Washington: Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made a shootout save and the reigning English Premier League champions beat European kings Barcelona 4-2 on penalties on Tuesday in an International Champions Cup friendly.


Chelsea's Gary Cahill (left) heads the ball past Barcelona goalkeeper Jordi Masipn to score his team's second goal during an International Champions Cup match in Maryland on Tuesday. Pic/AFP 

The teams were deadlocked 2-2 after full time. Chelsea's Eden Hazard opened the scoring in the 10th 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 85th minute.