Frank Lampard moved to within one goal of equaling Bobby Tambling's all-time record for Chelsea, after the midfielder scored in a 2-0 win over Swansea in their English Premier League game.
Lampard was instrumental in Chelsea's victory, after coming on as a substitute for the injured Ramires in the 24th minute.
The veteran midfielder assisted in Oscar's opening goal in the 43rd minute, before smashing home a penalty to make it 2-0 after Juan Mata was brought down inside the box by Leon Britton.
With the converted penalty Lampard moved to 201 career goals for Chelsea -- one short of Tambling's all-time record of 202.
Tambling was there to witness Lampard closing in on his record as a special guest of the club, with the Chelsea legend making an appearance on the pitch at halftime to thunderous applause from the Blues faithful.
Rafa Benitez said he was happy for Lampard, but again insisted the team's interests would be put before the player.
"Frank is a great player," the Chelsea manager said. "I'm really pleased because he scored another goal.
"Hopefully he can score five before the end of the season and he will be much happier. He was important for us. He is a good player and has quality when you control possession.
"I was talking with him before the game. He is a great professional and really focused. He would like to play more games but understands the main thing is the team."
Benitez was also pleased with the Blues' performance against a Swansea side which really had nothing much to play for.
"Always to win is good," he added. "To score two goals and a clean sheet at this stage of the season with so many games and to play very good football in attack with our combinations, I am really pleased.
"We could have scored a third and finished the game but we didn't. You could see sometimes Swansea had a threat between the lines but to get three points and do it in this way we have to be really pleased.
"We have to go to the last game, so we have to do our job, win our games, manage the squad and if we can play the attacking football we did especially in the second half I think we will score goals and be okay.
"The team has to defend as a unit. We have to be compact, protect each other and then we are defending well. Sometimes when they go forward it's not easy for them to stay together but if we create chances teams will be scared of us."
Swansea manager Michael Laudrup bemoaned the last few minutes in the first half which cost the Capital One Cup champions the game.
"For the first 40 minutes there weren't too many chances," Laudrup said. "They are a great team, with great players, but five crazy minutes changed the game.
"We came back into it during the second half and we played well until the last third - that final pass just needed that extra bit of quality.
"Sometimes that's the difference, but when you play the top teams you have to be realistic.
"But in the end the last ball is so important and it's something we have to work on in the future."
