Chelsea pre-season schedule in 2014-2015

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José Mourinho is embarking on a new season with Chelsea FC and judging from the signings the club has made so far, the bar is being set very high. The Blues finished the English Premier League in 3rd place last season, behind Liverpool and the champions Manchester City. This year the biggest challenge is to reclaim the English throne, but at the same time also set the sights on the UEFA Champions League dream.

Unlike what happened last season, Chelsea won’t be going on a tour to the United States this year, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they won’t be traveling a lot either. José Mourinho‘s men kicked off their friendlies games on July 16 against Wycombee, in a match where they easily dominated and beat their opponents with a clear 5-0 win.

Many of Chelsea‘s first team players are still on vacation these days, since the World Cup only ended roughly a week ago and some of the club’s athletes were involved in the later stages of the tournament.

As it’s been happening with many other teams across Europe, Manchester United started their pre-season trainings on July 7, but with a lot of key players still missing due to their World Cup involvement.

Besides having 3 games scheduled to be played in England, Chelsea‘s pre-season will also include fixtures in Austria, Slovenia, Netherlands, Germany and Hungary. Mourinho will have plenty of opportunities to see his men in action in the weeks ahead, since the club has decided to plan a total of 8 friendlies for their pre-season agenda in this year. Chelsea‘s debut in the English Premier League will be an away fixture against Burnley, on August 18.

Chelsea pre-season schedule in 2014-2015 – Friendlies/fixtures dates

Date Home Team Away Team Location Stadium
July 16, 2014 Wycombe Chelsea England, Wycombe Adams Park
July 19, 2014 AFC Wimbledon Chelsea England, Kingston u. Thames Kingmeadow
July 23, 2014 Wolfsberger Chelsea Austria, Klagenfurt Worthersee Stadion
July 27, 2014 Olimpija Chelsea Slovenia, Ljubljana Stozice
July 30, 2014 Vitesse
Chelsea Netherlands, Arnhem Gelredome
August 3, 2014 Werder Bremen Chelsea Germany, Bremen Weserstadion
August 10, 2014 Ferencvaros Chelsea Hungary, Budapest Albert Florian Stadion
August 12, 2014 Chelsea Valencia England, London Stamford Bridge

Sources: premierleague.com

Chelsea FC wallpaper with Mata, Torres, Oscar and Hazard

Chelsea FC wallpaper with Mata, Torres, Oscar and Hazard

Chelsea's first pre-season game vs Wycombe, season 2014-2015

Chelsea’s first pre-season game vs Wycombe, season 2014-2015

José Mourinho in Chelsea's pre-season training

José Mourinho in Chelsea’s pre-season training

José Mourinho, Chelsea's coach in the season 2014-15

José Mourinho, Chelsea’s coach in the season 2014-15

José Mourinho in Chelsea's pre-season practice, in 2014-15

José Mourinho in Chelsea’s pre-season practice, in 2014-15