Chelsea ended their pre-season campaign in style, outclassing Werder Bremen to record a 4-2 victory in Germany. Antonio Conte’s men were in search of a positive result, with their opening Premier League match against West Ham looming large on August 15. And goals from Eden Hazard, Ocasr – the Brazilian’s third in the space of a week – Diego Costa and Pedro did the job, although ex-Chelsea striker
Claudio Pizarro and substitute Lennart Thy did notch for the hosts.
In a match that saw N’Golo Kante make his inaugural start for his new club since joining from Leicester City, Hazard was also named in a Conte starting XI for the first time. Bremen had already played seven friendly matches going into the game, but any superior match practice was not evident, as the visitors flew out of the blocks.
Conte took no chances in immediately substituting captain John Terry after a late injury scare caused by a collision, before Pedro ensured it was all smiles again with a stoppage-time strike to seal the win.