Mourinho names strong Blues side

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has named a strong side for Friday's end-of-season friendly against South Korean champions Suwon Bluewings.
Damien Duff, Petr Cech, Claude Makelele and Joe Cole will all face the Korean and Asian champions near Seoul.

But injuries mean Frank Lampard, John Terry and Arjen Robben all miss out.

The fixture, which kicks off at 1100 BST, was arranged as part of Chelsea's £50m five-year deal with Samsung, who sponsor the Bluewings.

Mourinho said: "I can promise that we will try to give the best possible game.

"We tried to bring a good side and this is the only way to play against the Bluewings because they win everything in Korea, they win everything in Asia."

Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon was thrilled that the Premiership champions were able to take a team to play in South Korea.

He said: "It is very exciting what is happening to football in this part of the world.

"I think you have got to look at this as a long-term not a short-term thing. We have see our fanbase grow 300 % in the last three years."

The Bluewings, who are based 19 miles outside of the capital Seoul, are managed by South Korean football legend Cha Bum Kun.

He played 127 games and scored 55 goals for South Korea, appeared in the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico and also managed the side in the 2002 World Cup finals.

Chelsea: Cech, Geremi, Huth, Johnson, Morais, Smertin, Makelele, Tiago, Jarosik, Duff, Cole.