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Chelsea face Flamengo in their second match of the Club World Cup group stages tonight, with the Blues looking to all but seal a place in the last 16.

Enzo Maresca’s side opened the competition with a 2-0 win over LAFC earlier this week, and a victory tonight would put them top of the group on six points, three ahead of the nearest challenger and with African side ES Tunis to come in their final match.

Fans will be hoping to see more of recent signing Liam Delap as well as Andrey Santos, but they face a potentially difficult test against a Flamengo side who sit top of the Brazilian Serie A with 11 games played.

South American teams have sprung surprises so far during the tournament – none more so than Botafogo’s win over PSG last night – and the Blues will have to be at their best to secure three points in Philadelphia.

Flamengo 0-0 Chelsea

8 mins: Flamengo break again and Luiz Araujo runs into space down the left, but Caicedo foils the move.

Chelsea win a free-kick as Araujo takes a touch on Reece James, who leaps to the floor.

It’s a windy day in Philadelphia and balloons are floating somewhat forlornly all over the pitch, getting in everyone’s way.

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Flamengo 0-0 Chelsea

6 mins: Luis has a go now and Sanchez leaps to save - a straightforward save for the keeper, but Flamengo have been lively so far.

Now Chelsea break and Delap charges down the right, maybe taking one touch too many; his strike is saved by the keeper as he tips it over the bar.

Colwill gets his head to a corner but is surrounded and can’t do anything with it.

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Flamengo 0-0 Chelsea

4 mins: Colwill stamps on Gerson’s foot and the Flamengo player launches himself onto the turf.

A scrappy start to this one.

Flamengo have a great opportunity as Sanchez plays out from the back and the Brazilian side latch onto it, but an attempt goalward just runs out of zip.

Chelsea fall asleep at the back again and de Arrascaeta gets his toe to the ball but launches the ball over the bar.

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Flamengo vs Chelsea

Flamengo are bringing the atmosphere, it has to be said.

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KICK-OFF: Flamengo vs Chelsea

Here we go!

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Enzo Maresca on Liam Delap

Enzo Maresca has a chat with DAZN pre-match.

He’s opted to start Delap over Jackson and says, “They are both very good and we decide game by game who is going to play. We have brought in some other players, Trevoh Chalobah is in from the start, so we made some changes and hopefully they are good ones.

“They are quite similar. Liam needs time to adapt to his teammates, the way we want him to play, but no doubt he is going to do well.”

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Teams walking out

The Flamengo fans are bringing the noise so far. Argentina international Enzo Fernandez gets a hearty booing.

None of the players are really getting into this individual walkout, it has to be said. Not quite like WWE.

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Teams walking out

The Flamengo players are walking out now, one by one as the Club World Cup have decided to mix things up a bit.

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Unfancied Botafogo stun Champions League winners PSG at Club World Cup

Brazil's Botafogo withstood waves of attacks from Paris Saint-Germain to stun the European champions 1-0 on Thursday and throw Group B at the Club World Cup wide open.

PSG dominated possession at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena but Botafogo's resolute defence stood tall in the first competitive meeting between the two clubs.

The goal came in the 36th minute when Botafogo gained possession in midfield and Jefferson Savarino slid a pass through for Igor Jesus to run in on goal.

Jesus outmaneuvered two defenders and his shot deflected off the leg of PSG's Willian Pacho, the ball changing direction and leaving goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma flatfooted and only able to watch as the ball skipped into the net.

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