'Everything is missing' for Chelsea, laments Thomas Tuchel after in Dinamo defeat

Thomas Tuchel admitted Chelsea are missing "everything" in the wake of a worrying 1-0 Champions League defeat at Dinamo Zagreb.

Mislav Orsic's early goal stunned the 2021 Champions League winners at the Maksimir Stadium, with Chelsea opening Group E with a loss.

Blues boss Tuchel cut a frustrated figure on the touchline in Croatia, earning himself a yellow card on another tetchy night for Chelsea.

They slipped to three away losses in a row for the first time under Tuchel, with the German coach fully accepting a number of mounting problems.

"Of course I’m frustrated; there’s too much to analyse, I’m a part of it, and we are clearly not where we need to be," Tuchel told BT Sport.

"At the moment everything is missing. I need to find solutions for the next match, of course."

Dinamo have never reached the Champions League knock-out stages, but still proved the stronger side against two-time winners Chelsea.

The Blues conceded early on the counter-attack and failed to find any response despite dominating possession throughout the contest.

Chelsea’s new owners spent a one-window Premier League record of £273million on transfers this summer but the Blues remain a team in transition.

Tuchel will be acutely aware time is never an elite manager’s friend however, and will immediately demand a response in Saturday’s Premier League London derby at Fulham.

Chelsea have now failed to keep a clean sheet for six matches in a row this term, leaving boss Tuchel fixated on fixing the creeping concerns.

It's underperformance from us, a bit the same story as always.

When asked if confidence has seeped out of his squad, Tuchel replied: "It seems like this, it’s hard to argue against it. You can analyse it like this, of course.

"At half-time, we made some