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Cole Palmer claimed Chelsea “deserved better than they got” as they fell to a 3-1 defeat in their opening Champions League game against Bayern Munich.
The Blues found themselves 2-0 down inside 27 minutes, with Trevoh Chalobah scoring an own goal and Harry Kane netting a penalty.
Palmer halved the deficit with a superb strike in the 29th minute, but could not inspire his team-mates to a comeback, with Kane putting Bayern back in control after the hour.
Making his 100th Chelsea appearance, Palmer – who saw a late goal disallowed for offside – became the first Englishman to net on his Champions League debut for Chelsea, and the first Blues debutant of any nationality to do so since Denis Zakaria against Dynamo Zagreb in November 2022.
Quick take: Match context: momentum and small details could decide this one, especially set-pieces and transitions. Form and fitness will matter; expect managers to rotate carefully around the congested schedule. Continental stakes raise the intensity, where away goals no longer apply but margins still feel razor thin. We’ll keep an eye on confirmed details as the story develops from official sources.
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