With the premier league season and la liga season not too far away, Chelsea face Barcelona in their pre season game this summer.
Chelsea are Europa league champions and with Frank Lampard now at the helm of affairs it will be a stern test for him and a good chance to test their waters before the season begins.
Barcelona are playing their first pre season game and are travelling with a depleted squad and will look to give chances to a lot of youngsters.
Here is a look at the game
Where will the match be played?
This match is to be played at Saitama Stadium
What time does the match between Chelsea vs Barcelona start?
The clash will take place at July 23, 2019, 04:30 PM, IST
Chelsea– W L W W W W
Barcelona– D LW W W W
Chelsea : 0
Draw : 2
Barcelona : 1
Line-ups are out for the game:
Chelsea playing 11:
Barcelona playing 11:
Chelsea
Olivier Giroud
The striker was an important cog in the Chelsea wheel in the previous season for Chelsea specially in the Europa League.
Goals : 13 Assists :4
Pedro
The forward player has been playing as a winger for his team and will be playing against his previous team Barcelona.
Goals :13 Assists :2
X Factor :Ross Barkley. He is now hitting the peak of his season and will look to score and create more for his team. He has scored 5 goals and 5
Barcelona
Antoine Griezmann
The Newly signed Frenchman will look to make an impression with his scoring abilities and take his game to the next level with Barcelona. His last season statistics are as follows.
Goals : 19 Assists :9
Frenkie de Jong
The player who plays as a midfielder. The player who has been bought from Ajax will now be an important player for his team. His statistics for Ajax are as follows
Goals : 3 Assists : 3
X factor – Hiroki Abe, The Barcelona youth team player will look to make an impression and push for a first team spot in the league with a preseason performance.
Should be a win for Chelsea 2-1 with a depleted Barcelona squad.
The team is based on the aforementioned Fantasy Football Picks and X-Factor Star.
Team 1
Team 2