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

Chelsea are aiming to claim their second piece of silverware this year at the 2025 Club World Cup. Enzo Maresca's side are in the United States this summer for the newly-expanded Club World Cup, which sees 32 teams take part.

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

Chelsea have confirmed their squad for the Club World Cup with Andrey Santos and Liam Delap included but no place for Djordje Petrovic. Chelsea kick off their campaign in FIFA’s newly-expanded tournament next week,

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.

Cole Palmer didn't play on Chelsea's pre-season tour of the USA last summer, but his manager Enzo Maresca believes the Club World Cup is the perfect stage for him to show his talents

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.

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.