Following their victory over Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea take on Barcelona in the pre-season International Champions Cup tournament.
With Barca having suffered defeat to Manchester United a few days ago, the Blues will certainly be looking to heap further misery on the La Liga BBVA giants.
Here’s how we think Chelsea will line up at the FedEx Field…
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GK – Thibaut Courtois
The Belgium stopper threatened Eden Hazard’s position as penalty taker with an unstoppable strike in the shoot-out against Paris Saint-Germain, and is set for his first start of pre-season.
LB – Cesar Azpilicueta
Along with Ivanovic, the Spaniard must be one of the first names on Jose Mourinho’s team-sheet.
CB – John Terry
All eyes will be on the Blues skipper next season following a stunning title-winning campaign at the age of 34, and he’ll want the best preparation this summer.
CB – Gary Cahill
Mourinho’s first-choice partnership next season will surely be Cahill and Terry, despite competition from Kurt Zouma.
RB – Branislav Ivanovic
Chelsea have two of the finest full-backs in Europe with Ivanovic and Azpilicueta.
LCM – Nemanja Matic
Despite being a pre-season friendly, Matic will need to be at his best against Barca’s intimidating midfield – not to mention striker Luis Suarez.
RCM – Ramires
The Brazilian’s playing time is likely to be limited next season with so much competition, but with so much energy to offer in the centre of the park, he could remain key to Mourinho.
AM – Oscar
While speculation about his future at Stamford Bridge has been ongoing, it seems Mourinho has no wish to sell the Brazil playmaker.
LW – Eden Hazard
There has been plenty of talk over the past few days in comparing the Belgium winger to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and, as always, he’ll be aiming to cause havoc to the Barca defence.
ST – Diego Costa
It’s expected that Costa will start ahead of Loic Remy and Radamel Falcao, as he still looks to remain Mourinho’s first-choice centre-forward – though Falcao was impressive on his debut.
RW – Willian
Juan Cuadrado looks set to watch on from the substitutes bench, as Willian pips him to a starting place once more.
