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Rob Guest

Chelsea team confirmed vs Barcelona: Abraham, Pulisic and Kepa start as Mount keeps his place

Chelsea are back in action this morning as they finish their tour of Japan with a mouth-watering clash against Barcelona in Saitama.

Frank Lampard and his side arrived in the country at the start of last week and played their first game against Kawasaki Frontale on Friday night.

That unfortunately ended in defeat as the hosts won the game with only of few minutes remaining on the clock as Leandro Damiao found the back of the net with a header.

The Blues did have chances throughout the game and they could have well claimed victory had Kenedy taken his openings in the second half, while Mason Mount was also unlucky to see his shot blocked before the break.

N'Golo Kante was absent on Friday in the defeat due to his knee injury and he has since returned home to undergo rehabilitation on the issue ahead of the Premier League opener against Manchester United.

Pulisic goal in Chelsea training

Kepa Arrizabalaga and Tammy Abraham also missed the game but both are now back after illness and tonsillitis respectively.

Lampard will once again give his players time on the pitch so he can get a good look at them as the new league season is edging ever closer.

Here is the team that the boss has picked to play the Spanish giants in Saitama:

Chelsea starting XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Luiz, Emerson; Jorginho, Kovacic; Pedro, Mount, Pulisic; Abraham.

Substitutes: Caballero, Cumming, Zappacosta, Zouma Tomori, Alonso, Drinkwater, Bakayoko, Palmer, Kenedy, Barkely, Giroud, Batshuayi.

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