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Chelsea midfielder Gallagher proud of full winning Champions League debut

Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher was delighted being part of their Champions League win at RB Salzburg.

Chelsea won 2-1 in Austria via goals from Mateo Kovacic and Kai Havertz.

On Kovacic's goal, Gallagher said: "It was a great finish, I couldn't believe it to be honest! To get that first goal was important and helped us out and gave us confidence in the game."

On making his first Champions League start, he added: "It's a really proud moment, I wanted to give a good performance and for us to get the win.

"Hopefully I can push on after this.

"Every game is very important and we've got a lot of them so everyone needs to be ready. Hopefully we can carry on in the form we're in."

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