Van Ginkel plays in Chelsea Under-23 game

Marco van Ginkel featured as Chelsea’s development side lost 1-0 to Dinamo Zagreb in the Premier League International Cup.

Dutch midfielder Van Ginkel, back in action following a knee problem, has played in a number of recent Under-23 matches as he looks to improve his fitness.

Filip Mihaljevic scored the only goal of the game at Aldershot, heading in a cross seven minutes before half-time.

Trevoh Chalobah and Mason Mount went close with headers and Ike Ugbo saw a shot saved as the young Blues tried in vain to avoid a first defeat in eight matches.

England Under-18 midfielder Tariq Uwakwe, who scored for Chelsea’s Under-18s in an FA Youth Cup win against Cardiff this week, came on as a second-half substitute for his debut at Under-23 level.