Chelsea boss Potter: Great Havertz goal; we deserved our win at RB Salzburg

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26 Oct 2022 • 6:20 AM MYT
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Chelsea boss Graham Potter was delighted with his players after their Champions League victory at RB Salzburg.

The Blues won 2-1 thanks to goals from Mateo Kovacic and Kai Havertz.

Potter said: "I'm delighted, it was a fantastic performance from the players. They showed a lot of courage with the atmosphere and the pressure Salzburg put you under.

"We created chances and it could have been more than one at half-time. But one mistake, or one action, and you're punished at this level. But it was a great goal from Kai and we deserved to win.

"Overall I thought we played well and created chances, scored two good goals and responded well to a set-back. I'm delighted for the players.

"I thought our structure of playing wide was quite good, it got Raheem [Sterling] and Christian [Pulisic] into good areas and them defending wide allowed Conor [Gallagher] and Mateo [Kovacic] to get in.

"It was not easy because they defended well, but it was a brilliant performance."

"Credit to the players, they have been fantastic. The first Salzburg game was getting to know the players, the two Milan games were important in showing our quality and tonight was a massive win."

Next up? Potter returns to his former club Brighton this weekend.

"It's another tough game, I know the team very well, I know the quality and I look forward to going back there."