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Freddie Keighley

Chelsea duo come in for intense criticism for dismal displays in Champions League defeat

Chelsea icon Joe Cole took aim at Kalidou Koulibaly and Hakim Ziyech as he lamented a "bad night" for his former club following their shock Champions League loss at Dinamo Zagreb.

The Blues fell to a 1-0 defeat in their Group E opener thanks to an early goal from Mislav Orsic, who produced a delightful dink past Kepa Arrizabalaga while bursting through one-on-one. The visitors had over two-thirds of possession and outshot the Croatian club by 15 to six, yet the two sides registered the same amount of efforts on target (three) at the Stadion Maksimir.

Far too often, Chelsea were toothless going forward and vulnerable on the counter-attack, which is undoubtedly concerning given they spent £250million in the summer transfer window. Cole was less than impressed by one of the new Stamford Bridge arrivals, Koulibaly, and also criticised Ziyech when asked to give his assessment of the Blues' performance.

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