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Tom Doyle

Red Bull 3 Chelsea 5: Christian Pulisic and Ross Barkley star in Salzburg as Pedro scores wonder goal

Christian Pulisic and Ross Barkley were both in red-hot form as Chelsea secured an encouraging 5-3 pre-season win against Red Bull Salzburg in Austria.

Pulisic and Barkley ran riot to put Chelsea three goals up in the first half, while Pedro scored a sensational back-heeled volley to put the Blues 4-1 up.

Red Bull scored from the penalty spot before Michy Batshuayi's late goal restored the cushion, while the hosts scored with the last kick of the game to end up with a scoreline which suggests the game was far closer than it actually was.

While Chelsea will face tougher tests than Red Bull this season, the slick movement suggests Frank Lampard's side will be a real threat on the counter - and Pulisic's performance will give Blues fans hope that there really is life after Eden Hazard.

Relive the action as it happened in Salzburg.

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