Chelsea’s high line exposed by Real Madrid’s speedsters, Romeo Lavia is growing each match, and Enzo Maresca still has work to do in the transfer window: FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED as the Blues lose to Los Blancos

side showed their defensive frailties again and conceded first after 19 minutes, with Lucas Vazquez guiding the ball into the bottom corner via a deflection, despite Dani Ceballos’ best efforts to claim it.

Less than 10 minutes late Noni Madueke did pull a goal back for the Blues with his head, but it was not enough to prevent a third defeat in five matches under their new boss.Here, Mail Sport’s Kieran Gill has a look at the talking points from Chelsea’s last match stateside. If Manchester City’s analysts watch this match as part of their preparations for their Premier League opener at Stamford Bridge, they will take note of that.

We saw last season how Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham struggled whenever someone played a pass over the top and one suspects that will be a problem for Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea, too.