Kalidou Koulibaly made his Chelsea return on Wednesday night after what he described as 'ten tough days'. The defender was absent for the Blues' games against Manchester United, RB Salzburg and Brighton with a knee injury picked up against Brentford.
The Senegal international warmed his way back into the game, survived an injury scare during the first half and ultimately put in a decent performance in Chelsea's final Champions League group game against Dinamo Zagreb. Graham Potter made it clear that he wanted to finish this stage of the competition with a win and Koulibaly was pleased to help his side bounce back from defeat against the Seagulls.
Koulibaly said following the win: "It felt good. It was a tough game today as we knew we wanted to finish first. I think we played well even though we took this goal (against us). We played well and it prepared the game well for Sunday.
