UCL: Why Chelsea lost to Atalanta – Maresca

Enzo Maresca, Chelsea’s manager, lamented their 2-1 Champions League defeat to Atalanta on a lack of control and fatigue.

Maresca’s men took the lead through Joao Pedro, but the Serie A side rallied to claim all three points.

Gianluca Scamacca’s header tied the game, and Charles De Ketelaere scored the winner in the 83rd minute.

“After we conceded the first goal, we lost control of the game a little bit,” Maresca told TNT Sports.

“We are playing every two days, two days, two days. For a moment, we looked like we struggled a bit.

“We were aggressive like them. We had different chances to make it 2-0, and when we conceded 1-1, the dynamic of the game changed a little bit.”

Chelsea now has 10 points from six games, two points behind eighth-placed Liverpool.

The Blues welcome Everton to Stamford Bridge next in the Premier League this weekend.