FC Barcelona v Chelsea: Luis Enrique's men will finish USA tour against Mourinho
The third and final test for Barcelona has arrived, before they return home. Luis Enrique's men end their tour of the United States with a clash against Chelsea and Jose Mourinho (2am Tuesday night, CET). In this game the coach is expected to keep testing strategies on the pitch. The Asturian has been performing various tests on his players to see the versatility of some and the physical form of others.
Apart from Lionel Messi and Neymar, the core of Lucho's team features Luis Suarez, Gerard Pique, Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets, who started against LA Galaxy and Manchester United. They will all be key figures in the team this season, as they go for the sextuple.
Barcelona take on Chelsea calmly; the defeat by Manchester United has not put anybody off. In fact, the opposite. Luis Enrique takes on the Blues as a sparring session with another Champions League heavyweight. He would like to get a good result though, ahead of the upcoming clashes with Sevilla in the European Super Cup and the Spanish Super Cup games with Athletic Club.
For their part, Chelsea will likely take on the game like Manchester United and Louis van Gaal did, with a full team, before making several changes in the second half. Radamel Falcao is set to be involved at some point.
Mourinho's Chelsea are coming off the back of bad preseason results too, having been beaten 4-2 by the New York Red Bulls and drawing 1-1 with PSG. It should be an even game. Barcelona will not win the International Champions Cup, but can emerge stronger after this new war with the Portuguese.
