Club World Cup Top 16: Chelsea star shines, Botavgo shows tough defense

The top 16 of the Club World Cup will officially kick off in the early morning of June 29. Chelsea new player center Drapp, who performed well in the group stage, left a deep impression. Blues fans have not seen such a smart center for a long time and look forward to his exciting performance in the knockout round. Meanwhile, the defensive style of the Brazilian League team Botafogo is similar to Atletico Madrid, so it is no surprise that they lost to Atletico Madrid in the group stage. However, Palmeiras has encountered tenacious resistance from Botavogo many times in recent confrontations, and this knockout match will not be easy.

Drapp demonstrates an elegant style of playing against weaker opponents. In the match between Benfica and Chelsea, the Blues' main center candidate for next season seems to have been confirmed. After all, Benfica needed to beat Bayern in the final round to ensure the promotion, so they went all out and finally completed the mission. If I had known that the Boca Youth in the same group would be tied by the amateur team Auckland City, Benfica might have adopted a different strategy. As Bayern rotates a large number of main players, this also provides an opportunity for Benfica's victory. At the beginning of the game, Bayern's defense was slightly loose, and Benfica quickly had an excellent shooting opportunity. Although Di Maria's attempt failed to translate into a goal, Benfica took control of the scene after the steal. In the subsequent attack, right-back Orsness passed accurately and although the speed was not fast, it directly led to the opponent's defense mistakes, and eventually assisted Benfica players to score. Since then, Bayern's performance has declined significantly, and the atmosphere can be imagined.

With the advantage of goal difference, Chelsea only had to draw with Tunisia in the last round to qualify, making their tactical deployment more flexible. Perhaps because of his dissatisfaction with losing to Flamenco on the field, coach Maresca made a bold rotation, using only three main players to play, more than Bayern. To its credit, this adjustment obviously had a positive effect, and Chelsea showed a long-lost smooth offensive football. After Tosin took the lead in breaking the deadlock, Drapp also advanced quickly in stoppage time, making another contribution to Chelsea through excellent cooperation and precise shots. Blues fans have never seen such a smooth center since Diego Costa, and Drapp will face a real challenge in the knockout round. The showdown between Palmeiras and Bottafogo means the continuation of the Brazilian League battle. The former only won one victory in the group stage, but still won the first place in the group with the lowest points. In the final battle with Miami International, a satisfactory draw was achieved with a 2-2 result. As the second in the group, Botafogo failed to achieve a goal difference breakthrough in the match against Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, thus ranking second. In the confrontation with Atletico Madrid, Botafogo defended with all his strength and successfully achieved the tactical goal of reducing goals conceded.

The battle between the two old opponents has always been a situation of even strength. Bottafogo's tenacious defense is known as the Brazilian version of Atletico Madrid. If it enters overtime, the experienced Palmeiras will undoubtedly have a greater advantage.