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Champions League: Why Chelsea defeated Dortmund 2-0 – Graham Potter

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2 years ago

March 8, 2023

Chelsea boss, Graham Potter has explained why his team defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 during both teams’ Champions League last-16 second-leg fixture at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.

Potter said that Chelsea defeated Dortmund because his players played really well against the visitors, created a lot of good opportunities and were organised against the Bundesliga giants during the encounter.

The Englishman watched as goals from Kai Havertz and Raheem Sterling ensured the Blues qualified for the quarter-finals on a 2-1 aggregate victory.

Speaking at his post-match press conference after the game, Potter said, “It was a fantastic atmosphere, a fantastic evening.

“The players were tremendous, the supporters were tremendous. It is a fantastic result on such a big night and I am just so proud of the players.

“We played really well and we created a lot of good opportunities. I think over the two games, we did enough to win the tie, but we still had to get the job done, which we did.”

“We pressed high, we won tackles, we were organised, and we played some decent stuff against a top team. We are really happy to go through.”

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EPL: Can’t cry about it — Arteta on Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at Fulham

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4 days ago

December 8, 2024

Seyi Babalola

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said they cannot “cry about” the 1-1 draw at Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday.

Arteta, however, insisted his team deserved to take all three points.

Raul Jimenez opened the scoring for the hosts in the first half before William Saliba levelled in the 52nd minute.

Speaking after the match, Arteta said: “Gutted that we didn’t win it. We fully deserved to win it. That’s the quality of the opposition, so you cannot cry about it. We generated all the chances but it’s so difficult to attack.”

Arsenal had 70 per cent possession and VAR denied Bukayo Saka what would have been a late winner.

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EPL: ‘We started badly’ – Amorim on Man Utd’s 3-2 loss to Nottingham Forest

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5 days ago

December 7, 2024

Seyi Babalola

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has admitted his team did not do enough to beat Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.

The Red Devils suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time under Amorim, losing 3-2 to Nuno Espirito Santo’s men.

Goals from Nikola Milenkovic, Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood moved Forest up to fifth place, with Rasmus Hojlund and Bruno Fernandes getting on the scoresheet for United.

The result leaves United in 13th place, 10 points above relegation places.

Amorim, speaking with BBC Sport, said: “Tough game. We started really bad. The first play we suffered a goal and then it’s hard to try to fight. We then controlled the game and had a lot of situations.

“We improved the movement in the last third. We managed to draw the game and then, at halftime, we were ready to go for the win and then started really bad. Two goals. Then we tried a lot of things with not a lot of quality.

“We didn’t have many situations to score. Tough game in a tough moment but we have to continue the job.”