Warm-up Match: Yildiz Assists Khephren? No, Zhegrova Scores Stunning Goal as Juventus Beat Chelsea 1-0

At 19:30 on August 5, 2026, an international football friendly kicked off at Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong, with Chelsea facing Juventus. Neither side scored in the first half. In the second half, Yildiz provided the assist and Zhegrova curled in a shot that went straight into the corner. Later, Mudryk came on as a substitute, making his first appearance for Chelsea in 20 months. Juventus eventually secured a 1-0 win over Chelsea.

In the 5th minute, Juventus launched a counterattack, with Cambiaso entering the box and having his shot blocked by a defender. One minute later, Locatelli's effort from near the edge of the penalty area went wide.

In the 11th minute, Qundah delivered a cross from the flank, and Welbeck's header inside the box went wide. One minute later, Qundah cut inside from the right and shot over the crossbar.

In the 19th minute, Cambiaso sent a cross from the right, and Milik's shot from the center of the box went wide of the far post. In the 32nd minute, Qundah's long-range effort from outside the box was blocked by a Juventus player.

In the 42nd minute, Juventus launched another counterattack, with Boga's powerful shot from outside the box saved by Sanchez. Cambiaso's follow-up effort was then blocked by a Chelsea player. In the 44th minute, Joao Pedro almost created a one-on-one chance, but a recovering Juventus defender stopped him.

One minute later, Milik's long-range shot from outside the box went wide. At halftime, Juventus and Chelsea were level at 0-0.

In the 47th minute, Palestra took a shot, but it lacked power under defensive pressure and was collected by the goalkeeper. In the 51st minute, Chelsea played a long ball from the back, and Palestra sprinted forward before seeing his shot saved by Perin.

In the 60th minute, Zhegrova crossed from the right, and goalkeeper Penders got to the ball before Juventus players. In the 67th minute, Yildiz passed the ball near the edge of the penalty area, and Zhegrova struck a first-time curling shot into the corner to make it 1-0 for Juventus.

In the 80th minute, Bremer committed a foul with a high boot, leading to a confrontation between players from both sides. One minute later, Mudryk came on as a substitute, making his first appearance for Chelsea in 20 months.

In the 82nd minute, Delap passed the ball to Satpaev, whose shot from outside the box was collected by Perin. The match ended with Juventus winning 1-0 over Chelsea.

Starting lineups and substitutes for both teams:

Chelsea (4-4-2): 1-Robert Sanchez (46', 39-Penders) / 2-Palestra (65', 34-Achangpong), 29-Fofana (37-Subroye), 4-Adarabioyo (46', 19-Mamadou Sarr), 21-Hato (66', 30-Anselmino) / 47-Qundah, 25-Caicedo (65', 45-Lavia), 32-Azzouzi (66', 14-Esugo), 11-Gittens (65', 36-Satpaev) / 18-Welbeck, 20-Joao Pedro (81', 47-Mudryk)

Juventus (4-2-3-1): 16-Di Gregorio (46', 1-Perin) / 2-Celik, 15-Kalulu (63', 32-Kabral), 4-Gatti (75', 24-Rugani), 6-Kelly / 5-Locatelli (46', 3-Bremer), 12-Douglas Luiz (63', 8-Koopmeiners) / 13-Boga (46', 41-Owusu) (75', 29-Arthur), 21-Miretti (63', 10-Yildiz), 27-Cambiaso (46', 30-David) (75', 47-Durmisai) / 14-Milik (46', 11-Zhegrova)

Match information compiled.