We’re practically on the finish of our preseason commitments, by which Chelsea have discovered little to no time to correctly prepare underneath new supervisor Xabi Alonso. No less than the group will get a full two weeks of coaching earlier than taking the pitch for our official debut versus Fulham within the Premier League, which is able to hopefully be sufficient to get the fellows as much as par to no matter tactical concepts Xabi is cooking for us.
Till then, you know the way it goes. Expectations are low, however a win is at all times a pleasant factor to have regardless of the setting.
Chelsea beginning lineup (4-2-3-1):
Sanchez | Palestra, Acheampong, Fofana, Hato | Lavia, Caicedo (c) | Palmer, João Pedro, Neto | Welbeck
Substitutes from: Sharman-Lowe, Penders, Sarr, Anselmino, Tosin, Subuloye, Essugo, Nicoli-Jazuli, Watson, Walsh, Satpayev, Quenda, Gittens, Estevão, Mudryk, Jackson, Delap
AC Milan beginning eleven:
Torriani | Terraciano, De Winter, Pavlovic, Chukwueze, Modric, Comotto, Estupiñan, Loftus-Cheek, Leão, Camarda
Date / Time: Saturday, August 8, 2026, 7pm native; 13.00 BST; 8am EDT
Venue: Gelora Bung Karno Important Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia
On TV: CBS Sports activities Community; FOX Deportes (USA); elsewhere
Streaming: Paramount+, Fox One (USA), FanCode (India); StarTimes (NGA); CFC+ (UK/int’l) — CFC+ is Chelsea’s new-ish premium(?) streaming service so in case your area doesn’t have a rights-holder, you possibly can watch there for £9.99 (or purchase all six preseason video games for just a bit extra at £14.99; or subscribe for the entire yr for just a little bit extra at £19.99)
