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Chelsea take on Juventus FC on 5 August 2026 in Hong Kong as part of the prestigious Hong Kong Football Festival 2026 at the 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium, with both clubs using the Herbalgy Trophy clash to sharpen their preparations for the new season. Chelsea, now under new manager Xabi Alonso, ended the 2025-26 Premier League campaign in 10th place and will play no European football next term, while Juventus - guided by Luciano Spalletti since October 2025 - finished 6th in Serie A. Across 4 known head-to-head meetings in the UEFA Champions League, the record stands perfectly level: 2 wins apiece and 2 draws.

Match Info: Chelsea vs Juventus FC

Chelsea face Juventus FC on Wednesday, 5 August 2026, with kick-off at 12:30 BST (19:30 local time in Hong Kong) at Kai Tak Stadium - a state-of-the-art 50,000-capacity venue in Hong Kong - as part of the Hong Kong Football Festival 2026 Herbalgy Trophy pre-season friendly.

Where to Watch Chelsea vs Juventus FC?

UK viewers can follow the match online through Onefootball, which carries the fixture worldwide, or via CFC+, Chelsea's official global streaming platform. Both services are available to supporters across the globe.

In Australia, the match is broadcast on Paramount+. Fans in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland can tune in via DAZN, which also serves Japan. South Korean supporters will find the action on Coupang Play, and Norwegian fans can watch on VG+. In Brazil, both Claro TV+ and Zapping offer coverage, while Indian supporters can stream through FanCode. Russia's broadcast option is Okko Sport.

Italian fans are particularly well served: Sky Sport Calcio provides the traditional TV broadcast, while DAZN Italia, NOW TV, Sky Go Italia, and juventus.com all offer online options. Portugal has Sport TV2 on television and Sport TV Multiscreen for online viewing. Across Latin America - including Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Peru, and more than a dozen other countries - the match airs on Claro Sports. Hungarian viewers can watch on Match4.

Match between Chelsea and Juventus FC - Preview

This meeting in Hong Kong carries real significance beyond a standard summer friendly - it is Xabi Alonso's first competitive test against a major European opponent since taking the Chelsea hot seat on 1 July 2026, and it gives Luciano Spalletti the chance to see his Juventus side measured against Premier League opposition ahead of a season in which the Bianconeri will target a return to the Champions League.

Chelsea enter the clash having endured one of their worst league campaigns in recent memory. Finishing 10th in the Premier League, the Blues cycled through three managers during 2025-26 before Todd Boehly moved decisively to bring in Alonso. The Spaniard's first pre-season assignment took Chelsea to Australia, where they opened with an entertaining 6-4 victory over Western Sydney Wanderers on 28 July - with João Pedro bagging a hat-trick. The Hong Kong leg follows next, with the Juventus clash serving as the marquee fixture of the tour.

Juventus have also had a turbulent 18 months. Igor Tudor was dismissed in October 2025 after a poor run of results and replaced by Luciano Spalletti, who steadied the ship enough to finish 6th in Serie A. The Bianconeri's pre-season began with a 0-0 draw against FC Basel on 18 July and a 1-0 win over Standard Liège on 25 July - keeping a clean sheet in both games. The clash with Chelsea is their biggest test of the summer and will give Spalletti a clearer picture of where his squad stands heading into the new campaign.

Head-to-Head: Chelsea vs Juventus FC

Every meeting between Chelsea and Juventus has taken place in the UEFA Champions League, making this Hong Kong friendly the first time the two sides have ever faced each other outside European competition - a fitting occasion to add a new chapter to a rivalry defined by high-stakes group-stage drama.

Here is a summary of the known head-to-head matches between Chelsea and Juventus FC:

• 23 Nov 2021 - UEFA Champions League - Chelsea 4:0 Juventus
• 29 Sep 2021 - UEFA Champions League - Juventus 1:0 Chelsea
• 20 Nov 2012 - UEFA Champions League - Juventus 3:0 Chelsea
• 19 Sep 2012 - UEFA Champions League - Chelsea 2:2 Juventus

Chelsea - Recent Form

Chelsea head into the 2026-27 season with a point to prove after a deeply difficult campaign that saw them finish 10th in the Premier League and miss out on European football entirely for the first time in years.

Their final league outing of 2025-26 was a 1-2 defeat at Sunderland on 24 May, which followed a 2-1 home win over Tottenham and a 1-1 draw at Liverpool. A 0-1 FA Cup final defeat to Manchester City in between underlined a season of unfulfilled potential. Across their last 5 matches before pre-season, Chelsea recorded 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses, scoring and conceding 9 goals each. Pre-season has opened brightly under Alonso, however - the 6-4 win over Western Sydney Wanderers on 28 July, powered by a João Pedro hat-trick, suggests there is real attacking intent in this new era.

Juventus FC - Recent Form

Juventus enter the Hong Kong friendly in decent pre-season shape, having kept clean sheets in both summer friendlies so far: a 0-0 draw with FC Basel on 18 July and a 1-0 win over Standard Liège on 25 July.

Their Serie A campaign closed in mixed fashion: Kenan Yıldız and company picked up a valuable 1-0 away win at Lecce on 9 May, but then suffered a 0-2 home loss to Fiorentina on 17 May before drawing 2-2 with city rivals Torino on 24 May. Yıldız ended the season as Juventus' top scorer with 11 goals across all competitions. Spalletti's task this summer is to build a side capable of challenging for the top four from the opening weeks - and the Chelsea fixture provides the ideal high-profile benchmark.

Facts and Statistics

Chelsea and Juventus are two of European football's most storied clubs, with the Blues claiming 2 Champions League titles (2012 and 2021) and the Bianconeri boasting 2 of their own (1985 and 1996). Their rivalry, though limited to Champions League encounters, has consistently produced memorable moments at the highest level of the game.

• All 4 known head-to-head matches between Chelsea and Juventus have been played in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
• Chelsea's biggest win in this fixture came on 23 November 2021: a dominant 4-0 at Stamford Bridge, with goals from Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, and Callum Hudson-Odoi among others.
• Juventus' largest margin of victory was the 3-0 win in November 2012, which left Chelsea needing a minor miracle to advance in that year's group.
• The Hong Kong clash is the first pre-season meeting between the two clubs and, remarkably, the first encounter ever played outside European soil.
• Kenan Yıldız finished the 2025-26 season as Juventus' top scorer with 11 goals in all competitions, making him Spalletti's key attacking threat heading into the new campaign.