Club World Cup news: Chelsea breeze through LAFC despite sparse crowd

In a performance balancing promise and pragmatism, Chelsea secured a 2-0 victory over LAFC in their opening Group D match at the Club World Cup on Monday, June 16, in Atlanta.

Goals from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez marked the difference, however, only about 22,000 fans showed up at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which holds over 71,000.