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Preparations: Chelsea face Juventus on Wednesday at Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong KongAFP/GettyChelsea continue their pre-season preparations today with a high-profile friendly against Juventus. The Blues’ summer tour of Australia and Asia has moved on to Hong Kong, where they meet Serie A giants at the impressive Kai Tak Sports Park in a game that kicks off at 12:30pm BST in the UK. Xabi Alonso will be eager for his side to bounce back quickly from Saturday’s last-gasp 2-1 loss to 10-man rivals Tottenham, having kicked off their trip with a thrilling 6-4 victory over Western Sydney Wanderers.Chelsea have seen their options significantly bolstered by six new arrivals including new signing Danny Welbeck and the returning Mykhailo Mudryk, plus the addition of set-piece coach Austin MacPhee. However, Jordan Henderson remains on holiday following the World Cup and will have his wrist injury assessed before joining training. Juventus have yet to concede a goal during their pre-season campaign so far, drawing with FC Basel before routine wins over Standard Liege and Nice.Luciano Spalletti has added Randal Kolo Muani and Kerim Alajbegovic to his squad in recent days, though the latter - also a target for Chelsea - will not feature this afternoon. Follow Chelsea vs Juventus live below!Chelsea vs Juventus latest news'No decision' made over Mykhailo Mudryk loan exitXabi Alonso was also asked yesterday if Chelsea were considering the possibility of loaning out Mykhailo Mudryk this season.“No decision made,” he said.“Everything has happened so quick, so the main thing is that he was thinking about the person, to feel back that he was back in the group dynamic, part of a team, and we need to assess.“But for sure, he's a special player, it's a special case with him, so we need to be sensitive.”GettyWill Mykhailo Mudryk play for Chelsea today?Here is more from Xabi Alonso’s pre-match press conference in Hong Kong yesterday, discussing the return of Mykhailo Mudryk to the Chelsea fold for the first time in 20 months.“We are thrilled that Misha [Mudryk] could be with us,” Alonso said. “We are thrilled.“I think that you could see his smile, how great it was for him to be part of a team, because he's been a long time training on his own.“And fitness level, we will see. But he has been working hard and now it's about trying to get to do things, passing the ball to team-mates, having to integrate in the dynamic.“But the first feeling from everyone, we are happy that he's back with us in the team.”Alonso went on to say that Mudryk - along with Danny Welbeck - was available to play against Juventus and when asked again about his fitness levels after so long spent on the sidelines, he added: “We trained yesterday. He came directly from the airport to the hotel.“So, yesterday was more about the feelings, more about the emotions, to be back with the players to assess the fitness level.“But yes, he could play, maybe 90 minutes too early, but he can be selected. He's selected, so he can play.“Until now, he's been a long time training on his own, so that's for sure, it's different, because football is a team game, and he needs to involve his team-mates, but he's really professional in that sense, he has done great work, and now it's about going progressively in that process to be back with the team dynamic.”AFP/GettyChelsea vs Juventus predictionResults in pre-season are always secondary as Xabi Alonso will be using this game to see how his Chelsea team are shaping up ahead of the new Premier League campaign.Having conceded six goals in two games on tour, perhaps the Spaniard will be asking his players to tighten up defensively.In any case, we expect the Blues to come out on top in a tight encounter.AFP/GettyJuventus team newsJuventus wrapped up the signing of Chelsea transfer target Kerim Alajbegovic from Bayer Leverkusen over the weekend, but the highly-rated Bosnia and Herzegovina winger will not play today.Also now back with the club is Randal Kolo Muani, the former Tottenham loanee who returned to Juve earlier this week on a permanent deal worth up to €50million.Belgian striker Loïs Openda, Italy forward Jeff Ekhator, former Chelsea winger Jeremie Boga and Turkey right-back Zeki Celik are among the Turin club’s other signings so far this summer.However, Ekhator is currently sidelined along with midfielder Khephren Thuram.GettyChelsea team newsIn his pre-match press conference, Xabi Alonso declared both Danny Welbeck and Mykhailo Mudryk available to play for Chelsea this afternoon.Both players joined up with the squad in Hong Kong on Monday, with Welbeck having completed his shock transfer from Brighton last week for an undisclosed fee.Mudryk, meanwhile, is looking to make his first appearance for Chelsea since November 2024, having resolved his anti-doping disciplinary proceedings with the Football Association (FA) to put him back in contention with immediate effect.Pedro Neto also joined the squad in Hong Kong earlier this week after a post-World Cup break, along with new signing Geovany Quenda, who has now recovered from the injury that saw him miss out on the initial Sydney trip.Goalkeepers Mike Penders and Gabriel Slonina were the other players to arrive for this leg of the tour, though Jordan Henderson remains on holiday following England’s run to the semi-finals of the World Cup.He will also need his arm injury assessed before returning to training, having finalised his own switch to Stamford Bridge on Monday.AFP/GettyHow to watch Chelsea vs JuventusTV channel and live stream: In the UK, today’s game will be shown live on CFC+, Chelsea’s in-house video streaming service.All of Chelsea’s pre-season fixtures will be broadcast via CFC+, which requires a membership.An annual subscription costs £15, while pay-per-view passes worth £9.99 are also available for each match.Chelsea vs Juventus liveHello and welcome to Standard Sport’s live coverage of Chelsea vs Juventus.Xabi Alonso’s Blues continue their pre-season preparations today with a friendly in Hong Kong, eager to bounce back quickly from Saturday’s last-gasp 2-1 defeat by 10-man rivals Tottenham in the Sydney Super Cup.New signing Danny Welbeck could be in line for his Chelsea debut at Kai Tak Sports Park, while Mykhailo Mudryk is also now available for an immediate return.Kick-off is at 12:30pm BST, so stay tuned for match build-up, team news and live game updates.AFP/Getty