Chelsea begin Group C with an opening clash with LAFC, who feature familiar faces in Olivier Giroud and Hugo Lloris

Enzo Maresca has offered a strong hint over his selection plans for Chelsea at the Club World Cup. Chelsea open their Club World Cup on Monday in Atlanta at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, looking to kick their campaign off with a victory.

Enzo Maresca's side ended the season on a high as they won the Europa Conference League trophy and finished fourth in the Premier League to secure Champions League qualification on the final day of the 2024-25 season.

Chelsea vs LAFC kicks off at 8pm on Monday 6 June. The match will be available to watch live on Channel 5. Chelsea vs LAFC, along with every match at the Club World Cup, will also be broadcast live on DAZN. All 63 matches will broadcast globally for free when you sign up for a free DAZN account.

Champions will go head to head when LAFC and Chelsea battle in their opening matches at the FIFA Club World Cup on Monday, with the matchup putting the 2024 U.S. Open Cup champions against the 2025 Europa Conference League winners.

Chelsea get their Club World Cup campaign underway against LAFC later today. The Blues got straight down to work in Philadelphia on Saturday as Enzo Maresca oversaw their first session since they touched down in America. New signings Liam Delap, Mamadou Sarr, Dario Essugo, and Mike Penders were all involved in the session.

As LAFC faces English powerhouse Chelsea FC in the Club World Cup, some supporters are caught between two beloved clubs.

The summer of soccer will take a new look this year with the FIFA Club World Cup, which comes to the U.S. for the first edition of the expanded competition that will see 32 teams from around the world compete for a share of the $1 billion prize purse.

Former USMNT fullback Steve Cherundolo has preferred a 4-3-3 through his tenure at LAFC. But if he wanted to revert to a more defensive-minded shape with a back three or a back five, he has the center backs to do so.

Former Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris ranked Los Angeles FC's chances of beating Chelsea in their Club World Cup opener on Monday as "thin" but said his team have nothing to lose.Los Angeles coach Steve Cherundolo said veterans Lloris and former Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud,