Chelsea’s route to the FIFA Club World Cup final has been decided, following the conclusion of the tournament’s group stage.Enzo Maresca’s side have qualified to the knockout stages after

An opening round victory over Los Angeles FC set them on the right path but a hugely disappointing and fiery 3–1 defeat to Flamengo in their subsequent outing threatened their place in the last 16. Fortunately, ES Tunis posed little resistance in Chelsea’s final Group D outing, with a 3–0 victory confirming their progression.

Chelsea and Manchester City are on the same side of the draw for the Club World Cup round of 16 as the route to the final has now been revealed. City sealed an impressive 5-2 win over Juventus on Thursday to finish top of Group G and are the only team in the competition who won all three of their group matches.