MONTERREY: Orozco, Meza, Chavez, Mier, Perez, Basanta, Ayovi, Corona, Cardozo, Delgado, De Nigris.

The Chelsea team have been struggling to deal with the time difference and have not been sleeping well. Read more about it here.

Corinthians await in the final after they beat Al Ahly of Egypt in yesterday's semi-final.

The Chelsea team have been struggling to deal with the time difference and have not been sleeping well.

Monterrey won't enjoy many advantages over the European Champions but having had more time to acclimatise will be one.

The crowd inside the International Stadium in Yokohama looks a little sparse as the two teams line up but plenty of noise from the Blues contingent

1 min: Chelsea have begun brightly and Fernando Torres fails to get enough purchase on a header inside the area. Promising signs.

6 mins: Luiz is already running the show. The Brazilian slips a fine ball through to Eden Hazard who slots his effort just wide of the post. Chelsea should be ahead already.

10 mins: Hazard shows some quick feet but no-one can control his ball into the box.

13 mins: Some sloppy defending nearly lets in Oscar and from the resulting corner Ivanovic puts a shot wide. Chelsea look dangerous with every attack.

18 mins: GOAL! Eden Hazard again shows some silky skills and pulls the ball back for Juan Mata to strike the Blues into the lead.

Luiz is again at the heart of things, stringing play together in midfield. Looks like he's played there all his life. Some might say (even Gary Neville) that he's better there than at centre-back.

29 mins: Small signs that the Mexican side are settling into the game but a long-range effort is far too high to trouble Cech in the Chelsea goal.

He may not have many fans back home but Torres is loved in Japan.

40 mins: The ball comes in and De Nigris again finds space but can only divert his header wide of the goal. Despite their superiority, Chelsea will have to watch carefully they go into the break with their lead.

Reports that Pep Guardiola is in the stadium watching today's match. Keeping an eye on his future team perhaps?

HALF-TIME: Monterrey 0 Chelsea 1. Benitez will be satisfied with his side's display in the first half although he may be a bit miffed why they haven't added to their lead. It's been a performance led by David Luiz, who has stood out in midfield with his link-up play alongside Hazard, Mata and Oscar.

David Luiz should switch to midfield on a permanent basis according to our poll. You can still vote by clicking here.