Chelsea - Los Angeles FC

Although the Los Angeles FC team on paper looks decent with their veterans, the Chelsea club is like from another planet and the match must be decided very easily. Successfully finishing the season, they are one of the dark horses of this tournament in my opinion, and against a team of such caliber, I believe the score should be strongly in favor of the English club.

As the Chelsea season comes to an end, it makes me hope that a long and good tournament will be played here. The difference in level between teams seems huge, I don’t think there will be many surprises played in America. Chelsea's defense looked strong at the end of the season, with only 7 goals conceded in the last 14 games in the Premier League. I am confident that they will keep a clean sheet and I don’t doubt that they will score at least 2 goals, I even think it could be 3-0.

Palmer is a Chelsea midfielder who is skilled in both defense and creativity. Although this season he was not able to demonstrate the same level of performance as last season, I think everything is normal, as he fell into a slump in the middle of the season but seems to have regained his form towards the end. As a creator, Palmer often creates half-chances for his teammates, but his finishing is usually not up to par. However, considering that he is not playing against the best defenses (MLS 23 goals conceded in 16 matches), I believe that Palmer will have plenty of opportunities and will be able to convert at least some of them. I also think that Delap's addition to the midfield will strengthen Chelsea's ability to score goals, and Palmer and Delap could make a good pair on the field. Palmer is also very good at heading the ball, which is something they could utilize.

Well, here Ghana has a good coefficient for such a small total. The tournament is currently unfolding with a good number of warnings. Chelsea was one of the teams that received the most warnings in the English league, and it is also a very young team, so there is no shortage of emotional players. Los Angeles is playing in America, they will have support and the team will not want to bring shame upon themselves, so they should definitely receive warnings. The referee from Venezuela, J. Valenzuela, has shown an average of 4.2 warnings per game this year.

There is no comparing the team's capabilities here, as Chelsea promotes an attacking style of football, while MLS teams also place emphasis on defense. Even when playing in the MLS, Los Angeles still concedes almost 2 goals per game. This is where Chelsea can easily score 3 or more, as their lineup is composed of key players.

There's no comparing the capabilities of the teams here, Chelsea is already promoting an attacking style of football, while even MLS teams are focusing on defense. Even when playing in MLS, the Los Angeles team allows almost 2 goals per game. So Chelsea alone could score 3 or more goals because the basics are being given away.

Chelsea has a fairly serious lineup, so I believe there is a good chance to not encounter major problems against LAFC. Their defense is very unstable and will face a significant test not only this season, but in a long time, and I highly doubt that they will pass this test satisfactorily.