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Rob Guest

Chelsea team confirmed vs Monchengladbach: Kante and Luiz on the bench as Mount replaces Barkley

Frank Lampard has named his Chelsea starting XI for their last pre-season friendly before next weekend's Premier League opener against Manchester United.

The Blues have enjoyed a good few weeks under the new head coach with impressive victories against Barcelona, RB Salzburg and Reading.

Chelsea's only defeat in their six games so far came in Japan against Kawasaki Frontale, and Lampard will be hoping to sign off with another win against Borussia Monchengladbach ahead of the trip to Old Trafford next Sunday.

However, it won't be so straightforward with the Bundesliga team winning four out of their five warm-up games over the past few weeks.

The good news for Chelsea is that N'Golo Kante is now back with his teammates and on the substitutes' bench after failing to feature in pre-season so far.

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The Frenchman picked up a knee injury in May against Watford and he has had trouble with the issue since helping the team beat Arsenal in the Europa League final.

Kante did actually travel with his teammates for the pre-season tours of Ireland and Japan but he trained away from them due to the ongoing problem with his knee.

Here is how the Blues line up:

Chelsea: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Zouma, Emerson; Jorginho, Kovacic; Pedro, Mount, Pulisic; Abraham.

Substitutes: Caballero, Zigler, Alonso, Zappacosta, Tomori, Luiz, Kante, Barkley, Kenedy, Giroud.

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