In the table of the English Premier League, Chelsea are only in disappointing tenth place, but last night they placed themselves among the eight best clubs in Europe.In the second leg, the Blues overcame the deficit from the first match with Dortmund (2-0, 0-1) and made it to the quarterfinals of the elite European competition.Finally, a little smile appeared on the face of Graham Potter, who has been in a hurricane of criticism lately because of the desperate results of the expensive Chelsea team.”A lot of emotions at the end. It was tight until the end, but the boys played fantastically. I’m delighted for them, that they won, but also for everyone else around us,” said Potter smiling after the game.The Chelsea manager admitted that was a load off his chest.”It was a fantastic feeling in our dressing room after the game. We went through a difficult period, and this competition means a lot to us. We wanted to go further, get into the top eight and schedule some new matches in the coming weeks.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7079898##Potter revealed what was the key to the win over Dortmund.”It was important to press them from the beginning, with support from the stands. It is not easy, because they are also a top team, who play with a lot of self-belief. All the congratulations go to my players, they did their best and when everything is added up in these two games, we deserved to go further”.And immediately Potter turns to new duties.”The Premier League table is what it is. We tied two games without conceding a goal and that means a lot to us. Now we will prepare for Leicester,” said Potter.Potter says the high press decided the match but fuming Dortmund players see it differently. BVB biggest star Jude Bellingham had a word or two about the penalty situation that happened in the second half, which brought Chelsea the crucial goal.First, as Borussia side see it, awarding the penalty alone was controversial. Then when Havertz missed it, the referee decided to repeat it and the call drove the Dortmund players completely crazy. Poisonous arrows started pouring in from the Dortmund camp.Bayern or PSG? It depends on your view of football and legacy…Bellingham left the stadium angry, to say the least.”I really don’t know what a man could have done with his hand in that situation. That alone was disappointing enough, and the fact they’ve had a re-take – it’s a joke.” said Bellingham.The referee decided to repeat the penalty because several Dortmund players entered the penalty area prematurely.”For every penalty in the world, if you watch the slow motion, when you have such a slow run-up – people will encroach. This referee decided so and we have to accept it. I don’t want to say anything else because I’m going to get in trouble,” Bellingham said.Jude Bellingham was asked his opinion on the refereeing decision that led to Chelsea’s penalty against Dortmund 🤐💰 pic.twitter.com/Lm0LDYtZmQ— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) March 8, 2023
