When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. 1. Maurizio Sarri once again, in his second game in charge, lined Chelsea up in a 4-3-3 formation, as he had done with his successful Napoli team. It is a radical change from Antonio Conte’s 3-4-3, and it will mean some players, like Cesc Fabregas, Victor Moses and Olivier Giroud may well be worrying about their positions in a Sarri team. 2. Alvaro Morata, who had such a torrid time last season after a good start, again led the attack, as he had done in Sarri’s opening game against Perth Glory. He needs to impress early on this season, if he stays (AC Milan are keen). His header from Fabregas’ was harshly judged offside. But he showed good skill to set up Pedro for his early goal, when Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic could only push out his shot and Pedro, who looked lively all game, rammed in the rebound.<doc-sep>Chelsea and Inter Milan meet under the guise of an International Champions Cup summer friendly for the second season in a row, following last year’s match in Singapore, which Inter won, 2-1. The Nerazzurri went on to have a slightly better season than Chelsea, too, finishing one place higher (4th vs. 5th), with two points more (72 vs. 70), and, crucially, with Champions League instead of Europa League football on tap for this season. As a result, they did not fire their coach, Luciano Spalletti, and have had themselves a very strong summer “mercato” thus far as well. That said, this is just a preseason friendly, with emphasis, as usual, on fitness, learning, and marketing outreach. Chelsea will be wearing the new yellow away kit for the first time (despite being the home side, technically). We’ll see just how bad (or good) the bold fashion statement of blue socks will look. Date / Time: Saturday, July 28, 2018, 20:05 local time (19:05 BST; 2:05pm EDT) Venue: Allianz Riviera, Nice, France Forecast: Morning and afternoon showers giving way to a classic hot (and somewhat humid) night on the Côte d’Azur On TV: Premier Sports (UK); ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes (USA); elsewhere Streaming online: Premier Player (UK only); WatchESPN, ESPN+ (USA only); Chelsea TV (audio commentary only — full video replay the following morning) Chelsea team news: Twenty-three players traveled to Nice yesterday, including all available first-team players and several youngsters as well, including Marcin Bułka, Ethan Ampadu, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Charly Musonda, Lucas Piazon, and Tammy Abraham. Still no sign of Kurt Zouma. The squad, in full: GOALKEEPERS: Caballero, Green, Bułka DEFENDERS: Rüdiger, Christensen, David Luiz, Azpilicueta, Zappacosta, Alonso, Emerson, Ampadu MIDFIELDERS: Jorginho, Fàbregas, Barkley, Bakayoko, Drinkwater FORWARDS: Pedro, Moses, Hudson-Odoi, Musonda, Piazon, Morata, Abraham Internazionale team news: After a few subpar seasons, Inter are building well on last season’s success, and have made several signings who had been linked with Chelsea at one point or another as well. Radja Nainggolan, Stefan de Vrij, Kwadwo Asamoah have all joined, while young Lautaro Martínez also made the jump from Racing Club in Argentina. Arturo Vidal might join as well, adding to an already strong core with Samir Handanović in goal, Milan Škriniar anchoring the defence, and Mauro Icardi providing the goals. Croatia stars Marcelo Brozović and Ivan Perišić will only add to that when they return from their well-earned post-World Cup vacations. Previously: In last summer’s friendly, Geoffrey Kondogbia scored one of the greatest own goals of all time. He was subsequently loaned out to Valencia, who then exercised their buy-option at the end of the season.<doc-sep>MAURIZIO SARRI is preparing for his first match in charge of Chelsea. The Blues continue their pre-season preparations with a friendly against Hyundai A-League side Perth Glory. 2 The ex-Napoli boss took over from Antonio Conte at Stamford Bridge Credit: Getty - Contributor What time is kick-off? This game will take place on Monday, July 23. Kick-off is at 12:30pm UK time. The match is set to be first match played at the Optus Stadium, which holds a capacity of 60,000. 2 Chelsea will be hoping to bounce back after finishing fifth last season Credit: Getty - Contributor Which channel is it on and can I live stream it? Unfortunately, this game is not going to be televised in the UK. In Australia, the match will be simulcast via The World Game website, app, and SBS on Demand. Alternatively, you can keep up to date with all of the action on the SunSport live blog. What is the team news? Strong starting eleven with our special Spanish maestro on the bench; bring on @ChelseaFC! #ChelseaFCInPerth #OneGlory pic.twitter.com/BEXrw0aRnm — Perth Glory FC (@PerthGloryFC) July 23, 2018 Here's how the Blues line up in Perth... #CFCinPerth pic.twitter.com/6KfkqQHYSO — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 23, 2018<doc-sep>
Chelsea 's stars have been given a warning about the high standards demanded by new manager Maurizio Sarri. Pedro scored the only goal of the game against Perth Glory early on but the Blues, playing a 4-3-3 formation, wasted several opportunities to win by a bigger margin. It was Chelsea’s first match under Sarri and he expects them to improve – and quickly. “I am satisfied by the performance in the first half and the first 15 minutes of the second half, but not the last 30 minutes,” said the former Napoli boss. “We lost the distance between the defenders and the midfielders, but we know we have to work. We have to go back to Cobham and work very hard. We know we have to improve very quickly. We next play on Saturday against Inter Milan in Nice. “I expect us to improve match by match. It’s not easy at this moment because we are without 12 players from the World Cup. (Image: Darren Walsh) (Image: Paul Kane) (Image: Getty) “It has been a difficult week with a long flight and jetlag. But, at the end of the week, I can say we have worked well, and have played a good match for 60 minutes.” New signing Jorginho, who followed Sarri to west London from Napoli, made his debut at the Optus Stadium and looked bright. Despite being far from full strength, with their World Cup stars still absent, the Blues scored the winner after just five minutes. Callum Hudson-Odoi, 17, beat his marker on the left, then sent in a cross which Pedro (both players, left) guided into the far corner.