Chelsea vs Leverkusen form
Chelsea fans are living in the best days of their lives. Finishing fourth in the Premier League to qualify for the Champions League and winning the Conference League, the 2024/25 season was made even more complete for The Blues thanks to their performance in the United States a month ago.
Going into the FIFA Club World Cup final, coach Enzo Maresca and his team were rated as the underdogs compared to the invincible PSG. But then the boys in blue made the world look at them with completely different eyes.
A resounding 3-0 victory to reach the top of the world for the second time in history, Chelsea entered the 2025/26 season with high optimism. That was also demonstrated by the Stamford Bridge team with a massive shopping campaign.
More than 300 million euros have been poured into the transfer market to bring in 9 quality new players. In the opposite direction, The Blues also liquidated a similar number of personnel to earn about 200 million euros. The plan to change the squad of coach Maresca and his colleagues generally received much praise from fans.
The match against Leverkusen will be one of Chelsea's important preparations before the new season. The friendly match at Stamford Bridge is considered an opportunity for the home team to test and evaluate new players and perfect their tactical scheme in the context of the 2025/26 Premier League, which will start in just over a week.
The result of a friendly match is not too important. But it can still be a measure of individual ability and collective factors. Both new and old faces promise to try their best to show themselves in the hope of catching the eye of the Italian coach.
Chelsea's home form is currently quite good. In the last 20 times hosting guests in all competitions, the London giants have won 15, drawn 3 and lost only 2. In the most recent time hosting Leverkusen, in the 2011/12 Champions League group stage, the home team also won 2-0.
In contrast to Chelsea's optimism, Leverkusen are looking forward to the new season with many challenges. In the past 4 friendly matches, the current Bundesliga runner-up has won 3 and lost only 1. However, Bayer's "blue team" has only faced less famous opponents such as Bochum, Fortuna Sittard, Pisa FC or Flamengo's youth team.
On the coaching bench, the talented captain Xabi Alonso has left following the call from the "promised land" Real Madrid. His successor Erik ten Hag certainly cannot avoid suspicious eyes, especially after the dark period at Man United.
In terms of transfers, the BayArena team has also said goodbye to many veterans. Notable among them are Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Granit Xhaka and Jonathan Tah. While the two most notable new recruits are only center-back Jarell Quansah and midfielder Malik Tillman.
Chelsea vs Leverkusen squad information
Chelsea: Full squad.
Leverkusen: No notable names are missing.
Expected lineup Chelsea vs Leverkusen
Chelsea: Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Gittens; Pedro
Leverkusen: Flekken; Tapsoba, Quansah, Hincapie; Arthur, Palacios, Andrich, Grimaldo; Tella, Tillman; Kofane
Prediction: 2-1
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