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Kante returns on the bench as Mount replaces Barkley - Expected Chelsea team vs Monchengladbach

Frank Lampard's Chelsea team play their final game of pre-season on Saturday as they face Borussia Monchengladbach in Germany.

It has been a good few weeks for the Blues in their six friendlies so far after suffering just the one defeat against Kawasaki Frontale.

Beating Austrian side RB Salzburg 5-3 on Wednesday with Christian Pulisic netting his first goals for the club, the new head coach will want to leave Borussia-Park with another victory ahead of next weekend's Premier League opener against Manchester United.

The good news for Chelsea going into today's game is that N'Golo Kante has travelled with his teammates after failing to play a part in pre-season so far.

The World Cup winner was part of the squads for the tours of Ireland and Japan but he trained away from the rest of the team due to the knee injury that he picked up against Watford back in May.

Ross Barkley scores screamer in warm up

Sent home from Japan to continue his rehabilitation back at Cobham, the midfielder has trained with the squad over the past few days but he wasn't included in the travelling party for the midweek game in Austria.

Given he's yet to play for the Chelsea so far this summer, a place on the substitutes' bench instead of a start is more likely as the head coach will play it safe with him rather than throwing him straight into the starting XI.

Lampard isn't expected to make wholesale changes for the game in Monchengladbach with only a few changes here and there from Wednesday's win.

Predicted Chelsea team vs Borussia Monchengladbach: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Luiz, Alonso; Jorginho, Kovacic; Pedro, Mount, Pulisic; Giroud.

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