A productive week
The friendly against Villa rounded off Chelsea's trip to Abu Dhabi. The makeshift Blues squad will fly home this morning (Monday) and then regroup at Cobham on Wednesday along with those players who made early exits from the World Cup.
"We've had a fantastic week," said head coach Graham Potter after the 1-0 defeat to Villa. "It's been good to work with the boys who are here, the lads that have been injured have had a bit more time training and stepped their rehab on so that's good they are getting closer. It's been really positive to work in these conditions and we are happy with the week."
