Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel praised his side for overcoming the shock of last week’s 2-5 defeat to West Bromwich Albion as they beat Porto 2-0 in Wednesday’s Champions League quarter final first leg.

Chelsea conceded more than double the amount of goals against struggling West Brom as in their previous 14 games under Tuchel but looked like their usual selves against Porto, winning thanks to goals from Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell.

“We had a lot of excellent results together, then we had a loss together and then a reaction after a loss together. That brings us closer together and increases the trust,” Tuchel told reporters.

“I was pretty sure (that his team would react). I saw a response immediately in the dressing room and the next day. That wasn’t a big concern. We were ready to respond. There’ll always be setbacks in sports. The biggest challenge is to bounce back.”

Chelsea dominated both legs of their last-16 tie against Atletico Madrid but were on the back foot for large chunks against Porto.

“There were many moments where we suffered. We accepted it. The circumstances are a bit different in a quarter final. The spirit was good and it was an excellent result,” added the German, who led Paris Saint-Germain to last year’s final.

“We’re very happy to go away with this result but it’s only half-time.”

“We knew it would be a tough game. We kept going, we got the goal in the first half and the second secured a good win,” said Mount.