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- Mudryk's first Chelsea appearance in 615 days came after a doping ban for meldonium.
- Mudryk joined Chelsea's pre-season tour on Monday after a minor injury.
- Geovany Quenda impressed on debut for Chelsea.
- Edon Zhegrova scored the 68th-minute goal to give Juventus the lead.
- Mudryk came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute for Chelsea.
- Chelsea lost 1-0 to Juventus, their second straight pre-season defeat.
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Key Insight
“Mudryk came on in the 82nd minute for Nicolas Jackson, drawing cheers from the 43,575 crowd at Kai Tak Sports Park. Geovany Quenda, a £40m signing from Sporting CP, was Chelsea's most dangerous player in the first half, but Danny Welbeck headed wide from his cross.”
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The New York Times
“Mykhailo Mudryk made his first appearance for Chelsea in 615 days as Xabi Alonso’s side were beaten 1-0 by Juventus in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong.”
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The Guardian
The Guardian“Xabi Alonso hailed Mykhailo Mudryk’s “emotional” return from a doping ban as the winger played for Chelsea for the first time in nearly two years in a 1-0 friendly defeat by Juventus in Hong Kong on Wednesday.”
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