London, England – Chelsea don enter pitch again as dem face Bayer Leverkusen for preseason friendly wey happen on August 8, 2025. This match na the first time wey Chelsea go dey play after dem win FIFA Club World Cup for this summer. Na so dem don start warm-up for their Premier League campaign wey go start on August 17 against Crystal Palace.
As Chelsea dey bask for their recent success, confidence dey high after dem first win against PSG for Club World Cup. E resemble say players dey excited to show their skills for own ground again and impress fans wey gather for Stamford Bridge.
Leverkusen, on the other hand, don suffer small shame recently. Dem lose to Flamengo Under-20 squad by 5-1 under di new management of Erik ten Hag, but dem don step up as dem collect wins against Bochum, Fortuna Sittard, and Pisa. E go be tough season for dem, especially as dem don lose some key players like Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong to Liverpool.
For this friendly match, Chelsea lineup be like this (4-2-3-1): Jorgensen; Gusto, Acheampong, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Santos; Estevao, Palmer, George; Delap. Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen lineup na: Flekken; Tapsoba, Quansah, Hincapié; Tella, Andrich, Garcia, Grimaldo; Maza, Adli; Schick. Na serious battle dis, no be small!
The match kick-off with Chelsea quickly showing dem intention wey dem like to dominate. Estevao, one of di new boys wey just join Chelsea, scored di first goal for di match in the 18th minute. Dem no even waste time as dem dey push to seal di game.
As di minutes dey tick, Chelsea keep di pressure and close di first half as dem leading with 1-0. Na big chance for Chelsea players to find their rhythm as dem dey face their opponents wey look like dem no ready to match di tempo.
Second half enter and Chelsea remain strong, decorator di pitch with beautiful passes. João Pedro later add another goal for Chelsea in di 90th minute wey seal di matter as dem win Bayer Leverkusen 2-0. Na time to dey chicken dance for Stamford Bridge as fans no fit hide dem joy!
Players like Jorrel Hato and Jamie Gittens wey dey new to di squad show dem self well well. Chelsea birthday party no go finish without dem featuring, and fans don already dey talk say dem dey look forward to how di new arrivals go shake di league this season.
In total, Chelsea dey ready to start di new season with gusto. After dis win, dem don show say dem mean business. Enzo Maresca don gather di squad wella and e be like say dem dey ready to continue di winning streak. So, make we no forget to watch out for dem for di upcoming Premier League season, no be joke!
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