Chelsea Defender Kalidou Koulibaly Reacts to Defeat at Dortmund

• Kalidou Koulibaly has sent a message to his teammates after the defeat to Dortmund
• The English giants continue to struggle despite the arrival of new players
• Chelsea lost to Dortmund in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 clash

Kalidou Koulibaly remains confident Chelsea will progress to the next stage of the UEFA Champions League despite a first leg defeat to Dortmund in Germany.

The Blues lost narrowly to the Bundesliga side after Karim Adeyemi netted the winner for Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park.

Chelsea will welcome Dortmund at Stamford Bridge in three weeks' time for the second leg of the round of 16 clash.

Koulibaly, who featured for Chelsea in Germany, has sent a positive message to his teammates and fans of the club ahead of the return leg in England.

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"We can do it: we will play it at home!," he wrote on Twitter.

The English giants have struggled in recent times, which has seen them drop to tenth place in the English Premier League.

The London club were very active in the winter transfer window, bringing in the likes of Joao Felix and Enzo Fernandez.

However, the Blues are yet to convince their fans after just a win in their last five Premier League games.

Chelsea will host Southampton on Saturday with the hopes of bouncing back after the defeat in Germany.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Graham Potter suffered another setback after Chelsea were beaten in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 tie against Borussia Dortmund.

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A blistering Karim Adeyemi counter-attack in the second half was enough to hand the German side a slim advantage heading into the second leg in two weeks.

Chelsea did everything right except score and it is undoubtedly another frustrating moment for an under-pressure Potter.

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The Blues are in unfamiliar territory, with the London side in 10th place and at great risk of missing out on European football next season.

Despite a decent start to his life at Stamford Bridge, Potter has struggled to churn out consistent results of late. The club is expected to back him and give him time to implement his tactics despite the season's outcome.