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Cole Palmer has pointed the blame at his Chelsea teammates for lacking concentration and not "managing moments correct" during Wednesday's 3-1 defeat against Bayern Munich.
Enzo Maresca's side were beaten at the Allianz Arena in their first game in Europe's premier club competition for almost two-and-a-half years, as Trevoh Chalobah's own goal and a brace from Harry Kane helped Bayern run out deserved winners.
Chelsea talisman Palmer scored his side's only goal in the first half, as he finished off a neat move, playing a one-two with Malo Gusto before sweeping the ball beyond Manuel Neuer.
And after the game, Palmer outlined where it went wrong for the Blues in a spiky post-match interview.
Speaking to TNT Sports, Palmer said: "Yeah [frustrating]. We deserved more. We started well, had early chances but when you make mistakes at the highest level it's difficult.
"There was a lack of concentration, not managing the moments correct.
"We showed we can play against one of the best teams in the competition. We deserved more to be honest. The manager said to us before we can go toe-to-toe.
"It's a good learning curve and to be back in the competition is nice."I don't even know [what happened in the second half]. We're not coming here to be a learning curve. We showed we want to compete."
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