Played at the breathtaking Ohio Stadium in Columbus, the meeting with Enzo Maresca’s side represented our final match Stateside following meetings with Celtic, AC Milan and Barcelona.
Although we were unable to win our opening three assignments, a youthful Blues squad showed plenty of quality as we prepared for the 2024/25 season.
And we made the perfect start against the Londoners with Erling Haaland dispatching a penalty inside the fourth minute after he was tripped by Levi Colwill inside the area.
Pep Guardiola’s men continued to push forward and we doubled our advantage soon after when the Norwegian striker retrieved possession and fired home to give us a healthy, early lead.
City maintained our two-goal lead until half-time and we extended our advantage further when Oscar Bobb arrived in the area and drilled low past the near post.
In similar fashion to that of the first half, we scored again with our next attack when Haaland finished off a slick, passing move to all-but seal the success.
Raheem Sterling and Noni Madueke pulled goals back for Chelsea, but it did little to dampen sky blue spirits in front of 71,208 spectators.
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