Chelsea v Juventus: Full lineups confirmed for pre-season friendly in Hong Kong
Chelsea and Juventus confirmed their full lineups for a pre-season friendly at Kai Tak Sports Park in Kowloon City, Hong Kong on August 5, 2026. The meeting is part of the clubs' pre-season preparations ahead of the new campaign.
Chelsea arrive in Hong Kong after a difficult 2025-26 domestic season following their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 victory, a period that included managerial changes after Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior parted ways. Xabi Alonso, the former Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen coach, has recently taken charge at Stamford Bridge. Juventus come into the fixture unbeaten in three friendlies with two wins and a draw, having beaten Standard Liege and OGC Nice in recent warm-up matches. The Italian side finished sixth in Serie A last season and will contest a UEFA Europa League berth next term, where they have been described in the source as one of the favourites.
Chelsea's starting XI for the friendly is: Sanchez, Palestra, Fofana, Tosin, Hato, Caicedo, Nicoli-Jazuli, Quenda, Joao Pedro, Gittens, Danny Welbeck.
Chelsea's bench for the match reads: Penders, Sharman-Lowe, Curd, Slonina, Acheampong, Subuloye, Sarr, Diakite, Anselmino, Lavia, Essugo, Watson, Walsh, Kellyman, Mudryk, Estevao Willian, Kavuma-McQueen, Neto, Satpayev, Jackson, Delap.
Juventus named the following starting XI: Di Gregorio, Kalulu, Gatti, Kelly, Celik, Locatelli, Douglas Luis, Cambiaso, Boga, Miretti, Milik, with their bench comprising: Perin, Pinsoglio, Nava, Bremer, Koopmeiners, Yildiz, Zhegrova, Rugani, Melo, David, Cabal, Owusu, Gil Puche, Obiyanweduo, Lica, Durmisi.
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