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Chelsea lose 1-0 to Juventus in Hong Kong; Mudryk cleared

8/6/2026

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Chelsea Lose

Chelsea lost 1-0 to Juventus in Hong Kong, with Edon Zhegrova scoring the only goal.
Xabi Alonso deployed a back-four but the side failed to create clear scoring chances.
Geovany Quenda started and produced Chelsea's best first-half chance, which Danny Welbeck headed wide.
Mykhailo Mudryk returned after his anti-doping ban was cleared, playing the final eight minutes.

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Juventus Streamed

The Juventus friendly in Hong Kong will be streamed on Paramount+, FanCode, StarTimes and CFC+.
The match will be played at Kai Tak Sports Park, the former Hong Kong airport site, in hot, humid August weather.
Juventus, after finishing sixth and earning a Europa League spot, are still facing a prolonged Serie A title drought.
Chelsea’s next preseason game after Hong Kong will be against AC Milan at Jakarta’s Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.

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Chelsea Clears Mudryk

Chelsea cleared Mykhailo Mudryk to play after his lawyers negotiated with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
He trained at Honeycroft Stadium, attended a camp in Austria, then appeared on a Hong Kong big screen with “I’m Still Standing” and a crowd cheer.
He joined set-piece drills with coach Austin MacPhee, a left-wing session with Xabi Alonso, wrestled with Tosin Adarabioyo, while Chelsea monitored his condition and he played table tennis.

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Chelsea Lose

Chelsea lost 1-0 to Juventus in Hong Kong, with Edon Zhegrova scoring the only goal.
Xabi Alonso deployed a back-four but the side failed to create clear scoring chances.
Geovany Quenda started and produced Chelsea's best first-half chance, which Danny Welbeck headed wide.
Mykhailo Mudryk returned after his anti-doping ban was cleared, playing the final eight minutes.

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