Chelsea Gets Defeated By Real Madrid 1-3, Thomas Tuchel Furious: At This Level, You Can't Play Like That

Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel. (Photo: Twitter @ChelseaFC)

JAKARTA - Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, seemed annoyed after his team lost 1-3 to Real Madrid in the first leg of the 2021/2022 Champions League quarter-finals, Thursday, April 7 early morning of Indonesian Western Time (WIB). He considered his team's game far from good.

In this match, Chelsea conceded in the 21st minute due to Karim Benzema's goal. Three minutes later, Chelsea's goal again burglarized Benzema. Had reduced the position in the 40th minute through Kai Havertz, Chelsea finally lost 1-3 after Benzema scored a hat trick in the 46th minute.

Thomas Tuchel called this defeat the worst he has ever witnessed at Stamford Bridge. He couldn't hide his disappointment, including in the way his team played.

"At this level, you can't play like this, both individually and as a team. We didn't do what we used to do and we were way below our standards. Then you lose the game," Tuchel said after this match, as quoted from Antara.

He admitted his team made mistakes in all sectors of his game. In fact, including when the players do the bait!

"It's not only a matter of how open we are, but also where we pass, how we pass, when we pass. When we attack, our intensity, challenge, determination," he said.

"The first half was very far from the standard that we ourselves had set. We can't complain when we have lost in this round."

The German said that Chelsea had a chance to score an additional goal. The reason is, they fired 16 shots in the second half, but none of them managed to score a goal.

"In the second half, we had 16 shots to one. You can always come back, you can equalize, you can win this game, but if you end the game yourself after 48 minutes it just gets more difficult," he said.

"In the second half, we still had a chance to make it 3-2. But not today," concluded Thomas Tuchel.