Chelsea goalkeeper Ross Turnbull had mixed feelings after his Champions League debut this week.

The APOEL match was a first start in the team for the 24-year-old following his summer move from Middlesbrough.

He told chelseafc.com: "I remember me and my friends back home always going out to watch the Champions League games, and as a footballer you want to play at the highest level, and this in club football is the highest level.

"It was a very proud day for me playing in the Champions League and it was nice to know all my mates were watching it and I was playing rather than watching it with them.

"Last week [goalkeeping coach] Christophe Lollichon mentioned that I may play so I have been looking forward to it for a week or so. I enjoyed the game but am I disappointed with the result.

"I am sure we will look at it with Christophe and see if there were small things I may have done to prevent the two goals - but we do that for all goals conceded."

It was tough conditions for any keeper with wind and constant rain but Turnbull was able to make a confidence-boosting early stop. His best save came in the second half.

"That took two deflections, it hit JT on his hands,' he explains. 'It was nice to make an early save but we didn't start the game well and conceded shortly after that. We scored two good goals and played pretty well until half-time."