Chelsea vs AC Milan

Chelsea put together their most complete pre-season performance yet, brushing aside AC Milan 3-0 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. It was a tight, largely even affair for 45 minutes before Chelsea turned the game into a rout with a ruthless start to the second half, effectively settling it within six minutes of the restart. João Pedro headed Chelsea in front from a corner right at the end of first-half stoppage time, then struck again just after the restart to make it 2-0. Moisés Caicedo piled on a third soon after with a long-range strike. Milan had no answer, with Strahinja Pavlović and Ruben Loftus-Cheek both picking up yellow cards as the Italians' night unraveled, while young keeper Lorenzo Torriani was left exposed repeatedly. The win is a timely confidence boost for Chelsea under Xabi Alonso, who bounced back from back-to-back defeats to Tottenham and Juventus with a display built on sharp finishing after the break. For AC Milan and manager Rúben Amorim, it's another pre-season without a win, leaving plenty of questions to answer before the campaign starts in earnest.