Barcelona 1-2 Chelsea: Barkley and Abraham strike on Griezmann's debut

Antoine Griezmann made his Barcelona debut on Tuesday but was unable to prevent the LaLiga champions slipping to a 2-1 friendly defeat to Chelsea in Saitama. Chelsea and Barcelona have met a dozen times in competitive Champions League settings since 2005, including two seasons ago in the Round of 16 when Willian was denied a hat-trick by the woodwork, twice, and Thibaut Courtois forgot to close his legs, twice. Barcelona could – and perhaps should – have gone ahead inside the opening minute but Oriol Busquets' header from eight yards sailed over Kepa Arrizabalaga's goal. Abraham was equally wasteful in the 23rd minute, blazing a half-volley over from six yards after Marc-Andre ter Stegen had failed to hold Christian Pulisic's powerful strike. Abraham was equally wasteful in the 23rd minute, blazing a half-volley over from six yards after Marc-Andre ter Stegen had failed to hold Christian Pulisic's powerful strike.