Xabi Alonso Provides Fitness Update on Cole Palmer After He Missed Chelsea's Pre-Season Loss to Juventus
Chelsea and Juventus meet for the first time in nearly five years, with the Serie A side unbeaten in three pre-season games.
- On Wednesday, August 5, 2026, Chelsea faces Juventus at Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong, serving as the headline event of the 2026 Hong Kong Football Festival.
- The visitors arrived following a mixed Australian tour, including a 6-4 win over Western Sydney Wanderers and a 2-1 defeat to Tottenham, while unbeaten Juventus enters having recorded three consecutive clean sheets.
- Integrating new signings remains a priority, with Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso welcoming back Mykhailo Mudryk while noting, "We are at the stage of pre-season."
- More than 50,000 supporters packed the sold-out stadium for the encounter, which is broadcast exclusively via CFC+ with annual subscriptions costing £15.
- Competitive campaigns begin later this month, as Juventus starts their Serie A season at Frosinone on August 23 and the club faces Fulham in the Premier League on August 24.
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The "blues" fall to the Juventus (1-0) in a friendly in Hong Kong. Xabi's had already lost on Saturday to Tottenham
Alonso and Chelsea have also lost their second preparation game. Juve meets worth seeing!
Writing sports, 5 Aug (EFE).- The Juventus of Turin, thanks to a bit of Kosovar Edon Zhegrova, was imposed by 1-0 on Chelsea who led the Spanish Xabi Alonso, who suffered his second defeat followed in this preseason after falling last Saturday before the Tottenham. A magnificent left-handed from the edge of the area to the right squad of the goal defended by the Belgian Mike Penders at 68 minutes he decanted the contest at the Kai Tak Sports Par…
HONG KONG (CHINA) (ITALPRESS) - The Juventus ended with a prestigious victory the Asian tour surpassing 1-0 the Chelsea at the Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong in front of almost 50,000 spectators. To decide the meeting is a wonderful network of Edon Zhegrova in the shooting, at the end of an intense race and full of indications for Luciano Spalletti and Xabi Alonso. The Bianconeri, even without being able to deploy the new purchases Randal Kolo…
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