Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made a shootout save and the reigning English Premier League champions beat European kings Barcelona four-two on penalties yesterday in an International Champions Cup friendly.

The teams were deadlocked two-two after full time.

Chelsea’s Eden Hazard opened the scoring in the tenth minute. Luis Suarez and Sandro Ramirez netted second-half goals to put Barcelona ahead only to have Gary Cahill pull the Blues level with a header in the eighty-fifth minute.

In the shootout, Alan Halilovic put Barcelona behind when he slammed a shot off the crossbar to open the second round. In the third, Courtois denied Gerard Pique and Chelsea’s Ramires and Loic Remy scored to secure the triumph.