Pre-season gets truly underway tonight as Chelsea take on Mexican side Club America in Las Vegas. The Blues spent just shy of one week in Los Angeles enduring double sessions of training to kickstart their summer and prepare for the season ahead, before landing in Las Vegas ready to get down to business.
The Liga MX opposition are already into their stride, having played three league matches in their own season. Fernando Ortiz's side have recorded a win, loss and draw so far this term but will regardless be able to provide an intense test for a Chelsea group playing for the first time.
With a squad in excess of 30 out in the States, there are a great deal of players set to be handed an opportunity by Thomas Tuchel but it appears that Armando Broja and Raheem Sterling will not be among their number, while Kalidou Koulibaly is unlikely to don the kit for the first time, having only signed in the early hours of Saturday morning UK time.
