Mirror
Chelsea got their Premier League campaign off to the perfect start on Saturday – but hours later Thomas Tuchel was back on the training ground for a secret friendly.
Tuchel’s side, featuring a number of first-team stars, took on Weymouth as the National League club made the finishing touches to their own pre-season.
And the quality of European Champions shone through as the Blues romped to an emphatic 13-0 victory at their state-of-the-art Cobham training ground.
The fixture served as the perfect opportunity for players not involved in the 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge to get valuable game time.
Chelsea players are at differing levels of match fitness with stars returning after breaks following the European Championship and Copa America.
And it was a star-studded line-up who took part in the behind-closed-doors friendly as they ran riot with goals galore on Sunday lunchtime.
Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Thiago Silva, Ethan Ampadu, Kurt Zouma, Davide Zappacosta, Michy Batshuayi and Ross Barkley all featured in the rout.
Blues fans were following updates from the game on Weymouth’s official twitter account, but the identities of the goalscorers have not been revealed due to an agreement between the two sides.
But it was confirmed that the Premier League side led 8-0 at the break, before pummelling a further five goals in the second peri…
