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Boca Juniors draw with Benfica as both teams finish with 10

Chelsea best LAFC in Club World Cup opener

Enzo Maresca asks Cole Palmer to take 'initiative' for Chelsea

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Boca Juniors draw with Benfica as both teams finish with 10

Chelsea best LAFC in Club World Cup opener

Enzo Maresca asks Cole Palmer to take 'initiative' for Chelsea

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0-0-1, 0 PTS

Pedro Neto - 34'
Enzo Fernández - 79'

1
Sánchez
3
Cucurella
6
Colwill
4
Adarabioyo
24
James
25
Caicedo
45
Lavia
11
Madueke
10
Palmer
7
Neto
15
Jackson

No.Name
1Robert Sánchez
6Levi Colwill
4Tosin Adarabioyo
3Marc Cucurella
24Reece James 27Malo Gusto
10Cole Palmer 18Christopher Nkunku
25Moisés Caicedo 14Dário Essugo
45Romeo Lavia 8Enzo Fernández
15Nicolas Jackson 9Liam Delap
11Noni Madueke 32Tyrique George
7Pedro Neto

Substitutes
12Filip Jørgensen
17Andrey Santos
38Marc Guiu
30Aaron Anselmino
34Josh Acheampong
22Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
23Trevoh Chalobah
19Mamadou Sarr
5Benoît Badiashile

1
Lloris
24
Hollingshead
4
Segura
33
Long
14
Palencia
8
Delgado
6
Igor Jesus
11
Tillman
99
Bouanga
17
Ebobisse
27
Ordaz

No.Name
1Hugo Lloris
4Eddie Segura
33Aaron Long
24Ryan Hollingshead
14Sergi Palencia
6Igor Jesus 23Frankie Amaya
8Mark Delgado 20Yaw Yeboah
11Timothy Tillman 5Marlon
17Jeremy Ebobisse 9Olivier Giroud
99Denis Bouanga
27Nathan Ordaz 30David Martínez

Substitutes
12Thomas Hasal
18David Ochoa
21Ryan Raposo
80Odin Holm
43Adam Saldaña
25Maxime Chanot
91Nkosi Tafari
77Adrian Wibowo

Nicol: Cole Palmer's composure has disappeared

1:30

Olley: Low attendance for Chelsea vs. LAFC made it feel like preseason

1:34

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

3:00 PM, June 16, 2025Coverage: TBS/truTV/DAZN

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Line: CHE -1.5

Over/Under: 3.5

Attendance: 22,137

Referees:
Jesús Valenzuela

Nicolás Otamendi headed in the equalizer in the 84th minute to deliver Benfica a 2-2 draw against Boca Juniors in the teams' opening match of the Club World Cup that featured three red cards Monday in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez help Chelsea to a 2-0 victory over LAFC in Group D.

Enzo Maresca said he has challenged Cole Palmer to be more creative and "take initiative" after the England playmaker claimed he was "sick of going backwards or sideways" during the Conference League final in May.

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