Chelsea's victory was expected. I thought we would see a better performance from Chelsea. However, Chelsea played carefully. Enzo Maresca would not want any player in the squad to face injury at this moment. That is why the Chelsea coach did not keep Nkunku in the starting XI.
Chelsea secured a 2-0 victory. The first goal was scored by Pedro Neto and the second goal was scored by Enzo Fernandez. Chelsea is in Group D. And the teams in this group, Los Angeles, Flamengo and Esperance, are not very strong opponents. So the road to qualifying for the next round is quite easy for Chelsea.
Chelsea managed to win the match against LAFC quite well. Although some moments still made me nervous because I was afraid that LAFC would manage to equalize the score. Fortunately, Chelsea's defense was still reliable and Chelsea was able to win without conceding in this match. Maresca seems to be more careful in looking after his players to avoid injury. Although it's a good move. But sometimes it's a risky move when it turns out the opponent is tougher than expected. But so far I also think Chelsea will be able to go quite far. Because in Group D the only tough opponent is Flamengo.
And in the next match Chelsea will face Flamengo. And I think if Chelsea can win that match then no one will doubt that Chelsea can progress to the next stage easily.