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Danny Welbeck and Geovany Quenda make Blues debuts in Hong Kong pre-season clash

Mykhailo Mudryk returned as Chelsea suffered a second successive pre-season friendly loss in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The Blues were seeking to bounce back from Saturday’s last-gasp 2-1 defeat by 10-man rivals Tottenham in the Sydney Super Cup, but were beaten 1-0 at Kai Tak Stadium thanks to a superb second-half strike from Edon Zhegrova. A largely quiet game was most notable for Mudryk’s comeback, with the Ukraine winger introduced off the bench for the final stages as he made his first appearance since November 2024 after resolving his anti-doping disciplinary proceedings with the Football Association (FA).

Xabi Alonso also handed debuts to new signings Danny Welbeck and Geovany Quenda, while there were bright performances from the likes of Marco Palestra. Jeremie Boga impressed for Juventus against his former club, though the Serie A giants will wait to field recent recruits Randal Kolo Muani and Kerim Alajbegovic. Chelsea will now move on to a friendly double-header this weekend, facing AC Milan in Jakarta on Saturday before heading to Malaysia to meet Johor Darul Ta'zim on Sunday.

They then return to west London for Alonso’s first home game in charge at Stamford Bridge against former club Real Sociedad. Follow Chelsea vs Juventus reaction live below!