Club World Cup winners Chelsea return to home turf to take on 2023-24 Bundesliga winners Leverkusen in their penultimate match before their Premier League opener. Leverkusen are building a new era under Erik ten Hag after the departure of his predecessor, Xabi Alonso, to Real Madrid.

Willian Estevao stole the show as Chelsea opened pre-season with a win on Friday night, beating Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. Faced with just two matches to prepare for a new Premier League season, the Blues needed to get off on the right foot, and they did exactly that as Estevao and Joao Pedro were on target.