The Frenchman's stunning finish was enough to seal the win for the Blues, who had several further opportunities to increase their lead but failed to add to the first-half strike

Premier League champions Chelsea rounded off a successful season with a 1-0 victory over Australian outfit Sydney FC.

Loic Remy's first-half strike was the difference between the two sides, the Frenchman smashing an unstoppable shot past Sydney keeper Vedran Janjetovic.

The Blues had plenty of chances to double their lead, with Diego Costa, Jeremie Boga and Remy all guilty of spurning decent openings, but held on to secure another win.

The victory was Chelsea's second in four days after Saturday's 1-0 defeat of a Thailand All-Stars team in Bangkok in the first leg of the Blues' post-season tour.

Jose Mourinho selected a strong line-up at the ANZ Stadium, with Eden Hazard, John Terry, Nemanja Matic and Costa among the starters.

Sydney started the brighter of the two teams but Chelsea's quality soon began to shine through, Costa and Remy going close after some fine team moves.

Remy then opened the scoring on the half-hour mark, cutting onto his left foot just inside the box and firing a vicious shot into the top corner of the net.

Sydney almost equalised immediately through Terry Antonis, before Boga and Costa went close at the other end.

Chelsea picked up from where they left off in the second-half, substitute Ruben Loftus-Cheek testing Janjetovic with a low drive and Remy's powerful shot headed off the line by Alex Gersbach.

The hosts had chances of their own, though, Alex Brosque and Terry Antonis guilty of wasting decent goalscoring opportunities.

Chelsea had a scare late on as Seb Ryall scrambled home what looked like an equaliser, but the referee's signal ruled the effort out and allowed the Blues to breathe a sigh of relief.