Chelsea pre-season fixtures and schedule: Who are the Blues playing this summer and where?
SunSport lowdown on the Blues as they go long haul before testing themselves against top European opposition
CHELSEA'S terrific summer schedule kicks off with a friendly in Western Australia.
The Blues go to the brand new Optus Stadium to face Perth Glory on Monday, July 23 12.30pm (BST).
That friendly is followed by three European International Champions Cup fixtures, including a game against Lyon at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea compete for the fifth time in the International Champions Cup, but for the first time in Europe with sponsors Yokohama having become an official partner of the competition.
So tell me, what is the International Champions Cup schedule?
states that the club's European games begin in southern France against Inter Milan at Nice’s Allianz Riviera Stadium on Saturday, July 28, kick-off 7.05pm.
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A 'London derby' follows as they take on Premier League rivals Arsenal at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Wednesday, August 1, kick-off 8.05pm.
Chelsea next then play Manchester City in the Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday, August 5 before finishing up on Tuesday, August 7 when Lyon are at Stamford Bridge, kick-off 8.00pm.
And what about the actual International Champions Cup format?
Eighteen of Europe's top clubs are taking part at various venues across the United States, Europe and Singapore.
In a departure from previous years most teams will play three matches and only one champion will emerge based on topping the league table.
Formerly teams did not always play the same number of games and a separate champion was crowned in each host country.
The Singapore section is the shortest and features the least number of games with the first match between Arsenal and Atletico Madrid kicking off on July 26, while PSG and Atletico close the section out four days later on July 30.
Which TV channel can I watch Chelsea's pre-season games on?
The Community Shield is live on BT Sport 2/ T Sport 4K UHD.
Alternatively, you can follow the action on the SunSport live BLOG.
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