Abel Resino has blamed Atletico Madrid's 4-0 defeat at Chelsea on his team's failure to score from their own chances.

A goal in each half from Ivory Coast international Salomon Kalou, a fine drive from Frank Lampard and an own goal from Luis Perea kept undefeated Chelsea on top of Group D,amd left Resino reflecting on what could have been.

"It's one of those bitter tastes," said Resino.

"We probably had as many chances as Chelsea, but the ball just didn't want to go in the net for us. It's not going for us. That's football. My job is to find a solution. You can look to blame someone if you want.

"I'm not just thinking about the group. I've also got to worry about our league form back home. It gets more and more difficult when you're confidence is down.

"Chelsea hurt us when it mattered and capitalised on the chances we missed. We have to stay calm, don't panic, and keep working hard to prepare for the next game.

"The boys tried right to the very end. We deserve credit for that. I'm a fighter. I will fight to the last second in this job.

"I never give up. Only mediocre people give up the fight. You have to keep your head up. With one result, confidence will start to grow.

"We haven't had many games where we haven't created chances. We were scoring for fun last season, but it's not going for us at the moment. That can happen in football."