Who are Chelsea FC playing in the Club World Cup?
The Blues, who won the Conference League in Wroclaw with victory over Real Betis last month, travel to the United States to take part in the inaugural tournament as one of only two Premier League representatives - the other being Manchester City, Maresca's former club.
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