Our three tips for Monday’s Club World Cup match between Chelsea and Los Angeles FC include a high-scoring win for the Blues

CHELSEA could unleash a brand new SPINE at the Club World Cup with six new stars hoping to make their debuts today. The Blues are kicking off their US adventure against MLS heavyweights LAFC

Olivier Giroud will not recognise many faces at his former club Chelsea but is looking forward to LAFC showing how MLS stacks up.

The 38-year-old goalkeeper says the US-based club will struggle to compete with the Premier League clubs, or even others in the group.

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On paper, Group D is a battle between two strong outfits fighting for first place, with the other two sides hoping that they are the tournament’s dark horse. Chelsea, Flamengo, Esperance de Tunis and LAFC make up this group,

Maresca isn't ruling out a "very difficult" Club World Cup opener against LAFC: "I'm never confident, I don't know if it's something good or something bad, but I think because of the technology today, any game can be difficult. They can watch many games about us, we can watch many games about them, so every game becomes very complicated."

A guide to the Club World Cup as Man City, Chelsea and Messi prepare for action - FIFA’s newly-expanded competition kicks off this weekend.