What happened. Chelsea beat Real Sociedad 3-1 at Stamford Bridge in Xabi Alonso's first game in charge, with Joao Pedro scoring twice and Morgan Rogers netting on his debut.

Enzo Fernandez was booed by sections of the home crowd.
Joao Pedro has now scored eight goals in seven pre-season games.
Morgan Rogers scored within the first 15 minutes on his Chelsea debut.

“It was a very good last prepara”
— Xabi Alonso

Alonso has plenty to unpack after his home debut, including a backline dilemma and eight players being axed.

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