Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas defended his players after their 1-1 draw at Champions League opponents Genk.

Villas-Boas insisted David Luiz had not broken ranks by taking his missed penalty.

Explaining the reasoning behind who took the spot-kick, he said: "They decide out on the pitch and today it went with David, but the goalkeeper made the save.''

Villas-Boas also defended right-back Jose Bosingwa, who struggled again after his error-strewn display in Saturday's 5-3 Barclays Premier League defeat to Arsenal.

He said: "I would never discuss any particular player in public, but I have faith in all of my squad.

"That's the squad that we have for the season, and hopefully it's the squad that will take us to titles.

"The team suffers when we make a mistake, not individuals.''