Overview
- The friendly kicks off at 12:00 PM Mexico City time on Friday, August 8 at Stamford Bridge and will be streamed free on DAZN.
- This marks Chelsea’s first pre-season match under Enzo Maresca following their 3-0 FIFA Club World Cup final win over Paris Saint-Germain.
- Bayer Leverkusen arrive having played four warm-up games against Flamengo Sub20, Bochum, Fortuna Sittard and Pisa and view this as their final test before the Bundesliga.
- Probable line-ups include Robert Sánchez, Malo Gusto and Cole Palmer for Chelsea and Mark Flekken, Edmond Tapsoba and Alex Grimaldo for Leverkusen.
- Betting odds list Chelsea as slight favorites at –143 with draws at +320 and a Leverkusen victory at +310.