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Graham Potter said Chelsea have plenty of reasons to be optimistic for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Borussia Dortmund after being the "dominant" team in Germany despite a 1-0 defeat on Wednesday.
A superb length-of-the-field goal from Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi helped his side to a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Wednesday, putting them in the box seat to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals. Adeyemi's goal came during a period of sustained dominance from the visitors early in the second half, with the Germany forward pouncing on a clearance from a Chelsea corner. Adeyemi sensed the opportunity and ran the length of the field, rounding both Enzo Fernandez and goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to give Dortmund the lead in the first leg tie.
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Chelsea can take positives from their Champions League defeat to Borussia Dortmund, says Rio Ferdinand, but the pundit questioned the club for splashing the cash without signing a striker. The Blues created a string of good chances in the last-16 clash at Signal Iduna Park but couldn’t put them away. Ad And Graham Potter’s side were made to pay when Karim Adeyemi scored a spectacular solo goal on the counter-attack midway through the second half, which proved enough to clinch a 1-0 first-leg win.
Graham Potter bemoaned Chelsea's poor defending and bad luck after a 1-0 Champions League defeat to Borussia Dortmund, but insisted he saw plenty of positives in the performance. The Blues created a string of good chances at Signal Iduna Park, the best coming when Joao Felix struck the crossbar, but they couldn’t find a way past Gregor Kobel in the Dortmund goal. Ad Karim Adeyemi then produced the decisive moment with a superb individual goal on the counter-attack, putting on the afterburners to leave Enzo Fernandez in his wake before rounding Kepa Arrizabalaga to tap in.
DORTMUND: Lots of talent, but not the results to match. It’s becoming a familiar story for Chelsea.
Chelsea left Germany with plenty to play for at the halfway stage of their Champions League round-of-16 tie with Borussia Dortmund, but will lament wasteful finishing after a 1-0 defeat at Signal Iduna Park.
Borussia Dortmund snatched a 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the Champions League round of 16 first leg courtesy of Karim Adeyemi's superb goal to extend their winning run this year.