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Club World Cup Round of 16 Bracket- Chelsea’s potential opponents & route to the final

The Round of 16 draw for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup has been completed, and here’s a look at whom Chelsea FC could face and whom they have to defeat if they are to progress to the final.

Chelsea surprisingly finished second in Group D (D2), which meant they’d face the winners of Group C (C1) in the Round of 16. Bayern were originally expected to win Group C, but surprisingly lost to Benfica on the final group day, which has made the Portuguese side Chelsea’s opponents in the Round of 16

Chelsea’s possible opposition en route to Club World Cup Final 2025

v Benfica (Round of 16 in Charlotte, NC)

v Palmeiras/Botafogo (Quarter Final in Philadelphia- Chelsea played two group games at this venue)

v Inter/Fluminense/Man City/Al Hilal (Semifinal in Orlando)

FIFA CWC Round of 16 Bracket 2025

As you can see, there’s a genuine chance of Chelsea squaring off against Manchester City in the semis. MCFC have Al-Hilal in the Round of 16 and if they win, will take on the winner of Inter v Fluminense in the quarterfinal.

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Marca AS Spanish Newspaper Player Ratings Betis 1-4 Chelsea UECL Final 2025- Abde, Palmer

Here is a look at the player ratings from the big Spanish newspapers following Real Betis’ 1-4 loss to Chelsea FC in the Conference League final. The result saw CFC add the UECL trophy to their previously won UCL and UEL titles.

Betis, with players like Antony (Man Utd), Fornals (West Ham) and Isco (ex Real Madrid) in their ranks, lead 1-0 at the break, but a strong Chelsea second-half performance saw the Blues run out 4-1 winners.

Diario AS player ratings Betis vs Chelsea Conference League Final

AS had Cole Palmer as the pick of the Chelsea players, with the forward, who assisted Chelsea’s first two goals, getting three stars.

Abde, who scored Betis’ only goal on the evening, also got 3 stars, and AS reckons him and Ricardo Rodriguez going off early in the second half didn’t help Betis’ cause. Their replacements- Perraud and Jesus Rodriguez, weren’t deemed worthy of a rating.

Betis 1-4 Chelsea Player Ratings 2025 Diario AS

Diario de Sevilla player ratings Betis 1-4 Chelsea UECL 2025

The local Diario de Sevilla newspaper (Betis are based in the city of Seville) thought pretty much the same as AS, but were also unhappy with goalkeeper Adrian’s performance.

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Pundit Predictions Nottm Forest v Chelsea 2025- What do Lawro, Merson, Sutton feel?

The pick of Game Week 38’s fixture list is this one between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea at the City Ground. There is plenty at stake for both teams, with the result of this game going a long way in deciding which European competition these two sides may play in next season.

The top 5 teams in the league qualify for the UCL- Chelsea are 5th and Forest are 7th, but are separated by a single point.

Table before Final Day 2025 Premier League

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