Chelsea win Super Cup against Villarreal without Tammy Abraham as Romelu Lukaku lands in London to clinch £97.5m move from Inter Milan

Chelsea clinched UEFA Super Cup success with a shoot-out victory over Villarreal on Wednesday as Romelu Lukaku landed in London to put the finishing touches to his move back to Stamford Bridge.

Having delivered Champions League glory last season, Thomas Tuchel steered the Blues to another trophy in Belfast to get their new campaign off to a perfect start.

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However, despite their victory - which came after a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes - Chelsea lacked a cutting edge in attack to highlight just why they have made a £97.5million swoop for Inter Milan striker Lukaku.

The Belgium striker landed at Biggin Hill airport just outside London on Wednesday afternoon and is set to be unveiled as a Blues player again ahead of their opening Premier League game of the season against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Kepa Arrizabalaga was the hero for Chelsea as the Spaniard came off the bench to save two penalties in a 6-5 shootout triumph.

Hakim Ziyech had opened the scoring for Chelsea midway through the first half after great play between Marcos Alonso and Kai Havertz down the left hand side.

Havertz, whose sole goal in the elite European competition was the winner in the final against Manchester City in May, cut the ball back and Timo Werner’s dummy left Ziyech with the simple task of tapping in.

Yet the 28-year-old was left requiring oxygen after injuring his shoulder and he looked in considerable pain as he walked off.

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Former Liverpool defender Alberto Moreno nearly drew the Europa League winners level before the break, but his stunning effort pinged off the bar and it remained Chelsea’s game.

Tuchel, though, will have been disappointed to watch his side sink deeper and deeper as they ceded possession, only to then concede to the Spanish side.

Antonio Rudiger failed to properly clear his lines and the ball fell to the dangerous Gerard Moreno outside of the box. After a clever one-two, the Spain striker was afforded the freedom of the Chelsea box and dinked past Edouard Mendy.

As the game headed into extra time, both Christian Pulisic and Marcos Alonso fluffed chances before the final whistle, yet it was the USA international who had the best chance to regain the lead.

He appeared to have down the hard work after getting the ball back from Havertz and nudging the ball out of his feet, yet he toe poked his effort wide.

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Despite needing a goal, striker Tammy Abraham was not called up from the bench amid uncertainty about his future and with Roma and Arsenal reportedly circling.

Whilst Abraham watched on from the bench, Kepa Arrizabalaga was brought in the close stages of extra time for Mendy to face Villarreal's penalty kicks.

The Spain international made sure it was the right call by Tuchel as he made the decisive save from Raul Albiol to secure the Super Cup in Northern Ireland for the Premier League side.

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