Overview
- Chelsea travel to Jakarta on Saturday to play AC Milan at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium with a 1pm BST kick‑off, listed as 7pm local time.
- The match opens a frantic finish to the tour with Chelsea set to play Malaysian champions Johor Darul Ta'zim roughly 24 hours later, forcing heavy rotation and split squads.
- Alonso's side arrive on the back of two successive pre‑season defeats to Tottenham and Juventus and are using the fixture to try to restore confidence and sharpen tactics.
- Mykhailo Mudryk made an eight‑minute comeback from a lifted ban against Juventus and could receive more minutes in Jakarta as the club assesses form and fitness.
- AC Milan arrive under new manager Ruben Amorim with summer signings such as Gonçalo Ramos and Mario Gila and a squad containing several former Chelsea players, while UK viewers can watch via Chelsea’s CFC+ and other regions rely on platforms like Paramount+ and CBS Sports Network.