Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has revealed he is yet to fully recover from his broken jaw injury.
The forward signed for the Blues from Barcelona on Deadline Day, coming in for Romelu Lukaku who has joined Inter Milan on loan.
Since his arrival at Stamford Bridge, Aubameyang has had to wear a protective mask on his face due to a home invasion at the end of August.
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He suffered a broken jaw, but has still been able to play for his new side.
The striker has made two appearances for Chelsea so far this season, making his debut against Dinamo Zagreb last week and featuring against FC Salzburg on Wednesday night.
However, he is yet to taste success with the Blues, who sit bottom of Group E in the Champions League after two matches in the competition.
After the draw, he spoke to reporters via the Evening Standard about his thoughts on the result and how his recovery from injury is going, in which he said: “I am a bit frustrated about the result.
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“We played well and, unfortunately, we needed to score a few more goals to win the game.
“I need more time to recover from my injury.
“I am not 100 per cent. It is not easy to play with a mask and injury but hopefully, I will get to 100 per cent as soon as possible.”
Aubameyang started against Salzburg, which was Graham Potter’s first game in charge as Chelsea head coach.
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He joined the west London side last week following the sacking of Thomas Tuchel, and will have to wait until October for his first Premier League match at his new side.
Despite the result, which has left the Blues in a troubling position in the group, the former Brighton boss was proud of his team.
“It's not been easy for them either with the change of coach and everything that comes with that, but their response has been brilliant," said the head coach.
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"They've acted really, really well: professional, honest, responsible.
"So from an effort perspective, it was 100% there.
"Quality to get there often was good against a good opponent. We have to credit them for how they defended and how they create chances to attack us.
“But we managed it quite well for the period of the game, and as I said, their goalkeeper has made some good saves, and we just lacked that little bit to get the second goal."
Topics: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Chelsea
Robert Calcutt