Chelsea completed their preparations for the season with a 4-1 win against AC Milan at Stamford Bridge.
Enzo Maresca’s Club World Cup Champions host Community Shield Victors Crystal Palace in their Premier League opener next Sunday, and they will enter that game on the back of a moral reinforcement.
The hosts opened the score for only five minutes in the game, with a free kick by Captain Reece James, which was handed in by the Romanian defender Andrei Coubis for his own goal.
That leadership was doubled in the eighth minute. Pedro Neto did well through the right wing and delivered a cross to Joao Pedro, who applied a cup of finishing along Mike Maignan.
Coubis’s afternoon got worse when he was sent away in the 18th minute. He was one-on-one with Joao Pedro, who took it past him before he was brought to the ground by the defender, who was considered the last man.
Chelsea’s third goal came from a penalty after the new signing Estevao was bundled in the box. The Spot kick was quietly converted by replacement Liam Delap in the 67th minute, while he shot the ball in the top left corner.
The visitors went back in the 70th minute when Alexis Saelemaekers played by Youssouf Fofana, who defeated Robert Sanchez in his nearby post.
But Chelsea closed a successful outing, where Delap came up his second. Andrey Santos took the ball for him at the edge of the box and he defeated Melignan with confidence.
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Data Debrief: Chelsea’s threatening attack
The fans of Chelsea were able to see a large number of new attacking additions in the meat on Sunday, and they combined with a great effect.
Jamie Gittens, a recent arrival of Borussia Dortmund, turned out to be a threat on the left, with nine touches in the opposition box, most by every player in the game.
Although he only came up after 60 minutes, Delap, just like Neto, had two shots on goal, the joint in the competition, with both efforts of the Englishman who think the net.
The Dominance of Chelsea was reflected in the expected statistics of the expected goals (XG), with 2.66 compared to the 0.92 of Milan.
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