"Chelsea centre-back Tosin Adarabioyo has hit back at the suggestion that this current squad was too young and inexperienced to cope with the big occasion of a Champions League game away to Bayern Munich. The 27-year-old is one of the older players in this Chelsea squad, though he is also one of many without much experience of playing in Europe's top club competition."
"Adarabioyo insisted age has got absolutely nothing to do with it as he pointed to the club's success in the Club World Cup over the summer. Chelsea also won the Europa Conference League last season, but it was at the Club World Cup that they really seemed to step up a level by beating current European champions Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the final."
Chelsea lost 3-1 away to Bayern Munich after defensive lapses were punished at the Allianz Arena. Tosin Adarabioyo, 27, rejected suggestions the squad’s youth and lack of Champions League experience were to blame. Adarabioyo pointed to Chelsea’s recent trophies, including the Europa Conference League and the Club World Cup victory over Paris Saint-Germain, as proof of the squad’s capacity to perform on big stages. The team has previously won European competitions as underdogs in 2012 and 2021. The defeat is presented as a setback that the squad can learn from and potentially recover from in future matches.
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