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Hello and welcome to LIVE commentary of Chelsea v Bayern Munich in the latest game in the International Champions Cup. New signing Alvaro Morata is on the bench and is set to make his Blues debut. Kick-off is at 12:35 BST.

International Champions Cup / Singapore
National Stadium / 25.07.2017
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Nadeem Badshah

Updated 25/07/2017 at 13:30 GMT


13'
Ribery twisted past Azpilcueta and hung a cross for Muller to score, Alonso and Fabregas were slow to track back.
12'
GOAL FOR BAYERN! Muller volleys the ball in at the back post after brilliant work from RIbery. Chelsea looked stunned..
T. Müller
Goal
T. Müller
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
11'
GOOD DEFENDING: Azpilcueta does well to tackle Lewandowski as he beared down on goal after a good run from Muller.
10'
No Bakayoko or Rudiger in the squad, Conte is giving them more time to work on their fitness. But we could see Morata in the second half for his debut.
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7'
Courtois will not want to see a replay of that, he was too slow to get down to the effort. Alonso was a bit sluggish in tracking back as well.
6'
GOAL FOR BAYERN! Rafinha picks up the ball in the Chelsea half and hammers a low shot from distance into the bottom corner.
Rafinha
Goal
Rafinha
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
4'
Chelsea are sporting a trendy retro-style royal blue kit. They have started well and playing a with a good tempo.
3'
OUCH! Fabregas clatters into Sanches on the halfway line, he escape a booking. The Portugal midfielder eventually gets to his feet.
2'
Ancelotti has made four changes to the side that lost 4-0 to Milan with Starke back in goal, Sanches and Rodriguez also start.
2'
Chelsea start with young Jeremie Boga and the highly-rated Andreas Christensen. Pedro has returned home after suffering a concussion against Arsenal while Eden Hazard continues to work on his fitness.
1'
KICK OFF: Chelsea get the game underway in humid conditions in Singapore.
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12:30
Antonio Conte admits the Premier League champions need to bring in some more signings. "For us it's very important to find a solution in the transfer market, to improve our quality. We have to improve our numerical aspect for competition. For the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup. We have to [improve] our squad."
12:25
Ahead of the game, Ancelotti has tipped Morata to be a success at Stamford Bridge: "He is a fantastic young striker. Chelsea have a really good signing, a player who can help. He has the ability to improve and be a complete striker and he can play in different positions. He is a really good striker."
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12:15
There is no Kenedy in the Blues squad, he has been sent home following his offensive social media posts about China. New signing Antonio Rudiger is also not in the squad as he works on his match fitness.
12:10
Antonio Conte's side began their pre-season tour of Asia with a 3-0 win over Arsenal, while Bayern will be looking to bounce back from a 4-0 drubbing by AC Milan. Carlo Ancelotti faces his former side today where he won the league and FA Cup double in 2010.
12:05
TEAM NEWS:
CHELSEA: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill (c); Moses, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso; Willian, Batshuayi, Boga.
BAYERN: Starke, Hummels, Rafinha Toliso, Ribery, Martinez, James, Muller, Friedl, Sanches, Lewandowski.
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