Chelsea reserves coach Steve Holland was delighted with their 4-0 friendly victory over Bayern Munich.
Daniel Sturridge netted twice and Fabio Borini who played the second half also scored twice as first-team squad players Ross Turnbull, Jeffrey Bruma, Patrick van Aanholt and Josh McEachran were given important match practice.
"The game was very worthwhile for more than one reason," Holland told chelseafc.com.
"Some of the first team fringe players have got a very important 90 minutes of high quality football under their belts and it has been a very positive experience for all our players, right from Daniel Sturridge who is our most senior player down to 15-year-old Nathaniel Chalobah.
"The more experience they can get against potential Champions League opposition and European playing styles, the more it will help them hopefully break through here at Chelsea.
"Tactically Bayern played with a midfield diamond which we don't face very often and they had a lot of control of the ball in the first half without being particularly dangerous, and they pressed us quite a lot high up the pitch. They had some talented players for sure. It was only really in the second half that we managed to get a firm grip on the game."
