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Independent:

Chelsea add global humiliation to woes after loss to Corinthians in Club World Cup final

Corinthians 1 Chelsea 0: The Copa Libertadores champions joined Barcelona as the only teams to win the tournament twice, after their first title in 2000

Ben Rumsby

Chelsea added global humiliation to their European embarrassment today as they became the first Champions League holders to fail to win the Club World Cup for six years.

A week and a half after making the wrong sort of history by crashing out of the competition that means the most to them, the Blues were at it again in Japan as they surrendered a trophy for the fourth time already this season.
Despite being firm favourites to beat Corinthians in Yokohama, they were outplayed and - more worryingly - outfought by the South American champions, who sealed victory through Paolo Guerrero in front of a partisan crowd of die-hard supporters.
Fernando Torres had a golden chance to take the game to extra-time - as Didier Drogba managed so famously in the Champions League final - but the Spaniard missed an absolute sitter and saw a stoppage-time header ruled out for offside after Gary Cahill was sent off.
It all added to the feeling that Chelsea's £80million summer overhaul had left them with a team of also-rans, interim manager Rafael Benitez unable to instil a winning mentality.
Defender Branislav Ivanovic claimed yesterday today's match could be the defining game for the current generation but it was their opponents who were the history boys, their tens of thousands of fans took their seats in the Nissan Stadium as early as the third-placed play-off.
They gradually cranked up the volume and unfurled a succession of supportive banners in similar scenes to those the Blues faced before the Champions League final in Munich.
That resulted in the fewest jeers and protest placards of Benitez's short reign but today's defeat will surely only strengthen the ill-feeling towards him.
Corinthians outworked Chelsea from the first whistle but there was encouragement for Benitez's men when a goalmouth scramble from a corner saw Cahill narrowly fail to stab the ball past Cassio in what came close to being arguably the first high-profile test of goalline technology.
David Luiz, restored to centre-half, did well to outfox Emerson after Juan Mata uncharacteristically passed straight to the forward, Corinthians being given too much space in midfield.
And Luiz came to the rescue again after wasting a free-kick from which the Brazilians broke, while Guerrero appealed in vain for a penalty, having brilliantly nutmegging Cahill.
Cahill then got away with a major error just before the half-hour mark as Emerson panicked after the defender's slip and blazed over.
Corinthians continued to call the tune and Emerson just failed to squeeze home Guerrero's cross-shot.
Torres had offered little threat but that almost changed spectacularly eight minutes from the break when he superbly brought down Frank Lampard's ball over the top only to stab straight at Cassio.
But the goalkeeper then excelled himself as a lightning Chelsea breakaway saw Hazard feed Victor Moses - the pair having switched wings - and the latter's superb curling finish forcing a wonderful fingertip save.
Cassio also held Mata's volley as Benitez's side ended the first half on top, and they continued to probe after the restart.
Lampard saw a shot charged down, Hazard was denied by the legs of Cassio after bursting on to an inch-perfect Mata pass, and Moses's knockdown was just behind Torres.
Jorge Henrique picked up the game's first yellow card for tripping Mata but, roared on by an increasingly fervent crowd, Corinthians began to apply serious pressure of their own, Paulinho firing just wide.
In a game this tight, Torres' inability to hold up the ball was threatening to prove costly and so it proved as Corinthians took the lead in the 69th minute.
Chelsea's defence simply stood off as Henrique and Danilo danced across the box, Cahill's block simply teeing up Guerrero to head home.
Corinthians celebrated jubilantly and it was too much for Luiz, who soon got himself booked for a foul on Emerson before Moses was hauled off for Oscar.
Benitez's lack of attacking options became apparent when he withdrew Ivanovic for Cesar Azpilicueta.
And Torres's Drogba moment finally arrived five minutes from time when the ball broke perfectly for him to beat Cassio from six yards but he could only send his shot straight at the keeper.
Oscar's control also let him down after he got in behind and Chelsea's misery was complete when Cahill was sent off for an off-the-ball clash with Emerson, Torres' header was rightly ruled out, and Mata failed to poke home from a narrow angle.


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Guardian:

Chelsea distraught after losing to Corinthians in Club World Cup final
• Paolo Guerrero scores winner in 1-0 victory for Brazilians
• Gary Cahill sent off for Chelsea in injury time

Dominic Fifield in Yokohama

Chelsea's trek to the other side of the world has ended in numbed disappointment. Corinthians reclaimed the Fifa Club World Cup for South America at the Londoners' expense here, wresting the trophy from Europe for the first time in six years, with this arena pounding to the beat of the Brazilian drums long into the night. It was as if São Paulo had upped sticks to Shin Yokohama, with Rafael Benítez and his players left defeated and deflated as the din pursued them from the turf.
Their number had been reduced to 10 by the end, Gary Cahill dismissed in stoppage time for kicking a grounded Emerson and departing the pitch with frustration etched across his brow. Fernando Torres had an equaliser denied in the seconds that still remained, an offside flag choking his own celebrations, but it was his inability to beat the outstanding Cassio moments earlier that had actually proved decisive. The goalkeeper had blocked the Spaniard's clearest sight of goal with his legs and with that chance went all hope of extra time. There was to be no Didier Drogba to bail the Premier League club out this time.
Defeat will hurt. The Club World Cup has followed the Community Shield and European Super Cup in eluding a team who have already exited the Champions League. Trophies are slipping through their fingers almost carelessly these days, though this still felt particularly crushing. Ramires, exhausted and distraught as he slumped to the turf, had to be consoled by team-mates and coaching staff. David Luiz, in floods of tears, sat alone and hardly able to watch his compatriots mass together before lifting the trophy. Those images rather summed up the mood in the aftermath, leaving Benítez with work to be done to lift this squad ahead of Wednesday's Capital One Cup quarter-final at Leeds.
A trip to Elland Road would once have had this club's blood pumping, but the flight home in the morning will be sombre. "It's a matter of trying to put them in the best mood possible," said Benítez. "That's all we can do. We start working on the positives. Today and the other day against Monterrey, we could see a lot of positives. Here we were playing against a very good team and we still had our chances. Four clear chances. And we have gained more experience, of playing a different style of football and against a good side." That felt clutching at straws; 6,000 miles is a long way to come to lose.
The only goal had been registered by the Peruvian Paolo Guerrero – a former Bayern Munich player, adding to the irony – as a tense encounter edged into its final quarter, both sides pointing to opponents' theatrics and Chelsea's Brazilian players, in particular, appearing to rile their opposite numbers. Had Chelsea prised out the opening goal then it could all have been very different, but Cahill, reacting after his initial header struck Chicao, had seen Cassio somehow stifle a close-range attempt by sitting on the loose ball. The centre-half's night never hinted at an improvement.
Cassio, in truth, was to stamp his own authority on the contest and claim Fifa's rather grand player of the tournament award. He mustered another grab at close range from Torres, and an eye-catching full-length dive and fingertip save to deny Victor Moses' curled attempt, a save that was all the more impressive given he had been unsighted by Alessandro in the buildup. Mata's volley moments later created the impression Chelsea were retiring at the interval a team on the up, the momentum apparently theirs, though that proved deceptive. Corinthians had been content to soak up pressure throughout, their own threat forever sprung on the break with the pace of Guerrero and Emerson discomforting.
Luiz, up against the club he had supported as a boy, had done well to crowd out Emerson on one barnstorming breakaway yet Cahill found it more of a struggle, the forward's slippery dart into space leaving him flummoxed only for the finish to sail high and wide. This is an impressive Corinthians side with Paulinho, a player coveted by Chelsea and a host of European clubs, a muscular presence in midfield. It was his fizzed shot that sent out a warning as the noise generated by the vast Brazilian support boomed round the arena.
As it was, their monotonous chorus was only interrupted in celebration. The Brazilians' lead, when it was chiselled out, was neatly created even if Chelsea will have cursed the sudden pang of sloppiness. Corinthians broke at pace down their right side, Jorge Henrique nodding down and Paulinho veering across the area with his heavy touch serving to supply Danilo sprinting into the penalty area. The winger, who had played for São Paulo against Benítez's Liverpool back in 2005, cut inside and saw his shot loop up invitingly from Cahill's block. Luiz and Ashley Cole were on the goalline, with Ramires also between the striker and his target, but no Chelsea player reacted quickly enough to prevent Guerrero heading the loose ball in off the underside of the bar.
Aside from Torres' close-range attempt, stemming from confusion at a César Azpilicueta throw, Chelsea rather ran aground thereafter. Cahill's dismissal after a tangle with Emerson – the Brazilian appeared to fling an arm with the centre-half reacting, his shin making contact to prompt the forward to roll on the turf clutching his head – sapped the last of their conviction. Cahill grumbled beyond Benítez as he trudged down the tunnel. The interim first-team manager has been left with a daunting task to revive his troops in the hours ahead. This has ended up feeling like a damaging experience.

Man of the match: Cassio (Corinthians).

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Cech; Ivanovic (Azpilicueta, 83), Cahill, Luiz, Cole; Ramires, Lampard; Moses (Oscar, 71), Mata, Hazard (Marin, 87); Torres.
Subs not used: Mikel, Ferreira, Turnbull, Bertrand, Piazon, Hilario, Saville.
Booked: Luiz.
Sent off: Cahill.

Corinthians (4-2-3-1): Cassio; Alessandro, Chicao, Paulo Andre, Fabio Santos; Ralf, Paulinho; Jorge Henrique, Emerson (Wallace, 90), Danilo; Guerrero (Martinez, 87).
Subs not used: Julio Cesar, Douglas, Anderson Polga, Willian Arao, Edenilson, Danilo Fernandes, Guilherme Andrare, Felipe, Giovanni, Romarinho.
Booked: Jorge Henrique.

Attendance: 68,275.
Referee: C Cakir (Turkey).

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Telegraph:

Chelsea 0 Corinthians 1: Club World Cup Final

Jet-lagged, heavy-legged and outfought, Chelsea deservedly lost the final of the Fifa Club World Cup to a Corinthians side who showed more desire and cutting edge. Out of the Champions League and now of the world. This is the season of many miseries.

By Henry Winter

Defeat will focus attention on Roman Abramovich’s controversial decision to dismiss Roberto di Matteo. Rafa Benitez was brought in to revive Fernando Torres, who was largely lifeless here. Benitez was brought in because the club felt that Di Matteo lacked the tactical expertise to take Chelsea on but they were outwitted by a far more organized Brazilian side.
Benitez must now rally his players, who have a delayed return to Heathrow because of night-time flight restrictions at Narita airport.
He must lift them for Wednesday’s Capital One Cup challenge at Leeds United where the noise will match the decibels here. Corinthians fans cheered when Paolo Guerrero struck, they crowed when Gary Cahill was dismissed.
Chelsea had known what a test this would be. Even before he scored after 68 minutes, Guerrero had caused frequent palpitations in Chelsea’s defence.
Aware of the substantial threat coming Chelsea’s way, Benitez had changed his team, introducing Frank Lampard into central midfield with Ramires. He omitted John Obi Mikel and withdred David Luiz back into central defence. Luiz was outstanding for an hour at the heart of Chelsea’s back-four. Branislav Ivanovic shifted to right-back in place of Cesar Azpilicueta while Victor Moses replaced Oscar in attack, although the Brazilian came on after Guerrero’s goal as Chelsea craved more creativity.
The semi-final had been no preparation for this. There was a change of mood, of tempo, of menace. Corinthians, a totally different proposition to Monterrey, counterattacked with pace and power, often through the much-coveted Paulinho, an attacking midfielder who would grace any Premier League side.
Guerrero was a chunky, mobile target-man, soon engaged in a real duel with the excellent Luiz. Guerrero stayed close to Luiz when Chelsea were working the ball out of defence, preferring to leave possession to the less technical Gary Cahill. Danilo flitted about, looking to find a path past Cahill, who made a series of blocks as the decibel level rose.
Corinthians fans had turned Shin Yokohama into Sao Paulo for the day, waving their flags, banging their drums and utterly outnumbering and silencing the 1,000 Chelsea fans. Many Japanese wore blue, supporting the Premier League side but otherwise this must have felt to like a home game at their Pacaembu passion pit for Corinthians.
Chelsea had moments of hope in an absorbing first half. Fernando Torres saw a shot blocked. Cahill twice went close from the wreckage of a Juan Mata corner. His second effort was six yards out was a wonderful opportunity, the type of scrap that Cahill has feasted on before. Unfortunately for Chelsea, Cassio was able to fall on Cahill’s shot. These were promising times but Corinthians’ cutting edge always gleamed under the floodlights.
Along with Luiz, Cahill had his work cut out defensively. Luiz showed composure to guide Emerson down a cul de sac. Petr Cech, a figure of calm, clutched a deflected Jorge Henrique strike. Back the game went down the other end, bringing a good opportunity. Eden Hazard was fouled on the edge of the box and the free-kick was in Suzanne Vega territory, left of centre. Lampard wanted to take charge of the dead-ball but Luiz grabbed the ball. Lampard’s mood hardly improved when Luiz drove the free-kick straight into the wall.
Cahill was caught out occasionally but he made some vital blocks from Guerrero twice, although the warning wasn’t heeded in the second half. Chelsea then sprung forward, Hazard lifting in a ball that Moses controlled well but Paulo Andre intercepted. Chelsea kept looking to release Torres over the top, first by Mata and then by Lampard but he was unable to trouble Cassio.
Cahill continued to throw himself in the way of Corinthian shots, repelling a Fabio Santos strike and Chelsea broke well. Moses had switched flanks with Hazard and so nearly gave the European champions the lead. Cutting in from the left, letting fly with a right-footed strike that seemed heading inexorably for the top corner but Cassio flung himself to his left to tip the danger away.
Corinthians were out late for the second half, and Chelsea started the quicker. Hazard cut the ball back to Lampard, who unleashed a left-footed shot that flew into a wall of white shirts. Hazard then darted through, danger rising with every strike, but Cassio was equal to the task. Belief must have drained from the knot of Chelsea fans.
Corinthians took control. Paulinho shot wide. Then Danilo’s shot was blocked by Cahill but the ball looped up and there was Guerrero heading in with three Chelsea players on the line. It was poor defending.
And then came even poorer finishing down the other end. Torres was presented with a gift of a chance, the ball bouncing his way with only Cassio to beat. Here was a moment of nirvana, a chance for Torres to force extra time and prove he is worth persisting with.
He could have stayed calm, placing the ball into the inviting gaps either side of Cassio but he went for power and the Corinthians keeper saved. Deepening Chelsea’s woes was a red card for Cahill. As if to rub it in, Torres had a header ruled out for offside.


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Mail:

Chelsea 0 Corinthians 1: Yoko oh no! Blues' dream of conquering the world in tatters after losing to the boys from Brazil

By Matt Barlow


Chelsea’s bid to conquer the world failed at the final hurdle in Yokohama and Corinthians became the first South American world champions for six years.

Paulo Guerrero scored the only goal of the game with a header in the 69th minute and the European champions finished the game with 10 men after Gary Cahill was sent off for a kick on Emerson.

Fernando Torres had a header ruled out for offside in stoppage time and the Brazilians celebrated in style in front of the thousands of fans who travelled to support them in Japan.

Chelsea’s South Americans took the defeat hard. Ramires and David Luiz were in tears and had to be consoled by interim manager Rafa Benitez at the final whistle.

For the Blues, this is a fourth possible trophy which has already escaped them this season, after the FA Community Shield, the UEFA Super Cup and the Champions League.

For Benitez it was a second defeat in his third Club World Cup final but few can begrudge Corinthians their title or their extravagant celebrations.

They performed with power and passion, their support was incredible and goalkeeper Cassio made a series of important saves, starting in the 38th minute, when Frank Lampard’s vision and long-range passing ability unlocked the Brazilian defence.

Lampard’s long, early pass was well taken by the Spaniard. His shot was tame and easily smothered by Corinthians goalkeeper but the flash gave the Londoners some momentum.

Within a minute, Juan Mata and Eden Hazard launched another quick break out of defence. Hazard, who has shown signs of being revived under Benitez, jinked inside from the right and released Victor Moses on the opposite wing.

Moses turned onto his right foot and aimed the ball towards the far corner. It was perfectly placed, curling just inside the post, but it was at a comfortable height for the ‘keeper.

Cassio made an acrobatic leap to his left and turned the effort wide with his fingertips. He smothered a low drive from Mata as Chelsea ended the first half on top.

For the first half-hour, it had been an absorbing and even contest. Both teams were committed and compact and defended solidly. Corinthians shaded the best of the early chances.

Petr Cech barely had a save to make although Luiz, back in his more familiar central defensive role after his brief midfield cameo against Monterrey, was impressive.

Emerson seized on a slip by Gary Cahill but shot wildly over the bar from the edge of the box. Cahill produced a good block to thwart Paolo Guerrero and the rebound spun across goal to Emerson but he hit the outside of the post as he tried to squeeze the ball in from a narrow angle.

By the interval, even the fanatical Corinthians support had, by its own standards, become a little subdued but the volume was turned up again for the restart.

Mata released Hazard, sliding a pass between right-back and centre-half. No-one was fast enough to catch the Belgian, but Cassio dashed off his line to make it difficult and blocked his shot.


The first chance of the second-half for Corinthians fell to Paulinho after composed hold-up play from Guerrero, who accepted a pass on his chest and eased the ball to Paulinho who connected well on the half-volley.

It zipped across the surface, about a yard wide of Cech’s left-hand post. Soon afterwards, the European champions were behind and it was Paulinho who did much of the damage, with a powerful crossfield run which dragged the Chelsea back-four out of position.

Danilo’s shot was charged down by Cahill but Cech had been lured from his line in the panic and the rebound lurched up in the air with the Czech keeper out of position.

Guerrero’s predatory instincts kicked in and the Peruvian international sprang high to nod into the opening goal from close range. Cue bedlam in Yokohama’s Nissan Stadium.

In Munich, Thomas Muller scored with seven minutes to play and thought he had won the game. He did not bargain for Didier Drogba. In Yokohama, Chelsea had 21 minutes to salvage something.

Benitez reacted instantly, sending on Oscar for Moses. Chelsea summoned a late rally and Torres squandered a glorious chance to take the game into extra-time five minutes from time.

Corinthians failed to clear a long throw from sub Cesar Azpilicueta and the ball ricocheted to Torres, eight yards out. He prodded it towards goal but he could not beat Cassio.

To complete the misery for the Blues, Cahill was dismissed in the closing seconds for kicking out at Emerson after a tangle on half-way.

Torres had a goal ruled out for offside in stoppage time and Mata hit the post with the final kick of the game. Manchester United remained the only English club to rule the world.


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Mirror:

Chelsea 0-1 Corinthians
End of the world: Corinthians beat Chelsea to lift Cup after two Torres howlers

With time running out in Club World Cup Final and Blues trailing 1-0, the Spaniard fluffs a one-on-one with the keeper, then nets but was offside

From Martin Lipton in Yokohama

The world was not turned Blue in Yokohama.
And Rafa Benitez might have to think again about his prediction that Chelsea are good enough to come from 13 points behind and win the Premier League.
Benitez hoped that presenting some silverware to the Chelsea fans might start to earn his some capital in the bank of Blues goodwill.
Instead, the Spaniard – just as he did when his Liverpool side lost to Corinthians' city rivals Sao Paulo in 2005 – was left to rue one that got away.
A dreadful miss by Fernando Torres – who also thought he had equalised in stoppage time only for the flag to be raised – and a red card for Gary Cahill made this one to forget.
Chelsea had enough chances to win a host of games, four of them in particular either side of the break, and three more at the death - including Juan Mata hitting the outside of the post with the very last kick of the night.
But none of them were taken and when Paolo Guerrero was the only man to react as the ball flew off Cahill's block 21 minutes from time, it meant Chelsea have missed out on four trophies already this season, before the end of December.
Benitez will know his side did not perform, even though, just like Munich last May, this was essentially an away game.
The Yokohama International Stadium reverberated to the rhythms of Sao Paulo and the party back home will be an all-nighter.
Not so for Chelsea, who have an extra unwanted evening in Japan before heading home to Wednesday night's League Cup quarter-final away to their old friends Leeds.
This was a game they could have won - should have won - but did not, in truth, deserve to win.
Even with Frank Lampard back as skipper - the midfielder's first start since limping off in Donetsk two months ago - Chelsea were listless for long periods.
A sublime touch by Lampard, instantly releasing Torres, kick-started the Blues after Corinthians had settled more swiftly, although the Spaniard's touch was poor.

From the resulting Juan Mata corner, a rebound fell for Cahill, who thought he had forced past watchful keeper Cassio from eight yards.
In fact, the ball clearly stayed the right side of the line – from a Brazilian perspective, that is – and there was no need to call on the GoalRef technology being used in official games for the first time here in Japan.
Corinthians' plan was simple: defend in numbers, with a high line, crunch into every tackle - and hit on the counter.
Benitez' horses for courses policy saw not just Lampard but also the hustle and bustle of Ramires and direct pace of Victor Moses - in at the expense of Oscar – starting.
But there were moments of concern throughout, first when a rare misplaced pass by Mata allowed Emerson to surge forward, while Petr Cech saved Jorge Henrique's deflected effort.
Cahill, though, was looking less secure, anxiously staring at the referee when Peruvian Guerrero fell under his challenge inside the box – no penalty – and then relieved when he let the ball run through to Emerson, who snatched at his effort.
While Eden Hazard was prominent, Chelsea had escape when Guerrero twisted away from David Luiz.
Cahill blocked his first effort but the former Bayern Munich man screwed his second across the face of goal, with Emerson, the angle against him as Branislav Ivanovic covered the target, firing against the outside of the post.
But Chelsea finished the half much the stronger, Corinthians increasingly resorting to outrageous theatricality.
Torres' finish failed to match his earlier control from Lampard's perfectly-judged long ball, Moses, fed on the left by Hazard, was denied by Cassio's finger-tips as the ball looked destined for the top corner and then Mata's searing drive was held by the keeper.
The start of the second period saw Hazard, played in by a clever Torres pass, taking more time than he had to get his shot away.
Chelsea, though, lost their impetus, allowing Corinthians back into the game, midfielder Emerson – on the Blues' list of potential targets – drilling narrowly wide just after the hour.
And, with 21 minutes left, they paid for their profligacy, conceding a goal which Benitez will not be happy with.

Paulinho looked to have run the ball too far as he came over to the left but Danilo stepped inside and when his right-footer deflected off Cahill, with Cech on the ground, none of the three on the line reacted before Guerrero nodded home.
Benitez acted, sending on Oscar – not before four rolls by Emerson induced a booking for Luiz – but Chelsea were running out of time.
They had one last chance, a hopeful ball into the box falling for Torres, the miss more reminiscent of the incarnation we had become used to in Chelsea Blue than the version sighted in the past week.
It was a poor miss, before the stoppage-time madness:
Cahill, to utter disbelief, was shown a straight red as Emerson hit the deck and stayed there, Torres thought he had scored from Oscar's diagonal ball, before Mata went round the keeper but ran too wide, striking the woodwork just as the referee decided enough was enough.

CHELSEA Cech; Ivanovic (Azpilicueta, 83), Cahill, Luiz, Cole; Ramires, Lampard; Moses (Oscar, 73), Mata, Hazard (Marin, 87); Torres

CORINTHIANS Cassio; Alessandro, Chicao , Paulo Andre, Fabio Santos; Paulinho, Ralf; Jorge Henrique, Danilo, Emerson (Wallace, 90); Guerrero (Martinez, 87)

Referee: Cuynet Cakir (Turkey)

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Sun:

Corinthians 1 Chelsea 0

PAOLO GUERRERO'S second-half header settled matters as Chelsea failed to rule the world.
Having beaten Monterrey earlier in the week to cruise into the final, the Blues fancied their chances of lifting the Club World Cup in Japan.
But Corinthians had other ideas and Guerrero's effort proved enough to send the European champions on the long journey home empty-handed.
The game started at a frantic pace as both sides knocked the ball around crisply until reaching the final third.
Chelsea, with Frank Lampard back in the starting line-up and installed as captain, threatened when Fernando Torres looked to break free.
Torres latched on to a fine pass from Lampard and did well to win a corner after Victor Moses saw his shot blocked.
Gary Cahill’s effort from the resulting set-piece originally looked to have crossed the line but referee Cuneyt Cakir waved play on as FIFA’s experimental goal-line technology did not register a goal.
With 17 minutes on the clock, Corinthians were gifted possession in a dangerous position when Juan Mata gave the ball away.
But David Luiz, back in defence after his run in midfield against Monterrey, remained calm to lean into Emerson and see the ball behind for a goalkick.
Luiz then wasted a good opportunity for the Blues by scuffing a free-kick into the wall before racing back to snuff out a swift Corinthians break.
The Brazilian side threatened again moments later when Guerrero wriggled free from Cahill.
But the Chelsea defender and match official Cakir were less than impressed when the Corinthians star theatrically threw himself to the ground in the hope of winning a penalty.
Corinthians came close in the 33rd minute when Emerson twisted and turned before dragging his effort across goal and Guerrero turned the ball against the outside of the post from a tight angle.
At the other end, Ashley Cole ventured forward before firing tamely wide with Torres in a good position to be played in on goal.
Torres then raced on to another lovely ball from Lampard but the Spaniard’s fine control was left down by his strike, which was easily gathered by Cassio.
Moses came desperately close to opening the scoring seconds later when Cassio did well to get his fingertips to a curling effort.
And in what proved to be Chelsea’s last chance of the first half, Mata also tested the keeper with a powerful shot.
Chelsea started the second half brightly and Lampard had a shot charged down after being teed up by Eden Hazard.
Hazard broke through in the 54th minute but was forced slightly wide before Cassio smothered his shot.
Corinthians continued to look lively as the game became stretched and Emerson saw his effort blocked as the Brazilian champions pushed forward.
With Chelsea struggling to make inroads up front, Paulinho drilled just wide of Petr Cech's goal after 64 minutes.
And the Blues came unstuck five minutes later when Cahill's block sent the ball spinning up into the air and on to the head of Guerrero for a simple finish.
In a bid to get his side back into the game, Rafa Benitez immediately sent on Oscar for Moses.
But he could only stand and stare in disbelief as Torres fired the ball straight at Cassio when it appeared easier to score five minutes from time.

And it got worse for Benitez in the 89th minute when Cahill was red-carded, while Torres saw a headed goal ruled out for offside in added time.

Corinthians: Cassio, Alessandro, Chicao, Paulo Andre, Fabio Santos, Ralf, Paulinho, Emerson (Wallace 90), Danilo, Jorge Henrique, Guerrero (Martinez 86). Subs not used: Julio Cesar, Douglas, Anderson Polga, Willian Arao, Edenilson,Fernandes, Guilherme Andrade, Felipe Monteiro, Giovanni, Romarinho. Booked: Jorge Henrique.
Goals: Guerrero 69.

Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic (Azpilicueta 83), Cahill, Luiz, Cole, Ramires, Lampard, Moses (Oscar 72), Mata, Hazard (Marin 87),Torres. Subs not used: Turnbull, Mikel, Ferreira, Sturridge, Terry, Bertrand, Piazon, Saville, Hilario. Sent off: Cahill (90). Booked: Luiz.
Att: 70,000
Ref: Cuneyt Cakir (Turkey).

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