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Ok, so it was against Malta but it always good to see Chelsea players such as Yossi Benayoun performing well. Here is the video of his hat trick for Israel.

Another fantastic Chelsea video from Feroze17 of the last time Chelsea played Wigan

With the lack of first team players available and the slow build up to the season, Chelsea have had a difficult pre-season losing all of the matches at reserve and senior level so far.

Whilst these games are more about the return to fitness than the result, I am sure that the confidence of the players and fans alike will receive a welcome boost should Chelsea get a result in either of the two games that precede the start of the Premier League season.

The first game up is in Germany against Hamburg in a game that I expect will feature the strongest side of the pre-season too far.

However the headline game of the week ahead will be the Charity Shield this Sunday, for Chelsea fans in the U.K there will be no need to provide directions or a guide of the venue. With 7 appearances in 3 years, Wembley can surely now be known as Stamford Bridge II.

This means that this Sunday I will be following my Wembley routine, arrive in London early and head to the Globe on Baker Street, spend 3 hours with the 200+ Chelsea fans that will congregate, singing songs and drinking beer, before taking the short tube journey to Wembley.

Failure to win any games in pre-season will not mean the club is doomed this season, but it would be nice to start the campaign on the right note against Manchester United.

No other way to describe this goal celebration than absolutely epic.