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22:26 BST - We're winding down the Tracker for tonight.
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22:23 BST - Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca was pleased with the attitude of his players, given the time of year.
"Very good result," the Italian told DAZN.
"At this stage of the season, it's normal you have to manage these kind of things. Overall, the performance was good, and we won the game.
"We need to recover. We have a game in three days. For sure, we are going to try to prepare the game in the best way and try to win.
"Absolutely happy (with Delap's performance). The good thing about Liam, he knows the way we want to play, so the process is quite quick. Good for both of them (Delap and fellow debutant Dario Essugo)."
22:15 BST - Debutant Liam Delap was delighted to make such an immediate impact, assisting in Enzo Fernandez's second for Chelsea.
"It's a really happy feeling for me," Delap told DAZN.
"I'm so excited to be here. To play and contribute in my first game is a good feeling.
"They've welcomed me really well. I've only had a few sessions, I can't wait for even more.
"It's really important to help the team, but I want to score some as well!"
22:09 BST - There was an official attendance figure of just 22,137 fans inside the 71,000-seater Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Echo chamber.
22:01 BST - We'll have some post-match comments coming right up.
21:57 BST - FULL-TIME! It ends with a 2-0 victory for Chelsea.
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21:44 BST - GOAL! Liam Delap sends a precise cross into the box, Enzo Fernandez latches on to it and puts the ball into the bottom right corner.
That's 2-0 and job done for Chelsea.
21:39 BST - We're getting a good look at the new fangled "ref cam" and it's pretty awesome.
Check out the footage from the ref's perspective for Neto's goal:
21:30 BST - It's been a quiet second half in the Atlanta heat, but new £30 million signing Liam Delap is on for his Chelsea debut.
20:12 BST - The second half has kicked off.
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20:49 BST - HALF-TIME! Chelsea head into the break a goal to the good.
20:37 BST - Pedro Neto opens the scoring for Chelsea! The Portuguese star is placed clean through before take a touch and rifling into the bottom corner.
It's 1-0 to the Premier League side.
20:23 BST - A quiet opening 20 minutes.
Chelsea have the bulk of possession as you might expect, but they're not carving out too much, any former French captain Lloris is shutting them out.
20:00 BST - We are up and running in Atlanta!
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19:24 BST - 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".
"We have nothing to lose, especially against an opponent like Chelsea," Lloris, who signed for LAFC in 2024, told reporters Sunday in Atlanta.
"We want to compete, we want to give our best, even if we know that our chances are really thin."
19:18 BST - The line-ups are in for Chelsea versus LAFC, and it's a strong XI from the Londoners, with Cole Palmer starting.
18:30 BST - Check out our video match preview ahead of tonight's clash between Chelsea and LAFC:
18:00 BST - Welcome to the Flashscore Football Tracker for the Club World Cup!
Tonight, Group D of the revamped 2025 Club World Cup (CWC) kicks off in Atlanta with a clash between English titans Chelsea and American outfit Los Angeles FC (LAFC) in what is the first clash between English and USA opposition in CWC history.
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