After 7 goals in two matches, Tuchel demands Chelsea players to solve defense problems quickly

After losing 3-1 in London to Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final first leg last night, Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel said that his team must move quickly to solve the defensive problems that caused them to conceded so much during this "decisive" stage of the game. season, especially with seven goals in the last two games.

The defeat came on the heels of Chelsea's 4-1 Premier League loss to Brentford at the weekend, and Tuchel said all members of the squad were to blame for the problems.

"The responsibility lies with all of us, including myself...Since the international break we are not what we used to be and I don't have an explanation for that, and we can play a lot better than that. We could have played a lot better at Real Madrid but we were far from our level and that's disappointing," Tuchel told reporters. Much".

"Now is the time to put an end to this period in which we conceded a lot and lost matches very quickly during a crucial stage of the season," he added.

Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen said it was "not normal" that his team conceded seven times in two matches.

"It's not just about this match," the player added, "because it happened at the beginning of the week. We have to solve these problems and we have to do it quickly."

Chelsea will meet Southampton in the English Premier League next Saturday before visiting Real Madrid in the Spanish capital in the return match next Tuesday.

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