Kalidou Koulibaly has insisted Chelsea will keep the faith after last night’s 2-0 defeat against Real Madrid.
Chelsea knew they were in for a big challenge when they were drawn against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals.
The Blues were beaten by a two-goal margin on Wednesday at the Bernabeu. However, the teams face off for the second leg next Tuesday night at Stamford Bridge.
Can Frank Lampard’s side pull off another memorable comeback in Europe?
Kalidou Koulibaly, who was forced off injured yesterday, has posted a positive message on social media.
“We keep believing,” the 31-year-old wrote on Twitter.
It was quite a big blow losing Koulibaly to injury early into the second-half against Madrid.
The Senegal centre-back looked one of the more steadier players for the visitors as he begins to look more settled at the club during his debut season.
Fans will now have to wait and hear the extent of his injury problem.
Marc Cucurella, who replaced Koulibaly in the back three yesterday, endured a really tough introduction from the bench.
Jamie Carragher criticised Cucurella for some “really poor” defending against Madrid, which happened in the build up to Ben Chilwell’s red card.
If Koulibaly is set for any kind of spell on the sidelines, Lampard will have a big decision to make with next week’s team against Madrid.
Trevoh Chalobah could be the smartest option to replace him in a back three and he’s been unlucky not to play more football this season.
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