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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Xabi Alonso Rested Palmer and Colwill in Chelsea's Pre-Season Loss to Juventus
Xabi Alonso has insisted that Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill were deliberately left out of Chelsea's pre-season defeat to Juventus to protect their fitness, not because of concerns over form or selection status. The Blues fell short against the Italian side in a competitive friendly that highlighted both positives and areas for improvement ahead of the new campaign. Attention quickly moved away from the scoreline to the absence of two key first-te…
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…
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