Chelsea's start to the season has been anything but smooth.A chaotic summer which involved a new owner, several club chiefs being axed and star defender Antonio Rudiger leaving was always going to make life difficult.
But few would have expected losses at Leeds, Southampton and Dinamo Zagreb already this season.Even the victory over West Ham on the weekend came with a stroke of luck after VAR ruled the Hammers' late equaliser offside.
And the Blues' problems persisted against Zagreb in their first Champions League match of the 2022/23 campaign.READ MORE: Aubameyang wearing mask to protect broken jaw for Chelsea debut after burglaryWinger Mislav Orsic demonstrated a real smash-and-grab when he gave the Croatian giants the lead in the 11th minute, despite the fact they had largely been camped inside their own box until that point.After a promising spell initially, Chelsea's players looked frustrated throughout the tie while they struggled on both ends of the pitch.
They came close to an equaliser after Ben Chilwell set up Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for a second-half tap-in, but the Englishman was ruled offside.Both sides went on to hit the woodwork and Chelsea's late push was only denied by Zagreb's resolute defending.
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