These are the confirmed lineups for Chelsea vs Bayer Leverkusen in the Blues’ first match of pre-season action. They are running a short double header of friendlies at Stamford Bridge after their campaign was extended by the Club World Cup. They’ve given their top players some time to rest and are now ready to get back to business.
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Confirmed Lineups for Chelsea vs Bayer Leverkusen in Pre-Season Clash
Chelsea Team News
Filip Jorgensen starts in goal behind a back line of Malo Gusto, Josh Acheampong, Trevoh Chalobah and Marc Cucurella. Moisesi Caciedo partners Andrey Santos in the defensive midfield pivot. Estavao starts out wide with Tyrique George on the other wing and Cole Palmer through the middle. Liam Delap is the striker of choice.
Notable Changes
There’s some interesting moves from Maresca. Acheampong starting could see him emerge as a CB option with Levi Colwill’s ACL tear taking him out of action. How he and Chablobah work together will be of interest. The Caicedo/Santos pairing in midfield is a first as is the winger pairing of George and Estevao.
Ones to Watch
Estavo is the one with all eyes on him. The talented Brazilian comes to London with all the hype in the world after scoring against the Blues in the Club World Cup. His stellar performances in Brazil saw him become a talisman for his side.
Acheampong and Santos are the other two intriguing talents to keep eyes on in this one.
Bayer Leverkusen Team News
Flekken, Hincapie, Quansah, Andrich, Tapsoba, Schick, Grimaldo, Adli, Tella, Garcia, Maza
Chelsea Squad
- Rob Sanchez
- Filip Jorgensen
- Gaga Slonina
- Marc Cucurella
- Tosin Adarabioyo
- Benoit Badiashile
- Levi Colwill
- Jorrel Hato
- Trevoh Chalobah
- Reece James
- Malo Gusto
- Wesley Fofana
- Aaron Anselmino
- Josh Acheampong
- Enzo Fernandez
- Dario Essugo
- Andrey Santos
- Moises Caicedo
- Omari Kellyman
- Romeo Lavia
- Pedro Neto
- Liam Delap
- Cole Palmer
- Nicolas Jackson
- Christopher Nkunku
- Joao Pedro
- Tyrique George
- Estevao
- Jamie Gittens
- Mykhailo Mudryk
(Squad details taken from Chelsea website)
Bayer Leverkusen Squad
- Lucas Hradecky
- Mark Flekken
- Niklas Lomb
- Piero Hincapie
- Jarell Quansah
- Axel Tape
- Alejandro Grimaldo
- Jeanuel Belocian
- Jonas Hofmann
- Robert Andrich
- Malik Tillman
- Aleix Garcia
- Exequiel Palacios
- Ibrahim Maza
- Martin Terrier
- Patrock Schick
- Farid Alfa-Ruprecht
- Alejo Sarci
- Amine Adli
- Victor Boniface
- Nathan Tella
- Christian Kofane
(Squad Details via Leverkusen website)
Stay tuned for the Chelsea vs Bayer Leverkusen confirmed lineups. There will be news as well as discussions on who started, who misses out, and what tactical tests the managers could be running for pre-season.
