Blues beat Los Angeles FC in front of 50,000 empty seats in a match which kicked off at 3pm local time in Atlanta
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca said it was “strange” to play in front of 50,000 empty seats during his side’s Fifa Club World Cup Group D opener on Monday.
The Blues beat Los Angeles FC 2-0 in Atlanta, with the attendance recorded at 22,137 – despite the Mercedes-Benz Stadium holding a capacity of 71,000.
“I think the environment was a bit strange, the stadium was almost empty, not full,” Maresca said. “We are professional and we have to adapt to the situation, to the environment.
“You have to adapt when you play with a full stadium. You have to adapt when the stadium is not full, but it doesn’t matter.”
