{"id":8023,"date":"2025-09-19T05:14:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T05:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/cole-palmer-points-the-finger-of-responsibility-in-a-spike-interview-after-chelsea-loses-to-bayern-munich\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T05:14:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T05:14:46","slug":"cole-palmer-points-the-finger-of-responsibility-in-a-spike-interview-after-chelsea-loses-to-bayern-munich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/cole-palmer-points-the-finger-of-responsibility-in-a-spike-interview-after-chelsea-loses-to-bayern-munich\/","title":{"rendered":"Cole Palmer points the finger of responsibility in a spike interview after Chelsea loses to Bayern Munich"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chelsea were beaten 3-1 by Bayern Munich in their first Champions League match of almost two and a half years, with Cole Palmer scoring the only goal of the blues in the game<\/h2>\n
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07:57, September 18, 2025<\/span>Updated 08:21, September 18, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/span>Cole Palmer scored against Bayern Munich for Chelsea<\/span>(Image: Marcel Engelbrecht -Firo Sportphoto\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
Cole Palmer accused Chelsea of \u200b\u200bnot handling the big moments. The Blues, who returned to the competition for the first time since 2023, was beaten 3-1 by Bayer Munich.<\/p>\n
Enzo Maresca’s team was disappointed at the Allianz Arena. Trevo Charova’s unfortunate unique goal and Harry Kane’s double sealed a double victory for the German giants.<\/p>\n
Chelsea’s Starman Palmer netted the team’s lonely strike during the opening period and closed the smooth move by swapping passes with Malogsto before passing Manuel Neuer. However, Palmer’s efforts – a second effort in four days following Saturday’s goal with Brentford 2-2, proved inadequate to change the final outcome.<\/p>\n
After the match, Palmer identified exactly where things were unraveled for the Blues in his candid post-match discussion. The England ace emphasized his team’s focus and his inability to effectively handle key passages in play.<\/p>\n
Speaking to TNT Sports, Palmer said:<\/p>\n
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\u201cI was lacking in focus and didn’t properly manage the moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe showed we can play against one of the best teams in the competition, and to be honest, the manager told us before going to the toes.<\/p>\n
“It’s a good learning curve and it’s good to go back to competition. I don’t know (what happened in the second half). We’re not on the learning curve here. We’ve shown we want to compete.”<\/p>\n
Palmer was in the Blues’ top form, where he got the net a second later in the game and fine-tuned the ball that passed Neuer after a cracking pass from Andrei Santos, but Val choked it for offside early in the play.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/span>Harry Kane won Chelsea and won the net twice for Bayern Munich<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
He was a light that glowed in various performances of the Blues. He played complicated passing football and sometimes looked majestic, but he didn’t give much to worry about.<\/p>\n
Giving his verdict on Chelsea’s overall performance, Maresca said after the match, “I think the overall performance was very good. We started out very well for 20 minutes and created a chance.<\/p>\n
“When we acknowledge our goals, we can avoid those goals. We got into the game and scored.”<\/p>\n
Chelsea will face Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday. Bruce then heads to Lincoln City in the Carabao Cup, then heads home to Brighton.<\/p>\n
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