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00:00Bridge. A week out from the kickoff of the new Premier League campaign. Today, for
00:06Rhys James and his team, a final pre-season fixture. For a Chelsea side, still
00:13bathing in the glow of lifting the FIFA Club World Cup only a few weeks back.
00:20Digilus expression on the face of the players as they come out though. As always
00:26in football, you are only as good as your next game. Chelsea were certainly
00:33good in their last game. Utterly dominant against Erich Terhags by
00:37Leverkusen here on Friday night. Even more dominant than the 2-0
00:43scoreline suggested. Today, Milan's fifth pre-season game. They've only lost one of
00:48them so far. It has been a quick turnaround for the visitors after fielding a team
00:53against Leeds United in Dublin yesterday afternoon. A game that finished 1-1 at the
00:58Aviva Stadium. For Chelsea, it's a lightning-quick pre-season. And here is how they
01:07line up today. Seven changes from the side that start to the win over Leverkusen on
01:11Friday. Chalema, Kukurea, Cassedo and Palmer, the only players to start both games. For
01:16Jamie Kittens, it's his first start for his new club. The recruit from Dortmund who
01:21looked explosive off the bench on Friday night, wetting the appetite for Chelsea fans to see what he
01:27can do from the start today. Now Milan, that 1-1 draw against Leeds yesterday was
01:34mostly a B team. This today, much more like a full-strength 11 for the Italians. No
01:40surprise that Masi Allegri makes 10 changes. Eunice Massa, the only player to start both games.
01:45Tamori and Loftus-Cheek begin against their old club. And new signing Luka Modric will be hoping to
01:52make his first appearance for Milan off the bench at some stage later on. It is London meeting Lombardy.
01:59It is Chelsea against AC Milan. And kickoff from Stamford Bridge is next.
02:05Football's ultimate elimination game. Just got bigger.
02:23Pick a team each week to stay in the game. And you could win a guaranteed share of half a million pounds.
02:29A Chelsea club that has big dreams for what the coming season has in store.
03:00today against AC Milan, a club with all standards in their soul. A club with incredible history.
03:07It should be a good workout ahead of the Premier League kickoff. New campaign domestically
03:13getting underway just five days from now. Ruben Loftus-Cheek also played for Fulham Palace during
03:21his time in England. But 19 years associated with Chelsea from the age of eight.
03:30Another familiar face from the past in. Fikaio Tamori, 27 appearances. Two goals here between 2015 and 2021.
03:39Today's referee is Michael Salisbury. No video assistance required for this preseason fixture.
03:48Coach is now about getting the balance right ahead of a long, hard season to come.
03:55The second game of this weekend's doubleheader at Stamford Bridge. Leverkusen comfortably dispatched
04:01here on Friday. But will the Italian giants from Milan give Chelsea a sterner workout today?
04:09It's the newly crowned FIFA Club World Cup champions against the seven-time European Cup winners.
04:18Pat Levin alongside me. If Chelsea can play as well as they did on Friday, people are going to start
04:23talking up their chances even more for the season to come because they were very good.
04:27They were very good, were very entertaining, but they've been given a lot of space in that game.
04:32We shall see if they get the same this time.
04:36Aisha Milani scored first in each of the last two preseason games.
04:41They went ahead inside three minutes against Perth Glory. That really set the toe.
04:45The Italian club ended up winning by nine goals to nil in the end in that one.
04:51Yesterday Milan's second string did take the lead against Leeds United in Dublin,
04:54but they couldn't hold on to win that game.
05:00For Chelsea, there's lightning-quick preseason.
05:03This is the second of just two warm-up games before the Premier League kicks off,
05:08so there is no time to waste.
05:14Terry Connell, footballs hate preseason, moan and moan and moan.
05:20Look at nothing moan about, it's only lasting a weekend for the Chelsea players.
05:24They've looked sharp, it has to be said in that first game against Leverkusen.
05:30We'll see if they can do the same today, but they do look confident.
05:32It's probably able to burst forward.
05:40Immediately shut down Chelsea, who were so alert to the edge of their own penalty area,
05:44they hardly gave Leverkusen a sniff on Friday night.
05:46It's a great goal from Palmer.
05:48Jao Pedro, who's already impressed with his pace in Chelsea blue.
05:52Like Manuel, wasn't going to take any chances, just keen to shift it.
05:57For Jao Pedro, this is the first time he's started for his new team here at Stamford Bridge.
06:01And indeed playing up top, centre-forward, coming home against Leverkusen.
06:05And he played a kind of 10 position, so interesting to see what he does.
06:09He's adaptable, he can do that.
06:10Very early on for Chelsea there.
06:12Fofana had a lot of space there when he broke through.
06:17I was really surprised that that amount of space was given to him there.
06:20But yeah, for Jao Pedro, massive moment for him.
06:24But he doesn't look as if he's worried about it, does he?
06:27He looks very, like every other Chelsea player, as they are now world champions, confident.
06:33Marco Correa, who also started against Leverkusen on Friday.
06:37Started all but one of Chelsea's Club World Cup games in the United States.
06:43New competition for places on the left side of defence with the arrival of Hato,
06:47who did well off the bench on Friday too.
06:50So Mori, back to Magnon, who was linked with a move to Chelsea earlier on this summer.
06:59French international goalkeeper.
07:02There is Montezaghi.
07:06James putting it out for a Milan throw.
07:10James who scored against Milan last time the Italians visited here.
07:14It was 2022 in the Champions League here at Stamford Bridge.
07:20These clubs have only met competitively in one of the last 23 seasons.
07:28Chelsea won both games.
07:29He shot it away in the Champions League three years ago.
07:31That was a heavy challenge of Jao Pedro.
07:34We were here on Friday when Gerald Kwanzaa, recently departed of Liverpool,
07:37went in very heavy on Cole Palmer.
07:41Jao Pedro, slowly get back to his feet.
07:43But in a way, Pat, it's good to see that the competitive edge for one is a pre-season friendly.
07:48Yeah, you want to get fit.
07:50It's getting very, very close now.
07:52But there's another thing.
07:53If you're a striker or anyone generally attacking for a defender comes through you early on,
07:59and a friendly, inverted commas, it gets you a bit angry.
08:03And you can see Jao Pedro is not pleased with that.
08:05But yeah, Tomori, that's a big part of this game.
08:09I wish Enzo Fernandes, who wasn't involved against Eric Terragge team 48 hours ago.
08:15Cucurea on to Jamie Gittins.
08:21Already those quick dancing feet are causing problems as he draws the foul from Yuris Moussa.
08:27Don't you just love it if you're a winger, and you get a first chance to have a go.
08:32High on the ball there, doesn't matter.
08:35Little step over, beautifully passed him.
08:38What a lift that'll give Gittins.
08:40Well, Estevão got a lot of big headlines here on Friday,
08:42but Jamie Gittins is Chelsea's most expensive new signing of the summer.
08:48He did look sharp off the bench today, his first start in Chelsea Blue.
08:5412 goals for Dortmund last season.
08:57Sets up a lot, too, for his teammates.
09:02Jao Pedro, after that challenge from Tomori, still visibly holding his lower back.
09:12It's an inviting angle, this, for Rhys James.
09:16Petro Neto alongside him.
09:21It is James, dangerous, and an old goal!
09:27Straight into his own net.
09:32Tantalising delivery from Rhys James.
09:36And the renowned defence of AC Milan were not able to cope with it.
09:42It's brilliant, the way the ball's played in here.
09:47Look, there's not the usual zip you get from James.
09:50It just dinked in there a little bit.
09:52To an area there, and when it comes over the defender's head,
09:56and I'm trying to see who it was there, was it Canova maybe, Tomori's head there.
10:00And there's no chance for Kubis to react, and this is his first game.
10:06Not a great slip, is it, for the young man there.
10:09But the delivery's good.
10:11In fact, it's better than good.
10:12It's exceptional, because the keeper can't come there.
10:14It's into the danger area, and Chelsea have, they can relax now.
10:19The Romanian under-21 defender.
10:22He's never played a competitive game for AC Milan.
10:24That's a dreadful start for him.
10:27Just couldn't react, couldn't move his feet.
10:30And Chelsea score early at the bridge.
10:33I think things can only get better for Kubis in the start.
10:40De-ream of the start for Chelsea, sure.
10:45Here is Potosaki.
10:48Leal, experienced Portuguese international, taking off Tosun.
10:53Leal, who provided more assists that season for the land than any other player,
10:57but he can't pick other team-mate here.
10:59This is Gitteries.
11:03Sliding across to get there first.
11:08To Luciano.
11:11This is Ricci.
11:14And now Moussa.
11:16Unable to go.
11:18It's a very interesting technical thing going on in the far side.
11:22Pedro Neto does not want to go back.
11:24They're playing against a back three and a wing-back,
11:26but he doesn't want to spend his time chasing back.
11:28So he's allowing either Bartosz Agliar or Terracciano to run off him.
11:33But that's a big call for Luis James, because they make the two and one.
11:37Watch Pedro when he gets the ball.
11:38He wants to get out right here.
11:40Pedro Neto, much strong from the sidelines as Esteban Pesina.
11:45What a delivery.
11:47What a start to his Chelsea career for Jean-Petro, as he scores a fifth goal in five games for Chelsea.
11:56They had high hopes for him, but did anyone expect he'd have an impact like this?
12:03Three goals for the Club World Cup in America.
12:07Two goals in two games now in these pre-season friendlies.
12:11Xiao Pedro doubles Chelsea's lead.
12:15And you know, if you're a centre-forward, what do you want?
12:18You want people that can create goals for you.
12:20This Chelsea team have got that everywhere.
12:23Just talking about the fact that Pedro Neto wants to stay further up the field,
12:27because when you get the ball in a final field, you can run at defenders.
12:30And this is a beautiful little dink ball in.
12:34And yes, it's a lovely finish.
12:36And yeah, he's getting into the right position.
12:39But as they say, it is lead on the proverbial plate for him.
12:432-0, what a gorgeous start for Chelsea.
12:46There was two minutes and 21 seconds between the two Chelsea goals.
12:55The own goal from Cubis.
12:57And Xiao Pedro, who scored late on Friday against Bayer Leverkusen, scores early today.
13:08I mean, if you are any player trying to get into that front line of Chelsea,
13:13you've got to score.
13:14You've got to create.
13:15You've got to do something in every single game.
13:17Because everyone who's getting a chance now just is looking superb.
13:22And remember, they are still in talks with Alejandro Garnaccio.
13:25There could be even more attacking wide players to come.
13:28Kittens here taking on Moussa once again and earns Chelsea the corner.
13:33Again, Kittens every time he gets the ball.
13:36A, utter confidence.
13:37B, he's got the skills and he's got the pace.
13:40But on top of that, he seems to get to the byline with ease.
13:44And that man there's looking on the lap thinking, do you know, if I'd have been there, I would just go back.
13:50But that's the point.
13:52You make sure that when your chance comes, you take it.
13:54The corner's been taken quickly for Chelsea.
13:58Humped on by Casado.
13:59Good air.
14:00They've got a string of goals towards the back end of last season.
14:04They all came here at Stamford Bridge.
14:06You know, we were really impressed with Chelsea on Friday, Pat.
14:09They have started today impressively again.
14:12And we were talking about it before the game and so were the lads down on the pitch side there.
14:16But you absolutely need to be at your best to get a game here.
14:20So no one can cruise.
14:21You cannot walk on the blue shirt and cruise because there's somebody desperate with real quality to come and take your place.
14:28Pedro Neto's delivery.
14:31Goalkeeper on certain.
14:32Manyong and Milan very much relieved to hear the whistle.
14:36I think the ball came out of play before coming back in again.
14:40Let's have a look here.
14:41Yeah, it had plenty of bend on it, didn't it?
14:43But Manyong was relieved and so too.
14:45Back to Sagui.
14:46It's a bit of a painful one for Milan who thought they would come here and keep it calm.
14:53A manager with unfinished business.
14:55AC Milano and I agree back in the red chair after an 11-year absence since he left AC Milano.
15:04Milan have recently returned from a tour of the Far East and Asia.
15:07They played their games in Singapore, Hong Kong and Perth in Australia.
15:12That final game of the tour was a 9-0 victory over Perth Glory.
15:15They lost to Arsenal.
15:17AC Milan did beat Liverpool though.
15:19Beat them by four goals to two.
15:23Tosin, Kahn, pops it back to Sanchez.
15:27Robert Sanchez who probably, Pat, played his best game for Chelsea the last time he played for them in that Globe World Cup final in New Jersey.
15:35There's been a lot of noise around them and, you know, they're happy in mistakes but every goalkeeper makes mistakes.
15:40Every team, no matter how good you are, there's got to be a boo-bye.
15:44There's got to be somebody where the fans get a lot better miffed with.
15:47I mean, he's had it for a while but he can change because, I would tell them to remember, Kukaria used to be that man and he ain't anymore.
15:54He's one of the more popular figures now.
15:57Robert Sanchez who was voted goalkeeper of the tournament at the Club World Cup.
16:00He was at that final in New Jersey and it wasn't just his saves.
16:05His distribution that day was incredible.
16:08Huge part of how Paris Saint-Germain would beat him.
16:11Here's your exchange.
16:12Summit.
16:12And it did so well to win the goal kick as well.
16:17The thing is, he's gone down injured a little bit there and I hope it's nothing.
16:21Or just his...
16:22Every time he goes down into one knee you think, because he's been injured so much.
16:26Well, don't worry Chelsea fans.
16:28It's only his boot come off.
16:30He'll be fine.
16:30That's the Salamakas, the Belgian international.
16:41He's curious to see how Chelsea's unprecedented summer is going to impact the squad now going into the new season.
16:48Chelsea played 64 games in all competitions last term.
16:52He did say that winning the Club World Cup has energised his players.
16:56But if they end up playing a lot of games again this season, which they'll hope to, of course, in the Champions League.
17:01So Maskell's quite likely going to need this big squad that he has.
17:05Gittins immediately shut down there by Yunus Moussa.
17:10And Milan, of course, will have studied the video of the game on Friday.
17:13They'll have seen how Estevão played so well from the start.
17:17They'll have seen Gittins making an impact.
17:18And I'm sure much of Allegri's pre-match team talk today was about not giving Chelsea's wide players
17:25the sort of space that Pedro Neto was given in setting up the Champions League goal.
17:28What a turn that is from Pedro Neto.
17:33Tosinke trying to get back all side.
17:37Palmer.
17:39Neto.
17:41Couldn't quite get the body shape to provide power on the shot at the end.
17:45That's one of the most old-school dummies I've seen the last 20 years there from Pedro Neto.
17:52But he's trying everything at the moment and it always seems to be coming off.
17:55Maybe you could see when he just cuts inside here on your left foot.
17:58There's a cross on there.
17:59Just there.
18:01Doesn't quite put it in.
18:03And I'm sure the centre-forward in there's a bedroom being seen.
18:06Why didn't you do it this time?
18:07You did it last time when we scored.
18:08I'm only mentioning that because I know we've got two centre-followers downstairs
18:18so we're thinking precisely those things.
18:22That's one of Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbank and Cranston Cole over half-time.
18:29Gitchens.
18:32He's got a lovely balance about him.
18:33Plays with the head up.
18:35Scaling the horizon.
18:36Clever almost picking out Cole Palmer.
18:39This is Kukureya.
18:40Gitchens again.
18:43Tosin.
18:45James.
18:51Just the two pre-season friendlies mean that Chelsea won't be easing themselves into the game today.
18:57They'll hope to be full throttle ahead of the competitive action to come next weekend.
19:01Kukureya.
19:02Casado.
19:04Milan can't get a touch at the moment.
19:16Chalaba.
19:16Kukureya unable to return it to Gitchens.
19:24Good strength by Kubis.
19:26Mungster who put it into his own net in the opening minutes.
19:28Mungster.
19:42Unnecessary spot of bother here.
19:44Palmer tried the nutmeg on Tomori.
19:51Solomakers.
19:52I think Chelsea can do that again
19:58Because they tried to play out the back before there
20:00And ended up playing it to their own corner
20:02Flag-facing land
20:03In that situation, that is not the ball to play
20:06They almost paid for
20:07Here's River Loftus-Cheek
20:09Could have pitched that he knows so well
20:12They have attempted shot
20:14Blocked away by Totem
20:15He's a wee bit of help
20:17Up front
20:18You've watched him over the years
20:20An attacking left-sided player
20:22But he's an out-and-out striker just now
20:24But it's important for Milan
20:26To get River Loftus-Cheek up there beside them
20:29Now and again
20:29So far, they've not been able to work in tandem
20:32Feels like it could be an important few months to come
20:36For Totem
20:37Particularly with that injury to Levi Colwell
20:39Would you expect Totem to be
20:41First-choice start of the season?
20:44It's hard to imagine him not being first-choice
20:46Because he's got that experience
20:47He's got games under his belt
20:49And, you know, sometimes you just get a chance
20:52When you don't expect it
20:53Because he wasn't getting that many chances before Colwell
20:55He's Loftus-Cheek
20:56And Sokamp from Rhys-James
20:59To take it down there
21:00Enzo
21:02Parma had to be onside
21:05He was inside his own half
21:06But it was just pushed a little bit
21:07By his Argentinian colleague
21:09Enzo will be gutted by that
21:12Because he didn't need to do the big
21:14You know, outside of the foot
21:15He just needs to lump it into a little corner
21:18Leal
21:18Lovely weight on that
21:20This is Salamakas
21:21Stopped by Sanchez
21:23Leal trying to react
21:24First big test for the Chelsea goalkeeper today
21:28And listen to the reaction
21:30The reaction's there
21:31If he plays well
21:33His shortstop is generally very, very good
21:35But a one-on-one there
21:36That's twice that they've got through
21:37In the first minute
21:38Milan got through in exactly the same position
21:41A little bit too easy there
21:42For Chelsea's liking
21:43And I think like most of us
21:46Tend to feel
21:47If there is a weakness
21:48It needs strength
21:49And it's
21:49I'm not sure there's another winger
21:51That Chelsea need
21:52Now Joe Pantel's up to Mr Miguel
21:54He's been dragged down by QB
21:55And the player who scored the own goal
21:58Could be in trouble here
21:59Referee Michael Salisbury
22:01Is coming over
22:02I think in a competitive game
22:04There's no question
22:05He could be sent off for that
22:07Will Michael Salisbury
22:08Show some leniency
22:10Given this
22:12He's not a competitive fixture
22:14Oh my word
22:17Milan
22:182-0 down
22:19I'm going to have to play
22:21The remainder of this game
22:22With 10
22:23And 21-year-old
22:24Andre Kubis
22:26Has just had a horror show
22:28Of an 18 minutes here
22:30He scored an own goal
22:31And now he's been dismissed
22:33I really thought
22:35Things could only get better
22:36Sadly
22:37They've only gone worse
22:38And it's a real shame
22:40And he's a young man
22:41I don't think he'd been playing
22:42Had Charles been playing there
22:44But he's got too tight there
22:46He's too high up
22:47He's left on his own
22:48That's why you have a back three
22:49An extra centre back
22:51Really poor play
22:52By his teammates around him
22:53Who should be giving him some cover
22:55They gave him none
22:56He's turned there far too easily
22:59And he can have absolutely no complaints
23:02About the decision
23:03But he can have some complaints
23:05About his teammates
23:06Who's not helped him out
23:07Well
23:12A very steep learning curve
23:14For Andre Kubis
23:15Who's never played a competitive game
23:17From a lad
23:18And
23:19In terms of the competitive nature
23:21Of the fixture
23:22Now with Chelsea
23:222-0 up front
23:23I wonder actually
23:24Would Enzo Marescu
23:25Prefer to be playing
23:26Against 11 here
23:27In terms of the context
23:28Of this being
23:28His final pre-season game
23:30And people
23:31Listening to you
23:32Are thinking
23:32Oh don't be stupid
23:33No
23:33You are right
23:34You are 100%
23:36Right in that
23:37You need competition here
23:38You need a living
23:39Against 11
23:40You don't want your Chelsea players
23:41Out there
23:42Pinging the ball about
23:43Taking it easy
23:44A stroll in the park
23:45You need hard work
23:47You've only got the two games
23:48As you say
23:48And
23:50You know
23:50It's a big question mark
23:51Of how Chelsea
23:52Going to approach this now
23:53So many Chelsea fans
23:55Probably particularly young fans
23:56Here today
23:57That they'd love to see
23:58Chelsea score a hatful
23:59Against a team
24:01They were already
24:02Dominant against
24:03Will there
24:05Will there still be
24:06The test factor now
24:07For Chelsea
24:08Tell you what
24:08Mike Manuel and his team
24:10Are going to have to
24:10Really dig in now
24:11Intriguing just to see
24:13What they do technically
24:14I mean
24:14They were playing
24:15With a back three
24:16Actually they were playing
24:17With a back one there
24:18They'll just have to go
24:20To a back four
24:20I suspect
24:21At this point in time
24:22And hold out
24:23As much as you possibly can
24:24Which seems a tall order
24:26Against this Chelsea's
24:27Right
24:27Rhys James scored a free kick
24:29Directed the club
24:30World Cup against Benfica
24:31It's called
24:32Power who strikes
24:33This one
24:33And hits the frame
24:35Of the goal
24:36You cannot get much closer
24:38Than that
24:39You know what
24:41Everyone thought it was
24:42Rhys James
24:43And it was coming in
24:45Wow
24:46Another foot and a half
24:48A foot more
24:48And it's just coming in
24:50What a beautiful strike there
24:52I mean that's a nightmare
24:53For the keeper
24:53Because he's watching
24:54Rhys James
24:55But he's got left and right
24:57That's
24:57Well that was very close
25:00So it looks as if Chelsea
25:01Are not going to go easy
25:02After all
25:02Absolutely not
25:03Cool Palmer
25:04Who this week
25:05Has been nominated
25:05For the long list
25:06For the Ballon d'Or
25:08Award that will be
25:08Announced in September
25:09Tossel under pressure
25:11From Leao here
25:12And this is Salamakas
25:13Leao needed to play
25:15That a little softer
25:16And delivery towards
25:18Ruben Loftus
25:19Cheek isn't causing
25:20Chelsea any problems
25:22There was a big call there
25:25Because
25:25I mean the ball
25:26They're getting through
25:26Quite easily
25:27They're getting one and ones
25:28Versus Chelsea
25:29That's probably the third one
25:30So far
25:31And look at that
25:311v1
25:32Falls down
25:33Now just a little bit
25:34Of strength there
25:34That you're getting
25:36For Raphael Leao
25:37And I don't think
25:38He did the best
25:39He could have done
25:39With that there
25:40But
25:40I mean
25:42I could have just
25:42Been sent off
25:43The last thing you want to do
25:44Is leave one and one
25:45You don't need to do that
25:46In this situation
25:47Chelsea did finish
25:49Against ten men
25:49In the club
25:50World cup final
25:50With the beat
25:51Barry St-Germain
25:52John Evers was dismissed
25:53But it was
25:54He was right at the end
25:55Of the game
25:56It was three goals
25:57Between the teams
25:57It had very little impact
25:59This red card today
26:00For Andre Qubis
26:01Will be much more
26:03Destabilising
26:04To Chelsea's opponents
26:05Here's Cella
26:06Gittins
26:10Casero
26:16Try to pick out
26:22Palmer
26:23Oh that's a glorious look
26:24And then a
26:25Very deliberate foul
26:26And him
26:27Yusuf Fafara
26:27Pulling back the shirt
26:28Milan are really
26:30Struggling to contain
26:31Chelsea
26:32Again
26:33Normal game
26:33It's a yellow card there
26:34You know
26:35Tim Rounds
26:36Got it through the legs
26:36That's a pullback
26:37You know
26:38They need to be careful
26:39Milan have to keep
26:40Their heads on
26:41Right just now
26:41Because
26:42If you go down to nine
26:43You're chasing shadows
26:44As it is
26:45They've tried to go to
26:47A 4-3
26:48Or a 4-4-1
26:49Formation
26:50Which is this kind of
26:51Sensible thing to do
26:52But whatever they do
26:54There's going to be
26:54Gaps open up here
26:55Interception by
26:58Samuel Ritchie
26:59But HML
27:00Can't hold on to the ball
27:01Ritchie in again
27:02To try and win it
27:02Fouls
27:03Gio Pedro
27:04Another free kick
27:05Within shooting range
27:06For Chelsea
27:07It's just interesting
27:08To see
27:09Gio Pedro
27:10Holding the ball
27:11Up so well
27:12And I mean
27:14For Chelsea
27:14They'll get plenty
27:15Of players
27:15That can do it
27:16Dillard will hold
27:16The ball up
27:17Absolutely
27:18Brilliantly
27:18Considering they've got
27:20A third centre forward
27:21Who was the number one
27:22Last year
27:23Who wasn't great
27:24At holding the ball up
27:25Things are not looking
27:27Very good for him
27:28So
27:28At the moment
27:29Chelsea's
27:30Looking very very smooth
27:32I'm very impressed
27:33With Charles Pedro
27:34Particularly this afternoon
27:34There's a whole host
27:35Of players around it
27:36It is
27:37Cole Palmer
27:38Who's placed
27:39The ball on the deck
27:40This is a little further out
27:41Than his
27:43Sighter a few minutes ago
27:45When he hit the post
27:45You can usually guess
27:48Who's going to take it
27:49Between the two
27:50I have no idea
27:52James seems to be
27:56Inquiring of Cole Palmer
27:58Of his intentions
27:59He was so close last time
28:01Here he goes again
28:02Cole Palmer
28:03It was close again
28:05Many
28:08And Stamford Bridge
28:09Thought that was it
28:10I think including
28:12Cole Palmer as well
28:13And when it leaves there
28:14It's inside the line
28:15But maybe the goalkeeper
28:16Had it covered
28:17But he's scamping there
28:19And just from that angle
28:20You can see the power
28:22You can see the whip
28:23That's just going away
28:24From the goalkeeper
28:25And that's just
28:27These sighters
28:28Officers
28:34Cheek wins it
28:34Back in the midfield
28:35This is
28:36Yunus Moussa
28:38The American
28:39International
28:40Heavy touch from Tabori
28:47Joe Pedro was
28:49Unfortunate enough
28:50To be able to
28:50Capitalise on that
28:51Loftus Cheek
29:03And again he's run himself
29:09Into trouble
29:09Unnecessarily
29:11Casero
29:12Gittins
29:14Cinsley fans waiting to see
29:17The final product
29:19From Jamie Gittins
29:20He'll be disappointed
29:21With that
29:22He kind of need to do
29:23The right thing
29:24In those situations
29:25And Gittins he thinks
29:25Oh we've got a chance here
29:27This will be a little bit
29:28Of a water break
29:29For everyone
29:29At the moment
29:30It's a very warm
29:31Afternoon here
29:32In West London
29:33Absolutely is
29:35The August Sunshine
29:36Beating down at
29:37Stamford Bridge
29:37And this is a
29:38Pre-arranged
29:39Against
29:41And they're making
29:41Them look very ordinary
29:42They certainly are
29:43It's nice to have
29:44Such a quick start
29:45As this though
29:46I mean the ball
29:47In there is
29:47Browning by Rhys James
29:48It is the quality
29:49Of the ball
29:49And then you feel
29:50Sorry for the young man
29:51There
29:51And everything's
29:52Kind of went against
29:53Him since he's come on
29:54But that is a
29:55Classic goal
29:56And Joe Pedro
29:57You know he's
29:58A top quality striker
29:59But if you put it
30:00Into the right areas
30:01He more likely
30:03Or not will be there
30:04Even as a wide player
30:05Be it you know
30:06From the right
30:07From the left
30:07Cutting inside
30:08Whatever
30:08Put it into the right area
30:10And he will definitely
30:11Be there or thereabouts
30:12And he will time it well
30:14Could have been
30:15Even better for Chelsea
30:16Cole Palmer
30:17Showing his prowess
30:19From set pieces
30:20And they were both
30:21So close
30:22But
30:22Yeah
30:23I mean the action
30:24He gets on the ball
30:25Is really really special
30:26I mean the keeper
30:27Can claim he was
30:28Getting to that one
30:29But he wasn't
30:30That's a brilliant hit
30:31And he can do
30:32Exactly the same
30:33Over the other side
30:33As well
30:34And to think
30:35You've got
30:36Rhys James
30:36Who could walk up
30:37And take them as well
30:38Quite a bit of attention
30:40To Michael Salisbury
30:40The referee as well
30:41I mean
30:42Jimmy Floyd Hasselbeck
30:43On Friday
30:44Part of our team
30:44Was suggesting
30:45That Gerald Quonsa
30:46Was spared a red card
30:48For the sake
30:48Of the competitive
30:49Nature of the game
30:50But Michael Salisbury
30:51No hesitation
30:52Straight red card
30:53To Andre Cubes
30:54Look it's really tough
30:56For the referees
30:57Most people are thinking
30:58Look he's a kid
30:59He's young
30:59He's you know
31:00FIFA
31:01You know
31:02People who decide
31:03Who's going to do
31:04The Champions League
31:05People who go do
31:06The Premier League
31:06First games
31:07If he makes a mistake
31:08And it is a mistake
31:09For not sending Cubes
31:10Off there
31:10He'll be looked down
31:12And indeed marked down
31:13On it
31:13He has no choice
31:15And I'll give him his due
31:16He gave it thought
31:17He didn't rush up
31:18He didn't panic
31:19He wasn't
31:20Oh I'm desperate
31:21To get the card out
31:21He calmed down
31:23He walked up
31:24Took his time
31:24Considered it
31:25But he didn't really need
31:27In a competitive game
31:29There's absolutely no question
31:30It's a deserved red
31:31But a real blow
31:33For Milan
31:33Who were already
31:342-0 down at that stage
31:35Now interesting
31:37Just as we watched
31:37The replays again
31:38It all came from
31:39Sanchez pumping it long
31:40Which is
31:41You know
31:41What he impressed with
31:43In the Club World Cup final
31:44And that's another
31:45Little option for Chelsea
31:46And there's a big difference
31:48Between thumping it long
31:49And passing it long
31:50You know
31:51Just an aimless
31:52Kind of lump
31:52With a trajectory
31:54That a centre forward
31:55Can't take it down
31:56Is different
31:57From one that's
31:58Just lumped up
31:58And one that's
31:59Pinged him towards him
32:00And that's what
32:02He's trying to do
32:02Oh hang on
32:03Tosin's under pressure here
32:05And didn't he do well
32:06Off balance
32:07Having lost his feet
32:09Tosin was still able
32:11To prevent Leal
32:11Getting a touch there
32:12There's a lot of chat
32:14Over the last couple of years
32:15Of Leal going to Chelsea
32:16When you watch him
32:17This afternoon
32:18With no help
32:18Whatsoever around him
32:19You get it
32:20You absolutely get it
32:22To Beto
32:25Smattering of applause
32:28Around Stamford Bridge
32:28For that Cole Palmer pass
32:30And here he is
32:31That would have been spectacular
32:33So many shining
32:38Pride for Enzo Mareska
32:39But this guy remains
32:40The boy wanderer
32:41Around here
32:42Yeah I would agree with that
32:44But look at the timing
32:45He's run there
32:45He's in the D
32:46He ties it perfectly
32:47Little scissors kick there
32:49Catches it
32:50Nice and quick
32:51Do you know what
32:52That's
32:52That is zipping at him
32:53Quickly
32:54But he's still got time
32:55To think
32:56Right I'm going to try
32:56And put this in the top corner
32:57No I'm just kind of redirect it
32:59In the general direction
33:00Top corner
33:01That's the quality
33:03Of this lad
33:03Two goals
33:04To the club world cup
33:05Final against
33:06Barry Sanjibar
33:07He also scored
33:07In the quarter final
33:08Of that competition
33:09The goals
33:11Which had seemed
33:12To dry up a little bit
33:13In the second half
33:14Of last season
33:14Domestically
33:15But Chelsea fans
33:17Are so expectant
33:19As to how many
33:20He's going to score
33:21In this coming campaign
33:22To be fair
33:23He was a long way
33:24Off his best
33:25In the large parts
33:27Of the last campaign
33:28But near the end
33:29And certainly
33:30In the club world cup
33:31The Cole Palmer
33:32That everybody knows
33:33Was back
33:33And this pre-season
33:35He is sparkling
33:36Yeah he was coming
33:37As well wasn't it
33:38In the Europa
33:38Conference league final
33:39When he got two assists
33:40It is to worry
33:42Difficult return
33:44To start for bridge
33:45So far for the
33:45Central defender
33:46Salamakas
33:50Actually worked
33:56For the Belgian
33:57Bayou outside it
33:59Only Loftus-Chic
34:01In the middle
34:02He's got a lot of talk
34:05And Ishma
34:05Interested in the
34:06Manchester United
34:07Striker Rasmus Hoyland
34:08They do seem
34:10Light of
34:10Centre forwards
34:11In the squad
34:12For Fana
34:18Stopped by a combination
34:23Of Rhys James
34:24And Moses
34:25There's nothing wrong
34:31With Leal
34:31Up front
34:32The thing is
34:33You could do with him
34:33Wide left as well
34:35And if he's playing
34:36Wide left
34:37Then you could get
34:38Lights of Hoyland
34:38Or whatever
34:39To be a striker
34:40And then you're much
34:42Much more dangerous
34:42At the moment
34:43Yeah they're down to ten men
34:45But it is a wee bit
34:46One dimensional
34:47From Milan
34:48Half an hour played
34:54And Chelsea have picked up
34:56Exactly where they left off
34:57On Friday
34:58Dominating their opponents
35:00At Stamford Bridge
35:02If you're tuning
35:05A coverage late
35:06It is
35:07A level against ten
35:09Andre Kubic
35:09The young Romanian defender
35:10Sent off
35:11For a similar
35:12Is Neto
35:15Enzo
35:16Blocked away by Tomori
35:18That's funny
35:21I mean Chelsea
35:21Playing so well
35:23As they are at the moment
35:24You know certain players
35:25That seem to have
35:26Almost been playing
35:27Within themselves
35:27Cucurier
35:28Very little effect
35:29In the game so far
35:30Just playing calmly
35:31Within himself
35:32Not doing anything wrong
35:32But not flying forward
35:34As much as he sometimes does
35:35Enzo as well
35:36You know he's okay
35:38He's calm
35:38He's relaxed
35:39He's letting the other players
35:40Up front do special things
35:42Remember Enzo
35:43Couldn't get it through
35:44To Joe Pedro
35:45And that's going to be
35:46A free kick to Milan
35:47On the edge of their
35:47Penalty area
35:48Don't forget
35:50Joe
35:52Lay out
35:53He has been
35:58Rock solid so far today
35:59Vince James
36:02Who was an injury
36:03Worried during the
36:03Club World Cup
36:04Finally
36:04He missed the quarter
36:05In the semis
36:06But he was back in
36:07For the final
36:07Played really well
36:08Against the Champions League
36:10Winners
36:10Paris Saint-Germain
36:11Everyone associated
36:15With Chelsea
36:15Hoping that
36:16Rhys James
36:17Can stay fit
36:17For the full season
36:18To come
36:18And here's Pedro Neto
36:20Who did so well
36:21To set up
36:21Joe Pedro's goal
36:22Now he looks
36:23For Gettens
36:24Lusa
36:25Attract the runner
36:27Well
36:27He's going to be a very good player
36:29Keeps it alive
36:30Space for Cole Paul
36:31Casado
36:34Casado urge to shoot
36:35Gettens
36:36What a pass from Casado
36:38Lusa blasting it clear
36:40Super touch
36:43For Casado
36:44Do you know what
36:45Casado starts playing
36:47Seth's Fabregas passes
36:49On top of the rest of his game
36:51What a player he's going to be
36:52I mean he's a very good player
36:54As it is
36:55But that is a Fabregas pass
36:57That is brilliant there
36:59Inch perfect
37:00Quarterback
37:01Finds the pocket
37:02Just a shame Gettens
37:04Couldn't get a slightly better
37:05First touch
37:06Palmer
37:08Casado
37:12Petro Neto
37:15I'm trying to step out
37:19But
37:19Ten men
37:21They'll be wary of
37:22Leaving any gaps
37:23Just
37:24Tended towards Gettens
37:28But quite comfortably
37:29Received by Mike Magnon
37:30Salamakas
37:33Who started the game
37:34Wide left
37:34He's back in his more
37:35Favoured position
37:36The right hand side
37:37But he's not getting
37:38Any more joy
37:38João Pedro
37:41Urged to shoot
37:42James
37:49Neto
37:51Palmeir
37:54Palmeir
37:54So
38:00Tosson
38:09Tosson who is the oldest player of the Chelsea squad
38:15He was the oldest player to play for the team in all of last season
38:17He's only 27 which really emphasizes quite how young this squad is
38:24Offed his cheek, trying to shrug off Cucuraya which is easier said than done but he gets the free kick
38:31He is so inverted commas clever Cucuraya, like he's done there
38:37So he goes oh I can't quite get out of the way
38:39Now Ruben knows he's coming so he knows if there was going to come
38:44But he also knows he's going to take him out
38:46Here's Joe Pedro
38:48It's a professional foul
38:51Samuel Litchie just summing up
38:54The current ethos for AC Milan which is just
38:56Finding it so difficult to cope with what Chelsea are throwing at them
39:00I mean he was turned inside out
39:03He knew the only way to stop him was to drag him back
39:05Casedo
39:08Swagger about Enzo there
39:22Chelsea realising quite how dominant there being against Milan
39:25Guitars
39:28Casedo looking to float another of those
39:35This is the Portuguese player
39:36It was
39:37But you know he don't need to go in there
39:39You know he's closing it down
39:42Closing the space down
39:43Stay wide
39:44If you stay wide there'll be more space to run on to
39:47Don't forget about the return of Michael Conlon
39:49The Irish boxer taking on Leeds
39:51Jack Beechson
39:52It's Conlon's last shot at World Honours
39:55It's live from Dublin
39:565th of September here on 5
39:59Some applause around the stadium
40:09Do you know what
40:10They didn't seem much wrong with Modric last season
40:13So
40:13He'll certainly
40:15That's going to be tough for him today
40:17Luka Modric who
40:19Played 63 times for Real Madrid last season
40:22So even at the age of 39
40:24He's still got plenty in the tank
40:26Deliciano's ball just about kept in by Salamakas
40:35That wasn't easy
40:36This is for Farah
40:37Could Milan get something back ahead of the break
40:40Casedo immediately into shutdown in front of Real
40:44Really clever covering
40:48And it's what Chelsea had always been good at
40:50Casedo particularly good at
40:52Covering areas when they're under a little bit of stress
40:54And after saving that poll came to Chalaba
40:57And he
40:57He didn't think about playing out
40:59I have a suspicion in his head
41:01He said
41:02Have it
41:03Here's layout
41:04Tracked by Tusson
41:06And helped out by Chalaba
41:08And he's just said
41:10Have it again
41:11For a moment there
41:13Looked like that was going to stay in play for Netto
41:15So go Chalaba
41:17Who spent the first half of last season
41:19On low at Crystal Palace
41:20Again he could be set for a very
41:23Prominent role in the team this season
41:26To come you feel
41:27It's Salamakas
41:27Back on the left hand side
41:28Up against Rhys James
41:30It's going to be a corner
41:34He's not an easy man
41:36To get by Rhys James
41:37And stay strong there
41:39Talking about Chalaba for a moment
41:41You're right
41:42Massively important
41:43And he always seems to be the one
41:45Where we'll get rid of him
41:46Or we'll loan him
41:47Or we might sell him
41:48But he comes back and he keeps on
41:50Doing the job
41:51And he does it very well
41:53He is greatly admired and loved
41:55By Chelsea fans
41:55Milan haven't had many of these
41:59Attacking set pieces
42:01Let's see if they can make this one count
42:03Tosaki
42:06Nobody picking up for Fala
42:09There was a lot of space there
42:10Chelsea team
42:12Which have been put under no
42:13Defensive pressure really today
42:14Left plenty of space in their
42:16Penalty area just there
42:17Yeah that's very interesting
42:19Because that is a major thing
42:20You try and do that in the Premier League
42:22You're going to pay for it
42:24No doubt at all
42:25You're going to pay for it
42:26There were three men in the back post there
42:28You've got to do a little bit better than that
42:30So I think the manager will be looking at that
42:33And although he'll love what he's seen
42:34Going forward in other areas
42:36Chelsea have been sliced open a couple of times
42:39With not a lot of complication to the balls forward
42:42And in that case
42:43That's just simple failing to mark
42:45For Fala
42:47Back to his French international colleague
42:50Magnol
42:50Here's Daliciano
42:53Who scored
42:55In the recent game against Perth
42:57Glory
42:58Completely different
42:59Style to that game for Ishmael
43:01And they won by nine goals to nil
43:02Here's
43:03Tosaki
43:04Unable to pick up
43:06A shooting position for Salamakas
43:08But Fala's kept this alive
43:09Leao
43:10Clever
43:11Cucurea sliding for Chelsea
43:13But it's going to be a free kick
43:14To the Italians
43:15Well done the referee
43:18If that's correct
43:18There's no great complaints
43:20Certainly from Cucurea
43:21As he's going down there
43:22Right on the edge there
43:24So it's a good spot
43:25Played in here
43:26Yeah
43:26He's come through the back of him
43:27And it actually is
43:28They've been draft excluders
43:31In your day
43:32I have a feeling
43:32You would be regularly deployed
43:34This is Salamakas
43:35And the Chelsea wall
43:36Does its job
43:37Ricci
43:38To the Giano
43:42That's good
43:44That's excellent
43:45Leao was offside
43:46However
43:47Chelsea's defence
43:48Stepped out
43:49But you can't
43:52Dispute the quality
43:53Of the cross
43:53And the quality
43:54Of the finish there
43:55That's the best we've seen
43:56From a lot today
43:56Yeah
43:57And you just wonder
43:59How much of that was luck
44:01And how much was design
44:02Yeah they've gone on the line there
44:04But
44:05You know
44:05It's tight
44:06They have gone early
44:08They've stayed that line
44:09Right across the 18 yard line
44:11You've got to say
44:12Design more than luck
44:13Slight improvement
44:17From H. Milan
44:18Over recent minutes
44:19As they try to get back
44:20Into this with 10 men
44:21Rhys James
44:28To Correa
44:31Chalabat to Gittins
44:38Hasn't quite been able to
44:41Beat the fullback
44:43With the regularity
44:43He did as a substitute
44:44On Friday
44:45But he's
44:46Taking on Moussa here
44:47That's more like it
44:48From Gittins
44:49Good recovery
44:49From
44:50Yudis Moussa
44:51That's the winger's rules
44:53You get the ball
44:54You get a one and one
44:55Worst thing you get
44:57Corner kick
44:58So you know
44:59If you get by him
44:59Put a cross in
45:01Fine
45:01You have a shot
45:02Absolutely
45:03That's great as well
45:04Last thing you want to do
45:05Is get a corner kick
45:06And you've still
45:07Won the battle
45:08So he's won the battle there
45:09And I think he's
45:10Limited amount of ball
45:11In the final third
45:12And most of his time
45:14He's done
45:14Very dangerous things
45:16With it
45:16So I think he can be
45:18Pleased with his
45:18First 42 minutes
45:20Of this game
45:21Petro Neto
45:25Who provided the assist
45:26For the João Pedro goal
45:27Will take this corner kick
45:28Footed in dangerously
45:32Leal
45:33Trying to clear
45:35This is Neto again
45:36That's well claimed
45:39Good commanding
45:39Of his penalty area
45:40By the
45:41French international
45:42Now Leal
45:47Who a moment ago
45:48Was clearing inside
45:49His own
45:49Six yard box
45:50In around the back
45:51Of Kukurea
45:52Into the
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