Bayern Munich vs Boca Juniors live updates: Club World Cup 2025 predictions, team news, latest score

Two interventions from Nicolas Otamendi helped 10-man Benfica come from two goals down to draw with Boca Juniors in a feisty Group C game at the Club World Cup.

After 27 minutes Boca were 2-0 up, Miguel Merentiel flicking in a low cross and Rodrigo Battaglia heading home a second.

Benfica’s Otamendi stayed down after being kicked at a corner to earn a VAR review and then a penalty, which Angel Di Maria calmly converted. Boca’s protests were such that Ander Herrera, already taken off injured, was sent off.

Benfica lost striker Andrea Belotti to a red card with 18 minutes of the 90 to go when he was judged on review to have committed a dangerous foul when his high foot caught Ayrton Costa in the back of the head.

At that point, Boca looked well set for victory, but Otamendi headed in from a corner to level the game on 84 minutes, and the South Americans then lost Jorge Figal to a red card for a wild challenge.

It was the best game of the Club World Cup so far. That sort of entertainment would do nicely against Bayern, too…