Dortmund 1-0 Chelsea: The Blues Expect Too Much Luck

Chelsea lost to Dortmund in the first leg of the last 16 of the 2022/2023 Champions League. (Photo: Twitter/@ChelseaFC)

JAKARTA - Chelsea must admit Borussia Dortmund's superiority in the first leg of the last 16 of the Champions League, Thursday, February 16, of Western Indonesian Time (WIB). Visiting Signal Iduna Park, The Blues gave up with a narrow score of 0-1.

The only goal in this match was scored by Karim Adeyemi in the second half. This goal came from a Chelsea corner kick which was driven out by Raphael Guerreiro.

The ball fell to Adeyemi's feet, who then led it into the Chelsea penalty box before passing goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Chelsea actually had many opportunities in this fight. In fact, they even broke into Dortmund's goal in the 16th minute.

Unfortunately, the goal from Thiago Silva was disallowed by the referee because the Brazilian defender touched the ball with his hand.

Chelsea manager Graham Potter judged his team to appear dominant in the second half. Unfortunately, the Blues expect too much luck.

"You always need a bit of luck, but you can't wait for luck, you have to keep working," Potter told BT Sport, after the game.

"The players have been great at their job but we are still suffering a lot at the moment. But we will continue to work," he continued.

Chelsea still has a chance to qualify for the next round. The Blues will host Dortmund at Stamford Bridge, London, in the second leg, on 7 March.

Line Up:

Borussia Dortmund: Gregor Kobel; Marius Wolf (Ryerson 73'), Niklas Sule, Nico Schlotterbeck, Raphael Guerreiro; Emre Can; Julian Brandt, Jude Bellingham, Salih Ozcan, Karim Adeyemi (Bynoe-Gittens 80'); Sebastien Haller (Modest 68')

Chelsea: Kepa Arrizabalaga; Reece James, Thiago Silva, Kalidou Koulibaly, Ben Chilwell; Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Enzo Fernandez; Hakim Ziyech, Joao Felix, Mykhailo Mudryk (Cucurella 71'); Kai Havertz