Garcia hopes Alonso's Chelsea finish second to Liverpool

Two Liverpool legends reunite in Malaysia as Luis Garcia's JDT face Xabi Alonso's Chelsea.

What happened. Luis Garcia, now CEO of Johor Darul Ta'zim, will host Chelsea in a pre-season friendly, reuniting with his former Liverpool teammate Xabi Alonso.

• Garcia and Alonso signed for Liverpool on the same day in 2004.
• Both played in the 2005 Champions League final win over AC Milan.
• Garcia calls Chelsea the biggest test JDT will face this season.

“I answered the first question in Spanish, as we had a translator present, and he answered in perfect English and I thought: 'Why you little?!'”

— Luis Garcia

The match is a historic moment for Malaysian football and the final leg of Chelsea's pre-season tour.

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