▁and ▁six ▁off ▁second ▁place . ▁ ▁December ▁On ▁ 1 ▁December , ▁Ben í te z ▁lost ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁Ch else a ▁ten ure ▁after ▁Ch else a ▁were ▁be aten ▁ 3 – 1 ▁away ▁to ▁London ▁riv als ▁West ▁Ham ▁United . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁Ch else a ▁confirmed ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁Brazil ▁under - 2 0 ▁right ▁back ▁Wal lace ▁from ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro - based ▁club ▁Fl umin ense ▁for ▁an ▁und is closed ▁fee . ▁The ▁option ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁player ▁from ▁Fl umin ense ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁deal ▁that ▁saw ▁former ▁Ch else a ▁mid f iel der ▁Dec o ▁join ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁December , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁John ▁Ob i ▁Mik el ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁extended ▁his ▁Ch else a ▁contract ▁until ▁summer ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁December , ▁Ch else a ▁beat ▁N ords j æ ll and ▁ 6 – 1 ▁to ▁record ▁their ▁biggest - ever ▁Champions ▁League ▁win ▁and ▁Rafael ▁Ben í te z ' s ▁first ▁win ▁as ▁manager , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁other ▁results , ▁they ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁after ▁finishing ▁in ▁third ▁place , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁reign ing ▁champions ▁to ▁exit ▁the ▁tournament ▁at ▁the ▁group ▁stage . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁December , ▁Ch else a ▁beat ▁S under land ▁ 1 – 3 ▁away ▁with ▁Fernando ▁Tor res ▁scoring ▁a ▁bra ce .