These are the confirmed lineups for Chelsea vs AC Milan with just one week to go until the return of the Premier League. The Blues have a shortened two-match pre-season due to their participation in the Club World Cup but picked solid tests in Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan.
Confirmed Lineups for Chelsea vs AC Milan in Pre-Season Friendly
Chelsea Team News
Rob Sanchez starts with a back four of Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah, Tosin Adarabioyo, and Marc Cucurella. Moises Caicedo starts with Enzo Fernandez as the midfield pivot with Cole Palmer, Jamie Gittens, Pedro Neto, and Joao Pedro rounding out the eleven.
Notable Changes
There are not wholesale changes but instead what could be the starting lineup against Crystal Palace next week. This looks like an attempt to give the preferred grouping a run out together before the season begins. James is likely going to invert into midfield to free up Enzo to join the attack beside Palmer. Gittens and Neto can stay wide and take advantage of 1 v 1s.
Ones to Watch
The entire team. This is the best chance fans will get to see the current first-choice groupings together before the season begins, let’s see how they fare with the Levi Colwill-shaped gap in the back line.
AC Milan Team News
Mike Maignan starts in goal. Matteo Dutu, Fikayo Tomori, F. Terracciano, Alexis Saelemaekers, Youssuf Fofana, Luka Modric, Davide Bartesaghi, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and Rafael Leao round out the team.
Notable Changes
There are a host of changes from the team that started against Leeds in Dublin. This looks more in line with the first-choice crew with key players like Leao, Modric, and Maignan brought back in to the fold.
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)
AC Milan Squad
- Pietro Terracciano
- Mike Maignan
- Matteo Pittarella
- Lorenzo Torriani
- Davide Barsesaghi
- Pervis Estupinan
- Alex Jimenez
- Fikayo Tomori
- Malick Thiaw
- Strahinia Pavlovic
- Mattero Dutu
- Matteo Gabbia
- Vittorio Magni
- Ismael Bennacers
- Yacine Adil
- Samuele Ricci
- Ruben Loftus-Cheek
- Christian Pulisic
- Luka Modric
- Youssouf Fofana
- Ardon Jashari
- Warren Bondo
- Filippo Terracciano
- Yunus Musah
- Noah Okafor
- Alexis Saelemaekers
- Marko Lazetic
- Santiago Gimenez
- Rafael Leao
- Samuel Chukwueze
- Mattia Liberali
(Squad details via ESPN)
Stay tuned for the Chelsea vs AC Milan 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.
