Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel insists their 3-2 win at Leeds United was deserved.
Tuchel was happy about his team's performance, which led to a well-deserved and desperately needed win.
"It was a very intense match and I was happy with the way we played in terms of our quality and the effort we showed," he said.
"We deserved to win but of course we were a bit lucky to score a goal so late into injury time. I'm very happy because we came back twice from conceding equalisers and showing that sort of character is very impressive. We turned things around, which really pleased me.
"I'm very happy with the players because this was a tough match and we showed great character both mentally and physically. We played just three days ago in Russia so we didn't have much time to recover in time for this match."
Tuchel claimed he was hopeful the team would muster one last chance in stoppage time…
"I was confident that we could get maybe one more chance and turn things around because we played very strong in first half and showed a good reaction after their equaliser. In between, we played with a bit of fear that we had something to lose.
"It's always a bit of luck if you get a late goal but we conceded two of them now so maybe it was our turn. We needed this win desperately for the mood and atmosphere. I'm very happy how we got it and how we played. We have two days off now so it's a good feeling for the boys."
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