Clashing with Champions Chelsea

Milan's second friendly in as many days and final preseason friendly this summer takes them to London. There, Milan will face this year's Conference League Winners and Club World Cup winners, Chelsea. Kickoff will be only 24 hours after Milan's 1-1 draw with Leeds in Dublin. But I'm sure Allegri will rely primarily on players he rested on Saturday to start. Meanwhile, Chelsea will also be playing their second friendly in just three days, having defeated Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 on Friday at Stamford Bridge. They are also paying the terrible toll of playing in the Club World Cup this summer, with one big injury already. Whereas Milan are coming off of a season of shame and disappointment, Chelsea spent last season fighting to get back to where they belong, and so Milan will be clashing with champions Chelsea.

Chelsea won a giant trophy this summer, I wonder if their special friend will also be there on Sunday?

Milan's Penultimate Preseason Challenge vs. Leeds in Ireland

The transfer market is reaching a fever pitch just as Milan prepares to take the pitch for their final two preseason matches. The first of those games is Saturday afternoon in Ireland vs. newly promoted Premier League side Leeds United. Despite Milan managing to defeat Premier League title holders Liverpool 4-2 in Hong Kong and destroy A-League side Perth Glory 9-0 in Perth, facing a newly promoted side might be just about the right level for a team that finished eighth last season in Serie A. Sure, Milan finally have everyone training with the team, including a couple of big new signings. But the team is far from complete, and there are important deals being negotiated as this is being written. It's all part of the fun of Milan's penultimate preseason challenge.

Ready to win... or something.