Bola.com, London - Chelsea akan menghadapi Olympique Lyon pada lanjutan turnamen pramusim International Champions Cup 2018 di Stadion Stamford Bridge, London, Selasa (7/8/2018) waktu setempat.
Laga tersebut menjadi laga terakhir kedua tim pada ajang tersebut. Chelsea dan Olympique Lyon sama-sama meraih satu kemenangan dan satu kekalahan selama International Champions Cup 2018.
Bagi Chelsea, laga melawan Olympique Lyon bisa menjadi tolok ukur komposisi pemain inti dari manajer Maurizio Sarri. Pada Senin (6/8/2018), seluruh pemain utama Chelsea telah berkumpul untuk menjalani sesi latihan.
Beberapa pemain seperti Willian, N'Golo Kante, Eden Hazard, maupun Olivier Giroud diprediksi bakal tampil meski hanya sebentar. Sementara itu, nasib Thibaut Courtois juga bisa ditentukan dengan melihatnya main atau tidak pada pertandingan kontra Olympique Lyon.
Seperti diketahui, Courtois memaksa pihak klub untuk melepasnya ke Real Madrid. Sarri telah mengatakan rela melepas Courtois jika memang ingin pergi dari Stamford Bridge.
Sementara itu, Olympique Lyon juga menjadikan laga kontra Chelsea sebagai ujian pramusim terakhir sebelum berkiprah di Ligue 1. Setelah laga ini, Les Gones bakal menjamu Amiens SC pada pekan pertama Ligue 1, Minggu (12/8/2018).
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Chelsea vs Lyon
Pre-season friendly
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea capped off their pre-season by beating Lyon 5-4 on penalties at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.
Just two days after being comfortably beaten 2-0 by Manchester City in the Community Shield at Wembley, a much-changed Chelsea side struggled to gain control on their International Champions Cup friendly against French giants Lyon.
With Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri only having been in charge for a few weeks, the Blues were hardly expected to dazzle and blow the 18,457-strong crowd who had made it to Stamford Bridge on a hot, humid and drizzly Tuesday evening.
Second-half substitutes brought with them an improved performance after a dour first half, although no goals which forced the friendly to penalties.
That was won by Eden Hazard after substitute Rob Green denied Pape Cheikh Diop to hand Chelsea a 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory just days before their Premier League opener against Huddersfield.
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Head to head
Chelsea and Lyon have never played each other before.
Starting line-ups
Chelsea XI: Bulka; Zappacosta, Christensen, Ampadu, Emerson; Loftus-Cheek, Bakayoko, Drinkwater; Moses, Abraham, Willian
Rob Green's penalty save and newly-installed captain Eden Hazard's converted spot kick secured victory for Chelsea over Lyon in their final pre-season friendly.
Maurizio Sarri handed out minutes to his entire squad on a wet night in west London.
With Thibaut Courtois set to leave and Kepa Arrizabalaga incoming in a world record £71m move, the Blues remain active ahead of Thursday's deadline.
Youngsters Tammy Abraham, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ethan Ampadu were handed starts, with the latter impressing most at the back.
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Jorginho and N'Golo Kante shared their first minutes on the pitch together in what promises to be a stellar midfield partnership.
Then Hazard, returning after a post-World Cup vacation and Real Madrid speculation, stepped back on to the pitch - but this time with the captain's armband, despite Gary Cahill and Cesar Azpilicueta also present.
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(Image: Getty Images Europe)
The Belgian's quiet nature amidst the speculation has been well received in contrast to Courtois refusing to return from his holiday in order to force through a move to Real Madrid.
All attention is now on Huddersfield for Sarri, but Green save from Pape Cheikh Diop and Hazard slotting past Anthony Lopes provided a boost heading into the new era at the Bridge.
