Frank Lampard lauds performance of ONE PLAYER despite Chelsea defeat to Bayern Munich

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard picked out midfielder Mateo Kovacic for praise even as his team were defeated 3-0 by Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. A second-half double by Serge Gnabry and a goal from Robert Lewandowski condemned the Blues to a heavy defeat. During the game, Kovacic earned the highest rating by various websites. He made eight dribbles and five tackles and he had 91% pass success. "They need to understand the levels that the Champions League is when they get to the knockout stage," Lampard said. "A lot of the players there today either haven't played it, played maybe the Europa League, which is a big difference or played in it a few years ago (but) certainly not at Chelsea to a point where we got to success of semi-final, final, win it kind of times. "I thought there were a couple of performances in our team, namely Kovacic, who played with a personality and a quality that makes you go, 'okay, he can play in pretty much any team with that level.' "Other than that we need to say tonight wasn't a night where we showed that, and that's on an individual to take responsibility." Source: The Mirror Join us on Telegram!

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