Chelsea began their Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory against Los Angeles FC in a largely empty stadium on Monday as Brazilian giants Flamengo also got off to a winning start and a Benfica comeback denied Boca Juniors in a stormy encounter.

The FIFA Club World Cup action on Monday, June 16 opens down in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium where LAFC takes on Chelsea in Group D action.

Chelsea kicked off their Club World Cup campaign with a solid 2-0 victory over Los Angeles FC on Monday in Group D, although there were nearly 50,000 empty seats in the stadium in Atlanta.Elsewhere in Group D Esperance Tunis face Brazil's Flamengo later on Monday.