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Barcelona 1-2 Chelsea: Frank Lampard’s side end tour of Japan on a high

Barcelona 1-2 Chelsea: Goals from Tammy Abraham and Ross Barkley provide the pre-season tour of Frank Lampard at the end of Japan at a high

Chelsea ended their pre -season tour of Japan with a 2-0 win over Barcelona

Tammy Abraham scored the first goal of the match after some excellent pressures

Ross Barkley then cam off the bank to make it 2-0 with a remote strike

Antoine Griezmann debuted after joining Atletico Madrid

Ivan Rakitic withdrew a goal for the Spanish giants with a lightning bolt

by Max Winters for Mailonline

published: 13:26 BST, July 23, 2019 [1 9459017] | Updated: 13:26 BST, July 23, 2019

Chelsea ended their pre-season tour of ] Japan in style with a victory over Barcelona in Saitama on Tuesday

It was the perfect way to bring their journey to Asia after they were last visited by Kawasaki Frontale defeated Frank Lampard optimism as the new season approaches

The Premier League side always looked comfortable against a Barcelona team without Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi and goals from Tammy Abraham and Ross Barkley made sure they won.

Chelsea ended their pre-season tour through Japan in a comfortable victory on Barcelona

Abraham latch in a loose ball and went around Marc-Andre have Stegen before he finished well

The striker jumped in the air trying to capture a starting role in the attack

Frank Lampard was impressed by what he saw from his team at the Saitama Stadium

G EVERY FACTS

Barcelona: Ter Stegen (Grandson 46), Pike (Todibo 46), Umtiti (Lenglet 46), Jordi Alba (Jaime 46), Roberto (Alena 46) , S. Busquets (Rakitic 46), Riqui Puig (De Jong 46), Collado (Malcolm 46), O. Busquets (Semedo 46), Dembele (Perez 46), Griezmann (Rafinha 46)

Subs not used: Feather, Araujo, Monchu.

Goals:

Bookings: None

Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta (Bakayoko 70), Christensen (Tomori 46), Luiz ( Zouma 46), Emerson (Drinkon 70), Kovacic (Zappacosta 70)), Peter (Batshuayi 70), Mount (Barkley 60), Pulisic (Giroud 60), Abraham (Kenedy 60).

Caballero, Cumming, Palmer.

Objectives: Abraham 34, Barkley 81

Bookings: None

Antoine Griezmann, who makes his first start in a Barcelona shirt, looked lively in its appearance of 45 minutes.

He was a good match with Ousmane Dembele, but will no doubt look forward to forming a devastating trio with Messi and Suarez when competitive football starts.

The time for the game was far from that of a pointless pre-season game at the start.

Barca passed the ball at breakneck speed while the side of Lampard pushed his defense so high on the field that Marc-Andre Stegen hardly had an option to pass.

Abraham got the chance to prove his credentials for the regular No. 9 shirt and looked sharp for 60 minutes.

The 21-year-old wants to play a more prominent role after spending last season in Aston Villa and he first missed a glorious six-meter chance but reacted by leading his team.

The pressure from Chelsea was so stifling that they forced even the usually cool Sergio on the edge of his box.

Abraham first reacted to grab the loose ball, go past St Stegen and fire home in an empty net.

Antoine Griezmann made his first appearance for Barcelona since joining this month

Christian Pulisic was a threat on the left wing for Chelsea while he continued to adapt

Griezmann gives Chelsea & # 39; s Andreas Christensen in shrugs and tries to put him under pressure

Lampard barks instructions at his Chelsea players in the final game of their Japanese tour

] Griezmann needed medical help just before the rest after a blow to the leg

Barcelona made many changes during the break, while Frenkie de Jong entered midfield, while Chelsea made only a few defenses before sporadically changing the line-up during the second 45 minutes. With some neat play on the edge of the box, the ball was eventually rolled to the left, but Perez's shot went straight into the hands of Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Malcolm, one of those who fought in the Nou Camp for this future, then tried his luck from a distance, but his powerful left effort was also matched by an excellent dive, except Kepa.

Michy Batshuayi, another participant in the single striker, was given 20 minutes to impress and he missed a chance to double Chelsea's lead.

The Blues packed things up with about 10 minutes to play when Barkley collected a low pass from Marcos Alonso before squeezing a 20-meter strike in the nearby post. ]

Ivan Rakitic withdrew a goal late for the Spanish giants, but it turns out to be just a consolation, as Chelsea is now looking ahead to their remaining friends with the opening day of the season in Manchester United less than three weeks away.

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Barcelona 1-2 Chelsea: Frank Lampard's side end tour of Japan on a high

Barcelona 1-2 Chelsea: Frank Lampard’s side end tour of Japan on a high

It was the perfect way to bring their trip to Asia to a close after being beaten by Kawasaki Frontale last week and the performance will give Frank Lampard optimism as the new season approaches.