The last time Arsenal and Chelsea met was in the FA Cup final at Wembley, the Gunners outclassed the EPL champions in the 2-1.
On Saturday, however, the sides met again but in a pre-season friendly at the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing.
But some Blues fan will like to think of it as payback after Antonio Conte’s men put three unreplied goals past Arsenal.
It was Chelsea’s first pre season game on tour and Conte named familiar faces including Wing back, Victor Moses, N’golo Kante, David Luiz and co.
Chelsea team v Arsenal: Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill (c); Moses, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso; Willian, Batshuayi, Pedro. #CFCTour pic.twitter.com/w6vFFcJ6W9
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 22, 2017
Moses looked sharp coming up against his Nigerian teammate, Alex Iwobi.
The 26-year-old Moses threatened down the channel on the right with his bursting runs and dazzling of the opposition defence as he did last season. Iwobi endured a just about an average performance.
Meanwhile, Moses even drew a save from Arsenal Goalkeeper, David Ospinas in the first half, playing 69 minutes of the friendly.
Willian and Moses going close this time… #CFCTour pic.twitter.com/yuHZ6jkMVA
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 22, 2017
Goals off the boots of Willian and Michy Batshuayi secured a 3-0 win for the EPL champions.
Their next meeting will come in the Community Shield, the league’s curtain raiser, on August 6, 2017.
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