Chelsea achieved a sweeping victory over its 4-1 Milan guest, in a friendly confrontation hosted by the Stamford Bridge stadium, which witnessed the first appearance of Croatian Luka Modric in the Rossoneri shirt.
A difficult start for Milan
The landowners opened the scoring early with a reverse goal scored by defender Andre Kopes in the fifth minute, before Joao Pedro doubled the result with an elaborate header after a pass from Pedro Nito. The Italian team was exacerbated by expelling Copes in the 19th minute after hampering him to Joao Pedro, who is in a single position.
How did the goals of the second half came?
In the second half, Liam Delv strengthened Chelsea from a controversial penalty kick in the 67th minute, to return Milan and reduce the difference through Youssef Fofana after just three minutes. Despite the attempts of the guests to return, Delle scored his second and fourth goal for his team in the last minute, confirming the superiority of the Blues.
Special confrontations and impressive absences
The match witnessed a special confrontation between Vikayo Tomori and Robin Lovtos-Chic against their former team Chelsea, while Christian Polisic missed the injury, and the owner of Thiao was busy with a medical examination before moving to Newcastle United.
What is the importance of this confrontation for the two teams?
For Chelsea, winning a moral boost before the start of the new season, while the match showed Milan’s need to rearrange his papers, especially in the back line, after the defensive errors that cost him a heavy loss despite the friendly character of the meeting.
