Chelsea begin their 2025 Club World Cup campaign against LAFC on Monday in Atlanta. After arriving at their Philadelphia base in the United States on Friday, which saw Chelsea name an initial 28-man squad for the competition, Enzo Maresca's side are preparing to target more silverware following their Conference League triumph last month.

The last side to book their place at the Club World Cup face off against one of the first to have stamped their passage to the United States on Sunday as Chelsea and Los Angeles FC meet at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Arena.

A Chelsea outcast who was 'banished' from the Club World Cup by Enzo Maresca has appeared at the tournament despite not being in their squad. Chelsea have arrived in the United States for the Club World Cup following a stellar 2024/25 campaign, which saw the Blues qualify for the Champions League and win the Conference League.

Chelsea are gearing up for their 2025 Club World Cup opener against LAFC and Enzo Maresca's side have one thing on their mind - to win the competition.

Chelsea face LAFC in Atlanta on Monday night in both clubs’ opening match of the 2025 Club World Cup, with the Blues looking to build on a successful end to 2024/25.

After Jesús Bueno's blast opened the scoring, Markus Anderson scored the last-second winner in his first MLS game in nearly a year. Cavan Sullivan set it up in an influential late-game cameo.

Chelsea play a Pep Guardiola-influenced style: a possession-focused, positional game. The nominal starting formation is a standard 4-3-3 but one of Maresca’s full-backs will usually ‘ invert’, often into the base of midfield and sometimes into one of the attacking half-spaces.

Chelsea hopes to pick up their second trophy of the year, and securing three points will be crucial ahead of a big match with Flamengo. LAFC needed a late comeback and extra time to qualify for this competition, and are hoping to extend a 10-match unbeaten run.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has laid down the importance of the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup campaign ahead of next week’s opening fixture against Wydad AC.City are representing the