Chelsea Under-21s learn Premier League International Cup opponents
From the official Chelsea FC website:
Chelsea Under-21s will face Paris Saint-Germain, Dinamo Zagreb, Real Sociedad and Benfica in the group stage of the 2025/26 Premier League International Cup.
The competition, created in the 2014/15 season, allows English Under-21 teams to gain valuable experience by playing against top European youth sides. The format sees the top 16 finishers in the Premier League 2 join 16 invited foreign clubs.
The group stage consists of four groups of eight teams – four PL2 sides and four international teams – with Chelsea placed in Group C.
Each club will play four group-stage matches. All fixtures are between PL2 clubs and international teams, and we will host all our group-stage games at Kingsmeadow. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage.
Chelsea will kick off our Premier League International Cup campaign by hosting Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb on Saturday 18 October at 2pm.
The Blues’ next fixture is against French side Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday 3 December at 7pm, followed by Benfica of Portugal on Wednesday 7 January, also kicking off at 7pm.
Our final group-stage match will be against Spaniards Real Sociedad – who we beat 2-1 in last season’s competition – on Wednesday 21 January, again with a 7pm start.
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