Chelsea left-back, Marc Cucurella, has given a reason why his team was eliminated from the UEFA Champions League at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.
Recall that PSG defeated Chelsea in the first and second legs of the Champions League Round of 16 stage.
The French Ligue 1 champions qualified for the Champions League quarter-final stage on an 8-2 aggregate victory.
Speaking to The Athletic, the Spain international insisted that the Blues lacked experience.
According to him, Liam Rosenior’s side made a mistake by attacking the Parisians without a clear structure.
“We lacked experience. For a lot of players, it was the first time playing a match of that calibre, and we paid the price.
“You can always make a mistake, but we should have handled it better. There was a return game to play, and if you keep a cool head, you go back to London with a 3-2 defeat (the score with five minutes left of normal time in the first leg), and anything can happen.
“We made a mistake, tried to attack without a clear structure and then PSG took the chance and proved they have that cutting edge.
“Results like that are always hard to take. You are fighting and training every day only to realise, at the very end, that when games matter, we are still a bit away from the top level.”
UCL: Real reason Chelsea was eliminated from competition – Cucurella
UCL: Real reason Chelsea was eliminated from competition – Cucurella
