Welcome to the Evening Standard’s LIVE coverage of the Rakuten Cup match between Barcelona and Chelsea.
Goals from Tammy Abraham and Ross Barkley ensured Frank Lampard's Blues secured a 2-1 victory over Spanish champions Barca in Shanghai.
Ivan Rakitic grabbed a late consolation goal for Barca, who handed a full debut to Antoine Griezmann while fellow new signing Frenkie de Jong came off the bench as the Blaugrana kicked off their pre-season preparations in China.
Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Pique, Umtiti, Alba, Busquets, O.Busquets, Riqui Puig, Collado, Griezmann, Dembele
Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, David Luiz, Emerson, Jorginho, Kovacic, Pedro, Mount, Pulisic, Abraham
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Squads
Barcelona
Goalkeepers: Marc Ter Stegen, Neto, Inaki Pena
Defenders: Nelson Semedo, Gerard Pique, Clement Lenglet, Samuel Umtiti, Jordi Alba, Jean-Clair Todibo, Sergi Roberto, Ronald Araujo, Guillem Jaime
Midfielders: Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Rafinha, Carles Alena, Frenkie De Jong, Oriol Busquets, Riqui Puig, Monchu, Alex Collado
Forwards: Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele, Malcom, Carles Perez, Hiroki Abe
Chelsea
Goalkeepers: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Willy Caballero, Jamie Cumming
Defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Davide Zappacosta, Kurt Zouma, Marcos Alonso, Andreas Christensen, Emerson Palmieri, Fikayo Tomori
Midfielders: Kenedy, N’Golo Kante (returned home), Jorginho, Danny Drinkwater, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Ross Barkley, Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount, Kasey Palmer
Forwards: Pedro, Michy Batshuayi, Olivier Giroud, Tammy Abraham, Christian Pulisic
