Thiago Silva has come to the defence of new teammate Enzo Fernandez after the Argentine was outdone by Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi.
The attacker latched onto a loose ball and ran the length of the pitch, taking on Fernandez and Kepa Arrizabalaga to score the game's only goal in a 1-0 win on Wednesday. Adeyemi's drive and finish was a smash-and-grab for the home side in the second half after a period of sustained Chelsea pressure.
Fernandez, who had been left as the last man back from a corner, was caught out by the speed and directness of Adeyemi, who was quicker to the dropping ball than Mykhailo Mudryk and Thiago Silva as the Blues failed to capitalise on their own corner.
