Rakuten, Inc,a Japanese company, had announced sometime in April that they were going to hold a “Rakuten Cup” Tournament in which FC Barcelona, J.League J1 club Vissel Kobe and Chelsea FC would play.
The matches were to be held in Tokyo and Kobe.
Chelsea spoiled Antoine Griezmann’s Barcelona debut by beating them 2 -1 in the inaugural game. Barcelona had several of their big guns missing and Lampard fielded some young players in his Chelsea side.
Chelsea were more impressive than Barcelona.
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