Entering the match, Chelsea fielded their strongest squad in the match against Los Angeles. Regarded as having a superior squad, the English team quickly took over immediately after the opening whistle.
However, "The Blues" also had a lot of difficulty finding a way into Los Angeles's goal. Meanwhile, the American team persevered and waited for opportunities to counterattack.
After more than 30 minutes of a somewhat stalemate despite dominance, Chelsea finally opened the scoring.
In the 34th minute, Nicolas Jackson showed sharp strategic vision with a pass that completely eliminated Los Angeles's defense. Striker Pedro Neto had the ball and then fired a shot with his left foot, defeating goalkeeper Hugo Lioris to open the score for Chelsea.
Opening the deadlock, Chelsea played more freely. The performances of the players of this team are more dangerous than at the beginning.
In the second half, Los Angeles pushed up their formation and played an open game against Chelsea.
In the 57th minute, Denis Bouanga skillfully overcame Neto's challenge in the penalty area, facing goalkeeper Robert Sanchez from a tight angle. It was a pity for Los Angeles that the Chelsea goalkeeper played focused and successfully blocked that situation.
Unable to take advantage of the opportunity to level the gap, Los Angeles conceded a second goal. In the 79th minute, player came on as a substitute Liam Delap moved intelligently to the right wing to receive the ball and crossed into the penalty area with high accuracy.
Enzo Fernandez arrived at the right time, controlled the ball in a neat fashion and then easily taped the ball into the net from close range, raising the score to 2-0 for Chelsea.
In the final minutes, despite their great efforts, Los Angeles players could not create a surprise against a solid Chelsea team. The match ended with a 2-0 victory for Chelsea.
This result helped "The Blues" start smoothly in Group D of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025TM.
