Chelsea Face Must-Win Clash vs ES Tunis to Advance

Palmer and co. have work to do to reach the next round (Picture: David Ramos/Getty Images)

Chelsea conclude their Club World Cup group campaign in the early hours of Wednesday morning when they take on Tunisian side Esperance Sportive de Tunis.

The Blues got their campaign in the United States off to the perfect start in a 2-0 win over LAFC at the start of last week.

Pedro Neto scored his second in as many games as Chelsea led Flamengo at half-time in their second match last Friday before things started to collapse.

Enzo Maresca’s side conceded three times in a chaotic second-half where Nicolas Jackson was also sent off in Philadelphia last Friday. That win saw Flamengo reach the last 16 of the competition as group winners.

But for Chelsea, there is still work to do.

It’s relatively simple for Chelsea – avoid defeat and they will be in the next round.

Flamengo stunned Chelsea last Friday (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

ES Tunis’s win over LAFC has given them a fighting chance with both them and Chelsea sat on three points.

But the Premier League side’s superior goal difference means they will qualify if tonight’s game ends in a draw.

Chelsea of course will be expected to get the victory – but if the Tunisian side spring a shock win, they will progress at the expense of the Londoners.

Runner up spot in Group D is the best Chelsea can hope for, feeding them into a tie against the winners of Group C.

As things stand, that will be Bayern Munich , who top the group ahead of Benfica. Those two meet in the group C finale on Tuesday evening.

Harry Kane and Bayern could await (Picture: Getty Images)