Chelsea face nightmare Club World Cup draw following second-half collapse against Flamengo
CHELSEA face a horror Club World Cup draw after losing to Flamengo on Friday.
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Enzo Maresca's side were beaten in Philadelphia
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The defeat means
Maresca's men will still scrape through should they avoid defeat against ES Tunis on Tuesday night.
But even if they do manage to limp on, the West Londoners will face a tough ask in the round of 16.
The runners-up in Chelsea's group will face the winners of Group C in the knockout phase.
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As it stands this would be Harry Kane's
The difficult match would take place at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium on June 28.
Bayern could still fail to win their group, however, with
Even if Chelsea do manage to advance to the quarter-finals, there's a good chance that European champions
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Harry Kane helped Bayern beat Boca Juniors
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Luis Enrique's side were stunned 1-0 by Brazilians Botafogo earlier this week.
This has left PSG likely to finish second in Group B.
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Should they do so, the French giants would play the winners of Group A, likely to be Palmeiras or
The Blues initially led against Flamengo, going one up via in-form Pedro Neto.
Everything went wrong in the second half, however, with goals by Bruno Henrique and Danilo turning the match on its head, before
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Wallace Yan's calm finish made the match safe late on, leaving Chelsea with it all to do.
After the match, boss Maresca said of his side's collapse: "It completely changed the game.
"Unfortunately we conceded two goals in a short moment and then the red card and then I think it is complicated to get back into the game.
"We tried – but congratulations to them. They deserved to win.
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"We tried to do something different in the game, for next season and for the future."
Club World Cup 2025 Guide
SOME of the world's biggest clubs are heading Stateside for a MAMMOTH Club World Cup.
Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Man City, and Inter Miami are among the 32 teams taking part in the tournament, which runs from June 14 to July 13.
Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Ousmane Dembele, Cole Palmer and Harry Kane will be showing their skills to packed crowds across the US.
Los Blancos are favourites to lift the trophy in New York but will face stiff competition from around the globe.
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