Thiago Silva defended Enzo Fernández from criticism for the Borussia Dormund goal

Chelsea went down 1-0 in the Champions League Round of 16 first leg against Borussia Dortmund in Germany and, as with every encounter of these characteristics, hundreds of comments, analyzes and memes have been generated on social networks. The difference in the result was marked by the German Karim Adeyemi, who with a fast run took several bodies from Enzo Fernandez and defined before the departure of goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Brazilian media shared an image of the Argentine midfielder lamenting the goal against with a message in a mocking tone: “Call an Uber!” Enzo Fernández is still looking for Adeyemi”. In less than a day, the post counted more than 300,000 likes and was not forgotten by a Brazilian teammate of the Argentinian.

Thiago Silvastarting from last night’s match played in Signal Iduna Parkcame out at the crossroads: “Lack of p…respect huh!!! Be more serious with your work”. Despite the annoyance caused by the defeat in the first Champions League head-to-head encounter of the series, the Rio defender was overcome with a sense of responsibility to put journalists in his own country in their place who took advantage of the opportunity. to add firewood to the fallen tree with the new world champion.

Enzo, who has just been hired by the English team for a figure of several million dollarshe quickly established himself and has played all 90 minutes of the three appearances in which he has been available with his new team so far (0-0 against Fulham, 1-1 against West Ham and the recent defeat against the Germans ).

For the Blues all is not lost: on Tuesday March 7, they will have the chance to overcome the round of 16 against the Germans at the stadium Stamford Bridgeremembering that there is no longer the difference of the visitor’s goal in the overall scores.

Before, the cast led by Graham Potter will have to face three commitments for the Premier League, a contest which has him relegated and in which he must raise his head as soon as possible so as not to be excluded from the international cups of the following season. The Londoners will host Southampton, visit Tottenham and play at home against Leeds United before meeting Borussia Dortmund again.

In the British league, Chelsea are tenth, 20 points behind leaders Arsenal, and 8 units from the entry zone for the next Europa League.

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