfica.Watch the best moments from a dramatic final in Amsterdam as Chelsea claimed last-gasp glory.See how Atlético overcame their Spanish rivals in Bucharest, with Radamel Falcao putting in another showstopping final display.Watch as a Radamel Falcao strike proved enough to see Porto triumph in Dublin.Watch all the action from Hamburg where Atlético triumphed 2-1 thanks to a Diego Forlán double.Jádson's extra-time strike proved decisive for Shakhtar in Istanbul as they claimed UEFA Cup glory.Watch the best of the action from Glasgow as Sevilla made it back-to-back UEFA Cup successes.The best of the action as Sevilla claimed their first UEFA Cup crown in emphatic style in Eindhoven.See how CSKA Moskva triumphed against Sporting in their own home city of Lisbon.Watch the best of a thrilling final as José Mourinho's Porto triumphed in Seville.The best of an epic thriller as the Reds won with an extra-time golden goal in Dortmund.Galatasaray became the first Turkish team to win a major European trophy in Copenhagen.Ronaldo was on the scoresheet in Paris as Internazionale overcame their Italian rivals.See Dino Baggio score for Parma in their 2-1 aggregate win in this all-Italian final.Goals from Nicola Berti and Wim Jonk guided Internazionale to their second UEFA Cup success.The UEFA word, the UEFA logo and all marks related to UEFA competitions, are protected by trademarks and/or copyright of UEFA.